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Mizoram PSC recruitment 2016-17 notification 02 Stenographer Posts : Mizoram Public Service Commission invites application for the post of 02 Stenographer.
Job Location:- Aizawal (Mizoram)
Last Date:- 30th September 2016
Name of Post:- Stenographer
- Total no. of Posts:- 02 Posts
- Age Limit:- 18 to 35 years
- Pay Scale:- Rs. 9300-34800/- Per Month
- Grade Pay:- Rs. 4400/- Per Month
- Qualification:- Graduate from recognized university with typing speed of 100 w.p.m.
Age Relaxation:- 5 years for SC/ST Candidates
Application Fee:- Application fee of Rs.320/- for General Candidates and Rs.270/- for SC/ST candidates should be cash at the Reception Counter of Mizoram Public Service Commission Office or by depositing into the Treasury under the Head- 0051-PSC, 102-State PSC (Examination Fee etc.) or by uncrossed India Postal Order (IPO) drawn in favour of Secretary, Mizoram Public Service Commission.
How to apply:- Interested and Eligible candidates may send their application along with attested copies IPO/ Challan form, HSLC certificates/ mark sheets, caste certificate etc. &other relevant documents to the Office of Deputy Commissioner, Mizoram Public Service Commission, New Secretariat Complex, Aizawal on or before 30th September 2016.


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Edward I devised a famous political experiment – the mediaeval Model Parliament
Posted in Historical articles, History, London, Politics, Royalty on Friday, 30 August 2013
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This edited article about the British parliament originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 390 published on 5 July 1969.
After King John had signed Magna Carta, Parliaments became regular in England, although at first only the most powerful of the King's subjects attended them. Soon however the King's chronic shortage of money once more forced a change.
At that time the Kings of England also ruled over the huge province of Gascony in the south-west of France. War with France was almost continuous. England relied more and more on mercenary troops, and these had to be paid.
Henry III of England feared an attack on Gascony by France's ally, the King of Castille. He needed money to hire more soldiers, but this time the English barons refused to allow further taxation unless the people of the country agreed.
In market places and city squares throughout the land Royal Heralds proclaimed the summoning of a Parliament. But this was to be a Parliament with a difference. Two humble knights from every county were to be called. This was only fair since they, after all, bore the brunt of both war and taxation.
King Henry got his money, of course, and thereafter the knights of the counties were summoned to Parliament.
The election of these knights was a rough-and-ready affair, but it provided a fine excuse for a village fair. The knight who was elected may not have been so happy. The journey to Westminster was difficult and dangerous. Roads were no more than tracks, and could be knee-deep in mud if it rained.
In London, the new Member had to pay for his own food and lodging, and even when he attended Parliament there was little he could do except agree to further unpopular taxes.
Yet over the years he found that his influence was growing. During the civil war between Henry III and Simon de Montfort, both factions needed the support of the knights. After defeating the King's forces at the battle of Lewes in 1264, Simon de Montfort called a Parliament of his own. Four "discreet knights" from every shire were summoned to discuss the state of the realm.
Next year, Simon summoned another Parliament to Westminster. This time he also called for two representatives from every borough. The knights and barons of the aristocracy were horrified to find themselves associating with mere merchants, but Simon knew what he was doing. He realized where the money now lay – and just who could be taxed! For their part, the merchants were honoured to have their new status recognised.
In the Middle Ages, most MPs were illiterate. Few people apart from clerics could read or write, and whenever a member wanted to present a petition he had to have it drawn up for him by a clerk.
Only a few years after Simon de Montfort's Parliaments, another important change took place. The Royal Clerks started to keep regular records of these petitions which they called the "Rolls of Parliament." They were in fact in the form of a long roll of parchment, and can still be seen in the Public Records Office in London.
In those days, summoning Parliament was a highly complicated business, so in 1282 Edward I tried out a new scheme. He summoned two Parliaments at once. One, representing the north of England, met at York. Another, representing the south, met at Northampton.
Then the king realized the danger in this. In the 13th century, England was not as unified as it is today, and the great barons of the north were almost independent. The experiment was not repeated.
Edward I has been called the "Father of Parliament." It was he who summoned the famous "Model Parliament" of 1295, upon which most later Parliaments of the Middle Ages were modelled. The King summoned barons, archbishops, bishops, representatives of the lower clergy, two knights from every shire and two citizens from every borough. It was the first assembly to be really representative of England as a whole, and from that time on Parliament grew rapidly in power and prestige.

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Myra Spaulding Herron, first wife Fred Herron
I scanned this photo from Myra Herron's collection. Myra was named after this lady, her grandmother.
A photo of the young Myra Spaulding. This photo might have been taken before she married. It is an older picture as it's printed on card stock. These prints usually are from the 1880s into the early 1890s. Fred and Myra married in 1897.
Another photo of the young Myra Spaulding. This picture includes her brother Will.
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Some Dialogue is Better Than Others, or, Gandalf the Grey Uncloaked
There is a homely vibe to the prologue and subsequent chapters preluding Frodo's departure from the Shire. The prose and description is reminiscent to Lord Dunsany—obviously an influence on Tolkien. This is evidenced specifically in the prologue where he goes over the history of Hobbits.
One feels as though Tolkien has just put down a copy of The Sword of Welleran. The first thing to notice about these chapters is the sheer amount of information given in parenthesis, not something usually found in many fictional novels.
This brings adds something on top of the Dunsany-esque prose and adds to the homely feel of the Shire, as Tolkien puts such information as people and who they are in parenthesis so that the histories of Middle Earth read like quaint little asides. Since such information is conveyed relatively quickly, you only need to know as much as is presented.
Some scenes, like Sam Gamgee talking about the Huorns in the Old Forest, seem odd. Considering Samwise Gamgee had little to do with the story so far, his appearance feels like what should have deleted scene. The narrative grinds to a halt to show these two characters That said, with the information given about him and his companions, it does set up Sam's character and foreshadows events to come.
The strongest point in this selection is the argument had by Bilbo and Gandalf's over Bilbo's possession of the One Ring. There's a buildup to Bilbo letting the Ring go, and the reader is kept in the dark as to why Gandalf is so urgent about this business. Bilbo's uncharacteristic actions are shown, rather than told. One merely has to contrast him before the argument with how he acts when the Ring is brought up. It seems odd, before the reader knows the full extent of the influence of the Ring, that Bilbo would embrace such erratic behavior.
And here we see Gandalf's true power. Not in magical ability as in presence. It could even be argued that Gandalf power lies not in magic, but in words. Gandalf doesn't even need to resort to powerful spells to frighten Bilbo. All it takes it "If you say that word again, it will be my turn to get angry." to instill fear in both Bilbo and the reader.
Dialogue such as this is used to great effect in this section. Such as when Bilbo calls the Ring his precious. Any amateur writer would jump at the chance to have Bilbo refer to the Ring this way early on in their conversation. What Tolkien does brilliantly is have Bilbo use this word later, as the argument grows more intense. Calling the Ring precious any earlier would take all the surprise and worry the reader feels for this character. Again, there is a buildup. Bilbo is perhaps best characterized—or, arguably, the Ring is best characterized, when there is a reference to Bilbo reaching for Sting when Gandalf gets angry. The thought that a hobbit would think to harm a wizard is downright inconceivable—without some magical interference of some outside source.
Say, the One Ring for example?
It can be argued the Ring has a mind of its own, and wants a powerful wielder. If the Ring could persuade Bilbo to kill Gandalf, Gandalf may have set his hands on the Ring, if only for a moment—but that is all it would take.
Gandalf in turn, does not do much to demonstrate his full power, aside from threaten to "See Gandalf the Grey uncloaked" (a line of dialogue that does not hold up with the passage of time.) The most he does is make his shadow encompass the room, but his prior calm contrasted composure conflicts with Bilbo's angry protests and serves to make Gandalf's eventual reaction all the more frightening. This scene establishes Gandalf's character for the rest of the book—as an old man who will not use magic unless heavily provoked, and even then he will not use it to his full extent. It is shown he does not wish to harm Bilbo, only to scare him.
Even after the resolve, the Ring is still in his pocket, leading to anticipation of the reader as to whether or not he will actually let it go. That alone foreshadows holding of the denouement in Return of the King with the Scouring of the Shire. Even this one scene parallels the rest of these three books. You think the story is over–the tension goes slack only to tighten again a few moments later.
And when Bilbo does relinquish the Ring there is all the more relief from the reader. Even the prose seems sighs in and of itself, as Bilbo dons Balin's cloak that was given to him in The Hobbit and goes on the Road with two other Dwarves and sings his walking song. The tension of the scene is lifted, and the reader is shifted to the next day, and back to the homely side of Hobbiton.
Additionally, the passage of the Ring from Bilbo to Frodo serves an allegorical purpose. Gollum repeatedly referred to the Ring as his "birthday present" and it is established that it is both Bilbo and Frodo's birthday, as well as the fact that Hobbits give other people presents on their birthdays, making Frodo's inheritance of the Ring a "birthday present" of its own, foreshadowing his descent into darkness as he holds onto the Ring. It establishes a similarity between him and Gollum that will be seen in later books when the two finally meet. The two both inherited the Ring as a birthday present, though in entirely different circumstances. Gollum strangled his cousin to get it, because he wanted it. Frodo got the Ring from his Uncle, despite not wanting it. In this, the two take on a metafictional Gollum-Sméagol duality to their relationship.


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The Dallas Wind Symphony will herald the beginning of each concert during their 2012-2013 concert season with works from seven American composers, as a result of their 2012 Fanfare Competition.
"We've been holding our Fanfare Competition since 2000," said Wind Symphony Founder and Executive Director Kim Campbell. "This year's competition drew 21 entries from an international array of composers. We were delighted to see such widespread interest in writing for the wind band."
Winners of the 2012 Fanfare Competition include:
- Overdrive by Jeff Jordan of Hays, Kansas
- Fanfarest of the Fair by Michael Mikulka of Austin, Texas
- Fanfare from the Hiawatha Line by Christopher Danforth of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- American Fanfare by Robert W. Gillam of Sahuarita, Arizona
- Exulto by Gary Gazlay of Madison, Florida
- Sir Richard's Fanfare by Scott Pierson of San Jose, California
- Prelude to a New Beginning by Mike Forbes of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Special recognition is also given to Exuberance by Scott Boerma, which will be performed before the Dallas Wind Symphony's December concerts.
Honorable mention goes to Phrygian Fanfare by Mark A. Lackey of Baltimore, Maryland.
One of the winning fanfares, sponsored by Star Community Newspapers, will be performed in the lobby of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center before each of the Dallas Wind Symphony's seven subscription season concerts.
"The pre-concert fanfare has become a tradition for the Wind Symphony," Campbell said. "They're short, upbeat, and like a little cocktail to set a festive mood for the beginning of the evening. It's really cool to see six or seven hundred people gather on the concert hall steps to listen, before they go on into the hall to enjoy the main program."


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POST MATCH RAMBLE: FOREST -v- WEDNESDAY
After a long week I was looking forward to this away day at Nottingham Forest to see if we could continue our good form.
Even though we lost to Man City, the positives from our performance and the way we lost meant that it didn't feel like a loss.
We'd won our last two league games and Forest have been struggling of late.
That said, I always fear the worst when we're up against a team that's in bad form, we'd be the one that they turn it around against, but that's probably just my cautious nature.
I decided to get a quick trip to the gym in before meeting James and Tom at the station.
I got there and tried to swipe to go in but the red monitor comes up red and won't let me in. Oh for f ….
Calm down….I knew why this had happened. I suspended my membership last month due to being away and work I knew I wouldn't use it much but I had recently spoken to them and they confirmed that the restriction was lifted.
I went to reception but the appropriate people weren't there and I didn't have time to wait. Grr. "Can't you just let me in?"
"There's nobody there to let you in."
"I don't have time to wait, I'll speak to them after if you could just let me in."
"Aah go on then"
I'm in! Once that was done and I was done admiring what men were in at 8am on a Saturday morning I made my way back to my flat to drop things off and pick up my external battery to charge my phone with and soon meet James at the Sheffield Tap who was enjoying an early Pale Ale.
"Train's going to be late," he says. "Won't be in until quarter to".
I take this as a sign that we'll have loads more time so decide to use it wisely with a quick pint before Tom turned up with his tales of being dragged to the ballet last night.
In the end the train wasn't late at all and we had a run to get onto it but we made it fine and got seats. It was quite quiet from what I'd experienced on trains to Forest before.
Tom quickly falls asleep as James and I put the world to rights and before long we're there.
James says there's this pub that boasts being one of the oldest pubs in the world. It's a short walk so Google Maps sends us on our way.
I'm directing as apparently James can't, it's beyond him for some reason, probably genetics. En route we see a nice looking real ale pub so we stop in for one for the journey.
I get the round in and James is convinced that he's seen Steve Bruce. Then he insists at great length that this bloke who I can barely see does actually look like Steve Bruce.
He was middle aged and male. That's where the likeliness stopped.
We have our one pint there and head to this ye olde inn which is fittingly called Ye Olde Jerusalem.
It was stunning.
It's a pub that was built into a series of caves. And the inside was like a museum.
We divided our roles: James was in charge of general organising: Tickets, trains, pubs etc. I was in charge of navigating and Tom is in charge of making sure James and I eat. We're notoriously bad at not eating on away days.
Soon enough we decide to walk towards the ground and get a pint by the ground. We set off and within a couple of minutes we're literally walking in the wrong direction. Quickly get the phone out and start walking towards the ground.
Where we are looks like there shouldn't be any grounds near us.
We're in the middle of nowhere but I insist we're almost there.
Then my phone goes off on 40% battery! Ridiculous…stupid thing that it is.
Whilst I fanny about getting it back on with the external battery when i'm finished I look up and suddenly there's three sets of floodlights.
We find what looks like a decent place to stop for another pint but it was deader than any pub or restaurant you've ever been in. We have a quick one in there and then into the ground.
As we're walking to the ground we notice that we're walking in alongside Gary Madine, who was dressed in a cheap looking coat and skinny trackie bottoms.
I'm not one to knock footballers but with all the money they're on you'd think they could dress better. And what's more he was dressed like that for an exec box.
Anyhow, we get in and grab a quick beer in the ground. Ya can't have too many 'quick' beers right? There's a sign up saying no half time beer. Tom's not happy with this but we sup up and head to our seats.
The players are just coming out as we get there and it's the same team as Man City but Keiren Westwood was back after being "injured" against City.
It was a tight first half and we had our normal energy and shape, which was encouraging but they didn't seem to have the same spark when they were top of the league at Hillsborough.
There wasn't much to comment on if I'm honest. Maghoma was playing well and giving the ball away less and had a good one on one chance but couldn't quite hit the target.
They had the better of the openings and a corner on about 30 minutes. It goes into the box and a great header sends it flying towards the net but Westwood from nowhere keeps it out. He'd had nothing to do all game but that was a certain 1-0.
There was a huge row between two Wednesday fans about whether to applaud or boo Antonio.
Personally I think he served us well and didn't leave with any bad blood to warrant boos.
Footballers are professionals and they get different employers like the rest of us.
But there's also an argument that booing him works and his quiet game was evidence of that. That said he had a quiet game at Hillsborough but made the winning goal.
We keep going and the shape is good. Kieren Lee looks like his old self and Claude Dielna is a beast down the left as Forest struggled to cope with his runs. He was like Reda but with actual skill.
Then on 45 minutes we get a break; Stevie May breaks in the box and looks to cross.
For a moment it looked like he'd lost it but he hadn't and turned to put a perfect call in for Nuhiu, he must score.
It's saved. It's rebounded, it's there or there about and then on about the third attempt the ball is in!!!
Half time and 1-0 to Wednesday. Fantastic.
We go down to use the facilities and Tom's moaning that there's no beer. But there's people with beer?
They say it's on sale further down so Tom goes in hunt of more beer. James and I wait where we were as it was hard to move.
After a while he's nowhere to be seen so we head down the gangway and see Tom queuing for beer. It is on so why lie before?
A quick beer later and the game was back on. We're playing positively and encouragingly not sitting back.
We're attacking and looking like we want a second.
Suddenly Dielna puts the ball in and and it gets lost but Maguire wins the ball and gets in front goal before firing a bullet and bursting the ball into the net.
This was a huge moment and changed the game. We're at our best when we can break and force opponents into errors.
Tom says we're going to win. I'm more cautious. A 2-0 lead can go very quickly and it only takes a moment to concede a goal and suddenly you're at panic stations.
To their credit the team looked very confident from here and the atmosphere amongst the Wednesday fans was brilliant after a quiet start.
Gray switches to 4-5-1 and hands a debut to Baker who's on loan from Chelsea and although he we didn't see too much he held his own as we dominated possession.
We looked at times like we'd get a third and ran them close to doing just that. Maghoma was stopped by a brilliant save and from that moment Forest looked doomed.
The best chant of the day never got going properly but Tom and I thought was brilliant:
(To the tune of 3 lions) "He's getting sacked, he's getting sacked, he's getting…Pyscho's getting sacked."
What was also notable was how the Forest fans sang his name at 2-0 and heading to another defeat.
Oh to be a club legend. No other manager would get that support with two wins in 20 and another defeat at home.
Westwood was immense once more as he stopped a great Antonio header.
Soon after we had a corner but lost possession and they looked to counter with pace….DAMN!
We didn't need to worry…just as they were almost away we snuffed out the 'danger' as Stevie May wins the ball back and gets it to Dielna who puts the ball in for Nuhiu to volley it and it looks like it's going in but just goes agonisingly wide.
That would have been game over and we could have relaxed but I insist that they're not out of it only a couple of goals down but in reality they were truly beaten at 2-0.
We saw the game out comfortably and cantered to another brilliant away win.
The atmosphere in the away end was as good as you'd want as we clapped the players off and Gray came over.
As we were walking out of the ground, what appeared to be a home fan was waving his fist at us and got a reaction back until he revealed his Wednesday season ticket!
We set off in search of celebratory pints in jubilant mood and see there's a Wetherspoons ahead but assume it's home fans only.
We try anyway and walk in trying to look miserable as though we were home fans. We were in!
Several pints later we get a taxi back to the station. The taxi was £2.50. That couldn't be right but we didn't mind.
More beer bought for the journey and not surprisingly a train full of Wednesday.
Beer and songs meant that the journey went very quickly. We decided to finish off in the Sheffield Tap but I couldn't drink anymore.
I was more drunk than I realised and headed back to watch Match of the Day. I got as far as getting in and sitting down.
The next thing I knew it was 2am and I'd been asleep on the sofa.
Bedtime knowing that a hangover is coming but you don't care when the Wednesday win away.
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2015 was a great year for us here at CGM Group with our main accomplishment being celebrating 30 successful years in business however, the year also saw us make many other achievements.
In 2015 the business reached a point where we had outgrown our Head Office at Hill House Farm, West Dereham. The business had been based here since it began 30 years ago so saying goodbye was a hard task. In March 2015 we moved into our new premises based just outside Downham Market comprising of a two story office space connected to a multipurpose warehouse with onsite workshop and training facilities.
Here at CGM Group our aim is to be the complete facilities company for clients and that's why in April 2015 we launch our new pest solutions division. Our qualified
technicians now cover East Anglia and the surrounding areas offering a full range of pest control services for residential, commercial and industrial customers.
May saw our success in tendering for three major housing associations and in turn saw the expansion of our facilities department.
June was an exciting month for all of us here at CGM Group, the long wait was over and our new CGM stress vans final arrived! Since then the little red vans have been seen all over the world, from Manhattan to Amsterdam, Maldives to The Lake District to name but a few!
We think it is important to support the local community and that is why in June 2015 it was a honor to be asked by Denver Cricket Club if we would be their main sponsor for the next 3 years. It is a pleasure to be associated with Denver Cricket Club, and we would like to wish all of the Denver teams the very best for a successful 2016 season.
We had spent the first six months of 2015 preparing for July why? It saw our 30th celebrations come to ahead with the official opening of Reed House, our new depot based in Downham Market. Reed House was named after and opened by Mr A. E. Reed who award Tim Glover, Managing Director his first major contract.
August saw CGM Group awarded the Safecontractor accreditation for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety.
Our first trainee arborists began their training programmes in October 2015 and are now well on their way to becoming fully competent arborists at the CGM Group.
In November we expanded our services even further and became a registered waste carrier, we now operate a rollon skip lorry with a hiab capability allowing us to provide rollon containers for all types of waste.
December saw us travel to The Grosvenor House, London to pick up our forth BALI Award for soft landscaping works at Hopton Holiday
Park. The award follows previous success in 2012 and 2014 where CGM scooped three other awards. We was delighted to be awarded the prestigious national landscape award and hope we will have the same success in 2016.
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1st NGO/UNESCO International Forum
UNESCO, Paris, France
23 September 2013
Theme : Which Education Goals for Tomorrow's Citizens of the World: Is Quality Enough?
This first NGO/UNESCO Forum was organized at the UNESCO Headquarter in France on Monday 23 September on the theme "Which Education Goals for Tomorrow's Citizens of the World: Is Quality Enough?" .
240 NGO representatives and 20 representatives of Member States participated in this day and heard the voices of NGO leaders from Bangladesh, Kenya, Malaysia, the United States, and United Kingdom.
At the end of the Forum the participants reached agreement on action to be undertaken in the field of education in 2013, 2014 and way beyond, in order to contribute to the post-2015 Agenda.
- Collective NGO priorities for the Post 2015 Agenda
- Strategic plan 2014-2015
- Agenda
- Reference documentation
- Forum organization
September 2013 is only two years before the end (2015) of the United Nations initiative Education for All (EFA) coordinated by UNESCO.
The 1st NGO/UNESCO International Forum will provide the opportunity for collective thinking on education as well as current and future objectives, and to offer concrete support to ongoing or new UNESCO initiatives in this area through the development and approval of a strategic plan and priorities for the post 2015 period.
A brief history
EFA was born in 1990 at Jomtien, Thailand. It was renewed in 2000 at Dakar, Senegal with the definition of the six EFA Goals, i.e.:
- Develop early childhood care and education;
- Offer all children access to and complete free and compulsory primary education;
- Ensure that all young people and adult have access to life-skills and appropriate learning;
- Achieve a 50% improvement in adult literacy;
- Eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieve gender equality in education by 2015;
- Improve all aspects of education quality.
Some results
The ambitious EFA initiative has obtained results, especially with respect to the objectives that also figure in the Millennium Development Goals (2000):
- Ensure universal primary education
- Promote gender equality and women's autonomy
Major efforts have been made in many countries to increase basic education for all children, which have led in most cases to significant increases in gross enrolment rates.
But the road is long and must be maintained and constantly reviewed
- Disparities by country and region and even within countries remain;
- According to the EFA Global Monitoring Report, the objectives that do not appear in the Millennium Development Goals have been neglected with more than half of the world's children without access to pre-school, 200 million young people who have not completed the primary cycle, 775 million illiterates, and unequal learning outcomes (2010 statistics).
- World progress has slowed down and even declined, as if a plateau had been reached.
These shortcomings are accompanied by other intractable problems concerning sufficient and appropriate school infrastructure, the finance of education systems, or the recruitment and training of education professionals, especially teachers. With respect to this latter point, many countries are finding it more and more difficult to recruit and train teachers as well as to retain them in the profession beyond the first five years of their careers.
At the same time, regardless of world region, new problems are appearing. They do not appear in the same ways but they constitute the challenges of tomorrow for all countries. One might note: school dropout by girls or boys according to country; the loss of education knowledge and skills over time; lifelong learning as a necessity for the knowledge societies of today.
Renewed mobilization is necessary
Since achievement of some of the EFA Goals has been successful, stakeholders have somewhat slowed down efforts and the United Nations Secretary-General's "Education First" initiative is intended to give education a new dynamic.
This initiative aims to put education at the forefront with three priority objectives:
- Enroll all children in primary school
- Improve educational quality
- Encourage world citizenship.
This re-focus on the global scale of the problems of access to quality education is to be encouraged since we realize, for example, that illiteracy is actually increasing in countries where basic education is already universal.
However, it is to be regretted that this new initiative appears to neglect the different levels and types of education while contemporary knowledge societies require more than formal primary education.
Today a UNESCO commission is revisiting the Report of the International Commission on Education for the 21st Century that was preside by Jacques Delors. This report entitled Learning: The Treasure Within, defined six major fields for research oriented around development, science, citizenship, culture, social cohesion and employment, to help UNESCO focus its orientations. At the same time, UNESCO's Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021 includes in its strategic objective 3: Shaping the future education agenda.
Collaboration among NGOs for education
The Collective Consultation of NGOs
The UNESCO Collective Consultation of NGOs for Education for All adopted recommendations on achieving the EFA Goals by 2015 in October 2012:
14. There needs to be an accelerated push to achieve all the EFA goals by all stakeholders, including the sector for higher education, giving priority and special attention to the needs of discriminated and marginalized children, young people and adults, especially girls and women.
17. Adult literacy is the goal furthest from achievement and needs significant new investments as well as a broader conception that recognizes literacy as a continuum and adult education as going beyond literacy.
18. Whilst there has been uneven progress, early childhood care and education is in need of urgent and increased investment, not only because of its immediate and long-term positive impact on the holistic development of children but also on the social and economic development of societies.
19. Developments in vocational education, designed to secure foundation skills for young people, should not be limited to a narrow conception of skills and the immediate needs of the labour market, but should include citizenship education and other types of knowledge. Furthermore, many young people need effective strategies for mentoring and support for vocational education in the informal and subsistence economy, appropriately contextualized.
20. Improving data collection and developing capacity for its effective use are essential for effective policy and governance. Disaggregated data should be generated and used in addressing inequalities.
21. Open Educational Resources and quality open, distance online and e-learning offer an important opportunity to be used to deliver on the EFA goals.
The International Conference of NGOs
The NGOs in partnership with UNESCO have also adopted a resolution during their International Conference of December 2012 which calls for an increased contribution to the collective efforts of the Liaison committee in support of UNESCO. This is the perspective in which the International NGO/UNESCO Forums are to be organized so that they strengthen and add to the visibility of NGO work in education. The first event, the NGO/UNESCO International Forum, is entitled "Which objectives for education for tomorrow's citizens of the world: Is quality enough?
Organization and expectations of the Forum
As the title indicates, the Forum considers quality education to be essential, but intends to go further and address obstacles, propose solutions to resolve the Education for All before and after 2015 equation. It will be organized around a three-part agenda:
- A discussion on the state of education by presidents and secretary-generals of NGOs from different countries (United States, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Senegal) and different sectors (Africa, teachers, higher education, women, culture, youth) moderated by a journalist;
- Lectures by Jean-Marie Petitclerc, President, Valdocco and Philippe Lemarchand, CEO Atlande.
- The drafting of a strategic plan for education and priorities for post-2015 to be established based on recommendations cited above and texts sent by the NGOs and amended by interventions from guests and participants.


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Global Financials Update April 13, 2012
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1 Global Financials Update April 13, 2012 Global Market Update After posting a fairly strong and consistent rally over much of the last six months, the global equity markets have changed course over the past several weeks. Many of the same issues that sparked the sell-off last fall are reappearing, including concerns about Europe (it just so happens to be Spain this time around), slowing growth in China, and a potential slowing of the U.S. economy. After peaking in early April, the S&P 500 index has now dropped two weeks in a row but still remains up +9% for the year. Earning season kicked off this week with a handful of companies reporting better than expected earnings. Absent any major news from Europe, earnings announcements over the next several weeks will likely drive U.S. stock markets. Stocks in Europe fell for the fourth straight week after hitting a nine month high in mid-march. Concerns over the European banking sector have been renewed in recent weeks following a surge in borrowing from Italian and Spanish banks. Investors have become increasingly concerned that Spain will become the next Euro member to need a bailout. Pricing on Spanish credit default swaps and yields on government bonds have risen sharply in recent weeks reflecting concerns about the country s debt load. Despite the various warning signals in the market, European leaders and politicians continue to express confidence in the ECB s ability to prevent the crisis from spreading to additional countries. Industry Developments This week Spanish bond yields rose to their highest level since early January, fueling concerns that they may eventually be forced to seek a bailout. Ten year government bond yields rose to 5.94% following a very weak bond auction. The Spanish economy is expected to contract by 1.7% in 2012 and the unemployment rate has risen to 23%. The Spanish stock market, measured by the IBEX 35 Index, has fallen 15% this year, making it the worst performing equity market in Europe. U.S. banks have increased lending to troubled borrowers as they gain confidence in the economic recovery and seek to make-up for a drop in fee income. In December, banks provided 1.1 million credit cards to households with poor credit history, signifying a 12.3% increase over the prior year. Italian and Spanish banks have significantly increased their borrowing from the ECB in recent months. Italian banks have now borrowed 270 billion, while Spanish banks have taken out 152 billion. Both countries had borrowed less than 50 billion a year ago. BlackRock, the world s largest asset management firm, announced plans to launch a trading platform that would allow bond market participants to bypass Wall Street firms and trade directly with one another. The platform would be designed to increase efficiency and reduce the transaction costs associated with trading through investment banks. According to Reuters, Chinese gold demand remains very strong. In February, mainland China imported nearly 40 metric tonnes of gold from Honk Kong alone. Demand over the first few months of the year is up +700% over last year. Yields on U.S. 10 year Treasury bonds have fallen back down to the 2.0% level after hitting 2.37% two weeks ago. Weak economic data and renewed fears about Europe have led investors back to risk-free assets. Global Financials Update Page 1
2 Global Economic Data China s GDP grew 8.1% during the first quarter of 2012, down from 8.9% in Q4. The growth rate fell to its lowest level in nearly three years. Weak demand domestically and from Europe, as well as slowing property sales have contributed to the slowdown. Consumer confidence in the U.S. fell in April for the first time since August. Last month, the University of Michigan confidence index hit a one year high as labor markets continue to improve. The Indian economy appears to be slowing as industrial production rose less than expected in February. January data was also revised lower signaling weaker global demand. China reported a $5.35 billion trade surplus for March. Exports grew at an annualized rate of 8.9%, but imports were only up 5.3% year-over-year. The weak import growth caused concern as economists point to slowing demand and economic activity in China. Following several months of strong employment data, U.S. non-farm payrolls grew by a disappointing 120,000 in March well below the consensus forecast of 203,000. The data marked the smallest increase in new jobs since October. Bank CDS & Sovereign CDS The data below shows CDS pricing for U.S. banks, European banks, and various countries. CDS pricing not only accounts for the chance of technical default, but also for a hyperinflationary revaluation of the currency. As a result, many believe this makes CDS spreads a more accurate indication of the real risk in government bond markets. CDS pricing is quoted in basis points and refers to the annual payment required to insure a specific amount of debt. For example, 50 bps equates to a $50,000 per year payment to insure $10 million of debt. Pricing on sovereign CDS has dropped significantly year-to-date, particularly on non-european countries. Spain has been the major outlier of the countries tracked on the graph with its price rising 27.8% as it has been forced to increase its borrowings from the ECB. Bank CDS has also fallen year-to-date amid signs of stabilization in Europe and a general improving of the U.S. economy. European banks have seen their CDS prices rise over recent weeks as mounting concerns over Spain gain attention. Credit Suisse is the only bank we track that has seen pricing on its CDS contracts rise year-to-date. Global Financials Update Page 2
3 Current CDS Prices - Sovereigns % YTD CDS Price Changes - Banks 16% 10% 0% -10% -1% -10% -12% -16% -13% -20% -15% -20% -30% -29% -40% -36% -36% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% YTD CDS Price Changes - Sovereigns 27.8% 0.0% -10.0% -20.0% -30.0% -24.5% -26.7% -26.7% -19.5% -1.1% -8.3% -12.8% -14.2% -40.0% -34.4% Global Financials Update Page 3
4 Equity Market Performance Despite a recent pullback, bank stocks in the U.S. and Europe have generated positive returns in Banks in the U.S., which are in much better shape financially than their counterparts in Europe, have significantly outperformed this year. In Europe, bank stocks surged during the first two months of the year following the LTRO program. Much of those earlier gains have been given back in the past month as Italy and Spain have become the focus of investor attention. As a result, Italian, Spanish, and French banks have suffered the sharpest losses while others have seen more modest pullbacks. U.S. banks have benefitted from an improving economy and the short-term stabilization of Europe. Bank of America and others that suffered the largest losses in 2011 have experienced the largest gains in % U.S. Banks Monthly Change YTD Change 45.0% 25.0% 27.3% 32.1% 20.8% 28.2% 5.0% -15.0% -1.5% -1.5% -10.0% -8.7% -5.7% BAC C JPM WFC GS European Banks 40.0% Monthly Change YTD Change 24.7% 20.0% 0.0% 7.3% 1.1% 19.1% 9.6% -20.0% -40.0% -12.8% -15.2% -13.1% -22.4% -28.9% Soc Gen BNP DB Barclays Credit Suisse Global Financials Update Page 4
5 Bank Lending Euro LIBOR rates have fallen significantly in 2012 on the back of LTRO and ECB lending. U.S. rates have also fallen but remain elevated above levels seen for most of 2010 and U.S. bank lending activity has increased year-to-date, particularly in terms of bank-to-bank lending (interbank loans) which are up 13.5%. Additionally, the amount of cash held on bank s balance sheets is down over 15% since the height of the European debt crisis. Bank Lending / Assets Cha nge (%) 3 mo Cha nge (%) 6 mo Current 3 months Ago Commercial and Industrial Loans Consumer Loans Interbank Loans Cash Assets 1.2% 3.1% USD 3-mo LIBOR interest rate 0.47% 0.56% -0.4% 0.4% EUR 3-mo LIBOR interest rate 0.66% 1.13% 13.5% 3.8% -1.6% -15.3% Source: Federal Reserve Disclosure The information contained in this summary is for informational purposes only and contains confidential and proprietary information that is subject to change without notice. Any opinions expressed are current only as of the time made and are subject to change without notice. This report may include estimates, projections or other forward looking statements, however, due to numerous factors, actual events may differ substantially from those presented. The graphs and tables making up this report have been based on unaudited, third-party data and performance information provided to us by one or more commercial databases. While we believe this information to be reliable, Convergent bears no responsibility whatsoever for any errors or omissions. Additionally, please be aware that past performance is not a guide to the future performance of any manager or strategy, and that the performance results displayed herein may have been adversely or favorably impacted by events and economic conditions that will not prevail in the future. Therefore, caution must be used in inferring that these results are indicative of the future performance of any strategy. Index results assume the re-investment of all dividends and interest. Moreover, the information provided is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, investment, legal or tax advice. Nothing contained herein should be construed as a recommendation or advice to purchase or sell any security, investment, or portfolio allocation. Any investment advice provided by Convergent is client specific based on each clients' risk tolerance and investment objectives. Please consult your Convergent Advisor directly for investment advice related to your specific investment portfolio. Non-deposit investment products are not FDIC insured, are not deposits or other obligations of Convergent Wealth Advisors, are not guaranteed by Convergent Wealth Advisors and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of principal. Global Financials Update Page 5
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Daily Archives: November 23, 2014
How to build an apartment according to Feng Shui
Now more than half the world's population live in apartments. So now it became especially important to use Feng Shui apartment. Since correct Feng Shui of the apartment can help eliminate you from the depression, the acquisition of good health and family well-being. But the Feng Shui of an apartment, does not obey the rules of Feng Shui, in the best cases, generally does not affect its owner. In the worst cases, these Feng Shui apartment can attract pathogenic and lethal energy Sha. That is why Feng Shui apartment you need to do it correctly.
Feng Shui door.
Feng Shui of an apartment should begin with Feng Shui door. Because of Feng Shui door greeted us at the entrance to the house. If your apartment is not located on the ground floor, then you need to Wallpaper Feng Shui to hang wind chimes. As Feng Shui of an apartment, the floors of which are located above the first, placed in the air, these Feng Shui of the apartment exposed to Yang energy. Continue reading


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If you have a private or free-spirited office, you can actually get in a nice little mini-workout on a Workrave break (see Part 1 for more on Workrave and micro-breaks) or just select one or two exercises and then have a drink of water.
Micro-Breaks, Micro-Workouts and Healthy Computing,
For those of us who spend far too much time planted in front of a computer, that very fact is a danger to our health. I'm in front of a computer full-time for work, then there are my hobbies (like this site), emailing friends and now there's even Facebook and Youtube. Before you know it, […]
Is Stevia Safe? Is it Good for You?,
Stevia is the newest sweetener on the market at the moment. Many times sweeter than sugar, that means that it is considered a zero-calorie sweetener. Stevia is an extract from the leaves of the stevia tree and therefore is considered a natural product. But does that mean it's safe? A word about the word 'natural' […]
The Truth about Cinnamon, Metabolism and Weight Loss,
Numerous weight loss articles and forum posts tout the virtues of cinnamon, commonly saying that it increases metabolism twenty fold and is therefore a useful supplement for weight loss. Sorry folks, but this is wrong on too many counts to count! That said, the research does show that cinnamon has beneficial effects on blood pressure […]
Review: Pro Drupal Development by John VanDyk,
If you've torn you hair out and still don't really feel totally comfortable with the Drupal forms API, or with getting your module to affect the menu system or have lingering questions about anything in Drupal core, this book is a godsend. It is so much clearer and more accessible than the online documentation and the index is great. Within the first day I had it, it saved me a couple of hours of effort. Highly recommended.
Walking Off Weight,
Gaining weight is a simple problem: eat more than you burn and you gain weight. That doesn't make it an easy problem to solve, but to some extent the simplicity of the problem suggests a simple solution might be in order. There's not much simpler than walking. A decent pair of shoes and a door […]
Social Proof (Weapons of Influence, part 3 of 3),
We all know birds of a feather flock together, but we're often unaware of how frequently we flock with birds of our feather. Even when we say we are uninfluenced, the opinion and action of the crowd often get us to behave in ways we do not expect and can be used against us to influence our actions through the principle of social proof. (part 3 of 3 in the series on Weapons of Influence).
Commitment and Consistency (Weapons of Influence, part 2 of 3),
Consistency and Commitment are usually good things, but what about when underhanded marketers or other persuaders get us to subtly commit ourselves before we know what they're after and then play on our desire to be consistent with our commitments? This is used against us every day. (Part 2 of 3 in the series on Weapons of Influence).
Reciprocation (Weapons of Influence, part 1 of 3),
Robert Cialdini's book Influence discusses several "Weapons of Inflence". This first part examines the power of reciprocation — our need to give back to someone who has given something to us — and how this is used to influence us every day in our buying decisions and in other areas. Parts 2 and 3 will look at social proof and comment and consistency.
Word 2007 Annoyances,
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The death of a man in Co Tyrone and the wounding of a man in the same area earlier this week could be linked, police have said.
The 32-year-old's body was discovered in a garage on the Moor Road area of Coalisland just after 1pm on Thursday, while the injured man is thought to have sustained a gunshot wound to his leg on Wednesday.
A police spokesman said a possible link was "one line of enquiry".
The dead man in understood to be from eastern Europe.
"Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 32-year-old man whose body was found in a garage on the Moor Road area of Coalisland.
The death is being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will take place to determine the cause," the PSNI spokesman said.
The report of a man being assaulted and shot in the leg was received by police from Coalisland around 8.30am on Wednesday.
It has been reported the casualty, aged in his late 30s, left his home in the Clonabay area of Coalisland on Tuesday afternoon before returning the following day with the leg wound.
Detective Inspector Will Tate said: "The exact circumstances of the incident are unclear at present."
SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone said there was a "real sense of worry" in the local community following the incident, while Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill urged anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Detective Chief Inspector Lee McNevison, who is leading the murder enquiry, has also appealed for anyone with information about either of the two incidents to help the police with their inquiries.
DCI McNevison said: "If anyone saw anything unusual in the Moor Road area in recent days, we would like them to contact detectives in Dungannon by calling the non-emergency number 101.
"Information can also be passed anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."


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Mark Struhsacker's 47 driver with original soft top frame.
The W sticker has since been removed. Folks might want to see what the OE roof looks like. I found all the metal framework, the door frames, rods, bows and metal window frames and canvas remnants, where they'd been since they were thrown there in 1950. They were under a pile of lumber inside a sawmill for all that time. Detective work all the way. The back roof is THE original. It was still good. If you look carefully at the pic, thats the original half cab divider in there as well. The front roof, door canvas and rear side canvas, is made by New Life Resources in Bakersfield, Vt. They have the clear window material & the right rivets to put the windows together with too.
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Ethics In The Church Today
Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 20, 2013 (message contributor)
Summary: The goal of ethics is to develop a body of moral standards on which the church can draw so that it can successfully respond to the many moral challenges it faces in all societies. Moral character development should be seen as primary importance both fo
Ethics In The Church Today
Ephesians 1:22-23 - And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Galatians 5:24 - And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires
The goal of ethics is to develop a body of moral standards on which the church can draw so that it can successfully respond to the many moral challenges it faces in all societies.
Moral character development should be seen as primary importance both for the development of any church which reflects God's values.
How one interprets the Bible is the critical question in Christian ethics.
This is not always easy and it can stir up a lot of controversy and debate. Ethics is both a matter of character and conduct.
Christian ethics are centered in Jesus and His teaching that God is the center of all things. The earth belongs to God and all that is in it and there are consequences for going against God's values.
Many questions arise such as which parts of Scripture relating to Christian ethics should be applied to the present-day church and how much of it is relevant in today's society and church setting.
There are also traditional and cultural dilemmas that also need careful consideration.
It seems obvious that the boundary conditions would be expressed throughout Scripture.
The major covenants in Scripture (Old and New) should continue to constitute the plans and purposes of God for mankind and for His church.
Principles, ethics, and morals are easily extracted from Scripture. The teachings of Jesus as well as those of the early apostles give detailed descriptions of the values God expects the 21st century church to apply.
We live in a fallen abnormal world. God's purposes for all of us are built on the foundation of our being in right relationship with Him.
Since the majority of people are not reconciled to God and since even those who are reconciled to Him still have fallen natures, there is a fundamental difficulty in ensuring that all of His values are realized in human society at the present time.
This fact has great implications for the area of values in Christian ethics. Much guidance is clearly available in the New Testament as far as the role of the church is concerned and the church should apply and pursue those objectives.
The church is Christ's witness so that people from every ethnic group in the world will come back to the right relationship with God through Him and His work on the cross. The New Testament gives priority to witness over social, traditional, religious, and cultural ideas.
It takes saved and Spirit-filled believers to evangelize society. The New Testament has relatively little or nothing to say about changing the secular institutions of its day. The church today should not focus on bettering secular institutions. Jesus did not spend much time on the political order of His day. His goal was to give society a picture of God's Kingdom and His way of doing things.
Paul placed a high priority on God's values. The situation has not changed today. To focus first on the betterment of secular society is to violate not only the example of the New Testament church, but also its theology.
The New Testament must be the church's guide on how to pursue God's values. The New Testament's emphasis on grace is crucial. God's people have discovered the grace of God and they are to proclaim that grace to non-Christians.
Today God does not call non-Christians to keep His Law but calls them first to come to know Him personally. This is why we see the New Testament Christians refusing to impose Christian ethics on non-Christians
One problem for all Christian ethical approaches is how to apply the Biblical ethics to a society that is a few thousand years removed the Biblical period.
The Biblical material could be regarded as irrelevant or obsolete.
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