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British online travel group Secret Escapes is taking over bankrupt Dutch holiday platform TravelBird, but most of the company's 270 to 300 workers will be out of a job, the curator said on Wednesday.
TravelBird went bust earlier this month after failing to find new financing and the label will now become part of the Secret Escapes stable. The deal gives Secret Escapes the company's IT platform, the brand, logos and its list of customers.
'I think several dozen workers will keep their jobs but over 200 will be out of work,' the curator told the Financieele Dagblad. 'But we should not worry about those who will be out of work because headhunters are already at the door.'
The curator's report also shows that TravelBird and Secret Escapes had been talking about some form of alliance up to the bankruptcy, the FD says.
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How did you get into the Biafran Army?
After my training at the Government Technical College (GTC), Enugu in 1959, I worked briefly with UAC (United African Company), Burutu, Mid-West from January 1960 to December 1960. I joined the P&T Enugu the same December 1960 and in 1964, I joined the Ministry of Education. I got my first military experience in 1965 when I went for the recruitment training into the Nigerian Airforce. I was trained for three months and when they started talking about travelling overseas for further exposure, I left and returned to the Ministry of Education.
In 1966 when the drums of war was becoming louder and inevitable, young Biafrans were signing up or being conscripted to build an army.
In my case, there was a call for people with technical education to identify. Mr. C. Anizor from Ibuzo in Delta state and Mr. M. Ugwuegede from Nsukka, Enugu State, mobilised and encouraged us to join the Biafra militia.
When did you join RAP?
In the Biafran militia, they called for credentials and found that some of us had engineering experience in technical education. At that point, we were then asked to join Research and Production (RAP). RAP personnel were camped at GTC, Enugu. In those early days, before a clear mandate was handed down to RAP, there were no weapons anywhere and our government then, will bring heaps of knives for us to sharpen. Later, when things started taking shape, we started producing double barrel cartridges. But the GTC Enugu camp did not last long.
What happened to the camp?
At the time, there was an air raid by a B-26 enemy plane. The plane bombed Ekwulu Layout and also bombed GTC Enugu where we were camped.
How did they discover your camp so soon?
No, they did not discover us. They did not know the camp was there or what we were doing. It was just a random raid to intimidate and harass the young Biafran nation, without any military might at the time. It was not strategic; they bombed anywhere that appealed to them or caught their attention.
But that raid affected the RAP unit?
Yes, we were momentarily in disarray; some of us fled to Port Harcourt while I headed to Owerri. At Owerri, we were accommodated at the Advanced Teachers Training College (ATTC) now Alvan Ikoku College of Education. At the time, the Industrial Development Company (IDC) was located at the College (ATTC) and they had a very well equipped laboratory for Engineering and Chemical purposes.
When PortHarcourt was collapsing to enemy forces, those of us in PortHarcourt returned to Owerri and merged with us. From ATTC, we moved to Ejiogu Comprehensive Technical College, Egbu. Not too long after that, Owerri came under pressure, our RAP department moved again and went to Ahiara Technical College, Lude, in Mbaise.
With all these movements, how were you helpful to the Biafran Army?
We were really working hard; producing firearms and different levels of explosives on the go. We started producing grenades at Lude and from there, no matter where we went, we were working and producing even in motion because of the urgency of the time.
We were masters of disguise and travelled in about eight 911 Lorries, with each of the trucks containing a power generating set which powered our mobile bomb workshops and machines. We were producing grenades and other armaments on the go.
Following intelligence of impending attack on Owerri and the attendant uncertainties, we again moved and headed to Umuanu, Amigbo in Nwangele council area of Imo State. At Umuanu, the lorries were parked and lined up along the river bank and thickly covered and camouflaged with palm frond, shrubs and leaves so it was difficult to detect by enemy planes.
How did you deliver the weapons produced to the warfront?
RAP had a complex network of intricate branches such that it was difficult to know all the branches and structures of RAP. A lot of its activities were shrouded in secrecy. You only got to know what you needed to know per time. But what I knew for certain was that my unit was among other things, mainly producing the grenades used to prosecute the war.
As for delivering the weapons to the battlefield, we had one Major Ohaya, who was also from Umuanu, Amigbo. Major Ohaya would usually come around at a determined time with his men and gather all that we had produced and haul them to the leader of RAP, Prof. Gordian Ezekwe, a renowned chemist. Professor Ezekwe would incorporate the explosive components and detonators to the grenades and explosives we had produced and ferry them to the soldiers in the fronts through well-guarded supply routes. Ezekwe was a master in his craft. His two hands were burnt white by chemicals. He was the brain behind the RAP operations and was highly revered.
Were other branches of RAP also producing weapons at the time?
Of course, there were lots of other ingenious weapons produced by RAP. We were just one of many branches. To say the least, RAP was the backbone of the Biafran Army. It would have been tough to prosecute the war without the sacrifice and innovative ingenuity of the men of the RAP unit of the Biafran Army.
For instance, during the failed invasion of Owerri by Nigerian forces, it was one of such ingenuity that aided the defeat of the Nigerian troops.
There was a remarkable incendiary weapon that was deployed by the Biafran army during that invasion that stunned the invading federal forces. It was not produced by my branch of RAP.
It was just like a line laid across the road as the convoy of the federal forces were heading towards Owerri. This episode played out along Onitsha-Owerri Road. Immediately the first truck crossed the line, a massive conflagration erupted that burnt not just the first truck, but more than six trucks in quick succession. The shock alone demobilized the invaders and the Biafran Army routed and put the federal troops to flight.
From Umuanu, where else did you move to?
We settled at Umuanu because our camp was a perfect hideout that would be tough to access from the ground or from the sky. We worked undisturbed by enemy forces and produced and supplied streams of armaments to the Biafran troops until the end of the war. We worked with materials at our disposal. We converted, recreated, fabricated, re-configured and resourcefully made use of whatever was available. We had men for every technical challenge and they were competent and passionate. Our leader, Ezekwe, had linked PRODA Enugu to RAP and all the railway workers who were mainly trained in technical education, were all part of the Biafran RAP unit.
What happened to your trucks, equipment and mobile bomb factory after the war?
To the best of my knowledge, all our production machines, trucks and some armaments were left at Umuanu in trucks while we all dispersed to our various homes. At the end of the war, while leaving the Umuanu Camp, we did not leave in groups. We left individually and in disguise mainly. Some disguised as mad men to get to their homes to avoid Nigerian soldiers who were all over the place. I went home to my village, which was nearby, in tattered clothes, we were masters of disguise. Circumstances and the war had honed us well. So no one took a second look at me until I got home.
Why was your team camping from one Technical College to another?
It is good you noticed and it should be instructive to current Nigerian leaders and education policy makers. Our department in RAP was largely driven by technical education. So, technical colleges offered us the best kind of camp, as we were always certain to find raw materials and relevant equipment for our various productions. Most of us were taught by Europeans who left during the war and we were very well taught. A total of 12 trades were manned and taught by Europeans in our technical colleges then. I was trained as a turner, fitter and machinist. As a turner, I can reproduce any component of any engine or machine including motor vehicles. Most of my colleagues were also well trained in other fields so we had men for everything. After the war, I was further trained in Bulgaria in Engineering.
I had also been an instructor at GTC, Enugu and Boys Technical College (BTC), Aba and the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. In some cases I have seen students who have all the right answers but if you bring them face to face with the same machines they have been talking about, they would not even be able to identify them what more operating them. My counsel to young students has always been to aspire for higher certificates and credentials, but focus on practical knowledge. Technical education gave the Biafran army great mileage, given the massive odds against us.
What was life like immediately after the war?
After the war, I came back and later got employed at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. I was employed as Lecturer 2. I rose to Senior Lecturer in 1984. From 1991 to 1993, I became the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic. I retired in the year 2000. Sometime around 2003, I was re-engaged by the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede into the department of Mechanical Engineering on contract basis. The contract was renewed every two years until the year 2010 when I finally left the polytechnic. As you can see, I'm retired now.
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Insects that love us to death
House flies are a species which has probably been responsible for more human misery than any other insect… (so said Luther West, a prominent early medical entomologist). But house flies don't bite, sting, scrape, suck our blood, or inject their eggs beneath our skin like other insects of medical importance do. Like annoying little brothers, they are problems because they simply love being around us.
Flies are what scientists call anthropophilic: human loving. If there were no humans on Earth, there would be a lot fewer house flies. In fact, house flies are likely one of the most broadly distributed insects in the world simply because they tag alongside their human buddies wherever we go.
What do they like about us? They like our food, our shelter, and our domesticated animals' poop. And they also like that we foolishly always try to slap them by bringing our hand down on top of them (come quickly from the side, or slap your hands together directly above a fly and you'll get them almost every time).
Ask any house fly, and their least favorite human throughout history probably has to be Henry Ford. Replacement of horse-drawn carriages and their smelly, brown accessories with cars largely eliminated house flies from urban areas, and many of the human health threats associated with flies are diminished in countries like the U.S. where livestock has been moved out of major population centers. Sewer and septic systems also helped immensely.
This is because problems arise when large numbers of house flies have simultaneous and unrestricted access to feces (or other bodily fluids) and human food.
The flies aren't trying to hurt us, they just can't resist a fresh patch of body fluid. The pathogens take advantage of this behavior, and with every step a fly takes it accidentally picks up potentially deadly microbes.
And the list of pathogens that flies transmit is a long one, filled with notoriously nasty diseases. Typhoid, yaws, gangrene, trachoma, bowel infections, cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, anthrax all can use house flies as vectors. Indeed, it has even been shown that house flies can transmit antibiotic resistant bacteria, a timely and major concern faced by health officials.
But when considering this list of deadly pathogens transmitted by our little insect roadies, it is important to realize two things.
First, flies are seldom the primary vector of diseases; they just add to what is often a much bigger problem. If these diseases relied solely on fly transmission, their stories would be short ones.
Also, within more temperate regions, microbial transmission by house flies is almost always benign and is sometimes even beneficial- higher organisms like humans and animals need bacteria to survive. If all of these transmissions spread deadly pathogens, wellÉwe'd be dropping like flies.
In the end, when we stop leaving our poo lying around, disease transmission by flies drops dramatically. Sanitation is key in managing these diseases; manage the real problem and the flies will quiet down. Attempts to eradicate the flies associated with these diseases with things like insecticides may give short term benefits, but inevitably results in expensive failure.
Jonathan Lundgren is a research entomologist at the USDA-ARS research facility in Brookings, S.D. Although interested in all aspects of insect biology, he specializes on insect conservation and reducing crop pests through the use of beneficial insects.


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Nicholas Sacozy may be finding that EADS and its Airbus operations are giving him a most irritating itch that refuses to go away. One of his first acts as President was to visit the Toulouse sight of Airbus. Now the earlier governance problems at EADS may be returning to chafe him, with suggestions of his own peripheral involvement.
Last year, A380 project executives, including Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert, were dismissed, primarily for failure to deal effectively with the project delays. Humbert was also was accused of concealing the seriousness of the problems. In a short space of time, Humbert's replacement, Christian Streiff resigned, and the current leader, Louis Gallois was brought in. Streiff was believed to have failed to secure backing for a financial package (The Power8 plan) he believed necessary to turn things around with the A380.
The Airbus Power8 announcement
The Airbus Power8 announcement of 28th of February indicated:
A third A320 Family FAL [Final Assembly Line] will be set up in Hamburg immediately to cope with the steep production ramp-up currently under way. This FAL will be established in already existing facilities and will have full type flexibility when demand for A320s exceeds rate 14 per month. The A320 will continue to be assembled in Toulouse up to 14 [per month]. Hamburg will also perform final assembly of the future New Single Aisle family.. Furthermore, in order to allow parts to be fitted in the most logical place to optimize the overall cycle time, some upstream preparatory A320 and A380 cabin installation work will be transferred from Hamburg to Toulouse.
Which did not prevent vigorous opposition to the plan at Toulouse, and an early problem for Nicholas Sarcozy's Presidency.
The itch that won't go away
Within weeks of his election, Sarco was at Toulouse. He bought some time, obtaining some wriggle room by promising to return in July with Angela Merkel, thus indicating the international dimension of the problem. But the earlier itch remains.
The French co-chairman of EADS, and known to be close to M Sarcozy has been questioned by financial investigators still exploring into alleged insider trading in EADS last year. M. Largardère, claims that he had no inside knowledge of delays in deliveries of the A380, when his family group sold off 7.5 per cent of the Franco-German planemaker's shares in April 2006.
According to The Independent, reports from the French press, that
[S]ince taking over the family empire after his father died in March 2003, M. Lagardère has cultivated a chatty and approachable style. He has, however, been plunged into controversies. His group is one of France's biggest media players, owning a controlling stake in Hachette-Filipacci Media, the company that owns Paris-Match. He also has smaller stakes in Le Monde, Le Parisien and L'Equipe … M. Lagardère has been accused of interfering in editorial decisions to protect his friend M. Sarkozy and especially to prevent discussion of alleged problems in the President's [private life]. Le Monde quoted a "close adviser" of M. Lagardère yesterday as saying that "whatever happens" he will be protected by M. Sarkozy.
I took this to mean that his friend would continue to display the French distaste for airing the personal problems of French politicians. Nevertheless, in England, The Independent's article may be read as evidence of a political cover-up.
The EADS itch will not be going away for the new President.


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- WBS among few schools in the world to have triple crown of accreditation
- AMBA praise collegiate atmosphere and school's sound strategic plan
- The school's Teaching Academy for faculty praised by inspectors
- Online learning platform my.wbs described as "remarkable"
Warwick Business School is celebrating after having its accreditation renewed by the Association for MBAs (AMBA).
AMBA has been accrediting business schools since 1970 and is one of three global bodies that assesses the standard of MBA and MSc Management courses, awarding its seal of approval to the world's top two per cent of business schools in more than 70 countries.
WBS is one of an elite band of business schools in the world that has accreditation from the three global bodies - AMBA, the quality inspectorate for the European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS), and the US-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which the school was the first UK institution to be accredited by in 1999.
AMBA's report, which guarantees WBS accreditation for the next five years, commended the school for a host of aspects, including its leadership team for the collegiate and productive atmosphere it has created, as well as the commitment of the faculty and staff and their alignment with the school's mission, vision and values plus its sound strategic plan.
Andy Lockett, Dean and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, said: "This is great news for the school and for students. It shows that anybody applying for our MBA or MSc Management courses can be confident they will be gaining a high-quality education. It also means students are assured that their education will be valued by future employers.
"The panel of Deans from other AMBA-accredited business schools spent a lot of time rigorously examining our teaching methods, careers department and administrative support for students. It has been an intensive process for our staff in readying the necessary documents and undergoing interviews, so it is pleasing to see such a positive report from AMBA.
"It was particularly pleasing that AMBA found high student satisfaction with the learning experience and talked of students' pride in being part of the Warwick community."
In the five years since its last inspection WBS has grown extensively, adding a £30 million extension to its Warwick campus and expanding into London on two floors of The Shard to deliver its suite of executive programmes, including the DBA and new Executive Diplomas.
AMBA praises "remarkable" online teaching platform
WBS has also risen up the rankings, with its Distance Learning MBA being ranked number one in the world by the Financial Times, its Full-Time MBA named the best in the world for sustainability by Corporate Knights and rated best in the UK by The Economist, while its MSc Management is 21st in the world and third in the UK according to the Financial Times.
As well as having partnerships with business schools all over the world that allows students to study modules in more than 60 countries, including China, the US, Italy and Brazil, WBS is also the first UK business school to be awarded silver by Athena SWAN, a scheme recognising higher education establishment's work on gender equality.
AMBA commended the school on its support for academic staff, especially the establishment of a Teaching Academy for faculty to give them ongoing training, and its unique in-house, online teaching platform my.wbs, which it described as "particularly remarkable".
Andrew Main Wilson, CEO of AMBA and its sister organisation, the Business Graduates Association (BGA), said: "I would like to extend my congratulations to the team at Warwick Business School on their achievement of AMBA re-accreditation.
"In a world punctuated by disruption and uncertainty, the provision of high-quality business education that enables leaders to take businesses and economies through times of volatility has never been more important.
"We look forward to working closely with colleagues at Warwick – as well as its students and graduates – to ensure that outstanding post-graduate management education continues to be a top priority among employers, governments, and ambitious executives who are destined to become the global business leaders of tomorrow.
"We take great pride in working with this inspirational network of business educators and those who are committed to enhancing and developing management and leadership in order to shape the world for the better."
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(I'm out grabbing some groceries when I notice that the Girl Scouts have a table set up outside selling cookies. I decide to buy some to bring home to my husband as a treat since I know he's had a rough week.)
Me: "Hi. Can I take two boxes of these, please?"
(The little girl serving me smiles and takes the last two boxes of Thin Mints off the table in front of her, while another little girl turns and begins pulling out a new case to put up. Before she can, however, a woman in line behind me explodes.)
Woman: *in a high-pitched, hysterical voice* "You're out of Thin Mints?! Unacceptable. UNACCEPTABLE! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!"
(She turns and storms off, ranting loudly.)
Little Girl: *looks at me with wide, shocked eyes* "I… I was putting out a new case. Right now."
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The principal port and touristic heart of the Azores is the archipelago's capital, Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel island.
First settled six centuries ago by fishermen attracted by the sheltered harbour, Ponta Delgada is nowadays a modern and cosmopolitan city, but retains a tranquil island feel and many architectural testaments to its past.
The Azores are largely unspoilt, and a great whale-watching destination.
Mysterious and remote, to those who haven't experienced them, the nine Azores Islands lie 1,500 km (950 miles) west of Portugal in the mid-Atlantic, and as such form a popular port of call for cruise ships sailing between Europe and the Americas.
While away the hours in the historic centre of this former fishing village, which boasts narrow streets, attractive whitewashed houses and a waterfront promenade.
The northern suburb of Fajã de Cima is famous for festivals, so if the timing is right it's worth a visit. And it's also a good idea, having explored the city centre on foot, to take a short trip out into the stunning and lush natural surroundings that typify the rest of São Miguel, not least the nearby Sete Cidades mountains and lake.
• Santana Palace
• Carlos Machado museum
• António Borges Gardens
• City Gates
• Igreja do Colégio (former Jesuit College)
• José de Canto gardens
• Day trip to Furnas hot springs and tea factory
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While shopping isn't the prime attraction of the Azores, there are malls, the largest being the Parque Atlântico. A smaller shopping centre, Sol-Mar, is situated in the city centre, while numerous smaller shops and boutiques line the city centre streets. Locally made linens and woollen goods, lace and pottery make good buys, as do the local brandy and hand-rolled cigars.
Plenty of restaurants and cafés are there to tempt the cruise visitor to Ponta Delgada. Food is Portuguese style with a local twist. Local specialities include seafood, shellfish, beef stews and cheese.
The Azores benefit from a temperate, maritime climate with mild winters (average daytime temperatures range from 12-15ºC/54-59ºF) and warm summers. Humidity is reasonably high and the wettest months are October to March.
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Kutchi Cone Chat is a chat from Kutch , Gujarat.The chat is in the form of a deep fried cone , which is stuffed with a spicy potato mix , along with chutneys and masala peanuts.
I love to travel , and when I do so I make sure to explore the local and street food of that place . On one of my trips to Kutch , Gujarat we were in Gandhidham . This is a small town , but has some amazing food joints . The locals are Kutchi Sindhis , which is a mix of Gujarati and Sindhi's. The local cuisine is mostly Gujarati , but sindhi foods like Dal Pakwan are quite popular .
Kutchi Cone Chat
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Kutchi Cone Chat
- Cones store bought
- Potato mix
- Tamarind Chutney
- green chutney
- Masala Peanuts store bought
- Nylon sev store bought
- pomegranate pearls
Potato Mix
- 2 boiled potatoes
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 tsp dry mango powder
- Salt to taste
Potato Mix
- Heat a tbsp of oil and add cumin seeds .
- Add red chili powder , turmeric powder , garam masala , dry mango powder and salt .
- Switch off the gas for a minute .
- The spices should not burn .
- Add the mashed potatoes and mix well . Sauté till well combined .
- Garnish with coriander leaves .
Assembling the Cone Chat
- Stuff a tablespoon of potato mix .
- Layer it with tamarind chutney , green chutney .
- Sprinkle masala peanuts and pomegranate pearls .
- Put another layer of potato mix , just a table spoon and follow the same style of chutneys , peanuts and pomegranate till the cone is full .
- End with a potato mix , sprinkle sev and garnish with peanuts and pomegranate pearls.


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By Tony Attwood
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook was asked by Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican Utah) about the financial model behind Facebook. On all the reports I have seen and heard including on the financial news section of the BBC's highly rated morning news programme on Radio 4, what was broadcast was the clip of the Senator asking how Facebook makes money, and Zuckerberg's reply, "we sell adverts."
Snigger snigger, silly old buffer of a senator not knowing that. Ha ha.
But in fact there was a more to it than this. In fact senators outlined the dangers and drawbacks of running a free service that collects user data which is then sold by Facebook to advertisers to target people. That was completely omitted by Zuckerberg, and not picked up by the media. No wonder Facebook shares rose at such speed. With the help of naff reporting they have just got away with murder.
I mention this because this is the same approach as the British newspapers use with football, by cutting out segments of valid information and feeding individual snippets to back up their own generalised model of what is happening.
Take the Telegraph with its referee rating of the ref in the Manchester City game. They gave Antonio Mateu Lahoz three out of ten.
So question one: why does the Telegraph only do this for a European game – and even then not every European game? Why not for PL games? (I suspect the PGMO have it as a no-go area in their contract with the League, who pass it on to accredited reporters).
They then write,
"Pep Guardiola harboured doubts beforehand about the eccentric Spanish official and they will only have been reinforced after a lousy display."
OK. Eccentric. Lousy. Ever seen the Telegraph say that about a PGMO member of staff? Or is it that these foreigners have never learned the rules of the game, and just simply "don't understand" – that last desperate port of call for the person who has run out of arguments. "You don't understand!" I recall my teenage daughters telling me that. Quite a lot actually.
But oh, now look. Guardiola knew about the man beforehand…
"The City manager admitted he had warned his players beforehand about Lahoz amid concern that the referee had been put in charge of the game." How funny that this never happens with Arsenal games. We expressed serious concern about the ability of the referee in Arsenal's game before the match last Sunday – but of course no newspaper did. We were proven to be right – one of his major decisions was overturned within 24 hours of the appeal.
The Guardian took a broader view saying,
"Two billion pounds, 10 years and an entire Gulf state marketing plan in the making, in the end Manchester City's best shot so far at becoming the champions of Europe was extinguished in half an hour of tailspin at Anfield and the reverberations from two minutes of self-immolating fury from Pep Guardiola at the Etihad." They clearly don't want to mention the ref. They continue…
"It's different when [Mo] Salah's goal at Anfield is offside," Guardiola said. "It's different when Gabriel Jesus' goal at Anfield is offside. It's a penalty for Raheem Sterling from Andy Robertson in front of the fourth official. Of course they have an influence."
To which the Guardian replies that PG was "like a man directing three lanes of traffic while also yanking the choke on his petrol mower". OK, very droll, but it doesn't answer the poiint.
Indeed they suddenly have moved him to being a serial loser for "it is now seven years since Guardiola, the super-coach, made it past the semi-finals. Since then Guardiola's record is ordinary, with 13 wins in 30 knockout games across three financially incontinent superclubs. In semi-finals his teams have shipped 16 goals in eight matches."
They didn't go back to Barcelona v PSG on this occasion, but they could have done. Strange things happen in football matches when you let referees do it their way. The ceaseless denial by the media that this is so is making their coverage of football increasingly irrelevant.
Meanwhile Man City have now lost five games in their last ten, a statistic that we were very recently reporting about Arsenal. Odd that.
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And that is a major part of the problem. A sense of history does not seem to be part of the requirement of commenting on football these days. Nor does a sense of reality.
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The Sanskrit term 'Agyaatvaas' translates to exile, and perhaps is the only word that can somehow be used to describe the life of 'Sahariyas' – the jungle dwellers of Rajasthan. Sahariyas are an ancient indigenous tribal community, mostly found in the South-eastern part of Rajasthan in Kota, Dungarpur and Sawai Madhopur. There aren't any genuine historical records of the tribe and its culture, although they are believed to be one of the earliest tribes to settle in Rajasthan. A deeper understanding of their ways educates the outsider to their rich and harmonious traditions of existence, which for centuries had been dependent on forests for everything. The Sahariyas are also Rajasthan's poorest and the most suffering tribal community. Struggling to sustain themselves on deteriorating forests over time, a majority of Sahariya families have been forced to vacate the forests and lands of their ancestors, either by the government acts, or by powerful land-grabbers some of whom till very recently, have practiced bonded labour, taking advantage of their vulnerability and unawareness. A lot of those who've survived that onslaught, have been working as migrant labourers across various places in India. As for possessions, all they have are stories, which they can only narrate or sing. This project, aimed at archiving those voices in their raw-most form, was documented and recorded over a period of 8 months at the Sankalp campus for tribes, in the village of Mamoni in the Kishanganj district. After the project's completion, the songs were physically distributed among the tribes and aired on a community radio station for the many villages and hamlets of the region.


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I am not going to lie, it took all of my willpower to refrain from telling her to leave it at the store. I held my tongue because I don't like it when other people give me unsolicited advice, so I assume everyone else feels the same way.
After all, I myself had bought an Elf when they first became "a thing." Colorful Cupcake arrived at our home in 2008, when my youngest two kids were five and three-years-old. Chances are I was at my wits' end some days trying to get them to behave, so I thought this little piece of felt and plastic would be the ticket to at least a month's worth of cooperation and good deeds.
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The essence of my objection to The Elf on the Shelf is the idea we are modeling and teaching our children the reward of good behavior is external. The story of The Elf on the Shelf is based on the concept The Elf reports to Santa every evening about whether the child has been good during the day or not. Then "the news of the day makes him happy or sad." And, ultimately, at the end of the month, the child will receive his/her gift wish if they behave their way into Santa's good graces. Santa's rewards to your child are conditional.
Am I the only person who sees something very wrong with this objective?
I am going to take a big leap here and compare that simple, child-like lesson to the big scale picture of God's love for us. You see, I believe there is no behaving your way to Eternal Life.
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God loves us, His children, no matter how we behave. His love is unconditional. However, when faith, hope and belief enter our heart, the result is a natural desire to live a life filled with words and actions which reflect God's love for each of us. Will we still sin? Yes. That is human nature, but God's love for us will never change.
If I could go back in time I would have skipped The Elf, not because of the obvious reasons stated, but because of the big picture message unconsciously received by my kids who, year-after-year, learn from so many other areas of their life (school being just one of them) the rewards of life are superficial.
Elf or no Elf, from my heart to yours, I pray this holiday season is filled with the giving and receiving of kindness, tolerance, stillness, and meaningful connection with family, friends, and strangers who cross your path.
Kimberly Muench is a Flower Mound mother of five and author of "My Mothers Footprints: A story of Faith, Calm, Courage, Patience and Grace." To see more of her work or to contact her, visit www.realifemom.com.


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Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined Roma on loan for the rest of the season, the London club have announced.
Mkhitaryan will join his former Manchester United teammate Chris Smalling at the Italian club, just 18 months after he joined Arsenal.
In Italy, he will come up against Alexis Sanchez, who joined Manchester United as part of the same swap deal but has now joined Inter Milan on loan.
Arsenal have managed to offload a number of first-team players this summer, including Danny Welbeck, Alex Iwobi, Carl Jenkinson, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal and Mo Elneny.
Only Shkodran Mustafi remains as a first-team squad member who is clearly not part of Unai Emery's plans.
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Week of Dec. 25: Grace extended to Abraham and Mary is available for all
By the Rev. Sam and Helen Rogers
Luke 1:46-55
Background Scripture
: Luke 1: 26-56; Galatians 3:6-18
What a wonderful transition we make – from Genesis to Luke – for this lesson for Christmas Day!
We move from Abraham to a child of Abraham, Mary, betrothed to Joseph, a son of David! Abraham's trust and faithful obedience are now made visible in the young maiden, who is probably just a teenager. Like Abraham, she trusts and obeys!
We all know the story of Mary's encounter with the angel Gabriel. He explodes her world with his startling announcement – beginning with greetings, but soon becoming, "Do not be afraid." With Gabriel's greeting he affirms that God is with Mary. Once again, we hear the promise of "Emmanuel! God with us!" The news the angel brings to Mary, however, is not only startling, but seemingly impossible. "How can this be?" she asks. The answer is filled with a new biology which is of God and, because it has its source in God, Gabriel declares nothing is impossible with God. AMEN!
The angel tells her the child will be the Son of God, the fulfillment of Israel's hopes. Then he reminds her of her elderly relative, Elizabeth, who is in the third trimester of her pregnancy. Like Hannah, mother of Samuel, Elizabeth has been barren all of her marriage and has experienced shame and disgrace. Then, when her husband Zechariah is serving his time as a priest in the temple, he becomes mute when he learns he is to be a daddy. God does work in strange ways to accomplish his purposes!
Mary travels from Nazareth to the hill country near Jerusalem to visit Elizabeth. She may have gone to avoid gossip in a small town or to share, as women do, the joy of giving life—and what a life she gives!
In chapter one of the Old Testament book I Samuel, we read Hannah's story of humiliation, petition to God for a child, and then her joy. In chapter two, she sings a song—a song very like Mary's song. The story of elderly couples having babies is familiar in the Old Testament. Abraham and Sarah had Isaac, Manoah and his wife had Samson, and Elkanah and Hannah had Samuel. Here Zechariah and Elizabeth have John, called the Baptizer. We might think it would be Elizabeth who sings the Song, but no—it's Mary!
The insights of Fred Craddock, noted teacher and preacher, are helpful here. In the midst of her joy, she sees God's grace and goodness to her as but an example of the way God is in the world. God blesses the poor, the oppressed and the hungry. In the great reversal of the ways of the world, God brings down the proud and rich oppressors and elevates the last, the least and the lost.
The most stunning impact of the song she sings is the tense of the verbs. She speaks all in the past tense: God has shown strength, has scattered the proud, has put down the mighty, has exalted the lowly, has filled the hungry, and has sent the rich away empty. Why use the past tense? These things have not happened yet—at least they haven't made the evening TV news!
Here again is evidence of the way people of faith think and live. The faithful live as if the "not yet" is already here. The future is present now because God will do what God has promised. As Dr. Craddock says, "To celebrate the future as a memory, to praise God for having already done what lies before us to do: this is the way of the people of God. Without this song of praise, the noblest efforts to effect justice in society become arrogant projects … God's people parade before they march, for history teaches that without the parade, the march may soon become lockstep, and perhaps even goosestep. Who then is left to say, 'My soul magnifies the Lord'?"
In the background scripture from Galatians, there is more to ponder. With just a little imagination we can see the family tree straight from Abraham to Mary to Jesus, and, from Him, to every Christian. We truly are part of Abraham's family of faith. Paul reminds us that righteousness is not doing good things but being in a right relationship with God. That relationship is offered by God to all when we believe and act on that faith. Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4 when he declares, "The righteous will live by faith."
Paul argues God announced the gospel (the good news) far in advance of Jesus. All nations have been blessed through this faithful response to God's offer of the right relationship. For Paul, God's covenant of grace was given 430 years before Moses received the law!
By God's grace, the blessing that came to Abraham—and to Mary—because of their faith, has now been extended to all people. In this way all who believe become "descendants of Abraham." While keeping God's rules is important, what really matters is whether we are willing to accept for ourselves the blessing of a right relationship God has made available to us in Jesus. As covenants go, the Mosaic covenant is secondary to the one established with Abraham, which Mary willingly passes on to the world by being God's chosen vessel of blessing to nurture the life of the incarnate Son of God. Merry Christmas!


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The Mindset Empowerment Energy Healing Master Class has now changed the lives of hundreds of people. You will learn how to think positively about your life & you will discover how to breakthrough mindset & energetic barriers to allow yourself to experience:
Happy relationships at home & work
A healthy confidence within yourself
Ease of bodily aches & pains
Money that flows in as well as out
Healthy body & healthy mind
Security within yourself, your job and your living arrangements
Feeling comfortable in your own body
Being at peace with what is happening in the world
Waking up each morning to take on the new day with excitement
Seeing a clear path ahead to truly create huge results and new outcomes in your life
Week 1: Laying strong foundations for your mind & understanding thought energy to be able to use it on purpose
Begin with your Mindset Empowerment Strategy Workshop which is heldin a group environment. This workshop covers your mindset when it comes to your relationships, your money and your health. You will discover how your thought and feeling has actually created the outcomes that you are currently experiencing as your life. You will be given strategies that you will need to put into place to help you lay new strong foundations for your mind so that you can begin to change your outcomes to ones that are positive, abundant and empowering in every sense of the word!
As an adult, we have learned and hold onto so many things that are no longer serving us or helping us to move forward in life. These blocks in our lives need attention and help to release or dissolve them so you can move forward without limitations holding you back anymore! This workshop is the beginning of new patterns that will get you on track to the type of life that you want to be experiencing.
You will be given strategies and tools as they are explained to you in the simplest of ways and then, you will take them home with you to start building your new mindset. You will be educated on how to implement each strategy in just minutes a day, understand what it will do for you and discover how it will work to bring about change in your mind and in your life.
The day after the workshop you will begin working with reminders from the "Mindset On Track" system. These are emails that have been designed by me and will guide you, every step of the way for the 10 days that follow. Each day will remind you of what to do next, how to set it up and how to use the strategy! I know you are busy. This system will help you in the most gentle of ways as you establish strong foundations for your mind to expand upon. There is no overwhelm involved. Everything you learn at the workshop is spoken about during your "Mindset On Track" emails as you set each strategy up one at a time and it's so easy to do and simple to use and the affects it will have on your life will be nothing short of empowering!
You will also have access to our Private Facebook Community where people help each other as they move through their mindset empowerment journey. This community hooks up directly with me as well and each "Mindset On Track" email gives you direct access to me so I can help you with any issues you might be facing along the way. I want you to succeed so I will be available to you during the entire 8 week period! On any new journey of transformation it is essential to have support and just to be able to share with like-minded people can really take a load off the mind. The Facebook community is a massive help and it is a place of allowing and empowering! I will also be with you every step of the way helping you to keep on track!
Week 2: Your progress assessment and one-to-one session
You will be sent an assessment questionnaire via email to fill out so that I can see where you're at with yourself and your mindset. During this week we will get together for a one-to-one session that will last approximately 90 minutes. I will check the energy centres in your body to see how they are performing with your new thought awareness. I will monitor your energy and tune in to see what kind of progress you are making and during your session, I help you work through any 'stuff' that may have come to the surface so that you can getthrough these things to gain a greater clarity for your life ahead.
Week 3: Access your mindset empowerment toolkit
This week you will be given access to tools from the Mindset Empowerment Toolkit. These tools will be delivered to your email inbox throughout the week. By this time, you will have a greater understanding of what you want to have in your life so use the tools that will benefit you! The toolkit contents are:
- Weight loss guide. Healthy eating mindset. Weigh in chart. Measurements chart. One week healthy weight loss eating plan that will help you lose weight if you stick to the plan!
- Thought awareness meditation guide. Downloadable audio to use to help you with your thought awareness process.
- The neural pathway builder worksheet. Use to create positive affirmations for strengthening new bridges in the brain.
- Positive self talk. Techniques to follow and use to build love and confidence up within You!
- A web page full of powerful boosters to help you with understanding the absolute power of your mind. This page is filled with videos that you can watch, experiments that you can try, audios that you can listen to and books that you can read to boost your motivation and belief in self and strength in mind!
Week 4: One-to-one session of clearing blocks and empowering goals
We have another one-to-one assessment session this week so I can check your mindset progress, check your body's energy and breakthrough any remaining barriers with an on track tune up. You will also have an energetic healing session where we will be clearing blocks and empowering goals so that you can get out into the world with a strong mind that you are able to use on purpose and with purpose! Approx. duration 90 minutes.
Week 5: Discover your body's energy centres as you learn what they do, how they work and how you can use & Healthem
The second group workshop for you to attend is called The Positively Potent Chakra Healing Workshop and it will be held on Sunday 26th February 2017.
During this full day workshop you will learn about how your thought has made an impact not only on your external life, but also on your physical body as well. You will learn about the different energy centres in the body, (aka chakras), where they distribute energy within your physical being and also where they distribute energy to in your external life reality experiences. For example, your energy centres in relation to money, job, living situations - lovers, relationships, self love - self confidence, personal power, self esteem - depression, happiness, life loves, gratitude - communication skills, words not spoken - intuition and intuitive guidance - connections to your higher energy (aka higher self) and you will come to understand how your thought and your chakras work hand in hand! Understanding how these two powerful elements – thought and energy – work together is a real turning point for your transformational growth!
You will be introduced to working with crystals and be able to use a crystal pendulum (which is included for you to keep) to be able to pick up on the movements of chakra energies in the human body. You will come to understand how a pendulum moves and what each movement means to be able to get an accurate reading of any blocks, imbalances or flowing chakra energy.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to check chakra energy, clear any blocked energy centres within your own body and re-charge your own energy centres too! You will also get to work on other people and be able to check, clear and balance chakras for family, friends and work colleagues! This is an extremely handy skill set to have and it can work instant wonders in a persons physical, mental and emotional well-being and in their overall life in general.
You will learn how to remove any negative energies from yourself at the end of each day. These could be energies that you pick up from people at work, home, the TV, or anywhere for that matter. Everything is energy so it's highly beneficial to learn how to work with it - not against it! You will be able to clear heaviness from rooms and also, consciously be able to use the planet to boost yourself up even more whenever you feel the need. Since this is a potent energy course, you will learn about working with your guides, your higher self and spiritual protection as well.
After the workshop, you will have access to our chakra series online course so you can add to your chakra knowledge base even more. There is also a Facebook Community where you can go and share any experiences you might be having with the clearing of your chakras and to ask questions, offer answers and get support whenever it might be needed.
Week 6: Access your chakra energy healing toolkit
This week you will be given access to tools from the Positively Potent Chakra Healing Toolkit. These tools will be delivered to your email inbox throughout the week. The toolkit contains:
- A 20 minute fully guided self chakra balance mp3 audio to download and listen to. This 20 minute audio will guide you through a complete self chakra balance directing attention to one minute for the clearing and one minute for the re-charging of each one of your seven main chakras.
- Tips about self-healing for the week ahead (and these can easily be applied to your daily life)
- Mid Week Motivator (to get you empowered, excited and organised each week) Helps to keep your life tidy
- Chakra Healing Video Library containing seven in depth training videos so you can follow along with everything from calling your guides to you, using your pendulum for chakra checking, cleaning and balancing your own chakras, removing energies that do not belong to you, spiritual protection, checking, clearing and balancing other peoples chakras and closing a healing session.
- Serenity Sundays (the power of gratitude and how to use it to your benefit)
Week 7: Your group "Healing Gathering" in Toowoomba And Your
one-to-one energy assessment
On Sunday 12th March 2017 you will come along with me to attend a "Healing Gathering" in Toowoomba. I host this event for my energy students and it is a great way to build your confidence with your new healing abilities and empowered mindset. You will get to check chakras of other people as you practise clearing and balancing chakra energy. You will get to experience how different people feel on an energetic level. You will also be able to receive healing from others. These could be from students in your same class or from Reiki practitioners, Reiki Masters and Access Consciousness Bars Practitioners. It is 2 hours of giving and receiving in a laid back, easy going atmosphere with like-minded people that have built themselves up by using energy on purpose - just like you would be doing!
We share a chat over a cuppa and biscuits so you can talk with others about their progress to see where they have come from and the changes that they have made in their lives along the way. It is a very empowering afternoon that could have you experiencing things you may never have even realised before.
During this week you will also have your one-to-one phone call with me and you can use this to ask any questions about all that you have learned so far. We will also discuss your Mid Week Motivator tool and Serenity Sunday so I can see how you have come to understand these since using them last week.
Week 8: Measure your progress one-to-one
During this week you will be encouraged to begin checking, clearing and balancing energy centres of your friends and family members. We will get together for the final assessment and progress check as a one-to-one session so you can see how far you have come! I can guarantee you that after going completely through this 8 week course with me, the clarity on your life will be magnified exponentially! It could even have changed and done a total 360 degree turn from when you first began a mere 8 weeks ago.
You get to keep all of the work folders, worksheets, both toolkits, crystal pendulums, and have access to the online Facebook communities for life! You will also be able to attend Healing Gatherings in Toowoomba once a month and grow even more with your new found mindset, friendships with positive people and purposeful energetic ways.
This 8 Week Master Class will teach you how to be able to use thought and energy on purpose and with purpose and this will propel you forward in life 10-fold! You will become unstoppable in achieving any goal that you put your mind to! Jam packed value with complete support every step of the way!


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Have you been seeing all this meditation stuff on the internet lately or is it just me? Everywhere I look, I see articles, videos, how-to's and YOU MUST MEDITATE posts and articles!
The thing is, I sometimes feel like I don't even have the time to have lunch in peace. How can I manage meditation?
I've been struggling with this idea and been trying to find a solution for a while now. So, I did what had to be done: I sat down to meditate! It was so fun that I immediately knew that I must find a way to make meditation part of my daily life.
The question was clear, but the answer took a little longer to come to me!
When you are a busy mom, entrepreneur, 9–5-er, or anything else for that matter, taking time to catch your breath can seem an impossible task and it shouldn't because, it will help us be better! More patience, more love, more calm, … Ya! I want this too!
Without further teasing, let me give you my ultimate guide to busy life meditation:
1. Have a sacred spot! Find a corner in your house that soothes your soul as soon as you walk in. Fill this space with cushions, a yoga mat, tiny Buddha statues, crystals, incense, etc. Fill this spot with as many or a little items as you want, but fill this spot with LOVE!
2. Have a notepad & pen! Yes, meditation should be a way to clear your mind, but sometimes you get a genius idea or suddenly remember that your kid has a birthday party to go to this weekend. Either way, having a notepad nearby allows you to jot down a few words and go back to your meditation instead of focusing on that thought so you don't forget it.
3. Download a nature sound app! I love nature sounds when I meditate so I make sure to have something at my fingertips for this. You can also have a meditation playlist. PSST: If you don't have the time to sit down, press play anyway. The soothing sounds or music will help you relax.
4. Use a timer! We often think that meditation has to be this hour long thing, but it doesn't have to be. I set my timer to 5 minutes and that's all my busy mom schedule allows (or, that I allow, but that's another topic!) Knowing that I can breathe deep and meditate without always looking at my phone to see if I'm running over my time really helps to be in the moment. Once the timer goes off, open your eyes and take one last cleansing breath.
5. If you REALLY don't have the time to sit down and meditate, take the time to practice deep breathing. Sitting or standing — take 3 to 5 deep breaths. That's it! You can now go back to your day!
6. Take it further by choosing an angel card! Angel or tarot cards are a must in your quiet corner. I love the cards by Doreen Virtue. Take a deep breath, ask for a message and pick a card. Easy! You can pick a card after your 5 minute meditation or do this on its own.
7. Bonus points: Build a sacred spot for your child. Instead of a time out chair, put them in the chill out corner! Again, fill this corner with LOVE! Big cushions, aromatherapy, angel cards, favorite teddy bear, etc. It will help them settle without all the screaming and you'll be teaching them valuable knowledge.
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I did read that one of his books. That's was two crashes ago. I'd be interested to know what others think. We are still investing with a long term view of retirement.
Have you ever heard of the stock market crash that's predicted for 2016? I think we have all heard stories of the stock market crash in 1929, and we obviously remember when the market plummeted down to half of its original value in early 2009, but according to Robert Kiyosaki, the market will also be taking a dive in the near future.
After World War II
Soon after the Second World War, many American soldiers returned back home to their loved ones and decided to buy a home of their own and start a family. Babies were soon everywhere, and these children were quickly referred to as the "baby boomer" generation.
Baby Boomers
The "baby boomer" was a label put on individuals that were born between 1946 and 1964. Today, there are approximately 70 millions people that carry this title, which is nearly one quarter of the population.
So What's the Big Deal?
At this point, quite a large majority of the baby boomers are approaching their 60s and are considering retirement. Instead of leaving their money in the stock market, many of them are beginning to shift their money into something a little more secure like money markets and bonds (as well as using the money as their retirement income). Nothing here sounds all that alarming, but let's dig into the economics of these actions.
Economics Explained
Let's say 100 people each own a purse that they wish to sell. At $50 each, there are exactly 100 people that are interested in purchasing a purse. Therefore, at that price, the market has reached its equilibrium; meaning, there is exactly the same amount of supply as there is demand at one particular price. In this case, it was $50.
Now, what if only 50 people had an interest in those 100 purses for $50? Then either half of the people would not be able to sell their purse, or the price would need to be reduced in order for demand to meet the supply. In this instance, the purses would most likely have to be priced a little lower (let's say $40) to attract the demand of 100 buyers.
In other words, what I am trying to get across here is, 'demand drives the prices'. The same economic principle can be applied to the stock market. The stock market is continually moving, always hovering around the equilibrium where supply meets demand. If a particular stock suddenly loses demand, the price of that stock will go down!
Are You Putting the Pieces Together?
Hopefully, you're starting to understand the fear of another stock market crash. About 70 million people are starting to take billions of dollars out of the market to prepare for retirement. At the same time, the younger generation is investing less than what is typical. This create a large supply of stock shares and a very low demand. Therefore, the stock prices will plummet. Most likely, they will go lower than anyone has ever seen before.
What do you think about this theory? Have you done anything to prepare for this?
AUTHOR Derek
My name is Derek, and I have my Bachelors Degree in Finance from Grand Valley State University. After graduation, I was not able to find a job that fully utilized my degree, but I still had a passion for Finance! So, I decided to focus my passion in the stock market. I studied Cash Flows, Balance Sheets, and Income Statements, put some money into the market and saw a good return on my investment. As satisfying as this was, I still felt that something was missing. I have a passion for Finance, but I also have a passion for people. If you have a willingness to learn, I will continue to teach.
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The lower the markets go, the better the long-run return. I'm cool with falling stock market valuations. 😀
- Jon | Free Money Wisdom
A stock market crash means a buying opportunity, so bring on the crash! 'm sure retirees hate guys like me but a stock market crash is a dream for someone my age lol.
It's an interesting theory. If you don't need the money then it could be a good buying opportunity.
- Hunter
I think Kyosaki is a great marketer and publicist. If the market crashes, or not, he makes the same from the sale of his book.
If the market does crash, it will recover again within 12 months.
If Boomer's are being advised, the won't be taking everything out of stocks. Most of them will be living for anothe 30 years and will need continued growth investments so that they don't outlive their money.
Even if they did withdraw the cash, they would most likely put them into cash deposits. Banks would then have additional liquidity to lend, and stimulate the economy further.
I heard about the May 21, 2011 disaster ideaology on the weekend. I think it's bunkum. What do others think?
There are not guarantees for a speedy recover following a crash. When the market crashed in 29, it took 30 years for it to fully recover to its previous level.
I'm a retired boomer on a fixed income with a 401K invested mainly in a fund that is supposed to be geared for my age. We have tried to hedge for possible inflation with some stocks in commodities.
We know that we have to stay in stocks more than retirees did in the past because people live longer now and our 401K fund reflects that. So, no, I don't think there will be huge withdrawals from the stock market as most boomers we know seem to think like we do. If they need money to live on, they generally keep working longer rather than take money out of the market.
We advise our grown kids to fully fund their 401K's and stay mostly in stocks.
Books that sell fear usually sell well.
I'm just glad that right now I have a pension at work so any money I put in the market is for building wealth… and to retire in style.
I just hope what goes around doesn't come around again when I'm trying to pull my retirement funds out when I do need them.
The market is a bunch of cycles… you have to get in at the bottom and sell off at the top… Easier said than done when emotions come into play.
Since I plan on retiring in 2017, you got my attention! Although some baby boomers will be withdrawing or cashing in stock, however many more will just withdraw the dividends or earnings. I think there will be a variety of things occurring because of baby boomers. Since this is the first year they turn 65, we should see a trend before 2016.
I have thought about the same thing. When people start depending on their assets for retirement, someone needs to buy. If the buyers aren't there, the prices will fall. We shall see what happens…
I believe it comes back to the boom and bust economy we have and how the cycles seem to overlap and/or are closer together. We may have a big crash but seeing how the markets of the past 15 years or so respond, it will probably bounce right back after a couple years. I guess as long as you are prepared for it, hopefully, it will not be a big deal.
I have to agree with JT, the falling prices will only make building my retirement nest egg that must easier. Also I think that the population will be rebuilt and will be supported by another wave of either immigrants or children.
- Kelli
I am considering investing in account at my bank that will guarantee a good return in Sept of 2016 if the Stock Market doesn't drop 20% lower (in 2016) than what it is now. Will that be too risky. Or a good investment?
The stock market is also driven by risk. High share values mean higher risk and low share values means lower risk. Based on your theory the risk of being in the market will drop to the point where it's riskier to not be in the market in terms of the potential that could be gained. At that point people will pile back into stocks like they always do. I'm not at all worried about reduced demand in the stock market due to an aging population.
- Tamara Blanchard
I'm glad you noted that. It's an interesting theory. A stock market crash means a buying opportunity, so bring on the crash! I was kicking myself after not investing during March, 2009 (this is when the Dow was around 6,000), but I expect that we'll be seeing lows again, and then I'll be sure to capitalize.
- Carey Ingram
Also I think that the population will be rebuilt and will be supported by another wave of either immigrants or children. Awesome! I'd be interested to know what others think.
- Mark
Think about it, if all the babies that were aborted back when Roe vs Wade passed, when they legalized abortion, were alive today,and a lot of baby boomers got married in stead of staying single the next generation wouldn't be as few as they are, we might not be in the fix we are in.The same goes with Social Security, not as many putting it in, as there were back in the baby boomer generation that's why it's going broke.
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Hakka 101
Hum2: Salty; 咸
Choi4: Vegetables; 菜
Ban3: Kueh; 粄
Oh wow! Lucky you! I don't see this anywhere these days.
that looks good!!! :)
Is that hanyupinyin for hakka dialect? ;p
Never seen or tried these before with salted vegetables :P
Since it's uncommon to find these at food stalls....errr you learn and make them for us ok??!? heehee
p/s: Who says Singapore doesn't know? It's snowing over at APAD(SG) hahahahaa
hi dora, thanks for visiting. The food here are all so new to me as well. Won't mind trying them one of these days!
That looks delicious. Thanks for visiting my skywatch.
woah! that food looks yummy, hehehe =) thanks for visiting my site! Have a great day too! =)
yummy looking food, i love veggies!
thanks for stoppng by.:)
Just first time heard of this kuih. :)
I like to try this...do you have a sauce for this? Or is it preferred to be eaten without any?
curious how it tastes? wonder if it's the same food that my grandpa used to cook:)
happy monday :)
it will b interesting if u can post the recipe. if u do, please let me know. I have a vague idea based on the pic but is not enough :)
looks very interesting. yes i'd love to taste some, thank you! my entry is up here http://kcelebration.blogspot.com/search/label/weekend%20snapshot
it would be interesting to try out this dish. the salted vege should make it taste different.
That looks yummy! I haven't eaten yet. So I could just reach and eat it now!
Darkspore, lbyang, Kero & isaiah: Ha ha! Yes, indeed.
maiylah, Carver, Jes & FickleMinded: Yes, look, smell and taste good!
tigerfish: Yup! Try to learn it. ;)
napaboaniya: How i wish i know how to make them...If i know, i would have set up a kueh stall. ;p
peachkins & Bengbeng: The ingredients used are mainly rice flour, preserved vege, minced pork, chopped garlic.
Little Inbox: Yes, not many people have tried this kueh before.
Enchie: U can eat it with sweet soy sauce, chili sauce or simply without any. :)
marites1034: It tastes a bit salty.
SabineM: Ha ha. Wonder whether there's any left since u're the 16th reader. ;p
Hmmm...that looks interesting :)
That's a nice and interesting looking dish.
Looks so yummy! I want some leh!:P
julie & Heart of Rachel: Ha ha. Thanks for visiting.
Food for Tots: Give me ur address and i "fedex" to u. ;p
Tks for your kindness! I am so touched! Give me ur address and i "fedex" myself to your place. Hehehe! ;)
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