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Buy stocks now that will stand the test of time and pay you to invest.
We love talking about the hot stocks here on the blog but what about the stocks you can buy and know they’ll produce solid returns for decades?
How do you find those forever stocks you can buy and just sit back and collect the checks?
It’s something every investor needs to know. Gone are the days you could just park your money in huge companies like GE and feel confident that your money will be there when you retire.
In this video, I’ll reveal the three factors I look for when buying stocks for the long-term and five stocks to buy right now.
Now I love to buy deep-value stocks and benefit from that near-term rebound. Perfect example is the Hanesbrands position in our 2019 Stock Market Challenge. I saw rising online sales and strength in the activewear segment ahead of a 52% surge in the shares.
But you also need to be investing for the long-term, right? We want to be building a portfolio that benefits from quick wins but one where our stocks are going to withstand the test of time.
Fortunately, there is a way to get both. Get that short-term pop plus the long-term returns that will beat your investing goals, or as I call them, forever stocks.
That’s exactly what we’re going to be doing today. In this video, I’ll show you the three factors I look for when picking stocks to buy for the long-term. I’ll cover each factor then I’m going to be revealing five stocks to buy right now that I think will produce those double-digit returns over the next 30 years.
The first factor I’m looking for in forever stocks is a dividend yield and there are a few reasons for that.
First is that, stocks that pay dividends just tend to do better. Now this graphic is a little jumbled but groups of stocks paying dividends and those with a history of growing their dividends are the blue lines at the top while no-dividend stocks and those cutting their cash payouts are the two bottom lines. The research this was based on has been sliced and diced every way but the simple truth is that dividend-paying companies beat the market.
One of the reasons for this is because that dividend payout acts as cash discipline on management. It’s harder to spend on those questionable projects if you know you’ve got to meet that $400 million dividend payment at the end of the quarter.
That dividend payment is like having some of your paycheck automatically invested instead of it sitting in your checking account tempting you to spend it on whatever commercial you see next. If you just don’t have the money sitting around, you’re less likely to spend it on stupid crap you don’t need.
Another reason I want to be investing in dividend stocks is because it’s always a positive return. This chart shows the percentage of return from dividends and price in each decade. Dividends might be a small part of your return when the market is booming like in the 90s but when the stock market crashes, that dividend return may be all you collect. Thirty years is a lot of bear markets so having those dividend stocks is going to be a lot of protection.
Now when I’m looking for dividend stocks, I want a company paying a yield of at least 2%. That’s the average dividend yield on the S&P 500 so I like to look for stocks paying maybe a little above average.
I also want to look at the payout ratio though and this is something we’ve talked about before. The payout ratio is the percentage of profits paid out to cover the dividend. I like to see a payout ratio of 60% or less so I know the company is keeping enough money back for growth as well as making those cash payments.
So obviously you know I’m all about dividend stocks but there’s another side of investing, looking at companies with the fastest growth. Think names like Tesla, Netflix and Amazon. This growth investing can be just as profitable or more than dividend investing so I need your opinion. Which do you want to see more videos about, dividend or growth investing. Just scroll down below the video and let me know in the comments.
An important note here, any type of investing can get really expensive if you’re buying and selling a lot. That’s why I’m using M1 Finance for our 2019 stock market challenge for a no-fee investing option that saves thousands.
The second factor I’m looking for in these long-term stocks to buy is going to take advantage of big macro trends. This means finding companies that will benefit from those large, universal trends like aging populations, food demand, automation.
We’re talking the massive, unstoppable forces that will unfold over decades. This kind of long-term investing is the best thing you can do for your portfolio and it’s really how some of these hedge funds managers like Seth Klarman make their billions.
This is one of my favorite ways to invest because it makes it so easy. You’re looking at these big trends and thinking, OK which sectors or industries of the economy will benefit? Those forces are going to drive demand for every company in that sector and industries so once you answer that question, you just look for the leaders in the group.
The best part is, you don’t have to pick that one best company because all the players in the group will benefit from these massive shifts.
Some of the biggest macro trends I’m watching include aging populations, so the fact that 10,000 Americans are reaching retirement age everyday and that’s going to affect everything from government services to consumer spending.
Food demand, global agricultural production just isn’t keeping up with demand, obviously automation and artificial intelligence will bring huge shifts in work and other areas.
Big data, and especially with the coming 5G networks I think will bring a wave of changes. Finally the shift in economic and political strength to Asia and here we’re not only talking about China which is the big one but also India and other parts of the region.
The third factor I’m looking for in long-term stocks is going to be just as important and that’s companies safe from the destruction in those macro trends. Just as a lot of opportunities are created from those massive trends, there’s also going to be that creative destruction that is the hallmark of capitalism.
With this one, think of entire industries like newspapers and magazines. Think of once hugely successful companies like Kodak that, while it’s survived, it’s hard to argue that the company is the giant it used to be.
Here I’m thinking about industries at risk from automation and AI and we’re not just talking about making the industry obsolete but the kind of change that will be hard for companies to keep up with.
There will always be a need for banking but the evolution to online banking, peer-to-peer lending and even digital currencies is making it very difficult for banks to keep up. You could have a best-of-breed bank stock but if they aren’t constantly adapting to these changes, it’s not going to last the thirty years.
I’m also looking at companies at risk to big regulatory concerns and what we’ll just call Death-by-Amazon. So here I want to stay away from pharmacy retail and drug makers, not because I think those industries won’t be around but because these big risks are evolving so quickly that a lot of companies won’t be able to keep up.
So those three factors are guiding my long-term investments but of course, I’m still doing that deep fundamental analysis when I pick stocks. I’m looking at cash flows and profitability like we’ve talked about in other videos and finding companies with a distinct advantage over competitors.
I know it’s a lot but nobody said finding the best stocks for the next 30 years would be easy. Now I’m going to reveal five names that I think could make the cut. Some of these are going to be pretty safe bets while others could be a little more risky.
Our first stock is an anchor for a lot of portfolios, Campbells Soup, ticker CPB. The $10 billion leader in packaged foods controls 60% of the canned soup market and a strong position in snacks and beverages. That kind of market share and size gives it negotiating power against retailers in shelf-space and pricing.
Management has made some missteps over the last couple of years but has also been the victim of some bad economics in food packaging. Food costs have been rising at around 3% annually but companies haven’t been able to pass these increases on to customers so profitability has suffered. Shares have fallen about 45% since mid-2016 but represent some great value right now.
Management has already driven $550 million in cost savings and expects another $400 million through 2022 which should rekindle some profitability. They’re also expecting to announce buyers for the international business and Bolthouse Farms Fresh segment by the end of the year. The two segments represent about $2.1 billion in revenue so I’m modeling around $4 billion from buyers that will significantly help to pay down some of that debt that’s acting as an overhang on the shares.
Earnings are expected 0.8% lower over the next four quarters but the company has a strong history of beating expectations. I’m forecasting $2.55 in earnings per share on stronger profitability which would put the shares around 14-times on a price-to-earnings basis.
The shares trade at a price of just 1.1-times sales which is a 40% discount to the five-year average and almost half the two-times average price-to-sales multiple in the industry so some good value here.
Besides a great valuation, solid dividend and just the strength of the company’s business, I love Campbells here for a potential catalyst. Activist hedge fund Third Point has been battling the company for years to unlock shareholder value and take control from the Dorrance family. The hedge fund owns about 7% of the shares and finally won an agreement last November to add two of its nominees to the board of directors.
That means shareholders have a strong voice on the board that is expert in increasing value. The hedge fund has said everything is on the table including a breakup of the company or asset sales to unlock value and investors get paid a 3.9% dividend while they wait.
So I like Campbells but you’re thinking, mmmm I just don’t see soup as a growth market that’s going to jump over the next 30 years. What else ya got for me?
China Mobile, ticker CHL, hits our list of stocks to buy for the long-term next. Just about every U.S. company has a ‘china’ plan to break into some part of the world’s second largest economy. Even though the U.S. economy is still about twice as big, China’s economy is adding almost twice the value to its economy every year because it’s growing so fast.
Getting exposure to that growth through U.S. companies with sales in China just isn’t enough. EVERY SINGLE INVESTOR needs to own some Chinese domestic stocks and China Mobile is one of my top picks.
The telecom company controls 61% of the 4G market and 60% of the total wireless market. With 916 million subscribers, it’s the largest telecom in the world and despite this ginormous size already, it’s still posting some astonishing growth. China Mobile also became the country’s largest fixed broadband provider last year, controlling 42% of the market and accounting for 73% of all new broadband customers versus the other two telecoms China Unicom and China Telecom.
China is determined to be the leader in 5G, it’s said so publicly and this is one of the first tech evolutions where it really has a chance to set the pace and it’s going to do it. That’s going to open up a lot of opportunity for telecoms and the broader economy. IoT smart connections among corporate clients increased 154% in the first half of last year to 384 million, that’s already more than the entire population of the United States.
Behind all this growth is also one of the strongest balance sheets I’ve seen with $70 billion in cash, that’s more than 30% of the company’s stock market value. For comparison, Apple’s cash stock pile is less than 10% of its market value and China Mobile is generating over $7.6 billion in free cash flow every year.
Shares pay a 3.9% dividend yield and the company pays out 48% of profits to the dividend which is solid but still obviously leaves lots of money for growth. At a price-to-sales ratio of two-times which is just under the 2.15-times average over the last five years, the shares aren’t a bargain here but the long-term potential is undisputed.
There is one major drawback to China Mobile, the controlling ownership by the Chinese government. As the controlling shareholder and regulator of all three domestic telecom operators, the government is a limiting force on how powerful any one company can become. In fact, over the last decade, it’s swapped out the CEOs of the companies twice to try distributing management experience and knowledge. The upside to all of this is that the Chinese market will continue to grow and the government wouldn’t consider letting anyone else play beyond the three established companies so you basically have an implicit guarantee for China Mobile.
ConAgra Foods, ticker CAG, is one I added to our 2019 Dividend Portfolio in February. The company is a U.S. powerhouse in prepared meals where it’s the second-largest in the industry. It has a 40% market share in canned tomatoes and more than a fifth of the meat snacks market with Slim Jim. The company has some solid brands in that relatively safer consumer staples sector so we’re talking dividends as well as a recession-proof industry.
Management fumbled big time with last year’s Pinnacle acquisition and had to lower the profit outlook by 20% late last year. The problems were centered around Pinnacle’s distribution business so a little harder to read but management has been very transparent since December about its plans going forward. I think they’re being overly conservative on estimates for a 5% sales decline and margin loss on the Pinnacle assets so the next surprise could be on the upside when things come out better than expected.
Despite the missteps, the Pinnacle deal still brought a lot of opportunity to the company with a position in the faster-growing frozen foods space. Consumer data is showing millennials are adopting frozen meals at a higher rate than previous generations and it’s hard to imagine a tech shift that could put this industry in jeopardy.
Shares of ConAgra pay a 3.9% dividend which management has affirmed with its new 2019 outlook and trade for just 9.9-times trailing earnings, that’s a 41% discount to the price multiple where it was trading in November. Cash flow is still solid and management is expecting $215 million in cost savings through 2022 on the acquisition. The average analyst price target is 50% higher than the current price and even the lowest price target is 8% higher.
Next we have the Vanguard Real Estate ETF, ticker VNQ, which is probably my favorite exchange traded fund and another in our 2019 challenge portfolio. It holds shares of 187 real estate companies spread across all the property types and across the United States.
Everyone in the community knows I’m a huge believer in real estate. I got my first professional job as a commercial property analyst while in college, I’ve managed my own rental properties and have seen real estate create more fortunes than any other asset. Real estate is truly a generational wealth-builder and will always be in demand.
The fund pays a 4.2% dividend yield and has returned 14.7% annually over the last decade. Beyond the solid cash yield and return, this is a great opportunity to take a little risk out of the stock market and have it in a real physical asset like property.
The fund has been under pressure over the last couple of years because of those rising interest rates. Obviously with the leverage used in real estate, any time you have rising rates, that’s going to weigh on returns but the Fed has signaled no more rate hikes this year and that could unleash a lot of value in real estate.
We saw the real estate fund in blue here outperforming stocks through 2017 when rates started heading higher. Looking more recently with that market crash last year and we’re seeing real estate outperform again.
Now I know I said I wanted to stay away from pharmaceutical stocks because of that potential for regulatory problems over drug prices but I think Cardinal Health, ticker CAH, deserves a spot on the list. The $15 billion leader in medical supplies and pharmaceutical distribution to hospitals and pharmacies is diversified enough that I think it can withstand some of that regulatory risk.
The biggest reason I’d overlook that risk of problems with drug pricing is the company’s position in one of the biggest and surest demographic trends, the aging population. The very middle of the Baby Boomer generation, those born in 1955, turn 64 years old this year. That still puts a tidal wave of people over the next two decades that will be increasing the demand for healthcare.
Between AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, these three companies control 90% of the pharmaceutical wholesale market in the country. Even if we do see true enthusiasm for drug price controls from the government, which is a long-shot to start, then I think it’s likely the industry can negotiate a compromise that still maintains solid profits while moderating price increases.
Management has identified over $300 million in cost savings it can drive this year and next which could rocket free cash flow. Shares pay a 3.8% dividend yield and the payout has grown at an 8% annualized clip over the last five years.
Analysts are only expecting 2.4% earnings growth to $5.10 per share over the next year but the company has a history of thrashing expectations. Over the last two years, management has surprised on the upside by 14% over expectations with even stronger results lately. Even the estimate though puts the shares at 10-times earnings so definitely some value in this one.
Finding stocks to buy now isn’t the only question you need to ask as investor. It’s just as important to find the investments that will not only grow your money but the companies that will be around when you retire. Use a few basic screens and analysis to find these forever stocks to invest your money and have the confidence that it will be there when you need it.

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buy stocks now that will stand the test of time and pay you to invest.
we love talking about the hot stocks here on the blog but what about the stocks you can buy and know they’ll produce solid returns for decades?
how do you find those forever stocks you can buy and just sit back and collect the checks?
it’s something every investor needs to know. gone are the days you could just park your money in huge companies like ge and feel confident that your money will be there when you retire.
in this video, i’ll reveal the three factors i look for when buying stocks for the long-term and five stocks to buy right now.
now i love to buy deep-value stocks and benefit from that near-term rebound. perfect example is the hanesbrands position in our 2019 stock market challenge. i saw rising online sales and strength in the activewear segment ahead of a 52% surge in the shares.
but you also need to be investing for the long-term, right? we want to be building a portfolio that benefits from quick wins but one where our stocks are going to withstand the test of time.
fortunately, there is a way to get both. get that short-term pop plus the long-term returns that will beat your investing goals, or as i call them, forever stocks.
that’s exactly what we’re going to be doing today. in this video, i’ll show you the three factors i look for when picking stocks to buy for the long-term. i’ll cover each factor then i’m going to be revealing five stocks to buy right now that i think will produce those double-digit returns over the next 30 years.
the first factor i’m looking for in forever stocks is a dividend yield and there are a few reasons for that.
first is that, stocks that pay dividends just tend to do better. now this graphic is a little jumbled but groups of stocks paying dividends and those with a history of growing their dividends are the blue lines at the top while no-dividend stocks and those cutting their cash payouts are the two bottom lines. the research this was based on has been sliced and diced every way but the simple truth is that dividend-paying companies beat the market.
one of the reasons for this is because that dividend payout acts as cash discipline on management. it’s harder to spend on those questionable projects if you know you’ve got to meet that $400 million dividend payment at the end of the quarter.
that dividend payment is like having some of your paycheck automatically invested instead of it sitting in your checking account tempting you to spend it on whatever commercial you see next. if you just don’t have the money sitting around, you’re less likely to spend it on stupid crap you don’t need.
another reason i want to be investing in dividend stocks is because it’s always a positive return. this chart shows the percentage of return from dividends and price in each decade. dividends might be a small part of your return when the market is booming like in the 90s but when the stock market crashes, that dividend return may be all you collect. thirty years is a lot of bear markets so having those dividend stocks is going to be a lot of protection.
now when i’m looking for dividend stocks, i want a company paying a yield of at least 2%. that’s the average dividend yield on the s&p 500 so i like to look for stocks paying maybe a little above average.
i also want to look at the payout ratio though and this is something we’ve talked about before. the payout ratio is the percentage of profits paid out to cover the dividend. i like to see a payout ratio of 60% or less so i know the company is keeping enough money back for growth as well as making those cash payments.
so obviously you know i’m all about dividend stocks but there’s another side of investing, looking at companies with the fastest growth. think names like tesla, netflix and amazon. this growth investing can be just as profitable or more than dividend investing so i need your opinion. which do you want to see more videos about, dividend or growth investing. just scroll down below the video and let me know in the comments.
an important note here, any type of investing can get really expensive if you’re buying and selling a lot. that’s why i’m using m1 finance for our 2019 stock market challenge for a no-fee investing option that saves thousands.
the second factor i’m looking for in these long-term stocks to buy is going to take advantage of big macro trends. this means finding companies that will benefit from those large, universal trends like aging populations, food demand, automation.
we’re talking the massive, unstoppable forces that will unfold over decades. this kind of long-term investing is the best thing you can do for your portfolio and it’s really how some of these hedge funds managers like seth klarman make their billions.
this is one of my favorite ways to invest because it makes it so easy. you’re looking at these big trends and thinking, ok which sectors or industries of the economy will benefit? those forces are going to drive demand for every company in that sector and industries so once you answer that question, you just look for the leaders in the group.
the best part is, you don’t have to pick that one best company because all the players in the group will benefit from these massive shifts.
some of the biggest macro trends i’m watching include aging populations, so the fact that 10,000 americans are reaching retirement age everyday and that’s going to affect everything from government services to consumer spending.
food demand, global agricultural production just isn’t keeping up with demand, obviously automation and artificial intelligence will bring huge shifts in work and other areas.
big data, and especially with the coming 5g networks i think will bring a wave of changes. finally the shift in economic and political strength to asia and here we’re not only talking about china which is the big one but also india and other parts of the region.
the third factor i’m looking for in long-term stocks is going to be just as important and that’s companies safe from the destruction in those macro trends. just as a lot of opportunities are created from those massive trends, there’s also going to be that creative destruction that is the hallmark of capitalism.
with this one, think of entire industries like newspapers and magazines. think of once hugely successful companies like kodak that, while it’s survived, it’s hard to argue that the company is the giant it used to be.
here i’m thinking about industries at risk from automation and ai and we’re not just talking about making the industry obsolete but the kind of change that will be hard for companies to keep up with.
there will always be a need for banking but the evolution to online banking, peer-to-peer lending and even digital currencies is making it very difficult for banks to keep up. you could have a best-of-breed bank stock but if they aren’t constantly adapting to these changes, it’s not going to last the thirty years.
i’m also looking at companies at risk to big regulatory concerns and what we’ll just call death-by-amazon. so here i want to stay away from pharmacy retail and drug makers, not because i think those industries won’t be around but because these big risks are evolving so quickly that a lot of companies won’t be able to keep up.
so those three factors are guiding my long-term investments but of course, i’m still doing that deep fundamental analysis when i pick stocks. i’m looking at cash flows and profitability like we’ve talked about in other videos and finding companies with a distinct advantage over competitors.
i know it’s a lot but nobody said finding the best stocks for the next 30 years would be easy. now i’m going to reveal five names that i think could make the cut. some of these are going to be pretty safe bets while others could be a little more risky.
our first stock is an anchor for a lot of portfolios, campbells soup, ticker cpb. the $10 billion leader in packaged foods controls 60% of the canned soup market and a strong position in snacks and beverages. that kind of market share and size gives it negotiating power against retailers in shelf-space and pricing.
management has made some missteps over the last couple of years but has also been the victim of some bad economics in food packaging. food costs have been rising at around 3% annually but companies haven’t been able to pass these increases on to customers so profitability has suffered. shares have fallen about 45% since mid-2016 but represent some great value right now.
management has already driven $550 million in cost savings and expects another $400 million through 2022 which should rekindle some profitability. they’re also expecting to announce buyers for the international business and bolthouse farms fresh segment by the end of the year. the two segments represent about $2.1 billion in revenue so i’m modeling around $4 billion from buyers that will significantly help to pay down some of that debt that’s acting as an overhang on the shares.
earnings are expected 0.8% lower over the next four quarters but the company has a strong history of beating expectations. i’m forecasting $2.55 in earnings per share on stronger profitability which would put the shares around 14-times on a price-to-earnings basis.
the shares trade at a price of just 1.1-times sales which is a 40% discount to the five-year average and almost half the two-times average price-to-sales multiple in the industry so some good value here.
besides a great valuation, solid dividend and just the strength of the company’s business, i love campbells here for a potential catalyst. activist hedge fund third point has been battling the company for years to unlock shareholder value and take control from the dorrance family. the hedge fund owns about 7% of the shares and finally won an agreement last november to add two of its nominees to the board of directors.
that means shareholders have a strong voice on the board that is expert in increasing value. the hedge fund has said everything is on the table including a breakup of the company or asset sales to unlock value and investors get paid a 3.9% dividend while they wait.
so i like campbells but you’re thinking, mmmm i just don’t see soup as a growth market that’s going to jump over the next 30 years. what else ya got for me?
china mobile, ticker chl, hits our list of stocks to buy for the long-term next. just about every u.s. company has a ‘china’ plan to break into some part of the world’s second largest economy. even though the u.s. economy is still about twice as big, china’s economy is adding almost twice the value to its economy every year because it’s growing so fast.
getting exposure to that growth through u.s. companies with sales in china just isn’t enough. every single investor needs to own some chinese domestic stocks and china mobile is one of my top picks.
the telecom company controls 61% of the 4g market and 60% of the total wireless market. with 916 million subscribers, it’s the largest telecom in the world and despite this ginormous size already, it’s still posting some astonishing growth. china mobile also became the country’s largest fixed broadband provider last year, controlling 42% of the market and accounting for 73% of all new broadband customers versus the other two telecoms china unicom and china telecom.
china is determined to be the leader in 5g, it’s said so publicly and this is one of the first tech evolutions where it really has a chance to set the pace and it’s going to do it. that’s going to open up a lot of opportunity for telecoms and the broader economy. iot smart connections among corporate clients increased 154% in the first half of last year to 384 million, that’s already more than the entire population of the united states.
behind all this growth is also one of the strongest balance sheets i’ve seen with $70 billion in cash, that’s more than 30% of the company’s stock market value. for comparison, apple’s cash stock pile is less than 10% of its market value and china mobile is generating over $7.6 billion in free cash flow every year.
shares pay a 3.9% dividend yield and the company pays out 48% of profits to the dividend which is solid but still obviously leaves lots of money for growth. at a price-to-sales ratio of two-times which is just under the 2.15-times average over the last five years, the shares aren’t a bargain here but the long-term potential is undisputed.
there is one major drawback to china mobile, the controlling ownership by the chinese government. as the controlling shareholder and regulator of all three domestic telecom operators, the government is a limiting force on how powerful any one company can become. in fact, over the last decade, it’s swapped out the ceos of the companies twice to try distributing management experience and knowledge. the upside to all of this is that the chinese market will continue to grow and the government wouldn’t consider letting anyone else play beyond the three established companies so you basically have an implicit guarantee for china mobile.
conagra foods, ticker cag, is one i added to our 2019 dividend portfolio in february. the company is a u.s. powerhouse in prepared meals where it’s the second-largest in the industry. it has a 40% market share in canned tomatoes and more than a fifth of the meat snacks market with slim jim. the company has some solid brands in that relatively safer consumer staples sector so we’re talking dividends as well as a recession-proof industry.
management fumbled big time with last year’s pinnacle acquisition and had to lower the profit outlook by 20% late last year. the problems were centered around pinnacle’s distribution business so a little harder to read but management has been very transparent since december about its plans going forward. i think they’re being overly conservative on estimates for a 5% sales decline and margin loss on the pinnacle assets so the next surprise could be on the upside when things come out better than expected.
despite the missteps, the pinnacle deal still brought a lot of opportunity to the company with a position in the faster-growing frozen foods space. consumer data is showing millennials are adopting frozen meals at a higher rate than previous generations and it’s hard to imagine a tech shift that could put this industry in jeopardy.
shares of conagra pay a 3.9% dividend which management has affirmed with its new 2019 outlook and trade for just 9.9-times trailing earnings, that’s a 41% discount to the price multiple where it was trading in november. cash flow is still solid and management is expecting $215 million in cost savings through 2022 on the acquisition. the average analyst price target is 50% higher than the current price and even the lowest price target is 8% higher.
next we have the vanguard real estate etf, ticker vnq, which is probably my favorite exchange traded fund and another in our 2019 challenge portfolio. it holds shares of 187 real estate companies spread across all the property types and across the united states.
everyone in the community knows i’m a huge believer in real estate. i got my first professional job as a commercial property analyst while in college, i’ve managed my own rental properties and have seen real estate create more fortunes than any other asset. real estate is truly a generational wealth-builder and will always be in demand.
the fund pays a 4.2% dividend yield and has returned 14.7% annually over the last decade. beyond the solid cash yield and return, this is a great opportunity to take a little risk out of the stock market and have it in a real physical asset like property.
the fund has been under pressure over the last couple of years because of those rising interest rates. obviously with the leverage used in real estate, any time you have rising rates, that’s going to weigh on returns but the fed has signaled no more rate hikes this year and that could unleash a lot of value in real estate.
we saw the real estate fund in blue here outperforming stocks through 2017 when rates started heading higher. looking more recently with that market crash last year and we’re seeing real estate outperform again.
now i know i said i wanted to stay away from pharmaceutical stocks because of that potential for regulatory problems over drug prices but i think cardinal health, ticker cah, deserves a spot on the list. the $15 billion leader in medical supplies and pharmaceutical distribution to hospitals and pharmacies is diversified enough that i think it can withstand some of that regulatory risk.
the biggest reason i’d overlook that risk of problems with drug pricing is the company’s position in one of the biggest and surest demographic trends, the aging population. the very middle of the baby boomer generation, those born in 1955, turn 64 years old this year. that still puts a tidal wave of people over the next two decades that will be increasing the demand for healthcare.
between amerisourcebergen, cardinal health and mckesson, these three companies control 90% of the pharmaceutical wholesale market in the country. even if we do see true enthusiasm for drug price controls from the government, which is a long-shot to start, then i think it’s likely the industry can negotiate a compromise that still maintains solid profits while moderating price increases.
management has identified over $300 million in cost savings it can drive this year and next which could rocket free cash flow. shares pay a 3.8% dividend yield and the payout has grown at an 8% annualized clip over the last five years.
analysts are only expecting 2.4% earnings growth to $5.10 per share over the next year but the company has a history of thrashing expectations. over the last two years, management has surprised on the upside by 14% over expectations with even stronger results lately. even the estimate though puts the shares at 10-times earnings so definitely some value in this one.
finding stocks to buy now isn’t the only question you need to ask as investor. it’s just as important to find the investments that will not only grow your money but the companies that will be around when you retire. use a few basic screens and analysis to find these forever stocks to invest your money and have the confidence that it will be there when you need it.


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UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office is seeking expressions of interest from qualified and experienced individuals, teams or organizations to develop description of information panels to be installed at 11 component sites of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an – Tian-shan Corridor World Heritage (WH) property in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This action is organized within the framework EU/UNESCO Project: “Silk Road Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage”.
1. Individuals (communication, PR and/or media specialists, cultural heritage specialists) or organizations with good knowledge in the area of communication, culture/cultural heritage, tourism.
2. Good writing skills are essential.
3. Professional English is essential.
4. Knowledge/expertise and experience in the field of communication, PR, media and/or cultural heritage is essential.
5. Experience in developing and communicating messages aimed at raising awareness, delivering information and ideas is essential.
6. Knowledge of UNESCO’s 1972 World Heritage Convention and Guidelines is desirable.
2. Competitiveness of the financial proposal.
All mandatory documentation (please see “Response to Request” should be submitted by email to a.zhanseitova@unesco.org by 18:00 Almaty time on Monday, 4 March 2019.

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unesco almaty cluster office is seeking expressions of interest from qualified and experienced individuals, teams or organizations to develop description of information panels to be installed at 11 component sites of the silk roads: the routes network of chang’an – tian-shan corridor world heritage (wh) property in kazakhstan and kyrgyzstan. this action is organized within the framework eu/unesco project: “silk road heritage corridors in afghanistan, central asia and iran – international dimension of the european year of cultural heritage”.
1. individuals (communication, pr and/or media specialists, cultural heritage specialists) or organizations with good knowledge in the area of communication, culture/cultural heritage, tourism.
2. good writing skills are essential.
3. professional english is essential.
4. knowledge/expertise and experience in the field of communication, pr, media and/or cultural heritage is essential.
5. experience in developing and communicating messages aimed at raising awareness, delivering information and ideas is essential.
6. knowledge of unesco’s 1972 world heritage convention and guidelines is desirable.
2. competitiveness of the financial proposal.
all mandatory documentation (please see “response to request” should be submitted by email to a.zhanseitova@unesco.org by 18:00 almaty time on monday, 4 march 2019.


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Chief Servant Adama Barrow just concluded his two-week long meet the people’s tour where he made several promises. Reading various media reports I got to understand that these promises form part of 42 projects that are identified under his National Development Plan.
Since the days of Jawara and then Yaya Jammeh we have these presidential countrywide tours where numerous promises are made. In most cases these promises are not fulfilled but get repeated at every tour.
This trend has to stop. But if only citizens begin to actively identify these promises in order to track their implementation.
Citizens in each and every village, town, ward, district or region must begin to list these promises made to them so that after the tour they start the process of following up with the relevant Government institutions as well as their National Assembly Member and Local Government Chairperson, Governor and Mayor to ensure that the promises that the Chief Servant gave them are fulfilled.
This is the only way we will end the usual practice of empty promises imposed on citizens by politicians. This is the only way we will make our presidents honest and effective. This is the only way citizens will ensure that no politicians and public officers take them for a ride.
Therefore, to start that process, I have gone through various media reports to capture some of the promises made by the Chief Servant Adam Barrow and some of his ministers during the tour. I urge you to also go back to those reports to identify which promise was made to your village or town or ward or district or region. We must not let Adama Barrow treat us as how DK Jawara and Yaya Jammeh treated us.
11. To build fish processing factories and storage facilities in Tanji and Brufut that would create more than 20, 000 jobs. Work to begin 2019.
15. To make Jarra and Kiang the first to benefit from national electricity roadmap.
19. Minster of Education Claudiana Cole promised Kombo North a new and accessible senior secondary school for the district if the people can provide land.
26. A digital register that would register all pregnant women in the country to enable health workers to monitor, respond and send alerts to them.
What was promised to your village or town or region? Find out and start tracking the fulfilment of the promises. Promises, when made, are to be kept and not broken!
CSOs and NAMs and other stakeholder must also follow up on these promises. Let us help Barrow fulfil his promises!
Adamas’ track record has so far failed the apt title of “chief servant” after merely one and a half year in office. He is gradually turning into a tyrant, warning would-be protesters about severe consequences Jammeh-style, and demeaning Gambian political activists abroad (I have a problem with the term diasporans, whatever that means). Don’t shy away from the term a dictator in the making, Madi.
We are witnessing glaring similarities between Adama and the past FAILED presidents of the republic. That should be a call for more vigilance and scrutiny of all aspects and branches of an administration that is evidently taking us downhill. Nevertheless, expecting any different results from Adama and Ousainou, from that of Dawda and Yaya will be pure insanity.
Madi keep up the unflinching loyalty to your people and the truth.
I say jerre jeff, njaraama, abaaraka.

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chief servant adama barrow just concluded his two-week long meet the people’s tour where he made several promises. reading various media reports i got to understand that these promises form part of 42 projects that are identified under his national development plan.
since the days of jawara and then yaya jammeh we have these presidential countrywide tours where numerous promises are made. in most cases these promises are not fulfilled but get repeated at every tour.
this trend has to stop. but if only citizens begin to actively identify these promises in order to track their implementation.
citizens in each and every village, town, ward, district or region must begin to list these promises made to them so that after the tour they start the process of following up with the relevant government institutions as well as their national assembly member and local government chairperson, governor and mayor to ensure that the promises that the chief servant gave them are fulfilled.
this is the only way we will end the usual practice of empty promises imposed on citizens by politicians. this is the only way we will make our presidents honest and effective. this is the only way citizens will ensure that no politicians and public officers take them for a ride.
therefore, to start that process, i have gone through various media reports to capture some of the promises made by the chief servant adam barrow and some of his ministers during the tour. i urge you to also go back to those reports to identify which promise was made to your village or town or ward or district or region. we must not let adama barrow treat us as how dk jawara and yaya jammeh treated us.
11. to build fish processing factories and storage facilities in tanji and brufut that would create more than 20, 000 jobs. work to begin 2019.
15. to make jarra and kiang the first to benefit from national electricity roadmap.
19. minster of education claudiana cole promised kombo north a new and accessible senior secondary school for the district if the people can provide land.
26. a digital register that would register all pregnant women in the country to enable health workers to monitor, respond and send alerts to them.
what was promised to your village or town or region? find out and start tracking the fulfilment of the promises. promises, when made, are to be kept and not broken!
csos and nams and other stakeholder must also follow up on these promises. let us help barrow fulfil his promises!
adamas’ track record has so far failed the apt title of “chief servant” after merely one and a half year in office. he is gradually turning into a tyrant, warning would-be protesters about severe consequences jammeh-style, and demeaning gambian political activists abroad (i have a problem with the term diasporans, whatever that means). don’t shy away from the term a dictator in the making, madi.
we are witnessing glaring similarities between adama and the past failed presidents of the republic. that should be a call for more vigilance and scrutiny of all aspects and branches of an administration that is evidently taking us downhill. nevertheless, expecting any different results from adama and ousainou, from that of dawda and yaya will be pure insanity.
madi keep up the unflinching loyalty to your people and the truth.
i say jerre jeff, njaraama, abaaraka.


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87 out of 100. Incorporating 1300+ ratings and reviews.
The JamMan Stereo is the current JamMan series flagship looper pedal, and while it has been years since it was first introduced, it is still very much relevant and in demand.
It stays true to the original JamMan design, focusing more on the needs of singer/guitarists with its four footswitch interface, stereo input/output, and microphone compatibility via a balanced XLR input.
As expected, there's a lot of loop recording time to work with, thanks to its 35 minutes total recording time and 99 internal memory slots. And if that's not enough, you can expand the memory to 16 hours via an SDHC card, and add another 99 memory slots.
DigiTech added a bunch of extras that include Reverse playback, three different stop modes (Fade, Finish, Stop), tempo adjustments, and built-in metronome.
Dimensions: 6.84" x 6.70" x 2.89"
The DigiTech JamMan Stereo continues to be reasonably well regarded, even after many years of being available. Its sound quality gets most of the positive feedback, from guitarists who use the pedal to build, save and play their own backing tracks. The four footswitches also offer better control, compared to compact single footswitch loopers.
While many are pleased with its capabilities, there are some that find the JamMan Stereo lacking, especially when compared to what recently released loopers can do.
We recommend that you check out some of the newer alternatives before buying this one - you'll find our current recommended list in our guide to The Best Loop Pedals.

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87 out of 100. incorporating 1300+ ratings and reviews.
the jamman stereo is the current jamman series flagship looper pedal, and while it has been years since it was first introduced, it is still very much relevant and in demand.
it stays true to the original jamman design, focusing more on the needs of singer/guitarists with its four footswitch interface, stereo input/output, and microphone compatibility via a balanced xlr input.
as expected, there's a lot of loop recording time to work with, thanks to its 35 minutes total recording time and 99 internal memory slots. and if that's not enough, you can expand the memory to 16 hours via an sdhc card, and add another 99 memory slots.
digitech added a bunch of extras that include reverse playback, three different stop modes (fade, finish, stop), tempo adjustments, and built-in metronome.
dimensions: 6.84" x 6.70" x 2.89"
the digitech jamman stereo continues to be reasonably well regarded, even after many years of being available. its sound quality gets most of the positive feedback, from guitarists who use the pedal to build, save and play their own backing tracks. the four footswitches also offer better control, compared to compact single footswitch loopers.
while many are pleased with its capabilities, there are some that find the jamman stereo lacking, especially when compared to what recently released loopers can do.
we recommend that you check out some of the newer alternatives before buying this one - you'll find our current recommended list in our guide to the best loop pedals.


text: Help Florence restore her familys fortune in Secret Diaries: Florence Ashford, a wonderful Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game! In order to pay off her fathers debt, and regain the Ashford familys riches, Florence is off to the Marquis Henry. The Marquis is wealthy, and Florence has set off to marry him. Explore Bucklebury manor and discover the truth about the Marquis!

lowercased: help florence restore her familys fortune in secret diaries: florence ashford, a wonderful hidden object puzzle adventure game! in order to pay off her fathers debt, and regain the ashford familys riches, florence is off to the marquis henry. the marquis is wealthy, and florence has set off to marry him. explore bucklebury manor and discover the truth about the marquis!


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A brand’s reputation is in the hands of its clients. With the virtual platforms slowly taking over, it is important for every business to gain the trust of customers.
At Digital Hub Solution, we work towards offering the best brand reputation management services. We understand that there’s intense competition and thus we work hard to build a favorable image of your company.
Why Select Digital Hub Solution for Brand Reputation Management?
Our team of ORM managers keeps a check on the number of visitors that your website is receiving. Other than that, we also monitor the reviews received across all online channels. We use certain tools that make all of this easier and quicker.
The market is constantly changing along with the customers’ demands and needs. So, it is necessary to maintain a solid brand reputation. Updating your website with the on-going trends keeps the customers engaged and helps gain their trust.
Being a Digital Marketing firm, we know the value of Search Engine Optimization. So, we monitor the content published on social media platforms. We always want to ensure that relevant keywords are placed in any kind of posted content.
At Digital Hub Solution we never take customers for granted. So, we keep a check on every little response that your brand receives on social media channels. Whether it is a comment or a tweet, we ensure that the customer always receives a reply.
Want to improve your brand’s reputation? Connect with Digital Hub Solution. Our brand reputation management strategies will definitely help you make a difference.

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a brand’s reputation is in the hands of its clients. with the virtual platforms slowly taking over, it is important for every business to gain the trust of customers.
at digital hub solution, we work towards offering the best brand reputation management services. we understand that there’s intense competition and thus we work hard to build a favorable image of your company.
why select digital hub solution for brand reputation management?
our team of orm managers keeps a check on the number of visitors that your website is receiving. other than that, we also monitor the reviews received across all online channels. we use certain tools that make all of this easier and quicker.
the market is constantly changing along with the customers’ demands and needs. so, it is necessary to maintain a solid brand reputation. updating your website with the on-going trends keeps the customers engaged and helps gain their trust.
being a digital marketing firm, we know the value of search engine optimization. so, we monitor the content published on social media platforms. we always want to ensure that relevant keywords are placed in any kind of posted content.
at digital hub solution we never take customers for granted. so, we keep a check on every little response that your brand receives on social media channels. whether it is a comment or a tweet, we ensure that the customer always receives a reply.
want to improve your brand’s reputation? connect with digital hub solution. our brand reputation management strategies will definitely help you make a difference.


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The pay-per-click (PPC) landscape is ever changing. In the first half of this year alone we have seen some major announcements from Google AdWords that have shaken up the world of ecommerce and paid advertising in 2016.
During the Google Performance Summit held earlier this year the search giant introduced new upgrades, features, designs and product types to its AdWords and Analytics platforms. We take a look at the four that caught our attention in relation to paid advertising.
High on Google’s list of things to do for 2017 is the redesign of its AdWords user interface. This is because many people find the current AdWords dashboard to be quite tricky when it comes to finding the data and insights you need.
The new interface is designed to bring the most important features together to allow a quick overview of the campaign. This will allow all parties to better communicate account insights and facts and redirect your attention to optimising elements that have the most impact.
Pay-per-Click helps you target your ads to customers in certain countries, regions or cities – or within a set distance from your business or shop. Your business gets found by people on Google precisely when they’re searching for the things that you offer.
In February this year Google announced that it was doing away with right side ads in a bid to bring uniformity to the Google experience across devices. With this came the introduction of expanded text ads. What this means for advertisers is that headlines are now much bigger as in two 30-character headlines bigger. This is a step up from the single headline with just 25 characters.
This has huge implications for advertisers. Google has already reported a 25% increase in click through rates for advertisers as a result of the change. The search giant also says that longer headlines will be more useful for advertisers by allowing for better qualified traffic.
For a Pay-Per-Click campaign that pops! Contact Digital Cloud today.

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the pay-per-click (ppc) landscape is ever changing. in the first half of this year alone we have seen some major announcements from google adwords that have shaken up the world of ecommerce and paid advertising in 2016.
during the google performance summit held earlier this year the search giant introduced new upgrades, features, designs and product types to its adwords and analytics platforms. we take a look at the four that caught our attention in relation to paid advertising.
high on google’s list of things to do for 2017 is the redesign of its adwords user interface. this is because many people find the current adwords dashboard to be quite tricky when it comes to finding the data and insights you need.
the new interface is designed to bring the most important features together to allow a quick overview of the campaign. this will allow all parties to better communicate account insights and facts and redirect your attention to optimising elements that have the most impact.
pay-per-click helps you target your ads to customers in certain countries, regions or cities – or within a set distance from your business or shop. your business gets found by people on google precisely when they’re searching for the things that you offer.
in february this year google announced that it was doing away with right side ads in a bid to bring uniformity to the google experience across devices. with this came the introduction of expanded text ads. what this means for advertisers is that headlines are now much bigger as in two 30-character headlines bigger. this is a step up from the single headline with just 25 characters.
this has huge implications for advertisers. google has already reported a 25% increase in click through rates for advertisers as a result of the change. the search giant also says that longer headlines will be more useful for advertisers by allowing for better qualified traffic.
for a pay-per-click campaign that pops! contact digital cloud today.


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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday criticised the Congress party for nominating cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, calling it a ploy to distract public attention.
“Congress, which is a sinking ship, denied him (Tendulkar) the Bharat Ratna but is nominating him to the Rajya Sabha as a tactic to distract the media and people from issues such as black money and corruption,” said Ramdev at a press conference here.
“If inducting cricketers and celebrities in parliament can bring back black money back into the country, I request the people in power to induct every cricketer and celebrity,” he said.
He claimed that political pressure was being put on Tendulkar from several quarters to accept the nomination.
On his decision to join hands with activist Anna Hazare to fight corruption, Ramdev said “political forces” were questioning his decision.
“Some corrupt corporates and political leaders are not comfortable with us coming together. So, they keep questioning our unity,” he said.
“Neither Anna Hazare nor me claimed that we were going to unite our two campaigns. But we’ll keep coming together whenever needed just like we have planned for June 3,” he said.
Ramdev said there was no rift between him and Hazare, and that their “frequencies matched”.
He said just and equitable institutions needed to be put in place of corrupt institutions. For this, he would keep a fast along with Hazare at Jantar Mantar on June 3.
During the press meet, Ramdev also announced his itinerary for the thrid part of his Bharat Swabhiman Yatra. He said the journey would start May 1 and end June 3 with the fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
“During the ‘yatra,’ people in power will try to malign me, which is expected. But when that happens, I request the media to also hear our side of the story so that the complete picture can come out in the public,” he said.
After a gap of six months portals of famous Himalayan shrine Kedarnath today reopened for pilgrims. The temple, situated in Rudraprayag district at a height of 3,584 meter, was reopened at 0715 hours in the morning according to ‘mahurat’, sources said.
The ‘mahurat’ was decided on Mahashivrati at Ukhimath area on February 20. The head priest of the temple, Rawal, performed the ‘Abhishek’ after openeing of the doors, sources said. Thousands of pilgrims flocked the temple after opening of the doors.
The Chardhams, comprising the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Garhwal Himalayas reopen for pilgrims in April-May every year after remaining closed for nearly six months during winters as the area remain snow-bound during the period. The annual Chardham yatra is considered as a backbone of the thriving religious tourism in the state that attracts nearly 15-16 lakh pilgrims every year from home and abroad.
Delhi’s anti-corruption ombudsman Manmohan Sarin today advocated the need for social boycott of the corrupt and rued the “indifference” of the silent majority towards the menace.
“Unless people condemn, despise, and excommunicate the dishonest, the corrupt will continue to enjoy status and respect in society”, Sarin said speaking at the launch of ‘Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre Helpline’ by Transparency International India.
“The indifference of silent majority is the real cause of corruption. Till you are not personally affected by corruption, you look the other way”, he said. The Lokayukta lamented that complicated laws and lengthy judicial procedures help the corrupt to go scot free.
“Corrupt people go scot free due to long time of trial and I have no hesitation in saying that the truth is that people with money get away”, he said. “Laws are complicated and are not citizen friendly which gives an opportunity to authorities for corrupt practises”, he said. He asked the media to run a sustained campaign against corruption. “The media should not stop at just one report.
It has to be a sustained campaign against wrong. It is the duty of media”, he said. Advocating administrative and financial autonomy for Lokayukta office, he said that in states where the Chief Minister is not included under Lokayukta, the Lokayukta does not face any problem. “States where the Chief Minister does not come under Lokayukta Act, there is no problem faced by the Lokayukta”, he said.
He said that instilling moral and ethical values in people at young age can help in tackling corruption. “The fall in moral values in society is also to be blamed for rising corruption.
We should catch people young and give them moral and ethical values”, he said. The toll free helpline number of ‘Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre’ by Transparency International India will inform citizen about their legal rights, provide legal assistance and equip them to take action on cases of corruption that they have been victims of.
“A victim of corruption can call our helpline and take legal advice from our lawyer. After that if they need any assistance in drafting complaint and approaching the right department, our team will help them”, P S Bawa, Chairman Transparency International India said. Transparency International India is the accredited India chapter of the international civil society organisation based in Berlin.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said that actress Rekha and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar “deserved” to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
“In each session of Parliament, President nominates few set of people for Rajya Sabha from the fields of art, film etc.
It is an honorary position. Whoever nominated for this (Rajya Sabha) are deserving people (sic),” Big B told reporters at an event held for promotion of his soon-to-be-released film, ‘Department’. “I remember even (actress) Nargisji was nominated for Rajya Sabha,” he said.
However, the nomination of the maestro to the Upper House seems to have not gone down well with actor Sanjay Dutt. “It is an honour to be in Rajya Sabha. I am a die-hard fan of Sachin…he is a pride…jewel of India. But I am not happy that he is a Rajya Sabha member….he should have been the way he is,” Dutt said.
When asked if being a parliamentarian will be too demanding for Rekha and Sachin, Bachchan said, “It is their personal decision…leave it to them”. Meanwhile, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who was also present on the occasion, evaded direct reply on the issue, saying, “I have no idea about cricket and politics”.
ISRO has said the indigenously built Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), launched on April 26, has been placed in its final Polar Sun-synchronous Orbit of 536 km height.
“PSLV-C19 had placed RISAT-1 in a polar orbit of 470 km X 480 km. As planned, on April 27-28, the satellite propulsion system was used in four orbital manoeuvres to raise the height of the orbit of RISAT-1 to 536 km,” ISRO said in a statement here.
The satellite is now in its final orbital configuration and in good health. In the coming days, various elements of the C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar will be tested and calibrated as a prelude to payload operations, it said.
“As compared to the optical remote sensing satellites that depend upon sunlight, the Synthetic Aperture Radar of RISAT-1 transmits its own radar pulses (at 5.35 GHz) to study the objects on Earth. This facilitates (i) cloud penetration and (ii) imaging even without sunlight. For RISAT-1, imaging sessions around both 6 AM and 6 PM have been chosen,” it said.
The 1,858 kg RISAT-1, whose images will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, was launched on board the PSLV-C19 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, around 90 km from Chennai.
The Amnesty International has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps for immediate release of all protesters arrested in connection with the anti-Koodankulam Nuclear plant agitation and drop “false” charges against them.
Amnesty International members also referred to S.P.Udhayakumar, PMANE convenor’s charge that the Indian authorities had “failed” to respond satisfactorily to several site and safety concerns raised by an independent group of experts.
They expressed “dismay” that officials belonging to the Home Ministry searched Udhayakumar’s home and that police had “harassed” shop-keepers who were in solidarity with the protesters.
“The charges against the protesters constitute a deliberate attempt by the authorities to silence them despite the fact that the protests had been peaceful,” the letter to the Prime Minister said.
Amnesty International members who have signed the letter include senior functionary Peter Cattan of Switzerland. A copy of the letter was released to the press here today.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday hinted at an impending hike in fuel prices saying that there is need for such an exercise to balance the effects of the spiralling oil import bill.
“With imports accounting for about 80 percent of our crude supplies, the spiralling prices of crude in the international market have put a severe strain on our import bill,” Singh said in a speech while inaugurating a refinery here.
“We also need to rationalize prices and at the same time ensure that the poor and needy are shielded from the effects of such a rationalization,” he said.
The prime minister’s comments came in the wake of demands by oil marketing companies (OMCs) which say they either be allowed to raise petrol prices or the government should compensate them for the underrecoveries. The OMCs say their inability to raise prices from Dec 16, 2011 to March 31, 2012 has resulted in total under-recovery of Rs.2,287 crore.
“The challenges we face on the energy front are formidable. We need adequate supplies of energy at affordable prices. Domestic sources of crude oil and gas are inadequate to meet the growing demands of our rapidly expanding economy,” he said.
India also needed to conserve energy and there was “no room for inefficient and wasteful usage of fuel”, said the prime minister.
The 60 Years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign will be celebrated in Britain with Rajasthani touch.
The 11-member Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band will perform in London June 2 and 3 rubbing shoulders with famous artists like Elton John in presence of heads of several states and world renowned personalities.
“The organising committee of these events examined our previous international performances over the past ten years and selected the Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band to perform at London,” the band’s group leader Amrit Hussain said.
“It is a very big event and we are unable to express our happiness in words. We expect to enthrall the audience and our aim is to give a taste of Indian music to the international audience with Indian and Rajasthani traditional music with a mix of Western instruments,” he added.
The band will use a mix of traditional Indian and Western instruments to perform popular Bollywood, jazz, pop and self-composed music, making it the first group from India to perform at such an event, Hussain claimed.
He said over the past nine years, the band has performed at about 600 concerts in 40 countries. It has participated in prestigious music festivals like Sziget (Hungary), Paleo (Switzerland), and Pori Jazz Fest (Finland).
Originating from Jaipur, the city of the maharajas, the band consists of seven to eight musicians, a female traditional Rajasthani dancer and a juggler or fire eater. They play a range of traditional brass instruments, including trumpets, trombones, tubas, clarinets, tabla, base drum and saxophones and perform traditional dances.
Amrit said that roots of the Indian brass band music go deep into the subcontinent’s colonial past.
“Introduced in the middle of the 18th century by the British, thousands of brass bands play at carnivals, national or religious festivals and local marriage celebrations across the country. In Rajasthan alone, there are over 2,000 brass bands performing regularly,” he added.
“We have tried to include in our team the best performers out of the 2,000-odd brass bands,” he added.
In a move to curb corruption in government offices, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has given his consent to an ordinance to set up special courts which will have the power to seize/attach properties of corrupt officials.
“Chief Minister Munda has given his approval to set up ‘Jharkhand special court ordinance 2012′. The ordinance has been sent to the governor for notification,” an official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) told IANS Saturday.
The special courts will issue notices within 30 days of the petition against the tainted officers.
To fight corruption in government offices, Jharkhand has already formulated the Right to Services Act and the Electronic Delivery Services Act.
India’s nominee, Justice Dalveer Bhandari, a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, has been elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the first time an Indian has managed to get this key international post in over two decades.
Bhandari secured 122 votes in the United Nations General Assembly against 58 for his Filipino rival, Syed Akbaruddin, the spokesperson of the external affairs, said here.
In simultaneous elections Friday at the UN headquarters in New York, Bhandari also secured an absolute majority in the Security Council.
In the election to the ICJ, a primary judicial organ of the United Nations, commonly referred to as the World Court, Bhandari was locked in a fierce contest with Justice Florentino P. Feliciano of the Philippines.
Bhadari takes the place of Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh of Jordan who resigned from the Asia-Pacific region seat at the end of 2011.
An eminent legal luminary, Bhandari will serve the remainder of the term 2012-18. India was last represented at the ICJ more than two decades ago.
The 64-year-old Justice Bhandari has variegated experience in international law and is well-versed with the working of the UN. Bhandari has been on India’s apex court since 2005 and has served in the higher Indian judiciary for over two decades. He will retire in September this year. He served as the chairperson of the Delhi Centre of the International Law Association for several years.
Bhandari is also a member of leading international academic and legal bodies and is closely associated with a large number of committees dealing with various aspects of international law such as: human rights, biotechnology, sustainable development, securities regulation, trade, nuclear weapons, non-proliferation and contemporary international law and space.
Acknowledging his outstanding contribution, the Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, US while celebrating its 150 Years (1859-2009) selected Bhandari as one of its 16 most illustrious and distinguished alumni.
In New Delhi, the Supreme Court Thursday had refused to quash Bhandari’s nomination as a judge for the ICJ.
Established in June 1945 by the charter of the United Nations, in The Hague, Netherlands, ICJ’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorised United Nations organs and specialised agencies.

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yoga guru baba ramdev saturday criticised the congress party for nominating cricketing legend sachin tendulkar to the rajya sabha, calling it a ploy to distract public attention.
“congress, which is a sinking ship, denied him (tendulkar) the bharat ratna but is nominating him to the rajya sabha as a tactic to distract the media and people from issues such as black money and corruption,” said ramdev at a press conference here.
“if inducting cricketers and celebrities in parliament can bring back black money back into the country, i request the people in power to induct every cricketer and celebrity,” he said.
he claimed that political pressure was being put on tendulkar from several quarters to accept the nomination.
on his decision to join hands with activist anna hazare to fight corruption, ramdev said “political forces” were questioning his decision.
“some corrupt corporates and political leaders are not comfortable with us coming together. so, they keep questioning our unity,” he said.
“neither anna hazare nor me claimed that we were going to unite our two campaigns. but we’ll keep coming together whenever needed just like we have planned for june 3,” he said.
ramdev said there was no rift between him and hazare, and that their “frequencies matched”.
he said just and equitable institutions needed to be put in place of corrupt institutions. for this, he would keep a fast along with hazare at jantar mantar on june 3.
during the press meet, ramdev also announced his itinerary for the thrid part of his bharat swabhiman yatra. he said the journey would start may 1 and end june 3 with the fast at jantar mantar in new delhi.
“during the ‘yatra,’ people in power will try to malign me, which is expected. but when that happens, i request the media to also hear our side of the story so that the complete picture can come out in the public,” he said.
after a gap of six months portals of famous himalayan shrine kedarnath today reopened for pilgrims. the temple, situated in rudraprayag district at a height of 3,584 meter, was reopened at 0715 hours in the morning according to ‘mahurat’, sources said.
the ‘mahurat’ was decided on mahashivrati at ukhimath area on february 20. the head priest of the temple, rawal, performed the ‘abhishek’ after openeing of the doors, sources said. thousands of pilgrims flocked the temple after opening of the doors.
the chardhams, comprising the shrines of badrinath, kedarnath, gangotri and yamunotri in garhwal himalayas reopen for pilgrims in april-may every year after remaining closed for nearly six months during winters as the area remain snow-bound during the period. the annual chardham yatra is considered as a backbone of the thriving religious tourism in the state that attracts nearly 15-16 lakh pilgrims every year from home and abroad.
delhi’s anti-corruption ombudsman manmohan sarin today advocated the need for social boycott of the corrupt and rued the “indifference” of the silent majority towards the menace.
“unless people condemn, despise, and excommunicate the dishonest, the corrupt will continue to enjoy status and respect in society”, sarin said speaking at the launch of ‘advocacy and legal advice centre helpline’ by transparency international india.
“the indifference of silent majority is the real cause of corruption. till you are not personally affected by corruption, you look the other way”, he said. the lokayukta lamented that complicated laws and lengthy judicial procedures help the corrupt to go scot free.
“corrupt people go scot free due to long time of trial and i have no hesitation in saying that the truth is that people with money get away”, he said. “laws are complicated and are not citizen friendly which gives an opportunity to authorities for corrupt practises”, he said. he asked the media to run a sustained campaign against corruption. “the media should not stop at just one report.
it has to be a sustained campaign against wrong. it is the duty of media”, he said. advocating administrative and financial autonomy for lokayukta office, he said that in states where the chief minister is not included under lokayukta, the lokayukta does not face any problem. “states where the chief minister does not come under lokayukta act, there is no problem faced by the lokayukta”, he said.
he said that instilling moral and ethical values in people at young age can help in tackling corruption. “the fall in moral values in society is also to be blamed for rising corruption.
we should catch people young and give them moral and ethical values”, he said. the toll free helpline number of ‘advocacy and legal advice centre’ by transparency international india will inform citizen about their legal rights, provide legal assistance and equip them to take action on cases of corruption that they have been victims of.
“a victim of corruption can call our helpline and take legal advice from our lawyer. after that if they need any assistance in drafting complaint and approaching the right department, our team will help them”, p s bawa, chairman transparency international india said. transparency international india is the accredited india chapter of the international civil society organisation based in berlin.
megastar amitabh bachchan today said that actress rekha and cricket icon sachin tendulkar “deserved” to be nominated to the rajya sabha.
“in each session of parliament, president nominates few set of people for rajya sabha from the fields of art, film etc.
it is an honorary position. whoever nominated for this (rajya sabha) are deserving people (sic),” big b told reporters at an event held for promotion of his soon-to-be-released film, ‘department’. “i remember even (actress) nargisji was nominated for rajya sabha,” he said.
however, the nomination of the maestro to the upper house seems to have not gone down well with actor sanjay dutt. “it is an honour to be in rajya sabha. i am a die-hard fan of sachin…he is a pride…jewel of india. but i am not happy that he is a rajya sabha member….he should have been the way he is,” dutt said.
when asked if being a parliamentarian will be too demanding for rekha and sachin, bachchan said, “it is their personal decision…leave it to them”. meanwhile, filmmaker ram gopal varma, who was also present on the occasion, evaded direct reply on the issue, saying, “i have no idea about cricket and politics”.
isro has said the indigenously built radar imaging satellite (risat-1), launched on april 26, has been placed in its final polar sun-synchronous orbit of 536 km height.
“pslv-c19 had placed risat-1 in a polar orbit of 470 km x 480 km. as planned, on april 27-28, the satellite propulsion system was used in four orbital manoeuvres to raise the height of the orbit of risat-1 to 536 km,” isro said in a statement here.
the satellite is now in its final orbital configuration and in good health. in the coming days, various elements of the c-band synthetic aperture radar will be tested and calibrated as a prelude to payload operations, it said.
“as compared to the optical remote sensing satellites that depend upon sunlight, the synthetic aperture radar of risat-1 transmits its own radar pulses (at 5.35 ghz) to study the objects on earth. this facilitates (i) cloud penetration and (ii) imaging even without sunlight. for risat-1, imaging sessions around both 6 am and 6 pm have been chosen,” it said.
the 1,858 kg risat-1, whose images will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, was launched on board the pslv-c19 from the satish dhawan space centre, around 90 km from chennai.
the amnesty international has appealed to prime minister manmohan singh to take steps for immediate release of all protesters arrested in connection with the anti-koodankulam nuclear plant agitation and drop “false” charges against them.
amnesty international members also referred to s.p.udhayakumar, pmane convenor’s charge that the indian authorities had “failed” to respond satisfactorily to several site and safety concerns raised by an independent group of experts.
they expressed “dismay” that officials belonging to the home ministry searched udhayakumar’s home and that police had “harassed” shop-keepers who were in solidarity with the protesters.
“the charges against the protesters constitute a deliberate attempt by the authorities to silence them despite the fact that the protests had been peaceful,” the letter to the prime minister said.
amnesty international members who have signed the letter include senior functionary peter cattan of switzerland. a copy of the letter was released to the press here today.
prime minister manmohan singh saturday hinted at an impending hike in fuel prices saying that there is need for such an exercise to balance the effects of the spiralling oil import bill.
“with imports accounting for about 80 percent of our crude supplies, the spiralling prices of crude in the international market have put a severe strain on our import bill,” singh said in a speech while inaugurating a refinery here.
“we also need to rationalize prices and at the same time ensure that the poor and needy are shielded from the effects of such a rationalization,” he said.
the prime minister’s comments came in the wake of demands by oil marketing companies (omcs) which say they either be allowed to raise petrol prices or the government should compensate them for the underrecoveries. the omcs say their inability to raise prices from dec 16, 2011 to march 31, 2012 has resulted in total under-recovery of rs.2,287 crore.
“the challenges we face on the energy front are formidable. we need adequate supplies of energy at affordable prices. domestic sources of crude oil and gas are inadequate to meet the growing demands of our rapidly expanding economy,” he said.
india also needed to conserve energy and there was “no room for inefficient and wasteful usage of fuel”, said the prime minister.
the 60 years of queen elizabeth’s reign will be celebrated in britain with rajasthani touch.
the 11-member jaipur maharaja brass band will perform in london june 2 and 3 rubbing shoulders with famous artists like elton john in presence of heads of several states and world renowned personalities.
“the organising committee of these events examined our previous international performances over the past ten years and selected the jaipur maharaja brass band to perform at london,” the band’s group leader amrit hussain said.
“it is a very big event and we are unable to express our happiness in words. we expect to enthrall the audience and our aim is to give a taste of indian music to the international audience with indian and rajasthani traditional music with a mix of western instruments,” he added.
the band will use a mix of traditional indian and western instruments to perform popular bollywood, jazz, pop and self-composed music, making it the first group from india to perform at such an event, hussain claimed.
he said over the past nine years, the band has performed at about 600 concerts in 40 countries. it has participated in prestigious music festivals like sziget (hungary), paleo (switzerland), and pori jazz fest (finland).
originating from jaipur, the city of the maharajas, the band consists of seven to eight musicians, a female traditional rajasthani dancer and a juggler or fire eater. they play a range of traditional brass instruments, including trumpets, trombones, tubas, clarinets, tabla, base drum and saxophones and perform traditional dances.
amrit said that roots of the indian brass band music go deep into the subcontinent’s colonial past.
“introduced in the middle of the 18th century by the british, thousands of brass bands play at carnivals, national or religious festivals and local marriage celebrations across the country. in rajasthan alone, there are over 2,000 brass bands performing regularly,” he added.
“we have tried to include in our team the best performers out of the 2,000-odd brass bands,” he added.
in a move to curb corruption in government offices, jharkhand chief minister arjun munda has given his consent to an ordinance to set up special courts which will have the power to seize/attach properties of corrupt officials.
“chief minister munda has given his approval to set up ‘jharkhand special court ordinance 2012′. the ordinance has been sent to the governor for notification,” an official of the chief minister’s office (cmo) told ians saturday.
the special courts will issue notices within 30 days of the petition against the tainted officers.
to fight corruption in government offices, jharkhand has already formulated the right to services act and the electronic delivery services act.
india’s nominee, justice dalveer bhandari, a sitting judge of the supreme court, has been elected to the international court of justice (icj), the first time an indian has managed to get this key international post in over two decades.
bhandari secured 122 votes in the united nations general assembly against 58 for his filipino rival, syed akbaruddin, the spokesperson of the external affairs, said here.
in simultaneous elections friday at the un headquarters in new york, bhandari also secured an absolute majority in the security council.
in the election to the icj, a primary judicial organ of the united nations, commonly referred to as the world court, bhandari was locked in a fierce contest with justice florentino p. feliciano of the philippines.
bhadari takes the place of awn shawkat al-khasawneh of jordan who resigned from the asia-pacific region seat at the end of 2011.
an eminent legal luminary, bhandari will serve the remainder of the term 2012-18. india was last represented at the icj more than two decades ago.
the 64-year-old justice bhandari has variegated experience in international law and is well-versed with the working of the un. bhandari has been on india’s apex court since 2005 and has served in the higher indian judiciary for over two decades. he will retire in september this year. he served as the chairperson of the delhi centre of the international law association for several years.
bhandari is also a member of leading international academic and legal bodies and is closely associated with a large number of committees dealing with various aspects of international law such as: human rights, biotechnology, sustainable development, securities regulation, trade, nuclear weapons, non-proliferation and contemporary international law and space.
acknowledging his outstanding contribution, the northwestern university school of law, chicago, us while celebrating its 150 years (1859-2009) selected bhandari as one of its 16 most illustrious and distinguished alumni.
in new delhi, the supreme court thursday had refused to quash bhandari’s nomination as a judge for the icj.
established in june 1945 by the charter of the united nations, in the hague, netherlands, icj’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by states and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorised united nations organs and specialised agencies.


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If you aren't already familiar with their dippy designs, let me introduce you to Liberated Heart; the psychedelic pioneers who have a variety of prints exclusive to their label. I've followed them since their beginnings and it's great to see them doing so well! Everything is created in Byron Bay (Australia) which is the home to many of my all time favourite clothing lines... I'm yet to visit, but I'll definitely be going one day.
This particular skirt is from their 'Icelandic Summer' collection, which personifies pastels and gorgeous muted tones. Unfortunately, it's not available on their site anymore, but there are plenty more prints to choose from; each one bolder than the last. As it's all shipped directly from Aus, you may end up sending a bit more on shipping fees to the UK, but I'd say it's totally worth it: a.) for the quality & b.) because who else is crazy enough to spend that much on shipping?! You can rest assured that you'll be the only psychedelic princess rocking these prints at the festival.
No other shoes could have done this skirt more justice, I absolutely adore these iridescent flatforms from Missguided. I'm already quite tall, but they elongate the leg in an extremely flattering way. Most importantly, they're still super comfy! I gave up on heels a looong time ago. I know it looks like I searched the interweb far and wide to find a matching hat for this look, but I promise you it was a complete coincidence! I randomly came across it when clearing out my old room which hasn't been inhabited for about 10 years... result!

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if you aren't already familiar with their dippy designs, let me introduce you to liberated heart; the psychedelic pioneers who have a variety of prints exclusive to their label. i've followed them since their beginnings and it's great to see them doing so well! everything is created in byron bay (australia) which is the home to many of my all time favourite clothing lines... i'm yet to visit, but i'll definitely be going one day.
this particular skirt is from their 'icelandic summer' collection, which personifies pastels and gorgeous muted tones. unfortunately, it's not available on their site anymore, but there are plenty more prints to choose from; each one bolder than the last. as it's all shipped directly from aus, you may end up sending a bit more on shipping fees to the uk, but i'd say it's totally worth it: a.) for the quality & b.) because who else is crazy enough to spend that much on shipping?! you can rest assured that you'll be the only psychedelic princess rocking these prints at the festival.
no other shoes could have done this skirt more justice, i absolutely adore these iridescent flatforms from missguided. i'm already quite tall, but they elongate the leg in an extremely flattering way. most importantly, they're still super comfy! i gave up on heels a looong time ago. i know it looks like i searched the interweb far and wide to find a matching hat for this look, but i promise you it was a complete coincidence! i randomly came across it when clearing out my old room which hasn't been inhabited for about 10 years... result!


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talkhealth > Blog > 2015/08 > What happened to the BFree pittas?
I discovered these amazing gluten, wheat, dairy and egg free BFree Pittas as the Allergy Show London this year.
They were offering half a pitta with various fillings and I found it was the only reliable lunch source so I went back in various disguises for a salad and humous pitta for my lunch. No one spotted my trick and I enjoyed my fill of these gorgeous new freefrom pittas.
I bought a bulk load and froze them but now I find I’ve run out and I can’t find them anywhere.
Did I dream that I had found the most perfectly delicious pitta ever?
They are gluten, wheat, diary and egg free and really, you just can’t tell they’re #freefrom.
I also know I didn’t dream these Bfree pittas because fellow freefrom tweeters @glutenfreemrsd @alimentarybites @dairyfree and @emmageah were also getting very excited about them.
So come on Bfree, I’ve emailed you, I’ve tweeted you, I’ve blogged about your pittas. What’s happening?
I need these pittas. I’m planning my holidays and I want to order some to take with me.
Please don’t disappoint me. There are few freefrom products that are so very freefrom all major allergens and these pittas are to die for.
I thought I’d do a little mini bloggette to see if this might flush out the pittas somehow.
Has anyone found these in their local supermarket? Did you try them at the allergy show? Did you love them too?
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talkhealth > blog > 2015/08 > what happened to the bfree pittas?
i discovered these amazing gluten, wheat, dairy and egg free bfree pittas as the allergy show london this year.
they were offering half a pitta with various fillings and i found it was the only reliable lunch source so i went back in various disguises for a salad and humous pitta for my lunch. no one spotted my trick and i enjoyed my fill of these gorgeous new freefrom pittas.
i bought a bulk load and froze them but now i find i’ve run out and i can’t find them anywhere.
did i dream that i had found the most perfectly delicious pitta ever?
they are gluten, wheat, diary and egg free and really, you just can’t tell they’re #freefrom.
i also know i didn’t dream these bfree pittas because fellow freefrom tweeters @glutenfreemrsd @alimentarybites @dairyfree and @emmageah were also getting very excited about them.
so come on bfree, i’ve emailed you, i’ve tweeted you, i’ve blogged about your pittas. what’s happening?
i need these pittas. i’m planning my holidays and i want to order some to take with me.
please don’t disappoint me. there are few freefrom products that are so very freefrom all major allergens and these pittas are to die for.
i thought i’d do a little mini bloggette to see if this might flush out the pittas somehow.
has anyone found these in their local supermarket? did you try them at the allergy show? did you love them too?
bfree gluten free pitta, coeliac, dairy allergy, dairy and wheat free pittas, egg allergy, egg free pittas, gluten, shopping, shopping freefrom, where can i buy bfree pittas?


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Red Bull Arena today announced that it will be host to an international friendly match between the three time Italian Serie A champions AS Roma and El Salvador National Team on Friday, July 27 at 8pm ET.
Tickets to the AS Roma vs. El Salvador match will go on sale to all Red Bulls Full Season Ticket holders, Red Bulls Stampede Memberships cardholders as well as AS Roma season subscribers in an exclusive presale on Tuesday, July 3. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 5 at 10:00 AM at www.newyorkredbulls.com.
El Salvador’s national team, led byUruguayan coach Ruben Israel, is currently in the midst of its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign competing in CONCACAF’s Group B with Mexico, Costa Rica and Guyana.
Tickets for the AS Roma vs. El Salvador on Friday, July 27 at 8:00PM at Red Bull Arena will be available by calling 1.877.RBSOCCER or logging onto www.newyorkredbulls.com starting Thursday, July 5, 2012.

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red bull arena today announced that it will be host to an international friendly match between the three time italian serie a champions as roma and el salvador national team on friday, july 27 at 8pm et.
tickets to the as roma vs. el salvador match will go on sale to all red bulls full season ticket holders, red bulls stampede memberships cardholders as well as as roma season subscribers in an exclusive presale on tuesday, july 3. tickets will go on sale to the general public on thursday, july 5 at 10:00 am at www.newyorkredbulls.com.
el salvador’s national team, led byuruguayan coach ruben israel, is currently in the midst of its 2014 fifa world cup qualifying campaign competing in concacaf’s group b with mexico, costa rica and guyana.
tickets for the as roma vs. el salvador on friday, july 27 at 8:00pm at red bull arena will be available by calling 1.877.rbsoccer or logging onto www.newyorkredbulls.com starting thursday, july 5, 2012.


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The Advanced Analytics, Optimization, and Data Science Team partners with the Technology and Product Management Teams to implement tags, collect data, run A/B tests, and provide in-depth analysis to inform and drive business decisions. Our goal is to use Big Data to optimize and personalize the online shopping experience for our customers.
We consider ourselves a veritable Swiss-Army knife of analytics as we work with data from end to end and use various tools such as R, SAS, TERA DATA, MySQL, Redshift, Python, and Tableau.

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the advanced analytics, optimization, and data science team partners with the technology and product management teams to implement tags, collect data, run a/b tests, and provide in-depth analysis to inform and drive business decisions. our goal is to use big data to optimize and personalize the online shopping experience for our customers.
we consider ourselves a veritable swiss-army knife of analytics as we work with data from end to end and use various tools such as r, sas, tera data, mysql, redshift, python, and tableau.


text: In western society, large-scale campaigns have been widely used to address social and environmental crises. In recent years, mass media and media convergence have produced within the realm of this phenomenon, a new interactive space in which publics are invited to participate and called upon as citizens. A significant corpus of academic research has studied these occasions through the themes of media rituals, celebrity diplomacy, global policy and “compassion fatigue”. This research uses the 2005 Live 8 campaign as a case study combining perspectives on media events, Jacques Ellul’s writings on propaganda and a rhetorical analysis in order to understand the techniques, which made Live 8 successful at mobilizing masses all around the world. The present study speaks to thought and action in relation to mobilization within a mediated environment for a global humanitarian crisis. Ultimately this research bridges the aspect of performance with citizenship and propaganda, into the question of whether contemporary media events, through their means of mobilization and civic participation, give way to a performance of citizenship.

lowercased: in western society, large-scale campaigns have been widely used to address social and environmental crises. in recent years, mass media and media convergence have produced within the realm of this phenomenon, a new interactive space in which publics are invited to participate and called upon as citizens. a significant corpus of academic research has studied these occasions through the themes of media rituals, celebrity diplomacy, global policy and “compassion fatigue”. this research uses the 2005 live 8 campaign as a case study combining perspectives on media events, jacques ellul’s writings on propaganda and a rhetorical analysis in order to understand the techniques, which made live 8 successful at mobilizing masses all around the world. the present study speaks to thought and action in relation to mobilization within a mediated environment for a global humanitarian crisis. ultimately this research bridges the aspect of performance with citizenship and propaganda, into the question of whether contemporary media events, through their means of mobilization and civic participation, give way to a performance of citizenship.