Call For Unity Among Countries Wanting To Recover Their Antiquities
By Dialogo April 08, 2010 A conference on achieving restitution of “stolen” antiquities began Wednesday in Cairo with calls for unity among countries that, like Egypt, want to recover significant objects from their historical heritage that are scattered around the world. About twenty countries, including Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, are represented at this “conference for the restitution and protection of cultural heritage,” organized by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). “We should unite, cooperate, fight together. Up to now, our countries, especially Egypt, have suffered a great deal acting alone” in this struggle, declared the SCA’s head, Zahi Hawass, who arranged the conference. Hawass called on participating countries to present lists of objects taken abroad the return of which is considered a priority. At the top of Egypt’s list are the bust of Queen Nefertiti on display in Berlin and the Rosetta Stone, which made it possible to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, held by the British Museum. The Greek representative, Elena Korka, head of the Cultural Property Protection Service, also expressed her desire that the conference “demonstrate the importance we ascribe to this subject and allow us to join forces.” For thirty years, Athens has been fighting for the restitution of part of the Parthenon friezes that are in London. In addition to compiling a list of objects sought, the conference will discuss “proposals and recommendations that will be presented to UNESCO with the objective of amending the convention on the restitution of antiquities to their countries of origin,” an SCA statement specified. This convention, which dates from 1970, has been invoked by a number of museums to justify their refusal to return objects in dispute, alleging that its provisions are not retroactive and that actions that took place prior to 1970 are not covered by it.
4SHARESShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr For the risk-averse, raiding your savings account or taking out a big loan to start a business or make a career change might seem like a fool’s game. A bird in hand, you know.But, in the words of Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli, “Never was anything great achieved without danger.” So opportunity sometimes demands calculated risks in pursuit of your dreams, whether they be buying a lavish home, retiring early, giving generously to charity or family, or taking charge of your work environment.If you’ve got a business idea or a professional passion to pursue, find inspiration from these seven entrepreneurs who put their financial well-being on the line in hopes of achieving even greater riches. Talk about going for broke. Take a look. continue reading »
I am several years away from retirement, and while I sometimes daydream about the day that I’ll officially retire from the “rat race” (particularly on those long, tough days at the office) and trade my suit and tie for hunting gear, I recently learned that many Americans are delaying retirement. I found this surprising, so I sat down with Reuben Escobedo, Retirement Plan Specialist at SWBC, who has nearly 17 years of experience in the financial and retirement industry, to learn more about this trend and find out just why so many Americans are delaying their exit from the workforce.According to the Pew Research Center, 9 million Americans 65 and older have full- or part-time jobs, an increase of 6% from 2000 to 2016. So, why are so many Americans delaying retirement? Well, several factors play a role including the economy, social security benefits, the desire to continue working, and access to health insurance.One of the greatest factors for delaying retirement is the rise of average life expectancy. A 2013 Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research found that on average, male and females are now living 3.8 years longer than they did in 1979. “It is becoming more and more common to see people working well into their 70’s, if not even further in age at times,” said Escobedo. “McDonalds recently celebrated one of their cashiers who is 94 years old and has been working for them since 1973.”Let’s break down a few factors that play a role in delaying retirement. continue reading » 10SHARESShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr
1SHARESShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr,Jeff Rendel Jeff Rendel, Certified Speaking Professional, and President of Rising Above Enterprises works with credit unions that want elite results in sales, service, and strategy. Each year, he addresses and facilitates … Web: www.risingaboveenterprises.com Details The evolution of branding – and the value associated with it – is rather intriguing. In the early days, a brand was simply a mark to identify one’s property over another’s. Think “cattle brand” and you will catch the idea. Even better, think of the classic script on the Coca-Cola logo. How many “off-the-beaten-path” places have we visited in the country, let alone the world, and seen that logo? It was recognized, trusted, and welcome. Odds are, we bought a bottle of the timeless refreshment. From an image, brand value evolved into a perception. How did a company want a product or service to be understood in the marketplace? How did that company want its customers to feel about using the product or service? Rayban’s Wayfarer model of sunglasses were designed to “protect eyes from every angle, but also look cool.” Through the years, wearers of the Wayfarer have believed and displayed how they embrace retro fashion. They’re cool to this day.A brand’s value continued its transformation into an experience, a delivery of a promise in the moment of administration. “Ladies and Gentlemen Serving Ladies and Gentlemen” is the motto of Ritz Carlton’s Gold Standards of service. A warm and sincere greeting; anticipating and meeting a guest’s needs; and, a fond farewell has left plenty of guests glad they stayed and eagerly looking forward to their next visit. It’s a service model used in many credit unions today.Now, brand value continues to transcend from a single dimension (we sell, you buy) to that of a two-way partnership where each party – credit union and member – brings value to a relationship. Part of the shift is based on new sources of competition (banking is necessary, but banks aren’t); and, part is based on your credit union delivering benefit to your members, rather than just the utility of facilitating the flow of your members’ funds. “How do your products help me and my ambitions in life?” is a question consumers ask of all providers in their quest to exchange money for expected worth. Has your credit union asked the same of your members?Building value – with your members, for your credit union, and from your brand – is reciprocal. It calls for us to seek the end result that members expect. It invites us to understand, and explain, that each member’s success – multiplied across every membership – results in their credit union’s success. And, in the purest sense, it asks that we individualize every facet of our business and genuinely endeavor to help people, their lives, their businesses, and their communities. Fundamentally, it’s people helping people – a timeless cooperative principle that’s still timely today.Branding – and its value – will continue to advance. Whether it’s a mark, perception, experience, or partnership, branding identifies what you want for your members as they move through life and welcomes your credit union along the way. It’s an exchange of shared value, investment, and return. Better put, it’s a commitment to a common bond around a shared purpose where the biggest winners are both parties.
By the way, as the entire tourism sector has been directly affected by the covid19 crisis, the situation in Jamaica is also critical. Currently, all restaurants and hotels are closed, and thus about 160.000 workers are directly employed in tourism, this crisis has affected in one way or another. Thus, currently forty thousand employees in tourism are still employed while 75% or 120.000 are currently laid off. Tourism is a central part of Jamaica’s national development, and the goal of the program is to create new and better jobs that improve the quality of life of the average Jamaican. The program focused on sustainable tourism development rests on five pillars: New investments, new markets, new products, new partnerships and human capital development. Jamaica has announced significant investments in its tourism sector by launching a free online education program for tourism workers affected by the negative impact of COVID-19. As part of the program, tourism workers are offered 11 free online courses to improve their skills and improve their qualifications. So far, more than 22 tourism workers have applied since the program launched on Wednesday, April 6500, and all courses have already been filled. “We are very proud that the program was well received by our catering workers. In fact, the portal crashed moments after our launch, due to too much interest. I am pleased that our workers support and have joined the initiative. Workers will certainly gain new knowledge as well as improve current ones, and they will certification have additional quality certification Said Tourism Minister Hon Edmund Bartlett, adding that this initiative is very important because they want the workforce to be more qualified after this pandemic period than when it started. And that’s why Jamaica is hoping to offer these free courses a new life path for tourism workers. “There is no better time than now to upgrade and acquire new knowledge. This is a smart investment, which will pay nice dividends when the tourism sector returns to normal Said Bartlett, referring to how education is a great investment. It is this financial assistance that needs to be invested wisely, targeted and strategically, both in digitization, education, new products and platforms. Just as Jamaica took advantage of this crisis, as an opportunity. The right move at the right time. Smart and long term efficient. If you “insert” money into the market once – it will not get great results, nor long-term effect. If we co-finance accommodation or air transport as well – and a huge amount of money will be spent. Because simply until a vaccine or medicine appears, we cannot talk about the development of tourism, there is no “good” price of accommodation that will awaken the motive for travel in the current situation. At least not the mass we are used to. Only when the drug comes and is distributed around the world, we can talk about the beginning of the recovery of tourism that will last for the next 3-5 years with various changes. Covid19, EU and support to the tourism sector PS I definitely recommend you take a look at the great website from Jamaican Tourist Board This is where the difference will be made and jazz will decrease or increase between successful and less successful destinations. Which curve we will be on (stagnation, ie decline or growth and development) depends only on ourselves. Learn more about the entire program HERE The European Commission will soon launch a large financial package to help the European tourism sector, and the question is what to do with that money? The initiative, launched by the Center for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) and the Tourism Promotion Fund (TEF) in collaboration with many partners, aims to help tourism workers laid off due to hotel closures during the Covid19 pandemics.
TORONTO, Canada — After dominating the tournament for several years and bowing out to the eventual winners Guyana Sports Club in last year’s semi-finals, Our Own rebounded to cart off the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) 2017 Champions Trophy in dramatic fashion at the St Bede’s ground, Scarborough here, recently.Set 142 for victory, after opponents East Coast Hustlers were limited to a challenging 141 for seven in their allotted 20 overs, Our Own huffed and puffed their way to 142 for six in 19.5 overs, earning victory with the penultimate delivery of the match which was witnessed by what some described as the largest crowd in the history of the tournament.Needing 11 off the final over, bowled by Ravendra Mandolall, Our Own lost top-scorer Hemnarine Chattergoon (32) and Bobby Parasnauth before the latter’s brother Jesh Parasnauth kept cool to deliver a stunning win, much to the delight of Our Own players and their ardent supporters.The win meant East Coast Hustlers once again had to settle for the runner-up spot after going down to Guyana Sports Club in last year’s final, played at the same venue.Opener Chattergoon, who has been quite consistent during the season, kept the innings together with another sensible batting display, sharing in three vital stands, adding 35 for the second wicket with Desmond Chumney after losing his opening partner Sunil Dhaniram early.Chattergoon, who was later adjudged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for Our Own, also added a further 47 for the fourth wicket with Ian Baldeo (20) and 30 for the fifth wicket with Azeemul Haniff whose contribution was 18.Bowling for East Coast Hustlers, Aftab Shamshudeen claimed two for 19 while there was one wicket each for Eon Katchay, Avinash Singh, Rishi Singh and Abdool Azeez.Earlier, East Coast Hustlers were led by Abinash Narayan Singh whose top score of 36 included two sixes and a four while Mandolall struck four fours in his 29. Shamshudeen (19) and Katchay (13) also lent support as Jesh Parasnauth ended with two for 19, Satrohan Balkarran one for eight and Mohan Singh one for 21. Narayan Singh copped the MVP award.At the presentation ceremony, OMSCC president Azeem Khan lauded the efforts of the participating teams and the commitment shown throughout the season. The OMSCC presentation dinner and dance is set for Saturday, November 18. (Frederick Halley)
Timehri Panthers and Grove Hi-Tech U-20 teams have booked their spots in the semi-finals of the GFF/KFC U-20 Independence Knockout Cup (East Bank Football Association leg) yesterday at the GFF’s National Training Centre, Providence.The Panthers, led by braces from Tyrone Burnette and Ishmael Pulsuram, had a commanding 6-0 win over Herstelling Raiders, while Grove Hi Tech simply waltzed into the semis after their opponents, Diamond Upsetters, failed to show up for their encounter.Meanwhile, Diamond United came out on top of a 14-goal affair, defeating Samatta Point/Kaneville 10-4.Diamond will now face Soesdyke Falcons today from 14:00hrs at the same venue. The match will determine another semi-finalist while the EBFA Senior League will kick off with an encounter between Grove Hi Tech and Kuru Kururu Warriors.The EBFA Senior League is being sponsored by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the official march past of the 11 contesting clubs will also take place.
Facebook Twitter Google+ Published on December 28, 2013 at 8:04 am Contact David: dbwilson@syr.edu | @DBWilson2 HOUSTON — Their legacy is winning, Jay Bromley said, so there was no other way for the seniors to go out.They weren’t the ones who made the crucial plays at the end — that was a redshirt sophomore and a freshman — but they got the only stat that matters: a win.“It’s a blessing, man,” running back Jerome Smith said. “We’ve had a really tough team through the years and every year we’ve just come back and keep rebuilding. It’s crazy. We always seem to win these tight games and pull them out.”With the 21-17 win against Minnesota on Friday at the Texas Bowl in Houston, the senior class claimed its third bowl victory in four years — a feat not accomplished since 1989-92. They left Reliant Stadium with the opportunity for people to view Syracuse in a different light. After one season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Orange is moving in the right direction.“That was our thing — to turn the program around,” Smith said, a junior who entered college with the senior class and will forego his final collegiate season for the NFL Draft, “and we definitely got the job done. We’re a bunch of small-time guys from different places, and they’ll definitely be better next year and we’re excited for them.”AdvertisementThis is placeholder textIn their final game, they gave way to the promise for the future. Terrel Hunt’s game-winning touchdown run and Brisly Estime’s 70-yard punt return are the highlights from Friday’s win, but the seniors made it possible.Smith took the bulk of the carries, even with talented young running backs George Morris II and Devante McFarlane on the roster. Marquis Spruill had a critical sack on the Golden Gophers’ final drive. Bromley had a sack of his own. Macky MacPherson threw the block on Hunt’s touchdown run.Smith said he still hasn’t grasped that his SU career is over, but it won’t be long before he and his fellow seniors are just memories. People will remember them as the group that got Syracuse back to stable and that will shape the Orange moving forward.“Coaches can hold them to a higher standard because they’re winning,” Bromley said, “so you have to be a winner. It’s not an option. You have to be a winner.“The sky’s the limit from here.” Comments
At his former club – GD Toledos, Quadri won nine titles four seasons and now he has matched the record at Sporting after winning his ninth titles at the weekend.To be crowned the league champion at the weekend, Sporting defeated CD São Roque 3-0, in the second leg of the play-off Final, at the Estadio Multiusos Pavilion José Alvalade.The Sporting team known as the “leonina” team had already won the first leg 3-1 in a match that took place in Funchal. This year’s title is the 35th title to be won by Sporting in the Portuguese Division One of Men’s National League.  The venue of the second leg in Lisbon – Pavilhão de Alvalade was filled with enthusiastic fans that supported the team throughout the match. In the first game, the pair formed by Aruna Quadri and Diogo Carvalho had no problems beating the duo of Nuno Henriques and Zhao Tianming 3-0. Sporting’s João Monteiro returned to play against Zhao Tianming and after losing in the first leg in Madeira, Monteiro nearly faced same difficulties but the Portuguese international needed five sets to win the Chinese star. Quadri dismantled Tiago Li 3-0 to complete the 3-0 rout by Sporting.The trophy was presented by the president of the Portuguese Table Tennis Federation, Pedro Miguel Moura, and by the chairman of the General Assembly Board, Inês Louro.Apart from the league title, Sporting remains the only in Portugal to have featured in the ETTU Champions League and also set a new record of making it to the semifinal stage of the lucrative tournament.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram Nigeria’s duo of Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun celebrated the Portuguese league title with Sporting after the Lisbon-based team defeated CD São Roque 3-0 in the second leg of the play-off final held at the Estadio Multiusos Pavilion José Alvalade in Lisbon.Since joining Sporting from GD Toledos in 2015, Aruna Quadri has remained unbeaten in the league winning all the three titles at stake per season for the Lisbon-based club.This weekend’s title makes it the 18 titles for the Nigerian since moving Portugal in 2010.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organizers have struck an agreement with Cricket West Indies which will see the popular domestic Twenty20 tournament revert to the August start date.The tournament, the eighth edition, will be played from August 19 to September 26, ensuring the availability of all West Indies contracted players.“We are very pleased to be playing our tournament in August and September, a time of year that is perfect for us and our fans,” said CPL’s chief operations officer, Pete Russell.“Having the best Caribbean cricketers and the world’s best overseas players is the foundation of our tournament and this period gives us that.“We may be just days away from the 2019 tournament, but we are already making plans for next year to ensure that we continue to see the phenomenal growth and economic impact that CPL has seen over the years.”This year’s tournament was initially carded for August 21 to September 27 but has to be pushed back to accommodate India’s tour of the Caribbean which concluded on Monday.The campaign will now bowl off on Wednesday in Port of Spain and run until October 12.CWI chief executive Johnny Grave said it would be even more critical that all marquee West Indies players were available for the 2020 tournament, especially with the Caribbean side defending their T20 World Cup title in Australia next year.“The Hero CPL has developed into one of the best and most exciting T20 competitions in the world and we look forward to hosting another successful tournament next month,” he said.“We are pleased that we have once again found a window in our international calendar for the 2020 season to ensure that all the best West Indian cricketers can take part, as the tournament plays a crucial role in our preparations and planning for the ICC T20 World Cup in 2020.”