This year the main emphasis of the Forum’s will be: The EU Baltic Sea Strategy for a competitive region.

The Forum is organised by the Bureau of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Ministry of Economics of Latvia, Economists Association 2010, Latvian Business School, Latvian Commercial Banks Association and the Latvian Employers’ Confederation. The Organizing Committee invites you to take part at the Baltic Economic Forum! Highlights of the Forum:

• The lessons learnt in the Baltic region by coping with the impact of global the economic and financial crisis. The challenges ahead.

• Functioning of EU Single Market in the Baltic Sea region.

• Corporate Governance as a driver of Baltic competitiveness.

• Baltic banking during and after the crisis.

• Strengthening knowledge and innovation as the drivers of the future growth.

• Creating a better accessibility of the Baltic Sea Region by improving internal and external transport links.

• Role of the public and private resources in the availability of the financing for recovery and growth.

Keynote addresses will be given by these prominent speakers:

• Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia

• Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Republic of Lithuania

• Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia

• Johannes Hahn, EU Commisioner for Regional Policy

• Andris Piebalgs, EU Commisioner for Development

• Johnny Åkerholm, President and CEO, Nordic Investment Bank

• Hakan Berg, Head of Baltic Banking, Swedbank

You can register at www.balticeconomicforum.com.

As the number of participants is limited by 400 and is by invitations only, the registration will be closed on September 1.

Forum sponsors: Latvenergo, Latvian Railway (LDz) and IBM Latvia.

The event is co-financed under the Management Partnership concluded between the European Commission and the Government of Latvia. The aim of the Management Partnership is to inform the society about the European Union.

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Group founder member Iris Turner said: This is an insult…we are offended…yoga helped the group’s health. She invited the church minister to take part in a class “to allay her fears”. Currently this group of about 30, which has members up to 82 years old, is homeless. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that although the church had every right to use its premises as it wanted, but yoga, though founded by Hinduism and whose traces went back to around 2000 BCE, was a world heritage and liberation powerhouse and anyone could enjoy its benefits.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that yoga, referred as “a living fossil”, was a mental and physical discipline. For Patanjali, author of the basic text, the *Yoga Sutra*, yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical.

Rajan Zed pointed out that yoga was the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche. About 16 million Americans, including many celebrities, were said to practice yoga. Yoga never had any formal organization and yoga practice had been handed down from one guru to the next.

Zed argued that turning this yoga group of older people away from the church resulting in it becoming homeless was simply “un-Christian”. Love and compassion for the helpless was the hallmark of Christian ethics. Jesus Christ clearly told the world to help the helpless, defenseless and downtrodden and love them and he showed the way also. Church authorities should act like a shepherd to this flock as Jesus Himself said that he had sheep from other pastures.

Rajan Zed quoted from The Bible: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 9:36)”. “The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel (Psalm 147:2)”. “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast (Jeremiah 30:17)”. “Whoever says, ‘I am in the light’, while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness (First Epistle of John 2: 9).”

“…Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another (Gospel According to John 13: 34).”

“While HIV epidemics in western Europe are, with some exceptions, generally stabilizing, in many countries in eastern Europe, they rage out of control,” said Dr Andrew Ball, Senior Strategy and Operations Adviser in the HIV/AIDS Department at WHO headquarters. By the end of 2008, over 1.2 million HIV cases had been reported in the WHO European Region, with over 100 000 new infections during that year.

The annual number of reported new cases is relatively stable in the west (at about 20 000), but volatile and increasing in the east (at about 80 000). Overall, the European Region now has the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world.

In Europe, HIV is largely fuelled by injecting drug use; injecting drug users (IDU) comprise over 50% of people living with HIV in some countries. Moreover, large proportions of these people are co-infected with tuberculosis and hepatitis C. In many countries, IDU are often stigmatized and excluded from health and social services, including HIV treatment.

One of the most severely affected countries in the Region, Ukraine reported the largest annual number of new infections to date: over 15 000 in 2008. Ukraine has responded by distributing clean needles and syringes among IDU and establishing programmes for them, including opioid substitution therapy (OST). Evidence shows that OST improves the health of IDU by reducing their drug-injecting behaviour, which fuels the epidemic. Dr Olena Eschenko and Dr Natalia Nizova, of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, said that treatment and prevention for drug users were proving to work in their country.

In western Europe, HIV has become relatively stable, for example, in Portugal, where it had once been a grave problem. “Brave moves to reduce the harm of drug use and deliver prevention and treatment to people who inject drugs has turned the epidemic around,” said Dr Henrique Barros, National AIDS Coordinator, Portugal.

“Glaring disparities in HIV/AIDS response between western and eastern Europe are unacceptable,” said Mr Nikos Dedes of Greece, Chairperson of the European AIDS Treatment Group. “More united action is required to limit the rapid spread of the disease and to improve treatment and care in eastern Europe.”

“HIV in Europe depends on the access to services in the east,” said Mr Martin Donoghoe, programme manager for HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis at the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

“We also need to prevent the re-emergence of HIV epidemics in the west.”

Limiting the fast growth of HIV in Europe requires much more concerted action by all governments and their partner organizations across the WHO European Region.

Notes to editors

1. The XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) takes place in Vienna, Austria, on 18-23 July 2010. It has brought together over 25 000 participants to evaluate the progress made towards achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. More information about the Conference is available on its web site (http://www.aids2010.org).

2. For more information about HIV/AIDS in the WHO European Region, please visit:

http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/diseases-and-conditi

ons/hivaids

3. For the “Policy Framework on scaling up HIV testing and counselling in the WHO European Region”, please visit:

http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/diseases-and-conditi

ons/hivaids/publications/2010/policy-framework-scaling-up-hiv-testing-an

d-counselling-in-the-who-european-region

4. French, German and Russian versions of this press release will soon be available in the WHO/Europe media centre. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from this mailing list, please send an email to medialist@euro.who.int

For further information and interview requests, please contact:

Zsofia Szilagyi, Communications Adviser

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Zurich/Switzerland, July 26, 2010—The visionary Swiss-Canadian behind the global New7Wonders campaigns, Bernard Weber, visited Official New7Wonders of Nature Finalist national pavilions in Shanghai over the past 10 days. An elite 28 Finalists remain in the last stage of the 1-billion-vote race. Many pavilions at the Expo 2010 Shanghai are integrated in the New7Wonders campaign, featuring voting booths and information for visitors. Visit the news section of www.n7w.com for more on the Expo 2010 events.

Expo 2010 Shanghai & New7Wonders: world-leading initiatives, world record breakers Since the Expo 2010 Shanghai is expected to be the biggest ever, with over 70 million visitors, it is befitting that leading pavilions hosted the man behind the record-breaking, global New7Wonders elections. This is the second World Expo with a New7Wonders presence—at the Expo 2005 Aichi, the campaign to elect the man-made Official New 7 Wonders of the World was an official part of the Switzerland Pavilion (the New7Wonders Foundation is based in Zurich). New7Wonders and Expo share focus on interaction, cross-cultural dialogue “Like each Expo, New7Wonders brings people together to discover new facets of the world around them,” notes Bernard Weber. “More specifically, New7Wonders works through each campaign to foster and facilitate global dialogue, encouraging people everywhere to celebrate what we all share. People in China are now rallying to this call. Together, we create Global Memory—a bond of 7 things we all remember. This common good, created by people all over joining their voices and thoughts, is an important part of our legacy of the 21st Century.”

Recent studies show that participants in a New7Wonders campaign have benefitted to date from more than $5 billion in increased economic, tourism, and promotional value. The current Official New7Wonders of Nature Finalists are receiving and will continue to receive significant international media and public awareness at Expo 2010 Shanghai China and beyond.

Some interesting links to coverage of the New7Wonders Expo visits:

www.icshanghai.com/html/2010/07/19/2488.html, http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5g1he35C624LVxMmsY8FQs4NpBbeg, www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010expo/2010-07/20/content_11022599.htm, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-07/20/c_13406744.htm, www.icshanghai.com/html/2010/07/20/2515.html, http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/7073869.html, www.thenews.pl/international/artykul135882_poland-shows-off-natural-gem-for-new7wonder-contest.html

Contact: Tia B. Viering, tia@n7w.com, tel: +41-79-762-2784 About New7Wonders:

The New7Wonders Foundation is an NGO dedicated to fostering global dialogue and mutual appreciation through worldwide participation in its voting campaigns. The campaign that chose the man-made Official New 7 Wonders of the World was the first-ever global election and received more than 100 million votes. The current campaign, to choose the Official New7Wonders of Nature, is now in its third and final voting phase, and expects some 1 billion votes by 11.11.11.

Note to media: All data is ©New7Wonders 2010. Recognized news media outlets may reproduce the ranking information available on the new7wonders.com website in a news context only, providing that the following text is always shown in a visible manner: Ranking © www.new7wonders.com

Since 2005 Brits have been able to drink much later than the traditional 11pm. The aim was to introduce a café

67% are in favour of the ban whilst only a third of Brits are against restrictions on pub closing times. Despite young males being at highest risk from alcohol fuelled crime, only 57% of men want the law to be reversed compared to over three quarters of women.Results and graphs can be found under the following link:

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” It deals with the importance of the examples leaders give to their people. You see, good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn’t come alive until the leader models it themselves.Great leaders are aware that others do what they do. And they always keep in mind that:

Followers are Always Watching What Leaders Do.

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behaviour, so do employees who are watching their bosses. If the bosses come in late, then employees feel like they can, too. If the boss cuts corners, employees cut corners. People do what people see, not what they hear.

Followers may doubt what their leaders say, but they usually believe what they do. And they imitate it. “You can issue all the memos and give all the motivational speeches you want, but if the rest of the people in your organization don’t see you putting forth your very best effort every single day, they won’t either.” To be a great leader or manager then you MUST be able to set an example for others to inspire to and follow!

It’s Easier to Teach What’s Right than to Do What’s Right! People will always take the path of least resistance.

“To show what is right is great, To tell others what is right is even much easier.” That’s one of the reasons why many parents, leaders and managers say, “Do as I say, not as I do.”

One of my earliest challenges as a leader at Parker Worldwide was to raise my living to the level of my teaching. I can still remember the day I decided that I would not teach anything I did not try to live out myself. That was a tough decision, but as a young leader I was learning to embrace the Law of the 80% – 20%. “There is nothing more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.”, “Nothing is more convincing than people who give good advice and set a good example.”

We Should Work on Changing Ourselves Before Trying to Improve Others.

Leaders and managers are responsible for the performance of their teams. The buck stops with them! Accordingly, they monitor their team’s progress, give them direction, and hold them accountable. And to improve the performance of the team, leaders must act as change agents. However, a great danger to good leadership is the temptation to try to change others without making changes to you first. As people will only ever do 80% of the example you set for them.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me. My standards of excellence should be higher for myself than those I set for others. To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential for successful leadership and management.

The Most Valuable Gift a Leader Can Give is being a Great Example.

A survey conducted by our HR Department asked UK workers to select the one trait that was most important for a person to lead them. The 1st trait with 36% of votes, was leading by example. 2nd at 29%, was strong ethics or morals. More than anything else, employees want leaders whose beliefs and actions line up. People want to follow others who can set the example and have trodden the path that awaits them.

Leadership and management skill are more earned than taught. How does one earn leadership and management skills? By watching good leaders and managers in action and performing all the tasks to great standards before asking that of others.

So as you approach the end of the calendar year and start thinking about the performance of the team you lead, stop for a moment of honest reflection and ask yourself this question: What kind of example am I setting? If you’re setting a high standard for integrity, competence, work ethic, and professional growth, if you’re being all that you desire your people to be, then you’re setting up yourself, your team, and your organization for success. If not, you need to make some changes and fast. Parker Worldwide credit the success and rapid quality growth they have had in the UK to using our Business Development Plan to train all of our managers to such high standards and the work ethic each member of the team has contributed.

Copywriters tend to be independent professionals who are used by firms to produce text for websites, brochures, flyers and press releases. The fact that so many UK businesses are increasing their spending on this type of marketing communication suggests an increased confidence with regards to consumer spending and the potential for growth. ”I have dealt with a huge increase in enquiries about my business copywriting services since the new year, both from established businesses and start-ups,” explains Martin Sayers of www.mscopy.co.uk, one the UK’s top independent copywriters. ”ypically, the type of copywriting work I’m doing involves publicising a new service or product and I see this as a sure sign that the economy is starting to recover. Businesses are looking to expand by investing in their marketing communications to take advantage of increased sales potential.”

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Media Ingenuity’s businesses include lead and application generation for credit cards, loans, mortgages, life insurance, health insurance, debt management, banking, and savings and energy and telephony switching. The firm owns TotallyMoney.com (http://www.totallymoney.com), which is a financial comparison site that spearheads its consumer brand.

Adam Quint, MD of Media Ingenuity, said: ”Our own industry is dominated by soft judgments and guesswork; in choosing a communications agency, we needed to be sure that they would also be able to deliver measurable results.

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Organisations can already be issued with an unlimited fine or be forced to improve safety in the workplace however the new guideline will also apply to health and safety cases other than corporate manslaughter cases where it can be proven that the offence was a significant cause of death and not simply that a death occurred. The guidelines mean that on or after 15 February 2010, companies which do not adhere to health and safety regulations and breach their duty of care towards employees will face punitive fines. The Sentencing Guidelines Council has said that fines for companies and organisations may be millions of pounds and should seldom be below £500,000.

It recommends that for other health-and-safety offences that cause death, fines from £100,000 up to ”hundreds of thousands of pound” should be imposed.

Significantly, the levies will also apply to incidents which happened many years ago if it can be proven that firms committed gross management failures which resulted in injury or death.

Additionally the Courts will now be able to issue publicity orders requiring that companies detail any prosecutions in “virtually all cases” of corporate manslaughter.

Justice Minister Maria Eagle stated:

”Fines hit irresponsible companies in their wallet, but public image is also extremely important. Forcing corporations and organisations to publicise their conviction will be a powerful deterrent, making them think of the reputational as well as financial risk of not taking their health and safety responsibilities seriously.”

The use of publicity orders thought to be the first of their kind to be introduced in the UK, could compel companies to inform shareholders, customers and the local population (where prosecution involves local authorities, hospital trusts and police) of any such conviction, giving details of the case, the fine imposed and any remedial work that they have been ordered to carry out. A publicity order could also require the organisation to publish a statement via its own website or to place an announcement via the media.

A charge of corporate manslaughter can be brought against any organisation if:

the way in which an organisation’s activities are managed or organised causes a person’s death; and amounts to a gross breach of a relevant duty of care owed by the organisation to the deceased. A substantial part of the failure must have been at senior level.

The offence applies to all companies and other corporate bodies. It also applies to partnerships and to trade unions and employers’ associations, if they are an employer, as well as to government departments and police forces.

The guidelines announced coincide with new research from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) indicating that small businesses are suffering from a lack of confidence and awareness of managing employment law.

The BIS study shows that almost a third (32%) of the total sample report feel confident in their understanding of employment law and their role as an employer but 34% of respondents feel employment law obligations are ‘not relevant’ to their business and a further 20% report that they understand their obligations but worry about getting it right.

Experts estimate that there may be a dozen prosecutions each year, but the Health and Safety Executive states that managers can avoid this by regularly reviewing and updating their safety measures.

Argyll, the UK’s largest lone worker service provider, is providing free links and advice for any organisations seeking to control ”lone working” which is highlighted by the HSE as one of the highest risk exposures for prosecution under the CMCHA. The information is available via the company’s website and enables employers to properly understand the current legislation and contains helpful advice and guidance to assist them fulfil their duty of care for lone workers.

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