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15 global challenges that cannot be addressed by any government acting alone

  The 15 Global Challenges  from t he Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank. 1. How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change? 2. How can everyone have sufficient clean water without conflict? 3. How can population growth and resources be brought into balance? 4. How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? 5. How can decisionmaking be enhanced by integrating improved global foresight during unprecedented accelerating change? 6. How can the global convergence of information and communications technologies work for everyone? 7. How can ethical market economies be encouraged to help reduce the gap between rich and poor? 8. How can the threat of new and reemerging diseases and immune micro-organisms be reduced? 9. How can education make humanity more intelligent, knowledgeable, and wise enough to address its global challenges? 10. How can shared values and new security strategies reduce ethnic conflicts, terroris

coat-of-arms

Heraldry probably began with the knights in armour. When wearing a helmet in battle or in tournaments a knight could not be recognised; so he used symbols to decorate his shield and surcoat. The surcoat was the loose garment worn over the armour to protect it from rain or hot sun and actually was the "coat-of-arms"; it was decorated on the front and back with the same device as on the shield. The correct expression for entire design is an achievement . An achievement consists of the shield, helmet, rest, wreath, mantling and motto. These are the main parts. To them can be added supporters and a compartment. In the centre is the most important part, the shield . The surface of the shield is called the field  and on it the colourful charges are placed. The shield is called the arms or coat-of-arms  and can be drawn in any shape - in an upright position or slanting, which is the position it would fall into if hung on a peg. In Heraldry it slants to dexter. The helmet denot

Where to Shop in Derby

FOOD SHOPPING: Sainsburys, a much larger supermarket and more expensive (but more choice) in the Westfield Centre in the centre of town Farm Foods, on Albert Street near HSBC Bank, selling frozen foods, bread and cheap drinks Indoor Market, in the Guildhall opposite the Assembly Rooms, selling lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, clothes and other goods. CLOTHES AND GENERAL ITEMS: Wilkinsons, just outside the Westfield Centre on London Road, for cheap household items such as kitchen equipment and bedding plus much more Argos, (next to Wilkinsons) also for cheap household items and jewellery and much more – choose from the catalogue in the store, pay for your items at the pay desk and wait for your items at the customer collection desk Matalan, also close to Wilkinsons and Argos, for cheap clothes, jewellery and household items. You need to register as a customer (which is free) and you will be given a Matalan card to use on future visits. Primark, on the Cornmar