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Training Session With World Leading Martial Arts Star To Raise Funds For Disaster Charity

Jeremy Hyams, the CEO of Property Consortium UK, has arranged a fund-raising event inSomerset that will pack a punch – drafting in the iconic UFC martial arts expert Frank Mir from theUS for a hands-on training session that will raise money for a disaster charity.

Frank, a six feet three, 18 stone powerhouse is recognised as one of the world’s most talented mixed martial artists in his division of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

Jeremy, 42, who has his grading for a black belt in kick-boxing later this year, has arranged for the 31-year-old American to come toTauntonto show his skills and share an insight into his fighting prowess. The event is jointly-organised by Jeremy’s kick-boxing club Taunton Cougars, run by Mark Monks, Chief Instructor of KMA (Korean Martial Arts)England.

Proceeds from the event will go to Shelterbox, a Cornwall-based charity that has for more than 10 years provided emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it the most.

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The charity has been involved in supporting people affected by large-scale disasters including the devastating earthquakes inJapanandHaiti.

Property Consortium UK, which offers a 24 hour building repair network and service delivery centre to insurers, loss adjusters and brokers nationwide, hopes that people from the insurance sector will come along to the event.

Jeremy said: “Mark and I were over the moon when Frank agreed to head-up the training session. It will be a superb event for people wanting to meet him and have a go in one of his world-renowned training sessions.

“It’s a real achievement to get him to do this, and it is great that the event will raise funds for Shelterbox.”

The training session takes place atTauntonSchoolon 6 August tickets cost £50 to participate and £20 to spectators and are available from 0845 5399 555.

Frank Mir is a black belt in both BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) and Kempo Karate and a former UFC heavyweight champion.

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Notes To Editors

Jeremy Hyams is the current holder of the Albert Goodman Entrepreneur of the Year accolade, awarded at the Somerset Business Awards. His business is also the holder of the Somerset Business of the Year title.

Since its inception in 1996 Property ConsortiumUKhas become an established Building Repair Network (BRN) and Service Delivery Centre to various markets. These include Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Brokers, House Builders, Housing Associations and property-related industries. The company’s success is attributable to the effective utilisation of its managed network of building professionals and independent surveyors – repairing properties and instilling customer confidence 24 hours a day.

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World Flags and Their Symbolism

It is always fascinating to study world flags and their symbolism.  There are thousands of flags across the world, and each one has its own history and unique symbolism and meaning.  Below you’ll find the meaning behind a few of the world flags for some of the world’s largest countries.

Examples of World Flags and Their Symbolism

Afghanistan :  This flag is a unique design featuring a background of three colors – black, red, and green.  The national emblem, in the center of the flag, is Mehrab and Pulpit in white, with a flag on each side of it.  The top of the insignia reads “There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet, and Allah is Great.”  The three colors represent various stages of the history of Afghanistan.  Black represents the 19th century, red identifies its fight for independence, and green identifies the country’s hard-won independence.

England : The flag of England features a red cross over a white background.  It is also known as the “St. George.”  The flag has its origins in the crusades, and most historians believe that the flag was flown in England just before the second crusade.  England was not actually a nation until 1272 under King Edward I, and its earliest reference was in the Welsh War of 1277.  The United Kingdom flag, of course, is the Union Jack, adopted on January 1, 1801.

Finland : The flag of Finland is the “Scandinavian cross”.  It is a blue cross against a white background.  The meaning of this flag is interesting; the blue represents the lakes, and the white represents the snow of the great country of Finland.

France : The French flag was adopted in 1794 and it features three vertical colors – blue, white and red.  The history of this flag comes from the colors used during the storming of the Bastille, and the Royal white.  The current flag is the original flag in use during the rule of Napoleon I.

Germany : The origins of the flag of Germany comes after WWII in the late 1940s.  The new government adopted the black-red-gold from the Weimar Republic on May 9, 1949.  The black-red-gold colors originates from 1870 when the German Empire wanted to incorporate the black and white of Prussia with the white and red of the Hanseatic League.  Therefore the post WWII colors actually represent the history of Germany quite well.

China : The Chinese flag consists of a large yellow star in the corner and four stars off to the right side all on a red background.  The red traditionally represents revolution.  The large gold star stands for the Communist Party, and the small gold stars are the four united classes – workers, peasants, rich, and the capitalists.

Japan : The Japanese flag is the well-known red circle, representing the sun, in the center of a white background.  The history of this flag dates back to the early 1600s when the Tokugawa shogunate adopted the flag on its ships.  By the 19th century, all Japanese vessels bore the flag of the rising sun. 

Understanding World Flags and their Symbolism

An excellent resource for more information about world flags, and the symbolic meaning of the colors and images on those flags, are the various country guides that you can find at any library or bookstore.  Of course, if you are traveling in any foreign country, many times locals can offer you a much better insight into the history and local legends surrounding the national flag.  Always show respect and reverence to the flag of any foreign country you are visiting.

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Aztec Calendar 2012 End Of The World

2012 is not the end of the world even if we look at the Aztec calendar 2012, it is just part of a prediction that we will realize in the next decade that our civilization has entered a new stage in its evolution and we as individuals will see the world in a radically different way than our ancestors.

As with all end of the world 2012 predictions there are different views as to what the prediction or prophecy actually means. In 2000, some people thought space aliens would come to Earth and others thought it would be the second coming of Christ. As far as I remember, those examples were not unlike the other ideas of what would happen, the most accepted of which was that there would be a massive computer/ digital problem because of the date.

The same is true for proponents of Aztec calendar 2012. There are those who go way out there and claim things about the end of the world, but the truth is that it is not a prediction of the end of the world but the beginning of a new era. Those who are more credible have based their theory of a world changing event starting according to the Aztec calendar 2012 not on some programming errors but on artifacts and records from around the world.

The Aztec and other ancients around the world have put enormous importance on symbols and other records of a recurring (tens of thousands of years apart) alignment of the Earth with the Sun on a particular axis that also aligns with our galactic plane and the center of our galaxy. The symbol for this, found across many religions and cultures, is a circle with a cross or just a simple cross. Between us and the center of the galaxy is a ‘dark rift’, an area empty of stars and other matter, which is often depicted in artifacts and religions as the birth canal, symbolizing the birth place of the Earth and all that is around us. 21 December 2012 is the exact date of this alignment.

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