Gen Lab is a rising youth organisation aiming to pave the path for Bangladeshi youth to engage in community work in order to achieve social development in the country. Gen Lab believes in free-thinking and hence created a platform for open discussions between people of diverse backgrounds called the Interfaith Conference: Dialogue for Peace & Harmony. The theme for the conference was bridging divides by communication between people from different faiths and cultures in order to work towards world peace as a collective unit. Keeping with the theme, Gen Lab, in association with KAIICID, ACWAY (A Common Word Among the Youth), Center for Inter-religious and Intercultural Dialogue, University of Dhaka organized an essay competition open to all on the topic, "A World Full of Hatred: Are human beings capable of living in peace? How will you act in creating a world without violence, intolerance and conflict?" After reviewing all the essays, the top 3 were chosen and the winners were given awards on the July 30, 2016.
Let us imagine taking a step into the savannah region in Central Africa in the heart of a winter season. Two distinct gazelle families stand erect face to face in front of the last remnant of the essence of autumn- a promising patch of green grass. The dark and bright hues of green send sparkles of ecstasy into the eyes of the baby gazelles as their parents prepare themselves for the ensuing battle. Their horns tilt in position, pupils dilate and muscles tense. Dust engulfs the intense air, the drumming of the hooves sound the battle cry as they charge forward in supersonic speed. Their horns clash with colossal force, striving to throw each other off-balance. However, neither party seems intimidated. The scuffle continues for a while. The situation is as taught in physics - two forces of equal magnitude opposing each other gives no resultant force leading to a stationary position, or in this case a stalemate. Both parties enervate as time lapses. Both forces tentatively take a few steps backwards, remaining vigilant to every gesture of their antagonist. Their urge to claim the pasture fades as they contemplate the consequences of a prolonged fight. Both parties warily retreat, ending up nibbling in the grass from different directions, not getting in each other's ways.
Now let us imagine the same situation by replacing the gazelles with two countries that are neighbouring, the pasture with a territory enriched with deposits of oil and natural gas falling in the boundary of the two countries, and the time being a time when the fossil fuels are running out fast, a time such as now. The territory promises an opulent future with ever rising export earnings with a chance for the country to earn the highest GDP in the world. The neighbouring countries sit at a conference trying to reach an agreement while both countries present their adamant views on why they should own the territory entirely. The talks end in failure. Now the question is do they contemplate the consequences of an armed battle and retreat?
Is it not fascinating that the answer seems so obvious? The countries engage in a ghastly battle. Fingers tense on the triggers of rifles as unpinned grenades bloom a vortex of explosions. Borders are breached, men of opposing forces shot, women of vanquished territories abused, innocent children stranded to starve to death. Why could they not nibble on the resources without getting on each other's paths just like the gazelles? Some might say because of their human nature. I specify because of their obsession over superiority. The humans have a preposterous urge to establish their dominance and prove their superiority. Is it not the reason why interstate conflicts over resources persist while they could be easily resolved through equitable sharing? Isn't obsession over superiority the reason why people misinterpret their own religion's messages and grow a feeling of hostility and intolerance over other religions? Is it not this condescending attitude the reason why males dominate and women are subjected to acts of violence and harassment? We are so blinded by this obsession that we do not even perceive our duty of protecting our own species from our own selves. This urge to dominate has led us to establish a food chain within our own species where the affluent and the powerful feed on the feeble to survive. I congratulate the Homo sapiens for attaining the title of the most loathsome species on earth!
"Hate" is a strong word, they say. In a country where so many trifle matters are considered taboo, it is ironic that "hate" still isn't considered one. We start learning to hate from our early childhood. We learn to hate that street-kid wearing filthy tattered clothes. We learn to hate that spoilt brat who refuses to study unlike us. We learn to hate the rich snobbish kid in school who has ten times as many Pokémon or duel masters cards as us or the "nerds" who don't have a life. We learn to hate the teachers who grade us poorly. Growing up, we start hating people who don't share the same ideologies or even support the same football club. We learn to hate the system. We learn to hate everything.
With the recent rise of global terrorism, the option seems highly unlikely. When the countries aren't at each other's throat, they are busy fending off terrorists conducting cold-blooded mass shootouts or bombings as spectated with horror lately in Dhaka, Munich, Paris, Istanbul etc. to name a few. The essence of world peace is truly realized in these circumstances. So the question stands, whether achieving world-peace is possible or not. Surprisingly, the answer is yes, it is!
Instilling these two values is of utmost significance. A man guided by these codes always has his conscience showing him the righteous path. Even all the superheroes that we obsess over try to preach us these values.
Hatred is the root cause for deviance. Religious extremism, fascism, sexism et al. are generated from severe hatred towards dissimilar ideologies to the point that one loses all moral grounds. This is when one gets indulged in hate-crimes and terrorist activities. Only if the hate could be entirely erased, the world would be a far serene place.
As citizens of the world it is the duty for each one of us to take up the mantle and find a solution to intolerance and violence. Considering the statistics that 30% of our country's population is constituted by youth, it is hay time for our effervescent youth to take charge of the nation. Unfortunately, more and more of this demography are getting derailed from the path of illumination. This deviation mostly results from isolation, lack of human attachment or worse, being bullied. So it is our responsibility to ensure that our siblings, friends or relatives don't suffer from mental depression. No matter how different they are, they are one of us. We need to let them flourish and grow ourselves in the process by nurturing them with affection. This can be done by motivating each other to achieve goals and chasing noble causes. We need to approach those who don't know how to connect and let them know they are not alone. We can implement the "buddy-system" campaigns through digital media or even better, personal initiatives.
No matter how small an entity we are in the world, we can all make the world a better place together by doing everything in our part to enlighten our generation and the next. We need to shed off our hate and reach out to those in need of salvation. WE ARE ONE.
We are more than familiar with influential figures beginning their speeches with clichéd lines which reminds us of how today's world is plagued with conflict. We are told to stand together and unite; we are advised to forget our divides and live in harmony; but is it that easy to stop complaining about what others do which affects us in no way?
More often than not, we end up finding the causes of conflicts; some arise for our social stigmas. Some arise when we are prejudiced and can't help our urges to make a baseless comment at particular people; others are much more elaborate cases such as resource deficits or deteriorating diplomatic relations between countries. Let's not get into that and stick to the social issues.
Be it in the more liberal or more conservative nations, social divide is prevailing and does not seem to stop increasing. Hatred is discernibly on the rise when the world desperately seeks for love. It is about time that someone came up with a legit idea to bridge the divides in our community to establish peaceful coexistence. I'll take that opportunity and present what I have in mind.
My philosophy orbits around the core concept that, we, humans are really terrible at minding our own business. Take the recent hate crimes for instance and put yourself in the shoes of the ones who have a problem with people expressing their 'opinions'. Now stop and ask yourself, "do I really have to go on the offense or can I let them be? Do their opinions hurt my livelihood?" The frequency of hate crimes can really slump if we realized that someone's opinion, sexuality, race or lifestyle does not affect us. We can live in harmony if we chose to fend for ourselves, not for others.
I am not asking the society to love and respect others right now. I believe that the build up to a peaceful coexistence is a multi step process and that 'minding your own business' is the first step we must take; love and respect is too much to ask for now. It is a shame that today we find it difficult to live a day without making a needless judgment towards individuals whom we barely know. If a man decides to wear, let's say, yellow pants in a gathering, no matter how much it may bother us, we must keep in mind that it does not hurt us in any way possible and therefore refrain from passing a baseless comment at him just to show him down. There is simply no need for it.
This brings us to analyzing another major aspect of my ideology; a paradox maybe. Although my call is to let people be, there are cases in which we need to take an initiative to meddle in what others do. Such cases arise when a specific few deliberately act against the establishment of social harmony. We nose in circumstances which are not important and back out whenever attention is needed. We often see people getting jacked or women being harassed in public while bystanders simply stare. It is really not a rare scene. There are certain ones who find amusement in observing something unpleasant happening, for some odd reason. That is a perception we need to reform. It is vital that everyone builds up a willingness to act against vulgarities, which can inspire ten others to do the same. If such a multiplier effect is attained, dreaming of a society without divide will not be farfetched.
Lastly, it is more than essential, especially in more conservative nations such as ours, that we change the ways we bring up children. Not just in primary schools but also in homes. Instead of pointing out flaws of other faiths in front children, we should instill within them the importance of mutual respect Instead of shutting them down when they speak out, parents should encourage free speech. This is, of course, a long term execution but is definitely necessary for a social reform.
To sum up my plan for sustainable societal peace; we need to stop butting in others lives or go on the offense unless it harms our livelihood. Next we must take a stance against acts which disrupts peace and communal respect, inspiring others through the course. Finally, teach or enlighten the future generations about the importance of harmony, establishing a positive multiplier effect.
Keep in mind that if we start today, we can make tomorrow brighter.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury ended off their the worst levels of the day, after a report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than economists expected last month.
Still, bond investors continue to find Treasury debt attractive as the Federal Reserve earlier this week confirmed it will be supporting the market to keep borrowing costs low.
Yields on 10-year notes TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.00% which move inversely to prices, rose 4 basis points to 2.53%. A basis point is 0.01%.
The benchmark yields briefly touched 2.59% after the data.
Yields on 2-year notes TMUBMUSD02Y, +0.00% added 2 basis points to 0.36%. They touched a new all-time low of 0.31% on Thursday.
Thirty-year bond yields TMUBMUSD30Y, +0.00% increased 5 basis points to 4.12% after briefly spiking to 4.20%. The security hasn't closed a week above 4% since July.
The Labor Department said the economy added 151,000 jobs in October. The report also noted some major revisions to the previous months' numbers, while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.6% for the third straight month. Read more about payrolls.
"I don't think unemployment is going to be much lower six to eight months from now," Stein said.
Yields on 10-year notes have declined from 2.60% a week ago, aided by the Federal Reserve's announcement earlier this week that it would buy $600 billion in Treasurys. See blog on who else is buying bonds.
A central bank buying its own government debt to inject money into the financial system is often called quantitative easing.
For the next few weeks, 10-year yields may stay in the range they've been in, from 2.38% to 2.80%, he said.
The risk is for yields to fall below that lower level, "which is probably going to come from some continuation of the financial crisis — whether banking concerns or something breaking over in Europe," Bublitz said.
Two-year yields are up slightly from 0.34% a week ago. Shorter-term securities are more sensitive to changes in interest-rate expectations, and the Fed this week reiterated that its target rate will remain low for an extended period.
Thirty-year bond yields, however, are up from 3.99% a week ago. The securities are the most sensitive to inflation expectations, which have risen as the Fed said its bond buying is partly an attempt to stave off deflation. Rising inflation erodes the value of fixed-income payments.
Also, the Fed said it would buy very little in long-term bonds during the newly announced operations. Read more on bonds, Fed's buying plan.
Treasurys of all maturities have returned about 0.5% so far in November, according to an index compiled by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. U.S. bonds have gained 9.1% this year.


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The Macallan To Unveil Exclusive New Range For The UK - 4th July, 2012
The Macallan is set to unveil its latest development on the brand with the introduction of an entirely new range, The 1824 Series, commencing in the UK market this Autumn.
The move follows extensive work with distributors Maxxium UK, and other key market partners, to meet the growing demands for The Macallan, which consistently outperforms the category.
This addition to The Macallan family will initially be launched exclusively in the UK and will be classic, signature Macallan in style and character. The 1824 Series is 100% matured in oak sherry from Spain, focusing on the brand's natural colour, delivering the full bodied aromas and flavours for which The Macallan is recognised and famed.
Ken Grier, Director of Malts, Edrington commented: "The 1824 Series will introduce a new approach to The Macallan in the UK market for single malt drinkers to enjoy and underlines our ongoing commitment to leading innovation. The move represents a major step in the evolution of The Macallan and we are extremely excited to be introducing this into the UK market first."
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