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Women's Sport Week took place recently and what a great and successful week it was. However, efforts to keep pushing and promoting women's sport didn't end at the end of WSW and it is incumbent on us all to maintain the momentum. There is a growing number of sporting programmes designed for women and girls and Cricket for Girls is a fine example.
Delivering first class coaching
Created by former England international Lydia Greenway, Cricket for Girls offers top quality coaching to women and girls of all abilities and ages. It delivers a range of cricket course to clubs and schools nationwide, as well as masterclasses, an Academy, day camps and coaching sessions.
Lydia Greenway represented England 225 times across all formats of the game during a career spanning over 13 years. She played a part in England winning two World Cups and five Ashes series, as well as winning England's Player of the Year award and being shortlisted for the ICC World Player of the Year.
Like golf, cricket has, in the past, laboured under a patriarchal environment. Thanks to trailblazers like Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, the game changed and it continues to evolve. When Lydia was younger, she benefited from a father and brother who both played cricket, allowing her the opportunity to get involved herself.
Looking back, if it wasn't for my family, I may not have played cricket. At the time, it wasn't a sport that was readily available for girls in schools, and our club was one of a few who helped build a women's team and embraced a girl playing in a boy's team. My dad was my role model because at the time I didn't even know there was an England Women's cricket team! Since then, and having coached all over the country in schools, clubs and counties, I now realise how important it is for young girls to have female role models, it helps break down the barrier and perception that cricket is a boy's game. Cricket for Girls aims to allow every single girl who wants to play cricket, the opportunity to do so, as well as providing those girls who already play with high quality and expert coaching Lydia Greenway
As well as the actual cricket side of things, Lydia also delivers motivational speeches and Q&A sessions to schools across the country.
Cricket for Girls provides women and girls of all abilities with a hugely positive cricketing experience. If you are interested in finding out more about Cricket for Girls then check out their highly informative and user-friendly website. You can get in touch using the contact form.
KUDOS supports and encourages women and girls from all backgrounds to take part in cricket or any other sporting activity.
KUDOS provides made-to-order kit to a range of women's sports clubs across the country – including Carnmoney Ladies Football Club, netball clubs, cricket clubs and hockey clubs. We supply custom teamwear that is built for performance and worn with pride.


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Nawa 4 you, me, us, him, her, them and all other Naija peeps making headlines such as our Naija celebrities, corrupt politicians, fake pastors, yahoo-yahoo peeps, normal and abnormal, and any latest news worth laughing about in Naija and abroad.......ALL REAL STORIES....NO BULLSH#&$%@*!!!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
A group, Coalition of Niger Delta Youths, yesterday, threatened to shut down oil facilities belonging to various multi-national oil companies in the region if government fails to revert to N65 per litre in line with the yearnings of the majority of the Nigerian masses. 'We are giving President Jonathan 24 hours ultimatum to reverse the pump price to N65 and failure to do so, we will go back to our communities and when we go back to our communities, we will ensure that all the oil installations in the creek is made not to work
Ehenn...na now guyzes are talking sense. In my own perspective, this is prob the best way to make uncle Johny think twice about this absurd decision he took.
So this is what I think would happen if these guys really execute their attacks, instead of giving empty threats jare:
Niger Delta youths blow up foreign oil facilities.....Oil production will be shut down.........price of petrol for Yankee go come rise up...then our Uncle Obama and the American people go wan know wetin dey really happen for Naija......CNN and other major networks go come dey show the world wetin dey happen for Naija........then Uncle Obama go come call Uncle Johny dey ask am "Johny how far you nah? I just dey see wetin dey happen for your area. But nawa4u ohh…you no dey try at all. You know say US election dey come up soon, and I dey try do everything possible to revive my economy for hia, in order to get re-elected. So if you know want make serious yawa burst between me and you, then you better put that petrol price back to N65, or to a much lower price sharp sharp. Then after I get re-elected, you and your government fit do anything wey una wan do....You dey hia me so?" And uncle Johnny go probably tell am "Uncle Bam Bam, not only have I heard everything wey you just talk, but I dey also believe you scatter ehh."
Then Uncle Johnny go come announce say after much consideration, he has decided to change the whole subsidy thingy. Then the Nigerian people will live happily ever after.....and everyone will forget about occupy Naija……and our suffering and smiling levels continues :(
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"Dead Weight" delivers in every segment. The fifth episode of Breaking Bad's fifth season was oh-so-good and a reminder why Breaking Bad is one of the very best shows on TV ever—yes, ever.
The episode begins by creating some dissonance: A kid riding a motorbike searches for tarantulas. The young teen has not been introduced and thus has no direct connection to the story. Who is he and why are we being shown his specimen search? We have no idea at this point. It is a seemingly innocuous activity, and it well should be. I even had forgotten about the opening scene until I heard the rumbling bike just as Heisenberg's crew completes the methylamine heist. But Breaking Bad reminds us that the meth business generates many innocent casualties and anyone involved with it is therefore culpable. Can there ever be any justification for killing children?
After the scene ends with the dirt bike kid, we see Hank in his new office. He clearly loves being "the man," as he repeatedly tells baby Holly later in the episode: "Who's the man? I'm the man," he coos to her. But before we get there, Heisenberg pays him a visit at work. After last week's pool meltdown, Heisenberg's unannounced calling is not really unusual. As Heisenberg slowly works his way into the "reason" for his sojourn, he becomes more and more emotional and begins weeping. Cranston and Norris are simply excellent working off each other here. Nothing makes the man's man Hank more uncomfortable then expressions of male vulnerability and impotence via tears. The more emotional Heisenberg becomes the quicker Hank leaves for coffee. It was a funny scene and great acting.
The best lies always have an element of truth and just for a brief, fleeting moment, I thought Heisenberg might be expressing genuine emotion. I was wrong. It was all a brilliant ploy designed to get Hank out of his office in order to bug it. Here the heist element story begins and what a fun ride it was, until the horrific ending. Heisenberg's emotional breakdown serves to further emasculate him in Hank's eyes. No way could this emotional shell of man be the "meth" kingpin, we might suspect Hank concluding.
The introduction of the nervous and garrulous Lydia has added an interesting dynamic to the season and her scenes are particularly strong. A note must be made regarding the mise-en-scene. Breaking Bad is a dark series, and it often borrows cinematic elements from film noir. It has throughout its run, and continues with great effect in this episode.
As Lydia is handcuffed, she is shot from beneath the table and it throws lines across her face—i.e. as though in prison. The scene is darkly shot, industrial, dank and dead. It resembles any stereotypical interrogation room from any gangster film. Later, after her pleas of innocence regarding the GPS tracker, she has a tête-à-tête with Heisenberg. The scene has makes great use of framing, as the scene features a forced shot looking up at the two a few times. It is a subtle touch that lends a criminal and creepy free to the discussion. Lydia's education in leverage requires some forceful framing, too. Heisenberg loses his patience with her and his menacing face fills the frame as he asserts that she has no leverage.
The funniest line in the episode comes as the scene concludes. Heisenberg's crew contemplates what to do with the two men on the train were they attempt the train-robbing plan. Killing them seems the best option, but they don't like the idea of killing innocent people in the "dead zone" of the desert. Incredulously, Lydia asserts: "Give me a break. You were going to kill me. I though you guys were professionals." I laughed out loud. She's terrific.
After Lydia, a mom concerned with her daughter's well-being, argues that killing innocent people is part of being a "professional," we cut to Hank cooing over baby Holly. The juxtaposition is excellent. Mom argues for killing innocent people: cut to innocent, cute baby. Aren't moms more likely to protect innocent people? Not Lydia.
As the Walter has slowly morphed into the ruthless Heisenberg, the White's house has visually gotten darker too. It seems the life of the house is all but gone and replaced with dark, furtive shadows symbolizing the slow death
of the family. Heisenberg forces his son out, again. No future in the White household.
Once junior leaves, the two parents talk. Skylar conveys her feelings as a prisoner, but offers her Faustian deal—a willing, even alacritous partner in exchange for her children's safety. Heisenberg seems to agree, but we are not so sure. As he lives the darkly lit "living room," Skylar makes a sardonic quip to her husband, as she notices dirt on his pants. "Burying bodies in the desert?" He replies "Robbing trains." But once again a mother portends death. Indeed, Heisenberg will be burying bodies.
The last half of the episode is essentially a train robbery caper and quite an entertaining one to boot. I like the details of the show and how it lays out everything for us. Todd serves as a stand-in for the audience as he asks questions designed to sluice out the details of the heist. "It's all about weight distribution, yo" Jesse tells him, providing the plan to avoid the train company's scrutiny. After the explanation, Jesse explains that boosting methylamine is "a major rap" and thus no one can ever know what they have done. Heisenberg follows up asking Todd if really he understands. Todd comprehends all too well. The scene ends with ironically with Todd gushing, "Wow, you guys have thought of everything." Not exactly.
The heist is filled with tense moments as the plans don't go as designed. A Good Samaritan helps the dump truck from the tracks and which hastens the train along sooner than the c
rew wants. But Heisenberg's greed requires him to take all 1,000 gallons. A mere 900 is not sufficient. His greed almost gets Jesse run over by the train. It was a superbly tense moment. Jesse and Todd scrambling to secure the tanker's release values as it slowly begins to chug into motion. Jesse is caught underneath the train. Heisenberg has no regard for his partner's safety.
As Jesse, Todd and Heisenberg start slapping each other on the back and giving high-fives, the train's rumbling noise abates, and we still here something. A motor? The kid looking for spiders has viewed the whole affair. The kid waves innocently to the men; he has no idea what's going on and is being kid-friendly. Todd waves back then takes his gun out and shoots him. No one can know about their crime. Todd took Jesse's point to heart. What an emotional ending.
Of course, Jesse has particularly been sensitive about children. In season two's episode "Peekaboo" Jesse discovers a soiled five-year old in a meth head's house as he looks to recover stolen money from Skinny Pete. He plays 'peekaboo' with the hungry kid waiting for the parents to return. After the parents are accidently killed, he takes the child and places him on the porch as to be found more quickly by the police. In the third season, it compelled him to challenge Gus and eventually to attempt to avenge
Andrea's son's death, even at the expense of his own life—until Heisenberg runs down the killers. Last year, Jesse was a hair breath away from killing Heisenberg because he thought Heisenberg poisoned a child-Brock. Of course, we know his instincts were spot on. Jesse still gives Andrea money mainly to help Brock. But once again Jesse's actions lead, albeit inadvertently, to the death of a child. His idea allows the train heist to move forward preventing the death of two innocent men, and it is his speech to Todd about no one else finding out about the train robbery that no doubt encouraged Todd's cold-blooded murder.
So "Dead Weight" ends with dead weight. How will Jesse deal with this tragedy?
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Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal: assessment of the level of inclusiveness of public policies
Funded by UNESCO's emergency fund, an evaluation of the degree of social inclusiveness of public policies in three countries of the Sahel will be launched on Monday 10 June 10 2013 during a workshop held in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Two other workshops will follow: one in Niamey (Niger), on 19 and 20 June, and another in Dakar (Senegal) on 24 and 25 June.
This workshop – the first one to be organized in West Africa as part of an interregional UNESCO programme covering nine countries around the world, including three which are part of the Sahel region – will bring together approximately forty participants in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), on 10 and 11 June 2013. They will be given the opportunity to master the terms of reference related to the assessment of public policies, which will be conducted in this country with the support of the UNESCO.
They will finalize and validate the methodology proposed for this survey developed by a multidisciplinary team of consultants. They will also decide on the composition of the Council Committee in charge of assisting the team that will take the lead for the assessment – whose final objective is to ensure the consolidation of national capacities in Burkina-Faso. The objective is to help the government to evaluate, compare, and reform its national and local policies, as well as that of the regulatory frameworks in which they are being implemented, in order to increase the level of inclusiveness and their social sustainability, including towards women.
The same exercise will also be conducted a few days later in two other Sahel countries, through similar workshops that will be held in Niger on 19 and 20 June, and in Senegal, on 24 and 25 June 2013. All in all, nine countries around the world will be covered by this UNESCO programme.
Everywhere it is to be conducted, the assessment of the degree of inclusiveness of public policies will strive to promote harmonized national and/or local regulatory frameworks and policies that are conducive to inclusive societies and guaranty equal opportunities for all.
Thus, some of the main results expected include the formulation, validation and dissemination of a methodology assessing the degree of inclusiveness of public policies and regulatory frameworks in the concerned jurisdictions. This will be done in a coordinated and participative approach that fosters consensus around the principles chosen for these assessments, the identification of good political practices and lacunas, and the formulation of genuine "roadmaps" for the reform of the assessed public policies.
To this end, partner country governments and all key stakeholders in these public policies definition and conduct processes – including NGOs and other interest groups – will receive technical support and advice from UNESCO experts for the implementation of recommendations and political scenarios, and for the formulation of socially inclusive policies and policy planning processes.
In Burkina Faso, as in the two other Sahel countries where this assessment will be conducted, the workshops enabling the restitution and validation of the results will be organized to ensure a large participation of the concerned populations and enable a wider appropriation of the validated results.
Public policies assessments and Burkinabe, Nigerian and Senegalese regulatory frameworks launched by the workshops of Ouagadogou, Niamey and Dakar, should also contribute to make social inclusion a general objective and an essential component of these three countries' public policies, leading to the development of inclusive societies that guaranty an equitable access to opportunities for all.
Building inclusive societies is indeed needed and requires a long-term commitment on the part of the international community and especially on the part of UNESCO, which has made it one of the priority themes of its Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme in 2012-2013.
In 1995, the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen has defined inclusive society as being a society for all, in which each individual has an active role to play. This community is based on fundamental values of equity, equality, social justice, human rights and freedoms, and on principles of respect of diversity. It is also equipped with necessary mechanisms that enable citizens to take part in the decision-making process that have an impact on their lives, and finally condition their common future.


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Feedback is the way you grow your community -- in size, in maturity and in engagement rates. Out of that growth and collaboration your organization can create better products, a thriving community, a healthy culture and a stronger company.
But you can't grow unless you collect data. And the way you collect data should be strategic, since it will affect all aspects of your community and company -- including growth.
That's why formal feedback methods are a necessary part of any successful community. In The Community Roundtable's State of Community Management 2016 Report (SOCM Report), they found that best-in-class communities are more than two times as likely to have formal feedback mechanisms for their communities than other communities.
Clearly those formal programs have a powerful impact on the community's overall success.
So what makes this type of structured feedback so important and powerful?
Give members a seat at the table
If you want members to be part of your community conversations, you need to give them a seat at the table -- which means making sure they know how to give you feedback and encouraging them to do so.
Many communities already do give members a platform and value their voices through ambassador or advocacy programs, list surveys and net promoter score.
But that's not enough.
To truly tap into your members' expertise and insight, you need to make sure everyone is included -- not just your MVPs or most vocal members. It's hard to include everyone, like lurkers and members who aren't as active, without a structured program. And the consequences are real -- community managers miss out on engaging these key groups and risk burning themselves out with futile efforts.
Do you really know what goes on in your community?
Yes, you're in the community all day, so you have a pretty good pulse of what's going on. But you don't know what it's like on the inside, from a member's perspective.
Think of a teacher. Sure, good teachers know how to motivate their students and predict behavior. They even have an idea of what goes on in the playground. But do they know how it feels to be a student? What other students say after school, or to their parents? No. It's a perspective they no longer have -- unless they ask their students.
That's one reason formal programs that include everyone are so valuable for community builders. Only members truly have a pulse on what goes on in the community. Their insight is something you'll never have unless you find a way to systematically poll and collect that insight.
And, as the SOCM Report showed, not enough community builders are harnessing the power of their members to make their community better. Only 30% of communities have formal systems for collecting member feedback. But that 30% sees better engagement and are more mature than the 70% who don't have these systems.
Empower your members
Yes, the knowledge and data that members give you helps you engage and build the type of community they want and need. But do formal feedback systems only have one purpose -- to give the community builders special, insider intelligence?
No, that's not the only reason giving members a spot at the table is so good at bolstering engagement.
Allowing members to give you feedback, showing them that you listened and that it was helpful, is empowering -- and empowerment is a strong motivator.
And The Community Roundtable's findings support this idea. The best-in-class communities from the study were more likely to include members in strategy revision and development, and three times more likely to give members a defined role within their communities.
Giving members roles -- whether it's a moderator position, volunteering or ambassador programs -- triggers a member's intrinsic motivation. Having a job makes them feel important and as if they're contributing to something greater -- which they are. Not only are they helping you, but they're helping the community and whatever efforts the community supports.
No wonder communities that engage members in their community process are more mature and have higher engagement rates.
Involving community members in your community's strategy and development is important, but it's not always easy. The SOCM Report urges community builders and companies with community to invest in long-term engagement strategies and build formal member feedback and inclusion programs.
But this doesn't mean only the community manager should be invested in the community and engaging members in meaningful, valuable ways. The entire organization needs to be onboard and supportive of the community and its efforts. In fact, in its study, The Community Roundtable found that even a neutral organizational culture surrounding community can be detrimental and is the equivalent of a constraining or toxic environment.
If you want a successful community, including the entire organization -- and making sure they're supportive -- isn't a choice. It's a necessity. And the member feedback you collect and the high engagement you foster, will benefit everyone in the organization, not just those involved directly with the community.
Measure what matters
The Community Roundtable always emphasizes data in decision making, so it's no surprise that its report highlights data's importance. But not all data is created equal or is helpful for you -- you need to track what really matters.
Almost everyone tracks members and posts, but best-in-class communities stand out in their metrics.They are more likely to focus on additional elements, like new member activity and unanswered questions. Tracking these metrics -- or the right metrics for your goals and community -- will help you refine your feedback methods and continue to grow your community.


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Obama Convention Speech Sets Record for Political Tweets
A week after President Barack Obama shut down Reddit during his Q&A session, the Commander in Chief took Twitter by storm during his convention speech, setting a new record for political moments on the micro-blogging site.
At the close of Obama's Thursday night DNC nomination acceptance speech, Twitter exploded with 52,756 Obama-related tweets per minute after a hefty Twitter run during the three-day convention.
According to Twitter's blog, the convention garnered more than 9.5 million tweets, and the final day of the convention alone delivered about 4 million messages. The GOP convention pulled in about 4 million tweets in total, wrote Adam Sharp, Twitter's head of government, news, and social innovation.
In comparison, there were only 1.8 million global tweets regarding all topics on Election Day 2008.
"[Obama] delivered a great collection of tweetable lines this evening," Sharp said, "and Twitter responded accordingly."
The president's top five peaks in Twitter activity gained more traction than any other moment during both conventions. Those moments, along with the number of related tweets, included:
- 43,646: "I'm no longer just the candidate, I'm the President."
- 39,002: "I will never turn medicare into a voucher."
- 38,597: Discussing Medicare
- 37,694: "We don't think government can solve all our problems."
- 34,572: Quips about the Olympics and "Cold War mind warp."
Vice President Joe Biden inspired a fair number of tweets, reaching 17,932 tweets-per-minute during his speech. Twitter also marked Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' delivery of the Pledge of Allegiance, which ranked higher than the next three speakers who followed her, when 3,278 tweets about Giffords hit the Web in just one minute.
"With the general election season officially begun, we're looking forward to seeing how the conversation develops around the Presidential debates and the tireless stumping on the trail," Sharp wrote on the blog.
The site will be closely tracking public opinion, noting big moments and watching each of the candidates' Twitter Political Index scores a feature that the micro-blogging tool launched in early August.
"With the conversation about the 2012 election happening on Twitter, the road to Election Day 2012 will be paved in Tweets," Sharp said.
For more from Stephanie, follow her on Twitter @smlotPCMag.


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Kochi: In an important step that will allow Indian doctors access to the best of global healthcare knowledge and expertise, Kochi based Aster Medcity has inked a MoU with the Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), an iconic American institution with a rich tradition dating back to 1824.
The MoU embraces a range of collaborative processes opening up tremendous opportunity to equip healthcare professionals through learning, research and imbibing best global practices for the benefit of the patients. Aster Medcity and the Thomas Jefferson University will initiate this relationship with the Multi-Organ Transplant programme.
Dr. Azad Moopen, CMD, Aster DM Healthcare said, "The Aster Multi-Organ Transplant programme has already made a mark in a short period since the first liver transplant at Aster Medcity in November 2015. We now embark upon an exciting new stage of our journey with this collaboration with the Thomas Jefferson University. We look forward to our partnership adding a new dimension to Aster Multi-Organ Transplant programme with access to global best practices in the field of organ transplants enhancing the quality of care."
The Thomas Jefferson University is the largest free-standing health sciences university in Philadelphia with the flagship Sidney Kimmel Medical College known as one of the largest private medical colleges in USA.
Dr. Cataldo Doria, Director, Jefferson Transplant Institute said, "We are glad to have this opportunity to associate with one of India's premiere healthcare institutions. In a short time, Aster Medcity has shown its expertise in multi-organ transplant. We look forward to interacting and collaborating with Aster's team of transplant surgeons who have performed landmark surgeries in their careers including the first split liver transplant, first simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant and first simultaneous liver kidney transplant."
The MOU will also extend to other areas including Knowledge Transfer through organising symposia, conferences and short courses; Training and Education through Institutional exchange programs, joint study groups and joint publications; Validation of protocols used in treatment regimens including various parameters like diagnosis, treatment and support infrastructure; and Clinical Research.
"The signing of this MOU will facilitate bi directional learning with joint collaborative models that will benefit patient communities in both the countries", said Dr. Harish Pillai, CEO, Aster Medcity.
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|FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique for H.E. by Mango
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Most ladies will vouch that men advance a notch up the attractiveness scale when they are suited up. Menswear ads do catch my eye, especially this time in particular because not many people can pull off a patterned jacket like this one. Gingham is usually reserved for children or ladies summer dresses- or aprons. I'd veto pairing it with the ultra faded jeans, but Gerard Pique rocks it. He rocked the entire H.E. by Mango campaign. Check out the rest of the collection- at least Mango prices wont break the bank.
For those who don't follow football, Gerard Pique plays for FC Barcelona and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Champion Spanish national team. Personally, if I were to cast any menswear campaign, I'd draw from the Spanish NT: Fernado Torres, Iker Casillas, David Villa, etc... looking forward to 2014! :)


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A few weeks ago we were given the gift that is "Michael Bay's UP" and now we have the Christopher Nolan version of The Incredibles from Bobby Burns. Cue the dramatic music and crane shots!
The Incredibles storyline is still there, only now everyone does a lot more brooding and Gary Oldman will probably show up. It's not the Incredibles the internet wanted, it's the Incredibles the interned needs.


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This photo is from yesterday, but I had to show you my dinner. I ate that whole damn thing. It's a footlong hotdog from Butcher and the Boar, and man, was it tasty. Now *that's* a hot dog, am I right?
We met up with some dear friends last night around 8 pm and enjoyed dinner outside in the glorious summer weather we've been having, and I thought the hot dog option was a better choice than a steak. And I was right.
Today has mostly been prep work for tomorrow's wedding, along with a field trip to the studio in Northeast Mpls to drop off last week's wedding photos. I'm breaking in a new crock pot today (!!!) and I thought taking Magda with me might be safer than leaving her at home with chicken slow cooking in deliciousness. Don't worry, you'll get the recipe soon enough. Anyway, the field trip seems to have worn out the vizsla as she came home and collapsed into sleep. Score.
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For the last few years, I have been an evangelist for renting.
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On Wednesday October 29th, the results for the much heralded annual DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll for 2008 were announced. For Markus Schulz, a milestone achievement was reached – breaking into the ultra competitive Top 10 for the first time, and finding himself located in 8th position.
The achievement is a testament to one of the hardest working DJs on the circuit, touring all five continents, playing at the biggest clubs and festivals, and consistently raising the performance bar each time round. Holding residences at two prestigous clubs, Amnesia in Ibiza and Ministry of Sound in London, Markus continues to create a legacy though his unique hybrid of progressive grooves and trance melodies.
On receipt of the news, Markus immediately had a message to be delivered to his fans.
"Finding out the results was a real humbling experience to me," says Markus. "I can't even begin to thank you enough for all your support you have given me, particularly over the past year. Whether it be at the clubs, the message boards, or listening to Global DJ Broadcast and Evolution every week, the kind words that you all say really do mean a lot. Thank you all so much for continuing to inspire me."
With three single releases on his label Coldharbour Recordings through the summer of 2008, and celebrating the 50th release with his own track "Daydream", his next single will be "The New World", a track chosen by the Transmission event in Prague as their 2008 theme. Hot off from mixing his first compilation for Armani Exchange, fans are anticipating the next chapter in his compilation series for Armada, to be released in early 2009.
It is not just the fans who Markus wishes to thank. "I would like to pay tribute to the great people who I work with, and who have all played their part in my achievements this year. To all staff at Armada Music and David Lewis Productions, Get In PR, Armani Exchange, the Coldharbour Recordings roster, Sirius Radio and all the stations who support me by airing Global DJ Broadcast each week, I appreciate every little thing you all do."
"There are a few people that contribute greatly behind the scenes, that help keep me on top of things and open doors to opportunities that I think I have taken well this year. We are all continuing to grow together, and I can honestly say that I am enjoying the journey very much."
Not content to rest on his laurels, Markus is already looking forward to 2009 with great anticipation.
"I am getting excited about it already. The Global DJ Broadcast World Tour will be bigger than ever, and I am looking forward to having some real fun in the studio, being creative with remixes and developing ideas for my next artist album."
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ISA108 Nearing Resolution of Comments on Part 1, Part 2 Work Beginning…
Committee Meeting & Timeline Update
The ISA108 Intelligent Device Management committee is meeting this week in Houston, TX at Yokogawa's Sugar Land facility to rationalize comments on Part 1: Concepts & Terminology. Once resolution on the existing comments are complete, ISA108 will re-submit for a final round of comments to Part 1.
Also important at this week's meeting, the group is beginning establishment of Part 2: Work Process Specifications. Part 2 will include the following subsections that require the establishment of working groups:
Part 2.1 – Configuration & Revision Management
Part 2.2 – Diagnostics Management
Part 2.3 – Procedure Management
All three of these parts are important elements in the Intelligent Device Management lifecycle. The group is currently looking for volunteers for all 3 of these sections. In addition to these 3 sections, there are proposals for Calibration Management and Valve Management. If there is enough support and volunteers, these subcommittees will be launched in conjunction with the other 3 parts. ISA108 encourages manufacturers, engineering partners and users to participate in the committee in order to offer guidance and knowledge on these subjects. For more information and to learn how to get connected today, visit https://www.isa.org/isa108/
After Part 1 & 2 is complete, the committee intends to create a Part 3 Implementation Guide.
More on ISA108 Intelligent Device Management
The goals of the ISA108 Intelligent Device Management committee is to do the following simultaneously;
- Reduce Unmanaged Risk
- Improve Health, Safety, Environmental, and Operability Performance
- Manage Complexity
- Reduce Impact of Failures
- Achieve Sustainability
- Assure adequate Human, Financial, and Infrastructure Resources
- Lower Maintenance Costs
- Improve Return on Investment
The issue the industry users face today is that intelligent field devices are pervasive, but the diagnostics that provide big ROI are often left not utilized or they are being used, they aren't being prioritized. ISA108 aims to meet this need by establishing a standard well defined set of work processes and procedures that guide the users of intelligent field devices on best practices.
By establishing good work processes and procedures through the establishment and use of ISA108, a user can expect to gain the following advantages;
- Allows Maintenance on Devices that Actually Need Work, Only When They Need Work
- Can Give Detailed Information on Problems Before a Field Visit
- Can Significantly Reduce the Need for Periodic Testing
- Can Reduce Impact on Operations by Advance Warning of Failure
- A Significant but Underutilized Opportunity
- Biggest Incentives on Control Valves
Barriers to obtaining full benefit from smart instrumentation is significant for many users because it requires a change in traditional engineering practices and a cultural change in for maintenance workers who are used to physically interacting with devices. There is also an element of management buy-in/ownership that will reduce these barriers and allow full benefit to be gained.
For a brief video on ISA108 that Control Engineering shot with Larry O'Brien, see our February blog post: Control Engineering Video on ISA108
Fieldbus Foundation Participates At The International Automation Congress (IAC) 2014 October 29-31
The Fieldbus Foundation Central and Eastern European Marketing Committee (FFCEEMC) is pleased to be part of the International Automation Congress 2014 that will be held at Hotel Ramada Aquaworld, Budapest, Hungary, from 29th – 31st October, 2014.
The IAC will provide an international forum for professionals in the fields of process control, factory automation and related computer science, to share their latest research, development and applications experiences with participating manufacturers, developers, industry experts and end users.
IAC 2014 is the first congress to be organised as a joint event that brings together the annual Distributed Control Systems (DCS) symposium and the Factory Automation conference in Hungary, and will now take place every three years.
An extensive three-day conference programme includes a plenary session for all, followed by a parallel agenda for process control, factory automation and computer science fields. Fieldbus Foundation President and CEO, Richard J Timoney, will present a plenary lecture FOUNDATION fieldbus will make the use of digital fieldbus 'as easy as 4-20mA' – an overview and update of the progress of the Fieldbus Foundation's Usability Initiative which aims to further simplify FOUNDATION fieldbus implementation, operation and maintenance and allow users to realise the full value of the technology.
Representatives from Fieldbus Foundation members companies will participate in the process control conference programme with a wide range of presentation topics including:
- Remote I/O – Fieldbus Foundation technology: an instrumentation overview (Jürgen George, Pepperl+Fuchs)
- Hazardous area remote I/O with enhanced diagnostics features acc. to NAMUR 107 (André Fritsch, R.Stahl)
- Successful implementation and maintenance of FOUNDATION fieldbus projects (Bindert Douma, STC. B.V, NL)
- FOUNDATION fieldbus technology diagnostics (Marian Bartal, Pepperl+Fuchs)
In addition to the conference and social programmes, there will be a table top exhibition adjacent to the lecture rooms. The FFCEEMC will be running live FOUNDATION technology demonstrations throughout the congress using demonstration units that feature host systems and devices from several different suppliers.
A FFCEEMC press conference and lunch will be held on Wednesday, 29th October, following the opening IAC 2014 press conference. Richard J Timoney, Fieldbus Foundation President and CEO, and Jürgen George, FFCEEMC Chairman, will provide an overview of the latest Fieldbus Foundation technology initiatives and also an update on the merger between the Fieldbus Foundation and the HART Communication Foundation to form a new single organisation, FieldComm Group.
Further information about all aspects of the IAC 2014 event and on-line registration is via www.iac2014.hu.
The FFCEEMC includes representatives from major suppliers of control systems and instrumentation including Emerson Process Management, Endress+Hauser, Honeywell, MTL, Pepperl+Fuchs, R.Stahl, Turck and Yokogawa.
For more information about the FFCEEMC, its activities in the Central & Eastern European region, and local language user resources, visit the FFCEEMC webpages.
FFBenelux Participating in World of Technology & Science Exhibition
If you're in the Netherlands this week, you've likely heard of the World of Technology & Science Exhibition (WOTS) and may even be participating. For those that are unfamiliar with the exhibition, be sure to click on over to their website at http://wots.nl/.
Be sure to visit the Fieldbus Foundation Benelux stand from September 30th until October 3rd.
The FF Benelux stand, with its theme "FF naar een hoger plan / FF to a higher level", can be found in Hall 11, stand C064 and will presenting FOUNDATION fieldbus technology and its applications. Visitors will need to take care with drones flying overhead around the stand!
The World of Science & Technology exhibition brings together the World of Automation, the World of Laboratory, the World of Electronics and the World of Motion & Drives together in a single location and is organised by the Dutch federation of Drives & Automation (FEDA) and the Dutch federation of technology branches (FHI).
For free registration and more information go to the WOTS website: http://wots.nl
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Hedge funds received negative publicity throughout the financial crisis, but Michael Hornsby and Kerry Nichol of Ernst & Young say investors are now demonstrating renewed belief in the alternative investment industry.
Investors generally allocate money to alternative investment funds, such as hedge funds and real estate, in order to diversify their portfolio, access potentially enhanced returns, and benefit from the greater flexibility to focus on a specific investment theme, such as clean energy in the private equity sector.
Funds of alternative funds offer investors further portfolio diversification and access to specialist asset managers. A fund of funds will typically have between ten and 80 underlying funds.
Historically, they have been a popular choice among small and medium-sized investors as well as larger investors who wanted to enter unfamiliar markets they are unwilling or unable to enter via single funds. Funds of funds offer immediate diversified access to a variety of strategies, managers and markets.
An optimal portfolio allocation for the average investor might include a 20% allocation to alternative investments and an 80% allocation to a diversified global securities portfolio. Studies have shown that combining assets which have a low correlation with each
other, such as gold, private equity, and bonds, allows a reduction of risk without necessarily sacrificing returns.
According to a recent Investment Intentions Survey conducted by the European Association for Investors in non-listed real estate vehicles (INREV), respondents indicated that they had allocated about 18% of their portfolios to alternatives, 9% thereof to real estate.
The 2010 Russell Survey found that, on average, institutional investors allocated roughly the same portion of their alternatives portfolio to real estate and hedge funds, slightly less to private equity, and a small portion to commodities and infrastructure.
Alternative investment funds, however, have their disadvantages. These include:
• Higher levels of risk
• Lower levels of investor protection because of the lower levels of regulation
• Lower levels of transparency
• Lower levels of liquidity: for example, divestments may only be possible at certain times
• Higher levels of costs: fees in alternative investment funds are generally higher than in traditional investment funds. Investors in funds of funds may pay fees at two levels – at the fund of fund level and at the underlying fund level
Less pay, reduced talent
The financial crisis brought with it challenges for the alternative investment fund industry. For example, many managers of open-ended funds implement restrictions on redemptions simply to survive.
Ernst & Young's 2010 global hedge fund survey, Restoring the balance (conducted in association with Greenwich Associates), found that managers had increased liquidity and reduced management and incentive fees in an attempt to retain and attract capital.
But this had a negative impact on their ability to retain and attract talent as reduced fees have resulted in key talent being paid less.
Investors continue to ask managers to alter compensation models, moving away from pure cash compensation towards either holding more equity interests in the fund vehicles themselves or in the general partnerships/ management companies, or by the introduction of a deferred compensation model with a claw-back mechanism.
Investors underline the need for an increased level of transparency, with approximately 40% of investors surveyed seeking full portfolio transparency.
Investors ranked largest holdings, asset class and portfolio volatility, liquidity and risk information among the most important information. Surprisingly, counterparty risk or stress testing were not identified as being key information by investors; however, this could be interpreted as being "a given" post-Lehman.
Alternative Ucits boosted
Traditionally, alternative asset classes have been accessible primarily to sophisticated, well-informed or institutional investors. Post-2008, investors have been focusing on transparency and liquidity, but also looking for brand recognition, investment diversification, and substantial levels of regulatory and governance oversight. Alternative Ucits funds meet these requirements, yet still offer exposure to some alternative fund strategies. Consequently, such funds have seen increased interest.
Some of the alternative Ucits' growth has also been driven by alternative managers wishing to broaden their investor base, benefiting from the opportunity to distribute the Ucits within Europe and internationally, some by traditional managers wishing to offer their investors a wider range of products and take a share of the higher return hedge fund market.
Not being limited to institutional investors,alternative Ucits have allowed retail investors "a piece of the pie" in terms of higher returns and the exposure to alternative fund strategies.
Regulatory impact
Regulation is one of the key challenges for the alternative asset management industry. Regulatory developments in Europe, such as the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (Aifm) directive, Solvency II and over-the-counter derivatives regulation are expected to raise barriers to entry and increase the costs of doing business.
Set to become applicable in mid-2013, the Aifm directive will have a profound structural impact on the alternative asset management industry both in Europe and internationally. While the main focus is on managers, the directive will not only impact European Union and non-EU managers, but also EU and non-EU domiciled alternative investment funds, the service providers to these funds and their investors.
Being a regulatory response to address some of the challenges highlighted during the financial crisis, the Aifm directive introduces a number of requirements regarding transparency for investors, remuneration of managers, periodic disclosure requirements to investors on assets subject to special arrangements arising from their illiquid nature and liquidity management obligations, governance, and minimum capital requirements.
However, the key question will be how investors react to products compliant with the Aifm directive. Three comments can be made in that respect. First, many institutional investors are themselves subject to requirements limiting the amounts that they can invest in less regulated products – regulatory or self-imposed.
Second, the Aifm directive marketing provisions may severely limit European investors' access to non-Aifm directive compliant products from 2018, when national private placement regimes may be phased out and replaced by the passport regime as the only way to market alternative investment funds within Europe.
Third, compliant products offer investors a new level of regulatory comfort. From a global perspective, the directive is likely to become, for many investors, a minimum standard on governance, compliance and transparency. We believe that investors will welcome this, facilitating the establishment of a globally recognised alternative investment fund brand that could become the parallel to the Ucits brand for non-Ucits products.
On the other hand, the directive is expected to increase the compliance burden, increase operating costs and as a result reduce the risk/return competitive advantage offered to investors.
We believe that, in response, many asset management groups will opt to offer their current and future investors a range of products comprising those subject to higher levels of regulation, such as the Aifm directive, as well as unregulated ones. Therefore, many will consider setting up parallel regulated and unregulated alternative funds.
Delivering promises
Institutional investors are planning to increase their alternatives allocation by 5% over the next two to three years. To retain and attract capital, alternative investment managers will need to ensure that they deliver on their promise of consistent superior performance, while continuing to meet the challenges of regulation and investor expectations, without morphing back into the broad traditional investment fund industry.
Michael Hornsby is the real estate leader, and Kerry Nichol is partner, asset management, at Ernst & Young, Luxembourg
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Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday, April 30, urged the government to help fight unemployment, which according to independent estimates affects 25 percent of the five-million-strong population.
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The nation's unemployment level is estimated at 25 percent while half of Jordanians earn less than $1,200 a year and nearly 30 percent only earn $800.
On April 19 the United States gave Jordan $37.7 million to help fight poverty and unemployment in the kingdom as part of an overall $150-million economic aid package for 2001. — (AFP, Amman)
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The result will soon fade from memory, and the performance already is – but recollections of a jubilant away end crying "we are top of the League" will stand as a high point in this season, whatever its ultimate outcome.
Steve Bruce carded the same XI that pulverised a hapless Charlton last week, while Fulham had ex-Tiger Tom Cairney in a side that had former England international Scott Parker also in midfield – Ross McCormack, publicly courted by our promotion rivals Middlesbrough, was conspicuously absent. "Ill", we were told. Of course he was.
Fulham started brightly but the best chance of the opening skirmishes fell to Abel Hernández, sent clear on goal – he was on his right foot though, and his low shot lacked enough conviction to beat Andy Lonergan in the home goal. A disappointing miss given his scintillating form.
That was a rare foray forward by City, who were sitting deeply – Fulham were playing an energetic game, penning the Tigers back with considerable success. They looked a lot better than their lowly league position suggested. City weren't playing with anything approaching their hosts' fluency, but they were competing well, typified by a game-changing moment in the 39th minute. A low shot by Cairney seemed to wrong-foot McGregor, who could only palm the ball back into the goal area. Alexander Kačaniklić had a two yard head start on anyone else and seemed certain to score, only for Moses Odubajo to race back, overtake and successfully challenge the Swede, even winning a goal kick. From the away end, it had seemed that a goal was inevitable. Instead, it was a tremendous rescue act that was lustily celebrated by the relieved Tiger Nation.
The pattern remained largely the same in the second half. Jamie O'Hara (now there's an unfulfilled talent) flashed a shot wide early on, Parker curled another narrowly wide, and it all began to be a bit frustrating.
Huddlestone came on for Hayden, Hernández curled a shot wide, but the game laboured and nil-nil loomed.
Until a rare moment of inspiration saw Odubajo burst into the area, hit the byline and then fall under a clumsy and not wholly necessary challenge by Christensen. It looked an obvious penalty, and the two thousand City fans howled for it. Referee Paul Tierney concurred, and with ten minutes left the Tigers had a chance to win it.
Abel Hernández stepped up, hit a shot to his left and looked aghast as Lonergan got a strong-ish palm to the ball, tipping it onto the post…and in.
Relief, exultation, and with news of Middlesbrough's latest setback already digested, loud declarations of the latest developments in the league table cascaded from the away end.
That it was preserved was to the credit of Allan McGregor. In injury time, Fulham got a nastily promising free-kick about 25 yards goal. The wall looked horribly ill-positioned, begging for a near-post shot. One duly arrived, and it was heading perilously close to the top corner, until the City keeper flew across goal and tipped it over. A marvellous save, three points…and we are top of the league.
The why
This wasn't a vintage performance, and while scaling the heights of Charlton was never really likely, a better side than Fulham could have punished us. They did play above themselves, and can consider themselves unfortunate to emerge pointless.
City weren't at their best with the ball, failing to create any concerted pressure at any point during the game. Again, it took a penalty to get us off the mark, although it was a good move that could easily have resulted in a goal anyway.
However, you can't blitzkrieg every opponent. Sometimes you have to win ugly, or at least escape an iffy performance with a point. City were off-colour offensively, but this was also a far cry from the dire non-performances away from home at the end of 2015. City competed stoutly and were pretty solid defensively – after all, Fulham managed a few efforts on goal, but City at least ensured they were mostly outside the area. A cheap defeat wasn't coughed up the way it would have been six weeks ago. Credit for that.
McGregor made a fine save to keep City's sheet clean. Maguire marshalled the defence well. Odubajo prevented a Fulham goal and created ours. Hernández missed a sitter but – just – kept his nerve when mattered most.
A few negatives, but a few positives too – not the least of which was the win. If you can't win pretty, win ugly. That's what champions do, isn't it?
The meaning
Derby are stumbling: we're now six points clear of third-placed Brighton, a very handy gap indeed. Promotion is very much in City's hands, and even a Derby win tomorrow night will keep City four clear of third. We won't be overhauled for at least a few weeks, though it may take the chasing pack longer. If they do it at all.
But maybe we can just adjust our aspirations a little higher. Middlesbrough are also stumbling, putting us top again. Sure, they have a game in hand and they're a quality side who'll come again, but City are also a quality side. We're in a proper title race again.
Who knows how it'll end? Right now, City are doing so many good things that we should just sit back and relish it. We've won five in a row, a tremendous achievement that most seasons slip by without producing. We've conceded just once in that run, scoring 12, and making the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. It's easy to take these things for granted, but as we prepare to luxuriate in a fortnight at the summit of the second tier and aim for the Fifth Round of the Cup, let's take a moment to enjoy it all.


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