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Abderrahim Oulhaj
posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 6:56 am
Dear All,
I would be grateful if someone could explain me what is the "true" difference between the random effect models and the latent growth curve models. For me they are equivalent ... It seems to me that the difference comes from the fact that these two models are used in separate fields. If the answer to my querry is that the random effect model is a particular case of the latent growth curve model, then I would be grateful to know which practical situations one can use the latent growth curve model but not the random effect model?
Thanks a lot,
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 7:50 am
The multilevel (HLM) and mixed linear (SAS PROC MIXED) models are identical. The SEM random effects model differs from those models in two ways: the SEM model has time scores as parameters rather than data and time-varying covariates cannot be random in the SEM model. If you want to see a comparison of the formulas for the three models, you can purchase the latest Day 2 short course handout where this is described on slides 25-32.
Note that in Mplus, time scores can be treated as parameters or data (individually-varying times of observation) and time-varying covariates can be random.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 8:46 am
To clarify when I said random time-varying covariates, I meant random slopes for time-varying covariates.
Abderrahim Oulhaj
posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 12:54 am
Dear Linda,
Thanks a lot for your thoughts. But I still have a problem in understanding your statement. First, the linear mixed effects model are also considered as conditional models in the sense that covariates are considered as exogeneous and no distributional assumptions are made for them. My question still holds: In which practical situations one can use the latent growth model but not the linear mixed effect model.
PS: When I speak about the linear mixed effect model I speak about the modelling point of view and not the software used to estimate it.
I would also to thank you for this interesting discussion list.
Thanks a lot,
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 8:15 am
I am speaking of the models not the software. I refer to the software for those not familiar with the names of the model.
As I said earlier, the three models are statistically equivalent with the exception that in the SEM model time scores are treated as parameters and in the SEM model the slopes of time-varying covariates cannot be random. The Mplus model offers users a choice of treating time scores as data or parameters and of having random or fixed slopes for time-varying covariates.
Abderrahim Oulhaj
posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 7:37 am
Does the Mplus fit the latent growth curve for the categorical ordered data in the follwing case:
The data is unbalanced in the sense that every subject has its proper number of observations and his proper time points (e.g. age)?
can we introduce the direct and indirect (mediated)effect of time-varying and time-invariant covariates ?
Thanks in advance
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 8:30 am
Yes and yes.
Abderrahim Oulhaj
posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 8:43 am
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have some books (that my department can order) containing models used in
Mplus with chapters containing theoritical details (specification,
identification and estimation)?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 9:32 am
The Mplus User's Guide has many examples. Some have references. All of these examples and Monte Carlo counterparts of most are available on the website and also come with the Mplus CD. Some theoretical specifications can be found in the Technical Appendices which are also on the website. There are also many references on the website for the various methods. If you are interested in a particular type of modeling, for example, growth modeling, the references on the website should be helpful.
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Just thought you needed some more Favre and Manning analysis. I know how little attention they get. And now, I'd like to share with you one thing I think I think about the Super Bowl: I think this is my No. 1 pet peeve in sports. It's Seimone Augustus, forward for the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and apparently a celebrity according to SI.com, saying: "The Saints will win. New Orleans is a motivated team with a lot to play for. They have the whole state of Louisiana behind them in addition to the city of New Orleans. That gives them that extra motivation and confidence. Most importantly, we have the most accurate quarterback in the NFL in Drew Brees."
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Key Player: Robert Mathis. With Freeney's ankle roughed up, Mathis will have to step up and put some pressure on the 5-foot-11 Drew Brees. I think the Colts will do an adequate job defensively. Don't expect the Saints to go off.
Bold Prediction: Both teams will combine for less than 100 rushing yards. The Colts will get a fairly substantial lead in the first quarter, and you'll see how little both teams run the ball. Don't even think about Reggie Bush having a good game. (I've made a Kardashian reference in all three of my columns. I don't want to keep the streak alive. Whoops, there goes another one.)
Passing Offense: Advantage Colts. Best QB of the decade and four trustworthy receivers. Expect offensive fireworks from the Colts and merely decent production from the Saints. Meachem, Henderson, and Colston don't scare me as much as Wayne and Clark. Also, the Colts break the rules: They have a coach on the field.
Running Offense: Advantage Saints. No RB on either team really impresses me, but the Saints have somebody the Colts will keep an eye on in Reggie Bush. Reggie could easily open things up for other players to step up and make some plays.
Defense: Push. This is assuming Freeney doesn't play. The Colts allowed a total of 20 points to the Jets and Ravens. I don't see them giving up a lot of points to the Saints on Sunday. It's only a push because I can see Darren Sharper intercepting a few balls. Do I think it will happen? No. But the potential is there.
Special Teams: Advantage Saints. ESPN says about any close game, "Special teams are gonna decide this one, Trey." No, they won't. Nobody really gives a shit about special teams. Reggie Bush is a good returner, but definitely not a great one. Don't expect it to be a factor. As for kicking, you better not be kicking too many field goals or you'll lose. I don't see many field goal attempts.
Intangibles: What dat? This game will be decided by the players not the fans. Intangibles don't matter. I'm pretty sure the Colts have fans, too. I think. It's the Super Bowl. Everyone will be hyped up.
Via Bodog (my picks underlined)
Total kickoff returns by both teams (over/under 9; over -145, under +115): Two at the start of the game and start of the half, so that mean 3.5 scores per team. I don't see there being many touchbacks. Interesting bet, even with the bad price.
Will there be a successful two-point conversion? (yes +250, no -325): The Saints could find themselves down a nice amount in this game and in need of a conversion. Nice odds.
Will the Saints convert a fourth down? (yes -125, no -105): Why wouldn't they have a fourth-and-2 situation at the Indy 32?
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Who will have more points on Feb. 6? (Kobe Bryant -1.5, -105; Saints +1.5, -115): I'd expect about 30 from Kobe and no more than 27 from the Saints.
Most receiving yards (Austin Collie -35.5, -115; Lance Moore +35.5, -115): Lance Moore rarely is on the field. Collie is a lock for 50. My favorite bet.
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Anyway, I scan the lines for the week and my eyes suddenly filled with dollar signs. They posted a line in the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State game, and Oklahoma was listed as 21 point UNDERDOGS instead of them obviously being the favorites. The Sooners went 8-4 that year and Oklahoma State went 4-7. The game was IN NORMAN. So the Sooners were listed as 21 point underdogs at home to a shitty OKlahoma State team. This was Matthew Lesko-esque freeeeeee money as far as we were concerned.
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The Sooners won 42-14, or 63-14 with the points they were initially given. Fuckers. (Michael S.)
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And the trickle down effects of that uncertainty are being felt across the community: in businesses, real estate, schools and social circles. Counter sales are down, shops are quiet, and there are whispers about people dropping the asking price of properties by up to $100,000.
The questions are many and the answers are thin on the ground.
Judy Carter and her husband Bernie have run the newsagency in Nhulunbuy for 26 years. They brought up their two daughters in Gove, and hold the community very dear to their hearts. When the business was burned down three years ago, they were tempted to leave.
But, says Judy, "Rio convinced us to stay. They'd just signed a new lease, and encouraged us to stay on. We could have taken the insurance pay out. But instead, we invested over $400,000 in the community. We've made a business that is a hub, we bring people together. Now, with all the uncertainty, I've had to lay off two of my senior staff, one of my juniors and cut hours."
"We're trying to stay positive, but at 60, I'd like to retire soon and I'm worried that we won't ever be able to sell the business. I don't understand why such a profitable company can't see out the bad times, like the rest of us have to."
Estelle and John Carter moved back to Nhulunbuy after they heard the bakery had shut down, and decided to open it up again. Now, just 18 months later, they're looking down the barrel of a potential refinery shut down.
"It's been a bit of an anxious time. Along with all the businesses in town, we've seen a downturn. People are being more careful about how they spend their money. And we stand to lose a big part of our client base. We don't want to shut down and we don't want to leave town, but we're realistic enough to say that could be part of our future", says Estelle.
"Our nine year old son is very aware of what's going on, and upset by it. He's expressed an interest in following in his dad's footsteps and becoming a baker, so it's sad to think that maybe the bakery won't be there for him."
Kelly Murray and her husband Jeff run the fishing store in town. Kelly says "it's been very stressful not knowing what's going to happen. My husband works for Rio, and we rely on him for the accommodation, so that's worrying. I know morale is very low on site."
"We have a private lease, so no matter what happens in this town, we've got a legal contract which we have to fulfil to its end. Financially, it's very uncertain."
Rachael Verdel manages the Gove Aquatic Centre, and having been in Nhulunbuy for 14 years and brought her kids up by the side of the pool.
"I don't know what the future of the pool is. People are concerned, and I believe that if it does close down, it will definitely be a big loss for the town. We're just trying to be really positive that everything's going to be OK."
Steve Venour is the Principal of Nhulunbuy Christian College. He says that the school will not close down, even if student numbers drop dramatically, but that a refinery closure would inevitably mean staff cutbacks and a huge loss for the community.
"Most of the families I speak to are desperate to stay. We can talk about the economic cost to the school, and there will be, but at the end of the day, the staff and families aren't just people who work here, or drop off their kids here. They work in the shop, they're involved in sports days, we run into them at netball. What we've built here is a terrific community. If my front office member comes in one day and says, "We've been given the flick and my family has to go", we don't just lose a staff member. We lose a friend, we lose the kids, we lose everything that she and her family do for the school. This stuff tears at the fabric of a community. It's going to be really hard if that happens."
Down the road at Nhulunbuy High School, students Abbey, Pia and Milly are also worried about losing their friends and community.
Both of Pia's parents work at the refinery, which makes her uneasy.
"I'm in Year 11 and it's really hard. None of us know what we're going to do with school if our family has to leave."
Says Milly, "I've lived here all my life and it will be really sad if it closes down. It wouldn't be the same. We wouldn't be Gove anymore."
Abbey agrees. "It will just break us all apart, we're like one big family here."


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Time Warner Cable drops CBS in NY, LA, Dallas
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas lost access to CBS programming in a fee dispute Friday, threatening their ability to watch popular shows like "Under the Dome" or see Tiger Woods pursue his 8th win at the Firestone Country Club.
The nation's second largest cable operator said that CBS refused to have productive negotiations, which were repeatedly extended after their previous deal expired at the end of June.
As Friday's blackout stretched past a couple of hours, it appeared consumers would be caught in the crossfire for some time.
"It's become clear that no matter how much time we give them, they're not willing to come to reasonable terms," Time Warner Cable said.
Multiple stations that carry CBS programming in New York and Los Angeles were replaced around 2:15 p.m. Pacific time with a message from Time Warner Cable saying that CBS had "demanded an outrageous increase" in the fees it demands to carry its TV stations' signals.
CBS said it regretted Time Warner Cable's decision, calling it "ill-advised." The broadcaster said it asked for an extension, but that Time Warner Cable didn't agree to it.
Most of the cable subscribers affected live in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, but customers in other markets also lost signals.
The CBS stations that went dark are WCBS and WLNY in New York; KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles; KTVT and KTXA in Dallas; WBZ and WSBK in Boston; KDKA, WPCW-CW in Pittsburgh; KCNC in Denver; WKBD-CW in Detroit and WBBM in Chicago.
About 2.5 million Time Warner Cable customers also lost access to Showtime, the premium channel that carries shows such as "Dexter." TMC, FLIX and Smithsonian channels -- all owned by CBS Corp. -- also went dark.
In its message to subscribers, Time Warner Cable said it would replace the lost programming with shows from Starz Kids and Family temporarily.
The fight centers on the rising fees that TV station owners like CBS charge cable and satellite companies to retransmit their content. Research firm SNL Kagan estimates retransmission fees will reach $3 billion industrywide this year and double to $6 billion by 2018.
SNL Kagan analyst Robin Flynn said that figure could be revised upward soon as TV station groups merge to gain leverage at the bargaining table. For example, Tribune Co. announced plans to buy Local TV to form a group of 42 TV stations last month.
Earning revenue from pay TV subscribers is crucial to CBS's growth prospects, analysts say. Even though CBS sends its signal out over the airwaves for free to anyone with an antenna, about 85 percent of its viewers watch TV through a pay TV provider. Such fees ensure the company is not so reliant on advertising dollars, which rise and fall with the economy.
Meanwhile, Time Warner Cable is fighting to hold the line on costs as it struggles to keep subscribers. It lost 191,000 cable TV subscribers in the most recent quarter, ending with 11.7 million at the end of June.
Even as the dispute lingered on, both companies posted healthy quarterly earnings this week. Time Warner Cable grew its net income 6 percent to $481 million, or $1.64 per share, as revenue rose 3 percent to $5.6 billion.
CBS grew net income 11 percent to $472 million, or 76 cents per share. CBS's revenue also grew 11 percent to $3.7 billion thanks in large part to the fees that are in dispute with Time Warner Cable.
Jonathan Atkin, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, said TV distributors are taking a stand because programming costs are going up about 10 percent this year, an increase that's too high to pass onto customers.
"They feel pressure when some of these cost drivers are going up the way they are," Atkin said. "They do need to show some teeth and try to negotiate something better."
He said the dispute would probably end quickly to avoid depriving customers of key sporting events, like the PGA Championship starting on Thursday. CBS also airs its first preseason NFL game Aug. 23.


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DeviceKit: How to Replace HAL16th November 2010
What Brave New World Is This?16th November 2010
As most of you are probably aware, HAL is dead. So let us all cry out: HAL is dead, long live… what, exactly?
If you're wondering what on earth HAL is, it is (or was) a daemon that sat on your computer and told interested parties (such as KDE applications, via Solid) about various bits of the hardware. This went beyond abstracting away kernel interfaces, however, and included information about laptop batteries that have been recalled, for example.
However, it was decided that HAL was getting too big for its boots and was failing to acheive its stated goal of "making hardware just work". But it was filling a need. So what is sweeping into the void to replace it?
Well, there's UPower, for all your power management needs. It replaces those parts of HAL that dealt with screen brightness, the power button, the lid closing and entering various power-saving modes. It even goes further than HAL ever did, allowing applications to request latency targets, for example.
Then there's UDisks. You may be thoroughly unsurprised to learn that it deals with the various bits of storage you may at various times attach to your computer: anything that appears as a block device, basically.
For many other services, you are expected to deal with either higher-level services like NetworkManager (or WICD, or other solutions) or with lower-level ones like PulseAudio or ALSA. And for everything else, there's direct interaction with udev, via libudev.
This is all very well, but what about all that extra information that HAL provided? Well, UDev provides a device database that allows extra information to be stored with devices. UPower provides battery recall information using this mechanism, for example. There is a media-player-info project that provides UDev rules and some desktop files that furnishes interested applications with information about supported protocols and media formats of various portable media players.
But after that, I get stuck. I guess that many of the video power management quirks that HAL documented are expected to be dealt with by the kernel. But this is just an educated guess.
The major problem with this "kill off HAL" project is the sheer lack of documentation. UPower has a useful website. UDisks has an almost entirely unhelpful one. media-player-info doesn't even have a website, and you wouldn't really know to go looking for one anyway unless you follow the right development mailing lists.
Solid is currently having problems with developing replacement backends for HAL. What is the correct way to get the processor information that HAL previously exported? LibMTP used to augment HAL's media player information store with its own information, but there is no clear way for it to extend the information provided by media-player-info. How should libMTP provide that information now?
All this should really be documented somewhere. Maybe it is, and I just can't find it, but that means it's not documented in a sensible place. The sensible places being the HAL website and the DeviceKit website (DeviceKit being the overarching term for the "stuff to replace HAL" – UPower and UDisks in particular).
I really hope someone knows what's going on, and I wish they would communicate it to the rest of us.
EDIT: I realised that, freedesktop.org being largely composed of wikis, I could do some improvements myself. The udisks site now has some useful information on it, and there is a media-player-info site.


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Autumn Internationals
10 things we learned...
Graham Jenkins
December 2, 2012
Samoa went on the march this autumn - all over Europe and up the world rankings © Getty Images
As the dust settles on a frantic month of international action packed with thrills, spills and controversy - ESPNscrum offers a guide to what we have learnt.
England have raised the bar for Europe - and themselves
England's stunning victory over New Zealand not only signalled that coach Stuart Lancaster has his young charges on the right track for the 2015 Rugby World Cup but it also offered a glimpse into their more immediate future when pressure to re-produce such excellence will be immense. The most dazzling display from any side this autumn will now be the benchmark for England as they move forward and also any rivals that intend to compete with them. Having hit such heights, they will be expected to sustain those standards starting with next year's Six Nations and anything short of that leaves them open to criticism.
All Blacks are human
New Zealand entered their tour finale against England at Twickenham riding a 20-game unbeaten run that had seen them sweep the best in the world aside. Many expected it to be a case of damage limitation and it was, but not for the hosts, for their all-conquering opponents. A formbook-shredding blend of pressure, power and pace knocked the All Blacks out of their stride and they never really recovered. The usual composure, confidence and clinical edge that has propelled them to great heights this season was nowhere to be seen. The result was a thumping 38-21 victory for England and a humble pie for the All Blacks who have only been beaten by more on one other occasion in 498 Test outings
Scotland are a Tier 2 nation
Scotland have masqueraded as a top international side for some time but their cover was finally blown during a disastrous end of year campaign that cost coach Andy Robinson his job. The Scots' Six Nations record under Robinson was woeful with just two wins from 15 games but the odd victory over a southern hemisphere side offered some breathing room - most recently in the summer when they edged out Australia in terrible conditions in Newcastle. Three tries against the All Blacks in their autumn opener was certainly noteworthy but the trouble is they leaked six themselves. They also found themselves wanting against South Africa but those paled into insignificance as they hit a new low with defeat to Tonga in their final outing. The result was a return to their all-time low ranking of 12th in the world behind fellow 'minnows' Samoa, Italy and Tonga.
Savea scorches a trail to the top
All Blacks winger Julian Savea is a fleet-footed and power-packed points machine. The Kiwi speedster only made his Test bow earlier this year but has ended it as arguably the most dangerous and prolific wingers in the game. He can boast an incredible 12 tries in his nine Test appearances with six of those scintillating scores coming on their end of year tour of Europe. Did we mention he is just 23? Get used to hearing his name as he is destined to become a major star of the game.
IRB must embrace extended TMO powers
New Zealand's victory over Wales was marred by an ugly challenge from All Blacks hooker Andrew Hore on Wales lock Bradley Davies in the opening minutes of the game. A swinging arm from Hore ended Davies' game but it was not spotted by the officials and so he escaped any kind of sanction. He should have at least seen yellow if not red and either way Wales would have been handed a crucial advantage with the game in its embryonic stage. Such skulduggery can be brought to the attention of the referee by the Television Match Official under new laws being trialled on the domestic stage and these must surely be adopted by the Test game to help prevent such crimes going unspotted in the future.
A new world order is on the horizon
The International Rugby Board (IRB) rankings battle has provided a fascinating subplot to the main action on the field with the pecking order pivotal in deciding the pools for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Familiar names currently lead the way in the form of the southern hemisphere giants of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa and the European powerhouses of France and England but we have seen enough to suggest this will not be the case should the IRB persist with this process of seeding in four years' time. Argentina look most likely to shake up the world order with their recent victory over Wales further evidence that the Pumas are on the prowl and they are only going to get stronger having finally been embraced by the Rugby Championship. But don't be too surprised if Samoa also defy the odds and punch above their weight. A stunning victory over Wales helped them become the first Tier 2 nation to move into the top eight of the world rankings - and all without the wealth of resources afforded to their rivals. Imagine what they could do with a little more help?
Six Nations will double as Lions trial
British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland drew up a provisional squad for next year's tour to Australia ahead of the end of year internationals in the hope that those players and other contenders would push their claims for an invite Down Under. But instead he finds himself with a selection headache for all the wrong reasons with the Homes Nations largely labouring during the autumn and many of their leading lights failing to fire on all cylinders. The upshot is that next year's Six Nations will not only be an enthralling battle for northern hemisphere supremacy, it will serve as a shoot out for a place on the Lions' tour.
Manu is the man
At the start of the season, Leicester boss Richard Cockerill proclaimed that England and Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi would 'be the best 13 in the world' within a year. Despite Tuilagi's undoubted talents, it was considered a bold claim due to the 21-year-old's unrefined nature but in totally over-shadowing New Zealand's Conrad Smith, widely considered the best No.13 in the world, he appears to have already reached the summit of the international game. His power, pace and deft handling is set to serve England well in the coming months and years.
Disciplinary process still grates
The International Rugby Board's disciplinary procedures returned to the spotlight with sanctions handed down causing consternation. New Zealand flanker Adam Thomson was originally banned for just one week when found guilty of "stamping or trampling" on Scotland's Alasdair Strokosch - a judgement that attracted widespread criticism. The IRB themselves appealed the decision, clearly concerned at the example being set for the game as a whole, and it was subsequently doubled. Equally alarming is the contrast between the eight-week ban handed to Australia's Rob Simmons for his tip-tackle on France's Yannick Nyanga and the lesser punishments handed down for similar offences.
Robshaw is a man of character
England captain Chris Robshaw has had his critics in recent weeks with pundits and team-mates queuing up to question his decision-making after costly gambles against Australia and South Africa failed to pay off. In addition, Lions boss Warren Gatland delivered a body blow by suggesting that the England skipper is playing catch-up when it comes to earning a place on next year's tour of Australia. But Robshaw weathered the flak and silenced his doubters with a commanding display - as a player and a captain - against the All Blacks. Don't be surprised if he continues to defy those who question his credentials and makes Gatland sit up and take notice.
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Work life vs Real life.
The line tends to get blurry when you love what you do, and you seek that sort of beauty in everyday things. It's why my iphone is a curse. Because I'll find myself editing a picture of pumpkins while walking through the airport. It's obsessive.
I get writers block on the blog because I am inspired by so many things I don't know where to begin. Babies being born, weddings,..- ofcourse those are all special. But in terms of design, my passion, I am truly inspired when I travel.
This particular weekend the stars aligned and not only did I get to celebrate the marriage of close friends, but it was in New Mexico... in the oldest chapel in the country.... Under the endless, stunning Santa Fe sky.
I can't get enough of the rich colors and textures that are so indigenous to Santa Fe. And how they played into the details of the wedding evening. The flowers, the table setting, the place cards, the pumpkins.... it was beautiful.
And it feels good to be inspired again.
Iphone pics from our trip... starting with Hoyt renting a ridiculous red mustang convertible-
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I'll let the rest of the pictures tell the story...
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Kwadwo Asamoah is thankful he emerged "safe" from Naples after his window was smashed by rocks thrown at the team bus.
The Juventus midfielder was sitting at the window when the bus drove into the Stadio San Paolo last night.
Hooligans pelted the vehicle with eggs, bottles and even rocks, one of which smashed the window in front of Asamoah.
"Hello to everyone," wrote Asamoah on his Twitter feed.
"For all those asking, I am fine, thank God. I'm happy to have escaped safe and with a point from this game. Have a good weekend."The Ghanaian midfielder was not in the starting XI for the 1-1 draw last night, but director Beppe Marotta assured it was a technical decision and had nothing to do with the pre-match fright.
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As a follow up to my June 14 blog on the dangers of social media for financial advisors, advisor tech guru Bruce Johnston of DBJ Associates in Tuttle, Okla., kindly sent me the January 2011 Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group study "Winning the Battle for the Wealthy Investor: Uncovering Significant Opportunities to Address the Needs of Wealth Under-50 Investors," which talks about the uses of technology by younger investors, and its implications for financial advisors. Cisco found a number of interesting differences between the younger and older HNW crowds, but the data also has a message for independent advisors that Cisco seems to have overlooked.
Cisco surveyed 1,000 American investors with investible assets of more than $500,000, with 47% holding under $1 million, 35% with $1 million to $2.5 million, and 18% over that. The high point of the study, to my mind, is that, taken together, 70% of those wealthy investors have at least one financial advisor—and of those, despite the market turmoil of the past few years, only 14% said their confidence in their advisor has decreased, while 26% increased their confidence and 59% had no change in their feelings.
Then we get to the age segmentation part of the study. Cisco's conclusion is that the under-50 segment of the "wealthy" market represents a substantial opportunity for advisors, but that they're a demanding bunch, especially when it comes to what they want in technology interfacing with their advisors. I think the picture the data paints of under-50 investors has an entirely different implication for advisors, but I'll let you be the judge.
Younger Investors Plan to Switch Advisors, but Why? Here's what the data shows about the under-50 wealthy compared to their older peers. On the opportunity side of the equation: "Wealthy investors under 50 years of age represented 29% of the survey's respondents, yet they held 37% of assets." They also hold 28% of total wealth in the U.S. It's an attractive pot at the end of the advisory rainbow, to be sure, although Cisco declines to tell us what percentage of those under-50s already have advisors.
However, the study does tell us how happy the younger generation is with the advisors they do have: 27% of wealthy under-50s switched advisors in the past two years, versus 12% of Baby Boomers and 7% of their [our] parents. What's more, 32% of the younger investors say they will switch advisors in the next year. That's 44% of the under-50s changing advisors in the three years following 2008. Are your antennae going up yet?
Perhaps they will when you hear why these younger people are dumping their advisors: 25% said it was due to insufficient expertise on the part of their financial advisor (versus 9% of Boomers); and 21% said it was due to disagreements about strategy (again, vs. 9% of Boomers). Apparently, the under-50 folks know this because 38% of them interact with their advisers at least weekly (compared to only 7% of older clients). Oh, and they are also three times as likely to consult about their investments with an accountant, tax advisor, lawyer, banker or insurance agent.
On the technology side, 54% of the under-50s want webcam conferencing, 59% want screen sharing, 53% want mobile texting, 56% want high-def video and 52% video messages. And 63% would move to another firm to get HD video access to multiple experts. I haven't seen this many red flags since international investing became hot again. Can you say 'High maintenance'?
Apparently, Cisco thinks that the 28% of U.S. wealth is worth the technology costs to attract and keep these "finicky" younger investors, as well as the risk that after you make that investment, they'll walk across the street because they didn't think you were sufficiently expert enough to agree with their investment strategy in your weekly videoconference.
I know a prominent advisor in South Carolina who won't even take clients until they're over 50, because "until then, they're not ready to take advice." Seems to me, Cisco has provided the data to prove that advisor's point.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard sailing team has announced its fall schedule for the 2012-13 season which currently features 21 regattas.
The coed team is coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2012 ICSA/Gill Dinghy Coed National Championship, marking the third consecutive year Harvard has finished in the top five. The Crimson also won its first New England title in 11 years and took third at the ICSA coed national semifinals. The women finished fifth at the Women's New England Championship and eighth at the Sperry Top-Spider/ICSA Women's National Championship.
A combined 25 student-athletes (12 men and 13 women) have previously competed for Crimson sailing, including the lone senior, Jason Michas. Michas helped the Crimson place seventh out of 19 teams at the Boston Dinghy Cup in March.
The 14 juniors help comprise the largest class on this season's roster. Sarah Piersen and Brendan Kopp '12 placed second in the A division at the coed national championship. Co-captain Isabel Ruane was part of the crew for the A division boat at the women's national championship, while fellow-captain Benjamin Lamont led the B division boat to a seventh-place finish at the George Morris Trophy as skipper.
At the coed national championship, sophomores Brian Drumm and Michael Drumm teamed up with Emily Lambert '12 to help Harvard finish 13th in the B division.
The Crimson opens the season Sept. 8-9 by competing for the Harry Anderson Trophy at Yale and the Tufts Central Series 1 at Tufts. The University of Wisconsin edged second-place Harvard by nine points to win the regatta last year. The women will sail in the Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta at MIT Sept. 8-9.
Harvard will look to defend the Hood Trophy Sept. 22-23 when the coed team sails at Tufts. Both the coed and women's teams will compete in the Atlantic Coast Championships Nov. 10-11. The coed championships will take place at King's Point, while the women will compete at Connecticut College. The coed team took 11th last year, and the women finished 12th.


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Prosecutors had also dismissed the so called 'spy tapes' as irrelevent just days before the charges were dropped in 2009, the Sunday Times has reported.
This was revealed in more than 300 pages of internal emails, memos and meetings, the paper stated. This was according to an early edition of the newspaper.
The report continued that the documents included minutes of a briefing held in former head of the National Prosecuting Authority Mokotedi Mpshe's boardroom in March 2009 by asset forfeiture unit head Willie Hofmeyr and Pretoria prosecutor Sibongile Mzinyathi – the only two officials who listened to the tapes.
Zuma's lawyer Michael Hulley approached Hofmeyr with "new evidence" that he said warranted dropping the charges against Zuma – phone tapes of Scorpions boss Leonard McCarthy, which he asked Hofmeyr to listen to.
According to Hofmeyr and Mzinyathi's notes while they listened to the tapes, the recordings revealed that McCarthy was "part of a campaign for Thabo Mbeki" to win the ANC 2007 elective conference which Zuma won.
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After Mpshe made the announcement to drop the charges, a flurry of emails and memos revealed how unhappy top prosecutors were with his decision.
A bid by the National Prosecuting Authority to halt the distribution of the Sunday Times edition failed in the High Court in Pretoria on Saturday evening.
Acting Judge Nomsa Khumalo said since the paper was already in circulation on Saturday evening, interdicting the distribution process would serve no purpose.
After hearing presentations from legal representatives for the Sunday Times and the NPA, Khumalo ruled that the court would not interdict the already ongoing distribution on Saturday night.
"The applicant (NPA) was alerted to the matter on the 15 November and has failed to prove to this court that the submission now (to halt the distribution) is an urgent matter," said Khumalo.
The NPA's bid was dismissed with costs.
Democratic Alliance Gauteng MPL Jack Bloom tweeted a picture of the front page saying: "the front page the NPA doesn't want you to see". – Sapa
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