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700. But Parliament does exist presumably to
keep an eye on these things. Affirmative resolutions have to be
(Ms Airey) Absolutely.
(Ms Robertson) And that is the procedure we would
701. You want an affirmative resolution?
(Ms Airey) As opposed to what is being proposed.
702. You would not be satisfied with just questions
to the Secretary of State to put a motion down in either House?
That is not enough, is it?
(Ms Airey) No.
703. You argued, like ITV did last week, that
come 2014 we do not want a competitive licensing process, and
that you want certainty. Is not that going to lead to complacency
and under-investment, in that having a competitive process keeps
you lean and mean?
(Ms Airey) 2014 being the end date for the existing
licences fills me with horror. It is a cartoon moment, as far
as I am concerned. We are hurtling towards a brick wall, and it
all stops there. There will be a terrible mess in 2014. There
does need to be certainty going forward for shareholders. I do
not think that is unreasonable, particularly when most of the
shareholders of existing broadcasters have invested so much in
the spectrum, so much in the brand for which there are going to
be viewers. What we would seek is that there is a renewal process
that starts, say, four years before 2014, and there is a degree
of automaticity to that licence renewal process, pretty much the
same as we have with the current ITC where you can renegotiate
your licence up to four years before your licence expires. You
have to go through an incredibly rigorous process of going through
what you would expect to do with OFCOM. I think that if you have
a cut-off date of 2014 and no certainty going forward, you may
well see a reduction in investment, because there is no certainty
going forward. This is different to the ITV licence renewal process
in 1990, because then there was a limited amount of spectrum going
forward. There is not a limited amount of spectrum, so you could
see shareholders saying, "Okay, there's no guarantee we're
going to continue on this platform, so we're going to shift."
(Mr Murray) I would like to add that in terms of the
certainty that it gives us in our investment decisions, we currently
are buying programmes ahead, things like film deals, through to
2007 and 2008, which we can do beyond the term of our current
licence period because we have some certainty over that. If you
were in a situation where you were coming up to 2014, you would
not necessarily be able to schedule your channel appropriately
or necessarily in the viewers' interests, because you were in
that position.
704. So how do new competitors come into the
(Ms Airey) They can take you over. They can buy you.
They can bid for digital spectrum.
705. If you wanted this certainty at a date
prior to 2014, under the draft legislation as it currently appliesand
perhaps the Bill team will correct me if I am wrongcould
you not seek a replacement for a digital licence at an earlier
date than 2014?
(Mr Murray) The digital licence also expires in 2014
in the draft legislation, as I understand it.
706. I do not know if you have read what Clive
Jones said. He slightly backed down on the non-investment point
when I challenged him and pointed out that, in the experience
of the Chairman and myself who were both at the time directors
of companies bidding, I do not recall, though we faced the threat
that we would not get renewal, that we cut back on our investment;
on the contrary, I think on the whole we felt we had to go on
investing in order to show that we were the serious players in
the game. So I expressed a certain amount of mild scepticism,
and now you have added a little additional factor, "Ah, there's
more spectrum now, so it's all going to be different." Is
that really so? We do need capacity for new people to come in.
Indeed, I was Chairman of HTV which originally got its licence
because they came in. Why are you all so totally alarmed at the
possibility that you have really got to fight for it again on
a fixed date?
(Ms Airey) We are not alarmed by having to fight for
our licence againfar from it. What we want to do is to
be able to offer some business continuity to our shareholders,
and we want to do that a good period of time before the licence
expires. If there is a process in place whereby I can say four
years before 2014 we make an application for the licence, if it
is considered to be not of the right level, or we have not covered
the right issues, then we have a right to go back again. Let us
face it, the existing broadcasters have invested huge sums of
money in their platform. My shareholders have invested £600
million in getting Channel 5 up and running. They are not to make
a penny profit, and they will not make a penny profit in the next
couple of years. We have been running this business for eight
years. Now surely there has to be some return on investment, and
it is not unreasonable to look to a length of period for a licence
renewal to do that. The difference between now and when I took
over last time is simply spectrum scarcity.
707. I am still wrestling with this slightly.
Is it not the case that if you choose to seek a replacement digital
licence, you can do so in the form where it does not take effect
until 1 January 2015, before 31 December 2014, so you can seek
a successor licence from 2015 onwards, before the end of the cut-off
date end of 2014? It has to be a digital licence, including continuation
of analogue services, so you can get some certainty before 2014,
it is not a brick wall.
(Ms Airey) We would like total certainty, and we can
have that.
708. Total certainty?
(Ms Airey) It is not unreasonable.
Mr Lansley: It is an unusual situation. I think
that it might be helpful if the Bill team and yourselves want
to run this through again at some point.
709. On the face of it, a reasonably open and
vigorous market place exists for independent and overseas made,
principally US-made, product. Do you feel that this marketplace
might become more restrictive following the significant changes
in ownership and the possible emergence of more vertically integrated
broadcasters, as appears to have been the case in the United States
over the last couple of years?
(Ms Airey) That is a very good question to end on.
I do not, from my experience to date, where there are vertically
integrated broadcasters in the UKGrenada, Carlton, and
obviously BBC. BBC only makes programmes for itself, so let us
put the BBC to one side. If we look at Carlton and Grenada, they
have a very, very vigorous production division who are keen to
make programmes for anybody, because good-quality programmes can
attain significant licence fees and therefore import revenues
and money for shareholders. If you are vertically integrated,
you are about making programming for your own platform. You are
absolutely right, what is happening in America is that there is
an increasing integration and of consolidation. Disney make programmes,
it seems to me, for most of ABC shows, and ABC are suffering as
a result. Fox take a lot of shows from 20th Century Fox, but they
are a good-quality producer. But 20th Century Fox and Warners,
who also have their own channels with a very vibrant production
community, are also making programmes for other broadcasters.
At the end of the day you know very well that good ideas are limited,
that all broadcasters have a take on certain programming, that
the programmes that have been on Channel 5, that are made for
Channel 5, that have the Channel 5 brand on them, will never be
seen anywhere else, and the same with broadcasters in the United
States. You can delineate between a UPN product, a Warners programme,
a Fox programme, and they do not even necessarily need to be made
by those producers, but they are representative of that brand,
that network. So I am not overly concerned. Do I see more vertical
integration in the future? Yes, I do, because everybody is chasing
margins. Do I see a decline in the good-quality production? No,
because in the UK fortunately we have a pretty good independent
production community, as well as broadcasters who are also producers
who want to make programmes elsewhere.
710. I have two very quick questions arising
from your evidence. You say that "Satellite is now the overwhelming
platform of choice for most digital consumers. We are concerned
that the Government is proposing to wait until switch off before
the `must carry' obligations are extended to satellite and believe
that in order to ensure equality of treatment, this issue should
be addressed now." You will have heard BSkyB say that there
was absolutely no need for any of this, because effectively it
was there now. What is the answer to the earlier evidence that
you will have heard given?
(Mr Murray) The position is slightly more complicated
than was made out earlier on. The position with the cable companies,
for example, is quite clear. There is a must-carry provision that
corresponds to must-offer, and in that situation the way that
it is treated is that we do not pay them for carriage and they
do not pay us for us providing them with a channel for their platform.
The position with the d-sat. is an imbalance in negotiation, in
that we must offer our channel, and whilst they must have it,
it is a negotiation as to how much we pay and we have no leverage
in that negotiation. We feel that it would be appropriate to remove
the anomaly between the treatment for cable companies and the
treatment for satellite companies. The draft Bill acknowledges
that tacitly. It just seems to defer it until such time as there
is analogue switch off. In the interim period what will happen
is that there will be an ongoing negotiation to arrive at some
number which just seems ludicrously over-complicated and unnecessary.
711. Thank you. My second question is, from
your comment about NAR and the fear of the single dominant sales
house with a NAR in excess of 50 per cent, what I am not clear
is whether you are content to leave that for the competition authorities,
or whether you are actually seeking some change in the Bill? I
keep coming back to the Bill.
(Ms Airey) No, we are happy to leave it to the competition
712. If you could imagine for a moment that
you are broadcasters, but you are not broadcasters who are employed
by any particular company with its own shareholders and other
shareholders, do you think there is any argument whatsoever that
reciprocity should be a test of foreign ownership of our medium,
that if we let you in, you should let us in? Is there any argument
for that at all?
(Ms Airey) The best question is left till last! We
argued in our submission that reciprocity should apply, but we
were pleasantly surprised by what was in the Bill. Let us be very,
very candid here that we can all argue for reciprocity, but what
it is actually saying, in my opinion, is that the British media
is unlikely to have the capital purchasing power to have a chunk
of anything substantial in America, so what we are talking about
is the Americans coming to the UK. I have a degree of relaxation
about that, not because I have a channel who has shareholders,
who has a section of it up for sale, and a channel who clearly,
if the Bill goes through as it is, benefits from the changes in
cross-media ownership. I do not have a problem, because if somebody
comes in with money to invest in my schedule, which has considerable
safeguards against a third party, an American coming in and trying
to put in all of its mediocre product, that just will not happen,
because we have got tier 1, 2 and 3 within the Bill to fall back
on, but we also have an audience who is incredibly discerning,
who actually like, above and beyond anything else, domestic product
made specifically for them. So if somebody is prepared to give
me the inward investment to grow my channel, it does not make
any odds where the money comes from. At the moment 65 per cent
of our money comes from the Germans, comes ultimately from Bertelsmann
and RTL. They do not tell us what to do. They do not say to us,
"Take all these programmes from our German channels because
they work well there." They let me do what is best for this
market. So I am a bit of a tart! I will take money from wherever
it comes, and I think that is good for inward investment in this
713. But your base position was that there should
be reciprocity?
(Ms Airey) Yes, but we are very happy to embrace what
is in the Bill.
714. Do you think there is any firm evidence
for statements such as that unfettered USwe are talking
about the US particularlytakeovers here would help give
our TV industry the edge, or do you think it is an interesting
hypothetical situation?
(Ms Airey) I think it is hypothetical, because I do
not think the Americans are waiting to come across the Atlantic
with bucketloads of money to buy the UK media industry, because,
to be frank, we are not very well-run businesses, because the
returns on invested capital the Americans can get from Europe
and the UK are simply not good enough compared with what they
get in the US. So I think you can be pragmatic, and you can breathe
a sigh of relief. If they did come in, they are only going to
come in if they believe that they can make a business out of it
and make more money out of it and, to be frank, money tends to
follow audiences, so if you can improve audience share, and you
improve audience share with quality programmes that match the
audience need, then thank you very much, that is fine by me, we
will take the money and we will spend it, but it will have to
be spent on domestic programming, because domestic programming
is what works best.
715. If I understood what you were sayingwhich
I am sure is rightit was that at the end of the day audience
share has an extraordinary ability to attract programming investment,
so in fact there is a clear relationship. If an investor came
in from outside who was prepared significantly to recapitalise
Channel 5, you would quite reasonably expect audience share to
follow that investment?
(Ms Airey) Yes, we would. We are a geared business,
and that makes us unusual in the terrestrial firmament. At the
moment the channel is still highly geared. If you fill up the
tank with more petrol you will get up and running faster. We have
already got up slightly faster than some of our rivals, which
is why they have been whingeing to you about what Channel 5 can
716. Do any of the Bill team have any questions
or points they wish to make?
(Mr De Val) There was the simple point that Sue Robertson
has made that the Secretary of State had power to amend public
service remits in Clause 188. These are already subject to affirmative
resolution procedures. There is also the point about what happens
at the end of 2014. Would it help the Committee if we provided
you with a note on that?
Chairman: Yes, it would.
717. And also what would happen before 31 December
(Mr De Val) Yes. We need to put our heads together
on that.
Chairman: Thank you very much.


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Love and Desire Through the Ages
by Nirmala Nataraj on Mar 10, 2006
Astute renditions of obscure literary masterpieces by the likes of Tennessee Williams, Caryl Churchill, and Federico Garcia Lorca set the stage for three marvelous evenings marking the gradual evolution of the way we think about sexuality and gender.
Certainly, sex and gender are such ubiquitous themes in art that making a fuss over them can seem like theatrical pablum. After all, more daring feats of performance can easily be mined from other topics -- and you can still throw the sex in for good measure. But perhaps the foremost accomplishment of the Eastenders' collage of desire, conjugal relations, and the battle between the sexes is the sheer versatility of it all. The rotating ensemble flits from working-class British couples to Spanish nobility to Southern gentlemen in drag -- without batting an eyelash or misplacing an accent. Even the set, comprising adaptable wood scraps, settees that can be disguised as beds, and all-purpose windows, is adroitly exploited to serve each disparate tale.
The first evening of the series -- and chronologically, the earliest -- features two pieces: "Playing With Fire", by August Strindberg, and "The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in His Garden", by Federico Garcia Lorca. Strindberg is a quintessentially cynical dramaturge, and his comedy of errors is like a nihilistic version of Oscar Wilde -- replete with amoral, caviling husbands and wives who dissect eroticism with the arrogant self-awareness of philosophers. As humorous likeable as the actors are, particularly Gene Mocsy as a libertine dandy named Axel, and Sandra Weingart as the adulterous Kerstin, Strindberg's themes of jealousy and the disingenuousness of both love and marriage are better fleshed out in his longer pieces. "Playing With Fire" is too impressionistic and episodic to leave much of an impact.
Its companion piece, "The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in His Garden", in contrast, is an enchanting parable on love and sex. Lorca's surreal and almost ritualistic is about a beautiful young woman who marries a rich but naïve older man, the story follows in the footsteps of Lorca's other folk-inspired fables. It's a poetic work that throbs with the raw longing of sexual awakening -- in this case, Don Perlimplin's. The acting in this piece is understated yet powerful; watching Mistyann Loetterle (as Belisa) strolling around in diaphanous robes as John Hutchinson (who plays the cuckold Don Perlimpin) gazes on in inarticulate wonder is an aesthete's vision, reminding us of youth and beauty's unconscionable power to ensnare the senses, despite predictably tragic consequences.
The second evening of the festival is perhaps the most gritty and confrontational of the three nights, due to its candid treatment of gender, violence, and eroticism. The first play is a newly discovered piece by Tennessee Williams, "And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens ", which was written sometime between 1957 and 1970 and was first performed in 2004. It's about a gay interior designer named Candy Delaney (played to brilliant effect by the fluttery Craig Souza), who has recently been deserted by his older lover and attempts to shake off the "spectre of loneliness" when he picks up a young ruffian named Karl in a New Orleans gay bar. Candy's attraction to the loutish, opportunistic (and straight) Karl is heartrending. As she plies him with money, gifts, and snippets of her past, she also attempts to create the illusion of a happy couple living along strictly gendered lines by dressing in drag and playing the part of a doting wife. The fantasy quickly disintegrates, culminating in a violent finale. It's a piece whose power doesn't ensue merely from its frank exploration of homosexual subculture, but also from Williams' brutal examination of the lengths we'll go to escape loneliness.
The second play of the night is Dacia Maraini's 1978 "Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client", a scorching example of gender politics, played out between the prostitute Manila (Sandra Weingart) and her client (Ross Pasquale). It's the most directly sexual of all the plays, particularly in its scrutiny of violence, fantasy, and artifice. Director Charles Polley's claustrophobic staging is perfect for the game of control and manipulation played between the two characters, but this is a piece that is essentially about Manila. Maraini is a celebrated Italian novelist, poet, and playwright whose humanization of Manila deliberately distorts the stereotype of the prostitute as a femme fatale or disgraced soul.
Maraini doesn't offer any easy answers; however, while she scrutinizes the client's virgin/whore complex and the atmosphere of violence that looms over the two characters, Manila's own ambivalence and reluctant admission of sexual desire for her client preclude any easy judgments. Weingart is captivating as Manila, dissecting her client with the precision and attentiveness of a graduate student researcher. Between lyrical snatches of conversation, Weingart breaks the fourth wall and asks the audience questions about their own beliefs and practices regarding sex, desire, and violence. I've never been a fan of audience involvement, but even as I sat uncomfortably through those moments, I was impressed by the pure seamlessness of Weingart's transition from character to facilitator.
The final evening comprises two contemporary plays: Caryl Churchill's "Three More Sleepless Nights", and Edward Albee's "Marriage Play". Churchill's piece is perhaps the least interesting of all the assembled works. It explores marital troubles among two working-class British couples, and takes the form of tiresome bedroom squabbles. The play is actually a triptych of conversations stemmed by insomnia; and oddly, the first conversation -- a voluble quarrel between Margaret (played by Celia Maurice) and Frank (played by Craig Dickerson) -- makes for the most superb and effortless acting and direction (by Susan Evans) in the festival. Watching Maurice and Dickerson quibble about Frank's infidelity and drinking problems is so real that it's virtually voyeuristic. The remainder of the play disintegrates into a boring demonstration of how relationship patterns tend to repeat themselves, even after people find new partners.
Edward Albee's "Marriage Play" is another long and irksome quarrel between a middle-aged couple (again played by Celia Maurice and Craig Dickerson). Albee's self-conscious cleverness can be grating, and this is true for all of his work, but he fleshes out the conjugal battlefield so well that he keeps us engaged, despite ourselves. The play is full of barbed ripostes and churlish exchanges between Jack, a man who comes in one day to tell his scornful wife Gillian that he is leaving her after 30 years of marriage.
Maurice and Dickerson sizzle with chemistry, grating their teeth through civil exchanges before all hell breaks loose and we're led to the final Sartreian conclusion. The message is that it's easier to be married and unhappy than start one's life anew. Maurice and Dickerson move through the play's haze of Brechtian absurdity with the panache of consummate thespians, transforming what could be an excruciating experience into one of the most ferocious dialogues I've seen in years.
Artistic Director Susan Evans has said that in order to get the full gist of what Eastenders is trying to do with the festival, one has to experience all three nights. But while many of the pieces are startling in insights, others leave the viewer entertained but essentially unmoved. While I would have been content to pick out my favorites and avoid some of the more superfluous discourses, 100 Years of Sex Acts serves up several provocative evenings of theater that prove the rules are pretty much the same as they've ever been on the battlefield of sex and desire.
100 Years of Sex Acts
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Ross Pasquale and Sandra Weingart in Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client by Dacia Maraini. Photo by Suzan A Kendall
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James J. Lomas
James J. Lomas was welcomed home to the Lord on Sunday, May 19, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 60. He was the best friend and beloved husband of Judy (nee Zeman); loving father of Laura (Jason) Denham, Kristen (Daniel) Weitzel, Tony and Jamie (Paul) Gensler; and adored papa of Cameron, Mackenzie, Haley, Brayden and Connor. Jimmy was a cherished brother of five sisters and four brothers. Jim was also very proud of his second family at Zeman Tool. He will be greatly missed by many other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral service Thursday, May 23, at the Schmidt & Bartelt A.A. Schmidt & Sons Funeral Home, N84-W17937 Menomonee Ave., Menomonee Falls. A procession to Sunnyside Cemetery will follow the services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to Day Spring Baptist Church of Waukesha.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the entire staff of Angel's Grace Hospice for the care and compassion they showed Jim and his family in his final days.
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In 2007, WHO/UNAIDS recommended that male circumcision be considered an important new intervention for HIV prevention, and that countries with a high HIV prevalence, low rates of male circumcision, and heterosexual epidemics should consider scaling up male circumcision as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package. This technical brief presents: (1) The modest progress in the delivery of male circumcision services since 2007; (2) The rationale for this approach and current global policy guidance; (3) Regional experience and promising practices, including considerations for effective program implementation; and (4) Challenges to the scale-up of services at the individual, social, and structural levels.
This technical brief is part of a series of briefs on priority HIV prevention topics developed by MSH's Building Local Capacity for Delivery of HIV Services in Southern Africa Project (the BLC Project) and the Southern African Development Community. They were written based on insights gained from a review of the HIV prevention literature commissioned by the BLC Project in 2011, scientific developments presented at the XIX International AIDS Conference in July 2012, as well as recent World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS publications.
[1] http://www.msh.org/sites/msh.org/files/2012_dec_vmmc_brief_email.pdf
[2] http://www.msh.org/sites/msh.org/files/msh_technical_brief_vmmc_pt_web.pdf


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Evac+Chair International surveyed visitors at this year's Health & Safety Event at the NEC with surprising results. Of the visitors questioned, 55% do not include terrorism within their emergency evacuation plans.[Read Article]
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Like Alice in Wonderland, or Snow White, step into a world that resembles a fairy tale. The fantastic landscapes of the island of Krk and Malinska, the intoxicating fragrances of medicinal herbs that suddenly waft from the island's interior, will make your stay truly magical....read more
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Ashton Kutcher will do his utmost to protect daughter Wyatt from the "nonsense" that is showbusiness.
Wyatt, who turns two on 1 October (16), will grow up with two famous parents - Ashton and his wife Mila Kunis. But the 38-year-old actor isn't planning to encourage the tot to follow her mom and dad into Hollywood.
Asked during an interview with Entertainment Tonight if he would allow Wyatt to get into showbusiness, Ashton replied with a vehement "No!" before clarifying: "When it is a choice that she is making, then I think it is fine. As long as it's not a choice that she is making, it is my job to protect her from all this nonsense."
Something Wyatt will have to contend with growing up is social media, with sites like Twitter and Instagram only growing in popularity. However, with that popularity comes an increased level of discrimination, with famous faces like Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones recently targeted with offensive messages from followers.
When it comes to tackling this issue, Ashton is of the opinion that "we have to change us" before any changes can be made to the social media world.
"I think people want to blame social media for a lot of things, but social media's just a reflection of the world we live in. If we want to change social media, we have to change us," he said.
Ashton also referenced businessman-turned-politician Donald Trump's bid for the position of president this November (16), adding: "It's tough when you have people that are campaigning for the highest position on the planet that are justifying other people's prejudice with their campaign and it creates separatism, it creates divisiveness and I think it creates a lot of animosity."
Ashton was one of the first famous names to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, and has learned along the way what he can and can't say. Now, the actor has something of a monitoring system when it comes to using the site.
"The thing that I've learned is to monitor myself and realize that there's a responsibility that comes with having a very large voice on social media," he said. "You're throwing meat in the cage and it doesn't matter how well-intended you are, somebody is going to tear it up. You get thick skin really quick."


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Groom Law says the strong push in international bodies such as the European Commission and OECD to encourage pensions to take into account environmental, social, ethical and governance (ESG) factors could spill over to the United States.
A recent issue of the Groom Law Group's Benefits Brief notes a growing pressure on international pension funds to take ESG factors into account in their investing and to report on their use of such factors. (The ESG concept is generally similar to that of socially responsible investing.)
Most recently, it notes, at the December meeting of the OECD WPPP, a new paper supporting the enhanced use of ESG factors, "Investment Governance and the Integration of ESG Factors," was presented that generally questions:
- whether the traditional fiduciary rule (usually found in common law countries, less so in civil law countries) is too "narrow" and hindering the application of ESG factors in investing, and therefore should be modified;
- whether there should be reporting on how ESG factors are taken into account; and
- whether there should be other disclosure or policies that should be applied to support integration of ESG factors in pension investing.
The law firm also notes that comments on the paper noted that it does not define what ESG factors are (though there is certainly an emphasis on environmental factors), nor does it address the effect of different investors coming to different conclusions regarding whether a particular investment is good or bad for environmental, social, ethical or governance reasons. And while the paper surveys whether the application of ESG factors improves investment returns, it does not come to a conclusion.
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Groom says that the Indications are that the proponents of ESG investing will continue to try to push for pension funds to invest based on ESG factors and have particular factors in mind for being good or bad, though that is not yet clearly expressed – and that such efforts could spill over to the U.S., where social investing continues to be a matter for debate, "particularly if ingrained as a global best practice, and particularly for multinational corporations."
Last year the U.S. Labor Department, apparently concerned that prior guidance has discouraged plan sponsors from embracing "economically targeted investments," issued an interpretive bulletin that, while reiterating its stance that the focus of plan fiduciaries on the plan's financial returns and risk to beneficiaries must be "paramount," and that under ERISA the plan trustee or other investing fiduciary may not use plan assets to promote social, environmental, or other public policy causes at the expense of the financial interests of the plan's participants and beneficiaries, nonetheless acknowledged that "collateral goals" (such as ESG) could be considered as "tie breakers."
A recent survey by TIAA Global Asset Management finds interest in the concept by investors – but that interest is not necessarily shared by advisors.
Note: The topic of ESG is just one of the pertinent advisor-centric topics on the agenda of the 2017 NAPA 401(k) Summit (Environmental "Impasse?" – What You Don't Know About ESG… And Should). Find out more – and register today – at www.napasummit.org.


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Make-up artistry has always been Charley's passion as she watched her mother, former head of make-up at Glyndebourne Opera House work backstage. The creativity and buzz of her mother's job fascinated her.
Charley went on to train at The Glauca Rossi School of Make-up in London followed by The London College of Fashion which giving her the skills and confidence to work in the Fashion Industry. She then went on to work on magazines such as Good House Keeping, Red and Grazia building a reputation for creating fresh and modern looks.
One of her regular clients is DUO boot's which has taken Charley to the South of France, Spain and most recently Norway to create fashionable make-up looks for their advertising campaigns.
When she is not shooting her focus is on Bridal and Teaching women how to apply their own make-up.
Charley's philosophy is that make-up is fun and creative. After all if you make a mistake with make-up you can amend it, if you buy the wrong shade of lipstick you can mix it with another to make it work. This enjoyment of make-up is something that Charley encourages with every one of her clients.
Me: I love styling myself and putting different outfits together but my make-up tends to be an afterthought. What advice would you have to encourage me to try and be more experimental with my makeup?
Charley: It's so easy for women to get into a routine with their make-up. It's becomes like skincare, cleanse, tone, moisturise and go. I suggest that when you look at your wardrobe for a revamp, get your make-up bag and all of your make-up dotted around the house and review this too. Ask yourself some questions: Do I use this? Does it suit me? And more importantly, how long have I had this? Piece by piece detox your make-up bag. Take a picture of yourself without your make-up on. Do your make-up as you usually would from your newly detoxed make-up bag and take another picture, outside in broad daylight. Now compare the pictures. Be honest, what is really working for you and what isn't. Is your foundation making you skin look enlivened and fresh? If not, get rid of it. Just like I imagine the wrong underwear kills a great outfit, the wrong foundation can let all your make-up down. Once you've whittled you make-up down to few bit's (if any) you think really work for you have a play, and learn the techniques that suite you. The great thing about make-up is you can take it off! So just have fun with it! Soon you'll know what suites you and have the room and new found confidence to be more experimental.
Me: I have my favourite make-up 'staples' – my Bobbi Brown bronzer and my eyelash curlers. What are yours, and what should every woman have in their make-up bag?
Charley: Oh, this is a tough one. Well, for me my make-up 'staples' are changing all of the time but at the moment again another Bobbi Brown number with her Shimmer brick in 'Bronze'. I use this on my cheekbones for a highlight, my eye lids, dellocatage and pretty much anywhere I want that post holiday 'glow'. I am never without Vaseline, I mix it with lipstick to custom make my own tinted lip balm, I smudge it over eye liner for a wet look smokey eye for gig-going, cheekbones for a bit of a glow, it is a multi use product I am never without.
A couple of staples I believe would be universally useful in a woman's make-up bag would be a liquid highlighter and a multi use lip and cheek colour. My favourites and staples in my professional kit are NARS Illuminator in 'Super Orgasm'. This is a product once added to high points of the face or mixed with foundation adds a pretty glow to lack lustre skin, perfect after a late night.
My second one would be Stilla's Convertible Colour for lips and cheeks. This is the perfect product to reach for when you're pushed for time but is also a great one for day to day. All you need is tinted moisturiser, Black mascara and this product on lips and cheeks and you're ready out the door looking fresh and fabulous in no more than five minutes.
Me: I've recently come back from holiday where I found it too hot for my normal makeup routine...my make-up slid right off and didn't match my skin tone once I'd tanned. What do you recommend for those of us off to hotter climes this year?
Basically you want to avoid products with a powder or creamy texture as they will sweat off. Look for waxy, non greasy and preferably water resistant products. With your base skip foundation all together and just use concealer. I recommend Laura Merciers Secret camouflage. This product is waxy in texture so very long lasting in hotter climates. You also mix it yourself to suit your skin tone so perfect for holidays. Use it to even out your skin tone and that's your skin done. For eyes skip eye shadow because it will just slide off. Instead use a wax based waterproof liner, I love MAC's, and lashings of waterproof mascara my favourite being Maxfactors false lash effect waterproof formula. Finish the look with a lip and cheek stain. I am never without Becca's Beach Tint for a water resistant pop of colour that is designed to withstand the demands of the beach.
Me: My make-up is normally quite natural looking but on my wedding day I wanted my look to be stronger without feeling like I was looking at someone else in the mirror. I must admit, this was hard to achieve...I probably needed someone like you there on the day! What's the most important advice you can give to any bride to be, when they're deciding on their make-up for the big day?
Charley: Although it sounds cliché the most important thing is to be yourself. Weddings give women strange ideas for their make-up because the pressure is laid on thick to impress. Some brides sit in front of me and say "I want really smokey eyes" or "I want red lips!" when the most they wear day to day is sunscreen, mascara and lip gloss! I know you want to impress the numbers on your wedding day but believe me if you go too far out of your comfort zone you will feel uncomfortable.
Wedding make-up for me is all about making the skin look amazing and then I work on the rest depending on the brides style and the style of their dress. When choosing idea's for your wedding make-up by all means experiment. For example if your dress has a 1950's style to it look at going for a Red Lipstick, stain or a Liquid line but try it first. See if you like it, see how people react, take photographs! Don't just jump in head first, have a play, look through magazines so when you sit down with your make-up artist you have a really good idea of what you want.
Me: Do you have a style icon that influences your own style?
Charley: It's a bit of a cliché but, Kate Moss. I love the simplicity of her style she oozes off duty model with everything she wears and it looks like her second skin, so comfortable yet stylish, and that is the style I go for with my make-up as well.
Me: Where do you get your inspiration from when you're working with your clients?
Charley: It depends on the job. If I'm shooting it will be pictures from backstage at fashion shows, prints, textures and colours. If it's Bridal or my Lessons my inspiration comes from the client sitting in front of me. Every time a woman sits in my make-up chair she tells me everything she hates about herself and usually those things are the first things I actually really like about them. I look at their great features, who they are the way they dress and turn that into a look that works for them.
Me: When I'm helping clients to build their perfect wardrobe, I stress the importance of investing in staple pieces – items of clothing that they're going to wear again and again. In your opinion, are there any items of make-up that are well worth investing a little more in? And what can you get away with spending less on?
Charley: First investment, your skin. Take care of it, watch it and give it what it needs. This is less about skin care products and more about your health. You need to spend money on your base products more than anything because if you get that wrong it lets the whole look down. I find the one product that women are spending the most on, they should be spending the least amount of money on, and that's mascara. You should change it every 3 months so it makes sense to spend less and the best mascaras I have used are high street brands my favourites being Maxfactors False Lash Effect and Mabylines Great Lash.
Me: The most common mistake I come across when I'm working is women buying an item of clothing because it looked great on their friend. In your opinion, what's the most common mistake women make when choosing make-up, and how can it be avoided?
That's actually quite a common mistake with make-up as well. A woman will buy a lipstick because it looked great on their friend when it's completely the wrong shade for her. The most common mistake is too many women settle for products that don't work well enough for them. Part of my make-up lesson is to go through my clients make-up bag with them. Time and time again they will have a product which is the wrong colour or formula for them and when I ask them if they like it "it's okay" is the response. If it doesn't work for you, don't use it. If it's not exactly right for you, don't buy it. When I buy an item of clothing I have to absolutely love it and it has to fit like a dream the same goes for my make-up.
Me: Shopping for clothes and styling is second nature to me, but shopping for make-up is another matter entirely! The huge choice is so overwhelming and a little confusing that I never step outside my comfort zone. What advice can you give to others like me who want to experiment a little more?
Charley: I do a lot of my make-up shopping both for myself and my professional kit, online. It takes away the pressure. You can also narrow it down to product, brand, and colour, whatever you are looking for and then you can check it out online for reviews before you buy it. The only things you never shop online for are Base products.
Look for make-up styles you would like to try from a celebrity look, in a magazine, or in a film that you think may suit you. Get a few bit's online to re-create the look, look up how to do it maybe even try an online tutorial and just give it a go. Make-up is fun, it's creative and most importantly it comes off so go ahead and experiment.
Me: I love the trend for 50's style make-up – the strong cat eye style liner as modelled by Lilly Allen on the front cover of Elle magazine this month. Is this easy to do and can anyone carry it off?
Charley: The great thing about this look is yes, it can be adjusted to suit everybody. However it does take practice to get it right. My recommendation is to go for a Gel liner like MAC's "Black Track" for a strong look or "Dip Down" an Expresso brown for softer take on the look. If you are working on more of a budget try Maybellines new Gel Liner, although it only comes in black it's great quality and the brush is fabulous! Try using a more precise brush like Bobbi Browns ultra fine eye liner brush or you may work better with an angled brush such as MAC's 266 Small angle.
First look straight ahead in the mirror and draw on the outer flicks. The Flick should start from the outer corner of your eye and be in line with the end point of your eye brow in angle. The flicks length should be no longer than the halfway point between the outer corner of your eye and the end point of your eyebrow. Once you have got the flicks even on both sides complete line from the inner corner of your eye along the lash line to the end of the flick. The thickness of the line depends on how much lid space you have to work with. If you have a larger lid space you can play around with the thickness if you haven't keep it skinny enough so you can see equal amounts of lid and liner.
Me: I tend to stay loyal to one make-up brand, is this a good idea, or is it better to mix things up a little?
Charley B: It's nice to see the same brand in your make-up bag because it all goes together and you feel you can trust the brand. However, different brands will be better for different things and you are seriously missing out if you don't look elsewhere. Also you could be really over spending on something you could find to be better on the high street.
However if something really works for you, stick to it because it is hard to find products like that. But if something could be better but you keep re-purchasing because it's a brand you trust you need to get out there and play the field a bit because something fabulous and possibly cheaper could be waiting for you.
Well, I'm all inspired to go and experiment with my make-up and I'm sure you are too!
For more make-up tips or booking enquiries you can contact Charley via e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
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Goem Goemkar Goemkarponn
'Any compromise on Goem, Goemkar or Goemkarponn, I'm ready to sit in the opposition'––Vijai Sardesai
I entered politics on principles and if I have to leave it, I will live on principles.
Five years ago, as the people of Fatorda would remember, I was denied an assembly ticket by the Congress party. Political expediency demanded switching to another party or even the BJP, which could have perhaps got me a ministership. But I did what was politically unthinkable. I contested as an independent. Because at that time I was not thinking of the personal gains I could ensue or the political manoeuvrings I could undertake, but the words of Martin Luther King. "There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right."
I fought on the strength of my conscience and won. Today, five years later, that time has come again.
I believe that for Goa, nothing short of a revolution is required to dismantle the corrupt and dysfunctional politics that has plagued our state for decades. A revolution that is based on the fundamentals of Goem, Goemkar and Goemkarponn, led by a leadership that upholds the dignity and honour of Goemkars and not sacrifice them at the altars of some mandarins in Delhi.
Look around the political landscape of Goa. It's nothing but a bleak wasteland infested with wheeler-dealers, fixers and ruthless mafia in every possible field indulging in crime, drugs and land grabs. Corruption is rampant, villainy rules. Bureaucratic inefficiency and political indifference has made life of the common man intolerable and desperate. There are no jobs, no industry, no hope.
Every day, Goemkars are being displaced from their own land by outsiders and Goemkar youth are forced to migrate, leaving their old and ailing parents, to distant places in search of a living. While the BJP resorts to wanton duplicity and fraud, with rank disregard for Goa's development, the 'main' opposition, the Congress is a spent force whimpering and sputtering along bereft of public confidence and trust.
The time has come to listen to my conscience once again to do what is right.
But revolutions do not happen by accident. As Che, the architect of the Cuban revolution pointed out, "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall". Perhaps, because I share not only my city of birth with Che but also my birthday with him, I had always felt inspired to work along with my people to spearhead a revolution that will overthrow this despicable dispensation, and bring power to Goemkars.
In the years that I have had the privilege to represent the people of Fatorda in the assembly, I have tried to make the apple fall. I have consistently exposed the sins of the ruling BJP, united and rallied the opposition against it, agreeing with Mao Zedong that politics is "war without blood". Of course, sometimes when that made me an object of ridicule and contempt, the strength of my conscience and the force of my principles saved me from despondency. As Fidel Castro said "Condemn me, it does not matter, history will absolve me".
Today, I call upon my fellow proud Goemkars to listen to their conscience and join us in this battle for ourselves, our land and our identity. Remember Bill Maher "Don't be so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance". There can't be any cause more noble or worth fighting for than Goem, Goemkar and Goemkarponn, and I promise you that any compromise to that, I'm ready to sit in the opposition for the rest of my career.
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8N/9D : Tezpur - Bomdila - Tawang - Dirang - Nameri - Guwahati
What will you do : Sightseeing, Trekking, Forest Walk, Evening Cruise, Boating
What will you see : Se La Pass, Tawang Monastery, Urgelling Monastery, Pakang Teng Tso Lake, Nameri National Park
Rich in culture as well as possessing an abundance of natural beauty, Arunachal Pradesh offers many delights to the tourists. Whether it involves spending a day at a handicraft village or just taking a calm boat ride, everything done in this beautiful state has a sense of purpose.
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Tucked away in the north eastern tip of India, Arunachal Pradesh is home to picturesque mountains, unexplored passes, tranquil lakes and famous monasteries. And that is not it, the valleys, the hills, the farm lands, the lush green landscapes, the remote villages and the lofty mountains all form a major chunk of this magical land.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 11, 2012) - As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) annual monitoring of various food products, a survey released today found that 100 percent of children's food tested for pesticide residues and metals was safe for consumption.
When elevated levels of metals or pesticide residues are detected, Health Canada may conduct an assessment to determine if the specific level poses a health risk, based on the level, expected frequency of exposure and contribution to overall diet. These factors help determine whether further action is needed, up to and including product seizure and/or recall. If a human health risk is found, a public recall notice is issued.
This CFIA study was initiated in 2010-2011 under the annual Children's Food Project (CFP). More than 2,500 tests were performed on 879 samples, producing over 300,000 results. The foods analyzed are commonly consumed by infants and toddlers aged 0-2 years. They included a variety of cereal, fruit and vegetable-based products.
All levels of pesticides and metals detected were compliant with Canadian standards. The findings are also consistent with previous studies and demonstrate again that the Canadian food system remains one of the strongest in the world.
This and other CFIA studies are part of an ongoing testing regimen to help keep food sold in Canada safe for Canadian families and their children.
Further information on this survey report is available at: www.inspection.gc.ca/food/chemical-residues-microbiology/chemical-residues/children-s-food-project/eng/1349808202107/1349808325353.
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WRAP Estonia 0 Ireland 4 The men from Ireland might not have had much luck in the play-offs in the past, but they are loving the system right about now. Walters proved a good choice by Trap, netting in the 13th minute in what was ultimately an easy win. Estonia were very poor and a 34th minute sending off wasn't going to make them any better. They were already 3-0 down by the time of the second red card and the match was lost before skipper Keane notched his second of the night, this one from the spot.
Ireland themselves were no more than workmanlike, but took their chances well, and four away goals plus a clean sheet should be more than enough for a trip to Polkraine next summer. A great night for Irish football, congratulations to them Thanks for reading, and goodnight.
90+ mins: This is a rout now, and nine-man Estonia cannot wait for the final whistle. Cox goes close with the long range effort and the ref calls it a night.
88 mins: GOAL! The skipper Robbie Keane steps up to slot home his fourth with an excellent penalty. Estonia 0 Ireland 4 (Keane 88 pen)
86 mins: Hunt into the box and he is brought down by Purje, no doubt whatsoever about that one: that's a penalty! The keeper, Pariejo, is booked for protesting. Needlessly.
Andrew Shaughnessy emails: "Trapp is saved." I would think so.
82 mins: Walters off, gets a big hand, Cox is on. Something for Trapp to think about when Kevin Doyle returns from suspension?
80 mins: No actual football to tell you about in the last few minutes, just a bit of scuffling in a stop-start passage of play.
OffCentreCircle tweets: "Robbie Keane would have been some cricketer with the way he appeal decisions." It's true, RK really gave that handball shout some porridge.
77 mins: Glenn Whelan off and Keith Fahey on.
75 mins: Piiroja, the captain, has been sent off. He and Robbie Keane are tustling for the ball, and he handles it! Second yellow and the hosts are down to nine men! Terrible defending, so unprofessional. Nothing doing from the freekick. Stephen Hunt is on for Duff.
71 mins: GOAL! Andrews drills that freekick in low, it takes a deflection and fools the keeper. The goalie can only block it with his feet and it falls straight into the path of Robbie Keane, who reacts quickly to stick it home unchallenged. Estonia 0 Ireland 3 (Keane 71)
69 mins: Kink is off and Purje is on. Andrews is bundled off the ball and Piiroja is rightly booked - and not before time. Persistent fouling and this last one gives Ireland a freekick on the edge of the box.
67 mins: GOAL! McGeady into the box, he twists and turns, he shoots, the keeper beats it away and Keane gets to the rebound. Robbie lifts it up into the six yard box and there's the big lad Walters to head the ball home at the back post. Some debate as to whether it went over the line, but not from me. That's a goal, and that should be the tie. Estonia 0 Ireland 2 (Walters 67)
The Paddie tweets: "Glen whelan should be sent off for that tackle on duff."
61 mins: Ah, you wondered if the Irish could find a comedy way to balls this up. This isn't a bad start: Glenn Whelan and Damien Duff collide going for a high ball. Whelan looks shaken and winded, but Duff is on the ground and looks in quite serious pain. Whelan caught him on the shin and raked his boot down his team-mate's leg. Amateurish, failure to call for the ball. The Duffer looks to be okay.
60 mins: Duff is hauled down by Klavan; that should have been a free. Good position for a freekick though, but it's cleared. Joel Lindpere - he plays for the New York Red Bulls - is on in favour of Vunk.
57 mins: Ward saves St Ledger's blushes by tidying up after his colleague gives the ball away in a dangerous area.
54 mins: Ahjupera off - he has done very little - and Vladimir Voskoboinikov comes on. His first contribution is a drilled shot that Dunne sticks a foot out at. That could have deflected anywhere...
53 mins: Ooh, risky. Vunk beats Kelly and bursts into the area, he's hauled down by Kelly and they are very lucky that the ref reckons (correctly) that the foul was outside the box. Low drilled freekick goes very close.
49 mins: Keith Andrews gets a smack in the bracket as he goes up for a corner and there's a bit of blood. Looks like he is okay to continue, albeit maybe with a new shirt. Fourth official fusses and flaps before letting him back on.
48 mins: McGeady wins a corner and it's all Ireland since the break.
47 mins: Good overlap down the left with McGeady and Ward, the ball finds Keane and his fierce shot is charged down. Duff tries to free Walters but it looks like he was dragged back there.
46 mins: No changes at at half time.
20.45 In the other play-off games, Czech Republic are one nil up v Montenegro. Turkey look absolutely finished, 0-3 down at home to the Croats and it's nil-nil between Bosnia-Herz and Portugal.
HALF TIME Estonia 0 Ireland 1 The men in green have an away goal, and their opponents went down to ten men after 34 minutes. It should be plain sailing from here - Estonia are no great shakes and seem determined to shoot, poorly from 30 yards. They do look quite dangerous from set pieces, though, so this is not over yet. McGeady has been bright for the Irish, Walters has put himself about a bit, but in truth it has been a pretty poor game so far. Still, at this stage, it's all about the results, Brian, so I guess they are happy enough. I'll be back in ten minutes or so and we'll see how the second half goes.
45+ mins: The ref has had enough, and I can't say I blame him, and after just one minute of injury time he blows for the half.
44 mins: Ward has a chance to deliver a good ball in. He delivers a bad ball in. Move breaks down.
42 mins: Wasted freekick from Vassiljev that sails harmlessly over. We're enjoying our first hearing of the phrase "galvanises the ten men" on commentary.
40 mins: Eurch, both sides giving it away far too easily. Ahjupera goes in with a karate kick, chest high attempt to win the ball on Stephen Ward (nickname: The Osteopath? I doubt it) and gets a well-earned yellow.
39 mins: Ireland go close when Walters tries with a flicked header from Kelly's cross.
37 mins: Estonia have done alright since the sending off, but they do seem to have a collective fondness for longshots, none of which have been remotely threatening.
34 mins: Oh, disaster for Estonia. Andrei Stepanov brings down Robbie Keane, I think he was the last man so that could have been a straight red, either way it's at least a second yellow and the home side are down to ten men. Stepanov sent off 34. Ireland blaze the freekick way over, but the tie is here for the taking now.
33 mins: McGeady beats his man, Jaager (nickname Mick, I hope) and gets a cross in but too deep. Aiden having a good game.
32 mins: Andrews scraps to win the ball and frees Walters down the inside right channel, he 's on his own, tries a very ambitious effort from a narrow angle that results in goal kick.
29 mins: Corner for Estonia. Ugly bobbling passage of play - this game is not going towin any beauty contests - ends with another pitiful long shot from Kink.
27 mins: Say what you like about Trapp - and many do - but 8 clean sheets in 9 is not to be sniffed at. If they can turn that into 9 in 10 here I reckon they are through. Not a lot to tell you about in the last couple of minutes. Sorry to report that I can hear the unlovely tone of the vuvuzela.
25 mins: Ireland having a spell of possession, not really going anywwhere but giving Estonia the run around and taking some sting out of the game. The hosts have been fairly impressive since going behind.
22 mins: Good work from Robbie Keane down the right but Duff runs down a dead end. Out of the blue, Glenn Whelan loses out, Vunk slips it Vassiljev who lets fly with a really good long shot that Given is pleased to see go over. Five goals in qualifying for Vassiljev; clearly Estonia's trump card.
20 mins: Couple of decent balls in for Estonia, Ahjupera and Piiroja both get up for headers albeit not well directed ones. I fancy them for a set piece goal. And that alone, really. Estonia are pretty pants otherwise.
19 mins: Embarrassing long shot from Kink; proper Row Z job.
17 mins: McGeady is brought down by Stepanov and booked. Robbie Keane delivers a ball into the area wher St Ledger rises above a marker approximately half his size to knock down for Walters, who lashes over.
15 mins: But Estonia nearly hit back twice, both times through Kruglov down the left. He gets into the area and Dunne needs to put in a good tackle. And then a long ball from the right finds Kruglov on his own... but he knocks it back across the area to nobody, when he should have had the first-time shot. Too much space for that Estonian player down the left.
13 mins: GOAL! Keane sets McGeady free, down the left McGeady takes his time and he stands it up nicely for Keith Andrews in the box. He leaps above Piiroja and heads it into the bottom corner. Ireland are one nil up - and it is an away goal as well. Andrews' thrid for his country. Estonia 0 Ireland 1 (Andrews 13)
11 mins: Good spell for Estonia this, they've had the best of the last five mintues.
9 mins: Danger for Ireland as Kruglov breaks down the left and sets up Vassiljev. He lashes a shot and it gets a deflection - that threatened to loop over Shaved Given for a second... Corner instead that the keeper claims well.
7 mins: McGeady breaks and Dmitrijev goes across from central midfield to help out his fullback; it looks like they are doubling up on the winger. Dunne gives away a freekick and big central defender Piiroja gets up for a header but Dunne's there to clear. That Piiroja lad looks a threat from the dead ball.
6 mins: Vunk lashes the ball at tghe head of his own centre forward Ahjupera. Give the bloke a chance - he cannot control that!
5 mins: Ireland have settled the better of the two sides.
3 mins: Konstantin Vassilijev runs with it but cannot release an Estonian runner as he comes forward. He'll need careful watching, that boy.
2 mins: Walters gets a flick on, but Piiroja reads it well. Walters takes a very weak longshot.
1 min: Kelly looks for Walters down the right. The pitch looks a bit ropey. Decent start from Ireland, Walters making a nuisance of himself in the box.
19.48 Ireland start as favourites against the men from the land of basketball, but with one play off success in six, they must be nervy.
Mark Ogden tweets: "With the pre-match music and mass of blue shirts and hats, I may have mistaken Est v Ire for a Smurfs convention"
19.44 I dunno if it's the TV sound or what, but although there was a band for the Ireland anthem; the Estonians are singing their one acapella. Is that traditional? Cool, if so. It goes on a bit, that's for sure.
Shane McDanger tweets: "A foreign manager and a scouser with a tash up front. It's meant to happen."
19.40 Brian Kerr reckons that Estonia have no "exceptional players" and qualifies that by saying "I mean they don't have any outstanding players". I think we get you Bri. He does identify Konstantin Vassilijev, who plays behind the front man, as the danger. For Ireland, it's a classic big-man-small-man combo with Walters looking to knock 'em down for Robbie. Pace and a bit of quality from wingers Duff and McGeady. Sad news for TV viewers: there's a problem with the sound and we can't hear Ray Houghton and Rob Hawthorne. That is sad right? Right?
19.35 Just watching that Thierry Henry handball again. What a ratbag. Just ten minutes to go until kick off. Where's your money?
19.30 Let's finally get those teams confirmed. Ha, Damien Duff (who wears 11) is 11/1 to score first on this, the 11/11/11...
Estonia: Pareiko, Jaager, Stepanov, Piiroja, Klavan, Dmitrijev, Vassiljev, Vunk, Kruglov, Kink, Ahjupera. Subs: Londak, Rahn, Voskoboinikov, Lindpere, Purje, Saag, Teniste.
Rep of Ireland: Given, Kelly, St. Ledger, Dunne, Ward, Duff, Whelan, Andrews, McGeady, Keane, Walters. Subs: Westwood, Hunt, Keogh, Cox, Fahey, McShane, O'Dea.
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
19.25 Scotland are in quite a game against mighty Cyprus, Kenny Miller gave them a lead, Jamie Mackie doubled it on 56 minutes, but Cyprus have hit back just a couple of minutes later.
19.20 Just so we're all clear, away goals DO count in this - and that means that Ivica Olic's second minute goal for Croatia is even worse news for Turkey.
19.15 Juding from reaction around the internet, it seems fair to say that most fans are happy that Walters is in. Four Ireland players are on a yellow, and would miss Tuesday's return leg if booked. They are McGeady, Whelan, St Ledger and Kelly.
19.00 It hasn't come through on our news wire yet, but I'm seeing all over the internet that Walters has got the nod up front, so Ireland would be: Given, Kelly, St Ledger, Dunne, Ward, Duff, Whelan, Andrews, McGeady, Keane, Walters. I'll confirm that when I can.. The bench: Stephen Hunt, Andrew Keogh, Simon Cox, Keith Fahey, Keiren Westwood, Paul McShane, Darren O'Dea. A few fans are a bit unhappy that Seamus Coleman doesn't make the bench.
PeteThePeanut tweets: "Buzzing for the Ireland game tonight!! Who cares whether we play Walters or Cox, as long as we have Dunnealdinho we'll be alright!"
PREAMBLE When the draw was made for these play-offs a few weeks ago, Ireland were one of four seeds, the four in the 'unseeded' hat were Estonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey and Montenegro. It was widely accepted that Ireland had probably got the best possible outcome and indeed, they are now 3-1 ON to qualify for Euro 2012, shorter odds than any of the other seven remaining sides.
The Irish have played Estonia twice, in qualifying for WC 2002. Matt Holland and Richard Dunne scored in a 2-0 in Tallinn; and Mark Kinsella and Gary Breen helped the Irish to a win by the same scoreline in Dublin. All sporting logic suggests that they should go through this time...
After the play-off misery they have endured, there cannot be too many Irish fans who are booking their tickets to Polkraine just yet. Not while the memory of Thierry Henry's hand still rankles. The team and the fans want this very badly.
As Ireland captain Robbie Keane says: "This may be the last opportunity for some of us and we have to grab it with both hands because we have worked so hard.
"Believe me, the players are desperate to qualify. It has been a pain in the a**** not qualifying, especially the last World Cup. Having gone so close to getting to South Africa, I couldn't watch the tournament when it came around."
The intrigue in the days leading up to the game centered on Giovanni Trapattoni's delay in naming his XI. He had been deliberating over the strike partner for Robbie Keane, it seeming to come down to a toss-up between West Bromwich striker Simon Cox and Stoke's Jon Walters.
While we wait for the teams, have a look at Mark Ogden's match preview.


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Management usually views workplace conflict in a negative light, and with good reason. Workplace fights, figurative and literal, seldom end well. However, some human resource authorities, including a Monash University webpage titled "Guide to Managing Conflict," say that workplace conflict is an opportunity for an organization to improve, provided the resolution to the conflict is handled well. Conflict shakes an office up, and sometimes, that's a good thing.
Presents New Ideas
A fight in the workplace, particularly if it's over competing ideas, forces a company to analyze what works and what doesn't, which might lead to increased productivity, a better product, or cost savings. A fight can contribute to effective decision-making by pointing out a better alternative, another option, or maybe just the fact that the status quo isn't working anymore. If management focuses on finding the proper resolution to the conflict, all parties can walk away feeling they contributed to the solution.
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Some corporate cultures don't encourage employees to express their opinions. However, an employee who challenges an unpopular office policy might embolden other employees to speak up. Workplace conflict could therefore improve corporate decision-making by providing a more accurate picture of employee sentiment.
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Conflict between two key employees can force a manager to make decisions in a more equitable or thoughtful way. For example, a manager who promoted one employee at the expense of a more skilled colleague might pay for that decision when the resentful employee creates conflict. When the time comes for the manager to promote the next employee, the consequences of his last decision might help him choose more wisely. Conflict will also force an inexperienced manager to learn conflict resolution techniques to prevent the situation from escalating to a worst-case scenario.
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Workplace conflict is often resolved when management undertakes mediation. The feuding employees are made to talk and, more importantly, to listen to one another. Improved communication in a controlled setting provides an opportunity for clarification, compromise and cooperative decision-making. Workplace conflict, when appropriately resolved, can result in better teamwork than if the disagreement had not come out into the open. Taking the time to solve a problem well requires less effort, in the end, than leaving a problem unresolved, according to Tim Hicks, director of the Conflict and Dispute Resolution Masters Program at the University of Oregon.
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Branding the Corporation needs top management involvement big time!
When it comes to branding the company, direct access to the CEO and other senior staff members is essential. After all, they are the folks who set the direction, determine the values, vision and mission for the company, and reflect the corporate personality and culture.
So if the corporate brand – aka corporate identity – is to be true to corporate conduct and goals, top management must set the tone and approve both the process and the outcome.
Should outside consultants be brought on board? What kind of structure within the company will be in place to develop and monitor brand activities? How will the brand "age" when future planning is considered? How will new products be branded under the corporate brand? All these issues and more need to be considered by senior staff.
Unless top management is involved and passionate about branding and positioning, there will probably be a fragmented branding effort. You may find the need to modify or even attempt to acquire a new brand identity in a very short time without management involvement in the initial branding process.