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While sovereign wealth funds are wrangling over issues of transparency, one of Europeâs largest pension schemes said last week it will disclose all its investments.
PGGM, the administrator and investment manager that was separated in January from Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, the €88bn ($138bn) fund it runs for the Dutch healthcare and social sector, will publish year-end investment summaries every April.
Else Bos, head of PGGM Investments, said: "As an innovative asset manager, we feel it is only right to be as open as possible about all our investments. We want to show that we invest the pension capital of PFZW carefully and responsibly while, of course, respecting the interests of our business partners."
In 2006, PGGM abandoned traditional asset allocation-based equities, bonds and real estate, deciding instead to classify its investments in terms of sources of risk and return. This originally comprised index-tracking of alpha strategies – active management that seeks outperformance.
PGGM provides two further strategies – structured investments and alternative beta.
Structured investments include infrastructure, real estate, private equity and credit. Mascha Canio, head of infrastructure, private equity and structured credit, said: "This is an effective way of investing in assets that are difficult to find in the public market."
In its 2007 investment summary, PGGM said it made structured credit investments worth almost $1bn last year, including a deal with Dutch bank ABN Amro to provide a hedge on a portfolio of loans held by the bank's Brazilian subsidiary, Banco Real.
The alternative beta portfolio invests in marginal markets such as timber, catastrophe bonds and carbon emission rights. The approach was introduced in 2005 and the fund plans to increase it from 3% to 8% of its strategic asset allocation over the next few years.
This portfolio was run until this month by Jelle Beenen, who became head of investment strategy consulting at Mercer in the Netherlands from 1 April. Guillaume van der Linden, who was already a member of PGGM's alternative beta team, has been promoted to interim head of alternative beta.
According to its 2007 investment summary, PGGM had outsourced more than half of PFZW's assets in direct investment mandates at the end of December last year. A further portion was invested with external managers through funds of funds. Its indirect investments include funds managed by Cevian Capital, Bear Stearns Asset Management and what remains of a fund run by Amaranth Advisors, the US hedge fund manager that collapsed in 2006.
Barclays Global Investors last year bagged several additional regional passive equity portfolios worth a total of over €3bn. Overall, PGGM shifted €10bn from active to passive management in the final quarter of last year, a spokeswoman said. She said that 15 active equities and fixed-income managers were terminated because they did not deliver the expected results, failing to beat their benchmark indices over the whole of last year.
PFZW's investments returned -0.4% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the fund's 2007 results statement, but its return for the whole year was 7.2%. The alpha portfolio last year generated a €505m loss, mainly due to active equities strategies and overlay managers. Total assets under management at the end of December last year were up €7.5bn compared with December 2006, while the value of assets stood at 147% of the value of liabilities, 13 percentage points higher than the previous year and well above the required ratio of 125%.


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When Kanye West sang "if you ain't no punk, holla we want pre-nup!" on his hit song "Gold Digger," there can be no doubt he was speaking to, among others, athletes: fabulously rich and famous athletes who will eventually pay (both literally and figuratively) for failing to recognize that their relationship may not have a fairy-tale ending.
With the news that Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa filed for divorce, and that the couple never signed a prenuptial agreement, it's clear that the Black Mamba will be forking over a large sum of cash to his soon-to-be ex-wife.
Good for Vanessa. Truly idiotic for Kobe.
Since the couple married in 2001 (when Vanessa was only 19), Kobe has earned $173 million in salary, and that doesn't take into consideration his considerable endorsement deals. According to Forbes, Kobe raked in $25 million in endorsements in 2010 alone.
Under California's community property laws, his earnings are just as much Vanessa's property as they are Kobe's. When the divorce is finalized, she will take half of whatever Kobe earned during their marriage.
Kobe apparently thought his marriage was the exception to the rule: that he could do as he pleased, and that Vanessa would fall in line and just enjoy life as a superstar's wife and the millions of dollars that goes along with it.
But, Kobe and Vanessa weren't the exception to the rule. More precisely, Kobe wasn't the exception to the rule, as Vanessa alleges that he was repeatedly unfaithful (I know, truly surprising stuff). And Vanessa is certainly enjoying her millions now...millions that Kobe will never have any control over because he failed to see the error of his ways.
It appears Kobe should have listened to his parents, who apparently didn't want their son to marry so young.
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The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) is an interdisciplinary center of the American University in Cairo (AUC). Situated at the heart of the Middle East and North Africa, it aims at furthering the scientific knowledge of the large, long-standing and more recent, refugee and migration movements witnessed in this region. But it also is concerned with questions of refugees and migration in the international system as a whole, both at the theoretical and practical levels.
CMRS functions include instruction, research, training and outreach. It offers a Master of Arts in migration and refugee studies and a graduate diploma in forced migration and refugee studies working with other AUC departments to offer diversified courses to its students. Its research bears on issues of interest to the region and beyond. In carrying it out, it collaborates with reputable regional and international academic institutions. The training activities CMRS organizes are attended by researchers, policy makers, bureaucrats and civil society activists from a great number of countries. It also provides tailor-made training programs on demand. CMRS outreach involves working with its environment, disseminating knowledge and sensitization to refugee and migration issues. It also provides services to the refugee community in Cairo and transfers its expertise in this respect to other international institutions.
The MA Degree in Migration and Refugee Studies and the Graduate Diploma in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies are both interdisciplinary programs that aim to provide graduates with critical knowledge, research methods and analytical skills of current theoretical, legal, political, economic, social, demographic and psychosocial issues in migration and refugee studies. The knowledge and skills acquired may be applied in careers within institutions such as governmental, non-governmental and international agencies, as well as universities, research organizations and private corporations dealing with the multitude of issues connected with migration and refugee movements.
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Completion of the Masters Degree in Migration and Refugee Studies will normally take 2 years while completion of the Graduate Diploma in Forced Migration and Refugee Studies will take 1 year.
CMRS's degrees are one of the most attractive graduates programs for international as well as Egyptian students at AUC. The geographic diversity of the students is a core strength of the program, bringing individuals together from the USA, Canada, Africa, Western Europe, as well as students from Asia and Eastern Europe. Another unique and appealing element of the program is giving students the opportunity to work with the community through Student Action for Refugees (STAR http://clubs.aucegypt.edu/star/) a student-run organization committed to working with refugees to improve their lives in Cairo by providing language and art classes and organizing activities and events that raise awareness about refugee and migrant issues.
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During the past three years, CMRS commissioned twelve country-case studies covering seven countries in the region and developed a regional information system including quantitative and qualitative data on migration and refugee movements in the region. This information system will serve as any entry point for research on migration and refugee in the region.
b. Conducting in depth studies on current and emerging migration and refugee issues.
In the past three years, CMRS conducted research (currently published on its website) on the following issues: the effect of the financial crisis on migrants and refugees movements, Violence among Young Sudanese men in Cairo, and child domestic workers in Cairo. In addition a research on the role of remittances on the livelihoods of Sudanese in Cairo is ongoing as well as another one entitled "Unknown remittances of Migrants died abroad" taking place in Bangladesh.
For detailed information on our research projects, visit CMRS research page on the center website http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/resaffl
Summer & Winter Short courses: Since its inception in 2000, CMRS is widely recognized for its specialized Short Courses that provide training to practitioners in the field of migration and refugees. CMRS's most well known courses are the Introduction to Refugee Law and the Psychosocial Issues of Refugees. CMRS short courses are attended by staff from institutions working in the field, including UNHCR and IOM, etc, as well as by researchers and PhD students aiming to gain specific training for their research work.
Cairo Community Interpreter Project (CCIP) - CCIP was developed by CMRS in 2002 as a training and capacity building program to provide professional standard training in community interpretation for migrant and refugee interpreters who work in the aid agencies and other organizations that serve migrants and refugees in Egypt. CCIP's training program has since become a role model for refugee and migration interpretation programs in other transit countries.
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Psycho-Social Training Institute in Cairo (PSTIC) - PSTIC was established in April 2009 by representatives from international and national organizations including CMRS to provide psychosocial and mental health support to refugees by refugees in Egypt.
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DUMAS - It is always helpful to write down my goals for the upcoming session before I leave for Austin.
Last session, it was to bring transmission lines from the south so we could capture the great wind resource of the Panhandle with wind turbines and sell this clean energy to other areas of the state. That goal will become a reality soon because the Public Utility Commission will award contracts to the transmission builders in the next few weeks.
It will always be my goal to help our local educational institutions with things or facilities they need to be the best they can be. Renovations or new buildings for WTAMU or Texas Tech medical and pharmacy schools are always a priority for me. A new "Simulation Hospital" for training of our health professionals will certainly be at the top of my list.
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We have become so focused on students going to college, we have ignored those that choose to not pursue a bachelor's degree program.
Our current program assumes that all students need the college tract and if they cannot meet this standard they are not worth helping. We have decided to let them be unemployable because we are not providing vocational, technical or other job training skills.
We need a relief valve for those students whom the parents, teachers and counselors consider non-college ready.
Here is some amazing information: More than 80 percent of the jobs in Texas do not require a bachelor's degree. Forty-three percent of Texas jobs pay above the average median annual earnings without a bachelor's degree. In 2007, for example, Texas had 44,000 job openings for workers with some postsecondary or career training, but the state's publicly funded institutions produced just 36,442 students with the skills needed for these jobs.
During the same year, the supply for bachelor's, masters and doctoral degrees from publicly funded four-year universities produced 104,000 degrees while the state added only 85,000 jobs requiring these degrees.
Please do not think I do not support going to college. I want every child to reach their ultimate potential. This year our children will start facing the four-by-four curriculum. This means they will have to have four years of math, science, language arts, and social studies. They need all of these to enter college and succeed. But, what happens to the students that are already behind grade level. We need to allow and encourage multiple pathways to high school and postsecondary education so that students will not be prevented from enrolling in career and technology courses.
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Kentucky State Police say a McCracken County deputy shot a 50-year-old man who brandished a handgun and a sword at him.
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Hey fans, easy on SashaAugust 5th, 2010, 2:20 pm by JEFF MILLER, OCREGISTER.COM
You fans are tough. And I'm the one always accused of "hating on" everyone.
By the way, "hating on" officially is an ancient term. So, three months ago.
But your treatment of Sasha Vujacic is just so columnist-like cruel. Those two free throws against the Celtics alone should have bought him a full offseason of love.
Great news that the Lakers are about to re-sign Shannon Brown. This roster today is an impressive one. Looks solid and deep, which is something we all know will be tested along the way to beating the Heat in the 2011 Finals, not that I'm projecting way into the future or anything.
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Kris really did arrive on the set at 5 a.m. with a couple of six-packs to chase his daily quart-and-a-half ration of tequila. The part called for a zonked-out, self-destructing superstar, and Kristofferson seemed typecast. Early in the shooting Kris decided that he was patterning his performance "after Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, who were done in by the world they were trying to satisfy." But last fall, after screening a rough cut, he suddenly realized that it was himself. For two decades he found he had been drinking himself toward oblivion and perhaps divorce from his second wife, singer Rita Coolidge. Watching himself disintegrate onscreen "was like seein' myself through Rita's eyes—when I saw the corpse [he dies at film's end], I had a weird feeling of sadness, like a character in Twilight Zone who sees a coffin with his name on it. I feel so goddamn lucky to have found out in time—I'd been drinking heavily for 20 years. I'd forgotten what it was like to think without alcohol."
For four months he's gone cold turkey on iced coffee, cola and an occasional joint ("Thank God for laugh-in' tobacco"). He is 40, his head is the cleanest it's been in memory, and he's "eager to make music again." But not for the money. In a rush in his mid-30s, he wrote Help Me Make It Through the Night (made gold by Sammi Smith), followed quickly by Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller and Janis) and Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Johnny Cash). His composer's royalties still run into several hundred thou per year, and he discovered at 36 "that I never had to work again."
Yet he felt compelled to begin making records himself and performing live, and that led to his decline. "I never thought I was worth comin' to see," he confesses now. "I was hostile to my audiences and had to drink to get myself on the stage to face them. I got into an 'us against them' situation, which is ridiculous. I'm surprised I've got a fan left.' "
Not to mention a wife. Rita had been coping with Kris's drinking and his self-styled "dark depressions" partly because she had her own career. But then in 1975 he filmed The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, which included some scorching bedroom scenes with Sarah Miles. (Kris allows that "it would have been hard for me if Rita had been down on the set nude every day with Ryan O'Neal,"). Last year Kristofferson, who had a percentage of the picture, was talked by Miles into restaging their lust for Playboy. Kris showed up smashed—and they began to invent scenes harder-core than the R-rated movie. "It was a mistake," he says. Kris and Rita were together on a tour that was going badly when the photos were published; one night in Portland, Oreg., Kris says, "I went totally insane and started makin' faces at my wife onstage." Luckily for the Kristoffersons, the eye-opening early cut of Star was ready shortly thereafter.
Kris was born to an Air Force career officer in Brownsville, Texas. At Pomona (Calif.) College, he played football and rugby and boxed, wound up Phi Beta Kappa and won an Atlantic Monthly short story contest. That led to his Rhodes, but at Oxford, he says, "I never felt like a scholar or part of the academic world. I spent half my time living down a shitkicker image," he adds not entirely convincingly for a man who constantly quotes Blake and Yeats. In any case, he quit after two years, married high school honey Fran Beir and enlisted in the Army, where he toughed out Ranger jump school and became a chopper pilot. In 1965, before a transfer to West Point to teach English, Kris stopped to see a pal in Nashville. He never left.
After resigning from the Army he was a $58-a-week gofer at Columbia Records, and his parents, he recalls, "thought I was insane or a dope addict or a Communist." His wife wondered too, and his marriage broke up. (He still frequently sees daughter Tracy, now 15, and Kristoffer Jr., 9. "Tracy's seen me wasted and drunk, not the way I wanted her to see her father," he confesses, "but I wish my parents and I had had that kind of honesty and communication.") In 1971, during the time he was dating such women as Joplin, Carly Simon and even Streisand, he met Rita at L.A. Airport. Coolidge, seven years his junior, is a smoky-voiced, Nashville-born singer who had graduated from a childhood trio, the Flaming Coolidge Sisters, to back-up work in Memphis. She went on to a featured spot on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour of 1970. Kris and Rita soon began to harmonize professionally, sharing concert stages and the same band, and in 1973 they were married by Rita's part-Indian dad, a Baptist minister. "Down South they think we're some kind of underground intellectual freaks," he laughs, "and in the rest of the country they think we're some kind of rednecks." This spring they copped their second Grammy for best vocal duo.
Today the Kristoffersons and daughter Casey, who'll be 3 in March, live with a nanny, a gardener named Fidel and three dogs in a house that overlooks the Pacific. Figures Kristofferson: "I knew I'd made it when I had a stranger training my dog for eight months. The days we're home," he adds, "we lock the doors and turn off the phones and store up energy for the road or the movies." They'll need it. Though Kris says, "I'm a little old in my career to be thinkin' about rocketing to stardom" in films, he established an amiable screen presence in the likes of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and none of Star's dubious notices have faulted him. Next comes Semi-Tough, a grid flick opposite Burt Reynolds, and then Convoy, a CB radio saga in which he's the star.
Now that he's off the sauce, Kris says, "I've lost my fear of not bein' able to be creative. Christ, I can't write down my ideas fast enough." He is composing for his next album which, he warns, may "be a little experimental—I've got to fight the temptation to turn out commercial trash. I might not even make another record that sells, but that doesn't matter in the big picture. There are some people who didn't like Hank Williams or Edith Piaf."
At the same time, he says, "Rita's and my relationship is starting all over. It's easier on her—I don't beat on her like a drum or stay out all night." Already Kristofferson and Coolidge are booking dual concerts every other weekend during his filming breaks. "How many people get to do something they really like?" he asks. It's rhetorical, but Rita adds, "And how many of them get to do it with someone they love?"
At one point in Star, the hero is asked where he'd like to go. His answer: "Back about 10 years." Kris has gone farther. "Since I haven't been drinking, I feel like I've lost 20 years," he exults. "I've lived more in the last few months than I had for a lot of years."
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TVA's hired-out analysis of the ash spill was under attack again on Wednesday.
Dan Marks, an expert witness for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against TVA, said he doubts a "slimes layer" contributed to the disaster.
That was the theory put forth in a root-cause analysis conducted by Bill Walton of AECOM. Walton's report said a slimes layer was one of the factors that led to the disaster.
"I'm not sure how to phrase this, really," Marks said. "The problem I have with the report basically boils down to attempting to identify a so-called slimes layer."
Marks took it a step further.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Harriman, will join other churches across the country on Oct. 2 in the tradition of the Blessing of Animals.
The line of pets — everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and horses — will begin forming at 2 p.m.
All animals — four legged, two legged, Episcopalian or other, furry, feathered or scaled — are welcome.
Kingston First Baptist Church has set aside three dates to take applications for its 2011 Christmas basket and angel tree programs.
The angel tree is designated for children through eighth grade.
Applications will be taken for both programs from 1 to 3 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20, Oct. 27 and Nov. 10 at the church's Loveliss Street entrance.
Those applying are asked to bring identification and proof of address, such as a current electric bill.
Call 376-6041 for details.
Editor's Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
Sept. 23 – Alexis Nicole Tirado, 19, 306 Oak Park Drive, Knoxville: violation drinking age law. Bond $975; court date Oct. 3.
• Robert Scott Turpin, 32, Watson Trailer Park, Harriman: two counts violation of probation. Total bond $8,000; court date Oct. 24.
Larry Eugene Dodson, probation violation. Guilty.
Jared A. Disney, failure to appear misdemeanor and simple possession/casual exchange. Bound over.
Tonya M. Kelly, failure to appear misdemeanor and probation violation. Dismissed. Driving while license suspended. Dismissed, cost to defendant.
Roane County English teachers, from left, Jeff Davis, Lindsay Harris, Ruth Thompson and Deborah Rice spent part of their summer break participating in an Improving Teacher Quality training, funding by a grant through Tennessee Tech University and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
The professional development included many ways to incorporate technology into their English classrooms using iPads as the tool for implementation.
The grant is a year-long process with Tennessee Tech faculty members Jeremy Wendt, Julie Baker, Janet Isbell and Brenda Wilson.
Roane County Schools Coordinated School Health Program will conduct the the third annual Run for Your Health 5K race/walk on Nov. 5 at Fort Southwest Point, Kingston.
Proceeds from the race will supplement health and wellness initiatives for students in Roane County Schools.
"Efforts that create opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles are an integral part of the educational process and enhance academic success," said Patti Wells, race coordinator and coordinated school health coordinator.
Twenty-four Roane State Community College students from Roane County graduated following summer semes-
Grace Claudy of Harriman graduated with magna cum laude honors. Students who achieve such honors have a grade-point average of 3.89-3.7.
Other Roane County graduates include:
Harriman — Charles Evans, Bridgett Holder, Alisun Moore, Alexander Morphew, Anna Singleton and Bowman Wright.
Like most teenagers, they spend their week with school, activities and sports, but they also find time to help others.
Quiet revolutionaries, all of them, but making a huge noise in their communities with their service.
As Tennessee 4-H gets ready to celebrate Oct. 2-8 as National 4-H Week, the organization recognizes youth statewide for performing more than 100,000 hours of Service Learning Projects each year.
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Quietly tucked away in the northwest region of the country, the Seattle Mariners are developing a homegrown starting rotation that could compete for years to come.
However, the secret is getting out.
The Mariners, despite playing below .500 in 2012, are growing and developing one of the better minor league systems in baseball. With a plethora of draft picks over the last few seasons, the franchise has re-dedicated itself to building a competitive, young pitching staff.
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So when the folks over at City's Best Twin Cities (bless 'em) suggested Minneapolis/St. Paul staked a legitimate claim as the country's beer capital, I realized it was time to make Denver's case.Denver, of course, has a decent case to make, but this one is somewhat weakened by dubiously-spun stats ("our beautiful state ranked as number one in terms of gross beer production -- that's 111 breweries producing over 23.3 million barrels, people") and flat-out factual mistakes (" Denver ... is also ranked ... second nationally in the number of breweries per capita"). Writer Matt Ferner does strike the right note here at the end, though: "Don't bother with the math." Indeed.
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- Flagon of Ale said...
As a resident of the Twin Cities, I would love to know what the hell this guy thinks "City's Best Twin Cities" is.
Never heard of it. Neither has google.
- 1:40 PM, March 22, 2011
Google has heard of it....
- 4:14 PM, March 22, 2011
- Jack R. said...
I love Colorado. It is my 2nd home. I lived there more than 18 years in 4 different spans; initially in 1972; finally in 2007.
There are a many great craft brewing cos. there. But, a significant portion of their '23.3 million barrels' is produced by Molson-Coors in Golden [Coors and Blue Moon] and AB-InBev in Fort Collins. Not craft beer. Ergo, not countable.
- 9:12 PM, March 22, 2011
- Flagon of Ale said...
Anonymous is better at google than I am. It is real. Hilarious. Anyways, I wouldn't worry too much about what they have to say. City's Best seems to be one of many semi-obscure AOL media websites.
Besides, if there were going to be a beer capital in the Midwest, it would probably have to be Chicago.
- 9:42 PM, March 22, 2011
- Sud Savant said...
Midwest beer capital? I humbly recommend Milwaukee (and no, I don't live there).
Chicago has Goose Island (we'll see if A-B actually DOES change anything) and a handful of great smaller breweries in its suburbs (Two Brothers!).
Milwaukee not only has the macrobrewers (MillerCoors, Pabst, formerly Blatz), it also has large-yet-non-macro breweries like Sprecher and Leinenkugel. I haven't even started to name all the craftbrewers there!
Then then are the intangibles: their baseball team is names the Brewers, it has had beers named after it (Old Milwaukee), I'm pretty sure the 2nd state song is "Roll Out the Barrell," just behind "On, Wisconsin," and Milwaukee translates from old Ojibwa indian into "City of 1,000 tasty beers." Ok, so maybe I made up that last one.
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But there are also differences between the two players. Unga saw a little action as a freshman in 2006 before getting injured early in the season and redshirting. He came back in 2007 and was the undisputed go-to running back for the Cougars from the very first game of the season.
Alisa, meanwhile, played linebacker as a true freshman in 2008 before serving a mission. His heart, however, was with a different position.
"I played tailback in high school, and it's always been my favorite spot," said Alisa. "When I got back [from my mission] I asked to move to running back, and they moved me to fullback, and after spring ball I asked them if I could move to tailback."
Still, playing behind established backs in seniors J.J. Di Luigi and Bryan Kariya, as well as sophomore Joshua Quezada, Alisa wasn't expected to be a big part of the offense. Just as Unga, prior to his injury in 2006, had to play behind Curtis Brown, Fui Vakapuna and Manase Tonga, Alisa would seemingly have to bide his time.
And with just three carries and four receptions through the first five games, that seemed to be the case. But then came last Saturday's game against San Jose State, when Alisa had 16 carries for 91 yards. As a comparison, Quezada had nine carries, Di Luigi had five and Kariya had three.
"I wasn't expecting that many carries," said Alisa. "They told me they were gonna give me some opportunities early on in the game, and they felt like I deserved just to have a shot. They said if I did well, they would give me a few more."
And do well he did, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. San Jose State, currently 94th among 120 FBS teams in rushing defense with 192.33 rushing yards given up per game, may not be the greatest barometer, but Alisa nevertheless clearly provided a much-needed physical presence.
"We've been looking for a back to run between the tackles, a physical presence from the beginning of the season to now," said Coach Mendenhall, "and Mike has been so impressive on special teams and so impressive in practice that it appeared over time that he deserved an opportunity."
Alisa hasn't had to carry the load in quite a while. His arms appear to be scratched up this week, likely part of the reward of getting so many carries last Saturday.
"I've been taking it a little slow, just trying to recover from a few bumps and bruises from the game," said Alisa. "But other than that, I've been working hard and just trying to keep my legs good."
The Cougar running game had been so meager in the first several games this year, and for numerous reasons. Lackluster run-blocking and a passing game that posed little threat certainly didn't help matters. Neither did an ankle injury that Quezada sustained prior to the season.
Still, the ground game had been making some progress over the past couple of games. But with the emergence of Alisa, the Cougars may have the featured running back they really need, a player that can provide a dynamic presence with a combination of speed and power.
"I would hope to see him in a continued role," said Mendenhall, who indicated that Alisa will have a similar workload against Oregon State this Saturday. "What he had, averaging over five yards a carry, is exceptional."
The Cougars, with only 116 rushing yards per game, are currently ranked 98th in rushing offense. But, there is some optimism that their recent success on the ground is a sign of things to come.
"I feel like the o-line is doing a great job and the running backs are responding as a whole, and it's fun to see when you see the team start clicking together like that," said Alisa.
Coach Mendenhall certainly saw things clicking together when Alisa provided a spark against SJSU.
"It was really fun being on the sideline and having the players, once they saw how hard he was running, that generated a lot of excitement and enthusiasm not only for him but for the team, and I think it affected the offensive line as well. I think they became more excited and [were] really enjoying the game more and finishing blocks because of how he was running the football and the physical presence that he was showing."


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Recession based movies must have a name. I tried searching for about 5 minutes on Google and I did not find a term that I particularly cared for. Lets call it Recessioncore? Its memorable right? Well regardless of labels, Bridesmaids is 'effing' hilarious. Even guffaw-inducing. The movie is based on Kristen Wiig's character "Annie" and her attempt to be her best friend's maid of honor while struggling to cope with her financial and personal problems. Annie is in debt, lonely and is only able to keep a job through a favor from her mother.
Kristen Wiig carries most of the comedic weight of this film but the side characters do attempt to steal some of the spotlight. One particular scene stealer, Jon Hamm, is the gem of this movie. He is Annie's booty call in the movie and plays the handsome jerk to perfection. You welcome his presence every time he comes on-screen. Although Wiig gets the most laughs in the film, her character becomes too self involved and selfish for one to really care about her development. I eventually stopped caring about Annie because of her consistent 'woe-is-me' attitude and eventually rooted for her rival: Helen (Rose Byrne).
The movie's topical themes (RE: Recessioncore) and scenes of crude humor makes it appealing to men and women and even of all classes. Although its not as witty as last year stand out "Easy A," it is less sappy and with a better cast. If you are thinking of going out to see a movie this weekend, this is so far the best comedy of the year. "Bridesmaids" is also a test to see if your date has a sense of humor. It's a good 3rd date kind of movie.
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Otis Ball
A great sense of humor goes a long way, as does a knack for writing feather-light pop tunes. So, even though Ball sings with a nasal, slightly clumsy voice, he and the three rockers in his band, the Chains, deserve a lot of praise for their jaunty debut album.
Like a good comedian, this Midwesterner who now lives in Hoboken, N.J., writes lyrics that give familiar topics a revitalizing tweak. "Artists in Day Jobs" describes characters who never lose their dreams of fame, or their pretensions, as they slog away at menial jobs. "Honesty" supplies cynical rules for a modern relationship: "The best policy is to tell them what they want to hear...The truth may hurt and lies are more convenient anyway."
Ball was discovered by the New York City duo They Might Be Giants, who sing backup vocals on one song. Like the Giants, Ball keeps his music hummable even when the lyrics get pretty weird. In one song that's especially strange (even for him), "Charles Manson's Birthday," Ball asks, "What can you get for a psychotic guy who's stuck in prison?" A copy of Ball's record, maybe? Nah. Get it for yourself instead. (Restless/ Bar/None)
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This clinically oriented survey of the recent advances in human organ transplantation and prostheses will appeal to all workers in these fields. Each contributor keeps to his editorial assignment and exposes the reader to all major developments in the field through 1969. By presenting in one volume knowledge about both artificial organ support and transplantation, Dr. Hardy appropriately integrates these previously divergent fields.
Some of the outstanding achievements of this volume include Carpentier and Dubost's chapter on allograft and xenograft heart valves, Hardy's chapters on heart and lung transplantation, Manax and Lillehei's discussion of gastric and intestinal transplantation, Bigelow and Starr's chapter on prosthetic cardiac valves, and Wesolowski's discussion of blood vessel replacement.
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"Customer experience is the most important revolution in business today"
The Customer Experience Company (CEC) and The Oceans Group co-hosted a breakfast networking event last Friday morning (30 May) on the topic of digital transformation.
We were fortunate enough to have a panel of four industry leaders from some of Australia's largest organisations:
CEC's Head of Service Design, Laurence Crew led the panel discussion; here's an overview of the key insights that emerged.
There was a clear consensus that having siloed channels (online, mobile, contact centre, etc.) is not the right way to manage customer experiences. Customers often use more than one channel in a purchase or service journey, and they expect to undertake any part of a process using whatever channel or device that suits them.
All panel members agreed that siloed channels and legacy product-centric IT systems are a major barrier to sales and service development. Kalpana Gee expressed a strong opinion that experience design should be used across the whole project life, not just the design phase.
"Experience design is something you do all the way through – not just at the front. Would you sack the project manager once the initial project plan was documented?" - Kalpana Gee.
Chris Smith added, "Time, Scope or Cost. You can only fix two out of three, but don't de-scope the customer!"
We have seen organisations move from product-driven change that is pushed outwards from the organisation to the customer, to customer-driven change that is pushed inwards from the customer to the organisation. This change is happening quickly and businesses are manoeuvring to meet increasing customer expectations. Personalisation is evolving, with content and services created and rendered real-time based on customer context, history, profile and analytics. Gathering the data is not a challenge, it's leveraging it to enhance your customers experiences that's tricky.
"We've seen a shift in the balance of power from the underwriters to the customers" - Peter Dennis.
"We can't get change out fast enough" - Kalpana Gee.
In this brave new customer-driven world, it is critical to your success that your leaders are empowered to respond to market changes as rapidly as they can. Chris Smith suggested that the key to this is establishing trust between you and your Executive team so that the lengthy process to make decisions is avoided and confidently deferred to the leader accountable to deliver the initiative. This is the only way to enable speed and innovation.
"You want to get ahead of something that is coming, for instance Google Glass, [even though] the current view is that not many people are using it at the moment. Then in six months when it has become widespread, you're already behind." – Peter Dennis.
We've all heard that innovation is about rapid iteration, celebrating failure, and other management mantras, but Chris Smith took the idea one step further by bringing in a metaphor from Gary Hamel's book What Matters Now. Hamel writes that businesses should be run like cattle ranches, running cattle from one area to another as the landscape changes. The cattle that can't make the journey get shot. The same approach should be taken to parts of your business as the market moves on.
"Too many businesses are run like farms and eventually the soil becomes less fertile, the yield falls and the farm fails. We need to keep moving and be a bit more brutal about the health of our various interests." – Chris Smith.
The final challenge discussed is how you mitigate and embrace, disruption. Though it was universally agreed that genuine disruption from within an organisation is very difficult, each panellist gave different examples of how their organisations have approached it:
"How do you disrupt your own business?" - Chris Smith.
We'd like to thank all those that attended especially our panellists Chris, Kalpana, Les and Peter. Digital integration with traditional business models is here and the customer is pivotal. Please contact us to discuss further.
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Pete and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz made the new parent pilgrimage to New York's FAO Schwarz, where 6-month old Bronx Mowgli was the center of his parents' attention. Mom and Dad helped him "ride" a life-size plush pony in the store, and baby Bronx was so eager to read books that he tried to turn the pages himself. The musical mom and dad picked out a Stack & Pull toy, a Sporty stroller and Barefoot books with sing-a-long CDs for their little rocker.
In Paris to promote Hannah Montana: the Movie, Miley Cyrus also made sure she took time to play tourist. The starlet stopped by the Louvre, its gift shop and Café Marley during her downtime. Cyrus also hit up the Champs-Elysees for some clothes shopping at Zara, where she attracted a crowd of 200 within 30 minutes of her arrival!
Cameron Diaz, helping pal Lake Bell celebrate her 30th birthday with a Guns N' Roses-themed bash at Hollywood's Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge. Slipping in the side door, Diaz was dressed in rock 'n' roll glam, while Bell dressed like the heavy metal bride from the band's "November Rain" music video. Party guests jumped into a photo booth to snap pictures in their rocker gear. Also there: Alec Baldwin and Jon Hamm.
Megan Fox, taking in Britney Spears's Las Vegas concert with Brian Austin Green. Before the concert, the two grabbed dinner at SushiSamba in the Palazzo and "seemed very in love and happy," an onlooker says.
Gossip Girl's Jessica Szohr danced to sets by DJ D-Nice and mur.mur at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa during her first trip to Atlantic City. The actress went shopping at the Shoppes at the Water Club, and even wore some new purchases to dinner at Izakaya.
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Last week's storms across the South was the second deadliest tornado-related tragedy in U.S. history.
The survivors are left with the near-impossible task of rebuilding their lives and they're getting some help from CBN's Operation Blessing International.
"All I seen was a big ole puff of white cloud coming down the road, and I just did make it in the house before it took my front porch off. By the time I got to the kitchen, and looked out the window, my neighbor's house was gone," one survivor said.
The largest and most powerful tornadoes on record ripped through seven states, killing nearly 350 people.
Alabama was hit the worst. Pratt City and Pleasant Grove, which are areas of Birmingham, were devastated.
"Me and my mama was in a huddle, covering the kids. One of the scriptures my mom was quoting was the 23rd Psalm. The Lord is my shepard, I shall not want. My mom kept saying we were covered by the blood of Jesus. Nothing was going to hurt us at all," another storm survivor said.
"We made it out just in time. We weren't out two minutes before the floor fell in," another person said.
Hundreds fled to their basements for protection, but the category 5 tornado ripped their houses to shreds.
Local, state, and federal authorities responded quickly, and search and rescue missions continue.
"We connected with local emergency management and said 'What is your greatest need?' and how can we meet that need?," said Operation Blessing International's Jody Herrington. "They said, 'Jody, if you could serve hot meals, we have search and rescue teams and first responders, and they need hot meals.' So we've been shuttling hot meals to about five different communities. We served over 2600 meals yesterday."
"It's awful. This was actually a tragedy and if it wasn't for Operation Blessing coming out with hot meals, cold water, we would actually be in bad trouble," said Sheila Tyson. "We needed assistance right then. They came right in without hesitation and assisted people in the community. This was thousands and thousands of people who needed this help."
Operation Blessing's base camp was set up at Westwood Baptist Church, where Steve Potts is the pastor.
"We got a call asking would we be interested in being a staging area for Operation Blessing, and that was a no-brainer," he explained. "To work with people who know what they're doing, that do this on a consistent basis, and that have the expertise of contacting local officials and setting up all the ground work and being able to hit the ground running."
Many members from the church volunteered to serve food with Operation Blessing.
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This is a new and unique one-year program being offered at postgraduate taught level for exploration of a key contemporary idea, which may be of use either as a stand alone program for those involved personally or professionally in this wide ranging issue, or otherwise as a preparation for further research
The concept of multiculturalism is much debated at many different levels and in a variety of social and cultural backgrounds. Some writers have argued that the issue will be one of the defining elements of the twenty-first century and it is very clear that the idea and practice of multiculturalism has dominated political and media agendas consistently through this current decade and is likely to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The programme aims to explore in depth the concept of multiculturalism, with specific reference to the development of the concept in academic studies (particularly in the past 15 years).
Key issues
The programme recognises that the term multiculturalism is one widely used in popular as well as academic debates, and which has a number of meanings. However, it will also be taken that the academic use of the term multiculturalism is meaningful, and refers to a specific and fairly coherent set of debates. The main understanding of the term multiculturalism for this programme is as a means to describe contemporary contexts of cultural and religious diversity, and the processes by which such diversity are experienced (by individuals, societies, and countries) and managed (by nation-states).
On this basis, the concept of multiculturalism requires us to consider the social and educational challenges of cultural diversity, along with the need for integration and common ground in a national society among citizens of all backgrounds. Multiculturalism affects all parts of society, and all communities. Therefore, students taking the programme will be expected to reflect on the ways in which the term multiculturalism is used in the wider public debate, in a variety of contexts. The programme will relate the concept to studies of particular national and cultural experiences of multiculturalism from across the world, and to encourage students to compare and contrast different models
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Born in Co. Derry, N. Ireland
Educated at St. Columb's, Derry where he was a schoolmate of John Hume and Phil Coulter.
A doubly qualified nurse he worked at Purdysburn Hospital, Belfast; St Ebba's Hospital, Epsom; Darenth Park Hospital, Kent; Cotshill Hospital, Chipping Norton and finally as Charge Nurse at Aston Hall Hospital, Derby.
An active trade unionist he was appointed Regional Secretary to COHSE's No 5 Region (North East Thames and East Anglia) on 1 August 1964.
Colm was promoted to COHSE's Head Office as National Officer from 1 July, 1974 where he was responsible – amongst a number of portfolios over the years – for negotiations for Ancillary Staff, Ambulance Staff and Professional Technical "B" Council staffs. He was also responsible for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical staffs. He was Staff Side Secretary of the PTB Council; some of its Committees and Chair of the Staff Side of the General Whitley Council.
He was an acknowledged expert on NHS Superannuation.
From his arrival in England Colm was active in local Labour Party politics. He was elected to the NEC of the Party in 1987 where he served until his retirement in 1994. He was a strong supporter of Neil Kinnock and his efforts to make the Party electable.
Colm was elected Deputy General Secretary of COHSE in 1987 and re-elected unopposed in 1992. In this post Colm managed all of the negotiating officers and the Regions as well as leading on the introduction of an integrated computerised membership and branch accounting membership system.
He led the negotiations on behalf of COHSE in the merger negotiations on merger with NALGO and NUPE. His style and determination to ensure the best traditions of COHSE were taken into a new union won a great deal of admiration.
Colm retired in 1994 from his final post as Deputy General Secretary of UNISON following which he was able, for a number of years to enjoy and pursue his many interests – not least the local Labour Party; his voluntary work with the Citizens Advice Bureau and travelling to many parts of the world.
Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease nearly four years ago, he bore his illness with fortitude and a complete lack of bitterness. He died on 14 June 2005 – just over a day before his 70th birthday. He will be sadly missed by all those who new him and ,not least, by his devoted wife, Lila, his three children and two grandchildren.


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Key Information
Modes and duration
- Full-time: 1 year
- Flexible: 2-5 years
Programme start date
Tuition Fees (2016/17)
- Overseas:
Application dates
Entry Requirements
Normally a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with an appropriate professional qualification and/or relevant work experience in addition to a first degree will also be considered.
English Language Requirements
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.
The English language level for this programme is: Standard
Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.
International students
Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.
International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below.
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Degree Information
The programme focuses on skills and knowledge required to undertake research in energy demand reduction in the built environment and comprises three strands: technical modules, transferable skills and research. Topics include thermodynamics, building physics, behaviour, energy systems, modelling, policy and economics. Transferable skills include writing, presenting, communicating with the public and personal effectiveness. Significant emphasis is placed on research and methodologies.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of four technical modules (two valued at 15 credits each, two audited), two transferable skills modules (15 credits each), a guided research project (30 credits) and a dissertation research project (90 credits).
Technical Modules
- Energy Theory, Measurement and Interpretation
- Energy: Society, Economics and Policy
- Energy Demand in Context
Transferable Skills Modules
- Research Concepts
- Communication Skills
All students undertake a guided team research project, and an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 words.
Teaching and Learning
Teaching sessions are highly interactive and led by experienced researchers. Students read key texts in advance of lectures and seminars, to accelerate learning and focus sessions on research-oriented issues. Small group sizes, regular tutorials and supervision meetings combine to provide tailored support across a range of disciplines and research topics.
Scholarships relevant to this department are displayed (where available) below. For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.
HRP Heritage Science Scholarship
- Value:
- UK/EU fees plus £10,000 stipend (2 years)
- Eligibility:
- UK, EU students
- Criteria:
- Based on academic merit
More scholarships are listed on the Scholarships and Funding website
The Energy Demand Studies MRes programme has been developed by experienced researchers to provide a superb grounding in the required skills and knowledge to pursue a research career in a range of sectors such as academia, government departments, consultancies, engineering companies and NGOs. To date, many of our students have gone on to gain funded PhD studentships at UCL-Energy and multinational organisations such as Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Having undertaken a significant original research project, our graduates are well equipped to apply their skills to a career in a research environment. Their technical knowledge combined with transferable skills, such as communication skills, project management and problem solving, are sought after in a wide range of careers. Our students gain access to networking events, career workshops and exclusive seminars held at UCL Energy Institute.
Why study this degree at UCL?
The UCL Energy Institute is a leading centre for research into energy demand and the built environment, a sector of increasing importance due to the challenges of climate change, energy affordability and energy security. Students undertaking the Energy Demand Studies MRes have the opportunity to learn from experienced and respected researchers and to undertake original research in this interesting area.
Research into demand and the built environment provides many challenges for researchers due to the complex interplay of people, buildings and economics. The unique multidisciplinary approach of the programme helps students develop into more complete individual researchers and effectively integrate into research teams.
Student / staff ratios › 62 staff including 45 postdocs › 90 taught students › 65 research students
Department: Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources
Degree reviews
"UCL has given me the freedom and space to think through difficult problems that I thought were important and yet under-studied internationally, with the potential to contribute to both the industry and policymaker led solutions to those problems."
Dr Tristan SmithLecturer in Energy and Transport.
Lecturer in Energy and Transport
"UCL Energy Institute's focus on multi-disciplinary research into energy systems and energy demands that key elements of understanding respond to the challenges of decarbonisation, energy security and energy affordability. Over the last eight years I have led high-profile research projects, including as principal investigator of the Whole Systems Energy Modelling Consortium (wholeSEM), the UK's groundbreaking initiative to develop, integrate and apply state-of-the-art energy models."
Professor Neil StrachanEnergy Studies Demand MRes, Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment MSc, Energy MPhil/PhD
UCL Energy Institute
"I love doing research and I am passionate about reducing the energy consumption of the built environment. This Master's programme was exactly what I was looking for: multi-disciplinary research in a multicultural environment. To my mind UCL Energy Institute is one of the world-leading institutions in energy-related research. I couldn't ask for any better. "
Virginia GoriEnergy Demands Studies MRes (2013)
Application and next steps
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
Who can apply?
Applications are invited from graduates with a good first degree in a relevant science (e.g. physics, mathematics, natural sciences, geology and geographical science, social sciences, materials science), engineering (e.g. chemical, civil, electronic and electrical, mechanical) or related subject (e.g. psychology, architecture, planning and surveying, other built environment disciplines).
Application deadlines
- Full-time
- 29 July 2016
- Part-time
- 2 September 2016
For more information see our Applications page.Apply now
What are we looking for?We expect that all prospective students will be able to demonstrate:
- Good numeracy and literacy and an ability to present ideas clearly
- An appreciation of the importance of behaviour and society in energy demand
- An understanding of/ability to learn basic physics and engineering concepts
- Strong performance in a science, engineering or social sciences discipline
Detailed knowledge of buildings and energy is not required to undertake the programme.
Original research is a primary focus of the programme and it is essential to ensure that our supervisory capabilities meet students' needs - please provide a statement of the anticipated disciplinary focus of your research (e.g. physics, economics, social science, architecture) to enable us to check that we are likely to meet your supervisory needs.
Contact Information
- Ms Kate Rice
- Programme Administrator
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