'LNG Carrier Market to be Worth $6.47bn in 2013' Says Visiongain Report

LONDON, January 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Visiongain's analysis indicates that the LNG carrier market will reach a value of $6.47bn in 2013, as companies seek to take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity that exists between the supply and demand sides of the global natural gas market. The LNG carrier market is therefore forecast by Visiongain to experience strong expansion over the next five years, reaching record levels of vessel output and capital expenditure.

The lead analyst of the LNG carrier report commented that, 'With the expansion of both LNG export and import infrastructure and very strong supply and demand natural gas market dynamics, more LNG carriers are required. The current undersupply of vessels is illustrated by an utilisation rate of the LNG carrier fleet approaching 100%, which has led to record charter rates for LNG carriers. Natural gas discoveries in North America are leading to LNG export terminal expansion on the continent, which, in addition to those terminals planned in Australia, will create yet more supply routes that need to be serviced by LNG vessels. Underpinning all this investment in LNG carriers is the significant arbitrage opportunity that exists between supply and demand markets. As the LNG spot market expands, a larger and more flexible LNG carrier fleet will be required. There is also a justifiable interest in smaller LNG carriers as the economics of transporting LNG to remote areas for power generation or for use as a transportation fuel improves.'
The report contains 112 tables, charts and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the LNG carrier market. Visiongain provides forecasts for the period 2013-2023 in terms of capital expenditure (US$) on LNG carriers. In addition to a global forecast, there is a breakdown of seven leading markets by capital expenditure: three focus on the leading national LNG carrier construction markets; three breakdown the market by dominant containment system types used on LNG carriers; and one looks exclusively at the future of the small-scale LNG carrier market (less than 50,000 cubic metres of capacity). The forecasts include a breakdown of all current contracts on LNG carriers, a forecast of future delivery numbers and a breakdown of all LNG liquefaction terminals currently planned or under development.
A company's chapter provides extensive and detailed profiles, analysis and outlooks for the seven leading shipbuilders in the LNG carrier market; this includes detailing current projects, contracts, M&A activity, strategic focus and the future outlook of the companies. 46 other companies active in the market are also detailed. Last of all, three interviews from prominent figures within the LNG carrier industry provide expert insight alongside Visiongain analysis.

The LNG Carrier Market 2013-2023 will be of value to current and potential future investors in the LNG carrier industry and the LNG industry as a whole. It will also benefit companies and research centres that wish to broaden their knowledge and understanding of a growth market that will be crucial in shaping the future outlook of the global natural gas industry.


For further information concerning the Visiongain's LNG Carrier Market 2013-2023 report please visit http://www.visiongain.com/Report/960/The-LNG-Carrier-Market-2013-2023

Companies Listed
Agip (Division of ENI)
Almi Gas
Alpha Tankers
Anadarko
Anglo Eastern Management
Angola LNG
Anthony Veder
Apache
Apache Canada Ltd
Arrow Energy
Avner Oil Exploration
Awilco LNG
BC LNG Export Cooperative LLC.
BG Group
BHP Billiton
Bloomberg
Bonny Gas Transport
BP
BP Shipping
BPRL
Braemer Seascope Group
Brunei Gas Carriers
BW Gas
BW Group
Cambridge Energy Group
Cardiff Marine
Centrica
Cheniere Energy
Chevron
Chevron Shipping
China LNG Shipping
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO)
China Shipping Group
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
Chubu Electric Power
CNOOC
ConocoPhillips
Corpus Christi LNG
Cove Energy
Daesung
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)
Dalian New Shipyard, Nantong
Delek Drilling
Diamond Gas Carriers
Dominion Corporation
Dynagas
Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company
EMP Energi Indonesia
Encana Corporation
Energy Projects Development, LLC
ENH
ENI
ENN (China)
EOG Resources Canada Inc
Excelerate Energy
Exmar Group
ExxonMobil
Fearnley LNG
Federal Republic of Nigeria represented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Financial Times (FT)
Freeport LNG
Galp
GasLog
Gazprom OAO
Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT)
GDF Suez
Golar LNG
Hanjin Heavy Industries
Höegh LNG
Hudong Heavy Machinery
Hudong Zhonghua
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)
Hyundai Samho
I.M. Skaugen.
Imabari Shipbuilding
INPEX
Inpex Browse Ltd
Interoil
Iraq's South Gas Company
Itochu
Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (Japex)
Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)
Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)
Kunlun Energy Limited
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum
La Naval
LNG Japan
LNG Marine Transport Company
MAN Diesel and Turbo
Maran Gas
Marathon Oil
Medco Energi International Tbk
Meyer Werft
Mineral Resource Development Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding
Mitsui O.S.K (MOL)
Moss Maritime
Nakilat
Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry Group
National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC)
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
National Petroleum Company PNG
Natural Gas Pipelines Company (Israel)
Nigeria LNG
Nippon Oil
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)
Noble Energy
Norgas Carriers
Novatek
OAO United Shipbuilding Corp
Oil Search
Oman Oil Company
Oman Shipping Company
Oregon LNG
Origin Energy
Osaka Gas
Pacific Rubiales Corporation
Patriot Shipping
Pertamina
Petrobras
PetroChina (Hong Kong subsidiary of CNPC)
Petroleous de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)
Petromin
Petronas
Pieridae Energy Canada
PNG Holdings
ProNav Ship Management
PTT LNG
Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Petroleum International
Queensland Gas Company Ltd
Remontowa
Repsol
Ronshong Heavy Industries Group
Royal Dutch Shell
Sabine Pass LNG
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)
Santos
Sasol
Sempra Energy
Shanghai Waigaogio Shipbuilding
Shell Australia
Shell Shipping
Shell Upstream Overseas Services
Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems
Sinopec
Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures
Southern Energy
Sovcomflot Group (SCF)
Spectra Energy
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)
Statoil
Stena Bulk
Stena Group
Stena LNG
Stena Redari
STX Corporation
STX Europe
STX Offshore and Shipbuilding
Taizhou Wuzhou Shipbuilding
Teekay LNG Partners
Teekay Shipping
TGE Marine
Thenamaris
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Tokyo Gas
Total
Total E&P Australia
Tsakos Energy
Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN)
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Universal Shipbuilding
Universal Shipping
Veka Group
Veresen, Inc. and
Wärtsilä
Wavespec
Woodside
Xinjiang Guanghui

Notes for Editors

If you are interested in a more detailed overview of this report, please send an e-mail to sara.peerun@visiongainglobal.com or call her on +44-(0)-20-7336-6100

About visiongain

Visiongain is one of the fastest growing and most innovative independent media companies in Europe. Based in London, UK, visiongain produces a host of business-2-business conferences, newsletters, management reports and e-zines focusing on the Energy, Telecoms, Pharmaceutical, Defence, Materials sectors.

Visiongain publishes reports produced by its in-house analysts, who are qualified experts in their field. Visiongain has firmly established itself as the first port-of-call for the business professional, who needs independent, high quality, original material to rely and depend on.

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There Are Only Two Reasons Why People Are On Facebook

A 2012 research from Boston University found out that there are only two primary motivations why most people are on Facebook.

1. The desire to belong and
2. The desire to show off.

Majority of those addicted to using Facebook use it for self promotion.
Narcissists and intellectually insecure people are often those posting and uploading loads of pictures and other trivia on their walls. Shy people frequent Facebook most, but they often have fewer "friends" compared to the more socially outgoing users who attract thousands of "fans" or "friends".

The findings, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour And Social Networking, also suggested that those with low self-esteem also checked their Facebook pages more regularly than normal.

~ Daily Mail of UK.

The study showed a very important discovery among the users, that more principled, organized and achievement-orientated people are among the lowest users of Facebook. But most of them are on LinkedIn where you find the most professional members of the society. So, Facebook may be for dummies, but LinkedIn is for smart people.

"There are millions of fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter of people having duplicate accounts with different profiles and pages, but most people cannot do that on LinkedIn," said an expert on social media.

Facebook has been abused and misused by mostly idlers who spend hours on the social network hub to escape from boredom and depression and use Facebook as an antidepressant of some sorts.

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Chi Yufeng Honored as Chinese Culture Industry Figure of 2012

21 Jan 2013 08:34 Africa/Lagos

Chi Yufeng Honored as Chinese Culture Industry Figure of 2012

BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The much-anticipated list of award winners was officially announced at the Guangming New Year's Party and Chinese Culture Industry Figures of 2012 award ceremony that took place on the first of January. Perfect World chairman Chi Yufeng was present at the event and participated in a panel discussion with other leaders in the field. He was honored at event with the title of Chinese Culture Industry Figure of the Year.

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As an iconic leader within the country's culture industry, Mr. Chi has been a major force at the forefront of the culture creative sector for years. He has been rated as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Chinese Software Industry, the Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs in Beijing and the Ten Excellent Entrepreneurs of Zhongguancun for his multi-faceted contributions. In addition, he is the founder of Hongen.com, an online university for 1.2 billion Chinese people, and has developed a series of computer learning applications including Kaitianpidi ("Epoch") and Wanshiwuyou ("No Worries"), as well as several English learning applications including Suixinsuoyu ("Doing what I enjoy"),Congxinkaishi ("Starting from the Beginning") and the Teddy English Story Series, together forming a full array of programs essential for computer novices and English learners of all levels.

Perfect World was founded in 2004 by Chi Yufeng and listed on NASDAQ in 2007. When asked how to disseminate knowledge about Chinese culture through games, Chi Yufeng pointed out, "We can provide an in-depth introduction to Chinese culture through online games, an example being our first game Perfect World, based on the screen play GuoZheng (Red Cliff ), which, in turn, was inspired by the Chinese classic Shan Hai Jing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas). These games serve as a medium to disseminate knowledge and an understanding of Chinese traditional culture. In addition, games including Legend of the Eagle Shooting Hero and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer which we will launch in 2013 will help promote the chivalrous spirit inherent in Chinese culture." The company has already made its games available in more than 100 countries and regions worldwide, with such exports accounting for nearly 40 percent of the country's total exports of online games. The company has ranked 1st in terms of exports among Chinese online game developers for 5 consecutive years.

Mr. Chi shifted his focus to the film and television sector in 2010 by taking part in the production of several blockbusters including The Piano in a Factory, Love is Not Blind, Beijing Youth and Legend of Chu and Han. The productions have received premier film and television awards in China including the Magnolia Award and Golden Rooster Award. These role transitions help Mr. Chi gain a deeper understanding of China's culture industry. It goes without saying that he is deserving of the title and the award is of great significance to him.

SOURCE Perfect World Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Xiaoyu Gao, +86-10-57801723, gaoxiaoyu01818@pwrd.com or Yongjian Tang, +86-10-57801207, tangyongjian@pwrd.com

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Boko Haram Re-brands as JAMBS, Uses DesertHerald for PR

Boko Haram Re-brands as JAMBS, Uses DesertHerald for PR

21st Jan. 2013

It has been noticed by the MuslimsAgainstTerror association, that the same dreadful Boko Haram terrorist cult, based in the Kanuri North Eastern section of Nigeria has re-branded and repackaged itself as JAMBS (JAMA’ATU ANSARUL MUSLIMINA FI BILADIS-SUDAN). A Northern online publication, DesertHerald has been single-handly promoting this re-branding of the terrorist sect responsible for hundreds of deaths in Nigeria.

Our analysts believe that the obvious decline in popularity of Boko Haram, and their association with various barbaric assaults and deaths of innocent Nigerians, Muslim, Christian and the like in Nigeria, attracting harsh rebuke from Muslims and Christians, including scholars, Muslim groups like ourselves, the MuslimsAgainstTerror and the northern citizenry, provoked a re-thinking by the group and decision to re-brand with the hope of soliciting some public support and hindering the cooperation of Nigeria’s God fearing and peace loving masses.

www.Newsrescue.com a Nigerian investigative journal that first broke the cannibalism of Muslim brothers in Jos by Berom people, earlier reported an unusual article published by the DesertHerald in which the online publication was surprisingly justifying a Boko Haram aka JAMBS attack of the SARS security unit in Abuja. We have included that publication at the end of this release.

Boko Haram, we know you. You can call yourselves whatever you wish. You are the same dirty Munafiqis, who the noble prophet of Islam warned us will rise from within Muslim ranks and will cause harj and harj at the later days. Allah’s wrath is upon you. As JAMBS or anything else. Wallahi your days are numbers and also the days of all those who support the insult that you bring to our noble Deen.

Nigeria and global media must stop peddling the harmful agenda of these desperate cultists. The media must be astute and desist from aiding them in their wicked and insane plans and manipulations. Not everything must be published, this is common sense.

Desertherald has remained the only news platform that Boko Haram aka JAMBS uses to communicate its press releases. The re-branded group’s first public press release was also exclusively reported by DesertHerald. It is puzzling how Boko Haram and DesertHerald have developed this love and symbiotic co-promotional relationship.


Img source: Newsrescue

Boko Haram aka JAMBS 2 days ago, attacked Nigerian troops en-route Mali as part of an African peace -keeping force. They were successful in killing two soldiers and injuring 5 more. They have since moved to Kaduna, where the Nigerian troops also went en-route Mali.

Our brothers believe that the re-branding of this terrorist cult comes amidst a successful security and public campaign against their nefarious operation,. Which has led to the capture of many of their tactical commanders and their sponsors, senators and other top level shameless people. The public has been fed-up with Boko Haram/JAMBS who have made life in North Nigeria a living hell.

Please see publication:

Nigeria: SARS Is Worse Than Boko Haram – DesertHerald

Dec 6th, 2012

NewsRescue- A Nigerian news website and magazine has described the SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) security division as worse than Boko Haram.

In an article posted by the online edition, DesertHerald said:

SARS operatives have today become more dangerous to the people than even Boko Haram and it forms part of the reason why most people keep a distance from the police. And it is one of those reasons that Boko Haram insurgency has defied solutions because of SARS brutality and extortion. Those released from SARS detention turn back to plan revenge after release while majority prepare to even join Boko Haram for a revenge of what they experienced from those that are paid to protect them.

It would be recalled that the SARS office in Abuja was attacked by unknown gunmen who sprung some prisoners out of its cells on the evening of Monday, 26th November 2012.

This attack by unknown gunmen was later reported by the same DesertHerald, who claimed they had received an exclusive message immediately after the attack, stating that the attack had been carried out by a new terrorist organization, JAMBS (Jama’atu Ansasrul Muslimina fi Biladissudan), who had earlier in the year sent an exclusive letter to DesertHerald, according to the editorial, announcing the groups inglorious inauguration.

In the DesertHerald exclusive, the alleged new group claimed to be a Robin-Hood of sorts, justifying its attack of the SARS headquarters as being based on “emancipation of the suffering.”

DesertHerald is notorious for breaking stories from Northern extremists, many at times before any other media or organization even has an idea of these stories. For some funny reason, it appears “JAMBS” chooses DesertHerald as their sole means of communication to the outside world.

DesertHerald recently entertained a visit from the Canadian delegation in Nigeria, who thumped the editorial for its ‘investigative journalism.’ See: DesertHerald: Canadian High Commissioner’s historic visit to DESERT HERALD: Canada to support Nigeria in curbing terrorism – Ambassador Cooter

In what could read as a justification of the acts of this so-called new group, while describing the reasons why SARS is “worse than Boko Haram,” DeserHerald in what it called “the hidden facts behind the attack,” further said:

SARS Headquarters attack: The Hidden facts!

The squad has branches in the 36 states of the federation including Abuja in most cases funded by the various state governments. Over the years, the organization systematically became a replica of its former self and turned to an extortion outfit that has outlived its usefulness to the people.

Several reports reveal that apart from human rights abuses, there are cases of extortion of suspects and their relations while bail of suspects either in detention or under arrest is obtained at fixed amount depending on the nature of crime committed. For instance, it was revealed that armed robbery suspects are bailed at over N1million while bail ‘fee’ for other minor crimes range from N500,000 and above depending on the bargaining capacity of suspect’s relations.

Although, the office of the Inspector-General is confirmed to have been disbursing monthly feeding allowances of suspects in police detention nationwide, in most police stations across the country and Abuja SARS headquarters, such allowances are diverted and the burden of feeding suspects rests on the shoulders of their relations including medication for the period they are detained.

While relations are forced to accept the corrupt practice without complaining as making any complain may attract a negative response, they are also forced to grease the palms of guards at the various cells before the food and medication they brought could reach their relations languishing in cells.

Not only that, black marketers within Abuja and other places are subjects of extortion and brutality. In most cases, SARS operatives storm their operational locations to cart away drums and jerry cans of fuel to compel owners to report for collection and be subjected to various degrees of extortion and intimidations including threats to their lives. Before any black marketer is allowed entry into SARS premises in Abuja to press for his case, he is forced to pay an entry fee at both gates.
Starving suspects without relations in Abuja languishing in SARS cells is no more news as dead bodies are thrown out daily because of hunger, torture and other brutal acts from those who are expected to take care of the unfortunate ‘innocent’ citizens.

SALAM

Signed by the MuslimsAgainstTerror.com

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Wole Soyinka Speaks Of Africa in New Book

A member of the unique generation of African writers and intellectuals who came of age in the last days of colonialism, Wole Soyinka has witnessed the promise of independence and lived through postcolonial failure. He deeply comprehends the pressing problems of Africa, and, an irrepressible essayist and a staunch critic of the oppressive boot, he unhesitatingly speaks out.

In this magnificent new work, Soyinka offers a wide-ranging inquiry into Africa's culture, religion, history, imagination, and identity. He seeks to understand how the continent's history is entwined with the histories of others, while exploring Africa's truest assets: "its humanity, the quality and valuation of its own existence, and modes of managing its environment—both physical and intangible (which includes the spiritual)."

Fully grasping the extent of Africa's most challenging issues, Soyinka nevertheless refuses defeatism. With eloquence he analyzes problems ranging from the meaning of the past to the threat of theocracy. He asks hard questions about racial attitudes, inter-ethnic and religious violence, the viability of nations whose boundaries were laid out by outsiders, African identity on the continent and among displaced Africans, and more. Soyinka's exploration of Africa relocates the continent in the reader's imagination and maps a course toward an African future of peace and affirmation.

“The Nigerian 1986 Nobel Laureate (Literature) offers a slender, hopeful volume about his native continent’s potential for healing the world’s spiritual ills. . . . A brief but eloquent plea for peace.”—Kirkus Reviews

(Kirkus Reviews )

“A fascinating, urgent appraisal of Africa’s relationship to the world. . . . Pitched to a general reader but with implications for specialists as well, this is necessarily big thinking laced with the subtle insights and analogies of a gifted writer, and a stirring defense of the ‘spiritual aspirations’ of human beings for freedom and peace.”—Publishers Weekly

(Publishers Weekly )

"Of Africa is an intellectually robust, book-length essay that attempts to unravel the paradoxes and contradictions plaguing Nigeria and, by extension, Africa. . . . Soyinka’s motivation for writing Of Africa was his search for an African humanism that could counter the deadly consequences of religious fanaticism. He urges Africans to remember their continent’s traditions and recognize that tolerance is at the center of African spirituality.”—George Ayittey, Wall Street Journal

(George Ayittey Wall Street Journal 20121103)

“Among the Africans who deserve some kind of secular sainthood is Wole So­yinka. . . . Vast injustices remain [in Africa], but the continent is lucky to have fearless men and women of conscience, like Soyinka, who are so acutely aware of them.”—Adam Hochschild, New York Times Book Review

(Adam Hochschild New York Times Book Review 20121104)

 “Soyinka does not deceive himself about the profound problems that Africa faces today. But [the book’s] overall tenor . . . is optimistic, emphasizing Africa’s capacity to inspire authentic spirituality (the continent, he reminds us, is ‘filled with religions that point the way to the harmonization of faiths’) and resilient, life-embracing humanity.”—Booklist

(Booklist 20121115)

“The playwright and human rights activist defends Africa against its condescending critics, offering both sweeping reflections and clear-eyed assessments.”—Editors’ Choice, New York Times Book Review

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“Of Africa offers a well-conceived vision for the potential healing of the continent. . . . Soyinka's inquiry arrives at one impassioned plea--tolerance. Africa's various sects, he tells us, must come to the collective bargaining table with an embrace of its tradition and innate differences in order to truly become whole.”—Nancy Powell, Shelf Awareness

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Soyinka's perspective “is helpful in guiding readers to a different way of looking at much that is Africa, and, as such, Of Africa is an eloquent and useful starting point for readers.”—M. A. Orthofer, The Complete Review

(M. A. Orthofer The Complete Review )

“The Nobel laureate and Nigerian playwright tries to rescue Africa from racism, ignorance, and stereotype in this forceful manifesto.”—The Daily Beast

(The Daily Beast 20121112)




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Bing Brings More of Facebook to Search

Bing Brings More of Facebook to Search

Bing is the only search engine to bring your Facebook friends into your search.

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — With every search that people do, Bing believes there is a person out there who can help you make a decision. This is why Bing lets you tap into the wisdom of friends and experts in the social sidebar. Starting today, you will see an average of five times more Facebook content in the sidebar, including status updates, shared links, comments and photos from your friends. Bing is the only search engine where you can find relevant search results along with the people who can help you make a decision – so you can spend more time doing and less time searching.

Say you’re thinking about making your first trip to Coachella and decide to research it online. When using Bing, you will find not only great search results about the festival, such as when it is and how to get there, but also pictures, posts, comments and more from your friends who attended the festival in the past. Now you know all there is to know about Coachella and which of your friends might have the inside scoop or, better yet, want to join you. Bing doesn’t stop there. It will also show you advice from experts across Twitter, Foursquare, Quora, Klout, Google+ and more to help you make the most of your trip.

Want to try it out? Getting a little help from your friends is only a step away. Visit Bing, click on Connect to Facebook, and you’re good to go! As you would expect, Bing lets you control what you share and respects your Facebook privacy settings.

What are you waiting for? Stop searching alone, and let Bing put your social network to work! Sign in to Facebook at http://www.Bing.com to experience the benefits of social search.

About Bing
Bing is the search engine from Microsoft, designed for people who do. For people like you who are always doing more and don’t have time to sit still. Now, only Bing brings together the best search and the best people from your social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, to help you spend less time searching and more time doing. So whether you’re on your PC or on your phone, Bing is designed not just to connect you to the information you are looking for, but also to help you get things done right on Bing.com.

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Nigeria’s Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George World Première at Sundance Film Festival

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Nigeria’s Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George and seven other films sponsored by JustFilms (the Ford Foundation's social justice film fund) have been selected for competition and premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, the world's leading showcase for independent filmmaking. The following are the details of Dosunmu’s film and the complete news release on all the eight films.



2012, 106 minutes, color, U.S.A., U.S. Dramatic
At long last, handsome Ayodele Balogun, owner of a small Nigerian restaurant in Brooklyn, will wed his beautiful fiancée, Adenike, and they will start a new life together in the United States. Their traditional Yoruba wedding culminates in a ceremony where Adenike is named for her yet-to-be-conceived son, George. But as the months pass without pregnancy, Ma George is torn between her Yoruba culture and her new life in America as she faces uncomfortable and unfamiliar choices in her struggle to save her marriage.

Director Andrew Dosunmu returns to the Sundance Film Festival (his film, Restless City, screened in 2011) with this astonishingly radiant portrait of Nigerian immigrant family life. Featuring soulful performances by Isaach De Bankolé and Danai Gurira, and opulent cinematography by the award-winning Bradford Young, Mother of George is a singular cinematic accomplishment that elevates this illustration of the complicated challenges of African immigrant life to a place of beauty and reverence. - S. F.

About the Director
Dosunmu’s first narrative feature, Restless City, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT program. His documentary Hot Irons (1999) won the best documentary award at FESPACO, the Panafrican Film and Television Festival at Ouagadougou, and the Reel Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Dosunmu has also directed episodes of the widely acclaimed South African television show Yizo Yizo and many music videos.

Cast and Credits:

Director: Andrew Dosunmu

Screenwriter: Darci Picoult

Producers: Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Matt Parker, Carly Hugo, Darci Picoult, Chris Maybach, Saemi Kim, Patrick Cunningham, Tony Okungbowa
Cinematographer: Bradford Young
Editor: Oriana Soddu
Production Designer: Lucio Seixas
Composer: Philip Miller
Costume Designer: Mobolaji Dawodu
Principal Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Tony Okungbowa, Yaya Alafia, Bukky Ajayi
Contact: Katelyn Bogacki / Strategy PR / katelyn.bogacki@strategypr.net

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Ford Foundation JustFilms Supports Eight Films Set for World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Initiative supports works that address urgent social issues

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JustFilms, the Ford Foundation's social justice film fund, is providing major support to eight independent films selected for competition and premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the world's leading showcase for independent filmmaking.

Launched in 2011, JustFilms fosters film and media makers who are creating passionate and purposeful narratives. Film is an ideal medium to present a wide range of complex issues in a way that engages and inspires. Over the course of two years, JustFilms has given grants totaling $20 million to hundreds of exceptionally talented individuals and has partnered with numerous organizations such as the Sundance Institute, ITVS, HBO, Tribeca Film Institute, the Princess Grace Foundation and many others.

One of the five JustFilms-funded projects that premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival, "How to Survive a Plague," has been nominated for a 2013 Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary Feature. This powerful, inspiring movie exemplifies film's ability to educate and motivate.

"We are constantly thinking of ways to inspire and bring attention to the intractable issues of our time," said Darren Walker, vice president of Ford's Education, Creativity and Free Expression program. "Our JustFilms initiative seeks inventive ways to creatively, financially and programmatically support underrepresented and deserving filmmakers who highlight courageous people confronting difficult issues and actively pursuing a more just, secure and sustainable world."

The Ford Foundation works with many partners in an effort to lift up worthy films during the long cycle of production. In addition to the films that received major support from the Ford Foundation, twelve films premiering at this year's festival were produced by the foundation in collaboration with the Sundance Documentary Film Program. A partnership with ITVS yielded "Fallen City" by Qi Zhao, furthering the international perspective of JustFilms. And the film "When I Walk," a moving chronicle of filmmaker Jason DaSilva's experience of learning to live with multiple sclerosis, received a finishing grant from the Princess Grace Foundation in support of South East Asian American filmmakers, funded by the Ford Foundation for this very purpose.

"Through collaboration with our valued partners we endeavor to find support for under-represented and deserving filmmakers," said Orlando Bagwell, director of Ford's JustFilms initiative. "The fruits of those labors are on display at International Festivals like Sundance, in creative and dramatic films that bring social justice issues to the forefront."

The Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative builds on the foundation's longtime support for scores of documentaries, including such landmark productions as "Eyes on the Prize," "State of Fear" and "Why Democracy" It also leverages the foundation's global network of 10 regional offices to identify and lift new talent from around the world and to strengthen emerging communities of documentary filmmakers.

The eight films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival with major financial support from JustFilms are:

American Promise (US Documentary Competition)
Directors: Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson
As two African-American boys journey from kindergarten through high school graduation at an elite prep school, they encounter hurdles both in and out of the classroom.

Citizen Koch (US Documentary Competition)
Directors: Carl Deal and Tia Lessin
Following the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United, corporate money played a political role during a contentious decision on organized labor in the state of Wisconsin.

Gideon's Army (US Documentary Competition)
Director: Dawn Porter
Three young public defenders in the Deep South face long hours, heavy caseloads and minimal resources in their efforts to ensure that justice is served.

God Loves Uganda (US Documentary Competition)
Director: Roger Ross Williams
With values imported from America's Christian Right, missionaries in Uganda attempt to eliminate "sexual sin" and advance anti-gay legislation.

Mother of George (US Dramatic Competition)
Director: Andrew Dosunmu
One immigrant struggles to balance the expectations of her native Basotho culture and the opportunities of her new life in America.

Outlawed in Pakistan (Shorts Competition)
Directors: Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann
Pakistani teenager Kainat Soomro, accuses four men from her village of gang-raping her. She takes her case to the Pakistani courts and faces a deeply flawed criminal justice system.

Valentine Road (US Documentary Competition)
Director: Marta Cunningham
In 2008 a 8th grader's murder of his classmate shocked the nation. But both the murderer and the victim had troubled lives that complicate our very notion of justice.

Who is Dayani Cristal? (US Documentary Competition)
Director: Marc Silver
After one migrant finds himself in a deadly stretch of Arizona desert known as "the corridor of death," his life becomes testimony to the tragic results of the U.S. war on immigration.

JustFilms will also host two panel discussions at the Sundance Festival, at which filmmakers and others will focus on the medium's ability to foment change.

Turning the Tide (Friday, January 18, 1-2:30 pm)

Changing the direction of national discourse can seem an impossible task, but sometimes film can inspire a sea change. From immigration to health to the economy, this year's films suggest that political dialogue is inextricably bound to cultural expression. Artists and activists Pablo Larrain (No), Gael Garcia Bernal (Who Is Dayani Cristal?, No), Jehane Noujaim (The Square) and Robert Reich (Inequality for All) join moderator Orlando Bagwell (Ford Foundation JustFilms) to explore the ways film can activate grassroots campaigns that alter the course of history.

OP-DOCS (Tuesday, January 22, 4-6 pm)

Op-Docs is The New York Times editorial department's forum for short, opinionated documentaries, created by both renowned and emerging filmmakers, and produced with wide creative latitude and a range of artistic styles, covering current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects. Filmmakers Heidi Ewing (Detropia), Laura Poitras ( The Oath), Dawn Porter (Gideon's Army) and Roger Ross Williams ( God Loves Uganda ) join Orlando Bagwell (Ford Foundation JustFilms) and Jason Spingarn-Koff (The New York Times) to discuss the new frontiers of online documentaries and the intersection of filmmaking and opinion journalism.

MORE INFORMATION

To view the films the Ford Foundation has supported over its history, visit the foundation's Film Collection.

Learn more about JustFilms' strategy and partners, and explore its grant making.

The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than 75 years it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. With headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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2013 U.S. Presidential Inauguration Celebrates a President and a King

16 Jan 2013 18:32 Africa/Lagos

2013 U.S. Presidential Inauguration Celebrates a President and a King

Visitors to Washington, DC will celebrate two important African American leaders in one weekend with commemorative events, parades and community service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For only the second time in U.S. history, the 2013 Presidential Inauguration will coincide with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 21. Since 1986 when the third Monday of January was designated as a federally recognized holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr., only President Bill Clinton's second term inauguration has landed on the same day.

The visitors expected to arrive in Washington, DC this weekend will have the opportunity to celebrate two significant African American leaders at once. As President Barack Obama, the first African American to hold the Oval Office, is sworn in for his second term and the nation commemorates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visitors to DC have a chance to participate in a number of historic and community service events, while exploring the city.

Visitors can pay tribute to both President Obama and Dr. King in a number of ways. See where the President lives with a stroll past the White House; have a photo taken with Barack and Michelle Obama's wax figures at the President's Gallery at Madame Tussauds; or sit in the "Oval Office" at White House Gifts - and pick up a few commemorative items while there. Visit the new Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial on the National Mall, the first ever dedicated to a non-president and an African American; walk down the Lincoln Memorial steps where Dr. King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, or stop by The Willard Intercontinental Hotel where he finished writing the speech the night prior.

The nation's capital will honor both men by hosting a variety of events, parades and community service projects throughout the weekend including:

Saturday, Jan. 19:

• Volunteers will participate in more than 1,300 service projects throughout Washington, DC's eight wards during Martin Luther King's Day of Service from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• This National Day of Service will kick off with a Service Summit on the National Mall featuring Honorary Chair Chelsea Clinton, Presidential Inaugural Committee Co-chair Eva Longoria, singer-songwriter Ben Folds, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, television personality Star Jones, actress Angela Bassett and many more.
• The 35^th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace and Freedom Walk will take place at three different sites – the Southwest, Southeast and Shepard Park – to symbolize King's march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.
• The Kids' Inaugural Concert, hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Katy Perry, Usher and Stevie Wonder at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Sunday, Jan. 20:

• President Obama will participate in a small private swearing-in ceremony as mandated by law.
• The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University will host a musical celebration called "Let Freedom Ring" featuring Smokey Robinson and the Let Freedom Ring choir in a free Millennium Stage concert at 6 p.m.
• The Music Center at Strathmore will host a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Tribute and Celebration and will announce the recipients of the Children of the Dream Award, The Literary Arts Award and the Humanitarian Award at 3 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 21:

• Federal offices and many public and private businesses across the nation will close in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• President Obama will participate in a public Swearing-in Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building at 11:30 a.m. EST.
• The 57^th Presidential Inaugural Parade will escort President Obama from the Capitol to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue at 2:30 p.m. EST. Participants will include representatives from each of the five branches of the Armed Services, all 50 states and a variety of national groups.
• The Inaugural Ball, held across all 700,000 square feet of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center's five exhibit halls, is expected to draw more than 35,000 revelers including A-list performances by Smokey Robinson, Marc Anthony, John Legend, Nick Cannon and the cast of "Glee."
• The Commander In Chief's Ball will draw more than 4,000 active-duty and reserve military troops, Medal of Honor recipients and wounded warriors. This gala will take place at the third-floor ballroom of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Tuesday, Jan. 22:

• The Inaugural National Prayer Service will take place at 10:30 a.m. EST at the Washington National Cathedral with the President and Vice President. The private service will include prayer, readings and musical performances.

For more information, please visit www.washington.org.
About Destination DC
Destination DC, the lead destination marketing organization for the nation's capital, is a private, non-profit membership organization of more than 800 businesses committed to marketing the area as a premier global convention, tourism and special events destination with a special emphasis on the arts, cultural and historic communities. www.washington.org 
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Sluggish Productivity Growth Holding Back World's Economies

17 Jan 2013 15:00 Africa/Lagos

Sluggish Productivity Growth Holding Back World's Economies
Slowdown in Productivity Felt Across the Globe in 2012, Little Improvement Projected for 2013

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second straight year, productivity growth weakened substantially across the globe in 2012, according to a new report from The Conference Board. The 2013 Productivity Brief , based on data from The Conference Board Total Economy Database™ , reports that productivity grew by 1.8 percent worldwide in 2012, down from 2.3 percent in 2011 and 3.6 percent in 2010. With the exception of the 2008–9 recession, this represents the slowest productivity growth in a decade.

Labor productivity growth — that is, additional output per unit of labor — relates output growth to changes in the employment market. In 2012, world GDP growth fell to 3.1 percent from 3.8 percent in 2011, while employment growth fell only slightly from 1.4 to 1.3 percent. "What makes this year's Brief so unique is that poor productivity performance has been so widespread that there are very few countries or regions in 2012 that showed any productivity improvement at all," said The Conference Board Chief Economist Bart van Ark. "Facing slow global demand, companies are using labor and capital less efficiently, in turn forcing further cutbacks."

Productivity growth is expected to remain anemic — 1.9 percent — this year.

"In 2013 and beyond, productivity will be key to the performance of the global economy," van Ark said. "Even if labor markets recover more strongly than predicted, GDP growth is unlikely to accelerate past projections without a turnaround that makes jobs more productive, rather than simply more numerous. The situation is clearly resonant in The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013 , our recent global survey that found CEOs intensely focused on the internal capabilities of their organizations. For such business leaders, the urgency of the productivity challenge means investing in the training, innovation, and operational excellence necessary to shape a more efficient workforce."

Stagnant Output Undermining Productivity of Mature Economies

On average, the productivity slowdown across the advanced economies in 2012 was to a much greater extent attributable to declining output growth, rather than labor market performance.

In the United States , total hours worked grew 2 percent in 2012, doubling the previous year's 1 percent growth. This renewed traction in the labor market was offset, however, by GDP growth that only rose from 1.8 to 2.2 percent. As a result, labor productivity growth fell dramatically to 0.2 percent —one of the slowest growth rates observed in the post-World War II period. Output per hour grew slower than 2012's 0.2 percent just twice: in 1974 (-1.0 percent) and 1982 (-0.8 percent).

In the Euro Area, output and total hours worked both contracted in 2012. With the former decline outstripping the latter, growth in labor productivity in 2012 fell to 0.6 percent from 1.2 percent in 2011. At 2.3 percent, Spain posted the highest labor productivity growth within the currency bloc, driven by a large contraction (−3.7 percent) in hours worked. In Greece, at the other extreme, labor productivity fell at −1.3 percent. In Germany and France, the productivity growth rates also fell considerably in 2012. In Germany, output per hour increased 0.4 percent, down from 1.6 percent in 2011, and in France it dropped to −0.2 percent down from 1.4 percent in 2011.

Conditions in the wider European Union-27 largely mirrored those of the smaller 17-member bloc. Some Eastern and Central European economies were exceptions: Labor productivity in Poland grew 2.2 percent in 2012 and, with output per hour still just 38.7 percent that of the U.S., maintains substantial scope for improvement. In the United Kingdom, by contrast, a much larger than anticipated GDP contraction, coupled with stable increases in hours worked, turned labor productivity growth dramatically negative in 2012, at −1.3 percent. Output per hour worked in the U.K. now stands at just 80 percent of the U.S. level, some 10 percentage points lower than its French and German rivals.

In Japan , tepid recovery from the March 2011 tsunami — both GDP and total hours worked grew just 0.6 percent — left productivity growth stalled at 0 percent.

Silver Linings Harder to Find in Emerging Economies

In recent years, stagnant gains in the mature economies offered an opening for other economies to rapidly make up productivity gulfs that remains yawning in absolute terms. In 2012, however, emerging and developing economies — where labor productivity growth fell from 4.7 to 3.8 percent — contributed as much to the overall slowdown as their mature counterparts.

China still boasts among the largest productivity gains in the world. But after falling from 8.8 to 7.4 percent (largely on the basis of slowing GDP growth), labor productivity growth in 2012 was the lowest since 1999. As China maneuvers to climb the value chain, incremental efficiency gains will likely be harder to come by than the previous decade; the next leap will require investments in technology and innovation that take a significantly longer time to come to fruition. Likewise driven by slowing output growth as well as unique structural challenges, labor productivity in India grew at the slowest rate since 2002, falling to 3.7 percent in 2012 from 4.2 percent in 2011 (and 6.2 percent in 2010).

The only region in Asia — or, indeed, the world — to see widespread productivity acceleration in 2012 was the ASEAN countries in Southeast Asia , where strengthening domestic sectors offset the global slowdown in exports. Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam all saw labor productivity growth rates rise. Indonesia experienced a minor slowdown to 4.2 percent, still historically high.

A dramatic slowdown continued in Latin America , where labor productivity grew at just 1.2 percent in 2012, down from 2 percent in 2011 and 3.1 percent in 2010. Sputtering global demand has revealed serious underlying weaknesses in Brazil, where deteriorating output turned the productivity growth rate negative (−0.3 percent), compared to 4.1 percent in 2010. Mexico has held up much better; though its labor productivity growth fell to 0.7 percent in 2012, the decline was predicated on stable output growth and rapid expansion of employment.

Weakening oil prices and continued political unrest also slowed productivity growth in much of the Middle East . Meanwhile, labor productivity across Africa grew a modest 0.8 percent in 2012, tamped down by rapidly expanding workforces in many countries. In Russia , the growth rate fell slightly from 3.8 to 3.4 percent in 2012. Because employment only grew 0.3 percent, most of Russia's output growth last year was driven by productivity gains.

Searching for a More Productive 2013?

At 1.9 percent, the Productivity Brief projects labor productivity growth will be nearly unchanged overall in 2013 – but rest on a slightly reordered constellation of regional trends. U.S. labor productivity should rise slightly, from 0.2 to 0.6 percent, while the Euro Area moves in precisely the opposite direction, from 0.6 to 0.2 percent. Within Europe, last year's large discrepancies between countries are projected to narrow: Productivity will likely be flat in the U.K., with positive gains returning to France (0.2 percent) and ticking up in Germany (0.8 percent). But Spain's impressive productivity growth is expected to plummet to 0.4 percent in 2013, as continued GDP contraction meets a labor market already pared to the bone.

Meanwhile, productivity growth is poised to soften further in China and, especially, India — where gains in labor productivity may fall to just 2.9 percent. Brazil's situation remains fraught, but a modest strengthening of output combined with more cautious hiring plans should return Brazilian labor productivity to positive growth in 2013, at perhaps 1.2 percent. Likewise, the struggling Turkish economy is projected to see productivity growth improve from 1.0 to 1.6 percent, because of a labor market likely to decelerate even faster than GDP. Surprisingly, it may be Africa that offers the best hope in 2013 for substantial productivity gains driven by strong, accelerating output growth; several countries in the region — the world's least productive in absolute terms — are positioned for burgeoning exports to other emerging markets and a rising middle-class consumer segment at home.

See 2013 Productivity Brief: Key Findings for additional data and detailed analysis at http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/economics/TED2.pdf

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Call for Entries & Invitation To the 2013 Irepresent International Documentary Festival

CALL FOR ENTRIES & INVITATION TO THE 2013 IREPRESENT INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 21ST-24TH MARCH, 2013 IN LAGOS.

The I-REPRESENT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FORUM cordially invites you to its the 2013 documentary fiesta holding on March 21st-March 24th 2012 at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island and Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos, Nigeria.

FESTIVAL THEME
The THEME of the IREPRESENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2013 is conceptualized on the framework: AFRICA IN SELF CONVERSATION and it would explore the theme: “RECONNECTIONS”

Rationale:
In its years of existence, Africa has worn many faces and has assumed many identities most of them imposed by outsiders looking in. What then is the true definition of an African, what parameters can be used to define the African? Is it our values, cultures or our religion?

How do Africans at home and in the Diaspora see or think about themselves and their identity? What impact does western education, religious and economic value systems have on African socio-cultural life — for instance in creating in the African a conflict of identity?

The Festival will feature over 30 screenings of films addressing different aspects of its core theme from filmmakers from across the diapora. It will also feature panel discussions, a session on Project Pitching and a Producers Round-table.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
PROFESSOR AWAM AKPAM, Dean of African Studies New York University has graciously accepted our invitation to be the KEY NOTE SPEAKER at iREP 2013.

CALL FOR FILM ENTRIES
Entries for the 2013 edition of iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival is now OPEN. Please find attached to this email a NOTICE for film entries. We’ll be grateful if you would circulate same in your sphere of influence and amongst your colleagues who may wish to submit their films for entries into the screening schedule of the festival.

CRITERIA FOR DOCUMENTARY FILM ENTRIES:
• Films must reflect the African story or experience.
• Films not shot in Standard English language must be subtitled in English.
• There is no age limit for filmmakers.
• Copyright of films must belong to entrants.
• Entries can be submitted in miniDV, DVD, and Blu-ray disc format.
• Entries should be accompanied with synopsis, duration, and the filmmaker’s profile.

• Deadline for submission is March 5, 2013.
• Films submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

*Please note that the selection of films would be done by a body of jury, and iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum reserves the right to show a film or not based on the recommendation of the jury.

Entries should be submitted in a sealed envelope to:
iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Forum,
13, Oguntona Crescent, Gbagada Phase1, Lagos.
Tel: +234.8051702004, +234.8092927502, +234.8034251963,

We hope you will kindly save the dates of the Festival in your diary and that you make plans to participate. I look forward to an engaging and exciting celebration of African Documentaries and to your presence.

Kind regards,
Femi Odugbemi
Executive Director/Co-Founder
IREPRESENT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FORUM LAGOS.
Twitter: @femiodugbemi
+234.8034251963, +234.7043281253

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