Chris John, Daud Jordan vow a tough fight

As the fight between the World Boxing Association featherweight super champion Chris “the Dragon” John and young talent Daud Jordan approaches, both boxers promise a great fight in Jakarta this week.
Their match is slated for April 17 at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
Chris, who will defend his title since 2008, said, “[Daud] is a fighter who has a combination of good techniques and speed.”
When asked on whether he plans to floor Jordan, he quipped, “We'll see”.
Meanwhile, Daud's coach-cum-manager, Damianus, said Daud was now concentrating on perfecting his footwork and lowering his weight.
Damianus admitted that beating Chris would be tough for Daud.
“Daud should put his best out to beat Chris,” said Damianus as quoted by tempointeraktif.com on Wednesday.
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PSSI meets with sports ministry

The Indonesian Soccer Association's (PSSI) normalization committee visited the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry office on Wednesday to establish coordination with the ministry.
“We are coordinating with the ministry [on several issues]. There are things we want to talk about and things that would need facilitating for our work,” said PSSI's acting secretary general Joko Driyono.
Joko, who also serves as the deputy chief of the normalization committee, added that he hoped the meeting would help avoid misunderstandings between the committee and the ministry.
Also present at the meeting were the normalization committee chief Agum Gumelar and two committee members, Siti Nurjanah and Dityo Pramono.
The normalization committee was assigned by world soccer governing body FIFA to oversee the election of new leadership in the PSSI. (awd)
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Associate Product Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya - KickStart International

KickStart International is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise with a mission to help millions of people in developing countries escape from poverty and to “kickstart” sustainable economic growth.
KickStart develops simple money-making tools and markets them to poor, entrepreneurial persons who use them to start profitable new businesses, increase their family wealth and boost local economic growth. (www.KickStart.org).
The organization is recruiting for a qualified, enthusiastic Associate Product Manager to help us research, design, launch, and monitor several new product launch initiatives. The Associate Product Manager will be based in Nairobi with occasional travel within Kenya.
Responsibilities
The Associate Product Manager will directly report to the Product Manager – Services and support the design and implementation of several new products and services.
Activities for the Associate will include, but not necessarily be limited to:
Mobile Layaway Service
Monitoring and administering the registration of KickStart customers who are paying for their pumps through M-PESA
Analyzing participation and generating reports by Product, Dealer, Sales Rep, Territory, etc.
Farmer-to-Farmer Referral Service
Helping to design the levels of recognition and rewards, marketing collateral, operations, tracking system, etc.
Monitoring and analyzing the successes and challenges of the initial pilot
New Services
Conducting field research to assess the market potential for new services, such as “Facebook for Farmers,” dealer incentive programs, brokers/middlemen as mobile dealers, etc.
General Product Management
Building a KickStart customer segmentation and customer fact sheet based on analysis of our Hot Prospects database, Voice of the Farmer surveys, and Impact Monitoring data
Supporting the product management team and senior management team in ad hoc customer surveys and financial modeling
Driving the development and production of instructional videos for dealers and end-customers on how to install 2 of our newest irrigation pumps set to launch this year
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree with a strong academic record required. MBA preferred.
Minimum 3 years of work experience, preferably in product development or product marketing.
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, especially in Excel.
Strong research, analytical, and financial modeling skills.
Ability to think strategically about complex issues and develop thoughtful recommendations and action plans.
Results/performance oriented – proven “self-starter”.
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills – a complete team player.
Exceptional planning, organizational, and leadership capabilities.
Ability to work in a dynamic and unstructured environment.
Technical background, especially experience with mobile technology, highly preferred.
Fluency in English and Kiswahili required.
How to apply
If you believe you have what it takes to handle this opportunity, kindly email your one page Application Letter, together with your CV (maximum of 3 pages), with the position in the subject line of your email to HR@kickstart.org by April 30, 2011.
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Accounts Assistant Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya

Position: Accounts Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Our client, a leading supplier in hospitality solution is seeking to recruit an Accounts Assistant.
The position calls for an effective and professional accounts controller who is keen on detail and dynamic.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Processing of payroll - Compute the statutory returns (NSSF,NHIF, PAYE), and ensure that payroll is approved.
Payment & transfer of salaries.
Prepare and issue pay slips to all members of staff.
Ensure company's debt portfolio is kept at the agreed acceptable levels.
Set and monitor credit limits.
Where required, initiate proceedings to ensure outstanding debts are bought to a satisfactory conclusion.
To manage the outstanding sales balances falling due and contact customers before the balances become overdue to confirm payments.
Assist in establishing and enforcement of the company’s credit policies.
Qualifications and experience:
CPA Part 2/ACCA Level 2
1 year work experience as a credit controller
Be able to work under minimum supervision
Possess a good understanding of Oracle, Word and Excel.
Excellent communication skills are essential.
Good skills in Quick books and Pastel.
To apply, send your CV only to recruit@flexi-personnel.com on or before Friday 29th march 2011.
Clearly indicate the position applied for and your minimum salary expectation on the subject line.
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PSI Database Consultant Job in Nairobi Kenya

PSI is a leading global health organization seeking a consultant in Nairobi – to develop and modify Access databases for the ACTwatch Research Project.

Position Description:
To ensure that reliable databases are available for double data entry of questionnaire results. Databases will be developed in Access, contain a back-end of tables that need to be linked and a user interface designed for data entry clerks with limited skills.

These consultant services will be required at different periods over the next year and payment will be against deliverables.

Qualifications:
Minimum 2 years database development & management experience.
Demonstrated experience in developing Access databases employed for data entry of research questionnaires.
Proven skills in managing large datasets (e.g. DHS, censuses).
Experience in training and supervising data entry clerks.
Bachelors Degree in IT and/or Computer Science.
Knowledge of PDA programming an added advantage.
The successful candidate has excellent organizational skills; is a good communicator able to work within in a team; demonstrates attention to detail and is willing to travel outside of Kenya.

Interested applicants should submit letter of interest, CV and daily rates to: jobs@actwatch.info by April 25th, 2011.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Stoner Scores Second Straight Pole

Jerez -Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner took his second pole of the 2011 MotoGP season in as many rounds, topping an eventful qualifying session for the Gran Premio bwin de Espa?a on Saturday afternoon. He will be joined on the front row by his team-mate Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing). The Australian set the fastest time of the weekend with a 1’38.757 which was just 0.158s ahead of his team-mate, who had set the early pace in the morning practice. Stoner had a moment towards the very end of the session where he ran on at Turn 1, but he held top spot on the timesheet regardless of the minor mishap. The session was run in slightly cooler conditions compared to Friday with the wind that had played a large role on day one picking up slightly towards the end of the hour. Lorenzo was leading the session for the most part, but was unable to match the pace of the Repsol Hondas in front of him, with a deficit of 0.161s behind Stoner’s pole lap and just three-thousandths off his fellow Spaniard’s time. Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) will head the second row of the grid in fourth place, despite crashing at turn one in the last five minutes of the session. Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) will start in fifth place and continued to set times to place him as third fastest Honda, with Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) completing the second row in sixth. Randy de Puniet (Pramac Racing) crashed at Turn 5 in the final ten minutes of qualifying but finished as the top Ducati rider in seventh position, 1.135s behind the pole position lap. Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), who scored a rostrum finish here in 2007, will start in eighth position after a fall in the dying moments of qualifying which he accepted with a bow to the crowd. His team-mate at Monster Yamaha Tech 3, Cal Crutchlow, was one place behind in ninth in his first qualifying session at the Andalucian circuit. There was a high speed crash for Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) when he went off in the Ilex CrivillI corner early on, but the Japanese rider was able to remount his RC212V and took the final spot in the top ten.

Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) did not have the best of starts to his one-hour qualifying session after a nasty tumble into Turn 8 when he lost the front and finished up in the gravel. The Italian was able to make it back to the pits to jump on his spare bike and finished outside the top ten in 12th place Stefan Bradl followed up his first career pole - taken in Round 1 at Qatar - with a second in the Moto2 category as he topped the intermediate category session. The German, who won the opening round a fortnight ago, posted a best lap of 1’42.706 to finish 0.282s ahead of Yuki Takahashi (Gresini Racing), the only other rider under 1’43" in the session. Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) will complete the front row, with Marc Marquez heading up row two on his Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol machine which he crashed towards the end of the session. Bradley Smith (Tech 3 Racing) and Alex de Angelis (JiR Moto2) took impressive second-row positions. Completing the top ten in the QP session were Michele Pirro (Gresini Racing), Aleix Espargara (Pons HP 40), Claudio Corti (Italtrans STR) and Juli?n Sim?n (Mapfre Aspar). Sandro Cortese secured pole for the 125 category with a fine late lap of 1’47.399 to beat Championship favourite and early standings leader Nico Terol (Bankia Aspar) to top spot in qualifying by 0.209s. The Intact Racing Team Germany rider and his Spanish rival will be joined by H?ctor Faubel (Bankia Aspar) on the front row. Avant-AirAsia-Ajo pair Efren Vazquez and Johann Zarco, along with Luis Salom (RW Racing) took second-row positions, with Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport), Miguel Oliveira (Andalucia Banca Civica) and Danny Kent (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) all on the third row. Alberto Moncayo (Andalucia Banca Civica) timed in tenth fastest, with Sergio Gadea (PEV-Blusens-SMX-Paris Hilton) 11th. (QNA)

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Dani Pedrosa: 10 years of grand prix racing

Repsol has released the following picture and list of career highlights to celebrate triple world champion Dani Pedrosa's ten-year anniversary in motorcycle grand prix racing.

A 15-year-old Pedrosa made his debut in the 125cc World Championship on April 8, 2001...

Dani Pedrosa - Career Highlights:
2001 - 125cc:
• Debut at 15 in Suzuka, Japan.
• First podium when he was 15 years and 359 days old (Valencia Grand Prix).
• 8th in the World Championship with 100 points.

2002 - 125cc:
• First victory (Netherlands GP).
• 9 podiums.
• 3rd in the World Championship with 243 points.

2003 - 125cc:
• World Champion with 223 points.
• 5 wins and 1 second place.

2004 - 250cc:
• World Champion with 317 points.
• Won on his class debut in South Africa despite missing part of the pre-season due to injury.
• 7 wins, 5 second places and 1 third.
• Youngest Spanish rider to win a 250cc title (19 years and 18 days)

2005 - 250cc:
• World Champion with 309 points.
• 8 wins and 3 second places.
• Youngest Spanish rider to achieve 15 wins in 250cc.
• Youngest Spanish rider to win two consecutive 250cc titles.

2006 - MotoGP:
• Second on his MotoGP debut, at Jerez.
• First win in the Chinese GP.
• Youngest Spanish rider to win a MotoGP race (20 years and 227 days).
• Youngest rider to win a race in all three classes.
• 5th in the Championship and Rookie of the Year with 215 points.

2007 - MotoGP:
• 50th podium at the Qatar GP.
• 100th race at the French GP.
• 2nd in the Championship with 242 points.

2008 - MotoGP:
• 3rd in the Championship with 249 points.
• 2 wins, 5 second places and 4 thirds.

2009 - MotoGP:
• With his Laguna Seca victory he becomes the first Spaniard ever to win on American soil.
• 3rd in the Championship with 234 points.

2010 - MotoGP:
• 2nd in the Championship with 245 points.
• 4 wins.
• Win, Fastest Lap and Pole position at the Italian GP.

2011 - MotoGP:
• Second on his MotoGP debut, at Jerez.

Dani Pedrosa - career stats:

10 years in world championship racing.
164 races.
3 world championships.
35 victories.
35 pole positions.
42 fastest laps.
90 podiums.
12 wins in MotoGP.
2 x Runner up in MotoGP World Championship.

Source: http://www.crash.net
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