In 2003 Mexico City International Airport embarked on an expansion plan in order to increase capacity.
Background
Because of the increasing traffic at Mexico City International Airport, president Vicente Fox announced the construction of a new, larger airport on in the municipalities of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, but when local violent protests aroused, the new airport was cancelled. Instead, to respond to the growing demand and aiming to position the AICM as one of the greatest in terms of quality, services, security, and operational functionality, on May 30, 2003, the Federal Government announced an update: an extension to the air terminal in order to widen its service capacity from 20 million to 32 million passengers a year. This program was part of the Metropolitan Airport System, promoted by the Federal Administration. The Communications and Transportation Ministry (SCT), Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) and AICM performed expansion and remodeling work on Terminal 1, over a surface area of ; 48,000 of which were new construction and 42,000 of which were remodeled. The renovations include new airline counters, commercial spaces and an elevator for people with disabilities, which improved the flow of passengers with domestic destinations.
Details of expansion
The national (primary) walkway was remodeled and expanded from , an 122% increase. Commercial spaces were relocated to provide users with wide-open, modern spaces. During this period, a new Mezzanine was also built. This area is home to the financial and various services areas.
With the demolition of the Tower Building, Terminal 1's road was also expanded and improved. Passengers access gates were also reorganized. Four access bridges were relocated and remodeled: two leading to the national parking lot, one to the pilot parking lot and another towards the Camino Real Hotel.
The domestic and international parking lots were equipped with a modern, automated pre-paid system, which simplifies user arrival and departure. Both have a current capacity of 3,000 vehicles and offer all types of access to people with disabilities.
A new drainage system was built with the road, which prevents flooding during rainy seasons.
A vehicle bridge was built for exclusive access to new passengers check-in areas entrances F1, F2 and F3, where domestic and international airlines arrive and depart. New international check-in areas were built on terminal's upper level, on a surface area of . To facilitate traveler entry into final waiting areas located in Module XI (gates 29 to 36), a new checkpoint was opened. It was call "Julieta" (J), and was located near the new check-in areas F1, F2 and F3.
A new Immigration area (M2) was built in the lower level. This space have 24 Immigration modules, with light-up indicators to facilitate arriving travelers' entry into airport facilities. This area has wide-open spaces for travelers coming from North America, Asia and Europe. Kiosks for the Viajero Confiable program (the Mexican equivalent to Global Entry) are also located in the immigration halls in both terminals 1 and 2.
The international baggage claim area was expanded by 100%, with the installation of 6 new carousels that help passengers get their baggage in less time and prevent crowding.
The Customs area grew from to and the number of inspection modules grew from 10 to 18. New revision modules are located in the new international departures area. which connects directly with the new taxi boarding area.
Background
Because of the increasing traffic at Mexico City International Airport, president Vicente Fox announced the construction of a new, larger airport on in the municipalities of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, but when local violent protests aroused, the new airport was cancelled. Instead, to respond to the growing demand and aiming to position the AICM as one of the greatest in terms of quality, services, security, and operational functionality, on May 30, 2003, the Federal Government announced an update: an extension to the air terminal in order to widen its service capacity from 20 million to 32 million passengers a year. This program was part of the Metropolitan Airport System, promoted by the Federal Administration. The Communications and Transportation Ministry (SCT), Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) and AICM performed expansion and remodeling work on Terminal 1, over a surface area of ; 48,000 of which were new construction and 42,000 of which were remodeled. The renovations include new airline counters, commercial spaces and an elevator for people with disabilities, which improved the flow of passengers with domestic destinations.
Details of expansion
The national (primary) walkway was remodeled and expanded from , an 122% increase. Commercial spaces were relocated to provide users with wide-open, modern spaces. During this period, a new Mezzanine was also built. This area is home to the financial and various services areas.
With the demolition of the Tower Building, Terminal 1's road was also expanded and improved. Passengers access gates were also reorganized. Four access bridges were relocated and remodeled: two leading to the national parking lot, one to the pilot parking lot and another towards the Camino Real Hotel.
The domestic and international parking lots were equipped with a modern, automated pre-paid system, which simplifies user arrival and departure. Both have a current capacity of 3,000 vehicles and offer all types of access to people with disabilities.
A new drainage system was built with the road, which prevents flooding during rainy seasons.
A vehicle bridge was built for exclusive access to new passengers check-in areas entrances F1, F2 and F3, where domestic and international airlines arrive and depart. New international check-in areas were built on terminal's upper level, on a surface area of . To facilitate traveler entry into final waiting areas located in Module XI (gates 29 to 36), a new checkpoint was opened. It was call "Julieta" (J), and was located near the new check-in areas F1, F2 and F3.
A new Immigration area (M2) was built in the lower level. This space have 24 Immigration modules, with light-up indicators to facilitate arriving travelers' entry into airport facilities. This area has wide-open spaces for travelers coming from North America, Asia and Europe. Kiosks for the Viajero Confiable program (the Mexican equivalent to Global Entry) are also located in the immigration halls in both terminals 1 and 2.
The international baggage claim area was expanded by 100%, with the installation of 6 new carousels that help passengers get their baggage in less time and prevent crowding.
The Customs area grew from to and the number of inspection modules grew from 10 to 18. New revision modules are located in the new international departures area. which connects directly with the new taxi boarding area.
Pop scenarios, usually as pertaining to Japanese or Korean pop groups, are works of fanfiction in which a situation is created, and the reactions of each member of the group are given, either to create fanservice or provide accurate characterization of a star's personality.
History
The first scenarios (written in English) surfaced with the widespread use of the internet. Primarily found in small fan quizzes or polls, these usually entailed scenes like "star name" was trapped on an island. What do you do?" However, these were more focused on what a fan's thoughts were, as opposed to how the star might respond to a given situation.
Korean blogging sites have been doing such scenarios for quite some time, presumably when the internet became the media of choice for top entertainment companies.
English-speaking scenarios began in this fashion:
In late summer of 2010, a LiveJournal blog called "NEWScenario" surfaced, tentatively posting material on the J-pop group NEWS' fanpage, NEWS_jpop, and wrote short responses to different scenes. It began with smaller scenes written by the author, then expanded to add another author to the community, as well as to taking requests from readers. As fans began to gain interest, the posts grew longer and more detailed. A focus of the author was to maintain accuracy of the stars it was discussing (NEWS). All works were entirely fictional, but the style in which each "NEWScenario" (NEWS Scenario) was written was intended to display the different and unique personalities of the group. Situations that made it past the request stage and were actually processed into writing were only those that were believable; most were quiet, romantic scenes. Later that year, another author signed aboard the NEWScenario team to help produce more scenarios. Both authors write similarly in style, and upkeep the quality of scenarios that a close-knit reader community has come to recognize.
Around February/March 2011, a tumblog titled "ohsnapitsdongwoon" started the English-speaking kpop scenario craze with her B2ST scenarios. Her short, cute scenarios quickly charmed their way to the top! Wildly successful in the B2ST fancommunity, the idea of scenarios spread throughout the kpop world like wildfire. At present, there are dozens of tumblrs dedicated to various kpop artists that create scenarios for other fans. The idea was generated separately from the jpop NEWScenarios, therefore that tumblr is the leader in kpop scenarios. (It seems that great minds think alike, after all; NEWScenarios, "ohsnapitsdongwoon," and the original Korean scenarios appear to be created without inspiration from each other!)
Having been overshadowed by the enormous Korean pop fan community, jpop scenarios are generally lesser known, and if so, only to a small community of fans.
Adaptations
Since 2011, the kpop fan network has developed their own version of these fanworks, usually printed in image format, with a picture of the kpop group on the image somewhere. Situations are generally very short, as are the responses. Oftentimes, responses are given in first person or second person points of view, as opposed to the omniscient third person/slight 1st person tense of the original NEWScenarios. These "kpop scenarios" have gained increasing popularity over the last 3-4 months.
These "kpop scenarios" function primarily on internet, the popular photoblogging portal, which allows for easy tagging, following, and processing of such fanwork. "Jpop" scenarios, while there are very few, function primarily on livejournal.
Popular Topics
Popular topics for such scenarios are generally romantic, and involve the reader as an OC (other character). The immersion of the reader links directly to fanservice, yet this "fanservice" is written by fans, for fans.
What is becoming extremely popular in kpop scenario tumblrs are bawdy sex scenes, which tend to be over-the-top and somewhat unrealistic. Situations tend to be possible only in imagination but not in real life.
Criticism
The highest criticism such works receive usually reference OOC-ness (out of character), in which the response written by the author does not seem to match the star's personality (or perceived personality). This has become a problem in many of the newer, enthusiastic but unskilled with literature writers, many of whom have surfaced in recent months. Oftentimes, these authors write primarily of sex and lust, and let the characterization go out of hand. With such scenarios, it is presumed that they are written to fulfill the author's private fantasies, or an asker's fantasies, as opposed to retaining subtle and surprising reactions that are still believable. However, with tumblr's accessibility, these scenes become extremely popular, despite some fans' disagreement with the level of refinement and accuracy. Oftentimes, the authors are in their early teens, and are fervent netizens. One tumblr site that calmly criticizes the core of the problems with kpop scenarios is "kpopscenariosoffail"
While most scenarios are written in 2nd-person English, many more recent scenario writers tend to be less proficient in English than the older authors. This is generally due to the wide expanse of the kpop fan network, with fans in countries all over the world.
History
The first scenarios (written in English) surfaced with the widespread use of the internet. Primarily found in small fan quizzes or polls, these usually entailed scenes like "star name" was trapped on an island. What do you do?" However, these were more focused on what a fan's thoughts were, as opposed to how the star might respond to a given situation.
Korean blogging sites have been doing such scenarios for quite some time, presumably when the internet became the media of choice for top entertainment companies.
English-speaking scenarios began in this fashion:
In late summer of 2010, a LiveJournal blog called "NEWScenario" surfaced, tentatively posting material on the J-pop group NEWS' fanpage, NEWS_jpop, and wrote short responses to different scenes. It began with smaller scenes written by the author, then expanded to add another author to the community, as well as to taking requests from readers. As fans began to gain interest, the posts grew longer and more detailed. A focus of the author was to maintain accuracy of the stars it was discussing (NEWS). All works were entirely fictional, but the style in which each "NEWScenario" (NEWS Scenario) was written was intended to display the different and unique personalities of the group. Situations that made it past the request stage and were actually processed into writing were only those that were believable; most were quiet, romantic scenes. Later that year, another author signed aboard the NEWScenario team to help produce more scenarios. Both authors write similarly in style, and upkeep the quality of scenarios that a close-knit reader community has come to recognize.
Around February/March 2011, a tumblog titled "ohsnapitsdongwoon" started the English-speaking kpop scenario craze with her B2ST scenarios. Her short, cute scenarios quickly charmed their way to the top! Wildly successful in the B2ST fancommunity, the idea of scenarios spread throughout the kpop world like wildfire. At present, there are dozens of tumblrs dedicated to various kpop artists that create scenarios for other fans. The idea was generated separately from the jpop NEWScenarios, therefore that tumblr is the leader in kpop scenarios. (It seems that great minds think alike, after all; NEWScenarios, "ohsnapitsdongwoon," and the original Korean scenarios appear to be created without inspiration from each other!)
Having been overshadowed by the enormous Korean pop fan community, jpop scenarios are generally lesser known, and if so, only to a small community of fans.
Adaptations
Since 2011, the kpop fan network has developed their own version of these fanworks, usually printed in image format, with a picture of the kpop group on the image somewhere. Situations are generally very short, as are the responses. Oftentimes, responses are given in first person or second person points of view, as opposed to the omniscient third person/slight 1st person tense of the original NEWScenarios. These "kpop scenarios" have gained increasing popularity over the last 3-4 months.
These "kpop scenarios" function primarily on internet, the popular photoblogging portal, which allows for easy tagging, following, and processing of such fanwork. "Jpop" scenarios, while there are very few, function primarily on livejournal.
Popular Topics
Popular topics for such scenarios are generally romantic, and involve the reader as an OC (other character). The immersion of the reader links directly to fanservice, yet this "fanservice" is written by fans, for fans.
What is becoming extremely popular in kpop scenario tumblrs are bawdy sex scenes, which tend to be over-the-top and somewhat unrealistic. Situations tend to be possible only in imagination but not in real life.
Criticism
The highest criticism such works receive usually reference OOC-ness (out of character), in which the response written by the author does not seem to match the star's personality (or perceived personality). This has become a problem in many of the newer, enthusiastic but unskilled with literature writers, many of whom have surfaced in recent months. Oftentimes, these authors write primarily of sex and lust, and let the characterization go out of hand. With such scenarios, it is presumed that they are written to fulfill the author's private fantasies, or an asker's fantasies, as opposed to retaining subtle and surprising reactions that are still believable. However, with tumblr's accessibility, these scenes become extremely popular, despite some fans' disagreement with the level of refinement and accuracy. Oftentimes, the authors are in their early teens, and are fervent netizens. One tumblr site that calmly criticizes the core of the problems with kpop scenarios is "kpopscenariosoffail"
While most scenarios are written in 2nd-person English, many more recent scenario writers tend to be less proficient in English than the older authors. This is generally due to the wide expanse of the kpop fan network, with fans in countries all over the world.
Selva Pankaj (born 20 August 1970) is a British entrepreneur originally from Sri Lanka. He is the CEO of Regent Group an independent education provider based in North West London, UK. He is also a non-executive board member at Bright Futures Educational Trust (BFET).
Career
He started his career as a Financial Accountant at Carlton Property Group in 1993. He then moved on to Prudential Financial in 1995 as an Accountant and left as the Deputy Finance in 2004. He later worked for several financial and investment companies including Schroders Property Investment Management, Rockspring Property Investment Managers, Grosvenor Property Fund Management and Fortress Investment Group. He has served as a lecturer at Westminster University and Hendon College, teaching professional finance courses. He had a dual career till 2009 when he took over Regent Group as its CEO.
Regent Group owns and runs a nursery, sixth form colleges, private tuition centres, higher and further education centres and a leadership academy.
Pankaj is also a consultant and guest speaker in Huete & Co.
Awards and honors
* Member of the Association of MBAs
* Fellowship of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Charity
Pankaj is a trustee of Selvanayagam Foundation, founded in memory of his late father, Selvanayagam. He is currently involved in educational projects in Sri Lanka through the Foundation.
He has launched an initiative, Harmony House on 15th February 2016 with the aim of reducing the risk of radicalisation and extremism.
Personal
Selva married Tharshiny Pankaj (Managing Director, Regent Group) in 1996 and they have two daughters. <ref name=cv/>
Career
He started his career as a Financial Accountant at Carlton Property Group in 1993. He then moved on to Prudential Financial in 1995 as an Accountant and left as the Deputy Finance in 2004. He later worked for several financial and investment companies including Schroders Property Investment Management, Rockspring Property Investment Managers, Grosvenor Property Fund Management and Fortress Investment Group. He has served as a lecturer at Westminster University and Hendon College, teaching professional finance courses. He had a dual career till 2009 when he took over Regent Group as its CEO.
Regent Group owns and runs a nursery, sixth form colleges, private tuition centres, higher and further education centres and a leadership academy.
Pankaj is also a consultant and guest speaker in Huete & Co.
Awards and honors
* Member of the Association of MBAs
* Fellowship of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Charity
Pankaj is a trustee of Selvanayagam Foundation, founded in memory of his late father, Selvanayagam. He is currently involved in educational projects in Sri Lanka through the Foundation.
He has launched an initiative, Harmony House on 15th February 2016 with the aim of reducing the risk of radicalisation and extremism.
Personal
Selva married Tharshiny Pankaj (Managing Director, Regent Group) in 1996 and they have two daughters. <ref name=cv/>
Advanced Business Solutions, known as COA Solutions until September 2010, sells accounting and other business management software to the service sector.
Operations
Advanced Business Solutions has more than 500 staff supporting and servicing over 4,000 clients across the UK service sector. The organisation operates from 10 UK locations in Datechet, Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Bridgwater, Gateshead, Birmingham, Huntingdon, Northampton, Manchester and also maintain offices in Boston, MA
History
The original company was founded in 1983. Most business was transacted through this company in the first half of the 1990s. Its subsidiary, COA Solutions Limited, increasingly took over as the prime trading company.
The Company was fully quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CED.L). It had grown both organically and by acquisition. From its roots in the financial software market it acquired companies in the call centre software; data warehousing and data migration; document management and workflow; and content management arenas.
;2002
In January 2002, The Company and its subsidiaries were acquired by Redac Limited through funding from Alchemy Partners.
;2003
COA Solutions purchased Goldenhill Ltd in order to offer human capital management (HCM) solutions to its clients.
In 2002, a management buy out by the UK management team of Elevon created Arelon Limited with rights in the Enterprise Software Suite formerly owned by Walker International. This buy out was funded by Alchemy Partners. In January 2003 Arelon and Cedar Enterprise Solutions merged and rebranded as CedAr.
;2004
The newly branded CedAr purchased OpenAccounts Ltd to broaden its offering to commercial and business services clients. The customer number rises to 1,200 and headcount to 350. In a report published that year, CedAR ranked third in the UK Financial Management Systems vendor list compiled by Gartner Dataquest. The company won the Accountancy Age Award for Best Enterprise Software Package for the second time. The company rebranded itself as CedarOpenAccounts in June 2004.
;2006
CedarOpenAccounts purchased Grampian Software Ltd and its OpenPeople HR and payroll solutions, bringing 300 customers. Driven by a customer requirement for additional reporting and analytic capabilities, CedarOpenAccounts went on to purchase Strata Systems, a business intelligence and HR analytics software vendor based in Ipswich. The acquisition saw Strata’s BI software products integrated into CedarOpenAccounts’ Smart Business Suite of products.
;2007
CedarOpenAccounts acquired BI Inform, a specialist reseller of Cognos BI software based in Harrogate. The deal expanded the company’s presence in the Business Intelligence market as one of the top three resellers of Cognos-based solutions in the UK. This was followed by the purchase of long-term business partner Version One. CedarOpenAccounts and Version One have been partners since 1997 and have more than 250 shared accounts. The staff number exceeded 450 and customers 3000. Version One retains its brand identity. The rest of the business was united under the CedarOpenAccounts brand.
;2008
The acquisitions of eProcurement company Belmin in February 2008 and HR specialist ASR Computers in April 2008 were completed. This added additional capabilities in the Health sector and added further HR and Payroll capabilities to their Smart Business Suite. The staff number reached 500 and customers 4000. COA rebranded as COA Solutions and adopted a new 'closer to your business' brand identity. Belmin immediately adopted the COA Solutions brand, whilst ASR adopted a transitional strategy.
;2009
ASR rebranded as COA Solutions, coming fully under the COA Solutions brand identity.
;2010
In February 2010, COA Solutions' parent company Redac Holdings Limited, including COA Solutions and Version One, was acquired by Advanced Computer Software PLC (AIM:ASW) from Alchemy Partners for £100 million.
;September 2010
As of September 2010, COA Solutions rebranded to Advanced Business Solutions as part of the Advanced Computer Software Group
Awards, accreditations and memberships
* Best Accounting Software Provider in Charity Finance magazine’s Accounting Software Survey 2010.
* Accountancy Age Awards for Software Excellence - COA Solutions OpenAccounts has been short-listed for this award in the Enterprise Software category every year for the last eight years. OpenAccounts won this category in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009.
* Green Hero Award Winner 2009
* Green Apple Award Winner 2008
* Real FD/CBI Excellence Awards 2008 finalist
* Business Software Satisfaction Awards - Sift Media
* HM Revenue & Customs Pensioner Payroll Standard
* HM Revenue & Customs Payroll Standard
* ICAEW Accredited Products Scheme
* COA Solutions North America is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
* BASDA - COA Solutions is a signatory to the BASDA Code of Practice. COA Solutions has been an active supporter of BASDA since its inception.
* BASDA Green Charter Member
* CFDG - COA Solutions is a corporate subscriber to CFDG, the Charity Finance Directors Group
* HFMA - COA Solutions is a corporate partner with HFMA
Operations
Advanced Business Solutions has more than 500 staff supporting and servicing over 4,000 clients across the UK service sector. The organisation operates from 10 UK locations in Datechet, Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Bridgwater, Gateshead, Birmingham, Huntingdon, Northampton, Manchester and also maintain offices in Boston, MA
History
The original company was founded in 1983. Most business was transacted through this company in the first half of the 1990s. Its subsidiary, COA Solutions Limited, increasingly took over as the prime trading company.
The Company was fully quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CED.L). It had grown both organically and by acquisition. From its roots in the financial software market it acquired companies in the call centre software; data warehousing and data migration; document management and workflow; and content management arenas.
;2002
In January 2002, The Company and its subsidiaries were acquired by Redac Limited through funding from Alchemy Partners.
;2003
COA Solutions purchased Goldenhill Ltd in order to offer human capital management (HCM) solutions to its clients.
In 2002, a management buy out by the UK management team of Elevon created Arelon Limited with rights in the Enterprise Software Suite formerly owned by Walker International. This buy out was funded by Alchemy Partners. In January 2003 Arelon and Cedar Enterprise Solutions merged and rebranded as CedAr.
;2004
The newly branded CedAr purchased OpenAccounts Ltd to broaden its offering to commercial and business services clients. The customer number rises to 1,200 and headcount to 350. In a report published that year, CedAR ranked third in the UK Financial Management Systems vendor list compiled by Gartner Dataquest. The company won the Accountancy Age Award for Best Enterprise Software Package for the second time. The company rebranded itself as CedarOpenAccounts in June 2004.
;2006
CedarOpenAccounts purchased Grampian Software Ltd and its OpenPeople HR and payroll solutions, bringing 300 customers. Driven by a customer requirement for additional reporting and analytic capabilities, CedarOpenAccounts went on to purchase Strata Systems, a business intelligence and HR analytics software vendor based in Ipswich. The acquisition saw Strata’s BI software products integrated into CedarOpenAccounts’ Smart Business Suite of products.
;2007
CedarOpenAccounts acquired BI Inform, a specialist reseller of Cognos BI software based in Harrogate. The deal expanded the company’s presence in the Business Intelligence market as one of the top three resellers of Cognos-based solutions in the UK. This was followed by the purchase of long-term business partner Version One. CedarOpenAccounts and Version One have been partners since 1997 and have more than 250 shared accounts. The staff number exceeded 450 and customers 3000. Version One retains its brand identity. The rest of the business was united under the CedarOpenAccounts brand.
;2008
The acquisitions of eProcurement company Belmin in February 2008 and HR specialist ASR Computers in April 2008 were completed. This added additional capabilities in the Health sector and added further HR and Payroll capabilities to their Smart Business Suite. The staff number reached 500 and customers 4000. COA rebranded as COA Solutions and adopted a new 'closer to your business' brand identity. Belmin immediately adopted the COA Solutions brand, whilst ASR adopted a transitional strategy.
;2009
ASR rebranded as COA Solutions, coming fully under the COA Solutions brand identity.
;2010
In February 2010, COA Solutions' parent company Redac Holdings Limited, including COA Solutions and Version One, was acquired by Advanced Computer Software PLC (AIM:ASW) from Alchemy Partners for £100 million.
;September 2010
As of September 2010, COA Solutions rebranded to Advanced Business Solutions as part of the Advanced Computer Software Group
Awards, accreditations and memberships
* Best Accounting Software Provider in Charity Finance magazine’s Accounting Software Survey 2010.
* Accountancy Age Awards for Software Excellence - COA Solutions OpenAccounts has been short-listed for this award in the Enterprise Software category every year for the last eight years. OpenAccounts won this category in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009.
* Green Hero Award Winner 2009
* Green Apple Award Winner 2008
* Real FD/CBI Excellence Awards 2008 finalist
* Business Software Satisfaction Awards - Sift Media
* HM Revenue & Customs Pensioner Payroll Standard
* HM Revenue & Customs Payroll Standard
* ICAEW Accredited Products Scheme
* COA Solutions North America is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
* BASDA - COA Solutions is a signatory to the BASDA Code of Practice. COA Solutions has been an active supporter of BASDA since its inception.
* BASDA Green Charter Member
* CFDG - COA Solutions is a corporate subscriber to CFDG, the Charity Finance Directors Group
* HFMA - COA Solutions is a corporate partner with HFMA