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Santander Mexico $4.1bn IPO
Both had the international recognition not to be bound to the fate of the region's smaller deals, offering size and a clear expansion play and getting several times demand. Both were enormous successes, but in the end Santander Mexico's IPO was bigger, has performed better and is likely to represent more of a watershed moment for its country's equity markets than BTG Pactual's debut.
For years the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores directors' annual claims that next year will see "a few more IPOs" were met with smirks and giggles.
Buoyed by positive economic forecasts, a steadier pipeline of Mexican debutants now seems a reality. Santander's 52.81 billion peso ($4.11 billion) debut was the biggest Mexican sale in history and the region's largest IPO since Santander Brazil's $7.5 billion sale in 2009.
A slate of transactions – Pinfra, Crédito Real, and Mexichem – immediately followed. More were on the way as of December, including additional entrants into the new Fibra real estate fund asset class.
The deal was part of a divestiture plan by the Spanish parent that was long-expected and much needed. Demand for the 24.9% stake in what is perhaps the group's healthiest asset reached 4.8 times.
Following a three-week roadshow visiting 12 countries and 24 cities, some 20% of the deal was placed in Mexico and the remainder as American Depositary Receipts in New York, with 53% ending up in the hands of international long-only buyers.
Despite investor appetite, the shares were intelligently priced at the midpoint, rather than the high end of the proposed 29.00 to 33.50 peso band. The book included numerous investors that had not previously invested in the region.
"This is the first time that a Spanish-speaking Latin American company accesses the market in that magnitude and generates this kind of demand," says Gérard Crémoux, head of LatAm investment banking at UBS, global coordinator on the deal with Santander, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
"There hasn't been a $20 billion book for a Spanish-speaking Latin American company ever. This is the beginning of a new trend."
Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Itaú, JPMorgan and RBC were joint bookrunners, with Santander, Banamex, BBVA Bancomer and HSBC managing the domestic portion.
"People aren't invested in Mexico," says Jeffrey Rosichan, vice chairman of ECM at Deutsche Bank. "Few stocks are liquid. Only one bank was listed, and banks make great proxies."
The new shares offered an important play into Mexico's financial space, becoming only the second large bank to be publicly traded. In addition to the FIG sector's proxy for the consumer demand growth play, Mexico's banking sector is famously underpenetrated in the country's population. The lack of clear comparables, however, presented something of a challenge, says Facundo Vazquez, head of LatAm ECM at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The shares were offered at a discount to the bank's slightly smaller rival Banorte, at around 10-11 times 2013 price/earnings compared with Banorte's 12 times. The deal valued the bank at more than $17 billion.
The shares have remained above offer price, and were up 21% at 37.98 pesos as of December 1. This came versus a 2.4% improvement in the Mexican index during that time.
Santander now plans to IPO its other major subsidiaries around the globe, with Argentina's Santander Río likely up next in LatAm – assuming the political climate in the country allows for it.
In an unusual year where ex-Brazil issuance was greater than Brazilian issuance, bankers, investors and others are hopeful the shift towards greater non-Brazilian deals is permanent. Brazil's large investment banks are beefing up their operations outside of Brazil in anticipation – even in Mexico, as Itaú's participation in the transaction demonstrates.
Even if the percentage of new ECM issuance in the region tips back in Brazil's favor in 2013 – and bankers say it could easily do so if the right names come at intelligent price levels – all signs point to a continued increase in volume from outside of Brazil.
While Santander Mexico undoubtedly is the most significant ex-Brazil deal in years and has created a tangible market opening, the permanent effects in Mexico's new issue market are far from clear. Liquidity, and the large volume the in the index of stocks of businesses controlled by industrialist Carlos Slim, remains an issue.
Moreover, the country's small and mid-size corporate owners are still more reluctant than the regional average to open their companies up to a public listing. The job ahead is difficult, but Mexico could not have asked for a better start. LF
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– Today in federal court, a 49-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for
possessing with intent to distribute more than 2.5 kilograms of marijuana as
well as possessing a firearm in support of drug trafficking. United States
District Chief Judge Michael J. Davis sentenced Keith Brian Donnell to 60
months and one day in prison on one count of possession of a firearm in
furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense and one count of possession with
intent to distribute marijuana. Donnell, who was indicted on November 22, 2011,
pleaded guilty on June 21, 2012.
today's sentencing, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Special Agent in Charge Bernard J. Zapor, St. Paul Field Division, said, "We
are glad to be part of this teamwork in protecting our native communities."
his plea agreement, Donnell admitted that on April 14, 2011, he possessed with
intent to distribute more than two kilograms of marijuana. The marijuana was
found during the execution of a search warrant at his residence. Officers found
it packaged as five separate bricks. In addition, police found five firearms in
the residence, including a .22-caliber rifle, and $12,622 in cash. Donnell
admitted that he possessed the firearm for protection because of the inherent
danger associated with selling marijuana.
case was the result of an investigation by the Safe Trails and Paul Bunyan Drug
task forces, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Red Lake Tribal Police
Department, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Deidre Y. Aanstad.

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Italian mayor bans dying to save burial space
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The mayor of a town in southern Italy has banned dying.
Giulio Cesare Fava passed the law earlier this month because Falciano del Massico, near Naples, has run out of burial space.
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i have constant mucus in my nose dripping down the back of my throat. Constant pressure in my right ear it fills it needs to be drained by insurting a tube in it to drain the mucus away could you please give me some advice on what i can do.
Much of your symptoms seem to stem from sinus-nasal type issues which then seem to incite ear problems. In such a case, treating the ear doesn't seem like it will address the primary problems. Start with an evaluation by an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and then consider additional work-up such as allergy testing. Ear problems should routinely get evaluated by a hearing test as well.
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Dr Wes,
I really appreciate your efforts to educate us about healthcare reform. Because of that, I wanted to share a recent letter that was written by a doctor in my home town of Indianapolis, IN. His name is Dr Stephen E Fraser.
Dr Fraser has read the entire bill currently being debated in Congress. Attached is the letter he wrote to one of our Senators, going line-by-line, to highlight issues that would negatively impact what we're all striving for....a better way to deliver health care.
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The British governed Iraq under a League of Nations mandate, and with some success, between 1920 and 1932. They returned to southern Iraq in 2003 as a junior member of the US-led coalition which invaded and conquered the country. With the second British coming arrived Rory Stewart, a young soldier and diplomat. The book under review is his story of the part he played in governing, successively, two southern provinces in Iraq, Maysan and Dhi Qar, between September 2003 and June 2004. He tells how the attempt to bring democracy and freedom to Iraq led to the frustration of the conquerors, the dissolution of the state, and the country's collapse into insurgency and sectarian violence. Implicitly his book is a devastating indictment of a total failure to align rhetoric with reality. It raises profound questions about the purposes and limits of military intervention in the internal affairs of a country in today's world. The reader cannot put the book down without wondering: What on earth did they think they were doing?
The issue raised by Stewart's book is not about the motives for making war on Iraq, dubious though these were. It is about the validity of the project of "regime change"; or, as Prime Minister Tony Blair prefers to call it, "value change." In essence the US had two choices: either to try to run Iraq as a colony or to install a successor regime as quickly as possible, and let it get on with governing according to well-tried Iraqi precedents. The first option was never seriously pursued. Colonialism is not part of the American tradition and was deemed, rightly, contrary to the morality and realities of a post-colonial age.
The second option, a policy of conquer and then stand aside, might have worked, and might have stirred up the stagnant waters of Iraqi politics sufficiently for new forces to emerge. But this did not satisfy the moralists, who needed a grander project to justify an act of war which was both unnecessary and illegal. America had to leave its democratic spore in Iraq—"a full liberal democracy: peaceful, rich, stable, and humane," as Stewart puts it. And because the attempt to create democracy in a rush involved the destruction of all the systems by which Iraq had been governed in the past—including Saddam Hussein's, but not confined to it—the country was thereby rendered ungovernable, and seems likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.
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Tim Lappen is a high-tech auto enthusiast is in the fast lane helping billionaires and ultra high-net worth individuals and families plan effectively and manage succession. From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in a generation is what Tim works to ensure never happens, from the simple issues to the most surreal and complex, he instead pushes from shirtsleeves to custom-tailored state-of-the-art fabric of wealth preservation and creation.
How did you get started in the family office business?
I started with a test in high school that predicted I'd be a good camp counselor or therapist—I must be the type who likes to help people! My dad was an attorney, as was his father; each of them had a practice similar to mine, where they helped people they liked, with whatever they needed. After graduating from UCLA law school in '75 I started out as a litigator, but soon realized that my real love was not the law per se—I didn't have the desire to be the world ex- pert on one area of the law. I wanted to be the person that could help people with whatever they needed, and a family office group allowed me to do that. In its basic definition, a family of- fice is hired to help an individual or a family with their legal and business needs on a more holistic level, with anything from labor questions, to trust and estate questions, to corporate or litigation concerns.
What are some of the more unusual of situations you've dealt with?
A couple of the more interesting things I worked on: one was a family that wanted to have a child and neither the husband nor the wife was able to biologically participate, so we had to draw up an agreement between the husband, the wife, a sperm donor, an egg donor, and a womb donor. That brought up some interesting legal questions! I've also been involved in negotiating a crypt agreement for a family that wanted to have something very special at the cemetery for the patriarch. Beyond the normal legal concerns, we looked at land use and zoning to be sure the cemetery had the right to the land as long as the family anticipated wanting to have the crypt—which was basically forever.
How much of your work relates to legal issues between different generations of a family?
I've done a lot of estate planning and part of that involves prenuptial agreements and even post-nuptial agreements. All marriages end—either by divorce or when a person passes away. A pre- or post-nuptial agreement works very well in the context of an estate plan, and sometimes very famous people will have a collection they want to keep intact: instruments, motor vehicles, art—and we'll develop a creative solution for what their desire is for that collection.
Often, prenuptial agreements are for the second and third generation, not the initial one that was created; sometimes the person referred to us is in his or her 20s or early 30s, and doesn't know how much he or she is worth because it's never been fully disclosed by the parents or grandparents. We typically advise the client to have that family discussion, because we really don't think it's right for the lawyer to be telling someone, "By the way, you're worth $300 million." Sometimes they're concerned that it might impact the pending marriage but generally it's not a huge surprise. With that kind of wealth, the family has lived in such a way that everyone knows the family has money. Spring breaks in Switzerland, flying on their private jet—that's a pretty good clue. But if they're young, sometimes they're surprised by the magnitude of it.
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You love cars. Has that played a role in your business, and has that resulted in some good client relationships?
Not only do I love cars, but I love to help people buy or sell cars—not for money, but to help somebody find a Bugatti, for example. It's like any network you might be wired into—art, gems, wine—you might know somebody who's looking for something. I share my "car guy e- mail" with about 500 people who have a passion for motor vehicles. It also provides fun opportunities for me to drive some of the most exotic cars in the world such as the Bugatti Veyron, which now sells for a little over $2 million. The Bugatti people lent it to me as a thank you for helping a client buy one. The Grand Sport model stands as the fastest production vehicle made today, clocked at 268 miles an hour. Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds! I've driven motorcycles and cars that are fast before, but this goes so fast that it takes the brain a little bit of time to figure out what the body is actually experiencing, because it seems to defy physics.
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The recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) to condemn Greecefor the operation of a landfill within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, did not come as a surprise. Rather, it was the sad result of unprecedented negligence for one of the most important ecological sites and tourist destinations in Greece.
The Court decision notes that Greece neglected to take measures to seal the overfull landfill site which is not functioning properly. On the contrary, responsible authorities allowed the landfill to continue operating without ensuring that it complied with European environmental legislation. For several years the landfill operated without the necessary permits and environmental conditions. In 2011 the authorities committed to restoring the site and preventing a landfill collapse, but instead the landfill operation license was renewed until 2015 in complete disregard of European regulations that apply to "Natura 2000" sites (EU protected areas). Greece failed to ensure that the landfill's leachate and garbage will stop polluting the precious ecosystem. In March of 2014, the Region of Ionian Islands issued a decision to shut down the landfill. As expected, this last-minute action was not enough to prevent the Court from condemning Greece, as the country had been repeatedly warned to resolve this longstanding problem.To this day, trucks unload garbage at the landfill. The national, regional and local levels of government have yet to propose any substantial solution for the island's waste management. In essence, the government has showed no true concern for the protection of the most important nesting beach of the Caretta caretta sea turtle in the Mediterranean.
The Greek authorities are jeopardising both the survival of an endangered species and the sustainable development of Zakynthos. The negative publicity associated with this failure to meet basic international commitments undermines Greece`s environmental policy track record and the country's reputation as a tourism destination.
Environmental organisations Archelon, MEDASSET, MOm and WWF Greece sadly note that our warnings that Greece would be condemned for incompliance were confirmed. We once again express deep concern that no measures have been taken to prevent an environmental disaster in the event of a landfill collapse. Even in the final hour, before the Court decision results in severe fines, the government should fulfill its obligations and duties. The operation of the landfill must officially be terminated and immediate action must be taken for the area's restoration and the prevention of further environmental damage. In the meantime, an effective solution must be found for the sustainable management of the island's waste.
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All of those picture settings really helped nail the LG's calibration. Prior to our adjustments, the display's Movie mode came closest to our ideal settings, although it was a bit too dim (33 ftl) and too blue up and down the grayscale. After making all those adjustments, the grayscale was superb in all but the darkest areas, gamma came close to the 2.2 ideal at an average of 2.16, and light output hit our nominal 40ftl level. We didn't need to tweak primary colors or color decoding much, although we couldn't resist making those already-close parameters even closer.
Our comparison involved a few other 240Hz LCDs, including the Toshiba 47ZV650U, the Samsung LN52B750 and the Sony KDL-52XBR9, as well as a couple of plasmas, the Panasonic TC-P46G10 and our reference Pioneer PRO-111FD. This round of image quality tests was conducted with the help of scenes from "Step Brothers" on Blu-ray.
Black level: The LH55 produced a lighter shade of black that, as usual, robbed the image of some of the punch and impact seen on most of the other displays. The difference was most visible in darker scenes, such as the nighttime car ride home from Derek's birthday party, where the guys' dark suits, the shadows inside the car and the letterbox bars all appeared a noticeably lighter shade than on the other plasmas and LCDs, with the exception of the Toshiba, which was slightly lighter than the LG. Shadow detail, such as the outline of the car in the dark driveway or the bark of the tree in the yard, also suffered a bit--although, to be fair, the LG's shadow detail looked as good as can be expected given the lighter black levels.
Color accuracy: In most scenes, especially brighter ones, the LG's color looked superb. When Alice accosts Dale in the men's room, for example, her skin tone looked flush enough but certainly not ruddy, and thankfully without the greener tinge seen on the Panasonic. The green of the grass under the For Sale sign and the plants downtown appeared true compared with our reference, as did the other primary and secondary colors. The LG's imperfect blacks did contribute to a less saturated look than we saw on the other displays, but our biggest complaint on the color accuracy front was the LG's blue tinge to blacks and very dark shadows. The issue was most obvious in very dark scenes, such as when Brennan buries Dale in the back yard, and the blue was more pronounced than on any of the other displays, including the Toshiba.
Video processing: With the LG's "TruMotion 240Hz" processing set to either Low or High mode, the LH55 resolved between 700 and 800 lines of motion resolution according to our test. The test pattern didn't show the same sort of interference and breakup we saw on the Toshiba. If you're keeping track, we saw between 900 and 1000 lines from the Sony and Samsung 240Hz displays we tested, and even more from the Panasonic plasma. Disabling the LG's processing caused the test to register between 300 to 400 lines, which is typical of a 60Hz LCD. Of course, in our experience, the blurring seen in test patterns, despite the large differences in the motion resolution, is quite difficult to perceive in real-world program material. As we noted above, it's impossible to get the improved motion resolution of the antiblur effect without also engaging dejudder processing.
We've never been fans of the overt smoothing effect of dejudder, and while we understand some viewers might like it, we feel it makes film-based sources look too much like video. The LG is no exception. During the car ride home, for example, the motion seemed too video-like even in the Low setting, which was about the equivalent of Standard on the Sony and Samsung. Artifacts in Low mode weren't very common, which is a good thing, but in High they appeared more frequently. One example came during the first awkward dinner, when Brennan got up from the table and his fast-moving arm created a sort of halo or trail in the background. This issue was slightly less-obvious than a similar artifact we saw on the Sony and Samsungs in High and Smooth modes, but in any case, we recommend leaving the TruMotion 240Hz setting turned off for films.
We did appreciate the LG's Real Cinema setting, however, which functioned as advertised to preserve the true frame rate of film. We set our Blu-ray player to 1080p/24 output mode, turned the Real Cinema setting on and fed the LG our favorite test clip for evaluating film cadence, the helicopter flyover of the Intrepid from "I Am Legend." The LH55 showed the proper amount of judder without the slight hitching motion characteristic of 2:3 pulldown, which returned when we set Real Cinema to Off.
Finally, the LH55 series delivered every line of static resolution and properly de-interlaced video-based sources, but, like other LG sets we've reviewed (and unlike most other current 1080p HDTVs), it failed to properly de-interlace film-based sources.
Uniformity: The LH55 sample we reviewed exhibited average uniformity across its screen, with slightly darker areas around the edges and corners compared with the middle, but no overly bright spots or visible backlight structure.
When seen from off-angle, the LH55 performed worse than either the Sony or the Samsung, becoming washed-out quite a bit more quickly--at about the same rate as the Toshiba, in fact. The screen didn't discolor too badly when seen from either side of the sweet spot directly in front of the screen, however.
Bright lighting: As a matte-screen display, the LH55 handled ambient lighting better than the shiny-screen Toshiba, Samsung LCDs, and both plasmas. Bright lights in the room weren't reflected as brightly in its screen, and the screen did an adequate job of preserving black levels in the bright room--if not as good as the Samsung.
Standard definition: With standard-def sources, the LG turned in a fine performance. It resolved every line of the DVD format and detail in the grass and the stone bridge was solid. Jaggies were kept to a minimum and the waving American flag looked smooth. Noise reduction worked well to remove moving motes from the skies and sunsets, and we appreciated that 2:3 pulldown detection kicked in quickly and effectively to remove moire from the grandstands behind the racecar.
PC: The LH55 series delivered every line of resolution from a 1920x1080 PC input with no overscan or edge enhancement via both HDMI and VGA. The latter input showed some interference in the highest-frequency test patterns, and text appeared a bit softer than via HDMI, but it was still better than many VGA sources we've seen.
Before color temp (20/80) | 6499/7375 | Average |
After color temp | 6575/6464 | Good |
Before grayscale variation | 621 | Poor |
After grayscale variation | 51 | Good |
Color of red (x/y) | 0.636/0.331 | Good |
Color of green | 0.291/0.605 | Good |
Color of blue | 0.146/0.059 | Good |
Overscan | 0.0% | Good |
Defeatable edge enhancement | Y | Good |
480i 2:3 pull-down, 24 fps | Pass | Good |
1080i video resolution | Pass | Good |
1080i film resolution | Fail | Poor |
Power consumption: We did not test the power use of this size TV in the LH55 series, although we did test the 42-inch member of the series. For more information, see the review of the LG 42LH55.


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by John Kreiser / NHL.comThe Los Angeles Kings made some history on Monday night. They're ready to make even more on Wednesday.
The Kings' 4-0 victory against New Jersey in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final was the 15th of the 16 they need to bring the Cup to L.A. for the first time in franchise history. At 15-2 through 17 games, they've tied the 1988 Edmonton Oilers for the best mark ever at this stage of the playoffs -- and they became the first team since the playoffs went to an all best-of-seven format in 1987 to take a 3-0 lead in all four rounds.
L.A. is showing the value of getting through the early rounds as quickly as possible. The Kings could win the Cup in just 18 games, the same number the Devils played in winning three rounds just to get to the Final.
A win on Wednesday night would give Los Angeles a 16-2 record this spring, matching the '88 Oilers for the fewest games needed to win the Cup in the last 25 years. It would be the first sweep in the Final since Detroit in 1998. A good omen for the Kings: They are the 12th team to win the first two games of the Final on the road; seven of the first 11 completed the sweep. A win on Wednesday would also make them the first team since the 2007 Anaheim Ducks to win the Cup on home ice -- an irony, considering that the Kings are a perfect 10-0 on the road this spring.
Perfect addition -- Jeff Carter hasn't filled the net since his arrival in Los Angeles, but he's proved to be the missing piece for the Kings.
Carter's sixth goal of the playoffs helped the Kings beat New Jersey on Monday after his overtime winner on Saturday gave them a 2-0 series lead. It was the Kings' 38th game since they acquired Carter from Columbus; though he's scored just 12 goals and 20 points in that span, the Kings are 28-7-3 since his arrival.
Something special -- The Kings' penalty-killers continue to be ridiculously good in the playoffs, and the power play may finally be catching up.
L.A. killed off all six New Jersey power plays in Game 3 -- including 60 seconds of a 5-on-3 advantage -- and is a perfect 12-for-12 in the first three games. Incredibly, the Kings now have killed off 64 of 69 opposition advantages (92.8 percent) -- and matched the five goals they've allowed by scoring five times while shorthanded.
The power play entered the night just 6-for-77 (7.8 percent), but scored on both of their advantages on Thursday night to improve to 2-for-5 in the Final.
The Devils, who set an NHL record for penalty-killing success in the regular season at 89.6 percent, continue to struggle on the PK in the playoffs. New Jersey has allowed 18 goals on 67 opposition power plays (73.1 percent) in the postseason after surrendering just 27 power-play goals in 82 regular-season games.
Just too Quick -- The shutout on Monday was the third of the playoffs for goaltender Jonathan Quick, the most by a Kings goaltender in one playoff year. Quick has allowed just 24 goals in L.A.'s 17 playoff games; for comparison, Pittsburgh surrendered 30 in six games in its first-round loss to Philadelphia.
In all, the Kings have outscored their opponents 49-24 this spring -- but the offense has been a group effort. The Kings have used 21 skaters during the postseason (Simon Gagne played his first game of the spring in Game 3); 18 have a point and 17 have scored at least one goal.
Game 3 snippets -- Quick had to stop just 22 shots for the shutout, but it wasn't that the Devils weren't firing away. L.A. blocked 17 shots and the Devils -- perhaps with Quick's brilliance in their heads -- missed the net 21 times.
The Kings came out banging in Game 3 and didn't stop. The Devils had 79 hits in the first two games to 67 for the Kings, but L.A. was credited with 55 hits on Monday to 32 for the Devils. L.A. captain Dustin Brown led the way with eight.
Los Angeles also won the battle in the faceoff circle for the third game in a row, going 30-23 on draws. The star once again was Jarret Stoll, who went 10-5 and is 30-15 through three games.


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3rd: Gondar's ult "track"
4rth: Ursa's ult.
GG S2 putting 2 buffed ult versions in one hero.
Temporary hero select sound better be a clip from Clerks
looks like a lot more fun and a more focused concept than most heroes lately.
Seems like a nice hero!
i am for one, very possitive about him.
You earned it, Good work s2
And I thought drunken master was powerful.... how silly of me.
Gooby pls...
his OP'ness will depend on manacost and cooldowns of his skills.
Sacrificial stone will be insane on him
Sacrificial stone will be insane on him
Build order, steamboots, helm, insani, sacri, behemoth,
Thats what my goal will be on him I think
This hero looks like a killer. A killer with a heal, a ms boost and a stun. And an ult that scales with his main attribute (really?).
I wish S2 could show that much love to their support heroes.
people still think that Berzerker has a stun?
yep dm got 2 gap closers, real stun, slow, heal and his ulti is much better, and he can farm fast with his aoe dmg. berzerk ulti works vs aoe stun/slows is the only advantage he got over him.
not to mention that dmg can stack -armor items and still have survivability, while that guy will obviously have to stack str.
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I had a Biopsy 14 months ago. I had 2 DRE`s since then, the last just 30 days ago. There has been no tumas or lumps detected on my prostate in none of the DRE"s. My PSA has gone from 5.56 to 7 (Free PSA o.7)since the last biopsy. I am scheduled to begin Proton treatment in 4 weeks. I am also scheduled for MRI, Bone Scan, and CT in 5-7 days. The hospital is pushing me to do a second biopsy. I do not think it is necessary and am resisting it.Question: How often should biopsy be repeated if Cancer has already been diagnosed and graded (cT1c, Gleson 3+3 +6 Scale)--- given my set of facts listed above do you think the 2nd biopsy is necessary for me?
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Ray's Take Like it or not, eventually most kids are going to have to enter the workplace, so why not let them learn something about the "real world" while school is still their main focus? After all, learning to balance work and other pursuits is central to a successful life.
Every family has different circumstance and every child is unique, however, almost all kids can benefit from doing some sort of paid labor. Maybe it's as simple as taking care of a neighbor's pet when the owners are gone or doing a little babysitting. For an older teen it could be a regular time-clock job at a local business. No matter what the job is, kids learn a lot when they work. They have to take responsibility for their work performance to someone other than their parents. They'll discover the importance of being on time, performing tasks as expected, handling constructive criticism, and dealing with the public.
There are also financial lessons to be learned from a job. It's a sobering moment when you see what's left of that first paycheck after taxes and other deductions. Instead of always having his hand out, your son could have his own purchasing power. Or, maybe you have a daughter begging for a car. If she has a job you can help her budget to make her dream come true. Eventually buying that car will create feelings of accomplishment and pride in both of you.
It doesn't hurt to start developing the people skills that the workplace demands, either. In school you can pick your friends. However, at work you come into contact with a wider range of individuals. Learning early how to better communicate, work together and accomplish shared tasks will pay dividends throughout life.
Dana's Take There's no question that teens work, whether they have a paying job or not. Add up hours in the classroom, homework, and performing the extracurricular activities and community service that are vital on college applications and you come up with a pretty big time commitment.
However, that doesn't mean ambitious, college-bound kids can't benefit from paid employment as well. The same lessons in responsibility, money and time management, and people skills still apply.
Babysitting is always in demand and teens can study while their little charges are asleep. If your teen's school year is already filled to bursting, there are still summer jobs like cutting grass or camp counseling. Or your kid could take a more entrepreneurial approach and develop a business tutoring younger kids, running a pet walking service or helping the technically challenged with their computers or phones.
Teens who earn their own money gain a sense of accomplishment and independence that others do not. However, they can also over-extend themselves. If you see that happening, work out together what needs to be cut back. Your teen's choices may surprise you.
Ray Brandon is a certified financial planner and CEO of Brandon Financial Planning (www.brandonplanning.com). His wife, Dana, has a bachelor's degree in finance and is a licensed clinical social worker. Contact Ray Brandon at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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2012-03-28, 12:06 | Link #461 |
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I definitely missed the maniac! in the subs
I'll be really happy if they make season 2 since I really like the chapters that happen after the anime. Although the thing that would make me really really happy is a Watanuki plush in his tanuki form (and more merchandising!) One thing I realized is that Natsume when he first appears says he is 23 years old, but in a scan of chapter 24 it says he is 22. Maybe he's still 22 and he turns 23 this year?
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All in all, I liked how they concluded the anime, it's perfect if they don't want to do a season 2 although there are many things that I wish to be animated. But it also leaves room for a continuation Inu x Boku SS is a good anime that I don't mind rewatching in the future: the colorful scenes, the great voice acting and the soundtrack are the anime's biggest points. 9/10
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The series was so mediocre, I didnt even feel like posting, but the ending was FABULOUS!!!!!
I think I have never seen such a romantic ending before. It didnt do a single thing bad. I like the fragments of how they spend the summer break and how Miketsukami and Ririchiyo lay on the couch and talk about their feelings, the future and family. The way they were lying there was both innocent and incredibly sensual. 10/10 for this episode from me. |
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I enjoyed the ending very much from a dramatic standpoint, though I won't deny I'm of two minds about the content. I have serious reservations about Ririchiyo and Soushi, but I do like the fact that this is a series that isn't afraid to present complex situations and let you make your own decisions.
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I'll be honest, that blonde chick with the glasses was my least favorite character. I can tolerate the hyper-active-lesbo-freak-that-preys-on-innocent-girls trope, but her aggressive man-hating got annoying fast:
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I have to admit, I never would've imagined that this show would end up growing on me as it had done these past three months, to the point where I now consider it a sleeper hit of the past season. But here we are, and I honestly can't express how much I wish that David Productions Would make a second season so that we could go back to the gang and see how things are going with them again.
While the reasons why I started this show can't be called good enough (It was on Crunchyroll, David Production ... better make full use of that subscription I suppose) the reasons why I stayed for the full ride made up for it. An A list VA line up, with lots of well known talents (Gin-san in particular was pleasure to hear ) and even emerging ones, nice looking artwork with some classy cheesecake that I'd put on the same pedestal as Hanasaku Iroha and Penguindrum, and of course a nice story that can shift seamlessly between being serious and wacky. Actually, it was more wacky and heartwarming than it was serious most of the time, with the show making use of gags that while I can't call original, certainly made me laugh out load most of the time. I'm not entirely sure why, but I actually found the comedy in this show funnier than I normally would've, no matter if it was out there or straight faced, obvious or random, and even when it was tongue-in-cheek or disturbing (Sochi's ending for example was hilarious, considering it was showing how delude he was by filming a PV in a kids park, before ending with a wall proving how much of a stalker he was) and even the gags that weren't that funny (Ririchiyo mistakingly thinking Sochi might come to her bed at night and then apologizing) I found to be enjoyable, and the drama was more well done than I would've expected either. I suppose it was because the characters were that good that it made the difference in me caring more for knowing about them and learning what happens to them. Which would make sense since the he cast is, of course, the main reason and driving force why I think this show ended up doing so well and clicking so much with me. I actually found myself interested in these abnormal people, who despite being half human, had rather normal problems. Wanting to communicate better, wanting to be close to the person you like, wanting to find someone you can trust, wanting to form friendships, wanting to watch your tongue so you wont hurt others ... but more than anything, I suppose it was their outlandish personalties that drew me in to learn more about them in the first place, and what makes it just so fun seeing them interact with each other. Sometimes, even if you don't have a strong plot you can go on with, you can make up for it, even make the plot become secondary, by putting in the same room a cast of strong or fun personalities and then having them shooting the breeze. It can be incredibly simple just having the something happen like ''Kagerou takes Karuta, Watanuki and Ririchiyo out on a date'' and suddenly there goes 10 minutes of an episode doing nothing important plot wise but still worth the time just to see how will thing play out, even if I knew that Kagerou would reuse the same SM routine he does every bloody time. ANd yet, I never grew tired of it, because it was just so much fun to see it again. In short, really fantastic anime that shows you can just have a bunch of interesting characters hang around and the story will write itself around them. I hope we'll get more in the future. 9/10 I see. Well, I suppose it would make sense for her to be the maid (the design is nearly identical after all) since it would show that the anime's staff (or the mangaka?) had placed that much thought into Soushi's backstory, as well as punishing him for what he had done (he used the maid and then tossed her aside, as well as a number of off screen women(?), and if she was the women in episode 3, that would mean he also lied to Ririchiyo when he said that he rejected her feelings) by having Ririchiyo (rightly) point out that what he had done with the kiss was simply disgusting and done her wrong by doing it. Yeah, I think I like that theory. I'm going to pretend that it's what they were aiming for after all. Quote:
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They are indeed (I've said so repeatedly!) but we often hear them together, in both shows. Whereas with the other pair the characters hardly ever interact in either series, so it was a rare treat...
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That last episode was awesome! Both romantic and funny...my only peeve was they didn't show the kiss! Hey, those little kids got to see it, why can't I??!!
And my second peeve is (okay I have more than one)...that this last episode leaves me wanting moooorreee!!! Dang it! I really REALLY hope they make a second season for this...!!!! ...in the meantime, I will rush over and read the manga to satisfy my urge to know more.
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I'll miss this show. Natsume might be a bullying piece of shit (Yeah, I know he showed a decent side this episode, but poor Watanuki never saw it, and bullying just isn't something I'm able to find humor in), but I'm fond of all the other characters, and the story really skyrockets in quality towards the end. The story averts the 'Status Quo is God' trope that's common in so many other anime, and so I expect a really interesting season 2 should we ever get one. This is one of those slightly underground stories that I'm sure I'll always have a very soft spot for; I really look forward to more romance between Ririchiyo and Miketsukami come next time (Lucky bastard, I wish I had a hot, tragic girlfriend that wears stockings around the clock). And I love the way that Karuta just said "Want this?" and offered her lollipop after Ririchiyo's outburst, completely ignoring the serious discussion about Ririchiyo's feelings they were holding. Not a fuck was given that day in Karuta's world. |
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This post comes from Dennis Stevens at the Leading Agile blog.
Agile Versus Waterfall
These words have become completely overloaded when discussing product development. Lots of conversations about helping organizations improve their product development processes go sideways based on individual perspectives about the meaning of Waterfall and Agile. At this point these words don't provide a distinction that is helpful when we are trying to figure out how to build products in organizations. It's a red-herring contradiction. When I hear someone say "we need to do that Waterfall" or "that wouldn't work in Agile" or "we can use Agile for that project" then I want to stop and ask "what does Agile mean to you?" or "what do you mean by Waterfall?"
I want to break down this debate into a clearer discussion around specific characteristics; Type of Effort, Upfront Planning, Sequencing and Feedback, and Composition of Teams. Then talk about how understanding these characteristics helps us improve the ability to be predictable and achieve the fastest time to ROI.
Type of Effort
Product Development encompasses different types of efforts. Agile is frequently viewed as the model for doing exploratory product development. In exploratory projects, teams are exploring new ways of solving a problem or trying to discover a new customer or market segment. Mike Cottmeyer has been calling these divergent projects. Fast time to value involves rapidly performing lots of experiments, getting feedback on your hypothesis, and adapting your approach.
At the other end of the spectrum are convergent projects. In a convergent project – there is a scope, a due date, and a budget. Agile is a very strong approach for delivering convergent projects. Organizations doing convergent projects need teams to have a pretty strong ability to make and meet commitments and they have a significant need to manage risks and coordinate dependencies. These organizations can make the trade-off decisions necessary to maximize the chances they will converge on the best outcome.
Most of the organizations we deal with need to have a pretty clear idea about what they are going to get — and when they will get it — before they decide to do a project. They are primarily performing convergent projects. You manage convergent and divergent projects differently. A frequent challenge we see is when organizations move to Agile, they treat all projects like divergent projects but they are actually in convergent projects.
Upfront Planning
Not planning isn't an option. The question is, how much planning do you need to do to be successful? It isn't possible to be predictable if you don't do a sufficient amount of planning. The red-herring in Agile is that you don't do any planning. The Red-herring in Waterfall is that you get all planning done up front. Regardless of your approach to the project the amount of upfront planning you do should be based on how much you need to do to answer the questions of, "What will I get?" and "When will it be done?".
Sequencing and Feedback
As I stated above, most organizations need a pretty clear understanding of what they are going to get and when they will get it. We see different modes of sequencing and feedback. Many organizations accomplish predictability by sequencing the work in phases. For example, Analyze, Architect, Design, Construct, Integrate, and Test/Remediate. The intention is to make good decisions upstream that protect downstream efforts.
The problem that we see in these projects is that testing and integration feedback is deferred until late in the project. Challenges identified late put the project under duress at a point when it is difficult to respond effectively. This is the project that takes as long to complete the last 20% as it took to deliver the first 80%. In phase based projects it is very difficult to be predictable because risks tend to manifest late in a project – and time to ROI is negatively impacted when project durations run past the planned delivery.
The other form of phasing and sequencing leverages frequent delivery of working tested product. When we have done sufficient planning, frequent deliveries can be sequenced to maximize the potential for success on the project. Risks and dependencies are resolved early – while there is time to respond to them. More valuable work is delivered earlier in the project – providing the opportunity to explore options and stop when the problem is sufficiently solved. We gain insight from frequent deliveries and this insight is used to make trade-off decisions to maximize return on the project. Projects using value based sequencing can be more predictable than phase based projects. Time to ROI can also be maximized in value based sequencing in those cases where a smaller subset of the potential set of features can be deployed to deliver value.
Composition of Teams
In most organizations, we see people belong to functional groups and are matrixed into various project teams. It makes sense when the sequencing is in sequential phases. Individuals are often spread across multiple projects simultaneously. Using this method, we can maximize the utilization of everyone in the organization.
In another model, people belong to collaborative teams that work together to deliver working, tested product frequently. In this approach, team members have almost instant availability to each other and everything needed to deliver its next increment. People are generally dedicated to a single team so they can work collaboratively and with near immediate availability on each frequent delivery. Co-located teams help with this immediate availability.
Team composition plays a crucial role in the ability to leverage value-based sequencing. The collaborative team composition approach may have a negative impact on utilization (I disagree with that assumption, and I'll tell you why in a follow up blog post next week). The value gained from increased predictability and faster time to ROI often outweighs the impact of lower utilization.
Arbitrary references to Waterfall and Agile don't provide much useful information. To be as predictable as possible and to maximize time to ROI, we need to have clear conversations around the characteristics of the teams that are best suited to the problems we are trying to solve. Understand if your project is convergent or divergent, determine the appropriate amount of planning, assess if your project would benefit from phase based or value based sequencing, and whether functional separate or collaborative teams are the best way to build software.
In my experience, Agile is about collaborative teams and value based delivery. I prefer this approach on divergent projects that require little governance and upfront planning, and on convergent projects that require significant governance and upfront planning. So I am very comfortable with Agile – whether the project is a divergent or a convergent type of effort and regardless of the appropriate amount of upfront planning. Not everyone sees these the same way because not everyone has the same perspective of Agile. Let's move away from red-herring conversations of Agile versus Waterfall and focus on meaningful characteristics.


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Testicular cancer is cancer that starts in the testicles, the male reproductive glands located in the scrotum.
Cancer - testes; Germ cell tumor; Seminoma testicular cancer; Nonseminoma testicular cancer
The exact cause of testicular cancer is unknown. There is no link between vasectomy and testicular cancer. Factors that may increase a man's risk for testicular cancer include:
Other possible causes include exposure to certain chemicals and HIV infection. A family history of testicular cancer may also increase risk.
Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 35. It can occur in older men, and rarely, in younger boys.
White men are more likely than African-American and Asian-American men to develop this type of cancer.
There are two main types of testicular cancer: seminomas and nonseminomas. These cancers grow from germ cells, the cells that make sperm.
Seminoma: This is a slow-growing form of testicular cancer usually found in men in their 30s and 40s. The cancer is usually just in the testes, but it can spread to the lymph nodes. Seminomas are very sensitive to radiation therapy.
Nonseminoma: This more common type of testicular cancer tends to grow more quickly than seminomas. Nonseminoma tumors are often made up of more than one type of cell, and are identified according to these different cell types:
A stromal tumor is a rare type of testicular tumor. They are usually not cancerous. The two main types of stromal tumors are Leydig cell tumors and Sertoli cell tumors. Stromal tumors usually occur during childhood.
There may be no symptoms. Symptoms that may occur can include:
Symptoms in other parts of the body, such as the lungs, abdomen, pelvis, back, or brain, may also occur if the cancer has spread.
A physical examination typically reveals a firm lump (mass) in one of the testicles. When the health care provider holds a flashlight up to the scrotum, the light does not pass through the lump.
Other tests include:
An examination of the tissue is usually done after the entire testicle is surgically removed.
Treatment depends on the:
Once cancer is found, the first step is to determine the type of cancer cell by examining it under a microscope. The cells can be seminoma, nonseminoma, or both.
The next step is to determine how far the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. This is called "staging."
Three types of treatment can be used.
Joining a support group where members share common experiences and problems can often help the stress of illness. Your local branch of the American Cancer Society may have a support group. See: www.cancer.org for more information.
The National Cancer Institute website also provides further information: www.cancer.gov
Testicular cancer is one of the most treatable and curable cancers.
The survival rate for men with early-stage seminoma (the least aggressive type of testicular cancer) is greater than 95%. The disease-free survival rate for Stage II and III cancers is slightly lower, depending on the size of the tumor and when treatment is begun.
Testicular cancer may spread to other parts of the body. The most common sites include the:
Complications of surgery can include:
If you are of childbearing age, ask your doctor about methods to save your sperm for use at a later date.
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of testicular cancer.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine screening for testicular cancer because there is no known effective screening technique. This recommendation does not apply if there is a personal history of an undescended testicle.
Einhorn LH. Testicular cancer. In Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 206.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology:Testicular cancer. 2012. Version 1.2012.
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Philadelphia, PA– Indivisible: Stories of American Community, a documentary project focusing on the ties binding Americans to their neighbors and their communities, explores twelve places across the country where people are stepping forward every day to make a difference. Through the distinctive visions of some of the nation's leading photographers and interviews by prominent oral historians and folklorists, Indivisible: Stories of American Community provides a firsthand look at local heroes, creating a vivid portrait of Americans moved to take action in their own unique ways. The multi-media exhibition is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from August 10 through October 6, 2002.
To convey the energy and creativity that distinguish The Village for Arts and Humanities, Reagan Louie, a Guggenheim and Fulbright fellow and professor of photography at the San Francisco Art Institute, worked with Barry Dornfeld, a documentary producer and director and associate professor of the Communication Program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Together, they captured the spirit behind the remarkable turreted stucco architecture, recycled-tire flower pots, vegetable gardens, and colorful public—mosaics, murals, and sculpture--that combine the efforts of artist Lily Yeh, James "Big Man" Maxton, guest artists, and the community— especially children.
Indivisible is a project of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona. Indivisible is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
"We are delighted to bring this exhibition to Philadelphia," said Anne d'Harnoncourt, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. "At the heart of the wide ranging documentary project is a kind of inspiration that might emerge from anywhere. One of the communities sensitively documented through eloquent photography and commentary is North Philadelphia's own Village of Arts and Humanities, which is so exemplary as a wellspring of artistic expression and renewal within a reclaimed urban landscape. It takes its compelling place in this exhibition as part of a collective portrait, reflected through artistic eyes and the poetry of oral history."
Rebecca W. Rimel, president and CEO of The Pew Charitable Trusts, said: "One of the Trusts' core aims is to help reconnect Americans to the communities and institutions that bind us together as a nation. Indivisible portrays the struggle to build our democracy at the ground level— connecting our everyday lives with our civic lives—and documents how, with hard work, it can be done."
Using original photographs and the voices of citizens telling their own stories, Indivisible provides a rich backdrop for the timely exploration of American identities. It documents, among others, Haitian immigrants in Delray Beach, Florida, working with local police to patrol their streets to combat drug use and crime; Alaskan fishing communities along the North Pacific Coast where innovative marine conservation efforts are having a lasting impact; migrant farm workers in Texas border towns who are learning to finance and construct their own homes; and community residents of North Philadelphia's Village of Arts and Humanities, where more than eighty-five abandoned properties have been converted to art parks, community gardens, education facilities, and lowincome housing. As a whole, Indivisible features twelve local efforts to tackle dilemmas and problems facing many communities across the United States today, addressing housing, immigration, the environment, crime prevention, health care, youth empowerment, race relations, and economic and cultural development.
Lily Yeh, who founded the Village of Arts and Humanities as a park building project in 1986, added: "At its heart, the Village is one story of American community, and from the very beginning our vision emerged through a power that comes from within. Today, it is deeply satisfying to find ourselves within the national context of Indivisible. Being represented and presented in this way, through a fine photographer's eye and through the eloquence of community voices reminds us of what can happen through an inspired vision and people working together with dedication and inspiration."
In addition to the documentary exhibition, the national project includes a number of other components:
A traveling exhibit that will distribute up to 3 million free postcards during its two-year tour (on display at the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia (August 10–24, 2002) and at the Fleisher Art Memorial (September 16–October 5, 2002), where it will be installed in the Suzanne Fleisher and Ralph Joel Roberts Gallery, Fleisher Memorial Center for Works on Paper, 705 Catharine Street.
Local Heroes Changing America: Indivisible, a major book published by the Center for Documentary Studies in association with W. W. Norton & Company, includes a foreword by journalist Ray Suarez. It is available in the Museum store ($29.95, clothbound), or by calling (800) 329-4856 or via the Museum's website at www.philamuseum.org.
An extensive Web site, www.indivisible.org, dubbed by Roadside magazine "simply one of the most important and compelling works on the Web today," that presents the Indivisible photographs and interview excerpts along with resources for exploring community action.
Major research archives at the Center for Creative Photography and Duke University and sets of photographs and interview tapes for each community.
A booklet for individuals and groups that wish to conduct their own community documentary projects, titled Putting Documentary Work to Work: A Guide for Communities, Artists, and Activists.
"Indivisible is a unique project matching documentary expression with committed grassroots community action. The creative work of project photographers and fieldworkers provides powerful testimony to personal efforts, encouraging dialogue about the importance of the individual in community life," said project co-director Tom Rankin, director of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. "By amplifying the stories of local people and places, Indivisible affirms the value of community and illustrates the potential gain that comes from recognizing mutual interests and interdependence."
"The photographers, twelve distinct interpreters of American life, have given us a wealth of imagery that speaks to the texture and character of diverse communities across the country," said project co-director Trudy Wilner Stack, former curator of exhibitions and collections at the Center for Creative Photography. "These artists powerfully reveal places that define our nation and people who inspire us in the search for a renewed commitment to working democracy."
The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), an interdisciplinary educational organization
affiliated with Duke University, is dedicated to advancing documentary work that combines
experience and creativity with education and community life. Founded in 1989, CDS connects the
arts and humanities to fieldwork, drawing upon photography, filmmaking, oral history, folklore, and
writing as catalysts for education and change. CDS supports the active examination of
contemporary society, the recognition of collaboration as central to documentary work, and the
presentation of experiences that heighten our historical and cultural awareness. CDS achieves this
work through academic courses, research, oral history and other fieldwork, gallery and traveling
exhibitions, annual awards, book publishing, community-based projects, and public events.
The Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona is a museum and research institution dedicated to photography as an art form and cultural record. The CCP holds more archives and individual works by 20th-century North American photographers than any other museum in the nation, including the archives of over sixty major 20th-century American photographers—Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, W. Eugene Smith, Edward Weston and Garry Winogrand among them—whose prints are the centerpiece of an art collection numbering more than sixty thousand works by two thousand photographers. The CCP has an integrated program of preservation, access, and education that celebrates the history of photography and its contemporary practice.
The Pew Charitable Trusts (www.pewtrusts.com) support nonprofit activities in the areas of
culture, education, the environment, health and human services, public policy and religion. Based
in Philadelphia, the Trusts make strategic investments to help organizations and citizens develop
practical solutions to difficult problems. In 2001, with approximately $4.3 billion in assets, the
Trusts committed over $230 million to 175 nonprofit organizations.
The Pew Charitable Trusts invest in ideas that fuel timely action and results. They focus a significant portion of their resources on supporting programs that stimulate participation in civic affairs. These include initiatives that foster a citizenry more engaged in local, regional, and national public issues and that provide information resources for the media, the public, and policymakers.
The programs supported by the Trusts address a spectrum of issues affecting the democratic impulse, especially among younger people. These include partnerships that drive public participation in local and national democratic processes; research revealing the motivations for, and impediments to, individuals becoming engaged in social action; establishing information resources for the media, public, and policymakers; and preserving original historic documents and sites that serve as touchstones for animating discussion about the rights and responsibilities that define us as Americans. The collective goal of these investments is to reinvigorate public participation in democracy and, by doing so, strengthen the fabric of community that extends from neighborhood to nationhood.


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Legendary guitarist, composer, dramatist and producer Paco Peña presents his 2010 work Quimeras, directed by Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly. Exploring the lure of travel and the dream of a better life, Quimeras tells the story of a group of migrants who have come to Spain from Africa in search of work. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Peña has expanded the possibilities of flamenco and changed perceptions of the art form by mining the richness of its traditions while continuing to be inspired by contemporary culture. With Quimeras, he draws on his own experience of living in Andalusia, a gateway to Europe for many north African immigrants. The result is a marriage of both traditional Spanish and African music and dance, creating a spectacle of virtuoso performances and intimate storytelling which was described as "breathtakingly beautiful" (Daily Telegraph) after its world premiere two years ago.
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Tuesday to Saturday 7.30pm
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Saturday 2.30pm and Sunday 4pm
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IP/09/820 Brussels, 20 May 2009 State aid: Commission authorises Maltese temporary aid scheme to grant compatible aid of up to €500 000 The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty state aid rules, a Maltese measure to help businesses to deal with the current economic crisis. Aid of up to €500 000 per firm may be granted in 2009 and 2010 to businesses facing funding problems because of the current credit squeeze. The scheme meets the conditions of the Commission's Temporary framework for state aid measures, which gives Member States additional scope to facilitate access to financing in the present economic and financial crisis (see IP/08/1993). It is therefore compatible with Article 87(3)(b) of the EC Treaty, which permits aid 'to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State'. "The scheme will help alleviate the difficulties faced by Maltese businesses affected by the current situation without giving rise to any undue distortions of competition", said Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. The scheme is based on the provisions of the Temporary framework that deals with compatible aid of a limited amount. In particular, the maximum amount of aid does not exceed €500 000 per company and the scheme applies only to businesses which were not in difficulty on 1 July 2008. The aid will be granted in the form of direct grants. Under the scheme, limited amounts of compatible aid can be granted as from its approval by the Commission until 31 December 2010. The decision will be published in the State Aid Register on DG Competition's website, under the reference number N 118/2009. The latest decisions on state aid published in the Official Journal and on the website are listed in the electronic newsletter State aid Weekly e-News . |
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