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Firms: Clayton Utz (UBS and Macquarie Capital as underwriters), Freehills (SP AusNet as issuer)
Deal: Accelerated non-renounceable pro rate entitlement offer of SP AusNet stapled securities, announced to the market on 16 May
Area: Capital markets
Value: $434 million
Key players: The Freehills team advising SP AusNet was led by partner, Robert Nicholson, who was supported by executive counsel Amy Goble and solicitor Jessica Chen. SP AusNet's general counsel, Susan Taylor and senior commercial lawyer, Evan Holland provided in house legal services in support of this transaction. Clutz partner and national equity capital markets practice head Stuart Byrne (pictured) and senior associate Richard Knott led the underwriters on the deal.
Deal significance: SP AusNet is a diversified energy business, managing three key Victorian energy networks of electricity transmission, electricity distribution and gas distribution and a number of commercial services to help customers manage their energy, water and environmental needs. Funds raised from the entitlement offer will be used to fund significant expansion in the regulated asset base and other growth opportunities as well as support SP AusNet's credit profile. Robert Nicholson noted that Freehills have been involved with SP AusNet since its IPO in 2005. The offer is underwritten by Macquarie Capital Australia Limited and UBS AG, Australia Branch.


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The 4-star Park Hotel Dei Massimi in Trionfale district offers comfortable guestrooms overlooking Monte Mario Hill. Park Hotel Dei Massimi opened its doors in 1975.
This hotel is conveniently located in a residential area, 2.9 km from The Vatican. The city center is 6 km away from the hotel.
This superior property offers proximity to hills and nature reserves.
This hotel comprises of economy twin room, superior quadruple room and quadruple room that come with traditional décor as well as climate control, cable TV, a personal computer, a pantry and IDD telephone. Some rooms at Park Hotel Dei Massimi have a view over the garden. Room facilities also include a dishwasher, coffee/tea makers and a fridge for self-catering.
In the morning a generous buffet breakfast is served. The property features an air-conditioned restaurant serving Mediterranean dishes. Guests can relax in the lounge bar serving soft drinks. Da Luciano and Festo Avieno are 5 minutes walking distance from Park Hotel Dei Massimi.
Park Hotel Dei Massimi is around 25 minutes' drive from Ciampino airport.
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Easter was beautiful...COLD, but beautiful. We went to Myrtle Beach to spend it with our bestest friends Burt, Leslie and Colin. They invited us to stay at their house, and it was wonderful. Colin has grown so much and is running all around. He is so playful and happy.
I was apprehensive about leaving, but felt this would be the only chance for a long while to get away for a few days and I was really needing the comfort of my friends. When we decided to move home, I was excited to rejuvenate the relationships with family and friends. It hasn't been exactly as I had thought in some areas. I have really made a new start with Lisa and feel so close to her again. She really is a constant and I know if I need to talk or just get out I can call her and she would be there.
But when we got to Myrtle Beach it was as if we hadn't been apart for months...that is how friendship should be and I am so blessed to have Leslie as that friend...that forever kinda friend. She and Burt both opened up their home to us and shared the holiday so openly with Colin...they make us feel like we are a part of their family. It was hard to leave.
Just had a bath...he is such a happy baby, and she is such a great happy mommy. Scott and I were laying in bed hearing Leslie come get Colin when he cried at night. We both shared the same thought, they are such great parents and we are so glad we have them to learn from. Colin is so smart, he loves to be read to and it was so neat to see him pick up Scott's book and flip the pages - not ripping one! Most children his age would just tear that book to shreds...but Leslie and Burt read to him all the time - he knows how to handle a book :) Ohh and ain't Leslie beautiful!!
Colin saying Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopie :)
So funny watching him plop the eggs in the cups of color, he would laugh so hard every time.
This was just before we were leaving...but he was this happy all weekend, he has the cutest toothy grin!
We were watching Scott load the car and he got all serious ... sniffles... I miss him already!
Leslie had just gotten him out of his crib and I was doing something so she handed him to Scott and he hugged all up on him...Scott loves this little boy so much!
Just looks like him and his awesome blue eyes are up to something!!
Colin is so smart, he just talks all kind of words it seems and he is a little mocking bird. He loves to point at your eyes and say eyes...nose. And he knows where BOOBIES are haha. He bout showed us all Leslies :)
We went to our church, and it felt like home. We went to Sunday School and nothing had really changed, everyone was there pretty much. Then went down for the service and there was my choir...singing pretty dang good without me. There was Doug with his amazing voice causing a hush over the crowd as he sang. Lance and Jennifer sang a song that was so pretty. Then there came my pastor who I think is one of the best preachers I have ever heard. They had a baptism service after the regular service and then the Easter Parade...parade of children in their new Easter outfits...sooooo cute. Greg Thompson our youth leader has moved to a different church, his presence will be missed for a while I am sure. He is so charismatic and full of God that he grabs your attention. I hate I didn't get to see Julie, Doug's wife...she is so sweet and I miss her so much. She and I were choir buddies and we kept each other on track when we weren't laughing and cutting up. Leave it to me to sit by the choir directors wife...SHE got me in trouble all the time *wink*.
Easter is hard, just like any holiday that is family oriented. Many times I sat in silence letting the tears roll down my face hoping no one saw. I wonder if my day will ever come that I will get to dress my child for Easter. I want to make that Easter Basket and see their eyes light up when we dye eggs. *SIGH* same story different day huh? I betcha get tired of hearing me pout.
Scott did nurse a kidney infection or possible stone this weekend. So we tried a little of everything then was suggested to have him drink a beer...my husband...drinking a beer...HAHAHA I never seen it and never thought I would...but, here is the proof!
He was so grossed out and his eyes were glassy and red from one bear...he is such a light weight haha.
We did walk on the beach before we left for home, was over cast with a cold wind.
Us at the beach...Scott is so cheesey when he smiles haha
We stopped to eat at Planet Hollywood and had my fav...Capt'n Crunch chicken fingers...YUMMMMMY
The drive home was crazy. We got stuck at the railroad tracks, then we stop so Scott can potty and I was fine, but not more than 20 minutes down the road I had to peeeee like crazy. I made Scott swerve through two lanes of traffic to get off the first exit. We get back on and there had been a horrible accident on interstate that if we had not stopped to let me pee we woulda probably been in that wreck. God can even make a girl pee huh?


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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Meet Addie
I have a new housemate. She's a year old 40 lb pit bull mix (probably some boxer and from the way she springs, some kangaroo too). I got her at the Washington Animal Rescue League one week ago.
I'd toyed with the idea of getting a dog for a while, but never thought I could hack it. I dog-sat for a few dogs over the last three years, including a 3 month stint with a pit bull who I loved. I learned that not only could I handle a dog, I was much happier with a little furry friend to pal around with. I also learned that pit bulls get a bad rap and they can be the most loving, loyal, affectionate dogs alive if you treat them well and discipline them right.
So, I went with a friend who used to work at WARL to look at dogs a month or so ago. Turns out little Addie (full name Advent) was there at the time with a different name of course. I was only looking though and didn't even notice her. I wasn't ready to commit then, but I pledged to myself I'd get a dog during the liturgical season of Advent.
Fast forward to Friday a week ago. I realized that was the last day before Christmas that I'd be able to get to the shelter. I went there in the late afternoon and told them I was looking for a playful, energetic, affectionate dog who would be good with kids. I played with a few, including a cool guy named Oz who had a face that was half white, half tan. I liked him even though he was a barker.
I was drawn to him more than any others so I went back to his pen. I interacted with him for a few more minutes and there was just something about him. I said to the helper - well, I think I just fell in love with Oz, to which she replied...uh, that's not Oz. I was one pen over playing with a different tan and white dog.
It was Addie! We went outside to play and it was immediate. In a rare moment of decisiveness I said - well, I guess this is my dog.
It confirmed my decision when everyone at the shelter said how much they loved her. One guy said that there wasn't even a choice - she was the best dog there. Maybe they just say that? But so far it's proving to be true. She is perfect for me. Likes to go on runs but is fairly easy to handle. She's a total cuddler, and doesn't like more than an inch or two between her and her person, though as she gets more comfortable she's striking out on her own. Now she's sitting 2 whole feet away - a record!
I couldn't be happier with a pet and if anyone's looking for a little friend of their own, check out WARL as a place to adopt.
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Ten for Ten. Ten reasons it's great to be a pastor, in celebration of my 10 year anniversary of ordination.
I'm in there somewhere. I was ordained at Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington DC on November 10, 2007, ten years ago today. ...
Ten for Ten. Ten reasons it's great to be a pastor, in celebration of my 10 year anniversary of ordination.I'm in there somewhere. I was ordained at Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington DC on November 10, 2007, ten years ago today. ...
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Today is Madison's first day of First Grade. I'm far less emotional this year, than I was last year. In fact, it's been pretty darn easy. This morning, she got up, got dressed,* and packed her backpack. I did make her lunch, but she will be doing that too from now on thanks to her new lunchbox (blog post coming soon).
Maddie knew what to expect today, and didn't even want to be walked into the building. Zak dropped her off, and she marched in on her own.
*Let's talk about this awesome outfit. First of all, I think I wore the exact same outfit sometime in the eighties. From the side pony tail to the jellies, I rocked it back in my day too. The only thing that Maddie is missing are her Madonna-esque gloves!
She was so super confident this morning, and my heart was bursting with pride.


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This is first time in United States Presidential history that a President of America is forced to release his birth certificate as evidence to support his citizenship. Donald Trump and the Republican Party should be ashamed, but of course; its politics, that's all. Consider, President Obama has released, on his on accord, this long form certificate; what his enemies failed to realized is; this form is historic. Everyone now has a golden opportunity to frame a copy of a real Presidential birth certificate, free of charge.
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The image of a mysterious, solitary filmmaker - a cineaste maudit - who flees from both the media and the public, is unrelentingly bound to the figure of Leos Carax, in France. Elsewhere, the real focus is on his films and he is considered to be an icon of world cinema. Mr.X dives into the poetic and visionary world of an artist who was already a cult figure from his very first film. Punctuated by interviews and unseen footage, this documentary is most of all a fine-tuned exploration of the poetic and visionary world of Leos Carax, alias "Mr.X".
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Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
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i have lost 3 loved ones this year and have not dealt with it as good as I think I should I cant sleep have a hard time falling asleep and then every time I close my eyes I relive a terrible day and keep having dreams with my loved ones in them and I am trying to catch up to them and every time I get close I wake up I have not been happy in a long time lost 20 lbs in six months and cant gain it back I dont want to go to the dr I already have liver and kidney problems emphysema heart condition and sleep apnia so being diagnosed with one more thing feel would put me over the edge I caant afford one more prescription. Cant talk with my family I dont want to bother them I have always been the strong one in the family so whrn there around I put on a happy face.
hey sweetie.. I can give you my number and we can talk.. Its Y'Vonne.
You have been through a lot and when Teresa died, you were the one that found her.. You have every right in the world to be depressed.. I am here if you need to talk..
Hey you guys, can you please welcome my friend here?
You have been through a lot and when Teresa died, you were the one that found her.. You have every right in the world to be depressed.. I am here if you need to talk..
Hey you guys, can you please welcome my friend here?
come on in twiggy! you are most welcome here, I am very sorry for your loses and your health issues, but the only qualification you need to be here is to want to be here, gonna send you some peace to get things started OK?
So sorry bout all the losses. Im sure its devistating, to say the least. Here if u ever need a shoulder.
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welcome here. sorry to hear about whats going on for you, there many good people with good advice on here. i hope u feel welcomed and get supourt you need. welcome.x
Hey Twiggy.. Introduce yourself.. These people here on the depression board are awesome.. I have been here for two years.. They have helped me immensely.. I promise..
They will help to make you feel better.. Everyone here has been through a lot of things their selves..
They will help to make you feel better.. Everyone here has been through a lot of things their selves..
thanks for all the support I need it I hope you all r doing well and hope this support group has helped all of you and hope it will help me its been a rough year for me as I am sure all of you havent had a easy one I really hope all of you can give me some good advice on how to deal with this I have never been like this before
we are all hre for each other...i am sorry for your pain...keep talking it will help you i promise...death is a process that takes time but it will get better.
Welcome to the group. I dont post much here but i read a lot. It's hard to lose loved ones, i've lost 2 this year and dreamt about them last night. Kinda left me feeling wierd all day, wishing i would have been there for them more when they were here. I hope u feel better soon!
Not sure how to introduce myself except I know meandthebeast she is really awesome person and I know she is a good friend my siter just loved her I lost my siter in feb and I was the one that found her I know its probaly not nothing to what some of you have went through My brother was shot about 5 yrs ago and is now paralyzed. I do have a good family but dont like them to know how bad im doing I dont want to stress them I hope i can give you guys some love and support back
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Judy deFreitas of Apopka found that out the hard way a couple of years ago when she developed a grapefruit-sized goiter on the side of her neck. She was having trouble breathing and needed advanced care quickly, but the Baltimore hospital specializing in that care told her it would be months before she could get an appointment.


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For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.
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I have had this empty ribbon spool on my desk for awhile, but I hadn't found the use for it until today. I decided to use the Welcome Home set to make an ornament out of it.
The edges of the spool were a little bent so I decided to cut the edges off.
I traced around the edges on white cardstock.
I cut two white circles, one for each side.
I cut a strip of paper to go around the center to cover up the cardboard.
I glued the paper strip down and tied black ribbon and plaid ribbon over the center. I stamped the house image with black stazon on one of the circles. I colored it with prisma colored pencils. I chalked the sky. I threaded little seed beads on a piece of thread and glued them to the roof line to make the "LIGHTS" I then added glue and glitter for the snow. I added a wire hanger at the top. I glued the white circle to a slightly bigger circle made of black cardstock. I then glued that to one side of the ornament.
Close up of the "LIGHTS".
On the other white circle, I stamped HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS and I also stamped and colored the jingle bell from the Bells on Bobtail set. I handwrote 2010. I glued the white circle to a larger black cardstock circle, and then glued it to the other side of the ornament.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Christmas Tree
Here is the Christmas Tree in Clarendon Shopping Centre.
Many DP sites around the world have been posting pictures of Christmas trees, including
Atlanta ** Greenville ** Las Vegas ** London ** Paris ** Rouen ** St Paul ** Santiago de Chile ** Sequim ** Stayton ** Tenerife ** Vantaa ** Wellington.
At home we no longer bother with a tree, but maintain a family tradition of a displaying a Christmas Crib.
6 comments:
- lynn said...
Ah, lovely shot Gerald, complete with Father Christmas! I shall be posting a tree shot soon and hope that you might add me too! I too have a crib setting; it's tiny but i bring it out year by year and love it.
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:59:00 am
- denton said...
Great idea and lovely photo. I have added your list to my post today.
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:23:00 pm
- lavenderlady said...
Beautiful shot Gerald! Today is our last day of class,,,I will adjust my post to include yours. I too have a Nativity. I hadn't thought of taking a picture of that...but now you have given me a good idea!
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:28:00 pm
- Jing said...
that santa looks funny...
and here Christmas seems a big shopping holiday.
shanghai daily photo
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:48:00 pm
- photowannabe said...
Nice post of Mr. Claus and tree. We haven't had a tree for a few years since we always go to my son's house for almost a week over the Christmas holidays. There would be no one at home to enjoy it. I do still put up our nativity scene and candles. The red Christmas tablecloth comes out so there is a bit of sparkle in the mean time.
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:48:00 pm
- Ham said...
Nice one! (takes me a while to realise - I don't get out much these days ;-) )
- Friday, December 15, 2006 10:23:00 am
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Updated: Wi-Fi hotspots no substitute for mobile broadband: Optus
Read more:Telstra public Wi-Fi could quake competition: IBRS
Optus officials have pitched the data sharing plans as a major announcement that will peel cost-conscious customers from its major rival Telstra.
While Telstra also allows data sharing, it charges $10 per month per device for the privilege. Under the new Optus plans, customers pay a one-time fee of $5 per device — there are no ongoing charges.
However, starting next year, Telstra will provide access to an expanding public Wi-Fi network free to Bigpond broadband customers (limited by the customer's fixed broadband data limit). And iiNet so far has not charged for access to its own announced public Wi-Fi networks in Adelaide and Canberra.
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Monsanto achieved 89 percent of its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from crop protection operations by 22 percent (per pound of active ingredient) by 2020, according to its 2016 sustainability report.
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Welcome to Frank Pozen's Big Bad Blog. A lot of folks have been asking me to update them about my recovery. So I thought I would start a blog primarily to do that but also to talk about other topics of interest including the wrestling business and whatever else I can think of. I plan to update this on a regular basis so check back and leave a comment if you wish.
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Song:Stop That Train
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I'm sure most reggae fans are familiar with Stop That Train but they don't know much about Keith & Tex who had a hit with it in 1967. The story of Keith & Tex begins with Jamaican music pioneer Derrick Harriott. Harriott was a big star in Jamaica in the mid-60s. Then he started his own record company. Keith Rowe and Texas Dixon grew up in the same area of Kingston but didn't know each other. But Rowe wanted to be a singer. He was introduced to Dixon and Keith & Tex was born. It seems they auditioned for and were rejected by every producer in Kingston including Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid. Then Harriott signed them to his Crystal label. Keith & Tex had a few hits including Tonight, This Is My Song and Don't Look Back. But their biggest hit and most memorable song was Stop That Train in 1967. Stop That Train was recorded by The Spanishtonians in 1965. Herriott and his studio bandleader Lyn Taitt were familiar with the song. Today Stop That Train is considered a classic. You can get it on this Derrick Harriott comp. Stop That Train was sampled by Scotty in the song Draw Your Brakes from the 1972 film The Harder They Come. And it was sampled by The Beastie Boys and Vanilla Ice and covered in 1983 by Clint Eastwood & General Saint. Keith & Tex split up in 1970. Dixon moved to Canada. Rowe moved to the US and was in the US Army for 20 years. He recorded solo with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. He currently hosts the Sounds of the Caribbean radio show on WBZC in New Jersey. Keith & Tex still perform together occasionally. Here's Keith & Tex performing Stop That Train in Switzerland Apr. 2014.
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"Road to La Paz" is a quiet, understated film about brotherhood and kinship between two very different Argentinians during the 2001 economic meltdown of the country, one a young man at a loss about how to live with his new wife and one an old man, a Muslim who has lived his life with his wife in Argentina and now wants to begin his pilgrimage, first to La Paz and then onward to Mecca.
What better way to transition from Qatar where I attended Qumra, a support program for upcoming filmmakers from MENA (Middle East, North Africa) to Latin America where I saw at FICG, the Guadalajara Film Festival. "Road to La Paz" is a coproduction of Qatar, Argentina, Netherlands and Germany.
As I write this, it is screening at IFF Panama as well. Below is my interview with first time filmmaker, Francisco Varone. This interview was actually conducted in the foyer of the multiplex in Guadalajara before he went in for its premiere screening, just after I had seen it at the press and industry screening in FICG.
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Sebastian, whose passions are the rock band Vox Dei and his old Peugeot 505 is married and short of cash. Sebas decides to start working as a limo driver with his Peugeot. Among his frequent passengers is Jalil, an old unkind Muslim who one day offers Sebas a large amount of money to drive him to La Paz, Bolivia. Sebas reluctantly accepts. Jalil and Sebas don't agree on anything, not even on what music to play, Sebas likes Vox Dei, a progressive rock band from the 1970s, and Jalil brings along his traditional Arabic music tapes.
The road and Jalil's deteriorated health, make them surmount obstacles and become good fellow travelers. Jalil confesses that in La Paz he'll meet his brother Nazim and peregrinate along to Mecca. Jalil's health worsens and Sebastian knows he has little time left. After a long and winding road, Jalil arrives very weak to La Paz. There, after forty years, he meets his brother again. Sebas heads back home, his mission accomplished, his life changed.
The financing of this film was quite straight forward according to Francisco.
Francisco Varone: In 2012 we submitted the project the film to Visions Sud Est in Switzerland. I was almost working by myself on the film at this time and then started working with a larger Argentinean production company, Concreto Films owned by Juan Taratuto, a big film director who was directing TV commercials and said he'd help. They had a tough time finding investors so he introduced me to Gema Juarez Allen (whose recent film "Invasion" is the story of the U.S. invasion of Panama in the 1980s), a well known documentary producer with experience in coproductions who knew how to find money and understood the value of going to festivals. She said she would do it as her first fiction film and went to San Sebastian Film Festival's Foro de Coproduccion in 2013. There she had lots of one-on-one meetings and met Julius Ponten our Dutch coproducer who got funding from the Netherlands Film Fonds and Gunter Hanfgarn that applied to EZEF, an Evangelistic Fund for films from the south (one of the backers of "Timbuktu").
We already had the support from INCAA in their "Opera Prima" (First Works) section. Out of 100 script submissions, they chose three and I got 50% of the production budget.
We shot the movie in 2014 and then after we had a first rough cut, we went to 2015 Cartagena where we won in Colombia's first FICCI PuertoLAB (consisting of five films by first, second or third time filmmakers from Latam, Spain or Portugal). This post-production money was awarded by a three-woman jury composed of producer Christina Gallego ("The Wind Journeys", "Embrace of the Serpent"), Gaelle Mareschi of Kinology, the international sales agent and Paz Lazaro.
Then Doha added post-production funding for $25,000.
FiGa saw the film in Ventana Sur and picked it up for international sales.
SL:What was your festival strategy?
Francisco Varone: Francisco Varone: The first festival it played in was Busan Film Festival 2015 in So. Korea. We wanted to play some festivals before its release in January in Argentina. There were many Latin American directors in Busan and it's really good for making Asian sales.
From Busan it went on to Chicago, Sao Paolo, Mar del Plata where Ernesto Suárez won the SAGAI Prize for New Actor, at Thessaloniki FF 2015 where it won the Bronze Alexander, Palm Springs, London Argentinean Film Festival, FICCI, FICG and IFF Panama. We also went to Palm Springs, Glasgow, Cartagena, Guadalajara (where I saw it) and Panama (where it is now playing). FiGa sells it at these festivals.
It was released in Argentina in January with 20 prints. So far it has 35,000 admissions and it is still playing, now in its fourth month!
SL: How did you find your sales agent?
Francisco Varone: FiGa picked it up in Ventana Sur in December 2014 where they saw the first cut.
FiGa discussed playing it in more festivals but we needed the Argentinian release now, this year. Finding a commercial release date is hard so when you have it, you take it! There are not many options.
It was finished in 2015. At its premiere in Busan, FiGa it sold to Filmarti for Turkey. FiGa has sold to Danaos for Greece, Spain, Central America, Germany, France and Brazil. U.S. rights are still available.
SL: Now that FiGa has it, what are you doing?
Francisco Varone: Four years ago when I quit commercials I became a professional scriptwriter and I'm also a script doctor, a rarity in Argentina. I conduct short-term one week-to-ten day workshops. Now I have written two scripts for two other directors and am working on my own script. I have lots of ideas…
SL: What was the reaction to this film?
Francisco Varone: Most people have not seen Muslim films so audiences don't recognize Sufi as something special.
In Sao Paolo, some young Muslims saw it and one told me that it was the first time in his life he saw Muslims without guns in a movie. He was surprised also that it came from Latin America.
SL: What was the origin of the film?
Francisco Varone: In 2001 there was a huge economic crisis in Argentina. All savings in the banks disappeared. I was just finishing film school and there were no jobs. My best friend got married and his wife worked. He was a "house-husband". This was a strange role conversion for me, but my friend was happy. I liked this character and wrote a half page of notes.
In 2008 I started a script about him. I also met an old film school friend and found out he had converted to Islam. These elements all went into the screenplay.
I am from a Catholic family but have always been interested in Buddhism and I practice martial arts; I've traveled to China and I like the East. So my friend introduced me to the Islam community. Like in the movie, I was in a ceremony called Dikhr, a Sufi ritual that takes one to two hours. It is a deeply moving experience.
I discovered something here in Argentina. How such Middle Eastern religions could be so organically a part of general society. I wanted to show this.
At the same time, I was into Zen Buddhism. Regarding how they express "truth", I find the Buddhists and the Koran use the same words. We are all talking about the same thing.
The movie is not propaganda, it is simply depicting one possibility, one road…
SL: How did you cast the film?
Francisco Varone: It as great for the film to have a huge star in such an indie film. The young actor, Rodrigo de la Serna, is very famous and he was very generous to trust in a debutant director and producer in fiction.
We had held a casting search in theaters in Cordoba, Uruguay, and other places and could not find an actor for the role of the Sufi. We had a casting director who called other casting directors and Eugenia Levin who had cast many important movies said on the phone she had the perfect actor and hd offered him this great part, but he had said no. She put us in touch with the older actor, Ernesto Suárez. He is very famous as a stage actor in Mendoza, a province in Argentina, but this is his first film. He lives a very modest life, drives a 1980 Renault, has a small house, a few clothes. He was not sure he wanted to do it, though we wanted him because he has such a natural quality.
He was not really interested in acting in a movie and I took a plane to talk to him. His two sons told him to do it, and so he accepted the part.
We found him three weeks before we started shooting. We were thinking of cancelling the shoot because we could not find the right actor.
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We are back from our holiday in England, currently dealing with jet lag and the dreaded return to work. Our little Ella has adjusted fairly well, sleeping through the last night, after a few very restless and exhausting nights for us. I think daycare tired her out yesterday!
We spent the first 10 days of our holiday in Waterlooville, East Hampshire (near Portsmouth) at Andy's parents house, aka Grandad and Grandma Bunny. We then travelled to Bicester for the wedding of Lee and Claire, stoping at Gatwick Airport to pick up my parents, aka Nannie and Grampie, who flew in from Toronto. After Bicester we went to London for a few days with Nannie and Grampie, staying in an Airbnb in Herne Hill, our old stomping ground.
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|Me and Guillaume
|Me, Alison and Guillaume
|Clause, me, Betty and Alison enjoying our food - I'm eating my dessert crepe here, Betty has a bowl of Vietnamese
While in London I stayed at Jon and Betty's place. So great to catch up with these guys, I really miss them living in Melbourne with us. Betty had a report writing day the next day (aka a day off), so I went to a yoga class in the morning at Triyoga while she did some report writing, and then met her in Primrose Hill for lunch. To get from Triyoga to the cafe I was able to walk along Regent's canal which was very calm and peaceful - I love finding places like this in a very busy city! After our lunch I headed back to Waterlooville on the train, saying good-bye to Andy for the next few days as he headed to Barcelona for Lee's stag do. I know very little of what went on this weekend and nor do I want to!
|Regent's Canal, Primrose Hill
While Andy was away Dave, Ella and I took a trip to Staunton Farm. Located in East Hampshire, we checked out cows, goats, llamas, donkeys, alpacas and even an ostrich. There was also a great soft play area for babies/toddlers in the Play Barn which Ella enjoyed. Soft play areas and animals are a perfect combination for one-year-olds!
That weekend we were busy with Andy's dad's 60th birthday/retirement party. A great chance to catch up with all of Andy's family - especially Ella's only living great-grandparent. Andy managed to make it for the party Sunday afternoon, looking surprisingly fresh after his weekend in Barcelona!
|Ella - stealing the show at Dave's retirement party
After the weekend we headed over to Emsworth, a small town in Hampshire on the south coast. We enjoyed a walk along the Chichester Harbour, feeding some ducks, and wandering around the cute town looking in charity shops and stoping for lunch at the Driftwood Café.
|Emsworth: Town square, Lake Emsworth and feeding the ducks
Our second last day in Waterlooville included a shopping trip to Portsmouth where I found a dress to wear at Lee and Claire's wedding in about half an hour... surely that is some kind of record?! And it was on sale, what a bonus! (Pics to follow in the next post.)
We also visited the Waterlooville Leisure Centre to take Ella swimming. Unfortunately the water was pretty cold so we didn't stay long. However once there we discovered they have a HUGE play centre, with different areas for different ages. Ella absolutely loves any sort of soft play centre - they are a great place for her to crawl around and explore. Each section of the play centre was designed to look like a different country, and funnily enough the baby section was Australia!
|Waterlooville Playcentre
Our last night was spent with Andy's good friend's Alex and Michelle, who have a 9 month old. Ella loved playing with all her toys and especially with their dog, Woody. She just cuddled up to him at the end of the night which was super cute.
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I decided that the very best thing I could do to celebrate Day of the Environment was to visit my small forest reserve, Bosque Santa Lucia, located about 18 kilometers from Santarem. I
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Friday, June 06, 2008
Day of the Environment
Posted by Steven Winn Alexander at Friday, June 06, 2008
Labels: Amazon River, Animals, Birds, Bosque Santa Lucia, Botanical listing, Community, Forest, Nature photography, Santarém, Tapajós River, Trees, Walking tours, Weather, Woods
2 comments:
- Sandpiper said...
Fascinating posts. Life is certainly different there than from what it is here. It's so interesting to hear about your sightings. Your muddy car experience is somewhat familiar though. My husband, new to southern rainstorms (at the time), decided to try driving through a large puddle (read flash flood), after a short but heavy rainfall. The water started pouring in under the doors and then the car began to float. I asked him why he was still steering. ;-)
- Steven Alexander said...
Sandpiper, never lack of excitement here. Floating cars across lakes, spending two hours washing the car, as I did today. I've come close to getting killed in traffic twice over the last few days. REALLY CLOSE.
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Nutrition: Hangry today. It didn't even occur to me that working until 8pm meant I should bring something to eat. How do I of all people forget such a thing?!
Sleep: 7.25 hours in bed, 9p-415a, 70% quality. Hubs came home around 3a, and I dozed in/out (mostly awake) until I gave up. UGH. Got up very tired, but doing okay mentally. However, I very quickly realized my stress capacity was drained to nearly nothing thanks to the crap sleep.
Healthy Movement: Got up with extremely tight & somewhat sore lower legs, plus a little left foot & ankle ache. During class I crouched a lot specifically to stretch both Achilles, seemed to help a little. Debated heavily what to do about noon run, because the soreness was enough to be concerning. Was last night "bonus miles" or was it my Wednesday run, done a day early? Teetering between "push on through" vs "avoid injury" and ARGH. My solution was KB swings. Lots & lots of 'em, out in the sunshine. Lesson learned: one should always take kettlebells outdoors.
Fun & Play: Class outside on the back patio, although I really wanted to JOIN IN! 5 pairs of new trail-running Merrells were delivered to my front door today! Didn't get the box opened, but it's on the Thursday night schedule. Noon dose of sunshine. Rest of the day, see "Stress Management," yo. Ugh.
Stress Management: An overwhelming day. As the pending month-end madness stares down at us, and we're already behind, I got dumped with yet another demand for my time. Meanwhile, just yesterday the CFO proclaimed we weren't supposed to work 25% more hours but rather do 25% less of the work we were doing before 7/8. Yet the tasks we're all picking up are things we have to slowly fumble through so we take 25% longer than the former doers. So, I find myself both working 25% more and getting dumped with even more extra unforeseen work, too. I am drowning. DROWING.
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I am a HUGE reader, so nailing down just four books is a bit hard for me.
Since I have already said that To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book a few times on this here blog, I will skip that one. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (really anything by her) is my next fave and I've also proclaimed my love for Harry Potter and Hunger Games, so I'll bypass those as well.
The list could go on and on. My book choices, like my movie and music tastes, are completely varied.
What does that leave? Hmm….
Let's go old school.
I'm going back more than a few years for all of these!
1) Anything by Lynne Reid Banks–I have most of her children's books and I still re-read them for nostalgia's sake every so often. My favorites are: The Indian in the Cupboard series, The Fairy Rebel, The Farthest Away Mountain, and I: Houdini.
2) The Egypt Game–You probably all know I am a Egpyt-addict by this point, so this book should come as no surprise. I wanted to start my own "game" as a kid. Ugh. My nerdy ways continue to this day!
3) The Wind in the Willows–My mom read this series to my brothers and I every night when we were little. Who can resist the adventures of Mole, Ratty, Toad and friends? Not me!
4) Chronicles of Narnia–Not just a childhood favorite but a favorite to this day. My favorite book in the series is Prince Caspian. I try to re-read all 7 books at least every year or two. C.S. Lewis is a literary genius.
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A church has been fire-bombed in an attack that gutted its ground floor, church officials said, escalating a dispute over the use of the word 'Allah' by non-Muslims.
Al least two other churches are also believed to have been attacked in the last 12 hours in the Klang Valley - the Assumption Church in Jalan Templer, Petaling Jaya and the Life Chapel Church in Section 17, Petaling Jaya.
A fire department official said all stations were on alert for more blazes at religious buildings, ahead of planned nationwide protests today by Muslim groups angry over the use of the word as a translation for 'God' by Christians.
The three-storey Metro Tabernacle church in Desa Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, part of the Assemblies of God movement, was set ablaze in the attack which took place around midnight, said church leader Peter Yeow, 62.
"Witnesses saw four people smash the glass and throw incendiaries into the church building. They came on two motorcycles," he told AFP at the scene as fire department forensic officers picked through the wreckage.
There were no casualties in the attack on the church, which occupies the corner lot of a row of shop houses and which Yeow said draws some 1,500 people weekly.
"The fire destroyed the administrative part of the church. We do not know if the prayer hall on the third floor suffered any damage," he said, warning all other churches to "double their guard" against any attacks.
Anuar Harun, who headed the fire department operation, said that forensic experts were working with the police and a canine unit to probe the blaze.
"We are investigating the cause of fire. We cannot provide any more details. It is a sensitive issue," he said when asked if it was a case of arson.
"We have asked all our fire stations to be on alert for such fires on religious premises," he told AFP.Meanwhile Kuala Lumpur police chief Sabtu Othman said the police found one spanner and a kerosene container at the scene, along with two scorched helmets.
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Meanwhile the Assumption church, which is located next to the Assunta Hospital, is believed to have come under attack at about 4am today.
Church officials said that homemade firebombs were thrown into the Catholic church but fortunately they did not explode.
A third church, in Section 17, Petaling Jaya, was also attacked last night, causing some damage to the outer building of the Life Chapel Church.
Building erupted into flames
The High Court last week ruled in favour of the Catholic weekly, The Herald newspaper, which has used 'Allah' as a translation for "God" in its Malay-language section. The government has said the word should be used only by Muslims.
The ruling was suspended on Wednesday pending an appeal, after the government argued the decision could cause racial conflict in multicultural Malaysia, where Muslim Malays make up 60 percent of the population.
The security guard at the Metro Tabernacle church, 65-year-old V Mariappan, said he had just walked away from the main entrance of the building to use the bathroom when the building erupted in flames.
"When I came back, there was a huge fire inside the church building. There was a few loud explosions like bombs exploding," he said, adding he saw two motorcycle helmets lying on the road in flames.
The Herald's editor Father Lawrence Andrew has warned of a campaign of intimidation including hacker attacks against the weekly's website, protest plans and widespread criticism in the media over last week's ruling."We believe these actions (are designed) to create a climate of fear and a perceived threat to national security so as to pressure the court in reversing its decision," he said this week.
The Herald, which is printed in four languages, has been using the word 'Allah' as a translation for 'God' in its Malay-language section, but the government argued 'Allah' should be used only by Muslims.
More than half of Malaysia's Catholics are from indigenous groups, most of whom live in Sabah and Sarawak and who mainly speak Bahasa Malaysia.
source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/121435
Anwar (PKR) tells supporters not to join protests (http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/121335)
Najib (Current PM): We can't stop people from protesting (http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/121331)
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Wolfdog: A treasure among the trash
He goes by the nickname "Wolfdog." Lives in Alabama's great outdoors. And he spends most of his time, along with his dog, Bandit, picking trash — copious amounts of trash — out of the waterways.
It's not a job. He doesn't get paid. He says he does it out of his love for the planet and its wildlife.
"I'm not asking anybody for anything. I'm not a charity case. I ain't a bum. I'm not a mooch," says 55-year-old Cliff Skees. "But I do care about the environment. I care about wildlife. I care about human beings, but human beings, they take one look at me and they say, 'Well, he's just a piece of trash, you know.'
"Maybe I am. But then again, maybe I ain't. I can look myself in the mirror and say I'm trying."
We'll go so far — despite the hard times he's gone through in life — to cast a vote for "ain't."
And to point out that, most likely, a lot of those people who see him as "trash" are the same ones who so casually discard it, cluttering the waterways around Mobile, Alabama.
Skees is an unpolished gem, first discovered four years ago by Ben Raines, an environmental reporter for the Mobile Press-Register.
At the time, Skees was living the woods and was commonly seen with Bandit, gathering garbage from the shores from a canoe with these words painted on the side, "Be a critter, please don't litter."
Raines wrote a story back then about the man and his mission. He followed along as Skees — and Bandit, too — scooped up trash from the water and returned it to their base, where 140 bags full of garbage, stacked and numbered, sat.
"It was a startling sight, and a testament to just how trashy we Alabamians are, for even with that much trash picked up, so much more remained along the river banks," Raines wrote.
Recently, Raines ran into him again — and found out that, while Skees' mission remained the same, his situation has improved somewhat. You can read that second story here.
After the first story appeared, someone donated a pontoon boat to Skees, and he turned it into his base of operations.
Raines happened upon Wolfdog and Bandit again last week at a boat ramp on Chickasabouge Creek.
"They both looked prosperous and had a certain spring in their collective step. I immediately had the feeling some good fortune had come their way," Raines wrote.
"Mr. Ben!" Wolfdog shouted, "You've got to see my rig. Things are different these days."
Wolfdog then showed off the houseboat he had fashioned from the pontoon boat — one complete with solar panels, an electric motor, and other features that he fashioned out of recycled materials and some "backwoods hillbilly ingenuity."
"The woodwork is top notch. Glossy marine varnish shines from every surface. There's a bed, a table, a propane stove and several small windows. The framing for the insulated walls is aluminum, to better resist rotting. Everywhere you look, the craftsmanship is meticulous," Raines reported.
An anonymous donor gave Skees the old 1979 pontoon boat after the first article appeared, apparently to support his one-man cleanup mission.
While friends donated items to the houseboat project, Skees receives no support for his efforts to keep the waterways clean — except that which Bandit supplies. When they are out in the canoe, Bandit will leap off to collect cups and plastic bottles in his mouth.
Wolfdog says he hopes to set a Guinness World Record for picking up trash, and he still dreams of finding some support from the local environmental groups.
"I can't get nobody to help me. That's what breaks my heart the worst. I can't even get a thank you," Wolfdog said. "I think they look at me and they see trash…
"I won't give up. Get discouraged sometimes. But my best work, the best of my work, don't come nowhere close to what I leave behind … There's just no comparison. No comparison. Not nowhere close."
Skees says it was on his first canoe ride that he fell in love with the solace of canoeing.
That trip is also when, seeing trash in the water, cleaning it up began his calling.
"For certain for sure," he said. "There aren't enough words in my vocabulary to talk about it."
If you are interested in helping Wolfdog and Bandit with their mission, contact Raines at email@example.com.
(Photo courtesy of Wolfdog)
Posted by John Woestendiek May 2nd, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: alabama, animals, bandit, ben raines, canoe, clean, cliff skees, dog, dogs, environment, garbage, guardian, homeless, houseboat, litter, mobile, pets, pollution, reporter, rivers, trash, waterways, wildlife, wolfdog
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Getting (a little) serious about dog poop
Every day in Seattle, where dogs outnumber children, 41,250 pounds of poop exits dogs and lands on the otherwise fair city, according to the Seattle Times.
In a year (who says newspapers don't cover the important stuff anymore) that adds up to 15.1 million pounds, but it also leads to a lot of confrontations between neighbors, between dog owners and animal-control officers, and between dog owners and passers-by — not to mention steppers-in.
And, actually, it is important stuff.
The non-scoopers among us — and you know who you are — aren't just contributing to an erosion in the quality of life, but to health problems as well.
When it rains, as it often does in Seattle, dog poop can run into storm drains, and then into lakes and streams and eventually Puget Sound. In Baltimore, it can take a similar route and end up in the Inner Harbor, and other, more frolic-worthy waterways.
Dave Ward, principal watershed steward for Snohomish County in Washington, notes that kids thinking they are playing in a pristine stream could actually be coming into contact with roundworms, E. coli and Giardia.
"Pet waste comes consistently to the top as one of the principal sources of contamination in urban waterways," Ward said.
The Times story goes on to recount some of the nasty confrontations dog poop has led to in Seattle, where citations ($54 a whack) can be issued not just for failing to scoop poop, but for failure to carry proper poop-scooping equipment.
In 2007, Seattle — home to an estimated 125,000 dogs — issued 65 citations related to dog poop, from failing to scoop in parks to allowing accumulation of feces on one's property.
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Posted by John Woestendiek January 20th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
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Artbabe creator Jessica Abel just published an almost-exclusive comics piece on the Web. Originally published in the New Year's edition of LA Weekly, Xochimilco inserts itself into the story already underway in book one of Jessica's comic La Perdida. After La Perdida was published, Jessica realized that she wanted to develop the characters more -- and that she wanted to address Semana Santa (Easter Week), the second-most important holiday in Mexico. So she wrote and drew this piece.
Eventually, "Xochimilco" will be placed where it belongs, between the first and second tiers of page 32 of La Perdida Book One, but for now, you can read it online -- years before La Perdida will be collected in a book format. Pretty neat. Jessica also offers photographs of the real Xochimilco in the Mexico Diaries section of the Artbabe Army area. You'll need to join the Army to access the photos, but doing so is fast, free, and above all, fun.
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