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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by whs37, Nov 21, 2012.
Did anybody see the Nexus 7 on sale for black Friday in the US. I am looking for a 32GB model.
Looks like Office Depot is the best deal, although a tax free online store at list will be only $2 more.
Thanks, I'll have a look.
Tough Thanksgiving, rootbrain?
Office Depot will have it for $230, best I've sen around
I have seen a couple places claiming it to be on sale but it's still the regular price...
Unfortunately for me, every Office Depot in my city was sold out. So I had to get it for full price at Office Max.
No "sales"on these things. When you see one place with a lowered price they'll all have that same new price. Just about the same on all electronics.
Office Depot here was sold out of the 32GB model too - @11.30AM. But the wife managed to get one in HHGREG and they matched the $230 price. But it was a real zoo.


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60s, Africa, agriculture, history, independence, policy, storytelling, strategy
Thinking through the direction of our conversation here on the Seed-Africa platform, it occurred to me that I should dedicate a post to making some very important connections between the agricultural histories of the many countries that make up the African continent. A late-evening conversation last Friday, with one of my partners; Jumoke Balogun (co-founder – Compare Afrique), led to the conclusion that development discourse that does not restrict itself to conversation about one country or region in Africa, opens the door to a more robust interaction not only with other interested African development wonks, but with the wider development community.
However, taking that thought a little further over the days that followed, it occured to me that it is awfully difficult to write about Africa not just for the simple fact that it is boiling stew of experiences and contexts as varied as each of its many countries, but because it is just as easy to fall into the trap of not drawing clear distinctions when making conclusions and value judgments about the Continent especially in the context of development. This is a trap that a lot of development discourse falls into and one which is particularly irksome to me as a reader, a practitioner and most especially as an African. That being said, it is important to note that while no two African nations will ever perfectly align regardless of whether they are considered from a geographical, political economy or any other standpoint for that matter, there are quite often, a few shared experiences that tie each of these bad boys together.
The even more interesting thing is that close examination and documentation of frequently occurring patterns can potentially serve as a sort of agric development manual for African nations looking to catch up to some of their more developed sister states within the immediate region and across the continent.
With these thoughts in mind, I decided that it would be useful to do a series of short stories on of some these shared development experiences specifically in the context of agricultural development strategy. Over the next few posts, I will tell a story with a narrative that weaves in one or two agricultural development paradigms reflected in the agric development strategy of the day. This is by no means an exhaustive account of broader agricultural development history in Africa as that will be a narration that can scarcely be contained in a few posts. What this series will be, is a look at some of the similar (key) agricultural development strategies across African countries, culled from my somewhat extensive research efforts, with the goal of providing an overview of the general consensus of what worked and what didn't.
Most African countries achieved independence in the 1960s and each one of the paradigms I will incorporate into my stories is relevant to most of these countries in the 3 to 4 decades that immediately followed.
My hope at the end of this set is to provide a clear perspective on what has been tried and rejected, thereby setting the stage for our future discussion of how strategy today and tomorrow can learn from yesterday's failures. The really nice thing about a discussion like this is that we will be able to see how some of these major issues while fundamentally the same, occurred in different ways in the different country contexts; further illustrating the uniqueness of each nation. One end will however remain the same as you will see; and that is that regardless of what country these stories take us to, people in each context were thoroughly and commonly affected within a relatively short period of time.
I hope you will follow along and hopefully join, via comments and contributions, what I think will be a fun next few weeks. For my African readers, I look forward to having you walk with me inside the great African art of storytelling and for my non-African audience, take a seat on the mat, put your feet up, pour yourself a cup of palm wine and join in; we are an exceedingly hospitable people.
First up; "Money does grow on trees! (the farmers exclaimed incredulously…)".


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A number of health books for lay readers published in 2010 offer practical advice for patients, as well as some page-turning narratives, according to today's Informed Patient column.
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by Kaiser Toro, Sep 29, 2008.
With Haslett acting as the new head coach the Rams will go on to the Super Bowl for the NFC.
They're an awful team right now, and they have no heart it seems.
Yeah, the Rams defense has been awesome under Haslet. LOL!
The Rams are in complete disarray right now.
Maybe we can trade them Rick Smith for a six pack of Shiner?
You wouldnt get a six pack of warm backwash for Dick Smith .... much less Shiner.
I'd be on the phone yesterday if I were them to Cowher.
And if I were Cowher I'd keep dodging the Rams' phone calls & any number in that area code. He's got a nice gig at the moment with CBS, and when he does decide to return to coaching I'm sure he'll pick a better landing spot than St. Louis.
I remember I wanted the Texans to give Linehan a long look and potentially hire him. And that's how I didn't get to be part of the front office.
Me too.
You guys I'm sure weren't the only ones. Linenhan was the hot coord a few years ago, but as you see not everyone is cut out to be a head coach. There are some on this board that thinks Kubiak is an *****, but look what we could have ended up with.
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PCB, SLC sign agreement
Submitted by Jagath Perera on June 28, 2012 - 15:34
The PCB has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket under which the two boards have agreed to allow their players to take part in the domestic T20 premier leagues of both countries. The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Zaka Ashraf said from Kuala Lumpur that the document was signed on...
Good move. Slap on BCCI(AKA;ICC) face. Pakistan banks can sponsor SL tournaments.
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Submitted by kushan1987 on June 29, 2012 - 08:14.
hope Pakistan will provide a very good security for our players if they visit Pakistan . good luck
@ Gangster : Even with or without Agreement SL players will surely play in our domestic matches (IPL). But think off man if SL players play in IPL, PPL, SLPL, Bigbash, BPL, Friends T20, do they have time to play for SL, Just Kidding...


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The opening of Aloft Kiev will mark Starwood's third hotel in Ukraine following the opening of a Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Zaporozhye in 2011 and the signings of Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection hotel in Odessa, which is due to open in 2014, and a new Sheraton hotel in Kiev, which is scheduled to open in 2016.
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It's been a while since I posted here, but I have finally got some primal-approved foods in my pantry. The nutella is all gone (cry
) but I have to do what's best for my health. In the last 2-3 months I've put on probably 15 lbs and I can't afford new clothes, so I MUST take the weight off.
So as of last night I'm back on the primal diet. Taking it one day at a time. I'll try doing some high intensity exercise in the house (too hot outside right now) for at least 20 minutes to get started.
I had a big bowl of sauteed veggies (in olive oil and a dab of butter) with cashews for dinner last night and will probably have the same for lunch today, along with a salad.
Hope everyone else is doing well on your paths!
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Is Decentralization "Glue" or "Solvent" for National Unity?
The last two centuries have seen the rise of the nation-state as the dominant political institution around the world. During this period, the colonial empires of varying duration and reach created first by the Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch, then the French and British, then the Germans and Italians, and finally the Russians and Americans crumbled and were replaced by independent nation-states. However, "state" and "nation" are not always equivalent. In a surprising number of countries, as we discuss later in this paper, autonomist and secessionist movements of varying strength and character remain active. The broad question we consider in this paper is whether decentralization is likely to hurt or help national unity in these "countries at risk."
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Take a bite out of a living mammal and it bleeds. But take a bite out of some plants, and they send poison to the wound. Now, scientists have discovered the biological mechanism of one such defense in corn that thwarts even the hungriest of insects: the caterpillar.
For 20 years, W. Paul Williams--a U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service geneticist at Mississippi State University in the town of Mississippi State--has been crossing exotic strains of insect-resistant corn from the Caribbean island of Antigua. His colleague Dawn Luthe, a plant biologist at Pennsylvania State University in State College, wanted to understand the mechanism behind the natural insect resistance. She found that when a caterpillar chomps on these varieties of corn, a previously unknown enzyme called Mir1-CP starts to accumulate at the site of the wound.
Further experiments revealed that the enzyme makes a part of a caterpillar's gut, called the peritrophic matrix, permeable, inhibiting digestion. As a result, the caterpillar larva remains small and more vulnerable to predators. The damaged gut also allows microorganisms and parasites to pass from the caterpillar's food into the insect's body and kill it, Luthe reported yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in Atlanta, Georgia.
Once Luthe and colleagues identified the mechanism behind the corn's resistance, they wanted to see how this natural defense compared with transgenic toxin. To do this, they fed caterpillar larvae pure bacillus thuringiensis toxin. The Mir1-CP enzyme caused up to 4-times more morbidity than did the toxin. However, it took longer for those fed the enzyme to die because of how the enzyme works. Lastly, the team fed caterpillar larvae both the Mir1-CP enzyme and the bacillus thuringiensis toxin. Luthe says that this combination was much more deadly than either one was alone. "When you mix two mechanisms of attacking a caterpillar, it's unlikely that they will develop a resistance to both mechanisms," she says.
Even though the Mir1-CP enzyme doesn't kill caterpillars outright, Gregg Howe, a plant biologist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, says "simply slowing down the growth of the insect larvae would provide opportunities for predators to come in and reduce those populations pretty quickly." And because this is a natural defense rather than a genetically modified one, he says, it may "get around the transgenic technology that has been objected to in Europe and in other places."
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This topic contains 6 replies, has 4 voices, and was last updated by Grégoire Noyelle 3 years, 8 months ago.
January 3, 2014 at 5:42 pm #83016
I am using the french version of WP and there are words that are still in english. I have yet to find if they are in WP, in Genesis master theme or the Agency Pro child theme.
For instance, in the middle section of my homepage, the post contains:
31 décembre 2013 By coop2010 Leave a Comment
Although I have modified the Post Info in Genesys Simple Edits plug-in, "By" is still not translate. On the other hand, if I leave a comment, the word "By" is translate properly.
So, this seems to imply that some of the post info is generated by wordpress.
If so, someone has an idea where I should look in WP.
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Quebec, CanadaJanuary 3, 2014 at 9:38 pm #83037
Salut Claude! 🙂
You would find those strings to translate (and more) in Genesis. To do that you'll need an application like POEdit or a plugin. I know there's a Genesis translation plugin of some sort. I never tried it as, early in my using WordPress, I discovered the CodeStyling Localization plugin and I've used that ever since. The advantage is that you an translate any plugin or theme with it (as long as they are localized properly). You can find it here:
The following plugin would also enable you to change the post info, post meta and footer text directly using text and shortcodes:
Good luck!January 4, 2014 at 1:30 am #83077
Grégoire NoyelleParticipant
Hello Claude
The string you're are talking about comes from Genesis Frameworks
Normally the plugins Genesis Translation do the right job. I made the french part.
GrégoireJanuary 4, 2014 at 9:05 am #83119
Thanks - MerciJanuary 4, 2014 at 9:17 am #83121
Andrea RennickKeymaster
Those are filterable ares that are customizable. Please see the code snippets area in my.studiopress.com for each section.
They are not translated by the plugin or po edit because they are *customizable* so you must do them manually in the functions file.
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The forums are community based. Staff only monitors the forum for issues relating to the forum itself and to redirect users to where they need to go.January 4, 2014 at 10:13 am #83142
Hey Andrea,
I'd love to know how to customize them in functions.php (are there docs on those filters somewhere?) but the default values are indeed taken from the translation files (.mo file if it exists), however they are translated. I usually use CodeStyling or more recently, POEdit but translating with either does work and the text show correctly in French in the front end.January 4, 2014 at 2:11 pm #83236
Grégoire NoyelleParticipant
All the code snippets are here. The plugins Genesis translation works for
most of the strings.
The snippets provide very customizable for each web site without changing .po files like for post info
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It's 1973 All Over Again
Victor Davis Hanson
True, the murder of four Americans in Benghazi has become a mess of partisan bickering. But the disturbing facts now transcend politics. The Obama administration -- the president himself, Secretary of State
The problem is not just that such scapegoating was untrue, but that our officials knew it was untrue when they said it -- given both prior CIA talking-point briefings and phone calls from those on the ground during the attacks.
One theme ties all the bizarre aspects of Benghazi scandal together -- the doctored talking points, the inexplicable failure to beef up diplomatic security before the attacks and to send in help during the fighting, the jailing of a petty con artist on the false charge that his amateur video had led to attacks on our consulate, and the shabby treatment of nonpartisan
There was an overarching pre-election desire last year to downplay any notion that al-Qaeda remained a serious danger after the much ballyhooed killing of
As the congressional hearings on Benghazi were taking place last week, we also learned that the
Instead, groups with suspiciously American names like "Patriot" or "Tea Party" prompted
At about the same time as the Benghazi and
Unfortunately, such relationships are not rare with this administration. The head of
And there is more. The
Apparently, in the logic of the Obama White House and the
Last month, the congressional architect of Obamacare, Sen.
Democrats are panicking because before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is even fully implemented in the midterm election year 2014, it appears neither affordable nor protective of patients. That reality was long ago foreseeable -- given that Obamacare passed on a strictly partisan vote, with a number of questionable legislative payoffs to skeptical fence-sitting Democrats, and even after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who helped ram the bill through the House, admitted that, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."
What is the common denominator in all these second-term administration embarrassments? "Hope and change" is fast becoming the 1973 Nixon White House.
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He's making his 43rd Pocono start Saturday; Pocono ARCA 200 Live on FOX Sports 1
It's hard to find a scenario in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards tour that 10-time series champ Frank Kimmel hasn't come across over his quarter century ARCA career.
However, the all-time series winner (80 victories) finally found something Wednesday he had not yet done - that would be testing at Pocono Raceway.
"Actually, this is the first time we've ever tested at Pocono," Kimmel said. "The only testing I ever got in there was just practice before the race."
If he hasn't tested at Pocono, he most certainly has a lot of practice in over the years on the "Tricky Triangle". Kimmel, in the No. 44 Ansell-Menards Toyota, will be making his 43rd ARCA start at Pocono in Saturday's Pocono ARCA 200.
"It was a really good test. Coming off the trailer, it was decent, and we made some significant gains all day. Out last lap was our best lap...really, really happy with the car."
Kimmel was fifth fastest overall (167.560 mph) in Wednesday's open test among 24 drivers who posted time and speed.
Kimmel has three wins at Pocono - in 1999, 2005 and 2006 among 21 top-five finishes overall, including finishes of second and third in last year's races. Kimmel's top-five runs at Pocono also include seven runner-up finishes.
Most of Kimmel's success at Pocono came with his brother Bill Kimmel, who served as crew chief before Frank moved onto ThorSport Racing, and now Win-Tron Racing in 2014. Kimmel is currently working with NASCAR veteran crew chief Jamie Jones at Win-Tron.
"It was really good to be able to spend some time with Jamie yesterday...it was really the first time Jamie and I got to work together on the intermediate stuff. We're pretty excited."
Kimmel's first start at Pocono was in 1992 when he finished fifth, a sign of good things to come.
"The track's changed so much over the years; it's not the same track that I raced on years ago. I don't really see us having an advantage. Most everyone got a full day of testing in yesterday to make it a level playing field. These kids already have it pretty-well figured out."
And like most any driver you talk to, Kimmel loves racing at Pocono.
"I think it's got everything. It's so different from anywhere else we go. All the turns are different yet it's really fast. It gives you superspeedway speeds. All the straightaways are long, so you do a lot of passing down the straightaways, which, in turn, makes the corners so critical. You've got to get off the turns good to carry the right momentum to get down the long straightaways, and then beat him to the next corner. It's an interesting place."
Despite his limited time testing, Kimmel understands, arguably more than anyone, how to go fast at Pocono.
"To run well, you've got to have the complete package; you can't lack in any category. The chassis has to be right, the aero, the horsepower...everything has to come together and work together. It takes all facets of what each team member brings to be successful there...to make it go better."
On-track activity for the Pocono ARCA 200 includes one practice session on Friday, June 6 from 10:00-11:50 a.m., with Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell following at 2:30.
The Pocono ARCA 200 is live on FOX Sports 1 Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
In addition to live coverage on FOX 1, ARCAracing.com will feature live timing and scoring of all the ARCA on-track activities.
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In the summer of 2011, I underwent cosmetic rhinoplasty with a desire to straighten my nose. The surgery passed without complication. No excessive bleeding and minimal pain. My plastic surgeon did create a higher bridge. However, as the months passed, I noticed that my nose remained broad on the sides. I am now 9 months post-op and I am concerned that the shape I see now will more or less be... READ MORE
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THE BOOK OF MORMON Announces Lottery Policy for Orpheum Theatre Run
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, returns to Minnesota August 20--September 14, 2014 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement. The production in Minneapolis is pleased to announce a pre-show ticket lottery, making a limited number of tickets available for $25 each, cash only, at the Orpheum box office, 910 Hennepin Avenue. THE BOOK OF MORMON is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of its 2014/15 Broadway on Hennepin Season. For more information, visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org.
Ticket lottery entries will be accepted at the Orpheum lobby beginning two and one-half hours prior to each performance. Each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a provided card. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $25 each. Only one entry is allowed per person and up to two tickets provided per winner. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Tickets are subject to availability. THE BOOK OF MORMON producers are pleased to offer these low-priced ticket lottery seats for every city on the national tour.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, "South Park." Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical. THE BOOK OF MORMON set design is by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus.
A pre-show ticket lottery will be conducted at the Orpheum Theatre before every performance. A limited number of tickets will be made available for the lottery at $25 each, cash only. Entries will be accepted in the lobby beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance. Each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a provided card. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for the opportunity to purchase up to two tickets for $25 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Tickets must be purchased by winners at the time of the drawing. Winners will show photo ID at the box office 15 minutes prior to curtain to collect their tickets and enter the theatre. Tickets are non-transferrable; re-selling of tickets obtained through the lottery is strictly prohibited. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.
Single tickets for THE BOOK OF MORMON are on sale now and may be purchased in person at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Avenue), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by phone at 1.800.982.2787 and at all Ticketmaster Outlets. Ticket prices begin at $49, subject to change and availability. All prices include applicable facility fees. Additional charges may apply. There is a limit of eight tickets per person. Groups of 15 or more should contact Group Sales at 612.373.5665 or email firstname.lastname@example.com Theatre Trust strongly recommends only purchasing tickets through these authorized sources. Performance dates are Wednesday, August 20 through Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre. Performance times are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m.


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i was looking at benmaller.com (very good sports rumor site) and there is more dirt coming out of LA from this hoopsworld.com website.
we all know the rumor about LA sending us Slavo and George for bender and the 17th pick.
apparently, the lakers would then send the 17th pick, the 10th pick, caron butler, and expiring contracts like divac, jones, and atkins to the hornets for magloire, brown, and the 4th pick.
anyways, i am assuming the lakers would take deron williams or paul (if availalbe)
if all this goes down the lakers will be a big time force, especially with phil jackson returning.
pg: williams or paul
sg: bryant
sf: odom
pf: brown
c: magloire
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Introduction to Space: The Science of Spaceflight (Orbit a Foundation Series)
NASA is again reorganizing its resources to accomplish its fluctuating missions. The fourth edition of Introduction to Space: The Science of Spaceflight has received a major overhaul to bring to you a readable understanding of how these goals may be achieved. It has been updated with the latest information on the science and technology involved to explain why astronauts are weightless, what satellites do and why they don t fall from the sky, how we will live on Mars, and whether or not there is life elsewhere in the universe. The book is now profusely illustrated throughout with 274 illustrations of which 102 are in color. All measurements are presented in both common units and in the international System of Units (SI), commonly called metric units.
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Passion and Law
Just as Atlético Madrid's Sergio 'Kun' Agüero seemed to be taking over the world as we know it, his little compatriot and international rooming partner Leo Messi decided that he'd like to stay on the fingertips of Spain's keyboard judges for at least another week.
Barça's glut of goals came like the proverbial flood after the drought, but in truth it had been coming for some time. Barça have not been playing poorly, but were just being alarmingly slipshod in front of goal. In the end, someone cops it, and it was Sporting who had the misfortune to be on the end of the confidence booster that the victory over the other Sporting (Lisbon) proved to be.
On the other hand, Atlético continued to bang 'em in this weekend, scoring four for the second consecutive home league game, the last victim having been Málaga on the opening day. Agüero got the first - another header to add to the surprising amount he scores, given his lack of height - and as in midweek his contribution to the slaughter was both exciting and enthusiastic. Agüero, in spite of being the latest in a long line of players forced to carry around their necks the albatross of the new Maradona label, was still something of a rumour in northern European circles, a name without a definite face or a collection of best moments on YouTube. Now he's destined to become a household name and have his six-year contract to Atlético bought out by Manchester City at the end of the season.
When Atlético bought him from Independiente in 2006, the €20 million (never confirmed) that they paid for him were described as a safe investment. Agüero had made his debut for Independiente at the age of 15, making him the youngest pup to ever play in the Argentine league, a distinction held by Maradona up to that moment in 2003. He came from a longish line of 'culo bajo' (stocky/low arsed) players - an epithet applied to him by the ever eloquent Jorge Valdano - but one that was not used casually. This adjective belonged to an elite that included Romario, Maradona, Messi, Garrincha and Puskas, to name but a few.
As yet, there have been few doctoral studies conducted into the effect of a low arse on the ability of a footballer to be above the average, but in the case of the two current culos bajos, the evidence is overwhelming. Agüero, like the early Maradona, has that ability to set off in one direction at supersonic speed, only to either stop dead and send opposing players hurting in the opposite direction or to suddenly change tack with a brutal mix of muscle and g-force. Cloggers can only stop them if they can catch them.
Maradona, on the short walk from the Argentinean team-bus to the national stadium in Lima for a 1986 World Cup qualifier, was asked to comment by a local journalist on the fact that Peru's defensive midfielder, Reyna, had promised to 'annul' him. Maradona looked down into the microphone. 'Nadie me anula' he replied. (No-one stops me). That was very true, with the noble exception of Italy's Claudio Gentile. Can anyone stop Leo Messi and Sergio Agüero? Well it's difficult, but there seems to be a new subtext to the obsessive amount of attention these two are receiving in Spain this season.
One obvious reason for all the attention, apart from the fact that both players are probably up there in the world's top five, is that comparisons between the two this season will make good copy at a time when La Liga is leaking some of its glamour to the fatter cat English Premier League. Messi, you may recall, was accused recently by his low-bottomed predecessor of being un chupón (greedy) and representing the new sporting body known as 'Deportivo Messi'. In the same breath, Maradona also added the damning rider that Javier Mascherano was a much more complete player at the present moment, and that his contribution to the Argentine cause was much greater.
Debatable stuff, and it's had the blogs singing, of course. Is Messi beginning to change direction so much that he no longer knows his way home? Will Agüero go the same way, so that the two eventually fade, like Pablo Aimar before them?
Maradona is being a little more cautious in his public announcements regarding Agüero of course, since the player is destined in a few months' time to become Maradona's son-out-of-law. The seed of the union between Agüero and Giannini (daughter of the Hand of God) may prove one day to be the world's greatest culo-bajo player, be it male or female. The genetic possibilities seem promising. But I digress. The other factor in this Messi-Agüero issue is related to the crucial question of whether this type of player, in the long term, is actually a bringer of success or a short-term crowd pleaser, symbol of a thousand false dawns.
For all that a certain generation of Spaniards become all misty-eyed about the El Salvadorean maverick 'Mágico' González, who played for Cádiz in the 1980's (when they could drag him out of the bars), and whom many current bar-flies still rate as the best player they ever saw, Alfredo Di Stéfano is still the trusted model of the all-time great, the utility man who could score goals, defend, create from midfield and then go home to finish the plumbing. The old and grumpy Di Stéfano has publicly declared his admiration for his compatriot Messi, but it is unlikely that he would have enjoyed playing with him, and vice-versa. Too many leaders spoil the broth? Possibly.
Agüero seems destined to be included in this debate before long, if only because his team, Atlético Madrid, are famous for their eternal promise and then their failure to deliver. It was why Fernando Torres got out, in the end. Now it's looking rosy again, with a Champions League campaign off to an excellent start and two big league wins under their belt. Agüero, as was expected to eventually happen, has come of age in the absence of Torres, and is leading a pack of players who look, on paper at least, to be capable of challenging for something this season. Diego Forlán, Luis García, Simao and Sinama-Pongolle (who scored twice against Recreativo this weekend) forms a decent backing-troupe, but doubts still abound as to the squad's real defensive depth.
Villarreal still look to have a better-balanced team, at least as far as mounting a league challenge is concerned. And if they are to mount one, it could be that they will have to chase a Real Madrid side who are also inspired by a new(ish) Argentine, in this case Gonzalo Higuaín. 85% of Real Madrid's respondents to a vox-pop survey last week thought that he should be in the side, at the expense of the great god Raúl. Times change. Higuaín then went on to prove that such faith in him is not ill-considered with a fine performance in the win at Santander. What is it about the Argentinean air that it continues to produce all these players? But back to 'Kun' Agüero, a talent that could surpass Messi's if only because the new kid on the block is a better finisher. Indeed, Agüero sometimes looks like Romario in the box, able to suddenly burst free of players from a standing position and finish with hardly a pull-back of the leg, in an instant. Then again, like Messi, he likes to drop deep to collect the ball and to see what might happen if he just starts to run with it. He carries the ball for less time than Messi, and prefers to create room for himself by dint of a lethal combination of dribbling, a short pass and then a burst into space, but then again he is not surrounded by so many other talented players as Messi.
That may indeed be the latter's problem, as Barça sometimes look slightly confused as to who is supposed to be holding the baton. In Atlético's case, the question seems to have been firmly answered this season. As such, Agüero is becoming a folk-hero in certain parts of Madrid, whilst the first doubts over Messi's contribution to the general cause have begun to surface.
In the end, Maradona's point about Messi being too much of an individualist needs to be taken seriously, if only because it focuses us on the difficult balance that exists in football between establishing a system that works, but then allowing certain players the freedom to roam. The history of the game is littered with examples that failed to function. What is interesting, however, is the question of whether the 'individualist' (Maradona's chosen word) is able to define his team's style, so to hell with the system.
Johan Cruyff, Eric Cantona, George Best, Ronaldinho in his prime - those are good examples. The success they brought more than compensated for their occasional aberrations. At the moment, Messi does not define the style of play that Barcelona try to adopt. Therein lies the problem. At Atlético, Agüero does. He's been given the baton, and all eyes are focused on what might happen if he can spend a whole season without dropping it.
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With keynotes, case studies, panels, workshops, and diverse networking opportunities, attendees will deepen their understanding on the value proposition of P3s, and the role they can play in the delivery of essential public infrastructure.
The program is designed to help you explore alternative delivery methods, plan and procure successful P3 initiatives, discover industry best practices in selecting and negotiating with prospective partners, and steps to take to ensure project success.
Over 100 leading practitioners will present their firsthand observations of P3 projects of all sizes in different markets from around the country. We will also offer in-depth roundtable discussions for public sector audience members interested in discussing specific issues in a more candid and interactive forum.
Attendees with little experience in the development and operation of the P3 model will benefit from our industry experts presenting their knowledge, and valuable insights into market trends crucial for business decisions.
More seasoned professionals will benefit from our incredible networking opportunities, cultivate relationships with project sponsors, and learn new methods to address complex project delivery goals.
We will offer multiple daily breaks, receptions, one-on-one meeting areas, and specific events designed for you to meet P3 professionals, project owners, and a chance to reconnect with old colleagues.
With over 1,200 participating delegates, attendees find P3C to be one of the most effective places on their event schedule to cultivate relationships and network with the industry's most active and influential professionals.
Please visit our agenda-at-a-glance page for complete information on all sessions and conference times.
2017 Program Details:
Featured Presentations:
|P3 and the new Administration – Where Are We Heading
Jill Jamieson, Managing Director, JLL Public Institutions
|The new administration built its platform on investment and infrastructure. Although specific details are still developing, the emerging policy is expected to be beneficial for the P3 market. So what are the possible scenarios and opportunities and challenges that come with each? In this session, we'll investigate the effect of a potential massive infusion of private capital at the federal, state and local level, the legislative policy and constraints impacting P3s, and possible solutions or methods to address these challenges.
|2017: What to Expect from the First "P" in Public-Private Partnerships
Dale Bonner, Executive Chairman, Plenary Concessions
|The use of public-private partnerships continued to expand in 2016 with public sponsors delivering a range of projects using a variety of P3 models. In 2017, many state and local governments will deploy new resources approved by voters in the November elections while they remain hopeful that Washington can spur investment with new funding, finance and regulatory solutions. In this pivotal year, public sector leadership will be a key ingredient needed to build on the progress made in recent years and chart a future path for P3s in America. Setting the stage for this year's conference, Plenary Concessions Executive Chairman Dale Bonner will recap major developments of the past year and highlight opportunities that may arise throughout the New Year.
|A New Chapter for Procurement in Higher Education
Daniel Feitelberg, Vice Chancellor, University of California, Merced
|When UC Merced broke ground on its 2020 Project last year, it opened a new chapter for procurement in American public higher education. The UC Merced 2020 Project is an ambitious $1.3 billion P3 expansion of the youngest University of California campus, located in the San Joaquin Valley, the heart of "underinvested California." Vice Chancellor Daniel Feitelberg will share why UC Merced is choosing an integrated delivery strategy through a public-private partnership and some of the lessons they have learned along the way.
|Rapid Infrastructure Growth is on its Way
Michael Likosky, Heads of Infrastructure Practice, 32 Advisors
|Michael is widely recognized as a pre-eminent expert on P3s and has over fifteen years of experience providing advice to many of our nation's leaders and is an expert to the United Nations, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the US Treasury Department . Michael's conversation will focus around the direction of the US P3 market across sectors and the country.
Pre-Conference Activities:
1) P3 Questions and Answers Breakfast Discussion
(8:30 AM Monday Feb 27 | Open to Public Sector Attendees Only | Advanced Sign Up Required)
Join industry leaders and AIAI members for breakfast and an interactive conversation specifically tailored to audience questions and answers about P3s. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance and also join in the conversation as we explore the benefits and value of P3s through an open dialogue.
Registration is based on first-come, first-served basis.
Please confirm your attendance by visiting the link.
2) P3 Hits the Highway Tour – Dallas's LBJ Express
(9:30 AM Monday, Feb 27 | Tour at Max Capacity – Waiting List Open)
Experience firsthand one of the largest public-private partnership (P3) transportation projects in Texas!
The LBJ Express project team will host a limited number of P3 Conference attendees for a free, two-hour bus tour of the $2.7 billion highway reconstruction project along Interstates 635 and 35E and Loop 12, which was completed in September 2015.
Tour participants will get an up-close look at the roadway, including the innovative managed lanes (known as TEXpress Lanes), which utilize real-time data to adjust toll rates to reduce congestion. The tour will also include a stop at the LBJ Express operations center for a look at the technology behind the 13-mile P3 project. Registration is based on first-come, first-served basis.
The tour is now at maximum capacity however please contact Karen Baker via email to put your name on the waiting list.
3) Roundtable Discussions
(8:00 AM Tuesday, Feb 28 | Open to Public Sector Attendees Only)
Designed for attendees with government or higher education backgrounds, the conference will be host two rooms of roundtable conversations on 10 different P3 topics. Discussions are meant to be open and candid exchanges where public sector attendees can ask questions and share experiences. Facilitators will guide discussions by presenting case studies, targeted issues, and topics shaping the P3 landscape.
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4) P3 Public Building Flash Workshop
(9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Tuesday, Feb 28 | Open to Public Sector Attendees Only | Advanced Sign Up Required)
Sign up today to participate in a unique and intimate hour long workshop with some of the nation's leading developers, financial/legal advisors, contractors, and engineers to learn how you can move potential public building projects from start to finish through P3 delivery. We will work individually with public officials to discern if projects in your municipality or state are suitable for P3 and if so how you could develop a path forward. The session will be hosted by the Performance Based Building Coalition (PBBC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to catalyze the use of P3s for public buildings by assisting public officials through education and promoting federal and state legislation. At the conclusion of the session, the PBBC will offer municipalities and states (which have identified possible P3 projects) the opportunity for the PBBC to come host a day-long workshop in the city where you are based.
The Flash Workshop sessions are limited to 10 public officials for each time slot – please sign up soon to reserve a spot before they are filled!
RSVP to John Beadle via email or for more information call Sam Barend at 212-973-3089.
Conference Presentations (Partial List):
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Public Agency P3 Preparedness Panel
A lively discussion by public agency officials on how to successfully plan, procure, and negotiate a successful P3 initiative (and how to course correct if the wheels come off). This panel intends to provide best practices and lessons learned and not focus on particular case studies.
P3 101: The When, Why, and How
A fundamental discussion for those beginning to explore P3s and hoping to better understand where it can be applicable. Learn about when P3s do and do not make sense to advance, why they can save states and municipalities money and time while producing greater results, and how to move from start to finish in delivering a P3. This discussion will focus on P3s across all sectors – water, buildings, and transportation.
Screening for Success: Projects and Methods Public Agencies Use to Evaluate P3 Delivery
The concept of a P3 is now commonplace among public officials, but why do P3 transactions still fail to launch or terminate during procurement? One solution is to develop a robust screening process. Through an interactive panel format, hear international best practices as well as U.S. methodologies for implementing screening tools, the lessons learned, and ways you can apply project screening to your next capital improvement plan process.
Community Engagement is Not an Afterthought: The Denver Story
Join representatives from the City and Country of Denver as they explore the successes and opportunities brought to their community through successful P3 programs.
The Long Beach Civic Center P3 Project: A Trail Blazing Master Development Project from Financing to Performance Guarantees
The $520 million design-build-finance-operate-maintain civic center project will replace the City of Long Beach's old city hall and provide new offices for the Port of Long Beach, a new city library and a retail marketplace and public park that will serve residents and visitors of Long Beach for years to come. A panel of renowned experts who worked on this project will describe its innovations—including utilization of private financing that was more cost effective than its public bond counterpart and building performance guarantees that ensure best of class operation and maintenance throughout the life cycle of the new facilities.
The Cultural Shift: Changing a Public Agency's Mindset from "Comfort in Past Experience" to "Eagerness for a New Challenge"
Many public agencies are interested in pursuing P3s, but they face internal and political obstacles. Hear from a panel of public agency representatives who changed their agency's culture and mindset to open new doors and opportunities.
Social P3s – Structuring the Transaction and Adapting Private Sector Experience
Social P3s offer unique opportunities for public agencies and the private sector. In this session we will explore how traditional private sector transactions and experience can be viewed as a guide for approaching the Social P3 project; how design professionals, contractors and developers focused on the private sector can adapt their experience to become a partner with a public agency for a Social P3 project; and how developer/agency agreements and construction agreements can be structured for the Social P3 project.
Could Deferred Maintenance Lead to the Next Pension Crisis?
When government entities defer maintenance to cut costs, they mostly do so without understanding the additional burden they are placing on their capital budget in the future. While politically and fiscally expedient in the near-term, deferring maintenance creates long-term structural inefficiencies that are creating a drag on the economy. This session will be a discussion about measuring: (1) the true cost of deferring maintenance; and (2) the benefits P3s can provide to the wider economy.
Making the Right P3 Decisions Today to Ensure Success Tomorrow
Developing a public private partnership involves decisions that will have longstanding impacts in the future. When the contract is signed, the work of the partnership begins, and both private and public parties have to live up to their responsibilities. This conversation will cover the life of the P3 agreement beginning when the project is in development until the partnership ends. Our panel will discuss the decisions that impact life after a social infrastructure project is built.
UC Merced 2020 Project – A Path Breaking P3
In this panel discussion, university representatives and private sector experts will discuss key features of this innovative P3, including why the delivery model best meets the University's goals for the project; the bundling of revenue and non-revenue generating facilities into a single project; how political risks and stakeholder engagement was managed; the innovative financing structure; risk allocation and mitigation strategies; and key features of the procurement process.
P3 Projects Under $100 Million: How to Structure a P3 to Create Genuine Value
While large scale P3 projects capture headlines, many social infrastructure opportunities fall into the $30 million – $100 million range. Attendees will be introduced to a variety of components that lead to cost savings on smaller scale P3 projects, and illustrate how smaller scale P3s can be built on-time, on or under budget and with a lower cost structure than if delivered through a conventional public delivery process.
P3 & The Road Ahead for Commercial Developers: The Intersection of Opportunity and Challenge
P3 is moving into new territory in the U.S. and proving it can enhance the opportunities for commercial development. One tool being used is a Hybrid P3 that involves a surprising group of partners and unique finance and delivery structures. This panel discusses how the hybrid model can help integrate commercial developments into or alongside P3 projects supporting civic interests, including arenas, hospitals, fine arts centers, water treatment facilities, student housing and other public facilities.
Payment and Performance Guarantee – P3s for American Infrastructure
Risk, performance security, and completion guarantees take many forms in the procurement of American infrastructure. Learn about best practices from industry experts, ensuring greatest taxpayer value, responsible asset management and public investment protection.
P3 Risk Transfer: Myth or Reality
The transfer of risk is an important element of a P3, but how much is truly understood about those risks that should be transferred and what should be retained by the owner – and why?
P3 Fact Check – For Big Infrastructure Projects, is Government Debt Really Cheaper?
Performance based P3s have been completed on time and in most cases ahead of schedule with no cost overruns. This is because P3s are about incentives. Through an interactive panel format attendees will explore the cost of capital conversation based on three delivery approaches while using actual financing examples, risk transfer and long-term operations and maintenance as discussion points.
P3s and Rural America: Where P3 can Work and Where it Shouldn't
P3s bring value and benefits for the right project. The key to successful procurement is knowing when the model works and when it doesn't. Best practices for P3 include understanding the model, identifying appropriate risks, and ensuring that the public needs are met in a compelling manner.
What's the "F" in DBFOM?
Private financing is a key feature of DBFOM projects. In this session, our presenters will consider in detail the "F" in DBFOM by examining the value proposition of private financing, different private financing structures, and public policy considerations in the context of specific projects where private financing was effectively used. In addition, the speakers will discuss ways to address commercial issues in the P3 agreement necessitated by the addition of lenders and financing to the deal.
Diversity & Inclusion Programs for P3 Projects
Join a dynamic discussion to address the successes and challenges to diversity and inclusion programs on P3 projects.
The Time to Enact Comprehensive P3-Authorizing Legislation is Now
This session will address the importance of P3 legislation and best practices for drafting and introducing bills to state legislatures that broadly authorize the use of public-private partnerships.
Structuring P3s for Campus Infrastructure Projects
A panel of higher education experts discussing the process to successfully execute a P3 for campus infrastructure projects, and the importance of creating an atmosphere of cooperation and teamwork throughout the negotiation process.
To P3 or Not to P3: Identifying the Appropriate Project Delivery Model for Universities
This session will explore the various P3 models that have been successful in higher education, particularly with student housing, comparing the various tax-exempt and taxable debt models, equity options and government programs. We will also discuss how P3 financing models impacts a university's credit profile and balance sheet.
Balancing Risk and Reward for Higher Education Institutions
As institutions seek to optimize how they conduct business and execute capital programs, issues such as risk and control are always pushed to the forefront when deciding how to unlock the value they bring to transactions. This session will explore the spectrum of risk tolerance and how sound business practices can help mitigate risk going forward. We will also focus on the right balance of risk, control and value for a series of hypothetical projects to illuminate different perspectives and help institutions account for this dynamic going forward.
Leveraging P3s for Institutional Transformation and Maximum Community Impact
Higher education institutions, industry, government and non-profits are re-thinking their business models, investigating how to improve community impact and developing innovative public/private partnerships to accelerate these transformations. The panelists will share insight on the future of public private partnerships; how to go beyond the transaction to leverage innovation ecosystems; and how to integrate state, city, industry, community, transit, financial, real estate and other partners for increased social and economic outcomes. We will illustrate how new forms of real estate transactions that integrate innovative governance structures and high performance operating models can deliver integrated solutions at a state, regional, local and building scale.
Delivering Strategic Solutions for Municipal Water Challenges Under P3s
Let's navigate through the benefits afforded by the different P3 models and discuss the key components of successful water P3s currently underway across the nation.
Overcoming Barriers to Advance P3s for Water Infrastructure
This session will demystify P3s and address the barriers that can deter communities from pursuing a P3 as a potential solution to their water challenges. A panel comprised of both private and public sector representatives will share their respective experiences in overcoming public resistance to private participation in water projects.
Creating and Adapting P3s in the Water Sector
Case studies by two owners with water P3 projects will form the backdrop of a lively discussion that will develop the water Sector P3 "Road Map" for owners.
Developing and Modernizing Energy Infrastructure Assets Using A P3 Approach
Municipalities are continuously challenged to find better ways to effectively manage their energy infrastructure assets. New alternative approaches through public private partnerships create maximum value for money to tax payers. This session will highlight how the DBOOM development model, which is based on a risk transfer approach, can be effectively deployed to modernize and build new energy infrastructure necessary to enhance overall system resiliency.
Innovation at the Edges
While we are still debating best practices around structuring infrastructure P3s, technological innovation that has transformed other industries is at our doorstep. Smart Cities and multi-modal initiatives are being thought of as "system-of–systems". Larger collaborative partnerships will need to integrate across agencies and sectors building new business models and partnerships for mobility, sustainability and transparent efficiencies. This panel will discuss the impact of technology risks, and data enabled public private collaborations on financing and contracting structures for P3s.
P3 Opportunities in the Airport Sector
There are more than $75 billion worth of infrastructure projects required at airports in the U.S. according to ACI-NA. There are many models for project delivery at these complex sites with multiple stakeholders, including authorities, airlines and passengers. Hear a unique perspective on how the emerging P3 model can work in the U.S. for airports from the perspective of a seasoned airport developer, investor, manager and designer.
Port of San Diego – Lessons Learned from an Innovative and Historic Integrated Plan
The Port of San Diego owns and manages all tidelands that encompass San Diego Bay. This covers 2,400 acres of land and 3,500 acres of water spanning five cities. Because this land is public and subject to the Public Trust doctrine, it cannot be sold, and the Port enters into long-term leases and partnerships with the private sector and other public agencies. Every project undertaken is some form of public-private or public-public partnership. In this session, the Port will share lessons learned and best practices from structuring partnerships that often involve significant private and public development investments. The Port will provide an overview of their operations, marquee projects, and critical success factors. The discussion will also highlight the Port's new initiative to take a broader, strategic portfolio-wide view on how to best optimize future development opportunities.
Pressure Points for P3s in Higher Education
Why isn't every project delivered as a P3? In deciding whether to move forward with a P3, universities, investors, design-builders and operators face a slew of factors that can make or break the deal. Join panelists for a candid discussion from each perspective about the toughest factors that make the difference between closing a deal and walking away from the table.
The Role of EB-5 in P3 Projects
Join our diverse panel of experts to hear proven strategies for applying P3 models to EB-5 projects. We'll discuss the benefits of the EB-5 and P3 relationship, the growing number of collaborations and share success stories on how EB-5 projects can help improve or revitalize your community.
The P3 that Transformed Sydney Harbor
Hear the lessons learned from one of Australia's most recent and high profile P3s that delivered 2.7 million square feet of event and entertainment space and 20 hectares of high quality public domain in the heart of Sydney Harbor.
Please visit our agenda-at-a-glance page for complete information on all sessions and conference times.


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