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I got to Brookgreen a bit later than I had planned this year, and so did not hit all the spots I usually hit, but it was still a very nice evening out in the cold and lights. Actually, the weather was relatively moderate compared to some prior years -- I was able to hold my camera and adjust the controls without my fingers going numb. There is still an official ban on tripods, and I decided this year I wouldn't go for much in the way of "set the camera on something and do a time exposure" shots, so I cranked the ISO way up and took what I got, so I have to admit I've gotten better shots in previous years. I did play around with the in-camera HDR setting, and that's where some of the freaky green-lit exposures come from. Sometimes it did quite a good job of capturing both the lights and normal objects, and sometimes it didn't (I haven't used those spoiled shots here, obviously).
Getting in was a little quicker this year as they did not bring back the suboptimal secondary dirt road route they tried last year, although there was still quite a jam on US-17 (where I witnessed a fender-bender just as I finally got waved through). You still have three more chances to catch the lights this year on 18 December, 19 December and 20 December, and you really should if you are anywhere near the area.
Brookgreen Gardens Nights of 1000 Candles 2013, Brookgreen Gardens (grand strand): 21 December 2013 2 comments
"Some Pig!"
This years' was the warmest Nights of 1000 Candles I've ever been to. In past years, there have been times when I have been so cold that I couldn't feel the buttons on the camera, but this year was not just mild: We're talking bikini weather here (though even so attired, you would still have on more clothes than most of the statuary..).
In years past, I have either taken a tripod (now disallowed) or set the camera on something for long time exposures. This year, I just cranked the ISO up to 16000, 32000 and sometimes 64000 to see how things would come out. Obviously the results aren't as pristine as some in the past, but despite all the high-ISO noise, I think you get the general spirit. If you've never gone, well, it's too late for this year, but you should make some plans for next.
Leonard Bearstein, Richland Mall: 2012 1 comment
Well, of course I never thought to get a picture of them, but every year since the 1980s, the main elevator court at Richland Mall hosted a full orchestra of animitronic bears playing Christmas music. The signage proudly announced that the conductor bear who stood with his back to the audience benches (which were in front of Barns & Noble facing the elevator) was 'Leonard Bearstein'.
Because, you know: Richland Mall, there was never a crowd for the bears, but generally there would be a couple of kids and parents, perhaps heading to or from Gymboree sitting on (or running around) the benches.
I don't know if there was too much wear-and-tear on the bears, or it's just that nobody cares anymore, or the last guy who knew how to put them together retired, but this year, the bandstand is not in evidence, Leonard Bearstein is not tapping his baton, and the holiday decor is Christmas trees only.
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I went down to see the Gardens last weekend (the 15th) and ended up getting rained out, so I took a daytrip back yesterday.
This was neither the warmest nor the coldest of the Candles events I've been to, but it was cold enough that I had trouble feeling the smaller camera controls with frigid fingers..
I didn't take my tripod this year. They were disallowed last year, and while I didn't see any verbiage one way or another this time, I decided I would do more handheld shots at high-ISO rather than try to get a lot of long exposures. (Though I did set the camera on various rests to get some). That is preface to say there is a good bit more noise than previous picture sets, but there are still some nice ones.
They went all out in the exhibit room with electric trains this year -- possibly the most iconic Christmas present for boys of a certain age. The room had that immediately identifiable ozone smell from the working transformers and small hot engines as well as the unique sounds of O-27 trains (there were other guages as well). I've still got a set up in the attic -- I ought to take it out and set it up some time.
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Impurity Profile of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient : A Review
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Impurity profile is a description of the identified and unidentified impurities
present in a typical batch of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) produced
by a specific controlled production process. It includes the identity or some
qualitative analytical designation (e.g. retention time), the range of each
impurity observed, and type of each identified impurity.
For each API there should be an impurity profile describing the identified
and unidentified impurities present in a typical batch. The impurity profile
is normally dependent upon the process or origin of the API1
A number of recent articles have described a designed approach and guidance
for isolating and identifying process-related impurities and degradation products
using mass spectrometry, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), high-performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC), Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass
spectrometry (FTICR-MS), and tandem mass spectrometry for pharmaceutical substances.2,3,4.
In general, according to ICH guidelines on
impurities in new drug products,5identification
of impurities below the 0.1% level is not considered to be necessary unless the
potential impurities are expected to be unusually potent or toxic. In all
cases, impurities should be qualified. If data are not available to qualify the
proposed specification level of an impurity, studies to obtain such data may be
needed (when the usual qualification threshold limits given below are
exceeded). According to ICH, the maximum daily dose qualification threshold is
considered as follows:
≤ 2g/day 0. 1 % or
1 mg per day intake (whichever is lower) ≥ 2g/day 0.05%
of Impurities in Medicines
Medicines are the formulated forms of active
pharmaceutical ingredients. There are 2 types of impurities in medicines:(1) Impurities associated in with active
pharmaceutical ingredients and (2) Impurities that form are created during
formulation and or with aging or that are related to the formulated forms.
According to ICH guidelines,6 impurities associated with APIs are
classified into the following categories:
Organic impurities may arise
during the manufacturing process and/or storage of the drug substance. They may
be identified or unidentified, volatile or non-volatile, and include the
Starting materials or intermediates-
These are the most common impurities found in every API unless a proper
care is taken in every step involved in throughout the multi-step synthesis.
Although the end products are always washed with solvents, there are always
chances of having the residual unreacted starting materials may remain unless
the manufacturers are very careful about the impurities. In paracetamol bulk,
there is a limit test for p-aminophenol, which could be a starting material
for some one manufacturer or be an intermediate for the another.
In synthetic organic chemistry, getting a single end product with 100% yield
is very rare; there is always a chance of having by-products. In the case
of paracetamol bulk, diacetylated paracetamol (Figure
may form as a by-product.
Figure 1. Production of Paracetamol from intermediate, p-Aminophenol
Impurities can also be formed by degradation of the end product during manufacturing
of bulk drugs. However, degradation products resulting from storage or formulation
to different dosage forms or aging are common impurities in the medicines.
The degradation of penicillins and cephalosporins is a well-known example
of degradation products. The presence of a ß-lactam ring as well as that of
an a-amino group in the C6/C7 side chain plays a critical role in their degradation.7
ligands, and catalysts-
These chemicals are less commonly found in APIs; however, in some cases
they may pose a problem as impurities.
It has also been found that the
presence of certain chemicals such as triethylamine has a degradative effect on
the product. Ampicillin trihydrate samples having triethylamine content of 2000
ppm to 4000 ppm (determined by visual color method developed by Gist- Brocades,
Delft, Holland)8 were found to be stable under accelerated
stability testing. However, the product showed appreciable degradation when triethylamine
content became 7000 ppm.
Solvents such as benzene (Class
I, 2 ppm limit) and carbon tetrachloride (Class I, 4 ppm limit) are to be
avoided. On the other hand, the most commonly used solvents such as methylene
chloride (600 ppm), methanol (3000 ppm), pyridine (200 ppm), toluene (890 ppm),
N,N-dimethylformamide (880 ppm), and acetonitrile (410
ppm) are of Class II. Class III solvents (acetic acid, acetone, isopropyl
alcohol, butanol, ethanol, and ethyl acetate) have permitted daily exposures of
50 mg or less per day. In this regard, ICH guidelines9 for limits should be strictly followed
Most vitamins are very labile and on aging they pose a problem of instability
in different dosage forms,10
especially in liquid dosage forms. Degradation of vitamins such as folic acid,
pantothenic acid, cyanocobalamin, and thiamine do not give toxic impurities;
however, potency of active ingredients drops below pharmacopoeial specifications.
Quality Control 11
pharmaceutical tablet production, one of the key measurements of product
quality is the standard active content uniformity test. This provides a measure
of uniformity of the blend from the assay of a number of tablets (typically 10)
taken from the tablet press. The test usually involves dissolving the tablet
for HPLC and only the active content is measured.
However, the tablet comprises a number of other ingredients and it is known
that these ingredients can impact important product properties such as
dissolution — a major regulatory concern at the moment — stability,
bio-availability and various process-quality parameters such as hardness. It is
also known that some properties can depend on microscopic size and distribution
of the ingredients, both actives and excipients.
Modern tablet presses are capable of producing up to 10,000 tablets per minute,
yet the uniformity of content measurement described above is the common
technique used to provide information on the quality of the blend. Often very
little is known about the distribution of ingredients within tablets, which can
have quite an influence on quality.
The imaging measurement involves
collecting NIR diffuse reflectance spectra over a predefined sample area where
the area is divided into a number of square pixels of either 6.25 x 6.25 or 25
x 25 µm. The sample moves below a linear detector array, generating images of
up to 80 pixels per second. At each pixel, a spectrum in the range 7800-3600
cm-1 is generated. By examining the spectral variation between pixels, one
obtains information on the spatial distribution of ingredients. Due to the
highly scattering nature of the samples, the spatial resolution of the
technique is not order
to improve the image´s contrast, some spectral pre-processing of the image may
be performed, for example, by converting the spectra to the second derivative
prior to plotting the peak heights. A number of image enhancement methods are
possible, including principal components-based and supervised learning approaches .
Regulatory Compliance 13
Under 21 CFR Part 11, FDA-regulated companies that choose to maintain electronic
records to meet predicate rules are required to validate their electronic
record-keeping systems. This is to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistent
intended performance of the system and to determine invalid or altered records.
Part 11 works in tandem with a predicate rule, which refers to any FDA regulation
that requires organizations to maintain records.
An example would be 21 CFR Part 820, which requires medical device manufacturers
to maintain records pertaining to design history, quality system, complaint
and complaint investigation, training, etc.
System SOPs
To provide the FDA with documented evidence that your system is Part 11-compliant,
follow a set of system-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support
your validation documents. The three key system SOPs you need are:
System Administration and Configuration SOP
• Define system configuration, such as settings and security administration
• Include procedures for system functionality, such as creation and administration
• Define audit trail functionality
• Define change control to design configuration of system (changes to
configuration upgrade, validation and revalidation of system)
• Define ownership of system and system issues resolution (system maintenance,
upgrades, backups, disaster recovery)
User Administration and Management SOP
• Describe creation of new user account and user account types
• Assign and approve user/workgroup security rights
• Include old/inactive accounts, password changing
• Define procedure for electronic signature manifestation
Document Control SOP
• Include revision numbering, approvals, document numbering
• Define controlled document distribution
• Describe records retention
• Define document lifecycle
Record Retention
The FDA´s requirement for record retention depends on a predicate rule. The
agency encourages companies to base any decision to maintain records on a
justified and documented risk assessment and a determination of the value
of the records over time. Records are retained according to company policy.
Organizations may set up their systems to keep records indefinitely or only
for a specific period. They can make the choice by document type, keeping
some indefinitely and others not, depending on their needs. If necessary,
any deleted InfoCard can be restored. All actions made with any document are
captured in the audit trail.
Current Good Manufacturing Practices
Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) have become a
way of life for those of us in the healthcare industry. With cGMPs, we´ve
learned how to manufacture in a state of control to make products fit for their
intended use that are both safe and efficacious; however, don´t be complacent
with current practices, because nothing is as sure as change.
The trend toward paperless will continue. New product FDA submissions will
routinely be electronic. Paperless production batch records will be the norm.
Instead of a paper batch record, a PC will be at each workstation for data
entry. QC laboratory management systems (LMS) will be routine with a dramatic
reduction in manual transcriptions (and the resultant huma The
industry has not yet grasped the significance of the FDA´s Process Analytical
Technology (PAT) initiative (1). PAT is the clearest view of the future among
published FDA guidelines. What future manufacturing and QC testing will look
like is written on (and between) the lines of that guideline. The vision of a
monitored and controlled manufacturing process that moves significantly away
from a batch production system is at the center of PAT. Based on the results of
in/on/at line testing, processing decisions will be made without subjective
human intervention (i.e. art gives way to science).
With the ever shrinking world in this global economy, the quest to harmonize
rules, regulations, guidance documents, and pharmacopeias will continue along
with the frustration of getting so many different world organizations and
national bureaucracies to agree.14
Continual Improvement
Moving beyond corrective action (reacting to a defect after it occurs) and
preventive action (taking action when negative trends are detected), firms
will recognize the benefit of continual improvement. Currently continual improvement
is a requirement of the international quality management systems standa Process
validation will continue for many more years as an important component of
quality and good manufacturing practices. In the eighteen years since the
FDA´s "Guideline of General Principles of Process Validation" was
issued in May 1987, there has been a quantum leap in technological breakthroughs
and lots of practical experience with process validation.rd ISO 9001:2000.15
Bar coding is becoming obsolete.
By 2007, the FDA is recommending the use of radio frequency identification
(RFID) tagging as the standard "track and trace" technology. 2 Mass serializations,
which is the ability to store a unique serial number for each pharmaceutical
item, will be achieved with RFID.
Water Activity
Water is critical to the chemical, physical, and
microbiological stability of most pharmaceuticals. They are formulated,
manufactured, and packaged carefully to avoid spoilage and preserve correct
dosage, both chemically and physically. Traditionally, this led formulators and
manufacturers into monitoring water content. Water activity measurements are a
powerful tool in formulating, manufacturing, packaging, and storing
non-sterile, over-the-counter drugs and cosmetics.
The measurement of " water activity "determines
how much water is free from physical and chemical bonds and thus available for
migration, chemical reaction, use by microorganisms, or other activity.
Water activity is measured by placing a sample in a closed chamber and allowing
it to come to equilibrium. The water vapor pressure of the air over the sample
is then measured, and water activity is expressed as the ratio of this sample
vapor pressure to the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature.
A sample with water activity of 0 is completely dry, while 1.0 is the water
activity of pure water. By measuring and controlling the water activity of
a formulation, scientists can increase its stability and reduce or eliminate
the risk of microbial growth.
Knowing water activity values can
also help predict moisture migration and shelf stability, especially of
moisture-sensitive substances.
A nutraceutical manufacturer
similarly uses creative packaging to keep a dried acidophilus formulation
stable at a low water activity while the product is on the shelf.16
starch is one of the most commonly used excipients in a variety of
pharmaceutical formulations. A natural polymer composed of amylose and amylopectin
homopolymers of glucose, native starch is routinely used as filler, binder
and disintegrant in various solid dosage forms.
Pregelatinized Starch
Native starch can be chemically and/or mechanically processed to rupture (gelatinize)
all or part of the starch granules. These pregelatinzed starches (PGS) exhibit
good flow, binding, and compressibility. The degree of starch gelatinization
can be varied to obtain fully pregelatinized or partially pregelatinized starches
(PPS). PPS are used as fillers in hard gelatin capsules (5 to 75 percent),
binders in wet granulation (5 to 20 percent), tablet disintegrants (5 to 10
percent), and direct compression. When used in filling hard capsules, some
of the disadvantages of existing PPS include increased dust generation during
processing and slow dissolution of actives from formulations.17
Added functionality excipients
A single AFE provides multiple functionalities such as direct compressibility,
fast disintegration, excellent flowability, reduced lubricant requirements
or advantages in roller compaction and dry granulation.
Quality Assurance
The quality control unit, particularly in the pharmaceutical
industry, has the authority to release or reject raw materials, intermediates
and finished products; decisions that are in most part based upon the outcome
of laboratory analysis.
A laboratory quality assurance program should consist of a number of components
such as: 18
• Equipment calibration & maintenance - make sure that all equipment
and instrumentation are in calibration, regularly qualified and documented as
such, including stickers affixed to each piece of equipment that indicates its
calibration status. In the case of instruments consisting of multiple
components such as HPLC systems, execution of installation and operating
qualifications is also recommended.
• All analytical standards, buffers and reagents
are within their stated expiration dates and are properly stored. Each
standard, buffer and reagent should be labeled with its expiration date and
recommended storage conditions.
• Current revisions of written analytical methods
for each and every test procedure should be available. Methods should be
• Documentation - Ensures proper use of
notebooks and traceability of data from the final result back to the receipt of
• Specifications - Have current specifications
on hand so that there is no misunderstanding as to interpretation of whether or
not something meets or does not meet its predetermined quality attributes.
• Retention samples (reserve sample) - Retain
reserve portions of all sample submitted to the laboratory for a suitable
length of time, thus allowing for reexamination of samples should a question
arise later about analytical results
• Retention of glassware - If possible, do not discard any solutions
or clean any glassware used in an analysis until the final results have been
Reporting Impurity Content of Batches
The following information should be provided while reporting Impurity Content
of batches
- Batch
identity, strength, and size - Date
of manufacture - Site
of manufacture - Manufacturing
process, where applicable - Immediate
container/closure - Degradation
product content, individual and total - Use
of batch - Reference
to analytical procedure(s) used - Batch
number of the drug substance used in the drug product - Storage
Qualification of Impurities
Qualification is the
process of acquiring and evaluating data that establishes the biological safety
of an individual degradation product or a given degradation profile at the
levels specified. .
New Impurities
During the course of
drug development studies, the qualitative degradation profile of a new drug
product may change, resulting in new degradation products that exceed the
identification and/or qualification threshold. In this event, these new
degradation products should be identified and/or qualified. Such changes call
for consideration of the need for qualification of the level of the impurity
unless it is below the threshold values as noted 19
Thresholds for Reporting of Degradation Products in New Drug Products
Maximum Daily Dose1 (less than or equal) 1 g > 1 g |
Threshold3 0.1% 0.05% |
Thresholds for Identification of Degradation Products in New Drug Products
Maximum Daily Dose1 <1mg 1mg - 10 mg > 10 mg - 2 g > 2 g |
Threshold3 1.0% or 5 mcg TDI2 whichever is lower 0.5% or 20 mcg TDI whichever is lower 0.2% or 2 mg TDI whichever is lower 0.1% |
Thresholds for Qualification of Degradation Products in New Drug Products
Maximum Daily Dose1 < 10 mg 10 mg - 100 mg >100 mg - 2 g > 2 g |
Threshold3 1.0% or 50 mcg TDI whichever is lower 0.5% or 200 mcg TDI whichever is lower 0.2% or 2 mg TDI whichever is lower 0.1% |
1The amount of drug substance
administered per day
2 Total Daily Intake
3Threshold is based on percent of the drug substance
A pharmaceutical ingredient should pass not only the test such as
qualify for the specified threshold of a new impurity. Considering all these
factors the field is further open for isolating and identifying process-related
impurities and degradation products using mass spectrometry, Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance (NMR), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Fourier transform
ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS), and tandem mass spectrometry
techniques to gain insight in the related field.
2.Alsante KM, Hatajik TD, Lohr LL, and Sharp TR. Isolation and identification
of process related impurities and degradation products from pharmaceutical
drug Candidates. Part 1. American Pharmaceutical Review. 2001; 4(1):70-78.
3. LL , Sharp TR, Alsante KM, and Hatajik TD.
Isolation and identification of process related impurities and degradation
Products from pharmaceutical drug Candidates Part II: The roles of NMR and
Mass Spectrometry. American Pharmaceutical Review. Fall issue 2001
4. Winger BE, Kemp CAJ. Characterization of pharmaceutical compounds
and related substances by using HPLC FTICR-MS and Tandem Mass Spectrometry.
American Pharmaceutical Review. Summer issue 2001;.
5. International Conferences on Harmonization, Draft Revised Guidance
on Impurities in New Drug Products. Q3B(R). Federal Register. 2000;65(139):44791-44797.
6. International Conferences on Harmonization, Draft
Revised Guidance on Impurities in New Drug Substances. Q3A(R). Federal Register.
7. Van Krimpen, PC, Van Bennekom WP, and Bult A. Penicillins and cephalosporins:
Pphysicochemical properties and analysis in pharmaceutical and biological
matrices. Pharm Weekbl [Sci].1987;9:1-23.
8. Roy J, Mohammad G, and Banu A. Pharmaceutical analysis and stability of
locally manufactured ampicillin trihydrate. Indian Drugs. 1993;5(30)5:211-218,
International Conferences on Harmonization, Impurities-- Guidelines for residual
Residual Solvents. Q3C. Federal Register. 1997;62(247):67377
9. Buhler V. Vademecum for Vitamin Formulation. Stuttgart, Germany: Wiss. Verl-Ges;
10. "Comparing Near-IR and mid-IR microscopic reflectance FT-IR Imaging;"
Spragg, Hoult, Sellors"; presented at FACCS conference2002
11. "NIR Microscopy of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Clarke, Hammond;
12. Eur. Pharma. Rev.; Issue 1, 2003, p 41.
13. Jason Clegg, of MasterControl Inc.,email@example.com.
14. Guidance for Industry, PAT - A Framework for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance, CDER/CVM/ORA,Pharmaceutical CGMPs, September 2004
15. Combating Counterfeit Drugs, A Report of the Food and Drug Administration,
February 2004, Rockville, MD.
16. Anthony Fontana and Julia Mumford www.Pharmaquality.com
17. Ashish A. Joshi, Ph.D. and Sergio Neves Ph.D www.Pharmaquality.com
18 . Cliff Nilsen www.Pharmaquality.com
19. http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/index.htm
About Authors
M. Kudal*
Working as
Lecturer at MAEER's,Maharastra Institute of Pharmacy, MIT
Campus, Pune. He has completed M.Pharm in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical
Chemistry from Department of Pharmacy, SGSITS,
Satish A. Polshettiwar
Working as
Lecturer at MAEER's, Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, MIT Campus, Pune. He has done his M.Pharm in Quality Assurance from
of APTI. He has published and presented several research articles in national
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Book your room at Hotel Galata
Double Room, 2 Single Beds
Max Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)Double Room
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Situated in the historical district, this hotel is close to Christopher Columbus Monument, Galata Maritime Museum, and The Bigo Lift. Also nearby are Aquarium of Genoa and Palazzo di San Giorgio.
Hotel Features
In addition to a bar/lounge, Hotel Galata provides complimentary wireless Internet access, a rooftop terrace, and a 24-hour front desk.
Room Amenities
In addition to complimentary wireless Internet access and refrigerators, guestrooms feature air conditioning along with climate control and safes.
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Hotel Galata features a rooftop terrace, a library, and tour/ticket assistance. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Genoa hotel also offers multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and express check-in.
Hotel Galata has designated areas for smoking.
- Number of floors - 2
- Total number of rooms - 19
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
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- 24-hour front desk
- Rooftop terrace
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- Air conditioning
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- Flat-panel TV
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Check-in time starts at noon
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May my shoulder be your shade?
Wet from tears of close relation
Standing tall, listening closely
to the symphony of depression.
Your sadness crumbles me.
Only to be resurected
for the enocore of love
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Cofounder of a wetlands protection organization, Jorge Varela advocated for sustainable shrimping to protect ecosystems in the Gulf of Fonseca, where commercial shrimping destroys mangrove forests and poisons estuaries. In the late 1990's, in coastal communities around the world, a groundswell of discontent developed regarding the adverse effects of industrial shrimp aquaculture. Worldwide, shrimp farms have destroyed thousands of miles of critical coastal wetlands, displaced traditional fishing communities and contaminated fresh water supplies. Meanwhile, the industrial shrimp farms have been plagued by disease, due to overcrowding and poor water quality. Scientists have raised concerns that these viruses might spread to wild stocks. Jorge Varela, a Honduran conservationist, is recognized internationally as an important figure in the global struggle to contain this unsustainable model of development. In Honduras, the feverish proliferation of industrial shrimp aquaculture has led to extensive clearing of coastal mangroves (which serve as vital nurseries for young fish), irresponsible fisheries management and the destruction of estuaries. This has resulted in tremendous pressure on the once rich fisheries of the Gulf of Fonseca. Located on the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Fonseca is shared by Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. The shrimp raised there are primarily for export and local fishermen have been increasingly restricted from common fishing grounds as the coast is privatized. The Committee for the Defense and Development of Flora and Fauna of the Gulf of Fonseca (CODDEFFAGOLF) was co-founded by Varela in 1988 as part of an emerging grassroots movement challenging the appropriation of natural resources. Representing ten thousand subsistence fishermen, farmers, salt extractors, grade school children as well as local men and women, CODDEFFAGOLF became one of the most effective and most respected NGOs in all Central America. As the organization's executive director, Varela contributed significantly to containing the expansion of shrimp farming in the Gulf of Fonseca's coastal wetlands. He successfully pressured the Honduran government to establish protected wildlife and fishing refuges in the Gulf's coastal lagoons and worked patiently with the government to implement an on-the-ground strategy for enforcing protection of these sanctuaries. In 1996, CODDEFFAGOLF members persuaded the government of Honduras to enact a precedent-setting moratorium on the construction of new shrimp farms. After the organization's members exposed 60 instances where shrimp farmers violated the moratorium and marched on the capital city, the government increased enforcement measures and extended the licensing moratorium for a second year. Such accomplishments did not come easily. Varela and CODDEFFAGOLF challenged powerful interests and and in the mid 1990s, two of the organization's members were killed. Varela has had his life threatened repeatedly. In May 1995, CODDEFFAGOLF together with groups from El Salvador and Nicaragua, formed the Trinational Civil Association for the Conservation of the Gulf of Fonseca. Varela served as the commission's first head. Varela and CODDEFFAGOLF are also founding members of the Industrial Shrimp Action Network (ISA Net), an international effort to support the efforts of coastal communities that are resisting the introduction or expansion of industrial shrimp farming. In November of 1998, Varela participated in a successful public education tour across Canada to alert North Americans to the high costs associated with eating industrially raised shrimp. In the fall of 1998, Hurricane Mitch left a devastating wake of destruction in Honduras. CODEFFAGOLF mobilized their extensive network and became a de facto relief agency in the western region of the country. |
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The movie mogul will produce a new 12-hour miniseries for Sci Fi Channel, which is sure to spark controversy as he dabbles in the afterlife.
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Business and Society Program
Business and Society Program
History of CVSG
Why CVSG exists: The Corporate Values Strategy Group (CVSG) was created in late 2003 to reevaluate business practices leading to malfeasance and short sighted decision-making in business. Gaining inspiration from the Conference Board's Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise's "Restoring Trust" report, the Aspen Institute's Business and Society program identified market "short-termism"—the increasing trend of businesses to pursue quarterly profit-making without giving adequate consideration to the long-term consequences of their decisions—as a symptom of irresponsible corporate management and unsustainable business practices.
Where we have been: From 2003 to 2007, our first stage of dialogue defined the problem and the second stage produced the common ground to guide market participants on three distinct areas: how to set long-term metrics, how to build communications between long-term oriented companies and investors, and how to reward and provide incentives for managers.
The Early Years: 2003-2005
Deepening the Dialogue: 2006
From Private Dialogue to Public Action: 2007
Expanding our Scope: 2008-Present
During 2003 - 2004, Aspen Institute and The Conference Board co-hosted breakfast roundtables and a day and a half long conference in Aspen, Colorado, bringing together business and investor leaders to discuss issue of short-termism, diagnose the problem, and brainstorm collective solutions. During the 2004 Aspen convening, William McDonough, then Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), presented a challenge that has significantly shaped the direction of CVSG's work: if 20 companies with sufficient market heft coalesced around a set of practices, could they infect the market and help to rebalance the short and long-term focus of companies and markets, and thus secure a bright future for U.S. capitalism?
In response to this challenge, the Aspen Institute held three successful summits discussing best practices of businesses as well as external incentives in the policy environment.
In 2006 CVSG regularly convened CEO-level executives of Fortune 500 companies and institutional investors and created active working groups in the issue areas of Earnings Guidance, Corporate Metrics, Executive Compensation, and Boards. In addition:
- June 2006: The CVSG met in New York for a two-day summit exploring specific activities in the policy, regulatory, business, and investment practice arenas that could rebalance time horizons. Outcome: A detailed literature search, which provides strong evidence of the current short-term focus in corporate and investment decision making, and the document, "Short-Termism and U.S. Capital Markets: A Compelling Case for Change" emerged from this meeting and was updated again in 2010.
- December 2006: Held a consultation with long-term oriented institutional investors, focused on practices and policies that amplify the voice of long-term oriented investors. Outcome: This dialogue laid the foundation for subsequent meetings of institutional investors and corporations.
From Private Dialogue to Public Action: 2007
In 2007 the CVSG was determined to move the dialogue from a semi-private realm to the public by issuing a series of Principles. The Aspen Principles for Long-term Value Creation were released in June 2007 with the input and collaboration of public companies, business associations, professional services firms, large institutional investors, labor union representation, and corporate governance experts. It is this coalition that will pave the way for more policy-oriented dialogue—and action in 2008 and beyond.
Expanding our Scope: 2008 - Present
2008 saw continued outreach around The Aspen Principles, including presentations and presence at events including the Yale Governance Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, the EABIS Annual Colloquium, Council of Institutional Investor's Autumn meeting, and the BSR annual conference. We received press coverage in a number of publications including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and were featured in a cover story in Directors & Boards. New signatories to the Principles included Duke Energy, the US Chamber of Commerce, representing more than 3 million businesses worldwide, and compensation advisor, Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. Visit Archived Events to see more details on other 2008 activities.
Our 2009 was devoted to the drafting of a set of public policy ideas for creating a more enabling environment for long-term value creation that could be embraced by a diverse set of market actors. Participants at the CVSG 2008 summit identified key issues that might merit action in the public policy realm. Aspen CVSG began to engage with a small group of business, investor, and labor representatives to refine these ideas from October 2008 - March 2009. In early summer 2009, Aspen brought together individual thought leaders interested in these issues to draft a coherent set of ideas; three key leverage points for addressing market short-termism were endorsed initially by 28 individuals with deep experience in business, investment, government, academia, and the labor movement. This statement, "Overcoming Short-Termism," was published on September 9, 2009 and additional signatories continued to be added. Press coverage was significant and related articles abound.
2010 Highlights:
- On April 23, 2010 CVSG partnered with the schools of law and business at UCLA and the Fink Center at UCLA to host an academic-practitioner roundtable. The topic of the event was "Short-Termism: Leverage Points for Encouraging a Longer-Term Focus in Capital Markets."
- Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a congressional hearing on short-termism as chairman of the economic policy sub-committee of Senate Banking; originally scheduled for March 24, it was re-scheduled for April 29 due to the introduction of Senator Dodd's financial reform legislation.
- An off-the-record dialogue was held June 9-11 in Aspen, CO focused on strategies for sustaining purpose and mission.
- We hosted our 2nd annual Business & Society Forum in NYC on October 26-27. This year we focused on the question of "How to Measure Success." More on the Forum can be found here.
2011 Highlights
- On January 19, 2011 Aspen Institute, the Committee for Economic Development (CED), and the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at Yale SOM convened a small roundtable of academics and practitioners focused on research questions related to the role of institutional investors in the current corporate governance context. Based on this roundtable, the Millstein Center and CED published in October a working paper titled, Are Institutional Investors Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
- We held an off-the-record summit July 11-12 that focused on operating in the real versus the expectations market drawing upon Roger Martin's recently published book. A list of participants and reflective summary from the summit are available.
- In late September 2011, we held an academic-practitioner roundtable with the UCLA School of Law on "Rethinking 'Shareholder Value' & Purpose of the Firm." This became our unofficial launch of our focus on the Purpose of the Corporation. For more information about this work, please visit our Purpose of the Corporation page here.
2012 Highlights
- On January 19, Aspen Institute CVSG, the Committee for Economic Development, and the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance at Yale SOM held a follow-up roundtable of academics and practitioners focused on the role of institutional investors in the current corporate context and based upon the working paper, Are Institutional Investors Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?, published in October 2011. A list of participants can be found here.
- Our by-invitation-only academic-practitioner roundtable series, "Rethinking 'Shareholder Value & Purpose(s) of the Firm" continued at NYU-Stern (March 1-2) and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (November 1-2).
- On May 1, we began design of a prize competition to promote fresh thinking on "future mindedness in capital markets". The project has planning support from the John Templeton Foundation. Learn more at aspeninstitute.org/prizethefuture.
- In early June, we began Phase 1 of a project inspired by the Aspen Principles and Generation Investment Management's "Sustainable Capitalism" whitepaper. The goal is business leadership to model and drive change to promote practices and protocols that result in longer-term value creation and sustainable capitalism. As part of this project, focus groups were held in London on November 9 and New York City on December 3 with heads of investor relations from public companies (like Marks & Spencer, J&J, and PepsiCo) and senior staff from large institutional investors (like CalPERS, Ontario Teachers' Pension, USS Ltd., and Wellcome Trust).
2013 Highlights
- We continued our focus on "Purpose of the Corporation" (which seeks to introduce more nuanced conceptions than the firm as a profit-maximizing entity), co-organizing a March 2013 roundtable with the Kellogg School of Management and drafting a whitepaper for business faculty on the topic – to be released in 2014.
- The Business Leaders Dialogue, a two day summit, was held in August 2013 with senior executives, corporate directors, and business school deans addressing the future of capitalism. Follow the links for the event summary and participant list.
- We completed design for the "Prize the Future" competition with seed capital from the Templeton Foundation.
- Further, the Aspen Institute Board approved the new Financial Leaders Fellowship to become part of the larger Aspen Global Leaders Network, a program we had nurtured since February 2012.
- As part of celebrating the Business & Society Program's 15th anniversary, several invitation-only salons were held on topics related to the long-term health of society with Roger Martin in conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin on February 20, Marjorie Kelly on March 18, and Dr. Robert Shiller on May 22.
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MACMA is a professional network of athletic, health, fitness, racquet and sports clubs throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware and Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Founded in 1986 by a group of local club owners, MACMAs mission is to address the needs of the industry at a regional level and to promote the interests of the industry within the region. As a regional affiliate of IHRSA, the more than 80 MACMA Club Members and 35 Associate/Supplier Members enjoy:
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Vaccination Week in the Americas Set to Immunize 62 Million in the Western Hemisphere
Washington, D.C., April 16, 2008 (PAHO)—A record 62 million children, adults and elderly people are expected to receive free vaccines against leading infectious diseases as part of the sixth annual Vaccination Week in the Americas, which will take place April 19 to 26.
Tens of thousands of health workers and volunteers are slated to participate in this year's initiative, which covers 44 countries and territories throughout the Western Hemisphere. The effort is expected to prevent thousands of deaths and illnesses from diseases including measles, rubella, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, yellow fever, influenza, rotavirus, hepatitis B, and whooping cough.
"Vaccination Week in the Americas is an example and reminder of the best of Pan Americanism," said PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses. "We are consolidating a true participatory culture for prevention throughout the Americas."
A parallel event, European Immunization Week—inspired by Vaccination Week in the Americas—will take place in Europe from April 21 to 27.
WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan noted, "The objective of Vaccination Week is to promote equity and access to vaccination," and commended the American and European initiatives, saying they are "helpful to the countries in building their own vaccination programs and reaching out to people in need."
"Thanks to the leadership and determination of our counterparts in the World Health Organization and European countries on the other side of the Atlantic, millions of people there will now also enjoy the great individual, family and national benefits of immunization," said Dr. Cuauhtémoc Ruiz, chief of PAHO's Immunization Unit.
Ruiz and other PAHO immunization experts say they hope this year's European Immunization Week presages an eventual World Vaccination Week.
Vaccination Week in the Americas was first launched in 2003 as an initiative of the ministers of health of the Andean Region, in response to a measles outbreak in Colombia and Venezuela. Today it has the support and participation of every PAHO member country in the Americas.
Since its launch six years ago, Vaccination Week in the Americas has delivered vaccines to more than 195 million people in 45 countries and territories. Despite its growth as an international phenomenon, the initiative has remained focused on the original goal of reaching the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities—indigenous groups, people living in border areas, and geographically isolated communities—which are often left behind in national immunization campaigns.
As in past years, Vaccination Week in the Americas 2008 will include a series of launches and special events featuring ministers of health and other dignitaries, as well as celebrities.
The regional launch will take place in Panama on April 19, with the participation of PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses, Minister of Health of Panama Dr. Rosario Turner, Minister of Health of Costa Rica Dr. María Luisa Ávila Agüero, and First Lady of Panama Vivian Fernández de Torrijos. Singers Jerry Rivera and Ricardo Montaner will also be on hand for the launch and promote vaccination efforts.
PAHO Director Dr. Roses will travel to Sunland Park, New Mexico, and join a caravan to El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico for the U.S.–Mexico launch on April 21, with Secretary of Health of Mexico Dr. José Angel Córdova Villalobos, Dr.Rosaly Correa Araujo of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Jeanne Santoli of CDC, and other officials.
Local events are also planned for the border areas between Nicaragua and Costa Rica; the United States and Mexico; Mexico and Guatemala; Honduras and Nicaragua; Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela; and Colombia, Brazil and Peru.
As a technical cooperation agency, PAHO supports its member countries in organizing and carrying out Vaccination Week in the Americas, including planning, resource mobilization, social communication campaigns, procurement of vaccines and supplies, and evaluation of activities. PAHO also coordinates inter-agency efforts, works to recruit new partners for the initiative, and sends its own experts to the region to support member countries in organizing and implementing Vaccination Week in the Americas.
Links of interest:
- Vaccination Week in the Americas 2008 (PAHO)
- PAHO Immunization Unit (OPS)
- Vaccination Week in the Americas (general)
- PAHO Publications on Immunization
PAHO, founded in 1902, works with all the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of their peoples. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization.
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Forum List » Guru News and Commentaries Guru News, Stock picks and commentaries Bill Ackman's $2.2 Billion Bet on Air Products
Posted by: Monica Wolfe
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Date: July 31, 2013 11:38AM
Earlier this summer, Bill Ackman started canvassing investors for additional funds with the intent of targeting a single stock, and the speculation to what company this would be grew rampant. First it was FedEX (FDX), but then attention switched to the residential security business ADT Corporation (ADT). Then, as it was reported this morning, Ackman's target would be Air Products (APD).
Ackman disclosed this after the company enforced a shareholder rights plan in response to what it called "unusual and substantial activity" in its shares. The news release also stated: The Board of Directors believes that the Rights Plan will help promote the fair and equal treatment of all stockholders of the Company in the event of an accumulation of a substantial block of the Company's shares and ensure that the Board of Directors remains in the best position to discharge its fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders. The Rights Plan has not been adopted in response to any specific takeover bid or other proposal to acquire control of the Company. On Wednesday, Guru Bill Ackman confirmed that his hedge fund, Pershing Square, had in fact disclosed a 9.8% stake in the company as well as the intent to engage in a discussion with management and the board, aiming for a change. According to Ackman's SEC filing, Pershing Square purchased a total of 20,545,284 shares over the past two months. The filing reports that the Pershing Square bought shares at prices ranging from $91.57 to $106.36 beginning in June and stretching all the way to Tuesday. The transaction, valued at $2.2 billion, is the first single-stock fund Ackman has raised money since Target (TGT) in 2007 which lost 65% of its value over the following two years. Air Products will also be the largest investment in Pershing Square Capital Management's history. As a result of hearing of Ackman's massive stake, Air Products released a statement regarding the Pershing Square investment which was more than a little defensive. The press release stated, "The Company has not been contacted by Pershing Square Capital Management but welcomes new investors and looks forward to engaging with Pershing Square to understand its views." The statement went on to highlight what the company has recently done to improve their operations and increase shareholder valued. The press release also went on to say "The Company noted that its 2013 total shareholder return of 21.6% through July 24 is more than double that of its industrial gas peer group, and that on a one- and three-year basis total returns have exceeded that of its closest peer (Praxair)." Air Product's historical price growth in comparison to Praxair (PX): You can view the entire press release here. Air Products is a supplier of hydrogen and helium. It also provides semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. It serves technology, energy, industrial, and healthcare customers globally with a unique portfolio of products, services, and solutions that include atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services. Air Products & Chemical's historical price, revenue and net income: Air Products has a market cap of $22.7 billion with a P/E ratio of 23.50, a P/S ratio of 2.30 and a P/B ratio of 3.60. The company has seen an annual average earnings growth of 6.5% over the past ten years. Since the news of Ackman's buy, Air Products is trading up about 3% to $108.33 per share. Guru Discussed: Bill Ackman: Current Portfolio, Stock Picks Stocks Discussed: APD, FDX, ADT, TGT, PX,
Re Bill Ackman s 2 2 Billion Bet on Air Products
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Ackman is in. Time to short it. Guru Discussed: Bill Ackman: Current Portfolio, Stock Picks Stocks Discussed: APD, FDX, ADT, TGT, PX,
Re Bill Ackman s 2 2 Billion Bet on Air Products
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Date: August 1, 2013 08:12AM
You stated, "The transaction, valued at $2.2 billion, is the first single-stock fund Ackman has raised money since Target (TGT) in 2007 which lost 90% of its value over the following two years." Target peaked at $70.80 in 2007. It troughed at $25 in early 2009. The worst of the decline was a very bad (-64.7%) rather than the (-90%) you indicated. Perhaps the 90% loss refers to Ackman's fund itself which could have lost 90% due to use of leverage. Target had fully recovered to $71.25 (not including dividends) as of July 31, 2013 although it came back well after Mr. Ackman had exited. Guru Discussed: Bill Ackman: Current Portfolio, Stock Picks Stocks Discussed: APD, FDX, ADT, TGT, PX,
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We are an evangelical church for Tamil-speaking people, mainly in east London. Our first meetings were held in Forest Gate, in July 1982, and we were then under the umbrella of In Contact Ministries headed by Patrick and Rosemary Sookhdeo, who now lead the Barnabas Fund. We moved to Manor Park in 1984, and have started branches in Ilford, Newbury Park, Walthamstow, and East Barnet. We helped to start Tamil churches in Southall and Lewisham, which are fully independent. We have close links of fellowship, but not formal ties, with Emmanuel Christian Fellowship in Glasgow.
At first the church was small. After the July 83 riots in Colombo, Sri Lanka more and more people started coming to London and coming to church. Doctors, engineers, and accountants who were already settled here; students and refugees from Jaffna and Batticaloa; Tamils and Telegus from India; the congregation was a mixture, which is healthy. From the beginning until now, people from different denominations, including a steady trickle of friends from Hindu background, have joined the church.
During our first year of existence, pastor Ebenezer was supported by Christian Nationals Evangelism Commission. Other expenses were met by the giving off the congregation. Turnover the first year was nearly £800. By God's grace, and by the help of sr Rani Sigamani, sr Indu Naidu, and the current team of church workers, some paid, some voluntary, and by the witness of lives and words of the whole church, we have grown. At the last Watch night services, the total number of worshippers was 1,000; an average Sunday sees more than half of that.
Since 1984, we have met, by kind permission, at Manor Park Christian Centre. The meeting in Ilford started on 6th January 2002, in Newbury Park started on October 2004 and in Walthamstow started on Easter Day 2005.
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Throw Me the Statue, 'Creaturesque' (Secretly Canadian)
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This Seattle-based band's second album represents an accomplished progression for singer-songwriter Scott Reitherman, with highlights "Tag" and "The Outer Folds" showcasing robust, filled-out arrangements that aspire to the dramatic grandeur of the National. And while Reitherman hasn't abandoned the project's indie-pop nucleus, he still cycles through one too many genres (twee, Casiotone pop, indie rock, et al.). The eclecticism is refreshing on the jammy, Built to Spill-like "Hi-Fi Goon," but enjoying the sum of Creaturesque's shifting parts can be a taxing proposition.


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In one particularly uncomfortable scene, Suzette inadvertently traps Jean-Yves in the bathroom by setting up a drying rack next to the door. When he finds himself blocked, he cries a high-pitched "Mama!" Then both she and Gondry taunt him.
Gondry is known for his imaginative visual style, but The Thorn in My Heart is an exercise in restraint. Whereas his other work, which also includes trippy music videos, revels in subconscious play, this film proves that complicated undercurrents are also visible in the mundane. Amanda McCorquodale March 7 at 6:45 p.m. and March 9 at 5:45 p.m., Regal Cinemas South Beach
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American audiences have a strange habit of picking the flavor of the year in Mexican film. A few years ago, the trend seemed to be magical realism, but now the current has moved toward realistic depictions of immigrants attempting to cross the border.
It would be easy to dismiss Northless (Norteado) as just another film of this type. Not only is the bulk of the plot about this subject, but also it was released the same year as the highly touted and celebrated Sin Nombre. Yet while Cary Fukunaga's kinetic and wonderful film focused on the journey of Guatemalan immigrants riding atop freight trains through Mexico, Northless aims to give us a more realistic and Mexican depiction. It's filled with scenes of silence around dinner tables and the drudgery of daily work.
Andres (Harold Torres), a migrant from Oaxaca, fails to cross into the States after his coyote deserts him overnight near the California border. Marooned at the immigration office in Tijuana, he finds work with Ela (Alicia Laguna) and Cata (Sonia Couoh). Both find comfort in Andres and try to persuade him to stay in Mexico by taking him on dates and divulging their deepest secrets. He nevertheless attempts to cross several times, culminating in an extremely clever and seemingly absurd plot twist.
This is a movie of silences and wide-open spaces, shot beautifully by cinematographer Alejandro Cantú. It's neither exploitative, documentarian, nor magical — more James Joyce to Sin Nombre's T. S. Eliot. It eschews the fantastic and unrealistic in favor of the realistic and quotidian, right down to the portraits of George W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger that beam judgment upon Andres each time he is apprehended by la migra. Dave Landsberger March 8 at 7:15 p.m., Regal Cinemas South Beach; March 14 at 9:30 p.m., Tower Theater
La Yuma
On the surface, this debut feature by writer-director Florence Jaugey is about a girl boxer, Yuma (Alma Blanco), struggling to escape the barrios of Managua. She lives in a concrete-floor shack with her often-absent mother, unemployed pedophilic stepdad, teen junkie brother, and two younger siblings. She loves and protects the children but despises the adults. Meanwhile, outside her home, Yuma's street thug boyfriend, Culebra — whose name means "snake" — tries to control her, saying, "Women don't box." But Yuma is wild and tough. She continues training and soon starts an affair with Ernesto, a middle-class journalism student at Universidad Centroamericana.
This is the first full-length fiction film to emerge from Nicaragua in the past two decades. The problem, though, is that it doesn't dig deeply beneath the surface. Jaugey — a 50-year-old, French-born but Nicaragua-based filmmaker — can't decide which story she wants to tell. She fails to fully explore the loaded love triangle of Yuma, Culebra, and Ernesto (or perhaps more important, the triangle of Yuma, Culebra, and boxing). Most of the major characters never evolve beyond mere outlines. And although the film runs only 90 minutes, it becomes entangled in a mess of completely unnecessary subplots and side plots, involving locations such as the circus, a male strip club, and a clothing shop called Ropa USA.
There's a simpler, better movie in there somewhere, especially considering Blanco's exceptional lead performance. But, ultimately, Jaugey was unable to find it. S. Pajot March 7 at 4 p.m., Regal Cinemas South Beach; March 9 at 7 p.m., Tower Theater
Hustling in CubaChamaco is the only Cuban film showing at the Miami International Film Festival this year. Made for a few hundred dollars, it's part of a new wave of independent movies now produced on the island thanks to cheap digital technology. It's also the first to seriously tackle homosexuality and chauvinism since 1994's Oscar-nominated Strawberry and Chocolate. The movie revolves around a 22-year-old hustler, the chamaco (which translates roughly to kiddo) of the title, who accidentally kills a john in Havana's Central Park. Except the dead guy is actually the son of another trick and the brother of a lady whom the hustler is banging. Throw in some drag queens; a couple of closeted, macho cops; and you have a gay Crash. Juan Carlos Cremata, the 48-year-old director, is making his third appearance at the festival. His other work has won a boatload of awards; the 2003 MIFF entry Nada Mas is even archived at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
On a scratchy, signal-delayed phone call from his house in Havana, he talks about Cuba's DIY approach to filmmaking, ornery exiles in Miami, and what in hell a pinguero is.
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UTEP men's soccer club advances to National Championship
El Paso, TX (YISD) — The University of Texas at El Paso men's soccer club will participate in the 20th annual NIRSA National Soccer Championships Nov. 21-23 at the Reach 11 Sport Complex in Phoenix. This is the team's first appearance in the tournament since 2005.
The squad is part of the Southwest Desert Conference and competes against teams from universities in Arizona and New Mexico. It earned the right to participate in the Phoenix tournament by winning the regional Southwest Tournament, Oct. 25-27, in Socorro, N.M.
"I'm really excited about this group," head coach Jorge Hernandez said before a recent practice. The team practices from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at UTEP's University Field. "These guys have great talent and are committed. They brought the UTEP name to where it used to be and where it belongs among championship teams."
The club team, which falls under UTEP's Recreational Sports Department, is a student organization that was started to raise knowledge about soccer on campus and to unify those who share a common interest in the sport. The squad is open to any UTEP student and has about 30 members.
Club president Gregorio "Greg" Contreras said the players, most who were raised in El Paso, Juárez and other communities in Chihuahua, Mexico, are peaking at the right time.
The students are balancing their studies, team practices and individual trainings with fundraising efforts to help with the costs tied to the upcoming national tournament. UTEP's Student Government Association and Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs already have committed financial help.
Andrea Vazquez, visiting assistant professor of theater and dance and the club's faculty adviser, praised the players for their commitment as athletes and students.
"They acknowledge the challenges of accomplishing quality work in their majors while demonstrating outstanding athletic performance," Vazquez said. "I believe they will represent UTEP brilliantly."


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Saint Epictetus of Africa
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Bishop. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius with 21 other Christians. No other information has survived.
- c.250
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- Catholic Online
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My first time seeing that video. I could make comments about Kerry, but the cops in that video showed the reality of the situation better than any discussion of his life of privilege and manipulation. They knew by instinct that the questioner was transgressing when posing his questions because of his lack of deference. In the end they took him down for the crime of lese majeste (or at least its aristocratic equivalent). US culture is one of virtual worship of elites - political elites, military elites, celebs, it doesn't matter. There is a genuine belief abroad that these are superior beings and that being impolite to them, gainsaying them, being angry at them is a form of crime. The irony is that most of them, like Kerry, are lowlife parasites far less worthy of respect than the average person.
Sorry. My comment below was supposed to be in reply to prior comment - I thought it would be posted as part of thread from original comment. The video I mention was 2007 video of student being tased at John Kerry speech mentioned in first comment.
Regarding John Kerry:
I adhere to the view that open democratic societies are successful and maintained through humble piecemeal work and that our committment is not something we can or should turn on and off.
So someone promising to do the right thing when on a high profile national stage who won't lift a finger in simple, isolated situations -- as if they are of no importance --is not someone I believe adheres to the values I feel are essential to us as a nation.
I have a negative impression of John Kerry and it is not one I acquired from reviewing his positions on national and international policy, it came from how he acted in response to an abuse of power that took place right in front of him.
In 2007, on Constitution Day, he spoke before a group of college students at the University of Florida in Gainesville. A viral video came out of that talk when a student who was asking questions during the Q&A was stopped and tased unnecessarily right in front of Kerry. Kerry did nothing. He ignored it as if this new age of tasing everybody like prodding cattle is totally normal.
Kerry could have and should have said something to stop the tasing.
If he was worried it would incite overly enthusiastic cheers from the audience, he could have stepped down from the stage and walked to the guard doing the tasing and spoke in soft tones for him to stop.
He could have said something diplomatic to prevent the tasing, like, "It's OK officer, I'll take one more question"
I know for a fact that had I been in his shoes, I could have quickly mediated it and prevented it without incident, period. So I consider him utterly incompetent.
I came away from the video with this very deep impression of incompetence of Kerry, of him as a sorely passive, supremely ineffective sell-out with not even a shadow of his wife's hutzpah who has no business in public life. I was deeply offended by it and still am. The road to totalitarianism is paved with John Kerries.
Copies of the video are still on the web and there is a wikipedia entry on the incident.