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A few of the top baller boys joined host Prince Albert II of Monaco for the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 1000 launch party at the Grimaldi Forum last night.
It seems the mood was most definitely casual chic as most of the boys mixed tailored pieces like blazers, jackets, and button-down shirts with sportswear such as jeans, zipper-front sweatshirts, and cardigans. Check it out.
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Honestly, I have to say that I don't like what Rafa's wearing. His blazer is too big, or is it me?
Nando looks great! I really like this on him, good choice.
I like Nole's blazer but it would have been better without the blouse underneath it.
Do I see a smile on Andy Murray's face? It's a miracle!
Feliciano's jeans and belt are horrible, but his face makes up for everything. He looks hot!- AnonymousApril 12, 2009 at 10:16 AM
OH my god, Rafa pls could you next time pick a jacket that fits you, you have done so before, just try again! only Fernando saving the spanish pride here,looking his usual sleek self. Feli you couldnt look more gay even if you´d try. As from Murray I dont expect much from you, just proved me right.
ReplyDelete Rafa needs to be introduced to the magic of a tailor, NOW. This is only the last of many times I've seen him swim in formal clothing. He should ask Roger to recommend someone.
As for Feli I can't comment on his clothes because for some reason when I look at him he's completely nude. Weird. My brain has something against the beautiful men+clothes combo so it refuses to acknowledge it.- AnonymousApril 12, 2009 at 10:36 AM
looool nole and rafa and their matching outfits, BFFs <3
also good to see jelena there! - AnonymousApril 12, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Haha, Sara I suffer from that disorder too. By suffer I mean greatly enjoy.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousApril 12, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Hmm so if Rafa was in Monte-Carlo yesterday evening does that mean he didn't get an invite to the wedding of the century? Are they not that close after all. Good friends with fashion sense tell friends when they look bad, and introduce them to tailors.
ReplyDelete Funny, I don't find Feli a hunk, he seems clownish to me with this fake awful hair, and so wrong style.This white almost feminine belt, yeah, so manly, grrrrr...just no, NEXT.
Nole's coat or whatever that is made my eyes wide open from disbelief.Jelena approved it?Omg, my man could never be seen with me wearing *that*.
They really need a stylist ASAP, all of them!
I love Jelena's jacket,that's like all.- AnonymousApril 12, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Dear Xisca,
Please take your boyfriend shopping and give him tips! Geez what you good for girl?? ok first and foremost, jelena, it is NOT ok to let novak leave the house looking like he borrowed your jacket.
rafa looks better than he did at the miami party but still in desperate need of a stylist, i'm avaiable to help you rafa and your friends too.
nando and feli save the spanish here. i oddly enjoy both of their looks. damn them for making me like them!
let's just come to accept that most of the atp boys are not so great when it comes to fashion sense but we love them for it, kind of makes have a little more boyish charm. clearly roger wasn't there to save them all, while i'm not attracted to him, i have to say the man knows how to dress.Rich, WHAT?! Do you really think this is an improvement for Rafa from Miami?!
This guy is 22 years old. TWENTYTWO! He should not be wearing clothes that look like something even my dad would have rejected. In the 90's.
I sooo prefered him in Miami. I mean Lanvin trainers. Say no more.
And the hair here?! Greasy products is always a 'no no' when you have dark, Spanish locks.
Mum, Xisca, sister, grandma...where the hell are you?!I hate to admit it but The Parrot aka Nando looks best here.
Rafa's jackets are always too big which astounds me because he's a huge, muscly guy. What size is that, XXXXXXL???
And the wet hair... Get thee a blowdryer, honey!
Don't get me wrong, I'd still do him though, hehe.
As for Nole: He's wearing a woman's jacket, for crying out loud! And it's too big as well. LOL, what went wrong here?
And only a guy as heavenly gorgeous as Feli could make THAT outfit work. *checks her eyes*
Wait, I think I might have that disorder, too...
Andy: Meh.- AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 12:36 PM
The white jacket on Rafa looks terrible, he should have worn blue.
Why is Novak wearing his sister's winter coat?
What's that? He doesn't have a sister? Oh uh ohhhh - johanneApril 13, 2009 at 1:57 PM
I'd do 'em all (especially the Spaniards). Oh and not the prince.
Rafa: HOT, as always. Who cares what he's wearing!
Feli: FLOVE that metro! Wouldn't change a thing.
Nando: FLOVE that metro! Hot Sauce cleans up well.
Nole: A smidge dorky but so smiley and cute.
Andy: IS THAT A SMILE?! He looks cute.

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"America's housing bubble was not caused by fraud. "
But housing prices can never fall!
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"America's housing bubble was not caused by fraud. "
But housing prices can never fall!
I worked for the old "Money Store" in the late 90's and one of our biggest problems was fraud. It is always a problem in that industry because of mismatching incentives. There is no indication that fraud before the latest crisis was any worse than in the past.
What did you expect for "The Money Store."
The Money Store was a consumer finance company that was based in Union, New Jersey, but with most of its corporate employees in Sacramento, California. It specialized in sub-prime home equity loans, and also was a large Small Business Administration lender. First Union Corp. of Charlotte, N.C., paid $2.1 billion for the lender in June 1998.
A few things...
1. I find it hard to reach any conclusion from the database of ONE institution...
2. The underlying issue is still missing: a growing money supply, causing excess liquidity/reserves at banks, which is costly. Banks will do everything they can lend out those excess reserves to generate a profit, lowering underwriting standards if necessary, especially as the economic outlook "looks" good. However, some banks or other institutions may end up getting worried about a possible collapse of the housing market. They are then incentivised to get rid of those loans (and hence to misrepresent them?).
Not trying to excuse the banks and other mortgage actors here (fraud remains fraud), but one needs to take a look at the underlying causes (the incentives of the fraud).
3. Misrepresentation or not, and given what I said in 2., I don't see why losses would have necessarily been worse. Banks made the loans not to squeeze their net interest margin due to the excess liquidity. Whether or not investors or banks ended up taking the losses does not change their total amount.
4. You can also add Basel to the list of incentives (very low capital requirements for mortgage lending and even lower when securitised).
First, we describe the phenomenal growth of the shadow banking system — the investment banks, most prominently, but also other financial institutions — that freely operated in capital markets beyond the reach of the regulatory apparatus that
had been put in place in the wake of the crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
This new system threatened the once-dominant traditional commercial banks, and they took their grievances to their regulators and to Congress, which slowly but steadily removed long-standing restrictions and helped banks break out of their traditional mold and join the feverish growth. As a result, two parallel financial systems of enormous scale emerged. This new competition not only benefited Wall Street but also seemed to help all Americans, lowering the costs of their mortgages and boosting the returns on their 401(k)s. Shadow banks and commercial banks were codependent competitors. Their new activities were very profitable — and, it turned out, very risky.
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report (pages 27 and 28)
"freely operated in capital markets beyond the reach of the regulatory apparatus that had been put in place in the wake of the crash of 1929 and the Great Depression."
There is nothing sacred about laws passed in the Great D. Many of them have been repealed with no harm. Usually, people are referring to Glass-Steagall, one regulation among billions, and which had nothing to do with investment banking.
Investment banks were heavily regulated by the SEC and the Basel accords.
Eugene Fama makes it pretty clear: a recession started first; that caused housing prices to collapse; lower housing prices reduced the collateral of the loans and made the derivatives worth less. No amount of regulation could have prevented that sequence of events.
Glass-Steagall kept the two bank types separate. And so it should be again.
It never applied to investment banks like Lehman and Bear-Sterns. So even if it had never been repealed it would have had no effect on this crisis.
Japan deregulated in the 80's after the Plaza Accord and blew up.
The US had gone a deregulatory binge since the 1980's and finally blew up.
That's 2 for 2, batting 1.000
BTW... didn't some banks have a 30:1 leverage at the peak of the bubble?
They may have been "heavily regulated" by law, but just like the gun laws and immigrations laws, the laws may not have been enforced.
It was my understanding that commercial banks could not engage in investment bank activity. When GS was repealed, the two kinds of banks merged during the orgy of M&A in the sector.
Eugene Fama makes it pretty clear: a recession started first; that caused housing prices to collapse; lower housing prices reduced the collateral of the loans and made the derivatives worth less. No amount of regulation could have prevented that sequence of events.
That's his take.
Perhaps "the market" ran out of willing borrowers that propped up the housing prices, perhaps when the borrowers had to pay the principal as well as the interest loans went bad, perhaps when the adjusted rates ended the 3 year of low rates, perhaps...
"The US had gone a deregulatory binge since the 1980's and finally blew up."
That's history from the popular press. As I have often noted, the Federal Register of new regulations has averaged 70,000 pages per year since 1970. That's about 3 million pages today. Much of that was banking regulation. The Basel accords added greatly to banking regulation.
Almost all banks have a 30:1 leverage ratio. It has been SOP in banking for decades.
"Maybe" causes are limited only by one's imagination. Probable causes are limited by sound theory and the facts. Fama is reasoning from sound economic theory and the sequence of events, not just his imagination.
Who cares how many rules you as a parent give your children, if they don't follow them and you don't enforce them.
No, that didn't happen. See Gorton's book "Slapped by the invisible hand" for the best portrayal of the banking problem I have seen. The sequence of events went like this: 1) recession began. 2) because of the recession people quit speculating on housing, so housing prices quit rising. 3) People started losing their jobs and defaulting. 4) 3 & 4 caused housing prices to collapse. 5) The collapse in housing prices caused MBSs to lose value. 6) The loss in value of MBSs caused a run on investment banks that used them as collateral for short term loans.
For the most part banks did follow the rules. And I see no evidence that fraud was worse before this crisis that it has been in the past.
Ah, we are speaking of different things then.
The depth of leverage was aided and abetted by the merger of investment and commercial banks, but that certainly did not effect the existence of the business cycle. It just made the downside infinitely worse.
The investment arm of the merged banks had strong incentive to churn loans as raw material for mbs.
On the other hand mbs where insured. Making good the defaults would also have destroyed the financial system.
Yes, the level of debt made the recession much worse. And the debt level was caused partly by the Fed's low interest rates, which caused banks to take on more risk to keep up profits, and partly by banking regs that required commercial banks to buy only AAA and AA rated securities. MBSs and treasuries were about all that received those ratings. Subprime loans were forced on banks by Congress.
And keep in mind that mainstream economists had orgasms over these derivatives for more than a decade. (see Fox's "Myth of the Rational Market' for a good history.) Financial economics had thought for decades that if the financial sector could create enough derivatives then risk could be spread so widely that no one group would have to worry about anything. That would create the perfect economy. That was standard financial economics for decades.
Download the FCIC Report from the link I supplied.
Look at the grow of loans. (page 32, Fig 2.1)
And remember,
"If something is unsustainable, then it will stop."
- Herb Stein, economist to Nixon's Administration
And where does the loan growth come from?...
fundamentalist is right, deregulation of the financial industry is a myth. However, there is always a risk, just after a deregulation, that institutions previously restricted in their activities try to "experiment" and blow up (S&L crisis in the US). Then they learn, and most calm down...
I find it quite ironic though to see someone nicknamed "hedgefundguy" to quote a report accusing the growth of the shadow financial system to back up his claim :)
But the report is wrong too. The shadow banking system is not dangerous in itself. It does not create money. Banks do. The shadow banking system becomes dangerous when it is funded through debt. It isn't when it is funded through real savings, as losses are investors losses and aren't multiplied by leverage. Don't blame the shadow system, blame the system and the regulations that are in the light side of the Force.
teacup775, don't be misled by the repeal of GS. It isn't the cause of the crisis.
Most banks that failed were pure retail banks, with not a hint of investment banking activities. Hundreds of banks failed in the US, among which only two (we could say three) were pure investment banks.
In the UK, mainly large retail banks failed (HBOS, RBS, Northern Rock). RBS could have completely collapsed if it hadn't been helped by.....its investment banking business.
In most of continental Europe, universal banks usually withstood the shock quite well, whereas many retail banks suffered. The key there was exposure to EU sovereign debt, not investment banking in itself.
The search for the culprit behind a massive collective failure continues...
"It appears the financial crisis was an 'immaculate calamity.' No one was responsible."
-a quip from Phil Angelides, chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
'immaculate calamity'
That's good! But of course, it describes the mainstream econ theory of business cycles: they're all immaculate!
IMO the phenomena you describe will come as a surprise to very few. One even has to wonder if the end-buyers of the defective MBSs were actually deceived or not - maybe they, like so many, thought a forever rising tide would forever enrich them and everyone else, no matter how 'junky' the stuff actually was. (RA and Krugman believe that still.)
IMO there is no reason to expect any better standards of conduct in the future than in the past - less, actually. The HSBC, StanChart, RBS et.al. outcomes allow substantially all the guilty individuals (who pocketed all the easy fees on the front-end) to walk away from the affair unpunished. The corporate entities alone bear the (almost trivial) brunt of redress - and the taxpayers, of course, whose burden is anything but 'trivial'. This is how it should be in a society ruled by The Street - all's right with the world (that matters)'.
Nicely written.
But an alternative view point:
"It's one big shit sandwich and we're all gonna have to take a bite."
bubbles in the economy serve the same purpose war used to serve for populations. but now you have made it impossible for the idiots to pay the full price of their idiocy.
Greenspan was informed of serious problems with loan origination by 2003 at the latest. He had direct regulatory power to step in before the worst of it. But from 1996, it seems he cared more about his popularity than about doing his job.
A popular regulator isn't regulating. He's letting people do whatever they feel like doing, without reasonable restraint.
Well, who's bad idea was it to put an Ayn Rand acolyte in charge of regulating anything? I'm being serious, that was an astonishingly stupid thing for four presidents to do - nominate someone who sees government regulation as something to always be avoided as the top guy at the Federal Reserve.
Hey the upside is Greenspan finally figured out he was being a fanboy.
lol, totally worth it.
Sounds like banks and MBS packagers need to learn some quality control methods. Investigations of random samples of new mortgages would have caught most of this and discouraged the rest.
People are irrational in bubbles, and are unlikely to do real due diligence in face of the conventional wisdom. It's how bubbles inflate to begin with.
Yes, but entities which bear fiduciary responsibility are paid not to be irrational (e.g. the ratings agencies). If, as was the case, they are paid even more to be irrational, you have a system with a flawed incentive structure, compromised checks and balances, and a predisposition towards conflagration.
Oh it's worse than that - the regulators are the first to be caught up in the irrationality. What payoff is there to a regulator in stepping in when absolutely everyone in a market is happy? Safer to just ignore the possiblity that they're all happy because it's a giant Ponzi scheme.
We see the pattern time and time again - as the horse gets frisky the stable door is thrown open "to get government off its back and give it room to innovate". After the horse has bolted out of sight an armourplated triple-locked stable door is solemnly installed to restrain the (now totally absent) horse.
It wasn't irrational. It was fraud on a massive scale.
I had the 'privilege' of working for a mortgage broker for 4mos at the height of the bubble (Jul-Oct 05).
The Broker was not only 100% aware of how unable her clients were to buy (ie. pay for) their new homes, her entire marketing plan was based on the fact that she could get people into homes who *themselves* knew (by the looks I saw on their faces) they couldn't afford a home.
The game was this; get a low-income family, completely fabricate their income and financial history (I had banks call me to verify employment for people who were clients, but the paperwork had been submitted that they worked for the brokerage and made $12k/mo or some ridiculous number. (These are folks who *might* make 150% of that number in a *year*). But the fraudulent paperwork would magically 'pass review' and a 100% LTV (loan-to-value; ie. no money was being put up at all by the purchaser) mortage was granted. Then the broker would refinance them every 3 or 4 mos, utilizing a tame appraiser to claim the house's value had dramatically increased, until the mortgage amount fell to 80% of the claimed value of the house.
And every time the broker refinanced the house, she'd take a $15-$20k fee. So factor in that $100K (which came from the mortgage) in addition to the inflated value claimed for the house and that property is *seriously* under water (in the real world) on Day One.
The banks understood this was the game. I spoke to folks from the various lenders daily; the constant message was about the newest latest mortage instrument that had even less documentation requirements than the one before, and that paid an even bigger bonus to the broker than before.
I managed to last 4 months before finally being asked a question that would have required me to commit fraud; I was asked to verify employment (I was the Accountant and Ofc Mgr) for a client. I declined, and not long after that I was let go (thankfully).
So, no. It's not irrational when you're staring directly at the fraud you're committing, and trying to improve on your results each time. We should be having the equivalent of the Nuernberg trials, but no .... Geithner got Treasury instead.
Credit rating agencies don't have fiduciary duty towards those who use their products.
The "fly-by-night" shadow banking system started this.
Banks later piled in due to losing market share.
Isn't there a law against a borrower lying on a mortgage application?
But this is the consequence of reduced regulation in the financial industry.
Interest rates fell, credit checks were bypassed, liar loans, house-flipping, rolling credit card debt into a mortgage, etc.
(Sarcasm mode: ON)
It's a good thing we have the Fed to keep the regulations loose and the money flowing so this won't happen again.
(Sarcasm mode: OFF)
Thanks. Excellent comment.
Hedge, according to Gorton and others, the "shadow" banking system, the investment banks as opposed to commercial banks, were regulated under the Basel accords. There was a net increase in regulation of them.
I think the problem was that so many people had become convinced that MBSs spread the risks so much that they had no need to reduce the riskiness of loans. Also, it's well known that people will tolerate more risk in good times with low interest rates.
And how much of the fraud was an attempt to meet Congress' mandate to put poor people into homes they can't afford?
Depends on your definition of irrational. I think people are more ignorant than irrational. But it is well known that people are more tolerant of risk in good times and when interest rates are low.
How much did that even register with the $$$$$$ banks were making off derivatives? Internationally banks did this. How much pressure did Bundesbanks feel of Congress' mandate?
I amy be remembering wrong, but securities law in the USA is that in case of misrepresentation the buyer of a debt instrument like a mortagage or a mortgage derivative has the right to return it to the seller for a 100% refund.
And that one of the little known clauses of one of the bailout acts suspended that provision because enforcing it would bankrupt the entire USA financial system (again).
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Hi Deb & happy belated one year wishes! That's a lot of days-at-a-time!
Your post reminded of "Some of us tried to hold onto our old ideas & the result was nil until we let go absolutely." pg58
I paid dearly for holding onto those old ideas & was nearly killed doing so. No drama, just fact. I wanted to prove to myself in 2 relationships that I was attractive, lovable & had value, even though the relationships were unhealthy & downright dangerous. I wanted what I wanted! Self-will run riot, even though I didn't think so.
My 2nd sponsor said "Do you REALLY think this is God's will for you?" I replied that I'd put so much time, energy & MYSELF into the relationship that I couldn't let it go. She laughed the laugh of the free & said "That's just like my lawnmower. I put so much time & money & energy into it & it simply DOESN'T WORK. So I got rid of it."
I always hear "Let go & let God" Yeah, that's great. I wish I could do that.
For me, I need God's help just to receive God's help! I also need God's help in being patient in knowing His will for me & help in carrying it out.
With practice, it begins to come naturally & I know what to do, but only if I don't get full of myself! Even then, I bounce it off my sponsor.
I'm so happy for your one year! First things first & the rest follows


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A study of the complex genetics of brain development will be undertaken with an emphasis on those genes that cause the most common structural brain anomaly in humans called holoprosencephaly (HPE). This malformation of the brain can result from either environmental or genetic causes, and it is the aim of these investigations to determine the genes responsible for both normal and abnormal brain development through the study of patients with this disorder. Mutations in one such gene, Sonic Hedgehog, have been shown by us to be responsible for approximately one quarter of familial cases of HPE. Other genes either related to the hedgehog pathway or located at unrelated defined genetic loci may also contribute to HPE and are the subject of active investigation. We anticipate that many genes important for normal brain development will be identified in the search for genetic causes of HPE.
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Study Type: | Observational |
Official Title: | Genetic Analysis of Brain Disorders |
Estimated Enrollment: | 6000 |
Study Start Date: | October 1998 |
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) covers a nearly continuous spectrum of midline abnormalities ranging from unmistakable cyclopia with absence of forebrain separation to mild microforms, such a single central incisor.
The objective of these studies is to identify genetic factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of holoprosencephaly (HPE) or related brain malformations. Our approach involves common genetic strategies including mutational analysis of candidate genes. All individuals with overt or subtle clinical findings consistent with the HPE spectrum are eligible to participate. Mutational analysis of our entire coded collection of HPE probands (approximately 600 cases) in selected genes is the principal research method used to determine that a given candidate gene is commonly mutated in HPE. Whenever a sequence variant is identified, that is not present in a commercially available control set of samples, attempts are made to test the functional significance of this change on the protein itself, or its expression. Sequence changes with a strong probability of being medically significant will be verified in a CLIA-approved lab (e.g. Muneke lab, for selected genes, or Gene Dx) at our expense, before any results are given to the family through genetic counseling. Parental DNA (and rarely that of siblings) is usually obtained at the same time that a proband is enrolled. Typically, these samples are studied only to perform limited family studies once a sequence variant of potential medical significance has already been determined.
The majority of subjects enrolled in this study will continue under the care of their local physician or genetic counselor with limited contact with the NIH investigators. Only rarely will families be seen at the NIH CC. These visits will involve face-to-face genetic counseling of medically significant results, following verification in a CLIA approved lab. This is not a treatment protocol. Our empiric ability to generate medically significant research results is limited by the extensive genetic and other etiologic heterogeneity. Therefore, for most participants this research is not a diagnostic study.
We have modified our procedures to test all new probands for mutations in the four HPE genes (SHH, ZIC2, SIX3 and TGIF). Our lab is now certified to receive and test new samples according to CLIA guidelines. However, all previously collected samples will not be considered suitable for diagnostic purposes; hence, a second sample will need to be requested in these cases for CLIA confirmation.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
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- This research is open to all participants with a known or suspected diagnosis of HPE or related brain malformations. Since the range of severity of HPE is extensive, we accept cases compatible with a wide HPE spectrum of findings. All races and genders are known to be at risk for HPE, anywhere in the world. Nationality or place of origin are not specific barriers to participation, provided that a blood tissue sample can be safely sent by international FedEx (to be billed to our account).
- Direct blood relatives (typically parents, and occasionally siblings of affected individuals) of patients with HPE are also eligible to participate.
- Anyone unwilling to provide informed consent (for themselves as adults, or on behalf of their children as minors) or assent.
- Medical condition(s) or mental retardation are not in themselves reason for exclusion if in the judgement of the referring physician this would involve no more than minimal risk. We anticipate that children with mental handicaps would be included in the research population. We will make every effort to explain the study for the purpose of assent in a matter that the family feels is both age and developmentally appropriate for that child.
- We generally review a brief clinical description from the referring physician about a potential research subject to determine that the subject is appropriate to enter into the study. We reserve the right to exclude cases that are clearly not HPE or related to our direct research interests (e.g. HPE cases due to Trisomy 13 or 18 might not be considered directly related to current research). This almost never happens, and we would attempt to make referrals to a more appropriate investigator before a sample is sent to the NIH. Although not desirable, we will accept samples with a suspected diagnosis of HPE where this determination was made by the referring physician independent of any input from our HPE team. In such circumstances, we would likely verify by correspondence that a sample had been received and request further information.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00645645
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Principal Investigator: | Maximilian Muenke, M.D. | National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) ) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00645645 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 980249, 98-HG-0249 |
Study First Received: | March 27, 2008 |
Last Updated: | November 11, 2014 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Holoprosencephaly Agenesis of Corpus Callosum Genetic Tests |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Strengthening Collaboration for the Dja Faunal Reserve
Stakeholders of the World Heritage property "Dja Faunal Reserve", (DFR) met in Yaoundé (Cameroon) from 24 to 25 September 2014 to evaluate the current ... -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
A 7000 Eur Grant for a Project Awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts? Are you a national from a Mediterranean country? Born after 31 ... -
Monday, August 25, 2014
"Safeguarding Precious Resources for Island Communities" World Heritage Paper series on SIDS published".
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are some of the most beautiful ... -
Friday, August 15, 2014
The World Heritage Convention has entered into force for the Bahamas
On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO its instrument of ratification of the ... -
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
UNESCO strengthens action to safeguard cultural heritage under attack
Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, ... -
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Panasonic hosts event for environmental education at Ogasawara Islands World Heritage site
As part of the "World Heritage Eco Learning Program", Panasonic hosted, from June 26th to 28th, the "Environmental activity for the next generation" ... -
Monday, August 4, 2014
State of conservation of Alto Douro Wine Region (Portugal)
Over the last several weeks, the World Heritage Centre as well as several Permanent Delegations of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ... -
Friday, August 1, 2014
Network of World Heritage Sites in Portugal created
On 18 July, site managers of World Heritage sites in Portugal and the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO signed a cooperation agreement to ...


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Magnum Photos & Multistory project 'Open for Business' awarded Arts Council funding
November 23, 2012
by London Office
In January 2013, Magnum Photos and Multistory will begin work on an exciting new photographic commission entitled 'Open for Business'.
Multistory, one of the UK's leading community arts agencies located within the borough of Sandwell, has been awarded £329,404 from the Arts Council of England's Strategic Touring Programme 2012-14.
Open for Business will be a landmark project telling the story of modern UK industry. Magnum's acclaimed international photographers will work across the country to document regional success stories which will have national relevancy.
Open for Business will focus on the historic industrial areas in the UK as well as new and innovative industries as we look to the future, seeking out success stories, large and small, that reflect Britain's changing industrial and cultural heritage.
Through partnerships with the UKs leading cultural institutions, the project will tell the story of British manufacturing, capturing the current landscape, good and bad, and its effect on people, community and culture through the unique international perspective of the Magnum photographers.