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The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also known as Reed Cat and Swamp Cat, is a medium-sized cat found in the vast expanse of Asia, extending from southern China in the east through Southeast and Central Asia to the Nile Valley in the west. Once thought to be a close relative of lynxes because of the external features, it is in fact closely related to domestic cats. In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species it is listed as Least Concern as it is widespread and common especially in India. Range contraction and population declines are cause of concern, particularly in southwestern, Central and Southeast Asia, Egypt and in the Caucasus and. Geographic variation in the jungle cat is quite considerable.
Lynx like cat
Largest of the living Felis species, it resembles a small lynx as it has a distinct spinal crest, comparatively short tail, long limbs and a small tuft of long hairs that occur on ear tips in winter. Somewhat larger than the domestic cat its face is relatively long and slender with white lines above and below their bright yellow eyes with a dark spot just below each eye near the nose. Ears are quite long, and relatively broad at the base, pointed towards the end, and set quite high. Colour of the fur varies with subspecies, yellowish-grey to reddish-brown or tawny-grey, and is ticked with black; spinal crest richer and darker. Kittens' fur has visible vertical bars, which vanish with the age, although a few dark markings may be retained on the limbs or tail. The muzzle, throat and belly are pale cream color and their winter coat is darker and denser than the summer coat.
Jungle cat's skull is fairly broad in the region of the zygomatic arch or cheek bone, which leads to its appearance of having a rounder head than some other cats. Felis chaus has equal-sized claws on both, fore and hind limbs, which allows it climbing down trees as easily as climbing up.
True to Bergmann's Rule, felids are largest at the northern limits of their range and become smaller-bodied closer to the tropics. Body length of jungle cat ranges from 50 to 94 cm, plus a short 20 to 31 cm long tail having several dark rings along its length and a black tip, and the animal stands about 36 cm tall on shoulders. Weight varies across their range from 3 to 16 kg, with a median weight of around 8 kg. For example, in west Israel, they weigh 43 per cent more than those in east India. Black jungle cats are regularly seen in southeastern Pakistan and India. Males are little larger than females.
The jungle cat has a broad but patchy distribution throughout its range. They are largely oriental in distribution and in Africa they are found in Egypt, along the Nile River Valley south to Aswan, in El Faiyum, Farafara, Dakhla and Kharga oases. They also occur in West, Central and South Asia, Sri lanka and Southeast Asia. In India the cat is found almost throughout the country, ranging up to 2,400 m (8,000 ft) in the Himalayan foothills or perhaps higher in the mountains, and is the most common small cat among the felidae found there. In tropical and sub-tropical Asia they are found widely through Southeast Asia to southern China, but are known to be absent from Malayan peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, the possibility of their occurrence was reported from a highly fragmented forest in the Malaysian state of Selangor in 2010.
Their habitat includes tropical dry forests and savannas. Despite the name, jungle cats are not strongly associated with the classic rainforest "jungle" habitat; instead they prefer wetlands – habitats with water and dense vegetative cover, particularly reed swamps, marsh, and littoral and riparian environments. Hence it's other common and more applicable name, the swamp cat. Cat's preferred living conditions with water and dense ground cover can be found in various habitats, ranging from desert (where it is found near oases or along riverbeds) to grasslands, shrubby woodland and dry deciduous forest, as well as cleared areas in moist forest. They avoid cold climate as they do not survive well in areas where winter snowfall is common. They are adaptable felids, found even in dry steppe, open country, often around villages, irrigated cultivation and altered landscape. For instance, they have been observed in sugar cane plantations in India and around pisciculture ponds and irrigation ditches in Israel.
Density estimates from natural tugay (also spelt tugai) habitat in central Asia range from 4-15 individuals per 10 sq km, but where this vegetation type has declined due to development density does not exceed two cats per 10 sq km. Tugay habitat is a form of riparian forest or woodland associated with fluvial (term used in geography and geology to refer to the processes associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them) and floodplain areas subject to periodic inundation, and largely dependent on floods and groundwater rather than directly from rainfall.
Although never domesticated in the true sense, a small number of these cats has been found among the cat mummies of Ancient Egypt (the vast majority of which are domestic cats), suggesting that they may have been used to help control rodent populations.
The countries where cat is found include India; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Pakistan; Armenia (Armenia); Thailand; Viet Nam; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; China; Egypt; Georgia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Myanmar; Russian Federation; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Subspecies and their distribution
When Johann Anton Güldenstädt, a Baltic German naturalist and explorer in Russian service, travelled in the Russian empire's southern frontier during 1768–1775 on the command of Yekaterina Alexeevna or Catherine II or Catherine the Great (the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia) he was the first naturalist to observe a Kirmyschak in the Caucasus. He named the animal as Chaus and wrote about it in his Latin description of 15 pages, which was published in 1776. The Latin name was retained for the cat by all successive zoologists.
Today, the trinomial Felis chaus chaus still refers to the jungle cat subspecies living in the Caucasus, Turkestan, Chinese Turkestan, Baluchistan, Iran and Yarkand. The other recognized subspecies are listed by year of first description:
Felis chaus affinis (Gray, 1830) — occurs in the Himalayan region ranging from Kashmir and Nepal to Sikkim and Yunnan.
Felis chaus kutas (Pearson, 1832) — occurs from Bengal westwards to Kutch.
Felis chaus nilotica (de Winton, 1898) — found in Egypt.
Felis chaus furax (de Winton, 1898) — occurs in Iraq, Palestine and southern
Felis chaus maimanah (Zukowsky, 1914) — first described from Maimanah in northern Afghanistan and found in the region south of the Amu Darya River.
Felis chaus fulvidina (Thomas, 1929) — occurs Southeast Asia ranging from Myanmar and Thailand to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Felis chaus prateri (Pocock, 1939) — occurs in western India and Sindh.
Felis chaus kelaarti (Pocock, 1939) — found in Sri Lanka and southern India south of the Krishna River.
Felis chaus oxiana (Heptner, 1969) — occurs along the right tributaries of the Amu Darya River, in the lower courses of the Vakhsh River ranging eastwards to the Gissar Valley and slightly beyond Dushanbe.
Ecology and behavior
Hard to tame, even if taken into captivity at a young age, jungle cats are solitary in nature outside of mating season, however, family groups (male, female and cubs) are not uncommon. Although, they are often active at night, are less nocturnal compared to many other cat species. In cold weather they are often seen sunbathing during the day. Jungle cats usually rest in other animals' abandoned burrows, humid coves under swamp rocks, tree holes or in areas of dense vegetation.
It is estimated that these cats travel 3 to 6 km every night, although this likely varies depending on the availability of prey. Like other cats, territories are maintained by urine spraying, scent marking, which also includes cheek rubbing during which cats leave their saliva that serves as a scent marker for other cats. Like most cats they are also good climbers and use not only sight and hearing while hunting, but also their sense of smell. While running, they tend to sway from side to side.
Their diet consists mostly of animals weighing less than a kilogram. Rodents are the prey found most frequently in their feces and stomach contents. They provide up to 70 per cent of the cat's daily energy intake. A study in India's Sariska reserve has found that the cats can catch and consume three to five rodents each day. Second on the menu are birds, but in the southern Russia waterfowls constitute the major part of their diet in the winter. Other prey species taken more opportunistically are hares, frogs, nutria, squirrels, juvenile wild pigs, sub-adult gazelles and chital fawns and various reptiles, including lizards, turtles and snakes. When they venture into human habitation they prey on domestic chicken and ducks. Though they can catch fish by diving in ponds and rivers, but mostly swim in order to disguise their scent trails, or to escape threats, such as dogs or humans. They have been observed to be capable of swimming as much as 1.5 km at a time. In India they have also been seen scavenging on the kills of large predators such as the Asiatic lions, whereas in southern Uzbekistan it has been found that the fruits of Russian olive constitute up to 17 per cent of their diet in winter.
True to their feline trait, they hunt by stalking and ambushing, like most other cats. For this they use reeds or tall grass as cover. They are adept at leaping, and sometimes attempt to catch birds in flight. Although they can run at a speed of up to 32 k/hour (20 mph), they rarely pursue their prey that escapes their initial pounce.
While the jungle cat's main competitors are jackals and other smaller felids, their most common predators are bears, wolves, crocodiles and other larger felines like tigers and leopards. Whenever there is a threat, jungle cats normally vocalize before engaging in attack, producing small roars, a behavior uncommon for domestic cats. The meow of the jungle cat is also somewhat lower than that of a typical domestic cat. Vocalization in these cats consists of meowing, chirping, growling, hissing, purring, gurgling and barking. Since these noises have not been significantly studied, therefore, their meanings are not well understood.
In some cases, they jump on their attacker, but soon retreat upon encountering larger threats. There have been known cases of jungle cats attacking curious humans near their habitat, but these attacks are neither very dangerous nor life threatening.
Jungle cat's mating season is marked by shrieks and fighting among males. Intense mew calls are used by both the sexes to attract potential mates. Boundaries of territories are marked with urine or body odour so that potential mates can find each other. Vocalization rates of both sexes increases prior to copulation and they may have multiple different mates throughout their lives.
Males and Females are sexually mature at the age of 11-14 months; estrus appears to last from January through to mid-April. In males, spermatogenesis (process in which spermatozoa are produced from male primordial germ cells by way of mitosis and meiosis) occurs mainly in February and March. Mating in southern Turkmenistan occurs in January to early February.
To keep her offspring safe and secure mother prepares a den in a hollow tree, an abandoned animal burrow or reed bed. Once the necessary arrangements are made female gives birth to a litter of three to five kittens, usually three. Blind and helpless kittens are born between December and June, depending on the local climate. Kittens are quite large at birth weighing 43 to 160 grams, averaging 131 g, they gain weight at a rate of about 22 g per day. Sometimes females raise two litters in a year. Gestation period lasts 63 to 66 days and is remarkably short for an animal of this size.
Kittens' eyes open after ten to thirteen days and they are fully weaned by around three months. As cubs, jungle cat have markings on their body which help camouflage them from potential predators. In the wild males usually do not participate in the raising of offspring, but in captivity they have been observed to be very protective of their young, more than the females, or males of other cat species. Kittens start hunting on their own at around six months, and leave their mother after eight or nine months, although only half the size of a mature adult, they are independent. They reach sexual maturity at 11 to 18 months of age.
The jungle cat's median life expectancy in captivity is ten to twelve years. In the wild, however, some jungle cats have been known to live for as long as twenty years.
Apart from the natural habitat, jungle cats can also do well in artificial wetlands and in cultivated landscapes (especially those that lead to increased numbers of rodents). However, reclamation and destruction of natural wetlands, ongoing throughout its range but particularly in the arid areas, still pose a threat to the species, as density in natural wetlands is generally higher. Indiscriminate trapping, poisoning and snaring in and around agricultural and settled areas have caused population declines in many areas throughout the cat's range. India, in the past, exported large numbers of jungle cat skins before the species came under legal protection (over 300,000 were declared as being held by traders there when export was banned in 1979), some illegal trade still continues there, as well as in Afghanistan and Egypt.
Some populations of jungle cat subspecies are declining in several countries and areas:
Populations of the Caucasian jungle cat found in the Cis-Caspian region, along the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus range states have been rapidly declining since 1960s. It is considered threatened and included in the Red Books of the Russian Federation, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Only some small populations are surviving today. There are no records of sightings of the cat in the Astrakhan Nature Reserve in the Volga Delta since the 1980s.
Since early 1990s, Southeast Asian jungle cats have suffered drastic declines due to hunting and habitat destruction. In 1970s, this subspecies used to be the most common wild cats near villages in certain parts of northern Thailand and occurred in many protected areas of the country, but today, their official Thai status is critically endangered. In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia it probably once occurred widely using secondary habitats, which is easily accessible to hunters and where hunting pressure is now very high. Due to indiscriminate trapping and snaring, the subspecies appear quite rare nowadays in comparison to sympatric small cats. Skins are infrequently recorded in border markets, and live individuals, possibly taken from Myanmar or Cambodia, occasionally turn up in the Khao Khieo and Chiang Mai zoos of Thailand.
Already rare in Middle East, jungle cats in Jordan are highly affected by expansion of agricultural areas around the river beds of Yarmouk and Jordan rivers, where they are hunted and poisoned by farmers for attacking poultry. In Afghanistan too they are rare and threatened.
Listed on CITES Appendix II, the ecology and status of Felis chaus is poorly known. Habitat destruction and persecution by humans are the main threats the cat is facing. With the increase in human population, more and more land is being cultivated and natural habitat is being converted to farmlands. Although the cat is quite adaptive, still the altered environments do not support the same density of cats. Besides, farmers are also not friendly towards them; they often hunt and poison them for preying on their poultry. They are also poached for their fur.
Although the laws have been implemented in various countries to protect them, but illegal trade is still continuing. Hunting is prohibited in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Israel, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Turkey and Thailand. It is not covered under legal protection outside protected areas in Bhutan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Nepal, Laos, Lebanon and Myanmar. For instance, during the first decade of this century more than 3,000 jungle cat skins have been seized from various places around the world.
The jungle cat is considered quite common in some parts of its range, predominantly in India, and also to some extent in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In southern China and Southeast Asia (with the exception of northeastern Cambodia), however, it seems quite rare in contrast to sympatric small cats. This rarity appears comparatively a recent phenomenon linked to unselective trapping and snaring, particularly in Lao PDR and Thailand as well, where it was described as common few years back, but has since suffered severe declines and is rarely encountered.
The species is considered threatened in a number of range states in Europe and the Caucasus, and is included in the Red Books of the Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (IUCN 2007). Europe has witnessed a large scale decline in numbers, with small populations surviving in Cis-Caspian region and the Caucasus along the Caspian Sea. Population in the continent has been fast declining since 1960s. No sightings have been reported from Astrakhan State Reserve (Russian Federation) since 1980s. In Northern Ossetia (Russian Federation) only about 150 animals were recorded. Noticeable population variations are characteristic of this species in this region, possibly because of the absence of adaptations to cold winters. Notwithstanding these fluctuations the long-term trend in Europe is of decline in both population and area of occupancy. Records from Russia indicate that there are about 500 animals left in the wild and a very small population lives on in Georgia.
In the countries of Southwest and Southeast Asia, where the cat has become rare and still showing declining trend, more research needs to be undertaken to gain knowledge of current distribution, both in and outside the protected areas. At present, the cat is placed under the species of "least concern" category by the IUCN, despite the fact that the numbers are declining. Now it has become necessary that the conservation measures should include better protection for domestic fowl and halting of indiscriminate poisoning and trapping. Protection of natural wetlands and reedbeds, especially, in the more arid areas of the cat's range, and improved and more stringent legislation prohibiting fur trade is need of the hour to save the cat.
Taxonomic history
Johann Anton Güldenstädt was the first to describe Felis chaus and his work was published in 1776. After this, between 1811 and 1939, various other naturalists published their descriptions of jungle cat skins from west and further southeast of the Caucasus.
German explorer Peter Simon Pallas, using the scientific name Felis catolynx, described lynx-like cats in 1811, which were found in the reeds and subalpine forests around the Terek River through northern Persia up to the Aral Sea. In 1820s another German explorer Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell or simply Rüppell collected a female Felis Chaus near Lake Manzala in the Nile Delta. But only in 1832, Johann Friedrich von Brandt, a German naturalist, recognized the distinctness of the Egyptian jungle cat and proposed the name Felis Rüppelii.
An English soldier and naturalist who was in India for 46 years, Major-General Thomas Hardwicke, published his work Illustrations of Indian Zoology (1830–35), which contained the first drawing of an Indian jungle cat named the "Allied cat" Felis affinis by Gray in 1830. Two years after this, a stuffed cat was presented at a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal that had been caught in the jungles of Midnapore in West Bengal. Pearson who donated the specimen described it as different in colour from Felis chaus and proposed the name Felis kutas. In 1836, Brian Houghton Hodgson, a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist who worked in India and Nepal as a British civil servant, proclaimed the red-eared cat commonly found in Nepal to be a lynx and named it Lynchus erythrotus. In 1844, Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, a French zoologist, described a jungle cat from the area of Dehradun in northern India under the name Felis jacquemontii in reminiscence of the French explorer Victor Jacquemont. When the Ceylonese (Ceylon is the older name of Sri Lanka) naturalist and physician Lieutenant Colonel Edward Frederick Kelaart described the first Felis chaus skin from Sri Lanka in 1852, he emphasised its close resemblance to Hodgson's Lynchus erythrotus.
The Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov proposed the generic name Catolynx in 1858. The Austrian zoologist Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger proposed the scientific name Chaus Catolynx for the "swamp lynx" in 1869. Also William Thomas Blanford, an English geologist and naturalist, pointed out the lynx-like appearance of cat skins and skulls from the plains around Yarkand and Kashgar when he described Felis Shawiana in 1876. The German naturalist Grevé proposed the subgenus Lynx Chaus in 1895.
In 1898, the British zoologist William Edward de Winton studied the collection of jungle cat skins in the Natural History Museum and modified taxonomic assessments of the jungle cat group. He suggested that the specimens from the Caucasus, Persia and Turkestan be subordinated to Felis chaus typica, and regrouped the lighter built specimens from the Indian subcontinent to Felis chaus affinis. He also renamed the Egyptian jungle cat Felis chaus nilotica as the name Felis Rüppelii was already being used for a different cat. A single skin collected in 1864 near Jericho, a city near Jordan River in the West Bank, prompted him to describe the new subspecies Felis chaus furax as this skin was smaller than other Egyptian jungle cat skins. A few years later, a German zoologist and paleontologist Alfred Nehring also described a jungle cat skin collected in Palestine, which he named Lynx chrysomelanotis.
In the 1880s, some mammal skins were collected during an expedition to Afghanistan and presented to the Indian Museum. Of these one cat skin without skull from the area of Maimanah was initially identified as of Felis caudata, but in the absence of skins for comparison the author was not sure whether his identification is correct. In his revision of Asian Wildcat skins that were in the Zoological Museum of Berlin, German zoologist Zukowsky reassessed the Maimanah cat skin, and because of its larger size and shorter tail than caudata skins proposed a new species with the name Felis (Felis) maimanah.
In 1917 Reginald Innes Pocock, a famous British zoologist, re-examined the generic nomenclature of the Felidae and classified the jungle cat group as part of the genus Felis, which is characterized by broad heads, reduced rhinarium (moist, naked surface around the nostrils in most mammals) vertically contracted ocular pupil, pointed ears and narrow paws. When the mammal collector of the Natural History Museum and the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas described the first jungle cat from Annam, a French protectorate encompassing the central region of Vietnam, in 1928 he consented with Pocock and referred to Gray's "Allied cat" by naming it Felis affinis fulvidina.
Pocock reviewed the Natural History Museum's jungle cat skins and skulls from British India and adjacent countries in 1930s. On the basis of differences in fur length and colour he subordinated the specimens from Turkestan to Balochistan to Felis chaus chaus, the ones from Cutch to Bengal under Felis chaus kutas, the Himalayan ones to Felis chaus affinis, and the tawnier ones from Burma under Felis chaus fulvidina. He newly described six larger skins from Sind under the trinomen Felis chaus prateri, and skins with shorter coats from Sri Lanka and southern India under Felis chaus kelaarti.
Results of an mtDNA analysis of 55 jungle cats from a variety of biogeographic zones in India suggest a high genetic variation and a relatively low differentiation between populations. It seems that the Central Indian F. c. kutas population separates the Thar F. c. prateri populations from the rest and also the South Indian F. c. kelaarti populations from the North Indian F. c. affinis ones. The Central Indian populations are genetically closer to the southern than to the northern populations. Thar is the world's 9th largest subtropical desert in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan. It is also known as the Great Indian Desert.
Felis chaus can be domesticated under certain conditions. Breeders have been able to hybridize it with certain domestic cats, producing such breeds as the "chausie" (cross between jungle cat and domestic cat) and the "jungle bob" (hybrid created from jungle cat and pixie bob). Pixie-bob is a breed of domestic cat claimed by breed founder Carol Ann Brewer of Washington State to be the progeny of naturally occurring bobcat hybrids. However, DNA testing has failed to detect bobcat marker genes. Pixie-bobs are considered wholly domestic for the purposes of ownership, cat fancy registration, import and export.


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Seattle Genetics Announces Executive Promotions and Management Addition
by Emily Wasserman |
Feb 11, 2014 1:19pm
-Commercial Leadership Promotions for Chris Boerner to Executive Vice President, Commercial and Charles Romp to Senior Vice President, Sales-
-Legal Group Promotions for Kirk Schumacher to Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and Compliance and General Counsel and Mark Sandbaken to Vice President, Intellectual Property-
-David Fontana Named Vice President, Portfolio and Program Management and ADCETRIS(R) (Brentuximab Vedotin) Program Director-
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 10, 2014--
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced four promotions and an appointment within the company's commercial and operations teams.
"These staff changes further enable the execution of our goals towards improving the lives of people with cancer," said Clay B. Siegall, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Genetics. "Chris and Chip have played key roles in the successful launch and ongoing commercialization of ADCETRIS in the United States and Canada. They both have strong backgrounds in oncology drug commercialization, combined with a science-based, patient-oriented approach. Kirk and Mark have been key leaders of the legal group for many years, successfully managing our legal, compliance and intellectual property functions. David brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including a background in strategic portfolio and program management."
Chris Boerner, Ph.D., has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Commercial. Dr. Boerner has been with Seattle Genetics for more than three years, serving most recently as Senior Vice President, Commercial. He oversees all sales, marketing and market planning activities for ADCETRIS(R) (brentuximab vedotin). Prior to Seattle Genetics, he spent more than eight years at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, where he served in a variety of commercial roles, including Director of Marketing on Avastin (bevacizumab) and Director of Avastin franchise management. Additionally, he served in a variety of commercial roles across multiple disease areas, including solid tumor oncology, lymphoma and immunology. Dr. Boerner joined Genentech from McKinsey & Company, a global strategic management consulting firm, where he worked on a variety of pharmaceutical sales and marketing engagements. Dr. Boerner received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and his A.B. in Economics and History from Washington University in St. Louis.
Charles (Chip) R. Romp has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales. Mr. Romp joined Seattle Genetics in May 2010 to build the company's field sales organization in advance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of ADCETRIS. Prior to his promotion to Senior Vice President, he served as Vice President, Sales. Mr. Romp was previously at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, since 1998, most recently as National Sales Director for Avastin. During his tenure, he held several senior sales leadership positions for both oncology and immunology products, including Rituxan (rituximab) and Xolair (omalizumab), and was project lead for deployment recommendations for Genentech's BioOncology sales forces. Mr. Romp received his B.A. from the University of Florida and his M.B.A. from Saint Leo University (formerly Saint Leo College) in Florida.
Kirk Schumacher has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and Compliance and General Counsel. Mr. Schumacher joined Seattle Genetics in October 2003 and oversees all aspects of the company's legal, compliance and intellectual property functions. He previously served as Vice President, Legal Affairs and Compliance and General Counsel. Since joining Seattle Genetics, he has participated in the negotiation and completion of many corporate alliances, including the ex-U.S./Canada development and commercialization collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and multiple antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaborations. He has also played a key role in equity financings for Seattle Genetics, first as outside legal advisor and then as internal corporate counsel. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Schumacher was with the law firms of Venture Law Group and Riddell Williams. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Mark Sandbaken, Ph.D., has been promoted to Vice President, Intellectual Property. Dr. Sandbaken joined Seattle Genetics in October 2005, serving most recently as Executive Director, Intellectual Property. Since joining Seattle Genetics, he has led Seattle Genetics' intellectual property strategy, participated in many corporate partnering and financing transactions and managed all aspects of the company's intellectual property portfolio for its programs and technologies. Prior to Seattle Genetics, Dr. Sandbaken was with the law firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew. He received his J.D. from University of Utah College of Law, his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his B.A. in Biology from Carleton College.
David Fontana, Ph.D., joined Seattle Genetics in January 2014 as Vice President, Portfolio and Program Management and ADCETRIS Program Director. Previously, Dr. Fontana led the Early Clinical and Translational Research unit at ZymoGenetics/Bristol-Myers Squibb in Seattle as Vice President, Development where he focused on immune-oncology clinical trials and the early clinical development of novel immunology targets. Prior to the acquisition of ZymoGenetics by BMS, Dr. Fontana led Portfolio and Program Management where he drove portfolio level strategic planning and managed program directors across the pipeline. Previously, he held leadership positions in research, clinical, regulatory affairs, strategic planning and program management at Aventis, Millennium, Archemix, ALZA, and Syntex. Dr. Fontana holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Wayne State University and PMP Certification from the Project Management Institute.
About Seattle Genetics
Seattle Genetics is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer. Seattle Genetics is leading the field in developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a technology designed to harness the targeting ability of antibodies to deliver cell-killing agents directly to cancer cells. The company's lead product, ADCETRIS(R) (brentuximab vedotin) is an ADC that, in collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, has been approved for two indications in more than 35 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Japan and members of the European Union. Additionally, ADCETRIS is being evaluated broadly in more than 30 ongoing clinical trials. Seattle Genetics is also advancing a robust pipeline of clinical-stage ADC programs, including SGN-CD19A, SGN-CD33A, SGN-LIV1A, ASG-22ME and ASG-15ME. Seattle Genetics has collaborations for its ADC technology with a number of leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, Agensys (an affiliate of Astellas), Bayer, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. More information can be found at www.seattlegenetics.com.
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2329 - 17 February 2018
Date change as New York coin convention scraps antiquities
The New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) has taken the decision to drop antiquities from its offering amid concerns over looted art.
Roland Arkell
The Grand Hyatt venue for the 'New York International Numismatic Convention'.
Kevin Foley, who has managed the venerable auction and dealing event since 1998, said the 2018 staging last month was the last at which antiquities would be displayed.
"Although we have traditionally had a number of booth holders specialising in higher quality antiquities, our board has made a decision to discontinue such items as part of the NYINC.
"The trade has become the focus of increasing enforcement actions by governmental authorities both within and outside the United States at the civil and criminal enforcement levels. The board simply felt that the right thing to do would be to avoid facilitating in any way potentially questionable transactions."
Investigations into looted antiquities have proved an unwelcome distraction to a number of recent New York fairs, including the TEFAF New York Fall show in October where a limestone bas-relief from Persepolis was seized. A dedicated Antiquities Trafficking Unit was formed by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in December.
A number of revisions to NYINC are planned for 2019 – its 47th staging.
Next year the event will move forward a week to avoid a clash with other events. Foley said: "Our original contracted 2019 dates conf licted with important numismatic conventions in Berlin and London. We felt it would be in the interests of all if we were able to move to different dates."
New dates for 2019
The coin-dealing show will run from Thursday to Sunday, January 10-13, with auction viewings open from Friday, January 4.
The traditional series of high-profile coin auctions held by a number of international firms will take place daily from Sunday, January 6, until Sunday, January 13.
The event will again be held in the Grand Hyatt New York, as its traditional home, the Waldorf, has closed for a three-year renovation project.
Foley cautioned attendees to book their rooms only directly through the Hyatt after some of this year's exhibitors were the victims of identity theft.
"People coming to the NYINC should only deal directly with the Hyatt through a contact that they initiated.
"A number of our booth holders this year reported that they'd been contacted by outside agencies purporting to be part of the NYINC or the Hyatt organisation and offering to make reservations."
Some had their credit card numbers stolen.
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We run regular classes in Historical European Martial Arts in Belfast, Northern Ireland. These classes are open to anyone who has been through the content of one of our beginners courses, and of courses guests from other HEMA clubs passing through Belfast.
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Granerud wins qualification for tour opener
2022-12-28 · 21:15
Halvor Egner Granerud wins the first qualification of the 71st Four-Hills-Tournament. The Norwegian is ahead of the overall World Cup leaders Dawid Kubacki and Timi Zajc from Slovenia at the top of the tour opener.
Finally the time has come again - the Four Hills Tournament has opened in its 71st edition! In front of an incredible 16,000 spectators, Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud prevailed with a jump of 133.5 meters and won the first qualification bonus of 3,000 Swiss francs. The current overall World Cup leader Dawid Kubacki placed second. The Pole jumped to 132.0 meters and was thus 8.9 points behind Granerud. Third went to Timi Zajc from Slovenia, who also jumped 133.5 meters, the same distance as the winner, but had to accept deductions in the points. He was 13.8 points behind the winner. The first qualification of the tour was disappointing for Austria's Stefan Kraft. The Austrian eagle jumped only 109.5 meters and has to prove himself in the knockout duel against local hero Karl Geiger (7th).
To the official final result
This is how the Triple World Cup in Sapporo went
Three individual competitions took place in Sapporo, Japan, last weekend. Local hero Ryoyu Kobayashi made an impressive comeback.
First World Cup after the Tournament in Zakopane
Only one week after the furious final of the 71st Four Hills Tournament the next World Cup weekend of the ski jumping season took place in Zakopane, Poland. Tour winner Granerud continued his winning streak.
Halvor Egner Granerud wins the Four Hills Tournament 2022/23!
Halvor Egner Granerud is crowned king of the 2022/23 Four Hills Tournament. The Norwegian wins the winter sports highlight with a lead of 33.0 points ahead of Dawid Kubacki from Poland and Anze Lanisek from Slovenia.


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7th annual Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival
By Robin Menken on	 09/07/2014 Festivals
The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF) Kicks Off its 7th Edition presenting "The Great Victory" the feature film debut of Brazilian Director Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra
The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF 2014), presented by the LA FILM SCHOOL, will host the USA premiere of "The Great Victory" from Director Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra as the festival's Opening Night Gala on September 14th at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
"Forever Nevermore" from Director Emerson Muzeli will close the festival on September 19th. LABRFF will take place at the historic Linwood Dunn Theater, The Regent Theater Westwood, and the Main Theater at LA FILM SCHOOL from September 14 – 19, 2014.
The story of Max who had a humble and troubled childhood, with difficulties and was raised by his mother and grandfather. Through judo, the boy gets involved with the principles of martial arts and tracks a path of overcoming and learning in an exciting story in search of a dream: to become an Olympic champion. Starring Caio Castro, Suzana Pires, Sabrina Sato, Tato Gabus Mendes, Moacyr Franco, Domingos Montagner, Felipe Folgosi and Tuna Dwek.
"We don't see this kind of a project a lot in Brazil, it is an inspirational movie about an overcome story of a little boy who wants to become a Judo champion. It is a very different genre from what has been done recently in Brazil," says Fernando Meirelles (director of City of God).
Acclaimed Brazilian classical pianist and conductor João Carlos Martins, who has performed with leading orchestras in the United States, Europe and Brazil, is responsible for the soundtrack of the movie.
"When Stefano asked me if I could write the soundtrack of "The Great Victory", I said: I've never done one before, it is not my cup of tea, but when he showed me the beginning of the movie, I got very emotional and I said that I would face this challenge at the age of 73",, said Mo. Martins.
For decades Martins has been engaged as the leading pianist at the Boston Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and other ensembles. The New York Times wrote, "Maestro Martins has lived a life of renown, challenge, tenacity and triumph sufficient to fill a lively memoir".
After his career as a concert pianist was derailed by injuries and accidents, he successfully reinvented himself as a conductor, leading hundreds of performances worldwide including acclaimed concerts at Carnegie Hall. He is a conductor at the English Chamber Orchestra and the Bachiana Filarmonica Orchestra. He has also founded social programs for underprivileged youth in Latin America.
Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra is a young director who's worked at Fernando Meirelles's production company – O2 FILME,since 2008 . He has directed 7 short films, among them PHOENIX and NALU, which screened in film festivals around the world.
In 2014 he released his first feature film "THE GREAT VICTORY" – produced and directed by him, a low budget movie (U$ 500.000,00) distributed in Brazil and selected to open the 7th Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival – LABRFF 2014.
The Great Victory trailer: http://vimeo.com/95459727
Emerson Muzeli's "Forever Nevermore" (Para Sempre Nunca Mais), a historical feature set in 1932, will close the festival. "Forever Nevermors" is entered in the narrative competition
This year's Brazilian market will be presented September 18-19 at AKA Beverly Hills
155 N Crescent Dr – Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Two Panel discussions on the state of International markets and Brazilian production will be presented at the Main Theater of the Los Angeles Film School located at 6363 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90034.
The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF) was founded in 2007, by journalist Nazareno Paulo and producer/filmmaker Meire Fernandes, It was the first genuinely Brazilian film festival in the California market.
Besides film competitions for narrative features, documentaries and shorts made in Brazil, it annually showcases special screenings of narratives, docs, and a package of new shorts from Brazil and the USA.
Mission LABRFF: The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival – LABRFF is a non-profit organization, founded in 2007, dedicated to promoting the arts and preserving the best of Brazilian Culture through cinema in Los Angeles.
Official Jury
President of the Jury: Affonso Beato – Director of Photography.
Affonso Beato is an esteemed cinematographer with an award-winning international career spanning close to forty years. His most recent credits include Nights in Rodanthe, the most recent feature from George C. Wolfe with Richard Gere and Diane Lane. Beato' s additional film credits include: "Love in the Time of Cholera", directed by Mike Newell, produced by Scott Steindorff with Javier Barden, Giovanna Mediogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo and Liev Schreiber, "The Queen" with Helen Mirren, directed by Stephen Frears, "Dark Water", with Jennifer Conely, John C. Reilly and Tom Roth for director Walter Salles, Jr. "The Fighting Temptations", for director Jonathan Lynn, "Dot the I" for director Matthew Parkhill, Bruno Barreto's "View from the Top", with Gwyneth Paltrow, Mike Myers and Christina Applegate, and Terry Zwigoff's "Ghost World" with Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch.
Most notably, Beato had a running partnership with acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar on such films as "All About My Mother", which garnered a 2000 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "Live Flesh" and "The Flower of My Secret". Beato has also worked with director Jim McBride on repeated occasions on such films as "The Big Easy", "Great Balls of Fire" and "Uncovered". His other select film credits include "Price of Glory", "Orfeu" and "Antonio Das Mortes", which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.Beato's television credits include "Dead by Midnight", "Pronto", "The IRA Informant", "The Wrong Man" and, most recently, the Hallmark Hall of Fame Telefilm, "Plainsong". Originally from Brazil, Beato moved to New York in 1970, became an U.S. citizen.
Daniela Escobar, Brazilian actress
Daniela Escobar received her bachelor's degree in Advertising and Marketing and always been passionate about cinema. She started her career in 1989 in theatre in Rio de Janeiro with Monteiro Lobato's adaptations, Shakespeare and others.
In 1992, her first work in television was the "Você Decide" show on Globo TV. She was recognized as an actress for her stellar interpretation of the passionate Jewish girl in "Aquarela do Brasil". She made the Brazilian people cry with her performance as Maysa, an elegant, solitary woman with a drug-addicted daughter addicted in the Tele Novelo (soap opera) "O Clone" Daniela has played many roles in cinema and soap operas in Brazil. Currently she lives in Los Angeles and partnered with the American Director Thomas Hale, opened a production company called "Element 3". They are developing a screenplay for a full length film called "Angels in Brazil".
Luiz Ricardo López- Artist
Luiz Ricardo López is an interdisciplinary artist who is also a native Angelino. His films have been seen in São Paulo, New York, Cannes, Los Angeles, Beijing, and most recently in India. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in World Arts & Cultures with a minor in Latin America and Portuguese. He then graduated from CalArts with an MFA in Film/Video Production and Critical Studies. His thesis film premiered at Cannes Short Film Corner and was also nominated for an IMAGEN award here in Los Angeles as well. He was a juror at the New York Indie Film Festival. He currently has some projects in development and is working on completing his film Tupí: Rebellion In The Backlands which is about Brazil's most innovative historical avant-garde theater company founded by José Celso Martinez Corrêa.
Two Panel discussions on the state of International markets and Brazilian production will be presented at the Main Theater of the Los Angeles Film School located at 6363 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90034
Monday September 9
PANEL DISCUSSION / Monday September 9TH 5PM
Main Theater of the Los Angeles Film School
6363 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90034
The current state of the international content market
Moderator: Cida Gonçalves, President of 8STAR ENTERTAINMENT
Speakers: Vinicio Espinosa, Vice President, Latin America MGM worldwide distribution
Terry Kalagan, Director, Content and Acquistions GAIAM Vivendi Entertainment
Stephen Ross, Esquire and Former FCC Head of Cable Television Regulations
PANEL DISCUSSION / Tuesday September 10TH 4PM
Brazilian Productions and the new TV Law
Moderator: Theodoro Fontes, Brazilian Producer and Filmmaker
Speakers: Marcelo Galvão, Halder Gomes, Luiz Carlos Amberg, Juliana Reis, Marcio Rosario, Melise Maia, Vivianne Jundi, Marcelo Lino and Eduardo Chauvet
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Sunday, September 14th | 8:00pm
Linwood Dunn Theater 1313 Vine Street – Los Angeles, CA 90028
The Great Victory (A Grande Vitória)
Narrative Competition USA Premiere
Brazil 2013 97 MIN
Director: Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra
Cast: Caio Castro, Sabrina Sato, Suzana Pires, Tato Gabus Mendes, Moacyr Franco, Domingos Montagner, Felipe Folgosi and Tuna Dwek.
Max had a humble and troubled childhood, with difficulties he was raised by his mother and grandfather. Through judo, the boy gets involved with the principles of martial arts and tracks a path of overcoming and learning in an exciting story in search of a dream: to become an Olympic champion.
Monday September 15
Regent Theater 1045 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Shorts Made In USA Special Screenings
Shorts Program 1 –Noah Hammer 3:30pm
USA 2013 15 MIN
Director: João Gabriel Kowalski
Producer: Helena Hilário
Cast: Perry White, Patrick De Ledebur, Ray Barnes, Gary Alan Kauffman and Joyce Patton
Noah lives in a southern society where African-American are sovereign. When he discovers that the white workers are playing the Blues he finally decides to confront his racist father Michael, and watch himself at a crossroads where when you got nothing you got the Blues.
Shorts Program 1 -The Interview (A Entrevista) Monday, 3:30pm
Director: Jonas Lucena
Cast: Kevin Strom, Jean Louis Darville, Manu Toigo, Ray Torres, Matt Poe
After applying for a job position with the Mafia, an ex cop will soon find out that in order to pass the interview he must first kill an innocent victim.
Shorts Program 1 – La Mime 3:30pm
USA 2013 5 MIN
Director: Marjorie Cohen
Producer: Peter Baxter, Ben Hethcoat, Carver Karaszewski
Cast: Ekaterina Pirogovskaya e Jean-Louis Darville
Two mimes connect through a battle that bends reality.
Shorts Program 1 – Neighbors 3:30pm
Director: Nika Braun
Neighbors is a UCLA thesis film, written and directed by Nika Braun. Combining elements of mother-daughter intimacy, unnatural atmosphere and shocking twists.
Shorts Program 1 – Let Me Dance 3:30pm
Director: Maria Rosa Fernandez
Producer: Sabrine Ferretti
Cast: Sabrine Ferretti, Patricia Mario, Mauro Blanco and Benjamin Horatio Garvis.
Nina Bulatov must pay for her ailing mother's medical expenses by working for a law firm under the callous John Garvis, leaving little time for her true passion – dance. Her mother, as demanding as she is practical, always resented her daughter's interest in dance. Now, out of fear of judgment and ridicule Nina keeps her dancing a secret from everyone she knows. Passion and practicality collide as Nina struggles to maintain a delicate balance.
Invoked (A Invocação) 5:00pm
Special Screenings – Documentary
Ireland/Brazil 2014
Director: Thairon Mendes & Humberto Rosa
Producer: Ciara Rose
Cast: Ciara Rose Burke, Patrick Murphy, Aaron Gibson, Lynn Larkin, Peter Willians, Craig Grainger, Paula Phelan, Chris Daly
Five young Irish decide to spend the Haloween in a hostel that is for sale in an outlying island. During the first night they play the game ASK THE GLASS and end up invoking the spirit that was in place.
Bahian Guitar: The Voice of Carnival (Guitarra Baiana, a Voz do Carnaval) 7:00pm
USA Premiere
Documentary Competition
Director: Daniel Talento
Producer: Rogerson Alves
Cast: Caetano Veloso, Moraes Moreira, Armandinho Macedo, Aroldo Macedo, Missinho, Luiz Caldas, Júlio Caldas, Morotó Slim, Maestro Fred Dantas, Maestro Spok, professor Paulo Miguez, radialista Perfilino Neto, luthier Elifas Santana, Jackson Dantas, Durval Lélys, Lito Nascimento e Fred Menendez.
In the beginning of the 40's, the partners Dodô and Osmar went to see a performance by the musician Benedito Chavez named "Benedito Chavez e seu violão elétrico". This event was the inspiration for Dodô and Osmar to design a new instrument by inserting a pickup onto a piece of solid wood and plug to a tiny amplifier. It would revolucionise the carnival in Bahia. The instrument they created is for many considered one of the first if not the first ever electric guitar.
Brazilian Western (Faroeste Caboclo) 8:45pm
Brazil 2013 105 MIN
Director: René Sampaio
Cast: Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde, Felipe Abib, Antônio Calloni, Cesar Troncoso
Brazilian Western tells the story of João de Santo Cristo, a young man who leaves his life of poverty in Bahia to try his luck in Brasilia. With the help of his cousin Pablo, he becomes a carpenter's apprentice but also gets involved in drug trafficking. This is a story of love, hate, revenge and violence, freely inspired on the song "Faroeste Caboclo", by Renato Russo.
The Staff (Personal Vivator) 5:20pm The Regent Theater
Director: Sabrina Fidalgo
Cast: Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Marcio Rosário, Kaila Fischer, Sabrina Fidalgo, Ricardo Lopes
Rutger (Fabricio Boliveira) is an extraterrestrial being whose mission is to spend 72 hours on Earth researching on human behavior. To avoid suspicion, he disguises himself as a "documentary filmmaker" and chooses the city of Rio de Janeiro to give his first step.
Broders (Broders) 5:20pm USA Premiere
Short Competition
Director: André Matias
Cast: Al Danuzio, Luan Paiva, Luna Gandra, Nicole Meireles
An American soldier (JJ) and a street robber (Caio) know each other since childhood. After 8 years, they are reunited at a bus stop in São Luis of Maranhão-Brazil. Without recognizing, one robs the other.
Intimate Stories (Histórias Íntimas) 6:20pm
Director: Julio Lellis & Breno Pessurno
Cast: Sonia Clara, Nadia Lippi, Cristina Prochaska, Léa Garcia, Valéria Monteiro
Long drama-docummentary film based on Mary del Priore best seller book "Intimate Stories", telling about sexuality in Brazil since its discovery from the year of 1500 to nowadays. The film entwines facts on the book subjects, told by the author herself, with Brazilian known personalities testimoning the eras and dramatic scenes using more than 60 actors in the shootings: The Church and Science influences in the shaping of brazilian society and its moral characteristics.
Life In Colors (Vida Em Cores) USA Premiere
Director: Leandro Peska
Cast: Sebastião Mendes
The film focuses on the creative process of Brazilian artist Sebastião Mendes. An intimate look at his influences, techniques used in his work to achieve the "joy of color."
Wednesday September 17
The Regent Theater 1045 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
The Florist (O Florista) 5:40pm
USA Premiere Short Competition
Director: Filipi Silveira
Cast: Filipi Silveira, Eneu Fett, Loester Gregório and Natália Menoni
The world according to "The Florist", played by Filipi Silveira, is like a garden that has beautiful flowers and pests that need to be eliminated. Following this metaphor, we will follow a journey where the destination is the mind and motivations of an intriguing "serial killer." Surrounded by mystery, it nourishes within him feelings for morality in a plot full of characters double life.
Shorts Program 3 – Tip Toe (Na Ponta dos Pés) 5:40pm
USA/Brazil 2013 9 MIN
Director: Raquel Bordin
Producer: Camila Medeiros
Cast: Asher Smith, Nicolas Piro, Robert Ditillio, Sophia Louisa, Dana Vitatoe
Tip Toe is a drama composted by two parallel stories. Daniel, a little boy that dreams of becoming a ballerina, but his father refuses to except it. Veronica, a transsexual, that faces complications with her sex-change along with the reality of the death of her childhood dream.
Shorts Program 3 –In The Shadows (Nas Sombras) 5:40pm
Producer: Anthony Moore, Olavo Junior, Brian Frank Visciglia
Cast: Anthony Moore, David Wachs, Katina Forte, Kyle Schmidt
What seems to be a regular meal for Ryan, his wife Grace, and his best friend Paul, soon becomes a house of confessions as everyone's secrets come to light
Shorts Program 3 – Remember Me Young 5:40pm
Director: Luciana Bitencourt
Producer: Helen Bowen
Cast: Joao Bounassar, Eric Aragon, Brigitte Kali, Emilie Paap, Anderson Leal
This is a short film that shows a love story of Ben and Sean. They have been friends for long time. In this long lasting relationship, Ben's caring personality and joy for life touched Sean's heart. Sean truly falls in love for Ben and will be in an existential conflict by falling in love for a man. This is an interesting and thought-provoking story that will call your attention and, above all, will make you think about what a true love is. Does love have sex or should one conclude that love means nothing more than just SOUL
Drops of Joy (Tarja Branca) 7:00pm
Director: Cacau Rhoden
Cast: José Simão, Domingos Montagner, Wandi Doratiotto, Helder Vasconcellos, Hélio Leites
The documentary "Drops of Joy" emphasizes the importance of maintaining one's playful spirit from childhood into one's adult years. It explores how our success-driven society often leads adults to abandon this youthfulness and instead opt for a binary world where "work" and "play" must be kept separate. Its ironic title refers specifically to prescription drugs, which opens up a discussion about the over-medicalization of our lives. Ultimately, it suggests an alternative to these artificial remedies: naturally reuniting with the child within all of us, so as to live fully and freely.
The Age of Innocence (Idade da Inocência)
Director: Ivann Willig
Cast: Marcus Caruso, Roberto Bomfim, Alessandra Lima, Juraciara Diacovo, Alexandre Reis
No guests have attended after his sixth birthday Raphael rushes out of his party and does not return. Their parents are desperate to leave their search.
Chess Game (Jogo de Xadrez) 9:00pm
Director: Luis Antonio Pereira
Cast: Priscila Fantin, Antonio Calloni, Tuca Andrada, Carla Marins, Cintia Fellicio
"CHESS GAME" (JOGO DE XADREZ) is an action thriller. A plot well elaborated, that involves political scandals, corruption and white-collar crime. Mina, Beth and Martona are locked in Talavera Bruce Penintentiary, in Rio de Janeiro. Mina (Priscila Fantin) is the brain of the group, Beth (Carla Marins) is the impulsive one, and Martona (Luana Xavier) is pure muscle. Mina controls the jail by selling drugs and goods, smuggled in by her sister, Jullienne (Cintia Fellicio). Mina is doing time for social security fraud, involving Senator Franco (Antonio Calloni).
The Flirt (Flerte) 9:00pm
Director: Hsu Chien
Producer: Marcio Rosário
Cast: Vinicius Olive, Pedro Ramoa, Paulo Campani, Rodrigo Fonseca
At night, loving expectations are mixed with a simple flirtation. Two men meet at a club. Dominated by desire, they go to the house of one of them for a crazy night of sex. But the night is just começando. A simple flirting can be deadly?
BRAZILIAN FILM MARKET at the AKA BEVERLY HILLS SEPTEMBER 18 – 19
Pitching sessions from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Thursday and Friday
Pitchings are ONLY for selected projects and guests. NOT open to the public however if you are a professional from the entertainment industry and is looking for opportunity to coproduce with Brazil, you are welcome to request a confirmation to participate. Please email us at filmmarket@labrff.com
PANEL DISCUSSION / Thursday September 18TH at 3PM
"Getting Your Screenplay Made"
Speakers: Stephen Crawford (literary manager from Industry Entertainment)
David DiGilio (screenwriter EIGHT BELOW, TRAVELER (tv), and the upcoming TR3N)
Matt Johnson (screenwriter INTO THE BLUE, TORQUE, and upcoming TRACERS)
Karen McCullah (screenwriter LEGALLY BLONDE, THE HOUSE BUNNY, and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (tv)
Location: AKA Beverly Hills located at 155 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90210
FILM PROGRAM
The LA Film School, 6363 Hollywood Blvd – Los Angeles, CA 90028
Beyond Sight, The Derek Rabelo Story 5:00pm
Brazil/USA 2013 84 MIN
Director: Bruno Lemos & Bryan Jennings
Producers: Bruno Lemos, Bryan Jennings, Faith Fay
Cast: Derek Rabelo, Kelly Slater, Bethany Hamilton, Rob Machado, Bryan Jennings
Amidst the small beautiful city of Guarapari, Brazil, Derek Rabelo¹s father prayed that his son would become a famous professional surfer. Unfortunately on May 25th 1992, his prayer seemed unanswered when Derek was born blind. Seventeen years later Derek decided that despite his blindness he still wanted to surf and that he wanted to surf Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. Through the encouragement of his parents, best friend, and surf coach, Derek embarked on a three-year journey of grueling mental, physical and spiritual training. As Derek perseveres towards his goal of surfing Pipeline, he inspires the best pro-surfers in the world including Kelly Slater, Damien Hobgood, Rob Machado, Lakey Peterson, Taj Burrow, Laird Hamilton and more, who are featured in the film. You will learn from Derek¹s story that the best journeys in life are walked by faith, and not by sight.
Forgiveness (O Perdão) 5:00pm
Brazil 2014 6 MIN
Director: Ricardo Rodrigues
Cast: Thuainy Campos e Sophie Campos
Young leaves his daughter under the bridge. The church will seek forgiveness, repent and runs desperately to rescue her.
S.O.S. Women Overboard (S.O.S. Mulheres ao Mar) 7:00pm
Brazil 2013, 97 MIN
Director: Cris D'Amato
Cast: Giovanna Antonelli, Fabiula Nascimento, Thalita Carauta, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Emanuelle Araújo
Determined to get her ex-husband back, Adriana sabotage his honeymoon with a TV starlet. Adriana's "partners in crime" are her sister Luiza and their maid Dialinda. These three women completely different from each other cause many troubles aboard a ship cruise, but eventually find new routes for their own lives.
A Wasted Night (Noite Perdida) 7:00pm
Director: Filippo Lapietra
Cast: Lucci Borgatto, Alan Medina, Priscila Sol, Camila dos Anjos
Two friends reunite after a frustrated night with two girls. Both of them lie about the outcome of their dates, these lies are the trigger for a flashback that reveals what really happened that night.
City of God: 10 Years After (Cidade de Deus: 10 Anos Depois) 9:30pm
Director: Cavi Borges & Luciano Vidigal
Cast: Leandro Firmino da Hora, Roberta Rodrigues, Seu Jorge, Alice Braga, Douglas Silva
Ten years after the release of the Oscar-nominated City of God, this new documentary explores the positive and negative impact the 2002 film has had on the lives of those in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood.
Son of Crime (Filhos do Crime) USA Premiere
Director: Daniel Ghivelder
Cast: Tuca Andrada, Adauto Luiz, Barbara Borges, Roberta Santiago, Juliana Xavier
The plot of "Son of Crime" addresses the raw and realistically the dramatic unfolding of life boy Nathan, born and raised in Rio slum that faces a barbaric crime committed by a man, who happens to be the security chief Communities of the State. It is from this episode that we discover the true relationship between the characters. All interconnected and driven by opposite feelings. Situations of ongoing risk bypassing the movie making drama and revelations the focus of all attention. The remarkable outcome of this story is the starting point for an important debate on the future of a boy who becomes involved in a terrible situation that will transform your life forever.
PANEL DISCUSSION / Friday September 19TH at 3PM
"Coproduction and Shooting in Brazil"
Speaker: Márcio Rosário, Producer "The Flirt", "Son of Crime"
The LA Film School 6363 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Soccer Workers (Operários da Bola) 4:20pm
Director: Virna Smith
Cast: Manoel Oliveira Lima, Mario Junio, Valdemiro de Souza, Filliphe Barros Canário
"Soccer Workers" (Operários da Bola) tells the story of different workers, from different states within Brazil, who were involved in the construction of the Arena Mané Garrincha and then participated in a soccer tournament within the new walls just for them: the Copa Solidária Operários da Bola.
Closing Night 6:00pm
Forever Nevermore (Para Sempre Nunca Mais)
Narrative Competition 115 MIN
West Coast Premiere
Director: Emerson Muzeli
Cast: Larissa Vereza, Emiliano Ruschel, Bruno Bubeux, Marcio Vitto
Brazil 1932. In a nation undergoing a revolution to free itself from dictatorship the forbidden love of Luiza and Quim develops near the war's frontline between Minas and Sao Paulo. Luiza is a humble and dedicated countrywoman married to Domingos an impetuous Italian colonialist. Quim is a soldier of the revolution who was sent to the battlefield. Love hate and revenge emerge in this touching story filled with dramatic turns and historic events which culminate in the revelation of a major secret that has the power to transform forever into nevermore; revealing that reason is sometimes beyond comprehension.
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Sponsors: The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival would have not been made possible without the support and dedication of its sponsors and partners. Each one of them shares with LABRFF the love for Brazilian cinema, and recognizes the importance of sharing the work and contributions of Brazilian artists and filmmakers with the widest possible audience.
PRESENTING SPONSOR Los Angeles Film School
CULTURAL SPONSOR Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles, Reconcile Foundation, MovieJar Productions, Avant Gardes, Hollywood Institute
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SEPTEMBER 14TH OPENING NIGHT GALA AT THE LINWOOD DUNN THEATER
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood CA
Complimentary parking is provided in the Academy's lot adjacent to the Pickford Center (enter
off Homewood, one block north of Fountain). Parking facilities close 30 minutes after the conclusion of the event.
SEPTEMBER 15TH – 17TH
THE REGENT THEATER in Westwood
1045 Broxton Ave, Westwood CA 90024
MAIN THEATER at the Los Angeles Film School
6363 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028
BRAZILIAN FILM MARKET – BFM at the AKA Beverly Hills
TICKET INFORMATION Festival passes are already available for purchase at www.labrff.com/index.php/tickets- and-passes/
Student admission: $8.00
Festival Pass: $100.00 \
Provides access to all screenings, after parties, Closing Night Awards and a complimentary invitation to our Opening Night Gala Event.
VIP Pass: $80.00
Provides access to all screenings and a complimentary invitation to our Opening Night
Gala Event. NOT VALID FOR CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS.
Membership: $149.00
Provides access to all screenings, after parties, Closing Night Awards, a complimentary invitation to our Opening Night Gala Event and a credential to attend the Brazilian Film
Market (BFM).
September 8th, 2013 at 8:00pm
Opening Night Gala and After Party at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Linwood Dunn, located at 1313 Vine Street, Hollywood CA 90028. Premiere of "Buddies" a film by Marcelo Galvão followed by after party with live music performed by Brazilian musician Gu Fidelis, drinks, appertizers, and great people.
Complimentary parking is provided in the Academy's lot adjacent to the Pickford Center (enter off Homewood, one block north of Fountain). Parking facilities close 30 minutes after the conclusion of the event.
Screenings September 9th, 10th and 11th
Please check our film guide page http://www.labrff.com/index.php/film-guide/
Closing Night Awards
6:30pm- Closing Night Premiere – "Cine Holliúdy" a film by Halder Gomes at the Los Angeles Film School Theater located at 6363 West Sunset Blvd, Hollywood CA 90028
8:00pm -Awards Announcement
PANELS:
PANEL DISCUSSION / MONDAY SEPTEMBER 09TH AT 5PM
Location: Main Theater of the Los Angeles Film School located at 6363 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90034
PANEL DISCUSSION / TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 4PM
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A biology degree seems unusual and not an easy choice. Now you've made me curious about what she'll do next!
It has been fun following Velma through her college years. Thanks for sharing with us!
Beautiful portraits of Velma – what is the background to her unusual name? Was it very usual for women to go to university at that time in Canada. I was the first of both sides of my family to graduate in the 1960's.
According to my mother, Velma was named after the heroine of a novel her mother was reading when she was pregnant. No, it wasn't usual for girls to go to university in Canada at that time, particularly those from poor rural communities as Velma was. Higher education for their children was very important to Velma's parents.
A woman receiving a bachelor's degree in 1918 is quite an accomplishment. And that photo is just gorgeous! Such a cool story. I like that she choose to study biology over English but kept her love of books throughout her life.
Thanks, Laura! The specific curricular information I was able to find in the Nova Scotia provincial reports and the Dalhousie University online archives makes her achievement all the more remarkable to me.
Not only was your grandma beautiful, she was smart. How wonderful for her to achieve a Bachelor's degree in 1918, and what an incredible example she set for those to follow in your family. I love reading stories of women in education. Bravo! Great post, Liz.
Thank you so much! After Velma married, she was very active in the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic organization dedicated to supporting educational opportunities for women.


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Between 1 July and 31 December, the largest cultural action in history was organised in nine Polish cities, presenting the cultural heritage of the country, encouraging citizens to become active and conscious art participants and wiping out artificial divisions between artistic disciplines. It shall provide an impulse for establishing and maintaining artistic and intellectual cooperation on both local and international scene. By way of a decision of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the National Audiovisual Institute (NInA) has been entrusted with the task of designing and implementing the Cultural Programme of the Polish EU Presidency 2011(KPKPP).
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The European Culture Congress, one of the key events of the Cultural Programme – Polish EU Presidency 2011, is over. Debates concerning the most pressing problems of modern culture were accompanied by interdisciplinary art projects.
The European Culture Congress in Wrocław, one of the major events of the cultural programme of Polish Presidency, has officially started. The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of state administration and European institutions. The inaugural lecture was given by Professor Zygmunt Bauman.
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1995 – We begin laying the groundwork for our second camp at Rainbow Lake.
1994 – It's our 10th year anniversary, but we're still just getting started!
1993 – Our first Teen Weekends, programs in Northern Ontario, and more!
1992 – We host the National Children's Cancer Conference, and complete the Activity Hall at Garratt's Island.
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text: elasson, Lythrypnus Böhlke [J. E.] & Robins [C. R.] 1960:77, Pl. 1 (C); Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 112; ref. 11896] Green Cay, Bahamas, 25°07'00"N, 77°11'15"W, depth 0-35 feet. Holotype: ANSP 92668. Paratypes: ANSP 92669-71 (1, 1, 3), 92672 (1, c&s), 92673-79 (5, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 6), 92885 (1), 93073 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:106 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Lythrypnus elasson Böhlke & Robins 1960 -- (Collette et al. 2003:122 [ref. 26784], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:63 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:172 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:714 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:141 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:79 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:155 [ref. 38098]). Current status: Valid as Lythrypnus elasson Böhlke & Robins 1960. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.


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Mwale, 23, earns $6 a day on the front lines of Zambia's efforts to eradicate malaria within its borders.
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Alameda, Calif.--December 1, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: WIND), the worldwide market leader in embedded software and services, today announced that it joined the Eclipse Consortium, an open technology tools community. Wind River is the largest embedded software company to join the Eclipse Consortium, which also includes other technology industry leaders such as IBM, HP and more. By joining the Eclipse Consortium, Wind River's goal is to enable global enterprises to standardize embedded development on a single, open standards-based integrated development environment (IDE). Working with other Eclipse members, Wind River is committed to advancing the adoption of open standards and moving the industry toward a connected world where the device, desktop and enterprise meet.
"Wind River will bring more than 20 years of experience and valuable depth of knowledge and expertise to the Eclipse Consortium," said Skip McGaughey, chairperson of the Eclipse Board of Stewards. "Wind River will be a key contributor toward achieving the adoption of open, best in class development technologies in all computing environments."
Wind River's work with Eclipse will focus on the creation of embedded tools and products that are integrated and compatible with the Eclipse open framework and platform. Wind River works with customers in five vertical markets--aerospace & defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial and network infrastructure--and will work with the Eclipse Consortium to ensure that best in class development technology is made available to developers in each of these markets.
In February, Wind River will further prove its commitment to Eclipse by sponsoring EclipseCon 2004, a technical conference that brings together the Eclipse open source project, community and ecosystem. This conference will focus on open tools development and integration, the history of the Eclipse Consortium and how Eclipse technology evolved, the range of possibilities for embedded development between Eclipse members and much more.
"Now more than ever before, embedded devices and the enterprise are converging to fulfill the promise of a connected world. As such, Wind River is committed to open standards and to ensuring that embedded developers have access to integrated and widely compatible technologies," said Dave Fraser, senior vice president products for Wind River. "The Eclipse Consortium is making an outstanding contribution to the larger technology community, and we are proud to be able to contribute to its cause with our eye on the embedded community."
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