Italy’s new government is poised to mount a state bailout after Monte dei Paschi said it had failed to find an anchor investor for its rescue plan
Reported by Globe and Mail 2 hours ago.
Bailout of Italy's Monte dei Paschi could take months: report
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Berlin suspect Anis Amri ‘radicalized in Italy jail:’ Father
The father of the Tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into a crowded Berlin Christmas market has said his son was radicalized during a four-year spell in prison in Italy. German authorities issued a Europe-wide arrest warrant for Anis Amri, 24, Wednesday, offering a reward of up to €100,000 ($...
Reported by Raw Story 2 hours ago.
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Here's a super-quick guide to what traders are talking about ahead of a ton of economic data
Dave Lutz, head of Exchange Traded Funds at JonesTrading, has a quick overview of what traders are watching right now:
· Here comes economic data. The third estimate of third-quarter GDP, initial jobless claims, and personal consumption and income numbers all cross early in Thursday's trading session.
· Trading is expected to be slow again, as Wall Street thins out for the holidays. "Volumes are horrific," Lutz writes. Futures are lower but little changed as Dow 20,000 watch continues.
Here's Lutz:
Good Morning! US Futures are slightly lower ahead of a Ton of data today as things get pulled forward from tomorrow. Mixed bag across Europe, with Basic resources and Tech leading to upside – while Fins are slightly higher as Monte gets a state bailout in Italy, helping the MIB jump 70bp early. London lagging as base metal prices weigh on Miners, hitting the FTSE for 20bp. Volumes are horrific, with the DAX and FTSE trading 50% their normal Volumes. Subdued trading in Asia, where Hong Kong lost 80bp - China gained 10bp - Nikkei lost 10bp led by Fins, and Aussie climbed 50bp to fresh 2016 peaks led by Fins. Emerging stocks hit a one-month low as South Korea’s Won and Taiwan’s Dollar hit multi-month lows, and Turnover quiet as Markets in Tokyo will be closed on Friday for the Japanese Emperor's birthday.
Yields are breaking higher, with Bund Yields finally rising as the ECB wound down their buy-program yesterday – Helping Treasury yields move back over 2.55%. The DXY is drifting off small, as Euro continues to retrace as Buba calls for ECB hikes, while eyes remain on that Aussie$ as it resumes retreat on Trump Trade appointments. Commodities having a rough morning, with Copper hit for 1% to 1month lows – following Ore which dropped 5% in China as high inventories weigh. Oil breaking down a touch from 1+ highs with Gasoline leading to downside as Libya output and profit-taking weigh – but Natty is adding small to its 8% ripper yesterday. Softs are all weaker early – Some concerns building about Navarro and his China Stance weighing on US Ag Exports.
Ahead of us today, we get GDP (3^rd Estimate Q3); Chicago Fed Index; Core PCE; Durable Goods Orders and Weekly Jobless Claims at 8:30 - FHFA House Price Index hits at 9 - Personal Income and Spending; Leading Index; PCE Deflator all post at 10am – at 10:30, Natty Gas Inventory data in focus after the rip higher yesterday. 11am brings Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity, and at 1pm the US Treasury holds an Auction of $14 Bln 5-Year TIPS in a Reopening.
*SEE ALSO: Wall Street's biggest bull for 2017 outlines what would make him turn bearish*
Join the conversation about this story »
NOW WATCH: Watch Yellen explain why the Federal Reserve decides to raise rates Reported by Business Insider 28 minutes ago.
· Here comes economic data. The third estimate of third-quarter GDP, initial jobless claims, and personal consumption and income numbers all cross early in Thursday's trading session.
· Trading is expected to be slow again, as Wall Street thins out for the holidays. "Volumes are horrific," Lutz writes. Futures are lower but little changed as Dow 20,000 watch continues.
Here's Lutz:
Good Morning! US Futures are slightly lower ahead of a Ton of data today as things get pulled forward from tomorrow. Mixed bag across Europe, with Basic resources and Tech leading to upside – while Fins are slightly higher as Monte gets a state bailout in Italy, helping the MIB jump 70bp early. London lagging as base metal prices weigh on Miners, hitting the FTSE for 20bp. Volumes are horrific, with the DAX and FTSE trading 50% their normal Volumes. Subdued trading in Asia, where Hong Kong lost 80bp - China gained 10bp - Nikkei lost 10bp led by Fins, and Aussie climbed 50bp to fresh 2016 peaks led by Fins. Emerging stocks hit a one-month low as South Korea’s Won and Taiwan’s Dollar hit multi-month lows, and Turnover quiet as Markets in Tokyo will be closed on Friday for the Japanese Emperor's birthday.
Yields are breaking higher, with Bund Yields finally rising as the ECB wound down their buy-program yesterday – Helping Treasury yields move back over 2.55%. The DXY is drifting off small, as Euro continues to retrace as Buba calls for ECB hikes, while eyes remain on that Aussie$ as it resumes retreat on Trump Trade appointments. Commodities having a rough morning, with Copper hit for 1% to 1month lows – following Ore which dropped 5% in China as high inventories weigh. Oil breaking down a touch from 1+ highs with Gasoline leading to downside as Libya output and profit-taking weigh – but Natty is adding small to its 8% ripper yesterday. Softs are all weaker early – Some concerns building about Navarro and his China Stance weighing on US Ag Exports.
Ahead of us today, we get GDP (3^rd Estimate Q3); Chicago Fed Index; Core PCE; Durable Goods Orders and Weekly Jobless Claims at 8:30 - FHFA House Price Index hits at 9 - Personal Income and Spending; Leading Index; PCE Deflator all post at 10am – at 10:30, Natty Gas Inventory data in focus after the rip higher yesterday. 11am brings Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity, and at 1pm the US Treasury holds an Auction of $14 Bln 5-Year TIPS in a Reopening.
*SEE ALSO: Wall Street's biggest bull for 2017 outlines what would make him turn bearish*
Join the conversation about this story »
NOW WATCH: Watch Yellen explain why the Federal Reserve decides to raise rates Reported by Business Insider 28 minutes ago.
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StayNTouch Partners With Hotel On Rivington
Innovation-driven hotel to provide guests a new mobile experience with StayNTouch’s Cloud-Based PMS Solutions
Bethesda, Maryland (PRWEB) December 22, 2016
StayNTouch, an innovator in mobile technology and Property Management Systems (PMS) for hotels, announced the deployment of its Rover PMS™ and Zest™ solutions at Hotel on Rivington, a 108-room luxury hotel in New York City, New York.
“Once we saw the Rover PMS interface, we knew right away that we would select StayNTouch,” said Daniel Tennant, General Manager at Hotel on Rivington. “Our former PMS was very challenging to use. When checking guests in, the staff could never raise their heads to look the guest in the eye because of all the screens that they had to click through. With StayNTouch, the process takes far fewer steps, and has enhanced our entire welcome and check-in experience. Plus, as it can run on a tablet, we can do everything on the fly. Even off-site, I can monitor guest activity and revenue performance then make adjustments accordingly.”
“Ultimately, this technology choice is to improve the guest experience,” continued Daniel. “For example, our housekeepers now update rooms status through Rover Housekeeping on their mobile devices, so the front office staff and guests have up-to-the-minute room availability information. That means guests get to their rooms faster.”
StayNTouch offers hotels the opportunity to integrate multiple cloud-solutions on one platform:· Rover PMS™: Next generation Hotel PMS, fully cloud, fits on every device, optimizes hotel operations from front desk, to groups, to housekeeping to revenue management. Simple monthly pricing that includes training, integrations and configuration.
· Zest™: Enables guest pre-engagement and guest services via mobile web. Guest-enabled mobile check-in & out via smart phone or desktop. Private labeled, PMS-integrated mobile check-in &/or checkout. Bill review, preference collection, upsell opportunities, and remote key fulfillment. Promote and monetize late checkouts.
“We are delighted to be working with the team at Hotel on Rivington,” said Jos Schaap, CEO-Founder of StayNTouch, “The hotel operates in a very competitive market where a hotel’s success is dependent upon its ability to deliver innovation and differentiation in the guest experience. Hotel on Rivington is a service leader in part because the team recognizes that technology should enhance staff/guest interactions and not be a barrier. We are proud to be a part of their service delivery.”
About StayNTouch Inc.
StayNTouch is a “Software as a Service” hotel property management systems (PMS) company focused on developing solutions that help hotels raise service levels, drive revenues, reduce costs, and ultimately change the way hotels can captivate their guests. Developed with mobility in mind, the pioneering platform enables hotels to create long lasting relationships with their guests by delivering personalized service levels that today’s guests require. StayNTouch operates on tablets and smartphones, empowering hotel employees to go above and beyond in exceeding guest expectations at every touch point.
Powering over 65,000 rooms globally, our game-changing solution frees hotels from the constraints of legacy or premise systems, dramatically streamlines operations, increases margins, and revolutionizes how front-line staff connect with guests. StayNTouch is a trusted partner to many of the most forward thinking hotels, resorts, casinos and chains in the industry, including Yotel, Zoku Amsterdam, Valencia Hotels, The Freehand Hotels, Porto Vista San Diego and the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
To learn more watch our video "The New Way...To Hotel!"
Twitter: @StayNTouchInc
Facebook: facebook.com/stayntouch
LinkedIn: LinkedIn/stayntouch
About Hotel on Rivington:
Hotel on Rivington. A premier destination among Manhattan hotels. In the epicenter of the hip and historic Lower East Side, Hotel on Rivington is an urban oasis with a sleek modern design, stunning skyline views and spacious accommodations that exceed all NYC hotel standards. With starting room categories featuring 385 – 400 square feet of usable living space – compared to the 220 sq. ft. NYC average – it is easy to understand why our guests return again and again.
In addition to the luxury hotel’s breathtaking Manhattan views, Hotel on Rivington is in easy walking distance to many iconic NYC neighborhoods such as SoHo, Tribeca, Nolita, Little Italy and the East Village. Most of our modern rooms and suites feature unique appointments such as balconies, soaking tubs, steam showers and floor-to-ceiling glass walls, all designed by renowned NYC architects Grzywinski + Pons.
http://www.hotelonrivington.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HotelonRiv
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RivingtonHotel
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hotelonrivington/
For more information, contact: Daniel Tennant, General Manager dtennant(at)hotelonrivington(dot)com Reported by PRWeb 50 minutes ago.
Bethesda, Maryland (PRWEB) December 22, 2016
StayNTouch, an innovator in mobile technology and Property Management Systems (PMS) for hotels, announced the deployment of its Rover PMS™ and Zest™ solutions at Hotel on Rivington, a 108-room luxury hotel in New York City, New York.
“Once we saw the Rover PMS interface, we knew right away that we would select StayNTouch,” said Daniel Tennant, General Manager at Hotel on Rivington. “Our former PMS was very challenging to use. When checking guests in, the staff could never raise their heads to look the guest in the eye because of all the screens that they had to click through. With StayNTouch, the process takes far fewer steps, and has enhanced our entire welcome and check-in experience. Plus, as it can run on a tablet, we can do everything on the fly. Even off-site, I can monitor guest activity and revenue performance then make adjustments accordingly.”
“Ultimately, this technology choice is to improve the guest experience,” continued Daniel. “For example, our housekeepers now update rooms status through Rover Housekeeping on their mobile devices, so the front office staff and guests have up-to-the-minute room availability information. That means guests get to their rooms faster.”
StayNTouch offers hotels the opportunity to integrate multiple cloud-solutions on one platform:· Rover PMS™: Next generation Hotel PMS, fully cloud, fits on every device, optimizes hotel operations from front desk, to groups, to housekeeping to revenue management. Simple monthly pricing that includes training, integrations and configuration.
· Zest™: Enables guest pre-engagement and guest services via mobile web. Guest-enabled mobile check-in & out via smart phone or desktop. Private labeled, PMS-integrated mobile check-in &/or checkout. Bill review, preference collection, upsell opportunities, and remote key fulfillment. Promote and monetize late checkouts.
“We are delighted to be working with the team at Hotel on Rivington,” said Jos Schaap, CEO-Founder of StayNTouch, “The hotel operates in a very competitive market where a hotel’s success is dependent upon its ability to deliver innovation and differentiation in the guest experience. Hotel on Rivington is a service leader in part because the team recognizes that technology should enhance staff/guest interactions and not be a barrier. We are proud to be a part of their service delivery.”
About StayNTouch Inc.
StayNTouch is a “Software as a Service” hotel property management systems (PMS) company focused on developing solutions that help hotels raise service levels, drive revenues, reduce costs, and ultimately change the way hotels can captivate their guests. Developed with mobility in mind, the pioneering platform enables hotels to create long lasting relationships with their guests by delivering personalized service levels that today’s guests require. StayNTouch operates on tablets and smartphones, empowering hotel employees to go above and beyond in exceeding guest expectations at every touch point.
Powering over 65,000 rooms globally, our game-changing solution frees hotels from the constraints of legacy or premise systems, dramatically streamlines operations, increases margins, and revolutionizes how front-line staff connect with guests. StayNTouch is a trusted partner to many of the most forward thinking hotels, resorts, casinos and chains in the industry, including Yotel, Zoku Amsterdam, Valencia Hotels, The Freehand Hotels, Porto Vista San Diego and the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
To learn more watch our video "The New Way...To Hotel!"
Twitter: @StayNTouchInc
Facebook: facebook.com/stayntouch
LinkedIn: LinkedIn/stayntouch
About Hotel on Rivington:
Hotel on Rivington. A premier destination among Manhattan hotels. In the epicenter of the hip and historic Lower East Side, Hotel on Rivington is an urban oasis with a sleek modern design, stunning skyline views and spacious accommodations that exceed all NYC hotel standards. With starting room categories featuring 385 – 400 square feet of usable living space – compared to the 220 sq. ft. NYC average – it is easy to understand why our guests return again and again.
In addition to the luxury hotel’s breathtaking Manhattan views, Hotel on Rivington is in easy walking distance to many iconic NYC neighborhoods such as SoHo, Tribeca, Nolita, Little Italy and the East Village. Most of our modern rooms and suites feature unique appointments such as balconies, soaking tubs, steam showers and floor-to-ceiling glass walls, all designed by renowned NYC architects Grzywinski + Pons.
http://www.hotelonrivington.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HotelonRiv
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RivingtonHotel
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hotelonrivington/
For more information, contact: Daniel Tennant, General Manager dtennant(at)hotelonrivington(dot)com Reported by PRWeb 50 minutes ago.
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Grupo Pesquera Joins Folio Fine Wine Partners
The pioneering “Master of Tempranillo” joins prestigious national importer
Napa, California (PRWEB) December 22, 2016
Folio Fine Wine Partners is proud to announce Ribera del Duero pioneer Alejandro Fernández and Grupo Pesquera join the national importer, effective January 1, 2017. Grupo Pesquera’s portfolio includes the properties of Tinto Pesquera and Condado de Haza (D.O. Ribera del Duero), El Vínculo (D.O. La Mancha) and Dehesa la Granja (Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León). The agreement expands Folio’s presence in the Spanish category and positions the business for continued growth in its second decade of business.
The Fernández family is excited to continue to build upon the family’s success in the US market: “We are happy to join Folio Fine Wine Partners, an established and reputable national importer who shares our philosophy and my father’s commitment to excellence. The business that Michael Mondavi and his family have built over the last decade, together with the management team led by CEO Paolo Battegazzore, has us feeling very positive for the partnership ahead.”
Folio Co-Founder Michael Mondavi echoed the sentiment, stating:
“It is a pleasure to welcome Alejandro Fernández, his daughters, and the entire Grupo Pesquera team to the Folio family. Alejandro is one of Spain’s great winemakers, and the family’s wines are a perfect complement to our Spanish representation. What is most impressive is Alejandro’s respect for the soil and the unique expressions of the terroir of his four properties through the single variety of Tempranillo. The wines showcase the true pioneering spirit of Alejandro, and this addition aligns with our vision to represent the very best family owned and managed producers from across the world’s leading wine regions. We look forward to representing the Fernández family and further expand their reputation and sales in the U.S. market.”
Considered by many to be a living icon of modern Spanish wine, Alejandro Fernández established Bodegas Tinto Pesquera in Ribera del Duero in 1972, and has been hugely influential in the resurgence of this important wine-producing region.
The critical acclaim received from the outstanding quality of the wines was instrumental in Ribera del Duero receiving DO status in 1984, and its ongoing recognition as a producer of quality wine, much due to the tireless work of Alejandro Fernández and his focus on excellence.
The four estates comprise exclusively Tempranillo with the exception being El Vínculo in Campo de Criptana (D.O. La Mancha), that also produces Alejairén, the only La Mancha white wine aged in oak. Today the estates are run and managed by Alejandro’s four daughters and second generation – Lucía, Olga, Maria Cruz, and Eva.
With 11 wines in the portfolio, the wines range in retail price from $19 for Dehesa La Granja and El Vínculo, up to $145 for the limited edition Tinto Pesquera “Millenium,” the latter produced at Alejandro’s original winery. Wines are available nationally through fine wine retailers across the US.
About Grupo Pesquera: http://www.grupopesquera.com
Named after Alejandro’s hometown, “Pesquera,” the four bodegas that comprise Alejandro Fernández’s wine legacy, and constitute Grupo Pesquera, share a passion for winemaking that has been perfected over time. The strong bond to this great winemaker’s homeland is also reflected in the group emblem: the symbolic Archway and Tower of Pesquera de Duero, the characteristic label on his mythical Tinto Pesquera wines. Numerous awards endorse our wines; awards reaped throughout our 40 years of experience in winemaking. It is, without doubt, a dream come true for Alejandro Fernández whose maxim was always to own a bodega and make fine wines. Today it could be said that reality has surpassed the dream and that Alejandro, his bodegas, and his wines have earned worldwide recognition and appreciation. Twitter: @grupopesquera
About Folio Fine Wine Partners: http://www.foliowine.com
Folio Fine Wine Partners was founded in 2004 by Michael Mondavi and his wife, Isabel, with their children, Dina and Rob Jr. Folio is an importer, fine wine agency and producer of quality wines from the world's premiere and emerging wine regions, providing sales, marketing and public relations services to wine brands from California, Italy, Spain, France, Argentina, and Austria. Wines from California include Animo, Emblem, Hangtime, Isabel Mondavi, M by Michael Mondavi, Oberon and Spellbound. From Italy are the wines of Attems, Bruno Giacosa, Coppo, Danzante, Donnafugata, Frescobaldi Toscana, Luce della Vite, Masseto, Ornellaia, and Villa Sandi. The Spanish portfolio includes Fillaboa, Palacios Remondo and Vall Llach. From Argentina are the wines of BenMarco, Crios, Nosotros and Susana Balbo, with Andre Brunel and Charles Heidsieck (France), and Laurenz V (Austria) completing the portfolio. Twitter @FolioWine Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
Napa, California (PRWEB) December 22, 2016
Folio Fine Wine Partners is proud to announce Ribera del Duero pioneer Alejandro Fernández and Grupo Pesquera join the national importer, effective January 1, 2017. Grupo Pesquera’s portfolio includes the properties of Tinto Pesquera and Condado de Haza (D.O. Ribera del Duero), El Vínculo (D.O. La Mancha) and Dehesa la Granja (Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León). The agreement expands Folio’s presence in the Spanish category and positions the business for continued growth in its second decade of business.
The Fernández family is excited to continue to build upon the family’s success in the US market: “We are happy to join Folio Fine Wine Partners, an established and reputable national importer who shares our philosophy and my father’s commitment to excellence. The business that Michael Mondavi and his family have built over the last decade, together with the management team led by CEO Paolo Battegazzore, has us feeling very positive for the partnership ahead.”
Folio Co-Founder Michael Mondavi echoed the sentiment, stating:
“It is a pleasure to welcome Alejandro Fernández, his daughters, and the entire Grupo Pesquera team to the Folio family. Alejandro is one of Spain’s great winemakers, and the family’s wines are a perfect complement to our Spanish representation. What is most impressive is Alejandro’s respect for the soil and the unique expressions of the terroir of his four properties through the single variety of Tempranillo. The wines showcase the true pioneering spirit of Alejandro, and this addition aligns with our vision to represent the very best family owned and managed producers from across the world’s leading wine regions. We look forward to representing the Fernández family and further expand their reputation and sales in the U.S. market.”
Considered by many to be a living icon of modern Spanish wine, Alejandro Fernández established Bodegas Tinto Pesquera in Ribera del Duero in 1972, and has been hugely influential in the resurgence of this important wine-producing region.
The critical acclaim received from the outstanding quality of the wines was instrumental in Ribera del Duero receiving DO status in 1984, and its ongoing recognition as a producer of quality wine, much due to the tireless work of Alejandro Fernández and his focus on excellence.
The four estates comprise exclusively Tempranillo with the exception being El Vínculo in Campo de Criptana (D.O. La Mancha), that also produces Alejairén, the only La Mancha white wine aged in oak. Today the estates are run and managed by Alejandro’s four daughters and second generation – Lucía, Olga, Maria Cruz, and Eva.
With 11 wines in the portfolio, the wines range in retail price from $19 for Dehesa La Granja and El Vínculo, up to $145 for the limited edition Tinto Pesquera “Millenium,” the latter produced at Alejandro’s original winery. Wines are available nationally through fine wine retailers across the US.
About Grupo Pesquera: http://www.grupopesquera.com
Named after Alejandro’s hometown, “Pesquera,” the four bodegas that comprise Alejandro Fernández’s wine legacy, and constitute Grupo Pesquera, share a passion for winemaking that has been perfected over time. The strong bond to this great winemaker’s homeland is also reflected in the group emblem: the symbolic Archway and Tower of Pesquera de Duero, the characteristic label on his mythical Tinto Pesquera wines. Numerous awards endorse our wines; awards reaped throughout our 40 years of experience in winemaking. It is, without doubt, a dream come true for Alejandro Fernández whose maxim was always to own a bodega and make fine wines. Today it could be said that reality has surpassed the dream and that Alejandro, his bodegas, and his wines have earned worldwide recognition and appreciation. Twitter: @grupopesquera
About Folio Fine Wine Partners: http://www.foliowine.com
Folio Fine Wine Partners was founded in 2004 by Michael Mondavi and his wife, Isabel, with their children, Dina and Rob Jr. Folio is an importer, fine wine agency and producer of quality wines from the world's premiere and emerging wine regions, providing sales, marketing and public relations services to wine brands from California, Italy, Spain, France, Argentina, and Austria. Wines from California include Animo, Emblem, Hangtime, Isabel Mondavi, M by Michael Mondavi, Oberon and Spellbound. From Italy are the wines of Attems, Bruno Giacosa, Coppo, Danzante, Donnafugata, Frescobaldi Toscana, Luce della Vite, Masseto, Ornellaia, and Villa Sandi. The Spanish portfolio includes Fillaboa, Palacios Remondo and Vall Llach. From Argentina are the wines of BenMarco, Crios, Nosotros and Susana Balbo, with Andre Brunel and Charles Heidsieck (France), and Laurenz V (Austria) completing the portfolio. Twitter @FolioWine Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
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Mithra Pharmaceuticals: MITHRA LAUNCHES ITS PRODUCT TIBELIA ON THE GLOBAL MARKET
PRESS RELEASE
*Mithra launches ITS product Tibelia* ^[1] *on the GLOBAL market*
· *Mithra Pharmaceuticals received 14 Marketing Authorizations (MA) in 12 European countries for its product based on tibolone.*
· *Mithra should receive shortly 3 more authorizations for France, Italy and Greece.*
· *Tibelia received 24 months' shelf-life and should be able to extend this to 36 months in 2017, what would give the product a unique advantage on the market and would make it more competitive than its competitors.*
· *In 2016, Mithra signed 8 License and Supply Agreements.*
· *Mithra expects to sign other agreements with Ukraine, Russia, Chile, Singapore, France and Switzerland.*
· *Mithra estimates, according to the sales forecasts of his distributors, incomes in double digit for the next five years.*
*Liège, Belgium, 22 December 2016* - Mithra Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on Women's Health, announces today that it obtained 14 Marketing Authorizations for the commercialization of its product Tibelia in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Mithra is still waiting for 3 MA in France, Greece and Italy that should be received by the beginning of 2017.
The product based on tibolone developed by Mithra will be more competitive due to its extended shelf-life.
*Valérie Gordenne, CSO Mithra Pharmaceuticals:* " At this stage, we believe we can justify a shelf-life of 36 months versus 24 months for the competitors. Currently, data are available on 24 months for the pilot batches. Trends show a possible stability extension. The results are confirmed on the first industrial batch (18 months). The best stability of the active ingredient in the formulation is linked to specific components of this formulation, for which a patent has been applied."
In 2016, Mithra signed 8 License and Supply Agreements in the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Benelux, Australia, South Africa, Canada and Finland for a total amount in double digit, down payments included. In 2017, Mithra expects to sign other agreements with Ukraine, Russia, Chile, Singapore and France
In United Kingdom, marketing is already effective, as well as it will be effective in Spain and Holland in January 2017.
*François Fornieri CEO Mithra Pharmaceuticals:* "Obtaining a Marketing Authorization for a product candidate is a real recognition of the unique expertise of our team in terms of development and regulatory affairs. Tibelia is set to be a competitor on the European market. It is indeed a 'complex' therapeutical solution as tibolone, the active ingredient involved, is known as a particularly unstable active ingredient, presenting many challenges in terms of development. Obtaining marketing authorisations for such a product is a significant validation for Mithra's development and regulatory expertise, which was previously demonstrated in the development of Mithra's first R&D projects developed in the past, and which will continue to serve it well as it continues to develop and prepare the regulatory pathway for its lead products based on Estetrol."
The global market of tibolone is an attractive and growing market of EUR 131 million ^[2] , accounting for an increase of 4.3% in value ^[3] . In terms of volume, this market represents 315 million tablets, up 2% ^[4] .
*About Tibelia*
Tibelia is a synthetic steroid (tibolone) intended to be used for hormone replacement therapy. Tibelia is a product that mimics the activity of the female sex hormones in the body, and is used especially for the relief of symptoms occurring after menopause. In some countries, this product is also used for the prevention of osteoporosis. It has been demonstrated that tibolone has favourable effects on various tissues in the body, such as brain, vagina and bone ^[5] .
*Pictures*
For pictures of François Fornieri, please click on the following link:
http://www.mithra.com/en/logo/
*For more information, please contact:*
* Press *
*Julie Dessart*
Chief Communication Officer
+32 4 349 28 22 / +32 475 86 41 75
press@mithra.com
* Investor Relations *
*François Fornieri, CEO*
+32 4 349 28 22
investorrelations@mithra.com
*Consilium Strategic Communications*
Jonathan Birt, Sue Stuart, Hendrik Thys
+44 2 037 095 700
mithra@consilium-comms.com
*About Mithra*
Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA, founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the University of Liège by Mr. François Fornieri and Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Foidart, is a Euronext listed pharmaceutical company (MITRA) focused on Women's Health. Mithra's mission is to improve every stage of women's life with innovative and accessible pharmaceutical solutions. As such the Company aims to become a worldwide leader in women's health by developing, manufacturing and commercialising proprietary, innovative and differentiated drugs and complex therapeutical solutions in four therapeutic fields of women's health: fertility and contraception, menopause and osteoporosis, gynecological infections and female cancers.
Mithra has an approximate headcount of 141 staff members and is headquartered in Liège, Belgium. Further information can be found at: www.mithra.com
*Important information*
The contents of this announcement include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words "believes", "estimates,""anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will", "plans", "continue", "ongoing", "potential", "predict", "project", "target", "seek" or "should", and include statements the Company makes concerning the intended results of its strategy. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
To subscribe to Mithra's newsletter, visit investors.mithra.com
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^[1] Code name for the product based on Tibolone developed by Mithra. Every distributor is free to choose the name he wishes to commercialize locally.
^[2] Source : IMS Q3/2015
^[3] Source : IMS Q3/2015
^[4] Source : IMS Q3/2015
^[5] Livial ^® Patient Information Leaflet.
--------------------This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Mithra Pharmaceuticals via GlobeNewswire
HUG#2067251 Reported by GlobeNewswire 47 minutes ago.
*Mithra launches ITS product Tibelia* ^[1] *on the GLOBAL market*
· *Mithra Pharmaceuticals received 14 Marketing Authorizations (MA) in 12 European countries for its product based on tibolone.*
· *Mithra should receive shortly 3 more authorizations for France, Italy and Greece.*
· *Tibelia received 24 months' shelf-life and should be able to extend this to 36 months in 2017, what would give the product a unique advantage on the market and would make it more competitive than its competitors.*
· *In 2016, Mithra signed 8 License and Supply Agreements.*
· *Mithra expects to sign other agreements with Ukraine, Russia, Chile, Singapore, France and Switzerland.*
· *Mithra estimates, according to the sales forecasts of his distributors, incomes in double digit for the next five years.*
*Liège, Belgium, 22 December 2016* - Mithra Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on Women's Health, announces today that it obtained 14 Marketing Authorizations for the commercialization of its product Tibelia in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Mithra is still waiting for 3 MA in France, Greece and Italy that should be received by the beginning of 2017.
The product based on tibolone developed by Mithra will be more competitive due to its extended shelf-life.
*Valérie Gordenne, CSO Mithra Pharmaceuticals:* " At this stage, we believe we can justify a shelf-life of 36 months versus 24 months for the competitors. Currently, data are available on 24 months for the pilot batches. Trends show a possible stability extension. The results are confirmed on the first industrial batch (18 months). The best stability of the active ingredient in the formulation is linked to specific components of this formulation, for which a patent has been applied."
In 2016, Mithra signed 8 License and Supply Agreements in the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Benelux, Australia, South Africa, Canada and Finland for a total amount in double digit, down payments included. In 2017, Mithra expects to sign other agreements with Ukraine, Russia, Chile, Singapore and France
In United Kingdom, marketing is already effective, as well as it will be effective in Spain and Holland in January 2017.
*François Fornieri CEO Mithra Pharmaceuticals:* "Obtaining a Marketing Authorization for a product candidate is a real recognition of the unique expertise of our team in terms of development and regulatory affairs. Tibelia is set to be a competitor on the European market. It is indeed a 'complex' therapeutical solution as tibolone, the active ingredient involved, is known as a particularly unstable active ingredient, presenting many challenges in terms of development. Obtaining marketing authorisations for such a product is a significant validation for Mithra's development and regulatory expertise, which was previously demonstrated in the development of Mithra's first R&D projects developed in the past, and which will continue to serve it well as it continues to develop and prepare the regulatory pathway for its lead products based on Estetrol."
The global market of tibolone is an attractive and growing market of EUR 131 million ^[2] , accounting for an increase of 4.3% in value ^[3] . In terms of volume, this market represents 315 million tablets, up 2% ^[4] .
*About Tibelia*
Tibelia is a synthetic steroid (tibolone) intended to be used for hormone replacement therapy. Tibelia is a product that mimics the activity of the female sex hormones in the body, and is used especially for the relief of symptoms occurring after menopause. In some countries, this product is also used for the prevention of osteoporosis. It has been demonstrated that tibolone has favourable effects on various tissues in the body, such as brain, vagina and bone ^[5] .
*Pictures*
For pictures of François Fornieri, please click on the following link:
http://www.mithra.com/en/logo/
*For more information, please contact:*
* Press *
*Julie Dessart*
Chief Communication Officer
+32 4 349 28 22 / +32 475 86 41 75
press@mithra.com
* Investor Relations *
*François Fornieri, CEO*
+32 4 349 28 22
investorrelations@mithra.com
*Consilium Strategic Communications*
Jonathan Birt, Sue Stuart, Hendrik Thys
+44 2 037 095 700
mithra@consilium-comms.com
*About Mithra*
Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA, founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the University of Liège by Mr. François Fornieri and Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Foidart, is a Euronext listed pharmaceutical company (MITRA) focused on Women's Health. Mithra's mission is to improve every stage of women's life with innovative and accessible pharmaceutical solutions. As such the Company aims to become a worldwide leader in women's health by developing, manufacturing and commercialising proprietary, innovative and differentiated drugs and complex therapeutical solutions in four therapeutic fields of women's health: fertility and contraception, menopause and osteoporosis, gynecological infections and female cancers.
Mithra has an approximate headcount of 141 staff members and is headquartered in Liège, Belgium. Further information can be found at: www.mithra.com
*Important information*
The contents of this announcement include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words "believes", "estimates,""anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will", "plans", "continue", "ongoing", "potential", "predict", "project", "target", "seek" or "should", and include statements the Company makes concerning the intended results of its strategy. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
To subscribe to Mithra's newsletter, visit investors.mithra.com
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^[1] Code name for the product based on Tibolone developed by Mithra. Every distributor is free to choose the name he wishes to commercialize locally.
^[2] Source : IMS Q3/2015
^[3] Source : IMS Q3/2015
^[4] Source : IMS Q3/2015
^[5] Livial ^® Patient Information Leaflet.
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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Mithra Pharmaceuticals via GlobeNewswire
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Italian banks in crisis: Rescue plan for World's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi risks falling short unless it can find 5 BILLION euros
Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank has only enough funding for another four months and risks being wound down if it cannot clear a mountain of loans and find 5 billion euros in new capital.
Reported by MailOnline 2 hours ago.
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Kasabian Announce New Tour Dates
Italian shows confirmed for summer 2017...
*Kasabian* have announced a string of Italian shows for summer 2017.
The band are busy sculpting new material, while Serge Pizzorno toasted his 36th birthday earlier this week.
Kasabian shared a winter solstice playlist *online*, before then announcing a handful of dates.
Opening in Toarmina on July 19th, the tour then hits Rome on July 21st before closing in Lucca on July 23rd.
Details:
Pleased to announce dates in Italy for July '17. Tickets on sale tomorrow 9am GMT via this link: https://t.co/7HmNs0jm5W pic.twitter.com/hMvkg4OhDH
— KasabianHQ (@KasabianHQ) December 22, 2016
****B*uy Clash Magazine*** Reported by Clash 44 minutes ago.
*Kasabian* have announced a string of Italian shows for summer 2017.
The band are busy sculpting new material, while Serge Pizzorno toasted his 36th birthday earlier this week.
Kasabian shared a winter solstice playlist *online*, before then announcing a handful of dates.
Opening in Toarmina on July 19th, the tour then hits Rome on July 21st before closing in Lucca on July 23rd.
Details:
Pleased to announce dates in Italy for July '17. Tickets on sale tomorrow 9am GMT via this link: https://t.co/7HmNs0jm5W pic.twitter.com/hMvkg4OhDH
— KasabianHQ (@KasabianHQ) December 22, 2016
****B*uy Clash Magazine*** Reported by Clash 44 minutes ago.
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Verdict expected in case of American woman slain in Florence
*By The Canadian Press*
FLORENCE, Italy — A Florence court is debating the fate of a Senegalese man accused of murdering an American woman in her flat after they met at a nightclub.
Ashley Olsen, 35, was found dead in her apartment Jan. 9, 2016. An autopsy found that she had been strangled and suffered skull fractures.
Police arrested Cheik Tidiane Diaw a few days later after street surveillance cameras showed him walking with Olsen toward her home that night, and DNA traces were found on a cigarette... // Read Full Article Reported by CJME 5 minutes ago.
FLORENCE, Italy — A Florence court is debating the fate of a Senegalese man accused of murdering an American woman in her flat after they met at a nightclub.
Ashley Olsen, 35, was found dead in her apartment Jan. 9, 2016. An autopsy found that she had been strangled and suffered skull fractures.
Police arrested Cheik Tidiane Diaw a few days later after street surveillance cameras showed him walking with Olsen toward her home that night, and DNA traces were found on a cigarette... // Read Full Article Reported by CJME 5 minutes ago.
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My Top Tens and Twenties (with a few Holiday Appropriate Alter-reviews)
My most recent Nation column: "Barack Obama Was Too Cool for the Press Room" https://www.thenation.com/article/barack-obama-was-too-cool-for-the-press-room/
Also, I did a column on Trump and the media for the current issue of Index on Censorship, which is here, https://www.indexoncensorship.org/magazine/ but I don't think my piece is online yet.
Here are a bunch of top ten lists for 2016, though I don't think any of them are actually a list of ten. They are mostly but not entirely in order. Alter-reviews begin below.
Top Tens:
Albums:
Leonard Cohen, You Want it Darker
David Bowie, Blackstar
Bruce Springsteen, the downloads of all three 2016 Meadowlands shows
Bruce Springsteen, the downloads of the 1990 Christic Institute shows
Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool
Paul Simon, Stranger to Stranger
Drive By Truckers, American Band
The Rolling Stones, Blue and Lonesome
Emmit Rhodes, Rainbow's End
David Bromberg, The Blues, the Whole Blues....
Bonnie Raitt, Dig in Deep
Margo Price, Midwest Farmer's Daughter
John Prine, For Better, or Worse
Frank Ocean, Blonde
William Bell, This is Where I Live
Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels
Nora Jones, Daybreak
Sonny Rollins, Holding the Stage
Leon Bridges, Coming Home
Charles Bradley, Changes
Miranda Lambert, The Weight...
Peter Wolf, A Cure for Loneliness
Win Butler, Friday Night
Toronzo Canon, The Chicago Way
Brandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town
Re-Releases and Box Sets:
Lou Reed, The RCA and Arista Albums Complete
David Bowie, Who Can I Be Now
Grateful Dead, July 1978, Complete Recordings
Miles Davis, Jazz Dance
Beach Boys, Pet Sounds, 50th Anniversary
Allman Brothers, Live from A & R studios
Van Morrison, It's Too Late to Stop Now, II
The Last Waltz, 40th anniversary
Beatles, Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Stan Getz, Moments in Time
Kinks, Everybody's in Showbiz
Allman Brothers, Idlewild South
Box Sets I can't judge: Pink Floyd: The Early Years, 1967-1972 (27 discs), Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings, (36 discs) though I do recommend the two cd versions of each.Song of the year:
Bruce Springsteen singing "Purple Rain" in Brooklyn available as a free download.
Books:
Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
Sarah Bakewell, The Existentialist Café
Jonathan Safran Foer, Here I Am
A short story collection whose author and name I can't remember but he was male, it was his first collection, and its name started with a "p." The first story was about drugs. The second was about a tennis star retired in Italy. (Anyone?)
Nathan Hill, The Nix
John Le Carre, The Pigeon Tunnel
Jonathan Lethem, Gambler's Anatomy
David Szalazy, All that Man Is
Michael Chabon, Moonglow
Richard Russo, Everybody's Fool
Peter Guralnick, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll
Amos Oz, Judis
Stewart O'Nan, City of Secrets
Noah Hawley, Before the Fall
Michael Lewis, The Undoing ProjectMovies (of those I've seen, obviously):
Manchester by the Sea
The Lobster
Everybody Wants Some!
Arrival
LaLa Land
Cafe Society
Personal Assistant
I Am Not Your Negro
Hail Caesar
Sausage Party
Captain Fantastic
Hell or High Water
Eye in the Sky
Doctor Strange
Neruda
A Bigger Splash
Movies not eligible because I've not seen them yet: Moonlight, Jackie, Nocturnal Animals, Things to Come, The Handmaiden, The Lovings, Julieta,
Movies I saw in IMAX 3D for $28,99 and pretty much enjoyed but don't think were really movies, but something else that doesn't have a name yet:
Star Wars: Rogue One
TV Shows:
Crazy Ex Girlfriend
The League
Archer
Girls
Veep
Bojack Horseman
Red Oaks
The Night Manager
Brain Dead
Stranger Things
Horace and Pete
Mozart in the Jungle
The Affair
The Americans
The Good Place
Good Girls Revolt
Halt and Catch Fire
Own Category:
OJ Simpson: Made in AmericaAlter-reviews:
Live:
Dear Evan Hansen:
I've been really lucky with iconic Broadway musicals. I saw Les Miz in London and again at the Kennedy Center long before it came to Broadway. I saw a preview of "Rent" in the East Village. I saw a dress rehearsal of "Ragtime." And best of all, I saw "Hamilton" at the Public. And last night at the Music Box Theater I saw "Dear Evan Hansen," and though it wasn't an early performance--like those in Washington and at the Second Stage--it did feature one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen including all of the above.
In today's Times, Katherine Rossman has a "Styles" feature on the gossip writer and Trump-and-Roy Cohn-and-George-Steinbrenner-and-Rupert-Murdoch-lover, Cindy Adams. In its opening scene, Adams can be heard (read?) complaining that there are no boldface names at her performance of the show. Sad! (though I imagine this is a typical reaction of Trump lovers to any cultural event that does not invite pussy-grabbing and peeping-tomming backstage (An aside: What she does get are " Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, the composers of the musical and also the lyricists of the film "La La Land." I saw LaLa Land right before the show. It almost made me late. It was great, though not I imagine, if you are the kind of person who loves any or all of the above. When I saw it, we were kitty-corner from Carol Burnett. But I digress...) Anyway, "Dear Evan..." is directed by Michael Greif with a book by Steven Levenson. It has a wonderful cast featuring Mike Faist, Laura Dreyfuss. Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Park, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Kristolyn Lloyd. Butt the reason I would, if I were you, pony up for tickets right this minute were I you is Ben Platt, who stars as the 17-year-old misfit after whom this musical is named.
Talk about a star being born.... This is a performance that will leave you speechless, both for its acting chops and the power and pathos of his voice. "Dear Evan" will be a really good, near great play once Platt moves on to other things one day, but in the meantime, it is just incredible. The plot has to do with fitting in in high school, social media misfires, teen suicide, etc. When I described it to my kid, a freshman in college, she said "That sounds really lame, dad." And I concur. But in action, with this terrific score--I really liked the band playing in the balcony--and the spot-on performances by the cast members supporting Platt, it is a riveting and unforgettable night at the theater, with the added bonus of Something to Think About after the performance. The sets, are pretty wonderful too, especially at the end, and the use of constant Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and whatever (Snapchat?) feeds that that cover the stage throughout the action give the whole night make it feel surreal and ethereal at the same time; reminding you that it's both real and unreal--old-fashioned and new-fangled--all at the same time. Just go, if you can afford it. I know these are tough times and Broadway musical prices, well, I've said enough.
Also, I caught the matinee performance of the Loser's Lounge tribute to Elton John this weekend, which, to my surprise, featured a bunch of kids from School of Rock. It was pretty fun. Most of the kids had interesting personas already, including some scary sex appeal. All of them were weirdly poised on stage though I don't understand why the drummer of their band thought it wise to come in his pajamas. That is just a dumb look. Anyway, the show focused, as one would expect, on 70s Elton and almost all those songs are great. And LL is always fun so if you can, do. The next show is "Philly Soul." More here http://www.loserslounge.com/
Not-Live
Mosaic Classic Box Sets
My friends at Mosaic, the world's most completist collector of Jazz on cd and vinyl have lived up to their uniquely demanding standards once again this year with two massive releases.
The first is called "Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49," and it features ten cds of just that (minus the Charlie Parker Savoy recordings which are readily available elsewhere. This collection is focused on the other bebop artists signed by Teddy Reig for Savoy and feaures an amazing array of great artists leading their first recording sessions ever. Among these are: Dexter Gordon, Kai Winding, Allen Eager, J.J. Johnson (including sideman Cecil Payne's first recordings ever), Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Kenny Dorham, Ray Brown, Fats Navarro, Ray Brown, Serge Chaloff, Kenny Hagood, Leo Parker, and Brew Moore. But that's not all. Also included are reputation-making sessions for Tadd Dameron (both under his name and on another session led by Navarro), Howard McGhee, Kenny Clarke, and Milt Jackson.
The set gives you all the history and recording data you could wish for. There's the background on the amazing Mr. Reig in an essay by Bob Porter, who worked alongside him on earlier reissues, an informative essay by Neil Tesser as well as all of the musicians and the dates and details of their recordings as only the pefectionists at Mosaic know how to do it. The included photos are by Francis Wolff, and many have never been published before this.The set includes 216 tracks from 34 sessions across 10 CDs, with lots of alternate takes. With all that, it will certainly last you for the rest of your life, however long that may be. I'm still not even halfway through.
Also thanks to Mosaic we've got eight cds of Eddie Condon & Bud Freeman's Complete Commodore & Decca Sessions. If you are unfamiliar with them, they were Chicago-based jazz pioneers who adapted New Orleans/Dixieland styles to their own purposes. The eight cds contain 199 tracks recorded through 1950.
Mosaic's sleuths have searched out every available LP and 78 from collector sources to augment what exists in the record label vaults, then painstakingly transferred them using state-of-the-art 24-bit digital technology. You can hear these guys playing alongside Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden, Pee Wee Russell, Jess Stacy, Artie Shapiro, George Wettling, Vernon Brown, Joe Buskin, Lionel Hampton, Joe Sullivan, Clyde Newcome, Dave Tough, Billy Butterfield, Max Kaminsky, James P. Johnson, Peanuts Hucko, Ralph Sutton, Ed Hall, Yank Lawson, and others.
Naturally, there's a 40 page booklet with an interesting essay by Dan Morgenstern, the typically exhaustive and accurate Mosaic discography and rare photos and of course, lots and lots of alternate takes. As with most of these sets, it is limited to 5,000 sets, period.
Finally, Nonsuch has put together Nonesuch three cds of The Randy Newman Songbook in its own little box. The first two CDs, which feature the great man doing solo piano versions of his best known songs first arrived in 2003 and 2011 respectively. Now we've got 16 additional songs from a new volume plus five bonus tracks, including the totally great "Feels Like Home" and "A Wedding in Cherokee County." For the record, I got a chance to talk to Randy at some length at a party a couple of years ago and I asked him if he had a favorite version of one of his songs by someone else. He answered pretty quickly: Nina Simone's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today."
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 23 minutes ago.
Also, I did a column on Trump and the media for the current issue of Index on Censorship, which is here, https://www.indexoncensorship.org/magazine/ but I don't think my piece is online yet.
Here are a bunch of top ten lists for 2016, though I don't think any of them are actually a list of ten. They are mostly but not entirely in order. Alter-reviews begin below.
Top Tens:
Albums:
Leonard Cohen, You Want it Darker
David Bowie, Blackstar
Bruce Springsteen, the downloads of all three 2016 Meadowlands shows
Bruce Springsteen, the downloads of the 1990 Christic Institute shows
Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool
Paul Simon, Stranger to Stranger
Drive By Truckers, American Band
The Rolling Stones, Blue and Lonesome
Emmit Rhodes, Rainbow's End
David Bromberg, The Blues, the Whole Blues....
Bonnie Raitt, Dig in Deep
Margo Price, Midwest Farmer's Daughter
John Prine, For Better, or Worse
Frank Ocean, Blonde
William Bell, This is Where I Live
Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels
Nora Jones, Daybreak
Sonny Rollins, Holding the Stage
Leon Bridges, Coming Home
Charles Bradley, Changes
Miranda Lambert, The Weight...
Peter Wolf, A Cure for Loneliness
Win Butler, Friday Night
Toronzo Canon, The Chicago Way
Brandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town
Re-Releases and Box Sets:
Lou Reed, The RCA and Arista Albums Complete
David Bowie, Who Can I Be Now
Grateful Dead, July 1978, Complete Recordings
Miles Davis, Jazz Dance
Beach Boys, Pet Sounds, 50th Anniversary
Allman Brothers, Live from A & R studios
Van Morrison, It's Too Late to Stop Now, II
The Last Waltz, 40th anniversary
Beatles, Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Stan Getz, Moments in Time
Kinks, Everybody's in Showbiz
Allman Brothers, Idlewild South
Box Sets I can't judge: Pink Floyd: The Early Years, 1967-1972 (27 discs), Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings, (36 discs) though I do recommend the two cd versions of each.Song of the year:
Bruce Springsteen singing "Purple Rain" in Brooklyn available as a free download.
Books:
Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
Sarah Bakewell, The Existentialist Café
Jonathan Safran Foer, Here I Am
A short story collection whose author and name I can't remember but he was male, it was his first collection, and its name started with a "p." The first story was about drugs. The second was about a tennis star retired in Italy. (Anyone?)
Nathan Hill, The Nix
John Le Carre, The Pigeon Tunnel
Jonathan Lethem, Gambler's Anatomy
David Szalazy, All that Man Is
Michael Chabon, Moonglow
Richard Russo, Everybody's Fool
Peter Guralnick, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll
Amos Oz, Judis
Stewart O'Nan, City of Secrets
Noah Hawley, Before the Fall
Michael Lewis, The Undoing ProjectMovies (of those I've seen, obviously):
Manchester by the Sea
The Lobster
Everybody Wants Some!
Arrival
LaLa Land
Cafe Society
Personal Assistant
I Am Not Your Negro
Hail Caesar
Sausage Party
Captain Fantastic
Hell or High Water
Eye in the Sky
Doctor Strange
Neruda
A Bigger Splash
Movies not eligible because I've not seen them yet: Moonlight, Jackie, Nocturnal Animals, Things to Come, The Handmaiden, The Lovings, Julieta,
Movies I saw in IMAX 3D for $28,99 and pretty much enjoyed but don't think were really movies, but something else that doesn't have a name yet:
Star Wars: Rogue One
TV Shows:
Crazy Ex Girlfriend
The League
Archer
Girls
Veep
Bojack Horseman
Red Oaks
The Night Manager
Brain Dead
Stranger Things
Horace and Pete
Mozart in the Jungle
The Affair
The Americans
The Good Place
Good Girls Revolt
Halt and Catch Fire
Own Category:
OJ Simpson: Made in AmericaAlter-reviews:
Live:
Dear Evan Hansen:
I've been really lucky with iconic Broadway musicals. I saw Les Miz in London and again at the Kennedy Center long before it came to Broadway. I saw a preview of "Rent" in the East Village. I saw a dress rehearsal of "Ragtime." And best of all, I saw "Hamilton" at the Public. And last night at the Music Box Theater I saw "Dear Evan Hansen," and though it wasn't an early performance--like those in Washington and at the Second Stage--it did feature one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen including all of the above.
In today's Times, Katherine Rossman has a "Styles" feature on the gossip writer and Trump-and-Roy Cohn-and-George-Steinbrenner-and-Rupert-Murdoch-lover, Cindy Adams. In its opening scene, Adams can be heard (read?) complaining that there are no boldface names at her performance of the show. Sad! (though I imagine this is a typical reaction of Trump lovers to any cultural event that does not invite pussy-grabbing and peeping-tomming backstage (An aside: What she does get are " Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, the composers of the musical and also the lyricists of the film "La La Land." I saw LaLa Land right before the show. It almost made me late. It was great, though not I imagine, if you are the kind of person who loves any or all of the above. When I saw it, we were kitty-corner from Carol Burnett. But I digress...) Anyway, "Dear Evan..." is directed by Michael Greif with a book by Steven Levenson. It has a wonderful cast featuring Mike Faist, Laura Dreyfuss. Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Park, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Kristolyn Lloyd. Butt the reason I would, if I were you, pony up for tickets right this minute were I you is Ben Platt, who stars as the 17-year-old misfit after whom this musical is named.
Talk about a star being born.... This is a performance that will leave you speechless, both for its acting chops and the power and pathos of his voice. "Dear Evan" will be a really good, near great play once Platt moves on to other things one day, but in the meantime, it is just incredible. The plot has to do with fitting in in high school, social media misfires, teen suicide, etc. When I described it to my kid, a freshman in college, she said "That sounds really lame, dad." And I concur. But in action, with this terrific score--I really liked the band playing in the balcony--and the spot-on performances by the cast members supporting Platt, it is a riveting and unforgettable night at the theater, with the added bonus of Something to Think About after the performance. The sets, are pretty wonderful too, especially at the end, and the use of constant Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and whatever (Snapchat?) feeds that that cover the stage throughout the action give the whole night make it feel surreal and ethereal at the same time; reminding you that it's both real and unreal--old-fashioned and new-fangled--all at the same time. Just go, if you can afford it. I know these are tough times and Broadway musical prices, well, I've said enough.
Also, I caught the matinee performance of the Loser's Lounge tribute to Elton John this weekend, which, to my surprise, featured a bunch of kids from School of Rock. It was pretty fun. Most of the kids had interesting personas already, including some scary sex appeal. All of them were weirdly poised on stage though I don't understand why the drummer of their band thought it wise to come in his pajamas. That is just a dumb look. Anyway, the show focused, as one would expect, on 70s Elton and almost all those songs are great. And LL is always fun so if you can, do. The next show is "Philly Soul." More here http://www.loserslounge.com/
Not-Live
Mosaic Classic Box Sets
My friends at Mosaic, the world's most completist collector of Jazz on cd and vinyl have lived up to their uniquely demanding standards once again this year with two massive releases.
The first is called "Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49," and it features ten cds of just that (minus the Charlie Parker Savoy recordings which are readily available elsewhere. This collection is focused on the other bebop artists signed by Teddy Reig for Savoy and feaures an amazing array of great artists leading their first recording sessions ever. Among these are: Dexter Gordon, Kai Winding, Allen Eager, J.J. Johnson (including sideman Cecil Payne's first recordings ever), Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Kenny Dorham, Ray Brown, Fats Navarro, Ray Brown, Serge Chaloff, Kenny Hagood, Leo Parker, and Brew Moore. But that's not all. Also included are reputation-making sessions for Tadd Dameron (both under his name and on another session led by Navarro), Howard McGhee, Kenny Clarke, and Milt Jackson.
The set gives you all the history and recording data you could wish for. There's the background on the amazing Mr. Reig in an essay by Bob Porter, who worked alongside him on earlier reissues, an informative essay by Neil Tesser as well as all of the musicians and the dates and details of their recordings as only the pefectionists at Mosaic know how to do it. The included photos are by Francis Wolff, and many have never been published before this.The set includes 216 tracks from 34 sessions across 10 CDs, with lots of alternate takes. With all that, it will certainly last you for the rest of your life, however long that may be. I'm still not even halfway through.
Also thanks to Mosaic we've got eight cds of Eddie Condon & Bud Freeman's Complete Commodore & Decca Sessions. If you are unfamiliar with them, they were Chicago-based jazz pioneers who adapted New Orleans/Dixieland styles to their own purposes. The eight cds contain 199 tracks recorded through 1950.
Mosaic's sleuths have searched out every available LP and 78 from collector sources to augment what exists in the record label vaults, then painstakingly transferred them using state-of-the-art 24-bit digital technology. You can hear these guys playing alongside Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden, Pee Wee Russell, Jess Stacy, Artie Shapiro, George Wettling, Vernon Brown, Joe Buskin, Lionel Hampton, Joe Sullivan, Clyde Newcome, Dave Tough, Billy Butterfield, Max Kaminsky, James P. Johnson, Peanuts Hucko, Ralph Sutton, Ed Hall, Yank Lawson, and others.
Naturally, there's a 40 page booklet with an interesting essay by Dan Morgenstern, the typically exhaustive and accurate Mosaic discography and rare photos and of course, lots and lots of alternate takes. As with most of these sets, it is limited to 5,000 sets, period.
Finally, Nonsuch has put together Nonesuch three cds of The Randy Newman Songbook in its own little box. The first two CDs, which feature the great man doing solo piano versions of his best known songs first arrived in 2003 and 2011 respectively. Now we've got 16 additional songs from a new volume plus five bonus tracks, including the totally great "Feels Like Home" and "A Wedding in Cherokee County." For the record, I got a chance to talk to Randy at some length at a party a couple of years ago and I asked him if he had a favorite version of one of his songs by someone else. He answered pretty quickly: Nina Simone's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today."
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 23 minutes ago.
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Senegalese man found guilty in murder of US woman in Italy
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A Florence court has convicted a Senegalese man of murdering an American woman in her flat after they met at a nightclub. The court has sentenced him to 30 years in jail. Ashley Olsen, 35, was found dead in her apartment Jan. 9, 2016. An autopsy found that she had been […]
Reported by Seattle Times 29 minutes ago.
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MPS bailout is first step to stability in Italy
Parliamentary elections in 2017 will help fix the political system, writes Tony Barber
Reported by FT.com 17 minutes ago.
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AP NewsAlert
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) " An Italian court convicts Senegalese man of murdering an American woman in her flat; hands down 30-year prison sentence.
Reported by New Zealand Herald 13 minutes ago.
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Man sentenced for American woman's brutal murder in Italy
Cheik Tidiane Diaw, of Senegal, convicted of killing Ashley Olsen in her apartment after they met at a Florence nightclub
Reported by CBS News 8 minutes ago.
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Berlin truck attack suspect killed in Italy
Italy's Interior Minister says the prime suspect in the Berlin Christmas Market truck attack was killed in a shootout with police in Milan, Italy, early Friday. Anis Amri is suspected in the attack that killed 12 people and injured dozens. (Dec. 23)
Reported by USATODAY.com 37 minutes ago.
Reported by USATODAY.com 37 minutes ago.
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Nigel Farage claims Berlin terror attack proves EU free movement is 'risk to public safety'
The ex Ukip leader said the ecape route of Anis Amri via France and into Italy proved the Schengen zone was a 'risk to public safety'.
Reported by MailOnline 52 minutes ago.
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Berlin market attack suspect shot dead in Milan
A man thought to be the main suspect in the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday is dead after Italian police killed him in a shootout in the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, according to Italy’s interior minister. Marco Minniti,speaking at a news conference on Friday morn...
Reported by Raw Story 2 hours ago.
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Berlin terror attack suspect killed in Italy shootout
Anis Amri, the main suspect in Monday's Christmas market attack in Berlin, was killed overnight. Italy's interior minister says Amri died in a shootout with police in Milan. He was the target of an international manhunt after a tractor-trailer rammed into the market, killing 12 people. Charlie D'Agata reports from Berlin.
Reported by CBS News 3 hours ago.
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Milan police chief: Berlin Christmas market attacker passed through France and arrived in Italy early Friday by train.
MILAN (AP) " Milan police chief: Berlin Christmas market attacker passed through France and arrived in Italy early Friday by train.
Reported by New Zealand Herald 3 hours ago.
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Eye Opener: Shootout with Berlin attack suspect in Italy
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Reported by CBS News 2 hours ago.
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