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...some markets, Disney has gone so far as to nest one franchise inside another. In Latin America, it's created local HSM brands that don't compete with the American version but riff off its popularity with new movies tailored to the local market. This summer came the release of two Spanish-language feature films - High School Musical: El Desafio - one for the Mexican market, and the other for the Argentinian one. These franchises within franchises, says Diego Lerner, president of Disney Latin America, build "closer links with the communities we're aiming for and respect the local cultural environment...
...product. In the next 20 years, Damiano put his name on another three dozen or so hardcore movies, none of which made much of an impact. Like silent-film director D.W. Griffith in the talkie era, Damiano was a pioneer whom new trends left behind. According to the local News-Press, he "lived out his final years in Fort Myers quietly, enjoying theater, attending art openings, appearing at charitable events and reveling, especially, in the accomplishments of his two children....artist and filmmaker Gerard Jr., and performer, Christar, with whom he shared a vintage home...
...Institute for Cancer. Dana-Farber, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School, has been treating patients and studying cancer for more than 50 years. The three organizers said they got the idea over the summer while training for a half-marathon to raise money for cancer. A combination of local businesses, individual students, and student groups cooperated with Lowell House to put the dance together. “It’s been really cool to get the opportunity to coordinate with various student groups, and the masters at Lowell were amazing,” Hirschl said...
...hoax, Zafran said. According to Zafran, Gall only had the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the students who had registered for the trip. Obama headquarters in each of the cities had already arranged housing for the volunteers, and the Dems had begun working on arranging local transportation. “It’s consumed my life for the last two weeks, and I can’t get that time back, so I understand the sad and disappointed feelings,” Zafran said. Harvard students who had signed up to travel to Georgia and North...
Throughout the University’s weeklong sustainability celebration, the Phillip Brooks House Association sought to bring global environmental problems down to the local level, with a series of events focused on environmental justice. The sustainability celebration coincided with PBHA’s decision to give keynote speaker Al Gore ’69 the “Robert Coles Call of Service” award and continued with panels and speeches over the weekend. James S. Hoyte ’65, professor of environmental science and public policy and assistant to University President Drew G. Faust, traced the history...