SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATIONS December 17, 2009 The following registration statements have been filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. The reported information appears as follows: Form, Name, Address and Phone Number (if available) of the issuer of the security; Title and the number and/or face amount of the securities being offered; Name of the managing underwriter or depositor (if applicable); File number and date filed; Assigned Branch; and a designation if the statement is a New Issue. Registration  statements  may  be viewed in person in the Commission's Public  Reference  Branch  at  100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. To obtain  paper  copies, please refer to information on the Commission's Web  site at http://www.sec.gov/answers/publicdocs.htm. In most cases, you  can  view  and  download  this  information  by  using the search function located at: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html. S-8 SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD, SUITE 1820, 1111 WEST GEORGIA STREET, VANCOUVER, A1, V6E 4M3, 604-689-1535 - 120,000,000 ($840,000.00) Equity, (File 333-163744 - Dec. 16) (BR. 04A) N-2 GREATER CHINA FUND INC, GATEWAY CENTER THREE, 100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK, NJ, 07102, 9733677503 - 7,588,555 ($112,234,728.45) Equity, (File 333-163745 - Dec. 16) (BR. 16) S-3ASR CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, 2120 WEST END AVE, NASHVILLE, TN, 37203, 6153411000 - 0 ($250,000,000.00) Non-Convertible Debt, (File 333-163746 - Dec. 16) (BR. 07C) S-3ASR SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO, 101 PROSPECT AVE NW, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115, 2165662200 - 0 ($0.00) Debt, (File 333-163747 - Dec. 16) (BR. 06C) S-3 China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc., 307 EAST 87TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10028, 212-289-6362 - 3,700,000 ($44,252,000.00) Equity, (File 333-163748 - Dec. 16) (BR. 11B) S-8 ESSA Bancorp, Inc., 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG, PA, 18360, (570) 421-0531 - 1 ($1.00) Equity, (File 333-163761 - Dec. 16) (BR. 07B) S-4 TERRA CAPITAL INC, 600 FOURTH ST, PO BOX 6000, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51102-6000, 712 277 1340 - 0 ($600,000,000.00) Debt, (File 333-163762 - Dec. 16) (BR. 06B) S-3 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP, 500 N LOOP 1604 E STE 100, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78232, 2104904788 - 150,000,000 ($150,000,000.00) Other, (File 333-163763 - Dec. 16) (BR. 04A) S-4 OGLETHORPE POWER CORP, 2100 EAST EXCHANGE PL, P O BOX 1349, TUCKER, GA, 30085-1349, 4042707600 - 0 ($400,000,000.00) Debt, (File 333-163764 - Dec. 16) (BR. 02A) S-3ASR HUDSON CITY BANCORP INC, WEST 80 CENTURY RD, PARAMUS, NJ, 07652, 2019671900 - 0 ($0.00) Unallocated (Universal) Shelf, (File 333-163766 - Dec. 16) (BR. 07B) S-8 WMS INDUSTRIES INC /DE/, 800 S. NORTHPOINT BLVD., WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085, 847-785-3000 - 3,800,000 ($150,670,000.00) Equity, (File 333-163767 - Dec. 16) (BR. 06C) S-8 BLUEGREEN CORP, 4960 BLUE LAKE DRIVE, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431, 5619128000 - 0 ($14,160,000.00) Equity, (File 333-163768 - Dec. 16) (BR. 08A) S-4 AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/, 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON, MA, 02116, 6173757500 - 0 ($600,000,000.00) Non-Convertible Debt, (File 333-163777 - Dec. 16) (BR. 11A) S-1 AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 75 SIDNEY STREET, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02139, 6172995000 - 0 ($86,250,000.00) Equity, (File 333-163778 - Dec. 16) (BR. ) S-3 NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC., 315 MANITOBA AVE, WAYZATA, MN, 55391, 952-476-9800 - 431,472 ($2,780,537.00) Equity, (File 333-163779 - Dec. 16) (BR. 04B) S-8 SEMTECH CORP, 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO, CA, 93012-8790, 8054982111 - 1,745,885 ($22,174,998.15) Equity, (File 333-163780 - Dec. 16) (BR. 10C) S-3 ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORP, 1001 FANNIN STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON, TX, 77002, 713-307-8700 - 0 ($500,000,000.00) Unallocated (Universal) Shelf, (File 333-163781 - Dec. 16) (BR. 04B) S-1 Empire Post Media, Inc., 280 SOUTH BEVERLY DRIVE, STE. 205, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90212, 310-472-5138 - 12,000,000 ($60,000.00) Equity, (File 333-163782 - Dec. 16) (BR. ) S-8 CoroWare, Inc,, 4074 148TH AVE. NE, REDMOND, WA, 98052, 239-466-0488 - 500,000 ($28,500.00) Equity, (File 333-163783 - Dec. 16) (BR. 03A) S-B REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA, 1800 K STREET NW SUITE 924, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REP OF ARGENTINA, WASHINGTON, DC, 20006, 202-466-3021 - 0 ($15,000,000,000.00) Other, (File 333-163784 - Dec. 16) (BR. DN)