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Opalesque Exclusive: As spreads tighten, hedge funds see opportunity... [more]Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Another wave of mid-year investor letters and performance updates have made their way to investors, and Opalesque inboxes. One theme has emerged within the credit managers space, which we have reported on steadily this week - as spreads tighten the opportunity s
Saemor Capital fund returns 9.3% in H1, complies with AIFMD... [more]Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Quantitative investment management specialist Saemor Capital B.V., reported that its Saemor Capital Europe Alpha Fund returned 9.3% in the first half of 2014 (+6.5% in June), the highest in the equity market neutral a
World outlook and risks: Asset manager sees vulnerability in developed countries, IMF lowers forecast... [more]Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Vulnerable to shocks
Syz & Co, a Swiss bank and asset manager, has just issued its own economic outlook, defining three major risks weigh
Launches Davidson Kempner launches European bank debt fund, Insparo Asset Management launches Africa Fixed Income Fund... [more]Davidson Kempner launches European bank debt fund
From Hedgefundintelligence.com: Davidson Kempner is preparing to launch a long-only distressed credit fund that will primarily purchase large, illiquid assets from European banks, according to a second quarter hedge fund research report p
Performance Global hedge fund returns slowly bouncing back, Chenavari Toro up 18% In H1; sees early Fed tightening... [more]Global hedge fund returns slowly bouncing back
From Corporatefinancingweek.com: In BMI's view, the status of returns from the global hedge industry is improving, but with work still to be done. After a sluggish start to the year which saw the industry post its worst quarterly returns
Investing Blackstone said to prepare $700m sale of home debt, Altai Capital discloses new position in TerraForm Power... [more]Blackstone said to prepare $700m sale of home debt
From Bloomberg.com: Blackstone Group LP, the largest U.S. landlord of single-family homes, is working with Deutsche Bank AG to sell about $700 million of securities tied to mortgages on rental properties, its third such deal, according t
Pedro de Noronha predicts Apple might become obsolete in 2-3 years... [more]From Macobserver.com; Pedro de Noronha, managing partner at hedge fund Noster Capital, ain't got no truck with these newfangled tech companies, including Apple. The problem, he said, is that you don't know where they'll be in 5 to 10 years. Even Apple, according to him, could be "obsolete in two to
Institutions Despite calls for openness, struggling Kentucky retirement systems keeps its investments secret... [more]From WKMS.org: Kentucky's underperforming retirement system for state employees keeps secret details of its so-called "alternative investments," and critics are calling for more transparency so the risks and potential pratfalls can be fully assessed.
In its latest story, the Kentucky Center fo
Fund Profile Client relationships drive success of Bridgewater model... [more]From Risk.net: Curiosity may lead to the death of cats but at Bridgewater Associates, it is a compulsory activity. This search for understanding is at the heart of founder Ray Dalio's investment and business philosophy. For him, the journey is important, not the potential commercial gain, although t
Comment Tales of the death of hedge funds have been greatly exaggerated... [more]From the blog The Big Picture: During the past few months, we have posted a few words here on the quandary that is hedge funds. One such effort was titled The Hedge-Fund Manager Dilemma, and it explored the publics fascination with the hedge-fund crowd. The next, Why Investors Love Hedge Funds,
Legal U.S. judge declines to void ex-Sentinel CEO's fraud conviction... [more]From Reuters.com: A Chicago federal judge has refused to overturn the conviction of Eric Bloom, the former chief executive of money management firm Sentinel Management Group Inc, for defrauding customers out of more than $500 million.
Rejecting Bloom's request for an acquittal or a new trial,
Asia Singapore fund management assets grew 11.8% in 2013, says MAS... [more]From Channelnewsasia.com: Total assets managed by Singapore-based fund managers grew by 11.8 per cent to S$1.82 trillion last year, helped by large increases in assets managed by hedge funds and private equity investors, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Friday (July 25). "Whilst tra
People Robert Murphy joins Altegris as deputy chief investment officer, Bank of America names Paul Simpson global prime brokerage chief... [more]Robert Murphy joins Altegris as deputy chief investment officer
Altegris, provider of premier alternative investments, has named Robert J. Murphy, CFA, FRM, CAIA, as Deputy Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Murphy will report to and work closely with Jack Rivkin, Chief Investment Officer of
Activist News Activist hedge fund Elliott to push for Interpublic sale, Starboard Value slams $2.1bn Red Lobster as fire sale... [more]Activist hedge fund Elliott to push for Interpublic sale
From FT.com: Elliott Management, the activist hedge fund, has acquired a stake in Interpublic Group and plans to push the $8.5bn advertising company to sell itself to a rival such as Publicis, Omnicom or WPP.
Following weeks
News Briefs Special master Daniel Pollack reveals no advance in talks after meeting with Argentina, vultures, Silvaris Capital to launch a UCITS version of global equity long/short strategy on the Alpha UCITS platform... [more]Special master Daniel Pollack reveals no advance in talks after meeting with Argentina, vultures
Daniel Pollack, the mediator appointed by US Federal Judge Thomas Griesa to resolve the judicial dispute between Argentina and the so called vulture funds, announced that todays meeting has
And Finally Avid fan pushes it too far... [more]From Newsoftheweird.com: The Japanese snack company Calbee recently staged a promotion around popular singer Nana Mizuki, giving away 10 backstage passes to her Aug. 3 concert in Yokohama to the purchasers of 10 lucky bags of secretly marked potato chips.
Her perhaps-hugest fan, Kazuki Fukumo
In the week ending 25 July, 2014, legal reports said Deutsche Bank and Barclays Bank are accused of helping hedge funds avoid paying more than $8bn in taxes by selling them basket options"; Peter Brown te...» Full Story
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
Opalesque recently talked to one of the portfolio managers of the Oaks funds, which are emerging and frontier market hedge funds focusing on equity long/short with a directional approach. They are run by Charlemagne Capital, a London-based independent specialist fund hou...» Full Story
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Another wave of mid-year investor letters and performance updates have made their way to investors, and Opalesque inboxes. One theme has emerged within the credit ma...» Full Story
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a new investor alert cautioning investors on stock rumors spreading through social media. The regulator says that p...
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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Quantitative investment management specialist Saemor Capital B.V., reported that its Saemor Capital Europe Alpha Fund re...
Dear Opalesque Reader,
Welcome to the July 2014 issue of New Managers!
It is not an easy ride for many hedge funds with the new institutional investors now calling
the tune; so Ian Hamilton offers s...» Full Story
We recently heard of this ex-hedge funder striking out on his own:
Solomon "Sol" Kumin, former COO of SAC Capital Advisors, is planning to launch a stock trading hedge fund firm with ...» Full Story
Heard Capital attracts $17m from Chicago's wealthiest
William Heard
William Heard, founder, CEO and chief investment officer of Heard Capital LLC, has attracted $17 million in investments so fa...» Full Story
He who pays the piper calls the tune: Investor due diligence has tightened hedge fund operational controls
Ian Hamilton
This column is authored by Ian Hamilton, who is the founder
of IDS Group. I...» Full Story
Convector Capital: most of Japan's third arrow reforms are disappointing
Emmanuel Ferreira
As Japan is about to launch Abenomics' third arrow reforms, an emerging long/short equity hedge fund ma...» Full Story
Emerging managers in France will do well to seek differentiation and structural lucidity
From left to right: Antoine Rolland, Olivier Kintgen,
Fabrice Dumonteil, Natasha Cazenave, Christophe
Baura...» Full Story
TPG Capital buys stake in HS Group, a hedge fund backer
TPG Capital Management became the latest private-equity firm to push further into hedge funds with two separate moves to invest beyond its bas...» Full Story
Freeman & Co reports mixed year so far for financial services M&A activity
In the first half of 2014, M&A activity was mixed across financial services sectors. Acquisitions of Broker-Dealers increas...» Full Story
Welcome to the latest issue of Private Equity Strategies. We hope you are enjoying your summer, and will take us along if you need some beach reading beyond the latest issue of People magazine.
This...» Full Story
Allocating to private equity has been a target rich issue for critics of the industry lately. First the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped the fees bombshell this summer, citing issues ...» Full Story
Sporting Ranch Capital, an alternative investment firm that focuses on buying ranches and ranch land in need of rehabilitation is closing in on its second fund. Sporting Ranch Capital launched its fir...» Full Story
As journalists like us and lawyers have written ad nauseum, new and ever more regulations are in the pipeline for private equity and alternatives as a whole. Here we will hit on some of the cases of n...» Full Story
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Stinson Leonard Street
The SEC has issued guidance to registered private equity advisers regarding escrow arrangements resulting from the sale of a
portfolio company. The gu...» Full Story
A study by data provider Preqin showed the value of private equity-backed buyout exits in the second quarter of 2014 saw a notable
jump up from Q1 2014, with 392 exits valued at $138bn in Q2 2014 comp...» Full Story
Featuring : Giovanni de Francisci: The "unconventional" hedge fund investorGiovanni de Francisci is the portfolio manager of the Petschek Family office in Monaco, and in many ways an unconventional hedge fund investor. This Opalesque.TV BACKSTAGE video is a rare document on the preferences and investment...» Watch the video
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Are we on the verge of another crunch and partying unaware (bringing to mind Princes "1999" song). Some think that todays financial environment especially stock markets, and especially in the US looks like that of 2007. Others see nothing in comm.. » Full Story
France is the second largest savings market in the world, right after the U.S. A real strength of the French market is the diversity of the industry and the number of entrepreneurial asset managers. Of the approximately 600 asset managers in France, two-thirds are small and medium sized, and some 30 asset managers are created and authorized each year. By the July 22nd 2014 deadline for implementing the AIFMD, the French regulator AMF expects to have 350 registered Alternative Investment Fund Man...
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AIMA Australia invite you to join us at our annual Hedge Fund Forum on Tuesday 16th September 2014 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.
The AIMA Australian Hedge Fund Forum is a non-profit hedge fund conference organised by the industry for the industry, featuring quality Australian and internation
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Success in marketing a fund is not linked to the performance, but to
investor appetite, to the way you can market the fund, and to how much
time you can spend to raise assets, said Antoine Rolland, the CEO of
incubator and seeding firm
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, head of Third Point, and Jeremy Grantham of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. have both released their quarterly investor letters today. While news is positive on some fronts, and both men see pockets of opportunity, they also h
Hedge funds expect Netflix earnings to catapult forward
From Investing.com: Netflix has made major strides forward in 2014 despite ongoing battles with the FCC and cable companies over the issue of net neutrality. The FCC has now received over 500,000 comments from the public on its pend
From PIonline.com: North American investors are helping Winton Capital Management Ltd. make progress albeit slowly toward its founder's goal of becoming a $100 billion company. The firm's ticket to quadrupling its assets under management is unlikely to be one of its scientifically designed manag
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UCITS absolute return funds advanced by 0.34% during the first quarter of 2014. The good performance of Equity and Fixed Income strategies was partially offset by the negative performance of CTA and...» Full Story
2nd Annual Africa Investment Funds and Asset Management Forum 2014, Nairobi
The forum is designed to bring together an exclusive network of foremost Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Development Finance Institutions and Asset and Investment Managers focused on the inters
Wearable Computing Conference 2014 New York, New York City
The future is here, with the production of a new generation of technologies such as Google Glass, Apple "iWatch" and Samsung Galaxy Gear, among others, that will allow users to interact with
August 6 Morning Seminar: Why Are Some Funds of Funds Growing while Others Fail?, New York
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With natural gas prices dropping near a 10-year low, National Fuel Gas Co. has decided to pull back on plans to drill in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania until prices come back up. It's the second time it has scaled back in two months. Its natural gas production is still expected to increase significantly during the next fiscal year, and scaling back on this drilling should only have a "modest" effect on production, the Amherst-based company said. Natural gas prices are down 54 percent since June, to $2.25 per 1,000 cubic feet.
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency has put a moratorium on considering hotel renovation projects for tax breaks, but that didn't keep it from approving $275,000 in breaks for a project that fell outside the moratorium. The ECIDA Monday approved sales tax breaks on a $5.5 million renovation project at Cheektowaga's Millennium Hotel. Because the hotel qualified for the breaks under the agency's current guidelines, it decided to approve the breaks rather than risk a lawsuit from the hotel.
You'll soon notice a difference in Canadian currency the next time you cross the border. The money has undergone a redesign to make it more durable and secure and to prevent counterfeiting and fraud. $100 and $50 bills have already gone into circulation, $20 bills will come out later this year, and $10 and $5 bills are due by the end of 2013.
The ECIDA board was taken to task Monday for approving the controversial tax breaks on the Millennium Hotel. Just after the approval, members of the Occupy Buffalo activist group began vocally protesting the board's actions. The board's new chairman, retired Rep. John J. LaFalce, yelled at the protesters and told them they would no longer be able to attend such meetings. Public comment isn't allowed during the ECIDA's monthly board meetings--only during public hearings.
An advertising agency with offices in Buffalo has been recognized by its industry's premier publication. Advertising Age magazine ranked Eric Mower and Associates the 5th best place to work in its 2012 rankings. Winners were chosen through a rigorous process that included surveying employers and employees.
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Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, once called "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Julia Roberts, has caused outrage in India by not losing her baby weight quickly enough. A website, Desimad.com, produced a feature depicting Bachchan with elephant sound-effects in the background. Many are raging that she is a disgrace to Indian womanhood and should set an example, "like Victoria Beckham," by getting back into shape.
When did Bachchan give birth? Seven months ago. What is her reason for not focusing all her energies on "snapping straight back into those pre-pregnancy jeans!", as the parlance goes? Bachchan says she just wants to "enjoy motherhood". What kind of lame excuse is that? Except it isn't. Rather, it's a nod to a saner time, before post-pregnancy was turned into another torture zone for the modern female.
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Legacy of excellence
Hospital for Special Surgery, the number one hospital for orthopedics in the nation, celebrated its 150-year legacy of excellence on Thursday, May 2, with a landmark anniversary event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This social event was one of a series of activities marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Hospital
Hospital for Special Surgery,
the number one hospital for orthopedics in the nation, celebrated its 150-year legacy of excellence on Thursday, May 2, with a landmark anniversary event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This social event was one of a series of activities marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Hospital.
Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery addresses guests
Cynthia and Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Joseph and Ellen Wright; Kristen Steele; and Dr. Stephen Fealy
Dr. Philip Wilson Jr., surgeon-in-chief emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Ellen and Joseph Wright
Sam Delgado; Seymour Flug; Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; Kendrick Wilson, III, co-chair Board of Trustees Hospital for Special Surgery and Vice Chairman BlackRock; Diane Delgado and Renee Flug
Dr. John and Carol Lyden
Vinay Bansal with Dr. Manjula Bansal
Dr. Harlan Amstutz with Paula Root and Dr. Leon Root, pediatric orthopedics chief emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery
Dr. Philip Wilson Jr., surgeon-in-chief emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Kim Callaghan (left) and Dr. John Callaghan (right)
Dr. John and Kim Callaghan; with Antonella and Dr. Eduardo Salvati
Cynthia Sculco and Renee Flug
Hospital for Special Surgery Trustee Susan Rose; with Elihu Rose; and Connie Anne Phillips
Dr. David Altchek, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service co-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Christina and Alan MacDonald
Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO, Hospital for Special Surgery; Timothy Wright, Ph.D, Kirby Chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics at Hospital for Special Surgery; Dr. Claudio Mella, Santiago, Chile; Marcia Mella; Dr. Patrick Sussmann, Zurich, Switzerland; Dr. Fabio Catani, Modena Italy; and Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery
Dr. Peter Sculco and his fiancé Dr. Elizabeth Morris, with Cynthia and Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; and Sarah Jane Sculco and her husband Trevor Gibbons
On May 7th, Fashion industry and Hollywood heavyweights joined Solving Kids' Cancer
Scott Kennedy
John and Catherine London
at 583 Park to raise over $440,000 that will fund a clinical research trial to identify new treatment options for the deadliest of childhood cancers.
Longtime supporter
Nigel Barker
served as this year's emcee, while actor
Josh Lucas
opened up about his wife's experience with cancer before reading an emotional journal entry from a parent whose child had undergone treatment.
Gabby Karan De Felice
Bonnie Young
were honored with the "Wings of Hope" award for their continued support over the years, and
Rachel McPherson
of the Good Dog Foundation received the "Unsung Hero" award. The Good Dog Foundation enlists our four-legged friends as therapeutic partners to help soothe cancer patients.
Bonnie Young and Gabby Karan De Felice
Dr. Kenneth Cohen
Rachel McPherson
Nigel Barker and Josh Lucas
Dr. Kenneth Cohen
set up the live auction perfectly by speaking to the uniqueness of Solving Kids' Cancer as the only pediatric cancer organization that directs 100% of its proceeds to find and fund clinical research trials.
This year, Solving Kids' Cancer enlisted a true pro in
Lydia Fenet
, an auctioneer at Christie's, to lead the live auction. To kick off the bidding, 12-year-old
Celia Babini
joined her onstage to rally the crowd with news that she had raised $25,000 over her four-year support of the organization.
Other child allies included nine-year- old
DJ Fulano,
who provided tunes for the cocktail and dinner hours, and14-year-old Shayla Thomas performed a lyrical ballet routine in memory of her sister, Christi.
Gabby Karan De Felice, Donna Karan, and Bonnie Young
DJ Fulano
Additional attendees included
Cristen Barker, Liliana Cavendish, Helena Christensen, Jennifer Creel, Gianpaolo De Felice, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Daniella Federici, Seth Herzog, Sheila Johnson, Kelly Klein, Mark Mallon, Marc Mezvinsky, Morris Moinian, Jan Planit, Cassidy Reiff, David Simon, Jill Stuart, Rory Tahari, Frederique van der Wal, Yvonne Force Villareal, Miss Teen USA Logan West, Anatol Yusef.
Created by two fathers who lost children to pediatric cancers, Solving Kids' Cancer is committed to significantly improving survivorship of the deadliest childhood cancers. One hundred percent of all donations are used to find, fund, and manage clinical trials and scientific programs to rapidly develop the most effective treatments and cures. Solving Kids Cancer is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charity. To learn more about our work please visit www.solvingkidscancer.org.
Sheila Johnson
Scott Kennedy, Liliana Cavendish, and Josh Lucas
Cristen and Nigel Barker
Nick Manifold and Kelly Klein
Donna Karan and Nigel Barker
Angie Carrasco and David Simon
Scott Kennedy, Nigel Barker and John London
Sheila Johnson and Donna Karan
Lydie Fenet and Celia Babini
Nigel and Cristen Barker
Donna Karan and Rory Tahari
The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
New York Times
bestselling author
Reza Aslan
and FJC, A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, at the 2013 Tanenbaum Awards, Tuesday, May 21 at The Plaza.
The Tanenbaum Awards, had entertainment featuring
NCIS: Los Angeles
series regular
Barrett Foa
and Broadway's
Ivan Rutherford.
"All of Reza's work, from his books, to his media efforts, to his activism, shares a theme," said
Joyce S. Dubensky,
CEO of Tanenbaum. "All inform, build bridges of respect and enable greater understanding of Islam and religious extremism. Similarly, FJC is an innovator that creates opportunities in philanthropy and for charities that are building a better world for all of us."
Barrett, Justin, Tiffany, Linda, and Conrad Foa
Tanenbaum presented Aslan with the Media Bridge-Builder Award and FJC with the inaugural Philanthropic Bridge-Builder Award.
The Media Bridge-Builder Award is presented to journalists and media personalities whose work focuses public attention on issues of human rights and intergroup relations.
Tanenbaum presented the Philanthropic Bridge-Builder Award for the first time.
Tanenbaum also presented a special award to
Dr. Leonard Polonsky.
Ivan Rutherford, Jackie Burns, Kevin Kern, Deb Lew, and Barrett Foa
The evening's entertainment featured Broadway personalities
Ivan Rutherford
Les Miserables, Titanic
Jackie Burns
Wicked, Hair, Rock of Ages
Kevin Kern
Wicked, The Wedding Singer, Les Miserables
) and
Deb Lew
The Threepenny Opera, Beauty and the Beast, South Pacific
NCIS: Los Angeles
series regular
Barrett Foa,
who has appeared on Broadway in
Avenue Q
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mamma Mia!
, also performed.
FJC, a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, is a public charity that provides total management of charitable giving. To date, individuals, corporations and young philanthropists have established more than 1,000 FJC Donor Advised Funds. FJC manages over $230 million in assets and has distributed over $270 million in grants to charities around the world in more than 25 countries.
Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Hind Kabawat
Resa Aslan and Joyce S. Dubensky, Tanenbaum CEO
Mark Fowler, Tanenbaum's managing director of programs, and Leonard Glickman, accepting the Philanthropic Bridge-Builder Award on behalf of FJC
The Tanenbaum Awards supporters include
Howard P. Milstein,
President & CEO New York Private Bank & Trust; FJC, A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
; Dr. Georgette F. Bennett
Dr. Leonard S. Polonsky;
Barclays; and
Maz Zouhairi,
President & CEO, LALIQUE North America.
The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding is a secular, non-sectarian organization that promotes mutual respect with practical programs that bridge religious difference and combat prejudice. The center reaches teachers and students, employers and employees, doctors and patients, and peacemakers combating armed conflict.
Ivan Rutherford, Jackie Burns, Joyce S. Dubensky, Kevin Kern, Deb Lew, and Barrett Foa
Faisal Hassan and Bana Hassan, and Ronya and Sami Idliby
Patrick Grace and Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Dr. Ephraim Isaac
Leonard Polonsky, recipient of a special Tanenbaum award, and Maz Zouhairi
Fatima Shama and Ziad Mansouri
Los Angeles series regular Barrett Foa and Chad Hodge
Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Yehezkel Landau and Joyce Schriebman
Kathryn and John Hart
Howard Milstein, Karen Barkey, Abby Milstein and Tanenbaum Founder and President Georgette Bennett
Jonathan Bing, Meredith Ballew, Dolly Bross, and Jack Geary
Pepi Kochhar, and Sally and John Bassler
Keith Bloomfield and Mark Mullett
The Adam Solomon Award for Excellence recipient Yvonne Brathwaite
Gala attendees bidding during Tanenbaum's Balloon Drive
Front: Maz Zouhairi, Joyce S. Dubensky, Reza Aslan
Back: Georgette Bennett and Leonard Polonsky
Phil Segal
Mary Jane Brock and guests
On May 16, more than 300 supporters gathered
in support of the
Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)
as it held its
Bal du Printemps
Gala at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Willie Geist
, co-anchor of NBC News' "Today" and co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe", was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The evening raised $675,000 to benefit PDF's research programs.
Arlene and Jerome Levine
received the Page and William Black Humanitarian Award for their ongoing support and commitment to Parkinson's research. The Parkinson's Disease Foundation 2013 Commendation of Excellence Award was presented to
LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton
for their commitment to protecting the environment, nurturing culture and heritage and supporting humanitarian action and education
. Elisabeth Desvignes
, SVP of Finance at LVMH, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
Page Morton Black
Cynthia Zirinsky
were the Honorary Chairmen.
Margo Catsimatidis
Jill Taub Drury, Stephanie Goldman-Pittel, Karen Burke Goulandris, M.D., Ph.D.,
Stevi Gurkoff
were the Gala Co-Chairs.
Back: David Farber, Kate Drury, Chris Drury, Jack Drury, and Willie Geist
Front: Gene Gurkoff, Genna Farber, Stevi Gurkoff, Jill Drury, Carol Taub, and Jon Gurkoff
Every year, philanthropic leaders join together at Bal du Printemps to help raise funds to support PDF's research programs as well as to honor outstanding members of the community for their work against Parkinson's. This event has been cultivated over the years by
Page Morton Black
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Patrick I. Borgen, MD
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Betsey Johnson
(Survivor Award) — Fashion designer, breast cancer survivor, and breast health advocate;
YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester/Encore Plus Program
(Grantee of the Year Award).
Komen Greater NYC's 2013-14 grantees
"We are extremely pleased to recognize these organizations and individuals who are making a huge difference every day in the fight against breast cancer," said
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Komen Greater NYC CEO. "Our honorees are all doing their part in the fight, whether it's reminding women of the importance of early detection through the clothing and accessories they buy and wear; working as a breast surgeon and running a large medical center devoted to breast cancer; or being the voice of New York and spreading the word about good breast health and the latest breast cancer news over the radio waves," stated Tantawi.
Komen Greater NYC's grantees are 32 community-based organizations that provide breast health education and outreach, screening coordination, treatment and support services to uninsured, underinsured, ethnic minority, immigrant, LGBT and disabled residents of New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties.
Betsey Johnson landed in a split after her signature cartwheel while accepting her award
Suffering from laryngitis, Betsey Johnson thanks Komen Greater NYC for her Survivor Award with the help of a handmade sign
Komen Greater NYC's Grants, Policy & Education Chair Ivy Gamble Cobb presents the Grantee of the Year Award to Marissa Mais, Program Director of the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester's Encore Plus
The event was hosted by
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's anchor
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. Special guest was former Betsey Johnson CEO Chantal Bacon.
"Breast cancer awareness is the most important thing for me. It's my passion," said Survivor Award winner, Betsey Johnson. "I am in amazing company. Everyone out there surviving should get an award, everyone out there helping should get an award."
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Maimonides Medical Center,
Blythe Masters & Gareth Evans,
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Luncheon co-chairs Nikki Tippins, Ayala Deutsch, Cheryl Horowitz-Levy and Cindy Pinter
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The Detroit Lions' home field this offseason hasn't been Ford Field — it's been the football fields and field house at Detroit Country Day.
About 30 Lions players have had two week-long workouts at Country Day's brand-new field house at the school's upper school during the NFL lockout, which prevents players from using team facilities for any offseason activities.
Country Day has been happy to provide the Lions with a venue to work together while the NFL works out its labor situation.
"The Detroit Lions are an institution in the Detroit area, (s0) any little bit that we can do to help support them, we are going to do that," Country Day School Headmaster Glen Shilling said.
Country Day alum brings Lions and school together
Steve Mann has strong ties to both the Lions and Country Day.
He is the facility director and managing partner at Athletic Republic, a rehabilitation and fitness center in Auburn Hills. Lions players such as Dominic Raiola and Kyle Vanden Bosch train at the facility and work with Mann.
Mann's ties to Country Day are even stronger. He's an alumnus of the school and works as an assistant coach on the football and track teams. His wife, Kira, is also a Country Day graduate, and their three children are enrolled at the school.
Six Country Day seniors are also doing their senior project with Mann at Athletic Republic.
When Raiola and Vanden Bosch started discussing potential venues for team workouts in May, Mann had a suggestion for them.
"They were looking at around some different places; obviously, Country Day was the first thought I had," Mann said, smiling. "I thought it'd be a great environment for them to train. It's secluded from the public, for the most part, and it gives our kids and students the chance to be a part of something special."
He picked up the phone and called Shilling.
"I've known Steve since he was a little boy," Shilling said. "He's a former student of mine, and his wife is a former student of mine."
Mann and Shilling discussed what the Lions were looking for, and Shilling quickly agreed when he saw that Country Day didn't have anything scheduled with students at the field house that would conflict with the Lions' schedule.
"I saw it as a great opportunity for our students to see how professional athletes come in and prepare themselves and the team camaraderie and bonding that's going on between them," Shilling said.
The way it all came together spoke to the important relationship the school has with its graduates, Shilling said.
"Country Day is a family," Shilling said. "Our alumni are every bit as much part of our family, even after they've graduated and they've gone on to different things in their lives."
Facility impresses Lions players
The grand opening for Country Day's new field house was in March. The main goal of the facility was to give students playing on the elementary, middle and upper school's athletic teams a place to practice year-round.
The field has a regulation turf field perfect for lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and, of course, football. Country Day wanted the 88,000-square-foot indoor training space to be state-of-art, and that's exactly what Lions players are calling it.
"They love the facility," Mann said. "They think it's a state-of-the-art facility and is every bit as good as places they've practiced in over the years."
Defensive tackle Andre Fluellen couldn't believe the field house was part of a high school.
"This is nicer than Florida State's facility," Fluellen said. "I'm being dead serious, too. We didn't have an indoor field at Florida State. I was, like, is this really a high school? This is crazy."
Even a player familiar with Country Day was surprised at the size and scope of the addition.
Drew Stanton played against Country Day when he was the quarterback for Farmington Hills Harrison back in 2000 and 2001. He led the Hawks to back-to-back state titles during his junior and senior years before he headed to Michigan State University.
"It's unbelievable," Stanton said. "Obviously, I played here years ago. I came to meet the person at the front (before the first workout), and they said, 'You see that big building over there? That's where you going.' I scratched my head and said that building wasn't here eight years ago."
He expected the field house to be nice, but didn't think the structure would be more impressive than the training fields he had at MSU.
"What a luxury for high school kids to have this kind of facility," Stanton said. "I don't think I had as nice of a facility at Michigan State."
Once-in-a-lifetime experience for Country Day students
Country Day has done everything it can to help its student body benefit from the Lions' workouts.
Coaches and teachers have students sit in and watch the Lions go through their intense condition programming. Student-athletes, such as those doing their senior projects at Athletic Republic, have actually worked with Lions players.
"They (Lions players) have been wonderful with our students, very respectful, very thoughtful," Shilling said. "Our students have just loved being around them. It's been a great experience for everyone."
Kenny Knight is one of the six seniors working on his senior project at Athletic Republic. Knight, a wide receiver on the varsity football team, also played varsity basketball at Country Day and will play football next year at the University of Illinois.
"When Calvin Johnson was up here a couple weeks ago, he was helping me with some of my routes," Knight said. "With both of us being tall, he had some tips, what things to look at. I talked to Titus Young yesterday, and he was just telling me to focus as a wide receiver and make sure I look the ball in every single time."
Knight helped Country Day to a 10-1 record last season. He caught 42 balls for 560 yards and had seven touchdowns. Watching the Lions go through their voluntary conditioning sessions and practices has definitely had an impact, he said.
"You can see it in everybody's face that they're focused, and every second of the day, they are trying to get better," Knight said. "Being an athlete myself and playing the game of football next year at Illinois, it definitely shows me it's a dedication thing. Football is not a one-season sport. It's not just played in the fall, it's played year-round."
Laurel Zaima echoed those sentiments. The Country Day senior plays on the Country Day varsity softball team, and she's paid extra attention to the Lions' conditioning program.
The Lions do a lot of the same stretches the Yellowjackets do before games, but she said it's been helpful for her to see the techniques professional athletes use.
"Some of the stretches they do, I think we can even do for my softball team," Zaima said. "The workouts they've been doing at Athletic Republic are things we've been working on. I think it's important to see the proper ways to stretch so you don't hurt yourself and stay athletically fit."
And it's not just the upper school students who are getting a chance to see the Lions. Country Day has made a point of making sure younger students in the elementary and middle schools watch the players in action.
"Yesterday, for example, we had all of our Grade 2 students in here," Shilling said. "They surrounded the field and watched the players. It's good for our students to see the preparation and commitment of these athletes to each other when they're effectively in the offseason."
The enthusiasm of the students hasn't gone unnoticed by the Lions players, who have enjoyed and embraced the extra attention.
"It's been cool," Fluellen said. "I know some of the kids already from working at Athletic Republic. Seeing them up and down the hallways giving them high-fives. When I was in high school and middle school, I would've loved to see some NFL players walking around school. So I know what they're feeling like."
Workouts keeping Lions connected during lockout
Vanden Bosch, Raiola and teammate Matthew Stafford spearheaded the effort to get players together for the two workout sessions. The turnout for both was tremendous: Attendance for the training sessions was around 25 to 30 players a day — around half the team.
"Guys can work out anywhere, but everybody is really making an effort to get up here and collectively work together," Fluellen said. "It shows we are real serious about what we're doing and real serious about the season coming up."
Stanton gave his three teammates a lot of credit for the positive direction the team and the locker room has taken during the past year. The workouts were another example of that.
"In the past, we've had some guys in the locker room that kind of take away from what we were trying to accomplish, or be selfish and do some things if stuff wasn't going their way," Stanton said.
"We haven't had that, (and) that's a huge testament to the leaders of this team getting the ship on course and making sure it stays on the right direction," he said. "Vanden Bosch, Stafford and Raiola went a long way to make sure we had a great turnout."
The informal workouts are a combination of conditioning work, drills and playbook work. The biggest advantages to working out in a group is being able to run through offensive and defensive plays as a team.
"The biggest determining factor in usually winning a football game is communication, (and) for us to be able to communicate as an offense and do it efficiently, it separates us from guys that are sitting home playing video games or lifting weights," Stanton said.
"Everyone being on the same page is where you're going to have success, and we are trying to pick up where we left off last year," he said.
Detroit ended last season with a four-game win streak that included a 7-3 win over the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. Players are focused on keeping that momentum going into next season, if and when it starts.
"We didn't want anything like a lockout to take away from the success we were having," Stanton said. "We want to be a team that the city of Detroit can be proud of. This is a blue-collar city, and there's no substitute for hard work."
Country Day officials are confident that the work the Lions are putting in will pay off.
"When they make the playoffs, I hope they look back and realize that Detroit Country Day and their students here had a little something to do with that," Shilling said.


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Mike Myatt, Contributor
I write about leadership myths, and bust them one-by–one.
Everybody thinks they're a leader – most are far from it. The harsh reality is that we live in a world awash with wannabe leaders. As much as some don't want to admit it, not everyone can or should become a leader (my take on the born vs. made argument). Simply desiring to be a leader doesn't mean a person has the character, skill, and courage necessary to be a leader.
If you think you're a leader, but haven't been recognized as such, you have a problem. Either you're incorrect in your self-assessment, or those you report to don't recognize your talent. Here's the good news; handled correctly, either scenario can be resolved if you're willing to do some work.
I'm often asked what it takes to get to the top – it's as if people want an add water and mix recipe for leadership. While there are many paths to leadership, they're certainly not all created equal. Perhaps a more telling issue in today's world is many of those desiring to get ahead, have no desire to help others get ahead.
I never cease to be amazed at the numbers of people in leadership positions that shouldn't be. Likewise, I've stopped being surprised when those charged with leadership development can't seem to figure out what constitutes a leader. It's my hope the following list will eliminate the confusion about why someone isn't a leader. You're not a leader if…
1. You don't get results: Real leaders perform – they get the job done – they consistently exceed expectations. No results = no leadership – it's just that simple.
2. You get results the wrong way: If the only way you can solve the deficit described in point #1 above is through chicanery or skullduggery you're not a leader. The ends don't justify the means. If you abuse your influence, don't treat people well, or confuse manipulation with leadership, you may win a few battles, but you'll lose the war. Optics over ethics never ends well, and being a jerk doesn't make you a leader.
3. You don't care: Indifference is a characteristic not well suited to leadership. You simply cannot be a leader if you don't care about those you lead. The real test of any leader is whether or not those they lead are better off for being led by them.
4. You're chasing a position and not a higher purpose: If you value self-interest above service beyond self you simply don't understand the concept of leadership. Leadership is about caring about something beyond yourself, and leading others to a better place – even if it means you take a back seat, or end up with no seat at all. Power often comes with leadership, but it's not what drives real leaders.
5. You care more about making promises than keeping them: Leadership isn't about your rhetoric; it's about your actions. Leadership might begin with vision casting, but it's delivering the vision that will ultimately determine your success as a leader.
6. You put people in boxes: Stop telling people why they can't do something and show them how they can. Leaders don't put people in boxes, it's their obligation to free them from boxes. True leadership is about helping people reach places they didn't know they could go.
7. You follow the rules instead of breaking them: Status quo is the great enemy of leadership. Leadership is nothing if not understanding the need for change, and then possessing the ability to deliver it.
8. You churn talent instead of retain it: Real leadership serves as a talent magnet – not a talent repellent. If you can't acquire talent, can't develop talent, or can't retain talent you are not a leader.
9. You take credit instead of giving it: True leadership isn't found seeking the spotlight, but seeking to shine the spotlight on others. The best leaders only use "I" when accepting responsibility for failures. Likewise, they are quick to use "we" when referring to successes.
10. You care about process more than people: But for the people there is no platform. Without the people you have nothing to lead. When you place things above the people you lead you have failed as a leader.
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Hi Mike,
Good list and points.
I think there are other elements that should be considered as well.
There are different types of leaders.
From my experience, different leaders are needed (or reflected) in different types of organizations, and perhaps even different fronts within an organization. For example, leadership attributes may vary for start-ups and big organizations. Relating this to your points #1 and #2, i have come across many leaders who play more of a visionary role (or at least think that they are providing thought leadership), but very few actually fold up their sleeves get their hands dirty with the team when it comes to crunch time. My point is leadership should not be confined just to vision and direction, but at times, the willingness to get stuck in with the team to make things happen… and get the desired results.
This is the simple yet complete summary of what leadership is about. Mike has concentrated in a few lines what leadership books and leadership gurus struggle to communicate effectively. Outstanding article, I am passing it on to my friends and network. Thank you Mike!
Wow this is great, I'm sharing with some of my "leadership" friends in South Africa!
"How to" lists are usually a turn-off, but this one is terrific, very insightful. My focus is on what makes innovation work in business. Leaders who live up to your criteria are an essential pre-condition. Those who don't poison the creative waters. Thanks for the article!
Mike, I like your article.
I would like to comment a thought:
If you are a leader, you must also be able to influence upward, understanding your boss and your company. Being positive and being able to persuade him/her with your proposals. Everyone has something good, and although it is above you, hierarchically, if you're a leader, you have to be able to get the better of him/her
In light of Mike Kaplan's new book "The Insurgents," I'm struck by the robustness of your excellent litmus test list and especially love your inclusion of #7–rule breaking.
Too often we react to one of the elements and rarely take the time to check ourselves, or our leaders, for more if not all of them. Success happens because we adapt and do so be learning and supporting etc. Results come from shared success and that can only happen when leaders exercise the combination of behaviors in your list….not an easy task and may explain why few leaders stand out and their leadership example endures.


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"[On Day 1], Kinnear showed up drunk with a hooker named Tammy on his arm, claiming it was a part of his process," Tolan joked Monday at Fox's Television Critics Association winter TV previews, reading from his "journal" that also poked fun at the controversy over Girls' nudity, dining at Les Moonves' house and not ever speaking of Dads. (This, by the way, comes from the guy who previously took off his pants at a TCA panel.)
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By Tom Precious
ALBANY -- Western New York was awarded $52.8 million in economic development money at a ceremony underway right now in a state theater near the Capitol. That is half the funding level the region won last year.
The money award ceremony will be going on for at least another half hour. Look for the full story soon on the main Buffalo News web page.
UPDATE: The top regional winners are the Rochester, Syracuse, Mid-Hudson Valley, the North County area and the Southern Tier; they are getting a range of between $91 million to $96.2 million.
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Jared Joseph Boyd died Tuesday at his Roachdale home following a 3 1/2 year battle with Ewing's Sarcoma. He was 21.
Born Oct. 25, 1991, in Freeport, Ill., he was a son of Timothy W. and Loretta J. (Strunk) Boyd, who survive.
Mr. Boyd was a member of North Salem Baptist Church, having accepted Christ when he was 7.
He had studied at Indiana Baptist College in Greenwood. He enjoyed music and violin and was a summer staff worker at the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Additional survivors include brothers Tim Boyd and wife Rachel of Roachdale, Ben Boyd and wife Karina of Danville, Luky Boyd of Roachdale, and Jordan Boyd of Roachdale; sisters Katie Ciccarelli and husband Valentino of Pensacola, Fla., and Grace Boyd of Roachdale; maternal grandparents Robert E. and Lois Strunk Sr. of Roachdale; a paternal grandmother, Jean Gorman of New Castle; and a niece, Kinley Boyd.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at North Salem Baptist Church, 219 N. Ladoga Ave., North Salem. Interment will follow at Roachdale Cemetery.
Calling is at 4 p.m. Friday and again for an hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Bill Rice Ranch, 627 Bill Rice Ranch Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37128.
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SALEM -- A Salem teen, hit by a truck that did not stop last Friday night, is recovering in a Portland hospital.
She and her mother wonder why the driver did not stay and help.
Kathryn Staudinger waits at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, her left leg is a surgical boot and wrist wrapped in gauze, for her teen-aged bones to heal.
"I knew I got hit," she said.
Kathryn and a friend had ridden their long boards to 7-11 for a snack in Southeast Salem. She recalled waiting for the light to change to green, then cruising into the crosswalk on her long board.
Suddenly a truck was driving right at her.
"I was standing there and I saw it and I just froze and I couldn't move. I saw the headlights and it didn't, like swerve or anything. It just kept going," she said.
The driver left the scene, even after hitting the 14-year-old girl.
"I think it's terrible," Kathryn's mom Lorrie Thomas said.
The impact broke Kathryn's left leg, four ribs and her wrist.
Background: Police investigate Salem hit-and-run crash
"I think it's terrible and cruel and I'm just thankful she's alive," her mother said, as she gazed at Kathryn in her hospital room.
Lorrie has felt her daughter's pain. "It's very scary. Everything just flashes before your eyes," she said.
That's right, Lorrie, the mom, was also hit by a car a handful of years ago.
"When I got hit, I was looking for that car and hoping that he stopped," Lorrie said.
He did, but it added to a long list of hardships for mother and her daughter. "Correct. My husband passed away, I've had nine surgeries on my left hip and you know, I've got the bum shoulder from getting hit by the car, Lorrie said. "We've had some bad luck."
It's just the two of them and now Kathryn feels hobbled.
"It's pretty hard just to think about because I help my mom a lot around the apartment and I help her go up the stairs. And now it's pretty hard because I have to do that to myself and help myself with that," Kathryn said.
They are both broken but convinced better days lie ahead. Still, they wonder about that driver. "It makes me sad because I just wish he would have said 'sorry' instead of just kept going. He didn't have enough courage or he wasn't brave enough to say sorry. He just did it," Kathryn said.
The hit-and-run vehicle was described as a 1980's F-150 pickup, light brown in color, or rusted. It will likely have right-side front-end damage.
Anyone with information about the suspect vehicle or the hit-and-run was urged to call the Marion County Sheriff's Office.


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Andy Greenberg, Forbes Staff
Covering the worlds of data security, privacy and hacker culture.
As anonymous bomb threats rattle the University of Pittsburgh, the FBI is taking some extraordinary measures to identify their source–ones that are raising the hackles of digital anonymity advocates.
The Seattle-based digital activist collective Riseup Networks released a statement Thursday that the FBI used a search warrant to seize one of its servers from a colocation facility in New York provided by the firm High Winds and used by the Italian-based activist group the European Counter Network. As well as a collection of mail lists and websites of political groups, the server ran a program called Mixmaster, used for rerouting email to hide the identity of the sender, and Riseup believes that server was seized as part of an investigation into anonymous bomb threats emailed to the University of Pittsburgh over the last week.
Devin Theriot-Orr, an attorney and spokesperson for Riseup, says he's sympathetic to the University of Pittsburgh's anxiety over the dozens of bomb threats that have hit the school over the last weeks, but less than pleased with the FBI's aggressive measures to out the source.
"Our position is that anonymous speech is vital to a thriving democracy," he says. "Anonymous remailers are used by democracy activists, people in oppressive regimes and whistleblowers. There isn't a way to run an anonymous remailer that allows good anonymous speech and not bad anonymous speech."
Mixmaster, a program developed in 1995 by then-astrophysics graduate student and cryptography enthusiast Lance Cottrell, wraps messages in multiple layers of encryption that are peeled off by successive servers as the message is bounced through multiple destinations, a process that makes the message very difficult to trace. The program served as a precursor for Tor, the anonymity application used today by tens of millions around the world to hide their tracks on the Web.
Like Tor, Mixmaster is designed to prevent an eavesdropper from connecting a message to its source by gaining access to a single server. Since the message makes multiple hops before reaching its destination, it's not certain the FBI's seizure of the ECN's server will identify the sender.
To underscore that problem, the University of Pittsburgh received six more anonymous bomb threats Thursday, a day after the server's seizure.
"There's no way for anyone, not even the server's operator to learn the identity of someone using the service," says Riseup's Theriot-Orr, "The FBI is well aware of that fact, yet they seize it anyway. This isn't an effective way to either determine the source or stop the bomb threat."
I've reached out to the FBI for comment but have yet to hear back from them.
The FBI has also reportedly seized the computers of a couple who are being questioned in relation to the threats
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette had reported earlier in the week that ECN's server had been "hijacked" by the user who sent the anonymous bomb threats. But Jamie Mclelland, a spokesperson for May First, another activist group that shares use of the New York facility with Riseup and hosts ECN's server, says that's not the case.
"The server wasn't hijacked or hacked, someone simply used an anonymous remailing service of ECN.org," says Mclelland. "Anonymous remailers exists so that people can communicate anonymously on the Internet."
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hey jackass; as much i understand that 'this is vital to democracy' have YOU been evacuated from your house at 4am? have you been disrupted from your everyday life over the course of MONTHS because of a single person calling in these threats? have you gotten an average of 7 hours of sleep per WEEK because you're too scared to go to bed at night? have you ever felt so unsafe to the point of moving away? have you ever had not only the stress of being a biology major, finals week, being pre med, and worrying for your own life and your own safety all at once? No. So whatever the FBI has to do to find the bastard I support. Get out of the way. Otherwise I think about 40000 people will be ready to fight against your word to solve this annoying and disruptive problem. we've had several threats today alone. if by shutting your program and riseup down is going to help solve this, then by all means. if we catch this motherfucking son of a bitch that is causing me to run off of caffeine and 5 hour energies for the past 2 months because the FBI took down the programs, then you'll be sorry for going against it. try being and living on campus for just a week. then you'll see OUR side. oh wait. you're probably too much of a hypocrite to even try.
I can't speak for that dude but I can say that I actually survived a real terrorist attack on 9/11 and personally watched people jumping from a skyscraper.
I'm really sorry your Fraternity had to cancel a beer bash, though.
I, too, would like to correct Mr. Theriot-Orr's perception of the situation at the University of Pittsburgh. It is NOT "a small number of bomb threats" but as of this afternoon the total number of threats stands at 128. That's ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT, not a trivial number in anyone's perception. I suspect that if your organization received 128 bomb threats in an 8-week period, you'd want some action taken by authorities.
Additionally, the population of the campus and surrounding area is roughly 40,000. Should an actual bomb be detonated, the number of individuals affected could be greater than TEN TIMES the casualties from the September 11th attacks. As Americans, we certainly sacrificed personal freedoms and privacy on behalf of national security as a result of 9/11. In a situation with so many lives potentially at stake, I think it is reasonable to expect the same.
At times it is necessary to limit the rights of the few for the good of the majority. This is one of those situations.
Re: "Riseup's David Theriot-Orr admits that the bomb threats have been "horribly disruptive," but he stands by his group's enabling of anonymity online. "I'd much rather live in a country with anonymous speech and a small number of bomb threats than one that has no bomb threats and no anonymity."
Who says the bomb threats — and actual bombs! — are going to stay small under your regime, big guy?
You're just the new brand of totalitarianism, dressed up in cyber-clothing.
What Mr. David Theriot-Orr will find, however, is that in a liberal democracy, a radical group like his with extremist ideas doesn't get to prevail on every count. Not everybody is thrilled with his Anonymous playground as we see from people who lived through this shake-up.
It's good that the feds seized the boys' power-totem, their anonymizing server, even if the bomb threats continued by other means, because it shows them that they do have to face accountability to the law.
Free speech is not absolute under the First Amendment and its jurisprudence. You don't get to incite imminent violence. Threatening bomb attacks falls into that space.
Long before the Internet was born, people called in bomb threats with telephones. And telephone companies did not believe they were the guardians of a special autonomous realm, and didn't think they were exempt from cooperation with law-enforcement to investigate such threats. Why are geeks feeling they are different?
It's that strain of impudent geeky certitude that only they get to define freedom and where its boundaries are that is the greatest threat in fact to everybody's freedom. They don't. There are balances to take into account. You don't get to take one right and use it to harm others.
Protecting anonymity as a means of safe political expression in a democracy was never intended as a carte blanche to plan and execute crimes, and yet by their continual hysterical invocation of "the chilling effect" of ANY attempt to bring the rule of law over the unruly Internet, these geeks think it is.
In the end, as with WikiLeaks and Assange and Manning, they incite violence. Because they cannot govern themselves and cannot cooperate with legitimate law-enforcement in pursuit of a threat in this fashion, they are goading the state into attacking them further. And that is of course the actual anarchist goal of some of them.
Devin Theriot-Orr: Education is just as vital to a thriving democracy. Certainly more-so than the ability of one or a few people to make constant bomb threats and terrorize young people who are only trying to better themselves. Your attempt to defend a clearly deranged lunatic in the name of democracy while an entire campus of university students suffers as a result is shameful.
Katy Jane, you said it all!
Let me start out by saying I am computer illiterate–I had a hard time signing up to even comment–but I just couldn't refrain from stating the obvious–If we do nothing in this instance with over 130 bomb threats–is this not going to inspire a copycat? I do agree with and understand that anonymous speech is vital to a thriving democracy. However, we should never protect a terrorist…that is not a democracy…people are living in fear from an individual/s that has continued to threaten free citizens and children and young adults in our community…taking away their freedom in a way. The individual has even targeted a building that houses patients recuperating from transplants and the school for the blind. I am not the most intelligent person. But if re-mailers are meant for freedom–they should automatically censor and delete e-mails with words like 'bomb' Gun etc….
If this is allowed to continue –what message is being sent? And will the individual stop at The university? And will other individuals be inspired to go this route to cause havoc at ball stadiums–events and elsewhere…This person is not what democracy is about–they actually seem to be powerless over their own compulsions….hiding behind this invisibility to provoke fear on innocent individuals. They are not really powerful–how can they be when the only way they can affect others requires invisibility and fear…I cannot believe freedom of speech trumps terroristic threats. I am glad when terrorist don't 'win'. Pitt people are trudging on despite class/work/sleep interruptions…they are cautious and vigilant….and they are keeping on…while the terrorist is operating in fear.,,…and re-mailing services are allowing this to continue. I am hoping that mix-master was set up for good–and not evil….but I could be naive.
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"Free speech is not absolute under the First Amendment and its jurisprudence. You don't get to incite imminent violence. Threatening bomb attacks falls into that space." — I agree completely!
Sending an anonymous bomb threat over the internet is the same as being the one to yell "FIRE!" in a crowded room – they both cause panic, chaos and potentially violence, and both are against the law.
Anonymity can be important, when it's used constructively. But the idea that anyone would rather let a person abuse the 'right' to anonymity to cause panic and distress to thousands of students, then simply let law enforcement do their job – and deal with the temporary disturbance in their internet service – to catch the guy, is unacceptable.
This person isn't using the anonymous server to incite anything positive or helpful – this person is using their 'right' to anonymity for terrorism. Pure, straight, terrorism. So until this guy is caught – take it away.
I find this whole situation ridiculous. Why not just ignore the threats when you know that they are empty (as nordenberg did when they threatened his house). If someone truly wanted to blow the building up, why even threaten? I really think that this whole thing is about expanding the surveillance of the internet its users. Using an unfortunate event to expand the powers of the police state (think 9/11).
Maxwell Tamasy nailed it, imo.
The threats are coming from an anonymous remailer? Sounds like an un-reliable and un-credible threat that you can safely put into the Junk folder. If you are running to a bomb shelter every time some pinhead threatens to do something you'll never get anything done.
Take-down remailers? They'll move to TORmail. Take down TORmail? They'll move to hijacked SIP phone calls. Take down the SIP servers? They'll move to disposable cell phones. Take down the cell network? They'll move to letter-writing campaigns. Take down the postal service? They'll send them via FedEx. Shutter FedEx? They'll use carrier pidgeons. Shoot down all the pidgeons? They'll use bricks and windows.
Before you know it, you'll be desperately giving up every freedom you have to prevent some sweaty pervert living in their parents basement from sending you a message that scares you. Time to sack up, America.


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The Milpitas Kiwanis and Milpitas High School Music Boosters are hosting the Ninth Annual Silent Auction and Crab Feed on Friday, January 11, with all proceeds going to Milpitas Union School District students.
Tickets are $45 per person until Dec. 7, said organizer Dennis Grilli. Dinner includes all-you-can-eat crab and salad, with wine, beer and soda available for purchase. Tables for 10 can be reserved for $500, and include dinner for 10 plus two bottles of wine.
Milpitas Kiwanis hosts annual shopping events at Kohl's for uniforms and other clothing for elementary school students. They also provide scholarships to assist graduating seniors with their college expenses.
"These programs provide benefits to students whose families cannot afford them and are intended to encourage and enable these students to stay in school," wrote Grilli in an email.
The Milpitas High School Boosters will fund music programs and instruments for all students in the district.
The event will be held at the Milpitas Community Center Milpitas Community Center from 5 to 10 p.m. There are only 300 tickets available, said Grilli. Buy them online at www.crabfeed.mhsmusioc.org.
For those who can't get enough crab, the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce is also currently selling tickets for its 20th Annual Auction and Crabfeed on March 1, 2013. Early bird tickets are on sale until January 15.
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"I have a terrible case of the shanks, and a tee time in an hour!" says the little lady.
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The left-handed idea wasn't too bad a thought, because I am ambidextrous, but it would be almost like starting all over again. I didn't have time for that.
What I ended up doing instead, was getting online and doing some research. I found a very interesting website called, "golfpsych.com" with a blog by Dr. Deborah Graham titled, "Your Left Brain is a Lousy Golfer."
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She goes on to say that you need your left brain to analyze the situation (distance, wind, etc.), but you need for your left brain to shut off once you take your stance over the ball, and let your right brain take over. That made total sense to me, and also explained why I had been struggling so much. I was over-thinking it. And when I'd fail once, I'd get scared, and get my timing off completely. It was a vicious circle.
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PITTSBURG, Kan. —
It's been a whirlwind ride for country musician Kinsey Sadler: In 2010, she created her own band with homegrown Tulsa musicians. Not long after, a Nashville talent scout took notice of her during a performance at an Oklahoma casino.
By September 2011, Sadler saw her first single, "Sometimes I Forget" released, which soon would appear on Nashville's Music Row Breakout Chart. Her second single, "Bikini Body," was released this summer.
While she's proud of her success in the recording world, getting to perform for fans is what she loves most.
"Every day I want to sing. It's my passion and in my heart," she said.
She'll be performing for fans in Pittsburg, Kan., on Saturday night at Twisters, four miles north of the city limits on U.S. Highway 69. It's not far from Sadler's origins -- she was born in Missouri and as a girl lived in Oklahoma. But having grown up in a military family, Sadler doesn't really know what to say when someone asks her what her hometown is.
"I don't really have a set hometown," said Sadler, whose father served 23 years in a full-time position with the Army National Guard. "My father was always being relocated, so we moved around a lot. It worked out great though because I had the opportunity to meet some great people. I always considered home where my family was at the time."
No matter where she was, though, her love for music didn't waver. Even as a little girl, she wanted to perform.
"I honestly think I sang my first words rather than spoke them. I'd start rockin' it out for anyone willing to listen," she said. "I remember sitting in my grandmother's living room and playing my mother's old one-stringed guitar. I thought I was the coolest kid making some rockin' tunes.
During Christmas breaks, she organized and put on kids' talent shows for her family.
After high school Kinsey attended college. She had decided to pursue a career in nursing. But she felt something still was missing. She was a full-time student when she started her band, Kinsey and Company.
When she graduated in May 2011, she was able to fully focus on her music. With reviewers putting her vocals as somewhere between Shania Twain and Martina McBride, she performed at the Tulsa State Fair and in April released the EP Purple Mountain's Majesty. It is now available on iTunes.
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We are very proud of the young people in our community who are working to live in a world in which losing friends and loved ones to suicide will one day be a thing of the past.
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If you own or manage a website, you probably refer to analytics to track performance, and help you strategize. It may surprise you, however, that 61.5% of all web traffic around the world comes from bots -- both good and bad. According to a recent report from Incapsula, a cloud-based application delivery platform, less than 40% of global web traffic comes from humans. In fact, 31% of traffic comes from search engines and other "good bots," while the rest comes from malicious bots.