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Pan Fried Halibut Steak with Light Green Sauce106 Reviews 9 Pics
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"A delightful and rich halibut recipe with a memorable herbed white wine cream sauce."
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Original recipe yields 4 servings
- Rinse the halibut steaks and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper, then dust with flour.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the halibut steaks in the butter for 4 to 5 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
- Reduce the heat to medium, and stir the wine into the pan, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom. Mix in the lemon juice, then stir in the cream. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Season with parsley, basil and capers, and stir for another minute. Serve halibut with sauce spooned over it. Garnish with additional parsley if desired.
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Great dish both in taste and presentation. Between the wine and the capers I didn't think the lemon was necessary, so I left it out and simply served the fish with lemon wedges on the side. Confident or experienced cooks needn't bother with measuring ingredients--just cook away and enjoy yourself! Pour in a glug or two of wine, reduce a bit, pour in a couple glugs of cream, then add herbs and capers to suit your taste. Simply beautiful, and simply delicious.
This is fantastic! My 2 kids and hubby could not stop raving about it-definitely restaurant quality! I will make this again and again! Fairly simple (as long as you have all the ingredients on hand) and it makes for a beautiful presentation. I did not add the capers though. I served this dish with french bread (bread is a must for the yummy sauce), and garlic-parmesan green beans. I am not sure if the green bean recipe is from here or not-I got it somewhere online! You snap off both ends of the fresh green beans, blanch them in a pan in enough water to cover, strain & run under cold water, return to the pan and stir fry them in some butter. Then sprinkle them with garlic salt, pepper, and a good amount of parmesan cheese.
I don't like it when recipes don't give specific measurements like "one lemon, juiced", The amount of juice one lemon contains can vary greatly. Mine must have been extra juicey because I thought this was way too lemony. My husband raved about it though. The halibut was very good after I scraped most of the sauce off of mine. If I make this again, I will add the lemon juice one tablespoon at a time.
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Amount Per Serving (4 total)
- Calories
- 527 cal
- 26%
- Fat
- 28 g
- 43%
- Carbs
- 16.5 g
- 5%
- Protein
- 49.6 g
- 99%
- Cholesterol
- 143 mg
- 48%
- Sodium
- 441 mg
- 18%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Tiger Trounce
With the start of ACC play next on the schedule, the Florida State men's basketball team halts its two-game losing streak in a big way with a 85-56 win over visiting Auburn Wednesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
2011-12 Season Preview: Men's Basketball
After playing to within a few seconds of an Elite Eight berth last year, the veteran-heavy FSU men's basketball team now knows what's needed for an even deeper run into March this time around.
ON SPACE: Transferred to Texas A&M University during the spring of 2012 after playing one season of basketball at Florida State University...played in 10 games and was a member of Florida State's first ever ACC Championship team in 2012...also helped lead the Seminoles to an appearance in their school record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2012...helped Florida State to a 25-11 overall record, a 12-4 record in ACC play, a third place finish in the ACC standings, a first round bye in the ACC Tournament, the Seminoles' second ever appearance in the ACC Tournament Championship game, the Seminoles' first ever ACC Championship and Florida State's school record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season...in winning a near school record 25 games, the Seminoles won an ACC best six games against nationally ranked teams, including wins over No. 3 and No. 4 North Carolina, No. 4 and No. 6 Duke and No. 18 and No. 24 Virginia - the highest number of wins over ranked teams by the Seminoles since also defeating six ranked teams during the 1992-93 season...Florida State's two wins over both Duke and North Carolina marked the first time in school history they had defeated both the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels multiple times in the same season and first time since 1995 (Georgia Tech) that any ACC team had defeated those two teams at least twice each in the same season...helped Florida State defeat all four Tobacco Road schools in the ACC (Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest) in the same season for the first time in school history during his freshman season...the Seminoles topped the Blue Devils in Cameron Indoor Stadium (Jan. 21) for only the second time in school history and in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament to advance to the championship game for the first time in school history...the Seminoles' wins over the Tar Heels were just as historic...Florida State topped No. 3 North Carolina 90-57 (Jan. 14) in Tallahassee for the largest margin of victory in school history over a nationally ranked team then defeated the Tar Heels at Philips Arena in Atlanta in the championship game of the ACC Tournament to give the Seminoles their first ACC Championship in school history...the Seminoles were ranked No. 10 in the final Associated Press poll and No. 15 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll at the end of the 2011-12 season...Florida State led the ACC with six wins over ranked teams during the season with two wins each coming against nationally ranked Duke (No. 4 and No. 6), North Carolina (No. 3 and No. 4) and Virginia (No. 18 and No. 24)...Florida State's wins over Duke and North Carolina marked the first time in school history the Seminoles had defeated the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels more than once each in the same season.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Averaged 0.7 points (13th on the team) and 0.7 rebounds (12th) while playing in 10 games including eight ACC games during his only season as a Seminole...helped Florida State to a 25-10 overall record, a school record tying 12-4 record in ACC play, a 3-0 record in the ACC Tournament and a 1-1 record in the NCAA Tournament...the Seminoles' 25 wins were only two short of tying the school record for wins in a season, their 12 ACC wins tied the school record for wins in an ACC regular season and the Seminoles' perfect 3-0 record in the ACC Tournament earned the Seminoles the first ACC Championship in school history...missed the first 11 games of the season after he suffered a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in the Seminoles' exhibition game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 31...earned eight minutes of playing time and pulled down one rebound in the Seminoles' exhibition game win...underwent successful surgery on Nov. 7 and played his first regular season game at Florida (Dec. 22)...played in only two non-conference games (against Florida and Auburn) upon his return from his foot surgery...earned one minute of playing time in his debut against Florida...the Gators defeated the Seminoles, 82-64, in Gainesville...played the final minute of the first half as the Seminoles worked to play catch-up and were behind at the break, 32-24, in the loss...scored his first career basket in the Seminoles' 85-56 win over Auburn in Tallahassee (Jan. 4)...his first career basket came with 4:29 remaining in the second half and gave the Seminoles a 77-43 lead...played at least four minutes in three different games - eight at NC State, five at home against Auburn and four in the Seminoles' historical 90-57 win over No. 3 ranked North Carolina in Tallahassee...played in eight ACC games against eight different teams...Florida State was 6-2 in the ACC games he appeared in and 7-3 in the 10 games he appeared in during his only season as a Seminole...his career high for points, three, came in the Seminoles' win over Wake Forest (Jan. 25) as he made his first second career field goal and his first career free throw as the Seminoles took the ACC win on the road...pulled down a career high three rebounds in a career high eight minutes played in the Seminoles' win at NC State in Raleigh...also blocked his first career shot in the Seminoles' 79-62 win against NC State which gave Florida State its 10th ACC win of the season...(vs. Clemson): Scored zero points and pulled down one rebound as he earned playing time in one of the Seminoles' two games against Clemson...a second half substitution and earned one minute of playing time as the Seminoles fell, 79-59, in Clemson (Jan. 7)...following the Seminoles' game at Clemson they would go onto win a school record seven consecutive ACC games and move into first place in the ACC standings...(vs. Georgia Tech): Totaled zero points and zero rebounds in two minutes played in the Seminoles' only game of the season against Georgia Tech...the Seminoles topped the Yellow Jackets, 68-54, in Tallahassee (Feb. 1)...earned both minutes of playing time in the first half as he helped work to keep Florida State within reach as Georgia Tech led by as many as three points in the first half...his play helped the Seminoles pull to within one at 25-24 at the intermission...the Seminoles rolled the Yellow Jackets in the second half - outscoring the visitors by 15 points and taking the win by 14 to improve to 6-1 in conference play...(vs. Maryland): Totaled zero points and zero rebounds in three minutes of playing time in Florida State's only game of the season against Maryland...all three minutes of playing time came in the second half as Florida State defeated the Terps, 84-70, in Tallahassee (Jan. 17)...Florida State's win over Maryland was sandwiched in between the Seminoles' monumental wins over No. 3 North Carolina in Tallahassee and No. 4 Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham...the wins not only vaulted the Seminoles' into the national rankings but into first place in the ACC where they remained until late in February...(vs. Miami): Scored zero points but pulled down one rebound in two minutes of playing time in one game against Miami during the regular season...did not see action in the Seminoles' wins over the Hurricanes in Tallahassee or Florida State's victory over Miami in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament...one field goal attempt in the first quarter as Florida State battled the Hurricanes but trailed, 24-20, at the intermission...the Hurricanes defeated the Seminoles, 78-62 in Coral Gables (Feb. 26)...(vs. North Carolina): Scored zero points and pulled down one rebound as he earned playing time in one of Florida State's victories over NCAA Tournament participant North Carolina during the season...earned four minutes of playing time as the Seminoles defeated the No. 3 ranked Tar Heels, 90-57, in Tallahassee (Jan. 14)...the Seminoles' victory was their largest margin of victory over a nationally ranked team in school history...the victory was also the Seminoles' second consecutive ACC win after a disappointing conference season opening loss to Clemson and put them in first place in the league standings with a 2-1 record...the Seminoles defeated North Carolina twice during the season - once in the regular season and in the title game of the ACC Tournament to give Florida State its first ACC Championship in school history...(vs. NC State): His best career ACC game with two points and three rebounds in a career high eight minutes of playing time came in the Seminoles' only game of the season against NCAA Tournament participant NC State...helped the Seminoles take a 76-62 win in Raleigh (Feb. 18) to gain their 10th ACC win of the season...most extensive playing time of eight minutes came with five minutes played in the first half and three in the second half...totaled two points, one rebound and the first blocked shot of his career in the first half to stake the Seminoles to a commanding 37-26 lead at the intermission...his first career blocked shot on a lay-up attempt by Richard Howell helped the Seminoles keep a 25-16 advantage with 7:48 left before halftime...a jumper with 3:09 left in the first half gave Florida State a 32-24 lead...three minutes of playing time in the second half helped Florida State keep a double digit lead throughout the final 20 minutes in taking the road win in conference play...(vs. Virginia): Scored zero points and added zero rebounds in one minute of playing time as he played in one of the Seminoles' two game during the season against NCAA Tournament participant Virginia...earned playing time in the Seminoles' miraculous come from behind win over the Cavaliers, 63-60, in Charlottesville (March 1)...played the final minute in the first half to help the Seminoles maintain their nine point advantage and take a 29-20 lead into the locker room at the half...after leading by 11 in the first half and trailing by as many as 11 in the second half, the Seminoles used a 16-2 run in the final 4:10 of the game to gain the win...the Seminoles won the game on a buzzer beating 3-point shot by Ian Miller with 0:08 seconds left in the game...(vs. Wake Forest): Totaled his career high of three points in two minutes of playing time in the Seminoles' only game of the season against Wake Forest...his three points came on the first old fashioned three-point of his career with 1:00 remaining in the game...the Seminoles won the ACC road game, 75-52, in Winston Salem (Jan. 25)....scored the first basket of his ACC career on a layup, was fouled by the Deacons' Tony Chennault, and made the ensuing free throw to give the Seminoles a 72-50 lead...(vs. Florida): Playing time came for the first time in his career in the Seminoles' only game of the season against NCAA Tournament participant Florida...the Gators defeated the Seminoles, 82-64, in Gainesville (Dec. 22)...was zero for one from the field in one minute of playing time...
AT DESOTO: Graduated from DeSoto High School in 2011...averaged a double double of 17.4 points and 11.2 rebounds to go along with 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior...led DeSoto to a 36-4 record and to an appearance in the regional championship game as a senior...an All-State First Team selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and named the Most Valuable Player in District 11-5A...totaled 16 points in DeSoto's 49-47 victory over Lancaster on Feb. 20, 2011...totaled 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in leading DeSoto over Mesquite on Jan, 26, 2011...made a free throw with no time remaining in DeSoto's 66-65 win over Mansfield Summit on Dec. 11, 2010...averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior in leading DeSoto to the Region 2 quarterfinals...led Desoto to the 5A state championship title in his sophomore season...played for the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Elite AAU team and was one of the top players on the AAU circuit in the summer of 2010 prior to his senior season...was impressive at the 2010 adidas Invitational and in the 2010 Las Vegas Shootout...has the ability to play well with his back to the basket and can score in the paint...his extreme length allows him to rebound well on both ends of the court with his ability to sky and keep rebounds alive before grabbing them for himself...with his strong inside-outside capabilities he has tremendous abilities in stretching defenses...can also hit the 3-point shot...also has the ability to bring the basketball up the court and initiate an offense...the 69th best prep player and the 17th best forward in the United States by ESPN.com and the 88th best player in the class of 2011 by Rivals.com...a four star player as described by Rivals.com...the third best high school player in the state of Texas as a senior by TexasHoops.com...
PERSONAL: Born June 14, 1993...Antwan was mentored by an aunt, Yvonne Bush, and an uncle, Corby Bush...lists the Cleveland Cavaliers as his favorite NBA team...selected Florida State over Florida, Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri and Gonzaga...

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UPDATE (18th Nov, 2011): I carried out a clean installation from a USB drive, and no longer have the purple/blank screen problem while loading the 3.0.0-12-generic kernel. I can conclude that a problematic web upgrade process prevented the newer kernel from loading. Possible fixes are being discussed on various forums, but none of them have worked for me.
I've been running Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) for several months and have been satisfied with the experience. In October 2011, the newest stable Ubuntu 11.10 version (Oneiric Ocelot) was announced.
The upgrade to the new distro can be carried out by running the command:
sudo do-release-upgrade
You could also enable automatic updates, like I did, and have Natty Narwhal prompt you to upgrade. Simply go to System -> Administration -> Update Manager, click on the 'Settings...' button, and in the 'Updates' tab, turn on the checkbox for automatic updates. Also ensure that the release upgrade option is set to "Normal releases".
To me, it was a surprise that I didn't have to go to fetch Ubuntu 11.10 or run a command to get it – it came straight to me!
Fast and easy install? Well, the upgrade certainly did not go on unattended and repeatedly questioned me about replacing some old configuration files.
My machine, incidentally, isn't so dated – it runs an AMD Athlon X2 2.5 GHz processor with 2 GB RAM and an Nvidia GeForce7050PV graphics card.
After a lengthy download of over 850 MB – the size may vary for you, depending on the number of packages needed – and an install process which wasn't without hiccups, I had to restart, only to find a blank purple screen and no hard disk activity.
Enough to cause my heart to sink.
Doing a hard reboot took me to a menu with a list of options to choose from:
- Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic
- Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic (recovery mode)
- Previous Linux versions
- Memory test (memtest86+)
- Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
If I'd choose the first option, I'd be back to square one. Choosing the second option would result in a kernel panic.
I went to "Previous Linux versions" and found these options:
- Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic
- Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic (recovery mode)
I chose the first one and was greeted by a glossy LightDM login screen, followed by a beautiful new Ubuntu desktop.
An Exciting New Linux – But not everything's Smooth Sailing
It turned out that Ubuntu 11.10 was failing to load the new Linux 3.0.0-12-generic kernel. I decided to install the startup manager from the synaptic package manager, and set the default operating system to the older Linux 2.6.38-8-generic to allow my system to function.
A big thank you to the posters discussing this issue on the thread that helped me!
As for the user interface, much of it is revamped. The action of dragging and docking folders is nicely animated. My Atheros chip based Wi-Fi adapter now connects me to the Internet almost instantly, unlike the case with Natty Narwhal, where I had to wait for several tens of seconds before connectivity would be established. The processes of both starting up and shutting down the computer take only slightly longer.
There's a prominent launcher that appears when hovering the cursor on the left side of the screen, to help you open your favorite application almost instantly.
Clicking the dash on the top-left corner reveals a translucent box to help navigate to various parts of your machine fairly fast. There's a Mac OSX-style spotlight for instant searches. However, critics are furious that Ubuntu is trying a lame copy of Mac's stunning user interface and falling short.
Accessing the most frequently used and other installed applications through the dash was never easier, not least due to the Filters feature that is clearly a leap over the basic offerings of Ubuntu 11.04.
What worries me is that the dash once became unstable and disappeared.
Switching applications is facilitated by pressing either the Alt+Tab or Alt+Grave buttons and choosing a running program from a frosted-glass box. However, this seems to cause my computer to hang after using it for several seconds, calling for a hard reboot.
I haven't really tried many of the applications that came pre-bundled with Ubuntu 11.04 or were available for download, since I spend most of my time on the Internet. The few I did try from the math, engineering and graphic designing sections failed to impress me, and I won't be surprised if Ubuntu 11.10 is not very different on this front.
The Conclusion?
Well, there still seem to be issues that Canonical has to address. Ubuntu 11.10 with its default Unity interface surely has an unprecedented, elegant look and feel. But there's got to be more than skin-deep beauty – Canonical should definitely have done better testing on the upgrade process and its end result.
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This is the worst Linux upgrade I have done, and I have been a UNIX/Linux sysadmin last 20 years. I will be reverting back to 11.04, and give Canonical a couple of months to fix it. I put about 10 fixes into it, and I have to agree with Linus about Gnome3; it makes absolutly no sense at all. It's really dumbed down and I have lost a lot of features I had before.
Do you lose your files when you upgrade?
Hi! Thanks for the info. I am just worried about one thing? Do you lose your data when you upgrade from NN to this 11.10? How many MBs are downloaded during an UPGRADE? Thank you.
I tried the - sudo apt-get
I tried the - sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade - and says done but nothing gets upgrade. I am still at ubuntu 11.04. What's the next step after running these two commands?
the best way to upgrade according to me
I wish to help with the little that I know. I think it would be better to get an internet connection first and then open your update manager (UM). The internet connection before you open your update manager helps your UM to download the latest info, data etc. At the top of the UM window it tells you that there is a new version of ubuntu and there is a button if you need to upgrade. I don't know if this works for every ubuntu or for my version 11.04 NN. Thanks
To Download the ISO Image or to Upgrade?
I am not an IT expert but it seems better then, doesn't it, to just download the ISO image which I have seen is around 700 MBs instead of upgrading and in the process downloading over 800 MBs. Still, when you upgrade, there is always a problem with some of the features not being compatible or working properly. I don't know, correct me if I'm wrong. Still, Ubuntu1 may help you with the saving of important files although we know it doesn't help much far as big files are concerned. Thanks a lot.
The upgrade process probably wasn't tested well
I concur. Looking at the problems people are facing while upgrading, I think it makes sense to take a backup and then do a clean install. Let's hope Canonical has more stable upgrade processes for future releases!
Problems installing it from cd
I downloaded the iso image (or whatever it's called) for ubuntu 11.10 and when I tried installing it doesn't. It loads until where it shows you how the new ubuntu looks like. On the desktop and the launcher there are "buttons" for installing and whenever I click on any of those nothing happens no matter how long I wait. But whenever I click on anything else it opens, like the "settings" etc. I don't know what the problem could be and I need your help. When I was downloading the image my computer went to sleep and I realised after many minutes that it had stopped downloading and was "asleep". Could this have affected the image to make it not install? Everything else in the disk seems OK except for the install buttons. Help urgently, please.
Check the integrity of your download
I would begin by checking the integrity of the download by checking the file size and the md5 hash. The md5 hashes for the Ubuntu ISOs are available at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes.
Btw, the sleep problem you've mentioned could definitely have corrupted the download - the integrity check can confirm that.
the integrity
Thanks a lot, Abdullah. I never knew a thing about that but now I know. I did check and it seems that the sleep issue was the one. It had slept for more than half an hour. Thanks
Kernel 3.0.0 doesn't boot on Oneiric
Hey Naweed Chougle,
Thank You for Your interesting view into Ubuntu Oneiric. I agree, Canonical should extend their quality management for the next releases.
We share the same problem: After upgrading 11.04 to 11.10 the new kernel 3.0.0 does not boot my i386 machine. I have to use the old 2.6.38 kernel to start (that works fine). If I try to use the new kernel the system stops immediately with a blank black screen and blinking cursor in the to left corner. There seems to be a kernel panic / hangup, because the lamps for "num" and caps lock on my keyboard do not work any more.
I tried a lot:
- I reinstalled grub2 ( apt-get install --reinstall grup-pc (and other packages) && update-grub2 && grub-install /dev/sda) and the new linux-images,
- I downgraded to grub1.
- I cleaned my system and removed all services and programs I do not need( for example apparmor).
- I read a lot of articles an forums and tried their ideas and waited for the first updates for Oneiric
- I read my system logfiles (boot.log, kern.log, dmesg, ...) but I did not find ANY entries for the time periods I tried to boot kernel 3.0.0. The hangup problem seems to be to early in boot process to find logs for it.
... nothing helped or even changed the problem ... now I am done but by PC is not.
Did anyone solve this problem? I know that many users share it, but I did not find a solution through the web.
I thank You all for Your help!!!
I have had a consistent quirky behaviour with the 7050 PV on my Biostar GF7050-M2 motherboard for years of Ubuntu installs. I usually had to start by passing "nomodeset" kernel option until I could get the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed.
With Oneiric though, I still had to do this, but after installing Nvidia proprietary drivers Unity 3d is very slow. Not sure if it is just me though.
Size constraints
I am running 11.04 on my google cr-48 and was wondering how much more room this is going to take up, as I only have 2GB left of my little SSD drive. (120GB drive is on the way) I wanted to find out how much larger the footprint is so I don't overload my little mario.


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By Dustin Luca
The town's health department is taking action against a blight property on Osgood Street, where hundreds of trash bags are piled several feet high.
On Friday, town Health Director Tom Carbone issued cleanup orders that give the owner of 116 Osgood St., Susan Odle, up to seven days from receipt of the orders to clean up the property.
The home was pictured on the front page of the Townsman two weeks ago, Feb. 2. Carbone said the town couldn't take any action on the property at that time, because it didn't seem the property was a health issue.
That is no longer the case, according to Carbone.
"We've been able, finally, to document what we're seeing, the trash and animals getting there," said Carbone. "That's allowed us to take the next step of action."
Odle failing to comply with the orders within seven days "could result in court action" from the town, said Carbone, who declined to specify what that could mean.
The orders were sent by both certified mail and regular mail to three addresses registered to Odle. The doubling of the mailings was done "so if somebody chooses not to sign for the certified mail, they still get it via the regular mail," said Carbone.
As of Monday, the town had not received a response or any returned mail.


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July 31, 2014
This next system will bring the clouds back and throw some extra moisture into the commonwealth of Kentucky. That moisture could come down as very light snow and very light rain. Probably more rain and clouds than anything else. Just keep in mind that we could see a little of each!
GFS Thursday AM
NAM Thursday AM
Both of these are showing rain for the early morning hours. What you also notice here is the big difference in moisture coverage. The GFS tends to be a little more plentiful when it comes to the moisture. I still have a feeling that some of the moisture will fall in the form of snow. Very light and very brief!
This weekend looks absolutely wonderful! Well... considering that it is the weekend before Thanksgiving it is wonderful. Next week we'll see the colder temps return to the region.
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Music to Your Ears
Despite having the worst local band name since Tacos with Heidi, Las Cruces groove-metal quartet, New Mexican Erection, have just released their second skull-shattering full-length, titled Codependent (Nasty Cactus Music), and are gearing up to hit the road on an extended tour. For dates, where to buy the CD and other good stuff, visit NME on the web at www.newmexicanerection.com or www.nastycactusmusic.com. ... Local bandguy/music supporter and, for the past four years, webmaster of RockSquawk.com Dandee Fleming has announced that he's shutting his site down as of March 22. Fleming cites a busy schedule as the main reason behind his decision. Over the years, RockSquawk.com provided local musicians with a virtual meeting place where they could post upcoming shows, air dirty laundry, review shows, sell and buy gear, search for band members and discuss freely the ins and outs of the local scene. Fleming did a more than admirable job of attempting to keep the site positive and useful, and you should thank him and buy him lots of drinks the next time you see him. At press time, the site appears to be frozen, but it could just be my stupid computer fucking with me.
Sonic Reducer
Adrian Belew Side One (Sanctuary)
Kentucky-born guitarist Adrian Belew has played with just about every progressive and avant garde rock troupe that's mattered—Zappa, middle-era Bowie, King Crimson, Projekt, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and so on—while releasing a steady stream of solo albums, and lending his guitar work to various projects floating just under mainstream radar. Frankly, he's made some pretty annoying music along the way. But Side One, rumored to be the first part of a trilogy, is among the least grating of his solo works. It's still pretty out there, as expected, but it's of keen interest once past the bravado.
Fayuca • 8.11.2014
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I write about science, robotics & innovative technologies in Europe.
Let's start this series with something that illustrates a spectacular shift of automation in manufacturing, Let's look at a fire-engine red robot poised to transform how humans interact with, and work alongside robots.
If you talk to Rodney Brooks, CEO, Rethink Robotics, he'll tell you that using a search engine is a different experience than talking to a person, but both experiences have their strengths and their place in our lives.
"Over the next twenty years no one is going to mistake a robot for a person, but nevertheless, we will interact and collaborate with robots and they will become as common place in our lives as turning to a search engine is today," said Brooks.
And today, Rethink Robotics, who recently raised $30 million in a Series C round, showed the world Baxter, a robot built for the modern manufacturing environment and to help US manufacturing compete with off shore low cost labor. They call it adaptive manufacturing - think of Baxter as a ready-to-wear robot for any manufacturing environment.
Rethink focused on the simplicity of integrating Baxter into a manufacturing environment so a company doesn't have to reconfigure their manufacturing lines. But, Baxter is also a complete system that can be unpackaged and working in less than an hour and be trained by non technical personnel. Employees can train Baxter to do a new task just by showing him what to do — no software programming needed. So now, humans get to supervise robots instead of doing mundane tasks, people working alongside robots.
And, to prove that a rising tide floats all boats, Baxter uses Willow Garage's open source Robot Operating System (ROS) as the nerve center for his autonomous behavior.
But Rethink also took a more eCommerce, internet approach to the acquisition of Baxter letting customers easily contact, get a quote or order via their website. Essentially, you can just order Baxter online like you would anything else.
"Robots will become cheaper and more adaptive to their surroundings. No one will find it surprising they can train a robot to do a new task for them in just a few minutes," added Brooks. "The robots will understand the tasks in terms of the objects, places, and people that define the task rather than as a series of simple motions, so they will exhibit simple forms of 'common sense' — e.g., if a robot has been trained to put a dishes in a dishwasher, but a person comes up to it and takes the dish out of its hands it will understand that there is no need to continue heading to the dishwasher, but instead go back to the dining table for the next dish."
According to Brooks, in the short term the first places we will see this next generation of intelligent, collaborative and trainable robot like Baxter, is on production lines where robots will be used by factory floor workers to do the truly dull and repetitive jobs, freeing up those workers to do tasks that require more dexterity and judgment.
"As a result American manufacturers and American workers will be more competitive on the global stage," states Brooks.
For more, read:
A New Series: The Future of Robotics, The Next 20 Years
Hector: Robotic Assistance for the Elderly
If it works to make Amerikan manufacturing cheaper, it will also work on Chinese manufacturing.
We have reached peak jobs. From here on out, total employment is only going to go down.
That's cool. I want one to fold my laundry.
Great robot! However, i think that the total cost of running this together with maintenance costs will be more than the yellow Robots :)
Interesting that they gave Baxter eyes – is that to help people interact with it, or just to make it look cute?
The concept of human appeal is more of marketing than function. They have taken a robot and added selected software, which gives is a cute fuzzy feel of personality. This can help their sales, but it is the same as any application robot.
I agree that it functions like the robots we install in manufacturing or finished goods distribution. The end-of-arm tooling is less robust and I would guess the capacity and speed is inferrior. However, they have taken time to invest in Baxter to make it more user-friendly. Often, I see user interfaces in multi-million dollar distribution centers that resemble Atari's Pong. Our team takes the time to make intuitive user-interfaces and it has helped us sell large material handling systems. But, we are also making it easier for the maintenance manager and operators to do their job. I look at Baxter and think, their team did a nice job bringing it to life. I am intrigued how it can be programmed on-site and without lines of code. I am excited to see how they will evolve Baxter in the future.
that's cool.
Baxter – not doubt . rocks the scene, and I´m sure provokes yesterdays robotics experts – also because he will make them obsolete ! as their service is no longer required. RR´s strategy to aim low is a true winner strategy, and looks to meet all the core elements in a viable Disruptive Innovation Business Model. Their success actually depends on incumbents to have the response of flee from competing, as their "old-school" business model, and obsolete costly value-chain dependencies , does not allow profitability, and forces them to move up-market. Baxter does not care that there are jobs that he does not meet, as long as there are a huge unmet need for what he is good at. From the ingrown industry performance measure he might look as a poorly performing beast to some, but be aware, manufacturing companies does not care about our internal competitions, as they never reflects their domain-oriented terms of effective job execution. What is really under attack now is our in-grown industry ignorance of the asymmetric market needs we need to meet – perfectly. In that sense Baxter and for that sake Universal Robots, iRobot and others are first movers – but who will be tomorrows winner – I´m not really clear yet . but its exciting times for sure.
What really triggers my Disruptive Mind when looking at the stalled Industrial Robotics Innovation landscape – have we gotten to a higher understanding of how we can elevate Robotics beyond the primitive stage it has been suck with for a decade or more ? I find great inspiration in i.e. the EURON analyze of the request for new enabling technologies etc. to try to cure the current inability to break the barriers of the sustained tech and value chain structures. I´m getting closer to a point where I strongly believe that the core problem is the strong believe in the sustain technology structure with-in and associated to the rusty term Robotics. I´m afraid we need to re-phrase the scope of Robotics as the incarnated associations of the motion generating device has an unchallenged legitimated authority to be the origin of product and solution architecture. To illustrate this with an analogy – think of athletics sports. in this "business" we know the importance of selection by physical "uneven" generic special born talents and benefits. Also the shape of the "job2Bdone" and the matchmaking to athletes with "special" talents are key to win. No 10-game athlete stands a chance to win agents specialists in any game on the Olympic program. One may argue that we have a similar situation in robotics – especially when we look a palatalizing robots. But looking at Baxter( and similar human-droid scope of robots) and for that sake the range of PKM- SMG robotics, and analyzing them from a job-fulfillment optimal match, there are still a large gab to fill.
I went to Boston and saw Baxter and interviewed Brooks before it was launched. I came away disappointed and wrote an article describing why.
Bottom line, in this release of Baxter (1) both arms don't work together; (2) the armspan is 9′ making Baxter bigger by quite a bit than his human co-workers; (3) the price of $22,000 is greater than the price point they were shooting for and that makes Baxter a tough mass market sell; (4) the two-fingered plastic hand was meager as to what was promised and is awaiting add-ons (at extra cost); (5) the payload is too light for Baxter to use tools and do needed tasks – like screw in a screw.
It seems to me that they released too early, perhaps because their VC's were anxious to get feedback and press; perhaps for other reasons.


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I want to explain how things work, not what you should believe.
I have been writing for some time that Obama's misunderstanding of the nature of the federal budget is keeping us locked in a state of semi-slump (see for example The Real Reason Unemployment Isn't Falling). His belief that Washington's spending is constrained in the same manner as a household's has the administration talking about budget cuts when our over twelve million unemployed Americans need just the opposite. Only the government–not households, firms, banks, or foreign countries–is in a position to immediately and dramatically increase the demand for goods and services and thereby put these people back to work. Unfortunately, the President and his advisors are concerned with a mythical day of reckoning when China asks for all its money back and our impoverished grandchildren become their economic slaves. It is utter foolishness.
That said, however, at least Obama, et al., have the general idea of what needs to be done (even if they are afraid to pursue it to the degree necessary). Obama mostly, if not completely, gets the fact that any real solution must involve the government and the recovery of the middle class and that our current woes are not a function of overregulation and oppressive taxation. Not so, Mitt Romney and new vice-presidential running mate, Paul Ryan. I have already argued that the latter's proposed budget is an absolute nightmare (The Ryan Budget: A Mistake of Historic Proportions). It is premised on the existence of a fantasy world within which entrepreneurs, despite the decline in sales that would follow budget cuts, suddenly increase hiring and investment because they have been able to throw off the shackles of government interference. I don't know any other way to say it–this is idiotic. A reduction in spending by any sector in the macroeconomy will reduce revenue in the private sector and thus make our predicament even worse. Say, for example, that for some reason we no longer had any need for a military presence anywhere in the world and therefore fired every American soldier, marine, airman, and sailor. Precisely how, Mr. Ryan, is this supposed to be good news for the entrepreneurs who sold groceries, gasoline, housing, clothing, etc., to these individuals? You don't need a PhD in economics to answer that one–it's not.
Romney may not be as extreme as Ryan, but he is cut from the same cloth. As he states on his web page, "The only recipe for fiscal health and a thriving private economy is a government that spends within its means." This is patently false. The only fiscally healthy or responsible policy is one that generates sufficient demand to hire all those willing to work. This does not include cuts to "non-security discretionary spending by 5 percent," the shifting of federal government programs the private sector or state governments (entities that DO face a hard budget constraint), or, God forbid, a balanced budget amendment. Furthermore and as argued in an earlier post (The Real Job Creators: Consumers), the economy's job creators are not, as Romney says, entrepreneurs and the wealthy, but the middle class. How can today's unemployment be a function of overregulation and overtaxation when we are at or near historic lows in each? Rather, the problem, pure and simple, is demand. No amount of cost cutting will induce firms to expand employment in the absence of an increase in sales. Because this fact is lost on the Romney-Ryan ticket, their economic policies would be a disaster.
A popular means of increasing your credibility among Republicans is to compare yourself with Ronald Reagan. That's a great idea. No president since WWII borrowed and spent more than he did. In fact, no one else (including Barack Obama) is even close. And those who argue that he was forced to do this against his will by a Democratic Congress simply don't remember their history very well. Not only were the budgets passed never markedly different from those requested, but Reagan even famously quipped: "I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself." Quite right.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan–you are no Ronald Reagan.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem" – Ronald Reagan
Mr. Hall:
You quote Reagan's words well. How then do you explain his actions? As the author notes, "No president since WWII, including Obama, borrowed and spent as much as did Reagan."
Do you go with Reagan the phrase-maker, or Reagan the executive?
The author is simply incorrect. No matter how you care to measure it, no President has presided over more spending than Obama. Period. In fact, Obama has borrowed more than the previous 43 Presidents COMBINED. This is not disputable.
Thank you sir;
You seem to be one of the few that really understands many of the things Reagan said, and how very different they could be when implemented.
Mr. Hall, both you and the author, whom I can only surmise from this article must be a progressive liberal, are wrong. In the entire eight years of Reagans' Presidency the public debt rose less than 2 trillion dollars. The public debt on December 31, 2007, just before Obama entered office as President, was 9,229,172,659,218.31. Today the public debt is over 16,020,684,444,134.58. That is almost a SEVEN TRILLION dollar increase in the public debt under Obama in just three years. God forbid America should suffer another four years under this communist wealth redistributing traitor.
What a liberal socialist article
The Ryan choice is going to shake up American economic system
Ryan has the courage to challenge Big socialist government programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Politicians have been deathly afraid to challenge senior citizens on Social Security and Medicare because they are such a powerful voting block
But Senior Citizens have been feeding at the government trough for too long.
It's time Seniors learned that nothing is "Free" and that WELFARE FOR THE ELDERLY is no different from welfare for the poor.
American seniors are just going to have to learn to save their money and rely on themselves in their old age.
It's time to end the 3 biggest socialist programs in the federal government….WELFARE, MEDICARE and SOCIAL SECURITY.
And the Romney/Ryan team is the one to do it.
What laughable nonsense. I can't figure out whether you are a liberal troll posing as a right wing nut job, or just a right wing nut job. No serious conservative wants to end SS, Medicare and Welfare. You are completely wrong when you claim that Senior Citizens are getting something for nothing and that they are comparable to those on welfare – they're not. They actually paid into the system all of their working life and have earned most of those benefits. Welfare recipients haven't contributed anything to get their welfare cheques.
Your post overall smacks of political, economic and historical ignorance.
You obviously have never received a paycheck. And if you have, have you ever wondered what the FICA deduction was?
Rambling and factual errors ignored, according to the CBO, the Ryan Budget (Path to Prosperity) was estimated to have almost no effect on Social Security. Your "anti-socialist knight" expectations of congressman Ryan are a little off.
Not sure who scares me more… John Harvey or Milo…
Milo, I agree with the others… Welfare, Medicare, and Social Security are vital and necessary. Medicare and Social Security were paid for by "most" of the Seniors… this is NOT a handout!
Welfare is a different story. Way too many people on welfare that don't deserve to be or are "working" the system. Has anyone looked at the number of people on disability lately?!?! "I'm too depressed to work" is NOT a reason to be on disability! But, I am getting off the subject…
What needs to happen is reform. All of these things need to be changed (if I knew exactly how, I would be running, but I don't). The will not survive (nor will our country) by continuing to spend recklessly.
Mr. Harvey, the current administration is failing. We need change (where is the change Obama promised? He didn't promise to make things worse like he has). Not the change that continues to spend! Fiscal responsibility is what we need. Taxing us to death is NOT the answer. I will gladly take my chances with Romney/Ryan. I'm not sure anyone could do worse than Obama…
Mr. Harvey- I think that you have it backwords- the private sector does not need government- government needs the private sector. Government produces nothing and on its own generates no economic value, only distributes tax receipts. Without a strong private sector government cannot exist- looking at any third world country and you see that.
Our founding fathers did not envision a massive federal government working as a welfare state- they envisioned power to local governments (states) to take care of their own people. If yu don't like how your state spends money on education, infastructure or social programs you can choose 49 others.
Government never does a better or more efficient job in anything- not education, healthcare, construction not anything. The private sector is far more efficient.
Paul Ryans budget may be extreme- but Congressman Ryan has shown that he will listen and make compromises, something that few elected officials are willing to do. He also points out the reality if we do nothing the entire system will collapse- we need fresh new bold ideas.


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If you're a Symmetrix user and have stringent remote replication requirements, Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) is pretty much the only game in town. But SRDF has its limitations: It's extremely expensive and only works within Symmetrix environments.
Last month, EMC chipped away at those complaints with the introduction of EMC Open Replicator for Symmetrix, which copies data between a Symm and IBM Shark, HDS Lightning and HP EVA. In addition, EMC added SRDF/Star, a three-site replication suite that allows a Symm to replicate synchronously and asynchronously at the same time to two separate sites.
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Architecturally, the two products are different. Kashya implements its software on an out-of-band, SAN-connected appliance, the KBX5000, which handles tasks such as serializing I/Os and performing data reduction. Topio, on the other hand, eschews the appliance model because it can become a bottleneck, says Betty Woychowski, Topio's director of product management. Instead, Topio Data Protection Suite (TDPS) 2.0 consists of the Topio server, located at the remote site, and Topio agents, which rely on a master clock to time-stamp the data and send it directly over the WAN to the Topio server. The remote Topio server then parses the I/Os back into a consistent stream.
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While it may defy traditional office logic, water-cooler moments here in the newsroom seem to inevitably revolve around animals as opposed to politics, television shows or the big movie playing at the local theater.
I like talking about politics, but have had little luck in recent weeks in engaging my fellow co-workers in a meaningful discussion about Virginia's mud-slinging gubernatorial slugfest. Polls are suggesting that average Virginians aren't particularly happy with the negative tone the race has taken — particularly with it being so early in the political season. We still have all of September and October to go, after all. It seems many of my co-workers are disgusted with the ugly politics as well, and are thus less than excited about the all-important gubernatorial contest.
Maybe it's all of those preposterous e-mail press releases that keep filling up our inboxes each morning, afternoon and evening. In fact, they never quit coming.
Depending upon which particular press release or political party you choose to believe, we are being told that both Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe are not only under investigation, but are both unfit to govern the Commonwealth. And if that is the case, who are we supposed to vote for come Nov. 5.
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• The Cuccinelli camp in an email press release claims the McAuliffe camp filed reports with the Virginia State Board of Elections containing "hundreds of errors." It goes on to add that McAuliffe has "consistently demonstrated a pattern of management failures."
• The McAuliffe camps in an email press release claims that not only Cuccinelli, but also his staff, is under investigation. The press release goes on to suggest that Cuccinelli should formally request an investigation into his own campaign.
• Not to be outdone by the two candidates, a third email press release urges President Barack Obama to request the Department of Homeland Security and the Security and Exchange Commission to launch an investigation into the gubernatorial campaign.
And the fun continues. It seems that the respective candidate camps and political parties who are emailing those releases to us each day seem to have forgotten that most journalists are still gifted with a little God-given common sense.
How about a few press releases discussing the actual issues. It would be nice to read and hear about what the candidates hope to accomplish if elected. How about a meaningful discussion on jobs, infrastructure and other issues that average voters can relate to.
Enough already with the silly, negative, mud-slinging press releases. If this continues both candidates run the risk of turning off large numbers of voters this November. I can see why some people aren't really interested in talking about the race.
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Scott Keninitz and David Dushkin left Annapolis at noon after the Maryland Emergency Management Agency requested assistance, according to an announcement.
Sandy dumped 2 feet of snow and took out the power for more than 80 percent of Garrett County, according to The Baltimore Sun.
The county's emergency responders have been overwhelmed, and The Sun reports their abilities to clear roads and help residents have been hindered by dozens of fallen trees.
Keninitz and Dushkin are members of an Urban Search and Rescue team, known as Maryland Taskforce 2. The team specializes in search and rescue operations, trench and collapse rescues and high-angle rescues.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Arthur Schwanke, 79, of Traverse City, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at Munson Medical Center.
Arthur was born on April 3, 1934, in Yuba, the son of Arthur and Cecilia (Anse) Schwanke. He was married to Judith E. Bergey, who preceded him in death in 2011.
Arthur served in the U.S. Army for eight years during the Korean War.
He worked for 15 years at the Record-Eagle as well as a tobacco, cherry and apple farmer.
Arthur enjoyed fishing and bowling. He also loved playing euchre and often played in tournaments.
Arthur is survived by his two children, Dawn Zimmerman and Duane (Anne) Schwanke; two sisters, Suzanne Traylor and Shirley Nichols; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Arthur was preceded in death by his brothers, Richard and Clifford Gould, Chester, Jerry, Julius and Lawrence Schwanke; and a sister, Mildred Barrera.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m., until the start of the noon funeral service, at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. Burial will follow at Kateri Tekakwitha Cemetery in Peshawbestown. The Rev. Tom John will officiate.
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News about Private Equity, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Jul. 6, 2014
Private equity firms are pushing earlier than ever to lure Wall Street investment banks' most promising young talent; dozens of junior bankers in their early to mid-20s will start jobs in private equity in summer 2014 after spending their first two years out of college working at investment banks. MORE
May. 31, 2014
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column; private equity, a risky asset class, can offer returns that range from double digit growth to complete loss of principal; increasing interest is emerging in private equity among slightly less wealthy investors. MORE
May. 25, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing management fees charged by private equity companies, in some cases for services that are never delivered long after deals are closed; investigation, begun a year and a half ago, has yielded serious deficiencies in both the practice and disclosure of management fees at a large number of firms. MORE
May. 24, 2014
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column examines benefits and risks of investing directly with companies, projects or private equity funds, rather than through a broker. MORE
Mar. 25, 2014
Michael J. Cavanagh is leaving his job as co-head of investment banking to become co-president of the Carlyle Group, moving to a firm subject to much less regulatory scrutiny. MORE
Mar. 24, 2014
The private equity firm is taking a new approach, moving beyond the gigantic acquisitions and, instead, looking more at buying minority stakes. MORE
Nov. 26, 2013
Wall Street investors, private equity firms and hedge funds are buying up what would appear to be risky subprime loans from ever-smaller companies. MORE
Aug. 18, 2013
The shift is motivated, in no small part, by the high fees and lackluster performance that many hedge funds and private equity firms have delivered to their biggest clients in recent years. MORE
Aug. 4, 2013
Claire Martin Prototype column highlights Slated, free, members-only service that allows directors, producers, actors, sales agents and investors to communicate; platform differs from crowdfunding sites in that it simply introduces filmmakers and equity investors. MORE
Jun. 30, 2013
Bruce Barcott article on Privateer Holdings, first private-equity firm that openly invests in medical marijuana products; company was founded by Brendan Kennedy and Michael Blue. MORE
Jun. 19, 2013
Riverstone Holdings, a private equity firm focused on energy and power, announced that it had raised its largest-ever fund, a $7.7 billion vehicle that exceeds its $6 billion target. MORE
Apr. 7, 2013
Private equity firms and hedge funds often reward their leaders with lavish compensation packages, sometimes bigger than those of public companies. MORE
Dec. 9, 2012
Flurry of private-equity giants and hedge funds have spent billions of dollars to buy thousands of individual homes in hopes of reaping big profits when the industry rebounds. MORE
Oct. 10, 2012
Vivian Marino 30-Minute Interview with Cogsville Group chief executive Donald P Cogsville; private equity firm won bid to buy foreclosed homes through a Fannie Mae pilot program. MORE
Oct. 2, 2012
Review of Mitt Romney's tax returns finds that offshore arrangements made through his former company Bain Capital were part of tax-avoidance strategies that have enhanced his income; Bain, as well as other private equity firms, goes to great lengths to minimize the taxes borne by its investors, substantially increasing their wealth. MORE
Sep. 19, 2012
American private equity firms and real estate investors are vying to buy portfolios of European bank debt on commercial real estate at deep discounts, hoping eventually to earn generous returns. MORE
Sep. 14, 2012
Floyd Norris High & Low Finance column observes that private equity's use of carried interest to lower tax bills, though legal, has drawn criticism toward Mitt Romney; points out that another lesser-known method used by some firms, including Bain Capital, might not withstand an Internal Revenue Service challenge; notes it involves taxing management fees at lower capital gains rates. MORE
Sep. 6, 2012
Editorial argues that the federal government should do away with the special 15 percent tax rate for capital gains, which encourages private equity firms, like Bain Capital, and others in the financial industry to find intricate and sometimes evasive ways of paying the lower rate. MORE
Sep. 2, 2012
New York Atty Gen Eric T Schneiderman is investigating whether some of the nation's biggest private equity firms, including Bain Capital, have abused a tax strategy in order to slice hundreds of millions of dollars from their tax bills; the investigation will intensify scrutiny of an industry that has already been bruised by the political campaign season. MORE
Aug. 25, 2012
Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column explores what private equity investors expect going into small deals, as well as what they encounter once they run someone else's company with their money at stake. MORE
Aug. 16, 2012
Private equity can be a valuable source of capital and expertise for small-business owners, but owners should know what they--and the investors--want from the deal; overview of things to consider by owners before taking the money. MORE
May. 26, 2012
Editorial maintains that Pres Obama is right to criticize Mitt Romney's record running Bain Capital and to highlight fact that many Americans lost their jobs after the private-equity firm bought their company, given that Romney is claiming his experience there makes him the best choice to revive the economy. MORE
Dec. 26, 2011
Reuters BreakingViews column; Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco may scour the globe for acquisitions in 2012; for fourth consecutive year in 2011, private equity firms have been starved of larger acquisitions and are sitting on nearly $400 billion of cash committed by investors. MORE
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Silver Lake Buys Quorum, an Energy Software Company, for $310 Million
The private equity firm Silver Lake, which has long had a focus on technology, is seeking to capitalize on the North American shale boom.
July 14, 2014, Monday
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K.K.R. to Take Stakes in Swiss Online Classifieds and Digital Marketing Sites
The private equity firm will take a 49 percent stake in several online classified and digital marketing ventures owned by Ringier Digital, a Swiss media company.
July 14, 2014, Monday
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Blackstone to Buy a Wealth Management Business
The insurer Friends Life Group, based on the Channel Island of Guernsey, agreed to sell its Luxembourg-based wealth management arm for about $610 million.
July 11, 2014, Friday
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The food and beverage retailer SSP Group is the latest company backed by private equity to seek a public listing as part of a stampede of initial public offerings this year in London.
July 10, 2014, Thursday
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A growing category in health care promises an alternative to the hospital emergency room and perhaps the family practitioner, with low fees and extended hours.
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Instead of recruiting junior employees from the big banks, some private equity firms are hiring them directly out of college.
July 7, 2014, Monday
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Box Raises $150 Million in New Financing as It Moves Toward an I.P.O.
The new capital, which valued the start-up at about $2.4 billion, will help the company as it stays private a little longer.
July 7, 2014, Monday
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A.D.M. to Buy a Swiss Food-Flavoring Company
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July 7, 2014, Monday
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A Mad Scramble for Young Bankers
Private-equity firms are pushing earlier than ever to lure Wall Street investment banks' most promising talent.
July 6, 2014, Sunday
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American Apparel's ousted CEO forks over his entire stake to his ally, while Lululemon's founder sounds out private equity firms over taking the retailer private. Fred Katayama reports.
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Jim Cramer of CNBC and David M. Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group don't agree on the role of private equity.
Chobani seeks to sell 20 pct stake
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Next month, President Obama will send Congress his plan for tightening gun laws in the wake of the recent schoolhouse shooting in Newtown, Conn. According to the Associated Press, the president also wants lawmakers to reinstate a ban on miltary-style assault weapons, limit the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines and close loopholes that allow gun dealers to avoid background checks.
Here's something else Congress should do — fix the ATF, and quickly.
Some of the deep, crippling problems faced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are of the agency's own making, not the least of which was Operation Fast and Furious, where the agency lost track of 2,000 guns during an attempted sting of the Mexican drug cartels.
Congress, however, has proven to be a major barrier to the ATF's ability to perform the most basic of tasks, such as ballistics work.
The agency hasn't had a permanent, full-time director in six years. The current interim director, B. Todd Jones, leads the agency part-time, splitting work with his other job as U.S. Attorney in Minnesota. Obama's nominee for the permanent post is still waiting for Senate confirmation. The nominee, Andrew Traver, heads the ATF Chicago office and has angered the NRA with what the organization describes as anti-gun activities. Even George W. Bush's own nominee, former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Michael Sullivan, couldn't get Senate approval.
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Jewish Theatre: A Global View (Brill, November 2009), a collection of essays edited by Dr. Edna Nahshon, offers a global view of Jewish theater through the lens of an international cadre of noted scholars who examine the intersection of Jewish performance and theater.
A professor of Hebrew at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and a recognized authority on Jews and performance and Jewish cultural studies, Dr. Nahshon is specifically interested in the connection between religion and the role played by the performing arts in shaping and reflecting Jewish concerns and interests.
Dr. Nahshon is a founding member of the New York University (NYU) working group on Jews, Media, and Religion and co-convener with NYU's Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett of the JTS-based faculty seminar devoted to "Jews and Performance." In February 2009, Dr. Nahshon convened "Jews/Theatre/Performance in an Intercultural World" at JTS, a groundbreaking conference that drew sixty participants from the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Britain, and Israel for an examination of, among other topics, theater of the Holocaust, Jews and musical theater, Jews in European theater, experimental productions, theater in Israel, and Yiddish theater.
Jewish Theatre: A Global View consists of five sections: The World of Yiddish; Between Jews and Pole; Negotiating Identities in English, Italian, and German; Presence and Absence in the American Theatre; and Performing the Holocaust/Debating Israel On Stage. In addition to editing the volume, Dr. Nahshon contributed the introductory essay, "What Is Jewish Theatre?" as well as an article on "Philosemitism on the London Stage: Sydney Grundy's An Old Jew."
In addition to her work at JTS, Dr. Nahshon is a senior associate at Oxford University's Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. She is the recipient of prestigious academic grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Memorial Foundation, YIVO, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, and the American Academy for Jewish Research. In her many publications she has focused on Yiddish theater in America, the representation of Jews in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theater, and the nexus of religion and theatrical performance. Her books include Yiddish Proletarian Theatre: The Art and Politics of the Artef, 1925–1940 (1998); From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays (2005); and Jews and Shoes (2008). She is currently working on a book titled Countering Shylock that examines Jewish responses to Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Jewish Theatre: A Global View is available for purchase on Amazon.com.