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SIKESTON - Noble M. Duncan, for the past three years an employee of the Sikeston Cut Rate Drug Co., has resigned his position to make a similar one with the McPherson Drug Co. at Kennett.
EAST PRAIRIE - Ask Dearmont Oliver what he likes most about his vast farming enterprises, and he would answer - raising purebred livestock. Oliver has a family farming operation which began in the 1930s on 42 acres.
CHARLESTON - Charleston's Cedrick Rodgers and Ronnie Woods teamed up against an opposing player in a recent high school basketball game. Charleston beat Massac County, Ill. 53-41 Saturday to capture the Superman Classic Championship.
EAST PRAIRIE - The second annual Miss Mississippi County Pageant, sponsored by the East Prairie Optimist Club and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the East Prairie High School auditorium.
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Boy Scout Troop 43 of Sikeston held a special Eagle Court of Honor to recognize three new Eagle Scouts: Scott Baker, Chris French and Matt Drake. The scouts from Troop 43, and all other Scouts who have received the Eagle Award during 1995, will be recognized at a special St. Louis Area Council Court of Honor on Feb. 10 at Southeast Missouri State University. The Eagle Scout badge is scouting's highest award. Only about 1 percent of all Scouts attain the rank of Eagle Scout.
SIKESTON -The Sikeston Bootheel Humane Society's longtime dream of building a new animal shelter is one step closer to reality. After a recent meeting with the society's building committee, the Board of Municipal Utilities has agreed to sell the organization three acres of land located at the corner of Compress and Brown Spur Road.

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I have a confession to make to you, Man Cave Daily readers: I'm a vegetarian. I started experimenting with it when I was young, and before I knew it, I had a whole folder on my computer dedicated to tofu recipes. I labeled it "Porn" so no one would know what it really was.
But it's time we vegetarians shake the bad wrap we've gotten once and for all. Sure, we're not much help in a hot dog eating contest, but our grilled cheese game is spot on. So instead of sponsoring us, here are three recipes to let that special vegetarian in your life know that you care.
Onion Rings
This recipe banks on the four most beautiful words to anyone who's cut out animal products from their diet: "Deep frying is vegan." I'll use onion rings as an example here, but really, the star of this recipe is the batter, which you can use on just about everything that doesn't need a dry batter — broccoli, carrots, potatoes, cheese, Oreos, paperclips, old socks, most breeds of cats. Fun fact: vegetarians can eat cats as long as that cat was a total dick while it was alive.
You'll need:
- Large onions (or whatever else you want to dunk in hot oil)
- Vegetable oil for frying (something with a high smoke point – sunflower, safflower, or canola work best)
- Light-colored beer
- Rice flour
- Salt
- Garlic powder (optional)
- Any other spices you want to add
Dump enough oil to deep fry everything into a pot and heat it to about 400 degrees. It's the right temperature when you can toss in a ½ inch cube of bread and it'll take about a minute to get golden crispy. Don't try to guess the temperature of the oil by sticking your finger in it! I definitely do not know that from experience.
While the oil's heating up, whisk equal parts rice flour and beer until smooth. Add in some salt, a pinch of garlic powder, cayenne pepper, any other little powders you think taste good. Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
Cut the onion long-ways into ¼ inch thick slices and pull out the most onion ring-shaped rings. Dip them in the batter, making sure they're completely covered and letting the excess batter drip off, and then carefully place them in the oil. Flip them over once the bottoms are golden brown, then take them out when they look done (about 3-5 minutes). Try not to eat them until they've cooled a bit, which is a ridiculous instruction because what sane human can resist a fresh onion ring for that long. Dip it in the world's best dipping sauce (2 parts ketchup, 2 parts ranch dressing, 1 part sriracha).
Israeli Couscous
Also known as pearl couscous, Israeli couscous is the most delicious ingredient you've never heard of. Unlike traditional couscous, this stuff is sort of like Dippin' Dots-shaped pasta, and it goes with everything.
You'll need:
- A box of Israeli/pearl couscous
- A couple of cloves of garlic, minced
- A small onion, diced
- Olive oil
- Whatever you want to put in it – I like a Mediterranean vibe with olives, feta, sundried tomatoes, and spinach, but let your imagination run wild
Put a big pot on the stove on medium heat and drizzle some olive oil in the bottom. Add the garlic and onion and stir occasionally until the garlic has just started to turn golden and the onions are translucent. Add the whole box of dry couscous and stir until the grains start to brown. Add the amount of water recommended on the box, and let it simmer covered on low heat until the water's all absorbed. Remove it from heat, add your other ingredients, and ponder how deeply your government has failed you for never introducing you to this magic grain.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Like so many dishes, stuffed mushrooms are just a fancy way of saying "cheese vehicle." These are very efficient at getting cheese into your body.
You'll need:
- 12 decent-sized whole cremini or white mushrooms
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- A couple of tablespoons of onion, minced
- Olive oil
- 8 oz cream cheese
- Your favorite hot sauce (optional)
- Salt and pepper
- Some grated parmesan cheese
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and start warming a tablespoon or so of olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Wipe off the mushrooms with a damp cloth and carefully twist out the stems – you need the caps to stay intact or they'll leak cheese everywhere, which is the opposite of what you want them to do. Cut off and throw away the woody ends of the stems, then mince up the remaining good part. Throw that into the frying pan with the garlic and onion, and sauté them until your kitchen smells amazing and the garlic is golden. Dump it all into the cream cheese, mix it up with hot sauce, salt, and pepper, then scoop the mixture into the mushroom caps until it's level with the top of the cap. Dip it, cheese side first, into the parmesan, then bake them for about 20 minutes or until the tops start to brown and liquid has formed under the caps.
After trying these recipes, look me in the eye and tell me they would have been better with meat. And just like that, the global conspiracy headed by the livestock of the world takes a big step forward you've got something to serve your vegetarian date other than stale Cheetos and bourbon.
Alli Reed has never eaten bacon in her life, but swears she has some good qualities. Follow her on twitter: @alliperson
We taught you more easy, healthy, cheap and delicious ways to impress the lady types with Sex in the Kitchen, and reached the end of carnivorism in the meaty Stuffing the Ballot(ine)!


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Santa Fe Morning – DLWS
DLWS Santa Fe started with our first shoot in Santa Fe itself. It was a great morning. You've seen how I finished the morning with my images of Al and Steve, so now I thought I'd best show how I started the morning. And literally, this is the first click of the morn, a window.
I was literally exploring two things for the first time. I was exploring the town of Santa Fe and exploring the 24f1.4. As usual with a new lens, I just shot with it all day on Monday. And, I explored f1.4 and had a blast. And, I am just bloody amazed at the quality of the lens.
Then there was this little fine. As you can see from the light, it was overcast but that made the shadows shallower and the colors more saturated. This shot was fun for me because at f1.4, placing the focus point to emphasize what I liked was a challenge.
Photo captured by D3s, 24f1.4AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film


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Dragon Age 2 is a wait until I can get it cheap game. [updated]
Why, you ask? Well, it is good you ask that question. Otherwise this would be a very short post. And trust me, it won't be.
I would recommend Dragon Age 1.
The answer is to why I will most likely wait is…a lot of things. But first, a quick history. Remember Dragon Age 1? Yeah, me too. LOVED that game. Flaws and all. And it does have them. But overall, I would recommend it to anyone that likes RPGs and/or tactical combat, with very few, small caveats.
Problems you say?
It did have a few problems though.
Inventory was a pain. If you played it, you know. If you did not, suffice it say there was a LOT of junk and very little space to put anything. 99% of loot was random, and in this case, random meant mostly useless. And it was everything. In corpses, flowers, boxes, bags, stashes, book, etc, etc, etc, etc. It was not great, lets leave it at that.
The AI was not great. It was not horrid out of the box, like NWN2 or anything, but your characters were pretty limited in what they could do automatically. Which meant if you were not directly controlling them, they often did the dumbest thing they could. After a bit, I heard about a mod called Advanced Tactics. That gave you a whole host of new options in the tactics menus, so you could intelligently program your guys so they did not act like idiots when you were not holding their hands.
The party influence system was an actual joke (at least, they must have meant it that way). Sure, you could get your peoples to like or hate you based on how conversations/actions went, but you know what really influenced them? Gifts. That's right, you could end around everything and just give them things they liked until they liked you again. That was pretty weak.
L worded it.
Beyond that, there were nits and picks, but I really loved that game, flaws and all. I did love it, right after some people I know told me what it was really about. I am a Bioware fan and followed Dragon Age notes here and there…and I watched the same trailers you did most likely. After that, I was pretty sure I would not get it. But friends that know RPGs played it and said:
"Do not listen to the marketing, Dragon Age:Origins is a Bioware game through and through and it awesome."- knowledgeable RPG friends
So I went with it, played it, loved it. I was not alone. That last link in particular show Dragon Age 1 to be the best selling Bioware game ever…does that mean the marketing "worked"?
Concerned a bit.
But I was little worried. You see, not long before Dragon Age 1 was released, EA, that huge conglomerate I have complained about in the past, bought Bioware. Yep, bought them out right. Kept on the staff (even the doctors), and things seemed to go well…well, except for that awful marketing campaign. Those videos I linked above are not the only ones. Let me translate them for you: "Play this game, destroy things, while Zombie thumps in your head! It will melt your braaaaain!" I was understandably put off by those, but the friends I talked about (yeah, I have them) above convinced me to ignore and the game was a blast and nothing like the marketing. Well, except for blood coating you from head to toe after each battle. But that was an option you could turn off and I did as soon as I found it. All was well.
Times passed.
Then, after awhile, but not that long (about a year), I started to hear about and see stuff from Dragon Age 2. I got somewhat excited. I mean, this is Bioware. They have created some of the best games to ever be released. Things like Baldur's Gate and Mass Effect just to name a couple. It was also EA, so I was cautiously excited. This would be the first RPG released by Bioware that was fully developed under EA.
Whatever though, still had the doctors there, still had a long history of being awesome, even with Mass Effect 2 not really being as good as one, I was very hopeful.
Then I played the demo. I could not believe my eyes. They got rid of being able to zoom out, they got rid of flat chested women (I kid you not, they are all porn star proportions), the UI seemed to be developed with a love of empty space and combat…oh combat. Sure, it was only the demo, but damn if combat was not all fucked up. Where your characters faced did not matter as much, you had a bunch of WoW like skills, and no longer had to plan anything out. Just go attack and press buttons as fast as you are able. Weeeeeee! (that was sarcasm)
The friends and the reviews.
Those same friends disagree on Dragon Age this time around. Some of them says the combat is dopey or different, but it is still fun. Others suggest it is pretty much crap now. And the reviews. They seemed to disagree with themselves.
While Dragon Age 2 got decent scores, the words of the reviews have convinced me the demo was not wrong. Some choice cuts are below:
– In gameplay terms, much has changed from Origins. Everything from skill trees to quest notifications have been redesigned and made easier to use. "Dumbing down!" goes the cry from the pessimistic faithful, and those coming to the game with that mantra in mind will find that confirmation bias supports their prejudice.
– Companion armour is now completely off-limits while upgrade trees are inflexible and closed off to any new specialisms you might want to give them.
– I still found that my inventory quickly filled up with fantastic weaponry that nobody could use. All unusable items, from diamonds to torn trousers, are now automatically stored in the junk tab of your inventory. They can be flogged to a merchant in one job lot, with a single button press.
– Crafting is a hands-off affair, too. No longer do you merrily pick herbs and flowers on your travels. You simply find hidden pockets of infinite crafting resources which merchants can then use to deliver potions direct to your inventory. It's strangely soulless, as if Tesco Direct has inserted itself into this fantasy realm.
– The modular nature of the story is also reflected in the missions, which are sort of annoyingly compartmentalized. There are a couple of longer journeys, but far too many boil down to hopping to the map, talking to someone, killing them (or not) and going back to the quest giver. You will spend far more time than you're comfortable with running back and forth between exits.
– The lack of forward momentum is exacerbated by the fact that you'll see almost all of the game's environments in its first third. Sure, there are different things to kill, but haven't you seen this cave once or twice or eight times before? BioWare tries to make the journey seem more sweeping by having it span a decade, but when towns look the same and characters don't appear to age or even change clothes, it feels artificial.
– I'm assuming the slightly stunted world is a result of the accelerated development schedule, which I also imagine is the culprit behind the lackluster gear system.
– The other half of Dragon Age 2, however, adheres to the painfully familiar definition of 'mature' – featuring blood, sex and not much else. The game frequently attempts to clumsily shoehorn crude innuendo into a conversation, provide a flash of flesh or show some hilariously over-done violence. The free city of Kirkwall is apparently populated with an abundance of haemophiliacs with high blood pressure, who explode into arterial clouds as soon as somebody draws their sword, spattering players in gore and hiding the UI behind a red haze.
– The result of mixing these two halves is a game which feels at odds with itself a lot of the time. Dragon Age 2 tries to tell the epic tale of Hawke, a refugee who fled the tiny town of Lothering to escape the Blight, then spent the next ten years rising to the role of Champion in Kirkwall. The structure of the quests, however, just makes it clear how little intrigue Kirkwall has to offer, with the entire city apparently waiting years at a time for Hawke and Co to romp through the streets killing indiscriminately. There's a lot more to be gleaned from the side-quests offered by your companions than from the main plot.
– The contradictions extend all the way down to the technical level too. In the opening hour of Dragon Age 2 you arrive at Kirkwall to find the city sealed. The refugees talk about how they're being turned away in their hundreds, while the guard captain loudly insists that the city has been overfull for months. There's no possible way anyone else can be admitted, he says, while standing in a huge, empty town square with no more than ten protesters in front of him.
Convinced to wait.
After all of that, and the talk in the forums and everything else, I am convinced to wait. Even though I know it might be fun for a bit, it does not sound like a $60 game to me. The streamlined (I still say dumbed down), as EAWare (clever aren't I) calls it, just sounds like they removed systems they did not like. I can not do inventory management? Party influence now works if they hate me or like me? Crafting is a joke (it was not much better in the first really)? And the game recycles the same art assets over and over. Maybe they did not have enough time to do the full development. Or maybe it was EA's influence, as I suspect the marketing of the first one was. Maybe is just what happens when EA has time to enforce their marketing is reflected in the game. I do not know. But I am disappointed.
So yeah, I will wait. I will play the many other great games out there, I will watch and see what happens with Dungeon Siege 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Skyrim, and still try to convince my wife to switch from WoW to Rifts. And in a few months, I will pay $20 or so for the game, it will be fully patched, and I will get my monies worth out of it.
Of course, if they come out with a toolset so other people could fix a fair amount of these problems, I will probably buy it right up.
Update 1
If this report of sneaky DRM is true, it looks like we have yet another reason not buy DA2. You know, beyond the original designer having left because of the direction of Dragon Age 2. Forgot to mention that in the first rundown…
Penny Arcade calls out XBox Live Arcade
Do you remember Uber Entertainment? They are the dudes, and dudettes (that's right, I said it), that created Monday Night Combat. A very interesting take on the Demigod/DOTA/DTD type game. A really cool game that needed a patch more than a month ago. And why didn't it get that patch until now? Because Microsoft's XBox Live Arcade division is required to test everything that goes on the system. And they didn't get it done for an entire month. Uber delivered the patch to them for QA more than a month ago. And they just recently got it done.
If I did that in my industry, I'd be fired.
Penny Arcade rightfully calls them out.
That is all.
Supreme Commander 2 is still pretty supreme
Just a quick note on Supreme Commander 2. If you skipped it or aren't still playing it, you're doing yourself a disservice. Not only was it pretty damn fun at release, since release of the game they've added new maps, better AI, a DLC (a pretty good one) and best of all, they added in queuing of unit orders. That's right, you heard me. You can now queue units and building again. It's not the same as the first, but better. You tell your engies or Commander what to do and he…get this part…waits for available funds. That's right, you can't sink your economy anymore. You may need to pause your automatic building of units if you want to build something bigger, but overall, the system works great.
I'd say it's the best of both worlds, SupCom1 and 2 added together. Easier to manage economy and still the ability to set guys up on long queued orders.
And the improved AI? Very cool. Still a bit iffy in parts, but gives a convincing game of awesome whenever you want one. You can also create a custom AI and tell it to go all air or to turtle up, whatever kind of game you're thinking of.
Happy days are here again.
P.S. – All of these updates are PC only. You should only be playing RTS games on the PC anyway, but I thought I'd mention it.
What Would Matt Do II
(this post goes out to one Cap'n John. Keep on keeping on, my friend.)
Well, I made it. I did leave FL, even on the day I said I would (early March). I got up, finished loading up my car, said tearful goodbyes to all of my family. Got in the car and drove out. I had my trusty atlas and my iphone and a destination. Just as a note, I think of a lot of this from my perspective, but without the help of everyone involved, Josh and his family, my Mom, my brothers and most especially, my wife, none of this would have happened. To put an even finer point on it, wherever I say "I did this" or "I did that", I really mean, my wife and I did it. She supported me on everything and listened when I moaned.
The Trip
The atlas and iphone and some clothes were pretty much all I had (and my laptop of course). I didn't really have a firm plan other than get there and make it work. I did get there, it took about eight days total, but if I was in a big hurry, I could have probably cut a day off. I drove I40 across the states until I ran into California. I saw a lot of states for the first time and couldn't resist camping in the snow in Flagstaff. You should have seen the look on the KOA guy's face when I said I just wanted to throw up a tent and didn't have an RV. He actually had to ask his boss if that was possible. Thankfully she knew how do it and we all chuckled about them not having a non RV camper in ages.
A couple of nights later, after having talked with my sister on the road one night, I was sleeping on a hippie compound in CA. They have a big complex setup there that they rent out and support. My sister has some long lost family there and they offered to put me up for the night. Not only did they do that, they made a delicious breakfast and we all talked the morning away (after I got up butt early and walked the place. It's all cedar redwood forest on top of a mountain back in the middle of no where). They said don't forget to check out Whidbey Island while you're up there and promised to visit.
Stayed at my cousin's the next night, which was great. Great last stop on the journey. The next day (Monday) I arrived at my friend Josh's house.
Getting a Job and a Place.
Getting a job turned out to be pretty easy. Much easier than I thought. I had already been sending out resumes, but most people didn't want to hear from someone that wasn't already in the state. That was dumb of them, because I was literally applying in three or four states. The day after I got there, a company flew me out (arranged while I was driving across the country) to Idaho for a job interview, put me up for the night and flew me back the next day. Then I interviewed constantly for about 4 days. Had to turn down a couple of offers that were birds in the hand, but I thought I could get better in the bush. I did snag a good one out of the bush and had an offer on the table in about a week after arriving. I started in late March.
I did all of this from my friend Josh's place. Without him and his lovely family I wouldn't have been able to even consider doing this. They put me up, helped me eat (I had almost no funds really) and helped in any way they could. Once I got the job, I started driving back and forth from his house to the job, but it was almost three hours each way, so I ended up renting a room in Oak Harbor (south of Anacortes where I got a job and on Whidbey Island).
Then I started the process of trying to find a house (after a couple of paychecks, so I could actually afford it). My wife and I started searching everything we could find. I looked at so many houses! I started to be able to see just from the ad if it was a Facebooked job or I should at least give it a drive by and then maybe a walk through. I was being picky, but I had time and it was necessary. Just about the time we were going to have to settle for a house, we stumbled across a GREAT place in Oak Harbor of all places. Lots of space and some quiet. Can't wait to move in.
Now, for me, it's just waiting. I'm working and waiting…while my wife and kids finish the packing, sell the car and fly out here (and a million other little things). They will be here in two weeks, right after we get the house. It's finally happened.
When it's all said and done, it will have been almost exactly four months to the day since I've seen my wife and kids in person. I can't wait. I've always been very aware of how lucky I am to have them, so this wasn't a wake up call, but more an affirmation of the idea that I belong with them and they belong with me.
Worth it?
Completely and totally. I'm without a lot of stuff I've recently taken for granted (volleyball group, D&D group, my extended family, beaches for swimming and so on), but with so much more. I've been up the top of the mountains in the Cascades and in the Olympics and climbed the two highest points here in Anacortes. I've been to the Oregon Coast and hiking in the foothills in Oregon. I've seen so much already. This adventure is JUST starting and I'm incredibly excited.
My faith, that my family and friends and I could work this all out, was greatly rewarded. I've got a better job, a better place to live, three or four states to explore, family coming soon, so much to do!
P.S. – probably my last true blog post for awhile. Next up, change the world.
Biggest game budget ever.
According to some guesses and estimates based on some number EA released, Scott suggests that The Old Republic has about a 150 million budget.
That's a huge budget. That bigger than most movies get. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that game budgets are starting to out do movie budgets, but it should get us some damn interesting games.
I'm pulling for it big time…because I want to play the game they keep talking about. Hopefully the one they release will be something like the one they keep pitching (often rare).
What Would Matt Do:: Keep an eye on this baby and try to get in the beta for sure.


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February 15, 2007
Darfur becomes part of Israeli vocabulary
When 18-year-olds Seraphya Berrin from New York, and Arielle Perlow from Melbourne, Australia, arrived in Israel last fall after spending a week in Poland as part of their B'nei Akiva year abroad program, they were inspired to take action on the world's current genocide, taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan.
"The trip [to Poland] made me realize that we would be negligent as Jews to our promise of 'never again' if we didn't stand up and do something about it."
Since February 2003, half a million Sudanese civilians from the Darfur region have been killed by the Khartoum government of Sudan, via proxy Arab terrorists called Janjaweed, as well as by air attacks by the Sudanese army acting in response to rebel attacks on military installations. Journalists have been arrested, the U.N. envoy was forced to leave the country, and Sudanese civilians have been subjected to brutalities including gang rapes and the burning down of homes and religious buildings. More than 3 million have been forced to flee.
Initially, the pair intended to volunteer for existing Israeli efforts; they were shocked to discover that there weren't any. Just three days after their arrival, on Sept. 17, tens of thousands of people in more than 30 countries around the world were gearing up for Global Day for Darfur, an international rally meant to apply pressure on governments to force the U.N. Security Council to protect the Sudanese civilians. Israel was not on the list.
So, Berrin and Perlow, along with a group of friends from various yeshivas and seminaries across Israel, decided to take matters into their own hands. They planned a last-minute solidarity event, which took place in conjunction with the global efforts, on King George Street in Jerusalem, attracting the participation of some 150 supporters.
Berrin said that during the rally several Israelis approached him to ask, "Who is Darfur?"
"Israelis are rightly so engrossed in their country's own problems," Berrin said. "But I believe very strongly that just because we have our own problems at home, that doesn't mean we can't help people outside of Israel."
"I think it's important for us to keep our domestic home secure, but as Jews it's important for us to be involved in more global issues," adds Rachel Kupferman, 18, a student at Yeshiva University in New York, who like Berrin and Perlow is currently on a year program in Israel.
As foreigners in Israel, Berrin said Diaspora Jews like the three of them can play a key role in turning Israel onto global issues.
"In general people from the West are in a special position to do something very positive for Israel," he said. "We can import some of our positive values and awareness. In this case, we want the average Israeli to know what's going on in Darfur and to care about it."
In addition to supporting the citizens of Darfur, the rally's purpose was to raise awareness in Israel and to encourage activism among Israelis.
"The more people talk about this humanitarian crisis, the faster it will be resolved. As soon as the oppressors don't think it is in their best interest to continue, they will stop." Berrin said.
Kupferman is a child of Holocaust survivors, which makes the situation in Darfur resonate all the more vividly for her. "We are not defending the Sudanese government," she said. "We are defending those who are being persecuted by the Sudanese government."
Following the success of the rally, the initiators have taken the momentum and founded a full-fledged advocacy group called Hatzilu et Amei Darfur (HAED), which translates to "Save the Nations of Darfur." It has representatives in yeshivas, seminaries, universities, high schools and youth movements across Israel, and a mailing list of about 400 people that each day rises by 15 to 20 new e-mails, about 75 percent of them in Hebrew.
"Relative to how long we have been up and running, I think we have had a huge impact on the Israeli public," Kupferman said. "I think we are really making a difference."
HAED held its second rally in November at Zion Square in Jerusalem, this time attracting some 600-700 people. Speakers included Rabbi Yehuda Gilad of Ma'aleh Gilboa, professor Elihu Richter of Hebrew University and Holocaust researcher Elana Yael.
"All different kinds of Israelis came out -- charedi, secular, activists from the right and left wings," Berrin said. "The turnout really represented the rainbow of Israeli society."
The group's efforts did not go unnoticed, particularly not by Eytan Schwartz, winner of the 2004 Israeli reality show "The Ambassador," and like-minded activist for the citizens of Darfur.
"Seeing these young kids from foreign countries put together this fantastic demonstration was really inspiring," said Schwartz, who appears on morning shows on Israel's Channel 2, and who is currently working on his master's in Middle Eastern studies at Tel Aviv University. "What I was touched by most is that you never see Orthodox people at human rights demonstrations; at least not in Israel. This was an amazingly powerful message."
While HAED was gathering steam, so, too, were Schwartz's efforts to establish a coalition of about 10 different organizations in Israel, all dedicated to helping the refugees of Darfur, dubbed the Committee for the Advancement of Refugees of Darfur (CARD).
But unlike HAED, which is aiming to end the genocide, CARD's primary focus is the Sudanese refugees in Israel. Over the last two years, some 250 refugees from Darfur and southern Sudan have made their way to Israel. When they first started arriving, they were temporarily detained according to Israel's Law of Entry, since Israel does not grant refugee status to nationals of enemy states. However, the Sudanese nationals were eligible for judicial review, and after a period of months in the Maasiyahu Prison in Ramle, the refugees were released and found their way to kibbutzim and moshavim.
"Unlike HAED, we don't have our sights set on solving the issues in Sudan; we just want to help the refugees who are in Israel right now," Schwartz said, adding that their objectives are to raise Israel's media awareness, fundraise, and find volunteers to make sure the refugees' immediate needs are looked after.
"We cannot reject these people just because of their nationality," he said.
"They have escaped genocide and we should be embracing them."
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Earlier in the year I was lucky enough to take a trip to the US.
While it was amazing to be able to spend a month getting to
know a city as vibrant and dynamic as New York, one of the
highlights of my trip was the few days I spent in Seattle.
My first morning was so much fun.
The lovely Tara who writes beautifully over at Tea & Cookies picked
me up and took me on a tour of her town.
As we made our way to her local Saturday morning farmers market the
conversation was easy and fun. Like two old friends.
You'd never guess this was the first time we had actually met in
We spoke mostly of food and travel and writing. And discovered a
shared love for Japan.
While I have only visited a handful of times when I was briefly
dating a Scott living in Tokyo, Tara had spent great chunks of time
there both during her school years and as a young adult.
I just loved hearing of her Japanese experiences and comparing them
to my own.
So later that day, when Tara told me about her idea to release an
ebook of stories from her life in Japan as a fundraiser to help
people rebuild their lives after the earthquake earlier in the year,
I was all for it.
And immediately agreed to help with the design of the cover.
It was the least I could do.
The ebook is called 'Tales from High Mountain' Part 1.
If you'd like to hear Tara tell you more about it (she's far more
eloquent than me) go to her blog:
Jules x
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Greece's Bond Market Return: Day Two
After the party, the hangover—albeit a mild one.
Tepid demand in the secondary market Friday has pushed yields on Greece's new five-year €3 billion ($4.2 billion) bond to 5.02%, 0.07 percentage point higher than the yield the bond was sold at, according to Tradeweb.
On the surface, that's not a huge move. But it might be a bit surprising given bankers on the deal said demand for the bond had been strong, leaving about €17 billion of orders unfulfilled.
"It's not the first time that a massively oversubscribed deal doesn't perform as well as you might expect," said Gary Jenkins, a credit analyst at LNG Capital.
Mr. Jenkins said that some investors might have placed orders for more bonds than they actually wanted to ensure they bagged a slice of the deal.
The broader market has moved against the new Greek bond too. Other euro-zone government bond yields, including Spain and Italy, also moved out by similar amounts Friday.
Those hoping to make a fast profit on the back of booming demand for bonds issued by countries in the so-called periphery including Portugal and Ireland might be left disappointed.
"The quick money to be made in peripherals was over some months ago, as this sector had been rallying for more than 18 months," said David Tan, global head of rates at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Greece's existing 10-year bonds–which rallied by more than quarter of a percentage point after the country announced its new deal–have erased those gains, trading at a yield of 6.23%, Tradeweb data show. They closed Wednesday at about 5.84%, the lowest since before the country's international bailout in 2010.


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iPhone Explorer
Copy videos, audio and all other files and folders on and off your iPhone with drag and drop.
This iPhone browser for Mac lets you view the files on your iPhone. By using a drag and drop interface, you can quickly copy files and folders between your Mac and your iPhone or iTouch. It works with both jailbreaked and non-jailbreaked iPhones and works quickly with a standard USB cable.
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PhoneView is better.
If your ipod is jailbreaked, you can replace the keyboard click noise as well as all the default iphone default icons.
Can it browse system folders and let us replace files like annoying keyboard click sound files?
Looks great.. too bad (for me) it only works with leopard!


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Sunset on Cape Cod
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This was taken on Cape Cod Massachusetts. We where on the beach taking pictures of birds and it started getting late. But when i saw the color of the sunset i had to stay and take pictures. All of a sudden about 20 people filled the parking lot we where in to see this beautiful sunset.
Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts
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Generosity appreciatedJuly 17,2014On behalf of those we serve in the community, I wish to thank Rutland Area Vehicle Enthusiasts for their longtime support of home health care and hospice in our community.
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New Findings on Sensory Overload: A First-Person Perspective
Guest blog post from Autism Speaks Science Board Member John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's and Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian
According to a press release I received this morning, new research from Cold Spring Harbor Lab might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound. [Editor's note: See our related science news story on this Autism Speaks-funded study.]
The study found that when a gene called PTEN is deleted from auditory cortical neurons—the main workhorses of the brain's sound-processing center—the signals that these neurons receive from local as well as long-distance sources are strengthened beyond normal levels. That's the first interesting part of the study.
PTEN has been associated with autism in a number of previous studies. In particular, the PTEN variation has been found in autistic people with larger heads, and it's suspected as a cause of both additional connectivity in the brain and additional brain cell growth.
How many of today's autism population have a PTEN variation? Do you? No one knows. It's one of many genes researchers are studying.
What I do know is that I have abnormal sensitivity to sound, as do many autistic people. Many of us are easily overwhelmed by noises that go unremarked by the rest of the population. For some time, I have realized my excess sensitivity is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it gave me powerful insight into music and facilitated my earlier career in rock and roll. On the other hand, it has often put me at a disadvantage as I'm rendered inoperative by what others see as ordinary situations.
It's interesting to read that PTEN may be a cause of that difference. Understanding the genetic foundation of why that happens doesn't do me much good, but the next part of the study might:
Researchers found that those can be blocked by rapamycin, a drug currently in use as an immunosuppressant. Rapamycin as an autism therapy has been studied before and found beneficial in some cases. This study is one of the first that sheds light on "why" and speaks to a specific mechanism by which we may be disabled.
Now that I've come to know many people on the spectrum, I realize I am one of a fortunate few who have significant sensory sensitivity without being disabled by it. The vast majority of autistic people who write about sensitivity do so in the context of disability. If there were a way to reduce sensory overload, I'm sure a number of folks on the spectrum today would like to hear about it.
One next step might be to see if rapamycin has the same effect in humans, and what other unforeseen effects it may have. Rapamycin has already been tried as a therapy in other contexts relating to autism. A targeted study that looked at the drug's effect specifically on sensory overload would be very interesting.
It's possible that this research illustrates a first step on the path to remediating a specific component of disability for many people on the spectrum. Much more testing will be needed to really know if that's true, but it looks like a promising start.
My biggest concern is that rapamycin may have unforeseen effects elsewhere in the brain, and we won't be able to understand that until we have conducted a sizeable human trial. We can only do so much by observing and extrapolating from mice.
An interesting aside is that Dr. Zador's research further supports the emerging idea that excessive brain plasticity is a key component of the brain differences that lead to autism. His research premise is that the PTEN variation causes excess connectivity, and connectivity is a key element of plasticity. I've written about that idea in earlier posts.
I read a lot of talk in the autism community that questions why we spend money on genetic research when today's autistic population needs help now. There is a popular perception that genetic research can only benefit unborn generations, or even worse, be used as a tool for selective abortion.
Dr. Zador's study shows a clear pathway from a basic genetic study to a possible therapy for autistic people today, if they suffer sensory overload issues. It's a perfect example of why this kind of work continues to be important and needs to be funded alongside all our other efforts in the autism research arena.
One of the pathways regulated by the PTEN protein involves shutting down an intracellular enzyme called mTORC1, which promotes cell growth, among other things…. While Zador is excited about "this finding that suggests that mTORC1 could be a good therapeutic target for some cases of PTEN-mediated brain disorders," he is also keen to further pursue his team's new evidence that cortical hyperconnectivity could be the "final pathway" by which diverse ASD genetic pathways lead to a single ASD phenotype. "Using cortical connectivity as a paradigm for assessing ASD candidate genes could provide insights into the mechanisms of the disorders and perhaps even give us clues to formulate new therapeutic strategies," he states.
Dr. Zador's leap from a subtle variation in genetic code to a specific behavioral aberration represents a brilliant leap of intuition and reason, backed up with careful lab work. It's the kind of result I hope to see when I cast my vote for further genetic studies. This work was originally funded by Autism Speaks and NIH four years ago.
Here's another really fascinating point to ponder. The PTEN genetic variation has been already associated with certain people with severe autistic disability and people with tubular sclerosis. Now, by associating PTEN with auditory sensitivity, we confront the question: Do people like me have the PTEN difference too? No one knows, because that study has never been done.
I'll just say one more thing in closing. The discovery that PTEN aberrations can lead to sensory overload, and the pathway by which that happens stands separate from any question about rapamycin as a therapy. Don't let worries about a particular drug blind you to the significance of the first finding.
Other researchers are looking at alternate ways to affect cortical plasticity in general and even connectivity as described in this study. Rapamycin may end up being a therapeutic answer for some, but it's equally possible that a better therapy will be developed now that we are beginning to unravel the underlying issues. One day, autistic people who are disabled by auditory overload may be able to "mute" the disability, while retaining enough sensitivity to be exceptional.
That, folks, is what the science is all about.
In Their Own Words – Ten Things That I Wish You Would Accept, No Questions Asked
This "In Their Own Words" essay is written by Lydia Wayman. Lydia is a 22 year old who "resides somewhere on the autism spectrum." Her three favorite things are her service cat, Elsie, her best friend and her mom. She recently wrote and published a book, "Interview with Autism," for parents and caregivers about life on the autism spectrum.
I started blogging almost exactly a year ago as a way to process my circumstances better, as I always process better in writing, and hopefully as a way to demystify autism to parents and caregivers of those on the spectrum. I realized long ago that some people seem to have a knack for handling my quirks, while others … don't. This list, "Ten Things That I Wish You Would Accept, No Questions Asked," arose from considering the things that the most positive people in my life have always done, while also thinking about what some not-so-positive people consistently do that causes a problem. I can't speak to the truth of these statements for everyone on the spectrum, but I am guessing that there are many commonalities amongst us when it comes to these matters.
1. I can be surprisingly good at one thing (say, remembering conversations precisely as they happened many years after the fact) and surprisingly bad at another thing that you might think should be so much easier (like keeping track of receipts or remembering the procedure for filling a prescription).
2. Just because I have the words to type it does not mean that I have the words to say it.
3. I really do hate to melt down, especially in public. If there were another way out, I would always take it.
4. I never play stupid. If I ask a question or say I don't get it, it means I don't get it. Please don't make me feel dumber by saying that I'm faking it, just because it seems straightforward.
5. What may be slightly bothersome to you, like the waistband on a pair of pants, can cause me to be a witch all day … or at least until I change clothes. If I'm crabby, it's because something is physically uncomfortable in the sensory realm of things. Until that thing changes, I will continue to be crabby.
6. I can't control my excitement over cats. So if you mention cats or point out a cat, realize that I'm going to get excited. Let me enjoy it. A little happiness never hurt anyone, eh?
7. I am often completely unaware of self-injurious behaviors. I scratch, hit, bite, and pick often, and much more frequently when I'm agitated for some reason. In the moment, I don't know that I'm doing it; if made aware, it's so compulsive that I almost physically can't stop myself. But using my head, obviously I don't like the results of it.
8. I am exactly the same person inside regardless of how engaged (or disengaged) I am with the environment and others in it. Yes, you might have to change some things based on how I'm reacting in that moment, but please continue to treat me like the same person that I am.
9. Engagement and happiness do not depend on one another! I can be just as happy off in my own world as I am fully engaged with you. However, a lot depends on you, here. If I'm disengaged and you're forcing me to "act normal," then no, I don't feel very happy. If you're interacting with me in a way that I can in that moment, then I can be as happy as I've ever been.
10. While autism does mean that I am absorbed within myself (aut means self, after all), that doesn't mean that I don't want you around. If you can come to me, rather than forcing me out of my world to come to you, then I'd love to let you in. There's a whole world in here; maybe you should check it out.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
Ten Tips for Vacationing with Your Child – Part 3
This guest post is by Elaine Hall, author of the memoir NOW I SEE THE MOON: A Mother, a Son, a Miracle and founder of The Miracle Project, a theatre and film arts program for children with special needs. She is also the mother of a fifteen-year-old son with autism. Discuss the book on Facebook and follow Elaine on Twitter @CoachE.
This is the final post in a three-post series about vacationing with your child who has autism; read the first post here and the second one here.
Tip # 7 Staycations: Same place, different experiences. Customize!
When I was a child we went on a family vacation every year, usually to the beach. One year, our finances were particularly low and we couldn't get away – so my dad made a fun time of "Vacation at home!" My dad and mom set it up so that each child and parent got "their day," and the other family members went along. My dad's choice was fishing at a nearby lake, my mom, "vegging" out at a local pool, my brother chose an amusement park, my sister a movie, and I chose going to an art museum. This special week stands out in my memory as one of the best vacations in my life.
Let your child be part of this planning process. Use a dry erase pad and write down possible ideas. Let your child circle or point to where they would like to go. For kids who are nonverbal – there is a new app for the iPad called Proloquo 2Go, which "provides a full-featured communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking." Find what communication system(s) work best for your child so that your child with ASD can have a voice in choosing where they wish to go. Let each child feel special. If possible, you can bring along a teen volunteer to help out. For moms – maybe your special day can be going ALONE to a spa day, while the rest of the crew has a picnic. Refuel. It matters.
AMC theaters now offer Sensory Friendly films where our kids can walk up and down aisles, make noise, and just be themselves.
Tip #8 Get a special pass when you go to an amusement park (or other busy venues like concerts, plays, etc.).
Some children with ASD love amusement parks; some find them too stimulating or overwhelming. Again, preparation is the key to success. Before taking Neal to Disneyland, we showed him photos, went online and let him do a virtual tour. Once we arrived there, we had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to do. Remember too that your child's interests may seem odd but they are his or her interests. (Neal could go on Space Mountain 10 times!)
Most of the major amusement parks have a special disability pass where your child and family members do not have to stand in long lines. Don't be proud! Get this pass! In fact, Neal is one of the most popular kids on our block, when it comes to going to Magic Mountain, his now favorite amusement park, since everyone in his party doesn't have to stand in line!
Tip # 9 Enjoy the great outdoors.
Neal loves to be outside. I have seen him the happiest when he can be out all day long. Go camping, to the beach, hiking, have picnics, do things where your child can feel boundless with few opportunities to have to say "No," or manage inappropriate behaviors. Today there are many outdoor programs that families with special needs can enjoy:
Leaps and Boundz
FACT Family
Surfers Healing
Autism on the Seas (look for the new Miracle Project on the Seas, next summer!)
Camp Surf in San Diego
Extreme Sports Camp
Tip #10 Be Here Now (wherever "Here" is that day)!
Give yourself the present of being Present. Enjoy this precious moment. I once attended a family surf camp where the dad had spent hours preparing his son for surfing: practicing standing on a surfboard, paddling in a pool, etc. However, once at the beach, his son was so excited about being in the ocean, that he just wanted to play and dance in the waves, he didn't want or need to surf as planned. The dad moped on the beach, feeling this situation as one more failure. I suggested that he stop for a second and look at his child who was in complete joy. The father soon realized that it was his own need for his son to complete the task at hand, rather than enjoying the moments with his son. He realized as we all do from time to time, that the gift of the present is sharing time, experiences, and engagement with each member of our family … in their own special way, and in their own special time.
As I look back, even that first seemingly "failed" beach trip where my mom and Neal spent time on the patio together, was actually a beautiful bonding time between grandchild and grandmother.
Enjoy the moments. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift that is why it is called the Present.
Vacation is in part, a state of mind.
Enjoy your summer. And please let me know how your vacation goes!!!
Ten Tips for Vacationing with Your Child – Part 2
This guest post is by Elaine Hall, author of the memoir NOW I SEE THE MOON: A Mother, a Son, a Miracle and founder of The Miracle Project, a theatre and film arts program for children with special needs. She is also the mother of a fifteen-year-old son with autism. Discuss the book on Facebook and follow Elaine on Twitter @CoachE.
This is the second post in a three-post series about vacationing with your child who has autism; read the first post here.
Tip # 4 Expect the Unexpected. Go with the Flow (as if we had a choice!)
As well-prepared as Neal was for his flight, once he got to the airport, he was so excited he couldn't contain himself. At the airport, as we waited to board, Neal stared at the huge planes out the windows. He had great anticipation. I turned my head for a moment. I then heard the sound of an alarm. Neal had raced to the exit door and tried to open it so that he could go outside and be with the airplanes. He panics. People glared at him. Security raced over. "It's okay sweetheart," I told Neal, trying to comfort him. To the security guard and the concerned onlookers, what could I say? "He has autism! He just likes airplanes!"
I remember early on in our diagnosis becoming outraged at others for making what I thought were "stupid comments" about my child and his behavior. Too, I resented their judgment of how I handled unexpected situations based on Neal's reactions to circumstances. Now I understand that such reactions come from ignorance (just plain lack of knowledge). I now try to use every occasion as an opportunity to educate and sensitize others to the special needs of my very special child and others like him.
TACA (Talk About Curing Autism Now) has cards that you can present to strangers to help them understand autism.
Tip #5 Call the airline (cruise line or hotel) in advance and let them know you are traveling with a child who has special needs.
Our choice to go with the flow continued throughout the flight. Once we boarded the plane, Neal remembered all that we had practiced (backpack under his chair, seatbelt snapped closed, and ears covered at take-off). Success! Until beverage service does its thing in the aisle, blocking the path to the bathroom in coach (where we are seated) and Neal indicates that he needs to go NOW. This we hadn't practiced.
At my husband's suggestion, Neal and I make our way forward to the first class restroom where the flight attendant recites the usual "first class passengers only" spiel. As I try to explain the situation of my son's special needs, a man from first class, clearly able to overhear our conversation, heads into the bathroom, pushing ahead of Neal. "He's going to have to wait like everyone else," she prattles on. As I start arguing with her, Neal sees an opening. He darts towards the bathroom door. And yet another man jumps in front of the door with the cocky condescension of a first-class citizen. Neal tantrums. "Return to your seats," demands the flight attendant. Neal grabs her eyeglasses off her face. She panics and calls for security. All this happens within twenty seconds. I'm losing it. My husband steps in. He calms me and quiets Neal enough to get him to wait behind the cart as it passes each seat. He then takes Neal to the bathroom. I return to my seat, fuming. If that stupid flight attendant hadn't been so stuck on her rules, if that guy in first class hadn't been so arrogant, none of this would have happened. How can people be so cruel?
Now I know to phone the airline in advance and tell them about my child's special needs and apprise the flight attendants, that if something unusual presents, they need not be afraid. My child has the best intentions and he has autism. Things happen. I believe that people really do want to help families like ours if we tell them how by sensitizing them to our circumstance.
Airlines are becoming more accommodating. When I do the work beforehand, they offer comforts including letting us board early, being kind, patient, and attentive to Neal. I have found that, generally, fear of the unknown creates discomfort and anxiety which manifests in judgment or unkindness. The more we proudly travel with our children or go to movies, malls, or neighbors' homes, the more they too will come to learn compassion, understanding, and non-judgment, just as we have.
Tip # 6 When traveling long distances prepare activities to keep your child engaged.
For older children, this might include computer games, DVDs, magazines, etc. When Neal was younger, I wrapped up little "gifts" in aluminum foil and let him unwrap them periodically on the trip. I remember going to a party supply store and buying bags of favors, little match box cars, airplanes, bubbles on a string, animated characters, plastic pretend food, etc. Unwrapping each package took up to three minutes. He would then take another three minutes to play with the toy car, spin the wheels, flicker it in front of his eyes, and then line the cars on the tray before he would get bored again. I also wrapped his favorite foods in little packages, a couple crackers here, a piece of string cheese there, three apple slices. Once we we're in the air, he was intrigued and distracted by his little presents. Once in a while he ran up and down the aisle. I just ran with him. Life happens!
Check back later this week for the rest of Elaine's tips and subscribe to the Autism Speaks Blog to make sure you don't miss out!


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When a reporter remarked that the White House had been denying the recession for months, spokesman Scott Stanzel interrupted her to insist the Bush administration had never done so:
QUESTION: The President finally said, first time at a podium, that we are in a recession. This administration had been saying for months, from the very beginning of 2008, that we weren't. Who –
STANZEL: No, that's not correct. That –
QUESTION: You said that –
STANZEL: — what we had said is that is a determination that's made by the National Bureau of Economic Research. And as you know, they made that determination this week. So we are in a recession.
The reporter was right.
For nearly a year after the recession started, the Bush administration had repeatedly and emphatically insisted the U.S. was not in a recession and would avoid falling into one:
– "The administration economists are not forecasting a recession." [White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, 1/23/08]
- "We don't believe we're going to have a recession though." [Vice President Dick Cheney, 1/30/08]
- "I think the experts will tell you we're not in a recession." [President Bush, 2/10/08]
- "The answer is, I don't think we are in a recession right now." [Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Edward Lazear, 2/11/08]
– "First of all, we're not in a recession." [President Bush, 4/22/08]
– "The data are pretty clear that we are not in a recession." [Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Edward Lazear, 5/7/08]
- "I don't think we are" in a recession. [Director of the National Economic Council Keith Hennesy, 6/3/08]
– "I don't think any of the analysts are saying that" the U.S. has been in or is entering recession. [Perino, 7/31/08]
– "I think we have avoided a recession." [White House Budget Director Jim Nussle, 7/31/08]
– "I just haven't heard anybody talking necessarily about a recession." [Perino, 9/5/08]
– "Well, we've talked about the definition of a recession before; it's two consecutive — it's generally considered two consecutive quarters of negative growth. We certainly haven't had that." [Perino, 9/17/08]
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The Morning Leverage: Private Equity Strikes Oil…Service Deals
Top stories in this morning's LBO Wire:
We have a pair of private equity deals in the oil and gas services field to report about this morning. First, Nautic Partners teamed up with company management to acquire Applied Consultants, which provides inspection services to the oil and gas pipeline infrastructure industry, Amy Or reports. Nautic typically invests $25 million to $75 million in equity per transaction.
And Jonathan Shieber reports that EnCap Flatrock has committed $150 million to Isis Energy, a new midstream company that focuses on the transportation, storage and distribution of heavy oil and related products. EnCap Flatrock may ultimately commit up to $250 million in the company, depending on its needs as it develops new projects.
More stories available to LBO Wire subscribers: LS Power Group launches fundraising for LS Power Equity Partners III LP, which has a $1.5 billion target…Fireman Capital Partners sells the company behind Hudson Jeans to Joe's Jeans for about $97.6 million…and Centerbridge Partners invests $216 million in wealth management firm Focus Financial Partners.
(LBO Wire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals, fundraisings and personnel moves involving private equity firms. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Elsewhere on the Web:
Intermediate Capital Group has priced a new 400 million euro collateralized loan obligation fund, Dan Dunkley reports for LBO Wire's U.K. sister publication Private Equity News (subscription required).
Francesco Guerrera argues in his Current Account column that Dell shareholders should be concerned that they are being picked off by smart financiers and knowledgeable insiders in the proposed buyout by Silver Lake Partners and founder Michael Dell.
The New York Department of Financial Services is in talks with Apollo Global Management about a raft of tougher disclosure and capital requirements for regulatory approval related to Apollo-backed Athene Holding's pending deal to buy the U.S. operations of Aviva for $1.55 billion, Mike Spector and Leslie Scism report for The Wall Street Journal.
Also from the Journal, Gillian Tan reports that Australian surfwear retailer Billabong International has agreed to a rescue package offered by Altamont Capital Partners and Blackstone Group's credit arm GSO Capital Partners.
Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali has agreed to sell a group of private equity fund stakes to Lexington Partners, according to Bloomberg News.
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