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Unless state officials reduce overcrowding in prisons and jails, a federal judge probably will order them to do so.
State prisons are packed with hundreds of inmates more than they were designed for and, as a result, some have been housed in regional jails. Now they, too, are over capacity.
In some other states with similar problems, inmates have filed "cruel and unusual punishment" lawsuits. Some of them have resulted in federal judges ordering, in effect, convicts be released to provide more space in prisons.
To avoid that in the Mountain State, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin introduced a bill to reduce the prison population over time. Last week state senators already approved the measure by a 33-0 vote.
However, a measure in the Senate bill to release eligible non-violent offenders six months early and enter them in closely supervised release programs was opposed by a majority in the House of Delegates. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee passed the legislation but scrapped that portion of the bill.
Some delegates, including House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, and House Minority Leader Tim Armstead, said they had no problems with supervised early release; however, the Senate's bill allowed too much randomness in the granting of early release. This bill would give a judge the option of sentencing non-violent offenders to prison with a six month early release. It would not affect anyone already in prison.
The House version of the bill also makes it mandatory for all counties to have drug courts in place by July 2014. That was later amended by the House Finance Committee to July 2016. Thirty West Virginia counties, including Wood, currently have drug courts.
There are problems with the House measure. For one, it reduces the savings of Tomblin's original bill from $27 million a year to $18 million. It also would not provide any immediate relief to the current prison overcrowding problem.
The amended bill should reach the floor for a full vote by Friday. If passed, it will be returned to the Senate for a vote with the House changes. If that is voted down, it would go to a House-Senate conference committee to see if a compromise could be found.
Some legislative resolution must be found to this problem. As stated, if the state can't-or won't- find a solution, the federal courts quite possibly will. And if that happens, the prisoners ordered released early by a federal court mandate might not all be of the non-violent type.


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Two separate vehicle crashes on the Big Island Tuesday left two people dead and a man in critical condition.
A single-car crash happened on Queen Kaahumanu Highway near mile marker 79 in North Kona at around 2:39 p.m. Tuesday.
The driver was identified as Michelle K. Deluz, 24, of a Waikoloa address.
The passenger was identified as Gary J. Fergerstrom, 24, of a Kailua-Kona address.
Fire officials say the car went off the roadway into a lava field. Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle. Police say seat belts were not used.
Deluz was pronounced dead at the scene. Fergerstrom was airlifted to the North Hawaii Community Hospital in critical condition where he later died.
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Contemplative computing may sound like an oxymoron, but it's really quite simple. It's about how to use information technologies and social media so they're not endlessly distracting and demanding, but instead help us be more mindful, focused and creative.
My book on contemplative computing, The Distraction Addiction, was published by Little, Brown and Co. in 2013, and is available in bookstores and online. This 2011 talk is a good introduction to the project and its big ideas.
I write about people, technology, and the worlds they make.
My book on contemplative computing, The Distraction Addiction, was published by Little, Brown and Company in 2013. (It's been translated into Dutch (as Verslaafd aan afleiding) and Spanish (as Enamorados de la Distracción); Russian, Chinese and Korean translations are in the works.)
I began thinking seriously about contemplative computing in the winter of 2011 while a Visiting Researcher in the Socio-Digital Systems Group at Microsoft Research, Cambridge.
My next book, Rest: Why Working Less Gets More Done, is under contract with Basic Books. Until it's out, you can follow my thinking about deliberate rest, creativity, and productivity on the project Web site.
I'm a senior consultant at Strategic Business Insights, a Menlo Park, CA consulting and research firm. I'm also a visiting scholar at Stanford University
My episodically-maintained personal blog is Relevant History; a c.v. of uncertain vintage is available as a PDF. I also have profiles on Linked In, Google Scholar, Academia.edu, and Amazon.
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My latest book, and the first book from the contemplative computing project. The Distraction Addiction is published by Little, Brown and Co.. It's been widely reviewed and garnered lots of good press. You can find your own copy at your local bookstore, or order it through Barnes & Noble, Amazon (check B&N first, as it's usually cheaper there), or IndieBound.
The Spanish edition
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Empire and the Sun
My first book, Empire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions, was published with Stanford University Press in 2002 (order via Amazon).
Kicking the Distraction Addiction
A Banquet of Consequences: Living in the "Nobody-Could-Have-Predicted" Era.
Using Futures 2.0 to Manage Intractable Futures: The Case of Weight Loss
Thinking Big: Large Media, Creativity, and Collaboration [pdf]
Citizen Satellites (with Bob Twiggs)
Feasting at the Banquet of Consequence
Futures 2.0: Rethinking the Discipline
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In this article, we analyze a fairly complicated makefile. This makefile was captured from actual use in the wild, and sections specific to that project have been removed for this article.
This is a companion article to Introduction to make, and it builds on the topics covered there. See Introduction for a simple makefile and a guide on how to use and construct simple makefiles.
Both the introduction and this advanced article focus on make as a tool for developers. Sysadmins, make can be useful to you, too! As we step through the makefile, think about how the techniques here can be applied to rebuilding a configuration script, or an installation script, or as an auto-updating tool.
Thanks to Mitch Davis for allowing me to use his file. The modified version won't run as presented because I've removed lines, but it will allow me to display various techniques. The original is in frequent use.
# TODO: Add a section for installation
# Makefile for (the project)
# Version 3.0
# Jennifer Vesperman
# 14 August 2001
# Version 4.0
# Mitch Davis
# 10 January 2002
It's always useful to include headers in a makefile and to record the wish list of improvements. My version of the makefile was one of those quick-and-dirty jobs that we find ourselves doing.
# Set up the compiler directories
xmlc_j:= /usr/local/lib/xmlc2.0.1/xmlc.jar
install_d:= /usr/local/apps/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.2/webapps/example
servlet_d:= $(tomcathome)/lib
class_d:= $(install_d)/WEB-INF/classes
class_example_d= $(class_d)/example
# (additional directory definitions snipped.)
The paths necessary for compilation are set up as variables. This allows them to be easily changed if the installation is moved--and you can use conditionals and shell functions to change things automatically for different machines. Conditionals and shell functions are discussed in more detail later in this article.
Using a conditional to define a machine-specific variable
ifeq ($(shell uname -n),install)
# For compiling on install machine
install_d:= /usr/local/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.2/webapps/example
There are two forms of variable. Recursively expanded variables use an "=" between the name and the value and are evaluated at the time the variable is needed. They cannot be defined recursively, as this would create an infinite loop. (make checks for this and forbids this usage.) Functions will be calculated each time make needs the value of the variable.
class_example_d = $(class_d)/example
(refers to a different variable within the definition)
Not OK:
class_d = $(class_d)/example
(recursive definition--refers to itself within its definition)
Simply expanded variables use a ":=" between the name and the value and are evaluated immediately when make encounters the variable. Recursive definition is fine, and the right-hand-side value will be the former value of the variable. Simply expanded variables are a feature of GNU make that may not exist in other versions of make.
class_example_d := $(class_d)/example
class := $(class)/example
(OK if
class was defined before this point)
# These exports are for xmlc, which is
# a java program which calls javac.
export JAVAC:= $(java_h)/bin/javac
export JAVA:= $(java_h)/bin/java
Sometimes it's necessary to set environment variables within the makefile, usually when you have a project that must use a specific version of a compiler. Choose your variables carefully--changing the
EDITOR variable will annoy your development team!
# Set up the classpaths for Javac
classpath:= \
$(cookie_d)/cookiebuster.jar \
$(example_j) \
$(hsqldb_d)/hsqldb.jar \
$(xmlc_j) \
$(xml_j) \
# Convert the spaces to colons. This trick is from
# the make info file.
space:= $(empty) $(empty)
classpath:= $(subst $(space),:,$(classpath))
classpath variable is a standard, simply expanded variable, with its definition split over several lines with the new lines escaped. Mitch then uses a make function to replace the spaces separating paths with colons. He considers this to be a much more readable variable definition than a single line, colon-separated
classpath. Don't use this if you have spaces inside the
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make has many useful built-in functions. The syntax of a function call is
$(function arguments). Functions are evaluated when the surrounding construct is evaluated: functions in simply expanded variables are evaluated when make first encounters the variable; functions in recursively expanded variables are evaluated when make needs the value of the variable; functions in rules are evaluated when make runs that part of the rule.
# If there's already a CLASSPATH, put it on the front
ifneq ($(CLASSPATH),)
classpath:= $(CLASSPATH):$(classpath)
# Re-export the CLASSPATH.
export CLASSPATH:=$(classpath)
Make has conditionals, often used when setting variables. Available conditionals are
ifdef, and
ifndef. The else clause is optional, and the arguments may be surrounded by brackets, apostrophes, or quote marks.
In the example, we could have used an
ifdef rather than the
ifneq to determine whether the
classpath environment variable is defined.
The syntax used in this makefile is:
ifeq (arg1, arg2)
Make is not an ideal tool for Java compilation. The Java compiler likes to resolve dependencies itself, which can cause make some confusion. When resolving dependencies, Java works from the source files and make works from the target. Java's structure invites the casual creation of new source files, and make is designed for new source files to be added manually.
In an ideal world, each new file would be added to the make script as part of a variable definition. This project is done in the real world, so make searches the source directories and constructs the list of targets automatically. Because of Java's idiosyncrasies and some aspects of our project, this requires four variables and a mix of shell and make functions.
In the previous version of this makefile, I generated the targets with an external shell script, exporting the list to a file as make variables, then importing the make variables into the makefile. Mitch improved my makefile so targets are generated in a much neater way.
# Search the directory containing the sources, and
# generate a corresponding name for the generated
# .class file. Make sure the classes in example/util/*
# are compiled first.
$(patsubst %.java,$(class_d)/%.class,
$(shell find example/util -name '*.java'))
# Find the non-util, non-views sources. Uses
# -path -prune instead of grep -v, from an example
# on the find(1) man page.
$(patsubst %.java,$(class_d)/%.class,
$(shell find example -path example/util -prune -o
-path example/views -prune -o -name '*.java' -a -print))
# Find the classes generated by xmlc from the
# .html files, except the ones in the mockup
# directory.
$(CLASSFILES_view) $(CLASSFILES_nonview)
$(patsubst %.html,$(class_d)/%.class,$(shell find
example -path example/views/mockups -prune -o -name
'*.html' -a -print))
This makefile includes
shell functions as well as standard make functions. The syntax for a shell function is
$(shell command). This returns the output of the
shell function (stripping new lines).
patsubst function has the syntax
$(patsubst pattern,replacement,text). It uses the percent symbol (%) the same way pattern rules do--as a string which matches in both the pattern and the replacement text. It searches the text for whitespace-separated words that match the pattern and substitutes the replacement for them.
# How to compile the .html and .java files.
htmlcompile=$(XMLC) -d $(class_d) -class $(subst /,.,
$(basename $<)) $<
javacompile=javac -sourcepath . -d $(class_d)
$(filter %.java,$?)
These are recursively expanded variables, calculated when the variable is actually needed. The variables need to be recursively expanded because they include automatic variables that rely on prerequisite lists and will be used as command strings in rules. (Automatic variables are explained in Introduction to make.)
$< and
$? are the automatic variables.
$< expands to the name of the first prerequisite.
$? expands to a space-separated list of prerequisites that are newer than the target.
$(filter %.java,$?) is necessary because when
javacompile is used later in a rule, one prerequisite of the rule is the directory into which the Java files are compiled. The filter removes the directory, leaving only the
.java files.
Note the use of make functions in the variable definition.
$(VIEWFILES): $(class_example_view_d)/%.class:
example/views/%.html $(class_d)
$(CLASSFILES): $(class_example_d)/%.class:
example/%.java $(class_d)
The first line of these rules has three parts. These are a special type of GNU make rule called static pattern rules. There is a simple pattern rule described in Introduction to make. The syntax of a static pattern rule is:
targets: target-pattern: dependency-patterns commands
.class file in the
$(class_example_view_d) directory can be created from a corresponding
.html file in the
example/views/%.html directory, but only if the
.class file is part of the
$(VIEWFILES) list. Use static pattern rules if you have multiple ways of converting file type .A to .B and the way you choose depends on the files being converted.
The critical part of a pattern rule is the percent symbol. It refers to the same stem for both the target and the prerequisite file.
# A few things Make needs to know
.SUFFIXES : .html .java .class
.PHONY : clean all show_classpath
# The primary target: make all
all: $(VIEWFILES) $(CLASSFILES)
mkdir $@
@echo Here is the CLASSPATH passed to javac:
@echo $$CLASSPATH
# note the $$ expansion
-rm -rf $(class_d)
all target relies on the pattern rules. The other rules are simple rules in the format:
target: prerequisites
Simple rules and phony rules are both described in the article Introduction to make.
This makefile demonstrates many of make's advanced features. When writing your own makefiles, start with something simple and add new features one at a time.
make can be used anywhere one file needs to be generated from another. Try experimenting with using make for configurations and update scripts, as well as for software development.
man make
info make
Jennifer Vesperman is the author of Essential CVS. She writes for the O'Reilly Network, the Linux Documentation Project, and occasionally Linux.Com.
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Sidelines: Restoring the Reds tradition
VIENNA, W.Va. – In 2006 when a group of buyers led by local Cincinnati businessman Bob Castellini purchased the Cincinnati Reds, they promised the fans of major league baseball's oldest franchise to not only build the team back into a winning organization on the field but to become a stronger presence in the community.
The Reds were coming off of five consecutive losing seasons, the most in the history of the storied franchise, and despite playing in a brand new ballpark, the club was struggling to capture the baseball magic that once existed in the Queen City.
Seven years later that magic appears to be back stronger than ever judging by the hundreds of Reds fans that came out in miserable weather conditions to form a line from one end of the Grand Central Mall to the other to get an autograph from some of their favorite Reds personalities at the 2013 Reds Caravan Friday.
Last year's Reds team came up one win shy of making it to the National League Championship series and this years team appears poised to make a run even farther into the playoffs.
In addition, the Reds Community Fund, which was created to improve the lives of Cincinnati youth by leveraging the tradition of the Cincinnati Reds and the game of baseball, continues to do just that by renovating fields and providing opportunities to kids with disabilities among various other tasks.
Attendance at the beautiful Great American Ballpark has continued to rise over the past few years and the Reds ratings on both television and radio are some of the highest in all of baseball.
As is the case with many successful organizations, it all begins with the performance of the team on the field and the ability to keep its core together, a job that falls on the laps of General Manager Walt Jocketty and his assistant, Bob Miller, who made the trip to Vienna.
"We have been able to extend guys early on," said Miller, speaking specifically of pitcher Johnny Cueto, first baseman Joey Votto, and outfielder Jay Bruce, all of whom have signed long term contracts with the club long before they were eligible to leave via free agency. "We have to be creative, we have to move stuff around, and we have to look at long term guys that we feel will stay healthy and productive."
Adding to the excitement was the announcement this week by major league baseball commissioner Bud Selig that the 2015 All-Star Game would be held on the banks of the Ohio.
Public relation nightmares seemed to be common place for the Reds back in the 80s and 90s thanks to scandals involving baseball's all-time hit king Pete Rose and their late owner Marge Schott, but todays organization is the complete opposite.
Case in point came last year when long time announcer Marty Brennaman made a wager with bench coach Chris Speier that if the Reds won 10 games in a row, he would shave his head bald.
When the Reds managed to win those ten games in a row, Brennaman fulfilled his promise by not only shaving his head bald, but doing so in front of a full house at GABP, thanks to donations to the Reds Community Fund of over $25,000 by local businesses.
To top it off Brennaman removed the Reds jersey that he had been wearing to reveal a shirt that matched that of several young cancer stricken children from Cincinnati whom had been invited to participate in the event. This year's Reds squad has as good a chance as any to bring home their first world championship since 1990, but even if they don't, the magic and the tradition of the Cincinnati Reds is back as strong as ever.
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Two Dow Stocks for Growth and Safety in 2013
One such name on my radar screen is Boeing (BA) . At $76, the stock is up just 4% on the year, which is less than half the return of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. That said, the company is in the midst of a multiyear commercial aerospace upgrade cycle and is expected to post accelerating earnings growth over each of the next three years.
Meanwhile, Boeing offers a 2.6% dividend yield at current levels. Even though this isn't the highest yield in the Dow, I believe the company has the capacity to raise its payout more than its index peers over the next several quarters. Boeing just boosted its payout on Dec. 17 to $0.485 a share. Investors at the close of trading on Feb. 12 (the must-own date) will qualify for the next dividend on March 8. The payment can be covered 2.7x with expected 2013 earnings of $5.22.
In addition to the dividend, management pledged to repurchase $1.5 billion to $2 billion (19.7 million to 26.3 million shares) of its stock in 2013. Given the company's A-rated balance sheet and steady cash flow generation, I also believe the quarterly dividend will be raised to $0.55 a share within the next year.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is another laggard of 2012 that I believe will fare relatively better in the new year. The stock has lagged the Dow by 100 basis points year to date, though the company offers a 3.5% dividend yield after raising its payout to $0.61 a share in April.
Johnson & Johnson has boosted its dividend for 50 consecutive years and I expect management will announce another increase in April 2013. In the meantime, the company's payment is twice as much as the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note. Johnson & Johnson has a pristine balance sheet and management can cover the dividend 2.3x with expected 2013 earnings of $5.49 a share.
The key to dividend investing is finding companies with consistent growth. I believe that both Boeing and Johnson & Johnson can deliver 10% or more total returns in 2013, with less risk than the average large-cap stock.


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An Iranian army vehicle opens fire during an air defense war game 330 km SW of Tehran, Nov. 23, 2009. On Nov. 22, Iran began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported.
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"Decision Time in Jerusalem"
Journal Article, Journal of International Security Affairs, volume 18, pages 55-64
Spring 2010
Author: Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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In Israel, it has become commonplaceindeed, almost axiomaticto speak of the Iranian nuclear program as an existential threat. Senior decision-makers and defense officials have repeated this warning so often that the words "existential" and "Iran" have become almost synonymous in Israeli discourse. Foreign media, meanwhile, repeatedly speculate on the prospects of an Israeli attack on Iran, and some have speculated that 2010 may be the "year of decision."
The view from Israel
Does Iran truly present an existential threat to Israel? Of late, a number of officials have begun questioning this heretofore unassailable claim. Former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was the first senior leader to make a statement along these lines. Current Defense Minister Ehud Barak, contradicting previous statements, recently declared that Iran does not in fact present an existential threat to the Jewish state. And such senior defense officials as former Mossad Director Efraim Halevy and IDF General Ben-Israel have both made clear that they consider the Iranian threat to be severe, but not existential. There is a world of a difference in this characterization. Existential threats must be eliminated at all costs. Severe ones can be dealt with through a variety of lesser means. To make the determination, it is necessary to understand how a nuclear Iran would endanger Israeli security.
Scenario 1: Nuclear Attack
The ultimate nightmare scenario envisages Iran actually using a nuclear bomb against Israel. Israel, however, is presumed by the international community to be a nuclear power in its own right, with estimates of the size of its arsenal ranging from approximately 100 to 400 warheads and the delivery means at its disposal said to include aircraft and missiles, both ground- and sea-launched. An Iranian nuclear attack would thus presumably risk unleashing a massive and devastating Israeli response, far greater than that which Iran, which has yet to complete development of even its first bomb, will be able to inflict for many years to come. In essence, then, this scenario attributes to Iran either fundamental irrationality, or a willingness to absorb a cost that most others would find wholly irrational....
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"I have been listening to you on EWTN for about one year now. I left the Catholic Church 42 years ago and have been attending Protestant churches. After many struggles during this last year, I finally went to confession on Sunday. Thank you all so much for helping me on my journey home."
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We are Korean Moms in training dedicated to psycho-analyzing our moms, reliving horrible memories of embarrassment and dread for the benefit of the public...all the while laughing like a wheezy grandpa. Someone needs to pay for our therapy...
Monday, March 17, 2008
#10 Self Medicating
23 comments:
- sara said...
Don't forget about the acorns...they go to random ppl's yards and start gathering acorns.
- May 12, 2008 at 11:16 AM
my mom believes in herbs and s he does grow some weird green things in her garden (backyard )
but she does throw away any medicine that has expired
its my dad who does not believe in expiray dates and he rarely throw things away LOL
- July 21, 2008 at 10:22 PM
When i got hives from rolling in the grass, my mom would always make a nasty potato drink in the blender...
The smell of raw potatoes still makes me nauseous.
She'd also slice her aloe plant from the backyard and tape it to my fingers when i accidentally burned them.
- July 28, 2008 at 1:34 AM
What about the stocks of your grandparents' prescriptions of penicillin and antibiotics they keep squirreled away for "when you have a cold"--lord help you if you sneeze once in their presence, it's straight to the mini-pharmacy in the fridge and a penicillin for you.
and has anyone noticed asian moms love refrigerating everyday? I bought a (plastic, store-wrapped) loaf of pepperidge bread the other day and found it sitting in the fridge after three hours because my mom said that leaving it out would "make it go bad".
- August 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
The aloe on the burn is very smart. Also, I use to work with doctors who worked with the homeless. Guess what they gave out? Expired medicine cuz they could get it was free. The expiration date for medicine might mean the medicine could be less effective but it usually doesn't mean it's bad. Of course, I'm not suggesting anyone else do this without a doctor's approval but I'm just saying Korean moms might be smarter than you give them credit for. - A Korean mom. :)
- August 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM
My mom used to throw away all medications as soon as the expiration date was 3 or fewer months away. Then all of a sudden she did a 180 and kept medications for years after the expiration date. I asked her why, and she explained that during the Korean War, Koreans were given American medicine that had expired many years earlier and they still worked, so why waste? *shrug*
- August 6, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Anybody ever get their thumb pricked right under the nail when you have stomach ache/indigestion? This weird black blood comes out and your tummy ache goes away immediately. Closest thing to a miracle cure I've experienced so far.
It sounds so sketch but this is one Korean "remedy" that actually works every time.
Afraid I can't say the same for the potato drink ^^
- August 7, 2008 at 5:13 PM
- Seoul Brother said...
Don't hate on the potato drink. There's a fine line between that and soju.
- August 7, 2008 at 9:12 PM
- Sue said...
My ma was a nurse back in the old country, so of course we had all kinds of surgical parahanalia lying around the house. When our pet chihuahua got a bump on his chin, my ma went after him with the scalpel saying, "I do, I do." Luckily my dad stopped her before she could make the first incision.
- August 8, 2008 at 4:33 PM
- Seoul Brother said...
Oy gevalt, what a meshuggener!
- August 8, 2008 at 6:42 PM
When I was a kid, I used to get so nervous when my grandmother would pick this plant/food from a state park. Every time a car came, I thought we were going to get caught. She would just say "aye-gooo! Don' worry so much!" She recently marinated cactus in some sugar syrup and tried to convince me this was going to cure the stomach ailments I was having. Um, no thank you. I don't think sugar is the answer.
- August 15, 2008 at 1:26 PM
- -c, said...
My mom LOVES self medicating with leftover penicillin from my grandfather who gets it in truckloads thanks to his Medicare. "Ma-in-sing" is what you call it. She thinks it'll kill cure everything from a cold to a back pain...and I believed her. I only found out about how strong and insane it is only recently.
- August 21, 2008 at 12:56 PM
My mom liked this "cure all" drink thing. To this day I don't know what it is. It smelled like crap, tasted worse, pinching the nose didn't help, and it literally looked like gooey black tar. But if we were sick in any way or had pimples, drink up!!!
- August 22, 2008 at 3:00 AM
My Korean mother-in-law nearly got us kicked out of the North Carolina Zoo because she and her friends discovered "medicine" growing on the trees. (Some weird little yellow fruit of some sort.) They were climbing over fences and into animal enclosures to obtain them! I ended up a "mule" sneaking out of the zoo with my camera bag stuffed with them!
- September 24, 2008 at 2:28 PM
- Heather *IsaBella and Harrison's Mommy* said...
I think we've all been there (fern-napping) but I guess my mom is pretty normal (with the rest of your moms) when it comes to eating expired stuff... Why waste? She was a war baby so NOTHING goes to waste around here...
Love always,
- October 9, 2008 at 12:35 AM
deer shit
- November 7, 2008 at 11:34 PM
that, or scary and exagerrated health stories. like 'oh i saw on tv that if you keep eating those cheetos you will get brain cancer!'
- January 21, 2009 at 5:07 PM
that, or scary and exagerrated health stories. like 'oh i saw on tv that if you keep eating those cheetos you will get brain cancer!'
- January 21, 2009 at 5:07 PM
that, or scary and exagerrated health stories. like 'oh i saw on tv that if you keep eating those cheetos you will get brain cancer!'
- January 21, 2009 at 5:07 PM
My Korean Mom gathers up "stinky" fruit from the neighbor's Ginko tree (the leaves of the tree look like fans and in the fall they turn a really pretty yellow color). Some trees are female and bear fruit that falls to the ground and is "stinky". She uses it to make tea! I have never tried any.
- September 4, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Maida said...
The weirdest "remedies" I've ever witnessed was the mosquito bite treatment and how to make short boys grow.
For the mosquito bite, they would take a wet cloth and put some vinegar on it. Then they would put it over your mosquito bite. I wasn't sure if it ever worked, but I assumed it did. They never had to scratch.
My brother had a slow growth spurt, so for two years, my mum made this deer horn drink (it was literally made from powdered deer horn). She would make him drink it. It tasted like burnt toast times a billion. I felt bad for my brother. D:
- September 25, 2009 at 2:07 PM
2nd that thumb needle prick remedy for tummy aches - my grandmother used to wrassle me to the floor and do that whenever I had one. I think it has to do with pressure points and stuff. Cray-zee Korean magic joo-joo.
My parents also recently found a giant fungus growing under a tree and boiled it into a tea that apparently cures everything from body aches and tiredness to death.
- January 18, 2010 at 9:38 AM
Oh man! My grandma did that needle prick under the thumbnail when I was hungover and throwing up (no, she did NOT know I was hungover, I told her it was food poisoning) and I was instantly cured. It was pretty crazy. Is it all in our heads? I thought the blood looks crazy black too. My grandma said that's the toxins leaving the body.
Someone should research this technique of healing.
- August 29, 2010 at 7:19 AM


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Descending gracefully from the heavens, her effortless beauty is part mortal, part Goddess; connecting the earth and sky.
This solo Tissu act was created by aerial artist Ginger Ana Griep-Ruiz. In addition to her breathtaking flips, spins and displays of flexibility high above the stage, Ginger also devised a system to give the appearance that the fabric never ends, allowing her to do continuous tricks without having to stop to reposition herself on the material.


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It's been two and a half weeks of sweating and sawing at Madison College. David J. Frank Landscaping supervisor Frank Ryan said the last couple of days have been the worst.
"No matter what you do, you sweat," Ryan said. "Even the people watering are going to sweat."
Sometimes the landscapers are working 12-hour days. Ryan said his workers drank 30 gallons of water Wednesday alone.
To make matters worse, the crew had to hit a 5 p.m. deadline Thursday. Ryan said last year was tough, but the humidity this year adds another challenge to keeping cool.
"A lot of breaks. Just sit in the shade for 15 minutes every once in a while. It really helps," Ryan said.
Dr. Anthony Callisto at Saint Mary's Emergency Room said tight schedules can make outdoor work during the summer even more dangerous.
"We've seen a lot of construction workers up on roof tops and have really taken a hit this year, especially in the heat," Callisto said. "A lot of people say, I just had to get this last thing in and that was kind of the dozy that got them in here so."
In addition, Callisto said the humidity can mask some serious heat-related issues and make them happen more quickly.
"The humidity is kind of a silent killer, if you will," Callisto said, "because it makes your sweat not work. Your cooling mechanisms aren't as reliable, so it makes you very hot very quickly. You can get overheated very fast."
Callisto said if you stop sweating, experience confusion, and start vomiting in hot weather, you might be experiencing heat-related problems. He said you should stay well-hydrated, spend time indoors, and keep track of friends who may not realize they're coming down with those symptoms.


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Promontory Interfinancial Network Announces National Launch of Bank Assetpoint
ICBA Has Cooperative Alliance with Promontory Interfinancial Network That Includes Bank Assetpoint
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 24, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC, today announced the national launch of Bank Assetpoint, an online marketplace that enables community banks to conveniently sell and purchase bank assets while simultaneously connecting with market participants across the nation. The beta release of the platform, which opened in February, resulted in more than 4,000 participants—1,000 of which were community banks.
"ICBA is encouraged by the success of Bank Assetpoint during its beta period and is excited to again bring the service to our members' attention as it becomes nationally available," said Dan Clancy, ICBA executive vice president of services. "This platform simplifies the asset market by offering a secure space, allowing community banks to develop relationships with potential buyers of bank assets and to diversify their portfolios."
Bank Assetpoint allows community bankers to post assets for sale directly or through a real estate broker or loan sale advisor. By posting assets for sale, bankers are able to promote a single listing to a large pool of potential buyers that may not have had access to the opportunity previously. Bankers can also monitor a wide range of assets that may help them understand the market value of their own assets and diversify their portfolios through the purchase of real estate and loan assets across geographic or industry-specific areas. Additionally, the platform offers information about a range of third-party support, including real estate brokers, pricing and valuation experts, correspondent banks, and more.
"Bank Assetpoint pulls everything—the asset listings, the players, the professional advisors—onto one comprehensive platform," said Richard Walter, senior managing director at Promontory Interfinancial Network and head of Bank Assetpoint. "In just eight months, it has created new opportunities for buyers and sellers to connect, allowing banks to diversify and enhance their portfolios."
About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America®, the nation's voice for nearly 7,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education and high-quality products and services. For more information, visit www.icba.org.


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20 Stadiums in 20 Days – Milwaukee County Stadium
The second ballpark on our 1997 baseball tour was Milwaukee County Stadium, home of the Brewers. This would be the Brewers' last season in the AL Central – in 1998 they would be realigned into the NL Central.
On August 21, 1997 we rode by bus from Chicago to Milwaukee (if you recall from yesterday's entry, we had just visited Comiskey Park the previous day). The Brewers were hosting the Detroit Tigers this particular night.
The parking lot of County Stadium reminded me a bit of college football game days – lots of tailgating going on! Of course, Milwaukee is known for its breweries – the team is called the Brewers, after all! And they even have a mascot named Bernie Brewer:
Bernie used to slide down from his little house in the outfield into a large beer mug after a Brewers home run. In the new Miller Park he has a slide, but no mug! Why no beer mug? The ballpark's named after a brewery, for crying out loud! Anyway, in this picture you can make out the large beer mug in front of the very large keg to the left of the scoreboard:
Milwaukee is also known for its famous Racing Sausages. Unfortunately, in the late '90s the sausages weren't quite the sensation they are today, and only raced during Sunday afternoon games. We were there on a Thursday night, so no sausages.😦
I must say that the people of Milwaukee do take their meat products seriously. I made the mistake of asking at the concession stand what the difference was between a sausage and a brat (I wanted to make an informed decision on my ballpark meal), and the person behind the counter just kind of stared at me. I guess the question gave me away as an obvious non-native.
After the score-fest we had seen the previous evening, this game turned out to be a low-scoring pitchers duel. The starting pitchers, Justin Thompson for the Tigers and Cal Eldred for the Brewers, each gave up a run in the third, but that was the extent of the scoring for awhile.
The official attendance for this game was only 18,117. You can see in this photo that there were a lot of empty seats that night:
The score was still tied 1-1 at the end of nine, so into extra innings we went. This is the drawback to group tours – since we still had to bus back to our hotel in Chicago, we did not get to stay to see the end of the game. Our group left after the 10th inning – the Tigers would eventually win 2-1 in 12 innings.
No home runs in this game, so we never did get to see Bernie slide into his beer.
Although County Stadium was old, and lacking in modern amenities, it did have a cozy ambience to it that I enjoyed. I have not yet been to Miller Park, so I guess I will have to make a return trip one of these days!
Next stop, Wrigley Field!
(Bernie Brewer photo from brewers.com; other photos mine)
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Don't you just love pitchers duels? I know that I do! And I love "cozy ambiences" in stadiums, it gives it a more intimate feeling! That's why Spring Training is so awesome!
It this supposed to be a cross between Cathedrals of the Game and 30 Clubs in 30 Days?
I saw the sausages when they visited Philly…the Phanatic tried to smack them around. Good stuff :O)
Julia – it does stink! I mean, Brewers, Miller, there's even a stalk of wheat in the logo! Bring back the mug!
Elizabeth – I do! And "cozy" is always a good thing. Well, except in real estate, when it usually translates to "really small".
Mets Main Man – yep, that's pretty much the idea. A way to count down the days till the real games begin, so I don't get too worked up about exhibition games. Hope you're enjoying them!
Jenn – that would have been funny to see! Do you have pictures of it?
Oh…it hurts to see those pictures of old Milwaukee County Stadium. I miss that stadium:(
It did bring back good memories…I thank you for that.
Attendance was pretty poor for a good part of the 90's-hence, the creation of Miller Park.
BTW, they didn't bring the mug of beer into Miller Park because we now live in a much-too politically correct world. Get me?
Happy – glad I could bring back some happy memories for you. Political correctness just takes all the fun out of things sometimes. Really, is Bernie Brewer sliding into a beer mug going to convince scads of young people to go out and drink? I doubt it.
Wow, those County Stadium pics bring back memories. That last game there was really emotional, it was really cool to be a part of it. I wish I took pictures or ripped down something. I can't believe how long it's been since the Brewers have been in NL! Very nice post!
Thanks Nicholas! Hard to believe they've been in the NL for 10 years now – it sure doesn't seem that long! Thanks for stopping by!
hey, sorry for the random post…..I'm making the rounds on the mlb blogs to tell people about a new website for Ballhawks,
You can create a profile, upload pictures, and record balls that you snagged at baseball games. It automatically updates your stats and has top-10 rankings for the current season and lifetime.


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Meet the 40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Private Equity 2014
Improved sentiment in the public equities, M&A and credit markets have provided an opportunity for private equity firms to make exits and return capital to investors. This has been reflected in Financial News' second annual Rising Stars in Private Equity, which celebrates some of the most promising men and women in the private equity industry.
Many on the 2014 list led or worked on high-profile sales and IPOs, which have made bumper returns for their firms, or worked on refinancings of portfolio companies. The list also represents dealmakers, particularly those at firms that have benefited from recent fundraisings. Fundraising still remains crucial, and we have included individuals from across the spectrum who are helping raise capital at a time when regulation has squeezed some of the traditional commitments.
These include investor relations executives, placement agents and ambitious young founders of firms. The rising stars are also high-achievers in their spare time and include a record label owner, a semi-professional poker player and a recognised collector of contemporary art.
Tara Alhadeff
Principal, Permira
Age 32
Alhadeff was promoted to principal at the European private equity house in January 2014, having worked on several high-profile buyouts. These include the buyout of footwear brand Dr Martens, which Permira bought for £300 million in October 2013; the 2010 acquisition of frozen food business Findus Italy by Permira-backed Iglo Group; and the three-way merger of Permira-owned eDreams with Go Voyages and Opodo in 2011. The combined company eDreams Odigeo floated in April 2014 valued at roughly €1 billion. Alhadeff, who is currently on maternity leave, joined Permira in 2008 after three years at Morgan Stanley.
Emma Anderson
Director and chief financial officer, Capital Dynamics
Age 35
Anderson is a key figure behind the scenes at Capital Dynamics, the Swiss private equity investor, which has about $19 billion of assets under management. Promoted in 2013 to chief financial officer, she is responsible for the smooth running of more than 70 corporate entities across 20 tax jurisdictions. She manages a team of four employees at the firm and in 2013 spent four months in Beijing overseeing the company's integration with its new Chinese joint venture – a deal that paves the way for the firm to raise more money from Asian institutional investors. A keen baker, she enjoys hill walking around Switzerland in her spare time.
Bertie Aykroyd
Investment director, Lloyds Development Capital
Age 30
Coming from a "family of entrepreneurs", the proud, bagpipe-playing Scot wanted to work in private equity "as soon as he was aware" of the industry. Starting out in a leveraged finance role at Barclays until it cut back on private equity in 2009, Aykroyd then worked on secondment for Lloyds Development Capital. Within a year he was doing deals and was offered a job at LDC. At the age of 30, Aykroyd has already played a role in many prominent mid-market deals, including LDC's buyout of restaurant group D&D London, the owner of Coq d'Argent in the City of London, in April 2013. His other investments include Mountain Warehouse, The ComplEat Food Group, Ocean Outdoor and Fever-Tree.
Catherine Balthasar
Senior investment manager, Aberdeen SVG
Age 36
Born in the French region of Alsace, Balthasar moved to Germany to work for Deka Investment, handling its public markets investments. Keen to work with a longer-term investment profile, Balthasar in 2005 joined private equity investor SVG Advisers, which was in 2013 part-acquired by Aberdeen Asset Management. Balthasar was an integral part in building SVG's Singapore office in 2009 and was promoted one year later to senior investment manager. More recently, she helped major European buyout firms in their recent fundraising efforts, backing Cinven in February 2013 and Permira in April 2013. Balthasar, who has a master's in management from the HEC Business School in Paris, is helping to set up a photography exhibition.
Alexander Bruells
Principal, KKR
Age 32
A "dream internship" with Nike's then-head of football in Germany Daniel Eppler, following an ambition to work in the sports industry, took an unexpected twist when Eppler advised Bruells to first pursue a career in consultancy and finance. By 2005, Bruells had joined Goldman Sachs, and in 2008 he moved to the bank's proprietary trading spin-off. Working on private equity and mezzanine investments inspired a move to buyout firm KKR in 2009, and since 2011 he has run its investment strategy in asset-heavy services. Bruells played a key role acquiring 49.9% of Spanish onshore helicopter service provider Grupo Inaer for $300 million in 2010, before helping develop it into a government outsourcing business, called Avincis. In March 2014, Bruells helped manage the $3.2 billion sale of Avincis to British engineering group Babcock International. That deal generated a 2.5 times return for KKR.
Mark Calnan
Global head of private equity, Towers Watson
Age 31
Since taking over the leadership of Towers Watson's 22-strong private equity division in 2009, Calnan has overseen a significant increase in business. The investment consultancy, which advises pension funds on private equity allocations, deployed about $1.5 billion on behalf of clients into the asset class in 2013, up from five years before, when about $200 million was spent. Calnan, who joined the firm in 2004, has also been given more responsibility for the group's wider private markets coverage and has become an outspoken advocate on industry issues such as excessive fees. A Millwall FC season ticket holder since the age of seven, he has an MA in Economics and a BA in Business Economics from Leeds University.
Gabriele Cipparrone
Partner, technology and telecommunications, Apax Partners
Age 39
Cipparrone joined Apax in 2003, after completing an MBA at Harvard Business School and a two-year stint at consultancy McKinsey & Company. Within six years, he was partner at Apax, one of Europe's largest private equity houses, and has since taken over responsibility for the telecoms sector. He led Apax's €1.6 billion acquisition of Orange Switzerland from France Telecom in 2012, and by 2013 had helped expand the business, returned 75% of capital invested and increased its ebitda by 15%. Cipparrone hopes to become a wine producer in the Puglia region when he retires. He is currently reading How will you measure your life? by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon.
Tania Daguere Lindbäck
Managing director, Blackstone
Age 37
Daguere Lindbäck wanted to be a professional dancer before opting for a career in finance. She has built a reputation as a respected key dealmaker at Blackstone. Specialising in the healthcare and business services sector, Daguere Lindbäck has worked on some of Blackstone's highest-profile acquisitions, including the buyouts of holiday company Center Parcs and Southern Cross Healthcare. In 2013, she took time out to have a baby. Daguere Lindbäck has been kept busy as a board director of Center Parcs and sourcing bolt-on acquisitions for healthcare staffing company ICS. She joined Blackstone in 2004 after working in mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs in London and Paris.
Josselin de Roquemaurel
Director, KKR
Age 37
De Roquemaurel says that dealmaking can sometimes be a solitary experience and so places great importance on mentoring junior colleagues. He joined KKR in 2005 from JP Morgan corporate finance and now runs a team of three people. He focuses on sourcing investments in the energy sector but in the last 12 months has been given further responsibility for the firm's French investments. Deals in which De Roquemaurel took part include an investment in October 2013 in commodities platform FlowStream Commodities and the flotation of French flooring maker Tarkett in November 2013, which made a two-times return for the firm. He plans to complete a PhD in history when he retires.
Carolina Espinal
Principal, HarbourVest Partners
Age 36
Espinal has always pursued her long-held ambition to work in investment – as a child she wanted to be a stockbroker after playing the Nintendo video game Wall Street Kid. Ten years ago, having become the first Honduran to complete a masters in finance at London Business School, she joined HarbourVest Partners in London. In her decade at the fund of funds manager, she has worked on making primary commitments to private equity funds across Europe and Latin America. Espinal's promotion to a principal in 2011 came as HarbourVest ramped up its Latin America business in Colombia. She also sits on the advisory boards of funds managed by buyout firms. Espinal's career began as a financial analyst at Merrill Lynch in Houston, and in retirement she hopes to mentor women in finance.
John Flynn
Principal, Silver Lake
Age 30
Since joining technology buyout specialist Silver Lake in 2008, Flynn has built a reputation for working on some of the firm's biggest and most eye-catching European investments. These included a €1 billion buyout of travel payment business Global Blue from Equistone Partners Europe alongside private equity manager Partners Group in 2012, and the $8.5 billion sale of video-calling business Skype to Microsoft in 2011, which followed Silver Lake's acquisition of Skype 18 months earlier. In 2013, it raised a $10.3 billion fund – far exceeding its $7.5 billion target. Flynn, who previously worked at investment banking advisory firm Evercore Partners, is known as a "cerebral" and "understated" dealmaker, according to advisers.
Philip Fretwell
Managing director, Ares Management
Age 33
Fretwell, a former Barclays leveraged finance banker, has helped build Ares Management's brand in Europe as it sought to establish a direct lending presence in the region. Having hired a team of seasoned debt specialists in 2007, the $74 billion Los Angeles-based alternatives investor has since become a go-to shop in Europe for debt to finance mid-market buyout deals, according to advisers, with about $5.5 billion of assets under management in Europe. In 2013, Fretwell was rewarded with the promotion to managing director, and was involved in the recapitalisation of HgCapital-backed Manx Telecom as well as Ares' provision of debt facilities to back Equistone Partners Europe's acquisition and merger of MDNX Group and Easynet.
Kim Gulstad
Principal, NC Advisory
Age 38
Promoted in September 2013 to head Nordic Capital's Norwegian advisory office, Gulstad has been overseeing the sourcing of new investment opportunities. Recent deals include managing the 2013 acquisition of Danish logistics business Unifeeder from Montagu Private Equity, Nordic Capital's first investment from its €3.5 billion Fund VIII, and a follow-on acquisition. Gulstad, who joined the firm in 2004 after three years at Goldman Sachs, cites his integral role in Danish emergency service provider Falck's 2004 delisting and subsequent 2011 sale as his greatest career achievement. Falck's revenues doubled from DKr 4.2 billion ($7.7 billion) in 2004 to DKr 8.4 billion in 2010. Gulstad is a keen pheasant and duck hunter.
Christian Hamilton
Investment director, Inflexion Private Equity
Age 35
Hamilton learnt to sail at a young age before becoming captain of the British Universities and Oxford University sailing teams, reaching a career high of 26th place in the world match race rankings. In finance, he has navigated his financial career to become a prominent dealmaker in the private equity mid-market, where he works at a firm ranked by Preqin as Europe's second most consistent performing buyout fund manager in 2013. Hamilton joined Inflexion in 2003 and has been sourcing and leading deals ever since, including its acquisition of Aspen Pumps in 2007. He has been involved in the majority of Inflexion's deals, including another involving Aspen when it acquired CP Electronics in January 2014. He also co-led Inflexion's acquisition of Cablecom in October 2013. Hamilton is heavily involved in Partnership Capital, which is Inflexion's minority investment business dedicated to partnering entrepreneurs.
Warren Hibbert
Founder, Asante Capital Group
Age 38
Serial entrepreneur Hibbert says the launch of his securities lending firm Penryth Securities in 2000, with the help of private equity backing, sparked his interest in the industry. After selling Penryth, he joined fledgling private equity advisory firm MVision Private Equity Advisers as a partner. Seven years later, Hibbert launched the spin-off global advisory and private placement group Asante Capital with MVision's chief financial officer and two partners. He has since been instrumental in developing the business. The skier, golfer and triathlete cites UK energy firm Blue Water Energy's final close of its $862 million debut fund and Africa-based Capitalworks Private Equity Fund II's $267 million fundraising among his important deals in 2013.
Rohin Jain
Investment advisory professional, Triton Advisers
Age 33
Jain is gaining a reputation as a successful dealmaker for Triton, the northern European mid-market specialist, which is investing its €3.3 billion fund raised in May 2013. One adviser describes Jain as "one of the few consistent deal-doers". Jain was instrumental in Triton's €730 million buyout of the auxiliary components business of Alstom's Thermal Power division in April 2014. He also worked on a deal alongside peer Rhône Capital to acquire Carbon Black, an industrial carbon unit, from German chemicals company Evonik for $1.3 billion in 2011. Jain, who has an MBA and a BSc in Economics from the Wharton School, has worked at Mistral Equity Partners, UBS, Banc of America and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
Malte Janzarik
Principal, TPG Capital
Age 33
German national Janzarik, who heads the US-based private equity giant's investments in the digital and new media space in Europe, was promoted to principal in January 2014. He joined TPG in 2005 having started out in investment banking at UBS in London, and worked closely on TPG's exit from bathroom fittings maker Grohe Group – which it had jointly bought with Credit Suisse in 2004 for $1.5 billion – selling it in September 2013 for €3.1 billion. In 2014, he also helped source and lead TPG's £200 million investment in UK online and mail order bathroom retailer Victoria Plumb. Janzarik holds a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Jean-Romain Lhomme
Principal and co-head, Colony Capital Europe
Age 38
Lhomme joined Colony Capital as an analyst in 2000 and has since become one of the California-based real estate investor's most senior figures. In 2013, he became co-head of the Europe team – which manages roughly €6 billion – following chief executive Sébastien Bazin's departure to hotel group Accor. Lhomme has been instrumental in driving the operations of companies in which Colony invests, including Swiss hospital chain Hôpital de la Tour. He also led the acquisition of a €213 million Spanish non-performing loan portfolio from Lloyds Banking Group in November 2013. The French Alps native was previously an analyst for Paribas, as part of a team privatising utilities in Latin America.
Ben Loomes
Managing partner of infrastructure, 3i Group
Age 37
Loomes joined 3i Group in 2012 to help steer the transformation of the UK private equity house following a 2012 strategic review. He is responsible for developing and executing the strategic plan and sits on the risk and conflicts committees. In February 2014, he stepped up to jointly lead 3i's infrastructure business with Phil White following the departure of Cressida Hogg, former managing partner. The infrastructure business manages £2.3 billion of assets. A keen photographer, Loomes previously worked in mergers and acquisitions, financing advisory and restructuring at firms including Goldman Sachs, Greenhill and Morgan Stanley.
Neil Mahapatra
Chief executive and co-founder, Kingsley Capital Partners
Age 34
Mahapatra cut his teeth in the private equity industry investing for the Rothschild family and later RIT Capital Partners after completing his MBA at Harvard Business School as a Fulbright scholar. At RIT, he sourced and led the firm's investment in Dropbox, the file hosting service. In 2012, Mahapatra set up Kingsley Capital Partners with two partners, raising seed capital in less than two months. The firm, which has a deal-by-deal investment model, completed a £26 million investment in call centre group Infinity SDC within 18 months of launching. Mahapatra was selected in 2010 by the Conservative party to contest Sedgefield, Tony Blair's former constituency. He plans to run for election again in 2020.
Giovanni Miele
Co-founder, partner, Metric Capital Partners
Age 35
A house music DJ, jazz aficionado and record label owner, Miele is not your typical leveraged finance specialist. He describes the launch of the special situations funding platform Metric Capital Partners in 2011, together with John Sinik, a former partner at TowerBrook Capital Partners, as "an emotional journey". The decision meant resigning from Barclays Capital less than a year after he joined from UBS to run leveraged finance and restructuring advisory activities in Europe and the Middle East, and while his wife was pregnant. He has since been instrumental in developing Metric into a 12-strong bespoke credit and equity investor in the European small to mid-cap market. He has led six of the firm's 12 investments in the region since April 2012. In 2013, he managed the final close of Metric's first fund, which attracted €226 million from pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutions.
Nik Morandi
Partner, head of research and portfolio strategy, Pantheon Ventures
Age 37
Morandi acquired a taste for private equity in UBS's European M&A team, where he focused on take-privates for buyside and sellside clients from 2005. Spotting growth potential in the secondaries investment market, which involves trading of investor commitments, he joined the private equity fund of funds manager Pantheon Ventures in 2007. By January 2014, he was a partner, secondaries investment committee member and head of the research and portfolio strategy at Pantheon, with responsibility for sourcing, pricing and approval of secondaries deals within the firm's $6 billion secondaries investment programme. He also manages the group's corporate data team. In 2013, Morandi was instrumental in structuring the first private equity fund of funds platform to target the US defined contributions pension market. The London School of Economics and Oxford University graduate's first job in 2000 was in SG Hambros' European M&A team.
Joern Nikolay
Principal, General Atlantic
Age 35
Nikolay, who wanted to be a builder as a child, was appointed to launch and run General Atlantic's Munich office at the end of 2012 and has spent the past 12 months expanding the growth investor's activities in Germany. He is responsible for a team of seven in Munich. He has been heavily involved in developing a €1.25 billion joint venture with German media giant Axel Springer, called Axel Springer Digital Classifieds. Nikolay joined General Atlantic's London office in 2006 after working at Morgan Stanley in Frankfurt. In his spare time, he mentors students for a foundation that supports young people with immigrant backgrounds.
Giuseppe Prestia
Partner, Charterhouse Capital Partners
Age 39
Prestia's love of Ferraris drove him to study mechanical engineering but it was at his first employer Procter & Gamble that he gained a taste for the world of private equity, when he helped assess technology investments for P&G's internal venture capital team. In 2004, with an offer to join Candover in hand, Prestia was headhunted for Charterhouse and within 24 hours Gordon Bonnyman, the then-managing partner of the firm, made him a job offer. By 2009, Prestia was a partner, leading investments in southern Europe and healthcare. He is one of the most active partners at Charterhouse and has completed two deals for its latest €4 billion fund, including an Italian primary deal involving cheesemaker Nuova Castelli in February 2014. Prestia, who in retirement plans to focus on his wine company, says the best piece of advice he received is that the difference between success and being considered crazy is the end result.
Supraj Rajagopalan
Partner, Cinven
Age 35
Rajagopalan trained as a doctor and spent a year working for the UK National Health Service before moving into finance. Continuing to put his medical knowledge to use, he joined Boston Consulting Group covering the financial services and healthcare sectors, before establishing himself as a part of European buyout firm Cinven's healthcare team from 2004. In July 2011, Rajagopalan was made a partner and has since worked on many prominent healthcare buyouts, including Cinven's sale of allergy-testing company Phadia in 2011 for €2.5 billion – a €1 billion capital gain for the firm. In February 2014, he was involved in Cinven's first US deal.
Robert Ramsauer
Managing director, Blackstone
Age 34
Austrian-born Ramsauer has been busy preparing several businesses ready for exit, including Spanish food cans company Mivisa in 2011, which is expected to double Blackstone's investment. Ramsauer, who was promoted to managing director in 2012 having joined the firm in 2003, names the corporate carve-out of Orangina-Schweppes in 2006 and acquisition of camera company Leica in 2011 among his best deals. The consumer, retail, packaging and aerospace industries expert cut his teeth in the financial sponsors group at Credit Suisse First Boston in London, but always hoped to be a professional tennis player. Despite not fulfilling his childhood ambition, he still enjoys hitting the courts and skiing.
Rodney Reid
Head of secondaries private equity advisory, Emea, UBS
Age 36
Reid joined UBS from Cerberus Capital Management in 2006 after bumping into friends at the Swiss bank who he knew from his Harvard Business School days. Both firms occupied 875 Third Avenue in New York, so he didn't have far to travel. As part of the Swiss bank's private funds group, he worked on the increasingly important secondaries market, and since 2010, Reid has completed the sale of over $9 billion private equity fund commitments. In late 2013, he became head of Europe and relocated to London, following the departure of a handful of New York and London-based staff to Evercore. A former baseball player, who had to give up the sport at college due to injury, Reid is now a recognised collector of contemporary art. Alec Soth and Pieter Hugo are among his favourite photographers.
Nick Rose
Director, Advent International
Age 33
Rose was kept busy in 2013 with the exit of one of Advent's portfolio companies, UK home appliance insurer Domestic & General Group, which was sold to CVC Capital Partners for about £750 million. Rose, who focuses on investments in the business and financial services sector, was also involved in the refinancing of £396 million worth of debt at insurance company Towergate in 2013. He also sits on Towergate's board. Rose's career includes the high-profile acquisitions of Financial Dynamics, Equiniti, Xafinity and RBS WorldPay. He joined Advent in 2005 after cutting his teeth in the private equity practice of Bain & Company. He has an MA in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University.
Robert Ruberton
Senior portfolio manager in European credit, Apollo Global Management
Age 39
When motor racing fanatic Ruberton moved to US private equity firm Apollo's London office in 2007, he had $300 million of capital to buy debt in distressed companies. Seven years on, he heads a 17-strong team with $4 billion to invest across multiple credit investment vehicles. Harvard-graduate Ruberton, who says the best piece of advice he ever received was "don't be afraid to hire people who are smarter than you", cites the sale of the UK's Burton's Biscuits to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in 2013 as one of his most successful deals in Europe. He joined Apollo in the US in 2004, having worked at US mid-market private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners and in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Peter Rutland
Senior managing director, CVC Capital Partners
Age 35
Rutland makes it on to the private equity rising stars list for a second consecutive year after helping CVC Capital Partners secure two of Europe's largest deals in 2013. He led CVC's €600 million buyout of online payments provider Skrill from Bahraini alternative investment firm Investcorp, which was announced in August 2013. He also co-led CVC's acquisition of UK home appliance insurer Domestic & General Group from global buyout peer Advent International, where Rutland used to work before joining CVC's financial institutions group in 2007. He previously worked in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs. He has an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA from Insead.
Michael Scherb
Founder and general partner, Appian Capital Advisory
Age 32
Austrian national Scherb gained experience of the mining sector at JP Morgan Cazenove in London, where he worked for five years, before setting up his own private equity firm Appian in 2011 when he was just 29 years old. The firm has about $750 million-worth of firepower after closing its first fund in February 2014 – with $375 million of commitments and $375 million available from investors for co-investments. Appian has already struck two mining deals – one in Colombia and another in west Africa. Scherb, who has lived in six countries over the years, likes to continue his globetrotting in his spare time, as well as practice martial arts.
Alex Schoenfeldt
Head of alternatives and private equity, British Airways Pension Investment Management
Age 37
From the age of 10, Schoenfeldt wanted a career in finance after his mother encouraged him in 1987 to buy shares in the flotation of manufacturer, Rolls Royce. This led to a 12-year tenure as senior investment officer at charitable foundation Atlantic Philanthropies, before he joined British Airways Pension Investment Management in 2012 as portfolio manager for alternative assets. By October 2013, Schoenfeldt was promoted and his role expanded after the departure of head of private equity Gillian Brown. Today he oversees the investment strategy for alternatives and private equity for BA's two main pension schemes, and has appointed several external fund managers to run private equity portfolios, which totalled £586.5 million at March 2013.
Ivano Sessa
Principal, Bain Capital
Age 36
Even as a child, Sessa wanted to be an investor – a passion that was fuelled by working with inspirational senior executives early in his career. Today he is one of Bain Capital's key European dealmakers, having led three acquisitions in as many years: Bain's buyouts of animal feed supplier Ewos in 2013; engineering and plumbing services provider Bravida in 2012; and chemicals distributor IMCD in 2011. In 2013, he also helped Bain exit from Italian business information provider Cerved. Part of the European industrials and southern Europe-focused teams, he joined Bain in 2004 from consultancy Bain & Company. Sessa, who helps recruit and mentor juniors, is a keen runner and Napoli Football Club supporter.
Edward Shuckburgh
Director, Montagu Private Equity
Age 38
Shuckburgh joined Montagu in 2006 after a five-year stint at McKinsey & Company and has since been described by a lawyer as having "all the skills to be a standout dealmaker for years to come". In 2013, he led Montagu's buyout of laboratory IT systems supplier CliniSys Group for more than £100 million. He was also involved in Montagu's $243 million buyout of Cap, a vehicle valuation firm, in 2012. Shuckburgh began his career at the Financial Times Group as a business development manager, setting up a new business unit and working on products including MarketWatch, now owned by Dow Jones. Shuckburgh holds a maths degree from Oxford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Rob Squire
Senior managing director, CVC Capital Partners
Age 32
Squire joined CVC Capital Partners' investor relations team in 2012 and has played a leading role in fundraising for the European private equity group's sixth fund, which closed at the end of 2013 with commitments of €10.5 billion. The oversubscribed fund attracted pledges of more than €14 billion in the first six months of fundraising, outshining other successful European buyout rivals. Squire joined CVC from Coller Capital, where he helped raise the London-based private equity secondaries investor's $5.5 billion sixth fund. He was previously a director at Park Hill Group, the fund advisory arm of Blackstone Group. Squire holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar.
Philip Sternheimer
Director, Hellman & Friedman
Age 35
Sternheimer juggles his day job as a dealmaker at US buyout firm Hellman & Friedman with being a semi-professional poker player. Based in the UK since 2009, he was promoted to director in 2013 covering the retail sector, and overseeing recruitment in London for Hellman. Career highlights include the €2.3 billion acquisition of Swedish alarm maker Securitas Direct in 2011 and the $2.7 billion buyout of US manufacturer Goodman Global, which sold in 2012 for a 2.5 times multiple. Sternheimer, who was born in France, grew up in Germany and has American citizenship, joined Hellman in San Francisco in 2007 from BC Partners in Hamburg. He is also involved in the Impetus Private Equity Foundation's annual fundraising poker tournament.
Matthew Tooth
Senior partner, BC Partners
Age 38
Tooth has kept his foot on the pedal since joining buyout firm BC Partners in September 2013 from Blackstone. By March 2014, he was in the driving seat on BC Partners' £300 million acquisition – alongside co-investor Insight Venture Partners – of Dublin-based car rental technology platform CarTrawler. He will also become chairman of CarTrawler. Described by ex-colleagues as "forthright but charming", Tooth worked on six high-profile deals at Blackstone, including the £102.5 million acquisition of Merlin Entertainments in 2005, which floated in 2013 for almost $1.7 billion. Having previously spent six years at Credit Suisse, Tooth was one of Blackstone's first London hires in 2003 and had led his first deal by 2010.
Justin von Simson
Partner and head of Germany, HgCapital
Age 39
Von Simson has helped buyout firm HgCapital become a significant player in the German private equity sector. "He has the gravitas that when he shows up at a meeting at a target, it is a sign that HgCapital takes something very seriously," said one adviser. "He is clearly one of the major actors in the German market." After working at Goldman Sachs and Deloitte, von Simson joined HgCapital in 2002, became a director in 2007, a partner one year later and head of Germany in 2011. In December 2013, he oversaw the acquisition of German software provider P&I Personal & Informatik from buyout firm Carlyle Group for €438 million – HgCapital's first deal from its £2 billion seventh fund.
Pete Wilson
Director, 3i Group
Age 32
Wilson, who joined 3i Group in 2006 from Accenture, was promoted to director in 2011 and is "extremely highly rated within 3i", according to one private equity executive. Leading 3i's activities in the UK business services sector, Wilson led the exit of Civica, a software provider, to Omers Private Equity in May 2013. The £390 million sale generated nearly £230 million for 3i and represented a 2.1 times return. In 2010, he worked on Inspicio's £450 million sale of Inspectorate, a commodity testing and inspection division. He also helped on the refinancing of ESG, which formed the rest of the Inspicio business. Wilson holds a first in management science from Warwick University.
Tom Wrenn
Partner, ECI Partners
Age 36
Wrenn has been involved in some of the mid-market private equity firm's most successful investments, leading its technology media and telecommunications unit since 2011. These included CarTrawler, the car rental platform in which ECI invested in 2011, and sold in March 2014 to BC Partners for a six-times return. Wrenn, who joined London-based ECI in 2006, having worked in the private equity group of Close Brothers Corporate Finance, also led the exit of laboratory IT systems supplier CliniSys Group, which was sold in July 2013 to European buyout firm Montagu Private Equity for more than £100 million. He is currently leading a TMT transaction.
Over the past three months, Financial News has canvassed the market for opinion and has drawn up a longlist of more than 100 potential rising stars. All nominees had to be under 40 years of age on April 28, based in Europe, the Middle East or Africa and working in the private equity industry. Candidates were then assessed by FN's editorial team on their achievements to date, given their age, firepower at their disposal, and their potential to reach a position of great influence. The longlist was then whittled down to the final 40 listed here. The list is not ranked.
-- Profiles by Ayesha Javed, Dan Dunkley, Jennifer Bollen, Becky Pritchard, Alec Macfarlane and Lucy McNulty


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Katie Holmes, Diane Kruger and Jamie Foxx turned out to celebrate Quentin Tarantino's body of work at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York on Monday night.
Bosses at MoMA honored Tarantino's career achievements at the museum's fifth annual Film Benefit, which featured his iconic movies Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and the Kill Bill series.
Holmes and Inglourious Basterds star Kruger attended the event, alongside Foxx, who appears in Tarantino's highly-anticipated new film Django Unchained.
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was also a guest at the event.
Tarantino is the latest filmmaker to be honored with a benefit at the museum - Tim Burton and Baz Luhrmann have been feted at previous galas.
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Every day a small army of 14 meter-readers hits the road.
Some, like Keith Chinen, read your water meter by driving by your home.
"All the ones that have turned red are the ones I have readings for. All these green ones are the ones that we have to go and read," Chinen said.
Chinen reads about 4,000 meters a day.
They are at addresses programmed into his laptop.
"After we do the reading we load it into the computer will tell us which ones that didn't work and we will have to take those who didn't work, and put them into follow-up routes and those guys will go out and manually go out to get the readings," said Chinen.
The Board of Water Supply said that, currently, 2 percent of meters need to be estimated due to no meter reads.
Battery-operated devices located underground allow meter readers to read the signal remotely.
But failing batteries forced the agency to turn to a mass replacement program earlier this year.
Staffing shortages compounded the problem.
The department responsible for reviewing the readings when they are too high or too low is shorthanded.
So when there is nobody to sign off on the readings, the computer estimates your water use.
In addition to that, thousands of batteries in the devices that help workers read the meters were failing, and were replaced earlier this year.
In May, roughly 26,000 customers received estimated bills.
That's 16 percent of the customers.
It is something the Board of Water Supply's chief engineer is not happy about.
"It's definitely more than I would like. And I would like to apologize if you have an estimated bill. Either you will have to pay more money, sometimes a large amount of money. Or you have been overpaying, and you are due a refund from the Board of Water Supply," said Ernest Lau.
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Five leading publishers — Meredith, Time, Conde Nast, Hearst and News Corp. — teamed up last week on an app and service, available to iPad and Android tablet users, called Next Issue. Through the app, readers can access a variety of these publishers' most popular magazine titles for the all-inclusive monthly subscription price of $9.99 or $14.99.
The Unlimited Basic Plan offers more than 30 titles, including Better Homes and Gardens, Conde Nast Traveler, Cooking Light, Elle, Esquire, Fortune, Golf, GQ, Health, Money, Popular Mechanics, Southern Living, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Wired. For $5 more, the Unlimited Premium Plan adds the highly popular Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker and Time.
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