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On July 1, 2008, Noel Sayre almost drowned in a Portsmouth swimming pool accident. Two days later, Sayre was taken off life support, ending his life at age 37.
A violinist, Sayre's playing helped define The Black Swans, the band he started with singer-songwriter Jerry DeCicca in 1994. Even in death, Sayre has loomed, appearing posthumously on "Words Are Stupid" and "Don't Blame the Stars."
Now DeCicca faces his bandmate's specter directly on "Occasion for Song," to be released Tuesday on Misra Records.
"I wouldn't say that it's about him," DeCicca said. "I'd say that it's more a record about grief, absence and memory. And for me, a lot of that's about him."
At Sayre's funeral, DeCicca began spinning quatrains in his brain to cope. As months passed, more songs emerged — songs about friendship ("Basket of Light") and depression ("Bound to Be") and how we invest our time ("Work Song").
On "Portsmouth, Ohio," he directly addresses Sayre's story: "As the teenager lifeguards went on break/ Flirting by the green metal gate/ Nobody saw God close his eyes." Even amidst deep mourning, DeCicca finds comic relief via self-effacement: "He played a mean violin/ In the orchestra in Huntington/ And somewhere else he played in some weird band."
DeCicca wonders whether people will want to be transported to scenes he can barely handle reliving himself.
"The thing about dealing with grief and loss and heartbreak — you see it in poetry, you see it in film, you see it in fiction, but you don't really see it in music," DeCicca said. "People don't want to listen to that … That's why the last line of the record is 'Sometimes the occasion for song/ Is filled with reasons that are all wrong/ Don't sing along.'"
The Black Swans commemorate "Occasion for Song" with a performance Sunday at Lost Weekend Records, followed by a release party August 24 at Rumba Cafe.


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Our group departed from Miami in November 1987. We spent three months at a training center in the aldea of Jocotenango, just outside of Antigua[1]. I lived with a very poor family during training. They cooked on an open fire and everything tasted like smoke, even the watery oatmeal. We ate beans and tortillas almost all the time. My stomach was unsettled during my whole two years of service, and I drank a bottle of Pepto-Bismol about every week (not really). I survived by trading my smoky tasting food for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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My project was called appropriate technology. Mostly I taught people how to build stoves. The indigenous population was used to cooking on the floor. Basically they would put a pot on top of three rocks and use wood they gathered from the nearby forests. This caused their one room adobe houses to fill up with smoke. The smoke caused eye and respiratory problems, particularly for the children. This method also used a lot of wood, which exacerbated the terrible deforestation occurring in the highlands. The stoves that we built, if used correctly, used less wood. Even if they were not used correctly, they usually got the smoke out of the house. I also taught people how to build latrines, mostly pit latrines. However, we built a few composting toilets. I did not have an official counterpart, but worked very closely with the brilliant individual named Julio Marin Quijibish. He spoke Spanish and the Quiche language. He was paid by a religious based health clinic called Clinica Christiana. It was a project funded by a church based in Falls Church, Virginia. They did exceptional work. They had North American doctors who spoke Spanish and Quiche fluently. I spoke only a few words of Quiche. We built a few solar ovens and a few fero-cement storage tanks. However the stoves were the most successful. I had a little motorcycle and traveled to many rural areas outside of Quetzaltenago. I think we built close to two hundred stoves while I was there. And I know that they continued to build after I left.
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Students will host an outdoor cardboard arcade inspired by the short film "Cain's Arcade," and invite the community to play games.
Students from three classes will join others worldwide in a global challenge to engage 1 million people in creative play.
The GVSU cardboard challenge is scheduled for Friday, October 4, from 9-11:30 a.m. near the Cook Carillon Tower on the Allendale Campus. John Kilbourne, professor of movement science, said students from liberal studies classes and an Honors College seminar course have built about 25 cardboard games.
Tickets will be sold to people who want to play: $1 for two tickets, or $2 for a fun pass with unlimited play. Money raised from the event will benefit the Imagination Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering and funding creativity and entrepreneurship.
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Josephine Edith Ryan, 87, of Rutland died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 24, 1925, in Rutland, the daughter of David and Bertha (Wood) Valiquette.
She was married to Thomas L. Ryan, who died February, 1974.
She was a member of Christ the King Church, the Ladies of the Moose, V.F.W., American Legion and the D.A.V.
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Health Care REITs, an Attractive Pipeline for Dividends
Also investors should expect rates to stay low which will make the REIT dividend that much more attractive vs. the 10-year (already lower) and corporates, and continue to provide a low cost of debt tailwind for commercial real estate and REITs.
Health care REITs are predominantly considered a defensive sector due to the non-cyclical nature -- namely, people do not tend to change their health care spending patterns depending on the economy. Accordingly, health care REITs indirectly participate in the defensive nature of their tenants through their lease payments.
Before the election, there was considerable uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act. This all went away with the re-election of President Obama. As a result, health systems and doctors will now be able to move forward with the certainty they need to make major decisions such as leasing, capital expenditures, and other investments.
The Affordable Care Act is projected to add an additional 35 million to 45 million insured patients into the marketplace. These individuals are expected to increase their utilization of health services which should bode well for hospitals and physicians volumes -- a net positive for hospitals and the owners of on-campus medical office buildings.
These additional patients are expected to be somewhat funded by Medicare and Medicaid cuts to providers. In total, the increased volume for hospitals and physicians is expected to offset any reimbursement cuts. However, skilled nursing facilities are expected to face difficulties from the cuts.
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Due to the non-cyclical demand for their product and above average costs to relocate, health care tenants also prefer long-term leases to make their expenses predictable. As investors, this serves as a defensive governor on earnings because landlords are less likely to be forced to renew leases at a time when the market is weak. Consequently, rents do not fall as much as in other real estate sectors during economic downturns and, alternatively, they do not rise as much during economic upswings.
Several health care REITs that I recommend include Ventas (VTR) , Healthcare Trust of AmericA (HTA) , Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) and Medical Properties Trust (MPW) . Each of these REITs is differentiated by sector and they all provide unique operating fundamentals.
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It seems like a test like this would be a great way to determine risk, but I believe that the JAMA study found that some women with low levels never got pre-e. So it seems that this would be an excellent way to assess risk for first time pregnant moms. I think it of like the AFP triple screen where its only an indicator of possibility/probability.
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This 'N That – April 16, 2008
Today's Los Angeles Times reports:
With second baseman Howie Kendrick sidelined by a hamstring strain and reserve outfielder Reggie Willits getting very little playing time, the Angels might send Willits to triple-A Salt Lake to get some at-bats and recall a player such as Brandon Wood or Matt Brown to give them some infield coverage until Kendrick returns.
I asked Angels farm director Abe Flores what I could tell people about the rehab status of Hank Conger, Ryan Mount, Matt Sweeney and Chris Pettit. He said all four should be ready to play no later than the end of the first half. The Angels are usually tight-lipped about such matters, so that's actually more than I expected to hear and I suspect some of those guys will be activated sooner than mid-June. It's also good news about Pettit, as early reports had him out for the year with a broken foot. Abe said they'd know more about Chris once he starts his rehab at Tempe but for now it looks like he might be active by the time the second half starts.
Today's Orange County Register has more on Conger:
The minor-league season is two weeks old, but the Angels' top draft pick in 2005, catcher Hank Conger, remains at their extended spring camp in Arizona. Conger is one month into a rehabilitation program to treat a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
Conger is hitting without discomfort but is only allowed to do light throwing so far. The Angels are optimistic that surgery will not be necessary and Conger will be able to start his season in early June.
"With Dr. (Lewis) Yocum, surgery is never the first option," said Angels director of player development Abe Flores, referring to the Angels' team orthopedist.
Chris Bootcheck made his second rehab appearance last night, throwing the last two innings of the Quakes' loss at Bakersfield. Boot gave up an unearned run on a hit and two walks, while striking out three.
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Hi all,
Reggie Wilits is indeed back in SLC, wearing #11. Alex Serrano got called up. Shane Loux pitched a 4-hit (I think?) shut out, 1-0. Jose Arredondo got the save (PCL leading 6-0). And Matt Wilhite had a stellar outing. Sean Rodriguez got the lone run, a homer off of Meloan.
Sidenote: We were hoping for a glimpse of Nomar (rehabbing with the Las Vegas 51s), but alas, he was on his way back to the parent club. . .BeesGal
Hi all,
Reggie Willits is indeed in SLC, wearing #11. Alex Serrano go called up. Shane Loux pitched a 4-hit (I think?) shutout, 1-0. Arredondo got his (PCL-leading) 6th save. Matt Wilhite also had a stellar outing. Sean Rodriguez got the lone run, a homer.
Ex-Bee Greg Jones had an uneven outing–striking out a few, giving up the game-winner. (And his hair has gotten really long–curly blonde locks peaking out from under his cap. 😮.)
Sidenote: We were hoping to get a glimpse of Nomar, rehabbing with the Las Vegas 51s. Alas, he already was on his way to join the parent club. . .BeesGal


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University Hospital Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany
Diagnosis and conservative treatment of hirsuties in women (program ID: 255481)
Markus F. Neurath
Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Pulmonology
Specialized in: gastroenterology, endocrinology, pulmonology
Gastroenterology and hepatology as directions, which the medical clinic #1 is focused on, introduced innovations relevant to the whole world therein. Hence are the important impulses for development of endoscopic diagnostics and treatment methods, which currently belong to the conventional repertoire. Continuous innovative views determine the clinical and research activities in the clinic. They are reflected in development of new methods of diagnostics and therapy.
Along with treatment of diseases of the digestive system and liver, the clinic comprises the clinical and research aspects of a broad range of internal medicine. Additional priorities include the treatment of lung diseases in such areas as sleep medicine, endocrinology with metabolism, nutrition and diabetology, intensive care, as well as diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases. The clinic offers to its patients the diagnostics and treatment of lung diseases at the highest level. The treatment is focused on inpatient and outpatient therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe asthma, as well as drug therapy for lung cancer.Hepatology department treats patients with liver and biliary tract diseases. An important aspect of this work is integration of outpatient and inpatient care, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration with other departments for liver and biliary tract diseases.
Program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
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- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
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- hormonal examination (estrogen, progesterone,
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- colposcopy
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- pelvic ultrasound
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Q: Am I obliged to answer?
A: YES. All people living in Albania, native and foreign, except diplomatic staff accredited to Albania, who are within of the territory of the Republic of Albania, at the time of registration, are obliged to provide exactly the information required for registration, for themselves and for their relatives. The Census participation of all people living in Albania is a social and municipal obligation.
Q: How will I recognize an enumerator?
A: Enumerators have official identification cards and use the official Census questionnaire.
Q: Why do we need a Census?
A: It gives a detailed description of all aspects of Albania's economical, social and public life: How many people reside in Albania today and how do they live? What services do they need, and many other aspects of society. The Census data will provide this information and help responsible authorities planning on a realistic basis and tailoring services on concrete needs in the field of health care, education, employment, infrastructure etc. Furthermore the census data allow the comparisons between countries and regions, so that Albanian and international institutions can follow developments easier and plan their activities more precisely.
Q: Why do you write down the names of all my family, when you say data are anonymous?
A: Personal data are used only during the enumeration phase to ensure that an indi-vidual questionnaire has been completed for every person, but they will not be used in any way after the completion of this phase. Data will be used only in aggregated form and depersonalized.
Q: Does the Census data collection have legal or taxation consequences?
A: No! Collected data have no legal consequences. They cannot be used to prosecute or taxation.
Q: How will INSTAT protect my data?
A: You can feel safe about sharing personal information with us because: Personal census information is protected by law; All census staff are bound to confidentiality by individual commitments; We use your information only in aggregated form for statistical purposes only; All census questionnaires are processed in Albania in the facility of INSTAT
Q: What is an ethno-cultural group?
A: The United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, 2008 edition, states that: "Ethnicity is based on a shared understanding of the history and territorial origins (regional, national) of an ethnic group or community as well as on particular cultural characteristics: language and/or religion and/or specific customs and ways of life."
Q: What will happen to my data?
A: The law guarantees the protection of data and confidentiality of personal information. All information collected will be confidential and serve only to publish official census data and statistics. The questionnaires will be secured and only INSTAT will proceed with data entry and data processing. Personal census information is kept confidential. Census data are used only as aggregated figures and will serve only to publish official census data and statistics.
Q: Is there any consequence for my declarations on religion and ethno-cultural group belonging? Or what happens if I don't declare?
A: Your responses on the questions to religion and ethno-cultural group have no consequence at all. Even when you don't answer, there will be no consequence. Please note: These are the only questions you have not to answer. All other questions are mandatory.
Q: Is Albania the only Country conducting a Census?
A: No. Around 200 countries worldwide carry out regular censuses. The United Nations and European Union encourage all countries to collect census-type information. Censuses are usually carried out at 10 year intervals, at close reference dates with other countries of the world. This guarantees that comparisons of data between countries are feasible and reliable.
Q: When will it happen?
A: The Census will be conducted in the period from 1st to 21st of October 2011.
Q: What is the Housing and Population Census?
A: The population and housing census is the enumeration of all people, households and dwellings within the territory of the Republic of Albania at a given time. It is like a snapshot by showing, through data, who resides in Albania and under what socio-economic and housing conditions. It is one of the most important statistical operations, providing detailed information on the number and structure of the population comparable even at very small geographic level. The Census is not connected with registers for taxes, pensions, properties, electric power distribution or refugee status.
Q: Do I have to show my ID-card to the enumerator?
A: No! Individual data (date of birth, place of birth, marital status, ethnicity, citizenship, educational attainment, etc.) will be collected on the basis of voluntary self-declaration. However you can use your ID-card and any other document if it helps you giving correct information.
Q: What questions will be asked?
A: Questions asked by the INSTAT enumerator will be very simple. We ask about members of household, their age, occupation, education, marital status, language. (If you want to take a look at the questionnaire: Please download a sample questionnaire on the census Web site: www.census.al.
Q: Why do you ask about religion and ethnicity?
A: Individuals may indicate in the census their ethnicity and religion if they wish to, but it is not compulsory to provide this kind of information. That is the principle according to international standards. The United Nations give some guidance on that point: In its "Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, 2008" it is said: The ethno-cultural data are relevant for the understanding of the cultural diversity of the population, the position of ethnic groups in society as well as for the definition and monitoring of anti-discrimination policies." Many countries use this information for the understanding of processes of integration of immigrants and their children. This information, however, is voluntary, so nobody is forced to reveal his beliefs against his or her will.
Q: Who will be enumerated?
A: People living in Albania including foreign residents with a minimum of one year of stay or with the intention to stay at least one year. Only diplomats are not counted. When you have a foreigner lodging in your apartment please allow the enumerator to approach your renter. Households, dwellings (whether or not inhabited), collective living quarters will be included in the enumeration.
Q: What will the Census data be used for?
A: Policy and decision makers use census data to plan a wide range of services according to the people's needs. Academic Institutions use census data to research on demography, social sciences, economics, environment, public management, education and many more. The Census data is also important for business and economical development. The collected census data give a detailed profile of the labour market, the level of education of working-population, indicate areas of higher unemployment, needs for state interventions and educational programs. And precise data help to develop the economy by providing essential data for investors and aid programs.
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Q: How will it be conducted?
A: The census is based on the traditional census method with collecting data during door-to-door visits in whole Albania. 15.000 people are in the field for enumeration, supervising, controlling and supporting the logistics. The enumerator in your region will visit you and he or she fills in the questionnaire according to the information given by you.
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Q: Who is conducting it?
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Hello, mamas:
I'm unsure on where to start. I love my son. He's my first child. He still nurses often and at night as well. I have no problem with him nursing during the day, but I'm tired of nightnursing a toddler. From what I've gleaned, maybe I should hold on a bit more and he could outgrow it soon. However, I'm also planning on trying to get pregnant in August.
I'm aware that nine months are an eternity in the toddler or preschooler's lives, but it's been a year and a half that I've been waiting for him to nightwean. I guess besides support, I would like to know the following:
- is it likely for a three-year-old to stop nursing when mom becomes pregnant?
- More importantly, night weaning?
- is tandem nursing extremely taxing on the body?
- when baby is born, I'm concerned that a nightnursing preschooler may squash the newborn -- yikes!
Some extra information. He's a very picky eater and only eats certain foods and sometimes he hardly eats at all (however, he always nurses). I can't count how many times a day he nurses. At night, in a span of 9 p.m. to 9 a.m., typically he'll nurse at least four times.
I'm tired already, and I'm not even pregnant! What gets me tired is the fact that he comes to lie on top of me (I sleep on my back) to access the other breast. Although he's not heavy for his age, he always wakes me up and sometimes, depending how he's lying down, I have trouble breathing and have to move him. Other times I can't sleep because he's fiddling with the other nipple. As a result, I'm tired much of the time.
To add to my concern, I have low blood pressure (which is in general a good thing), that makes me more tired easier than the average woman.
My first pregnancy I had asymptomatic (no pain, no usual symptoms) kidney disease where I had to stay in the hospital for ten days. I almost died from anemia when I was five months pregnant with him. I was exhausted. Now, my doctor had told me I didn't need to worry, that I could get pregnant again and that it was a freak incident. Each pregnancy is different. Plus, I'd be able to watch for it this time.
But with all this, I would like to conserve my strength and have my second pregnancy go as smoothly as possible. I don't know if I can do this with a preschooler nursing at night. I'm slender and possess a fast metabolism as well, which makes me gain weight slowly.
Any information, commisseration, personal experiences, etc. would be appreciated!
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It was like a birthday party where the birthday boy didn't show up.
The Shohola Citizens for Open Government (CFOG) organized a candidates' night in preparation for primary election day on May 17, and two of the candidates—Republican Shirley Masuo and Democrat Brad Dellert—appeared, but the incumbent supervisor, Democrat Gregg Hoeper, the main target for a lot of criticism in the township, decided not to.
Hoeper's seat at the table with his name plate in plain view was empty.
For the last year, Hoeper has been the silent partner in the conflict between George Fluhr Jr., supervisor chairman, and Don and Nelia Wall, who were, respectively, zoning officer and township treasurer/secretary, both of whom were removed from office. Nelia, also the third supervisor on the township board, cannot be removed except by election.
While Fluhr raged, Hoeper sat silently most of the time during the stormy meetings that have become almost legendary in the township. Only now, with the election coming, has he voiced his opinions.
Hoeper, in a letter to the editor that appeared in this newspaper, explained his reasons for not attending.
"I will not meet with this organization (CFOG) when it is arranged to prohibit reasonable objectivity and response in the press," Hoeper wrote. He said further that he would invite the candidates to debate local issues, but on terms agreeable to all candidates.
At the meeting, Glyn Eisenhauer of CFOG denied that the other two candidates were ever members of his organization. (A response to Hoeper's letter by Eisenhauer appears on page 6.)
During the meeting, the candidates responded to questions that were submitted to the moderator, Fred Suljic of Lackawaxen, a man with experience in moderating events like this.
Dellert spoke of his conviction to install zero-based budgeting, his support of the four-acre minimum in township development, his tentative opposition to gas drilling, his intention to know more about subdivision and land development ordinances and how they are creating tension between builders and environmentalists.
"I don't want to see a lot of development overrun the township as it does in neighboring counties south of here," he said.
Masuo spoke of the urgency of healing the rift between the township leadership and the people. "Our township is broken," she said. "We need our supervisors to be working together.
Township meetings are out of control," she said. "I know that there are always opposing viewpoints but we have to be ruled by what is best for the town." She bemoaned the fact that little was being done in the township because of the ongoing grand jury hearings on township officials and some residents. "We need to hear what is going on," she said.
On gas drilling, she said she was opposed as long as the companies would not reveal the chemicals that are contained in their drilling fluids. "Drilling can't be done safely if we don't know what chemicals are being used," she said.


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Ziffs shut down London hedge fund
The billionaire Ziff brothers are shutting down the last multibillion-dollar hedge fund that invests their family fortune, one of the biggest such pots of money in the US.
The three brothers, heirs to the wealth created by their grandfather's magazine-publishing empire, are shutting the second of their two hedge funds and stepping away from the one-for-all, all-for-one investing style they followed for more than two decades, according to people familiar with their plans.
Dirk, Robert and Daniel Ziff, ages 50, 47 and 42 years old, respectively, are closing their London-based hedge fund after its veteran portfolio manager, David Fear, decided to strike out on his own, the people said.
Last fall, the Ziffs began closing their New York fund following the unexpected decision by its longtime portfolio manager, Ian McKinnon, to retire. The firm at the time was considering putting some of the money invested by the US fund with the London fund, The Wall Street Journal reported then.
Instead, they are investing part of their fortune with Fear and other former employees of Ziff Brothers Investments, the family office that oversees their multibillion-dollar fortune. The brothers' net worth is estimated by Forbes at more than $14 billion.
ZBI doesn't manage outside money. But with billions of dollars under management, the funds were larger than many hedge funds with outside investors and hedge funds run by a family office.
The funds provided trading commissions to banks and helped bring the firm's head count to 300 to 400 people in recent years, according to people familiar with the firm. The vast majority of people have now left or been laid off, and commissions are likely to shrink with the funds' closures.
The firm's hedge funds together managed between $5 billion and $10 billion in recent years, according to people familiar with the firm, not including funds borrowed from banks to amplify wagers. The funds bet on and against stocks and were market-neutral, seeking to have no net exposure to the stock market.
In a shift from the consensus-driven approach they have taken since launching in 1992, the siblings will begin making some investments independently of one another.
The brothers still plan to make many joint investments and are figuring out what individual investments they might pursue. There has been no falling out among them, according to people familiar with the brothers.
But with the brothers getting older and having stronger views about their interests, making decisions by consensus was proving to be limiting, one of the people said.
The funds' closures also follow a lackluster period for market-neutral funds. Last year, when the S&P 500 gained 32.4%, including dividends, a strong return for market-neutral funds was 6%, hedge-fund investors say.
The ZBI funds were profitable under McKinnon and Fear, including in the period after 2008, said a person familiar with the firm, saying that performance wasn't a factor in their closing. Still, some outside observers say, fatter returns can be had elsewhere.
The past few months have been described as a difficult time for the Ziff brothers, a prominent family in the hedge-fund industry known for backing some of Wall Street's biggest names.
They have dealt with changes as they arose, rather than executed a strategic plan they had envisioned, people familiar with the firm said.
Operating hedge funds can be expensive and time-consuming, with few family offices doing so on the scale the Ziff brothers did, according to industry experts. The departures of Messrs. McKinnon and Fear sparked soul-searching about ZBI's future by the Ziffs, the people said.
ZBI started out backing other hedge funds before it began trading its own money in 1999. Their roster of managers included William Ackman, James Chanos, Richard Perry and Daniel Och, whose firm bears their name. (The Ziffs have been reducing their stake in Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and now own less than 10%.)
In something of a return to their roots, they plan to invest with and help some of the funds that have spun out of ZBI. The Ziffs plan to invest with the former head of the Hong Kong office, Norwegian Gregard Heje, whose Kontiki Capital Management is expected to launch in June. ZBI closed its Geneva and Hong Kong offices late last year.
Fear is expected to leave the firm this year and take most of ZBI's London office with him, said people familiar with his plans. The portfolio should be unwound by this summer.
Faced with doubling down on his commitment to ZBI by managing more money or taking the chance to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions, Fear chose the latter, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Both of the exiting portfolio managers are particularly close to Dirk Ziff. McKinnon, sometimes described as the fourth brother, went to Harvard Business School with Dirk and has been at ZBI since 1995. McKinnon is expected to retire this year to start his own family office, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, people familiar with the matter said.
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The Encore: Talking with 'Wedding Band' Star Peter Cambor
TBS's Wedding Band has been as much fun as front-row seats to an awesome concert. The TV season's best new comedy has packed in plenty of laughs, covered a list of catchy songs from KISS to Jay-Z, and even induced a heartwarming moment or two. Tonight, Wedding Band celebrates its first-season finale, and it's sure to go out on a high note.
To mark the occasion, actor Peter Cambor, who plays family man and weekend rock star Eddie, recently talked with me about all the things that are awesome about this show.
"First and foremost, the first thing you do is you read the script, and the writing was great," he explained of his initial reaction to the material. "It just really sort of came off the page well. It wasn't too jokey. It was more sort of situational and sort of character-driven."
Once he got into the audition process, there was another plus: the people he'd end up working with. "I think kind of getting the vibe of [co-creators] Darin [Moiselle] and Josh [Lobis], and also the kind of the whole core that was going to be producing it, it was so sort of collaborative. They were really open to your input and feedback," Peter explained.
While he and his Mother of the Bride bandmates - Brian Austin Green, Harold Perrineau and Derek Miller - might not look like the foursome you'd expect to headline this kind of show, they're pretty much perfect, and according to Peter, they knew they were right for the gig once they'd auditioned together. "We just kind of went in and did this group scene and it was so much fun," he explained, going on to compliment the show's entire ensemble, which also includes actresses Melora Hardin, Jenny Wade and Kathryn Fiore. "They did a great job casting this. It's just a really great cast."
Wedding Band requires the four actors to perform several songs each week, and Cambor came to the show with his own musical background. "I started playing guitar when I was in sixth grade. I've sort of played my whole life," he said. "I sort of had enough to ease me into it." His character has since wielded everything from his usual guitar to a sitar, and played songs ranging from classic rock to the Backstreet Boys. Even if they are made for TV, no one can call this band a one-hit wonder.
And yes, those performances are just as exciting as you think they are. "The musical numbers are incredibly fun," explained Peter. "You're up on the stage, there's 150 extras sitting there screaming. It's everything great about being a musician and nothing bad."
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Home List of Titles Evidence for two phases of galaxy formation from radial trends in the globular cluster system of NGC 1407
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- Evidence for two phases of galaxy formation from radial trends in the globular cluster system of NGC 1407
- Author(s)
- Forbes, Duncan A.; Spitler, Lee R.; Strader, Jay; Romanowsky, Aaron J.; Brodie, Jean P.; Foste, Caroline
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- Here we present the colours of individual globular clusters (GCs) around the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 1407 out to a projected galactocentric radius of 140 kpc or 17 galaxy effective radii (Re). Such data are a proxy for the halo metallicity. We find steep, and similar, metallicity gradients of ∼ –0.4 dex per dex for both the blue (metal-poor) and red (metal-rich) GC subpopulations within 5–8.5 Re (40–70 kpc). At larger radii the mean GC colours (metallicity) are constant. A similar behaviour is seen in a wide-field study of M87's GC system, and in our own Galaxy. We interpret these radial metallicity trends to indicate an inner region formed by early in-situ dissipative processes and an outer halo formed by ongoing accretion of low mass galaxies and their GCs. These results provide observational support for the model of galaxy formation whereby massive galaxies form inside-out in two phases. We have also searched the literature for other massive early-type galaxies with reported GC metallicity gradients in their inner regions. No obvious correlation with galaxy mass or environment is found but the sample is currently small.
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- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 413, no. 4 (Jun 2011), pp. 2943-2949
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- 2011
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Galaxies; Galaxy formation; Globular clusters; NGC 1407; Star clusters
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- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- 0035-8711
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Home List of Titles Mechanical characterisation of the dynamic tensile properties of CFRP sheet and adhesive at medium strain rates
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- Mechanical characterisation of the dynamic tensile properties of CFRP sheet and adhesive at medium strain rates
- Author(s)
- Al-Zubaidy, Haider; Zhao, Xiao-Ling; Al-Mahaidi, Riadh
- Abstract
- Unidirectional normal modulus CFRP (CF130) and Araldite 420 and MBrace saturant adhesives are now commonly used to strengthen steel and concrete structures. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding their mechanical properties under dynamic tensile loads. This paper focuses on the experimental determination of the tensile mechanical properties of such materials at quasi-static and intermediate strain rates. A drop-mass rig and an impact Instron testing machine were utilised to conduct impact tests of CFRP and epoxy. It was found that the tensile properties of CFRP and the two adhesives are strain rate-dependent, even though their general trends and percentages of enhancement differ. Considerable changes in the failure patterns of CFRP and both adhesives are observed. Empirical equations in terms of strain rates are proposed to estimate the tensile properties of CFRP and both adhesives at any strain rate within the range considered.
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Composite Structures, Vol. 96 (Feb 2013), pp. 153-164
- Publication year
- 2013
- FOR Code(s)
- 09 Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Adhesives; Carbon fibre reinforced polymer sheets; CFRP; Impact loading; Strain rate; Tensile properties
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- Elsevier
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In February, the state Attorney General's Office wrote a letter to the governor, informing Abercrombie that an amendment to Hawaii's Constitution was needed before public funds could go to support private businesses.
Lawmakers quickly drafted a bill calling for the constitutional amendment, Senate Bill 1084, which was approved by House and Senate conferees on Thursday.
"If you read the constitutional amendment bill that we have, it is very narrowly worded to only apply to early education," Rep. Roy Takumi, who chairs the Education Committee, told KITV4.
In a follow-up letter dated April 12, the AG's office issued another opinion to the governor, stating that Abercrombie's early learning bill (SB 1095) would not create precedence for a K through 12 voucher program. The letter was authored by Deputy Attorney General Gary Suganuma, and approved by state Attorney General David Louie.
"S.B. No. 1095 is limited to pre-kindergarten children and does not create any legal grounds for K-12 vouchers, nor does it even propose the use of vouchers for its early childhood education programs," Suganuma wrote.
However, some House Republicans believe if the governor pushes through his program and the constitutional amendment is approved by voters in 2014, the voucher issue will eventually be settled in court.
"People on the left don't like it because it looks like a voucher and people on the right, folks like me, don't like it because we believe it discriminates against religious schools," said Rep. Bob McDermott, who serves as minority whip.
"It's going to be the teachers versus the governor, and the governor versus the teachers again," predicted Rep. Gene Ward, minority leader emeritus. "They swear that this is a voucher program, he swears it's not."
Wil Okabe, president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, said in an interview with KITV4 that he opposes the governor's early childhood plan because of the commingling of taxpayer funds with education, even if it as at the preschool level.
"When you use public funds to give to private entities, it is a voucher program," said Okabe. "If it was so cut and dry, you wouldn't need a constitutional amendment."
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