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Varalakshmi replaces Karthika in MGR
Karthika Nair has opted out of 'Madha Gaja Raja' aka MGR.
It's as good as official that Karthika Nair has opted out of 'Madha Gaja Raja' aka MGR. Now the latest buzz is that the film will have two heroines, one among which will be another star kid in tinsel town, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar.
Buzz is that the script underwent major changes and when Karthika Nair heard the revised script of MGR she wasn't too happy about it as her character was more of a 'glam element' and thus opted out of the project immediately.
It's also said that the earlier script had Vishal in three roles but the new one sees him only in one role.
Initially, Hansika Motwani was approached for the film but the actress reportedly declined the offer citing date issues. Now that Karthika has opted out of the movie, the makers have approached Varalakshmi who is working on her long pending debut, 'Podaa Podi' with Simbu.
What's interesting is that media has earlier reported several stories linking Vishal and Varalakshmi but the duo had denied them saying they're just friends.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB Athletic Department honored its seniors at the annual senior banquet on Tuesday evening at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Athletic director Brian Mackin handed out eight scholarships to student-athletes from various sports, honoring individuals who have been instrumental to the development of UAB athletics.
Stephanie Gammon, a four-year cross country and track student-athlete, served as the keynote speaker for the evening. Gammon also received the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Award.
Softball had four seniors honored throughout the evening. Alisha Smith received the Harry "The Hat" Walker Endowed Memorial Scholarship, Caley Walden took home the National Alumni Women's Athletic Scholarship and Sallie Van Kirk was awarded the Jerry D. Young Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Natalie Mitchell, along with Jenny Cape from women's tennis, received the Female Academic Award for having the highest GPA among UAB female senior student-athletes. Both Mitchell and Cape have maintained a 4.0 GPA in biology.
Ryan Woolley from baseball earned the Male Academic Award with a 3.66 GPA in communications studies with an emphasis in management and a minor in business administration. Woolley's teammate, Blake Huddleston, took home the Ralph Holmes Memorial Endowed Award.
Seniors from football, men's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball also received scholarships. D.J. Reese (football) recieved the George "Snoozy" Jones Scholarship, Victor Sambade (men's soccer) the Old Boys Scholarship, Brittany DeFelice (women's tennis) the Lillyan Fahy Scholarship and Michelle Uzoh the Gene Bartow Scholarship.
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Basil Wolever — 1 p.m., Verdun Family Funeral Home, Belding.
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Leland McConnell — 1 p.m., Brigham Funeral Chapel, Edmore.
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Also, while it's funny to imagine this happening to an iPhone thief, that's all you would ever get to do – "imagine" it. You wouldn't get to see the look on the guy's face or anything. I think I'll stick with my "Find iPhone" app so I can send the police over to the thief's home to retrieve my device and arrest Siri's captor. (Desperately trying not to go off on a tangent about what Siri with Stockholm Syndrome might be like). Even an 8 year old Tennessee boy was able to use the app to track down the crook who stole 2 ipads from his home, so I highly recommend it if you have either of these devices. I particularly enjoyed this story out of NYC where the police officers made the iPhone beep to determine who was actually holding the stolen item, which is obviously a necessary feature if you're trying to identify a criminal in a crowd:
Garland entered the woman's Apple ID into the "Find My iPhone" app, which used GPS to pinpoint location of the phone. It was near Eighth Avenue and 51st Street, traveling south.
When Garland and his partner, Sgt. Richard Coan, got to the location, Garland hit the "Play Sound" button on the app and instantly heard a beeping sound emitting from a man stepping out of a Food Emporium supermarket near Eighth Avenue and 49th Street. The man was identified as George Bradshaw, a 40-year-old resident of Brooklyn.
So again, even if one day Siri is capable of self-destructing, I highly recommend going with the "Find iPhone" app instead. But, if for some reason you insist on seeing your iPhone screen cracked, I recommend a fun little app called "AppFusion". This is a 6 in 1 app that offers a variety of time-wasting screen manipulation effects, one of which is the screen "cracking" wherever you touch:


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CD Review: The Book of Knots — Garden of Fainting Stars
The Book of Knots
Garden of Fainting Stars
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By Ellen Eldridge
The Book of Knots begins with the birth of "7-pounds 11 ounces of sin" in "Microgravity" and, after posing the question, "Will they survive this microgravity?," the band embarks on its third concept album; this one dedicated to the absence of expected hope in space travel. Garden of Fainting Stars closes the "By Sea, By Land, By Air" trilogy of concept albums begun with Book of Knots (2004) and continued on the 2007 release Traineater with tepid grace and fiery formidability.
The combination of the hazardous and the misinformed, the twilight of a good idea turning bad; these are the moments in which The Book of Knots shine a flashlight on a tormented orchestra exposing its weaknesses and exploiting its beauty. The core members, Joel Hamilton, Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, Tony Maimone., draw to them the fireflies of the music industry, the weird and imaginative; a combination of artists to form a band like Apocalyptica only darker and more misanthropic.
On Garden of Fainting Stars Blixa Bargeld (Einstürzende Neubauten) opens a cocktail of flies with the tormented "Drosophila Melanogaster;" a song concerned with air travel on earth-grounded planes and the cocktail lounges of airports where fruit flies fill the glasses before the drinker can enjoy a second sip. This song captures the essence of the album in its frustrated attempt to endure exploration without ever reaping the rewards of success.
"Planemo" easily amounts to a single if any of these tracks could be considered apart from the rest. Mike Patton's zero-gravity lyrics and heightened moans affect in a similar fashion to Faith No More's Angel Dust.
The collaboration of artists including Tom Waits, Mike Patton, David Thomas, Blixa Bargel, Jon Langford, and Carla Bozulich should immediately win audience's attention, but for the doomed travelers who turn up the tracks and feel their way along the darkened corridors of space ships and the hollowed caves of distant planets, this album can act as the soundtrack to a new generation of music and quietly bury any hope in the final frontier. The closing recorded announcement, "Obituary for the Future" feels like it comes from the future; a terrified voice calls out for companionship while the high-pitched chorus claims, "I'll hold you close when this is over" as breaking guitars tear through ravaged drums. Wailing. Void. Over and out.
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I was introduced to a service manager the day I picked up my new XTS in December. I was told that this dealership's policy was to offer "first come first serve" maintenance--no appointments, just drive in for servicing (unless you needed a loner). The service department opened at 7:00am.
Well this is a problem for me, since it takes me 75 minutes to drive to the dealership from home. I either have to leave home at an ungodly early hour to get there early or get there later and take my chances with a long line.
I am considering going to a closer Cadillac dealer that makes appointments for a specific day and hour. My question is: am I sacrificing anything in taking the car to a different dealer than where I bought it? I still get a loner for a long servicing, right, because that is a perk offered by GM, not the dealer? Anything else I might be sacrificing?


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Lin, Teng (2011) Corporate governance mechanisms and earnings management in transitional countries – evidence from Chinese listed firms. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.


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Is Jessica Simpson Pregnant? You Be The Judge!Pregnant or just bloated? What do you think?
Move Over Snoop, Martha Stewart And Jessica Simpson Are Apparently BFFsWho knew that Martha Stewart would turn out to be as cool as she is?
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Jessica Simpson Shares New Photos Of Her Kids. Look At How Big They're Getting!Her kids are spitting images of her!
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Jessica Simpson Shares A Little Too Much Info After Christie Brinkley Praises Her Halloween CostumeIn case you missed it Saturday, Jessica Simpson had a fantastic Halloween costume! She has the perfect bod to go as Christie Brinkley from the movie "Vacation".
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Prajapati case: CBI to grill ex-Gujarat minister
Former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah is accused in the Sohrabuddin encounter case.
New Delhi: Former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah, considered a close aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, has been called to Delhi for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 2006 fake encounter of Tulsiram Prajapati, a key witness to the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausarbi.
The CBI asked Shah, who is out on bail after being arrested in the Sohrabuddin case, to appear at the agency headquarters for questioning in the Prajapati case.
The interrogation is expected to be held as early as Tuesday during which CBI is expected to confront the BJP leader with telephone records about him being allegedly in touch with police officers including the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jail) DG Vanzara.
Shah has been asked by the Supreme Court not to enter Gujarat as the agency alleged that he may tamper with the evidence or intimidate the witnesses.
Prajapati, a close aide of Sohrabuddin, a gangster, was killed in an alleged shoot-out near Chapri village in Banaskantha district on December 28, 2006.
The CBI took over the case last April following direction from Supreme Court and registered a case against "police officials of Gujarat and Rajasthan and others for alleged involvement in the criminal conspiracy of wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, abduction and murder of Tulsi Prajapati and causing disappearance of evidence".
The FIR was registered following Supreme court's order on April 8, 2011 on a writ petition filed by Narmada Bai, Prajapati's mother.
Bai's petition formed the basis of the FIR, and the probe was being conducted by the special investigation team (SIT) of CBI officers which had earlier probed the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case.
Bai had alleged that her son was killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police as he was a key eyewitness in the November 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.
The CBI also sought help of the forensic experts in reconstructing the alleged fake encounter of Prajapati by Gujarat police in 2006.
The CBI had questioned Yashpal Chudasama and Ajay Patel, two police officers believed to be close to Shah in the last week of December for about four hours.
The CBI has shown Chudasama and Patel, along with Shah, as accused in the charge sheet they filed in the Soharabuddin case. They have been accused of trying to influence witness and derail CBI probe in the Sheikh encounter case.
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Colt quit making some of thier different calibur uppers. But, RRA still can do 9mm uppers and conversion set ups. I love the 9mm AR. It is a real fun one. Here is a YOUTUBE on one being played with.
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I took my new 9mm, AR out today after fixing the extractor problem it had. Put 200 rounds through it with NO malfunctions.
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Chimpanzees are likely to use a more efficient tool technique after observing others who are employing a better approach, according to new research conducted by Kyoto University, Japan and the University of Kent, UK.
In a paper published Jan. 30 in the online journal PLOS ONE, researchers presented the first experimental evidence that chimpanzees can watch and learn from a group member's invention of a better technique in much the same way that humans do.
For the study, the team provided chimpanzees with wall boxes containing juice, accessible via a small hole, and flexible straws to drink with. Among their observations, they noticed how one group of chimpanzees used the straw like a dipstick, dipping and removing it to suck on the end, while others sucked the juice directly through the straw. Although both techniques required similar cognitive and motor skills, drinking through the straw was much more efficient than repeatedly dipping for the juice.
When the 'dipping' chimpanzees watched either another chimpanzee or a human demonstrate the more efficient 'straw-sucking' technique, all of them switched to using the latter technique.
Dr Tatyana Humle, Lecturer in Conservation and Primate Behaviour at Kent's Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology (DICE), said: "Incremental improvement in technology is not unique to human culture; this study provides significant insights into the cognitive basis for the adoption of novel tool-use techniques in chimpanzees. The results also suggest favourable conditions under which material culture could evolve in non-human animals, such as copying another's technique if dissatisfied with your own."
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 14 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
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thank for the idea I will use it in my new place
the best thing about quilting is giving
Looks great, but that'll never happen at my house unfortunately!
That looks awesome...Thanks for sharing...
Great Idea - thanks for sharing
You can buy 4 ft x 4 ft WHITE pegboard at Home Depot. I have two of them mounted in my sewing room; one over the ironing board and one over the cutting table. The only negative thing is that the one over my cutting table I have to use a step stool to reach the top because of the depth of the table. However, mine look nothing like hers! Mine are messy, but functional!


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This class is for expectant parents who have not previously taken a childbirth class. During this class you will also have opportunities to get to know other expectant parents. This class is instructed by Fatima Jiwa, MD who is a physician at Partners in Pediatrics at the Rogers location.


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If you've had enough of the newest Call of Duty that is reminiscent of all the others we have all played at some point or another and are looking to spice things up a little bit then we have some good news for you. Choco has released a Call of Duty: Black ops II Modding Tool for the PlayStation 3.
This easy to use tool allows you to build your own .self/.bin files for use on your CFW enabled PS3 and allows for a variety of mods spanning from GOD mode to unlimited ammo and are working for Campaign, Zombies and Multiplayer modes (Do not go online or you will be hit with the Activision ban hammer). You should note that this tool will only work for Call of Duty: Black Ops II 1.04 patch.
How to use the tool:
1. Download the .rar file and extract it (if you delete any files from inside the rar, the tool will not work!)
2. Launch "BOII Modding Tool.exe".
3. Load an ELF file for either campaign or MP/Zombies (EBOOT.ELF is for campaign, t6mp_ps3.elf is for MP/Zombies. Downloads for clean ELFs can be found in the downloads section of this post).
4. Check off whatever mods you want. Make sure to pick a region and a firmware version. If you want to choose DEX firmware, you will need to get the file "make_fself_npdrm.exe" from the PS3 SDK and add it to the folder with my tool.
5. Click on "Build .SELF/.BIN". Save the file as whatever you want.
6. If your mods are for campaign, rename the file you saved to EBOOT.BIN and copy it to /dev_hdd0/game/YOUR REGION/USRDIR/ on your PS3.
7. If your mods are for Multiplayer/Zombies, rename the file you saved to t6mp_ps3f.self and copy it to /dev_hdd0/game/YOUR REGION/USRDIR/ on your PS3.
Important notes:
-I cannot provide a link to make_fself_npdrm due to legality issues. If you want to build your mods for DEX, you will need to get this file (can be found in the PS3 SDK) and add it to the folder with my tool in it.
-Any false virus positives on my tool are due to protection of the application to prevent reverse engineering.
-This tool will only work for ELFs from the 1.04 update.
-If you use super jump in Campaign, you MUST use god mode to prevent dying from fall damage.
-If you use Floating Bodies in campaign, some vehicles will float into the sky. This makes several missions impossible to complete.
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California's Central Coast; A Photographer's Paradise Page 2
The rest of our trip will take us up Scenic Highway 1 but there's much of interest back on US Highway 101 as well. An extended itinerary might be north on Highway 1 to Monterey and then a leisurely return south on US Highway 101 to Santa Barbara.
North of Morro Bay you'll enter what has been called California's Magic Kingdom. A very touristy, but thoroughly charming, spot is Cambria. Again, great restaurants, quaint inns, and places where you can get all the ingredients for a seaside picnic. Stop at Linn's Fruit Bin and try the cobbler...mmmmmmm!
If you have never visited Hearst Castle you really should try to include it
on your itinerary. Continuing north will bring you to the Big Sur Coast. Sur
is Spanish for south and every inch is fantastic. Take your time and explore;
you won't be disappointed.
The next town of any size is Carmel. Point Lobos State Reserve is just south of town and is a must see. Adams described it as the most beautiful confluence of land and sea in the world. Plan on spending some of your time in Carmel gallery hopping. Start with Photography West on Dolores Street and pick up a gallery guide while you're there. If you have a spare $150,000 you can also pick up a copy of Moonrise Over Hernandez, signed by the man himself.
This trip is great anytime of the year but I'll let you in on a local secret. The best weather happens in the fall, right after the tourists have gone home, or in the spring, before they arrive. Summer tends to be overcast due to the marine influence and while winter is usually mild it is possible to get a week or more of rain at a time. However, winter swells can produce some very dramatic waves to add spice to those ocean landscapes.
I've barely touched on a few of the sights, but then again half the fun of a trip like this is the discovery of new delights. Just be sure to bring lots of film or plenty of memory cards. Good shooting, and don't eat too much chowder.
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Welcome to Granite Mafia – Custom Granite Countertops.
We have a large selection of granite slabs to choose from, as well as granite remnants of all sizes (ideal for bathroom vanities and hearths), kitchen and bathroom sinks, faucets and much more. Our stock continuously changes. Many people find it helpful to bring in a cabinet door, flooring samples, and paint chips in order to choose just the right color stone. We also have samples you can check out and take home to ensure the perfect color match.


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"Informal" know-how trading is the extensive exchange of proprietary
know-how by informal networks of process engineers in rival (and non-rival)
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US steel minimill industry and elsewhere, and they appear to represent a novel
form of cooperative R&D.
When one examines informal know-how trading in the framework of a
"Prisoner's Dilemma", real-world conditions can be specified where this behavior
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participating firms. Data available to date on the presence and absence of such
trading seem to be roughly in accordance with the predictions of this simple
Although presently documented only as a firm-level phenomenon involving
the trading of proprietary technical know-how, informal know-how trading seems
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California: Majority Budgeting Ballot Initiative Falters
Let's say you're a rich California Democrat or the leader of a rich interest group that supports Democrats. You could spend your money ...
Let's say you're a rich California Democrat or the leader of a rich interest group that supports Democrats. You could spend your money on ads to attack Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Meg Whitman, in the hopes of electing a Democratic governor for the next four years.
Or, you could spend your money promoting a ballot measure to remove the requirement that budgets must pass the legislature with a two-thirds vote. That would empower the Democrats who control the California legislature to pass a budget (the most important thing they do) without Republican votes. As long as they could keep their majority, Democrats would have true control of the legislature, something they lack right now despite their numerical edge.
Strangely, California Democrats think they can come with $20 million in independent expenditures against Whitman, but the proposed ballot measure is struggling to raise $1.25 million, as the Mercury News reports:
Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley, a onetime assemblyman, said Tuesday that unless California Forward raises hundreds of thousands more dollars by the end of the week, the reform group will be forced to put off a November ballot measure that seeks to make passing a state budget easier.
The group, though, needs $1.25 million by the end of the week to proceed with a signature drive to qualify the measure for the November ballot, Keeley said. As of the first of the year, the group had only raised $132,000, according to state filings, though "hundreds of thousands" has since come in, Keeley said.
I guess I can see why Democratic donors wouldn't be totally enthused with the ballot measure. It wouldn't change the two-thirds requirement for raising taxes, which is a big part of budgeting. Plus, even if they get it on the ballot, passing it will be an uphill fight.
Still, the two-thirds rule has been such a thorn in the side of Democrats that I would have expected a little more passion for the topic. Perhaps they think there's another option. Even if California Forward gives up on its initiative for this year (which could happen as soon as today), there's a chance that Democrats in the legislature could put the measure on the ballot. It's important to remember, however, that the requirement for the legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot is, yes, a two-thirds vote.
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Evangelion 2.22 breaks 800k preorders
The Nikkan Sports newspaper reports on Tuesday that over 800,000 copies of the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Ha) film have been pre-ordered. The film's Japanese home video distributor King Records will ship its release on May 26. According to King Records, Evangelion: 2.22's 800,000 pre-orders far surpasses the 500,000 copies in the first shipment for last year's hit film, the manga-based live-action Rookies: Graduation (Rookies -Sotsugyō-).
Source: Anime News Network
Count me in as one of the suckers ( ´_ゝ`)
I still haven't bought a Blu-Ray player too! orz.
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The Peter Couche Foundation operates within the Robinson Institute at the University of Adelaide and raises awareness and important funds to support innovative research being conducted at the Institute using non-embryonic stem cells from teeth (known as dental pulp stem cells) to treat the effects of stroke.
The original website was built in Joomla 1.5 and branded as the Robinson Foundation. The new website needed to be upgraded to the latest version of Joomla as well as rebranded to the Peter Couche Foundation.
PB Web Development redesigned the website based on the Peter Couche Foundation branding as well as the original style and layout of the Robinson Foundation that the Robinson Institute had grown accustom to over the years of its existence.
The website was fully upgraded from Joomla 1.5.x to Joomla 2.5.x and also had the K2 content construction kit integrated.
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The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) provides the following list of features that have been reported in people with this condition. Much of the information in the HPO comes from Orphanet, a European rare disease database. If available, the list includes a rough estimate of how common a feature is (its frequency). Frequencies are based on a specific study and may not be representative of all studies. You can use the MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary for definitions of the terms below.
Platelet storage pool deficiency refers to a group of conditions that are caused by problems with the platelet granules. Platelet granules are tiny storage sacs found within the platelets which release various substances to help stop bleeding. Some platelet storage pool deficiencies are due to reduced or absent granules or granule contents. Others occur if the platelets are unable to empty the contents of the platelet granules into the bloodstream.[3]
Platelet storage pool deficiencies can be genetic or acquired (non-genetic). The four major genetic forms include dense body deficiency, gray platelet syndrome, Factor V Quebec, and mixed alpha-granule/dense body deficiency. Platelet storage pool deficiency is also a feature of several inherited conditions such as Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR) syndrome, and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.[3][4]
Causes of acquired platelet storage pool deficiencies include:[3]
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Chicken thighs, pounded thin, marinated in mixture of chopped oranges, onion, garlic, herbs, and chipotle, then quickly pan fried.
- 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs (4 pounds if buying bone-in)
- 6 oranges, peeled and seeded, coarsely chopped (or 2-3 cups fresh squeezed orange juice)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 of a 7-ounce-can of chipotle chili peppers in adobo
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary leaves, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 1 Tbsp fresh marjoram leaves (or oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried of either)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Chopped fresh parsley and orange slices for garnish
1 In a blender or food processor, combine the chopped oranges, onion, chipotle in adobo, garlic, cilantro, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, and salt. Pulse a few times to make a coarse purée.
2 Put boneless chicken thighs between two sheets of wax paper and pound with a meat hammer until an even thickness of about 1/2-inch. Combine the chicken pieces and the orange marinade together either in a bowl or in a ziplock freezer bag. Refrigerate overnight.
3 Heat olive oil in a large cast iron pan on medium high heat. Remove chicken pieces from the marinade, wiping off excess (but not all) marinade. Working in batches, cook the chicken pieces for 5 minutes on each side.
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This is my study in edgeloops of a female head. The idea is to detail it in Zbrush, but give give it a nice flow first. I didn't pay attention to anything outside the face, namely lips, nose and eyes. In the nose I tried to get the flow of greater alar cartilage, lateral nasal cartilage, and the groove between them. The lower eyelid folds underneath upper eyelid, and the same goes for the lips. I added a loop for upper eyelid fold and the one for goose feet. I tried my best to find the overall form, but I don't see the cheekbone shape clearly, so any direction with that (how to see it, and what are the mistakes in this model) are greatly appreciated.
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Rio 2016: The Edge Of Human Performance
Why have black athletes dominated sprinting? Could marathoner Dennis Kimetto be the epitome of human athletic performance? Have humans reached the peak of their athletic potential? Here are your answers.
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Baumberg, Ben (2011) Re-evaluating trends in the employment of disabled people in Britain. In: Vickerstaff, Sarah, Phillipson, Chris and Wilkie, Ross, (eds.) Work, Health and Well-Being: the Challenges of Managing Health at Work. Policy Press, Bristol, UK, pp. 79-94. ISBN 9781847428080
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|Kibeho, Rwanda. 1995-05. Sick and wounded refugees receiving treatment from medical personnel of the Australian Medical Support Force (AMSF). The Australians are wearing United Nations (UN) insignia and have set up a temporay canvas cover over several stretcher cases. Crouching over their patients are left to right: Unidentified; Flight Lieutenant Robyn Yeo RAAF (wearing blue face mask); unidentified; Corporal Jenkins (wearing Red Cross brassard), a patrol medic with 2 Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC); the woman on the far right, and also wearing a brassard is Able Seaman Grover, RAN. Lieutenant Michael Hamming, a Nursing Officer, is standing on the far right speaking with an unidentified patrol medic. Two weeks earlier the Kibeho refugee camp had been devastated during a riot and subsequent massacre. All the Australian's were members of the United Nations Assistance Mission In Rwanda (UNAMIR).


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Ahead of its anticipated Coachella appearance, Brooklynites Animal Collective will play a series of California shows in April. The group, briefly turned a trio during the release of 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion, is now a quartet again, as itinerant member Deakin is once again teamed up with Geologist, Avey Tare and Panda Bear (who is set to release a solo album in April).
The group is also curating the All Tomorrow Parties festival in the United Kingdom in May, and has scheduled a few European dates around that time as well.
Coachella, the desert fest which takes place April 15-17 in Indio, California, will in addition to Animal Collective, will feature headliners such as Kanye West, Arcade Fire and the Strokes.
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The Syrian charnel house
- By David KennerDavid Kenner is the Middle East editor at Foreign Policy. He is based in Beirut, Lebanon, and has been with FP since 2009 (a long time, he knows). He worked for FP previously in Cairo, where he covered the early days of the Arab Spring, and before that in Washington. He has attended Georgetown University and the American University of Beirut and has reported from Libya, Egypt, Gaza, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
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The above image is actually one of the less graphic photos coming out of Syria today, where President Bashar al-Assad's forces stand accused of massacring Sunni families en masse. The more gruesome images and videos speak to a brutal campaign of sectarian cleansing that has managed to shock even veteran Syria watchers.
The deaths occurred in two separate massacres: One in the Ras al-Nabaa neighborhood of Banias today, and another on Thursday in the nearby town of al-Bayda. Thousands of Sunnis reportedly fled Banias in the aftermath of the attack. The death toll is still murky: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has confirmed a total of 112 people killed in both attacks, but noted that number could rise. The activist group said a paramilitary group known as the National Defense Forces, which is largely made up of fighters belonging to minorities loyal to Assad, was responsible for the killings.
The geography of Banias and Bayda is important for understanding these attacks. Both are located in the governorate of Tartous, which forms part of the heartland of the Alawite sect, the community to which Assad belongs. Destroying these Sunni enclaves could be a precursor to creating an "Alawite statelet" along the coast if Assad loses Damascus — or it could simply be a reflection of the fact that the regime sees any sizable Sunni community living near Alawite cities and villages as inherently hostile.
The massacres also occur at a moment when the Assad regime is moving aggressively and brutally to seize back territory lost to the rebels. Last month, the Syrian military killed at least 100 people in a five-day offensive to retake a Damascus suburb. Last week, it regained control of a central neighborhood in the city of Homs. And it is fighting alongside Hezbollah to reclaim the rebel-controlled town of al-Qusayr, on the border with Lebanon.
As the violence gathers pace, the religious and tribal fractures among Syrians, long papered over by a nominally secular Assad regime, are bursting out into the open. "'Alawis are not always comfortable with the subject of tribal affiliations as the Ba'thist state has striven to replace such categories with the modern notion of citizenship," wrote Patrick Seale in the introduction to his biography of Hafez al-Assad. "[B]ut if pressed every village boy could tell you to which tribe his family belongs."
These days, you don't have to press very hard.


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by Michelle Duggar from the official Duggar Family blog.Thanks to Crushable for pointing out the original blog posting. As a parent I would have to remind them, let's not stand upside down on your head in that chair because you want to practice being ladylike. And they look at me with … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: No Knees Seen Ever?
Fascinating Womanhood Review: The Provider
by Samantha Fields cross posted from her blog Defeating the Dragons Hopefully everyone had a fantastic Labor Day weekend. Today's chapter fits quite well into that theme, actually, since it is entirely devoted to how men have an "inborn" need to provide for their families– although the way he is "intended" to provide extends beyond physical needs and goes into achieving both status and acclaim. … [Read more...]
Duggars are Not Crazy
by Lana Hope cross posted from her blog Wide Open GroundAfter I heard that Jessa Duggar is now courting, I've struggled to find words. In a way, I'm happy for her. In a way, I'm always sad to see my peers trapped in patriarchy. But in the midst of those emotions, I don't have anything to say to Jessa. This is her life, not a cartoon on TV. I do, however, have something to say to all her harsh critics – all the critics who mock her family, … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Sex Ed Classes Are Wrong?
Zsuzsanna Anderson, wife of Steve L. Anderson, from her blog Are They All Yours?!?? She is speaking of a sex ed class given to engaged young women at First Baptist Church/Hyles-Anderson College. In all the years at the college, I only attended one class there. It was taught by Dr. Creeper Streeter himself, and open only to the engaged young college ladies getting married at the church in the near future. At the time, I of … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Two Hours?
by Vaughn Ohlman from the blog True Love Doesn't Wait - Two Hours My interlocutors on 'Quoting Quiverful' have been having a field day with Joshua and Laura's betrothal. Mostly at my expense. I think they feel more sorry than anything for the young couple. Funny how Joshua and Laura don't feel sorry for themselves. But, that aside, there is something they don't understand (OK, there's a lot of things they don't understand, but one can only focus on one thing at a time) and I thought I would address it. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: A Girl's "List"?
Debi Pearl of No Greater Joy in a video about preparing for marriage - A Girl's List - Preparing To Be A Helpmeet. … [Read more...]
Pastor Rapes Away the Gay and Gets By With It
by Bruce Gerencser cross posted from his blog The Way ForwardNo commentary from me. The story from Addicting Info says it all: Amazon.com WidgetsNo commentary from me. The story from Addicting Info says it all: By now, we've all undoubtedly heard of and been outraged by a Montana judge sentencing a former teacher to a mere 30 days in prison for raping one of his female students. But have you heard of the Iowa youth pastor who is walking free after confessing to raping boys to " … [Read more...]
Seven Tips For Keeping Your Man
These 'tips' are out of relationship books from the 1950s. Reading through them you can see that the 'advice' sounds very much like the writings of certain Quiverfull proponents and their words on how to treat your husband. Do we really want to go back sixty years? Cross posting this from the Mental Floss site.Woman, you have no idea how lucky you are to have landed a man. But as the literature of the mid-century's greatest matrimonial minds tells us, he's one wrinkled shirt away from leaving you. Eyes open and mouth shut ladies. It's about to get real. … [Read more...]
Quoting Quiverfull: Teen Pregnancy?
by Vaughn Ohlman from True Love Doesn't Wait - Teen Pregnancy We had great news from one of our friends the other day: one of their teenagers was pregnant!(Yeah, read that again. I actually said it. No, I wasn't kidding. Good news: teen… pregnant.)It used to be that a pregnant teen was a cause for congratulations. The whole church would gather around her and congratulate her. Oh, wait, I left something out. They would gather around her… and her husband. … [Read more...]
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by AJ cross posted from her blog I am PhoenixBack when things just rolled right off me.Why do I often feel so sensitive, defensive and maligned against? Some days, it's like my body is a magnet that draws to itself and magnifies each hurt, each bit of slander, each little judgement I sense may be directed towards me. What some people can easily shrug off is like a crushing weight to me.I used to be able to shrug off implied insults or hurts more easily when I was young. They seemed to roll off me like water off a duck's back. I just didn't get insulted. Direct insults didn't hurt me, even when they were directed right at me. It's like I knew I was a winner, and … [Read more...]


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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Often-overlooked shelter makers (and models)
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Steve KBPL Member
@skomaeLocale: northeastern US
I've been looking at trying something new, probably a shaped tarp or a tarp-tent and I'm wondering if I'm missing any awesome options. I have a lot of experience using a flat tarp, hammock and traditional tents but I'm looking to try something new for next year. I'm also looking for a new flat tarp, because mine is heavy.
I don't want to spend a whole lot of money but I'm willing to if something really cool comes up. Bonus points if the shelter can hold more than one.
So far I've looked at (but haven't necessarily ruled out):
Black Diamond
Granite Gear
LightHeart Gear
Mountain Laurel Designs
Six Moon Designs
ZpacksDec 6, 2012 at 7:46 pm #1933733
michael leviMember
@m-lLocale: W-Never Eat Soggy (W)affles
I'd just like to throw this out there, Zpacks has been a pleasure to deal with.
If you are looking for coverage for two people, the solo-plus with taped seams and guylines weigh in at 5.1 ounces. Cost is comparable to some silnylon at $215. Best of all it sets up with one trekking pole.
I am currently looking for something along these lines, however i'd like a seperate innernet. I have been looking into BearPawWD for this, I like the options for sizing (1, 1.5 and 2 person) What is also intresting is the ability to add side walls (cuben or 10D) to help block wind and weather.Dec 6, 2012 at 8:51 pm #1933742
David ChenaultSpectator
@davecLocale: The West Slope
Yama Mountain Gear deserves more play on this forum.Dec 6, 2012 at 9:04 pm #1933745
Jay WilkersonBPL Member
@creachenLocale: East Bay
+1 on Yama Mountain Gear. There tarps and bug shelters are high quality stuff and at a reasonable cost.
Yama (2.0) Bug Shelter 15.5oz Lake Vernon, Yosemite
Dec 6, 2012 at 9:05 pm #1933746
Brian JohnsBPL Member
@bcutlerjLocale: NorCal
My Trekker weighs 23.5 oz in the stuff sack after seam sealing. It does not get the nods the Zpacks and MLD shelters get, but it is an excellent solo shelter. The Cuben X model has excellent reviews from John Abela, but for the money to weight the Trekker and Scout can really not be beat.Dec 6, 2012 at 10:30 pm #1933753
David UreMember
I have dealt with Gen on a couple of things. Great guy and great products.
I suspect when his cuben hybrid single wall shelter becomes available in early 2013 we may hear more buzz. 1 plus for 17 oz.Dec 6, 2012 at 10:34 pm #1933754
M BMember
locus gearDec 7, 2012 at 4:10 am #1933774
robert vBPL Member
@mtnbob123Locale: Upstate South Carolina
I have owned a couple of tents that Judy made at Lightheart Gear, and I couldn't be happier with her quality and service. Solong6 is an amazing tent for the weight and money.Dec 7, 2012 at 5:13 am #1933778
Ken T.BPL Member
OwareDec 7, 2012 at 2:24 pm #1933877
Trevor SMember
Borah gear. I have one of their bivys and I love it, they have well priced tarps too.Dec 7, 2012 at 7:28 pm #1933949
Steve KBPL Member
@skomaeLocale: northeastern US
The Trailstar has gotten me intrigued, even though it is a pretty well-known model. I like the flexibility but the ease of pitch of the shaped tarp…Dec 7, 2012 at 8:38 pm #1933956
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
Just ordered my 3rd Tarptent moments ago. A great company.
I first had a Contrail for 3 years.
Sold the Contrail for a Moment, wich I modded and still have. Love it.
Ordered a Scarp 2 W/"solid" interior and crossing poles. It's mainly for winter and car camping. Can't wait for the modding to begin!Dec 7, 2012 at 10:21 pm #1933975
David UreMember
Sweet Lord – read the original post.
Tarptent products are hardly "often-overlooked."
But I understand your excitement.
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Henry Kravis
|Henry Kravis
Kravis in 2016
January 6, 1944
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
|New York, New York, U.S.
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
|Alma mater
|Claremont McKenna College (B.A.)
Columbia Business School (M.B.A.)
|Founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
|Net worth
|$4.8 billion (September 2015)[1]
|Helene Diane Shulman
Carolyne Roehm
Marie-Josée Kravis
|Harrison S. Kravis (b. 1972, d. 1991 car accident)
Robert R. Kravis (b. 1973)
Kimberly Kravis Schulhof (b. 1975)
|Raymond and Bessie (née Roberts) Kravis
Henry R. Kravis (born January 6, 1944) is an American businessman.[1] He is the co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm with $94.3 billion in assets as of December 31, 2013. He has an estimated net worth of $4.8 billion as of September 2015, ranked by Forbes as the 108th richest man in America and the 278th richest man in the world.[1]
Early life[edit]
Kravis was born into a Jewish[2] family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Bessie (née Roberts) and Raymond Kravis, a successful Tulsa oil engineer who had been a business partner of Joseph P. Kennedy. Kravis began his education at Eaglebrook School, ('60) followed by high school at the Loomis Chaffee School, where he participated in student government and was elected vice president of the student council his senior year. He attended Claremont McKenna College (then known as Claremont Men's College) and majored in economics. He was a member of the CMC varsity golf teams for four years and was a member of the Knickerbockers student service organization. He served as his sophomore class Secretary/Treasurer. He graduated from CMC in 1967 before going on to Columbia Business School, where he received an MBA degree in 1969.[3]
Kravis at Bear Stearns[edit]
|History of private equity
and venture capital
|Early history
|(Origins of modern private equity)
|The 1980s
|(Leveraged buyout boom)
|The 1990s
|(Leveraged buyout and the venture capital bubble)
|The 2000s
|(Dot-com bubble to the credit crunch)
After working at various jobs in New York City's financial sector, he and his first cousin, George R. Roberts, joined the staff of Bear Stearns. Kravis and Roberts share the same grandfather, an immigrant from Russia.[citation needed] There, they worked under the corporate finance manager, Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.. They both became partners at Bear Stearns at a very young age, 30 and 31.
Working for Bear Stearns in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Kravis, alongside Kohlberg and Roberts began a series of what they described as "bootstrap" investments. In the following years Kohlberg and later Kravis and Roberts would complete a series of buyouts including Stern Metals (1965), Incom (a division of Rockwood International, 1971), Cobblers Industries (1971), and Boren Clay (1973) as well as Thompson Wire, Eagle Motors and Barrows through their investment in Stern Metals. Although they had a number of highly successful investments, the $27 million investment in Cobblers ended in bankruptcy.[4] Kravis and his associates created a series of limited partnerships to acquire these various corporations, ones they judged were performing well below their sales and profit potential or where there were untapped financial assets that could be monetized.[citation needed]
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts[edit]
By 1976, tensions had built up between Bear Stearns and the trio of Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts leading to their departure and the formation of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in that year. Most notably, Bear Stearns executive Cy Lewis had rejected repeated proposals to form a dedicated investment fund within Bear Stearns and Lewis took exception to the amount of time spent on outside activities.[5]
Early investors in KKR included the Hillman Family and the Griffith family (who are also large shareholders in MGM and Time-Warner)[6] By 1978, with the revision of the ERISA regulations, the nascent KKR was successful in raising its first institutional fund with approximately $30 million of investor commitments.[7]
In 1987, Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. resigned from KKR, and Henry Kravis and George Roberts continued to lead the firm. Under Kravis and Roberts the firm was responsible for the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco. At a cost of $31.4 billion,[8] it was then the highest price ever paid for a commercial enterprise. The publicity surrounding the event led to the story being dramatized in the book and film, Barbarians at the Gate. In early 1995, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co divested its remaining holdings in RJR Nabisco.[citation needed]
The list of companies in which Henry Kravis's KKR has invested over the years includes health care provider Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), TXU,[9] Playtex, Beatrice Foods,[10] Safeway,[11] Duracell, Toys "R" Us,[12] Borden, First Data[13] and Regal Entertainment Group.[14]
On December 24, 2013, KKR closed their first real estate specific investment fund, which raised $1.2 billion of new money to invest. With additional funds from within KKR, the new fund provided over $1.5 billion to utilize.[15]
Personal life[edit]
Kravis has been married three times. His first marriage to Helene Diane "Hedi" Shulman ended in divorce. They had three children, Harrison S. Kravis (b. 1972, d. 1991 car accident), Robert R. Kravis (b. 1973), and Kimberly Kravis Schulhof (b. 1975).[16][17] Hedi remarried to James Thompson Ruger, son of William B. Ruger and died of cancer on April 2, 1997 at age 49.[18] Kravis later married New York designer Carolyne Roehm (born Carolyne Jane Smith) in 1985, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1993.[19] The home decorated for the couple by Robert Denning and Vincent Fourcade was parodied in the 1990 movie The Bonfire of the Vanities.[20] Kravis is currently married to a prominent Canadian economist, and former columnist and TV personality in Canada, Marie-Josée Drouin. She sits on the boards of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Robin Hood Foundation, and is the president of the Museum of Modern Art board of directors.[21]
Kravis mainly lives in New York City and has a seasonal residence in Palm Beach, Florida; he also owns homes in New York City; Southampton, New York; Paris; Meeker, Colorado; and Sharon, Connecticut.[22]
A supporter of Republican politics, he was a supporter and fundraiser for President George W. Bush and John McCain. He was also a major contributor to the 1992 re-election campaign of President George H. W. Bush. In 1997, Henry Kravis joined with Lewis M. Eisenberg to establish the Republican Leadership Council. In 2017, he also contributed one million dollars to Donald J. Trump's presidential inauguration. [23]
Philanthropy and public positions[edit]
The Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership, established in 2006, identifies extraordinary leaders in the nonprofit sector, celebrates their accomplishments and shares their best practices with others.[24] The prize is presented and administered by Claremont McKenna College (CMC) and Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis. Kravis is an alumnus and trustee of Claremont McKenna College. The Kravis Prize is affiliated with the Kravis Leadership Institute, a research institute at Claremont McKenna.[25] A formal award ceremony celebrates the recipient's accomplishments, and $250,000 is directed to a nonprofit organization designated by the recipient.
Kravis also funds the Henry Kravis Leadership Institute that sponsors the Leadership Studies programs at Claremont McKenna College,[26] and the "Henry Kravis Internships for Teachers of Color" program. He has also financed the construction of extensive facilities at Middlesex School (Kravis House), the Eaglebrook School (Kravis Dorm), Deerfield Academy (Kravis Arena), and The Loomis Chaffee School (Kravis Hall).
He is a benefactor and a past chairman of New York's public television station and sits on the board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A trustee of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Henry and wife Marie-Josée Kravis donated $15 million to establish the "Center for Cardiovascular Health" as well as funding a professorship. They have also endowed the chair in human oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
He previously co-chaired with Jerry Speyer the influential Partnership for New York City, founded by David Rockefeller in 1979, and now sits on its board of directors.[27] He created the New York City Investment Fund, a non-profit organization to create jobs and new business in New York City.
He is a trustee of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Chairman of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, and is a member of the executive committee of The Business Council for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.[28][29][30] He co-chairs the Columbia Business School Board of Overseers where he recently pledged a gift of $100 million to support the school's new campus project[31] and is a vice-chairman of Rockefeller University.
See also[edit]
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- List of Claremont McKenna College people
- History of private equity and venture capital
- Private equity
- Leveraged buyout
- RJR Nabisco
- ^ a b c Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Henry Kravis September 2015
- ^ Jerusalem Post: The world's 50 Richest Jews: 31-40 - #38 Henry Kravis September 7, 2010
- ^ Profile, achievement.org; accessed September 18, 2014.
- ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/kohlberg-kravis-roberts-co (Answers.com profile)
- ^ In 1976, Kravis was forced to serve as interim CEO of a failing direct mail company Advo.
- ^ Refers to Henry Hillman and the Hillman Company. The Hillman Company (Answers.com profile)
- ^ *Burrough, Bryan. Barbarians at the Gate, New York: Harper & Row, 1990, pp. 136-140
- ^ The Biggest Deal Ever. DeMott, Deborah A. Duke Law Journal, 1989, no.1
- ^ Lonkevich, Dan and Klump, Edward. KKR, Texas Pacific Will Acquire TXU for $45 Billion Bloomberg, February 26, 2007.
- ^ Dodson, Steve. BEATRICE DEAL IS BIGGEST BUYOUT YET. The New York Times, November 17, 1985.
- ^ FISHER, LAWRENCE M. Safeway Buyout: A Success Story. The New York Times, October 21, 1988
- ^ SORKIN, ANDREW ROSS and ROZHON, TRACIE. "Three Firms Are Said to Buy Toys 'R' Us for $6 Billion." New York Times, March 17, 2005.
- ^ "K.K.R. Offer of $26 Billion Is Accepted by First Data." Reuters, April 3, 2007.
- ^ MYERSON, ALLEN R. and FABRIKANT, GERALDINE. "2 Buyout Firms Make Deal To Acquire Regal Cinemas." New York Times, January 21, 1998.
- ^ Minchom, Clive. "Henry Kravis & George Roberts KKR Completes First Real Estate Fund Raises $1.5 Billion". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Henry Kravis". NNDB.
- ^ "Harrison S. Kravis, Student, 19 - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 1991-07-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ^ Hedi Kravis, Chic Society's Interior Designer, 49" New York Times, April 5, 1997.
- ^ Shaw, Dan. "The Best Revenge (Isn't It Always)." New York Times, October 15, 2006.
- ^ Halle, John.Playing Kravis's Tune CounterPunch, July 4, 2012
- ^ Thomas, Landon Jr. "Parallel Paths Diverging Sharply." New York Times, May 17, 2007.
- ^ DeShazer, Danae. "Portraits of New York wealth: Henry Kravis." Time Out New York, January 17–23, 2008
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inaugural-idUSKBN17M00Q
- ^ "The Kravis Prize".
- ^ "About The Kravis Prize". Archived from the original on 2010-12-14.
- ^ Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College (program website)
- ^ Partnership for New York City Board of Directors
- ^ The Business Council, Official website, Executive Committee Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris Elected Chairman, The Business Council, dow.com, October 19, 2012
- ^ Press Release: The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris Elected Chairman, The Business Council, Yahoo!, October 19, 2012
- ^ Kravis Gives School $100 Million to Establish Manhattanville Campus
External links[edit]
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (company website)
- KKR Private Equity Pioneers (from KKR website)
- Henry Kravis profile Forbes 2006 ranking.
- For TXU, One of the Street's Fabled Barbarians Is Back in the Hunt February, 2007 New York Times article profiling Kravis.
- Management: Consultants Put Aside Rivalries for New York November, 2001 NYT article on Kravis and the New York City Partnership.
- Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People (2005)
- Forbes 400 richest Americans (2005)
- ATLAS, RIVA D. "What's An Aging 'Barbarian' To Do?." New York Times, August 26, 2001
- New York Magazine article documenting Kravis and Roehm party at Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 1944 births
- American billionaires
- American chief executives of financial services companies
- American money managers
- American philanthropists
- American chairmen of corporations
- Corporate raiders
- Claremont McKenna College alumni
- Columbia Business School alumni
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Private equity and venture capital investors
- Stock and commodity market managers
- New York Republicans
- American Jews


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