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The Changeling
A NoveleBook - 2017
"Apollo Kagwa has had strange dreams that have haunted him since childhood. An antiquarian book dealer with a business called Improbabilia, he is just beginning to settle into his new life as a committed and involved father, unlike his own father who abandoned him, when his wife Emma begins acting strange. Disconnected and uninterested in their new baby boy, Emma at first seems to be exhibiting all the signs of post-partum depression, but it quickly becomes clear that her troubles go far beyond that. Before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act--beyond any parent's comprehension--and vanishes, seemingly into thin air. Thus begins Apollo's odyssey through a world he only thought he understood to find a wife and child who are nothing like he'd imagined. His quest begins when he meets a mysterious stranger who claims to have information about Emma's whereabouts. Apollo then begins a journey that takes him to a forgotten island in the East River of New York City, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest in Queens where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever. This dizzying tale is ultimately a story about family and the unfathomable secrets of the people we love"--
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Fairy tales for adults, go from modern day New York to magical islands with witches and monsters
What does "Happy ever after really mean"?
That was one wild ride into deep and dark territory. Apollo, who is named like the hero in a fairy tale, has a rather bumpy childhood and grows up to become a book dealer. When he meets and marries librarian Emma Valentine (another great name) all is happy and good up to and including the birth of their son. Then Emma starts acting weird and does something utterly horrific, or did she really?
If you don't know what a changeling is I won't explain it here or make an effort to ruin it here. Suffice to say Apollo goes looking for his wife and son in an underworld of New York that can almost take on Neil Gaiman's London Below in horrors and nightmare fuel. You also may never want to share anything online ever again after this. Timely, imaginative, creative, creepy, weird and wonderful. If dark fantasy/fairy tales/urban fantasy is your thing I highly recommend this.
LaValle introduces us to Apollo Kagwa, from the meeting of his parents through to his marriage to Emma and the birth of their child. A moment of extreme violence rips Apollo's family apart and he must set out on a quest through a mythological New York City to reunite them.
This novel had beautifully drawn characters and, perhaps even more importantly, beautifully drawn relationships between characters: between Apollo's parents; Apollo and Emma; Apollo and his friend Patrice; even between secondary characters like Patrice and his girlfriend Dana. LaValle fully imagines this world that Apollo is in, including the people. And then, of course, there is the fine rendering of New York - the regular New York, from the 1960s to the present; and the mythological New York, replete with witches and trolls. It's a story that I think will age well while also having very timely considerations woven through it - the effect of technology on anonymity, certainly, but also the way a black man must move through the city in very specific ways. A tremendously satisfying read all the way through.
The first half is pretty straightforward literary fiction, while the second half is more fantastical - it will be interesting to see how many fantasy readers will be patient through the first half, and how many literary fiction readers will stay with it after it becomes fantastical. For readers of the increasingly popular subgenre of fairy tale inspired fiction (writers like Helen Oyeyemi, etc).
I fell for the NYT review and read the book halfway before giving up. Incoherent, puerile, and filled with grammatical errors. Easily one of the worst books I've ever encountered. Complete rubbish, and a waste of time.
A hundred pages in and I asked myself "Where is this going?"
I stopped reading it and turned it back. It seemed to lack substance.
In the genre of horror fiction, this is one of the best novels I have ever read. I made myself read it slowly, since I sincerely did not want to reach its ending. The author has a way with words, making his characters believable within a "not so believable" storyline. This is definitely a horror novel on an entirely different level. Thank you Victor Lavalle...
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text: COCLCG 2 Posted October 3, 2012 wow. Popped back in for a squizz and this forum has really gone to the dogs since i left. So I thought i'd just jot down my latest and greatest deck that i've been working on to try and spice things up ( a cameo if you will - haha ), namely: VAGUERIES AND MISDIRECTION Character (30) Patsy x3Lodge Barkeep x3Protector of Secrets x3Tragic Celebrity x3Lord Jeffrey Farrington x3Master of the Myths x3Dirk Sharpe x3Lodge Librarian x3 - (variant The Fixer x3)Lookout x3The Red-Gloved Man x3 Support (9) Bound and Gagged x3Arkham Advertiser Archives x3Gun Runner's Club x3 Event (9) Intimidate x2Forcing the Truth x2Kidnapping 101 x3 - (variant x2)Rumormill x2 - (variant x3) Conspiracy (2) Negotium Perambulans in Tenebris x2 The best way I can describe it is to liken the deck to water. It does everything it can to win 3 stories very quickly while never directly engaging the opponent. It has to date yet to be defeated, in fact has yet to concede a single story, and hasn't not finished the game by turn 5, though its been more likely turn 3 or 4. Usually without the opposition of a single character. Negotium in this deck is basically a massive Syndicate exhaustion of resources for the opponent, tying up all the 2 costs in a story I'm not even particularly interested in contending, only defending when possible and keeping around through the use of Patsy and Rumormill ( my biggest surprise for a great situational card yet, effectively 'uncommitting' the entire 2 cost opposition), while also hassling with Bound and Gagged. Tattooed thug and Keeper of the Sphere come to mind for a Synd / Twilight conspiracy deck, but my own 2 costs have a purpose that is much different to actual story interaction. That being, that most of the deck beyond Negotium is designed to play 3 cost characters out as quickly and cheaply as possible, while using all the exhaustion power of a syndicate / twilight deck against only 3 cost or above opponents characters, now being able to practically ignore the 2 cost competition. Once NPIT is out ( generally turn 1 or 2 ): Master of the Myths – is being played for 1 cost Dirk Sharpe – often follows for 2 cost Then while the rest of the 3 costs ( all with arcane and investigation icons ) are coming out: Lodge Barkeep – is keeping opp. 3+ cost characters exhausted every refresh phase Protector of Secrets – is denying an opp. 3 costs opportunity to defend my story phase Lord Jeffrey Farrington – is bouncing an opp. 3+ cost back to hand for my story phase Lookout – is exhausting opp. 3+ cost characters as they are played And Intimidate, Forcing the Truth, Kidnapping and the occasional 3 cost 2 skill Bound and Gagged ( a poss. 22 cards ), are all working to keep those opp. 3+ cost characters very busy and out of the 3 non-conspiracies. I'm also finding Bound and Gagged priceless vs Lunatics, Intimidate vs morphing opp. MoM's / Intervention, and Kidnapping vs Black Dogs. This deck is also quick, sometimes VERY quick, with 3 x Tragic celebrity and 3 x Gun Runners Club keeping many cards in hand, while Lodge Librarian filters out unique multiples and unnecessary cards. 3 x Arkham Archives then helps refresh domains to make use of these extra cards ( which from Gunrunners is usually next opp. draw phase ), especially when you can confidently use all 3 domains in your turn when you can see that 1 or 2 might come back for events and / or the Myths Master in the opponents turn ( meaning you possibly get to use it in your turn as well – no umming or arring which phase to pick ). So far I've never really had any contesters to stories for the INV success trigger. I was tempted to exchange the Archives for Penthouse, but as a unique 2 cost I saw it getting in the way of other 2 costs ( 22 of them ) and breaking the character flow when I can get almost as good for a 1 cost, and it seems to work particularly fine with a 3:2:1 set up anyway ( as there are purposely no 3 costs beyond the 12 characters – not inclusive of Dirk or Master ). Also of note is that all the 1 costs ( theoretically 16 or 19 with below variant ) can all be used with a 1 syndicate resource domain, making resourcing quite predictable. This is a very low cost deck with 38 cards of cost 1 or 2 to play or activate, and 12 of cost 3, and can start pumping out 4 cards a turn with a 3:2:1 domain in certain conditions. The only real variant I have been using is swapping Lodge Librarian for The Fixer ( Synd 3 cost character who can play for 1 cost when attachment in play ) as combined with MoM and Dirk it can create a 4 x 3 cost characters in turn 2 ( along with NPIT ). It does rely on Bound and Gagged though or opponent attachments or a reshuffle of my own deck for more attachments ( i sometimes sneak in a couple of fortifying ouzo's ), which I'm loathe to do until further playtesting. Also the ST card no. starts to get a bit low for my liking ( Would be then 18 with a minor 1 card faction swap as well ). It does of course make perfect sense to make this change ( making 9 x self reducing 3 cost character cards and only 9 '3 costs' ), but I'll try this version a bit longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

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In my infinite wisdom, I decided to backup my Mailserver which is an Instance Store based AMI. It should have been a completely straight-forward task, but the reality is, nothing ever is. Somewhere along the EC2-Bundle-Vol process, the rsync process decided to go into uninterruptible sleep. Ahh the fun of EC2! rsync to the loopback just hung. This leaves me with one little problem. How do I go about backing up my Instance-Store AMI when the EC2-Bundle-Vol script won't run now? The problem is I can't specify the loopback interface the command uses without actually modifying source code and personally, I hate doing that!
This would normally leave me without a recent backup of all of my email. (Something I'm not willing to do), nor do I feel like backing up all of my email only to have to restore it, sync up the mailservers, etc. Just a bit of a pain right?
Well, there's a really easy solution to this little situation. Simply, just roll an EBS based AMI from your current running Instance Store (ephemeral storage-based instance). Everything is there and all I have to do is just swap the elastic ip! Total Downtime? uhm.. maybe 3 seconds.
So here's the quick and easy solution for me.
First things first. I shut down the postfix process on my primary email server (my secondary and tertiary are all relays anyway). Mail is now going to the secondary.
Now, I'm going to create an EBS volume (and add a bit more space for expansion, because I'm too lazy to migrate to a larger filesystem later). 600 GB should be enough.
I mount it on the mailserver as /dev/sdi via the amazon console. (The correct nomenclature is "attach").
First things first, let's format the newly attached volume.
[quote]mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdi[/quote]
after a few minutes, it's done.
now we mount it somewhere. I mounted mine on /mnt/newsnap
[quote]mkdir -p /mnt/newsnap[/quote]
Yes.. I used the -p flag. It's an old habit I'm trying to break. the flag simply creates the directory structure if it doesn't exist.
now to mount it:
[quote]mount /dev/sdi /mnt/newsnap[/quote]
Three rsync commands need to be issued:
- one for the root filesystem and everything on it.
- the second one for my ephemeral storage (mounted as /dev/xvdf) which actually holds all of my mail. I just mounted ephemeral to /home.
- The third was the /dev directory, because I really couldn't be bothered with waiting for the AMI to start and create a bunch of new devices (the third rsync shaves about 10 min. from the initial ami boot time). Remember to add the trailing slash to your source directory so it doesn't create a new subdirectory structure under it.
rsync -a –delete –progress -x / /mnt/newsnap
rsync -vaz /home/ /mnt/newsnap/home
rsync -avHx /dev /mnt/newsnap
After this, the data's now on the ebs volume, but we're not done yet. I need to create a couple of devices that don't exist on the new filesystem.
[quote]MAKEDEV -d /mnt/newsnap/dev -x console
MAKEDEV -d /mnt/newsnap/dev -x zero
MAKEDEV -d /mnt/newsnap/dev -x null[/quote]
This simply creates the 3 devices you'll need to actually get your ami to run on your soon-to-be new ami.
now remember to unmount your ebs volume.
[quote]umount /dev/sdi[/quote]
Now, let's just run one little command. I like to do this, some don't, but it takes 3 seconds. DO IT! Some AMIs won't start correctly if you don't. Bah. GOGO Amazon!
[quote]tune2fs / /dev/sdi[/quote]
Next step, follow me here people.. We're almost done.
create a snapshot of the ebs volume you created.
[quote]ec2-create-snapshot vol-xxxxxxx [/quote] (get the volume id from aws console).
it will return a snapshot id. You'll need to wait until this is finished. I would walk away, read a magazine article, call your girlfriend, etc. Do something constructive (maybe buy my daughter a lolipop?)
[quote]watch -n 3 'ec2-describe-snapshots snap-xxxxxxx' [/quote] (whatever the snapshot id is). You'll need to run this command and wait for it to return a "complete(d)" response. It's going to take a while.
OK.. So you're back and my daughter has a lollipop thanks to you. 🙂 (snicker.. yes, she's my everything).
Let's go ahead and register the ami, shall we?
Log into your aws console, check the following information from your existing (running instance):
kernel ID: aki-xxxxxxx
Ramdisk ID: ari-xxxxxx
execute the following command from the command line if you don't have an ari, just leave it out (like I did):
[quote]ec2-register –snapshot snap-xxxxxxx –description "My Shiney new Mailserver" –name "Percy's Mailserver because I was lazy" –root-device-name /dev/sda1 –architecture x86_64 –kernel aki-825ea7eb[/quote]
or if you have a ramdisk:
[quote]ec2-register –snapshot snap-xxxxxxx –description "My Shiney new Mailserver" –name "Percy's Mailserver because I was lazy" –ramdisk ari-xxxxxx –root-device-name /dev/sda1 –architecture x86_64 –kernel aki-825ea7eb[/quote]
Launch your new server from the ami you just created and log in and check it. All should be happy. If it's not, you did something wrong. Go through the post again, you got sloppy and missed a step. You're not exactly following this post, because you're bored. You screwed something up (or Amazon broke). Switch the EIP back and test the system. I bet it's working perfectly!
Remember to reboot it once to make sure it comes up ok 🙂


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Scotty McCreery Wins Coin Toss on 'American Idol,' But Lets Lauren Alaina Choose
Alaina decides to perform last on next week's finale, which will air live from the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
It's down to the final two on American Idol.
Haley Reinhart was eliminated on Thursday night's show, meaning Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will battle it out next week for the Idol crown.
After Reinhart's elimination, host Ryan Seacrest tossed a coin to determine who would get to choose whether to perform first or second on Wednesday's finale.
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The move is a generous one: The person who performs last is typically thought to have an advantage.
The singers will perform live Tuesday from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, with the new champion being named Wednesday.


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Mazda chief looks to reinvent the brand
Futuristic in their design and overwhelmingly different from other models on the Mazda stand, a sleek coupe and a rather butch crossover vehicle are turning heads at the Geneva motor show.
Eye-catching concept vehicles are everywhere at the show, although these Mazdas are more than just experimental cars.
Instead, they offer clear indications of where the Japanese carmaker is heading next.
The move follows financial difficulties over the last couple of years that caused Ford Motor to sell most of its stake in the company, thus ending an alliance that had survived for more than three decades.
"You can look forward to something quite similar going into production," says Mazda Motor's chief executive, Takashi Yamanouchi, proudly pointing to the podium.
"Five years from now, about 80% of our sales will be products that embrace this approach."
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Mazda has come up with a radical plan to reinvent itself completely.
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All of them will use a newly developed body and chassis architecture that uses lighter materials, as well as more frugal engines and transmissions.
The aim is to deliver on a promise made in 2007 to make a 30% cut in Mazda's CO2 emissions by 2015.
"No other company has so specifically set out such objectives," insists Mr Yamanouchi.
"I believe we are far better than the industry average. We believe we will be best in class on CO2 and fuel economy."
Overall CO2 reductions
Central to Mazda's idea are its efforts to focus on conventional engine technologies.
The carmaker wants to make all its vehicles benefit from technology improvements - "rather than just a small proportion of customers, as is the case at other rivals," Mr Yamanouchi says.
This is clearly a dig at those car companies, particularly Toyota, which offer petrol-electric hybrid alternatives to customers with deep pockets, while selling less efficient, cheaper conventional models to the masses.
"We believe that is the best approach to reduce CO2 emissions in their entirety for society," he says.
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Mazda's model onslaught is funded by 100bn yen ($1.2bn; £745m) that was raised by the company in 2009.
"All this money has been spent to develop efficient technologies, both on the engineering and on the manufacturing side," says Mr Yamanouchi.
The hope is that with new cars in the showrooms, Mazda will bounce back from a slump in sales in 2009 when the collapse of Lehman Brothers sparked a global financial crisis.
During the previous year, Mazda's operating profits topped 162bn yen, pushing its operating margin towards 6%. In 2009, the company made an operating loss of more than 28bn yen.
Last year, Mazda climbed back into the black, though only just, and this year will be weak as well, with operating earnings expected to come in at 1.1bn yen.
To ensure stronger profit growth, sales volumes will need to recover from the current volume of about 1.2 million cars per year.
"Our plan is to increase our volume to about 1.7 million cars per year by 2016 [and] I believe we will get back to three million eventually," Mr Yamanouchi says.
He also wants operating profits to exceed the 2008 peak by 2016.
Emerging markets
On top of the predicted growth in sales which Mazda hopes will come in markets where it is already operating, such as China and the US, there should be an additional boost to its earnings from new emerging markets, where it does not have a presence yet.
"We're not aiming to satisfy every customer in the market as we don't have the line-up of models," Mr Yamanouchi says.
Moreover, the company will not immediately build its presence in every large emerging market - namely Brazil, Russia and India.
"Because of our size, we can't enter all these markets at the same time, he says.
But gradually, Mazda will both start selling and manufacturing cars in these three huge economies.
Local production should help the company both overcome the strong yen and meet the growing demand in these markets, Mr Yamanouchi reasons.
Ford ally
When expanding into new markets, Mazda will try to build on its still-strong relationship with Ford.
"We haven't really parted from Ford," says Mr Yamanouchi.
"Due to Ford's own circumstances, they reduced their stake in Mazda, but we have an agreement to remain strategic partners.
"We both consider the relationship mutually beneficial. In emerging markets, the first thing we look at is whether we can co-operate with Ford."
With the exception of institutional investors, Ford remains Mazda's biggest shareholder with a 3% stake, Mr Yamanouchi points out.
"People tend to focus on the result of Ford reducing its stake in Mazda, but they should instead focus on the result of Ford retaining a stake."
It seems clear that Mazda's chief is enjoying the company's new-found independence from Ford.
But like a teenager leaving home, he also knows that there are times when calling home for help is the right thing to do.


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A fluffy white dog with a wiggly tail yapped his hello for me at the door of Joan MacCracken's log home in Brooksville.
"It's OK, Quig," said Joan, reaching down to scoop him up.
"Quigley? Like the dog in your book?" I asked.
"Yup," said Joan, giving Quigley a scratch. "He's the only real character."
Ostensibly I came to see Joan because of her new book, "The Winter House," but my deeper motivation was my prior acquaintance with Joan's affirmative outlook on life.
There's something both heartwarming and invigorating about MacCracken. Even on the tennis court, where we met about 11 years ago, her personality shines through — that contagious zest for tackling challenges, an instantly caring demeanor, and a crinkly-eyed smile that's always ready for fun. It's no wonder that she loved being a pediatric endocrinologist for 23 years, caring for children and their families. It's also no wonder that her boundless drive to be doing, nurturing and creating has not let up since she retired. And perhaps it should come as no surprise that Joan found her heart's home here in Maine.
Part of the appeal of Joan's new book is her personality on the page. "The Winter House" is a fictional account of four older, single women who decide to try moving in together for the winter in their small coastal town in Maine. Their paths are not all easy by any stretch — I even welled up with tears once or twice — but the overarching atmosphere of "The Winter House" is a life-affirming, optimistic view of growing older.
Despite some of her readers' speculations, Joan is not a character in her book. Her husband, Bob Holmberg, is alive and well, and she has no plans to move in with her women friends (at least not for now). But there are bits of Joan throughout the story — in the retired doctor still inclined to care for people, the dog lover, the practitioners of yoga, the loving grandmother and the women who love to have someone else do the cooking (Bob is the cook in Joan's house). There is even a cherished old mahogany lamp, which came from Joan's real life. The other very real part of the book is a love of Maine that calls people to stay right here.
Joan grew up in New Jersey and has lived in many parts of the country, but once she encountered Maine she didn't want to settle anywhere else.
"I absolutely love Maine," she told me. "I always felt I was born on the wrong doorstep. … I loved the outdoors, I was a tomboy." She also loved the small community feel of Maine, where you find not only opportunities for solitude and independence, but also the opportunity to have an idea and carry it through.
"I learned that you can have an effect in Maine," she said.
One of Joan's effects on Brooksville has been producing The Brooksville Breeze, a quarterly publication about local people and happenings. Writing for that free publication has been great fun for Joan, a lifetime writing enthusiast, and it also serves as a connector for her cherished coastal community.
Another focus of Joan's attention in recent years has been the At Home Downeast project, part of a national trend to support seniors who want to remain at home rather than move to retirement communities. Going through the aging and death of her parents and inlaws had a profound effect on Joan, making her keen to explore creative and healthy options for older Americans. That's what led her to write "The Winter House."
In keeping with her do-it-yourself nature, Joan turned to self-publishing after writing her first book in 1996 ("The Sun, The Rain, and the Insulin"). Her publishing company, Tiffin Press of Maine, also published "The Winter House." Her sense of personal achievement is particularly keen since she was intimately involved in every aspect of design, print and marketing for her creation. She expresses it with characteristic hyperbole:
"I had a blast creating this book from beginning to end. It's like having a baby!"
Like a proud mother, Joan will be showing off her new baby during a series of talks in the area over the next month or so. She is driven, however, by a lot more than trying to sell books. More than that, Joan will be selling an uplifting, inspired attitude about growing older with panache. The example of Joan's own life may be her finest marketing tool.
Joan MacCracken will be give author talks and book signings at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, at Orono Public Library and Sept. 25, at Bangor Public Library.
Robin Clifford Wood welcomes feedback at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Holger Osieck will make sure his Australian team is at their best for this weekend's international friendly against Germany. The Socceroos take on the world's number three-ranked nation in Monchengladbach next Tuesday and Osieck says his players will use the game to test themselves against a quality outfit.
The German tactician originally named a squad of 22 for the meeting but has already cut that to 17 to give those who have made the final cut a good chance of playing minutes against Die Mannschaft.
"When we have just one game, I don't think it's appropriate to have lots of players," Osieck said.
"An ideal squad for one game would be 18, but I decided to name 17 now and after the camp, if someone impresses, he may get the chance to join in the squad to face Germany.
"It gives some incentive to the players to perform and shows this isn't some time-killing exercise in Germany. We are taking it very seriously indeed."
Osieck admitted that the meeting with Joachim Low's selection will be a tough proposition but knows it is a great opportunity for his Socceroos.
"I know how difficult it is to win in Germany but we should be confident, the attitude is important," Osieck added.
"I'm not afraid to play the strong teams because I think it is more beneficial to play these teams than play weaker teams and just hope to win.
"Results always matter and in this game the result matters as well, but I think you have to ride on both horses, development and success."
17-man Australia squad for Germany friendly
Mark Schwarzer (Fulham, England) Mitch Langerak (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
David Carney (Blackpool, England) Jon McKain (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia) Lucas Neill (Galatasaray, Turkey) Sasa Ognenovski (Seongnam Ilhwa, South Korea) Luke Wilkshire (Dinamo Moscow, Russai)
Tim Cahill (Everton, England) Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers, England) Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar, Holland) Mile Jedinak (Genclerbirligi, Turkey) Neil Kilkenny (Leeds United, England) Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar, Australia) Carl Valeri (Sassuolo, Italy)
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The Pennway opened on Pennsylvania Avenue just north of Flatlands Avenue. It was a small single-level theater that was part of an outdoor shopping center. When it opened in the 1960s, it ran first run fare, but the neighborhood wasn't great and soon it was being run by the same owner of the XXX Cinema Kings Highway and was also showing XXX.
When Starrett City, a huge apartment complex, was built and opened in the 1970s, the Pennway reverted to Hollywood fare, hoping to attract the apartment complex's population. But this never happened, and the theater tried porn again. The advent of XXX video killed the theater, and it closed, only to be retrofitted into retail use.
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I knew a projectionist who had this theatre for a few weeks while one of the main guys was on vacation. It had a huge Cinemascope screen. I remember the theatre being very wide. I dont recall alot more about it, except that it looked like one of the 60's theatres Century built although I think it was always an independant.
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I went there several times when this theater opened in the mid-1960s. I remember seeing Peter Sellers in "After the Fox," "Yul Brynner in "Return of the 7" and Rod Steiger in "No Way to Treat A Lady." I never particularly liked this theater and it was a mistake to build it in an area that was already starting to go downhill. I went there once when it started showing softcore porn. Those films were more memorable than the legitimate films I saw there.
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Register now for our "It's a New Day in Diabetes" Conference and Expo, to be held from July 18-22, 2001 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Join Olympic Gold Medalist Gary Hall, Jr., in opening the Exhibit Hall in the Coronado Ballroom on Wednesday evening from 5:30 - 9:00pm. Gary will meet the kids individually (yes, and the parents, too), pose for photos, and hand out autographed posters. It's a tremendous opportunity to come face to face with an Olympic champion who tames his diabetes daily to be one of the best swimmers in the world.
Of Continuing Interest
- The Children with Diabetes Foundation has extended the deadline to March 15, 2001 for its International Ambassador Scholarship, which will pay for a family from outside the United States to attend the 2001 Diabetes Conference and Expo this summer.
- Due to growing demand, we've found a second Rufus, the bear with diabetes, to travel to families around the world.
New This Week
- Therasense, maker of the FreeStyle blood glucose monitoring system, is now the sponsor of the chat rooms and parents e-mail list.
- In February 2001, the Diabetes Team received 348 questions, over 12 per day, and published 210, bringing the total number of published questions and answers to 6,944 as of March 1, 2001.
- In February 2001, Children with Diabetes delivered over 1.1 million pages to over 179,000 user sessions.
- Camps for kids with diabetes with updated schedules for 2001 include:
- Camp Conrad-Chinnock is located in the San Bernadino Mountains near Los Angeles, California.
- Camp Leo near Tacoma, Washington, offers kids a wonderful time in the great outdoors.
- Read the transcript of our special chats from last week:
- Virtual Supprt Group: Type 2 Diabetes, held on February 28th.
- Diabetes Burnout, held on February 27th.
- JDRF-Funded Research Advances Announced.
- Diabetes prevention: On the road to a vaccine by CNN includes a video presentation about the DPT-1 prevention research trial underway at the Barbara Davis Center and other centers throughout the United States.
- Emerging evidence currently suggests that at least two of atypical antipsychotics, clozapine and olanzapine, and possibly quetiapine may be associated with the risk of new onset diabetes or serum glucose dyscontrol.
- Real-time sonography for screening of gallbladder dysfunction in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Inversely Associated With Diabetes Incidence. (Free Medscape membership required) Also see PubMed reference.
- Dealing with Diabetes from The Why Files summarizes one genetic engineering research effort that cured NOD mice of autoimmune diabetes.
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories team wins award for transferring miniature implantable glucose sensor for diabetes patients to private sector.
- Survey finds that nearly one-fifth of the population of the UAE has diabetes.
- Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk in the pediatric patient.
- Study finds connection between Type 1 diabetes and asthma. (Free Medscape membership required)
- Is a Fat Meal a Risk Factor for Fat Gain in Children?.
- If you're interested in the GlucoWatch, you can read the transcript of the FDA pre-market approval meeting from December 1999.
- Study finds vitamin E helpful in reducing levels of oxidized LDL.
- Temple University team finds that pacemaker helps people with gastroparesis.
- Health Care Costs Associated with Escalation of Drug Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. (Free Medscape membership required)
- Sales of blood glucose meters rising in Europe.
- Study Shows People With Diabetes Not Receiving Recommended Medical Eye Care.
- Computerized device gives diabetics more control is a story about the benefits of insulin pump therapy.
- Article about the growth in diabetes care purchases highlights the magnitude of the diabetes market.
- Article recommends CT scans for children with diabetes who present with an altered mental state.
- Nurses in Palm Beach County schools do more than apply bandages.
- Studies in Insulin Therapy: A Case-Based Approach is a free, on-line educational program about diabetes care. (Free Medscape membership required)
- Wyoming Governor Geringer signs "Insurance Coverage for Diabetes Act" (HB 185) into law.
- Washington and Oklahoma legislatures have introduced bills related to diabetes care in schools. Both deserve your support. If your state does not have a similar law, you can use these bills as an example.
- National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine releases scathing report on the status of health care in the United States and recommends extensive changes.
- Canada funds diabetes prevention effort.
- The Donnelly Awards offer a $5,000 scholarship to young people with diabetes who are active in intercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural tennis. Application deadline is May 15, 2001.
- Kansas City Royals pitcher Dan Reichert has Type 1 diabetes.
- Six-year-old daughter helps father who was unconscious from hypoglycemia.
- Dia-Log is an on-line diabetes logbook service.
- SugarFreeDirect.com offers sugar free and no-sugar-added products for sale from its web site.
- Express Group is a discount drugstore chain in New Zealand that offers diabetes supplies.
- Last week's poll asked readers what their blood sugar, or their child's, was at time of diagnosis. This week's poll asks readers about the age of the blood glucose meter that they use most often.
- The Featured Book of the Week is Fast Food Facts by Marion Franz, MS, RD, LD, CDE.
- Our section on Diabetes Management at School is Worth a Look.
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One of the trains in the deadly crash in Washington was made up of some of the oldest cars in the city's subway system, but data show that many other cities are also using outdated rail equipment.
The train that rear-ended another in Washington on Monday evening, killing nine people, was made up of some of the oldest cars in Washington's relatively young subway system, cars that had been cited for vulnerabilities before. But federal data show that many other cities are also using outdated rail equipment.
More than a third of the equipment in the nation's seven largest rail transit agencies was rated in marginal or poor condition by the Federal Transit Administration this spring. Replacing all the equipment that has exceeded its useful life and finishing all outstanding station rehabilitations for just those seven large systems would cost roughly $50 billion, the agency estimated, and keeping the systems in a state of good repair after that would cost an estimated $5.9 billion a year.
By contrast, the $787 billion stimulus law contains only $8.4 billion for transit capital improvements across the nation.
Outdated equipment does not necessarily mean unsafe trains, and the cause of the Washington crash is still under investigation. But federal safety officials had warned that the Washington train cars could be unsafe in crashes, and called for them to be replaced, or at least strengthened. Transit officials there said they could not afford to replace the cars, which make up more than a quarter of their rolling stock, and added that they were obliged to keep them in service until 2014 because of the terms of a complicated tax shelter.
That the vulnerabilities in the nation's capital were well known is a jarring reminder of the problems that transit agencies across the nation face trying to keep their aging systems in a state of good repair. Another federal report found last year that the nation's transit systems were deteriorating, and warned that, "Decaying transit capital assets raise concerns for service reliability and rider safety."
The effects of the aging systems are apparent to any straphanger whose train has broken down or who has been late to work because of "necessary track work." But while rail transit is still one of the safest modes of transportation, old, decaying equipment has contributed to accidents in some cases.
When a northbound train on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line derailed in July 2006, injuring more than 150 people, the National Transportation Safety Board noted that the line had been placed into service 55 years earlier, and that many components of the track had never been replaced. The board's report described corroded rails and fasteners, and rotten wood on the ties, and questioned why the problems had not been identified and repaired before the derailment.
Paying for capital improvements has been a struggle for many agencies. Although federal financing for capital improvements to transit systems has been rising, the share going to the largest systems has been shrinking as they have had to compete with new, smaller systems. So while the nation's seven largest systems — in New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, New Jersey and San Francisco — carry 80 percent of the nation's rail riders, and are in many cases among the oldest systems, they have received only 23 percent of federal financing eligible for bringing systems into a state of good repair, according to the transit administration.
Mechanically, the New York City subway runs in a remarkably similar manner to the day that the system first opened, in 1904. In 2005, after a fire destroyed a single Depression-era relay room, service was disrupted for months; at the time officials said only two companies in the world were able to perform the proper repairs. But despite this antiquated system, the subway's safety record remains impressive: the last fatality because of a derailment or collision occurred more than a decade ago. "Our infrastructure is older than we would like it to be, but it is safe," said Jeremy Soffin, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Other old systems are struggling to maintain what they have while modernizing the system and expanding to meet growing demands. "Do we or any other transit authority have the financial resources to get to a state of good repair overnight?" asked Jonathan R. Davis, the deputy general manager of the transit system in Boston. "Probably not."
When Washington was warned in 2006 that the cars involved in Monday's crash should be replaced or at least strengthened to better resist crashes, the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority's hands were tied. Not only would replacing the cars right away have been prohibitively expensive, but the agency noted that it was constrained by a deal that it, along with many other transit agencies, had entered into to raise much-needed money. The deals essentially involved selling assets like train cars to private entities, which could then get tax breaks by writing off the depreciation, and then lease them back. There were penalties for breaking the deal.
A spokeswoman for the Washington transit agency, Lisa Farbstein, said that deal and others had raised $104 million, which was spent on capital improvements.


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Part 3 of, 'The San Francisco Story', a documentary about the riots at the 1959 House Committee on Un-American Activites hearings in San Fransisco. Archie Brown is shown being carried away from the hearing room. Footage of riots in the San Francisco city hall where the hearings were being held on May 12 and 13, 1960. Footage of protestors being carried away down stairs and sprayed with fire hoses.
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Washington. 2 November. REPORT.AZ/ The only interactive museum of news and journalism Newseum was launched in Washington in 2008.
Earlier this museum located in Arlington, Virginia, but later it was decided to resettle it in a special building in Washington. Construction of special building for museum costed $450 million.
Report's correspondent with a mission in Washington presents photo report from Newseum.
Building of the museum located in center of Washington - on Pennsylvania Avenue between White House and Capitol is memorized with its transparency. Everything that happens inside is seen from the street. Thus the frontage of the building symbolizes mass media's function. Text of first amendment to United States Constitution ensuring fundamental rights and freedom of American citizens has been carved on the facade.
14 galleries, 15 cinema halls and two broadcasting studios placed on 7th floor. Overall area of expositions is 75 thousand square meters.
The museum is unique with its interactivity. Visitors of the museum can try themselves in roles of editor, TV correspondent, photojournalist, kids can play an interactive game "How to become a journalist" and learn fundamentals of interviewing and collection of materials for article.
Chronology of development of primary agents of mass media - press, radio, television, photography is displayed in the museum. Exposition embraces millenniums - from cuneiform scripts on earthenware to internet publications presented on touch screen monitors.
Visitors can see fragments of Berlin wall, antenna from destroyed World Trade Center's roof, inkwell of Mark Twain and even exhibition of FBI dedicated to their operations for prevention of terrorism.
In cinema hall the visitors can watch movie about famous journalist of late 19th century Nellie Bly, who faked insanity to study mental institution from inside.
Names of 1800 journalists who died while reporting the news etched on two-story glass structure.
The first in US permanent museum exposition dedicated to tragic events of September 11, 2011 also placed in the museum. It includes all information reports related to tragedy released in world mass media during 11-12 September. Moreover, special documentary where interviews of newsmen covering the tragedy has been collected is also demonstrated to visitors.


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On Oct 31, the Warriors made the decision not to exercise forward Kevon Looney's team option for the 2018-19 season, making him a free agent.
Looney, however, remains relaxed.
"I don't really think about it," said Looney after the Warriors 97-80 win over the Miami Heat. "Everything will work itself out. I just try to put it in the back of my mind"
The Warriors decided to pick up the option of second-year center Damian Jones and elected not to do the same for Looney because of what amounted to a numbers game.
Looney's option, which was worth about $2.2 million, would have put the team further into the luxury tax for next season. That meant they had to choose between the two big men, making Looney the odd man out.
"I mean I wasn't shocked," Looney said of the decision. "I kind of knew going into it what was going to happen. I wasn't surprised."
Looney found out of his fate just prior to the Warriors' 141-113 win over the Clippers in a meeting with Warriors general manager Bob Myers and Steve Kerr.
Since being drafted 30th overall by the team in 2015, Looney has had a tough road. After undergoing surgeries on both hips, the third year player found it hard to find time on the floor. Still, he seemed to find his footing in training camp this season, arriving with a chiseled frame after losing 25 pounds in the offseason in an effort to relieve pressure on his surgically repaired hips.
In spot duty, he's played solid, most notably a game in which he scored nine points while pulling down five rebounds in limited minutes during a 120-117 win over the Wizards, filling in for Draymond Green, who was ejected from the contest.
"Coming into this year, I felt good about myself and where my game is," he said.
Despite the decision, Looney knows where he wants to be.
"I'm here, I want to be here," he said. "I'm glad to be a part of this team and hopefully make a championship run. I love the city."


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We're open late to celebrate the new exhibition, Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas with a free public celebration featuring music, performances, art making, and more.
Bring your family and friends—the whole community is invited!
The Dr. Julian Priester Quartet, featuring the jazz legend, composer and trombonist, performs.
In-gallery dance performances by Nia-Amina Minor of
No)one. Art House inspired by Figuring History.
Special in-gallery music performance by Colescott Rubin & Friends, grandson of artist Robert Colescott.
Art making with Kimisha Turner and Infinite Milam.
My Favorite Things tours led by SAM's Teen Arts Group and Northwest African American Museum's Youth Curators.
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The Community Celebration does not include entrance to Mickalene Thomas and Kerry James Marshall in Conversation. Separate tickets are required. Limited overflow seating for this talk will be available in Nordstrom Lecture Hall on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Here's the analysis of the Continuing Resolution deal by the Republican Study Committee, which is the largest House caucus and represents the mainstream conservative voice of the GOP:
Spending Levels: The total non-emergency spending level for H.R. 1473 is $1.05 trillion. The bill leads to $421.9 billion (compared to $378 billion in FY 2008) for non-security spending and $627.9 billion for security spending (compared to $554 billion in FY 2008).
Savings Amount: Overall, this is a $78.3 billion reduction compared to the President's FY 2011 budget: $56.1 billion of this reduction is to non-security spending, $22.2 billion is to security spending. Compared to FY 2010, and counting the $12 billion in savings attached to three previous continuing resolutions, the final spending reduction amounts to $40.0 billion. According to the Majority Whip's office, the legislation will reduce spending projected in CBO's baseline by $315 billion over ten years.
Compared to FY 2008 Levels: Compared to the original House Republican goal of returning non-security spending to FY 2008 levels, the legislation is $43.9 billion short of this target.
Historical Perspective: The $1.05 trillion spending level is the second highest spending level for the appropriations process in U.S. history (in nominal terms). This will be the third time in U.S. history the appropriations process will wrap-up with a spending total in excess of $1 trillion (others being 2009 and 2010).
Outlays: According to CBO, the most recent CR would lead to a non-emergency outlay level of $1.286 trillion in FY 2011. This legislation would lead to a non-emergency outlay level of $1.289 trillion in FY 2011. This is an increase of $3 billion. The outlay impact beyond 2011 would presumably be negative, but by an amount that is unknown to RSC staff.
Potential Gimmicks: As noted in the bullet above, the bill leads to an increase in outlays for this year compared to the existing CR. This is no doubt partly due to the fact that budget authority and budget outlays never move in tandem on a yearly basis. For example, even though H.R. 1 included $61 billion worth of cuts, it would only have caused an $8.8 billion reduction to outlays in FY 2011—the remaining impact on outlays would have come in subsequent years.
However, in order for a reduction in budget authority to have an impact on the deficit, it must cause a reduction to outlays eventually. No CBO score is available for all of the cuts made by the bill. But the following cuts are, according to various reports, not likely to actually reduce spending.
Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (Co-Op) Program: The bill rescinds $2.2 billion of funding for this program created by Obamacare. However, according to reports, this money was not expected to be spent anyway.
Performance Bonus Payments: The 2009 S-CHIP reauthorization law created performance bonuses for states that meet certain conditions. This legislation rescinds $3.5 billion of this funding, but according to reports, CBO did not expect the money was going to be spent anyway.
Highway Rescission: The legislation rescinds $3.1 billion of highway contract authority that, according to reports, would not have been spent anyway.
Crime Victims Fund: The legislation rescinds $4.8 billion for this purpose. The fund is made up of fines paid by criminals and forfeited bail bonds, and was created to compensate victims of crime.
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Mezzanine Investing: Private Equity 'Lite' or More Action for Less Stress?
Nothing is as simple as it first seems – that applies to many pieces of the great jigsaw puzzle that makes up the financial world, and equity and debt are no exceptions.
They're at opposite ends of the spectrum, and in between lies an entire world where ingenious financiers and lawyers have developed all sorts of techniques for making equity more debt-like, and debt more equity-like.
The technical term for much of this is not "magic," but rather mezzanine investing.
Mezzanine falls squarely into that space between equity and debt, and has elements of both investment banking and private equity.
And it might just be better than either.
What is Mezzanine?
In a typical leveraged buyout, the private equity firm contributes its own equity (the cash it has on hand) and then raises debt from banks to cover the rest of the purchase price.
It's just like buying a house: you front whatever cash you can for the down payment, and then take out a mortgage to cover the rest of the price.
With houses it's fairly simple and (most) people only have one mortgage, but when you're buying entire companies, often you need multiple different types of debt, with each one coming from a different investor.
Mezzanine is "in between" debt and equity in such a deal – mezzanine investors take on more risk than the normal debt providers, have a lower claim to the company's assets, and expect a higher return.
"Mezzanine" itself is usually a more "junior" form of debt that can sometimes be converted to equity; sometimes PE firms themselves provide the debt and other times it comes from banks, but dedicated mezzanine funds provide the bulk of the loans.
I could go on about what mezzanine is and what it isn't, but I recently had the chance to interview a Partner at a dedicated mezzanine fund – so you'll get to hear all about it directly from the source:
Breaking Into Mezzanine – The Journey
Q: So, tell me about your journey. How did you end up in mezzanine?
A: I went to a good US school – not Ivy League, but still a good reputation – and then joined a US-based investment bank as an analyst in the M&A department.
I stayed on until I was promoted to associate, and as things were starting to slow down (in the last recession), I decided it might be a good time to do an MBA, so I went to Europe for that; I was in my mid-to-late twenties back then.
At the time my intentions were to get into PE; a lot of people go into mezz because they want to do PE and become a Principal there. If you do normal debt deals you feel very much like a lender, but mezzanine, with its fund structure, is much more like being an investor.
So there I was, looking at PE and researching it over the course of my MBA when I began to look more closely at mezzanine as another option. With mezz, you do largely the same work as PE, but you do deals with a much greater "frequency" as there's considerably less portfolio management – at least when things are working as they should be.
It's sort of like "PE-lite," which was a great fit for me – as a former banker I didn't have much operational experience and I didn't want to be as involved operationally as you might be in PE. But it's also not as impersonal or mechanical as being a senior lender, since you look at qualitative criteria as well.
They focused on deals, which appealed to me – I saw it as a way to become an investor while still ensuring that I could keep working on deals as much as I had in banking.
In mezz, you also piggy-back on the efforts of the PE guys quite a lot – you might sit as an observer on the Board, but as an observer you wouldn't be taking an owner's direct decisions.
This is a pretty standard state of affairs unless the company gets into a restructuring, at which point you may end up in an equity-holding situation. Otherwise, you get pretty much the same information a lender would get – monthly reports on points such as management accounts.
Q: Do you still find yourself wanting to do PE?
A: Actually I came to like mezz a lot – it's much more diverse, not just in terms of volume of deals, but also in terms of sectors, geographies, deal sizes, and so on, whereas you tend to specialize in PE. I don't think that would work for me now.
Q: What are the typical entry points into the field?
A: The standard path is to join as a post-MBA associate following prior experience at an investment bank in a team such as Leveraged Finance or M&A.
Some people enter after working for a year or two as analysts at investment banks – this is low-risk for the employer since it's inexpensive and it's not such a big deal to train them.
But they don't want someone straight out of university – from that year or two in banking, candidates gain confidence with modeling, valuation and how the practice of a buyout works.
So M&A, Leveraged Finance or Corporate Finance are all good, but someone from, say, Equity Research, would be less suitable – their models aren't as deep, and we want people with deal experience, partially for the obvious reasons, but also because they'll know the realities of a work style that involves peaks and troughs.
For the post-MBA associate, we look for more or less the same qualities – ideally someone who was an analyst at a PE firm or mezz house, or perhaps in distressed debt.
We're not so interested in consultants with MBAs – they work better in mainstream PE where the operational skillset is more important; we want modelers more than PowerPoint jockeys.
But across the board there seem to be fewer consultants than bankers in PE, with the exception of the German-speaking world. Typically we see more interest from people with M&A and Leveraged Finance backgrounds anyway.
A Day in the Life of a Mezzanine Investor
Q: Speaking of peaks and troughs, what are the hours like? What's the typical rhythm?
A: The work is deal-based, so you can have flat periods but then you could have two big deals come along at the same time.
On top of that, there's monitoring the portfolio, which is generally steady and quite light work, but if something blows up then that's a huge spike in working hours.
So it's not investment banking – not as extreme as M&A – but it's more than your typical 9-to-5. So perhaps 9-to-7 in calmer times, all the way up to the full all-nighter when deals heat up.
Q: So what's the day-to-day nature of the work? How do you raise funds and source deals?
A: As with any fund-based business, everything starts with raising money from investors. This is largely the same as PE – you put together the materials and go out to meet Limited Partners.
An analyst might get involved with putting together the Private Placement Memorandum and presentations, and the more senior staff will be on the road meeting with potential investors.
Once you raise the funds, the next step is sourcing deals, which is primarily a matter of leveraging relationships with PE firms and senior lenders.
You want to be their first call for mezzanine financing, so that involves a lot of networking – networking is important across everything in Leveraged Finance, but for LBO-mezz "networking" consists of meeting with sponsors and lenders, and less so with M&A advisors and the contacts that first bring in the deals.
That's different for sponsor-less mezzanine players (they're relatively small in number – examples include Mezzanine Management or MML Capital) – or "networking" will be a smaller area of focus for a larger player like ICG.
Q: So now you have the funding and the deals – what's next? What exactly do you do on a deal, and how is it different from normal PE?
A: Once the deals come in, you need to do the analysis.
It's the same sort of analysis that you'd expect at a PE sponsor, but with the advantage of being somewhat prepackaged.
"Prepackaged" just means that when the opportunity comes to you, other parties such as the consultants, bankers, accountants, and lawyers have already done serious due diligence work.
So you get to piggy-back on their work and save a lot of time, which results in lower expenses – but that can also mean lower management fees paid to mezz funds.
The analysis still involves a lot of financial modeling; we need to do plenty of sensitivity analyses to work out how much of a 'blanket' we'll have in different scenarios – financial, operational, macroeconomic, and so on.
Naturally this affects how we structure deals – and of course when structuring such a deal, we often need to negotiate with the other parties, although occasionally we do this on a 'take-it-or-leave-it' basis. The legal points are then sorted out once we agree on all the commercial elements.
Q: OK, so essentially if you like modeling and analytical work but you don't like due diligence or the operational side, mezzanine is a great fit for you.
What about once the deal closes? How much portfolio monitoring do you do?
A: This part is relatively smooth unless there's a problem – we might review the monthly management accounts, meet with the executives at least once a year, and go to quarterly Board meetings.
When there is a problem – such as a covenant breach or the need to refinance (whether as a restructuring or simply as part of an acquisition by the portfolio company) – then we put in a great deal more effort.
We'll need to revise and update the model, negotiate with all the stakeholders, and if things get ugly, also negotiate terms with the Restructuring advisors or the buyers of distressed assets.
In the latter case, when people start taking haircuts or when sponsors walk away we're not automatically in the sponsors' role as the next-in-line – sometimes a distressed investor will step in to fulfill that role.
So you hope that you don't end up in these situations, but you need to protect yourself and be prepared for the possibility via appropriate attention to the deal structure and the legal side.
Q: What sort of person tends to thrive in mezzanine investing? Is it just what we discussed before – someone who enjoys modeling but isn't as interested in the operational side?
A: It's similar to what's required to do well in PE; it is less high-profile, though, so you need to be sure that you're happy with that.
The work itself can be similar, though, so you need to like being close to the action and not just sitting in an office.
It's social since you spend a lot of time out in the field, but you also need to like the analysis and doing the analysis in a flexible way that lets you look at different scenarios.
That's a consequence of the greater variety in investment types, meaning that the process is less formulaic. It sometimes appeals to bankers who want a more entrepreneurial environment than what they'd get working at a bank – similar to what you might see in other fund-based businesses.
Q: How are mezzanine firms structured and how much do you get paid?
A: Very direct, I like your style!
The structure is similar to a PE firm, so you'll see positions for Analyst, Associate, Director and Partner, possibly with some ranks in between.
In my organization the ranks are a little blurry in terms of responsibilities, but generally an analyst won't get carry, and associates may or may not depending on the firm.
If you don't get carry, you need to make sure you're on Partner-track (and if you're a post-MBA associate, you definitely need to be on Partner-track) – this isn't banking where we have outsized bonuses, so the main reward comes from the carry.
The base salaries range from around £60k (~$100K USD) for analysts up through £100k (~$165K USD) for the Partners, and the bonuses might range from 30% to 100% of those base salaries.
But the real upside is in the carry, which can be significantly more than your normal bonus depending on the firm's performance.
In short, base salaries are roughly the same as in PE but lower management fees mean that bonuses aren't quite what you'd receive at a standard PE firm; of course, that's balanced by the fact that the hours are often better and that you spend most of your time working on real deals.
Regions, Exit Opportunities, and the Future
Q: How does mezzanine investing differ in other regions? We're both based in the UK, but I'm assuming mezzanine differs elsewhere?
A: In the US and at some European mid-market funds, you'll see more regional specificity – these more focused firms sometimes act more like conventional PE firms in their focus and with their increased involvement with portfolio companies.
There are some global firms in the middle market too, and some firms specialize in sponsor-less mezz, but increasingly – across many firms in the wider buyout world – there is a widening of focus by the big players to embrace asset strategies beyond PE, which include mezzanine as well as various credit funds.
Q: What are the exit opportunities in the field?
A: People tend to stay rather than "exiting."
Some people are leaving now as they're being forced out or because things are looking less attractive, but when the industry is doing well you tend to stay on the escalator.
It's rare for people to move back to banks – they tend to come in and stay in, and if they do well they'll go off on their own and raise their own fund. Occasionally people will go into funds of funds or PE, but that's quite rare – usually it's the other way round, and quite a few PE analysts and associates move into mezzanine each year.
Q: Any last words of advice to readers considering mezzanine?
A: Be sure that you're in a fund that has a good track record and that the market and specific fund dynamics will enable them to raise their next fund.
It's a fund-based business and if there's no money you can't invest, so be certain that your firm – as in PE – can get through both tranquil and turbulent times.
Q: Great – thanks very much, it was really helpful to chat with you.
A: No problem – I'll see you soon!
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Hey Brian,
Thank you for running this website, the most comprehensive by far! I was wondering whether you have any articles/insights on the fund placement/PE fundraising agents industry. I have an interview coming up and wanted to find out what sort of questions I should be prepared for. Also any insights on how they analyze the PE funds (qualitative + financial) they market to investors would be really appreciated.
Thank you!
Hey Brian,
BIWS RE customer here. I was wondering if you had personally ever heard of people working in senior debt (commercial lending/mortgages) leveraging their experience to get into the riskier debt investment space such as mezzanine and distressed. And if you think such a transition is natural or less common.
I don't think I would mind spending a career on the debt-side of the capital structure if I got the opportunity to partake in those riskier type deals. Thanks for your help.
Have you considered doing an article on something more in the line of direct lending, such as a BDC or credit fund? Would definitely be interesting to add to the pipeline if not… thanks!
I have the same question as Ryan. There is a lot of information on PE Case study practice and preparation. I am looking for case studies to prepare for Mezzanine fund interviews. Is anyone who is in the field or had interviews with mezz. funds in the past willing to share some intel ?
The case study may not be very different from a PE case study.
As for the interview questions, at the associate level, they deal with a lot of views on the industry and sectors for deals that you have worked. Valuation based metrics and why a specific deal on your cv went through at the valuation it did.
Hope it helps.
This is really helpful. Thank you so much!!!
I have a question regarding this career path. I am an equity analyst and have built almost 8 years of experience working at couple of global top US houses. As of now, I quit my job and will be taking MBA programme in europe. My questions is.. as an experienced equity analyst already in mid-level, is it possible to enter this field after graduation? The major reason I'm taking a career break and going MBA (finance) is to change my field, while the case will be pretty much similar to others as well…
Any comments are appreciated.
What's stopping such shops from using a bit of fund leverage to get to all-in returns at par with PE shops? If straight credit funds can do it, so can mezz shops?
thank you so much for this, what a great insight.
Please do an article on BDCs. Thanks!
Pretty please? I promise to link your website everywhere I know!
Brian, thanks for referring me here. Just jumped out of a phone interview with a sponsor-less credit-oriented fund player(They do mezzanine and senior secured debt financings mainly, but will also collaborate with the PE fund under the same firm, which doesn't happen very often though). Fairly close to what the article has described here: deal-focused,diverse, no industry focus and flat firm structure.
Second round would be an on-site LBO test. We'll see how it goes.
Any thoughts on a BDC primer? What are the main differences between a BDC and a mezz fund?
Guys this is great, definitely incredibly helpful. In one of your next posts please consider doing a similar piece on growth equity. Thanks.
Another great article, I'm really looking forward to more Private Equity and Private Equity related articles, like the upcoming Private Equity in Emerging Markets one. Can you name any specific mezzanine fund firms that just deal with mezzanine funds or offer Mezzanine Capital? I know for example Blackstone Group has a division that deals with Mezzanine Capital and has Mezzanine Funds, however I don't know any firms that only have Mezzanine funds or were specifically founded for operating Mezzanine Funds or offering Mezzanine Capital in the US, Canada or in Europe.
Also what is the difference between Growth Capital (that firms like Summit Partners and TA Associates provide) and Mezzanine Capital? Are there any plans to publish an article on Growth Capital with contributions from employees at Growth Capital providing firms such as Summit Partners or TA Associates?
Thank you so much for your post! It's really helpful for me to make a direction of future career in fund management. I have been really interested in PE after graduation, but now mezz investing gives me another view. But I really appreciate if you could tell me more about the mezz investing prospect in emerging markets in the next few years.
Spotting the direction of mezz investing is quite interesting – the industry can get buffeted by all sort of factors. Mezz is quite expensive compared to debt, so any environment where debt is limited or lends at lower multiples will provide better pickings for mezz funds. Conversely, recently in Europe a surge in cheap debt available in the form of high yield bonds has caused the mezz guys big headaches, forcing them into lower mid market deals, although the latest bout of market uncertainty has mitigated that. Also, unlike PE funds which are very often much more regionally specific (for practical operational reasons), I've seen mezz guys with mandates spanning multiple continents, so funds in the the States and Europe are already actively participating in emerging markets.
Can you refer me mezz funds with mandates in multiple continents, please? Appreciate that.
What are the top Mezz houses or firms?
Is it possible to get into mezzanine finance straight after university?
Do the analysts in mezzanine finance really earn 60k (GBP) in base salary?
I thought that 1st year analysts at bulge bracket banks currently earn around the 45k mark for base salary in the UK so it suprises me that analysts in mezzanine finance earn significantly more.
Brian's spot on about this – the interviewee did emphasise wanting that year or two of bank experience. As in PE, with such lean team structures it's not a good use of the seniors' time training people up in the basic skills. The higher salary reflects this.
I'm currently an analyst at a Mezz Fund. I came to the fund a year out of undergrad after spending a year in the middle office at a BB. I do mostly portfolio monitoring, with a dash of valuation, due diligence and reporting.
My salary is slightly less than a BB IBD analyst, and I receive a 20-40% bonus.
Hope that helps
How do "traditional" Mezz shops (GP/LP structure) compare in terms of deal type, junior comp, senior carry, hours etc with BDCs (Ares, Apollo, etc)?
Great post Don – very helpful! I recently had interviews with mezz shops and everything covered in your interview was consistent with what I picked up from meeting the firms, and from a prior discussion I had with an alum at a mezz fund.
Thanks! For what it's worth, I've also found the mezz guys very friendly on average – a bit less of the attitude you sometimes see in PE.
Great post. I work for a global mezz house. The money is in the carry but you won't see it for years. You are def well remunerated from a base salary + bonus perspective. Hours are transaction driven – you have days where you leave the office at 6 and days where you don't sleep. Very interesting work and given that deals can be structured debt, hybrid or more equity like, you need to think quite creatively. We're also doing a lot of traditional PE deals now (growth capital / sponsorless), which is mostly a function of where the market is at. Most people are ex-private equity, leverage finance and m&a backgrounds. We also have a lot of lifers, which probably reflects the carry structure.
Thanks for the feedback – glad you liked it! Interesting point you make on the sponsorless; the interviewee said that he saw relatively little of that in the UK / Europe, and probably more Stateside – I wonder if that tallies with anyone else's experience?
I'm surprised partners' salaries are so low – 100K base plus 100% bonus (high end of the range) is lower than similar positions in other high-paid industries. Can you confirm this is indeed for partners, not directors?
The partner I spoke to did give the impression that those more senior salaries would likely vary quite a bit between firms (particularly between newer and more established outfits), but as mentioned by Brian and others the real money is in the carry.


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