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Logan, A Triumph For Comic Book Films
Mar 12, 2017 by in Geek
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Stephen Merchant, Boyd Holbrook
In the near future, an aging mutant once known as The Wolverine must escort a young mutant across the Mexican-United States border with an ailing Professor X in tow. The group is pursued by a villainous corporation, who will stop at nothing to reclaim their lost property.
Logan is an emotionally draining roller coaster ride that perfectly serves as the conclusion to The X-Men film franchise as we know it. While the film's story and character arcs have enough weight to resonate with almost any moviegoer, its impact will be felt more keenly by long-time fans of the series.
Within minutes, Logan establishes a tone unlike any other that we've seen in the X-Men films. The movie utilizes its R-rating and it is glorious to behold. Limbs are sent flying as Logan slices and dices the opposition, but it never feels self-indulgent. The gore and the swearing(plenty of that as well) are all there to serve a purpose and further the narrative.
Quite simply, it all needed to be there to tell the story that was envisioned. The only time it feels awkward is the first time hearing Professor X swear. In previous movies, Professor X would never have sworn. But that was the point of it. Xavier, Logan, and everyone in this film have been pushed to the brink and the cancerous nature of their world has inexorably changed them.
Between all the bloodshed, lies the heart of a character driven drama. These quiet scenes of dialogue between the characters are my favorite aspect of the film. It's not often that you can level the term "thought-provoking" at a comic book film and in many ways, Logan redefines the genre's norms. As fun as watching the Avengers assemble on screen was, nearly every comic book movie since has felt the need to be a CGI infested, spectacle film. There is a place for that and enjoying that type of movie is not wrong, but Logan's gritty Western meets Sci-fi tone has reinvigorated a genre that has become somewhat stagnant and predictable.
Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances are powerful and young Dafne Keen is an actress to look out for. I look forward to seeing more of her in these early days of what I hope to be a long career. I also hope that the success of Logan, making almost 90 million in its opening weekend, will promote diversity in the superhero genre. Fox took a big risk(from the studio executive point of view) releasing this film and adds yet another reason why all superhero films shouldn't be under one umbrella.
If you've yet to watch the film, do yourself a favor and go watch this movie at the theater before it gets spoiled for you by some schmuck on the internet. I highly recommend it for genre fans and long time fans of the X-Men film franchise. Logan shows everything that comic book movies could be, an exciting proposition for genre fans and the general movie-going audience alike.
If you've already seen the film, tell me what you thought in the comments below!
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Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad
The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (reporting marks, CORP) can trace its history back to the mid-1990s when then Southern Pacific was looking to shed several hundred miles of its system in western Oregon.
One of these routes was known as the Siskiyou Line, once the SP's original main line through the state.
However, due to its rugged nature with steep grades and tight curves the railroad eventually constructed an alternative, lower grade line to the east (the Cascade Line) which it eventually opted in favor of over the Siskiyou Line.
For many years both were operated collectively as SP' s "Shasta Route" to Portland.
The legend of these routes lives on today as the railroad's operations in the Beaver State were notoriously difficult due to the topography and constantly changing weather.
While today the CORP is another member of the vast Genesee & Wyoming family of short lines it did not begin that way.
When created, the route was managed by then Railtex, an early short line conglomerate that was eventually purchased by RailAmerica.
Despite a nasty abandonment battle in 2008, today the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad remains a strong Class II with a diversified traffic base.
Central Oregon & Pacific GP38 #3819, a slug, and another Geep lead the "Trains Unlimited Special" back to Eugene, Oregon on July 4, 2005. Drew Jacksich photo.
Before the days of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific's operation of the Siskiyou Line as well as its numerous branches in Oregon were legendary.
Aside from its Natron Cutoff or Cascade Line, completed in 1926 as its through route between Portland and California, the SP's lines in Oregon were notoriously rifled with stiff grades, sharp curves, bridges, and tunnels.
During the early diesel locomotive era the railroad stationed fleets of SD7s and SD9s to provide freight service on these branches due to their high tractive effort and weight distribution being equipped with six axles instead of four.
Interestingly, even after newer second-generation diesels began arriving in the 1960s SP continued to use its SD7s and SD9s for years with some still in service in the 1980s and early 1990s when many of the Oregon branches were sold or abandoned.
By the late 1970s the Southern Pacific was falling on hard times, which continued through the 1980s.
In 1988 after failed merger attempts it was purchased by the smaller Rio Grande Industries, owner of the Denver & Rio Grande Western.
Prior to that time the SP had begun selling off or abandoning secondary routes that offered only marginal profit potential but with the sale to the Rio Grande this process was expedited.
As such, in 1994 the entire Siskiyou Line between Weed, California and Medford, Oregon was sold along with the connecting Coos Bay Branch to the Pacific coastline serving the port at Coos Bay and as far south as Coquille.
The buyer was Railtex, created in 1977, an early short line holding company and began operating the property as the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad.
An official system map of the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad.
As an instant Class II, regional railroad that was some 439 miles in length.
Upon its launch, the CO&P continued carried the traditional timber products that was a staple in the region for years and an important source of revenue traffic for the Southern Pacific ever since the line had opened.
Additionally, the main line between Weed and Medford provided through traffic, such as general merchandise, with the Southern Pacific, and later Union Pacific after 1996.
Unfortunately, the route's profile made it not only difficult to operate but also tough to maintain.
After February 4, 2000 the CO&P's new owner was RailAmerica which had purchased Railtex and seven years later RA began looking into abandoning the Coos Bay Branch (136 miles in length).
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The line needed significant maintenance improvements and the company did not believe the profits were there to spend the $7 million to do so.
The Coos Bay region sued the railroad to stop the abandonment in 2008 both for its economic impact on the area as well as the fact that the CO&P did not give proper notice before stopping service.
In November, 2008 the Surface Transportation Board ordered the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad to sell most of the route to the Port of Coos Bay.
The town was eventually able to obtain the entire 134-mile branch between Danebo (near Eugene) and Coquille.
After extensive tunnel and bridge work (thanks to state and federal help) the route was reopened in the fall of 2011 as the Coos Bay Rail Link (CBRL) operated by ARG Trans and interchanges available with Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, as well as CO&P.
Thanks to the efforts of Coos Bay this historic Southern Pacific route, first opened in 1916, continues to see freight trains today and, hopefully, with improved service will also witness traffic growth in the coming years.
For the CO&P's part, it too is still an important Class II railroad and continues to operate the 303 miles of track along the Siskiyou Line as part of Genesee & Wyoming.
An original map of the Central Oregon & Pacific's route. The railroad operates the former Southern Pacific's "Siskiyou Line."
When attempting to abandon the Coos Bay route the railroad also contemplated ripping up the southern portion of the Siskiyou Line but ultimately decided upon spending the needed millions of dollars to maintain its southern connection with UP.
In July of 2012 it was announced that RA's short lines were being sold to conglomerate competitor Genesee & Wyoming.
As such, it is almost a certainly that the CO&P fleet will eventually be repainted G&W orange along with other power from the parent operating on the property over time.
Additionally, following RA's thwarted attempts to abandon the line it has since been rebuilt and continues to serve the communities and industries along the route.
Cenral Oregon & Pacific


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There is no requirement for Federal or State accreditation of a religious institution, because the civil Government has no authority to regulate religious teachings or the granting of religious certifications or religious degrees. This is a matter of separation of Church and State. Politicians and civil authorities should never be allowed to officially endorse or disapprove directly or indirectly the beliefs and practices of churches or religious institutions and their schools. Many Bible colleges and Christian universities do not seek secular accreditation because they are in the business of granting religious degrees. Bible colleges and Christian universities that are in the business of granting secular credentials have sought after and obtained secular state accreditation.
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549 students participated, which is 60% of the students enrolled in the laboratory.
The "Hoop" experiment was replaced by a series of exercises and readings on Error Analysis.
The budget meant that this year's group sizes in the laboratory were significantly larger than at any time in the past.
The mean on this question increased from 1.82 to 2.01, with larger numbers more negative.
It is interesting to note that the largest increase in negative responses was the overall rating of the Demonstrators: the mean went from 2.50 to 2.93. This is consistent with the large group sizes influencing the results of this evaluation.
Virtually every experiment in the laboratory appeared as answers to both questions. In all, the laboratory has 46 different experiments: 36 of these were ranked as the "best" and 32 were ranked as the "worst" by at least one student.
We shall summarise the Core experiments first, which many more students have done, and then the Non-Core ones which are done by fewer students.
For the Core experiments, we only report on ones that have 10 or more "votes" as either the best or the worst experiment. The figures in parentheses are from last year's evaluation.
where we assume that the error in the number of "votes" is the square root of the number. Positive numbers are good, and negative ones are bad.
Last year's evaluation indicated dissatisfaction with the Standing Waves experiment, which was substantially revised for this year. Our efforts were clearly under-whelming. We also heavily revised the Air Track experiment, and this work seems to have actually helped the experiment.
Above we suggested that the very large group sizes in our laboratory influenced the students' responses to this evaluation. A fascinating study has recently been published that shows just how fickle evaluation responses can be. In the study, first year students at Duke were asked to fill out an evaluation of the course both before and after they received their marks in the course. One of the questions asked the students what grade they expected to get.
Not surprisingly, students who expected a higher mark tended to provide more favorable reviews.
However, in the post-course evaluation students who did not receive as good a mark as they had expected significantly lowered their evaluation, while those who received higher marks than they had expected raised theirs. Note that these were the same students rating the same professors in the same courses.
The full article describing the above study, and more, appeared in the New York Times Education Life supplement of April 14, 2002. The article is available on-line but requires a registration with the Times, which is free. The URL of the article is: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/14/edlife/14ED-VIEW.html.


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Founded in 1995, the N.Y.U. Law Madison Society served as a home for students interested in the study of legislation and policy – as well as an incubator for a fledgling law journal. Although the Society is no longer active on campus, its spirit lives on. In 2019, Legislation decided to show its gratitude for its founding members as well as alumni who have supported the journal by naming its alumni-giving honors after the original Madison Society. An * marked next to a name listed above denotes ongoing support of the journal by an alumnus or alumna and thus designation as a Madison Society Donor.
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Marina Karamali graduated from The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL with a BSc in Architecture in 2008.
Her first attempt towards an architectural composition borrowed notions from the world of cinema and more specifically from Alfred Hitchcock's Birds, Rear Window and Vertigo and attempted to translate them into the architectural space of a Los Angeles hotel.
Towards the close of her final year's project she ventured into the field of "non-permanent" architecture, when influenced by the 'Blur Building' by Diller and Scofidio, she designed her own fog and water screens as part of a project for a School of Film Studies, in Tangiers; an occasion that allowed her to experiment with the particulars necessary to produce mock ups of these screens.
Through these projects, and in relation to her attendance to a short course on Filmmaking at Central St. Martins, she theoretically and practically explored the relationship between 'moving image' and 'static building' by drawing parallels on film and architecture.
She then worked as a Part 1 Architectural Assistant at BETA PLAN Architects and Planners, in Athens, Greece. While there she was involved in a number of different projects, such as the Costa Navarino Hotel Development at Messinia, the Thessaloniki Underground and the Museum of Greek Folk Art in the listed area at the centre of Athens.
She then attended a Masters Degree course in Architecture and Digital Media at the University of Westminster, where she graduated with a distinction in 2010. Her thesis project focused on the exhibition space of contemporary museum design and proposed an architecture including interactive/responsive conditions for a more experiential and educational visit.
During the first Diploma Year she explored the notion of fetish which translated in an architectural proposal in Moscow. Currently she attends the second Diploma Year at the University of Westminster in London.


We examine how the echoes of Iran's revolution, 40 years ago, still influence how the Islamic Republic deals with the West today. Harley Davidson has become entangled in the Trump administration's trade war just as changing demographics have put the brakes on the motorcycle-maker. And, we tackle an old ethics conundrum and its relevance to future autonomous vehicles.
Joko Widodo, the incumbent president, is expected to win today's vote, after a people-pleasing term tackling the country's infrastructure. But there are worrying signs about how Jokowi would continue to rule. As a herd of "unicorns" stampedes toward stockmarkets, their business models don't look so sure-footed. And, a battle is heating up as hotpot, a spicy Chinese dish, spreads globally.
Emmanuel Macron, France's president, was already battling the flames of national protest when fire broke out at the Notre Dame cathedral. Will the tragedy, and Mr Macron's leadership, bring the country together? America's armed forces often don't know how many civilians are killed in its air-strike campaigns—but that's changing, thanks to help from some of the Pentagon's loudest critics. And, the Trump administration's cancellation of a deal for Cuban baseball players won't stop them making their way, perilously, to the big leagues.
The world's largest democratic exercise is under way. Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks likely to win on a divisive platform about Hindu nationalism and Pakistani aggression—even if those aren't voters' biggest concerns. Social-media companies are increasingly under the microscope of regulators; we take a look at the seemingly intractable problem of policing online content. And, pole-dancing is trying to shed its seedy image. But can it also develop into a global sport?
A protest movement that began in December at last brought Sudan's military brass on board. The country's cycle of dictatorship and democracy may be repeating itself. Bitcoin just turned ten, but it's still far from fulfilling its promise to upend the financial system—we examine its fundamental shortcomings. And, the human family tree got bigger this week, but as new data flood in the murkier the human-evolution story seems to get.
Britain now has a new Brexit deadline: the end of October. But those negotiations magnified divisions within the European Union that Brexit is revealing—and causing. We visit one of the Chinese towns whose governments are running social experiments, rating people and businesses on their trustworthiness. And, a chat with Dame Stephanie Shirley, a pioneering programmer since before it was a male-dominated field.
Binyamin Netanyahu looks set to win a fifth term as prime minister. How will his policies affect negotiations about some of the most contested land on Earth? Meanwhile in space, Israel's Beresheet probe is set to land on the Moon—but the recent spate of lunar landings is more about national flag-planting than it is about science. And, how will economies adjust as the old increasingly outnumber the young?Additional audio courtesy of NASA. Additional music "Fanfare" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod.
The International Monetary Fund releases its global-growth forecast today. Expect news of a downgrade, but not recession: low growth has become the status quo. We join international forces in Burkina Faso, where African troops are being trained to contain a growing risk of jihadism. And, why is it that concern about climate-change comes and goes?
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European leaders nixed Theresa May's request to postpone Brexit for three months, but have given her a short-term reprieve - delaying it by a few weeks and possibly longer. Thailand is about to hold its first election since the military seized power five years ago. The only hitch is that the generals are trying to influence the outcome, and anyone who criticises the ruling royal family can be thrown in prison. And how do you make a whisky age more quickly? The answer lies in dance music. We take a sip. Additional music, "Grangtham (Drowning Dub)" by Hanover.


More lovely paintings from Joel Bird are on show for this week only in the Coach House Gallery in Calderstones Park.
Not all birds this time, there are some but there are also new landscapes including a series of 4 paintings of Joel's allotment in London. He's taking some of these works over to the renowned Tyme Gallery, Philadelphia next month, his third exhibition there in 3 years.
For this exhibition Joel focuses more on our harmony with the natural world. The works show landscapes and people interacting with their environments. The lines of flux and flow are an attempt to reconcile our duality as nature has.


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Cukrzyk (Coereba flaveola) – gatunek małego ptaka z rodziny tanagrowatych (Thraupidae). Występuje w tropikach Ameryki Południowej i Środkowej. Jest osiadły. Nie jest zagrożony wyginięciem.

Systematyka
Takson ten przez niektóre ujęcia systematyczne bywał zaliczany do monotypowej rodziny Coerebidae. Wyróżniono ponad czterdzieści podgatunków C. flaveola. Jeden z nich występujący na wyspie Saint Vincent jest całkowicie czarny. Pod względem ubarwienia pojawiły się teorie, by podzielić go na kilka gatunków.
 cukrzyk bahamski (C. flaveola bahamensis) – Bahamy.
 C. flaveola caboti – wschodni Jukatan i pobliskie wyspy.
 cukrzyk bananowy (C. flaveola flaveola) – Jamajka.
 C. flaveola sharpei – Kajmany.
 C. flaveola bananivora – Haiti i pobliskie wyspy.
 C. flaveola nectarea – Tortuga.
 C. flaveola portoricensis – Portoryko.
 C. flaveola sanctithomae – północne Wyspy Dziewicze.
 C. flaveola newtoni – Saint Croix.
 cukrzyk tropikalny (C. flaveola bartholemica) – północne i środkowe Małe Antyle.
 C. flaveola martinicana –	Martynika i Saint Lucia.
 C. flaveola barbadensis –	Barbados.
 C. flaveola atrata – Saint Vincent.
 C. flaveola aterrima – Grenada i Grenadyny.
 C. flaveola uropygialis –	Aruba i Curaçao.
 C. flaveola tricolor – Wyspa Providencia.
 C. flaveola oblita – Wyspa San Andrés.
 C. flaveola mexicana – południowo-wschodni Meksyk do zachodniej Panamy.
 C. flaveola cerinoclunis – Wyspy Perłowe.
 C. flaveola columbiana – wschodnia Panama do południowo-zachodniej0 Kolumbii i południowej Wenezueli.
 C. flaveola bonairensis –	Bonaire.
 C. flaveola melanornis – wyspa Cayo Sal (na północ od Wenezueli).
 C. flaveola lowii – wyspa Los Roques (na północ od Wenezueli).
 C. flaveola ferryi – Tortuga.
 C. flaveola frailensis – wyspy Los Frailes i Los Hermanos (na północ od Wenezueli).
 C. flaveola laurae – Los Testigos.
 C. flaveola luteola – wybrzeża północnej Kolumbii i północnej Wenezueli, Trynidad i Tobago.
 C. flaveola obscura – północno-wschodnia Kolumbia i zachodnia Wenezuela.
 C. flaveola minima – wschodnia Kolumbia i południowa Wenezuela do Gujany Francuskiej i północno-środkowej Brazylii.
 C. flaveola montana – Andy w północno-zachodniej Wenezueli.
 C. flaveola caucae – zachodnia Kolumbia.
 C. flaveola gorgonae – Wyspa Gorgona (na zachód od Kolumbii).
 C. flaveola intermedia – południowo-zachodnia Kolumbia, zachodni Ekwador i północne Peru oraz na wschód do południowej Wenezueli i zachodniej Brazylii.
 C. flaveola bolivari – wschodnia Wenezuela.
 C. flaveola guianensis – południowo-wschodnia Wenezuela do Gujany.
 C. flaveola roraimae – południowo-wschodnia Wenezuela, południowo-zachodnia Gujana i północna Brazylia.
 C. flaveola pacifica – wschodnie Peru.
 C. flaveola magnirostris – północne Peru.
 C. flaveola dispar – północno-środkowe Peru do zachodniej Boliwii.
 C. flaveola chloropyga – wschodnio-środkowe Peru do centralnej Boliwii i na wschód do wschodniej Brazylii, północny Urugwaj, północno-wschodnia Argentyna i Paragwaj.
 C. flaveola alleni – wschodnia Boliwia do środkowej Brazylii.

Morfologia i ekologia

Długość ciała 10–11 cm, masa ciała 6,4–14,2 g. Ma zakrzywiony dziób, przystosowany do pobierania nektaru z kwiatów. W odróżnieniu od kolibrów nie potrafi zawisać w powietrzu; odwiedzając kwiat, zawsze przysiada. Poza nektarem odżywia się czasami owocami i owadami. Chętnie korzysta z wywieszonych dla kolibrów pojemniczków ze słodką wodą. Głęboko rowkowany język służy mu do wysysania nektaru. Przekłuwa dziobem kwiaty, czasami również owoce, wypijając ich sok. Zasiedla wszelkie środowiska z bujną roślinnością, także ogrody. Nieczęsto spotykany w wysokich lasach.

Na obszarze swojego występowania często odwiedza ludzkie siedziby i daje się łatwo oswoić. Obie płci są podobnie ubarwione. Zazwyczaj żyje pojedynczo lub parami, a pary utrzymują tylko luźny kontakt. Buduje w krzewie zamknięte gniazdo, często wykorzystuje je jako miejsce na nocleg. Samica sama wysiaduje 3–6 jaj. Pary śpią w osobnych gniazdach, ale grupy mogą czasami spać w jednym.

Status
IUCN uznaje cukrzyka za gatunek najmniejszej troski (LC, Least Concern) nieprzerwanie od 1988 roku. Liczebność światowej populacji, według szacunków organizacji Partners in Flight z 2008 roku, mieści się w przedziale 5–50 milionów osobników. Trend liczebności populacji uznawany jest za stabilny.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 David Burni, Ben Hoare, Joseph DiCostanzo, BirdLife International (mapy wyst.), Phil Benstead i inni: Encyklopedia Ptaki. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN Warszawa, 2009 .

Linki zewnętrzne

Tanagrowate
Ptaki Ameryki Południowej
Ptaki Ameryki Północnej
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1758 roku

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The Adansi North District has launched a programme aimed at eliminating child labour in the district.
The programme, dubbed "Child Labour Free Zone", is aimed at protecting children from all forms of exploitation and promote their welfare and development.
The Assembly has drafted by-laws and also constituted a committee to provide protection and supervise the movement of children less than 18 years of age in all towns and villages within the Assembly.
This is to ensure children have the opportunity to fully develop and have access to quality education.
The District Chief Executive, Eric Kwaku Kusi, expressed his appreciation to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM), for providing financial and technical support towards the launch of the programme.
At the launch of the programme, Regional Director of the Information Service Department (ISD), Nana Akrasi Sarpong, said Ghana as a signatory to many International Conventions on child rights, must do all it can to adhere to it.
He added that the welfare and interest of the Ghanaian child are of paramount interest to the government which has already initiated a number of policies and interventions to support parents financially to enrol their children in school rather than engaging them in trading activities.
On his part, National Programme Officer for Child Labour of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Emmanuel Kwame Mensah noted that, about 152 million children worldwide, are engaged in work not appropriate for their age and was affecting their health, education and development.
He, therefore, commended the Adansi North District for working towards the elimination of child labour within its communities.
The Director of Operations of the (GNASSM), Emmanuel Yirenkyi Antwi, said one of the objectives of (GNASSM) was excluding children from mining activitieshence their support for the programme.
The event was attended by Assembly members, traditional authorities, teachers, parents and farmers.


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Liverpool looks forward to a Citizen's Basic Income pilot project
By Citizens Basic Income Trust 11th September 2019
The Liverpool Echo reports on the Liverpool mayor's interest in running a pilot project:
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson has given a pledge on Universal Basic Income as work to bring in the radical new policy moves closer. … Advocates believe it could help to alleviate poverty, though trials of it have had mixed results in countries like Finland.
Labour have backed a trial of UBI in a UK city should they get into government – and shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said Liverpool would be a good potential trial location. However there have been some concerns within the council over how the policy would be implemented if the trial was done under a Conservative government.
Mayor Anderson has made a promise on the introduction of UBI. Mayoral lead for fairness and equality Jane Corbett said her main concern about UBI was whether the city's most vulnerable would lose access to other financial support if the city took on a UBI trial. … But Mayor Joe Anderson has said he would not accept any system of Universal Basic Income that cut other support for the city's most vulnerable.


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Harvest Partners Announces the Formation of Harvest Partners SCF, LP
NEW YORK, NYJANUARY 12, 2015
Harvest Partners, LP ("Harvest"), a New York-based private equity investment firm, announced the formation of Harvest Partners SCF, LP ("HP SCF"), a private investment advisor that provides structured equity and junior debt solutions to business owners.
HP SCF intends to target investments with private equity-like returns while assuming the risks more characteristic of debt investments. HP SCF will endeavor to achieve protection of principal by:
Investing in high quality companies that meet HP SCF's specific investment criteria
Structuring investments to be senior in liquidation preference to a significant amount of underlying enterprise value
Obtaining rights, controls and protective covenants that HP SCF believes will further enhance the safety of the principal invested
For business owners and entrepreneurs who need equity capital, HP SCF can provide flexible equity solutions and all of the resources and expertise of a private equity firm. Unlike traditional private equity, HP SCF allows entrepreneurs to retain control of their business.
Simultaneous with the formation of HP SCF, Jay Hegenbart was named to Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager – HP SCF. Previously, Mr. Hegenbart was a Managing Director at Harvest. In addition, HP SCF hired Steve Duke as a Principal. Prior to joining HP SCF, Mr. Duke was a Principal with CCMP Capital, where he completed private equity transactions in the healthcare, consumer/retail and energy industries.
Michael DeFlorio, a Senior Managing Director of Harvest Partners commented, "We are very excited to launch HP SCF. This vehicle leverages Harvest's 33+ year history of making successful investments in partnership with world class management teams. HP SCF is our first expansion outside of traditional control oriented investments, and it is a natural extension of our core capabilities."
Mr. Hegenbart commented, "The vision for HP SCF was built on serving the demands of entrepreneurs and business owners who need equity capital, but believe in the upside of their business and do not wish to dilute or sell their ownership."
"We believe that the market for the kind of flexible equity capital solutions that HP SCF can provide is underserved, creating attractive risk/return characteristics. HP SCF is uniquely qualified to partner with management teams given the traditional private equity resources that we bring to the table as well as our customized approach," said Mr. Duke.
HP SCF targets investments in the middle market with the following characteristics:
Revenue $100 million – $750 million
Enterprise Value $100 million – $750 million
Investment Size $20 million – $75 million
Industrial & Energy Services
Business Services & Consume
To date, HP SCF has completed three investments totaling approximately $60 million. These investments include structured equity investments in Packers Holdings, Athletico Physical Therapy and AxelaCare Holdings.
About Harvest Partners SCF
Founded in 2014, Harvest Partners SCF, LP is a New York-based private investment firm targeting investments with private equity-like returns while assuming the risks more characteristic of debt. This strategy leverages Harvest's 33+ years of experience of investing in organic and acquisition-oriented growth companies.
About Harvest Partners
Founded in 1981, Harvest Partners, LP (www.harvestpartners.com) is a leading New York-based private equity investment firm pursuing management buyouts and recapitalizations of middle market companies in North America. Harvest focuses on acquiring profitable companies in the industrial and energy services, manufacturing and distribution, consumer & business services and healthcare services sectors. This strategy leverages Harvest's 33+ years of experience of investing in organic and acquisition-oriented growth companies.
This announcement appears as a matter of record only. This does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any current or future Harvest fund.
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Justin Timberlake is about to give a huge boost to Bai Brands, one of the fastest-growing flavored-water companies in the US.
Timberlake is joining the Bai team as an investor and its first chief flavor officer, the company announced Thursday.
He will also star as the face of the brand in a $100 million marketing campaign that Bai is launching next year, the company's founder and CEO, Ben Weiss, told Business Insider.
Sales have grown 150% since launching its first national marketing campaign last year. The company totaled $120 million in sales in 2015, and this year it's on track to reach $300 million, the company says.
Flavored-water brands like Bai have become a major threat to companies like Coke and Pepsi, which have seen soda sales plunge over the last decade as people opt for healthier drinks.
Bai's relationship with Timberlake was forged about five months ago, when a mutual friend put Weiss in contact with the the actor and musician. Weiss said he traveled to Los Angeles to meet with Timberlake, and they talked about the possibility of a partnership.
About two months ago, Timberlake visited Bai's headquarters, where he met with the company's executive team and recorded a series of videos that were shared internally with Bai's employees.
"I've been a fan of Bai for a long time, and when I met Ben and his team, it became clear that I should be involved with this brand," Timberlake said in a statement. "As a father and someone who is cautious about what my family and I consume, I love what Bai stands for. This partnership was created from a shared desire to help people put better ingredients in their bodies without sacrificing taste."


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