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Toys "R" Us may be one of the next private-equity backed retailers to sport an initial public offering, says retail consultant Howard Davidowitz, founder of Davidowitz & Associates. The toy store chain would follow on the heels of successful public debuts Friday of discount retailer Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), backed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and teen apparel retailer Rue21 Inc. (NASDAQ:RUE), backed by Apax Partners Worldwide LLP. Last month, Vitamin Shoppe Inc. (NYSE:VSI), backed by Irvingplace Capital Management LP and Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), became the first U.S. retailer to go public in two years. . Also in October, Dollarama Inc., backed by Bain Capital LLC, debuted on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Private equity firms in general and KKR in particular are expected to take more of their portfolio companies public soon. The Deal spoke with Davidowitz Friday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as part of our on-going video series about IPOs, shot on location there. -- Mary Kathleen Flynn

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 || 9:00AM 10:30AM For those of us who are mission-driven as opposed to money-driven, cultivating sustainable sources of funding for our work can seem a distracting chore. And yet, we all know money matters. This 2nd forum in a series on Investing in Peace will look at how development and peacebuilding NGOs can develop sustainable sources of funding and the organizational capacity to have on-going and significant impact on the societies in which they work. Case studies ranging from the Caucuses and Eastern Europe to Latin America will highlight long-term, civil society projects that have thrived as a result of strong partnerships with the private sector. How can more market-focused strategies and flexible business plans contribute to the success of NGOs on the ground? How can NGOs adapt to achieve their financial goals without undercutting their mission or values? Moderated by Ray Shonholtz (President, Partners for Democratic Change) Featuring: Lisa Coll (Director of Programs, Eurasia Foundation), Cate Johnson (Deputy Director of the Office of Democracy and Governance, USAID), Judith Gillespie (Director of Strategic Philanthropy, Search for Common Ground), and Du an Ondru ek (Director, Partners for Democratic Change-Slovakia)

Hits the Streets: What is the appropriate amount of time before two people sleep together? Should you discuss your sexual histories?

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Host Michael McCaffrey leads us on a journey into the sordid world of shoplifting and imparts his own home-spun wisdom on the subject, telling us to give all would-be criminals gooooooood customer service.