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"Life isn't perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve."
"Life isn't perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve."
"Introducing new people to my cuisine [is] a challenge I always look forward to."
"Kindness and compassion are not a sacrifice — but a nourishment for art."
"Never give up."
"Always remember to have fun."
"When I feel the spark of an idea, or when I read or hear about injustices in the community, country, and world, I feel the challenge set upon me to write."
"I love to watch films constantly. Sitting in a room with strangers while we all laugh and cry watching people make believe is exciting for me."
"Do your work."
"I am constantly reading and actively look for opportunities that will challenge my assumptions about our society and the world around me."
"In all that I do, I carry my culture and heritage with me."
"Aspire to do what you love, then do it constantly and consistently."
"The history of Asian Americans belongs to all of us and celebrating our heritage helps us celebrate those great things and people in our community."


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Some Ill. Latino Leaders Support Gay Marriage as House Prepares Vote
Several Latino leaders in Illinois have reportedly issued an open letter to lawmakers advocating the state's legalization of gay marriage, as a House committee is expected to consider the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act this Tuesday.
The letter, which was reportedly signed by 23 Latino leaders, including Miguel Del Valle, a former City Clerk of Chicago; Jesse H. Ruiz, Vice President of the Chicago Board of Education; and Sylvia Puente, Executive Director of the Latino Policy Forum, urges lawmakers to approve the gay marriage bill, claiming "no member of anyone's family, whether they're gay or straight, should face discrimination when they hope to marry the person they love."
"As Latinos, we know our families are stronger when we stay together. We never turn our backs on family," the letter continues. "That includes supporting the freedom to marry for our gay and lesbian sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles," the letter adds.
The open letter comes shortly after the state's Democratic-controlled Senate approved the gay marriage bill on Valentine's Day by a slim 34-21 vote.
The issue of gay marriage has proven tense in the state of Illinois, with the most recent controversy involving Pat Brady, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. Brady became embroiled in controversy earlier this month when he urged lawmakers to approve the gay marriage bill without consulting fellow party officers or executive committee members.
Many Republicans in the state denounced Brady's advocacy, partly because he went against protocol within his party, and partly because many argue that his opinions do not coincide with the Republican platform.
"Any Republican in Illinois who betrays the cause of marriage will be casting a career-ending vote and will be held accountable to their constituents," Brian Brown, National Organization for Marriage president, threatened in a statement.
Should the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act pass the Illinois General Assembly and be signed by Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois will become the tenth state in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage.
Although the gay marriage bill, labeled Senate Bill 10, has received support among many influential leaders, including an editorial on behalf of four regional newspapers in the state, others contend that the bill comes at a premature time.
"We've had civil unions, and it hasn't even been two years," Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) told The Quad-City Times recently.
"The purpose of the civil union was to give people in this situation the rights they felt they deserved. I think that needs to have time to go through the system before we go further," she added.
Additionally, Rep. Adam Brown (R-Champaign) told The Quad-City Times that he too is opposed to same-sex marriage, as is the majority of his constituency. "I believe marriage is a holy union between one man and one woman, and I'll continue to stand behind that position," Brown told the paper.
"I would say 99 percent of my constituency, those who have contacted me, is against gay marriage. My job is to represent my constituents and uphold what they believe," he added.


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Thomas Sowell on the fallacy of liberal ideas
"Who's Thomas Sowell?" my daughter asked.
"He's a genius," I replied.
"Because he has the rare gift of simplifying very complex ideas without dumbing them down."
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After listening to Sowell, my blog's motto seems appropriate: "Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts."
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The North of England has a history, landscape and culture which are distinct from the rest of the country, and it is very proud of it. This is a land of great battles, ancient fortifications and majestic buildings, not least the walled city of York itself.
From that past, the industrial revolution leapt into life and the great metropolises of Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham grew up out of a century of technical innovation. Today they're full of music, great food and top attractions.
Meanwhile, the great fells and lakes of the Lake District and the rolling green land of the Yorkshire Dales remain vast spaces of beauty and calm, rewarding visitors with country charm and awe-inspiring views.
Northern England is easily accessible by train from London.
London > Birmingham
After only 1h25 from London-Euston, you'll be stepping off from the train in Birmingham, England's second most populous city. This major international commercial hub is also a simmering hotpot of contemporary culture, art and performance and a bustling bar and club scene. Start with the IKON located on the Oozells Square, not far from the New Street railway station. The IKON is England's seminal modern art space, where you'll find the world's largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite works.
Birmingham is not short of attractions for families and friends. The Thinktank with its Planetarium is ideal for children. The modern science museum has ten themed galleries of immense, inspiring and interactive fun. You'll be able to investigate everything from full size locomotives and aircraft to intestines and taste buds.
At lunch time, the cosmopolitan nature of Birmingham, mirrored by the sheer variety and quality of its restaurants will offer you a myriad of choice. Try a cheese naan in one of the award winning Indian restaurants located in the Balti triangle and have a drink in one of the top bars of the city.
One original thing to do in Birmingham is to visit the BBC Birmingham's Public Space at The Mailbox. You'll be able to have a go at being a TV anchor, presenting the news and the weather forecast.After lunch, take a leisurely stroll through outdoors Birmingham. Did you know Sutton Park is one of Europe's largest and most appealing urban parks? Or that the city has more trees than Paris? And more miles of canal than Venice? Beautiful Birmingham - you don't know the half of it!
In the afternoon, you're spoiled for choice with entertainment options; there's theatre at the Birmingham Hippodrome, ballet at the Birmingham Royal Ballet, and the biggest names in contemporary music at the LG Arena.
Our tip: Take the train and stop at Bourneville (12 min trip) for a pilgrimage to the Cadbury World, where half a million chocolate lovers find their happiness every year.
A Blue Badge walking tour of the city is a great way to learn some of its most fascinating secrets, including its time as 'Victorian workshop of the world'.
Birmingham > Manchester
The train will take you to your next stop – Manchester (1h28 trip). The city is a buzzing northern metropolis bristling with music, football fervour and soaring gothic and industrial architecture. State-of-the-art visitor attractions and the hip Northern Quarter offer unrivalled variety for visitors interested in music, fashion and history. Music lovers, be sure to see a gig at the Deaf Institute. Everyone should investigate the architectural wonders of John Ryland's Library (it's more like a cathedral). Then explore Castlefield Urban Heritage Park, a preserved portion of the north's industrial past, and the first heritage park of its kind.
Did you know that the Manchester Liverpool Road is the world's oldest railway station? You can visit the building which is now part of the Museum of Science and Industry.
Our tip: Manchester really, really loves football. Join the crowds at a game in the historic Old Trafford stadium commonly known as the Theatre of Dreams, home to the world most popular football team - Manchester United.
Manchester > Liverpool
On the 3rd day take the train to Liverpool (47 min trip), a city which effortlessly blends urban culture with maritime heritage and some of the warmest hospitality in England. Start exploring in the historic and lovingly preserved shipping quarter of Albert Dock, which in days gone by was the source of all Liverpool's prosperity. Nowadays it buzzes with galleries, restaurants, museums and upbeat bars.
Our tip: One of the world's most famous rock bands form a cornerstone of Liverpool's heritage so visit The Beatles Story Museum and in the evening, stop by the restored Cavern Club, where the Beatles played their first gig. Football fans can also visit Anfield, the famous home stadium of Liverpool FC.
Liverpool > Penrith
Hop on the train to reach Penrith (1h47 trip), your station for the Lake District. It's a historic market town and the one-time capital of Cumbria. Nestled on the edge of the Lake District, it offers excellent access to Keswick and the Western Lakes, one of the area's scenic hotspots for walking. Catch the bus to Keswick as early as you can, then embark on a walk up Cat Bells, one of the closest fells. You'll need to board the Launch first – a boat that will take you across Derwentwater to Hawes End. If walking's not your thing, take a boat tour of Derwentwater before a spot of shopping and relaxing in the historic streets of Keswick.
Our tip: If you have another day to spare, take the bus from Penrith to Patterdale in the morning and visit nearby Ullswater, the second largest lake in the Lake District. All kinds of watersports take place on Ullswater, and the village of Patterdale is ideal for a traditional lunch and some gift shopping. Catch the bus back to Penrith at the end of the day, where you can board your train to Durham.
Penrith > Durham
Durham > York
The train will take you out of the Lake District's majestic landscapes and into the historic city of Durham (2h32 trip). Centuries-old buildings and medieval lanes full of bustle lead up to the city's magnificent cathedral. You'll find all sorts of traditional shops and galleries to browse, then amble along to the wooded riverbanks of the Wear and eat lunch at one of the city's excellent riverside restaurants. Durham also has an impressive castle, founded by William the Conqueror, which is today University College Durham, and the heart of the university.
In the afternoon, head to York (44min trip), a medieval settlement full of the character borne of a lengthy history. Its staggering Gothic cathedral, York Minster, is one of England's most famous buildings. One of the city's most popular attractions is The Shambles, a cobbled medieval street once populated by butchers. Nowadays The Shambles' historic buildings are home to some of the best shopping in York. Come evening, take a York ghost tour and uncover some of the city's darker secrets.
Our tip: York was once the capital of a Viking kingdom; something bound up in the character of the city. Learn more about life 1,000 years ago under the rule of the Vikings at Jorvik Viking Centre.
From York, the journey back to London King Cross station is just over 2 hours. From there, you can explore mainland Europe by taking the Eurostar from London St Pancras International, which is just a few meters away.
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Iron ore has slipped below $US100 a tonne as a bear market for the commodity threatens billions of dollars in Australian mining revenue.
Iron ore, measured out of the Tianjin port in China, lost a further 2.2 per cent overnight on Monday, sliding to $US98.50 per tonne, its lowest point since September 2012.
The bulk metal has slumped 6.6 per cent in May and has pushed deeper into bear market territory, down 26.6 per cent for the year.
The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) had forecast an average price of $US110 per tonne for 2014. Australia is expected to export 687 million tonnes of the raw material this year.
At an average price of $US110 per tonne, iron ore revenue in Australia would be around $US75.6 billion ($81 billion), but if the average were to fall to around the current spot price of iron ore, revenue would sink to $US67.7 billion.
"It doesn't really matter what the valuations of iron ore companies are looking on some conventional metric, if iron ore prices are going down, so are the iron ore equities," Deltec chief investment officer Atul Lele said.
Following iron ore's slide this year, Fortescue chairman Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest has seen his company's share price and personal fortune tumble. At Fortescue's 2014 peak of $6.23, Mr Forrest's fortune was worth $6.43 billion. Since then, Fortescue's share price has plunged 26.8 per cent to $4.385, shrinking Mr Forrest's stake by $1.91 billion to $4.52 billion.
Diversified miners are ramping up iron ore production, while single-metal miners continue to add to supply, ultimately leading to oversupply and a further slump in the iron ore price.
Earlier this year, BHP Billiton increased its full-year iron ore guidance above even the most optimistic analyst expectations to 217 million tonnes for the 2014 financial year. Last week, Rio Tinto announced that its iron ore operations in the Pilbara reached a record run rate of 290 million tonnes per year.
Rio breaks even at around $US44 per tonne, while BHP comes in at $US55 per tonne. Mount Gibson's cash costs are much higher, at $US84 per tonne and Atlas's sit at $US80 per tonne. Fortescue Metals Group breaks even at around $US70 a tonne.
Larger miners also have access to higher quality grades of iron ore that they sell at a premium above the benchmark price.
"It's a question of timing here. A company's cost of production can come down through time, through increased efficiencies, through improved scale, but if their cost of production doesn't come down before the iron ore price comes down, clearly there's a problem with regards to their margins, especially in an environment where some of these companies are carry heavy debt levels," Mr Lele said.
Global miners, such as BHP and Rio can weather a much weaker iron ore price because they have a lower cost base, while smaller miners, such as Atlas Iron and Mount Gibson Iron maintain a much smaller margin.
Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh says iron ore prices "will end up where they end up", and "we are price makers not takers".
He was speaking at Rio's annual general meeting in Melbourne, less than two weeks ago, when the iron ore price was hovering around $US110.
But his message is one Rio sticks to fairly tightly and consistently.
Mr Walsh said the outlook for iron ore was "fundamentally strong", driven by the growth of the Chinese middle class.
But he did note that "we are seeing a difference in the market in relation to how iron ore is valued".
Environmental reform in China was seeing a forced reduction in the capacity of steel mills, which was pushing demand lower in the short term.
A $US10 movement in the iron price translates to a $US2.1 billion difference to Rio Tinto's bottom line, and $US1.2 billion for BHP Billiton, which is roughly half as exposed as its rival, according to Credit Suisse figures for the 2015 year.
The return of Chinese domestic iron ore producers to the market after winter has also impacted heavily on supply in the last month.
"On a normal year, they come back on production around March," Citi commodities strategist Ivan Szpakowski said.
"However, this year because of the price had fallen so steeply in March, quite a number had postponed production, then when prices rebounded back up to $US115-$US120 per tonne, then these miners came back online. Now in the last few weeks, we've seen this supply hit the market," Mr Szpakowski said.
Goldman Sachs forecast the price of iron ore to slide to $US80 per tonne as the market becomes oversupplied in 2015.
The rest of the year should see a moderation in price falls for iron ore, Mr Szpakowski said, forecasting a fourth quarter average price of $US100 per tonne.
"In terms of having the largest bearish pressure on the market, we had been expecting the second quarter to be the worst quarter with respect to prices," he said. "In the second half of the year, there are much more modest increases on a sequential basis in terms of supply."
The fall in the price of iron ore is further magnified by a slowdown in China's residential property sector, which accounts for 24 per cent of steel consumption in the world's second-largest economy.
Building, sale and outfitting of apartments represented 23 per cent of Chinese gross domestic product last year, according to Moody's Analytics.
According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, home sales fell 18 per cent in April, while the value of sales declined to CNY418 billion ($71.8 billion). New property construction fell 22 per cent in the four months to the end of April.
New loans in China fell in April from CNY1.05 trillion to CNY774.7 billion, amid the government's crackdown on credit.
"Money supply in China has been relatively weak, which is a key driver of property sales and property sales data has been very, very weak in April and parts of May," Mr Lele said.
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We are happy to announce that the Learn to Solder kits are here!
And the DAT MakerSpace group of UCI has agreed to run the Learn to Solder booth for us!
Soldering is the process of joining two or more pieces of metal using a third filler metal which has a lower melting point than the pieces being joined. It is often used with electronics, plumbing, jewelry and many other applications.
Now, at the OC Mini Maker Faire, you can learn this simple but useful skill and make something to show off. Purchase your kits through Eventbrite for just $2.50 and pick them up at the gate on the day of the event. We'll provide the soldering irons, solder and instruction.
Our little Learn to Solder kits came to us from the Maker Shed and were the official Learn to Solder badge at the 2012 Bay Area Maker Faire.
The LED eyes blink randomly and the battery is removable so you can turn it on and off.
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April 10, 2013 + On the Holy Lenten Fast
by St. Dorotheos of Gaza
In the Law, God laid down that the sons of Israel should each year give tithes of all they possessed, and if they did so they were blessed in all their works. The holy Apostles, knowing this to be for the help and advancement of our souls, resolved to fulfil it in a better and higher way, namely, for us to deliver up a tithe of the very days of our lives as if to consecrate them to God, so that we may be blessed in all our works, and each year to be unburdened of the whole year's sins. They elected to consecrate out of the three hundred and sixty-five days of the year, seven weeks of fasting, and so they ordained; but our Fathers, in their time, thought it advisable to add another week, both to train and better prepare themselves to enter on the labor of fasting and to honor with their fasting the holy number of forty days which our Lord fasted. The eight weeks, subtracting Saturdays and Sundays, makes forty days, but we honor Holy Saturday with a fast because it is a very holy day and the only Saturday fast of the year.
The seven weeks, without Saturdays, gives thirty-five days, and if we finally add the half of the brilliant and light-giving night, this makes thirty-six and a half, which is exactly a tenth of three hundred and sixty-five. For thirty is the tenth of three hundred, six is the tenth of sixty, and the tenth of five is one half. Here then, are the thirty-six and a half days, the very tithing of the whole year as one might say, which the holy Apostles consecrated to penance for the cleansing of our sins of the whole year. Whoever, therefore, keeps careful guard over himself, as is fitting during these holy days, will be rewarded with blessings, brothers, even if it happens that, being a man, he has sinned either through weakness or carelessness. You see, God gave us these holy days so that by diligence in abstinence, in the spirit of humility and repentance, a man may be cleansed of the sins of the whole year and the soul relieved of its burden. Purified, he goes forward to the holy day of the Resurrection, and being made a new man through the change of heart induced by the fast, he can take his part in the Holy Mysteries and remain in spiritual joy and happiness, feasting with God the whole fifty days. Paschal time, as has been said, is the resurrection of the soul and the sign of this is that we do not kneel in church during the whole season up to Pentecost.
Martyr Terence and 40 Others Beheaded at Carthage
A chosen army of athletes from Africa contested nobly for the faith. They were of one mind and heart and of one accord in their struggles. Now they intercede that we all may be saved.
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Let us celebrate the memory of Terence and his companions and draw near to receive healing. For with grace and power of the Spirit they heal the sicknesses of our souls.


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18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul – Cheats
Enable Console
To enable the console which allows for the entering of cheats already noted on this site, you must 1st edit the file the "config.cfg" file. It is located under my documents\18 WoS American Long Haul by default. You need to change the line which reads uset g_console "0" to say uset g_console "1" Also in the 18 WoS American Long Haul folder is one marked save. All of your saved games will be here numbered 1 2 3 etc. If you go into whichever one you would like to modify, look for a file called "game.sii" open it with notepad, & you can change the line which reads "money_account:" change that number to any you would like, but with no commas, and when you go back in to the game you will have that much in the bank.
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In game press the ` (tilde) key to got the console screen and type the following codes
Effect Password 1 hired driver cheat driver Company rating increased cheat rating <0-23> --> make sure u put a 0 in front of the company number for instance if the company is 3 it should llook like this 03 receive $500,000 cheat money
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How to improve engine HP (truck goes really fast)
Ok first you have to go to the following direction: C:\Users\your_user_name\Documents\18 WoS American Long Haul\save There are some folders named with numbers, those are your save files, enter the one you want to change and inside you will see two files: info.sii and game.sii You can open them with the Noteblock (or any other text editor), now inside the info.sii file you can check your file name (just to be sure you are an the right save file) it will look like this: SiiNunit { save_container : _nameless.16B4.8870 { name: Monte map_path: "/map/america4.mbd" economy_path: "/home/save/1/game.sii" time: 40910 file_time: 1395212598 This file name is "Monte" for example. Once you are sure you are on the folder you want to change, open the game.sii file and scroll down until you find something like this: vehicle_engine_accessory : _nameless.165F.4870 { torque: 205 front_wheel_engine: false performance: 0 wear: 0 price: 3000 name: "@@acc_engine_universal@@" mileage: 0 suitable_vehicles: 1 suitable_vehicles[0]: all info: 0 Just replace the "Torque" value with any number you like (actually just adding three ceros does the trick), then save the file, close it, open the game, load your game and there you go: you have now a really super fast truck that can go up to the top speed even with a double trailer attached!!
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Once again Elizabeth Wood of sexinthepublicsquare.com has performed a great service in facilitating student Liz Derrington writing about her relationship with Professor Lisa Chavez.
As Liz indicates in her essay, which is excerpted below and can be read in its entirely by clicking here, she never had any kind of sexual relationship with Professor Chavez; they had a relationship first as co-workers and then as friends. As for the pictures of herself and Lisa Chavez, Liz indicates that the
the pictures we took during the two or three photo shoots we engaged in were entirely staged. Professor Chávez and I were playing characters, essentially: we worked under pseudonyms, along with assumed personas. As Professor Chávez has said in the past, it's not like our photos bore captions with our real names and explanations of our connection to UNM, so I think it's a stretch to say our work for PEP could be construed as damaging to the reputation of UNM, the English department, or the Creative Writing division.
Whatever the relationship that Liz and Lisa had, it was not a sexual relationship, and that their relationship in no way impacted on Professor Chavez's fitness to teach. In what I consider to be a key passage in her essay, Liz states-
Again, many of those people are the ones claiming that their objection to Professor Chávez being called fit to teach comes from a concern for students, but none of them ever asked me what happened; they simply stopped speaking to me.
Such is key to understanding the utter hypocrisy of persons attacking Professor Chavez, particularly Creative Writing Director Sharon Warner. Warner, et. al., have cloaked themselves in a garb of being committed to protecting students. But as we see here such a cloaking is quite transparent. Professors of this genre simply use students to promulgate their agenda aimed at stigmatizing and punishing professors they consider to be deviant. The reality is that the student becomes an invisible, non-person. Students only become visible when they are robotic in the sense of affirming everything the sexually crusading professors have said.
Complicating matters in this case is that both Lisa Chavez and Liz Derrington have become for too many effectively sexually objectified. No matter what they say or do, they will be interpreted in sexual terms. Or to put it in other terms, people who are sex workers, people who are phone sex workers, are seen by the man in the street or by unthinking professors as being totally defined by the sex in sex worker. Professor Chavez's status as a professor is trumped for them by her sex worker status. She and student Liz are mediated thru sexually tinged lenses. They become "prisoners" of the labels put upon them. For persons adhering to this framework, the idea of a person being a professor and a sex worker is an impossibility. For them, the fact that the UNM VP welcomes Lisa Chavez back to the university is simply intolerable.
Persons such as Professor Warner feel morally violated and they will deal with the pain of their violation by embarking on a sexual crusade. And if enough people are recruited to becoming part of this campaign, no one will be safe, not VP Holder, not the Chair of the Department of English, not any faculty member who publicly supports Professor Chavez and certainly not Liz Derrington, unless she disavows her friendship with Professor Chavez.
I am not engaging in any hysterical thinking here; I am basing this on what I have seen occur on university campuses and beyond over and over again. I can't definitively say what will be the outcome at the University of New Mexico since I do not have enough familiarity with the political and "moral" climate at the university and its environs. I will be surprised if we do not see in the near future New Mexico state legislators involved in this imbroglio with threats of financial retribution being directed toward the university.
My advice to persons at UNM who are concerned with civil liberties and academic freedom at UNM is too hope for the best and prepare for the worst. And don't engage in pipedreams about good and decent academics who will not do nasty things; engage in knowing ones enemy and fighting for values that would be unthinkable to abandon, such abandonment could put university life in the hands of moral absolutists. Most immediately publicly support the UNM administration.
As indicated, here are the excerpts from the Derrington essay-
I am the graduate student referred to in the Sex in the Public Square post from April 4, entitled "Lisa Chavez speaks out." I wanted to take some time to do some speaking out myself, as I have not done so before now aside from during the official investigation.
I began working for PEP in February 2007. Lisa Chávez and I began taking calls at the same time, but that was entirely a coincidence. I was taking a class with her that semester; it was an elective for me that I opted to take partly because I thought I would learn a lot and it would look good on my CV, but also because I had a great deal of respect for Professor Chávez as a writer and had heard good things about her as a teacher. As was the case with many of my professors in graduate school, I was able to be friends with Professor Chávez outside the classroom while still respecting her authority in the classroom. We never discussed our phone sex work in class, nor did we discuss class during the two or three photo shoots we engaged in. As Elizabeth has pointed out, the pictures we took during the two or three photo shoots we engaged in were entirely staged. Professor Chávez and I were playing characters, essentially: we worked under pseudonyms, along with assumed personas. As Professor Chávez has said in the past, it's not like our photos bore captions with our real names and explanations of our connection to UNM, so I think it's a stretch to say our work for PEP could be construed as damaging to the reputation of UNM, the English department, or the Creative Writing division…
As Lisa said, though, in July an "anonymous" letter arrived in the English department, "outing" Professor Chávez as a PSO. My understanding — Professor Chávez is the only one who has both seen the letter and talked to me about it — is that the letter contained photos from the website, some of which included me. Or it might be that the letter referred to the website, and upon viewing the website, other professors recognized me as well as Professor Chávez. At any rate, it came out that the two of us, along with a student who'd graduated in May 2006, were working for this company. At first it seemed like UNM's lawyers didn't see anything wrong with Professor Chávez participating in PEP activities with an adult graduate student, but by the fall an official investigation was underway.
People were ostensibly concerned for me. They wanted to make sure I hadn't been coerced into working for PEP, hadn't been recruited via the University, that my grades hadn't been contingent on my work for PEP, that I didn't feel like I'd been harassed or made uncomfortable, etc. Honestly, though, at this point I have a hard time believing that they want Professor Chávez to be punished, or at least for further investigations or reviews to be made, because they're concerned for students. One reason for my skepticism is that the official investigation was thorough. As the Daily Lobo article points out, the Deputy Provost found that "the graduate students involved 'reported their activities were consensual, and all disclaimed any recruitment, solicitation or coercion.'" And yet the anti-Professor Chávez contingent continues to call for her head.
Another, more pointed (for me) reason for my skepticism is the fact that once word of my involvement with PEP (not to mention the photos) began to spread, many of the professors in the department began to shun me. Most notably, my dissertation advisor at the time refused to work with me anymore, meaning I had to switch advisors less than three months before my dissertation defense. That same professor also told more than one other person that she felt she ought to contact the university where I now work — I had the job lined up last semester — to tell them that I'm not morally fit to teach. I hadn't intended to continue doing phone sex work once I started teaching anyway (largely because I found it mentally and emotionally draining), but I ended up having to quit several months sooner than I'd planned because I began to have panic attacks anytime the phone rang — I was afraid it was someone from the English department calling to check up on me, to accuse me further of engaging in immorality. My credit card balances still show the damage that quitting before I had another job available did to my finances. I sank into depression, not because of anything Professor Chávez did — indeed, she has never been anything but supportive of me, professionally and personally — but because I felt betrayed and abandoned by a number of other people in the department whom I had trusted and respected.
Again, many of those people are the ones claiming that their objection to Professor Chávez being called fit to teach comes from a concern for students, but none of them ever asked me what happened; they simply stopped speaking to me.
Furthermore, word reached me at one point that I was being blatantly slandered within the department, that people were being told that Professor Chávez and I were engaging in a sexual relationship, and that we were also engaging in prostitution. PEP does offer in-person domination sessions, and while I appreciate that such sessions tread a very fine legal line as they are sexual in nature without involving actual sex, the fact of the matter is that Professor Chávez and I never participated in such sessions; the work we did was strictly over the phone. I hired an attorney once the official investigation was underway, because I feared being slandered further, and I felt that the English department was doing a poor job of representing my interests. In the end, the only evidence I had of the slander was hearsay, and so I didn't take legal action, but I felt a great deal of hostility directed at me within the department, particularly on the part of many of the same people who would like to see Professor Chávez punished further, if not fired…
I graduated in December, and am now working as an adjunct instructor. I want to focus now on my teaching and writing, on trying to establish my career, but this scandal continues to occupy my thoughts, and not just because I consider Professor Chávez a good friend and it upsets me to see her being treated the way she's being treated. I still have concerns about my professional future: I know that there are a number of faculty members at the University of New Mexico who would give me a strong recommendation if asked. However, I also fear that there are faculty members who, if asked about me, would give me a negative evaluation based not on the work I actually did at UNM, but on their disapproval of my work as a phone sex operator. I dislike feeling like I have to keep looking over my shoulder, so to speak, every time I put UNM down as a former employer. I'm not foolish enough to put the professors who have clear objections to my behavior down as references, but my fear is that if another department were to take it upon themselves to do an exceptionally thorough background check on me, the aforementioned professors would be all too willing to bring up subjects that would be inappropriate in that context. My hope is that by speaking out, I will, if nothing else, be able to control the narrative being told about me, at least to a certain extent.
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'Tis the season to be… hired?
It's already October and we all know what that means: leaves changing colors, daylight savings, and the beginning of back-to-back holidays.
Whether you trick-or-treat, serve turkey, light the menorah, or chop down your own Christmas tree, there is a seasonal job out there for you.
What is so great about seasonal employment?
First, seasonal work is great because it's temporary. Typically, you can expect to work between one and three months. The temporary nature of these jobs is great for folks who don't know exactly what they want to do for the rest of their career. Think of a seasonal job as a sample of a specific profession. Additionally, if you are planning to travel or go back to school soon, you won't have to worry about ditching a new job right after getting hired.
Second, it's hard to get hired anywhere, so mass hiring during the holidays can end a long job search dry spell. A stellar seasonal employee is the natural go-to person for companies looking to hire someone on permanently.
Check out: Unemployed? 4 Seasonal Jobs to Look Out For
How can I get in on a seasonal job?
While it still feels like December is a long ways off, companies are hiring their seasonal help now. Retailers, temp agencies, holiday-specific businesses, and the food-service industry all fill the majority of their seasonal positions around October.
Ask around your professional network for helpful leads or referrals. If you've exhausted that, do some research and determine which companies are hiring that are ideal for you. For retail stores, the best strategy is to turn in an application along with your resume to a working manager. Don't turn it in to any associate on the floor, that's the fastest way to the circular file!
What do you think? What other seasonal employment options are there for job seekers? In what other ways could seasonal jobs be valuable to you?
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Are You Wearing "Green" Diamonds?
>> Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Do you know how Rare Red Diamonds are made? They are created using a sophisticated and advanced technology where no mountains of volcanic rock need to be destroyed and no mines need to be plundered. They are grown in laboratories, where they are being controlled by highly competent scientists and technicians. Through these laboratories, man can get diamonds without having the need to abuse the environment and exploit human rights. Isn't it a relief to be wearing Heart Red Diamonds, knowing that the environment is not abused just so you could wear something so precious and valuable?
I know I would prefer to wear man-made diamonds over those that were naturally formed and mined, for environmental reasons. I also don't want to get the uncertainty that the diamond I have in my possession could be a blood diamond.


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Philica is an online open access academic journal, which accepts articles on any subject.
Philica was founded in March 2006 by two English academics, Ian Walker, a psychology lecturer at the University of Bath, and Nigel Holt, a lecturer in psychology at Bath Spa University.[1]
Walker and Holt had become dissatisfied with traditional academic journal publishing. They regarded the publishers of scientific journals as essentially parasites, making money out of something that they contributed little to themselves. Their case was that academics did the research work, wrote the papers, peer-reviewed the papers of others, all for which the publishers paid the academics nothing. Another objection was that academics were compelled to go to profit-making organisations in order to get their work published, even though they were effectively public servants, because government paid their salaries and funded their research.[1] They believed that the underlying problem was that publishing companies held the copyright over the work submitted by researchers, thus their solution was to leave the content under the control of the researcher.[2]
Walker and Holt were also critical of the closed nature of scientific publishing, which they believed led to peer reviews that were simply wrong or motivated by personal feelings towards the author. Their solution was to publish the reviews of papers along with the papers themselves.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 An exclusive interview with the creators of Philica .... Really Magazine. URL accessed on 2006-12-02.
- ↑ A short history of Philica. Philica. URL accessed on 2006-08-17.
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As part of a $30 million recharge, the InterContinental Miami will burn bright during Art Basel week with newly unveiled 19-story digital canvases projecting moving images and light displays, including many that will be coordinated with the UR1 music and art festival nearby. The new-look downtown hotel also features a Time Square-style marquee, an outpost of chef Richard Sandoval's Toro Toro steakhouse and select suites designed by Venus Williams' design firm, V Starr Interiors. icmiamihotel.com
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KHL Game Day: 2/17/11
KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
(7)Astana 1 @ (2)Kazan 6
Kazan Leads the Series 3-0
Dmitri Kazionov, Kazan, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 44 GP, 2-4-6, +6, 32 PIM
Playoff totals: 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Dmitri Kazionov saw the ice for the first time in this playoff season and was scoreless in 12:27 in Kazan's 6-1 Game Three win over Astana. The defending Gagarin Cup champions are cruising through the first round, and they got 2 goals and 2 assists today from former NHLer Alexei Morozov in their victory.
KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals
(7)Dynamo Riga 2 @ (2)Dynamo Moscow 1 (OT)
Dynamo Riga Leads the Series 3-1
Martins Karsums, Dynamo Riga, 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 52 GP, 17-15-32, -3, 46 PIM
Playoff totals: 4 GP, 0-2-2, +1, 6 PIM
Krisjanis Redlihs, one of three Redlihs' in the Riga lineup and a former Devils draft pick, scored a power play goal at 19:43 of the first overtime to stake Riga to a 2-1 Game Four victory. The win extends Riga to a 3-1 series lead, and the club is now 1 win from upsetting 2nd seed Dynamo Moscow. Riga made a Cindarella run deep into the KHL playoffs a season ago as the 8th seed, and they're back instigating trouble this year. Martins Karsums assisted on a Girts Ankipans goal and took a minor for slashing in 19:01 in the match for Riga.
(5)Cherepovets 1 @ (4)Mytischi 8
Series Tied at 2-2
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Loss, 8/11, 12.37 GAA, .727 sv%
Season totals: 32 GP, 18-14-0, 2 SO, 2.92 GAA, .906 sv%
Playoff totals: 4 GP, 2-1-1, 0 SO, 2.60 GAA, .941 sv%
Vasily Koshechkin's hot goaltending was cooled off as Mytischi rose up and put a snowman on Cherepovets to even their opening round series at 2-2. Ex-Lightning draft pick Fedor Fedorov scored a pair of goals for Mytischi in the victory.
Elsewhere, St. Petersburg became the first KHL club to make it through to the Semifinals, completing a sweep of Spartak Moscow with a 4-3 Game Four victory today. Kazan and Ufa hold 3-0 leads in their series and could advance with wins tomorrow.
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According to a recent Gallup poll, only 18% of Americans say they approve of the work this Congress has done -- so it's more than likely it won't go down as one of the more popular congressional bodies.
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Construction continues on the viewing stands for President Barack Obama's January's Inauguration Day ceremonies, early Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
But with only weeks to go before it concludes, the 112th Congress (2011-2012) is on track to make another type of history.
By passing just 196 bills into law so far, it is in the running to become the least productive Congress since the 1940s.
In fact, that amount is 710 fewer public laws than was produced by the 80th Congress (from 1947-48), which first earned the moniker "Do-Nothing" Congress.
The lack of legislation passed by Congress in recent years has become frustrating to many lawmakers. Outgoing Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) decided not to run for re-election because of the congressional gridlock, partisan politics, and lack of work being done on Capitol Hill.
Rep.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., and Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., talk about the possibility of a bipartisan deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.
"As I have long said, what motivates me is producing results for those who have entrusted me to be their voice and their champion, and I am filled with that same sense of responsibility today as I was on my first day in the Maine House of Representatives. I do find it frustrating, however, that an atmosphere of polarization and 'my way or the highway' ideologies has become pervasive in campaigns and in our governing institutions," Snowe said in a statement announcing her retirement last February.
The U.S. House Clerk's office keeps official records of all congressional activity dating as far back as 1947. During those 65 years and 33 different Congresses, more than 20,000 public laws have been passed.
The 104th Congress (1995-1996) currently holds the record low for passing the fewest pieces of legislation since 1947 -- just 333 bills were passed into law during that two-year span.
A non-partisan group determined to fix the sky-rocketing national debt went to Capitol Hill Wednesday, meeting with both Republican and Democratic leaders. David Cote, chairman and CEO of Honeywell, was among the leaders and he recapped the meeting to NBC's Andrea Mitchell.
The 107th Congress (2001-2002) is next, passing only 377 new laws during its time in Washington.
To avoid earning the distinction as the least productive Congress since 1947, 138 bills must move through the House and Senate before the end of this Congress next month.
And with just 11 scheduled voting days left before the House's target adjournment date for the year -- and with all eyes fixed on the looming fiscal cliff -- time is running out.
The number of bills passed into law by Congress since 1947:
80th: 906
81st: 921
82nd: 594
83rd: 781
84th: 1,028
85th: 936
86th: 800
87th: 885
88th: 666
89th: 810
90th: 640
91st: 695
92nd: 607
93rd: 649
94th: 588
95th: 634
96th: 613
97th: 473
98th: 623
99th: 664
100th: 713
101st: 650
102nd: 590
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107th: 377
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109th: 482
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Will update this main post when more info become available.
Edit: Fan reports say it was announced at today's concert in Kyoto.
Here is the official link, up now.
The official announcement mentions Kudou has learned how much she loves acting through H!P's plays, and would like to graduate to focus more on her acting. She will graduate in the fall of 2017. She asks for her fans' support after she graduates.


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Robert J. Samuelson: 'Dismal science'
These are hard times for economists. Their reputations are tarnished; their favorite doctrines are damaged. Among their most prominent thinkers, there is no consensus as to how — or whether — governments in advanced countries can improve lackluster recoveries. All in all, the situation recalls a cruel joke:
How many economists does it take to change a light bulb? None. When the one they used in graduate school goes out, they sit in the dark.
Recently, economists at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published a retrospective study of its economic forecasts. This qualifies as an act of bureaucratic courage, because the record was predictably dismal. Not only did the OECD miss the 2008-09 financial crisis, but it routinely over-predicted the recovery's strength. In May 2010, for example, the OECD forecast that the U.S. economy would grow 3.2 percent in 2011. Actual growth was 1.7 percent. This is a huge error, and there were larger misses for some European economies.
The OECD wasn't alone. As the study notes, "groupthink" is endemic among forecasters. The International Monetary Fund, private economists and government agencies — including the Federal Reserve and Congressional Budget Office — all committed similar mistakes.
In explaining its poor performance, the OECD cites three underappreciated forces.
First, globalization: The weaknesses of some economies, especially the United States', depressed other economies through reduced trade and greater financial strains.
Second, fragile banks: Countries with undercapitalized banks fared especially poorly, presumably because the banks lent less.
And finally, economic regulation: Highly regulated societies had a harder time adjusting to adversity than more flexible societies.
All these underestimated factors made forecasts too upbeat, says the OECD. Interestingly, one item not on the list is "too much austerity." The OECD economists found that they generally hadn't underestimated the effects of spending cuts and tax increases intended to shrink budget deficits in Spain, Italy, Ireland, Portugal and elsewhere. Greece was a conspicuous exception.
This conclusion is surely controversial because many economists attribute the weak recovery to misguided austerity, especially in Europe. Just follow the advice of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), they say. When the economy suffers a massive drop in private spending, government should offset the loss by increasing its budget deficits. Europe's budget cuts were too aggressive, they say, while U.S. "stimulus" policies were not aggressive enough.
The fact is that the United States did respond aggressively, under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama. It certainly didn't embrace austerity. Federal budgets ran massive deficits — $6.2 trillion worth from 2008 to 2013, averaging 6.4 percent of the economy (gross domestic product). Nothing like this had occurred since World War II. Yet, the economy limped along. Why wasn't this enough?
It's not just Keynesianism that's under a cloud. The same fate has befallen monetarism — the doctrine that stable growth in the money supply can promote a more stable economy. Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has poured more than $3.2 trillion into the economy to keep interest rates low and accelerate economic growth. By monetarist reasoning, so much money pumped out so quickly should spawn higher inflation. Some economists predicted as much; it hasn't happened yet. Consumer prices today are up a mere 1.5 percent from a year earlier.
If you add the last six years of U.S. budget deficits and the Fed's injection of cash into the economy, the total is approaching $10 trillion. It's hard to believe that all this stimulus didn't aid the recovery, but the fact that it resulted in only modest growth has created an identity crisis for economists. The promise they held out was that, through suitable economic policies, they could produce long periods of stable growth and — just as important — avoid prolonged slumps and lengthy periods of substandard growth. Clearly, they aren't delivering on this promise.
The Great Recession and financial crisis changed behavior in fundamental ways that economists have yet to incorporate fully into their models or theories. The widespread faith that modern societies were sheltered from deep and sustained economic setbacks has been shattered, causing consumers, business managers and bankers to be more cautious in borrowing and spending. Economic stimulus may offset this caution, but if it signals that the economy is weaker than expected, it may also further depress private spending. There are countervailing tendencies.
The faith in economics was, in many ways, the underlying cause of both the financial crisis and Great Recession — it made people overconfident and careless during the boom — and the basic explanation for the weak recovery, as stubborn caution displaced stubborn complacency. To regain relevancy, economists are searching for a new light bulb — or better use of the old. Meanwhile, most are still sitting in the dark.


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When the Internet boom hit Ireland in the early 1990s, one of the first sectors of the economy to benefit from the creation of new jobs and the spike in wages was the real estate market.
"People began very quickly to go all out looking for better housing for themselves, and this led to a huge boom in real estate," says Barry Strudwick, president of investment advisory firm Strudwick Wealth Strategies.
That same phenomenon, says Strudwick—an expert in international real estate and a long-time believer in its investment advantages—is happening today in the emerging markets, and it's the reason why emerging market real estate makes for a compelling investment opportunity. The emerging market economies are among the fastest growing economies in the world, he says, and "there's a new class of consumer in these countries that are looking for more and better real estate. Whether it's for office parks, condos or shopping centers, we're seeing a great deal of construction that's meeting that demand."
Everyone knows that the emerging markets asset class has been a hot bed for cashflow over the past several years. Rick Genoni, product manager for ETFs at Vanguard, says that Vanguard's emerging market products (including its Global ex-US Real Estate ETF) have been attracting unprecedented attention. As more advisors have been considering emerging markets as a tactical play in their clients' portfolios, the need to make that exposure more targeted and specific has also been growing. The market for international REITs and REOCs has also grown, which means that emerging markets real estate has become more interesting as an asset class unto itself, Genoni says, and it is being increasingly included in both funds and ETFs.
"On a market cap basis, we don't expect emerging market real estate to be a large part of a client's underlying asset allocation, but on a tactical basis, if you think there will be unprecedented growth and you expect REITs to take off, it's a good play," he says.
Of course, emerging markets real estate is still a fairly niche area and it has not yet attracted the attention that investors like Scott Crowe, senior vice president and global portfolio manager at Cohen & Steers, believe it should. That's because investors have not been able to access this asset class to the extent that they could be through existing global or emerging market equity allocations, Crowe says, since benchmark indices just don't have sufficient allocation to emerging market real estate. The MSCI World Index, for example, has no emerging market real estate exposure and the MSCI EM Index has a mere 1.7% allocation to emerging market real estate.
Yet about 8% of the $1.2 trillion global universe of listed properties is in emerging markets, Crowe says; 12% of the world's underlying real estate is also located in these countries. Looking at things from a GDP-weighted perspective, emerging markets make up 33% of global GDP, so having some allocation to emerging markets real estate makes sense.
It is for this reason that investment managers like Crowe are setting up new funds to offer investors dedicated and direct exposure to emerging markets real estate. Cohen & Steers has already been investing in emerging markets real estate for four years through its global real estate funds, "but as the universe expanded, we decided to launch a dedicated emerging markets real estate fund to make it easier for investors to have access to this asset class," Crowe says. "We may be a little early with this fund, but we see a great long-term future for this asset class because of the secular emerging markets story, and we believe that the best way to get access to their underlying economic dynamics is through real estate."
Strudwick also believes that clients looking for targeted emerging market exposure would fare well with some allocation to real estate. But, he warns, this is still a fairly marginal area that is hard to get a proper handle on from the United States, particularly when it comes to assessing REITs and real estate companies on corporate governance. So while there are certainly opportunities for investors, those who are considering emerging markets real estate should definitely go with managers who have experience in international real estate investing, who know how to assess tax codes in different countries, who have the means to vet out management teams and who can perform proper due diligence.
To date, the number of investment products offering exposure to emerging markets real estate are few (Vanguard's ex-US Global Real Estate ETF was one of the first ETFs to have an allocation to the asset class). But Strudwick believes that there will be a growth in product offerings as more people realize the benefits of the asset class.
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Crowe believes that the emerging markets inflation scare, which dominated news headlines for some months and frightened people enough to withdraw their money from the asset class, won't have any lasting impact on emerging markets. On the contrary, he says, developed markets are mired in such deep straits, that it will take them a long, long time to recover, and this makes emerging markets in general, and niche segments like real estate in particular, look very attractive by comparison.
"I think we're on the cusp of a dramatic shift back into emerging markets and because of that, I expect that our fund will generate a lot of interest going forward," he says.
Launched in March, Cohen & Steers' $60-million Emerging Markets Real Estate Fund invests in a mix of REITs and listed property companies in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and South Africa. The fund was one of the main investors in the first Mexican REIT IPO, Crowe says, and it has a positive outlook on the development of the REIT market.
"They are a powerful catalyst to drive the securitization of real estate," he says.
Thus far, REITs have been introduced in only a few emerging market countries, such as Mexico, Malaysia and China. But other countries like the Philippines are working on getting REIT legislation in place, Crowe says, so "I expect the REIT universe to grow going forward. We have already seen numerous new REIT IPOs in countries that are creating more infrastructures for a service-based economy, where you need malls rather than markets to service growing needs, and where you need hotels. All this goes hand in hand with the economic development of these countries."
While he sees opportunity in many emerging market countries, the standout nation for Crowe is Brazil.
"It has more of the benefits and less of the pitfalls of emerging markets," he says.
Brazil has a solid economic framework, bolstered by a strong central bank that has a firm hold on inflation. It benefits from natural resources and derives strong export revenues from these, but most importantly, Brazil is a functioning democracy that is fully committed to capitalism, Crowe says. Unlike China, which has had a thriving real estate market but has, in Crowe's opinion, only made a "half-hearted commitment to capitalism," Brazil is going the whole hog and this is important for the growth of all sectors of the economy, including real estate.
"When you have a country that's fully committed to capitalism, you do find management teams that are better incentivized," he says. "I think Brazil offers the best long-term opportunities because of its strong foundations and this is why it's our largest overweight."
Crowe believes that more firms will look to launch dedicated emerging market real estate funds and that the asset class will continue to generate interest going forward for anyone who wants to diversify their emerging markets exposure. But, he cautions, it is important for both managers and their clients to be fully aware of the risks of investing in emerging market real estate. It isn't just that the asset class is relatively new; each emerging market country is different and unique, he says, both culturally as well as developmentally. Regulatory environments are also different, and all this comes to bear upon the real estate market.
"We took three years understanding management teams and underlying property types, so I wish our competitors well as they get their strategies going," Crowe says. "Corporate governance is also challenging, so as much as there are opportunities in emerging market real estate, there are also a lot of differences between the various markets. As an investor, you really have to understand those and be able to work through them."
Michael McGowan, Forward Funds' International Real Estate Fund
Although the Forward International Real Estate Fund currently only has a 5%-plus weighting toward emerging markets, it doesn't mean that its manager, Michael McGowan, has a poor opinion of the asset class. The fund has, in the past, had a 20% direct exposure to emerging markets real estate, but now McGowan is looking to get the best of what that market has to offer in a more indirect manner, by focusing on REITs and real estate developers in developed markets, which through their business models and expansion plans, have a direct link to the emerging market upside.
McGowan gives the example of Quill Capital Trust, a Malaysian REIT controlled by Singapore property developer Capital Land, which invests in China, Malaysia and Vietnam, among others.
"Capital Land farms a lot of investment and then skims that off into listed REITs in which they retain a big stake," he says. "By investing in Quill Capital, I feel we are getting the best of everything—good quality management from Singapore, Malaysian currency exposure and the benefits of Malaysia's growth, for which the government has much planned."
While he's watching the development of local market REITs in different emerging market countries, McGowan is nevertheless somewhat wary of investing in them (Malaysia is the exception, he says, because it already has a well-established REIT market). He prefers to invest in local developers, but again his present strategy is to go with companies like Singapore's Keppel Land, which is very well-established in Asian countries like China and Vietnam and has a growing presence in India.
"There's a lot of regulatory risk to investing directly in a place like Vietnam, so going through Keppel, which is an established company with a large market cap, I feel I can get good exposure to Vietnam and to the growth story there," McGowan says.
Although Forward has significant experience in international real estate investing, being so far away from many of the countries in which the fund is putting its money is quite challenging, which means that McGowan and his team like to really take their time in getting familiar with opportunities, making sure to scope them out thoroughly. On-the-ground research and hands-on due diligence to vet out property developers and see that they're really doing what they promise to do is a key part of their strategy, he says, "because you have to layer on several different kinds of risks when you're investing in many of these countries. It's very important to have that first-hand view."
Because proper corporate governance is so important to Forward, companies in countries like India and Russia, despite the great potential they offer, are unpredictable on this front and very difficult to get a handle on, so they don't make the cut at all, McGowan says.
Currently, members of the investment team are touring properties in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and McGowan himself will be headed to China shortly—a country that, contrary to what's in the news, he believes to have the greatest potential for real estate growth.
Many market watchers have been cautioning about a China real estate bubble, but McGowan still believes that the market has a long way to go before imploding. Policy risk is the greatest risk in China, he says, but beyond this, "every Chinese province is like a country, the economy continues to grow and people have the money so they are buying."
Admittedly, China has been building and building, and there are scores of empty buildings across the nation, but according to McGowan, they will fill up over time as both Chinese and foreign business continues to expand. On the retail side, "people have the means to buy homes for their children and grandchildren," he says, "and housing is seen as a good alternative investment to the banks."
Forward invests in China through Hong Kong-listed property developers whose sole business is in mainland China. "We benefit from Hong Kong accounting and liquidity and established companies that have been around for a long time," McGowan says. Forward also buys shares in companies that do the majority of their building in Hong Kong, but are now branching into China with some key projects.
Jeremy Schwartz, WisdomTree Investments
The driving theme behind WisdomTree Investments' Global ex-US Real Estate Fund (DRW) is the growth in the emerging markets, and more specifically, the growth in emerging Asia.
"We launched the fund in June 2007 and focused more on places like Hong Kong and Australia as indirect emerging market plays, and those are still important to us," says Jeremy Schwartz, deputy director of research at WisdomTree. "But at our annual rebalancing program in June, we added in some direct emerging market exposure, which is going to be very important to us going forward."
While DRW's direct emerging market holdings are still small, the importance of adding real estate companies and REITs in countries like China, Taiwan, Turkey and the Philippines, is significant, Schwartz says, "and as much as we still make the indirect plays on Asia and other emerging markets, we have to also make the direct plays, to better capture growth and to keep pace with what investors want."
Currently, DRW seeks to capture the emerging market upside through its investments in names like Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Properties and Cheung Kong Holdings, which make up the biggest portion of the fund. But Schwartz expects names like Taiwan's Farglory Land Development Co. to become more important over time as Asia continues to grow and occupy a greater portion of the fund.
He also expects more investors to want exposure to niche segments within the emerging markets, including real estate. And as U.S. investors continue to seek out income-producing assets, and look for exposure beyond emerging market equity and fixed income, the number of emerging market funds offering greater exposure to real estate, as well as dedicated emerging market real estate funds, will increase, he says.
WisdomTree's modus operandi for both international and emerging markets real estate is to zero in on dividends. If real estate companies have the means to pay dividends to their shareholders, that means that they are in good financial shape, Schwartz says, and investors are guaranteed an additional layer of corporate governance—the greatest unknown when it comes to managing risk in emerging markets real estate.
"When you focus on dividend-paying stock, you are also focusing on income, and receiving 5% or 6% in dividend payments means that the level of protection increases," he says.
Diversification is also key when trying to get it right with emerging markets real estate, Schwartz says, because "it's very hard to understand the dynamics of these companies unless you have a basket that focuses on diversification."
Fifty-four percent of DRW is invested in international and emerging market REITs while the rest of the portfolio is allocated to real estate companies.


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But for the Friday Harbor boys basketball team, it would seem a good strategy to keep the date of Feb. 5 well in mind. The Wolverines (4-3) have plenty of games to go and a lot more progress to make before post-season play begins in early February, according to junior point guard C.J. Woods.
"We want to be the best team we can be by then," Woods said. "What I've been trying to do is create a good chemistry and to get everybody on the team involved in the offense and to be a scoring threat."
In what's proven to be a see-saw season so far, the Wolverines had no shortage of production on the offensive end as they notched their highest-scoring output of the season, a 68-27 runaway win at home Dec. 20 against an overmatched Coupeville squad. Coach Rod Turnbull substituted liberally in the second half after the Wolverines, up by eight points at the end of the first quarter, took a 33-15 advantage into the locker room at the break.
Senior Collin Williamson and junior Otis Cooper-West tossed in 18 and 14 points, respectively, though each sat out most of the final eight minutes of play. Williamson tallied 10 of his team-high 18 points before the half. Coupeville's Ben Ezzell led the Wolves, winless in nine games so far this season, with 11 points.
The Wolverines outscored Coupeville 24-6 in the third period to put the game effectively in the bag.
With the win, Friday Harbor raised its overall record one notch above the .500 mark, posted its second victory of the season against a regional Division 1A rival and soothed the sting of a one-point loss two days earlier at home against Mount Baker, a potential Division 1A post-season opponent. The Mountaineers (2-6), led by Reuben Murashov, who scored 18 points off the bench, scored a layup on a broken play in the final seconds of regulation to claim the lead and the win.
Junior Donald Galt scored 13 points to lead the Wolverines, who played the game without Williamson in the lineup. Cooper-West had 11 and sophomore Gabe Lawson added 10.
"It was really frustrating," Woods said of the one-point loss. "We missed some free-throws here and there that could've made the difference, and we didn't have Collin, that's at least 10 points right there."
The Wolverines hosted Nooksack Valley (0-8), a regional 1A rival, on Saturday, Dec. 22 (results were unavailable prior to the Journal Dec. 21 holiday deadline; see www.sanjuanjournal for results). They travel to Yakima, Dec. 28 and Dec. 29, to face La Salle and Steilacoom in the SunDome tournament, and are home to host Mount Vernon Christian (3-5) on Jan. 3; tip off is 4 p.m. in Turnbull Gym.


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Blake Shelton will headline the Ten Times Crazier tour starting July 19 in Virginia Beach, Va. He'll be joined by special guests Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer .
"My fans, country radio, friends, family, you name it — they know I love to perform. With The Voice schedule, I was not able to go out and perform as much as I wanted last year, but I plan to make up for it this year," Shelton said.
"This summer is going to be a blast. I want everyone at my shows to leave feeling like they got every penny's worth of their ticket. I am going to give them every ounce of me on that stage because they deserve it. My fans are diehard country fans. They love to laugh and have a good time, and I'm going to join them in what truly will be the Ten Times Crazier tour."
The Ten Times Crazier tour dates are listed below:
July 19: Virginia Beach, Va.
July 20: Bristow, Va.
July 21: Wantagh, N.Y.
July 26: St. Louis
July 27: Noblesville, Ind.
July 28: Cincinnati
Aug. 1: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Aug. 2: Burgettstown, Pa.
Aug. 3: Tinley Park, Ill.
Aug. 9: Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 10: Camden, N.J.
Aug. 11: Bethel, N.Y.
Aug. 29: Atlanta
Aug. 30: Tampa, Fla.
Aug. 31: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Sept. 5: Holmdel, N.J.
Sept. 6: Hartford, Conn.
Sept. 7: Mansfield, Mass.
Sept. 12: St. Paul, Minn.
Sept. 13: Milwaukee
Sept. 14: Auburn Hills, Mich.
Sept. 19: Charleston, W.Va.
Sept. 20: Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 21: Lexington, Ky.
Sept. 26: Charlottesville, Va.
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Decision on Pollard on Wednesday, says Mumbai Indians' Shaun Pollock
Mumbai Indians will wait until Wednesday before deciding whether all-rounder Kieron Pollard, recovering from a shoulder injury, could take the field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL clash at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai Indians will wait until Wednesday before deciding whether all-rounder Kieron Pollard, recovering from a shoulder injury, could take the field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL clash at the Wankhede Stadium.
"Pollard has put himself through the paces in the nets (today). You cannot rush shoulder injuries. We will see how he feels tomorrow. We will be as patient as we can, he knows the best," team mentor Shaun Pollock told reporters at the pre-match media conference.
Pollard hurt his right shoulder while fielding in the away game against the Delhi Daredevils on April 27 and missed the subsequent two closely fought matches against Pune Warriors (May 3) and holders Chennai Super Kings (on May 6), both won by the Harbhajan Singh-led squad.
Pollock conceded a defeat against the Super Kings, that was averted when new recruit Dwayne Smith slammed a six and two fours off the last three balls to secure a sensational two-wicket win, would have been a huge setback to Mumbai Indians' hopes.
"It was important that we bounced back and ended up on the winning side. Having laid the foundation, we should have cruised to victory. And if we had lost, it would have been a big blow, but we showed the character.
"We have won the last four games against them (CSK) and we are happy with our performance. We had won the (last) game
first, lost it and again won the game (on Sunday). It's important to win T20 games," said the former South African captain and premier fast bowler.
Pollock said it was satisfying to see Mumbai Indians' batting unit click in the last game. "It's nice to see our batting unit click in the last game. And we can use this as a foundation going forward," said Pollock about the big partnership between Tendulkar and Sharma after a solid opening stand between Tendulkar and James Franklin.
Pollock was happy to take on two other big teams, RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders, in home and away matches in a short period of time.
"It will be nice to focus on the energies of these two teams. It's a nice opp for us to know the strengths and weaknesses. We are in a good position on the log (table). Five games left and a lot of cricket to be played, but we are obviously focused on tomorrow's match," he said.
MI clash with RCB tomorrow and then on May 14 at Bangalore and with KKR on May 12 at the Eden Gardens and here on May 16.
Pollock was of the opinion that very soon rules would be framed by the authorities to help bowlers against the switch-hits used by batsmen like A B de Villiers, Kevin Pieternsen and Robin Peterson to devastating effect when asked how a bowler can cope up with such type of batting.
"It's seriously difficult when you see some of the shots played these days. As a bowler you have to be smart on your feet. You have to adjust if a batsman is trying to change his stance, but it has become difficult, switch hits and everything that goes on.
As a bowler you have to sometimes take it on the chin, and try to bowl your best delivery. We tell our bowlers to commit to what they bowl 100 per cent. I would not be surprised if by the next year or so, there's something that goes in the bowlers' favour (on switch-hits). I am sure there would be something going in the bowlers' favour eventually," he said.
Pollock also said that the bowlers have become wiser with so many T20 games being played, apart from IPL. "T20 cricket is dominated by batsmen - particularly in games where pitches are batting-friendly but bowlers understand what is required of them. They have picked up new skills, developed slower balls," he said.


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Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, was established on March 8, 1911 at the University of Illinois to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The Society was incorporated on June 8, 1911. The Xi Nu Chapter was installed at St. Bonaventure by Dr. Clementine Skinner, President of Kappa Delta Pi, on November 14, 1977.
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