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Steven Lant – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Chris Capone – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kim Wright – Vice President of Accounting and Controller
Stacey Renner – Treasurer
Nicholas Yuelys – Gabelli Company
Michael Gaugler – Brean Murray, Carret
CH Energy Group, Inc. (CHG) Q4 2011 Earnings Conference Call February 16, 2012 2:00 PM ET
Ladies and gentlemen, standing for standing by, and welcome to the CH Energy Group conference call.
At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Instructions will be given at that time. (Operator instructions) As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to our host, Mr. Steven Lant. Please go ahead.
Steven Lant
Thank you. Good afternoon and welcome to our quarterly conference call. With me on today's call are Chris Capone, Executive Vice President and CFO of CH Energy Group and President of CHEC; Kim Wright, Vice President of Accounting and Controller; and, Stacey Renner, our Treasuer.
Before we begin, I would like to ask Stacey Renner to read our cautionary statement regarding undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Stacey?
Stacey Renner
Thanks, Steve. I would like to first remind listeners that the presentation slides for this conference call and our supplemental yearend 2011 financial information are available in the Investor Relations section of our website at ww.chenergygroup.com.
I refer you now to the paragraph on forward-looking statements at the bottom of this morning's press release. If you are following along with the presentation slides, please reference page three.
During this conference call presentation and in the question-and-answer session to follow, CH Energy Group participants may discuss management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, projections, or make other statements that are not historical in nature.
Please note these forward-looking statements are subject to risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks are discussed in more detail in our filing on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 under the section labeled risk factors. We expect to post the 10-K this afternoon in the Invest Relations section of our website at the link for SEC filings.
I will now return the call to Steve Lant.
Steve Lant
Thank you, Stacey. On today's call, we will address both the fourth quarter of 2011 and our results for the full calendar year. Following my introductory remarks, Kim Wright will discuss our results by business unit in detail. Following Kim, Chris Capone will discuss our business environment and our prospects for 2012. Then we look forward to taking your questions.
CH Energy Group's consolidated earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011 were $0.95 per share versus $0.60 per share for the fourth quarter of 2010. For the calendar year, earnings-per-share was $2.97 for 2011 versus $2.44 in 2010. Both years were impacted by significant events that masked the trend in core earnings, which forms the basis for our expectations for the future.
We'll attempt to identify those items and illuminate the underlying trend on today's call. Our slides were also prepared with this goal in mind.
2011 was a very challenging and rewarding year for CH Energy Group both strategically and operationally. Relative to strategy during 2011, we executed the divestitures of our four largest components of our renewable energy portfolio and recognize an impairment for a fifth investment. This effectively completed our strategic transition. We expect no material financial impacts going forward.
We have promptly used the proceeds of divestitures to pay down holding company debt related to the projects and to repurchase about 6% of our outstanding shares, which has produced immediate earnings per share accretions. But the effect will not be fully evident until mid 2012.
The transition has produced the company that has more focused, has higher earnings per share, a higher dividend, and a lower risk profile. I'm pleased to say that the shift in strategic direction that we announced in October of 2010 has proven out.
On the operational side, it was a very successful year as well. Central Hudson faced the worst-weather year in our long history, notably Tropical Storm Irene, and the unusual late October snowstorm. We did an excellent job restoring service as efficiently and promptly as was reasonably possible in each case. I'm very proud of how our employees responded and I feel we really came through for our customers.
However, our storm response had a significant price. Despite our ability to defer much of the cost of storm restoration under the PSC's deferred accounting policy, we absorbed $0.31 per share of incremental expenses during 2011 as the result of all of the storms we experienced in aggregate. So, while our earnings growth was strong, it could have been much better than it was had the weather been normal.
Despite being thrown off stride repeatedly by the storms, Central Hudson did an excellent job executing its capital investment plan and managing expenses. Central Hudson also did an excellent job on its customer service and quality metrics, meaning all of the PSC's targets for customer service, electric reliability, and gas safety, and showing especially good improvement in its electric reliability metrics.
We attribute this to the benefits of our capital investments in our system into our enhanced tree trimming program. We also did a superb job on energy efficiency, earning revenue incentives for delivering effective programs to our customers.
Central Hudson was able to earn its allowed ROE in 2011 on a weather-normalized basis and we continue to believe that our three-year rate plan that began on July 1, 2010 is benefitting both our customers and our shareholders.
Griffith had a challenging year due to a substantial increase in wholesale oil prices and its earnings fell slightly as a result. But Griffith did a good job serving its customers reliably, managing expenses and making several tuck-in acquisitions that will help boost and increase in earnings per share in 2012.
Overall, I'm very pleased with how CH Energy Group performed in 2011 and how well our company is positioned to make significant progress in 2012.
I'll now turn the call over to Kim Wright. Kim?
Kim Wright
Thanks, Steve, and good afternoon, everyone. As Steve mentioned, I'll be reviewing our results for 2011 and we'll be covering pages five through eight of the PowerPoint presentation for those of you who are following along online.
Beginning with our consolidated results you'd see on page five that we are $2.97 in 2011, a $0.53 cent from 2010's earnings of $2.44. As Steve noted, this increase reflects the fact that we have essentially completed the shift in strategy we announced in the fall of 2010 and strong core earnings from Central Hudson.
Both years' results reflect impacts from our strategy shift as well as events that management does not believe are representative of the underlying business drivers of our earnings going forward, particularly from our renewable energy investments. These items, which I will describe in detail as I review each business unit's results, reduced our 2011 consolidated earnings by $0.18 and by $0.34 by 2010. Absent these items, our earnings would've increased $0.37 from $2.78 to $3.15, with most of the increase coming from Central Hudson.
So let's look at the detail behind this increase beginning with Central Hudson. If you turn to page six, you can see in the middle of the slide Central Hudson's earnings were significantly impacted by some of the events I just referred to, which we do not believe are representative of our future earnings power.
Central Hudson's earnings prior to adjusting for these significant events were $2.88, $0.02 higher than 2010's $2.86. Removing these items from both years, you can see that our core earnings increased significantly by $0.26 or 9.5% from $2.74 in 2010 to $3 in 2011.
Before we discuss Central Hudson's core earnings, let's review the events that we do not believe are representative of our future earnings. The first item, which favorably impacted 2010's results, was the impact of a petition we filed with the public service commission in 2010 to recover bad debt write-offs we incurred in excess of what we recovered in rates, the portion of which related to 2009 write-off.
The second item, and by far the largest, reflects the incremental cost of restoring electric and natural gas service to our customers as a result of abnormal weather. 2011 was the worst weather year we have experienced in our over 100-year of history, with the associated restoration cost clearly not representative of the experience reflected in our current rate.
As the result of numerous weather events, including a severe ice storm, Tropical Storm Irene and an October snowstorm consisting of heavy wet snow that have curbed one of our trees had not lost most of their [leads], we incurred substantial restoration cost. While some of our incremental restoration costs were deferred, a substantial portion were not, reducing our earnings by $0.31. This $0.31 also includes $0.02 for the PSC's reduction of our request for recovery for the incremental restoration cost from the significant snowstorms we experienced in February of 2010.
On the next line, you can see the results of a successful year of working with our customers, to take advantage of their variety of efficiency program. The energy savings we were able to generate resulted in earning revenue incentives of $2.7 million, adding $0.10 to our earnings. While we will continue to have the opportunity to earn incentives over the next three years in the new energy efficiency program period, we currently do not expect the level of such incentive to be as large as it was in 2011.
The last item reflects the impact of our share repurchase, which resulted from our shift in strategy. The reduction in outstanding shares between 2010 and 2011 increased our earnings per share for 2011 by $0.09. Due to the timing of the repurchases, our 2011 earnings benefits by approximately half of the expected annualized favorability. Therefore, we should see a comparable increase in our 2012 earnings per share with no incremental impacts thereafter.
Excluding the impact of these items, Central Hudson's 2011 results would've been $3 per share, $0.26 higher than 2010's $2.74. Looking at the bottom portion of the slide, you can see that we saw an increase in earnings of $0.42 from higher delivery revenue. This increase reflects the rate order that went into effect in July of 2010 and was needed to address the cost of capital as we continued to make significant investments in our system while we incur higher operating costs.
Continuing down the list, you can see some of those costs, such as higher property taxes and depreciation. In total, our operating costs were $0.16 higher in 2011 than they were in 2010, resulting in a $0.26 increase in our core earnings for the year. This increase in our core earning continues the strong earnings growth that began in 2010 with the implementation of our current three-year rate agreement.
Moving on to page seven. You see that Griffith's contribution to CH Energy Group's earnings of $0.10 was $0.01 lower than 2010. Here too you can see that in addition to weather, we have one time that we do not believe is representative of our future earnings. In this case, earnings were $0.02 higher as the result of a reduction in the amount we expect to spend for environmental remediation associated with our 2009 divestiture.
Excluding this from our results, earnings would've been $0.10 in 2011, $0.03 lower than the weather-normalized, $0.13 Griffith has contributed to CH Energy Group's earnings of 2010. Continuing down the slide, you can see that the primary driver of this $0.03 decrease was the lower weather-normalized sales volumes.
The unusual combination of higher commodity prices and the continued weak economy resulted in conversation and attrition within our residential customer base, in addition to reduced volumes for our motor fuel business. In total, we saw a $0.13 reduction to earnings associated with these lower volumes.
Despite the increase in commodity prices, we were able to increase margin sufficiently over 2011 levels that increased year-over-year earnings by $0.09, significantly reducing the impact on the bottom line of our lower sales volume. Strong cost management and process improvements helped to further reduce the impact of lower sales volume, adding $0.03 to our year-over-year earnings.
Wrapping up on page eight with our other businesses and investments, our earnings were $0.52 higher than 2010, primarily due to events associated with our renewable energy investment. Absent these impacts, our 2011 earnings would've been $0.05, a $0.14 increase over the 2010 loss of $0.09.
Moving to the middle portion of the slide, you can see the events associated with our renewable investments in more detail. Summarizing these impacts, these data on a year-over-year basis contributions to CH Energy Group's earnings increased by $0.38 due to reduced impairment charges, increased by $0.17 from the net gains from the investments we sold, decreased by $0.11 due to the pre-payment penalty we incurred when we used some of the proceeds from selling our Shirley Wind investment to retire a portion of the holding company's long-term debt, decreased by $0.01 from the absence of the operations of the renewable investments, and increased by $0.02 from lower income taxes as a result of divestitures.
You can also say that our earnings by $0.11 in 2010 due to lower effective tax rates. The largest component of this was due to taxable income that was lower than we estimated when we closed our books for 2009. As we had discussed last year, we do not expect these lower rates to continue going forward. And as you can see, our 2011 earnings only reflected $0.02 of impact from similar deduction.
On the bottom portion of the slide, you see the year-over-year earnings impact of those activities we expect to continue in the future. Interest added $0.07 to earnings in 2011 relative to 2010, largely due to higher interest income from Griffith as the intercompany borrowings increased to cover the working capital needs from commodity cost I discussed earlier. We also benefited from lower estimated income taxes that will be payable in future years.
Now, after having reviewed a rather substantial number of details regarding our 2011 earnings, I think it's important to summarize our results for 2011 before turning the call over to Chris Capone for the discussion of the outlook for our businesses and investments. As Steve mentioned, 2011 was a very successful year. We essentially completed the shift in our strategy that we announced late in 2010, raised the dividend and saw Central Hudson increased its core earnings by $0.26 or 9.5% to $3, laying a strong foundation for continued growth in future years.
Now I'll turn the call over to Chris.
Chris Capone
Thank you, Kim. Kim has reviewed our full year 2011 financial result in detail including the year-over-year comparison. I'm going to focus my remarks on the business conditions for CH Energy Group and its subsidiaries, our strategy and our outlook for 2012 and beyond.
As Steve and Kim have mentioned, we have essentially completed the strategic transition we announced in October 2010 and during 2011 we divested our four largest renewable energy investments. Totaling 93% of CH Energy Group assets are now T&D utility assets at Central Hudson and virtually all of the remainder is our fuel distribution business, Griffith Energy Services.
At Central Hudson we continue to invest significantly in the utility infrastructure of our electric and gas systems to improve service quality and customer satisfaction. In 2011, Central Hudson's CapEx was approximately $88 million, an increase of $11 million over 2010. We're still on track with the investment levels projected in our three-year rate agreement, covering the period July 2010 through June 2013, and Central Hudson plans to invest approximately $108 million in calendar year 2012.
These investments are the drivers of Central Hudson's earnings growth. When the current rate agreement was negotiated, CapEx was projected to drive rate-base growth of approximately 5% per year off the base historic year. However, there had been some unanticipated tax benefits that while beneficial to cash, it actually lowered our rate base. We expect the impact over the course of the three-year agreement will reduce the average annual growth rate to approximately 4.5% over the base year.
The long-term outlook for capital investments at Central Hudson indicate similar or higher levels of growth in rate base, but this will ultimately depend on a number of factors, such as economic conditions, tax policy, regulatory support, and the ability to recover the cost of these investments through rates.
As both Steve and Kim indicated in their remarks, Mother Nature presented Central Hudson with some considerable operating challenges in 2011. I'm pleased to say we overcame these challenges and Central Hudson employees again demonstrated what an outstanding team they are. Proud of their company, dedicated to their customers, and diligent in looking out for one another under extreme conditions.
During the storm restoration that followed Tropical Storm Irene and the October snowfall, not a single Central Hudson employee suffered an injury that resulted in loss time away from work or required medical treatment. While no customer likes to lose their service, we feel our efforts were commendable and we feel our restoration times were more than commendable.
We believe those were indeed performance to be proud of. Yet despite the financial impact of weather events that Kim described, which totaled $0.31 of earnings for the year, Central Hudson's earnings improved significantly year-to-year.
We're positioned to deliver a solid financial performance in 2012 and we continue to work towards earning the lot ROE of 10% on approximately $925 million of rate base. We have deferred approximately $15 million in store and restoration costs in 2011 for which we will seek approval of future rate recovery.
As always, our management team and all the employees at Central Hudson continue to see productivity improvements that make these sustainable improvements in our cost structure and innovations that improve our ability to provide quality service to our customers.
We're currently in rate year two of our three-year agreement and rate year three will commence on July 1 of this year and conclude June 30, 2013. For the next several months, we will be assessing the need for a rate filing. Typically, we would file our rate case 11 months prior to the end of the rate agreement in order to have new rates in place for the subsequent rate year.
We will update you on future quarterly earnings calls with our outlook for the remainder of this rate agreement and the status of our regulator planning efforts.
At Griffith, as we have discussed on prior calls, the current business climate has been particularly challenging. Fuel oil prices rose throughout much of 2011 and also prices for heating oil were approximately 30% higher on average. The response by our customers was very predictable. And our most important product category, heating oil, delivered-based volumes declined approximately 11% after normalizing for weather and warm weather was also a factor of contributing to a further 4% decline.
With a significantly higher commodity prices, we typically see higher margins to cover the incremental working capital cost. We were able to increase margins to offset a portion of the reduced usage, as Kim described earlier. We continue to focus on our cost structure, adjusting our delivered capabilities to our delivered product volumes, and improving productivity, overall.
We also continue to pursue selective tuck-in acquisitions that improve the utilization of existing facilities and personnel. Our track record of integrating these acquisitions into our operations and earning returns well above our cost of capital supports continuing the current pace of investments. And in 2011 we invested approximately $4.5 million.
I'll now turn my attention to the remaining assets in CHEC or Central Hudson Enterprises Corp. During 2011, we divested the Lyonsdale Biomass Plant, Shirley Wind, our landfill gas asset, CH-Auburn and CH-Greentree, and as Kim mentioned, we recorded the impairment of the small wind investment.
At December 31st, 2011, we had just $2.8 million, excuse me, of investment remaining on our books. While we retain ownership interest in CH-CWE Wind in Cornhusker ethanol, there's no longer capital at risk and we have little expectation of value from those interests in the foreseeable future.
Utilizing the proceeds of divestitures and available cash at the holding company, we repaid all of the long-term debt that we have outstanding, except the portion that supports Griffith financing, and we re-repurchased approximately 6% of our shares in 2011. We entered 2012 with a share kind of approximately $14.9 million shares. We're now planning in (inaudible) of the issuance in 2012 to fund our CapEx program, though we plan to use shares for various compensation blends.
We currently have ample liquidity of $300 million of total committed credit. Central Hudson signed a new $150 million five-year credit agreement in October of 2011. At the holding company, we have another $150 million credit agreement that runs through February of 2013. We expect to be in the market for long-term debt in 2012 to meet Central Hudson's financing needs, placing $36 million that matures late next month and raising new debt to fund the debt portion of our CapEx.
Overall, we feel 2011 was a very successful year for our company. We raised our dividend, we successfully responded to the second and third worst storms in our history, our core earnings growth was strong, and we believe we can continue growing earnings at an attractive rate by investing additional capital in Central Hudson to improve reliability and service quality.
We made attractive acquisitions at Griffith and believe there are additional opportunities to do more in the future; all of this while de-risking our business as we exited the renewables business.
At this point, I would like to direct the call back to Stacey and we will do our best to answer your questions. Stacey?
Question-and-Answer Session
(Operator Instructions). And our first question today is from Nicholas Yuelys with the Gabelli Company. Please go ahead.
Nicholas Yuelys – Gabelli Company
Hi, guys. Congrats on a quarter and a year. I was just wondering if you could give us an update on what the earned ROE numbers were. And then, I guess in terms of next rate case, 11 months before the end of the rate period would be some time in the second half, the beginning of the second half to next year.
Chris Capone
Well, the filing, for new rates to go into effect July 1 of 2013 would require that we file four new rates July 31st of this year.
Nicholas Yuelys – Gabelli Company
Okay, great. And then earned ROEs for 2011?
Steven Lant
Well, effectively, due to the fact that we are filing deferred accounting petitions for storm relief, the earned ROE is exactly 10%.
Nicholas Yuelys – Gabelli Company
Steven Lant
And that, I think, is a function of the way the deferred accounting policy works for the PSC.
Chris Capone
But we will be certainly pushing for full recovery of those storm cost. But as Steve mentioned, we're at kind of the early stages of engaging with the PSC staff.
Nicholas Yuelys – Gabelli Company
And any idea on sort of the timeframe for that?
Steven Lant
In terms of when the commission might actually vote on it, it could be as late as the third quarter of this year. But in terms of working through, again, more of kind of the day-to-day or the nuts and bolts process, we think that could be in the next, say, two to three months.
Nicholas Yuelys – Gabelli Company
Okay. Great. Thank you.
Steven Lant
You're welcome.
Thank you, sir. (Operator Instructions) We have a question from Michael Gaugler with Brean Murray, Carret. Please go ahead.
Michael Gaugler – Brean Murray, Carret
Good afternoon, everyone.
Chris Capone
Good afternoon.
Michael Gaugler – Brean Murray, Carret
Well, just one question. Now that you've got the business strategy, where you wanted to be, and in terms of the divestitures and looking forward, I'm wondering what do you see in the pipeline in terms of acquisitions or, perhaps, transmission opportunities out through '12 and '13.
Steven Lant
Well, we continue to look at transmission opportunities, as you may appreciate, yeah, rather long term and in their gestation and development. And there's nothing that we see as being on the imminent horizon, but we continue to look at the long run opportunities that our service territory, geography present.
Michael Gaugler – Brean Murray, Carret
Okay. And then anything on the acquisition front?
Steven Lant
Well, Chris went through the continued success that we've been having, making tuck-in acquisitions at Griffith and we expect to be able to continue to do that in 2012.
Michael Gaugler – Brean Murray, Carret
Okay. It's all I had gentlemen. Thank you.
Steven Lant
You're welcome.
Thank you. (Operator Instructions)
Steven Lant
Well, if there are no further questions, we'd like to thank you all very much for your time and attention and we look forward to speaking to you next quarter.
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- " The addition of doorknobs, salt and cooking oil would drastically improve the experience. "
- 24 Feb 2014 Christina USA
- " Great hostel, very clean, great bathroom facilities. The rooms had plenty of space for liuggage to be put. The kitchen is small but it had everything you needed. Towels weren't provided so BYO "
- 02 Feb 2014 Gemma Australia
- " I loved being able to book a single room at such a great rate. It had a an unusual clientele - as if it were temporary housing for a lot of adults making ends meet - but everyone was friend, nice and I felt very safe. As on older traveler, I preferred these quiet and respectful guests to the college-aged party crowd. The kitchen was a bit of a mess and my room didn't have a shade (just curtains you could see the streetlights thru) but the bathrooms were quite good and my room was very quiet. "
- 13 Jan 2014 Anonymous USA
- " This Hostel is really nice with a great atmosphere and reall friendly staff. Exellent bathrooms are located next to nearly every room. I think the hostel is newly renovated and the beds were comfy. It is in pretty easy walking distance to the gaslamp quarter. "
- 31 Dec 2013 Sandra Germany
- " The location is the best that you can dream of. Also, we had some issues on the road, so the staff member waited for us until 1 AM for the check in. "
- 27 Dec 2013 Mahieddine Algeria
- " Great Location (close to Glasslamp, convention center etc), Very friendly staff(especially Matt), Clean dorms and other facilities, Safe neighborhood ( a wonderful bargain market just two blocks away ). Altogether, nice experience. Will consider staying there again .. "
- 08 Nov 2013 Anonymous India
- " Close enough for walk to Society for Neuroscience mtg in Convention Center and to Gaslight restaurants & hoopla but far enough away to be QUIET when I needed to sleep. Hostel itself quiet. Kitchen small, not used much for cooking by people staying when I did, but OK. Toilet & sink in annex to room: convenient! Lack of shelves or clothes hooks inconvenient. Quiet "non-party" place when I was there. Staff friendly, laid back. Walk to #992 bus (airport). Computer for internet. Good deal! "
- 08 Nov 2013 F. Frank USA
- " Nice hostel, great location - near Balboa Park :D The rooms were clean, modest, common bathroom but kept in very clean conditions. Overall, good hostel! "
- 19 Oct 2013 Ana Maria Romania
- " kitchen very small; the staff is excellent that's what makes a good hostel "
- 25 Aug 2013 Anonymous US Virgin Islands
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Scott Rozelle, PhD
Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow, FSI; Affiliated Faculty, CDDRL; and Co-director, REAP
Shorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall East, E407
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
Research Interests
Themes related to China, especially agricultural policy, the emergence and evolution of markets and other economic institutions, and the economics of poverty and inequality.
Scott Rozelle's Home Page (with full list of publications)
Scott Rozelle is the Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and the co-director of the Rural Education Action Program in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. He received his BS from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MS and PhD from Cornell University. Previously, Rozelle was a professor at the University of California, Davis and an assistant professor in Stanford's Food Research Institute and department of economics. He currently is a member of several organizations, including the American Economics Association, the International Association for Agricultural Economists, and the Association for Asian Studies. Rozelle also serves on the editorial boards of Economic Development and Cultural Change, Agricultural Economics, the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and the China Economic Review.
His research focuses almost exclusively on China and is concerned with: agricultural policy, including the supply, demand, and trade in agricultural projects; the emergence and evolution of markets and other economic institutions in the transition process and their implications for equity and efficiency; and the economics of poverty and inequality, with an emphasis on rural education, health and nutrition.
Rozelle's papers have been published in top academic journals, including Science, Nature, American Economic Review, and the Journal of Economic Literature. He is fluent in Chinese and has established a research program in which he has close working ties with several Chinese collaborators and policymakers. He is the chair of the International Advisory Board of the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy; a co-director of the University of California's Agricultural Issues Center; and a member of Stanford's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and Food, Security, and the Environment Program.
In recognition of his outstanding achievements, Rozelle has received numerous honors and awards, including the Friendship Award in 2008, the highest award given to a non-Chinese by the Premier; and the National Science and Technology Collaboration Award in 2009 for scientific achievement in collaborative research.
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- Survey using Incognito Standardized Patients Shows Poor Quality Care in China's Rural Clinics
Sean Sylvia, Yaojiang Shi, Hao Xue, Xin Tian, Huan Wang, Qingmei Liu, Alexis Medina, Scott Rozelle
Health Policy & Planning (2014) - The Han-Minority Achievement Gap, Language and Returns to Schools in Rural China
Yunfan Yang, Huan Wang, Linxiu Zhang, Sean Sylvia, Renfu Luo, Yaojiang Shi, Wei Wang, Scott Rozelle
(2014) - Computer Assisted Learning as Extracurricular Tutor? Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Rural Boarding Schools in Shaanxi
Fang Lai, Linxiu Zhang, Xiao Hu, Qinghe Qu, Yaojiang Shi, Yajie Qiao, Matthew Boswell, Scott Rozelle
Journal of Development Effectiveness vol. 5, 2 (2013) - Will Demographic Change Slow China's Rise?
Karen Eggleston, Jean C. Oi, Scott Rozelle, Andrew G. Walder, Xueguang Zhou, Ang Sun
The Journal of Asian Studies vol. 72, 03 (2013) - The Role of Agriculture in China's Development: Performance, policy determinants of success, and lessons for Africa
Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle
Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University (2013)
Events & Presentations
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- Executive Function: A Better Way to Evaluate the Impact of Deworming on Children's Educational Outcomes?
March 14, 2014 Seminar
Scott Rozelle, Scott Smith - China and Africa: Are there Lessons for Development?
April 17, 2013 FSE, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC Symposium
Scott Rozelle, Alain de Janvry
Video available 2 papers, 2 presentations available - Teaming Up to Learn How to Overcome Anemia: Nutritional Education and Mobile Messaging Design for Household Engagement
January 25, 2013 FSI Stanford, FSE Seminar Series
Scott Rozelle, Dan Schwartz - The Real China Threat: Why Might We Need to Worry About a Stagnating China?
May 22, 2012 Lecture
Scott Rozelle - Will China Fall into a Middle Income Trap? Growth, Inequality and Future Instability
December 6, 2011 Conference
Jean C. Oi, Nicholas Hope, Scott Rozelle, T. Sicular, Li Hongbin, Liu Shouying, Xueguang Zhou, Thilo Hanemann, Cai Fang, Beatriz Magaloni, J. Edward Taylor, Martin Carnoy, Francisco Ferriera, Gi-Wook Shin, Kwon Daebong, Andrew G. Walder
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Research Programs & Projects
- Rural Education Action Program (REAP)
FSI Stanford, FSE Program - Biofuels and Food Security in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Pathways of impacts and assessments of investments
FSI Stanford, FSE Project (Completed) - Impacts of ENSO Events on Chinese Rice Production and the World Rice Market
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The USA slumped to a second successive penalty shoot-out defeat in torrential rain at Moscow's Lokomotiv stadium, with a goalless draw against Brazil in the match for third place followed by a 6-5 defeat on spot-kicks.
The US, beaten 5-4 on penalties in the semi-final by China PR, had coasted to a 3-0 win when they met the Canarinhas at an identical stage of Thailand 2004, but it proved impossible to separate these sides two years on, and Barbara's brilliance proved decisive in an epic shoot-out.
"It was a tough game and the two teams were very equal," was Brazil coach Jorge Barcelos' gracious post-match verdict. "It's a big honour for us just to be playing the US at this level and, although either team could have won, I'm proud that it was us."
"It was a pretty even game between two highly-skilled teams," echoed his American counterpart, Tim Schulz. "The rain came in and took away some of the skill, but it was still a good game that went back and forth. I'm obviously disappointed about our results here - like my players, I wanted first place - but in terms of their development, I'm very pleased with what I've seen."
As expected, the charismatic US coach had once again proved that the only thing consistent about his team selection is its inconsistency, making five changes from the team which had out-classed but wastefully failed to finish off China in a one-sided last four clash.
By contrast, Barcelos largely stood by the Auriverde players who had failed to sparkle against Korea DPR , and was duly rewarded with some excellent play that almost led to a first-minutes opener for Stephane, his solitary change, who volleyed just over after beating her marker to a Fabiana cross.
The Brazilians, roared on by a partisan Russian crowd, continued to enjoy the better of the early exchanges, and in 10 minutes Stephane had a neatly-taken 'goal' disallowed, although there was an element of comedy to her subsequent protests given that she had been fully 10 yards offside.
For the erstwhile sluggish USA, this close shave proved a timely wake-up call, and the minutes which followed saw Schulz's side finally emerge from their slumber to begin threatening at the other end.
Barbara's first test came in 12 minutes when she made a straightforward save from the recalled Amy Rodriguez , but there was nothing routine about her next stop, a magnificent tip-over to deny Carrie Dew at point-blank range.
This was a good spell for the US, and when Kelley O'Hara headed over with the keeper committed, it merely seemed a matter of when, rather than if, they would take the lead. As it was, however, the Americans lost their way somewhat as the half wore on and Shulz's reaction to this during the break was to bring on dynamic Danesha Adams, who was still in with an outside chance of pipping Ma Xiaoxu to the Golden Shoe.
More rain, and more penalties
By this stage, the rain had returned to the Lokomotiv stadium with something a vengeance and the quality of the game was suffering as a consequence, with players from both sides slipping and sliding around the increasingly greasy surface.
Brazil were, though handed a golden opportunity to seize the advantage 11 minutes after the break after the referee adjudged that US goalkeeper Val Henderson had taken more of Danielle than she had of the ball in a tussle inside the box. Francielle's resultant penalty was poor, however, and slid wide of the same post that Brittany Bock had struck with her fateful kick against the Chinese.
As thunder echoed round the stadium, it was difficult to see where a goal was likely to come from, although Barbara twice had to show fine agility to tip round the post well-struck long-range efforts, first from Tobin Heath and then from Rodriguez.
There was an air of inevitability to the outcome, however, and with no extra time due to the game's proximity to the final, it was straight to penalties, where Barbara's heroics against Alexandra Long and Amanda Poach, allied to a miss from Rodriguez, ensured that failed attempts from Renata Costa and Erika counted for nothing.
"We feel like champions," the Player of the Match grinned afterwards. "Everyone feels great and this is a good reason to celebrate, so we'll be having a party tonight."
Player of the Match: BARBARA
"The goalkeeper won the match for Brazil, both with some excellent saves during the match and with her excellence during the penalty shoot-out," Fran Hilton-Smith (RSA), FIFA Technical Study Group .


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Natalie Morris and Alfred Monsour | Psychology | Renee Lajiness-O'Neill | Neural Correlates of Direct Versus Averted Gaze Examined with Magnetoencephalography (MEG) in Autism: An Examination of Normalized Amplitudes
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by deficits in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and the presence of stereotyped behaviors. To examine neural correlates associated with ASD, brain activation during direct versus averted gaze was compared in individuals with autism and matched controls using Magnetoencephalography (MEG). Based on purported deficits in theory of mind in ASD, differences in amplitude of activation within the prefrontal cortex and the superior temporal sulcus (STS) region are hypothesized to occur using the direct versus averted gaze paradigm. Higher amplitudes in ASD subjects are expected to occur in right averted gaze versus left averted gaze, given a visually dominant left hemisphere. Brain activity was analyzed with MR-FOCUSS, a current density technique (Moran et al., 2005). Given the greater autonomic response associated with direct versus averted gaze, those cortical regions with limbic connections are likely to show greater differences between ASD and the controls.
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Amy Olszewski, Seth Warschausky, Pamela Dixon Thomas | Psychology | Renee Lajiness-O'Neill | Differences in Social Integration Among Children with Disabilities
This study examined differences in social integration of children with congenital neurodevelopmental conditions (ND), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and physical impairment (PI), compared to neurotypicals (TD). One hundred and forty-three children (ND=51, TBI=14, PI=18, TD=60), ages 6-12, were examined. Friendship characteristics and quality were investigated with measures of social networks, social behaviors, and friendship attributes, including the Social Network Inventory for Children, Child Version; Friendship Quality Questionnaire, Revised; and Personality Inventory for Children, Second Edition. MANOVA for friendship characteristics revealed a significant main effect for Group; Wilks' Lambda=0.740, F=2.37 (18, 379.495), p=.001. Post hoc analyses showed significant differences between children in the ND and TD groups but not in TBI or PI. Among children with different types of disabilities, there are significant differences in friendship characteristics but not in friendship quality. Findings support the need for continued emphasis on programs that support the social development of children with disabilities.
2010 |
Gregory S. Pouliot, Deron Wirt, and Reino Bruner | Psychology | Steven Huprich | Construct and Convergent Validity for Two Measures of Borderline Personality Disorder
While many measures are available for assessing Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-II) remains the gold standard for use in personality disorder research. A second diagnostic tool based on the DSM-IV criteria for BPD, the Personality Disorder Inventory-IV (PDI-IV) is a semi-structured interview that has received less attention from researchers, despite its merits as a measure of BPD. A previously conducted analysis of undergraduate interview data suggested that the PDI-IV is a reliable and valid measure of BPD, although more students met criteria for a BPD diagnosis using the PDI-IV than with the SCID-II. However, it should be noted that the prevalence rate of BPD in this undergraduate sample was lower than reported elsewhere (Trull, 1995). Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the PDI-IV in a clinical population. Participants consisted of outpatients recruited from a university psychology clinic, an outpatient hospital treatment facility, and a community mental health clinic. Individuals were interviewed using the BPD sections of both the PDI-IV and the SCID-II and completed measures of object relations, affective lability and intensity, anxiety, depression, and impulsivity for use in construct validation. Results suggested that the BPD scores from the PDI-IV were correlated with the construct validation measures in ways that were expected. Additionally, PDI-IV scores had good convergent validity with the scores on the SCID-II. This suggests that the PDI-IV is a valid measure of BPD in clinical outpatients.
2010 |
Matthew A. Poinsett | Psychology | Tamara Loverich | Correlates of High-Risk and Aggressive Sexual Behavior
This study examined the relationship between high-risk sexual behavior, aggressive sexual behavior, aberrant sexual experiences, family environment, parental monitoring, delinquency, and peer relatedness. Participants were 384 Eastern Michigan University students completing the Comprehensive Sexual Experience Survey (CSES), an online questionnaire. As hypothesized, high-risk and aggressive sexual behavior positively correlated with aberrant sexual experiences and delinquency. Also as expected, high-risk and aggressive sexual behaviors negatively correlated with parental monitoring. Peer relatedness was not significantly correlated to high-risk or aggressive sexual behavior. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that family environment and aberrant sexual experiences were significant predictors of aggressive sexual behavior in males. Aberrant sexual experiences and delinquency accounted for significant variance in levels of high-risk sexual behavior for both males and females. Participants reported unwanted sexual experiences as well as age at initiation of a full spectrum of sexual behaviors. Notable gender differences were reported at each level of analysis.
2010 |
Summar H. Reslan | Psychology | Karen Saules | Binge Eating Disorder and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidity Confer Increased Risk of Physical and Mental Health Care Utilization on College Campuses: Results from a National Sample
Binge eating disorder (BED) is common on college campuses, but little is known about its association with physical and mental health care utilization. We estimated relative risk of past year mental and physical health care utilization as a function of BED alone and in combination with other psychiatric comorbidity (binge drinking, cigarette smoking, anxiety, and depression). The sample, which included 8,597 college students drawn from 15 colleges and universities, was 58.9% female and 62.2% Caucasian, with the majority (63.5%) in the 18-22 year old range. Results of logistic regression analyses indicated that BED alone conferred a nearly two-fold risk for past year use of psychological services and also significantly increased the likelihood of seeing a health care provider in the past year. Future research should evaluate whether prevention efforts targeting binge eating may reduce demand on typically strained campus resources available to address students' physical and mental health needs.
2010 |
Christopher R. D. Roberts, Thomas A. Schmitt, Andrew Luchner, and Eamonn Arble | Psychology | Steven Huprich | Utility and Complications Associated with the Bifurcation of Pathological Narcissism
This study sought to investigate whether two types of narcissism common in the clinical literature, grandiose (overt) and hypersensitive (covert), could be empirically detected. A large sample (n = 927) of clinical and nonclinical undergraduate and graduate students completed two measures of the aforementioned constructs: the NPI (Raskin & Hall, 1981) and the HSNS (Hendin & Cheek, 1997). Confirmatory factor analysis did not yield good fit statistics for a one-factor solution, though a slightly better two-factor model was obtained. Latent class cluster analysis detected four distinct groupings of individuals based on relatively high and low scores for both types of narcissism. Pearson correlations of both measures with a measure of hope and agency indicated that the NPI was positively correlated with social behavior, religion, academic achievement, and athletic achievement, which was not the case for the HSNS. These findings support the utility of the overt and covert constructs, although pathological narcissism may be more complex than just these two dimensions.
2010 |
Rachel M. Sienko | Psychology | Karen Saules | Binge Eating and Self-Concept among College Students
Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by symptomatology similar to bulimia nervosa, though there is an absence of compensatory behavior. BED may precede the onset of bulimia. Interpersonal sensitivity (IPS) is linked to bulimia, but there is a lack of literature on its relation to BED. One hundred and ninety-eight undergraduates completed an online survey assessing weight, eating habits, alcohol use, depression, self-harm, and IPS. The sample is 83.2% female, with a mean age of 21.2 years. BED criteria were met by 5.8% of participants, consistent with previous studies. It was hypothesized that participants who scored highly on self-consciousness and fear of negative evaluation measures would be more likely to have both BED and depression. Results showed that high scores on only fear of negative evaluation were significantly associated with BED and depression. Results suggest that fear of negative evaluation may be an important focus of treatment for BED as well as bulimia.
2010 |
Ana K. Tindall, Melissa D. Swartzmiller, and Kristine Cramer | Psychology | Alissa Huth-Bocks | The Association between Maternal History of Child Maltreatment and Recognition of Infant Emotion
This study will examine the possibility that the experience of abuse during childhood interferes with a woman's ability to recognize others' emotions, in particular, infants' emotions. It is speculated that childhood maltreatment disrupts an individual's recognition of one's own emotional experiences, as well as other people's emotional experiences. As women transition into motherhood, it is possible that this type of history impairs a mother's ability to form an attachment to her infant, in part based on detachment and/or distorted perceptions of the infant. One hundred and twenty female participants were enrolled in the study during their third trimester of pregnancy. Women were interviewed during the third trimester, when their infants were 3 months old, and when their infants were 1 year old. Measures assessing maternal mental health, quality of relationships with participants' parents during childhood, and maternal perceptions of infant emotions based on infant facial expressions will be examined.
2010 |
Ashley A. Wiedemann | Psychology | Karen K. Saules | Substance Use Trajectories of Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients Enrolled in Substance Abuse Treatment
High rates of substance abuse treatment admissions have been observed among post-bariatric surgery patients. It is unknown, however, whether substance use problems typically precede, co-occur, or arise subsequent to bariatric surgery. To advance our understanding of this phenomenon, we conducted chart reviews on 73 post-bariatric surgery admissions to inpatient substance abuse treatment. The majority sought treatment primarily for alcohol (62.3%), an additional 9.4% for alcohol plus another drug, 13.2% opiates, 7.5% benzodiazepines, and 7.6% other. Among alcohol users, 61.9% engaged in heavy use prior to their bariatric surgery. Relative to those admitted for other addictions, those with alcohol dependence were more likely to have had heavy substance use prior to surgery (65% of alcohol dependent cases vs. 30.8% of non-alcohol dependent cases reported onset of heavy use of some type of drug/alcohol prior to the surgery, p<.05). Greater pre-surgical screening of substance use and educating patients about post-surgical risks is warranted.
2010 |
Maya P. Barak | Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology | Marilyn Corsianos | Dirty Work' and Life Saving on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Moral Contradiction and Identity Construction Among U. S. Border Patrol Agents
This presentation attempts to understand Border Patrol identity construction through the lens of 'dirty work.' I first offer a brief history of Border Patrol and argue that Border Patrol agents perform 'dirty work,' negatively marking some BP activities and those who perform them. Next, I focus on the ways BP agents construct their identity, one of Rescuer as opposed to Enforcer, in response to their conflicted position and the institutionalization of this identity by Border Patrol. Such an analysis sheds light not only on the U.S. Border Patrol and the organization's self-perceptions but also on public perceptions of Border Patrol and the ways these perceptions shape Border Patrol's self-image. Furthermore, an examination of Border Patrol 'culture,' the social facts that shape Border Patrol identity, and some inherent conflicts of border patrolling together facilitate a critical analysis of Border Patrol mandates, methods, and missions.
2010 |
Ryan L. Helms | Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology | Gregg Barak | Armies of Ideology: The Rise of Paramilitary Organizations in the Sudan
Over the past two decades, there has been an outgrowth of atrocities in Africa related to or directly involving private militias, rebel groups, or other paramilitary organizations. Historically, these conflicts and the ultimate objectives of militias and other opposition groups are either unclear or notoriously complex, sometimes involving disputes dating back to the colonial period. My research aims are to detail the events that brought about the violence so as to give the reader a complete portrait of the history leading up to the atrocity itself and finally its consequences. The goals of this paper are to (1) describe events in detail involving civil/private militias as involved in gross human rights violations and/or international conflicts,; (2) explain through historical chronology the cultural, political, and social conditions that led to the formation of individual militia; and (3) to explore the conditions in which these militias and ideologies were born.
2010 |
Jessica M. Kruger | Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology | Gregg Barak | Genocidal Rape in the Former Yugoslavia
This presentation explores the history of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia and the ensuing violence against its civilian women. The objective of this paper is to examine the international sexual crimes that took place during the Balkan conflict. A brief history and explanation of wartime rape is discussed, as well as the international criminal and humanitarian laws that were involved in the legal processing of the former Yugoslavian war crimes. In particular, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was developed, and it specifically addressed rape as a tool of war, which allowed for the prosecution of those individuals responsible for the wartime rape. By labeling collective wartime rape as a war crime against women, the ICTY was also first to carry out such an unprecedented endorsement.
2010 |
Michele M. Kuzila | Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology | Gregg Barak | Child Soldiers: War Criminal or Casualty?
Child soldiers have participated in some of the greatest atrocities our world has experienced. Some of these children have been abducted from their families and were forced to engage in hazardous activities. To gain their obedience, their capturers subject them to horrific acts of violence. Conversely, other children were not coerced to join their state's army or militia and voluntarily participated in committing gross violations of human abuse. An area of debate is how international law or tribunals should deal with child soldiers. Should child soldiers be prosecuted and/or required to pay reparation for their crimes? Or should child soldiers be reintegrated into society? This presentation is based upon a review of competent literature and will provide an overview of the forced/non-forced recruitment methods for child soldiers, explore the application of international law and treaties related to child soldiers, and outline recommendations for reintegration of child.
2010 |
Erika M. Behrmann | Women's and Gender Studies | Paul Leighton | The Lion and the Lamb: Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and Its Abusive Nature, A Literary Analysis
This presentation is a literary examination of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling book, Twilight, in the context of teen-dating violence. In order to change public attitudes on teen-dating violence, one must challenge current media trends in which abusive dynamics become normalized or glamorized. Although Twilight has become a pop culture phenomenon, there has been criticism that the main character's relationship possesses elements of abuse. This research project explores the relationship between the story's two protagonists, Bella and Edward, and examines how their relationship advocates teen-dating violence. A summary of the literature on teen-dating violence as well as the internalization of media by teens will be discussed. Finally, using the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program's Teen Power and Control Wheel, examples taken from Twilight will be discussed in detail as to why Bella and Edward's interactions embody an abusive nature and how readers become desensitized to abuse because of it.
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Nicole April Carter | Women's and Gender Studies | Paul Leighton | For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Dialogue When the Sexual Assault Was Enough
African American female adolescents are bombarded with discourses that define their sexual behavior. These dichotomous scripts insinuate that they are either asexual or oversexualized and fail to leave room for behavioral diversity. When acquaintance rape is attempted or actually occurs, African American females are often cognitively and linguistically ill-equipped to recognize that an assault has actually taken place because these discourses deny females the ability to delineate their sexuality for themselves. The initiation of dialogue during adolescence can counter conflicting notions of sexuality, as it is understood interpersonally and institutionally. Using the feminist methodological approach of dialogic consciousness-raising will dismantle erroneous sexual scripts and thus transform confusing discourses about black female sexuality. Dialogue will engender a sense of sexual empowerment among African American females that will dissemble the years of silence and control that has been mandated by a larger American society.
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Taylor Hayden | Women's and Gender Studies | Kathryn Ziegler | Gender Problems in the 2008 Election Coverage
The 2008 election presented a unique challenge for members of the media, with more women and people of color running for election and viewed in a serious manner than in the past. The media had an obligation to give equal coverage to all candidates; instead, journalists consistently covered Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin with demeaning sexist coverage, dehumanizing both candidates through objectification. The misogynistic coverage of the female front-runners contributed to their failed campaigns, but both women conveyed gender differently in an attempt to become elected. Additionally, Palin in many ways contributed to her sexist portrayal of extreme 'femininity' as a maternal force and an object of desire. Clinton's and Palin's gender performances represent a classic double bind: because they were women fighting for a traditionally male position, they had to make decisions about their gender performance in an attempt to avoid being automatically discounted for not being the 'correct' gender.
2010 |
MaryAnn Kozlowski | Women's and Gender Studies | Paul Leighton | The Construction of Masculinity and Enforcement of Femininity Through Reproductive Control
This presentation examines the construction of masculinity and femininity through control of a woman's reproductive rights. It examines the aspects of socially constructed gender roles that allow and perhaps encourage various forms of abuse against women, including control of reproduction. Control over female reproductive rights is in accordance with the expectations of the masculine gender role, as the role demands action and aggression. At the same time, the use of reproductive control is a means to force adherence to the female gender role, enforcing femininity and ensuring passivity. Reproductive control can manifest in various forms but is often overlooked as a method of domestic abuse. This presentation intends to highlight this type of abusive behavior while illustrating that it is a linear extension of masculine and feminine gender roles.
2010 |
Deborah C. Leonard | Women's and Gender Studies | Paul Leighton | Sex Trafficking in the United States
Human trafficking is one of the oldest crimes in history, and recent economic and societal changes have contributed to a rapid expansion of this problem. Trafficking of women and children for sex is a form of modern-day slavery that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world. The United States is one of the largest destination countries for traffickers. The government has only recently begun to adopt legislation to combat the problem, and political bickering and jurisdictional conflicts have delayed possible solutions. The recent U.S. efforts to eliminate sex trafficking have had positive results, but efficacy of those policies pales in comparison to those adopted by other countries. Further recommendations are discussed.
2010 |
Michell Reynolds | Women's and Gender Studies | Linda Pritchard | African American Women and HIV/AIDS: Tracing an Epidemic
The analytical comparison of the incidence of HIV as a leading cause of death concerning race and gender was based on the question: 'What does the incidence of HIV as a leading cause of death look like over time for African American women in comparison to African American men, White men, and White women?' Using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention annual death charts from 1987 to 2005, the study graphed the raw numbers of HIV deaths and the ranking of HIV as a number one cause of death for these demographic groups ages 25-34 and 35-44. It appeared as though gender was the primary factor when looking at the raw numbers' graphs. However, the ranking of HIV deaths' graphs illustrated that race was the primary factor which revealed that African American women ages 25-34 have the highest incidence of HIV as the leading cause of death over time.
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Lace C. Fang | World Languages | James Perren | To be Native-like or Intelligible: Perspectives on Teaching Pronunciation for English as an International Language
This research explores the perspectives of non-native English-speaking English language learners and native English-speaking pre-service teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) on a proposed pronunciation syllabus. This controversial syllabus for speakers of English as an International Language emphasizes intelligibility (being understood) over native-like pronunciation. It teaches only the most important elements of English phonology that contribute to intelligibility with other NNS while omitting other elements of English phonology that are difficult to master and only marginally contribute to intelligibility. This research reveals perspectives of both target groups and gives further insight into how these views may affect the trends of classroom teaching going forward.
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