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Rain limits first day at Kandy
11 Jul 2007
Zac Gelman
The third and final Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh got off to damp start when rain restricted play to less than 30 overs for the first day at Kandy.
With the covers coming on and off, Sri Lanka won the toss for the third time of the series and elected to field first. The tactic paid off when Lasith Malinga had opener Javed Omar out in their third over, LBW for eight.
Habibul Bashar joined Shahriar Nafees at the crease and managed to consolidate the score and rebuild in an effort to save face and attempt to avert a series whitewash. However the weather intervened yet again and play and the Bangladesh momentum were halted at 44/1.
When play resumed Sri Lanka struck immediately, as happens so often after a break; Habibul Bashar caught behind, off the bowling of Farveez Maharoof for 18.
More rain irritated the crowds and when play finally got underway, Sri Lanka brought on Muttiah Muralitharan who didn't take long to dismiss Rajin Saleh for a 25 ball duck with a ripping doosra.
A couple of overs later and Muralitharan struck again when an impatient Shahriar Nafees attempted to hit the ball over mid-off only to be caught by Sujeeva de Silva for 29.
Not long afterwards and the conditions intervened yet again, this time it was bad light and play was called off after frustrating day where only 29 overs were bowled with Bangladesh in trouble at stumps on 72/4.
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Premier League Power Rankings: Manchester United sinking, Arsenal soar – Week 6
Oct 2, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
Well, who saw that coming? Certainly not the gent who collates the PL Power Rankings.
Two massive upsets for both Manchester sides has things moving all over the place, while other teams like Southampton, Everton and Aston Villa are on the rise considerably.
Week 6 saw the highest number of goals so far, find out how it affected the Premier League Power Rankings.
By now you should know the drill, as every Wednesday we put our neck on the line to analyze the strength of each Premier League team. Forget about the official league standings, that doesn't mean squat.
(MORE: Premier League Power Rankings archive)
The Power Rankings take into account the strength of schedule, injuries, suspensions, playing well but still losing and plenty of other variables. The W-L-D bracket shows each PL team's current record and you can now see how many spots each team has moved, up or down, from week-to-week.
|Arsenal: The Gunners just keep getting better, and Mesut Ozil looks like more of a bargain each and every week. A spirited 2-1 win at Swansea sees them top of the table at top of our standings. When will they lose? (4-1-1)
|Chelsea: I saw the Blues live on Saturday, they weren't at the races in the first half vs. Spurs, but should've been out of sight in the second. Fernando Torres' red card swung the game away from them, but he was superb, so was Mata. Mourinho's men starting to click… (3-1-2)
|Tottenham: Have to say, I wasn't sure if Spurs were going to be able to hang with the big boys this season. I think they will prove me wrong. Against Chelsea they were unlucky to not be winning 2-0 or 3-0 at HT, they're just missing a clinical goalscorer to round things off. (4-1-1)
|Manchester City: What is going on away from home? Pellegrini's side have yet to taste victory away from the Etihad, with two defeats and a draw after their second half collapse vs. Villa. Tough game at home to Everton this week. Defensive solidity needed. (3-2-1)
|Liverpool: Another great win for the Reds and Luis Suarez is back, scoring twice on his PL return. If they can keep him and Sturridge fit, they could be the best partnership in the PL. They should beat Palace at home, right? (4-1-1)
|Everton: The Toffees are the only unbeaten team in the Premier League, and they hammered Newcastle in the first half on Monday, 3-0 up at HT. They hung on to win, just, but that's what you get with Roberto Martinez in charge. Lukaku is a beast. (3-0-3)
|Manchester United: The Red Devils are sliding, fast. An embarrassing home defeat to West Brom shows just how frail David Moyes' team are, and things may get worse. Moyes needs to buy big in January as his side sit 12th and face Sunderland away on Saturday. (2-3-1)
|Southampton: The Saints go marching up the rankings, as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to make it two wins in a row, three unbeaten, and have four clean sheets from six games so far. Swansea at home on Sunday will be a big test. (3-1-2)
|Swansea: They battled hard against Arsenal, but were just too sloppy at the back and let the Gunners score to easily. The rigors of Europa League action are starting to show in their squad. Can Laudrup hold things together? (2-3-1)
|Aston Villa: The Villans are gradually finding their feet again, with two wins in two catapulting them up the table and that massive comeback win over Man City will give them plenty of confidence. Can they beat Hull and make it three from three? (3-3-0)
|Hull City: Like Villa, many people weren't expecting Hull to be on a potential three-game winning spree. But they are. A solid win at home to West Ham last week sees the Tigers comfortably in the top half of the table. By far the best of the promoted teams. (3-2-1)
|Norwich City: The Canaries went to Stoke City and won… not many teams do that. And all credit to Chris Hughton's men for bouncing back after their home defeat to Villa. They have Chelsea on Sunday so will have to crank it up a few notches. (2-3-0)
|West Brom: The Baggies pulled off the shock of the weekend as they beat United at Old Trafford, two wins in two have brought a sigh of relief around the Hawthorns. Young Englishman Berainho looks a real player. Arsenal at home on Sunday. (2-2-2)
|Stoke City: The Potters are crumbling after their good early start, with Mark Hughes' men struggling to create anything against Norwich. A trip to play struggling Fulham is going to be a massive encounter. Can they bag an away win? (2-3-1)
|West Ham: Down the Hammers go, after yet another scoreless display away at Hull. In fairness, they probably should have nicked a point at the KC Stadium but they're missing Andy Carroll massively. No plan B for Sam Allardyce spells trouble. A London Derby at Spurs will yield 0 points. (1-3-2)
|Cardiff: A great win away at Fulham for the Bluebirds, but boy, they left it late. Craig Mutch's wondergoal gave them a great three points and they host Newcastle on Saturday in a very winnable game. Malkay Mackay's boys looking good. (2-2-2)
|Newcastle: The Magpies defense really let them down on Monday against Everton, but their potent offense nearly grabbed them a point. You have to love Newcastle's spirit late in games, but they are digging holes for themselves in nearly every game. (2-3-1)
|Fulham: How much more can Cottagers fans take? Bad, bad loss to Cardiff. Many believe if they don't beat Stoke this weekend then Martin Jol will be fired. Too early? Not really. They labored through the second half of last season and haven't gelled this year. Tough times ahead. (1-3-1)
|Crystal Palace: The effort is always there from Palace… but they lack real quality up front. Southampton easily beat them on Saturday, and now the Eagles face a daunting trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. What can Ian Holloway do? (1-5-0)
|Sunderland: Another week, another defeat for Sunderland. The Black Cats are still in search of a new manager, and it's hard to see who would want this job. They worked hard against Liverpool, but that's not goo enough. Next up… Manchester United. (0-5-1)
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Growth prospects for Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar — at the expense of China — is the subject of the latest Barron's cover story. Bangladesh could be part of the emerging group.
But the history of Bangladesh "and traditional trade patterns tie it more to India and the rest of the subcontinent," writes colleague Leslie Norton. She adds:
" … The garment industry was growing rapidly in Bangladesh until a series of horrific accidents, including a factory collapse last year, exposed shoddy labor-safety practices. Export growth plunged, from 27.8% in 2011 to 1.6% in 2012. Foreign investment shriveled, too. Yet, the worst seems to be over, as factory inspections were stepped up and foreign companies committed to safety upgrades. Companies such as Gap (GPS), J.C. Penney (JCP), and Target (TGT) intend to stay.
Stocks in Bangladesh have climbed 27% this year. One tempting play is Envoy Textiles (ENTL.Bangladesh), one of the country's largest denim producers, which went public in 2012. Thomas Hugger, chief executive of the AFC Asia Frontier hedge fund, notes that Envoy's revenue is growing at a 50% clip this year and that profits have shot up 63%, while the price/earnings multiple is only 11 … "
"India also has ambitious plans to attract foreign investment, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to overcome difficult labor unions and Byzantine government bureaucracy."
Barron's wrote a cover story, "India: Open For Business," in May, before Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept into office. India has been a stellar market for investors this year: the S&P BSE Sensex Index is up 32% year to date. India smallcap stocks rose even more in that span: the iShares MSCI India Small Cap ETF (SMIN) is up 55%. Casting a wider net hasn't always fared as well: the Royce International Smaller-Companies fund (RYGSX), whose manager was bullish on India smallcaps in the cover story, is down 4% year to date. See this week's Barron's cover story, "The New China," and our recent emerging markets roundtable, "The New World." Subscription required for each. Also see our blogs: the Barrons.com Emerging Markets Daily post, "India: Ride the Investing Wave, Citi Says" and more on investing in Asia on the Barron's Asia Stocks To Watch blog.
Some Nigeria stocks look attractive for a swap with Pakistan and other frontier equities.
So says Nikhil Bhatnagar, an Asian equity analyst at Auerbach Grayson. At the heart of the argument: the decline in oil prices is hurting Nigeria's currency and market overall. The biggest losers are in the consumer and cement industries, Bhatnagar writes. His logic: Nigeria and Pakistan have similar geopolitical risk, but Nigeria consumer stocks are trading at a discount to the group multiple of about 28 times.
He suggests it makes sense to swap from Pakistan to Nigeria consumer names." Here are two he suggests:
"Unilever Nigeria (market cap – $663 million): after its steep decline looks the most interesting now. It is now the cheapest Unilever subsidiary. In the world and valuations are at par with the parent (20x 2015E), which makes it a good time to start taking a fresh look. Also post-election next year, I would think staples should be a good early cycle bet in 2016.
Nigerian Breweries (Heineken subsidiary, market cap – $7.3 billion): might be another interesting name to look at, the valuation premium to parent has shrunk to 15-20% and the dividend rockets to 3.5-4% at this price."
Caveat: each recently turned in disappointing results. Nigerian Breweries is considering a merger with Consolidated Breweries, according to a press release.
Related: since the beginning of the year, the Indian rupee has appreciated nearly 9% against the Nigerian naira, which makes Nigeria's oil more attractive for India. Bhatnagar thinks that Nigeria could double its oil output, from a 12.5% share of India's oil supply, and displace Saudi Arabia, which produces 25% of India's oil supply. He writes:
"With an annual energy import bill between $125-150 billion, even a 5% shift in India's energy basket towards Nigeria would make the current capital outflows look like a joke."
U.S. investors can get access to Africa stocks through an exchange-traded fund, though some ETFs are small and illiquid. The top holding in the Global X Nigeria Index ETF (NGE) is Nigerian Breweries; it's up 0.5% today but has tumbled 23% year to date. The Market Vectors Africa Index ETF (AFK) also includes Nigerian Breweries among its top 10 holdings. That fund is down 0.3% today, and has fallen 4.4% this year. A broader play: the EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ECON).
For a list of India ETFs, see "India Stocks: Is Modi RallyLosing Steam?" The answer to that question, since September, has been no. The best ETF performer, up 80% over 12 months, is the iShares MSCI India Small Cap ETF (SMIN). The fund is up another 1.3% today. Compare that to the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM): it's flat today, and up 1.3% over the past year.
Also see "Nigeria Market Squeezed by Low Oil Prices," on Barron's Emerging Markets Daily blog.
Standard & Poor's Dow Jones Indices re-categorized Morocco as a frontier market Wednesday, saying the North African country's declining market liquidity is "a significant issue for market participants."
S&P Dow Jones had categorized Morocco as an emerging market. The change will take effect at the annual reconstitution of S&P Dow Jones indexes in September 2015. In a press release, S&P Dow Jones explains its Morocco classification:
"The declining trend in market liquidity over the last several years does not align with other emerging markets, making it more appropriate to be classified as a frontier market."
S&P weighed in on several other country classifications in the Middle East and Africa:
Year to date, among the best-performing funds invested in region: the WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF), up nearly 16%. The SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East and Africa ETF (GAF) is up 5% year to date while the Nile Pan Africa Fund (NAFAX) is down nearly 5% this year. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down 1% year to date.
Brazil: U.S.-listed shares of Petrobras (PBR) fell almost 3.7% today. The oil producer's auditor declined to sign off on its third-quarter financial data because of corruption allegations surrounding the company and politicians. Brazilian telecom giant Oi SA (OIBR4) confirmed Monday that it had received a proposal from Luxembourg-based Altice SA (ATC.NL) to buy PT Portugal, and said the Brazilian company's board will evaluate the offer.
Russia: The European Commission said on Monday it had pushed back a deadline for deciding whether to give Russia more access to the Opal gas pipeline. Russian gas exporter Gazprom (OGZPY) is currently allowed only limited access to the pipeline under a European Union law which seeks to prevent energy suppliers from dominating infrastructure.
Argentina: The WSJ's Taos Turner explains why Argentines are unmoved by sky-high inflation.
Argentina warned that relations with the U.S. could worsen because of ties that a White House appointee has to hedge funds that have been battling this country in U.S. courts. Procter & Gamble (PG) said it pays all the taxes it owes in every country in which it operates after Argentine authorities accused the consumer-products company of tax fraud and suspended its operations in the country.
Africa: Acting Zambian leader Guy Scott dismissed a presidential front-runner as secretary-general of the ruling party on Monday, pointing to a fiercely contested election in the next three months. A suicide blast killed 23 in Nigeria.
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia cut its selling price for oil to the U.S., suggesting that the kingdom is trying to compete with U.S. shale oil.
A few headlines today from emerging markets:
Brazil: Petroleo Brasileiro's (PBR) board will resume talks tomorrow over a demand from the oil producer's auditor to remove a top executive cited in a corruption investigation, the WSJ reports. In the latest edition of Barron's, Lewis Braham weighs in on Brazil (see "Brazil's Irrational Un-Exuberance," Nov. 3).
Brazil shares are mostly higher today, with the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) down 1.9%. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down 0.38%.
Russia: The ruble slid after pro-Moscow separatist regions of east Ukraine held weekend elections. Not helping tensions with Kiev and the West, Russia said it respects the results of those elections, whh have been denounced by others as illegal and a threat to the fragile cease fire.
Morgan Stanley (MS) predicts that last week's bigger-than-expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Russia has set the stage for cuts in 2015. Meanwhile, figures showing that Russian oil and gas production hasn't been affected by Western sanctions underpin the oversupply in global oil markets, keeping prices under pressure.
The Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) is up 0.3% today. Among other trading vehicles, the Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X Shares (RUSS) are down 1.35%, while the Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3X Shares (RUSL) climbed 1.3%.
India: Most Indian stocks dropped. Automakers suffered declines amod weak sales figures, outweighing gains in lenders and health-care companies. Mahindra (MAHMF), and Tata Motors (TTM) were among the 10 biggest losers on the Sensex.
The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, a closely watched reading of India's manufacturing activity rose in October and price pressures eased. Still, a survey showed that expectations of stronger demand would prevent the central bank from lowering its guard against inflation.
Also, trade has been suspended along the main India-Pakistan border crossing following Sunday's deadly bombing.
Argentina: Argentine authorities have accused Procter & Gamble (PG) of tax fraud and suspended its operations in the country.
Frontier Markets: Four managers interviewed by Barron's for its latest Roundtable weighed in on frontier markets.
Middle East: With the local economy charting a strong recovery, U.A.E.-based asset manager Daman Investments said Monday it intends to launch an IPO in the first quarter of 2015, reviving plans put on hold two years ago. Turkish biscuit company Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi is close to announcing a deal to buy United Biscuits for about $3.2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Telecom Egypt plans to hire financial advisers for the potential sale of a 45 percent stake in Vodafone Group (VOD)'s local unit, a company official said.
Africa: Soldiers in Burkina Faso drove away thousands of protesters on Sunday as opposition emerged to the military regime that took power two days earlier, when the president of nearly three decades resigned and fled.
Low gold prices are the "biggest challenge" to the industry, AngloGold Ashanti 's chief executive said in an interview Monday, as the company reported it swung to a narrow profit in the third quarter of 2014.
Elsewhere, cocoa prices are falling as worry about production in West Africa eases. Meanwhile, 1 million Somalis are in urgent need of food assistance as raging floods have destroyed thousands of hectares of crops, aggravating an already precarious food-security situation, aid officials said Monday.
With the credit cycle maturing, bank valuations in India and Indonesia look similar as investors compare elections in each country.
But while declining commodity prices for Indonesia won't be a disaster and leverage remains low, net interest margin de-rating in 2015 will put pressure on returns. Thus, drawing parallels with India's post-election euphoria may be overdone, according to recent research by Auerbach Grayson's Nikhil Bhatnagar:
"Bank valuations in India and Indonesia look similar while we stand at opposing ends of the credit cycle. Which suggests it makes sense to switch between the banks in the two countries, the 35% outperformance for the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Bankex Index against my synthetic Indonesian banks basket from the lows of last year doesn't seem much and should accelerate as we see further signs of asset deterioration and net interest margin deceleration in Indonesian banks even as growth picks up in India."
As for Pakistan, any roadshow involving Pakistan "is one of confirming and denying prejudices more than the seeming paradoxes of stock market performance over the last 5 years," Auerbach says. Despite that, Pakistan could move from frontier to emerging market within a mere "couple of years." Auerbach recently traveled with the chief executive officer of its new Pakistan partner, Topline Securities, and offered these observations:
" … Client queries generally oscillated around the evolving political situation and clearly valuations and yield have not meaningfully tipped the scales for an outright portfolio bet on the country for most investors … Over the next 6 months $2-2.5 billion of new float will come on stream from Pakistan through divestments which should take its MSCI frontier market weightage higher to 9-9.5% with its subsequent effects on passive flows. Subject to qualitative criteria being met, Pakistan could re-enter the emerging market indices in a couple of years. Energy continues to remain the fundamental crippling effect on the economy and we are unlikely to see a solution at least over the next 4-5 years."
India's ICICI Bank (IBN) is up 1.9% today, while India pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) is down 1%. The iPath MSCI India Index ETN (INP) is up 1.6%, while the EGShares India Infrastructure ETF (INXX) is up 1.3%.
Members of the S&P BSE Bankex Index include Icici, Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, Indusind Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India and Yes Bank.
Past is not prologue for investing in emerging markets when you consider how many more stocks there are to choose from.
Some stats, from OppenheimerFunds' Heidi Heikenfeld, who co-manages the new Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Innovators Fund (EMIAX):
"As countries grow wealthier, their consumers want basics, but they also want choice and luxury. Therefore it's logical that the number of companies selling unique, discretionary products grows," writes Oppenheimer's Heikenfeld.
She was a senior research analyst for the Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund (OPGIX), where she was focused on healthcare and technology. The new fund has $81 million in assets, so smart positions can really move the needle. Holdings will be focused on small and mid-sized companies that are nimble and "innovative" in mostly emerging but also frontier markets. Heikenfeld co-manages the fund with Justin Leverenz, who also manages the Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund (ODMAX), which has $43 billion in assets and is up 7.68% over the past year through Monday.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is up 4.58% in the past year, through Tuesday.
There is more from Heikenfeld in her latest post on the OppenheimerFunds Blog.
There is a tendency to consider emerging markets as homogenous, despite the significant dispersion of returns among countries.
Emerging markets have been moving lower in recent days. Among the most liquid funds, the performance of the last four weeks:
But there are optimists who are looking for long-term growth stories among companies and economies that are beating analyst expectations. How to invest in those, and avoid the losers? Look to markets implementing reform as one approach: the possibility of reform in India, Indonesia and perhaps Brazil shows how governments are trying to be macro-economically friendly for investors, says Nick Smithie, chief investment strategist at Emerging Global Advisors.
EGA has developed proprietary indexes, tied to related exchange-traded funds, in an attempt to carve out growth stories that get muted by large, established indexes. Smithie, in the Morningstar video below, says EGA faults many standard indices for too great a concentration in large countries and sectors that have not been performing well.
EGA is not afraid of frontier market risk, either. The risk is "ignorance about the asset class," Smithie says. There is safety, he argues, in purchasing a basket of frontier equities. Among EGA's offerings is its FTSE Beyond BRICs Index, the backbone of the EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF (BBRC). It seeks growth in emerging and frontier markets, and is down 1% in the past four weeks, outperforming the above funds based on other emerging market indexes.
See our blog post on news that FTSE booted Argentina from its emerging market list, and Calamos Advisors on the flaws of emerging market indexing.
Some headlines to ponder for emerging market investors.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) fell 1.5% Monday.
FTSE dropped Argentina from its frontier index into an uncategorized grouping. That means Argentina is departing a FTSE frontier list that includes any number of countries with struggles, including Cyprus, Vietnam and Nigeria.
Are sanctions having an impact? One of Russia's giants of industry, coal miner and steel producer Mechel (MTL), could declare bankruptcy; Mechel shares tumbled 30% Monday. The Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) fell nearly 2% today.
Why poor countries are falling behind again, even if they seemed to be catching up. The Economist
Brazil's market sank another 1.7% Monday, which was the deepest decline in Latin America. The culprit: China issued doubt that it will take steps to boost the Chinese economy. More from Bloomberg.
Index provider FTSE is dropping Argentina from its frontier category, saying it will have an uncategorized status.
While the Argentina market has performed mightily this year, it defaulted on debt. Morocco meanwhile, was demoted as it faces liquidity issues. More from Reuters here.
The GlobalX FTSEArgentina 20 ETF (ARGT) is down a point today.
Calamos Advisors thinks emerging markets should be a core component of portfolios looking for growth. But in a recent white paper, Calamos asset managers weighed in on the disparities between emerging market indexes, and warned investors that they shouldn't assume they are getting the right investing themes, fitting their time horizon, just because they own a single indexed emerging market fund.
Calamos notes one example of disparities among indexes when it comes to country inclusion:
Because MSCI kept South Korea as "emerging," an important disparity remains among well known emerging markets indices, because Standard & Poor's and FTSE classify South Korea as "developed." This disparity extends to some popular ETFs that track them. The MSCI Emerging Market Index includes a nearly 16% South Korea weighting (the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) ), while the FTSE Emerging Index doesn't include South Korea at all (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Market ETF (VWO) and SchwabEmerging Markets Equity ETF (SCHE) ). The S&P Emerging BMI Index lacks South Korea representation (State Street SPDR Emerging Markets ETF (GMM) )
This disparity underscores "why investors need to understand what they own and leads to broader questions, including, "are investors truly capitalizing on and participating in the market investment themes that they believe they are?"
Calamos also notes:
There's been a significant shift in contributors among the MSCI EM Index Top 5 weightings since the MSCI Emerging Market Index's inception in 1988. Of the largest constituents in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, in its first year (1988) and present, only Brazil makes the top five on both lists. South Korea, today's largest weighting, wasn't even close to the top five in 1988.
Emerging markets have been synonymous with growth, but the outlook for individual nations is constantly changing. Countries from Brazil and Russia to Turkey face challenges including infrastructure bottlenecks, credit issues and political shifts. Barrons.com's Emerging Markets Daily blog analyzes news, data and research out of emerging markets beyond Asia to help readers navigate the investment landscape.
Barron's veteran Dimitra DeFotis has been blogging about emerging market investing since traveling to India and Turkey. Based in New York, she previously wrote for Barron's about U.S. equity investing, including cover stories and roundtables on energy themes. Dimitra was among the first digital journalists at the Chicago Tribune and started her career as a police reporter at the Daily Herald in the Chicago suburbs. Dimitra holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Columbia University, where she was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in the business and journalism schools. She studies multiple languages and photography.
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Asuka Kazama - Japan
Appears in: 5/Dark Resurrection, 6/Bloodline Rebellion, Tag 2, Revolution, 7
Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi
Jin Kazama's Osaka cousin. Asuka's first reason to enter the tourney in 5 was to take out the person who put her father in the hospital (that would be Feng). Lei Wulong gave her the info, and even though she's unable to find Feng, she just stays in the tournament for "fun". She doesn't win, though manages to make a Rival out of Lili in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. In Tekken 6, Asuka finds out that her cousin Jin is trying to take over the world, so she gets ready to kick his ass like any other loving family member would. Seeing as they're part of the Mishimas, that isn't surprising.
Interestingly enough about Asuka, she seems to be able to counter the Devil Gene. In her Tekken 5 ending, Jin's horns, tattoos, and wings all disappear at her touch.Tropes associated with Asuka:
Feng Wei - China
Appears in: 5/Dark Resurrection, 6/Bloodline Rebellion, Tag 2, Revolution, 7
Voiced by: Chuan Yin Li
Feng is the star pupil of the "God Fist" style. However, in process of his show of power, he broke the dojo's rules, is scolded by his master and he kills him. He intends on getting the God Fist scroll, and breaks dojos here and there, and eventually enters the King of Iron Fist tournament. He eventually found the scroll, but it only gives the overview of the ultimate style, which prompts him to re-enter the next tournament.Tropes associated with Feng Wei:
Raven - ???
Appears in: 5/Dark Resurrection, 6/Bloodline Rebellion, Tag 2
Voiced by: Jack Merluzzi (5), DC Douglas (6-current)
A spec-ops agent sent to investigate the Mishima Zaibatsu. Everything about him is shrouded in mystery, except that he knows Ninjitsu.Tropes associated with Raven:
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Armor King II - ???
Appears in: 5: Dark Resurrection, 6/Bloodline Rebellion, Tag 2, Revolution
A new Masked Luchador taking after the deceased Armor King. His background is shrouded with mystery, but his fighting style was one of quite the brutal Heel. He first appears in the 5th King of Iron Fist tournament, setting his sights on Craig Marduk, and swiftly kicked him in the ass.
He later reappears in the 6th tournament, confronted by both Marduk and King II, whereas this Armor King reveals that he is the younger brother of the original Armor King... and he certainly isn't going to forgive Marduk that easily for killing his brother.Tropes associated with Armor King II:
Emilie "Lili" de Rochefort - Monaco
Appears in: 5: Dark Resurrection, 6/Bloodline Rebellion, Tag 2, Revolution, 7
Voiced by: Joy Jacobson (5-6), Rachel Hirschfield (6, Scenario Campaign), Laura Blanc (Tag 2), Rina Sato (Queen's Blade Spiral Chaos)
Debuting in Dark Resurrection, Lili is the only daughter of a rich tycoon company owner. Has a butler named Sebastian, and while she has the makings of a Spoiled Brat, she's not quite and instead is a graceful Ojou. At one point, she was kidnapped by mafia who tried to get some ransom from her... but they didn't expect her to struggle that hard, so much that she develops her own lust of battle out of that fight. Unfortunately for Lili, her father abhors violence, and she still respects him, but at the same time, she just can't let go of her battle lust. Solution? Make excuses of traveling, then participate in street fights.
Until at one point in a street fight, she managed to snatch an invitation to the 5th King of Iron Fist Tournament from an opponent she defeated (suspiciously looking like Forrest Law). Learning that it's from her father's rival company, the Mishima Zaibatsu, Lili entered to help her father take down the Zaibatsu so there would be no more rivals. That doesn't work so well, after Asuka Kazama whooped her hard, and her father found out about her 'hidden activities', resulting in her getting grounded. In the eve of the 6th tournament, however, the Rochefort company is in danger of bankruptcy, and for Lili, the only way to save it is to... win the tournament, so she decided to enter again, maybe with her father's reluctant blessing this time. But, then again, that gives her a chance to take revenge on Asuka...Tropes associated with Lili:
Sergei Dragunov - Russia
Appears in: 5: Dark Resurrection, 6/Bloodline Rebellion, Tag 2, Revolution, 7
Voiced by: Kenichi Morozumi
A Spetsnaz officer working with the Russian government to investigate the Mishima Zaibatsu. He is feared on the battlefield as "The White Angel of Death".Tropes associated with Dragunov:
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Jinpachi Mishima - Japan
Appears in: 5/Dark Resurrection (unplayable boss), Tag 2, Revolution (unplayable boss)
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The former head and founder of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Jinpachi is betrayed by his son, Heihachi, when he takes over his company. He tries to get it back, but Heihachi imprisons him in an underground compound called Hon-Maru. Jinpachi is imprisoned there for years and died. That is, until an evil spirit resurrects him.
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Does he understand and is he willing to make the team play sacrifices to his game needed to lead a team to a title?
Knicks legend Bill Bradley, who was a member of the last two Knicks title teams (and went on to be a New Jersey senator) told the New York Post he wonders if 'Melo is ready.
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It's been a while since our last post and we like to think the time has been well spent. As mentioned in previous posts, verifying information has taken some time. Not only have we been able to verify the information for the five lines in our family, we have corrected errors and documented our efforts with photos, videos and archival documents. So, get ready for the details of the GenaTour (genealogy tour) detailing the five family lines of Brittain, Chew, Klingensmith, Ringle and Stuart.
The new era…
So, now what do we do? We have conducted research using family documents and public records; we have collaborated with family, relatives and other people online. Some people are happy just to have documented their lineage. Others like to include stories and some include pictures of the people or places they are writing about.
The way that is happening is changing. Now days, we see blogs, such as this one, educating newcomers and publishing stories or family histories. They include photos, whether scanned or digital born, and are integrated into these blogs to illustrate the stories as shown with the example of our great grandmother's childhood home in Saltcoats, Scotland.
Other examples include the use of Flickr's interactive slide shows. The Ancestry Tour is a good example.
While it has been an interest among many genealogists and family historians to travel to the places where their ancestors lived there is a new trend emerging for people with an interest in genealogy and family history. The travel industry and genealogical researchers have teamed up to offer travel, research and meet/stay with your relatives (whom you have never met) travel packages. While we have seen these services advertised in the United Kingdom, we have not heard whether or not they are having success. As for us, we chose a simpler option. We knew the names and locations of our ancestors and simply chose to walk where they lived. You can view our YouTube video series titled "Walking Where They Lived" by using the link below.
Walking Where They Lived: Saltcoats
Genealogy is being taken up by the online generation and the trend is social oriented with Facebook pages, Twitter feeds and Pinterest Boards just to name a few. Whether you're a professional genealogist, or an enthusiast looking to tell your family's story, we hope this project has successfully demonstrated some of the applications of social media in the genealogy arena.
The Letters
The allied families referred to in our previous post consist of descendants from the seven sons (William, James, Joseph, Wilson, George, John and Elam) of John S. Britton and Mary Russell. John and Mary are the common ancestors that tie these families together. For decades family researchers have been "brick walled" when attempting to move
beyond the John and Mary entry. Part of the problem was not knowing the names of John's parents. Once the names became known, a challenge still existed. Indiana did not begin to officially record vital statistics information until 1882. As a result, a public record of Joseph's death or place of burial has not been found. It is only from allied researchers sharing information from family records that we learned he was interred on the family farm in Indiana.
Progress beyond Joseph and Mary has been seen in some of the public member trees published at Ancestry.com in the last few years. A careful study of the sources used in these trees indicates most originate from a common source outside the realm of public records. Douglas Jones maintains a family website which includes a genealogy section (Jones Genealogy Site). He has scanned and posted some letters from the early 1800s that may apply to the allied Brittain/Britton families. Investigation is definitely warranted.
The three letters were written by Joseph Britton. One letter, which is of particular interest to us and perhaps others, is addressed to Joseph's daughter Margaret. In 1822 Joseph detailed the family lineage. In the "Catalogue of Names and Ages" written for Margaret Farr of Springfield, Ohio, dated October 20th 1822, he writes that his "grandfather was an Englishman and was born there". Is Joseph's grandfather the immigrant in our family line? The letter is detailed with the names, birth dates, marriage, and re-marriage accounts including the spouse names and locations.
As we have mentioned before there has, for many years, been rumor and speculation about ancestors in Tennessee. Joseph mentions the Britton families in Tennessee and the area where they were born and lived. Could this be the missing link so many have been looking for?
We decided to chart the information starting with John Britton from our family information to see how it would connect.
We have confirmed the information for John and Joseph Britton in Chart 1. We verified Joseph's presence in Indiana using the 1920 US Federal Census. Speculating that this is the Joseph Britton in the letter (Margaret's older brother) we can complete the trace back to England as seen in Charts 1 and 2 above. We have compared our information to family trees online at Ancestry.com. While there are family trees completing the trace back to England, it is noted in some records that the information is unsourced or only obtained (copied without verification) from other trees. A few family trees have extensive documentation for their records. As one very thorough researcher associated with this family line has suggested in her profile comments, one should double check everything.
Current Status: Enough information is presented to warrant continued work. We are taking the advice previously mentioned and verifying the accuracy of what we have found. It is looking good. However, complete verification will take time.
Full charts can be accessed by visiting The Five Lines page on our blog menu. The Brittain Charts can be accessed directly using the links below.
Brittain Chart 1 Brittain Chart 2 Brittain Chart 3 Brittain Chart 4
Note: A very special thank you to Douglas Jones for scanning and posting the Joseph Britton letters and giving us permission to use them in this post.
The Brick Wall Tumbled
It's a fact that documents and records do get destroyed in fires, floods and other disasters, as well as deteriorating beyond use or recognition over time. We have had the devastating reply in response to an inquiry that the records we were seeking were destroyed when the Court House burned in the mid 1800s. Also, vital statistics may not have been recorded by local, county or state entities prior to a certain time period. Or, they may not be digitized and can only be accessed by a visit to the physical location of the only book with the recorded information. Even more unfortunate is when documentation (family records) is just tossed out because the person having to make that decision does not see any value to the documents. But, one does have to believe somewhere, the information does exist.
There are different ways to document family information in the absence of public records. For many the family Bible was used as the official family record. Some Bibles had pages included to record births, deaths and marriages. Others merely had pieces of paper stuck inside the cover or between pages. Other documentation may have included hand written letters or personal recollections as we experienced with the Stuart family line.
Moving farther back in time from the great, great grandparents took an eternity, or so it seemed. John's parents were unknown. Progress moved one more level when a query was posted online that included the name of John's father and mother. Joseph Britton (John's father) is believed to have been interred on the family farm in Indiana. We did find Joseph in the 1820 US Federal Census verifying his residency in Owen County, Indiana. Work on this family line was off and on for more than a decade with little to no progress.
In 2008, a few documents began appearing in family trees on Ancestry.com. Could it be the brick wall was about to tumble down for the allied families looking to move beyond Joseph and Mary Britton? Rumors and speculation had existed for many years about a connection to one of the Britton families in Tennessee. However, there was nothing to serve as documentation for verification until a family in Oregon scanned some old letters and made them available online.
In our next post… The Letters
Public Records & the Name Game
Now that we have successfully traced the Stuart family line it's time to move on. Tracing the Brittain family line was a different experience. The recent ancestors, father and grandfather, were known by living relatives so verification of information was relatively easy. Great grandfather, Elam Brittain, is well documented in public records as are the father and grandfather. For example, Elam can be found in the US Federal Census for the years 1850 – 1920.
We can track his movement from Missouri to north central Kansas over a period of time. We also have evidence of his marriage from different content providers.
When we couldn't find the public records for the death and burial, the local genealogical & historical society was able to resolve the issue. The county had been divided into two new counties (Did you catch the Gazetteer Tweets?). They provided us with the name of the cemetery and location along with the dates from the headstone for both Elam and Indiana. One couldn't ask for more when using public records to verify information for an ancestor.
Moving to the next ancestor, Elam's father, finding information became a little more challenging. There are many records for John Brittain but, not in the time period or geographic location we were interested in. Applying the strategy explained in a previous post, we began using alternative surname spellings. Eventually, we did find the marriage record for John Britton and Mary Russell in Owen County, Indiana. Spelling of the last name in the official marriage record is Britton.
Surname variations in the census and online databases include Britton, Briton and Birtton. To complicate the situation, in the 1850 US Federal Census, Mary (wife/widow of the deceased (1846) John Britton) spelled her name Brittain. All descendents from John and Mary have spelled the name as Brittain to this day.
One of the best descriptions of John and his family is an entry in "Genealogical and Biological Record of North-Eastern Kansas". The entry is for Joseph Brittain, Elam's older brother, and details the family origin, current location, marriages and names the seven sons and daughter of John and Mary.
Name Variations
In our last post we mentioned the need to consider variations in the way names are spelled. This video tutorial explains why spelling variations need to be considered as well as why changes in spelling may have occurred.
You can also find this video on Our YouTube page.
Completing the trace… Stuart Chart 9
After experiencing a successful collaboration with the US and Kansas GenWeb Projects we were able to complete our trace of the Stuart family line for the ancestor names we had to work with. The information provided by our contact in Kansas clarified names, dates and locations. At the same time, it also raised questions. For example, much of the information found in family records and online indicates Margaret Stuart was born in Scotland. However, as seen in our previous post, the 1851 Scotland Census reveals she was born in Ireland and lived in Scotland as a young child. One will have to decide which to accept for their documentation. We have chosen to accept the official recorded entries in the public records.
Surname spellings present a unique set of challenges. Not only have we found different spelling in public records, ranging from accepted known variations to complete misspelling of the name, we have also seen the Stuart and Stewart spelling used within the same family (see ourJuly 2, 2012 post). We have used the Stuart spelling as it is the most prevalent in both family and public records. One needs to be aware of the spelling variations and consider other details about the person to avoid being led a stray in their research. To see an example, take a look at the chart comparison below starting with Margaret Stewart from an online profile and compare it to Margaret Stuart from our chart. Keeping in mind the accepted variation in name spelling, we can compare the details for each ancestor and determine they are the same.
Also, we know it's the same family because our grandmother is listed as one of Margaret Stewart's children from her second marriage. This may very well be a descendant of Margaret's older brother who came to America several years after Nancy and her daughters or perhaps another sibling. We know, as previously discussed, Hamilton used the Stewart spelling of the name. As to why there is a different spelling of the surname within the immediate family, we do not know. We do know we'll see the scenario again with the other family surname being featured in this blog. Given names can be confusing as well. Margaret's mother, Nancy Agnes (Ferguson) Stuart is often times found as Agnes Nancy (Ferguson) Stuart or Stewart as seen above.
Continuing the trace… Whoa! A brick wall!
On occasion, it seems as though information to the next step in the chart just simply does not exist. This is the brick wall moment. No one in the immediate family knows. It appears as though there are no public records for the person. What is one to do in this situation? This is where a person has to be creative and resourceful. Sometimes the "brick wall" really does exist. Other times, it is a road block instead of a brick wall. The direct path may not be available but, alternative routes can lead to the same place.
The Margaret Stuart detour is an example. All that was known is that she was from Scotland. Part of the problem was misinterpretation of verbal history. Initially, the birth place was believed to be Del Rye, Scotland. All searches for information failed. We now know Del Rye, Scotland is Dalry, Scotland. Regional dialect and pronunciation can have a misleading impact when recording verbal information. However, Dalry, Scotland is still incorrect for the place of birth.
Collaboration provided an alternative means to the needed information. By posting a query on the Kansas Board of the US GenWeb Project (now The Kansas GenWeb Project) I was contacted by an individual who told me we were researching the same family line. We exchanged a few e-mails to make sure we were talking about the same person, and
we were. It turns out the individual is a descendant of Matilda Stuart, Margaret's older sister. He was more than happy to share the information he had. Documentation included a copy of a hand written account of the family lineage (written by Matilda) and a copy of the promissory note signed by Nancy Stuart, Great, Great Grandmother and her son, Hamilton Stewart (notice the different surname spelling by mother and son). The note was signed at the Dalry Branch of the Perpetual Immigrating Fund Company, Organized at Great Salt Lake City, Deseret, USA October 6th, 1849.
The information provided by the sibling's descendant cleared the road block and allowed us to complete the trace for our Great Grandmother, Margaret Stuart. Public records reveal Margaret lived in Saltcoats, Scotland and was born in Ireland.
Collaborative Genealogy websites, such as The US GenWeb Project and state affiliates, is one workaround that may be viable when it seems like there is a brick wall in front of you. We were fortunate to find the descendant of a sibling. There are other options which we'll discuss in future posts.
A completed pedigree chart
This pedigree chart has been completed with advice from previous posts in mind. Brittain Chart 1 starts with a "Living Brittain" and details the parents, grandparents and on back. For the purpose of discussion, we're focusing on the great grandparents, Elam Brittain and Margaret Stuart. Lewis Chew is a secondary focus and part of what we'll be illustrating in upcoming posts. The great grandparents were chosen because for many years, there was a roadblock or "the brick wall' as some call it, related to these individuals.
Following the blue highlight, we find Elam W. Brittain on Chart 1. Under Elam's name we see his details are on Chart 2 (Brittain Chart 2). This is indicated by the number 2, highlighted in red.
At the grandparent level, we see highlight colors change as the ancestral names change. The green highlight provides the path on the grandmother side back to Margaret Stuart. Margaret's details are also continued on another chart (Stuart Chart 9).
As you can see, the pedigree (ancestral) chart provides a good visual representation of one's ancestors with an easy reference to continued information.
Note: Names are highlighted for discussion purposes only.
Social media and online safety
An insightful webinar by Legacy Family Tree Webinars. The recording is free to view until July 2, 2012. It discusses various social media and privacy concerns as well as online safety in general. The genealogists in this webinar explain the use of social media for genealogy. Many of the tips and resources mentioned will be beneficial for all users of social media. View the recording while it is free.
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