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Global Real Estate In Your Portfoio
With the impact that the European debt crisis is having on portfolios, many people are looking for ways to diversify from this impact. Adding real estate to your portfolio is one way to do this. This decision could make sense if you are looking to diversify your portfolio's revenue stream.
Historically, REITs have been structured to include investments mostly here in the US. However, over the last decade the structure has expanded to include REITs in a total of 21 countries, making a global REIT allocation possible in your portfolio. According to Cohen and Steers, from 1990 to 2010 the number of global publicly traded REITs increased from 33 to 250 companies.
There are currently 18 domestic, seven foreign and three global REIT Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to choose from. During our search for real estate ETFs, we found it interesting that the highest Morningstar rankings went to the global REIT category. While four and five star rankings are only indicators of good past performance and reflect nothing into the future, it still sparked a bit of curiosity on our part as to the inner workings within the three global ETF choices.
To understand the difference, a domestic REIT will invest in real estate companies within the US. A foreign REIT will invest in real estate companies outside the US; these funds often have ex-US in their title. A global REIT will invest in companies all over the world, including the US.
The three choices for a global REIT ETF are as follows:
- First Trust FTSE EN Developed Markets Real Estate (NYSEARCA:FFR)
- Cohen and Steers Global Realty Majors (NYSEARCA:GRI)
- SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate (NYSEARCA:RWO)
The most important research into any ETF is knowing the methodology of the index that the ETF tracks. The methodology will explain the fund's performance, turnover and allocation.
First Trust FTSE EN Developed Markets Real Estate (FFR) tracks the FTSE EPRA NAREIT Global Real Estate Index. This index is managed by committee and reviewed quarterly. The index is made up of developed and emerging market real estate holdings. The real estate companies represented within this index will get 75% of earnings (before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) from real estate activities. Companies that finance real estate, construct homes or hold infrastructure assets are excluded from the index. Companies that sell residential homes are only considered within emerging markets. The index holdings are tested for liquidity on an annual basis.
Cohen and Steers Global Realty Majors (GRI) tracks the Cohen and Steers Global Reality Index. The index is managed by a committee and tracks the top 75 companies that in the committee's analysis are leading the securitization of real estate globally. Companies must meet minimum size and liquidity requirements, as well as final determining factors such as market position, financial strength and asset quality. Positions are limited to 4% of the index while also trying to maintain geographical proportional representation. The index is reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.
SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate (RWO) tracks the same index as its name. To be included in this index, a company must be both an equity owner and an operator of commercial or residential real estate, as well as have its revenue derived from the ownership and operation of these assets. The company must have a minimum market cap of USD 200 million. Some companies, such as real estate finance companies and home builders, are excluded from the index. The index is float adjusted based on market capitalization. Index daily pricing data is available back to December 31, 2004. This index is reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.
To see how the index methodology is applied, we looked at the top holdings for each REIT ETF.
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The listing shows that the funds' top five stocks are very similar; only the weight in each security seems to be the differentiating factor. Looking deeper into this, we find that this is also the case for the top twenty-five holdings of the three ETFs. RWO and FFR have a similar number of holdings, at 213 and 286 respectively. GRI holds 75 securities and caps the weight at 4% as defined in the index methodology.
We can also break down the ETF holdings by market cap. The chart below shows that FFR and RWO hold more weight in mid caps while GRI holds more large/giant caps.
Breaking down the ETFs into their respective country weights, we see that for each ETF the top five weights are the same: USA, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and the UK (highlighted in yellow below). The slight variation in weight from one ETF to another can be explained by index methodology.
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We can look to correlation to help show us how REITs have reacted to each other and major indices over the last few years. As you can see in the chart below, all three ETFs are highly correlated to each other, as expected given what we have observed in holdings and country exposure. We also note that we should expect the REIT ETFs to closely move with the S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE (developed Europe) indexes. The ETFs are negatively correlated with the US Dollar. The chart below shows correlation from 7/1/07 to 6/30/2012.
Many investors deploy the use of REITs for the income that they generate. FFR has a 12-month yield of 2.35%, GRI's yield is 2.31%, and RWO's is 3.03%.
The fees associated with ETFs are usually much less than mutual funds. The expense fee for FFR is 60bps, GRI is 55bps, and RWO is 50bps. Unlike mutual funds, however, this is not the only expense. How you trade ETFs is also related to your expense. ETFs trade with a bid and ask just like stocks. Your purchase price if at a premium to the funds net asset value (NYSE:NAV) would in theory add an "expense" to your investment. Of course, if you also sell the fund at a premium then you would recapture that cost.
Contrary to many articles on the internet, low trading volume or low fund assets do not mean that you cannot trade the ETF at or near NAV, you just have to have the right tools to make it work efficiently for you. Any ETF can be shut down, but a fund with less than 100 million in assets has a higher risk of being closed due to lack of interest. Fund closings have historically been done in an orderly fashion.
Currently FFR has 87 million in assets and an daily average trading volume of 18,800 shares. GRI has 64 million in assets and a 9,700 average daily trading volume. RWO has 461 million in assets with a 91,000 average daily trading volume. The tradability ranking would go to RWO in this analysis, based on its relative high volume and assets under management. We also note that RWO trades free of transaction charges at TD Ameritrade.
The historical performance of these funds differ greatly, however volatility looks to be very similar. The unique strategy of GRI does not appear to have much of a performance difference between these funds. Because the ETFs have not been around for 10 years we note that the below chart uses the index data where ETF data is not available. The index for FFR is not available for 10 years.
FFR, GRI and RWO represent many of the same global REIT stocks but with different weightings. RWO looks to be the the leader in assets and ease of trading. In the end, each of these ETFs are going to give you the global REIT exposure you are looking for. As to which one is best for you depends on which index methodology makes you more comfortable.
Mitchell Williams, Wiser Research Intern, contributed to this article
Index Methodology
GRI http://etf.capitallink.com/files/global0911.pdf
FFR http://www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE_EPRA_NAREIT_Global_Real_Estate_Index_Series/Downloads/EPRA_NAREIT_Index_Rules.pdf
RWO http://www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/downloads/fact_info/Dow_Jones_Global_Select_Real_Estate_Indexes_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Disclosure: I am long RWO.Tags: RWO, FFR, GRI, Global Real Estate, Global REITs, REITs
401k Plans Need ETFs
There has been a lot of discussion concerning the use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) as the primary investment vehicle within 401k plans. The barriers that once stood in the way are being removed by innovative record keeping and the growing use of ETFs in private and institutional accounts. There are some compelling reasons as to why ETFs can force the door open into 401k plans across America.
PASSIVE vs. ACTIVE
We all believe, or want to believe, that we are winners. This mindset can take us far in life, but it is not necessarily how we should approach portfolio management. Of course we want to win in investing, but investors should focus long term, not on the hot stock, sector or asset class of the year. There is a growing realization that actively trading stocks and bonds for short-term gain is a losing bet. We see this in a University of Maryland Study that shows, adjusted for risk, only 0.06% of fund managers beat their index from 1975 to 2007. 1975 is an important year as this is the conception of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index fund.
The buy and hold indexing approach is being fueled by two things: disenchantment with high-cost, under-performing active mutual fund managers; and the migration of brokers from commission firms to fee-only platforms where a fiduciary responsibility forces a better look at active mutual fund management. These issues have increased the use of index funds, specifically exchange traded funds. As plan participants want their 401k accounts to look like their private accounts, ETFs are building momentum to fill this void, especially in small to mid size 401k plans. Plan fiduciaries also realize that adding indexing to active management plan options reduces their liability.
If a plan participant can save 1% a year in investment costs on a $20,000 portfolio, over a 20 year period that participant would have 17% more money, not accounting for any performance differences. The benefit of cost savings are more apparent over the last market decade where portfolio rates of return have been nearly flat after the 2000 tech crash, September 11th and the 2008 financial crisis. The average mutual fund costs 1.15%, where the average iShares ETF costs 0.45%. Core ETFs would be much less.
Index funds offer great diversification. IVV or SPY hold all 500 stocks within the S&P 500, where as a similarly styled actively managed mutual fund may hold only 40 - 60 equities, some not even listed on the S&P 500.
ETFs can also provide plan participants access to harder-to-reach asset classes such as emerging market bonds, frontier markets, international bonds or commodities. All of these asset classes can be held at a cost of less than 0.50%.
Ask any plan participant, or in some cases the plan sponsor, how much their plan costs. This includes the administration and investment fees. Very few will be able to tell you. In 2012 there is new regulation that will help change this, but up until this point transparency has been about as clear as a muddy river. Exchange traded funds provide a daily look into what is held within the portfolio, and management fees are fully disclosed. Add a report showing the participant plan administration fee and you will have a very transparent 401k.
WHO NEEDS ETFs TODAY?
One can argue that large plans have the negotiation power to lower plan participant investment costs. This is true to a certain extent. In some cases a Vanguard Index Tier may be more beneficial to plan participants versus exchange traded funds. The Vanguard Index Tier can drop investments costs below 0.05% if the plan is large enough. Indexing as an option if desired in these plans, whether it is an index mutual fund or exchange traded fund.
The real benefit for ETFs falls in plans with less than $100 million in assets. These 401k plans are currently being serviced by industry leaches such as the Hartford, VALIC, and other annuity-based 401k/403b plans. Participants in these plans can pay nearly 3% annually in fees. Lowering their costs by 2% would be huge.
For some plans that do not offer any form of indexing, often the plan sponsor has allowed the plan provider to offer a brokerage link account. This is where a participant is allowed to move all or a portion of their 401k balance into a brokerage account under the 401k umbrella. Within this account a plan participant can purchase most equities and bonds including index mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds.
An exchange traded fund trades just like a stock, which means that they can be traded intraday with a bid and an ask spread. A net asset value (NYSE:NAV) is also calculated; NAV is the value of the underlying securities. Mutual funds, on the other hand, trade at day end on NAV. There is a good probability that an intraday purchase of an ETF could be made at a value greater than the NAV, which is not a good thing for 401k plans. This issue has been solved by not allowing intraday trading of ETFs inside a 401k. Transactions will take place at the end of the day, just as mutual funds are currently traded. There has been noise that mutual funds have the same NAV issue but at a different level. There is debate that ETFs could, in the end, be traded more efficiently than mutual funds. This is actually good news for proponents of ETFs within 401ks, as just a short time ago this was a case-closed win for mutual funds.
Another barrier for ETFs has been record keeping. Up until recently, accounting systems would only handle mutual funds. Participants can hold fractional shares of a mutual fund. ETFs trade in whole shares. This has changed; through new techniques fractional ETF ownership is possible.
Several companies are offering ETFs within 401k plans. The larger players are ING's Sharebuilder 401k, Charles Schwab, Invest N Retire, WisdomTree, iShares and TD Ameritrade. All of these companies have invested into architecture that allows for the efficient use of ETFs within a 401k plan.
Plan sponsors that use ETFs within their plans are innovators, and the organizations understand investing at a level higher than the average sponsor. As CFOs and HR directors learn about indexing and the use of exchange traded funds, the ultimate winners will be plan participants.
Hedging a Falling Dollar
We often get questions about what can be done in a portfolio to protect from a falling dollar. Often people refer to gold for this solution, especially when every other advertisement on Fox News is from companies trying to sell you- guess what- gold!
Another most often heard answer is owning foreign currency, which has its own risks. Both this and the gold strategy have something in common – neither pay any type of interest or dividend.
A few years ago we looked at the falling dollar and decided that there had to be another angle to this issue. We found gold to be a difficult purchase. Historically it has not been a good investment, as it has no manufacturing purpose and pays nothing to own it. Owning foreign currency is not as transparent as one would think. Funds that trade or hold currency do not actually hold real currency but track future contracts related to global currency. This creates returns that do not exactly match the movement of the dollar because of additional unwanted variables within the contracts.
Part of the Wiser Wealth solution to a falling dollar lies in our allocation to the ETF iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (NASDAQ:IGOV) . IGOV is an international treasury bond fund holding foreign government bonds from around the world in their local currency. With 624 bonds from 20 countries , IGOV has returned 4.35% year to date and yields 3.53% (as of 9/30/11), while the US Dollar index has rebounded to just above flat year to date. The chart below shows IGOV's negative correlation with the US Dollar over the last 6 months.
The iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund (IGOV) has an expense ratio of 0.35%. The fund has an average duration of 6.35 years. IGOV is a passive index dollar hedge play that has a yield. The ETF tracks the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US. The index methodology is to track a broad diverse group of international treasury bonds with maturities greater than one year and which are market value weighted. The index is rebalanced monthly, with country weights changing annually using January-end data. There will be no country weighted more than 24.95%, and countries weighing less than 10bps are removed. The top 5 countries are as follows: Japan 23.16%; Italy 8.74%; France 7.99%; Germany 7.81%; and the Netherlands 4.88%. The fund currently has 266 million in assets.
Despite the USD recent comeback, we see any future government stimulus only weakening the currency further. IGOV can be used to help cushion the blow to a falling dollar.
Disclosure: I am long IGOV.
Tags: IGOV, Hedge a Dollar
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Olathe Civic Theatre Association began as the Olathe Community Theatre Association with a $1,000 grant from the Olathe Parks & Recreation Department in 1973. OCTA produced shows at various locations throughout Olathe, including the Chester Street Shopping Center basement and Millbrooke Junior High (now the Vo-Tech school).
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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers was born in Olathe, Kansas on August 13th, 1904 to Maude and Bert Rogers. He graduated from Olathe High School and the University of Kansas. He was interested in music, athletics, and the theater. After moving to California, he trained to be an actor at the Paramount Picture School. Buddy was groomed for stardom and started appearing in silent films by the mid-1920's. He was in two big hits right away: "Fascinating Youth" (1926), his first film, and the other "Wings" (1927), co-starring Clara Bow. "Wings" was the first feature film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1927 Buddy met Mary Pickford, when they were cast together for a sweet, romantic film called "My Best Girl" (1927). Their off-screen relationship turned romantic as well, but Mary tried to hold her marriage together with Douglas Fairbanks and succeeded for several more years. However, by 1936 Mary and Doug were divorced, and in 1937 Buddy Rogers married Mary Pickford.
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SAN JOSE, GEORGIA -- It all started with a smog check requirement. Unfortunately, my engine service light was on and must be off for the smog check. I took the car to Saturn of Stevens Creek. They diagnosed it as a burnt out "fuel low" warning lightbulb. I could not believe a light bulb was tied to my service light which is tied to my smog check. The labor to replace a light bulb that is similar to a Christmas tree light bulb would have purchased 4 new tires! Thanks a lot Saturn engineers. I think there were some gulf coarse discussions between my Senators and some GM execs when the smog rules were written. I don't think this is the best way to win repeat customers.
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Sparticus on 07/13/2006:
I have both of my fog lights burned out on my Toyota 4-runner. Every time I go in for oil change or whatever they ask if I want them to fix/replace the bulbs. They quote me like over $100 due to the labor of actually getting to the bulbs. I guess they have to take apart the front of the car. Not the best design in my opinion. Hence my fog lamps are still not fixed...
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I have the same problem on my Mazda I didn't think to look for burned out lights. Thanks for the info.
Doc J on 07/13/2006:
Seems it was one of the "poor man's Porsches" of the late 1970s that required the engine to be partially removed in order to either change the oil or change spark plugs. Such design flaws result from "committee engineering" where each task force designs without knowing what the other committees are doing. But, seems a necessary evil with complex machines...still, not a comforting thought when you are "human cargo" in an airliner. ;-)
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Interesting and disturbing at the same time.
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Would you feel better if your $1500.00 ECM was the problem?????
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MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- I purchased a 1999 Saturn brand new on 3/99 I was told how being in the Saturn Family, is a car company that cares.After paying off my car 9 months ago my engine seized. Not to mention a new battery the second year into having the Saturn my winshield motor was gone also. Saturn in Tennesse told me that I may of used it to much.
I have purchased new tires exhaust system etc.
Now that my engine is gone Saurn tells me that my warranty is over and because I have had my car serviced somewhere else but them they cannot help.
I have been told it will cost me $ 5000.00 for a factory car engine used by Saturn. So I will have my car serviced by someone else other than them.
I say to everyone Saturn is a very poor company that just uses excuses of not helping out their customers. I have also sent my letters to the news station and local papers. Maybe someone will do something on the losses all of us Saturn loosers.
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Mad Eye Moody on 02/04/2005:
DealerDirect will always have a better answer than anything I could come up within this area, so wait for him to respond, BUT - out of curiosity, what were the terms of your warranty?
indygirl08 on 02/05/2005:
Couldn't help but respond to this one. Saturn is a GREAT company. Your car is 6 years old, what do you expect them to do for you??? No car company would do anything more for you without purchasing an extended warranty! Biz is right, maybe you got a lemon, or maybe you haven't taken the best care possible. Btw...your car isn't even worth $5000.00 at its age, so to alleviate yourself from any more stress, I wouldn't suggest paying that amount for a new engine.
Slimjim on 02/07/2005:
I must somewhat agree with the Indigo Girls above. You would hope to have more than 6 years from a motor, but it's still not exactly new. I am curious as to the mileage and, of course, was the oil changed as scheduled.
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Indigo: 6 years old? How about almost 3 years old? That is when my car engine failed after all the scheduled oil changes and maintenance requirements were done by Saturn and Saturn alone. Now my car sits in my parking lot. I am still paying on it. Yes, I bought the extended warranty. Maybe its a lemon? OK, so, if it is what do I do? Lemon law? No help. I didn't have the chance to take the car three times. It failed once. Is Saturn standing by their product? No! If the company is so great and their product is so awesome why not keep a customer happy? Maybe great has lost its meaning? Since its easier to not help the customer because there is always another someone to buy the product, today the phrase "Doing good business" no longer has meaning. I don't think I was being unreasonable when I asked them to replace the engine at their cost. I didn't ask for the towing fees, the money spent still paying on the car, the insurance costs, just an engine (used or new) How much can that be for them? Not no $5500 instead I will tell all of my friends and as many people that read this and they have lost much more. I was thinking of putting my name on the list for the Saturn Sky. No! Not anymore lets see another $24,000 down the drain. So when people say what a great company it is, that is just lip service not real service.
Good that you have a great experience Want to buy my car? Its a Saturn :)
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I bought my Saturn SL2 brand new in February 1999. I now have 225,000 miles on my car and I just recently blew a head gasket and found the rings are bad. I have loved every minute driving my Bella car. To fix my car it will cost $3,000, for another engine because in 1999 Saturn decided to attach the engine to the chasis. Why is this? I don't know hardly anything about engines but I am learning tons.
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Super-clear format can puncture 'Hobbit' fantasy
The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy said the high frame rates appeared to him like "ultra-vivid television video." The Associated Press' David Germain said the extra detail "brings out the fakery of movies." Variety's Peter Debruge said the benefits of high frame rates come at "too great a cost," adding that "the phoniness of the sets and costumes becomes obvious."
That's not a great reception for a technology that has the potential to change the movie-going experience. "Avatar" director James Cameron is among those who are eyeing the format.
Since the advent of the "talkies" in the 1920s, 24 frames per second has been the standard, picked because it was the lowest frame rate that would allow for acceptable sound fidelity. Higher frame rates have always been possible but at the cost of using more film.
Moving to 48 frames per second has become easier in the digital age. Most high-end digital video cameras can shoot at the rate with the flick of a switch, and the vast majority of digital projectors now sold to theaters need only modest software or hardware upgrades to show such movies.
High frame rates aren't completely new to audiences. Digital TV broadcasts in the U.S. have been transmitted at higher frame rates for years, said Peter Lude, president of the standards-setting body, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. TV images look very clear because they're refreshed 60 times per second, even though only half the image hits the screen each time.
By contrast, movies shot at 24 frames per second are blurrier. That's because movie cameras' shutters are open longer at slower frame rates. As people or cars in a scene move, more of that motion is captured in a single frame, resulting in blur. Many people describe this as a "film look" that is "soft" or "cinematic."
It also means that some details remain too blurry to be seen, helping hide imperfections and making life in the movies appear somehow better than reality.
The traditional frame rate also leaves in some so-called "artifacts" that most people nowadays subconsciously accept as part of the movie experience, Lude said. Credits can seem to roll up the screen in dozens of little hops, and quick pans of a restaurant can seem staggered. It's one reason why filmmakers focus on passing waiters in such shots, so we're not distracted by these flaws, he said.
"What (Jackson) did was eliminate an artifact that has been present in all movies since the 1920s," Lude said. "Now it looks more real. Some people say, `I don't want it to look more real.'"
Jackson compensated for some of the increased clarity by purposely leaving the shutter open longer than normal, adding back some of the lost blur. Still, the images are sharper than before.
Jackson has said on his Facebook page that this adjustment gives his high frame rate version a "lovely silky look" while also making the traditional 24 frames per second version "very pleasing."
At a press tour in New York on Thursday, Jackson said it will be up to audiences to decide.


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Hollywood's Emmy Icons
Talk to anyone who works in television, and they'll likely use the word "family" to describe how it feels to create art for the small screen. They speak about the closeness of cast and crew; the enduring affiliation they feel with the network executives who first took a chance to greenlight their show; and, for a lucky few, the fraternal sensibility that grows from knowing they are part of one of the world's most exclusive and enduring clubs: Emmy winners. On these pages, THR salutes a rare selection of those in the industry who not only represent the best of the TV Academy's Emmy honorees but also have continued to shape and improve the medium since earning their first golden statuette. We celebrate the fabled television careers of sitcom darlings Mary Tyler Moore and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, rare comedy-drama crossovers Edie Falco and Bryan Cranston, three wily animators who reinvigorated (and made intensely more risque) the enduring genre of our youth, the man and muse behind TV's most groundbreaking and controversial variety show, three behemoth network chiefs who transformed the landscape forever and others whose work behind and in front of the camera changed a medium that in no way can be classified as small anymore.
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Top 10 Fetishes Found at Comic-Con Every Single Year
For many attendees, San Diego's International Comic Con goes beyond simply indulging their inner geek. An extraordinary refuge for the socially obscure that offers both diversity and the fleeting glimpse of public acceptance, Comic Con makes the ideal venue to indulge in some other, lesser known behaviors that would be taboo in most any other location. Here are the top ten fetishes found this, and every, year Comic-Con International in San Diego.
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AsiaphiliaAsiaphilia – a sexual attraction or preference for people, culture, or things of Asian origin, specifically by those of non-Asian descent; this has actually led to two other , more rare fetishes found at the convention: hentai and tentacle erotica.
Here's a video of an attractive Asian girl dancing like a cat while many watch and some even film.
Also (very politically incorrectly) called "yellow fever" and "rice chasing," the past decade's technological explosion has been an undeniable contributor to the rise in Asian popularity in pop culture. Exposed to a newer, sexier version of the stereotypical Asian via video games, anime, and hentai (Click here for the NSFW definition of hentai) , Comic Con has since met demand with plenty of supply for all your Asian loving needs, providing the public with entire booths dedicated to the more rare and hard-to-find hentai found in the world.
hentai, then, gave way to the wild world of "tentacle erotica", which isn't figurative. It is exactly what you think it is, but that kind of hentai often gives way to another, more specific, kind of fetish found at the convention…
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FrotteurismFrotteurism -- Paraphilic interest in rubbing against a non-consenting person for sexual gratification. It may involve touching any part of the body.
Think that guy brushed your shoulder because he wanted to move past you? Did that fat woman graze you because she didn't have enough room? Did they shake your hand because they legitimately found you interesting? Throw over a hundred thousand people into one place at one time and try not to get touched by someone. The sad truth is, many Comic Con attendees are devastatingly lonely. You'll never really know if one of the many bodily contacts you'll make during con is contributing to someone's sweaty, self-depreciating jollys or if it's as close to the "real thing" as they'll come. Or even if they're happily married or do GREAT with the opposite sex. It's really a toss-up, because this is quite a rare, yet often undiscovered fetish.
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MammaphiliaMammaphilia, also called mammagymnophilia, or mastofact–The Sexual Attraction to the Female Breast.
Here's a video of a guy hunting down and harassing a bunch of hot girls, showing us exactly how much this fetish is actually placated at Comic-Con.
Undoubtedly the most prevalent and socially accepted fetish on this list, mammaphilia is present in nearly every aspect of the convention. In movies, television, video games, comics, statues, art, and attendees themselves, you will see breasts exaggerated by tight, revealing clothing designed to attract the American, 18-34 year-old male, who happens to be the largest Comic Con demographic; so in other words, it's marketing genius. But, honestly, who doesn't mind seeing an occasional glimpse of the accentuated female form ?
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ChronophiliaChronophilia -- sexual attraction of individuals directed to others of age ranges different from than their own, including teleiophilia (attraction to adults) and pedophilia (attraction to children).
We're all familiar with the stereotypical dirty old man, sitting in a white van in front of a primary school, watching the little boys and girls, passing out candy…and I'm sure at least one of the con goers fits this stereotypical "pedobear," if you will. But let us not forget the other side of this fetish, whose participants may well exceed in numbers that of the pedophiles themselves. Try to find a tween that doesn't find Johnny Depp attractive, despite his being 47 years of age. Or one who doesn't want to jump Robert Pattinson's bones, aged 24, or his ancient vampire character in Twilight Edward's, aged 109.
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AutagonistophiliaAutagonistophilia – Sexual arousal/orgasm are achieved by being on stage or performing in front of other people.
Some people just can't get enough of the spotlight. So much so that being the center of attention literally gets them off. Makes you look at shows like "Glee" and "American Idol" in a whole new light. This is another fetish that works both ways, someone that is stimulated or achieves climax by observing someone performing or on stage is called a scoptophiliac. With the amount of amateur panels for low-level podcasting, meet-ups and sense of power small subsections of the internet get at Comic-Con each year, it's not mystery why people who feel this fetish (even if they don't know it) flock to the convention each year for some reason or another.
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At a conference hosted by Arizona Common Sense Thursday, speakers talked about the pressure Yuma county is under to sell or lease its water rights.
"It becomes a highly contested issue on who gets the their fair share and when," said Herb Gunther, former director of the Department of Water Resources, "especially if the system is short." States such as california have a growing population. Combine that with water shortages, and leaders are in a bit of a frenzy.
In the 1960s, Arizona won a case against the Golden State over the rights to water—showing the demand not only comes from other states, but from within Arizona.
In January, Arizona house speaker Andy Tobin introduced a bill which would allow Regional Water Augmentation Authorities to establish and have more access to the river.
Shortage or not, an Arizona Revised Statuses title shows Yuma has the ability to transfer water rights but not an obligation.
"We enjoy the right to very significant senior water rights compared to the rest of Arizona," said Gunther. "Of course we treasure those rights."
Agriculture is the name of the game in Yuma County. Without water it means game over. Gunther says the real challenge is in "trying to make [other states'] ends meet without having to sacrifice the economy of Yuma."
The county has rights to one million acre-feet of high-priority water. One-acre-foot is almost 326 thousand gallons of water.
"So we will never see cuts to our water supply. Or if we do the rest of the world is in big trouble. People of ACS are very much against the bill that House Speaker Tobin introduced. They say even if it does not pass, they believe what's known as "water grabs" will continue to threaten Yuma county.
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Bonaire is an island off the coast of Venezuela in the southern Caribbean Sea. The easternmost and least populous of the so-called ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao), it has a permanent population of about 14,000. The island was colonized by the Netherlands in 1636, and it remained under Dutch control throughout the colonial period except for brief occupations by British forces during the Napoleonic Wars. For many years, Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles, a federation of the Dutch colonies in the West Indies. However, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved in October 2010, and Bonaire is now a "public body" with the status of an overseas municipality of the Netherlands.
Bonaire is a very popular tourist destination, but not much information is available online about its lighthouses. Special thanks are due to Lothar Döhle and Don Wiss for the use of the photos on and linked to this page. Additional reports and photos from lighthouse visitors would be very welcome!
In 2008, Tideland Signal Corporation installed new MaxLED-200 optics in Bonaire's navigational aids. According to Tideland, all the lights had been out of service for several years prior to these renovations. The lighthouses are presumably maintained by the Bonaire Port Authority.
ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume J of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 110.
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: South: Eastern Venezuela | West: Curaçao
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Posted April 21, 2006. Checked and revised December 22, 2013. Lighthouses: 7. Site copyright 2013 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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Happy "PC Brigade Kills Christmas" MonthDecember 7th, 2007
This kind of thing is why I hate December. Example:
"The letter was a reaction to an alleged attempt by Birmingham City Council to re-name the festive celebrations 'Winterval' and allegations that Luton was trying to re-fashion Christmas as a winter Harry Potter festival by changing the name of its lights to 'Luminos'."
It's a rather late reaction, though, as Luminos was held in 2001. And it wasn't a replacement for the town's Christmas celebrations, either. As for Winterval, it was held in 1997 and 1998.
In fact, this is just a regurgitation of the same old nonsense that appears every year. The Guardian wrote a rather good article explaining the phenomenon – complete with Winterval and Luminos – back in 2006.


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Practical Considerations for Deploying 802.11n
Planning to implement a 802.11n solution? Read this first.
Siemens | 10 June 2008, 12:00 | IT Networks | View Preview
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the capabilities and status of the new 802.11n WiFi standard. The confusion is understandable since the standard is very broad and has been slow to develop, and even slower to finalize. (Full ratification is not expected until mid 2009). However, this glacial pace has changed in response to the 2007 announcement by the WiFi Alliance (WFA) to launch a compatibility testing and certification program for 802.11n infrastructure and clients based on the Draft 2 standard.
The WFA Draft-N certification program has removed much of the deployment risk and accelerated the 802.11n market. Wireless hardware based on Draft 2 of the 802.11n standard is ready for deployment from a technical, interoperability and cost perspective, but there are some key issues to consider when planning your 802.11n network.
Two major issues to consider when planning for 802.11n are power consumption and WLAN architecture. It is important to select an 802.11n solution that operates at full dual-concurrent 3x3 MIMO when using 12.95 Watts. Siemens is the only vendor supporting fully functional 802.11n within the 802af PoE standard.


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I haven't had any pictures of Christina Aquilera for a long time and I through that she had started to lose some of that post-divorce weight she put on, but clearly I was wrong. Here she is with her massive posterior stretching out an unfortunate pair of pants while out somewhere last night. I know it's very hard to lose a little of pounds that she has been packing for months and months, but now it seems that she's even bigger that Jessica Simpson. Whatever it is, Christina needs to get this under control… And fast.
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I hadn't seen Christina Aguilera in a while and it looks to me like she has started to lose a little of that post divorce weight she put on… or this somewhat see through dress makes her body looks tighter. However, Christina Aguilera breasts are surely still fat and I love it. Here she is looking like she's having a little trouble focusing on putting one foot in front of the other while out on the town and giving us nice drunk cleavage. Drunk girls with big breasts stuffed into a tight little dress are kind of my thing. Good work.
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Here is Christina Aguilera and her huge ass stretching out an unfortunate pair of pants while out with the kid over the weekend.She's got an ass like a football player.I knew this moment was going to come sooner or later,I've been dreading it and trying to prepare myself for it… But nothing could have prepared me for this. I don't feel real well about these pics at all …I want the "Dirty" days back!
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It seems that Christina Aguilera has just been getting bigger and bigger over the last few years. So, why on earth would she squeeze herself into an outfit like this. Here she is at theMichael Jackson tribute concert over the weekend looking absolutely disgusting. That wig's not covering up enough of her fat face. She looks like a blonde Snooki, oh god, I just threw up a bit. Sick!
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Almost! Christina Aguilera boobs almost fell out as she was arriving at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London last night. Instead we only got Christina Aguilera bra peek. Well, that's something!Anyway,as I said, I don't like her face,so the real reason posting these pictures, as you can suppose are Christina Aguilera fat tits which are still fresh and no need make up,but look close ups of her face are a very bad idea… Besides being ugly, she is fat. I never thought I'd see a day when Christina Aguilera would have a double chin… Such a shame. So,maybe it's much better to see this Christina Aguilera nude leaked pictures.
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I said many times that I really don't like Christina Aguilera face and I never have. But fortunately she has some nice boobs on her so it's not all that bad. I didn't watch The Voice and judging from these screencaps I'm going to say that it looks a really good show and I was a little sorry I missed it.Here is Christina Aguilera and her big tanned boobs ,at some show, dropping serious cleavage in her judges chair. This is the best I've seen her look for a while. I like it! The fake hair, the fake tan and the fat breast all go really well together and make a very good package that would like to get for birthday…. Nice! Enjoy the view!
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UPDATE: Poll is closed! Scroll down to see the surprising results. Now we just need to see what Eric Packer is actually going to wear!
Guess what's more dangerous than bored chauffeurs waiting for Cosmopolis filming to start? Bored chauffeurs on a long weekend… (Happy Victoria Day weekend Canada).
So when Robert Pattinson Australia tweeted out an 'Eric Packer Countdown' we were intrigued. Then, reader, SteffiTwoBits, tweeted:
So… yeah. What wonderful wardrobe will Robert Pattinson don for Cosmopolis? What will Eric Packer wear??
We at least know it's a suit…
"He wore a suit and tie. A suit subdued the camber of his overdeveloped chest." Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo
The recent world tour of premieres for Robert Pattinson's Water for Elephants offered LOTS of suit inspiration. But still… Cut? Colour? Let's have some fun! Here are a few options for Eric Packer's wardrobe on that fateful day. Look, meditate, vote. If you have something else in mind please feel free to add a link in the comments. Really. Please do.
PLUS: More fun! Could it be?? Mr Packer's limo…all shiny and ready for shooting on Tuesday? Hard to tell. As Eric himself said:
"His chief of security liked the car for its anonymity."
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