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Designers Dish: Shoe Genius Nicholas Kirkwood Comes to L.A. for Inspiration
His intricately detailed shoe designs have appeared on Emilia Clarke, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong'o and Marion Cotillard, to name a few.
His intricately detailed shoe designs have appeared on Emilia Clarke, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong'o and Marion Cotillard, to name a few.
The famed Brit designer, who recently launched her A to Z tote bag collaboration with MatchesFashion.com, talks prints and personal style.
Music is about to go bananas (literally) for the German-bred designer's sculptural designs.
Delpozo, the Spanish heritage brand with a modern New York reinvention, has already dressed Keira Knightley, Cate Blanchett and Kate Mara. Creative director Josep Font talks about dressing Julianne Moore, too.
Chris O'Donnell's brother, John, dished on what separates his Johnnie-O label from the competition and how he really feels about celebrity fans
During a recent stop in L.A., the Milan-based mega designer (and Tom Ford's former right hand) dished on her minimalist collection, what makes a proper Hollywood muse and the art of "managing the creative process like a schedule"
The Belgian master talks fashion film at Paris' ASVOFF
Here's to welcoming the German designer to L.A. with the opening of his new Rodeo Drive flagship
The Paris-based designer looks to American football to up his red carpet game
Irene Neuwirth's star has shined brightly at Barneys New York for years, but now the jewelry guru is taking her act to West Hollywood for her first flagship store on the most designer-friendly street in town
The inspiration behind the Diesel artistic director's latest capsule collection? "Health-conscious vegan girls who are running every day," he says.
The red-carpet favorite unveiled two looks with a pattern sourced from social media activity during "Fashion Rocks"
A look at the instantly iconic styles from THR's 25 inaugural designer A-list issue
Emmy Rossum talks Monique Lhuillier and Kate Mara poses with Gilles Mendel
The London-based designer talked red-carpet dressing (and why she's the future of it) after her London Fashion Week show
But she can't. Because of fashion week.
Although the New Zealand designer doesn't pay attention to celebs on the red carpet, she does love seeing Lena Dunham in her casually cool designs.
"Timelessness" is the mission for the man whose gowns have helped the likes of Jessica Chastain and Sarah Silverman break out as fashion stars
The footwear genius behind Angela Bassett's Emmys heels spills on what makes the perfect red carpet shoe
"With Instagram and social media, there's no distinction between L.A. and Paris anymore," says the designer, whose latest collection includes formal shorts.
After Paris Haute Couture Week, we caught up with the design duo who dresses Beyonce and Angelina Jolie.
Waraire Boswell is no stranger to attracting attention. Same goes for his bespoke men's suits, most recently seen on Andrew Wiggins and soon, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin at Wednesday's ESPY Awards.
From his costumes for the L.A. Philharmonic's latest opera to Lindsay Lohan, this is what the famed Brit-based conceptual designer had to say last time he was in town.
While Brit designer Westwood partied with Pamela Anderson, the Dutch design duo celebrated their new fall jewelry line with Atelier Swarovski.
Before hitting up the Calvin Klein and IFP bash Thursday night, we chatted with Costa, the women's creative director of Calvin Klein Collection, about working with Rooney Mara, among other gems.
While hitting Hollywood last week, the British designer dished on the actresses she'd love to dress next and the career she'd choose if she weren't in fashion.
On the occasion of Lanvin's 125th anniversary, we traveled to the City of Light to chat with Elbaz, who's responsible for the Parisian label that's lighting up Hollywood these days.
We chat with the Italian designer about Lady Gaga, L.A.'s missing "fashion courage" and Elton John's critique of Oscar dresses ("Bitchier than any critic!").
Designer Brian Atwood, the man behind Gaga's ginormous Oscars platforms, talks about why "size matters" when it comes to the pop star and her shoes.
The designer opts for "pretty and calm" tracks while finishing up his Parisian-inspired Fall 2014 collection, but wants to play "low-down dirty" beats at his upcoming wedding reception.


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The Outdoor Divas visits Loveland for a women's specific
demo day. This is your chance to come and try all the latest
women's ski equipment before you buy it.
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Divas locations There is no cost to participate,
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there 15 minutes early.)
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The 2014/2015 season will be ON3P's
sixth year of production. We've grown, a lot, from a 200 sq. ft.
garage to an 8,400 sq. ft. factory. We've had lots of highs and
lots of lows. We've seen ON3P develop more than we ever thought
possible. Nevertheless, ON3P's bottom line hasn't changed since
that first pair was pulled from the press: build the best skis
possible, period.
Join us at the base of Loveland Basin on Saturday, December 20th
for your chance to demo ON3P's full line of skis! There is no cost
to participate, although a driver's license and credit card are
required for deposit as is a valid lift ticket.
Join us in the Rathskeller Bar at the base of the Basin starting
at 2:30pm for apres ski with live music from Local
Folk. Local Folk is a collective string band comprised of
players from the Summit County area high in Colorado. The band
features an up-tempo mountain grass party playing a fresh
mixture of bluegrass, old-time, western swing and fiddle tunes.
Every Christmas Santa takes time out of his busy schedule to ski
at his favorite area, Loveland! This year is no different
as he make his appearance on the weekend of the 20th and 21st,
and then again on 24th and 25th. Not only will he be
cruising the slopes, but also visiting the Ski & Ride School and
Children's Center as he hands out candy to the young ones and
poses for photos. Don't miss out on some great holiday
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Friday, January 22
2010 Carolina All-Stars High School Exposure Team Tryouts
We will hold 2010 High School Exposure Teams Tryouts on Sunday, February 28th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Carolina Friends School.
The Carolina All-Stars Girls Basketball Organization will have its 2010 High School Exposure Teams Tryouts on Sunday, February 28th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Carolina Friends School Gym, 4809 Friends School Road, Durham, NC 27705.
THE CORE MEMBERS FOR EACH OF OUR TEAMS HAVE SELECTED, HOWEVER, WE WILL ADD TALENTED PLAYERS THROUGH TRYOUTS HELD AT ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th. PLEASE E-MAIL COACH TY COX at firstname.lastname@example.com with the following information as soon as possible to express your interest - Name, School, Class, GPA, SAT score, Height, Position, 09-10 scoring avg., 09-10 rebounding avg., 09-10 steals avg., 09-10 assists avg., college's of interest, parent's name, parent & player contact phone numbers and parent & player contact e-mail addresses. You may also reach Coach Cox by phone at (919) 641-7172.
We are proud to have a number of outstanding student athletes play in our program. We are pleased to have provided an opportunity for the following players in the classes of 2009 & 2010 to have achieve their dream of playing college basketball: Kristen Lyon (Western Carolina University), Shannon Smith (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Kelsey Harris (Elon University), Lauren White (University of Southern California), Jessica Monroe (University of South Florida), Mattisha Mangum (Savannah State University), Ashley Fleetwood (Wingate University), Lyndsy Wright (Wake Forest University), LaCherish Reed (North Carolina A&T State University), Zenab Keita (Princeton University), Erin Neal (Longwood University), Lauren Morton (Claflin University) and Kesheria McNeil (Florida State College at Jacksonville).
We will have the following three teams this season:
14-Under Carolina All-Stars Travel Exposure Team – Head Coach (Ty Cox)
This team is primarily for 9th graders that started at the high school varsity level during the 2009-2010 high school season who wish to increase their skills in order to become key starters as sophomores on their high school teams next season. Players on this team have committed this off-season to improving their game in order to become college prospects. The team will compete at the highest level nationally. Some players on the national team may play in selected tournaments with the regional team in order to provide more playing opportunities. This team is the 3-time defending NCAAU Eastern Regional Champions and 2009 13-Under North Carolina AAU State Champions.
2010 Core members of the 14-Under team is listed below:
Bayley Cox 5'9" Guard Jordan High School
Sydni Dobson 5'7" Guard Southern Duraham High School
Arianna Jacobs 5'6" Guard Carrboro High School
Alexis Brower 5'7" Guard Northwood High School
Jordyn Smith 6'0" Forward Hillside High School
Mylia Garner 6"0" Forward Jordan-Matthews High School
Armarni Asberry 6'0" Forward Githens Middle School
Bria Day 6'4" Forward/Center Millbrook High School
Briana Day 6'4" Forward/Center Millbrook High School
Daesha Marshall 6'4" Center Hillside High School
15-Under Carolina All-Stars Travel Exposure Team – Head Coach (Ty Cox)
This team is primarily for 10th graders that started at the high school varsity level during the 2009-2010 high school season who wish to increase their skills in order to become more college recruitable prospects. This team is for players that wish to continue their basketball career on the college level. Players must be committed to putting in the work necessary in order to take their games to the next level. The team will compete at the highest level nationally.
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Chandrica Fuller 5'4" Guard Southern Durham High School
Taylor Torres 5'4" Guard Northern Durham High School
Anna McClain 5'7" Guard Carolina Friends School
Ally Mack 5'9" Forward East Chapel Hill High School
Maddie McCallie 6'0" Guard Riverside High School
Jamilah Watson 6'0" Forward Carolina Friends High School
Zoe Vernon 6'0" Forward Carolina Friends High School
Rachel McGirt 6'3" Center Jordan High School
Mahogany Jones 6'1" Forward/Center Mt. Zion Christian School
16-Under Carolina All-Stars Travel Exposure Team – Head Coach (Steve Morris)
This team is primarily for 11th graders that started at the high school varsity level during the 2009-2010 high school season who wish to increase their skills in order to become more college recruitable prospects. This team is for players that wish to continue their basketball career on the college level. Players must be committed to putting in the work necessary in order to take their games to the next level. The team will compete at the highest level nationally.2010 Core members of the 16-Under team is listed below:
Attiana O'Neal 5'5" Guard Jordan High School
Patrice Williams 5'5" Guard Northampton East
Kelva Atkins 5'6" Guard Granville Central High School
Aileen Savino 5'10" Guard/Forward East Chapel Hill High School
Mardre Morris 5'10" Forward Jordan High School
Carissa Corbett 5'11" Forward Hoggard High School
Kiara Turner 6'0" Guard/Forward Mount Zion Christian School
Tyler Hobgood 6'1" Center Oxford Webb High School
Our 14U - 16U Season will be from February to October leading up to the beginning of the players 2009-2010 high school season. Our teams will be very competitive and we will challenge our players against some the best players in the country. Furthermore, we will expose our players to over 500 college coach recruiters throughout the 2009 Season. This will allow us to receive the proper evaluation from college recruiters at various levels (Division I, II, III & NAIA) to help all our players improve. Our travel teams will work to perform successfully on the court as a team. However, our travel team will be focused on complete player development to assist each player in reaching their full potential. We want all our players to compete successfully at the high school varsity level, therefore, increasing their opportunities to play college basketball. This year's experience will give parents and parents a glimpse into the process of player development, the college recruiting process and the world of high level competitive basketball. The Carolina All-Stars Travel Team Program is the extra edge for those parents and players who wish to develop to the best of their ability. As there are special schools, elite academies and tutors for students, the Carolina All-Stars is a program to ensure proper development and opportunity for the player. We recognize that there may smaller, less-competitive and more convenient programs but being a part of the Carolina All-Stars is a special effort for that special player.
High School Player Workouts for 14U, 15U & 16U Travel Exposure Teams will be begin in February at the conclusion of the high school regular season. Times and locations will be posted soon. Players who have not completed their high school season CANNOT participate in workouts, however, it is recommended that they attend one of the workouts to speak with the coaching staff about the teams and playing opportunities.
Anyone interested in trying out but did not make the tryouts need to contact the coach in your child's respective age group below:
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11U-6th Grade - Coach Larry Richardson - firstname.lastname@example.com or (919) 841-6073
12U-7th Grade/13U-8th Grade-Coach Brian Norwood - firstname.lastname@example.com or (919) 724-7637
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16U - 11th Grade - Coach Steve Morris email@example.com or (919) 949-5639
Some players will be selected for national team and some players may be selected for a regional team. If you have been selected already, you are expected to tryouts and 1st practice. If you have any questions about tryouts, please contact Coach Brian Norwood at email@example.com or 919-724-7637 or Coach Ty Cox at firstname.lastname@example.com or 919-641-7172.
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Welcome everyone to Advanced Placement Environmental Science at Temecula Valley High School for the 2013-2014 school year. This website is designed to keep parents and students involved, and supply resources that can be used throughout the year. Documents and links will be posted periodically on this site, as well as homework assignments. There is also a message board for students to discuss issues amongst themselves and with the instructor. Please look over the site and become familiar with the layout and available information.
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However, it doesn't support SSE2. This is a hardware capability. Only Office 2013 and Windows 8 have a hard requirement on that specific piece of technology.
So, therefore (and in my opinion), we should continue using it until it cannot sufficiently handle tasks that only Windows 8 and Office 2013 can handle (as an example of course). Because THAT, again in my opinion, justifies a hardware upgrade.
As for BO$$, necro-lover and frantaylor: Please, take your fingers out of your ears and stop doing 'lalalala' while at it mkay? Please respect each others opinion, how boldly stated it may appear to you.


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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2005 The Defense Department has joined forces with national agencies to help Guard and Reserve families in finding and affording child care while Mom or Dad is deployed in support of the global war on terrorism.
"Child care, as you know, is one of the top (concerns) voiced by families as well as by commands on what's needed," said Jan Witte, director of the Pentagon's Office of Children and Youth. Her office monitors the new program, dubbed Operation Military Child Care.
DoD, in partnership with the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, which administers the program, designed this initiative to benefit those who do not live near military installations, Witte said.
"We have a contract with NACCRRA to assist us in finding spaces outside the military community for those Guard and Reserve (members) who are deployed and active duty (people) who are not near a military installation," Witte said. "We also hope to assist in reducing the out-of-pocket expense to the servicemember."
When a parent is deployed, she said, the remaining parent may discover that child care is something the couple hadn't had to think of before. And need is not the only consideration. The extra expense can be shocking.
While OMCC doesn't fully subsidize child care, it does work to reduce the financial burden, Witte said. The fees are based on a sliding scale that takes into consideration total family income and the care provider's actual cost, among other things.
To take part in the program, a family member would apply through NACCRRA via a special Web site or by a toll-free call to (800) 424-2246. The child-care provider also must apply -- an important step because of how the subsidy, which comes through the Children and Youth office, is paid out, Witte noted.
"The subsidy goes to the program, not to the individual," she said.
The program officially kicked off March 3, but has been operational as a pilot program since late November 2004, Witte said. About 40 families are through the application process.
"We feel like this is one area to provide assistance for the total force," she said. "We had not been doing much prior to this time for the Guard and Reserve as far as child care and school-age programs have gone." She said the new program could get about 5,000 Guard and Reserve servicemembers' children into child care.
But that number could fluctuate if there is a change in the funding, she pointed out, which comes in the form of supplemental funding through Congress. Congress has funded the program for $7 million, Witte said, though officials hope to expand the program in the future to try and accommodate some of the 38,000 children of active duty servicemembers in need of child care.
NACCRRA also supports the Guard and Reserve through a program called Operation Child Care. OCC is a voluntary NACCRRA program that provides up to six hours of free child care to Guard and Reserve families whose deployed servicemember is returning home for rest and recuperation.
"(NACCRRA) felt it was service back to the nation to thank the servicemembers for their sacrifices," Witte said.
Witte said NACCRRA is a very well-respected alliance of all the child-care resource and referral agencies in the nation.


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Simmons, D-Cleveland, has been in the news recently as he leads a task force of business and legislative leaders studying the state's need for more highway maintenance money and potential tax increases to raise it. Simmons made a proposal to the committee for $700 million in tax increases on gas and diesel, car tags and titles, residential utilities and tires.
Simmons said his proposal was just to get the conversation going on taxes on the committee. Several GOP lawmakers, including the Senate Conservative Coalition, have blasted the plan. But transportation officials warn dire consequences for state roadways if hundreds of millions more in highway maintenance funds are not found.
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If you're looking for speakers, try our Speaker Database. You can encourage your members and those who have presented at past workshops to submit their names.
If you're looking for venues to hold your workshop, try contacting your local Visitor's Bureau – if you give them a basic idea of what you're looking for (size of the space/attendees, etc.), they can usually provide a list of places that are nearby.
Create a budget/expense template so you know how many attendees you'd need to break even or generate income. This will include all expenses associated with renting space, paying speakers/speaker gifts/honoraria, advertising or printing costs, etc.
If you're renting space from a hotel, they may offer a Courtesy Block (one that you're not required to fill, but would be available for your attendees). Be sure to advertise hotels where you've secured a special rate or provide a list of all local hotels.
Find Sponsors Approach local companies to see if they'd like to host a tabletop at your session or sponsor in another way (giving away their branded items, brochures, etc.), and encourage attendees to engage by providing lunch in the same room. This lunch could be sponsored by those in the room, or provided in the attendees' course fee. Be sure to thank them during and after the course with a letter or in some other way. You could recognize them on-site with attendees for providing lunch, the notebooks, etc.
Logistics/Details You'll also want to make sure you provide good directions to get to the venue and any parking details/costs as applicable. It's usually best to send an email or mailed packet to attendees including all course details they may need in preparation for the course.
Offer a free membership (or a year of membership that's included in the non-member price) of your workshop. You can market it in any way you think will be most effective – for example, it could be a trial membership (where they get to try membership for free for a year), as a free membership, or you can get creative and come up with your own. If you offer it to non-members, your member attendees may feel slighted – so keep that in mind when you're planning, and offer an incentive for members to sign up also.
Work on your pricing strategy. 1: Early Bird. For those who register by a certain date (could coincide with your room requirements), they get the regular, or discounted price, and those who register after get a higher price. 2: Price Based on Demand (the price of the education session goes up by a specified rate based on how many people have registered). For instance, the rate starts at $200. Once you reach 5 attendees, the rate goes up $25-50 ($225-250 total). Once you reach 10 attendees, the rate goes up $75-100 ($275-300). 3: VIP/Exclusive Pricing: offer attendance to your workshop at a higher rate, but include some bonuses, such as a front row seat, a free networking lunch with presenters, express registration/entrance, signed copy of presenter's books and/or STLE publications, free coat check, a gift basket/tote bag, and notebook. These are just ideas of some things you could charge more for – it all depends on what your members value. 4: Pay Less for Fewer Benefits: in this case, we're going to the opposite spectrum of #3, where attendees would pay less to attend, but they agree to listen to a product presentation from a sponsor. Read this article to get ideas on other pricing strategies.
Get attendees to do some pre-reading before they get to your course. This prepares them to learn more while they're on site, and retain more after they leave. The more they retain and use, the better impression they have of the section and the Society. You can also encourage them to submit questions before they arrive and/or other demographic/topic information that you can provide to presenters to further tailor the presentation.
Ask attendees to come to the meeting ready to present a 2-5 minute recap of a problem they encountered at work and how they solved it. If they share, they get entered into a drawing for a prize (either provided by the section or a sponsor). To get the conversation started, have your Board come up with examples and kick off this portion of the workshop.
During the Course
Preparing the Space When you get on site, leave plenty of time for you to set up the space. You'll want to make sure you have a white board or a flip chart and markers (or chalk), a projector, a laptop, all event files (you can get in advance from all presenters, or get on the day of), pencils/pens for attendees, pads of paper/notebooks for attendees, water or other refreshments, and check on any meals that you're providing. You'll also need someone to man the registration desk if you allow on-site registration. Otherwise, just check people in and provide a badge, name tag, or tent card (to help instructors identify people during Q&A).
Make Introductions Introduce presenters, section volunteers, and provide time for attendees to introduce themselves. This helps presenters identify who is in the audience and how they can tailor their presentation to those present.
Timekeeping Keep instructors on time, and keep things moving.
Include the instructor's slides in the handout. If your workshop is very reasonably priced, this is what attendees will expect, at the very least. It doesn't have to be an electronic copy, but a printed copy of the slides presented. If you include space for notes next to the slides – this document could become a notebook and course handout in one.
To create more value (and merit a cost-increase), create a course book including an overview of basic concepts, a glossary of terms, and other similar resources that attendees can reference after (including relevant copies of past TLT articles). It is also a big help to come up with case studies – and you can tap into your speakers for these. Make them generic (so attendees cannot identify the company), and use it as a learning tool. It may also be a good idea to include a workbook, or activities/exercises that they can do on their own or with colleagues when they return to work, to spread the knowledge sharing. One attendee recently suggested that you could include a quiz for each module so they can test their knowledge a week after the course, a month after, or even six months after the course has concluded.
Survey Include a survey in their course materials and encourage them to fill it out after each presenter/module or at the end of the course. You could offer a prize in a random drawing of all surveys received at the end of the course.
After the Course
Send a follow up email or letter thanking them for attending, and include any wrap-up details including (but not limited to the following):
Utilize your list of past attendees when advertising future programs. Be sure to note what programs they attended and when. You can also tap into STLE's database and send an email to those in your area based on their technical interests (i.e. bearings, gears, etc.).
Certificates If you're offering a certificate of attendance, write up a thank you letter and include with the certificate (be sure to include name of attendee, date of attendance, title of the course/topics covered, and PDH/CE earned). If you'd like to offer a certificate that vouches attendees learned the course material, start working on a course exam.
Start working on next year as soon as the course concludes, or better yet, have a location, date (and topic) for next year that you can advertise to attendees that are on-site.
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Updated at: 12/23/2012 2:36 AM
By: Cadence Acquaviva
Police are investigating a shooting that took place in the parking lot of Duane Lounge on Duane Ave in Schenectady.
Officers responded to several calls for shots fired around 12:45 Saturday morning. Shortly after arriving on scene, police got word from Ellis Hospital that they were treating a man, 33 year old Trevor Vaughn, for a gunshot wound to the leg.
The initial investigation revealed that a fight broke out between two groups outside of the bar, when the suspect fired several shots into the crowd. So far, no arrests have been made.
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By jaredmoshe | Jared Moshé's Blog August 2, 2007 at 5:56AM
So Rupert Murdoch now owns Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal. I've been following the story to some degree, although I have to admit that I'm not 100% on all in the ins and outs of the deal. The big concern is that the Journal will now become part of the Newscorp, right wing propaganda machine (see Fox News). Of course, it bears worth mentioning that the Wall Street Journal IS a right wing propaganda machine through its Opinion Journal.
But lets ignore that. The Journal's journalism is some of the best (arguably the best) journalism in the nation. We don't want to lose that and steps have been taken to buffer against that very thing: namely a five-person committee to safeguard journalistic standards. However, I'm not so sure that the Murdoch is going to try to change the Journal that much. He's buying the brand and if you're spending that much on a brand, do you want to change the brand? Or do you want to use that brand to augment your other endeavors? I say the latter. Also, you have to remember that Murdoch is above all else a businessman and at that he is genius. For example take the Fox family of networks: while Fox News rants against the destruction of the family and values, Fox TV puts on some of the most offensive, anti-family programming out there, giving Fox News more to rant about. Who wins in the end? Fox, Newscorp, Murdoch. It's not all about politics. Sometimes it's just about Money.


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We're not sure if any other European countries will be getting the pleasure of downloading it soon but we'll keep our eye on the delightful situation. If you live in either of those countries and have a Tab 7.7 let us know if you're able to pull it down. [via PocketDroid]
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Local bike paths finally clearing of snow, ice
The recent snow and ice storms really did a number on Washington's bike paths. The Mount Vernon Trail and Custis Trail were particularly bad earlier in the week, with long stretches essentially too dangerous to ride on or simply unnavigable. The good news is that yesterday's surprise of unseasonably mild temps started a great thaw.
Riders over on the forums at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) report that the Mount Vernon Trail between Crystal City and the Tidal Basin is in pretty good shape, with the only really dicey stretch at this point being near N. Lynn Street in Arlington. As of Tuesday riders were advising to not even try it without studs. Now just about any tires will do the job, says one commenter.
The Custis Trail sounds to be improving but it still hasn't cleared. Even though plenty of the snow has melted, there are certain spots where the trail is covered from side to side with no passable lanes. And yesterday's thawing cut both ways: Some of the snow may be gone, but some of that melted water has turned into black ice. Maybe tomorrow's projected high of 43 will finally put a nail in the coffin.


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She is hilarious. I wanted to share some of the funnies she has said in the past couple of months…
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Andrew Moylan looks at trends within the emerging markets-focused private real estate market, examining which regions investors have the greatest appetite for, and which types of fund are having the most success in the current market. Fig. 1: Annual Emerging Markets-Focused Closed-End Private Real Estate Fundraising by Geographic Focus, 2005 - 2011
Fig. 2: Annual Closed-End Private Real Estate Fundraising, 2005 - 2011: Established vs Emerging Markets
100% 84% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 16% 16% 19% 24% 15% 14% 14% Emerging MarketsFocused Established MarketsFocused 84% 81% 76% 85% 86% 86%
Aggregate Commitments ($bn)
35 Asia 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 10.7 6.6 1.5 2.2 1.9 2005 2.5 1.8 1.7 2006 3.6 4.4 3.1 2007 2.5 1.8 3.7 2008 4.5 1.8 1.6 0.2 2009 4.8 0.9 0.9 2010 4.1 3.0 0.4 2011 Other Emerging Markets 26.3 14.7 Central & Eastern Europe Latin America
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The private real estate fund market has undergone significant changes in the past few years and this is particularly true for emerging marketfocused funds. Many institutional investors are increasingly global in outlook, and demand for emerging markets exposure remains, but the picture of emerging markets-focused real estate fundraising is very different to the one seen before the global economic downturn. For the purposes of this article, all funds which are primarily investing in markets other than North America, Western Europe, Japan or Australasia are classified as emerging markets-focused. Fig. 1 shows emerging markets-focused private real estate fundraising from 2005 to 2011. As with all private real estate fundraising, capital raised for emerging markets-focused funds has declined in recent years, falling from a total of $34.2 billion raised by the 77 funds that closed in 2008, to just $7.5 billion raised by the 33 funds that closed in 2011. As illustrated in Fig. 2, in 2008 emerging markets-focused funds accounted for 24% of all private real estate fundraising globally, with the $3.9 billion MGPA Asia Fund III and the $3 billion LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund III among the largest funds to close that year. Emerging markets-focused funds' share of total capital raised has declined since then, and they accounted for 14% of the capital raised globally by funds that closed in 2011. In the years leading up to 2008, many institutional investors had increasingly been looking to create geographically diversified portfolios and the result was an growing amount of capital being raised by private real estate funds investing in emerging economies. In recent years, however, a number of institutions have focused more on established, liquid real estate markets, resulting in less capital being raised for emerging marketsfocused funds.
The fundraising figures from 2011 give some interesting indications as to how investor appetite for emerging markets is changing. $3 billion was raised by the seven Latin America-focused funds that closed in 2011, including the $750 million Prosperitas Real Estate Partners III and the $550 million P�tria Brazil Real Estate Fund II. This was the second highest annual total for Latin America after 2007, when eight funds raised $3.6 billion, and accounted for 40% of all emerging markets-focused fundraising. Brazil appears to be attracting growing attention from investors, with five of the seven Latin American funds to close in 2011 focusing on Brazil. Another Brazil-focused fund, GTIS Brazil Real Estate Partners, held a final close on $810 million in Q1 2012. $4.1 billion was raised by Asia-focused funds closing in 2011, significantly less than the $26.3 billion raised in 2008. While Asiafocused funds still accounted for a sizeable 55% of emerging marketsfocused fundraising in 2011, this was less than in 2008, when over three quarters of capital raised for emerging markets funds was targeted at Asia. In particular, appetite for specifically India-focused funds has declined in recent years. 2010 and 2011 saw $0.8 billion and $0.7 billion raised respectively, compared with $5.4 billion in 2007 and $4.7 billion in 2008. In contrast, there is still a significant level of appetite for specifically China-focused funds, with $3 billion being raised in 2011. The record year for China-focused fundraising was 2008, when $5.4 billion was raised. Fig. 4 illustrates that the proportion of capital raised for emerging markets funds accounted for by domestic fund managers has increased in recent years. In 2005, 82% of capital raised for emerging markets investments was by firms headquartered outside the region. In 2010, however, 77% of capital was raised by managers � 2012 Preqin Ltd. www.preqin.com
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Fig. 3: Annual Emerging Markets-Focused Closed-End Private Real Estate Fundraising by Emerging Markets Focus
Proportion of Aggregate Emerging Markets Capital Raised
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 18% 12% 15% 17% 11% 16% 10% 12% 7% 5% 11% 14% 20% Central & Eastern Europe 14% 22% 40% Other Emerging Markets 54% 64% 57% 77% 55% 73% 55% Latin America Asia
Fig. 4: Annual Emerging Markets Fundraising: Emerging Markets vs. Established Market-Based Firms
Proportion of Aggregate Emerging Markets Capital Raised
100% 90% 80% 50% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 50% 20% 10% 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 18% 45% 39% 52% 77% 59% Emerging Markets-Based Managers 82% 55% 61% International Managers 48% 23% 41%
13% 6% 3% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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headquartered within emerging markets. This declined to 59% in 2011, but still highlights an increased ability for firms which are based in emerging markets to raise capital for private real estate funds. It is also clear that there is increased appetite for more focused offerings within emerging markets. Funds with a focus on a single country, or a small number of countries accounted for 53% of capital raised in 2005 and just 33% in 2009. In 2011, however, the $6.5 billion raised by these funds accounted for 87% of capital raised. Global or pan-continental funds are attracting far less capital than before the downturn. These funds raised $21.7 billion in 2008 and just $1.0 billion in 2011. This reflects a shift in the attitude of investors, many of which are increasingly looking for firms who are specialists in a particular region or property sector. There are currently 87 funds with a primary focus on emerging markets seeking investor capital, targeting aggregate commitments of $28.1 billion. These funds make up 17% of the aggregate capital targeted by all private real estate funds globally. Asia-focused funds make up the largest number of these funds, with 44 Asia-focused funds in market targeting aggregate commitments of $15.7 billion. Seventeen Central and Eastern Europe-focused funds are targeting $4.9 billion in commitments, while 16 funds targeting Latin America are seeking commitments of $3.2 billion. The largest emerging markets-focused funds currently being marketed include Asia-focused offerings by ARA Asset Management, which is targeting $1 billion for ARA Asia Dragon Fund II to invest in office, retail and residential properties in Asia. Aetos Capital Asia IV and Alpha
Asia Macro Trends Fund II are also each targeting commitments of $1 billion. Brookfield Asset Management is also seeking commitments of $1 billion for its Dubai Real Estate Fund. Of the 16 Latin America-focused funds currently being marketed, Hemisferio Sul Investimentos Fund IV is the largest, with a $650 million fundraising target. The fund will focus on income-producing properties in Brazil. Another Brazil-focused offering, SDI Desenvolvimento Imobili�rio's SDI Brazil FIP, is targeting $450 million to develop commercial and industrial projects in Brazil. Paladin Realty Partners' fourth Latin American fund is targeting $400 million. Within Central and Eastern Europe, VTBC-Ashmore Real Estate Partners I is targeting 500 million to make investments in commercial and residential real estate development projects in Moscow, St Petersburg and other substantial Russian metropolitan areas, while Hines recently closed its Hines Russia & Poland Fund on 390 million. The private real estate fund market in Africa remains very much in its infancy. Nine funds with a primary focus on Africa have closed since 2005, raising a combined $0.7 billion. A further five are currently being marketed and have an aggregate target of $1.2 billion. These include Ivora Africa Property Fund, which is targeting $500 million to invest in
Fig. 5: Annual Emerging Markets Fundraising: Global/Pan Continental Funds vs Country Specific/Regional Funds
Proportion of Aggregate Emerging Marekets Capital Raised
90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 47% 36% 13% 17% 63% 67% 53% 64% 87% 83% Country Specific/Regional Funds Global/Pan Continental Funds 37% 33%
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Fig. 6: Emerging Markets-Focused Closed-End Private Real Estate Funds in Market by Geographic Focus
50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Asia Central & Eastern Europe Latin Middle East America Africa 4.5 3.5 5 2.0 5 1.2 Aggregate Target ($bn) 16.7 16 16 No. Funds Raising 45
Fig. 7: Investor Appetite for Emerging Markets-Focused Funds by Region
35% 30% 33%
Proportion of Investors
25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 5% 0% Asia Latin America Central & Eastern Europe MENA Africa 5% 2% 1%
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commercial rental properties situated in growth regions across Africa. RMB Westport Real Estate Development Fund is seeking $250 million to invest in real estate developments in sub-Saharan Africa. Fig. 7 shows the investor appetite for different emerging markets. While it shows that emerging markets exposure is not a consideration for a large proportion of investors, many others, particularly the larger and more sophisticated institutions, are interested in having a globally diversified portfolio. In terms of emerging markets, Asia has the largest private real estate fund market outside North America and Europe, and has typically been the region targeted first by investors looking for emerging markets investments. One-third of investors in private real estate funds have, or are interested in gaining, exposure to Asia. Other emerging markets are on the radar of fewer investors, with 5% stating a preference for Latin America, a similar proportion attracted to Central and Eastern Europe, 2% interested in MENA and 1% interested in Africa.
Many institutional investors see the value of including emerging markets exposure in their real estate portfolios, both for diversification purposes and because of the potential for strong returns. In the short term, with many investors not actively looking for new investments or focusing on markets closer to home, fundraising for emerging markets-focused funds is likely to remain challenging. In the medium to long term, however, it seems likely that emerging markets-focused offerings will become more important to the private real estate market as a whole.
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Carla Henry looks at the key stats regarding fund managers based in the UK. Fig. 1: Key Facts: UK-Headquartered Real Estate Fund Managers
Number of UK Fund Managers Total Number of Real Estate Funds Closed 20052012 Aggregate Capital Raised ($bn) 2005-2012 Number of Funds currently on the Road 198 368 93.1 44
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Fig. 2: Primary Location Focus of Funds on the Road Managed by UK-Headquartered Firms
40 35 30 No. Funds Raising 25 20 15 10 5 0 Europe Asia and Rest of World North America 12.3 Aggregate Target ($bn) 7 2.2 3 1.2 34
Fig. 3: Property Types Targeted by Funds on the Road Managed by UK-Headquartered Firms
45% 40% 43%
Proportion of Funds in Market
36% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Retail Office Residential Industrial Hotels 14% 14% 10%
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Fig. 4: Largest Funds Currently on the Road Managed by UK-Headquartered Firms
Fund Orion European Real Estate Fund IV MGPA Europe Fund IV The Avingstone Fund Pradera Turkish Retail Fund TransEuropean Property V Threadneedle Low-Carbon Workplace Trust
Manager Orion Capital Managers MGPA Avingstone Pradera Rockspring Property Investment Managers Threadneedle Property Investments
Target Size (mn) 1,300 EUR 750 USD 500 EUR 500 EUR 450 EUR 350 GBP
Strategy Opportunistic Opportunistic and Value Added Distressed Value Added Core, Core-Plus, Distressed and Value Added Value Added
Geographic Focus West Europe Europe Europe Turkey Europe UK
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Farhaz Miah takes a look at US-based private sector pension funds investing in real estate.
Fig. 1: Key Facts: US-Based Private Sector Pension Funds
Average Allocation to Real Estate (% of AUM) Average Target Allocation to Real Estate (% of AUM) 4.7 6.6
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Fig. 2: Breakdown of US-Based Private Sector Pension Funds That Invest In Real Estate By Assets Under Management
Fig. 3: Breakdown of US-Based Private Sector Pension Funds That Invest in Real Estate by Overall Real Estate Allocation
3% 16% 20% Less than $1bn $1-4.99bn 16% $5-9.99bn
10% 7% 42% 17%
$0-99mn $100-249mn $250-499mn $500-999mn
$10-49.99bn $50bn+
$1-4.99bn $5bn+
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Fig. 4: Fund Strategy Preferences of US-Based Private Sector Pension Funds
70% 60% 63% 55% 53%
Fig. 5: Real Estate Investment Preferences of US-Based Private Sector Pension Funds
100% 90% 80% No Longer Investing 1% 4% 1% 1%
Proportion of Investors
Proportion of Investors
50% 40% 30% 21% 20% 10% 0%
Opportunistic Debt Value Added Distressed Core-Plus Core
70% 60% 50% 40% 94% 80%
66% Never Invested
14% 5%
Fund of Funds
Considering Investing 1%
30% 20% 10% 0% Private Funds Direct Listed 1% 19% 33% Invest
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Ee Fai Kam provides a round-up of the latest real estate fundraising statistics. Fig. 1: Closed-End Private Real Estate Funds in Market by Primary Geographic Focus
Aggregate Target Size ($bn) 96.6 38.7 29.9
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Fig. 2: Closed-End Private Real Estate Funds in Market by Target Size
400 350 300 No. of Funds Raising 250 200 150 341
No. of Funds North America Europe Asia and Rest of World 255 105 90
Aggregate Target ($bn) 80 64.5 47.1 29 53.7
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100 50 0 Less than $500mn
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Fig. 3: Largest Europe-Focused Funds on the Road
European Diversified Property Orion European Real Estate Fund IV Perella Weinberg Real Estate Fund II UBS (D) European Mega Core Property Fund RREEF Real Estate Partners III CBRE European Shopping Centre Fund MGPA Europe Fund IV UII Shopping Nr. 1 The Avingstone Fund VTBC-Ashmore Real Estate Partners I CVI Europe Real Estate Partners Global Hospitality Recovery Fund II
AXA Real Estate Orion Capital Managers Perella Weinberg Partners UBS Global Real Estate RREEF Real Estate CBRE Global Investors MGPA Union Investment Real Estate Avingstone VTB Capital Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment Funds CarVal Investors Waldeck Capital
Target Size (mn)
Core and Core-Plus Opportunistic Opportunistic Core Opportunistic Core-Plus Opportunistic and Value Added Core Distressed Opportunistic Distressed, Opportunistic and Value Added Distressed, Opportunistic and Value Added
Property Focus
Any, Industrial, Logistics, Office, Retail Any Office, Retail Shopping Centre Office, Retail Retail, Shopping Centre Hotels Commercial, Hotels, Office, Residential Industrial, Mixed Use, MultiFamily, Office Hotels Source: Preqin Real Estate Online
Fig. 4: Recently Closed Funds
Niam Nordic V Manager Strategy Target IRR (Gross) Property Focus Geographic Focus Final Close Sample Investors Placement Agent Forum Asian Realty Income III Manager Forum Partners Strategy Opportunistic Target IRR (Net) 18-20% Property Focus Operating Companies Geographic Focus Asia, Australia $374mn (April 2012) Final Close Church Pension Group, Teacher Retirement Sample Investors System of Texas, PGGM Placement Agent Atlantic-Pacific Capital
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Niam Opportunistic 20% Any, Commercial, Residential Nordic 719mn (May 2012) Nestle USA Pension Plan, Al-Ahleia Insurance Company and Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois Greenhill Fund Placement Advisory Group
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As shown in the chart of the month, opportunistic real estate strategies are most favoured amongst real estate fund of funds managers; however, the firms currently in market are willing to consider a variety of underlying fund types. As a result, real estate fund managers across the spectrum of fund types can benefit from keeping an eye on the multi-managers looking to allocate capital in the near future. Interested in finding out more about the latest trends in real estate fund of funds industry? Please click to view our new special report: Real Estate Fund of Funds. Several Europe-based funds of funds are planning on making new investments in the next 12 months. Dutch-based real estate multi-manager Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed, which operates three real estate fund of funds vehicles targeting investment in Europe, North America and Asia respectively, intends to commit across all of its platforms. The fund of funds manager is opportunistic in its approach and assesses each opportunity on a case-by-case basis; however it is likely to commit larger amounts of capital than before. Elsewhere, German-based HCI Capital intends to commit 20mn to a single emerging markets-focused, country-specific opportunistic private real estate fund by Q3 2012. The firm will favour funds managed by GPs that can demonstrate a strong track record, entrepreneurial spirit, and an ability to utilize localized knowledge complemented by demonstrable skin in the game. It could, however, also consider first-time fund managers. Still in Europe, 4IP Management AG � the Switzerland-based real estate fund of funds manager � is considering launching a new platform to invest in Europe-focused funds that target core, coreplus and value added opportunities. At present, 4IP is looking to get one or two cornerstone investors on board and is hoping to attract at least 100mn in AUM for the new fund of funds. The firm closed its last Europe-focused vehicle, 4IP European Real Estate Fund of Funds, in April 2008 and is currently full committed, having invested in eight underlying real estate funds. Approximately 20% was committed to core vehicles, 20% to value added vehicles, and 60% to core-plus vehicles. Over in the US, Versus Capital is hoping to commit $750mn across 10-11 real estate funds over the coming year, through its Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund. This vehicle is sub-advised by Callan Advisors and targets core and core-plus funds in North America (80%), Europe (10%) and Asia (10%). At present, the fund has already committed $750mn to eight underlying investments. Also looking for new investments is Portfolio Advisors, which intends to make three or four commitments over the next 12 months, via its Portfolio Advisors Real Estate Fund IV vehicle. It has already made five commitments in the past year and will continue to target global opportunistic and value added funds, but could also acquire private real estate fund interests on the secondary market. Finally, Investors Diversified Realty, the Cleveland-based real estate fund of funds manager, intends to remain active in the coming year having made four fund commitments through its Investors Diversified Realty Fund over the past 12 months. While it is unsure as to how much capital it will deploy for new investments, it is likely to commit to two US debt funds going forwards and anticipates this process will begin in Q2 2012.
Chart of the Month: Targeted Strategies of Real Estate Funds of Funds
100% 90% 80% 88% 75%
Proportion of Funds
72% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
56% 50% 39% 38% 39% Funds of Funds Closed 2010 - May 2012 Funds of Funds in Market
22% 19%
17% 6%
Value Added
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The opening night of Vain, Crockett Street's new up-scale, dance-centric nightclub, meant a line in the street, a club full of well dressed patrons and a whole lotta dancin'. The new club is only open two days a week. On Fridays it's 18 and up with house music and popular current music. On Saturday nights […] [Read More]
i CRAVE_ It Lux Lounge grand opening
So this new bar's name is kind of a mouthful (we just call it Crave), but we have to give these guys credit: Opening night was a hell of a party. Click 'Continue reading' to see more photos of the event. [Read More]