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Darin Mitchell, the legislative candidate who was removed from the November 6 ballot yesterday after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that he did not live in the district he planned to represent, has filed an appeal.Read More »
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Mitchell removed from ballot
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Oberbillig ruled today that Republican Darin Mitchell, a candidate for state House in Legislative District 13, does not live in the district he sought to represent and must be removed from the ballot.Read More »
Attorney asks court to delay ballot printing in Mitchell residency case
The attorney for a Republican lawmaker is asking a judge to bar two counties from printing ballots until residency questions surrounding the man who beat him in last month's election are settled.
But elections officials say the early deadline for printing fewer than 250 ballots for military and overseas voters makes that impossible, and could mean that Darin Mitchell's name appears on the ballots for the district's other 94,000 voters that will be printed later this month – even if a judge rules that he is ineligible to hold office.
Mitchell under investigation by Registrar of Contractors after residency claims
Darin Mitchell is now under investigation by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, thanks to statements from Mitchell and his campaign chair saying he was overseeing a remodel project at the vacant home he claims is his residence.Read More »
Mitchell says he lives in two legislative districts
Darin Mitchell, the political newcomer who beat Rep. Russ Jones in last week's Republican primary election for a Legislative District 13 House seat, released a statement yesterday saying he lives in the district – and out of the district.Read More »
Montenegro claims ignorance about running mate's residency
Rep. Steve Montengro is standing by his running mate, saying he has no reason to believe Darin Mitchell lives outside Legislative District 13, despite overwhelming evidence and Mitchell's own admission that he doesn't live in the district he seeks to represent.Read More »
Winning GOP candidate ran in Republican district while living in Democratic district
Political newcomer Darin Mitchell defeated an incumbent legislator in the Aug. 28 primary election, but it appears he never should have been on the ballot because he lives in a home outside Legislative District 13.Read More »
Veteran Yuma lawmaker defeated
Darin Mitchell, a Litchfield Park political newcomer has unseated Rep. Russ Jones of Yuma in the Aug. 28 Republican House primary election for Legislative District 13.


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Season six of 'The Voice' has its top three finalists and they are: Team Adam's Christina Grimmie, Team Blake's Jake Worthington and Team Usher's Josh Kaufman.
This means Tuesday night's results show was the end of the road for Kristen Merlin from Team Shakira and Kat Perkins from Team Adam.
Merlin expressed her gratitude for getting as far as she has in the competition.
"I couldn't be more thankful to everybody who has voted me through and kept me in the running for everything," said Merlin, whose appreciation for the coach she had throughout her journey on "The Voice" also runs deep. "Shakira is amazing. I love her! She's so awesome."
And the feeling was no doubt mutual from the multiple Grammy award winning music sensation.
"I'm so proud of her," said Shakira. "She has made it this far, and the fact that not a lot of people believed that she could make it this far makes even prouder."
Merlin said Shakira's early belief in her always meant a great deal to her; as did her recognition of her being someone that inspires others to pursue their passions.
"That resonates with me a ton because since this whole journey I have gotten a lot of messages from people saying I'm an inspiration to them and that they're chasing stuff now. They're like, 'You're fearless. That's amazing! I want to be fearless.' And so it's awesome! Because to me it's like go after it! Don't let anyone tell you no! You're not good enough or you can't, said Merlin. "It's awesome that me doing what I love to do is inspiring them to do stuff like that."
Merlin was the first Country artist ever to be on Team Shakira. When persuading Merlin to pick her as her coach, Shakira promised her she would have Miranda Lambert be their team advisor. A promise she definitely kept! Had Merlin made it through to the finals, she would have been the first artist to ever represent Team Shakira in the finale. Regardless, when speaking with Shakira on Merlin, it was certain how thrilled she is of Merlin's success on "The Voice".
"She's an amazing girl. She's got such a distinguished voice. She's recognizable. I am so happy with her."
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Water parks are a welcome oasis in the warm weather months for those who love adventure and need to cool off. Most parks have a reputation for long lines, and lots of stairs to climb. Water Country is not really set up this way, sure there will be some lines, and definitely some stairs to climb, but overall there is much more. Water Country USA is the water park for Busch Garden's in Williamsburg VA and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic area. It is a grassy, tropical oasis of a water park set to a retro surf theme. In honor of Water Country's 30th anniversary this year the new family thrill ride Colossal Curl was recently unveiled. Colossal Curl is a 552 foot-long slide with a 67 foot drop, which shoots riders in a raft approximately 22 feet per-second. Which I can tell you, turns out to be pretty fast. This is the only water thrill ride in the country that combines both funnel and wave elements in the same ride.
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If you are brave enough to conquer the curl and in decent shape (it is 108 steps to the top) I do recommend it, it is fun and just the right amount of thrill. To avoid lines, you should make this one of your first stops. (Colossal Curl is near the entrance). Many ASD kids who have difficulty waiting in line can get the disability pass at guest services of Water Country as well. You can pick 3 rides where a team member will escort you to the top.
If you would rather pass, there are plenty of other places in the park to cool off. Take a cruise down the Hubba Hubba Highway, the fastest, non-lazy- lazy river…its about 1500 feet long with plenty of ambiance, overhead sprayers in spots, and cool music. Water Country also has a wave pool and 4 other water playground areas for different needs. Plus 9 other slides, a mix of body, and raft and a mix of thrills. Those who like the most thrill should ride Vanish Point, it is the next most intense ride in the park. Those who don't like a lot of thrill may enjoy Big Daddy Falls or Aquazoid, both raft rides. Those who don't ride and just want to enjoy the sun can take in the "aquabatics" show.
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"We want to give folks a fun night out. Everyone needs a break from time to time," explains, Kelly Williams, Executive Producer of Gorilla Tango Burlesque which has reduced its prices from $35 to $25.
"So many people we know are starting families, building businesses or starting new careers right now—and having enough money left over to buy theater tickets can be difficult to impossible. As the mother of a 3-year-old, I know how much I need to get out, spend time with my husband—and laugh along with some other grown-ups!"
The price reduction is effective immediately on the theater's burlesque parodies of Batman, Star Trek and the Star Wars series which are performed at the Bucktown space on 1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. For more information, visit www.gorillatango.com.
This summer, Thodos Dance ensemble members John Cartwright, Annie Deutz, Tenley Dorrill, Kyle Hadenfeldt, Brandon Harneck, Jon Sloven, Alissa Tollefson, Diana Winfree and Lauren Zimmerer will choreograph their own pieces during the New Dances series (July 18-20) at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts on 1016 N. Dearborn Street in Chicago. Tickets ($10-$35) are available at www.thodosdancechicago.org and at 312-266-6255.
There's no charge to see the dance performances at this summer's 8th annual Chicago Dancing Festival (August 20-23). Co-produced by choreographer Lar Lubovitch and dancer Jay Franke, the festival presents ballet, modern and hip-hop companies. All events are free, however tickets (limit two per order) for indoor performances are required via reservations at the respective venue.
On July 8, tickets for the August 20 program at the Harris Theater are available in person at the box office on 205 E. Randolph Drive, or by phone at 312-334-7777. On July 9, tickets for the August 22 programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art are available in person at the box office on 220 E. Chicago Avenue, or phone at 312-397-4010. Any empty seats or tickets unclaimed at 15 minutes prior to curtain time will be released to those in a Stand-by line.
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POCA, W.Va. (AP) - Two workers are being treated for minor injuries after explosions and a fire at an industrial site in Putnam County.
Jason Owens of Putnam County's emergency management center says fire crews were dispatched at about 3:20 p.m. Monday to Airgas, a distributor of specialty gases.
He described the injuries to the two as minor and said they were transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital for treatment. A hospital official did not know their conditions.
Chad Jones of the Bancroft Fire Department said at least 50 of 100 bottles of acetylene that were being held in bunker in the plant exploded. The cause was not yet known.
Officials with Airgas could not immediately be reached. The company calls itself the largest supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases in the U.S.
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What a nice visit you had with Jen and antiquing together. I'm really looking forward to seeing your curtains. Cute toile ironing board cover too. You're inspiring me to do some sewing.ReplyDelete
Have a great week,
Glad you had a great visit. Those dish patterns are very pretty and will make some lovely mosaics.ReplyDelete
It is fun to shop with a friend isn't it? Antique shops make it even better.ReplyDelete
Today is errand day for me, library, bank, produce market, that sort of thing.
I can't wait to see what you make with those plates.ReplyDelete
Noooooo. Those plates are way too pretty to break!!!ReplyDelete
You two girls are so beautiful! I am glad that the two of you had the chance to visiti again! Now ... darn it... I wish I could have come along. Antique hunting with you two sounds like a super fun day!ReplyDelete
Go ahead, break 'em.................you make them even more beautiful as mosaics Penny dear!ReplyDelete
What a lovely pic of you and pretty Jen - I just know she loved where you took her. ScreenDoor perhaps?
I see you've left the land of the redheads Penny! I love the way you look with your natural color - if only I could get back to mine I think I would too! My colorist says best way would be to shave it and let it grow in grey - it will be a while before I could commit to anything that drastic - perhaps after all the trips are done with!!!!!
Happy week in the mountains dear friend.
I know you had a ball!! Both of you girls look so pretty!ReplyDelete
I'm working on my rug. I wish I had a porch that is as lovely as yours!!!!. Aren't blog friends wonderful? I'd feel bad about breaking those beautiful plates if your mosaics weren't so beautiful. Can't wait to see what you do with them.ReplyDelete
So glad you and Jen had a good visit. Your 'finds' are wonderful. I'm enjoying a quiet - and cooler - day at home after a week of vacation. I'm doing laundry and unpacking the remaining things from our little cabin-on-wheels. Just loving being at home again.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see those curtains - we're sure it will pull an already fabulous room together!!ReplyDelete
Pretty plates, Penny, I'm not sure I'd want to break those, but I know you will make something beautiful with them. Looks like you had a wonderful weekend with Jen.ReplyDelete
Happy sewing!
How sweet Penny! Glad you enjoyed your visit and some shopping too!ReplyDelete
Glad you had a nice visit. Looking forward to seeing the curtains hung and done!ReplyDelete
How wonderful to meet another blog friend and have the weekend to share! It sounds like you had great fun, I wish I could have been there:>) I bet you'll have those curtains done in a jiffy. Can't wait to see them all up!ReplyDelete
Thank you Penny for a lovely weekend. I had a ball and enjoyed our time together. :) See you soon! Hugs, JennReplyDelete
What a beautiful photo of the two of you! I know you had a great time! I looked at her photos, too! WOW! You and your hubby are always such wonderful hosts! Enjoy your weekend! ♥ReplyDelete


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Memorial services for US amateur wrestling leader Setrak Agonian have been set for this Sunday and Monday in New York City, USA Wrestling, the organization responsible for Olympic wrestling in the US, announced Thursday.
Visitation for Agonian, 2003 USA Wrestling Man of the Year who passed away earlier this week in New York City, will take place Sunday from 3-5 p.m. Eastern at St. Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, 221 East 27th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), in New York. A prayer service will follow that evening at 8 p.m. at the same location. The funeral will take place Monday at 10 a.m. at the cathedral, followed by burial at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Agonian was active in USA Wrestling, the New York Athletic Club, the Metropolitan Wrestling Association (MVA) and in many other wrestling-related organizations. In addition to his USA Wrestling Man of the Year award, Agonian was inducted into the Downstate New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
As president of the New York City-based MWA, an organization affiliated with USA Wrestling, he was a leader in the promotion and development of the sport in the East. The MWA was the local wrestling group that played a key role in the organization and presentation of the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling, held in Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2003.
The Worlds were originally scheduled to take place in New York in September 2001. Two weeks before the event, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 took place, causing the postponement of the championships, which were later relocated to Bulgaria and Greece by FILA, the international organization for Olympic wrestling.
"Agonian and his New York peers did not want the terrorist act to destroy the tremendous opportunity for USA Wrestling and for the sport on the international level," according to USA Wrestling. "The plan was to attempt to bring the event back to New York in 2003. Representing USA Wrestling, Agonian was the lead negotiator with the Slovakian Wrestling Federation (who had been slated to host the 2003 Worlds)…" For successfully bringing the World Freestyle Championships to New York City two years after the 9/11 attacks, Agonian was awarded the FILA Gold Star, the highest honor awarded by the international wrestling federation
His first major wrestling assignment was to serve as U.S. assistant team leader and interpreter for the 1971 World Championships, held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was recruited into the effort by the legendary Bill Farrell. The next year, at the 1972 Olympics, Agonian assisted Farrell in the U.S. wrestling effort, helping handle the needs of the families of the athletes.
"Our sport lost a legend today," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. "Setrak was not only a friend and mentor to many, myself included, but more importantly a friend and champion for anyone who ever had a dream to make themselves and those around them better. He was the epitome of an individual who lived to improve the lives of those around him. He was truly the 'American Dream,' a self-made man who made the world a better place. Never has our sport had someone more fiery or passionate about its success. Set will be dearly missed by our sport. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his lovely wife, Dede and their thousands of friends around the globe that truly loved this man known by many as just 'Set.'"
Al Bevilacqua told TheOpenMat.com, "The wrestling community lost a great friend, Setrak Agonian, USA Wrestling Man of the Year in 2003 after bringing the FILA World Freestyle Championships to New York in 2001.
"After it was cancelled, he single-handedly traveled to Slovenia in 2002 and coerced, begged and on his own nickel brought them back to the NYAC where we together got them to notify FILA that they wanted New York City to host the 2003 World Freestyle Championships.
"As an outgrowth of the effort, in part was with the goal of bringing the Beat the Streets initiative to New York City. During the development & the promotion of the greatest world championships ever produced with more countries, more wrestlers and above all over 12,500 fans. To this day, it is the largest championship on all levels in international wrestling."


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Outcomes like Friday's contest evoke more feelings of frustration than they do of satisfaction because watching the Knicks so easily dispatch a slightly above-average team naturally leads one to ask why the Knicks cannot overwhelm their opponents on a more consistent basis. If they can defeat the Nuggets by 27 points, then there really is no good reason for why they have only won 20 of their 50 games. Obviously, the Knicks have the potential to be a good team; the problem is that they have been unable to consistently execute and convert their potential into reality.
Knowing that it is unlikely we will see for quite some time the Knicks play as well as they did on Friday, then it is up to us to appreciate as much as possible what the Knicks were able to accomplish. In a remarkable offensive performance, the Knicks shot like they were not facing a defense at all, showing complete disdain for the defense that the Nuggets were trying to play.
For the game, the Knicks posted a 62.9 effective field goal percentage, made more than half of their field-goal attempts, and also converted on ten free throws; the result was a superb 116.3 points scored per 100 possessions as the Knicks continued their climb up the leaderboard of the NBA's most efficient offenses. Thanks to their lights-out shooting, the Knicks had six players reach double figures in points scored with Carmelo Anthony's 31 points leading the way.
Even more noteworthy for a team that treats defense as an optional part of playing basketball, the Knicks were incredibly stingy with the points they allowed the Nuggets to score, holding their opponent to a middling true shooting percentage of 51.5 percent and an anemic 89.3 points per 100 possessions, well below the offensive efficiency numbers the Nuggets are accustomed to achieving.
Chances are the Knicks will not use this complete game performance as a turning point in their season and establish themselves as one of the better teams in the season so Friday's victory only serves as a tease to all those who follow the Knicks on a daily basis. In defeating the Nuggets by 27 points, the Knicks' play stated that yes, they can play this well, but their larger sample size of games this season offers up the more reliable information that they cannot, or will not, play up to that level on a regular basis.


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Unconventional Real Estate: Mineral Rights and Infrastructure
By H. Kent Baker and Peter Chinloy
Traditional real estate includes apartments, office, retail, industrial and hotels. Unconventional real estate includes assets for mineral rights and infrastructure. Below, H. Kent Baker and Peter Chinloy discuss the role of unconventional real estate, specifically mineral rights and infrastructure as viable parts of investor portfolios.
Subsurface rights [where in private ownership] can be bought, sold or transferred. Because all or a fraction of the mineral rights can be retained or sold, they can be stripped, securitised and offered as a bundle (Baen and Low, 2014).1
Recent years show substantially enhanced returns for infrastructure. These returns have come from reduced risk due to increased demand and maturity of the market (Peng and Newell, 2014).2
Commercial and residential properties are part of conventional real estate. These assets include office buildings and apartments and their mortgages. Unconventional real estate includes mineral resources for oil and gas and infrastructure for educational, healthcare, transport and energy facilities. With a fixed location, rental contracts, and resale, unconventional mineral resources and infrastructure become conventional real estate. These actions unlock equity and allow capital and economic development to flow to these investable assets.
Most European governments retain subsurface mineral rights. According to The Wall Street Journal (2012),3 governments in Bulgaria and France have banned hydraulic fracturing or fracking entirely. The United Kingdom and Poland have been unable to organize an onshore oil and gas industry because of resistance to government ownership.
By comparison, European infrastructure developments are widespread. In Europe, about 30% of infrastructure ownership is offered through non-governmental debt and equity markets (Peng and Newell, 2014).2
Transport facilities including airports and railways operate under these arrangements. Among large infrastructure firms are Vinci, Abertis Infrastructuras, Autostrade, and Grupo Ferrovial.
Unconventional real estate assets promise to unlock equity and generate wealth. Mineral assets include not only oil and gas rights but also access to industrial metals such as aluminum and copper and precious metals such as gold and silver. Infrastructure has been traditionally viewed as involving public goods including schools, healthcare, transport, and energy, but this perception in now changing. Charging tuition, fees, and rates on some types of infrastructure has created the possibility of real estate investable assets in infrastructure. Public-private partnerships can now be created in which the public entity signs a long-term lease in exchange for the private partner constructing the facility.
Investing in unconventional real estate offers both advantages and disadvantages. In some cases, having long-term leases with government guarantees can enable investors to match assets and liabilities. Some pension funds have obligations to make fixed or defined-benefit payments over a long period. Life and health insurance companies face large future payment liabilities for older beneficiaries. These institutional investors have long-term liabilities, but most stock and bond markets offer immediate trading as short-term assets. Long-term leases and demands in infrastructure create long-term assets.
When the leases permit the lessor to increase rates, infrastructure offers inflation protection and hence a long-term hedge. Bird, Liem, and Thorp (2014)4 find that publicly traded U.S. and Australian infrastructure firms act as inflation hedges but not as output hedges. During downturns the price of their stocks often declines, suggesting that toll and fee income dominate long-term rents. By contrast, the disadvantages of investing in infrastructure include political risk as well as incomplete and undeveloped markets. As markets for infrastructure develop, the current low correlations with other assets may rise over time and thus reduce the diversification benefits.
Credit Suisse (2010)5 provides an example of how including unconventional real estate can improve a portfolio's reward-to-variability ratio. Credit Suisse reportedly constructs portfolio allocations to achieve a Sharpe ratio of 0.75. The Sharpe ratio is a measure of risk-adjusted performance that divides the excess return over a riskless interest rate by the total risk of the portfolio, as measured by the portfolio's standard deviation of returns.
For many investors, asset allocations have traditionally been about 60% to stocks and 40% to bonds. The Credit Suisse model adds real estate investment trusts (REITs) as the only way to invest in real estate. The REIT allocation constitutes 15% of the portfolio, which is entirely at the expense of bonds. REITs include only conventional real estate assets such as commercial and residential property as well as mortgages. When adding unconventional assets for infrastructure, the portfolio's Sharpe ratio rises to 0.80, which shows an improved reward-to-variability ratio. The portfolio places 5% each in global and customized infrastructure, while maintaining the conventional REIT position at 15%. Despite excluding oil, gas, and other minerals, real estate constitutes 25% of an efficient portfolio. Before 2000, Credit Suisse's allocation to unconventional real estate infrastructure was almost zero.
Our purpose is to discuss the role of unconventional real estate, specifically mineral rights and infrastructure as viable parts of investor portfolios. We begin by defining real estate assets. Next, we discuss how mineral rights and infrastructure can be converted into real estate assets using a set of institutional arrangements. We conclude by providing some final thoughts about unconventional real estate.
Real Estate Assets
For purposes of this discussion, real estate has three major features: it is fixed, potentially provides a rent, and offers a market for reselling the resulting income stream. A real estate asset is fixed when it is in one location and cannot be traded by being movable across borders. Real estate offers a rental income flow similar to a dividend yield. For example, a building can generate a rent from tenants. The net rent after expenses is the return captured with a legal right in a lease, which is a financial contract. Market developments allow the leases to be traded either individually or pooled. Similar features apply to mortgages and other debt instruments secured by real estate.
With these three features in place, assets such as apartments and office buildings have become conventional real estate. Rental contracts have a lease that is signed by the landlord and tenant. Once these leases have security, they can be traded either publicly as REITs or in private entities. A set of institutional and market rules allows other assets to become conventional real estate.
Land: Above, On, and Under the Ground
One measure of land ownership involves the physical space on its surface, using a unit measure such as square meters or hectares. This definition of land expands to cover rights above or below the ground. In densely populated areas, an advantage exists to building vertically. Buildings are planned on a floor-area ratio of the rental space to the land area. That creates a market for air rights above the ground. A landowner not wanting to develop vertically may sell ownership to another who wants to do so and to build at a higher floor-area ratio. Public or social facilities including museums and religious buildings can be preserved and conserved by generating cash flows from selling their air rights.
Another asset involves the rights below the ground. These mineral rights include oil and gas as well as industrial and precious metals. Conlin and Grow (2013)6 report royalty payments in the United States on natural gas to mineral rights landowners exceeded $20 billion in 2012. When landowners hold these subsurface rights that have potential value, they can sell them to mining firms. Just as urban dwellers sell their air rights, rural landowners can trade in underground markets. Underground mineral rights in urban areas are unlikely to trump air rights, so the process creates opportunities across population densities.
A disadvantage of different owners holding rights to land above, on, and below the ground is that conflicts can occur. In one legal regime, the rights of subsurface owners dominate those of the surface. For example, suppose the subsurface owner has rights to a valuable pool of oil but immediately above it is a house. The subsurface owner could start drilling and destroy the value of the house. If drilling is economically viable, subsurface rights could outweigh those for developed property on the surface.
Although substantial value may exist below the ground, mining companies are unlikely to disturb existing buildings (Baen and Low, 2014).1 A drilling program requires access roads and pipelines as well as compression and disposal units. Another issue is whether deep drilling, say at 8,000 to 10,000 feet below grade for natural gas using the chemical blasts involved in fracking, leads to seepage into groundwater above.
The sale of subsurface rights to a mining company provides a rental stream to the landowner. That stream includes an up-front payment and a risk-related royalty. This royalty is a percentage of the value of the oil, gas or other minerals should the subsurface rights be developed.
Horizontal drilling allows bits and rigs to access subsurface rights while moving parallel to the ground rather than perpendicular to it. Hydraulic re-fracturing or fracking involves intense spraying of water and chemicals to unlock pools of minerals, particularly oil and gas. Although these and other technologies have risks, they become more feasible when local land rights owners share the benefits through royalty payments while bearing the costs of drilling and mining.
An owner holding the subsurface mineral rights allows the tenant the right to drill or mine. The lease automatically renews if mining activity takes place. When mining ceases, the operator is obliged to return the surface to its initial state. Valuing the royalty estate obtained in the lease of mineral rights involves conducting a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected revenues generated from the operation. The productive lifespan of a well depends on several factors such as the pressure and size of the reservoir and the decline in production over time.
Table 1 shows the value of mineral rights in subsurface natural gas rights based on production occurring. The rights are for 1,000 units of natural gas, each of which has about 10 therms. Although the price per unit fluctuates daily, assume $4.50 and the rights deplete at 20% a year on a declining balance over seven years, at which point production ceases. The discount rate is 12% annually, the royalty rate is 12.5% and the cost of production $2.50 per 10 therms. Under this structure, the asset value of the royalty rights is $1,782 for the subsurface real estate, per 1,000 initial units. The real estate land value of the royalty rights is $1.78 per 10 therms of natural gas per year. This is for the royalty rights alone assuming production.
Public Goods and Infrastructure
A public good is one where the consumption by one person does not diminish that of another. Given that no price may be charged for such a good, the government offers a public good as a natural monopoly. A natural monopoly may arise as a result of the high fixed or start-up costs of operating a business in a particular industry, such as when large-scale infrastructure is required to ensure supply. Because having certain natural monopolies is economically sensible, governments often regulate those in operation to ensure that consumers get a fair deal. To pay for public goods, governments can rely on their power to tax members of society.
This definition of a public good has become strained on two fronts. First, prices have developed for goods where users are not prevented from consuming the good such as broadcast signals. Second, prices and markets appear in goods and services in previous natural monopolies. Post-secondary education, hospitals, healthcare, and transport facilities have user fees or prices. Charging for public goods offers the advantage of reducing congestion, particularly for transport facilities. These assets are fixed and have a rental price. Because they are sufficiently large scale to minimize the cost of pooling over small contracts, this allows a market to develop for reselling the rental stream and creating a real estate asset from large-scale projects. This is the rationale for converting infrastructure investments into real estate assets.
Credit Suisse (2013) reports correlation coefficients between the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Index and other assets. The Macquarie index involves traded securities as opposed to those where investors take a limited partner position or in funds of funds. The report has two separate types of infrastructure: globalized and specialized. Global and customized infrastructure's correlation is 0.68, so diversification is possible within the sector.
Deutsche Bank and Wealth Management (2013)7 reports correlation coefficients between infrastructure and other asset types between July 2008 and June 2013. The infrastructure index is from Dow Jones Brookfield Global in local currency. Real estate traded is from the index in the European Public Real Estate Association/National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (EPRA/NAREIT). Stocks are from the Morgan Stanley MSCI world index; commodities are from the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI); and bonds are from the Barclays Global Aggregate. According to Deutsche Bank, the correlation coefficient between infrastructure and real estate is 0.83, 0.82 with stocks, 0.53 with commodities, and 0.43 with bonds.
Investing in infrastructure involves trade-offs. For example, such investments offer the benefits of steady cash flows, inflation protection resulting from the ability to raise tuition, fees, and rates, and a long life. According to Peng and Newell (2014),2 including infrastructure in a portfolio also offers diversification benefits. Demand is insensitive to prices and the lease terms are long. The costs of operating facilities such as roads are low relative to their construction capital expenses. Investing in infrastructure also has its drawbacks. Cash flows typically fluctuate pro-cyclically, which increases the volatility of returns. For example, a toll road or airport shows higher revenue during a boom while traffic is rising. Traffic falls during a downturn (Newell and Peng, 2007).8
Final Thoughts
Development of real estate markets for subsurface rights and infrastructure addresses issues of both fairness and efficiency. According to Eurostat (2012),9 the urban population in the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) grew by 0.5% in 2010 while population growth in intermediate urban-rural areas was 0.2%. In rural areas, the population declined by 0.8% in one year. Europe is already densely populated, with 41% living in urban areas, 35% in intermediate, and 23% in rural areas. In some areas, urbanizing is occurring with populations moving from rural areas to cities. Cities have responded by allowing higher density to reduce the requirements of transportation and to save time at work. The underlying demand for rural land in some areas is falling, shifting relative real estate prices in urban areas upwards. One method of creating wealth in rural areas is to allow and offer mineral and subsurface rights to owners. They receive compensation in the sale and royalty prices for environmental and disruption costs.
Public goods have developed markets for pricing. These include tuition at higher educational institutions, fees paid to providers or by insurers for medical facilities and healthcare, and tolls and fuel taxes for users of transport facilities. Such fees constitute rents that can be securitized.
Traditional real estate includes apartments, office, retail, industrial and hotels. Unconventional real estate includes assets for mineral rights and infrastructure. Mineral assets and infrastructure are widespread and are emerging with the transferable rental agreements and contracts that will make them become part of investable real estate.
The article draws on same themes from our book Private Real Estate Markets and Investments published by Oxford University in 2014.
About the Authors
H. Kent Baker (PhD, CFA, CMA) is University Professor of Finance at American University's Kogod School of Business in Washington, DC. He is the author or editor of 23 books and more than 150 refereed journal articles. The Journal of Finance Literature recognized him as among the top 1% of the most prolific authors in finance during the past 50 years. Professor Baker has been a consultant and/or trainer to more than 100 organizations. He has received many research, teaching, and service awards including Teacher/Scholar of the Year at American University.
Peter Chinloy is a Professor of Finance and Real Estate at American University's Kogod School of Business in Washington, DC. He is on the editorial boards of several leading real estate journals including Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, and Journal of Real Estate Research. His research interests focus on in mortgages and their securitization and equity investments in real estate.
1. Baen, John S. and Ming Kai Low. 2014. "Mineral Rights" in H. Kent Baker and Peter Chinloy (eds.), Private Real Estate Markets and Investments. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming.
2. Peng, Hsu Weng and Graeme Newell. 2014. "Infrastructure" in H. Kent Baker and Peter Chinloy (eds.), Private Real Estate Markets and Investments. New York: Oxford University Press.
3. The Wall Street Journal. 2012. "The Shale Gas Secret," July 16. Available at http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303919504577520421300962752
4. Bird, Ron, Harry Liem, and Susan Thorp. 2104. "Infrastructure: Real Assets and Real Returns," European Financial Management, forthcoming.
5. Credit Suisse. 2010. "Can Infrastructure Investing Enhance Portfolio Efficiency?" Available at https://www.creditsuisse.com/asset_management/downloads/marketing/infrastructure_us_can_apac_japan.pdf.
6. Conlin, Michelle and Brian Grow. 2013. "Special Report: US Builders Hoard Mineral Rights under New Homes." Available at http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/09/usa-fracking-rights-idUSL1N0HT1KS20131009.
7. Deutsche Bank and Wealth Management. 2013. "Global Listed Infrastructure and Macroeconomics Environments." Available at www.dws-investments.com/EN/docs/resources/sales-ideas/INFRA-MACRO-WHITE.pdf.
8. Newell, Graeme and Hsu Wen Peng. 2007. "The Role of U.S. Infrastructure in Investment Portfolios," Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management 14:1, 21−34.
9. Eurostat. 2012. "Around 40% of the EU27 Population Live in Urban Regions." Available at http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-30032012-BP/EN/1-30032012-BP-EN.PDF.
One Response to Unconventional Real Estate: Mineral Rights and Infrastructure
Wow, I had no idea that mineral rights and subsurface real estate even existed! I know that I wouldn't mind some real estate of this nature, especially if it allowed me to own the oil in it. Now I just need to find a way to acquire some of this property and see if it gains value. I wonder if the government is willing to sell anytime soon?
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Pass the a pointer to the game's instance of the single global score to each level, which they store and manipulate, and it will persist across levels as you'd like.


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September 25, 2012
Tereska Torres 1920 - 2012
"Tereska Torrès, a convent-educated French writer who quite by accident wrote America's first lesbian pulp novel, died on Thursday at her home in Paris. She was 92." read more at NYT.
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What if you wanted a cactus banana smoothie? Who would you turn to for a recipe? Your mother? Your Uncle Saul? Sammie from the corner market?
You'd turn to your friendly local google. My friendly local google told me to check out Incredible Smoothies and there we go.
It's not a complicated recipe. The directions are not complicated either. You can click through to read the whole description, but here's the primary part you were looking for.
Cactus Pear and Banana Smoothie Recipe
1 banana
1 cactus pear, flesh and meat, seeds removed
4 oz filtered of water
Add all the ingredients to your blender, (I use a Blendtec) and blend on high for 30 seconds or until the smoothie is creamy.
Indeed, that seems easy enough. I wonder how they took care of the spines on the cactus pear?
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November 10th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Sounds great, do you think we could swap out the filtered water for rum?
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Well, except Ziggy Ansah wearing some 3D movie theater glasses with no lenses. Of course.
The Detroit Lions' new defensive end, who went fifth overall, had the movie theater 3D glasses look going. Russell Westbrook should be proud. If Ansah can't rush the quarterback in the NFL, maybe the NBA will try to pick him up based on his fashion sense.
Not really sure what possessed Ansah to think that was the right look to go with his plain suit. Thankfully, the 270-pound Ansah didn't complete the hipster look with some skinny jeans.
Other than Deion Sanders pointing out cornerback Dee Milliner's really gaudy watch on the NFL Network after Milliner was taken by the Jets, the fashion statements were pretty conservative in the first round. But it's early. Something needs to shake up a fairly uninteresting first round, even if it's someone else wearing cheap broken glasses from the floor of the nearest AMC with his expensive suit.
Here's a look at the fashion winners and losers from the draft's first round:
More NFL draft coverage on Yahoo! Sports:
• Cardinals make Jonathan Cooper fourth OL picked in first round
• Rams trade up to snag WVU WR Tavon Austin
• Lions take raw DE Ezekiel Anseh with fifth pick
• Dolphins trade up, take OLB Dion Jordan at No. 3
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The beach scene with the cute little dog in a sweater might make you think it is a light beach read. Take my word for it, The Widow Waltz by Sally Koslow is anything but. It is a story of a wife and two daughters trying to move on after the death of their husband and father. It is hard enough to lose a loved one, but what if you discover the loved one you are grieving was not the person you thought they were, and the life of luxury you have been living is all based on lies?
The city's only used book store, the Fond du Lac Public Library's BookCellar, is holding two great sales in September.
Customers shopping the Back to School Sale on Saturday, September 7, and Monday, September 9, will get one free children's book with every purchase of $1 or more.
What? William Shakespeare and Star Wars? Yes! Ian Doescher, with the cooperation of George Lucas, has written the story of the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope, in iambic pentameter in the style of a Shakespeare play. The language is fun to read with plenty of "thou" and "prithee" among the references to "droids" and "hyperspace". It's not really such a stretch to put Shakespeare and Star Wars together. Both the Star Wars movies and Shakespeare's plays are epic tales with villains and colorful supporting characters.
It all starts with the locker
Picture this: You're walking into school. You approach your new locker. It's dull. It's boring. It's probably dirty.
Hang on. It doesn't have to stay that way. Teens in grades 6-12 should stop in 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 14, to put some personality into that bland metal box. Make cool gadgets to glam it up or rock it out. Just attending enters you in a drawing for a Back to School Survival Kit, complete with delicious candy.
Pump Up Your Locker is just the first of several great teen programs this fall:
Hi everyone!
Boy, you really dug into reading this summer. This has been one of the busiest summers ever at the Fond du Lac Public Library. With magicians, wild animals and tons of reading – more than 2 million minutes were logged by kids, teens and adults - we hope you had as much fun as we did.
As summer winds down and school gets started, we're heading into a great fall season.
Kids are starting school any day now, and that means the calendar will be filling up. The Fond du Lac Public Library Crafternoon program has a solution: Make a handy message board to get the gang's attention. Crafters will have supplies provided to make one board and three magnets from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 21. Space is limited, and registration is required beginning 9 a.m.
Arab Spring continues to bring hope for reform to the Middle East and Northern Africa. But these revolutionary movements are bringing violence and turmoil while exposing the fault lines between religious and political groups. This is true especially in Syria, where a violent civil war rages, and Lebanon, where tensions threaten to unravel its civil society.
One morning, Scott Lesnick woke up to discover that his wife had secreted his two small children away to the Middle East.
The Solutions Center will show the movie Ant Bully at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 17, at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
Area artists are invited to submit pieces for a themed exhibit, "A Dog's Life," at the Fond du Lac Public Library in October.


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Date: November 25 2012
LONDON. Whitehall was brought to a standstill for nearly three hours on Friday as a naked man straddled a statue in front of hordes of onlookers. He was seen in a variety of poses on the statue of Prince George, at times balancing precariously on the prince's head.
The man was coaxed down shortly before 3pm and detained under the Mental Health Act, police said.
A 100-metre stretch of Whitehall, near the heart of London, was cordoned off as emergency services tried to persuade him to come down.
The man was seen waving his arms as crowds gathered at either end of the cordon.
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Esperanza Spalding: I Know You Know
I Know You Know
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Esperanza Spalding (bass, vocals), Leo Genovese (piano, keyboards), Jamey Haddad (percussion), Otis Brown (drums).
Composed by Esperanza Spalding.
Recorded: Acton, Massachusetts and Jonesborough, Tennessee; no dates given (CD released in 2008)
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The stuttering bass patterns and semi-dance beats of Esperanza Spalding's "I Know You Know" provide the hooks, but the recording is defined by its fusion of acid-jazz and a certain 70s old-school soul R&B vibe. It is an interesting pastiche; at the outset, listeners will hear the solo sound of Spalding's upright bass as it sits alone in the dark, dusty nightclub that the production style attempts to envision. As the rhythms enter, her snappy vocals display great range and her confidence as a performer shines through in her gutsy reach for notes that constantly build upon each other. Perfectly in tune and in sync with the mood of the recording, this track documents the immediacy of her individual vocal style well. The beats are interesting; they are not "jazz," per se, but find their beginnings in hip-hop production. The track will probably not remind you of many others you've heard, and that individualism underscores a recording that manages to sound as innovative and as fresh as groups like the Pharcyde, the Fugees, and the Roots did on their first few respective albums-meaning that the Nu-Soul movement is still alive and well.
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I work in S4, with the 2311's. I get all the ammo cans I need :-D
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I work in S4, with the 2311's. I get all the ammo cans I need :-D
The printing on the 50 cal cans can be removed with laquer thinner and paper towels. The rest of the can is painted with a good enamel which resists the thinner (unless you scrub too long).
I can't speak for where anyone else lives but I can get all I want for $6 and to be honest I bitch about that cause they used to be 2.50 Surely you fellas can get em locally for less that $15.. Jist saying..
Hell I can't find them in my area for less than $15.00, and some as high as $20.00. Freaking ridiculous!!!! Hey Posthumous, how much you want for some cans shipped back to S.C.???? LOL.
I don't go out of my way looking for them,but I have collected about 20 over the last 35 years.The last two I bought about two years ago and are the small 200rd 7.62 cans dated 08 & 09 Payed $5 ea at a Army/Navy store.
i think the big "O" nut is sending all the cans to china. it seems they don't want our IOUs anymore! LOL!
I travel the east coast on business and try to hit gunshows when in certain town also flea markets I have not seen 50 cal cans for less than $10 a can for two years now and if I do they were rusty and beat up
so if you luck enough to get them free or cheaper than you are lucky, my post about Aims e-mail, it was intended for the rest of us who are not so lucky
I just checked Aim for the 50 cal cans.
13.95 Ammo can
41.40 shipping
Holy Crap!!!!!!!
For that price they can keep em


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Ermal Glen Allen
Position: QB-DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: December 25, 1918 in Kyles Ford, TN
Died: February 9, 1988 in Dallas, TX
High School: Morristown
College: Kentucky (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 3rd round (18th overall) of the 1947 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)


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March 1, 2003
TUCSON - Arizona clouted four home runs to back up one-hit pitching by Wendy Allen and run-ruled Northern Iowa, 8-0, in UA's own Hillenbrand Invitational softball tournament Saturday afternoon.
The long balls gave UA 10 home runs in its last two games. Allen struck out seven in the five-inning game. She gave up only a single to Stephanie Stratton to open the game.
Three home runs punctuated a six-run second for the Cats. Mackenzie Vandergeest led off with her sixth home run of the season. Jackie Coburn singled to right, then Wendy Allen ripped a single off the first baseman's glove. A sacrifice fly by Erin Palomarez brought in Coburn, then Lisha Ribellia knocked her second homer of the year to make it 4-0. Autumn Champion reached on an error and Courtney Fossatti pulled her second home run in as many games to rightfield.
Vandergeest led off the UA third with a single and Coburn ripped an opposite-field homer, her sixth, inside the right-field foul pole to make it 8-0.
UNI will play the Dutch National Team at 10 a.m. Sunday in the third-place game of the tourney.


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God Throws a Wobbly at England
Not surprisingly, it has been revealed today that the disastrous floods in Britain this weekend are just another one of God's temper tantrums...
From today's Telegraph:
"The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops.
"One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage, including the introduction of pro-gay legislation, have provoked God to act by sending the storms that have left thousands of people homeless."
Even if there was a God up there hating gay people, am I to believe that only gay and other so-called 'immoral' people were affected by the flooding?
"While those who have been affected by the storms are innocent victims, the bishops argue controversially that the flooding is a result of Western civilisation's decision to ignore biblical teaching....[The Rt Rev Graham Dow] expressed his sympathy for those who have been hit by the weather, but said that the problem with 'environmental judgment is that it is indiscriminate.'"
So even if a person faithfully follows the teachings of the Catholic church and leads what is supposedly a moral life in the eyes of God, this is still no insurance against God's wrath. No matter how much you oppresses yourself to get through the pearly gates of the next life, God will still torment you in this one. "Why, God, why?" is a question that any person of faith must surely find themselves asking at some point, and in this case Rev. Dow implies that it has nothing to do with them, nor with the huge low pressure zone hovering over the region; no, they can blame all of their losses on homosexuals invoking God's wrath. It's much more reassuring to have someone to blame, than to accept the fact that nature doesn't really give a crap about you or your gay neighbor.
Here are some priceless quotes from the Rt. Rev. Dow:
"In the Bible, institutional power is referred to as 'the beast', which sets itself up to control people and their morals."
Gee, that 'beast' sounds awfully familiar...Could it be genetically similar to the Catholic Church and other organized religions? Here's another:
"Our government has been playing the role of God in saying that people are free to act as they want."
Wha-huh? Absurd as these statements are by themselves, let's put them into their original context:
"In the Bible, institutional power is referred to as 'the beast', which sets itself up to control people and their morals. Our government has been playing the role of God in saying that people are free to act as they want."
I don't know where to begin with the contradictions here. The government is not controlling people's morals if it's letting people act as they want. And it seems that playing the role of God would entail the exact opposite - that is, petty and pointless rules and regulations about every aspect of life, right down to what we are allowed to think about. Look at any sacred text and you'll see that God is a ridiculously micro-managing despot.
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This week, March 17-23, 2014 is National Wildlife Week. It is promoted by the National Wildlife Foundation as a way to learn and enjoy nature. The main focus is on America's wildlife and water issues. On their website is a variety of activities and suggestions on how to celebrate National Wildlife Week. One San Diego activity is to hike with a ranger at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge in Jamul this Saturday, the 22nd at 8 a.m. There will also be a birding walk in Tecolote Canyon on the same day, also at 8 a.m.
Other suggestions for this week include a variety of wildlife-related crafts and activities to help protect and preserve nature. These include making bird houses, going fishing, geocaching, bird watching, puppet making and shows, and other activities listed on the NWF website. Locally, one can visit one of San Diego's many parks and their visitor's centers, such as Mission Trails Regional Park, which usually have educational activities for people of all ages, daily.
National Wildlife Week can also be a way for San Diegans to learn about and become more aware of San Diego's special wildlife concerns. Birds such as the least tern, snowy plover, and tricolored blackbirds are important summer residents that are imperiled. There are also issues with invasive plants that crowd out and strangle native plants. Another issue with non-native plants is that they use more water than native plants and dry faster in a drought.
These issues including national issues are something to think about during this week. Visit www.nwf.org for more ideas. Other sites on San Diego's wildlife include the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge pages (such as the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge), The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Diego Audubon (and other local Audubon sites), and San Diego Children and Nature.


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ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine football team hosts Villanova in the Black Bears' CAA opener on Saturday. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 581-BEAR or toll-free (800) 756-TEAM.
The University of Maine football team (1-2) plays its conference opener against perennial power Villanova (3-1, 1-0).
Maine is coming off a 30-20 loss to Albany.
Maine QB Marcus Wasilewski went 23-36 for 164 yards and two scores while WR Maurice McDonald caught 11 passes for 93 yards.
Maine DB Kendall James notched his second-consecutive game with an interception while fellow DB Khari Al-Mateen notched a game-high 13 tackles.
Villanova is coming off a 24-8 win over Penn.
RB Kevin Monangai rushed for 109 yards and a score while WR Joe Price caught five balls for 113 yards.
Villanova QB John Robertson passed for 213 yards and a score while rushing for 55 yards to earn his third CAA Rookie of the Week honor.
Last year, in blizzard-like conditions at Villanova, McDonald caught eight passes for 96 yards while WR Arthur Williams caught two passes for 78 yards and a score; Troy Russell notched four tackles.
McDonald currently has 95 career catches for 993 career yards.
Maine LB Donte Dennis went over the 250 tackle mark against Albany, and now has 252 for his career.
When: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012
Where: Orono, Maine
Stadium (Capacity): Alfond Stadium (10,000)
Surface: FieldTurf
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.
Series Record: Maine, 8-7
Current Winning Streak Maine, 1
Maine: RV/RV
Villanova: RV/-
Maine: Jack Cosgrove (Maine '78)
Career Record (Seasons): 107-114 (20th Season)
vs. Villanova 6-4
Villanova: Andy Talley (So. Conn. '67)
Career Record (Seasons): 221-135-2 (32nd Season)
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The Fitzkrieg Triplets Still Have a Shot
I was in eighth grade when I won my first – OK, only – NCAA tournament bracket pool. The information at my disposal, back then, came via the odd college hoops game on television and the AP roundups in the Bergen Record's sports section. In the years since, every bit of information one could conceivably funnel into an awe-inspiring bracket has become easy to find.
Dozens of ostensible experts proffer their opinions on a daily basis. College basketball games in conferences big and small are on TV with a frequency matched only by reruns of "Scrubs." The most arcane of advanced stats are easy to find, if not always easy to understand, at sites such as KenPom.com. All great stuff, for the most part. Just not of any great help.
Some of us here at the Fix wondered if all this information might have been as much the problem as the solution. And so we took it upon ourselves, in the least scientific way possible, to test this hypothesis in the Daily Fix's online NCAA tournament bracket. This doesn't mean that the bracket is some sort of grand experiment. It's just that mixed in among those of us who take this sort of thing (entirely too) seriously are a few wild cards who took unique approaches to picking their brackets.
The lowest score among finished brackets in the pool belongs to Kate Dorr of Tacoma, Wash., a college friend of mine. She is, as her team name – "iknowlessthannothing" – suggests, not a big college hoops fan. "I was going to pick by [team's] uniforms, then I realized looking them up would be a pain," she says. "Conveniently, when I dragged the team name the logo popped up, so I chose by that. Sometimes the decision was hard: Mincing devil? Angry chicken? Pirate-themed restaurant? But in the end I went with superbear (Maryland) triumphing over confused bulldog (Wofford)." That said "superbear" is actually a turtle doesn't much perturb Dorr, who has picked 17 of 48 games correctly.
Tennessee-born Julie Culver, who now lives in New York City, took a pastiche approach to building her bracket – something of a necessity, given that she has never watched a college basketball game. "When I didn't have a sibling's school to pick, I went with mascots," she writes. "And when I got bored of that I hit the auto-fill button." As with many people, Kansas' loss in the second round hit Julie's bracket fairly hard. Unlike many people, she picked Kansas because the Jayhawks logo "looks a bit sassy."
Still, with 36 correct picks, Julie sits in 132nd place, fairly comfortably ahead of the Daily Fix bracket's only true collective, The Fitzkrieg Triplets. The Triplets are indeed triplets, age 5, who made their picks by telling their mother which team they preferred. While their choice of 15th-seed Morgan State for the Final Four hasn't worked out, their other three Final Four teams are still in the hunt. If Butler does indeed wind up beating Duke in the final, their position in the standings will improve significantly. It will also probably crack the triplets up – their mother reports that they laughed every time she said "Butler."
In some cases, though, an unconventional approach has paid dividends. Jonathan Kaminsky, for instance, lives in Palau. Which means that he lives 4,450 miles southwest of Hawaii, 565 miles southeast of the Philippines and well out of range of Saturday afternoon Big Ten games on ESPN2. He has, however, watched the Aussie-heavy St. Mary's Gaels on ESPN Australia with some regularity. He picked them to go to the Elite Eight, and so far the upstart Gaels have made him look pretty good. Kaminsky enters the Sweet 16 tied for 21st out of 183 entrants. His 42 correct picks put him well above the triplets, Kate Dorr, Julie Culver … and me. Despite all my careful study, I'm in a 21-way tie for 68th place, with 39 correct. If there's a lesson to be learned from Jonathan's success, I can only hope that the Journal will fly me to the South Pacific so that I can discover it.


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