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If you need something to do tonight, there are lots of opportunities to catch live music in Central Iowa. Here is a look at some of Saturday's top concerts.
Wayne "The Train" Hancock will headline at the Gas Lamp in Des Moines tonight. The Texas native plays a mix of honky tonk, western swing, blues, rockabilly and big band that he calls "Juke Joint Swing". The singer/songwriter has been covered by Hank Williams III, and the two have even teamed up to record material. Hancock's latest album, entitled Ride, came out in February of last year. Opening the show for Hancock will be Des Moines alt-country/Americana bands the Monday Mourners and Randy Burk & The Prisoners. The 8 p.m. show has a $15 cover and is a 21-and-over event.
Har Mar Superstar (born Sean Tillman) will be performing in the Des Moines Social Club's Kum & Go Theater tonight at 9 p.m. The comical and acrobatic (see slideshow) pop and R&B singer has tour with the Red Hot Chili Pepper, The Strokes, Incubus, and Tenacious D. Tillman has also had some memorable movie scenes: facing off with Ben Stiller's character in a disco dancing contest in Starsky and Hutch and playing a roller derby coach in Drew Barrymore's Whip It! Har Mar Superstar's latest album, Bye Bye 17, was released last year. Opening the show will be Des Moines folk act Gloom Balloon and Des Moines disco act MAIDS. Tickets are $12 at the door for this all ages show.
We are the Willows (see embedded video) will play the Maintenance Shop in Ames tonight. The Minneapolis indie folk rock act started out as a solo project by singer/songwriter Peter Michael Miller and expanded into a full six-piece band. The band just finished recording a new album based on the 350 or so letters that Miller's grandparents exchanged while his grandfather was stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. The album does not yet have a release date. Opening the show tonight will be Des Moines/Ames progressive soul collective Christopher the Conquered. Tickets to the all ages 9 p.m. show are $9 ($7 for ISU students) at the door.
Des Moines metal band Dawn of Destruction will hold an EP release party tonight at Wooly's starting at 7:30 p.m. The band will also be filming a video at the show. DoD also has plans to release a new full-length album later this year. Tickets for the all ages show are $10 at the door. September (Iowa Falls) and Painface (Des Moines) will open the show, and LAZERfest openers Green Death (Des Moines) will co-headline. [Update: Due to an illness within the band, Green Death has dropped out of this concert. Des Moines rockers Superchief will take their place.]
Whiskey Dixx in Des Moines hosts the Last Honky Tonk Music Series Iowa kick-off tonight at 9 p.m. The nationwide music series spotlights local and touring roots musicians in all 50 states. Tonight's free 21-plus show will feature performances by 2013 Georgia "Male Artist of the Year" Finalist Thomas Fountain and Illinois native, and former Dirty Hands Band frontman, Chris Corkery. [Note: this show was originally scheduled for Friday, but was moved to Saturday.]
Kansas City-based Motley Crue tribute band Looks That Kill will headline at the Krazee Kafe tonight. The 7 p.m. show also features performances by Devil's Deck (Des Moines), Minitallica (Waterloo), and Knucklehead (Waterloo). The show is all ages until 9 p.m. and then 18-plus after that. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Des Moines pop/rock/blues act Decoy will play the Finish Line Show Lounge at Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona tonight at 8 p.m. The band released their debut album Nothing to Lose in 2010 and has been playing non-stop shows ever since, including a spot at the South by Southwest Music Festival. Tonight's show is a 21-and-up event.
The High Crest will perform at the Hotel Pattee in Perry tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Des Moines folk rock band released their full-length self-titled debut album last year after previously releasing EPs in 2007 and 2010. The all ages performance tonight is free, so stop by early and grab a bite in the hotel's restaurant before the show.
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Last year, Simi Valley, California native Liberty Miller was the only freshman to run in Washington's top-seven at every cross country meet. A high school All-American, Miller scored for UW at three meets last year and placed 36th at her first Pac-10 Championships. She fought through illness at her first NCAA Championships, as the Huskies finished 16th overall. Expectations are high once again for the women's team, and Miller is ready to help the Huskies return to Nationals. She also is looking forward to a first track season, after redshirting last year. Miller talked to GoHuskies.com in the Dempsey on Tuesday about the early season results, her marathon dreams, and the team's stylish mustaches from last year's national meet.
GoHuskies.com: What are some of the biggest differences between year one and year two?
Liberty Miller: Now I feel much more comfortable on the team and I'm not afraid to ask the big questions and take risks. I know what I'm doing and can go into the training room and be more specific where before I went in and felt so lost as though I didn't belong there. With training and racing it's so much easier to train well when I actually know what I'm doing and I know what to expect. I actually know what I'm running for and know the team and coaches so much better which allows me to train for a purpose with a known outcome.
GH: How was your summer? Did you feel like you had a good summer of training?
LM: I did a bit of travelling but was home for the most part. I got to go to my high school team's practice and I would run on my own, but it was also nice to have a group to meet with and I went and saw everyone that I used to run with and greet them and my old coach as well. It was really fun but I had to be more serious and do my work outs rather than the high school work outs which was different than the year before where I felt like I was still just doing whatever they were doing and it didn't really feel like college yet.
GH: Did the girls have many questions for you?
LM: Yeah, they had some questions for me, just wondering how to get on a college team and that it seemed so great. I just told them to keep doing what they're doing because they're going in the right direction.
GH: What was your recruiting process like and how did you know UW was where you wanted to be?
LM: I felt really clueless going through it and didn't really know what to look for in a school but I would ask other people that were in college and those who went farther from home. They told me that I'd know when I visit a campus and that I'd be able to picture myself there. I'd love the college for what it is not for what it would be like as an athlete. This was my first visit and even before I came here I loved it .I had already gotten the program and I would look at it every day and I knew who Christine Babcock was on the team and the older girls. Then when I got here it was just so amazing because it was so different from home with all the green and the water--it was amazing. I knew this is where I wanted to be, I belonged here. I remember when I was here we did a long run and the whole run everyone talked about food and movies and I knew I'd fit in (laughs).
GH: Last year's freshman class seems like a pretty tight-knit group.
LM: Yeah, we're close. We have a big house where six of us live together and Megan Goethals is right on our street as well. Having all of us together is really fun because we'll all just go home and over dinner talk about the workout and how it went for everyone and then the next meet coming up and how excited we all are. After we'll sit and watch TV and stretch or do abs and we all are just so motivated and feed off of each other. It's like if one person in our house is positive our whole house is positive. It could work the other way but I feel like we don't let it happen--we all want to be positive and working hard.
GH: You redshirted your first track season. How tough was that?
LM: It was hard watching everyone run track; indoors, I'd never done it before so it wasn't too weird but it just made me crave it more. Watching everyone out on the track I realized I really do love this sport. Sitting on the sideline and having to watch other people was like torture and I wanted to be out there going through it and I wanted to be back in it again. Being taken out of it I was able to see what it's like on the sideline. It was a reminder of how much I do love to run.
GH: What do you think you'll run on the track this season?
LM: I think I'll be doing the 5k/10k longer stuff. In high school once I did a half marathon just for fun and our coach told us to do it just as a long run and I ran it with the boys on our team and ended up getting third overall for women. After that I realized I liked the long stuff rather than the mile. After that I had a track season where I focused on the two mile and ended up doing really well--better than I'd ever done before--I dropped about 40 seconds. It was because I just had a different mindset and I decided I wasn't a miler anymore and I was going to go after the long distance and I think it paid off.
GH: Have you run any more half marathons since that first one?
LM: Well now my long run is a half marathon so if I could do it competitively after college I think that would be really fun--it's my dream. Hopefully one day I'll go after the full marathon.
GH: You've got two races in so far this season. The Roy Griak race looked like it had lots of ups and downs. What did you guys take away from that race?
LM: Roy Griak was our first time as a travelling team and I think after the 3k mark we were all where we belonged and in great positions, which was really exciting because I saw all my teammates right there next to each other and I felt like everyone was working together. Past the 3k mark we lost it but now I think we'll be able to hold it longer and we all just needed that little test to see. Mentally I think we're all ready to be there and work but at that race we just didn't finish. It was a test to push us and make us stronger and next time we'll be stronger.
GH: I'm sure the team has pretty high goals for itself, but do you have anything personally you've set as a goal?
LM: For cross I'm hoping to make an influence on the team. I feel like that's the biggest personal goal I can have. Specifically I want to do well in the Pac-12 but I think our team is so good that if I can run well our whole team can do well. I want to run fast but ultimately it's for the whole team.
GH: This is still a pretty young team overall, with just one senior in Christine Babcock. How does the leadership aspect work on this group?
LM: I feel like Christine has a very big leadership role and she'll send us nice emails and stuff and we all look at her as a leader. We also have Justine Johnson and Lindsay Flanagan, and I feel like just anyone who is a veteran on the team is considered a leader because we're all young still and it's pretty new to us. Basically the more experience you have on a team the more you are a leader. We all chip in here and there and provide for each other.
GH: How would you say your fitness level is compared to last year? Do you see yourself doing better in workouts?
LM: Yeah, I've been working and training a lot harder and feel way better than last year. I feel like I'll be strong the whole year this year whereas last year I was good in the beginning and then just started dying. I think I'm a lot more fit and ready this year which has added to the rest of the package. Seeing the rest of the girls so fit helps me get excited but then also knowing that the work I put in is going to pay off.
GH: You got to compete at the NCAA Championships last year, and though it probably wasn't your best day, what did you learn from that whole experience?
LM: Well I learned not to get sick; it was a huge setback. I also learned more about consistency and training. I had to take time off when I got sick and then tried to jump right back which led to another setback and I had pain in my hip. The more consistent I am in training the better I can race and the better I'll feel.
GH: Last year the team gained some Flotrack fame by wearing fake pink mustaches [for Flotrack.org's mustache competition]. I think that was partly your idea?
LM: (laughs) Yeah me and Katie (Flood). We just felt like we needed to relax a little. At big meets it gets really stressful so we decided to throw on some pink mustaches and compete against the guys because we thought no one else would think of it so we'd be the only girls out there with them.
GH: Classes have started up now; do you know yet what you'd like to major in?
LM: I'm still undecided, I think I want to stay with running after college which makes it hard to decide a major. I want to coach one day so I think I'm going to take more science classes and learn more about the body so that can help me later. I know with running it can be so confusing with injuries and pain that you don't always know where it's coming from. I'm not sure yet though.
GH: What kinds of things do you guys like to do together at your house?
LM: We watch a lot of movies, or at least try to. Every night we just hang out in one person's room--whoever has a clean room. We all just hang out and talk for hours and hours and then try to watch a movie or have people over to just hang out. We also bake but have tried to cut down on that to get more serious on nutrition. Just relaxing. During preseason when we had more time we would just play and take pictures.
GH: And where are some of your favorite runs in the area?
LM: My favorite is the (Redmond) watershed because I feel like you just get lost in the forest and it doesn't feel like you're in the city. After then we all just go to Victor's and we're all muddy and they all know us there. Last time they brought us free soup because they were so excited to see us. It's just my favorite by far.
GH: Do you go to watch any other Husky sports?
LM: Yeah, volleyball is my favorite right now, and then I also love basketball. I like playing volleyball for fun but I'm not good at it all.
GH: Well keep focusing on running then, and good luck next week in Wisconsin.
LM: Thank you!


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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie, be kind to me please!!! I have a Welsh/Tb very self opinionated 16yo boy who I compete a lot; most RC stuff but mainly dressage, we're currently establishing ourselves at Elementary. I also own a retired flatracer who was given to me, but I have loaned him out because with work and two teenage kids I don't have time for two.
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Hello and welcome - I am a newbie too! Why are the Welshie breeds and crosses self opinionated? I have one like that too!
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Hi Beks, I think its called "cobbing to rule" when the Welsh attitude comes out! I bought him at the "planning" stage, as it were, he'll be with me 'til the end, but boy, does he test my patience!
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Google warns of unauthorized TLS certificates trusted by almost all OSes Ars Technica
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DutchNews.nl reports that ISPs in the Netherlands will no longer be required to retain data for law enforcement.
Since 2009, national laws have required keeping records on the activities of all users for a period of one year. In 2014 the EU determined that such mass storage was a violation of fundamental privacy rights.
This court ruling brings the EU and Dutch rules into accord by ending the data retention requirement.
Sony hack shows how hard it is to stay anonymous
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FBI Director James Cormey says that the North Korean's who hacked Sony were tracked because of bad operational security in their use of proxies.
We saw the same thing with the take down of the Silk Road website. Few people have the skills, tools, and discipline to be 100% consistent with their anonymity. Any slip at any time can blow your cover. Of course, this could have been an intentional false flag, the rabbit hole can get very deep. Jeff Carr makes the case that this is actually quite likely.
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In episode 21 of our podcast for July, I talk about:
- A decision giving Canadians more rights to Anonymity
- Iraq's recent blocking of social media and more
- Iran's outright criminalization of social media
- A court decision requiring warrants to access cell tower location data
- Another court stating that irrelevant seized data needs to be deleted after searches
- A massive failure of data anonymization in New York City
- A court requiring a defendant to decrypt his files so they can be searched
- The Supreme Court ruling protecting cellphones from warrantless search.
- Phone tracking streetlights in Chicago
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Australians, you need to start taking ownership of your own encryption
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Attorney General's new war on encrypted web services – Security – Technology – News – iTnews.com.au
Australia's Attorney-General's department is proposing that all providers of Internet services ensure that they can decrypt user communications when so ordered. Any services where the provider has the keys will obviously be able to do this.
Australians may want to start to start taking steps to protect themselves now.
End to end encryption is your friend. At least that way, you need to be informed and compelled if they want access to your data.
Another important step is to get your "in the clear" communications into another jurisdiction using a VPN service like Anonymizer Universal.
Finally, let your voice be heard on this issue by reaching out to your members of parliament.
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Made our transfer easy and safe.
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our plane was 4 hours late but we were still met with a big smile and hello by the the driver.
Ground transportation set up through Viator was fabulous. (Just had to fight Beijing traffic.) Very efficient and seamless for four people.
Was very pleased with service and will use them again
It was worth the money to get the private taxi pickup at airport to hotel. Driver was on time and courteous.
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I would say a solid Defense and a good run game will get them to the playoffs with Henne. Now with a better offense just by having more talent and weapons "SHOULD" help Henne play to his top potential.
I look forward to him getting this last year to prove himself they have invested a lot of time in Henne.
It seems like Henne will have that chance to prove himself. Go ahead Chad, and prove me wrong.
As for defense and run game, IMHO that's an old mindset; it started to change in the 90s. I don't believe that's true any more. You have to have a passing game to win a championship and a good defense can help you.
The Ravens were the only team in recent years to win a championship with defense and a run game. And the main reason was because their defense was ELITE, as in top 5 in the history of the NFL.


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This show burst onto the scene in the early 80's, usually with 2 to 3 girls performing an aerobic excerise routine. My brother would watch the show...not because he was "following" the routine.. but because he thought the girls were cute.
They matched their bodysuits, leggings...
Bess Motta the lead instructor was awesome! See also 80's, Aerobics, Exercise.
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A plus-sized model's tell-all memoir speaks openly of her battle with anorexia and the precarious lengths that young girls reach out for as they attempt to fit the competitive fashion industry's standard of what is considered beautiful.
Crystal Renn, an anorexic turned plus-size model, spoke of her struggles in her memoir, entitled Hungry: A Young Model's Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves.
Renn is 28 now. Five years ago, she penned her story, which started at the age of 14 when she was told that she could be a model, but was "too fat."
Renn started a dangerous spiral of dieting and anorexia, losing 42 percent of her body mass.
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At fourteen I was a regular junior high school student in Clinton, Mississippi, when a modeling scout told me: You could be a super model. And then: But you'll have to lose a little weight. For glamour, fame and escape, I lost 70 pounds.
"I wanted people to question the dangerous lengths people go to attain beauty," Renn said as to why she revealed her long and arduous road of sickness, recovery and eventual success. "I wanted people to question preconceived notions about what it means to be beautiful."
Renn is now a top model, with shoots for industry giants Mango, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel and Agent Provocateur under her "widened" belt. But it wasn't a painless path by any means.
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However, the 28-year-old from Mississippi, hasn't had a straight trajectory to success. Her career began with drastic dieting, followed by years of anorexia - all in an effort to obtain the correct model proportions. It was only when she re-gained weight and entered the world of plus-size fashion that she truly found success.
"I wanted to tell the story of my life up until this point which included many tribulations to overcome," Renn said. "I had an unquenchable need to succeed at such a young age, to make something out of myself and to experience the world. I know I used to have warped thinking but I changed and I wanted to help others change too."
At a U.S. size 12, Crystal is hardly considered overweight by any standard, but compared to her grueling desire to try to keep herself at a size zero, her healthy weight is a welcome change. And the fact that her financial success only came after she gained weight is another positive in her rebound story, one that she hopes will inspire other girls faced with the same pressures.
Renn says that her time as a "normal size" model was "misery," and that the "lack of control" of her own mind and body caused her to turn to severe bulemia and anorexia nervosa.
Her book's intro says of her cover photo:
"This is a photo of me at SIXTEEN, when I signed a big modeling contract, moved to New York City, and started traveling around the world. It is also when I developed a ferocious case of anorexia and exercise bulimia. Until I decided enough was enough—I wanted to live. And so I ate. And ate."
Amazon's book description describes Renn's memoir this way:
Offering a behind-the-scenes peek into the modeling industry, as well as a trenchant look at our weight-obsessed culture, Hungry is an inspiring and cautionary tale that will resonate with anyone who has battled society's small-minded definitions of beauty.
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Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American film and television and voice actor. Long is best known for his roles in the films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, and Live Free or Die Hard. He was also featured in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. Long, the middle of three brothers, was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His father, Raymond James Long, is a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. Long had a conservative Roman Catholic upbringing. His grandmother is Sicilian. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theatre director at Weston High School. His younger brother, Christian, appears in Justin's film Accepted as the school mascot. Long attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit school, and Vassar College, where he was a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock and starred in several plays, including Butterflies Are Free. Long worked at Sacred Heart University as an acting instructor/counselor for a children's theater group. Long's film credits include Idiocracy, Waiting..., Jeepers Creepers,
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Authorities say they believe a Peoria horse trainer sexually abused students who took riding lessons at his home.
Ralph Lawrence Carr, 63, was arrested Tuesday after an investigation by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's Special Victim's Unit.
Carr was booked into a Maricopa County jail on six counts of sexual abuse but was released later Tuesday with an electronic monitoring device, said Detective Aaron Douglas, a sheriff's spokesman.
Authorities began investigating Carr after the parent of a 13-year-old girl who took horse-riding lessons reported that Carr had fondled her.
During the investigation, another allegation from 2006 was discovered in which a 12-year-old reported Carr had fondled her as well, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Both of the teens described similar incidents of being fondled before or after horse-riding lessons, the Sheriff's Office said.
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Berriwillock farmer Caroline Welsh was officially elected as BCG's new Board Chairperson on June 18.
Caroline, who farms with her husband John Renney and his cousin's Kim and Nyree Renney, filled the vacancy left when the Board's inaugural chairman Ian McClelland stepped down. After holding the position since 1992, Ian decided not to re-nominate for a further term but will continue as a board member.
Caroline has a degree in Agricultural Science, a Master of Business (Agribusiness) and has been serving as a member of the BCG Board since 2007. She is currently employed by the Department of Primary Industries at Swan Hill.
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Caroline's interests include group extension techniques, sustainability of our local farming systems in a changing climate and community events.
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Originally from Tasmania, Steve, who has been based in Adelaide for many years, has PhD in Agricultural Science.
Over the past 27 years, he has held positions in oat, barley and wheat breeding, undergraduate and post graduate teaching, research management and business management. Steve led the establishment of Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd (AGT), Australia's largest and market leading wheat breeding company. He has been AGT's CEO since its inception in 2002. He is also chairman of the Australian End Point Royalty Steering Committee and a member of the Wheat Classification Council – Wheat Quality Australia, which is now responsible for managing the wheat quality class system in Australia.
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Lights out in Illinois
January 20, 2011
Back in the 1980s, Illinois Gov. James Thompson ordered the placement of a billboard on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, which read "Would the last business to leave Wisconsin please turn out the lights?" The action and the message sparked yet another rivalry between the two states, as Wisconsin's economy struggled and businesses considered moving to more tax-friendly states, such as Illinois. But in an ironic twist, all of that may soon change as the state of Illinois recently enacted massive tax increases, which could send business to other states, including Wisconsin. Following the November election and before newly-elected lawmakers could take office, the Illinois legislature narrowly adopted and the governor is expected to enact into law a series of tax hikes, along with new spending and borrowing increases.
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Filling skills gap in Wisconsin
February 16, 2012
As the Legislature looks at more ideas to grow jobs in a state traditionally known for manufacturing and agriculture, it is clear we are heading in the right direction. Wisconsin's economy is on the upswing, and Wisconsin's fiscal condition has significantly improved. The unemployment rate is falling, and last year, Wisconsin gained a net total of more than 21,000 jobs. But we know there is still much work to be done to improve those numbers. Currently, we are hard at work on a number of items to help grow jobs in our state. One consistent message from companies and small businesses is about the skills gap that exists between available jobs and qualified workers. While there are job openings available across the state, it can be difficult for companies to find qualified workers with the skills necessary to fill those positions.
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Honoring Wisconsins fallen heroes
February 09, 2012
In the Senate last month, we had the privilege of honoring three of the states heroes, Wisconsins fallen soldiers. Their families came to the State Capitol where all Senators gathered together to show their respect. One of the three fallen soldiers was from the 11th Senate District, and it was an honor for me to meet the family and express our collective gratitude for the sacrifice made on behalf of our nation.In the Wisconsin Legislature, we honor these military personnel through a Fallen Solider ceremony. It gave me great pride to co-author the protocol for this ceremony in 2005. The protocol ensures the State Senate appropriately honors Wisconsins heroes in a manner that is consistent and dignified for both Legislators and families, and in which the Legislature pays tribute to the brave men and women who have fought and died for our country. The procedure involves Joint Resolutions honoring deceased military personnel, law enforcement officers and firefighters. When a member of the armed forces has been killed in the line of duty, the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs notifies the Senate, and a Senate resolution honoring the members service is drafted. Such resolutions and corresponding ceremonies are offered only if the family of the soldier approves.
What to do about contingency funds
February 02, 2012
A recent county finance committee meeting provided the inspiration for this weeks column on dealing with the unexpected. Despite careful budget planning, ever so often, our county is confronted with an unanticipated expense. Two such expenses were addressed at the meeting.With the exception of the game of Monopoly, when you may be lucky enough to draw the bank error in your favor card, financial surprises are rarely good ones. As is the case in personal budgeting, few people plan for the water heater to fail or for the roof to spring a leak. Local government finances work the same way. In addition to these calamities, a host of other bad things can happen that were never envisioned when the budget was put together. Bridges get hit by trucks. A complicated criminal investigation may put a hole in the sheriffs budget. With the cost of care at the Mendota Mental Health Institute running about $1,000 per day, just a few individuals requiring treatment at the facility can cost our Health and Human Services Department $1 million a year. The only good news in all of this, as far as taxpayers are concerned, is that the county has to deal with these surprises with the cash it has on hand. We cant mail out a second tax bill, say in June, to supplement the original property tax levy. Careful planning by our managers minimizes unbudgeted expenses. When they do occur, however, the county has several options.
Wisconsin back on track
February 02, 2012
This week, Gov. Scott Walker delivered his State of the State address. This is an annual event when all members of the Senate, Assembly, Supreme Court, and Constitutional officers gather together to hear the governor report on the condition of Wisconsin. The State of the State speech is both a reflection of the past year and a plan for the year ahead. As I have discussed in previous articles, many accomplishments have been made, and Wisconsin is a ship turning its course. Coming into 2011, we were faced with a challenge of reining in a multibillion dollar deficit left behind by the previous administration and Legislature. Wisconsin was drowning in debt, unemployment flirted with double-digit numbers, and taxes and government spending were both too high. Something drastic needed to be done in order to correct our course and get back on the road to economic recovery. After a very long and tumultuous 2011, I believe in 2012, we are headed in the right direction. The state budget was balanced without raising taxes or using one-time money or dramatically increasing our debt. The unemployment rate, now at 7.1 percent, is the lowest it has been in the last three years, as companies are expanding and hiring, and adding more jobs across the state. Local school districts now have the ability and flexibility to manage their budgets, maintain classes, and offer faculty and staff additional merit and performance pay.
Stopping Obamacare in Wisconsin
January 26, 2012
Over the course of the past year, our state has seen many significant changes. From the reforms implemented by Act 10 which gave local and state government the tools to budget responsibly, to the state budget bill that closed the gap in the over $3 billion deficit that was inherited from previous sessions, we were able to put Wisconsin on a new path. We took a new approach. Instead of asking taxpayers, the ninth highest taxed in the nation, to continue to foot the bill for a ballooning government; we put on the brakes and put our state back on the right track.According to Chief Executive Magazine, Wisconsin moved to 24th, up from 41st in 2010 for best states to do business in. Wisconsins improvement was the biggest jump in the nation and in the history of the magazine. In addition, 94 percent of Wisconsin CEOs think our state is now headed in the right direction.
Wisconsins big boards
January 19, 2012
The election results are in, sort of, for the upcoming 2012-14 term of the Walworth County Board. Tuesday, Jan. 3, marked the deadline for most supervisory candidates to file their nomination papers with the county clerk. By sort of being in, I mean that you will still have to wait until April to find out the winners of the elections. The nomination papers, however, are results, in and of themselves, to the extent that they add to the debate regarding the ideal size of county boards.Wisconsin has more than its share of government compared to other states. When it comes to county board size, Wisconsin leads the pack. Recent figures Ive seen placed 10 Wisconsin counties on the top 12 list of largest county boards in the nation. Of the 26 largest county boards in the U.S., 21 are located in Wisconsin. Nearly 10 percent of all county board members in the country reside in Wisconsin.Since boards are often averse to reducing themselves, the state provided a mechanism for citizens to do the job. In 2006, the legislature passed Act 100, which directed that the question of board size be put on the ballot if a sufficient number of signatures were collected. Act 100 impacted boards in two ways. Voters in a number of counties, including Walworth, were successful in reducing the size of their boards. In the case of our county, a 2007 referendum reduced the board from 25 to 11 supervisors.
Moving Wisconsin forward in 2012
January 12, 2012
As the new year begins, many of us take time to reflect on where we have been, and contemplate on where we may be headed. We make resolutions regarding our personal or professional lives in order to improve ourselves and the world around us. It is no different here in the Legislature, as we prepare for the final stretch of the 2011-12 legislative session. Looking forward, several major items may soon advance as a continuation of our jobs and economy agenda. As chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, I have had the opportunity to review various regulatory issues under current law which may be impeding economic growth in Wisconsin.
A historic year in review
December 29, 2011
Without question, 2011 has been quite a year for Wisconsin state government. Significant and necessary reforms have been implemented to effectively change the manner in which state and local governments operate, putting Wisconsin in the national spotlight time and again.These reforms have reshaped Wisconsin government, as the governor and Legislature worked towards a mutual goal of restoring fiscal stability in the budget, improving the states image for job creation, and acting on long-standing legislative issues. These are some of the accomplishments and highlights of the session this past year:A Balanced Budget
Director will be missed
December 22, 2011
Our public works director, Shane Crawford, has put in his last snowplowing season. Shane, Walworth Countys deputy county administrator-central services, recently accepted a position with Madeira Beach, Fla., where he will take over as that citys manager. Shane leaves with our best wishes as he takes on that new challenge early next year. He is leaving some big shoes to fill having, in many ways, defined the position which he will be leaving.Just prior to Shanes arrival in 2004 the county had merged its highway and facilities departments into a single public works department. While this move may not seem like a big deal today, it was controversial when it was first implemented. The two departments had a different history and culture.
Impact of truth, half-truths
December 08, 2011
One feature carried by a number of daily newspapers never ceases to amaze me. Every few days these papers will rate the accuracy of statements made by various state and national officials. So many of the statements end up in the lie category that when a mere half-truth is told, I seriously consider making a campaign contribution to that politician who is at least half-honest. What amazes me is not that empirical evidence often contradicts the particular statement, but that the falsehood has no real impact in the minds of many voters. In this current divisive political climate, it seems that many people will follow their party regardless of the statements made by its leaders. In the reader blogs that invariably follow the story, supporters of the lying politician accuse the newspaper of bias while his or her detractors gloat. In the next issue, the other side is caught in a lie and the roles are reversed.
Tiny increase to tax levy
December 01, 2011
Walworth County has a new budget for the upcoming year. County Supervisors approved the 2012 budget at their Nov. 8 meeting. To support the spending called for in the plan, the board levied $60.8 million in property taxes. That amount was essentially the same as last years levy, increasing just 14/100ths of one percent. The poor economy, changes in Madison and planning for the future are themes that shaped the 2012 spending plan. Poor economy. Since the 2008 banking meltdown, theres been very little good news as far as the countys economy is concerned. In fact, it seems that bad news has virtually doubled since 2007, the year before the national housing bubble burst.
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Float Plan : a written statement of the details of an intended trip usually filed with a friend that specifically describes the kayaks , the equipment/gear , the names of all participants, and an itinerary of the trip.
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Arkadelphia police are investigating the recent theft from a local pawn shop.
Detectives say a group of thieves worked together Thursday to walk away from Caddo Pawn with $15,000 in cash after distracting employees working there.
The suspects are described in a police report as a black male, two white females and a white female. The Arkadelphia Police Department report says that the black male — accompanied by the other suspects — entered the store on Thursday, May 9, carrying a rag.
As the white male looked at guns, one of the two females pawned a gas-powered leaf blower while the rag-toting suspect walked around inside the store, according to the report.
The following day an employee noticed the large amount of cash was missing. Employees "then began looking at the video and could see the black male subject checking the door on the north end of the building that enters the rear of the store," the report states. "It was also noticed that every time the black male would touch something he would touch it with the rag he was holding" in an apparent attempt to conceal fingerprints.
According to Sgt. Roy Bethell, APD detective, the perpetrators were inside the pawn shop "only a short amount of time" with two employees working inside the store.
But investigators are not discussing the details as to how someone could walk away with such a large amount of cash without the proprietor noticing. "It was committed while employees were distracted," Bethell said. "I feel like there were two groups working together."
And while detectives say they have a "person of interest" in the case, Bethell urges local business owners to keep a wary eye on any odd behavior. "Use extra caution. Be aware this is going on and this has happened," Bethell said. "Take precaution to avoid being a victim or the next victim."
Anyone with information regarding the perpetrators or anyone witnessing strange behavior inside a business is urged to call APD at 246-4545. Bethell said those providing tips can remain anonymous.
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by Alice Sebold
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The R rating is earned at the beginning of the novel, where narrator Susie Salmon recounts, from her heavenly post, the details of her rape and murder. There are also details of her killer's previous violent crimes. There are also plenty of loving, consensual sexual moments (none very graphically described) to counterpoint the sexual brutality. The Lovely Bones always depicts healthy, consensual sex as a positive healing activity.


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TC TO JAMES CARLYLE ; 19 April 1852; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18520419-TC-JC-01; CL 27: 90-92
CHELSEA, LONDON, 19th April, 1852.
I am glad to hear, by your letter, that you are intent upon self-improvement; to increase one's knowledge of profitable things, and in all ways cultivate one's immortal soul, is surely the duty of every creature according to his opportunities. …
Since you are at the trade of Teaching, your first care ought to be to perfect yourself more and more in all the branches you are required to teach. Nothing is more frightful than a Schoolmaster who is himself ignorant, or ill-informed, upon the things he is trying to impart to his scholars. Beyond and before all other pursuits, you must make yourself master of whatever you are teaching, or likely to be called at any time to teach. To begin with the beginning: Your handwriting, for example, though promising and tolerable, is by no means good enough; the way to improve it, and there is no other way, is to practise daily; write every day, trying to do better … and in short get a good hand,—swift, distinct, simple, and without waste of room. Then there are Arithmetic, Geography, English Grammar … . Many schoolmasters I have seen who were not intelligent of Arithmetic and its principles; they taught it, as they worked it, by rote, and had no knowledge of principles. Do you not imitate these; if you are still in that situation, get yourself a good book of Arithmetic. … labouring incessantly with your whole strength (which is the real secret of success in all attempts in whatever direction) … .
In the rear of Arithmetic, and essential for a Schoolmaster who will rise above the lowest sphere of his business, are Mensuration, Geometry, Algebra, and the whole field of Mathematics; a very noble subject, useful in all manner of ways;—and a subject withal in which a man of real sense can make his own way, to any length, without help of a teacher. Indeed there are few or no subjects on which a man of real sense,—real industry, honesty, and steadfast perseverance,—cannot make his own way; and if you do make it, it is better in many respects, and far more productive for you, than if a teacher had helped.
For English Grammar … [there is] Cobbett's little book … one of the clearest and best1. … Cobbett is otherwise a great example to you: he began life here in London as a wandering lad, barely able to read, who was obliged to enlist; as a private soldier he took to study, while others were idling and drinking; and he ended as a man of solid cultivation, and of high mark in the world. … [As for geography] Almost any Book you can pick up on that subject, will open a wide field of enquiry and improvement for you: I recommend that, and all the astronomy you can acquire, as very useful.— Beyond and in advance of all these subjects, lie Foreign Languages, especially French and Latin. … Cobbett learned French with hardly any master (except perhaps a chance hint about the pronunciation). …
With regard to reading for general improvement … read whatever good Books you can find. … Read no fool's Book if you can help it; fly from a fool as you would from poison, in your reading and in all other pursuits of yours! … It is less important to a man that he read many Books, than that he read a few well and with his whole mind awake to them. This is indisputably certain. A very small lot of Books will serve to nourish a man's mind, if he handle them well—and I have known innumerable people whose minds had gone all to ruin, by reading carelessly too many Books. It is like omnivorous feeding. … The wisest men I have known in this world were by no means great readers; good readers I should rather say, of a few Books that were wise,—and having an abhorrence of all Books they found to be foolish. A man gathers wisdom only from his own sincere exertions and reflexions; and in this it is not really very much that other men can do for him; but whatever help there is, he will find with the wise alone. … Read well whatever books you can get that you understand to be good ones; try them well with your own judgment, earnestly, but yet humbly and loyally; you will get more light at every step, and see better what country, what path is ahead of you if you do this as you ought.
As to subjects for reading, [he praised history and named books, adding that] Chronology and Geography are the lamps of History. …
Give my kind wishes, remembrances and regards to your Father and Mother: we have drifted far asunder since that night I stayed in their hospitable house at Cockermouth; may all good be with them always, and with you.
Yours truly,


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"We cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery." – George Washington from Headquarters Valley Forge February 16, 1778
How did October fly by so fast?! Maybe we all spent so much time enjoying the fall foliage and carving our pumpkins that we forgot to keep track of how quickly the end of the month was sprinting toward us! Not to worry though, we have you covered on all the tidbits of national park news that may have whizzed by you.
The cracking sound of a twig in the distance. The menacing hoot of a lone owl in the pitch-black night. The inexplicable creak of a floorboard in an empty historic building. It doesn't take an overactive imagination to be spooked by the sometimes eerie nature of our national parks!
The second-to-last fee-free day of 2014 is upon us! On Saturday, September 27, all national parks will waive their entrance fees to welcome visitors for National Public Lands Day! Be a part of the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort and give back to the places that give us so much by lending a hand at a national park near you.
"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion…"
In honor of the 2014 National Park Week theme, we're excited to "Go Wild" and share a new infographic with you! From diverse wildlife, iconic landscapes, vibrant culture, and rich history, the national parks truly showcase and protect the best of our national treasures.
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Implementation Date: September 23, 2005
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- Return additional codes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) locate response record.
- Allow states to receive State Verification and Exchange System (SVES) Title II data in response to a locate request for a child in a IV-D case.
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- Institute an electronic quarterly match between the FCR and the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) maintained by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) to identify children eligible for enrollment, currently enrolled or terminated from previous enrollment in TRICARE.
- Return the verification code for additional Social Security Numbers (SSNs) submitted by states to the FCR to help states process proactive matches made by the FCR on the verified additional SSNs.
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Fall in Ohio means crisp weather, football games, and pumpkins all leading up to Halloween. You've spent the Spring and Summer doing warm weather activities, school has started, but there is still time for a Fall get-away. The cooler weather makes it inviting to take the grandkids on a road trip, and only 1 hour and 7 minutes away from Columbus, Ohio in Nelsonville you'll find Hocking Hills where you there are some wonderful sites and activities that the kids are sure to enjoy.
Hocking Hills is located south of Columbus in Nelsonville, Ohio. The state park there is part of Wayne National Forest.
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Horseback Riding
The fall weather makes it a perfect place for a photography shoot with the grandkids as well as bird and nature watching opportunities.
The kids will love a fun Fall train ride on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. May to November you can choose the 14 mile round trip or a 22 mile round trip. There are special rates for senior citizens and children.
Check out all the information at http://www.hockinghills.com/todo.htm Browse their site to plan your activities while at Hocking Hills and find out all that is offered. You'll also find information there about Kids Craft Saturdays, which offers a themed craft from 2-4 pm the second Saturday of each month through December 10th as well as regional events.
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In a previous post I talked about the need to be–and stay–aware of job search trends and other related trends. At the same time, it's clear that the "experts" in a variety of fields don't always have all the answers and they can't predict with a high degree of certainty what the job market or the national/world economy will hold during the coming months, let alone years. If you look back in history a ways, you can find example...
Inside the Mind at Work – What Really Motivates Us?
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Dec, 2011
Question for Discussion – How important is managing for progress? The topics of performance evaluations and feedback come up quite often in my executive coaching sessions. It's human nature that people want to know where they stand. I often suggest to my coaching clients that in-the-moment feedback based on progress helps motivate people. It can also help avoid those tense performance evaluation meetings where people ca...
Interview Mistakes You Might be Making–Unconsciously
by Georgia Adamson - Dec, 2011
According to an article by Robert Pagliarini, called "Job Interview? Avoid These 6 Psychological 'Leaks'", you could be making several mistakes that will sabotage your chances of a successful interview–and be completely unaware that you're doing it. As Pagliarini puts it, "Without knowing it, you communicate your deep psychological beliefs, attitudes and weaknesses every time you open your mouth. I've interviewed people who lo...
by Bill Osterndorf - Dec, 2011
This continues to be a busy time at the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). As 2011 ends, here are some of the current items involving OFCCP and related agencies. Deadline for VETS-100/VETS-100A Report is December 30, 2011; All Covered Companies MUST File by This Date If your company is a federal contractor or subcontractor, the period to file your VETS-100 and/or VETS-100...
Should You Slow Down Your Job Search During the Holidays?
by Louise Garver - Dec, 2011
With the exception of the week between December 25th and January 1st, executive candidates should keep up the job search pace and not wait until January to initiate a new career campaign. So the answer is NO! Many opportunities may be missed during late November through December. You don't want to kick yourself later saying. "I could have been hired, only if….." Companies that are considering hiring campaigns in the new year (...
Standing Out in a Job Search
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Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with defining who you are based on NOT being someone else. Let me explain. When I was in high school, I didn't really stand out. Despite how hard I tried. Grew my hair long, dyed it green. Whatever it was I tried, it didn't really work. I was still the quiet, unremarkable white kid in the back of the class. Then, one day the loud speaker announced, "Will Joshua Waldron please come...
The true culprits of job dissatisfaction
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As a career coach, I consistently meet with career coaching clients who feel they've lost their sense of purpose in their work. They want to feel more passionate about what they do on a daily basis, and they often feel their work is the culprit. They feel their boss, coworkers, office environment, monotony of their schedule, or cubicle are the reasons for their lack of excitement and motivation for their work and life. Ho...
Top Tips for Pumping Up Your Job Search Results
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1. Network, Network, Network!!! Up to 80% of jobs are found through networking. In addition to face-to-face networking (the most powerful) be sure to add social media networking to your list. 2. Treat your job search like a job. Be willing to spend 35 hours a week in your search if you're unemployed and up to 15 if you're employed. Any less than that will most likely lengthen the amount of time you spend looking for yo...
Top 10 Dumbest Things Recruiters Do: And the Winner Is...
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by John Sullivan and Laureen Edmiston Several weeks ago ere.net published an article that asked the question "what are the dumbest things that recruiters do." After surveying recruiters on ere.net, Twitter, and at the recent SMA symposium in Seattle, it is clear that most feel the dumbest thing recruiters do is… Not managing the candidate experience — the candidate experience is the perception of the sum of interaction...
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Six ETFs for Beta Hunters in 2014
Max Isaacman
Consider these asset classes, the most likely to outperform this year.
As stated in my latest book,
Investing With Intelligent ETFs
(FT Press/Minyanville, 2012), among the most important determinants of portfolio profitably is picking the right sectors. In good markets and in bad markets there is a wide difference between the performances of different sectors. Often the yearly difference between the top-performing sector and the bottom-performing sector is over 40%. An investor or trader can concentrate on finding which sector will outperform the
S&P 500 Index
(INDEXSP:.INX) and buy an ETF in that sector. There are not many ways to beat the S&P 500, since that index is constructed to represent the overall market. And the downside to attempting to outperform is that the asset class chosen might underperform, as was the case with emerging markets over the last several years. But outperformance is what investors are seeking, and a way to do this is to be in the right asset classes.
A Sector to Consider for Outperformance
With the Fed signaling that it might tighten credit, one consequence could be that inflation comes back. One sector that can be bought as a hedge against inflation is the energy sector. The
Energy Select Sector SPDR
(NYSEARCA:XLE), which uses the same stocks as the S&P 500 Index energy sector, is one of the ETFs that offers energy-sector exposure. XLE's P/E ratio is about 14 times, which is reasonable. And as the demand for energy increases, the price of oil could increase, and there could be a multiple expansion. XLE is composed of mostly large-cap companies, which gives exposure to large companies that are involved in worldwide production, marketing, and distribution.
Another option, and one that could outperform, is the
PowerShares Dynamic Oil and Gas Services ETF
(NYSEARCA:PXJ). This ETF is composed of 30 US companies involved in the production, processing, and distribution of oil and gas. PXJ uses its PowerShares Intellidex Index, and includes companies that are engaged in the drilling of oil and gas wells; that manufacture or assist in manufacturing oil- and gas-field machinery and equipment; that provide services to the oil and gas industry, including such activities as well analysis, platform and pipeline engineering and construction; and that are engaged in the logistics and transportation services, as well as oil- and gas-well emergency management and geophysical data acquisition and processing.These are generally smaller companies and, therefore, they are engaged more in domestic oil and gas industry activities, giving exposure to the US domestic oil and gas market. The breakdown of market-cap sizes in PXJ is the following: large cap, 25%; mid cap, 40%; small cap, 35%.
Emerging Markets Should Do Better This Year
Many investors have run out of patience with emerging markets. They have been told to invest in this market for the long term, but emerging-markets ETFs have had disappointing performances relative to US stocks. More patience is required as developed countries' ETFs keep improving relative to emerging markets' ETFs. There are signs that in 2014, investors will be rewarded for holding emerging markets. These markets are cheap on a valuation basis, and the longer their economies stay stable -- instead of collapsing, as some pundits are predicting -- the better the chances this sector will snap back on the upside.
China's economic problems, including its slowing growth rate, have been well-documented. But China, along with other emerging-market countries, has a higher growth rate than the US and many developed countries. Companies in China and in many emerging countries have lower multiples than companies in the US and in many developed countries. At this point, emerging markets could be a bargain.
For instance, Taiwan's economy is expected to grow 3.6% in 2014, about in line with global growth, according to
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
(OTCMKTS:ANZBY). ANZBY noted that the US economy is a major end-user market of goods manufactured in Asia. The activity will expand, the bank said, and pointed to the strength of its purchasing managers' index. The index forecasts 3.1% economic growth in the US for 2014, which would be up substantially from the US growth of 1.6% in 2013. China will continue to be another growth driver, as it has become Taiwan's largest export market, accounting for about 40% of the total, the bank said.The bank projects that China's economy will rise by 7.2% in 2014. This pace, although below the average rate of previous years, will provide more opportunities for Taiwan's manufacturers.
One ETF that should share in a rebound in Taiwan and emerging markets is the
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
(NYSEARCA:DGS). The largest country allocation in DGS is Taiwan, with a 27% allocation. Other large allocations are South Korea, 10%; Malaysia, 9%; and South Africa, 9%. If the emerging markets in Asia do rebound, DGS should perform.
A Way to Buy China and the Developed Countries
An ETF to buy for exposure in the developed countries as well as the emerging countries is the
RevenueShares ADR ETF
(NYSEARCA:RTR). RevenueShares weights its ETFs by sales, giving the heaviest weight to those companies with the highest sales per share. RTR uses the same securities as the
S&P ADR Index
(INDEXSP:SPADR). At a price/sales of ratio of 0.63, and a price/earnings ratio of 14.74, RTR could be considered a value play, and offers exposure to a mixture of developed and emerging regions. UK companies comprise about 17% of RTR; Japan, 14%; and China, 12%. The RevenueShares methodology continues to outperform in many of its other ETFs.
Editor's Note: Max Isaacman is the author of
Blizzard of Money
Winning with ETF Strategies
Investing with Intelligent ETFs
How to Be an Index Investor
, and
The NASDAQ Investor.
The author and/or his customers own shares of DGS, RTR.