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Americans shouldn't curb their use of the Internet simply to avoid having intimate pictures or personal information intercepted by the NSA, according to Edward Snowden.
"You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing," the former surveillance contractor turned leaker told HBO's John Oliver. "If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care about those values very much."
Snowden spoke to the "Last Week Tonight" host in Moscow, where he has been for more than a year since being charged with espionage after leaking classified information regarding the NSA's extensive surveillance programs.
Oliver asked Snowden to explain the implications of NSA surveillance on racy personal photos.
"The good news is there's no program named 'the d*** pic program'," Snowden said. "The bad news is they're still collecting everybody's information — including your d*** pics.


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Auckland's housing affordability worsened by almost a quarter in the year ending February 2015 and the difference between it and the rest of the country is at a 25-year high.
While the deterioration in the country's biggest city was just 0.3 per cent in the last quarter in Massey University's Home Affordability Report its annual rate was more than double the national figure.
"Houses in Auckland are now over 22 per cent less affordable while, for the country as a whole, the annual deterioration in affordability is only 10.4 per cent," said Professor Paul Gallimore from Massey's School of Economic and Finance.
"These figures underline the ongoing two-track housing experience of New Zealanders."
In Auckland, wages rose less than the national rate over the year, but house prices increased by a median $83,000, he said.
Affordability improved nationally by six per cent between November and February with eight of the 12 regions showing an improvement.
"Our largest city is now 49 per cent less affordable than the rest of the country - and that's a larger gap than we've had at any other time in the 25-year history of the Massey Home Affordability Report," Prof Gallimore said.
- National affordability 10.4 per cent worse (annual)
- National affordability six per cent better (quarter)
- Quarterly declines for Auckland, Otago, Nelson/Marlborough and Taranaki
- Quarterly improvement for Northland, Waikato/BOP, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu/Whanganui, Wellington, Canterbury/Westland, Central Otago Lakes and Southland
- Auckland least affordable region
- Southland most affordable region.

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my mail box is being spammed with notifications, can you please stop it.
my mail box is being spammed with notifications, can you please stop it.
Have an opinion?
You can change what notifications you receive under "settings" in your menu. Aside from the notifications, I don't think anyone really likes the update.
I am with you bro. But you can change your notification settings and your email as well.. go to your profile and change them.. then click save
I despise them as well. I get notified for things I don't care about at all. I am now ignoring all my updates.
Same, nothing is changing so far.
I like em
Same here, they should at least take out the results for the polls we vote in from our notifications
Most or all of the recent changes are awful. Not a shocker


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Sing Your Heart Out!
Camp Director: Nathan Brewer
Grades 3 – 5
July 31 - August 4
Time: morning or afternoon options (see schedule below)
Students will not even realize that they are taking acting, singing, and dance lessons, because they will be too distracted by all of the fun! Join us and discover why so many parents credit Westminster for instilling a love for Musical Theater in their child.
Sing Your Heart Out! is the coolest singing and dancing camp in New Jersey! You won't want to miss out on the fun as we jam to Broadway show-stoppers from musicals like "Hairspray," "The Little Mermaid," and "Wicked." A performance of Broadway show tunes will take place on the last day of camp!
"Of all the Performing Arts summer programs that our son attends, the Westminster Musical Theater camp is always the best. This week is the highlight of our son's year."
– Nancy B.
Choose Morning or Afternoon Session
Morning Session, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Afternoon Session, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Students must be entering grades 3 through 5 in the fall of 2017. There are no audition requirements for acceptance into this camp. All students are welcome! Maximum enrollment is 30 students per camp.
Sing Your Heart Out will be held on the campus of Westminster Choir College in Princeton.
|Early Bird Discount
(Before May 15)
$50 Late Fee will be added to tuition for registrations received one week prior to starting date of camp.
Fees include all class instruction and a Westminster Conservatory T-shirt.
A non-refundable deposit of $75 is due with the application. The balance of the fee is due by June 1. Registrations received after June 1 must be paid in full. Cancellations after June 1 receive a refund (less deposit, above) only if another student can be placed from the waiting list.
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Refer a friend to this camp and you both receive a discount on your Westminster Conservatory 2017 Summer Camp tuition! More details.


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If you look at the map, you can locate Glacier National Park in Montana located between the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Glacier National Park includes 2 mountain ranges; these are often referred to as southern wings of Canadian Rockies ranges. The area has more than 130 named lakes, over 1,000 diverse species of plants, and more than hundreds of animal species. Glacier National Park borders two other parks: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. These were assigned as the world's foremost International Peace Park during 1932. The two parks were allocated by United Nations to be a Biosphere Reserves during 1976, and during 1995 it was named as a World Heritage site.
This immense unspoiled ecosystem is the heart of what's called the "Crown of the Continent Ecosystem". The popular Going to the Sun Road, National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark goes across the center of the park and passing the Continental Divide, permitting visitors to see wonderful sceneries of the rugged Livingston mountain ranges and Lewis, dense forest, waterfalls, alpine tundra and two large lakes. Together with Going to the sun Road, there are five historic chalets and hotels which are known as its National Historic Landmarks, and there is a sum of 350 areas on National Register of Historic Places.
According to archaeological documentations, Native Americans were the original inhabitants of the area dating back to 10,000 years. Present tribes such as the Cheyenne, Shoshone, Flathead, and Salish can trace their ancestry back to the ancient inhabitants. Blackfeet appeared during 18th century and later on it governed the eastern slope. The eastern slope and the Great Plains were where the park was originally established. This area also provided shelter for Blackfeet tribe during the inconsiderate winter winds experienced in the plains. In addition it complemented their conventional bison hunts along other game meat.
Right now the Blackfeet Indian Reservation borders the park to the east. Blackfeet Reservation was initially established during 1855 by Lame Bull Treaty. This embraces the eastern location of the present park towards the Continental Divide. The mountain areas including the Chief Mountain and the Two Medicine were acknowledged as Backbone of the World. The areas are popular with the locals and tourists. Meanwhile, the Flathead Indian Reservation can be found south and west of the park.
The park is bordered on the north by Waterton Lakes National Park, the Flathead Provincial Forest, and the Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park located in British Columbia. Towards the west, the north fork of Flathead River structures the western margin. Flathead National Forests structure the western and southern boundary. Situated in the two forests is the distant Bob Marshall Wilderness complex bordering the south.
National Park Service administers the Glacier National Park. Their headquarters is located at West Glacier Montana. The Glacier National Park is definitely a must-see destination for every camper. So it is not surprising that the area attracts an average annual figure that reaches two million. It is only to be expected that Glacier National Park will remain as one of the top destinations visited by campers for many more years to come.


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Today, the Japanese carmaker Subaru has announced that it is ready to hit the markets with its own environment-friendly Stella electric vehicle, beating both GM and Toyota in launching the first all-electric car.
The car is energized by a series of high-tech lithium-ion batteries and will begin sales in Japan beginning the latter part of July with a limited number of 170 cars to be launched for the initial sales year.
The all-electric model, which has a maximum range of 55 miles and a top speed of 62mph, is patterned after the Stella minicar. The company claims that the batteries of the car can be charged up to 80% of capacity in just 15 minutes with its quick charging system.
When using a 100V power outlet, a full charge would take about 8 hours, while that will be lowered to 5 hours when a 200V outlet is utilized. The electric motor, which is mounted under the hood, can produce 60hp (47kW) and top torque of 125lb-ft (170Nm) is attained at initial launch.
The car comes with a regeneration system that recovers inertia energy during deceleration. This feature improves energy efficiency and extends its effective driving range.
The EV comes with a 4,725,000 Yen ($49,300) sticker price but the government of Japan will be providing about 1,380,000 ($14,300) in subsidies through its Next Generation Vehicle Promotion Center program as well as some tax cuts through some special programs of the Japanese government.


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Research shows that the actual cost of paper is only around seven percent of its true cost. In real terms, a company spends far more on maintaining documents in paper form than it might appear from the outset. For instance, a four drawer cabinet costs roughly $500 to purchase and a further $300 annually to fill it with documents and maintain it onsite. Add additional costs if the documents are ever moved to an offsite location and even more if they are to be retrieved at a later date. Having the right document imaging strategy in place can reduce the true cost of paper by as much as a half. Digitizing your documents and using the right electronic content management system will save your company money both in the short term as well as in the long term.


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The Other Tomorrow (1930)
Directed by Lloyd BaconGenres - Drama, Romance | Run Time - 64 min. | Countries - USA |
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In this romance, two old flames meet and find that their rekindled romance is as white hot as it ever was. Unfortunately, the woman has married an terribly jealous, narcissistic man. To protect her, the old love, affects cowardice, but eventually, after her husband is accidentally killed, the two again become lovers.
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WASHINGTON—The Obama administration plans a rule change to help reduce the time illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States, a senior administration official said Thursday.
Currently, illegal immigrants must leave the country before they can ask the government to waive a three- to 10-year ban on legally coming back to the U.S. The length of the ban depends on how long they have lived in the U.S. without permission.
The official said the new rule would let children and spouses of citizens ask the government to decide on the waiver request before the illegal immigrant heads to his or her home country to apply for a visa. The illegal immigrants still must go home to finish the visa process to come back to the U.S., but getting the waiver ahead of time could reduce the time an illegal immigrant is out of the country.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 123906
syslogd race - parent is killed by SIGTERM from its child before SIGTERM signal handler is armed
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:43 EST
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4.2)
Description of problem:
[root@linux-laptop root]# syslogd -m 0
[root@linux-laptop root]# echo $?
[root@linux-laptop root]# service syslog start
Starting system logger: [FAILED]
Starting kernel logger: [ OK ]
On my machine most of the time issuing the commands above
results in preliminary death of syslogd. I've checked
the source RPM and it seems to me that the line the following
snippet allow for a race resulting in the behaviour above:
if (!check_pid(PidFile))
if (fork()) {
* Parent process
signal (SIGTERM, doexit);
I think it is too late to arm the singal handler at
that point - it should be done earlier.
This is not a showstopper bug, but it think its
worth fixing. At least "service" wont say that
syslogd failed when it actually succeeded.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to start "syslogd -m 0" from the command line
until it is terminated by a SIGTERM signal. Maybe
one needs to try harder on some machines.
Actual Results: syslogd parent is killed by SIGTERM.
Expected Results: syslogd parent should catch the signal and exit
Additional info:
Created attachment 100422 [details]
strace of syslogd being killed
I can make this failure occur almost always by changing the
syslogd.conf line
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none /var/log/messages
*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none;cron.none -/var/log/messages
that is, by selecting asynchronous logging.
This is now fixed in sysklogd-1.41-22 .
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 126223 ***
Shouldn't it be the other way around - this bug report was entered
first. Anyway glad to here that it's closed now.
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.


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|2,690 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|7 nights
It's business as usual here. Our property and Nevis were miraculously spared the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We look forward to welcoming our guests to TooMuchNice in 2017 and beyond. See you soon!
TooMuchNice is a beautiful romantic villa set in a peaceful location with panoramic views of the ocean, St Kitts and Mount Nevis. The upper floor has a loft style apartment feel which is ideal for a couple and is surrounded by landscaped tropical gardens with a gazebo offering 360 degree views of the island - a great spot to enjoy a sundowner.
The villa comprises a well equipped kitchen and vaulted sitting room with shutters that open fully to allow the breeze to flow through. A huge glass sliding door opens onto a spacious deck with a large swimming pool. There is plenty of outdoor furniture for you to relax (or 'lime' as the locals say) either by the pool or in the shade of our deep porches. The sitting room leads to the master bedroom furnished in an Indonesian style with a king sized four poster bed. Adjoining is a large bathroom with a spa bath tub as well as a walk in shower.
The bedroom has A/C and the property has WIFI.
There are an additional 2 bedrooms and a bathroom on the lower floor, available on request for larger parties (maximum occupancy: 6)
Golf and Tennis: 5 minutes by car to the Four Seasons Resort. 13 tennis courts, 3 Clay Courts. One of the most beautiful golf courses of the world as well as a fabulous spa.
Pickup: Our house manager will arrange airport transfers, meet / greet you on arrival in Nevis and take you to the house. Car hire is recommended and will be ready for you if requested in advance. Initial grocery shopping can also be arranged for your arrival, local shops / supermarket are within easy reach stocking a wide range of local and imported produce.
We picked a winner! Too Much Nice was everything we had hoped and much more. We were awed by the beautiful views of St. Kitts, gorgeous sunsets and three very picturesque rainbows. The property itself is very well appointed and maintained with a nice variety of tropical plantings.
There were days that we didn't leave the porch and pool. On the days that we ventured out, we always looked forward to returning to our own little world at Too Much Nice. We did enjoy exploring the island, it's beaches and restaurants. Our favorite restaurants were Golden Rock Inn, Chrisi Beach and Yachtsman Grill.
A stay at Too Much Nice is something that we have on our "bucket list" to do again.
TooMuchNice offers the perfect setting to totally relax and is also well located to enjoy the island. The closest beach is just 3 mins away and others no more than 10 mins. A wide range of restaurants from upscale plantation hotels (Nisbet, Montpellier, Golden Rock) to beach bars are all within easy reach. Watersports including windsurfing scuba diving and deep sea fishing are nearby at Oualie Beach and the facilities of the Four Seasons resort with world class golf, tennis and spa, just a short drive. No where is too far on Nevis!
TooMuchNice is the perfect place to stay on Nevis!!! We enjoyed six wonderful weeks there recently.The location is great, the house is beautiful and the staff, (Ian, Savi and David), and the owners Julie and Roger were all a delight. Although we did use the great BBQ at the house quite a bit, we also enjoyed meals and drinks at Nisbet Plantation (particularly loved the very historical-feeling bar area), Hermitage (Weds. pig roast), Montpelier, Golden Rock (sit under the big tree overlooking the fish ponds and restaurant), Mt. Nevis Hotel (late afternoon), Bananas (a favorite), Double Deuce, Lime, Yachtsman, The Gin Trap, Chrishi Beach, Coconut Grove, the Oasis at the Botanical Gardens, Cafe des Arts, Turtle Time, Sunshine's, Indian Summer and two favorite little, local gems-one called Passion owned and operated by Karen and Bombay Bites ( next to the runway at the airport).
Please don't miss the chance to visit Nevis. Staying at TooMuchNice made our time on this lovely and friendly island a trip that was full of great experiences and memories.
Our family of 4 stayed in this lovely villa for a week. The gardens are beautiful with lots of bougainvillea and we spent most of our time relaxing on the pool deck, enjoying the views over to St Kitts. The pool itself is an excellent size and depth and was very refreshing. The master bedroom and bathroom are really spacious with a very comfortable bed and windows opening on to a side terrace.
We visited several different beaches, had an afternoon snorkelling with Miles on Nevis yacht charters (very good) and went riding along the beach and through the hillside villages. Favourite restaurants were Mango at the Four Seasons and The Gin Trap but we also had a fun evening at the Nisbet Plantation BBQ. Julie was very helpful and arranged transfer and car hire and the arrival and departure from St Kitts was much easier than expected. I would have no hesitation in recommending this villa for a peaceful and refreshing holiday.
We loved our stay at Too Much Nice! We have been traveling in the Caribbean for over 25 years, normally renting a villa or home so that we can experience living on the island. After staying at Too Much Nice for 10 days, we both agreed that it was by far one of the nicest properties we have ever booked. It checks all the boxes for us: clean, close to beaches and restaurants, easy to access, A/C in the bedroom, private and a pool. And this pool is absolutely top notch for swimming, lounging, and views! The property is exactly as advertised and Julie is a great hostess - easy to work with and very helpful. We also appreciated Julie and her property manager, Ian, arranging all the transfer details and the rental car. This service is very valuable and is such a luxury. Julie's recommendations on restaurants is spot on. We enjoyed Double Deuce for several meals, as well as the Gin Trap. For our anniversary, we chose to go to Coconut Grove and have lobster and an amazing bottle of wine. As always, we enjoyed to local people and our time on the island of Nevis. And, as I told Julie, we will be back!
Kass - Kansas City
We have recently returned from an amazing week's stay at TooMuchNice, wow this is an outstanding villa with superb views and equipped to the very highest standard. The photographs and description really do not do it justice. Particularly appreciated the large swimming pool which was immaculately maintained. There are excellent beaches nearby including Oualie, Lovers, Paradise and Pinneys all within a few minutes drive. There are some great restaurants nearby including The Gin Trap, Bananas on the edge of the rain forest and Golden Rock . The property owner Julie is a pleasure to deal with and the team on Nevis that maintain the property cannot be faulted. Will definitely be booking a return visit to this 6* villa.
This was our first time on Nevis. We searched on VRBO for places to stay on the island and finally decided on TooMuchNice. No question we made the right choice. This place was perfect! During our week we saw other places for future places to stay but no question we love TooMuchNice due to being clean, beautiful, and private! The transfer from plane, boat taxi, and the house went so smoothly! (Thank you Julie and Ian.) Getting back to the airport was the same; which is a huge plus. The taxi driver to the boat gave us hints of the do's and don'ts. For example (and you will forget): Drive on the left! Be observant. Drivers like to stop on either side of the road. Why?....ummmm….just because. So again, be observant. Overall though, there were no worries. The taxi boat was great by supplying beverages during the quick trip to the island. Ian was right, he was waiting at the dock to take us to the house. He is very pleasant, informative, and answered all of our questions.
The property is absolutely beautiful with the exquisite landscaping! The layout of the house and balcony was fantastic along with the private pool area. With the heat and humidity, the pool was the focal point for our relaxation. The house is located on the hillside so we had great breezes. We kept all the doors open for the breeze when we were there. At night we closed up the house and the bedroom quickly cooled down with the a/c for perfect sleeping.
It is priority to bring suntan lotion and bug spray. The mosquitoes were minimal on the island but when we got bit, the bites would welt up. So, simply make sure to spray yourself throughout the day to be safe.
The kitchen is well supplied for cooking. The gas grill was definitely used. There are local grocery stores but be prepared that each store will supply different items. For example, some will only have frozen meats, etc. You need to go to each store and then learn where best to pick up items.
We went to various restaurants.
Bananas: Good
Indian Summer: Excellent!!!
Yachtsman Grill: Good
The Rocks: Good (Excellent landscaping)
Chrishi Beach Club: Excellent!!! The burger/fries was beyond fantastic. We are still trying to figure out how thee fries stayed hot until the last bite.
Four Seasons: Excellent morning brunch.
Steve and I have traveled a lot. When we return to the area, we totally agree TooMuchNice will be our destination!
This was our second time staying at this beautiful villa on Nevis. Both stays at TooMuchNice exceeded our expectations. The villa is very well maintained and clean. We couldn't help but notice the improvements made to the grounds and furnishings. My husband enjoyed drinking his early morning coffee up in the newly added gazebo where he could take in the panoramic views of not only the turquoise water but also majestic Mt. Nevis. The views of St. Kitts from the pool area are also absolutely beautiful. It's a place that you can't help but find relaxing and scenic. We were fortunate to see the monkeys playing daily in the neighborhood. We also discovered that the monkeys are very active between 4-5pm so we took daily strolls around the neighborhood to observe them. The baby monkeys were everywhere and we had so much fun watching them play. There is also a walk you can take off the back road near the villa that takes you to a few old sugar cane relics. We waited five years between visits but we have already decided we will wait no longer than 2 years before returning. We can't imagine staying anywhere else on Nevis than this beautiful villa. Our favorite restaurants are - Bananas, Mango's, Sunshine's (for a Killer Bee) and Golden Rock. Be sure to take the beach chairs over to nearby Paradise Beach for the day. It's one of the most beautiful beaches we've ever visited! Julie, we can't thank you enough for making our stay so pleasant and for the smooth arrangements for our transport to and from St. Kitts airport to your lovely villa. A very dreamy place to chill and we are so thankful for you sharing your lovely home with us! No photo can do this place justice. There is just too much beauty to take in.
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More fall release dates were announced this week. Check out what's new.
Singer/rapper Chris Brown has announced to the public that his sixth studio album X is now slated to be released December 3. Originally, artwork for a video released by Brown alleged that the project would be released on July 16. Breezy took to Twitter to announce the news.
During a Dallas, Texas show last week, Kid CuDi announced a prelude EP set to lead up to Man on the Moon 3. While no official release date is yet known by the public, the Cleveland, Ohio native said the project would be released within the next three months.
B.o.B has announced a new album and its release date. Making the announcement during an episode of "106 & Park," B.o.B said his next album Underground Luxury will be hitting stores December 17 and is the "Album of the year. Hands down."
Childish Gambino announced the title of his new album by means of a teaser trailer that showcases a new song and also reveals the general time of the release. Because The Internet is scheduled for "Winter Break," according to the video.
Songstress Jhene Aiko is scheduled to release her next project at the end of next month. Sail Out EP drops on November 29 and is a short release preluding her debut album, Souled Out.
Recently saying that his Blue Chips 2 would drop on the "first day it rains in November," Queens' Action Bronson provided a little more clarity regarding the release. Bronson took to Twitter last week and said the project is slated for release within the "first five days of November."
Rapper Ma$e revealed the title of his new album to fans on his Twitter account. Now We Even is the title of the project, however no actual release date is yet known publicly.
Brooklyn Hip Hop duo Smif-N-Wessun will release a Reggae-inspired album toward the end of the year. Born and Raised releases on December 3.
View the rest of the retail releases coming soon below, and on HipHopDX's Release Dates page.
October 22
Blu & Nottz – Gods In The Spirit
Cage – Kill The Architect
Cory Mo – Take It or Leave It
David Dallas – Falling Into Place
DJ Khaled – Suffering From Success
October 29
Alterbeats – Class Struggle
October 31
MellowHigh (Hodgy Beats, Left Brain & Domo Genesis) – MellowHigh
November 4
Tinie Tempah – Demonstration
November 5
Eminiem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
M.I.A. – Matangi
Tech N9ne – Therapy
November 12
Freeway & the Jacka – Highway Robbery
Lone Ninja – Trapdoors And Secret Passageways
Marco Polo – PA2: The Director's Cut
November 19
Kasim Keto – Long Car Rides
Trademark Da Skydiver – Flamingo Barnes 2: Mingo Royale
Yo Gotti – I Am
YG – My Krazy Life
October 29
Endemic – Terminal Illness 2
Jhene Aiko – Sail Out EP
November 26
Future – Honest
Hopsin – Knock Madness
December 3
Chris Brown – X
Smif-N-Wessun – Born and Raised
December 15
Talib Kweli – Gravitas
December 17
B.o.B. – Underground Luxury
Rick Ross – Mastermind
January 20
Step Brothers – Lord Steppington
January 28
RiFF RaFF – NEON iCON
Akon – Stadium
A$AP Mob – TBA
A$AP Rocky – Beauty & The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions, Chapter 1
Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste
AZ – Doe Or Die II
Big K.R.I.T. – Cadillactica
Birdman – Bigga Than Life
Black Milk – No Poison No Paradise
B.o.B – Underground Luxury
Brick Squad – Big Money Talk
Busta Rhymes – Extinction Level Event II
Childish Gambino – Because The Internet
Clipse – As God Is My Witness
Common – TBA EP
Craig G & Da Beatminerz – TBA
Curren$y – Pilot Talk 3
Curren$y, Smoke DZA & Harry Fraud – The Stage EP
CZARFACE (7L, Esoteric & Inspectah Deck) – CZARFACE 2
Da Mafia Six – TBA
Devin The Dude – One For The Road
Dilated Peoples – Directors of Photography
Dirty Science – TBA
DJ Khaled – Suffering From Success
DJ Scream – Long Live The Hustle
Dr. Dre – Detox
E-40 – Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil Vol. 4, 5 & 6
Foreign Exchange – Love In Flying Colors
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Cocaine Pinata
Freeway & Girl Talk – Broken Ankles EP
Future & Rocko – TBA
Gillie Da Kid – Welcome To Giladelphia
Glasses Malone & Stan Sheppard – Inner City Dreams
Grayskul – Zenith
Gucci Mane – MR.GUWOP
Ice Cube – Everything's Corrupt
Iggy Azalea – New Classic
Immortal Technique – The Martyr 2
J-Zone – The Peter Pan Syndrome
Jay Electronica – Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn)
Jeezy – TBA
Jin – Hypocrite
Joe Budden – All Love Lost
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The day I was ready to cook a piece, I sliced it into about 3/4" pieces, covered tightly with plastic wrap and put back in the fridge til I was ready to cook it. A chef friend gave me two recs. One, in addition to s&p, add some sugar. It gives a great little caramelization. He also suggested serving with grilled peaches. Definitely a great idea.
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I served with a beautiful but simple salad and toasted brioche along with the peaches.
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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Frank Ehrenfeld, 79, born on June 3, 1936 and passed away on January 30, 2016. We will remember him forever.
Funeral arrangements will be through Schneider Funeral Home of Hatboro (www.schneiderfuneralhome.net). Arrangements are scheduled for Saturday February 20th at the Ann's Choice Chapel (www.ericksonliving.com) on their Warminster campus. Public visitation 9:45 am, a Masonic service 10:45 am, and church service 11:00 am with a luncheon to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: PA Rainbow Scholarship Fund, c/o Mrs. Helen Snedden, 613 Library Ave., Carnegie, PA 15106 or Ann's Choice Benevolent Fund, c/o Ann's Choice Philanthropy Department, 20000 Ann's Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974
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Mick and I send sincere sympathy and every time I pass a Friendly restaurant I'll remember Frank and the many cups of coffee we shared."
"My thoughts and prayers go out to the Ehrenfeld family at this very sad time. Mr. Ehrenfeld was just a great person and I am very sorry for your loss."
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Our hearts go out to you at this sad time. Frank was a terrific man and extremely giving of his time. The help (and rides!) he gave both our daughters, Jennifer & Elizabeth, for Rainbow cannot be measured. Then, when Donald decided to become a Mason, Frank was in the forefront to help him through his 3 degrees. Frank will be sorely missed by many, and I hope you can take comfort in the fact, that those many are praying for him and you as well.
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This Surah, like the previous 2, is named after a Prophet – in this case, Yusuf [Joseph].
There are 111 Ayat in this Surah.
The story of Joseph is not a mere narrative but God uses it, as usual, for the propagation of the Message in the following ways:
Throughout the narrative, the Qur'an has made it clear that the faith of the Prophets Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph (God's peace be upon them all) was the same as that of Prophet Muhammad and they invited the people to the same Message as Muhammad was inviting the Quraysh.
Then it places the characters of Prophet Jacob and Prophet Joseph side by side with the characters of the brothers of Joseph, the members of the trade caravan, the court dignitary, Al Aziz of Egypt, his wife, the women and the rulers of Egypt. It's as if a silent question is posed to the reader to contrast the former characters moulded by Islam on the worship of One God and belief in the Hereafter, with the latter moulded by disbelief (Kufr) and ignorance and decide which of these two patterns you should emulate.
The Qur'an has used this story to bring forth another truth: God carries out whatever He wills and man can never change God's plan or prevent it from happening. Nay, often man adopts a plan to carry out his evil designs but to his dismay he only finds that he has done something which is contrary to fulfilling his objectives and only conducive to the divine plan.
The brothers of Prophet Joseph cast him into the well, believing they had removed the obstacle which distracted their fathers love from them. In fact they had only paved the way for the divine purpose of making him the ruler of Egypt, before whom they would eventually humble themselves. Likewise, the wife of Aziz had caused Prophet Joseph to be sent to prison, thus providing the opportunity for him to become the ruler of Egypt and for her to eventually confess her plot publicly and shame herself.
These are not the only examples which prove that if the whole world were united to bring about the down fall of one whom God willed to raise high it would never succeed. The plan that was devised by the brothers to degrade Prophet Joseph was only used by God for the success of Joseph (and for the humiliation and disgrace of his brothers). Equally, if God willed the downfall of someone, no amount of support could save him.
Moreover, the story contains other lessons for those who intend to follow the way of God. Firstly, it teaches that one should remain within the limits prescribed by the divine Law since success and failure is the decision of God. Therefore, if one adopts pure aims and lawful measures but fails, at least one will escape humiliation and disgrace. On the other hand, the one who adopts an impure aim and unlawful measures shall not only meet with humiliation and disgrace in the hereafter but also runs the risk of humiliation and disgrace in this world.
Secondly, it teaches us that those who exert themselves for the cause of truth and righteousness and entrust all their affairs to God, receive consolation and comfort from Him. This helps them face their opponents with confidence and courage and they do not lose heart when they encounter the apparently terrifying measures employed by their powerful enemies. They will persevere in their task without fear and trust the results to God.
Lastly, the greatest lesson in the story is that if the believer possesses true Islamic character and is endowed with wisdom, he can conquer a whole country with the strength of his character alone. The marvellous example of Prophet Joseph teaches us that a man of high and pure character comes out successful even in the most adverse circumstances. When Prophet Joseph was taken to Egypt, he was only a teenager of seventeen years, a foreigner, all alone, without any provisions and sold there as a slave. And the horrible condition of the slaves during that period is known to every student of history. He was then charged with a heinous moral crime and sent to prison for an indefinite term. But throughout this period of affliction, he reflected the highest moral qualities which raised him to the highest rank in the country. That said, please have a think about any alternative dates, or even look at an alternative stations for free of charge display. I will give you a call tomorrow.
In the beginning of the Surah, Ayat 3 "We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories…." and the last Ayat "There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding….."
Allah Almighty has described the story of Yusuf as 'ahsan al-qasas' – the best of stories – containg beneficial lessons in worldly and religious affairs, for the rulers, scholars, those being tested etc.
Ibn Kathir mentions a weak hadith that the Prophet is reported to have said, '"Teach your relatives Surah Yusuf, for any Muslim who recites it or teaches it to his family or right hand possess, Allah shall ease for him the agony of death, and give him the strength that will prevent him from envying a fellow Muslim."
The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Prophet's residence at Makkah when the Quraysh were considering the question of killing, exiling or imprisoning him. At that time, some of the disbelievers asked a question to test his claim to prophethood: "Why did the Israelites go to Egypt?" They knew that the story was not known to the Arabs, since there was no mention of it in their traditions, and the Prophet had never referred to any knowledge of it in the past. Therefore they expected that he would not be able to give a satisfactory answer or would evade it and enquire about it from the Jews, which would expose him as a fraud. Contrary to their expectations, God revealed the whole story of Prophet Joseph and the Prophet recited it on the spot. This put the Quraysh in a very awkward position because it not only foiled their scheme but also cautioned them to consider their behaviour and compare it to the treachery displayed by the brothers of Prophet Joseph.
The fact is that by applying this story to the conflict, the Qur'an had made a bold and clear prophecy which was fulfilled literally by the events that happened in the succeeding ten years. Hardly two years had passed after its revelation when the Quraysh conspired to kill the Prophet like the brothers of Prophet Joseph and he had to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah where he gained the same kind of power as Prophet Joseph had gained in Egypt. Again in the end the Quraysh had to humble themselves before him just like the brothers of Prophet Joseph when they humbly requested 'Show mercy to us for God rewards richly those who show mercy' (v. 88) and Prophet Joseph generously forgave them (even though he had complete power to wreak vengeance on them) saying 'today no penalty shall be inflicted on you. May God forgive you: He is the greatest of all those who forgive' (v. 92). The same story of mercy was repeated when after the conquest of Makkah the fallen Quraysh stood meekly before the Prophet who had the power to inflict vengeance on them for their cruelty towards him. But instead he merely asked them 'What treatment do you expect from me now?' They replied 'You are a generous brother and the son of a generous brother'. At this he very generously forgave them, saying 'I will give the same answer to your request that Joseph gave to his brothers: '. . . 'today no penalty shall be inflicted on you, you are forgiven.'
Qurtubi mentions that the Jews asked the Prophet about the story of Yusuf and hence this surah was revealed.
Abdullah ibn Mas'ood said, "I was in Hims when some of the people asked me to recite the Qur'an to them. So I recited Surah Yusuf to them. One of the persons among the people said: By Allah, this is not how it has been sent down. I said: Woe upon you! By Allah, I recited it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said to me: You have (recited) it well. I was talking with him (the man who objected to my recitation) that I sensed the smell of wine from him. So I said to him. Do you drink wine and belie the Book (of Allah)? You would not depart till I would whip you. So I lashed him according to the prescribed punishment (for the offence of drinking wine)." Sahih Muslim no. 1753


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Managing construction projects with standards and specifications plays a fundamental role in construction projects.
Expectations of parties may be disappointing and disputes may arise at any time between the first bid and the last bill of the project.
construction claims are defined as a request from one party to another for adjustment because of change under the contract terms.
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Construction projects in Palestine suffer from many problems, which result in extension beyond budget and time. Because of these problems, construction claims occur.
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Growth and decay
A crude-oil refinery has an underground storage tank which has a fixed volume of 'V' liters. Due to pollutants, it gets
contaminated with 'P(t)' kilograms of chemical waste at time 't' which is evenly distributed throughout the tank.
Oil containing a variety of pollutants with concentration of 'k' kilograms per liter enters the tank at a rate of 'R' liters per minute, and the completely mixed solution leaves at the same rate.
a) If 'P0' is the amount of pollutants in the tank at time t=0 then find 'P(t)' for any time t.
b) If k=0, find the time 'T' for the waste to be reduced to 40% of its original value.
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The key idea in this problem is to identify the time-dependent variable and to formulate the differential equation that governs it. The differential equation will give the behavior in time of the variable quantity which will help us evaluate the various quantities the problem asks.
Note: This problem does not use numerical quantities but deals with the equations.
In our case, the time-dependent variable is the concentration of pollutants i.e. ...
Solution Summary
This shows how to find the amount of pollutants in a tank and the time for the waste to be reduced to a given value for a specific crude-oil refinery situation.


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Arrival at the Outer Banks!
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Jesse and I drove the (almost 6-hr) route to get here - we ended up taking 40 to 64 to NC12. It was off and on rain all day today - poop! We were hoping for beautiful weather this weekend! Hopefully tomorrow will be better...
Anyway, we got to our B&B and met the owner, Cathy, who is an ADORABLE grandma-type lady - I loved her immediately! We also met her two giant cats and her bird. Our room wasn't ready yet, so we headed to the nearby beach to check it out, took a rather short walk, and spent a little time on the sundeck at the B&B although it was not sunny by any means, but at least it wasn't raining! When we got tired of sitting, we drove back a little ways to a Dairy Queen we had seen on the road and stuffed ourselves with ice cream!
Our room was called Charlie (all the rooms are ironically named after hurricanes), and it was beautiful with a king-sized bed.
We ended up taking a nap and waking up at almost 8pm! I hurried over to the restaurant next door for a to-go order of salad, lobster bisque and hushpuppies and we ate them in our room - all delicious!
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The go-to credit card for the globetrotter, this card provides great benefits such as cashback and 5 times the reward points on overseas expenses and exclusive concierge services to assist n travel enquiries.
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The AmBank World MasterCard is catered to the frequent traveller and provides exclusive rewards for overseas expenses charged on the card. The reward points earned by the card is 5 reward points for every RM 1 spent on retail expenses overseas and 1 reward point for every RM 1 spent locally on retail expenses. These reward points can not only be redeemed for exciting electronic gadgets and appliances but can also be used to redeem airline miles from select airlines such as Malaysian Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airlines and even Singaporean Airlines. Apart from the reward points, the card also offers other travel benefits such as a complimentary travel insurance with a cover of up to RM 2 Million and access to 24 hour concierge services that can assist in providing information on travel and entertainment enquiries and also help provide information on medical services.
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The features of the AmBank Imagine Visa card are as follows
- The card has no annual fees and is free for life. The supplementary card is also free for life.
- The interest charged on the credit card is 15% p.a. and the interest rate on balance transfers for a tenure of 6 months is 4.99% p.a. 12 months and 24 months is 8.99% p.a.
- This card is equipped with an Easy payment plan that allows cardholders to spread a large purchase over the span of up to 24 months.
- This card is equipped with a cash advance feature called AmBank Quick Cash that allow cardholders acquire a loan against the available credit limit.
- Daily cash withdrawal is set to a limit of RM 5000 and attracts a withdrawal interest rate of 18%.
- Minimum payment that is to be made monthly is 5% of the outstanding amount. Any late payment will attract a late payment fee of 1% of the outstanding balance.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on his star playmaker Mesut Özil during a press conference ahead of the Gunners clash with Manchester City on Monday.
The experienced French manager stated that Özil was his sides 'main provider' following a string of impressive performances.
'Özil is a main provider for us and in the league. Players who can make you score are very difficult to find and have something special,' Wenger was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
Özil is has won the Arsenal Vitality Player of the Month award for the past two consecutive months and has 13 assist in 15 Premier League games this season.
The World Cup winner has played a key role in the north London based side reaching the Champions League Last 16 for the 15th consecutive season.
Arsenal take on Manchester City next Monday in a critical league encounter which could see the Gunners go top. Özil has won back-to-back FA Cups since joining Arsenal from Real Madrid.
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Investing in emerging market healthcare and technology companies with growth doesn't have to be expensive.
But is it a winning formula?
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Brazil's indebted, state-controlled oil producer and refiner Petroleo Brasileiro or Petrobras (PBR) reiterated its intent to sell $4.4 billion in assets by the end of the year to meet stated goals.
Petrobras shares are up 0.9% today as oil prices rise. Read More>>
The Fed rate hike could lead to another wave of emerging market debt outflows, and J.P. Morgan warns that some emerging market banks could be especially vulnerable as the number of bad loans increases.
The ratio of broad emerging-market non-financial private credit to GDP, excluding China, was 87% as of the first quarter, up 22 percentage points over the last quarter of 2007.
It may be difficult for emerging markets to attract capital inflows if growth remains weak and the U.S. Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. "Remember that a lot of the credit growth in emerging markets is no more than the flip side of easy money in developed markets. As the Fed normalizes, this can reverse," J.P. Morgan credit analysts say. READ MORE>>
Weak currencies have decimated the dollar-denominated returns of emerging markets over time and the weakness may last.
Currencies in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, South Africa, Turkey, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and other countries have been extremely weak over the past four years, and here's the logic on why investors should remain bearish from Leuthold Group's Jun Zhu:
"We prematurely advised that the depreciation of emerging-market currencies was overdone and a reversal was likely in 2015. We have changed our view. Despite the continuation of hefty depreciation throughout 2015, our current assessment regarding the direction of EM currencies is now bearish. While we don't foresee a further big gap down, we expect the weakness will be in a prolonged state for some time, with some countries being worse off than others ….
From January 1999 to October 2002, the emerging-market index denominated in local currencies generated a return of +196%. But when denominated in U.S. dollars (USD), the emerging-market index increased by just 2% during the same period. That huge performance gap is caused by the depreciation of emerging-market currencies versus the U.S. dollar … We have been in a four-year cycle where the emerging-market currency effect has been a major drag on USD denominated assets. From July 2011 to present, the emerging-market index measured in local currencies is up 13.7%, while in USD terms, the index is down 15.9%. This 29.6% performance spread is solely attributable to the depreciation of emerging-market currencies …
[Since 2011], the three worst countries based on depth of currency depreciation are all net exporters (Russia, Brazil, South Africa), and the four countries with the least depreciation are net importers (China, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines) … When the benefit of lower commodity prices and weak currencies finally filter through to the economy and international trades, emerging market net commodity importers such as Taiwan, Korea, and India may see their currencies stabilize and potentially be on the road to recovery soon thereafter …"
The Market Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond exchange-traded fund (EMLC) is down 17%, while the iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) is down 1.9%. The WisdomTree India Rupee Fund (ICN) is flat this year, while the iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) is down 8.6%. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down more than 12% this year.
If you think emerging market assets are beaten down enough, with the iShares Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund (EEM) down 0.6% today — get bullish only selectively, with a short time horizon.
So say Morgan Stanley's Manoj Pradhan, Chetan Ahya and Patryk Drozdzik — strategists on emerging market equities and fixed income, and global foreign exchange. But they offer caution on the big picture for the asset class and countries. They write:
"Structurally, Russia growth and China spillovers to those outside North Asia could ease; China may be stabilising cyclically at low levels; commodity currencies show better valuations. The rest of EM will likely need further adjustment. Unlike the taper tantrum, emerging market economies are actually going through a macro capitulation now – Russia's second derivative of growth could inflect soon, making it resilient (joining India, Mexico and Indonesia), but Brazil could remain under pressure via a back-loaded adjustment: China growth may be stabilising cyclically at a low level, but the next leg of China's structural slowdown may mean more pain for longer for North Asia/China's competitors, but less for the rest of the world. Excess capacity at home should keep North Asia and commodity producers under pressure. Brazil, Turkey, South Africa and now Malaysia are the most exposed."
In stocks, they favor developed markets, but say some individual emerging market equities could be "relatively protected from the macro."
Valuations are now better, but not yet at our base case of a 10.2% ROE [return on equity]. Our focus list is oriented to emerging market firms with global sales (especially to the US). We prefer: i) High and less volatile return on net operating assets and above-average balance sheet strength; ii) IT and healthcare versus materials and industrials; and iii) India, Taiwan and Singapore versus Brazil, Russia, Korea and Thailand.
Unfortunately, Morgan Stanley doesn't list favored equity names, but says it sees 7.2% upside from current levels.
On interest rates and bonds, they are overweight South Africa and Hungary, market weight Russia and Brazil and underweight Indonesia. In currencies, they write:
The biggest mis-pricing globally exists in the north Asia bloc of Chinese yuan (CNY), Korean won (KRW) and Taiwan dollar (TWD), and in Thai baht (THB) and Singapore dollar (SGD). We remain bearish on most emerging market currencies in the rest of the market too, but generally speaking we do not believe valuations are a particularly strong argument to support this view. The Turkish lira (TRY), South African rand (ZAR) and Russian ruble (RUB), and commodity currencies in Asia Malaysian ringgit (MYR) and Indian rupee (IDR) have seen considerable adjustment.
Investment management company Ashmore Investment Management is out with a note today advocating for active versus passive-indexed emerging market strategies.
The firm is cautious about risks in emerging markets, but points to recent International Monetary Fund data that show a "discrepancy that still exists between EM's growing economic dominance and the market's outdated perceptions of EM as a bunch of fragile and vulnerable countries." The stat they quote: emerging markets now account for 56% of global GDP, and that should rise to 60% by 2020, according to the IMF. Ashmore's head of research, Jan Dehn, writes:
"Our view is that many emerging market countries will face challenges similar to Korea's over the next few years as inflation resurfaces … starting with the U.S. in 2016. A weaker USD would also debase the real value of the huge proportion of U.S. government debt held by EM countries as foreign exchange reserves. It is likely that the resulting losses will force EM central banks to actively diversify away from USD.
Firstly, it is extremely important that investors are not side-tracked by short-term herd dynamics in the currency markets … Macroeconomics ultimately determines the destination. The fundamental foundations behind the U.S. dollar's recent violent surge against all other currencies (EUR and JPY more so than emerging markets FX) are flimsy, in our view.
Secondly, there will be ever more differentiation across EM countries – both in terms of investment and fundamental economic performance – over the next few years. The more USD assets emerging market central banks bought, the more they will 'pay'. The good news is that some EM countries have been preparing themselves for years. Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Romania, the Baltic states, Panama, Russia, India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and many others have and continue to reform precisely to sustain growth without inflation in the tougher world of tomorrow. Others have yet to realise the importance of adjusting, including countries such as Turkey, Brazil and South Africa. Others still are in total denial. There is still time to change – after all U.S. inflation is still a couple of years away. We expect more and more EM countries to reform in the coming months and years … But the main implication for investors is that the current trend towards passive management – always a bad idea in EM in our view – will become far more unadvisable in the future. Passive management misses all these nuances; the only allocation criterion is the size of a country's market cap in the index."
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down 1% today and has fallen roughly 2% year to date. The Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity fund (EMEAX), a fund focused on largecap stocks, is down 6.4% year to date, according to FactSet, and has underperformed the passive ETF, the MSCI EAFE index and diversified emerging market funds, according to Morningstar.com. A larger Ashmore fund, as measured by assets managed, the Ashmore Emerging Markets Total Return fund (EMKAX), is down 4% year to date. It invests in equity and debt and has outperformed emerging market bond funds and pays a 5.3% yield.
The full article by Ashmore is entitled "A Peak Into the Future."
The world's not looking rosy through a China investor's glasses.
Yesterday's disappointing GDP data–China's economy grew at a 7.7% clip during the first three months of 2013, well below analyst forecasts for 8.2% growth–has highlighted that the world's second-largest economy will continue to be a tough place to find investment success. The key: Understanding what China's economic data is telling us about the possibility of future gains.
JP Morgan has been bearish on China for while now, and they see no reason to change. They note that the disappointing data "underscore the challenge facing an economy burdened with overcapacity," while "restrictive policy expectations dominate outlook for banks (WMPs) and property (capital gains tax, HPR)."
And while Chinese stocks are cheap at 9.7 times 2013 earnings relative to Asia's 12.9x and EM's 10.8x, the weak data also suggests that earnings estimates might be too high and will have to be reduced by analysts. Needless to say, they don't see a buying opportunity.
They recommend remaining underweight China in an emerging-market and Asia portfolio, and to stay focused on its defensive stocks. Its top picks include Sinpoec (SNP), which should benefit from lower oil prices, China Unicom (CHU), for its reasonable valuation and 3G to 4G transition, utility company ENN Energy Holdings (2688.HK) and water utility Guangdong Investment (270.HK).
China's weaker growth isn't likely to be a short-term problem either. Yesterday I spoke with Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets and global macro at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, about the release of his book "Breakout Nations," in paperback. And he sums up China's problems rather simply: "The growth expectations have been too high and the China plays have underperformed," he says. Yesterday's data "was the most extreme version of it."
Going ahead, it's unlikely that China will be able to grow at an 8% clip, he says-it will be more like 6% to 7%–and that will "feel terrible on the bottom line" of companies built for faster growth. "There is a long adjustment process," he says.
The iShares FTSE China 25 Index (FXI) has gained 1.55% to $35.46 today, while the iShares MSCI China Index ETF (MCHI) jumped 1.4% to $43.63. The Market Vectors China ETF (PEK), which tracks shares available primarily to Chinese citizens, has risen 1.6% to $32.80.
Emerging Market Economic, Financial and Political News
The U.S. demanded China stop hacking into U.S. corporations. China's Shanghai Composite stock index fell 1% today.
The Reserve Bank of India's sovereign-bond holdings have jumped to $91 billion from nearly nothing in 2008, Bloomberg said. India's Sensex stock index fell 0.4%.
The Philippines' exports fell 2.7% in January, below economist forecasts for a 6% increase. The Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index fell 0.4%.
Russia is investigating Google (GOOG) for privacy violations. Russia's Micex stock index has dropped 0.4% so far today.
Emerging Market Stocks to Watch (& Multinationals Too)
Chinese online-gaming firm Perfect World (PWRD) missed analyst forecasts for both earnings and revenue.
Chinese real-estate company E-House China (EJ) reported earnings of 8 cents per ADS, a penny below analyst forecasts, according to Briefing.com. The company said first quarter revenues would be near the consensus.
Yum! Brands (YUM) said its sales at already-existing restaurants in China fell by 20%, less than the 25% forecast by analysts.
Russian internet company Yandex (YNDX) announced a secondary offering of shares owned by BC&B Holdings B.V., Belka Holdings Limited, Ilya Segalovich and Emerald Trust. It also authorized the repurchase of up to 12 million Class A shares.
Infosys (INFY) was downgraded to negative from neutral by Susquehanna, according to Briefing.com.
America Movil (AMX) was downgraded to neutral from outperform by Credit Suisse, according to Briefing.com
Since Greece first acknowledged its fiscal shortcomings, more and more financial pros have bee calling the country an emerging market, even if it has never officially identified as such.
Now it is, at least by one index provider. On Friday, Russell Investments reclassified Greece as an emerging market, which will take place at its next index reconstitution in June.
Here's Russell's reasoning:
This conclusion by Russell Indexes results from a three-year market risk review process, as prescribed by Russell's methodology, in which Greece did not meet macro- and operational risk criteria for developed market status, but did meet classification criteria for inclusion in emerging markets.
U.S. investors probably don't have much to worry about form the decision, however. Russell's main indexes include the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 and U.S. small-cap Russell 2000, while most international ETFs use FTSE or MSCI indexes for their construction.
Reuters takes a close look at when that might happen:
The real crunch for Greek stocks will come if MSCI, with $7 trillion benchmarked to its indices, downgrades Greece to emerging markets, a category that has far less cash invested.
FTSE, with $3 trillion benchmarked, last September kept Greece on a watch list for possible downgrade to 'advanced emerging' – the index provider's higher class of emerging market.
So far, however, Greek per capita incomes are higher than the cut-off for MSCI's emerging market index, which has led many analysts to reckon a downgrade to emerging category will only happen if Greece exits the euro.
Infosys (INFY) jumped nearly 18% on Jan. 11 after surprising the markets with much better earnings, and since then its settled into a trading range bounded by that days low of $50.14 and its high of $53.17.
Today, however, Infosys is trying to break the monotony. Its surged 5.2% to $53.83 and is attempting to close outside its range for the first time in more than one month. The WisdomTree India Earnings (EPI) exchange-traded fund, which has a 6.7% stake in the company, has gained 1.2%.
Two bits of news on the stock. The Economic Times reported that CLSA maintained its outperform rating on the stock, and predicted higher revenue.
According to the brokerage, the company is undergoing a major cultural shift with significant changes which is likely to lead to a pick-up in revenue trajectory at expense of some margins at least in the immediate term..
CLSA is of the view that a soft pricing environment implies margins could remain under pressure through 2013. Infosys is hoping to counter that in the near-term by burning its bench by taking utilization up to 80 per cent from 71 per cent currently, a tough task.
In a separate story, Infosys responded to criticism regarding glitches in the Indian government's electronic filing system, which it took over in January, by calling them misguided.
Emerging markets have been synonymous with growth, but the outlook for individual nations is constantly changing. Countries from Brazil and Russia to Turkey face challenges including infrastructure bottlenecks, credit issues and political shifts. The Barrons.com Emerging Markets Daily blog analyzes news, data and research out of emerging markets beyond Asia to help readers navigate the investment landscape.
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