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Bouncing Off Brexit
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Blog - Jul 12, 2016
Craig Lazzara
Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy
Categories Equities, Factors, S&P 500 & DJIA, Strategy
Tags Brexit, Craig Lazzara, low volatility, S&p 400, S&P 500, S&P 600, volatility
After yesterday's record close for the S&P 500, memories of last month's Brexit panic seem far away. (In fact the U.K. referendum to leave the European Union took place only 19 days ago as of this writing.) In the immediate aftermath of the referendum, global markets fell sharply, while low volatility indices mitigated the impact of the decline. The crisis, if we may call it that, was short-lived. The U.K. referendum took place on a Thursday, markets fell for the next two trading days, and then bottomed on Monday June 27.
Low volatility indices attenuate the returns of their parents in both directions. They typically decline less when the market goes down, but rise less when the market goes up. Since June 27, in fact, they have lagged their cap-weighted counterparts, as illustrated below for the S&P 500:
From June 27 to July 11, the S&P 500's total return was 6.9%, well ahead of S&P 500 Low Vol's 5.5%. Notice, though, that since the beginning of June, Low Vol has significantly outperformed the S&P 500. Even though it lags on the upside, the cushion that Low Vol provides on the downside can make for attractive compound returns over time.
This effect is not limited to large-cap U.S. stocks:
Even with the market at all-time highs, low volatility's performance continues to be attractive.
The primary determinant of the relative performance of low volatility is the return pattern of its parent index. If the S&P 500 goes up 30% next year, S&P 500 Low Vol is highly likely to lag far behind, and the opposite is true if the market declines significantly. In that sense, predicting the relative performance of Low Vol is tantamount to predicting the direction of the market as a whole. Some fortunate souls may have the key to that puzzle, but we are not among them.
What we can say is that low volatility's performance is typically characterized by protection from the worst of downside moves and participation in market rallies. Neither the protection nor the participation are perfect — but for the investor who's willing to forgo some upside in exchange for a smoother downside, low volatility can provide a congenial pattern of returns.
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Brexit, Craig Lazzara, low volatility, S&p 400, S&P 500, S&P 600, volatility
Tags active management, bond refugees, Craig Lazzara, Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend, factor indices, high yield dividend aristocrats, index performance, indicize, low interest rates, low volatility, low volatility high dividend, passive management, S&P 500, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, smart beta
This morning's Wall Street Journal described one aspect of the "Brave New World" occasioned by ultra-low (or negative) interest rates:
Tellingly, strategists at Citigroup have created a basket of stocks for what they call "bond refugees"—investors who want yield but without the big swings in prices associated with equities. To do so, they looked for stocks with high dividend yields, but that fall by relatively less in price when markets take a tumble. That produced a list of large, defensive, global stocks, including PepsiCo, Nestlé, Roche and McDonald's. The strategy produced a total return of 8.2% in the first half…
8.2% is an impressive total return for the first half of 2016, well above the S&P 500's 3.84%. But of course, the strategists in question weren't trying to beat the S&P 500, they were trying to find stocks with high yields and relatively stable prices. Could we indicize high yield and stable prices? Indeed, there are a number of indices that aim to do exactly that:
When we speak of "indicizing," we mean to provide, in passive form, a strategy formerly available only via active management. As this simple example shows, high yield equity strategies can be readily indicized. Investors who opt for passive, indicized strategies can count on transparency, reliability, and low cost. They might also (as in today's example) achieve better performance.
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Philip Murphy
Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance
Tags 401(k) plans, IPS, QDIA, S&P STRIDE Indices, S&P Target Date Indices, S&P Target Risk Indices
Sponsors of 401(k) plans sometimes do not approach the selection of capital market benchmarks as if it has a significant role to play in the implementation of their investment policy statements (IPSs). They may leave benchmark selection to investment managers, consultants, or service providers, but in so doing they may be missing an opportunity to enhance plan oversight and administration.
According to Ian Kopelman, Chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice at DLA Piper, an IPS of defined contribution retirement plans ought to include several key elements.[1] Among them are the following.
Describe the purposes and general investment objectives of the plan: Fulfillment of a plan's purpose is interconnected with its investment objectives, which in turn should be measured against appropriate capital market-based benchmarks. For example, if a plan aspires to provide default investment options that transition from wealth accumulation to income risk mitigation, then such an investment strategy ought to be measured against an appropriate benchmark.
Describe the asset classes to be offered and the factors for selecting investment options, such as risk/return characteristics, expenses, and benchmark comparisons: Multi-asset class investment products, such as target date and balanced funds, are now the most widely adopted default solutions within 401(k) plans. These products typically have a mandate to deliver full-fledged investment programs that cannot be robustly measured against single asset class benchmarks. It is more important than ever to develop a methodical framework to benchmark selection in light of the dynamic, complex nature of modern default investment alternatives.
Describe standards for investment performance and criteria for measuring performance: One of the deeper issues around investment performance is benchmark appropriateness. Too often, a great deal of time and energy is spent on performance analytics, but a lack of benchmark due diligence results in flawed analysis. In other words, an IPS can describe standards and criteria for investment performance, but if a selected benchmark is not appropriate for the investment strategy, the analysis is flawed from the outset.
Describe the process and standards for selecting a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA): No other investment selection has as much potential impact on a plan's participant population as the QDIA choice. So it is singularly important to select an appropriate benchmark for the QDIA. Within the overall target date category, the S&P Target Date Indices offer industry-wide benchmarks that represent a consensus view of target date managers. S&P DJI offers the static S&P Target Risk Indices that may serve well as benchmarks for balanced funds. For target date income funds, a new category that seeks a transition and a balance between growth and the mitigation of income affordability risk, the S&P STRIDE Indices may serve well as the benchmark of choice.
Far from being merely incidental in the investment monitoring process, benchmarks play a vital role in the implementation of a retirement plan's IPS. However, for their true value to be realized, a thoughtful approach to benchmark selection is essential.
[1] See "Investment Policy Statements: Think Art, Not Science" at http://dimensional.com/media/350682/3-Investment-Policy-Statements.pdf
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Tianyin Cheng
Senior Director, Strategy Indices
Categories Factors, Strategy
Tags japan, S&P GIVI Japan, S&P GIVI Japan and Major Single Factors, S&P Intrinsic Value Weighted Japan Index, S&P Japan BMI, S&P Low Beta Japan Index
The spread between the returns of the S&P GIVI Japan and its benchmark index, the S&P Japan BMI, comes from three sources: the excess return of the S&P Low Beta Japan Index; the excess return of the S&P Intrinsic Value Weighted Japan Index; and a residual effect that comes from the sequential approach to the index's construction. Looking at the low beta and value legs individually may help market participants to understand the performance of the S&P GIVI Japan better.
The S&P Low Beta Japan Index and the S&P Intrinsic Value Weighted Japan Index outperformed the S&P Japan BMI by 2.42% and 2.79%, respectively, over the period from Dec. 31, 1999, to June 30, 2016. Over that time period, however, there were cycles in the performance of the two legs and the correlation coefficient.
Exhibit 1 provides a visual illustration of the relative performance of the two legs versus the S&P Japan BMI. The value premium seems to be compressed in Japan over time. We see for the first time in June 2016 that the S&P Intrinsic Value Weighted Japan Index underperformed the S&P Japan BMI over a rolling five-year period. The low beta leg tended to outperform during down markets and underperform during up markets. In the bull markets from 2H 2012 to 1H 2015, however, the low beta leg had a counterintuitively strong performance. The low beta leg continued to do well when Japanese equity markets were down, starting from 2H 2015.
Please refer to S&P GIVI Japan and Major Single Factors from July 2016 for a performance analysis since the launch of the indices.
Exhibit 2 shows the rolling three-year correlation coefficient between the two legs. The full period correlation coefficient between the two legs is 0.35. Over the seven-year period ending June 30, 2016, there seems to have been a much lower correlation (-0.15). Given the performance of these two legs since end of 2012, the correlation between them has declined dramatically. As of June 30, 2016, the correlation was at -0.54, the lowest level since the end of 1999.
The recent performance also significantly pushed up the valuation of the S&P Low Beta Japan Index. As shown in Exhibit 3, the S&P Low Beta Japan Index was priced at 15.41x projected earnings and 1.30x book value as of June 30, 2016. This was much higher than the 13.63x and 1.12x, respectively, of the benchmark, the S&P Japan BMI. We should note that the valuation of the S&P GIVI Japan was still more favorable compared with the benchmark.
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Tags 1H2016, asia, China, India, Indonesia, pan asia, Sovereign yields, yield
The story of Asian fixed income remains compelling, and select Asian bond markets recorded strong growth and solid performance in 2016. Most Asian currencies strengthened with the news of the Brexit, which may further improve sentiment among market participants. Asian bond yields, though tightened, are still at an elevated level compared with their global peers. Particularly in this global low-to-negative interest rate environment, Asian bonds are attractive, as the theme of yield hunting continues.
Looking into the 10 countries in the S&P Pan Asia Sovereign Bond Index, the highest-yielding market was India (at 7.50%), followed by Indonesia (at 7.40%), see exhibit 1. In fact, the S&P Indonesia Bond Index was the outperformer in the region in 1H 2016, delivering 12.90% total return YTD as of July 7, 2016. The S&P BSE India Bond Index gained 5.99% during the same period.
The yield-to-maturity of the S&P China Bond Index was 2.79%; it was the highest among the Asian countries rated 'AA-.' Yet the total return index only added 1.73% YTD, making it the second–worst-performing country in the Pan Asia region.
The S&P Hong Kong Bond Index was the underperformer, as it was up 0.67% YTD. Its sovereign yield was 0.53%, which also the lowest among the 10 countries.
Exhibit 1: Asian Sovereign Yields
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BLOG: An American in Brazil: 10 Lessons from the World Cup
After a two-week jaunt in Brazil and meticulous research (drinking caipirinhas with Brazilian friends while watching World Cup matches on TV), I'd like to chime in on the World Cup commentary and speculations about "how Brazil feels at this moment." I can assure you that no Brazilian shed a tear over Argentina's loss yesterday. Yes, Germany destroyed Brazil 7-0. Ripped them out of the standings, perhaps like hair in bikini wax (Thank you, John Oliver!). Even so, my research suggests that no one in green and yellow rooted for their blue and white South American compadres. And why? The answer is #1 on my list of Top 10 Lessons I Learned in Brazil During the World Cup.
Top 10 Lessons I Learned In Brazil During the World Cup:
1. *Argentina sucks. Now, I know this may sound harsh, especially after their defeat by Germany yesterday that left blue and white fans crying in the stands and ignited riots in the streets of Buenos Aires. However, I'm speaking purely from a Brazilian perspective. See, Brazilians loathe all things Argentinian. Why? Because Argentina thinks it is the best country on the continent – Everyone knows that Brazil holds that honor. I wager that this sibling rivalry trumps their humiliation-inspired vengeance towards Germany. Regardless, the arrogant Argentinians arrived by the VW Bus-load. I mean just look at them:
Argentinian Fans "dressing" for the game
In a small bar nestled in the colonial town of Paraty, the room rooted for Iran, rather than giving love to these Smurfs. (Note: we also cheered for Ghana over Germany) Outside of Brazil *I have heard only wonderful things about Argentina and have found the people lovely.
However, when in Brazil, if you know what's good for you, don't root for Argentina – root for Iran, China, ISIS – anyone, but Argentina.
2. Wear your country with pride. Speaking of Smurfs, I learned that the World Cup provides a unique opportunity for both nationalism and Halloween-style exhibitionism. On my one venture out for a caipirinha without my phone/camera, I missed snapping shots of Americans in Cat in the Hat-sized Uncle Sam hats draped in the American flag. Even our Independence Day can't drum up this kind of support. Here are a few examples from other countries:
3. "Futbol" is pronounced Foocheebowl in Portuguese. If you are an American who, out of reverence for American Football, clings to the term "soccer" when referring to the game at the center of the World Cup, no worries. You, too, can join the rest of the world. No one will confuse Foocheebowl for the NFL.
4. Futbol (Foocheebowl) is an international language. On a playground in Rio my five-year old son approached a couple of boys and in butchered Portuguese attempted to ask them to play. The boys passed confused glances back and forth, then dropped a futbol between them and they were off! The ball, a Rosetta Stone. For the next hour they spoke the language of Foocheebowl. Before this moment, my son was not a fan of soccer. He'd taken a class when he was three, but lost interest when he realized that the "games" the coaches led were just drills masquerading as fun. But, in Brazil everyone speaks Foocheebowl. As a matter of fact, the World Cup demonstrated that everyone in the world speaks Foocheebowl. All you need is a ball – no helmet, no expensive equipment. Despite FIFAs excesses, the game still has a purity to it. Now, my son is hooked – and our customs form declared a green and yellow flagged foocheebowl.
It's ON!
5. Protesting is better with Superheroes. If you're in the mood to protest something it's always good to bring along an internationally recognized superhero. Batman works well. Here he is supporting a teacher strike at the Camara dos Vereadores (equivalent of their city hall) downtown… …and later at Copacabana beach for a protest against privatization of health care.
Education Batman
Health Care Batman
6. When in doubt, bring out the military police.
Here's the view out of our window near Copacabana…
And here they are bringing up the rear of Batman's health care protest…
7. Nothing is more important than the World Cup. Nothing. During one round, the games were scheduled for 1pm, 4pm, and 7pm Brazil time. EVERYTHING shut down when the games started. Even the bars. Streets were deserted. Businesses were shuttered. At bars that showed the game, employees huddled around TVs in the back. And the government helped out by declaring national holidays whenever Brazil played.
An abandoned street in Paraty during a game
The employee TV in our restaurant's kitchen
8. Brazil fever is contagious! As we learned this week, national pride and team pride are inseparable. And demonstrations of this pride are everywhere, from big city to small hut (with the notable exception of the protests). It is nearly impossible not to fall in love with this country and their passion for their team simultaneously. I mean, who doesn't love Brazil? (Perhaps Argentina, but who else?)
An American stricken with Brazil Fever
Actual Brazilians with Brazil Fever
Even the fruit is patriotic
Brazil Fever is found in the most remote Brazilian locations
9. Brazilian "team spirit" is passionate, but not blind. (i.e. They ain't Redskin fans). I grew up in DC, and we cheered for the Redskins through the rain and snow, through strings of defeats, like happy minions, and after the occasional win, the city shut down. There is a saying in Brazil that people trade wives, but never teams. Brazil fans are crazy passionate and committed. But, don't mistake that passion for blind love. Theirs is a tough love. It is the job of every Brazilian fan to gesticulate wildly, curse in front of small children and babies and throw things at the screen if a player misses a goal the fan deems unmissable. Otherwise kind, gentle people, pacifists even will mutate temporarily into blood-thirsty colliseum-goers. Nobody is blowing sunshine here.
An otherwise gentle, kind, and peaceful Brazilian doing her part for her team
A halftime with a tied score does not invite encouragement, but rather, depression.
Halftime Brazil vs. Chile
But if the team makes a dramatic turn around fans will take you back. And with a win that same baby we just ranted to will be showered with kisses and thrown up in the air with something more joyful than ecstasy. A win – well, there's nothing quite like it. I had the privilege of watching (on TV) Brazil beat Chile in the World Cup with my Brazilian friends in Copacabana. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride – ups and downs, twists and turns and a triumphant return.
And in the end, the Brazilian fans are resilient. They may trade wives after their crushing defeat, but never teams.
10. And finally, #10 – Did I mention that Argentina sucks?
Goodbye to Brazil's World Cup…
See you at the Olympics!
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4 thoughts on "BLOG: An American in Brazil: 10 Lessons from the World Cup"
John Austin on 07/14/2014 at 5:55 pm said:
Funny and accurate depiction, a good read!
Anonymous on 07/14/2014 at 6:05 pm said:
Makes me sad the world cup is over!!!
linda barber on 07/14/2014 at 8:07 pm said:
I think it was great and very interesting !! Awesome job allison!!'
Anonymous on 07/16/2014 at 5:43 am said:
Allison, you have portrayed the scene perfectly and most enjoyably; so glad you were able to be there. We were there in March with Patrick and Miriam, and Tim also joined us. Among other things, we did a tour of Maracana. What great people!
Tom Kennelly
"Downey's voice has the same kind of captivating, poignant quality that makes Sarah McLachlan such a powerhouse, her tunes combining rich music with tender words." –John Sinkevics, The Grand Rapids Press


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APLU Engages Sightlines to Conduct Comprehensive Study of Deferred Maintenance Practices
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Engages Sightlines to Conduct Comprehensive Study of Deferred Maintenance Practices
Study to provide APLU member campuses with insight into future impact of deferred maintenance and offer practical insights for campus leaders
Sightlines, a leader in helping academic institutions better manage their facilities and capital investment strategies, today announced that it has been engaged by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) to conduct a comprehensive study of deferred maintenance in select buildings on a number of its members' campuses.
Founded in 1887, the APLU is a research, policy and advocacy organization of public research universities, land-grant institutions, state university systems and higher education organizations. Sightlines will study deferred maintenance practices in buildings on those APLU member campuses surveyed that house agriculture, forestry, veterinary sciences, food sciences and human sciences academic programs, and agriculture extension sites. These buildings are used to conduct major research funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other public and private entities.
"The purpose of our study is to provide the APLU leadership, academic deans, researchers and facilities executives at the surveyed APLU member campuses with a reliable set of data on these important buildings so they can better understand the amount and potential future impact of deferred maintenance, as well as the implications for continuing to conduct leading-edge academic research in the 21st century," said James Kadamus, vice president at Sightlines and the principal executive for the study.
Deferred maintenance refers to the postponement of maintenance activities and capital investments — such as repairs on property, facilities and machinery — in order to match limited budgets or realign available resources.
"This is an important effort for our institutions, individually and collectively, and will allow a substantial detailed presentation of our infrastructure deficiencies that need to be addressed to more effectively and efficiently deliver programs in research, extension and instruction if we are to meet the challenges of the future," said Ian Maw, vice president of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources at APLU.
The Sightlines research team will collect data on buildings at participating universities and then validate the data collected against their proprietary databases, which includes deferred maintenance backlog data for more than 600 campuses, or approximately 25 percent of all campuses in the U.S. The final deliverable will be a written report that will document the amount of deferred maintenance at APLU member campuses and specific recommendations for actions that can be taken at the campus, state and national levels to address facilities management challenges.
In 2014, Sightlines conducted a similar study of deferred maintenance in Canadian universities that was published by the Canadian University Business Officers.
The final report for the APLU study is projected for completion in spring 2015.
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Queen responds to her birthday celebrations at St. Lawrence's Church
The Revd Liz Jones held a special service for HM Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 90 Birthday during the weekend of the 11th and 12th of June 2016. Following the Service I wrote to Her Majesty the Queen to let her know of the event. Her Majesty expressing her gratitude for the event said she was deeply moved by the response to her milestone birthday, and was touched to hear that two Services were held to commemorate the occasion.
In my letter to The Queen I also sent her the Order of Service as the Hymns were chosen by Revd Liz Jones as they were know to be the Queen's favourite hymns. The Queen was also very pleased that copies of the Order of Service of the two Services were enclosed and acknowledged the effort put into the Service.
I was delighted to pass this to the Congregation of St Lawrence Darlaston through the Revd Liz and thanks go to everyone at the Church for marking this special occasion.


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Agilent Technologies Separates Bioanalytical Business into Two Groups
Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) announced the separation of its Life Science and Chemical Analysis Group into two businesses, Chemical Analysis and Life Sciences.
Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California) announced the separation of its Life Science and Chemical Analysis Group into two businesses, Chemical Analysis and Life Sciences. Mike McMullen has been promoted to senior vice president of Agilent and to president of the Chemical Analysis Group, and Nick Roelofs has been promoted to senior vice president of Agilent and to president of the Life Sciences Group. According to Bill Sullivan, Agilent president and CEO, "The decision to create two separate businesses within bioanalytical measurement reflects the need to serve distinct sets of customers, along with Agilent's commitment to building a stronger presence in bioanalytical markets." Effective November 1, 2009, Agilent will comprise three separate business groups: Electronic Measurement, Chemical Analysis, and Life Sciences.


The term San Sau is used in many styles of traditional Chinese Kun Fu. The first word "San" means "mix, mix" and the second "Sau" means "hands". Together, they refer to fighting techniques with hands that help the understanding and application of the martial aspects of Tai Chi Chuan. These techniques are a sequence of martial applications derived from normal shape and arranged in a predetermined choreography for two or more. Today, it is called "Dui da" meaning whole fight. If two people are involved, it adds the word "two" and one says "Seung Yan Dui da" and so on.
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San sau is an advanced dynamic pre-arranged training drill of attack and counter attack moves. It is a fluid, rhythmical set of hands, legs and body movements performed between two practitioners who are in partnership with one another. It emphasises on the martial application of Chi based on the movements and postures drawn from the form incorporating the same principles and concepts as applied within the forms. It requires you to work in cooperation with another so as to refine and polish your skills further in internalising Tai Chi Chuan principles for martial applications. San sau is applied Tai Chi Chuan in which Tai Chi principles are 'put into action' - something that cannot be achieved by practising the forms alone.


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They are well known for being very well-tempered and affectionate doggies. For this reason, they make really lovely pets and their playful natures also mean that they get on well with younger children!
Fun Fact: These doggies are relatives of the much larger Griffon Fauve de Bretagne!
These little guys were first bred in Brittany in France, which is no surprise seeing as 'bretagne' is French for Brittany! It's thought Basset Fauve de Bretagne's have come about by crossing a Griffon Fauve de Bretagne with another hound with shorter legs. They were originally bred for the purpose of hunting game, such as small fury mammals and were highly prized for their fantastic hunting capabilities! They have since become a more popular choice as a family pet. Though they are mainly known in France, they are now becoming increasingly popular in England! They are now also a recognised breed by the Kennel Club as well, and ever steadily increasing in popularity.


Greenville Police say that an Army soldier was arrested here in the east, wanted on a murder charge out of Colorado.
Police officials say that 24-year-old Montrell Mayo of Fort Carson, Colorado was arrested Sunday afternoon. Police were contacted by law enforcement out of Colorado Springs in reference to a homicide that occurred in that city on Thursday or Friday, February 14th or 15th.
Officials say that Mayo surrendered to police at the Pitt County Magistrates office Sunday. He was served with an arrest warrant from Colorado Springs for 1st degree murder and is being held without bond pending further investigation and extradition to Colorado.
Affiliate KOAA in Colorado Springs says that charge is in connection with the death of a woman who was found in a room of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 6:40 a.m. Sunday.
According to a Greenville Police press release, Mayo is said to be a solider in the U.S. Army, and was reported to be from Greenville and have family here.
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/**
 * Created by slanska on 2016-06-17.
 */

///<reference path="../typings/qs/qs.d.ts"/>

import Qs = require('qs');

/*
 TODO
 * push state / history -- not used as it is unusable
 * break execution if location changes
 * start with url
 * on/off/emit
 'notfound'
 * go
 * goUrl
 * stop
 * update document title
 * handling <script> (done by webpack)
 * handle false to stop transition
 standard events:
 'begin' - transition started
 'end' - transition finished
 'abort' - location is irrelevant
 'notfound' - no match found
 'denied' - canEnter or canLeave returned false
 'error' - error was caught during transition
 * 'remove' - state will be removed
 * 'add' - state was added

 * webpack: bundle .js (with Qs)

 demo page - buttons with different links - update log

 try on different browsers

 * alwaysEnter

 readme.md
 */

namespace fsmrouter
{
    /*
     Standard event names
     */
    export namespace events
    {
        export const error = 'error';
        export const begin = 'begin';
        export const end = 'end';
        export const notfound = 'notfound';
        export const add = 'add';
        export const remove = 'remove';
        export const denied = 'denied';
        export const abandoned = 'abandoned';
    }

    /*
     Request processing phases
     */
    namespace phases
    {
        export const canLeave = 'canLeave';
        export const canEnter = 'canEnter';
        export const leave = 'leave';
        export const enter = 'enter';
        export const update = 'update';
    }

    export type StateContextPhase = 'canLeave' | 'canEnter' | 'leave' | 'enter' | 'update';

    export type EventHandler = (state:FSMState, params?:any)=>void;

    export interface FSMStateContext
    {
        /*
         Parsed query string (part of location after '?')
         */
        query:any;

        /*
         Url (part of location before '?')
         */
        url:string;

        /*
         Hash object with named parameter values
         */
        params:any;

        /*
         Matching state
         */
        current:FSMState;

        router:FSMRouter;

        phase:StateContextPhase;

        // TODO needed?
        backwards:boolean;

        /*
         Optional error object
         TODO needed?
         */
        // error?:Error;

        $scope:any;
    }

    /*
     If callback returns falsy or Promise<falsy>, navigation stops
     */
    export type FSMCallback = (ctx:FSMStateContext)=>any;

    export interface FSMStateConfig
    {
        canEnter?:FSMCallback;
        canLeave?:FSMCallback;
        enter?:FSMCallback;
        leave?:FSMCallback;
        update?:FSMCallback;

        /*
         Optional - child portion of url. Joined to parent's fullUrl to determine this fullUrl
         Rules:
         '~/root_url'
         '../up_one_level_relative_to_parent'
         '../../up_two_levels_relative_to_parent'

         If not specified, last segment in state name used as url
         Example:
         'home:contact' -> 'contact' will be used as url for this state
         */
        url?:string|RegExp;

        /*
         Value or function which should return string
         */
        title?:string | ((ctx:FSMStateContext)=>string);

        destroy?:(state:FSMState)=>void;

        /*
         (Optional) If true, update action for this state is treated as enter,
         so instead of firing 'update' callback, full enter cycle is performed:
         canLeave (with old context), canEnter (with new context), leave, enter
         This option maybe useful for cases when entire child view is replaced
         based on parameter in url's path
         */
        alwaysEnter?:boolean;
    }

    /*
     Router-wide configuration passed in constructor. Affects global functionality
     */
    export interface FSMRouterConfig
    {
        /*
         Separator between state namespaces.
         Default: ':'
         Example: 'admin', 'admin:login', 'admin:login:forgotPassword'
         */
        nameSeparator?:string;

        /*
         If true, only leaf states are valid for navigation.
         Default: false
         */
        strict?:boolean;

        /*
         Prefix for has portion of url (when no push state is used)
         Default: '/#'
         */
        urlPrefix?:string;

        /*
         (Optional) Determines if url is treated as case-sensitive or case-insensitive. Default: false
         Example: if caseSensitive == false, then urls 'auth/forgotPassword' and 'auth/forgotpassword' are considered the same
         */
        caseSensitive?:boolean;

        /*
         (Optional) Callback to return document title based on state context
         @param ctx - current state context
         */
        documentTitle?:(ctx:FSMStateContext)=>string;

        /*
         (Optional) if true, instance of router will be used as a state machine only, without listening to window.location change.
         In this case, navigation will be performed programmatically by go and goUrl methods
         */
        stateMachineMode?:boolean;
    }

    /*
     join and dirname functions mimic their node.js counterpart in path module.
     Borrowed from: https://gist.github.com/creationix/7435851

     Joins path segments.  Preserves initial "/" and resolves ".." and "."
     Does not support using ".." to go above/outside the root.
     This means that join("foo", "../../bar") will not resolve to "../bar"
     */
    function join(...segments:string[]):string
    {
        // Split the inputs into a list of path commands.
        var parts = [];
        for (var i = 0, l = segments.length; i < l; i++)
        {
            parts = parts.concat(segments[i].split("/"));
        }
        // Interpret the path commands to get the new resolved path.
        var newParts = [];
        for (i = 0, l = parts.length; i < l; i++)
        {
            var part = parts[i];
            // Remove leading and trailing slashes
            // Also remove "." segments
            if (!part || part === ".") continue;
            // Interpret ".." to pop the last segment
            if (part === "..") newParts.pop();
            // Push new path segments.
            else newParts.push(part);
        }
        // Preserve the initial slash if there was one.
        if (parts[0] === "") newParts.unshift("");
        // Turn back into a single string path.
        return newParts.join("/") || (newParts.length ? "/" : ".");
    }

    /*
     A simple function to get the dirname of a path
     Trailing slashes are ignored. Leading slash is preserved.
     */
    function dirname(path:string):string
    {
        return join(path, "..");
    }

    function clearSlashes(path:string)
    {
        return path.toString().replace(/\/$/, '').replace(/^\//, '');
    }

    export class FSMState
    {
        constructor(public name:string, private _router:FSMRouter, public cfg:FSMStateConfig)
        {
            if (!this.cfg)
                this.cfg = {} as FSMStateConfig;

            // TODO sensitive, strict - from router config
            this._regExp = this.pathToRegexp(this.fullUrl, this._keys, _router.cfg.caseSensitive, false);
        }

        $scope = {};

        protected _regExp:RegExp;
        protected _keys = [];

        /*
         Parses route path, determines named parameters and stores them in keys property
         Parameters are supported:
         /:paramName
         /?:optionalParamName
         /* (wildcard)
         */
        private pathToRegexp(path, keys, sensitive:boolean, strict:boolean)
        {
            if (path instanceof RegExp) return path;
            if (path instanceof Array) path = '(' + path.join('|') + ')';
            path = path
                .concat(strict ? '' : '/?')
                .replace(/\/\(/g, '(?:/')
                .replace(/\+/g, '__plus__')
                .replace(/(\/)?(\.)?:(\w+)(?:(\(.*?\)))?(\?)?/g, function (_, slash, format, key, capture, optional)
                {
                    if (keys)
                        keys.push({name: key, optional: !!optional});
                    slash = slash || '';
                    return '' + (optional ? '' : slash) + '(?:' + (optional ? slash : '') + (format || '') + (capture || (format && '([^/.]+?)' || '([^/]+?)')) + ')' + (optional || '');
                })
                .replace(/([\/.])/g, '\\$1')
                .replace(/__plus__/g, '(.+)')
                .replace(/\*/g, '(.*)');
            return new RegExp('^' + path + '$', sensitive ? '' : 'i');
        }

        /*
         Read only - reference to parent state
         Example: if this state name is 'home:about', then parent will point to
         state with name 'home'
         */
        get parent():FSMState
        {
            var ii = this.name.lastIndexOf(this._router.cfg.nameSeparator);
            if (ii < 0)
                return null;

            var parentName = this.name.substr(0, ii);
            var result = this._router._states[parentName];
            return result;
        }

        /*
         Read only - reference to FSMRouter who manages all routing and state control
         */
        get router():FSMRouter
        {
            return this._router;
        }

        /*
         Read only - full url, including all parent urls
         */
        get fullUrl():string
        {
            var p = this.parent;
            var result = this.cfg.url ? String(this.cfg.url) : this._ownName();
            if (result.indexOf('~') === 0)
                return result.substr(1);

            if (p)
            {
                result = join(p.fullUrl, result);
            }
            return clearSlashes(result);
        }

        /*
         Returns state own name (last segment in state's name)
         */
        protected _ownName():string
        {
            var ii = this.name.lastIndexOf(this._router.cfg.nameSeparator);
            if (ii < 0)
                return this.name;
            return this.name.substr(ii + this._router.cfg.nameSeparator.length);
        }

        get segments():string[]
        {
            return this.name.split(this._router.cfg.nameSeparator);
        }

        matchUrl(path:string, params:any):boolean
        {
            return this.match(path, params, this._regExp, this._keys);
        }

        private match(path:string, params:any, regex:RegExp, keys:any[]):boolean
        {
            var m = regex.exec(path);

            if (!m)
                return false;

            if (keys && params)
            {
                for (var i = 1, len = m.length; i < len; ++i)
                {
                    var key = keys[i - 1];
                    var val = ('string' == typeof m[i]) ? decodeURIComponent(m[i]) : m[i];
                    if (key)
                    {
                        params[key.name] = val;
                    }
                }
            }

            return true;
        }
    }

    export interface IDecodedUrl
    {
        path:string;
        query:any;
    }

    interface IFSMQueueItem
    {
        callback:FSMCallback,
        ctx:FSMStateContext,
        phase:StateContextPhase,
        state:FSMState
    }

    /*
     Main singleton class to manage routes and states
     */
    export class FSMRouter
    {
        constructor(public cfg?:FSMRouterConfig)
        {
            var self = this;

            self.cfg = self.cfg || {};
            self.cfg.nameSeparator = self.cfg.nameSeparator || ':';
            self.cfg.strict = self.cfg.strict || false;
            self.cfg.urlPrefix = self.cfg.urlPrefix || '#';

            if (!this.cfg.stateMachineMode)
            {
                var handler = self._processCurrentUrl.bind(self);
                if (typeof window === 'object')
                {
                    if (!window['FSMRouter'])
                        window['FSMRouter'] = self;

                    if (window.addEventListener)
                    {
                        window.addEventListener('hashchange', handler, false);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        (window as any).attachEvent('onhashchange', handler);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        private getWindowUrl():string
        {
            var match = window.location.href.match(/#(.*)$/);
            var fragment = match ? match[1] : '';
            return clearSlashes(fragment);
        }

        /*
         Finds common parent segments between 2 states. Returns number of common parent segments
         Example:
         for 'parent:child:childA' and 'parent:child:childB' result = 2 ('parent' and 'child' are common)
         for 'parent:child1:childA' and 'parent:child2:childA' result = 1 (only 'parent' is common)
         */
        private _findCommonStateSegments(prev:FSMState, cur:FSMState):number
        {
            var seg_prev = prev.name.split(this.cfg.nameSeparator);
            var seg_cur = cur.name.split(this.cfg.nameSeparator);
            var stn = '';
            var result = 0;
            for (result = 0; result < Math.min(seg_prev.length, seg_cur.length); result++)
            {
                if (seg_prev[result] !== seg_cur[result])
                    break;
                stn += seg_prev[result];

                var ae = this._getStateCfgAttr(this.get(stn), 'alwaysEnter');
                if (ae)
                    break;
                stn += this.cfg.nameSeparator;
            }
            return result;
        }

        /*
         Adds new items to calls array, every item corresponds to action handler for
         every level of state hierarchy.
         */
        private _initCallbacks(calls:IFSMQueueItem[], phase:StateContextPhase, state:FSMState,
                               ctx:FSMStateContext, depth:number, leaveMode:boolean)
        {
            var st = state;
            var pos = calls.length;
            while (st && depth > 0)
            {
                var cb = this._getStateCfgAttr(st, phase);
                if (cb)
                {
                    var d = {
                        callback: cb,
                        ctx: ctx,
                        phase: phase,
                        state: st
                    };
                    if (leaveMode)
                    {
                        // Append all handlers to the end, so child handlers will be triggered first
                        calls.push(d);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // Insert parent's handler BEFORE child, so it will be executed first
                        calls.splice(pos, 0, d);
                    }
                }
                depth--;
                st = st.parent;
            }
        }

        private _processQueueItem(it:IFSMQueueItem)
        {
            it.ctx.phase = it.phase;
            it.ctx.current = it.state;
            var rs = it.callback(it.ctx);

            if (rs === false)
            {
                if (it.phase === phases.canEnter || it.phase === phases.canLeave)
                {
                    // rollback to old url
                    // throw
                }
            }

            return rs;
        }

        private _processUrlChange(url:IDecodedUrl)
        {
            var self = this;

            if (self._stopped)
                return;

            self.emit(events.begin, url);
            var ctx:FSMStateContext = {params: {}, query: url.query, url: url.path, router: this} as any;
            for (var ii = this._names.length - 1; ii >= 0; ii--)
            {
                var n = this._names[ii];
                var st = this._states[n];

                if (st.matchUrl(url.path, ctx.params))
                {
                    var prev = this.current;
                    var segm_prev = prev ? prev.current.segments.length : 0;
                    var segm = st.segments.length;
                    var sharedParentN = prev ? this._findCommonStateSegments(st, prev.current) : 0;

                    var calls:IFSMQueueItem[] = [];
                    if (prev)
                    {
                        this._initCallbacks(calls, 'canLeave', prev.current, prev, segm_prev - sharedParentN, true);
                    }
                    // canEnter
                    this._initCallbacks(calls, 'canEnter', st, ctx, segm - sharedParentN, false);

                    // leave
                    if (prev)
                    {
                        this._initCallbacks(calls, 'leave', prev.current, prev, segm_prev - sharedParentN, true);
                    }

                    // enter
                    this._initCallbacks(calls, 'enter', st, ctx, segm - sharedParentN, false);

                    // update items that are common for previous and new states
                    if (prev)
                    {
                        // Find last shared state
                        var st_prev = prev.current;
                        while (st_prev.parent && segm_prev-- > sharedParentN)
                        {
                            st_prev = st_prev.parent;
                        }
                        this._initCallbacks(calls, 'update', st_prev, ctx, sharedParentN, false);
                    }

                    var idx = 0;

                    // Expect promise but set it to null initially
                    var promise = null;

                    try
                    {
                        for (; idx < calls.length; idx++)
                        {
                            var c = calls[idx];
                            rs = self._processQueueItem(c);
                            if (rs && typeof rs.then === 'function')
                            {
                                promise = rs;
                                break;
                            }

                            if (rs === false)
                                break;
                        }

                        if (promise)
                        // Promise returned. Continue iteration for the rest of items with promise
                        {
                            promise.catch(err =>
                            {
                                self.emit(events.error, err);
                                // TODO rollback
                            });

                            var rs = calls.slice(idx + 1).reduce((cur, next)=>
                            {
                                return cur.then((d):any=>
                                {
                                    if (d === false)
                                    {
                                        return false;
                                    }

                                    return self._processQueueItem(next);
                                });
                            }, promise);

                            rs.then(d=>
                            {
                                self.finalizeProcessing(d, ctx, st, url);
                            });
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            self.finalizeProcessing(rs, ctx, st, url);
                        }
                    }
                    catch (err)
                    {
                        self.emit(events.error, err);
                    }

                    return;
                }
            }

            self.emit(events.notfound, url);
            self.emit(events.end, url);
        }

        /*
         Called when url change processing has been completed (with both success and error result)
         */
        private finalizeProcessing(result, ctx:fsmrouter.FSMStateContext, st:FSMState, url:IDecodedUrl)
        {
            if (result == false)
            // Processing was canceled
            {
                if (this.current)
                // there is previous state - navigate to it
                {
                    switch (ctx.phase)
                    {
                        case phases.enter:
                        case phases.leave:
                        case phases.update:
                            // do cleanup for already processed states
                            break;
                    }

                    this._stopped = true;
                    this.goUrl(this.current.url, this.current.query);
                    this._stopped = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    // TODO

                    this.emit(events.error, new Error('No location to navigate'));
                }
            }
            else
            {
                var t = typeof this.cfg.documentTitle === 'function' ? this.cfg.documentTitle(ctx) : ctx.current.cfg.title;
                if (t && !this.cfg.stateMachineMode)
                    document.title = String(t);
                ctx.current = st;
                this.current = ctx;
            }
            this.emit(events.end, url);
        }

        static encode(url:string, query?:any):string
        {
            var result = url;
            if (query)
                result += `?${Qs.stringify(query)}`;
            return result;
        }

        static decode(path:string):IDecodedUrl
        {
            var ss = path.split('?');
            var result = {path: ss[0], query: {}} as IDecodedUrl;
            if (ss.length > 1)
            {
                result.query = Qs.parse(decodeURIComponent(ss[1]));
            }
            return result;
        }

        private _processCurrentUrl()
        {
            var path = this.getWindowUrl();
            var url = FSMRouter.decode(path);
            this._processUrlChange(url);
        }

        /*
         Gets specific attribute from state config, by traversing state's parent(s) until
         it finds non empty value
         */
        _getStateCfgAttr(state:FSMState, attrName:string)
        {
            var st = state;
            while (st)
            {
                var cfg = st.cfg;
                var result = st.cfg[attrName];
                if (result)
                    return result;

                st = st.parent;
            }
        }

        _states:{[stateName:string]:FSMState} = {};
        private _names:string[] = [];

        private updateNames()
        {
            this._names = Object.keys(this._states);
            this._names.sort();
        }

        /*
         Internally registers new state. Does not update _names
         */
        private addState(stateName:string, cfg:FSMStateConfig)
        {
            var errIfExist = true;
            while (stateName)
            {
                var exists = this._states.hasOwnProperty(stateName);
                if (exists && errIfExist)
                    throw new Error(`State [${stateName}] is already defined. Cannot override`);

                errIfExist = false;
                if (exists)
                    break;

                var st = new FSMState(stateName, this, cfg);
                this._states[stateName] = st;
                this.emit(events.add, st);

                stateName = stateName.substr(0, stateName.lastIndexOf(this.cfg.nameSeparator));
            }
        }

        /*
         Adds a new state.
         param @stateName - should be unique. For replacing existing state, old state has to be removed first
         */
        add(stateName:string, cfg?:FSMStateConfig):FSMRouter
        {
            this.addState(stateName, cfg);
            this.updateNames();
            return this;
        }

        /*
         Adds many states
         param @states - dictionary of state configuration hashed by their names. All state names should be unique
         */
        addMany(states:{[stateName:string]:FSMStateConfig})
        {
            for (var key in states as Object)
            {
                this.addState(key, states[key]);
            }
            this.updateNames();
            return this;
        }

        /*
         @returns state by its name
         */
        get(stateName:string):FSMState
        {
            return this._states[stateName as string];
        }

        /*
         Removes state by its name and also all child states.
         @returns number of removed states
         */
        remove(stateName:string):Number
        {
            var result = 0;
            for (var ii = 0; ii < this._names.length; ii++)
            {
                var n = this._names[ii];
                if (n.indexOf(stateName) === 0)
                {
                    this.emit(events.remove, this._states[n]);
                    delete this._states[n];
                    result++;
                }
            }
            this.updateNames();
            return result;
        }

        /*
         @returns list of all state names
         */
        get names():string[]
        {
            return this._names;
        }

        public static path = {
            join: join,
            dirname: dirname
        };

        private _stopped = false;

        /*

         */
        start(stateName?:string, params?:any, query?:any)
        {
            this._stopped = false;
            if (stateName)
            // Navigate to new state
            {
                this.go(stateName, params, query);
            }
            else
            // Process current url
            {
                this._processCurrentUrl();
            }
        }

        /*
         determine if the current state is equal to or is the child of the state.
         If any params are passed then they will be tested for a match as well.
         not all the parameters need to be passed, just the ones you'd like to test for equality.
         */
        is(stateName:string,
           param ?:Object,
           /*
            Whether the target state need strict equals to current state.
            */
           isStrict ?:boolean):boolean
        {
            var self = this;
            if (self.current && self.current.current)
            {
                if (isStrict)
                    return self.current.current.name === stateName;

                if ((self.current.current.name + self.cfg.nameSeparator).indexOf(stateName + self.cfg.nameSeparator) === 0)
                    return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

        current:FSMStateContext;

        go(stateName:string, params?:any, query?:any):FSMRouter
        {
            var st = this.get(stateName);
            if (st)
            {
                // Get full url regexp
                var uu = st.fullUrl;

                if (params)
                {
                    // Replace params in state's url, based on _keys
                    var keys = (st as any)._keys;

                    // :paramName
                    // ?:paramName
                    // * (wildcard) - for strings only TODO supported?
                    for (var k in keys)
                    {
                        // Escape regexp specific characters in parameter name
                        k = k.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
                        let rx = new RegExp(`(\\?)?(\\:${k})(\\W|$)`);
                        uu = uu.replace(rx, (params[k] || '') + '$3');
                    }
                }

                this.goUrl(uu, query);
            }
            else
            {
                // TODO emit nostate
            }

            return this;
        }

        goUrl(path:string, query?:any):FSMRouter
        {
            if (this.cfg.stateMachineMode)
            {
                this._processUrlChange({path: path, query: query});
            }
            else
            {
                var url = path;
                if (query)
                    url += `?${Qs.stringify(query)}`;
                url = this.cfg.urlPrefix + url;
                window.location.hash = url;
            }
            return this;
        }

        stop()
        {
            this._stopped = true;
        }

        public static Qs = Qs;

        private _handlers:{[eventName:string]:EventHandler[]} = {};

        private findEventHandler(hh:EventHandler[], handler:EventHandler):number
        {
            for (var i = 0; i < hh.length; i++)
            {
                if (hh[i] === handler)
                    return i;
            }
            return -1;
        }

        /*
         Register event handler
         Events can be standard or custom.
         Standard events include:
         'begin' - Emitted when a navigating is start. every listener got a special param : evt.
         'end' - Emitted when a navigating is end.
         'notfound' - Emitted when target state is not founded.
         you can register a 'notfound' listener to redirect the page to default state
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Whizzer A-HE03 "Kylin": Mundane
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The Kylin is Whizzer's newest hybrid flagship, sporting one dynamic and two balanced armature drivers. The Kylin was kindly provided to me by Linsoul Audio.
(I do not earn any revenue from these links.)
A Slight Tangent
I'm going to forego my usual "The Bad/The Good" style for a good reason: the good points of this IEM is that it is, at best, slightly above average. That's mostly on the resolution of the midrange which is adequate but also nothing rather special in comparison with its competition.
When I say "mundane", that's really the best descriptor I can give the Kylin. I've gotten virtually zero desire to listen to it more past my first time because it doesn't offer anything that makes me want to. I'd call it plain water but that's giving too much credit. It's more like this dubious glass of something that tastes vaguely like water but with an odd aftertaste that makes you think it's not. Now imagine that you have an obligation to finish this glass of… "a thing" so that you can talk about its taste. It's not horrible, it won't make you puke nor will it make you sick but you avoid it all the same.
If you're familiar with me outside the forums, you'd know that I like to call such average IEMs "things". The Kylin is exactly that: "a thing". Sound-wise, it doesn't have a distinction and sounds like a generic hybrid. My worst fear.
Fluff out of the way, let's start with the bass. It's the first thing you notice with the Kylin since there is quite a lot of it, though not of particularly good quality. There is a lot of bloat but it's mostly due to the skewed tonal balance rather than the transients of the bass itself. The decay isn't too bad and the attack is blunted but I've heard worse. Decent sub-bass response but overshadowed by the looming presence of midbass. This issue is also exacerbated by the recessed midrange, which literally muffles instruments every time the bass hits. Not a great start for what's meant to be the star of the show.
Speaking of midrange, I don't usually use the word "distant" but it's the first thing that comes to mind when I listen to the Kylin's portrayal of vocals, particularly males. Tone wise it's passable in that it doesn't make me immediately yank them out of my ears, but there's just something that I can't put my finger on. Some sort of uncanny valley where it's just slightly wrong and it's not much, but enough to drive me crazy (or in this case, just not want to listen more). And again, the midrange practically disappears whenever you throw a halfway bassy track on the Kylins. EDM fans need not apply.
Treble is mushed up and blunted. It doesn't seem to carry a lot of energy which is quite a detriment considering that treble would be the one thing to balance out the gobs of midbass. In a way it sounds almost veiled but not quite; it's not like you're listening through a pillow but more like someone accidentally turned the tweeter slightly down.
Imaging suffers from the same "it's not bad not good either" pattern. It's solidly average though it does sound like the overwhelming midbass/lower mids are congesting the stage. A bit of the in-your-head effect going on but nothing too drastic.
Choice Comparison
BGVP DMG
Probably a little too heavy-handed of a statement but I do believe that there really isn't a point in getting a Kylin when the DMG exists. Both have a midbassy signature and relatively subdued treble, though the biggest distinction is in tonality. While the DMG is surprisingly excellent and doesn't illicit a lot of complaints on my end, the Kylin has the mids as one of its weakest points, second only to its bass response. Speaking of which, the DMG's bass (as bad as it is) is still better tuned than the Kylin's which gives me a bass-induced headache in record times.
An average IEM in an extremely competitive area of the industry. Not a good combination.
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Densho Digital Archive
Watsonville - Santa Cruz JACL Collection
Title: Chiyoko Yagi Interview
Narrator: Chiyoko Yagi
Interviewer: Megan Asaka
Location: Watsonville, California
Densho ID: denshovh-ychiyoko-01-0016
<Begin Segment 16>
MA: So your father-in-law was in North Dakota for, you said, two years. When did he come back? Was he released, or, I guess he wasn't really released, but did he come to Poston?
CY: He was able to come back to Poston about, let's see, about 1944. Because he was there when the, my daughter was born, so it must have been late '44. 'Cause she was born in March, so he was there then.
MA: And did he talk about, at all, his time in North Dakota or what had happened to him?
CY: I guess he talked about the interview about saying that he complained about the cash being missing, and they tried to say that it wasn't, it wasn't taken, that he's telling it's all his thinking. But he knew 'cause we had a store, so we had cash. And besides, he was doing the banking, too, so yeah.
MA: Had he changed at all from the time he was taken away to when he came back to Poston, I mean, physically or...
CY: Well, I didn't really know him too well because I just got married. And, 'course, I lived... not very long, he was taken. And I guess I knew him, after he came back, we lived together again. But he died soon after we came back from camp, you know, he had a heart attack. I guess it was too much for him, because being separated from the family. Because we came back '45, around August, and he came back about, maybe end of the year. Because he died in ('47), February, February 19th, ('47).
MA: So right after, right after the war.
CY: Yeah, right after he came back, yeah. 'Cause one of his, that's one of the first funerals they had in Watsonville. But I know it was soon after, 'cause he died in ('47), February.
<End Segment 16> - Copyright ©2008 Densho and the Watsonville - Santa Cruz JACL. All Rights Reserved.


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Oh, and eat these cold. They are way so much better that way.
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Abanti Bhattacharya
The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat by Vali Nasr
The Dispensable Nation provides a useful critique of the Obama administration. The author, Vali Nasr, analyses Obama's foreign policy, especially his approach towards regions afflicted by crises, from the volatile Arab region to the badlands of South Asia. The book sheds light on the tussle between the State Department and the White House which impacts the making as well as the implementation of US foreign policy.
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Foreign policy agenda for the new government
India has unprecedented opportunity to follow a foreign policy to meet its developmental aspirations and security needs, both of which are complementary. Sustained economic growth is essential for India to follow a proactive foreign policy.
Global Power Shifts and Germany's New Foreign Policy Agenda
The German government's 2011 abstention from the United Nations Security Council vote on military intervention in Libya raised questions about Germany's role in the international system. By abstaining, Germany broke with its Western allies and aligned itself with four of the BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China. Its 'non-Western' act unleashed a debate on the future of German foreign policy. This contribution aims to provide an understanding of Germany's new foreign policy.
New Directions in Iranian Foreign Policy: Impact on Global Energy Security
After the June 2013 election when Hassan Rouhani became president of Iran, Iranian foreign policy changed course. The fundamental transformation is the result of his decision to open up a fresh dialogue with the United States and other Great Powers to resolve the nuclear stand-off that would end the country's isolation, lift the biting US-led sanctions and allow Iran to open a new chapter in its economic policy and international diplomacy.
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Emerging Trends in West Asia: Regional and Global Implications
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The book provides an in-depth assessment of socio-political, economic and strategic trends unfolding in West Asia. It also explores options for India to enhance existing relations with the West Asian region in a much more meaningful manner. The complexities of West Asia have been systematically explored by scholars, diplomats and specialists to advance the understanding of West Asia's political and strategic architecture.
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The "Pivot to Asia" strategy qualifies to be called Obama Doctrine: a part of Obama's "grand strategy". This policy may radically redefine not only the US engagement with Asia but also the Asian strategic dynamics. This book looks at various facets of the pivot strategy, to include US, Chinese, regional and country specific perspectives with an aim of providing greater clarity and understanding.
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The politics of coalition has posed new challenges to India's foreign policy. This problem becomes particularly evident in India's neighbourhood, which inevitably becomes intertwined with domestic politics. The rise of regional political parties and their role as coalition partners makes it more difficult for the union government to ignore provincial sentiments. Competitive politics featuring both national and regional political parties provides primacy to local interest as this is linked to the vote bank politics.
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Polarity of Power refers to the structure of international systems, whether they are dominated by a single Great (Super) Power [unipolar system] or two Great Powers [bipolar system] or multiple Great Powers [multipolar system].
Balance of Power is the attempt by each Great Power in an international system to ensure itself against rivals or adversaries through a combination of alliance formation (external balancing) and building up its own capabilities (internal balancing). The efforts made in this regard by the various countries inhabiting an international system are referred to as Balance of Power politics.
Theoretically, it can be argued that Balance of Power politics ceases to operate in a unipolar international system. A good recent example is America's 'unipolar moment' which dawned after the demise of the Soviet Union. Contrary to the expectations of many theorists of a realist persuasion, no other power or combination of powers (for instance, Western Europe) automatically rose to balance against American power or challenge American hegemony. And contrary to Paul Tsongas' cryptic judgement (The Cold War is over; Japan won.), and Paul Kennedy's prediction that Japan would supplant the United States as the new superpower, Japan in fact entered a period of stagnation from which it has still not completely recovered. However, since international politics is a human endeavour and not a mathematical equation, 'History' did not 'End' with the triumph of a liberal democratic United States and the international system did not freeze into unipolarity forever.
Over the last 25 years, China has steadily risen to Great Power status and a nascent bipolar international system can be discerned. Notwithstanding dire predictions of a terminal American decline, there are indications that the United States may actually spring back from the consequences of its recent imperial overstretch thanks to the shale gas revolution, the domestic backlash against globalisation and the shrinking of the cost differential between domestic and overseas manufacturing. The belief that the international system may actually become multipolar in character with the Rise of the Rest (including India) no longer appears to be a certainty and may well prove to be a distant mirage. Be that as it may, it is in the context of the return of bipolarity or multipolarity that the practice of Balance of Power has returned to the international system.
None of this means that Balance of Power as state practice fell into disuse in the context of relationships between regional powers. The 50-year old China-Pakistan entente cordiale is a good example in this regard.
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Dynamo atmosferyczne to naturalny proces powstawania pola elektrycznego w atmosferze ziemskiej.

Mechanizm
Ruch obrotowy Ziemi powoduje cykliczne nagrzewanie jej atmosfery. Wywołuje to silne wieloskalowe pionowe ruchy konwekcyjne. Makroskopowe pionowe przesunięcia mas atmosfery powodowane są również przez atmosferyczne pływy grawitacyjne spowodowane oddziaływaniem Księżyca i Słońca. Ruch częściowo zjonizowanego powietrza odbywa się w kierunku prostopadłym do kierunku ziemskiego pola magnetycznego. W efekcie w atmosferze powstaje pole elektryczne o natężeniu

gdzie:
  – prędkość ruchu mas powietrza,
  – indukcja ziemskiego pola magnetycznego.

Przepływy prądów
W jonosferze, w której występuje plazma wytworzona przez promieniowanie nadfioletowe Słońca, wytworzone pole elektryczne wywołuje przepływ prądu elektrycznego w atmosferze. Przepływy są źródłem dodatkowego pola magnetycznego, które nakłada się na pole geomagnetyczne powodując jego wahania, tzw. zmiany dobowe. Prąd ten występuje na średnich szerokościach geograficznych.

Dynamo atmosferyczne jest odpowiedzialne również za powstawanie równikowe prądu strumieniowego płynącego wzdłuż równika geomagnetycznego Ziemi.

Pozostałe dwa prądy strumieniowe występują w obszarze owali zorzowych (północnego i południowego). Przyczyną ich powstawania nie jest dynamo atmosferyczne tylko gwałtowne zmiany natężenia wiatru słonecznego, które powodują równie gwałtowne zmiany ziemskiej magnetosfery. Zmiany te wywołują silne przepływy powodujące efekty świetne widziane jako zorze polarne. Dodatkowe przepływy prądu w magnetosferze są powodowane zmniejszeniem odległości magnetopauzy podczas początkowej fazy burzy magnetycznej.

Zobacz też
 dynamo magnetohydrodynamiczne
 fala Alfvena
 magnetohydrodynamika
 pole wmrożone
 rezonans Schumanna

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Elektryczność atmosferyczna
Elektromagnetyzm

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Same Sex Partners of U.S. Diplomats to Receive Benefits
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Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the State Department would begin offering benefits to the same sex partners of Foreign Service officers. Below are the reflections of Bruce Knotts, director of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, who worked in many Foreign Service posts and whose partner received none of the benefits offered to heterosexual couples and families in the same positions. Read the New York Times article here.
For over 25 years I served the U.S. Government mostly overseas as an American Diplomat. I survived assassination attempts in Karachi, Pakistan and in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (from an assassin sent by Liberian dictator, Charles Taylor who now faces war crimes and crimes against humanity charges in the Hague.) I survived the terrorist bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. However, through all those years there were never any provisions for same-sex partners. While we worked and risked our lives, we didn't receive equal benefits for equal work.
Heterosexual families got travel, health and other benefits. Even dogs and cats had their transport paid for by the U.S. taxpayer for up to $3,000. Kids got their education paid for in posh private schools, while same-sex partners got nothing at all, including children of the same-sex partner — nothing.
After having served for 25 years, I retired. I get my health insurance and pension, but there is nothing for my spouse, Isaac Humphrie. We were married in Canada in 2006 while I was still an active employee at the Department of State. Our marriage received no recognition, so Isaac is not covered either by my pension nor my health insurance. Isaac lost his job last month at Balducci's because they closed their stores in New York City. He has part-time employment with no health coverage.
Heterosexual diplomatic families receive tens of thousands of dollars in benefits every year while same sex families get less than the family dog or cat. It seems that this terrible inequity is about to change. It is about time and I hope that my retirement benefits can be adjusted so that Isaac can have health insurance and rights to my pension should I pass on. It is only fair to give employees of whatever sexual orientation or gender identity equal benefits for equal work to those received by heterosexual employees.
Many of America's top industries have been providing equal benefits for equal work for years, decades. Many states and municipal governments also provide equal benefits for equal work. It is high time for the Federal Government to provide its employees equal benefits for equal work. I put my life on the line and risked death in the service of my country many times. I deserve the same benefits as other officers who have worked as hard and risked as much as I have. Most have worked far less and risked less, but receive many more benefits worth far more money than I have received. While the Department of State provides a $3,000 allowance recognizing the bonds of love and affection that people have for dogs and cats, it gave no allowance for same-sex couples. It is high time for the Department of State to provide same-sex families with the same benefits as opposite-sex families.
Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office Takes Lead on LGBT Human RightsAug 27 20080


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Al-Futtaim ACE opens in Ibn Battuta Mall
Home improvement and lifestyle store, Al-Futtaim ACE has opened its store at Ibn Battuta Mall located in the Persian Court.
The new store, with a retail space of over 5,000 sqft, offers a wide range of products from outdoor living, gardening, homeware, paint and décor, DIY and automotive products.
"We are extremely pleased to open our fourth store in Dubai. The new store brings us closer to our customers in Discovery Gardens, Dubai Marina, and Jumeirah Lake Towers and provides them with quality DIY and home improvements products under one roof. We look forward to welcoming all our customers to our store," said Wayne Cohen, managing director of Al-Futtaim ACE.
In addition, customers can also take advantage of the click-and-collect option or can shop online and in-store using one of the store's iPads.
This opening brings the total number of stores to eight in the UAE – four in Dubai, three in Abu Dhabi and one in Al Ain. The stores are located at Dubai Festival City, Sheikh Zayed Road, Motor City and Ibn Battuta in Dubai; Yas Island, Mina Road and Dalma Mall in Abu Dhabi; and Bawadi Mall in Al Ain.
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