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Sun Myung Moon
|Sun Myung Moon
Moon in Las Vegas, Nevada, 4 April 2010
|Mun Yong-myeong
25 February 1920
Jeong-ju, North P'yŏng'an, Japanese Korea
(now North Pyongan, North Korea)
|3 September 2012
(aged 92)
Gapyeong, South Korea
|Religious leader, business magnate, media mogul
|Known for
|Founder of Unification Church
|Choi Sun-kil (1944–1953)
Hak Ja Han (1960–2012)
|Korean name
|Revised Romanization
|Mun Seon-myeong
|Mun Sŏnmyŏng
|Birth name
|Revised Romanization
|Mun Yong-myeong
|Mun Yongmyŏng
Sun Myung Moon (Korean 문선명; born Mun Yong-myeong; 25 February 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, business magnate and media mogul.[1][2] A self-proclaimed messiah, he was the founder of the Unification Church and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremony.[3][4] His extensive business interests included News World Communications, an international news media corporation[5] which founded The Washington Times and owns other media in several countries,[5][6][7] and Tongil Group, a South Korean business group (chaebol) active in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, tourism, and publishing.[8][9][10]
Born in what is now North Korea, Moon's family converted to Christianity when he was a child.[11] In 1954, he founded the Unification Church in Seoul, South Korea based on conservative, family-oriented teachings from new interpretations of the Bible.[11][12] He outlined these principles in his book, Explanation of the Divine Principle.[4][11] In the 1960s and 1970s, he was a leading figure in a wave of new religious movements that raised controversy on several issues.[1] Followers, who were then sometimes called "Moonies", considered him their True Father while critics labeled him a cult leader.[13][14][15] In 1982, he was found guilty of willfully filing false federal income tax returns and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in a controversial case.[16][4][17]
Determined to spread his influence beyond religion and improve the church's image with the public, Moon became active in conservative politics, courted world leaders, founded numerous civic organizations and expanded his business interests and affiliated organizations.[1][11][18] An ardent anti-communist and advocate for Korean reunification, his support helped turn The Washington Times into a respected newspaper in conservative circles.[19][20]
- 1 Early life
- 2 Unification church
- 3 Illness and death
- 4 Honorary degrees and other recognition
- 5 Activities and interests
- 6 References
- 7 Further reading
- 8 External links
Early life[edit]
Sun Myung Moon was born Mun Yong-myeong on 25 February 1920, in modern-day North P'yŏng'an Province, North Korea, at a time when Korea was under Japanese rule. He was the younger of two sons in a farming family of eight children.[12] Moon's family rejected the Shinto faith pushed by the country's Japanese rulers and followed Confucianist beliefs until he was around 10 years old, when they converted to Christianity and joined the Presbyterian Church.[21] When he was 15, Moon said that Jesus Christ anointed him to carry out his unfinished work by becoming parent to all of humanity.[3][15][22]
In 1941, Moon began studying electrical engineering at Waseda University in Japan.[13] During this time he cooperated with Communist Party members in the Korean independence movement against Imperial Japan.[23] In 1943, he returned to Seoul to marry Sun Kil Choi and they had a son, Sung Jin Moon.[1] Following World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel into two trusteeships: the United States and the Soviet Union.[15]
In 1946, Moon was living in Pyongyang, then the administrative center of the Soviet occupation zone, and in 1948 became the capital of North Korea.[15] Pyongyang was the center of Christian activity in Korea until 1945. From the late forties 166 priests and other religious figures were killed or disappeared in concentration camps, including Francis Hong Yong-ho, bishop of Pyongyang[24] and all monks of Tokwon abbey.[25][26] Moon was arrested by the North Korean authorities on allegations of spying for South Korea and given a five-year sentence to the Hŭngnam labor camp.[12] In 1950, during the Korean War he escaped and fled to Pusan, South Korea. In 1953, Moon and Choi divorced and he had a child with another woman in 1954.[27][28][29]
Unification church[edit]
Moon and Hak Ja Han
Founding of church in South Korea[edit]
Moon emerged from his years in the labor camp as a staunch anti-communist.[12] His teachings viewed the Cold War between democracy and communism as the final conflict between God and Satan, with divided Korea as its primary front line.[30] At his new church, he preached a conservative, family-oriented value system and his interpretation of the Bible.[4][31] In 1954, Moon formally founded the Unification Church as the "Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity" in Seoul. He quickly drew young acolytes who helped to build the foundations of church affiliated business and cultural organizations.[12][32]
Moon as messiah[edit]
The Divine Principle, the main text explaining Moon's theology, blends Bible-based Christianity with Eastern philosophies like Confucianism and Korean shamanism. It makes the core statement that Moon was sent from the East to be the messiah and finish Jesus' mission.[4][15] Moon stated that during the vision he had when he was 15, Jesus Christ called upon him to carry out his unfinished work - his failure to marry.[17] Jesus was divine but not God; he was supposed to be the second Adam who would create a perfect family by joining with the ideal wife and creating a pure family that would have begun humanity's liberation from the sinful condition caused by Eve's illicit sex with Satan.[13] When Jesus was crucified before marrying, he redeemed mankind spiritually but not physically. That task was left to the "True Parents" - Moon and his future wife - who would link married couples and their families to God.[13][18][22]
Marriage to Hak Ja Han, True Parents[edit]
Moon married his second wife, Hak Ja Han, on 11 April 1960, soon after she turned 17 years old, in a ceremony called the Holy Marriage. Han, called Mother or True Mother by followers, and her husband together are referred to as the True Parents by members of the Unification Church.
Blessing ceremony[edit]
Moon and Han preside over a blessing ceremony in 1982
Moon was renowned for presiding over mass "blessing ceremonies", the most famous ritual of the Unification Church.[4][15][21][33] The ceremonies gained international attention for joining thousands of identically dressed brides and grooms - many who had never met before - in matrimony.[2] Meant to highlight the church's emphasis on traditional morality, they brought Moon fame and notoriety in equal measure.[34]
36 couples participated in the first ceremony in 1961 for members of the early church in Seoul, South Korea. The ceremonies continued to grow in scale; over 2,000 couples participated in the 1982 one at New York's Madison Square Garden, the first outside South Korea.[11][13] In 1997, about 30,000 couples took part in a ceremony in Washington, DC.[35]
In church doctrine, the wedding (or marriage re-dedication) ceremony removes couples from the lineage of sinful humanity and grafts them into God's sinless lineage.[15][21] After the third generation of intra-Unification Church blessed marriages, any children born will be free from the consequences of original sin. For single members of the church, the ceremony is the culmination of a process towards an arranged marriage. Romantic liaisons are forbidden until the members are ready to be matched.[36]
Moon matched couples from differing races and nationalities as part of his belief that all of humanity should be united: "International and intercultural marriages are the quickest way to bring about an ideal world of peace. People should marry across national and cultural boundaries with people from countries they consider to be their enemies so that the world of peace can come that much more quickly."[4][11][22]
World fame[edit]
In the 1970s, Moon, who had seldom before spoken to the general public, gave a series of public speeches to audiences in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The largest were a rally in 1975 against North Korean aggression in Seoul and a speech at an event organized by the Unification Church in Washington D.C.[37] [38]
In 1971, Moon moved to the United States, which he had first visited in 1965. He remained a citizen of the Republic of Korea and maintained a residence in South Korea.[39] In 1972, Moon founded the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences, a series of scientific conferences.[40][41] The first conference had 20 participants, while the largest conference in Seoul in 1982, had 808 participants from over 100 countries.[42][43] Participants included Nobel laureates John Eccles (Physiology or Medicine 1963, who chaired the 1976 conference),[44] Eugene Wigner (Physics 1963).[45]
In 1974, Moon asked church members in the United States to support President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal when Nixon was being pressured to resign his office. Church members prayed and fasted in support of Nixon for three days in front of the United States Capitol, under the motto: "Forgive, Love and Unite." On 1 February 1974 Nixon publicly thanked them for their support and officially received Moon. This brought the church into widespread public and media attention.[46]
In 1982, Moon sponsored the film Inchon about the Korean War, which was not successful critically or financially.[47]
In 1982 The Washington Times was founded by News World Communications, an international media conglomerate associated with Moon which also owns newspapers in South Korea, Japan, and South America, as well as the news agency United Press International.[48] Bo Hi Pak, Moon's chief aide, was the founding president and the founding chairman of the board.[49] The political views of The Washington Times are often described as conservative.[50][51][52] The Washington Times was a favorite read for President Ronald Reagan, but never a financial success.[53] By 1991, Moon said he spent about $1 billion on the paper[54] (by 2002 roughly $1.7 billion),[55] which he called "the instrument in spreading the truth about God to the world".[56]
In August 1985, seven years before the fall of Soviet Union, the Professors World Peace Academy, an organization founded by Moon, sponsored a conference in Geneva to debate the theme "The situation in the world after the fall of the communist empire."[57]
United States v. Sun Myung Moon[edit]
In 1982, Moon was convicted in the United States of filing false federal income tax returns and conspiracy. His conviction was upheld on appeal in a split decision. Moon was given an 18-month sentence and a $15,000 fine. He served 13 months of the sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury before being released on good behavior to a halfway house.[58]
The case was the center of national freedom of religion and free speech debates.[59] Prof. Laurence H. Tribe of the Harvard University Law School argued that the trial by jury had "doomed (Moon) to conviction based on religious prejudice."[60] The American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A, the National Council of Churches, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference filed briefs in support of Moon.[61] Many notable clergy, including Jerry Falwell and Joseph Lowery, signed petitions protesting the government's case and spoke out in defense of Moon.[62][63]
1990s events[edit]
In April 1990, Moon visited the Soviet Union and met with President Mikhail Gorbachev. Moon expressed support for the political and economic transformations under way in the Soviet Union. At the same time the Unification Church was expanding into formerly communist nations.[64] In 1991, he met with Kim Il Sung, the North Korean President, to discuss ways to achieve peace on the Korean peninsula, as well as on international relations, tourism, etc.[65] In 1994, Moon was officially invited to the funeral of Kim Il Sung, in spite of the absence of diplomatic relations between North Korea and South Korea.[66]
Twenty first Century events[edit]
In 2000, Moon sponsored a United Nations conference which proposed the formation of "a religious assembly, or council of religious representatives, within the structure of the United Nations."[67] In the same year, he joined with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in sponsoring the Million Family March in Washington D.C., a follow-up event to the Million Man March held in 1995.[68]
In 2003 Moon sponsored the first Peace Cup international club football tournament.[69][70][71] The Los Angeles Galaxy, which competes in Major League Soccer, played in South Korea in the Peace Cup.[72] During the event Pelé, widely regarded as the best soccer player of all time and former Brazilian Sports Minister, met with Moon.[73]
On 12 September 2005, at the age of 85, Moon inaugurated the Universal Peace Federation with a 120-city world speaking tour.[74] At each city, Moon delivered his speech titled "God's Ideal Family – the Model for World Peace".
In April 2008, Moon appointed his youngest son Hyung Jin Moon to be the new leader of the Unification Church and the worldwide Unification Movement, saying, "I hope everyone helps him so that he may fulfil his duty as the successor of the True Parents."[75]
In 2009, Moon's autobiography, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen (Korean: 평화를 사랑하는 세계인으로),[76] was published by Gimm-Young Publishers in South Korea. The book became a best-seller in Korea and Japan.[77][78][79][80]
By 2010, Moon had given much of the responsibility for the Unification Church's religious and business activities to his children, who were then in their 30s and 40s.[81] In 2012, the South Korean press reported that Moon traveled worldwide in his private jet which cost $50 million.[82][83]
Illness and death[edit]
On 14 August 2012, after suffering from pneumonia earlier in the month, Moon was admitted to Saint Mary's Hospital at The Catholic University of Korea in Seoul.[84] On 15 August 2012, he was reported to be gravely ill and was put on a respirator at the intensive care unit of St. Mary's Hospital.[85] On 31 August 2012, Moon was transferred to a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong, northeast of Seoul,[86] after suffering multiple organ failure.[87] Moon died on the morning of 3 September 2012 (1:54 am KST) at the age of 92.[88]
Honorary degrees and other recognition[edit]
Moon held honorary degrees from more than ten universities and colleges worldwide;[89][90][91] at least one of which, the University of Bridgeport, received significant funding from his organizations.[92] He was a member of the Honorary Committee of the Unification Ministry of the Republic of Korea.[93] In 1985, Moon and his wife received Doctor of Divinity degrees from Shaw University.[94]
In 2004, at a ceremony on 23 March in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., Moon crowned himself with what he called the "Crown of Peace", in the presence of numerous U.S. representatives. Some lawmakers who attended subsequently told reporters that they had been misled as to the nature of the event, which was also criticized by some as a possible violation of the principle of separation of church and state in the United States.[95][96]
Moon was posthumously awarded North Korea's National Reunification Prize in 2012[97] and a meritorious award by K-League.[98][99] On the first anniversary of Moon's death, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed condolences to Han and the family saying: "Kim Jong-un prayed for the repose of Moon, who worked hard for national concord, prosperity and reunification and world peace."[100]
In 2013, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai stated: "I remain greatly inspired by people like Reverend Dr. Sun Myung Moon, whose work and life across continents continue to impact positively on the lives of millions of others in the world."[101]
Activities and interests[edit]
In 1964 Moon founded the Korean Culture and Freedom Foundation, which promoted the interests of South Korea and sponsored Radio Free Asia. Former U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon were honorary presidents or directors at various times.[102]
In 1980, Moon asked church members to found CAUSA International as an anti-communist educational organization, based in New York.[103] In the 1980s, it was active in 21 countries. In the United States it sponsored educational conferences for Christian leaders[104] as well as seminars and conferences for Senate staffers and other activists.[105] In 1986, it produced the anti-communist documentary film Nicaragua Was Our Home.[106]
Moon founded the Family Party for Universal Peace and Unity in different countries.[107] Thus, Ek Nath Dhakal, a Member of Parliament (MP) from the party is a member of the Unification Movement and leader of the Nepalese chapter of the Universal Peace Federation.[108] Official events have periodically been held in honor of Sun Myung Moon in the municipalities of Korea.[109] Moon's projects have been lobbied in the National Congress of Brazil by Brazilian MPs.[110][111][112] Moon has held dialogues between members of the Israeli Knesset and the Palestinian Parliament as part of his Middle East Peace Initiatives.[113]
News World Communications, is an international news media corporation[5] founded by Moon in 1976. It owns United Press International, The World and I, Tiempos del Mundo (Latin America), The Segye Ilbo (South Korea), The Sekai Nippo (Japan), the Zambezi Times (South Africa), The Middle East Times (Egypt).[6] Until 2008 it published the Washington D.C.-based newsmagazine Insight on the News.[5] Until 2010, it owned the Washington Times. On 2 November 2010, Sun Myung Moon and a group of former Times editors purchased the Times from News World.[114]
Tongil Group is a South Korean business group (chaebol "Tongil" is Korean for "unification," the name of the Unification Church in Korean is "Tongilgyo."), founded in 1963 by Moon as a nonprofit organization which would provide revenue for the church. Its core focus was manufacturing but in the 1970s and 1980s it expanded by founding or acquiring businesses in pharmaceuticals, tourism, and publishing.[8] Among Tongil Group's chief holdings are: The Ilwha Company, which produces ginseng and related products; Ilshin Stone, building materials; and Tongil Heavy Industries, machine parts including hardware for the South Korean military.[10]
The church is the largest owner of U.S. sushi restaurants and in the Kodiak region of Alaska, is the area's largest employer.[115][116] The church owns the only automobile manufacturing plant in North Korea, Pyeonghwa Motors, and is the second largest exporter of Korean goods.[117][118][119][120]
In 1989, Moon founded Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma,[121] the most successful soccer club in Korean football, having won a record 7 league titles, 2 FA Cups, 3 League Cups, and 2 AFC Champions League titles.
In 2004, Moon held an opening ceremony of the largest helicopter manufacturer in Asia, with 500 VIPs participating. Called Washington Times Aviation, the company produces Sikorsky helicopters on a sub-contract basis.[122] The same year, Moon launched a $1.5-billion construction project to build 70-story twin skyscrapers in Seoul.[123] The next year he bought an area of 46,000 m² in Seoul, also for the construction of skyscrapers.[124] Currently the project is under construction and scheduled to be completed by 2013.[125]
In 2011, construction of $18 million Yeosu Expo Hotel was completed; the hotel located at Moon-owned The Ocean Resort in Yeosu, the venue of the Expo 2012.[126] The opening ceremony was attended by the governor of the province.[126][127] Another one, The Ocean Hotel, was completed in February 2012.[128] Moon-owned Yeongpyeong Resort, The Ocean Resort and Pineridge Resort are scheduled to host the Expo 2012,[129][130] 2018 Winter Olympics[131][132] and Formula 1.[133] Moon also managed the FIFA-accredited Peace Cup.[134] The FIFA itself has funded more than $2m for the Peace Cup since 2003.[135]
In 1962, Moon and other church members founded the Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea, a children's dance troop which presents traditional Korean folk dances. He said that this was to project a positive image of South Korea to the world.[136] In 1990, Moon founded the $8-million Universal Ballet project, with Soviet-born Oleg Vinogradov as its art director and Moon's daughter-in-law Julia as its prima ballerina. It was described by The New York Times as the top ballet company in Asia.[137]
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Further reading[edit]
- Bjornstad, James (1984). Sun Myung & the Unification Church. Rev. ed. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers. 57 p. N.B.: Rev. ed. of The Moon Is Not the Sun, which had been published in 1976. ISBN 0-87123-301-0
- Chryssides, George D., The Advent of Sun Myung Moon: The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church (1991) London, Macmillan Professional and Academic Ltd.
- Durst, Mose. 1984. To bigotry, no sanction: Reverend Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Chicago: Regnery Gateway. ISBN 978-0-89526-609-5
- Fichter, Joseph Henry. 1985. The holy family of father Moon. Kansas City, Mo: Leaven Press. ISBN 978-0-934134-13-2
- Gorenfeld, John (2008). Bad Moon Rising: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right, and Built an American Kingdom. Sausalito, California: Polipoint Press. ISBN 0979482232.
- Gullery, Jonathan. 1986. The Path of a pioneer: the early days of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. New York: HSA Publications. ISBN 978-0-910621-50-2
- Hong, Nansook, 1998, In the Shadow of the Moons, Boston, Little, Brown and Company ISBN 0-316-34816-3
- Introvigne, M., 2000, The Unification Church, Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, ISBN 1-56085-145-7
- Moon, Sun Myung, 2009, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen. Gimm-Young Publishers ISBN 071660299
- Peemoeller, Gehard, 2011, Bodyguard for Christ, Independent Publisher Services, ISBN 1450764398
- Sherwood, Carlton. 1991. Inquisition : The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway. ISBN 978-0-89526-532-6
- Sontag, Frederick. 1977. Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church. Nashville, Tenn: Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0-687-40622-7
- Tingle, D. and Fordyce, R. 1979, Phases and Faces of the Moon: A Critical Examination of the Unification Church and its Principles, Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press ISBN 0-682-49264-7
- Ward, Thomas J. 2006. March to Moscow: the role of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon in the collapse of communism. St. Paul, Minn: Paragon House. ISBN 978-1-885118-16-5
- Yamamoto, J. Isamu, 1995, Unification Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House ISBN 0-310-70381-6
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Capsules for the top 20 drivers in the Sprint Cup standings, plus five additional drivers of note.
By Jerry Bonkowski and Bob Moore
24 JEFF GORDON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Jeff Gordon remained in first place for the fifth consecutive week after Daytona and for 11 of the last 12 weeks. Gordon leads second-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 27 points each.
NEW HAMPSHIRE RECORD: 38 career starts, 3 wins, 16 top-5s, 22 top-10s, 4 poles. Best career finish: First in summer 1995, fall 1997 and fall 1998. Finished 10th in this race last year and was 15th in last fall's Chase race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Gordon is still looking for his second win of the season. He also hasn't won at New Hampshire in more than 15 years. Could he accomplish both goals Sunday? Said Gordon, "Loudon has always been a good and consistent track for us, and I'm really looking forward to this weekend. Hendrick Motorsports tested at New Hampshire a few weeks ago and I thought the No. 24 team had a really good test. We've had some good cars and some strong runs at Loudon recently, but that doesn't make a weekend any easier. We still have to work hard from Friday morning through the end of the race on Sunday."
LOOKING BACK: Gordon led just two laps in Sunday's rain-shortened race at Daytona and finished 12th.
ETC.: Gordon has completed 98.3 percent (11,058) of the 11,250 total laps contested in 38 career starts at New Hampshire. His average start there is an outstanding 9.6 and average finish is just as outstanding at 10.6. He has two DNFs there.
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR., Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Former points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained in second place for the second week. Earnhardt trails points leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon by 27 points each and is 28 points ahead of fellow teammate and third-ranked Jimmie Johnson.
NEW HAMPSHIRE RECORD: 29 career starts, 0 wins, 7 top-5s, 12 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: Third in summer fall 2004. Finished 14th in this race last year and was sixth in last fall's Chase race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Earnhardt has never won at New Hampshire, but it's not because he hasn't tried. He likes the one-mile flat track and hopes to finally break through Sunday. Said Earnhardt: "We went to New Hampshire (recently for a test) trying to find that little bit extra as a whole group. You only get four tests from which to choose and the whole company has to agree on where we're going. It's a company-wide initiative to try and improve, so I think it says a lot that we chose New Hampshire as one of those tests."
LOOKING BACK: Earnhardt stayed out of trouble for the most part in Daytona, did not lead any laps, and came home with a decent 14th-place finish.
ETC.: Earnhardt has completed 94.6 percent (8,085 laps) of the 8,550 total laps contested in 29 career starts at New Hampshire. His average start there is 16.0 and average finish is 15.7. He has four DNFs there.
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson dropped from a tie for second into third place following Daytona. He trails points leader and teammate Jeff Gordon by 55 points, is 28 points behind second-ranked teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. and leads fourth-ranked Brad Keselowski by 10 points.
NEW HAMPSHIRE RECORD: 24 career starts, 3 wins, 9 top-5s, 17 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: First in summer 2003 and fall 2003, and summer 2010. Finished sixth in this race last year and was fourth in the fall Chase race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Johnson makes his 25th career start at New Hampshire this Sunday. After a disappointing finish at Daytona, he's looking to earn his first win at the Loudon track in four years. Said Johnson, "We were pretty disappointed last weekend with the result at Daytona. I really felt like we had a fast car and to be there for all that time only to be knocked out of the race at lap 20 was tough. We are looking forward to New Hampshire and then the off-weekend. Everyone on this team works so hard, they deserve some time off and I hope that we can head into the break with a good finish at Loudon."
LOOKING BACK: Johnson got into the first big wreck of the day just 20 laps into Sunday's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. His car was unable to be repaired and Johnson finished with one of his worst outings of the season thus far, winding up 42nd out of 43 drivers.
ETC.: Johnson has been near-perfect at Loudon, completing 7,009 laps (99.0 percent) of the 7,077 total laps contested in 24 career starts at New Hampshire. His average start there is 12.4 and his average finish is an outstanding 9.2. Equally impressive is he has zero DNFs there.
2 BRAD KESELOWSKI, Ford
Team: Penske Racing

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A $250,000 bond was set Sunday for a Merrionette Park firefighter accused of sexually abusing a visitor from Hawaii at a party while a fellow firefighter allegedly acted as lookout outside the bedroom door.
The 22-year-old victim had become ill from too much to drink at the party and was sleeping in a bedroom when Marvin Buehl, 24, allegedly removed her pants and sexually abused her, said Assistant State's Attorney Bridget O'Brien.
Michael Haas, 20, also a Merrionette Park firefighter, was accused of standing outside the bedroom door and acting as a lookout. His bond was set at $100,000 in the incident, which occurred at a party in the 3900 block of West 109th Street in Chicago.
O'Brien said the victim had gone to the June 14 party with her boyfriend, who took her to the bedroom to rest after she became ill from too much to drink. The boyfriend left the victim fully clothed, with the bedroom door ajar, and returned to the party but checked on her periodically, O'Brien said.
The two firefighters allegedly told other partygoers they were leaving, but when witnesses heard footsteps upstairs, the victim's boyfriend went upstairs to check on his girlfriend, O'Brien said during a hearing in bond court. There, the prosecutor said, the boyfriend found Haas standing in front of a closed bedroom door, and opened it to see the victim asleep and partially clothed, with Buhle on top of her.
Buhle, of the 3800 block of West 107th Place, in Chicago, and Haas, who lives near 104th and St. Louis in Chicago, allegedly tried to flee but were chased and held by other witnesses. They had been invited to the party because they previously worked with one of the witnesses, authorities said.
Buhle later allegedly said he went into the bedroom because the victim had "made eyes at him.'' He told officials the victim removed her own pants but admitted fondling her, prosecutors said.
Haas's attorney, Sean O'Brien, said Haas is "anxious to re-unite with his family, denies the charges and looks forward to fighting them in court.''
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Metro Parks and the Olmsted Parks Conservancy will host two public meetings on Tuesday, October 6, to discuss future plans for Tyler Park and the Hogan's Fountain area of Cherokee Park. The meetings will take place at the auditorium of the St. James School, located at 1818 Edenside Drive. The meetings will be the third in a series to develop master plans for both sites.From 5:30 to 7 p.m., discussion will center on the Hogan's Fountain master plan, with discussion on the Tyler Park plan to follow at 7:15. The master planning projects are funded by Metro Parks, the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, and Councilman Tom Owen, whose district includes Tyler Park.
Previous meetings included public input sessions to determine the strengths and shortcomings of the parks as they are now. A power-point presentation entitled The Olmsted Plan - How is it Doing? was presented at the last meeting and is available for viewing on the project websites. The results of recent user surveys are also posted online. The October 6 meeting will feature a presentation of alternative preliminary plans for both Tyler Park and the Hogan's Fountain area. Input collected at the meeting will be considered as the final plans are prepared.
Citizens who can't attend the meeting will be able take part in the planning process by visiting the Metro Parks web site, where they can offer online feedback, sign up for an e-mail notification list for announcements of future meetings, and see conceptual plans as they are developed in the coming months. For more information, visit www.louisvilleky.gov/metroparks/cityofparks/projects.
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Written on February 8, 2012 at 6:54 pm , by Colleen Travers
In our February issue of FITNESS (on newsstands now!) we wanted to start the Valentine's Day love fest a little early by celebrating a very important person – you! We've been asking you all month to tweet something you heart about your mind, body or spirit. Read a few below and give yourself an e-pat on the back by tweeting @FitnessMagazine with the hashtag #ilove and what you're swooning over lately.
@FitnessMarianne: #ilove that I can still run a 10-minute mile even after taking a year+ off because of injury. #crosstrainingworks
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Prior to joining King & Spalding's Special Matters/Government Investigations Practice Group in 2013, Mr. Grindler served as acting Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, the second highest-ranking official in the Department, and Chief of Staff to the Attorney General.
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The Government's Exercise of Discretion: DOJ Priorities and Policy Considerations
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The Women's Law Forum and the University's Women's Studies program are co-sponsoring this presentation. Everyone in the university and beyond is welcome to attend the afternoon presentation.


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When Alagille syndrome was initially described, a diagnosis required that a person have bile duct paucity in addition to at least three of five major criteria:
Due to the successful identification of Jagged1 as the gene that causes Alagille syndrome, the diagnostic criteria have been modified. In recent years, it has been recognized that a diagnosis can be made in a person who does not have all of the clinical criteria of Alagille syndrome but does have a mutation in Jagged1. For example, a less severely affected family member who would not meet clinical criteria for AGS but who has the same Jagged1 mutation as a severely affected family member is considered to have AGS.
In the research laboratory at CHOP it is currently possible to identify a mutation in more than 90% of individuals that meet clinical criteria for AGS. A minority (<1%) of patients with Alagille syndrome have a mutation in another gene called Notch2. Mutation testing for this gene is currently only done on a research basis.
Because the manifestations and severity of Alagille syndrome can vary widely, it can often be difficult to diagnose. If your doctor suspects that your child has AGS then he or she may order a number of tests and do certain procedures to rule out other diseases and to help make a diagnosis.
Most individuals with Alagille syndrome have liver disease, though this may vary in its severity and can also change over time. Children usually develop jaundice in infancy and this is the most common time to undergo evaluation by a gastroenterologist.
An initial evaluation for liver disease will involve a physical examination at which the gastroenterologist will be particularly interested in assessing if the liver and/or spleen are enlarged. Liver function can be assessed by blood tests called liver function tests. These are a group of tests that include ALT, AST, GGT, albumin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin and PT/PTT.
If appropriate, further tests may be necessary. These may include an ultrasound of the abdomen, which can help to rule out other causes of jaundice and can assess the degree of enlargement of the liver and spleen. Sometimes a liver biopsy is helpful to make the diagnosis of Alagille syndrome, though this is not mandatory to make the diagnosis. This test is usually performed under conscious sedation and requires a small core of liver tissue being taken with a needle through the skin.
Doctors can indirectly assess pancreatic function with a 72-hour stool collection, in combination with a three-day dietary record, to determine how much fat a child is absorbing from the food he or she is eating. Because this collection is usually done at home, you will be given the supplies and instructions you need. All stools are collected in pre-weighed containers for 72 hours and frozen. Everything your child eats during these three days must be weighed and recorded. The laboratory then determines the amount of fat absorbed (coefficient of fat absorption). Unfortunately, this test cannot distinguish between fat malabsorption due to liver disease and fat malabsorption due to pancreatic diseases.
Your child may also see a cardiologist (a physician who specializes in caring for hearts) who can rule out any mild heart problems.
The cardiologist will perform a complete physical examination and will most likely perform an ECG and echocardiogram. An ECG measures the heart rhythm. The echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart and will define the exact structure and function of the heart. Depending upon the results of the examination and these studies, the cardiologist may decide to order other tests or to arrange follow up visits in the future.
Many children with Alagille syndrome have an unusual abnormality of the eyes. Posterior embryotoxon, an extra, circular line on the surface of the eye, is the most common eye finding. This requires a specialized eye examination to detect and does not lead to any disturbances in vision. Pigmentary changes of the retina (thin layer of photoreceptors lining the inside wall of the eye) are present in some children with AGS. An ophthalmologist can examine your child's eyes to look for posterior embryotoxon and other eye abnormalities.
You can get more information by visiting the Division of Ophthalmology Web site.
X-rays of the spine can help detect "butterfly" vertebrae, the most common skeletal defect associated with Alagille syndrome. A clefting abnormality gives the vertebrae a "flying butterfly" appearance on X-rays. Generally, butterfly vertebrae do not cause any symptoms, but they do help with making a diagnosis.
If your child's physician suspects he or she has Alagille syndrome, your child should see a geneticist (a physician trained in genetics) and a genetic counselor. Most geneticists are trained in dysmorphology, or the study of how the face and body are formed. A geneticist will be able to evaluate your child for the facial features characteristic of Alagille syndrome.
Together, the geneticist and genetic counselor will review the results of the other diagnostic studies (such as eye exam, spine X-rays, etc.), as well as your family history. They will provide you with information about the genetics and inheritance pattern of Alagille syndrome. Based on the information gathered from your family history and genetic testing results, they can also address questions about the chance that future children in your family could be affected with Alagille syndrome.
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A Boise player touched the soccer ball in the box, awarding Post Falls a penalty kick 28 minutes into the State 5A championship match Saturday.
Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson knew immediately who he wanted to take the shot – the guy who missed the first shot in a shootout two days earlier - senior captain Brady Ulen.
Given a second chance, Ulen planted the ball in the back of the net, and Post Falls knocked off the defending champion Boise Braves 3-0 at Coeur d'Alene High School.
"The reason he missed (Thursday) is he second-guessed himself and changed what he was going to do," Lawson said. "Normally, he just blasts the ball because he has a cannon for a foot. I knew if we had an opportunity for another PK he'd crush the ball."
Post Falls (17-1-1) dominated during the state tournament, shutting out its three opponents.
"I want my leader to step up in that pressure situation," Lawson said.
Trojans all over the field stepped up. In the last minute of the first half, junior forward Timmy Mueller had a free kick from 40 yards out. The arcing ball sailed over the first line of defense, ducking into the goal just under the cross bar. Boise's goalie never had a chance.
"I've been practicing putting some bend on it and some dip on it," Mueller said. "These are the moments I've dreamed about – getting a free kick in a state championship match."
Even though Post Falls led 2-0 at intermission, Mueller knew Post Falls couldn't sit back and be passive. He frequently reminded his teammates that they needed one more goal in the final 40 minutes.
No sooner had Mueller said that out loud near the Trojans' bench that he got a steal, dribbled and let a shot fly just under the crossbar for the final goal in the 56th minute.
"That's the worst score in soccer, 2-0," Mueller said. "If they get a goal, they only need one more and then they have the momentum. A 3-0 lead gives us a little cushion."
A three-year starter, Mueller, a junior, isn't likely to return next year. He plans to try out next spring for the Seattle Sounders Academy and will likely spend his senior year in the Seattle area.
So capturing a state title will be a memory Mueller will long cherish.
"This is the best feeling I've ever had in my life," Mueller said. "It beats any club win. It was just us and we did it as a team. It makes going to summer workouts at 6 in the morning well worth it."
Ulen, a four-year starter and the central defender in the Trojans' defense, also will relish the title.
"We didn't expect to shut out every team, but we expected to win," Ulen said. "It means the world to me."`
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When is a doorknob not a doorknob? If that variation on the classic Freudian aphorism confuses you, you can probably skip the rest of this review — but if you find yourself intrigued, you may be the target audience for Don Coscarelli's new horror comedy, John Dies at the End, opening at Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas on Friday, Feb. 8.
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The phone rang and I hit dismiss because I didn't recognize the number. A few minutes later I listened to the message.
"Can you please meet me after school with your child," said my seven-year-old's teacher, "because he has been acting out today in ways that are just not like him. There were a few incidents in the classroom, and then he was calling kids names, including calling someone gay."
Needle across the record: He WHAT?
We are a relatively progressive family. We talk openly about equality and tolerance and people being accepted for who they are. Heck, today, when I couldn't find shoes to match my pants, he sighed and told me, in his most bored pre-pre-teen voice, "It doesn't matter what you look like, Mom. It matters how you treat people."
So when I heard that my son had teased other kids, including calling someone gay, I prepared to give an epic lecture.
As I thought about the impending conference, though, I wondered if my son even knew what the word gay meant. Both my boys know all kinds of families look different from ours: we know families that have one parent, others with two moms, some with two dads; we know families that include one child, three children, pets, no pets, humans with dark skin, light skin, everything in between, and some of all of the above. There are so many kinds of normal constituting our village that I don't know if my son knows what to call any of them. We don't label our friends, so maybe he was just repeating a word he heard at school. Maybe.
So I planned how I would approach The Talk.
First, obviously, I had to ask what happened and why?
Second, I had to ask what he thinks the word gay means.
And the rest would pivot from there.
Except that it shouldn't, I railed inside my head. Even if my son didn't know that "gay" has been cruelly hurled as an epithet to make people feel bad or not, he will learn today. I'm going to tell him that trying to make someone feel bad by criticizing who they are is mean, not just to the person called gay, but to all the people nearby who hear that word and infer from the context that gay must be bad. Because there is nothing bad about gay. This is indicative of a culture that demeans with words like "girly" and racial slurs precisely because words buttress power structures. When child calls someone gay, it begins a process where an entire peer group learn to categorize gay in the "thou shalt heed this word and feel shame or disdain when you hear it" category. And all I can say is, "no way." Not after all the hard work the LGBT community has done to fight for civil rights. Oh, hail no.
All human beings deserve respect and fairness. So my family will not use words that make people feel less-than. A new mantra was brewing. "There are no greater-than or less-than symbols in human interactions, children. We will not even practice using wavy lines to hedge our bets a bit and suggest that some humans are 'approximately equal to.' No. We will only use straight equal signs in all our interactions, so help me Math!"
"WAIT! I didn't mean straight!"
"Wait again! I didn't mean that straight's not okay. Everything is okay! Different is good! I'll just wear these shoes because they're closest to the door!"
Sigh. My mantras need work.
We will not try to gain power by making others feel bad about who they are.
And that is the righteous banner I held aloft as I marched to my child's school. The doors swung open and I prepared for an epic lecture on historical repression with…my small, tired, slumping little guy with the too-big backpack and the bedraggled hair.
Oh, pumpkin. I think I'm doing this wrong. This isn't a battle. This is a talk about kindness.
Reboot parent mode. I climbed off my high horse and sat in a tiny chair at a tiny desk so I could listen to my sweet, sensitive, wonderful little guy.
What happened?
Teacher: I was at the sink when I heard voices saying, "Quinn is gay. Quinn is gay." When I turned around, Peanut was one of the kids saying it.
Me: Why did you say that Quinn is gay?
P: What? He is gay.
M: What makes you say that?
P: Jason told me he's gay.
M: I see. Um…what do you think gay means?
P: I don't know.
M: Oh. Well, gay is when a grownup wants to start a family with someone of the same gender. So our friends M and K are gay, J and N are gay, and M and L are gay.
P: Oh. [beat] But G and K don't have kids.
M: Family doesn't mean kids. Family means who you love. But who we love is not all we are. When we go to M and K's house for dinner, I don't say "we're going to our gay friends' house," right? I say, "we're going to our friends' house." And when someone is meeting T, I don't say, "This is my gay friend." I say, "This is my friend."
P: I know.
Teacher: If you are kind of teasing, saying "Quinn is gay, Quinn is gay," he might think there's something wrong with being gay, and there isn't. We don't tease. Just like you don't say, "Quinn is blond, Quinn is blond."
M: Right. If you did say that, Quinn would think there might be something wrong with being blond, but he can't change that. And if you say that he's gay, he might think there's something wrong with being gay. And all the people around you in class start to wonder if blond or gay are bad things for them to be. So calling someone blond or gay might not hurt their feelings, but it might teach other people to feel bad about being blond or gay or tall or thin or whatever the tease is. Gay isn't who someone is. It's part of them. Like their hair. Brown or blond or gay doesn't change, so teasing about those things is making someone feel bad. And it's not okay to do something to make someone feel bad.
P: Okay.
M: May I also point out, really, that the things Jason tells you usually aren't true. He told you girls aren't allowed to play soccer. He told you that boys should like dogs because girls like cats. He told you "every single person in Mexico, even the old people and babies have machine guns." None of those things is true. In fact, they're pretty ludicrous. So I'd do some serious fact checking before I believed anything Jason said.
P: Okay.
We left the whole discussion at the door. I didn't bring it up again, which took a lot of restraint. I still had many, many words I wanted to use. But I have to let the poor child breathe.
And I have to breathe, too. I don't think he was trying to hurt Quinn or to cement hatred against the LGBT community. I think he was trying out a new word. And I think my son just learned that some words are simply unacceptable. I still remember my mom walking me through a whole list of racial slurs I may not ever use, including definitions and an explanation of how horribly each group had suffered under that epithet. Looking back as a parent, I wonder if she unleashed that lecture because I had used one of those names. Or someone said one to me.
So can I maybe relax and realize this is just a rite of passage, just the first step in a long series of conversations about how words have power, and how some people use powerful words to bully other people. A long, evolving conversation about finding your own power rather than taking it from others by devaluing them.
I take really seriously…perhaps too seriously…okay. definitely too seriously…my job of raising people who make the world a better place. I really hope my sons and their peers grow up knowing there's more to people than their skin color or sexual orientation or gender. Allowing people to be more than the single words we use as labels builds the holy grail of attributes: kindness. Thankfully, that one comes from nurture.
Or lecture. I'm not sure which, nurture or lecture, but I'm going to try both.
Side note: heaven help me when I have to explain that sometimes, when people are old enough and their hormones tell them to, they change their hair color. Then all my metaphors are going to crumble and with them my authority over empathy and tolerance. Maybe.


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Ophelia bunny, Illustrated. Last one for the birthday card!
She doesn't tend to like her three other comrades - hence the unhappy face.
TarQuinn, illustrated. Complete with one lop ear and a lion mane.
Ronin bunny, Illustrated. Complete with a few sharp teeth.
Testing out for a friend's birthday card.
Shoe illustration, continued.
Mojito sculptural shoe illustration by Barbara Dupuis. Messing around in Illustrator, trying to move beyond just line drawings into actual colour. Used gradients to suggest some depth, and layered a few strategic highlights. Not bad for a first attempt.
For all that I love fancy high heeled shoes - I never actually wear them. Enter the Marc Jacobs striped calf hair flat. Practical for work, yet still stylish.
Continued from yesterday. They might not be comfortable, but they're still gorgeous.
McQ Alexander McQueen cutout pointed patent leather pumps. I love the cutout and the colour. I can't say if they'd be comfortable, but I can say they are beautiful.
Christian Louboutin Flo 120 patent leather peep-toe pump. Because they're bright and cheery for spring. And because I love red and yellow together.
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3 Dominant International Opportunities
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After buying in to many bad international investments on my CAPS account, and even a couple smaller plays in my own personal portfolio, I am extremely hesitant to jump into many foreign markets, particularly China. Having lost money and many valuable CAPS points over the last 2 or 3 years due to scams, creative accounting, and "reverse mergers," I never thought I'd find myself interested in Chinese stocks or internationally based companies anytime soon.
Well, it turns out I was dead wrong. With the SEC on the prowl, and a trio of stocks who have a dominant position in their market, I can't help but take a deeper look. With Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) growing up as the Chinese Google, Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) making its run as the Latin American franchisee for McDonald's, and Guangshen Railway (NYSE: GSH) being the only major Chinese railway stock, I can't help but consider making a new international investment.
Without further ado, here's a look at my 3 dominant international stocks, starting with my favorite of the group, Baidu.
It's a Mobile World
Valuations: Simply put -- there aren't many better valuations out there -- it's just a matter of whether or not their accounting can be trusted. With a clean slate so far, however, I don't want to stand on the sidelines simply out of fear. Yes I know, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, but I would hate see Baidu's stock continue growing exponentially while I wait for bad news that may never come.
Posting a Forward P/E of 18 and 5 Year PEG of 0.66, Baidu's growth potential is selling for a huge discount. Pair that up with over $3 billion in cash and this is a company with a fully loaded growth gun. Compared to its 5 year P/E average of 44, Baidu is trading at valuations it hasn't seen since the '08 crash. Versus Google's lower growth rates and higher peg of 1.2, Baidu looks flat out cheap.
Catalysts: They literally are everywhere; it is just a matter of time for investors. With less than 50% of China having internet access, compared to America's 80% mark, Baidu's first growth runway is blatantly apparent. Second, only 20% of Baidu's views came from mobile searches, a number it hopes to greatly expand upon. According to Trefis, 33% of Google's share price comes from its mobile search capabilities, showing the two search giants future mobile potential. Similarly, its mobile maps unit reported daily user growth of 1,000% in 2011 alone. Much like Google, Baidu is leaning on its maps to drive local searches and stronger Revenues.
Finally, Baidu is a true Rule Maker, something I was pounding on the table about in a previous blog elaborating upon Baidu's long-term prospects. Boasting amazing margins and ridiculous growth rates, the company's growth story speaks for itself.
It's Not Mexican Food; It's McDonald's in Latin America
Valuations: Trading with a P/E of 25, Arcos Dorados may seem to be an expensive stock, but its 5 year PEG of 0.5 says otherwise. While an investment in a company based solely on its future growth can be dangerous, the McDonald's of Latin America has the brand recognition to propel investors to large returns. Furthermore, with a 1.7% dividend, Arcos Dorados gives investors something in return for waiting on the company's future growth.
Catalysts: Once again we've got catalysts everywhere, as the "junior McDonald's" looks to follow in its elder's footprints with its march across Latin America. As Fool contributor Maxx Chatsko explains, "McDonald's has over 14,000 locations in the U.S. alone, or about one restaurant for every 22,000 people. Arcos Dorados has 1,880 locations total, or about one restaurant for every 269,000 people in the countries it serves." A growth runway couldn't be more apparent in simpler terms.
Furthermore, with the largest market share in the Latin American fast food space at 10% --3x as big as its nearest competitor in Burger King-- Arcos Dorados has a head start in the race to saturate the market. Throw in 300+ McCafes and 1,800+ of the company's highly profitable Dessert Centers and they have strong peripheral growth plays as well. Generating 26% and 8% of Arcos Dorados' Transactions and Revenues respectfully, the company has successfully dialed in on the cultures sweet tooth.
Finally, with a storefront expansion goal of 5-10% annually, Arcos Dorados plans on growing Revenues by 10-15% each year. Considering that 47% of the company's stores have been re-imaged, they are banking on the McDonald's success story of the last decade, when the store's improvements lead to a bolstered image and increased Revenues.
A Cheap, Profitable, Dividend Paying Railroad
Valuations: Reporting a Price-to-Book ratio of only 0.72, investors skepticism towards Chinese stocks can clearly be seen. However, Guangshen has very real components (railroads, rail cars, equipment, etc.), that all have tangible value. Furthermore, the company's 3.2% dividend is very real as well, and has grown over the last 4 years. With a Payout Ratio of 47%, the company's future is not at risk by paying the dividend, and should be able to support further increases with its Revenue growth.
Catalysts: While this one could be seen as a true value play being so far below its Book Value, it also has many catalysts on its side as well. Despite slowing growth in China, the country is still growing at an amazing pace, regardless of what was expected by economists. With that, China will continue to need coal for its upcoming growth plans, along with many other basic building materials. And that only factors in Guangshen's freight operations. Pair that up with the millions of passengers the company shuttles along each year and the growth runway is clear to see. Regardless of its one child policy or not, a growing Chinese population is still prevalent, only leading to future passenger train growth.
A Few Foolish Final Thoughts
While we may not know which Chinese companies are cooking their books, we can't point fingers at Baidu and Guangshen for simply being based in the same country. With valuations coming in at tremendous levels, on the growth side for Baidu, and the value side for Guangshen, I don't believe the current opportunity can be passed up.
As for Arcos Dorados, I firmly believe that it is only a matter of time before the company's EPS catches up with its booming revenue growth. They will follow in McDonald's footprints and will expand their leadership position in Latin America -- all while raising their dividends. With CAPS calls made on all 3 stocks currently, I see their current prices as buying opportunities for investors seeking to diversify with long-term international investments.
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