We are glad to have our research analyst, Liz, back from her trip to Tianjin, Beiging, Shanghai and Xi'an; so much so that we sent her on a site visit her first day back at work last Monday. Her trip to northern Minnesota helped her acclimate quickly back to the U.S.--she got to enjoy Bixby's bagel shop in Grand Rapids and try out the Dairy Queen in Cloquet. We missed her while she was gone, but because we've had several staff traveling internationally lately we are all feeling very cosmopolitan.

Liz was nice enough to send us a postcard which arrived today. What a stunning view of the Great Wall at Simatai!