and juan cortina and cortez in texas. and bernal jesus malnari and many others in mexico and the united states and i better stop so you can ask some questions, you went on longe than i realized i was doing. sorry abt that. there is a microphone cing around. you have a question over here. >> how much time have you spent in mexico? working on your book? oh, i don't know a lot if the goes back to time i spent there in the past. and i had oh -- i was able to use some old projects, that i had done, old notes i had taken on various other things that, you know, helped me with... >> [inaudible]. >> i picked up -- when you get into this kind of stuff you know you t to be better at them, my speak is not bad but i guarantee you it is better than my french, my las book i started from scratch, with that, and french, i canandle now, and as long as i have a digsary with me, i cannot understand what is spoken, strictly a written language andy spanish is, is getting better, i'mrying harder and, my wife is chicano, which... you kno didn't

but then the band it lived on and cortez in califora. and jesus and many others and mexico and the like united states. and i better stop so you can ask some questions. i went on and realized that i thought. sorry about that. there is a microphone coming around. we've got a question over here. >> how much time have you spent mexico working on your book? >> i don't know. a lot of it goes back in the time i'd spend their in the past. i was able to use o projects i had done, old notes i had taken on various other things that would help me with -- >> [inaudible] >> i picked up spanishnd ridgely and when you get into this kind of stuff you to be better at it. i guartee it is better than my french in my last book. i started scratch with that and fringe i can handle now as long as iave a dictionary with me but i cannot understand it has spoken. my spanish is getting better because chicana. she doesn't instruct me or anythi but i c ask her a question and get an answer. anybody else? one over here. >> [inaudible] -- what was it that retreated back

our next guest steve cortez of vera cruz says yes, of course the ambassador will take the other side. el capitan, welcome to you. first -- >> thank you. >> -- this whole thesies is predicated on the belief, or the assumption, that the shanghai composite is a good measure of actual economic activity in china. >> well, not necessarily, melissa. i'm actually more focus the on the fxi. i'm focused on what we can actually trade rather than the shanghai composite which is really a huntir's game of almost a casino stock, if it were for the shanghai domestic market but xxi is just as important to watch here and everyone is fo s focused on the u.s. market which has had a very bad day and a half. well fxi's had a poor seven weeks. >> stop you for just a second. i thought that the fxi traced the shanghai composite. benchmarked it too. how is it different. >> that's part of it and also more hong kong focussed. >> okay. >> so a blend. >> it's the red chips as they call them. >> okay. go ahead, sorry to interrupt. >> steve all right, me jump in, because i think that part of your premise here is tha

this letter is to inform you that i have sent a letter to the new york secretary of state, lorraine cortez notifying you that i am resigning my position as the united states representative for the 23nd congressional district of new york immediately prior to my appointment as secretary of the army. this resignation includes any boards upon which i have served by virtue of my position as a member of congress. on september 16, 2009, i was confirmed by the united states senate to be secretary of the army. it has been a great privilege to serve the residents of new york and the house of representatives for the past 16 1/2 years. i have served during some of the most trying times in our history and have worked to help build a better future for our nation and my state. i am truly honored that the president and the senate have provided me with this opportunity to help lead the united states army forward, and i am humbled by their support. i also want to thank all of my colleagues in the house and in particular new york's congressional delegation as i have enjoyed working with them during my time i