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By Julie Jargon
"I voted" stickers are popping up on Instagram and Twitter as signs that the wired have done their civic duty.
Someone named Clay Cook tweeted: "If everyone donated $10 every time the (sic) posted a picture of an 'I voted' sticker, we'd probably cut the deficit in half today."
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But what about all the patriotic Americans who aren't getting their stickers? Voters from New York City to Louisville, Ky., have been complaining today about an absence of such stickers.
At a polling place in Lake County, Ill., there were no stickers to be found. A disappointed voter on his way out asked an election judge where the stickers were and was told that it's a cost-savings measure. The Lake County Clerk didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Lake County Clerk Willard Helander said the county gave out stickers in 2008 but has stopped recently partly because of cost.
In Knox County, Tenn., Clifford Rodgers says cost is absolutely why there are no stickers this year. When Mr. Rodgers became administrator of elections there 16 months ago, he found about 60 or 70 such stickers left over from his predecessor and decided to donate them to a first-grade teacher to use in her classroom's mock election. He calculated that he could save $1,512 by forgoing the 190,000 stickers (the number of people who turned out to vote in the 2008 presidential election) and shipping them to polling locations. "I can train 25 election officials for that amount of money," Mr. Rodgers said. "It's one of those issues reasonable minds can disagree on."
Nore Ghibaudy, a spokesman for the Jefferson County Clerk's office in Louisville, said they haven't given out stickers in more than a decade because people were sticking them on the walls and sidewalks of polling places. "These places said they wouldn't allow us to come back if we continued to give out the stickers," he said.
But where there's ire, there is a solution.
Bourbon Built LLC, a local T-shirt maker, created its own sticker on its website that people can print for free. It says, "I voted, damnit."
Slate.com offers four downloadable stickers for the different reasons people may not have gotten one, including ones for people who voted early and for those who voted by absentee ballot–two groups that have complained about being cheated of stickers.
An editor at The Atlantic posted a commentary today about why the little stickers matter, saying, "It binds people together in solidarity and reminds others to join the group."
Kiersten Hallie Krum, of Waldwick, N.J., didn't get a sticker when she voted this morning and waxed existentially on Twitter, "In a vote lacking stickers, will the adhesive that binds us as Americans be unstuck?"


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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Strength and Skill Quotes in The Hunger Games
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Quote #4
Suddenly I am furious, that with my life on the line, they don't even have the decency to pay attention to me. That I'm being upstaged by a dead pig. My heart starts to pound, I can feel my face burning. Without thinking, I pull an arrow from my quiver and send it straight at the Gamemakers' table. I hear shouts of alarm as people stumble back. The arrow skewers the apple in the pig's mouth and pins it to the wall behind it. Everyone stares at me in disbelief. (7.96)
Katniss loses her temper during her private training session with the Gamemakers. She shoots an arrow straight the apple in the pig's mouth. What is Katniss's real strength? Is it her bow and arrow or her spirit of defiance?
Quote #5
Effie Trinket lets out a squeal, and everybody is slapping me on the back and cheering and congratulating me. But it doesn't seem real.
"There must be a mistake. How…how could that happen?" I ask Haymitch.
"Guess they liked your temper," he says. "They've got a show to put on. They need some players with some heat."
"Katniss, the girl who was on fire," says Cinna and gives me a hug. (8.36-40)
Katniss receives the highest rating of all of the tributes. Why did she rank so high?
Quote #6
The weapons give me an entirely new perspective on the Games. I know I have tough opponents left to face. But I am no longer merely prey that runs and hides or takes desperate measures. If Cato broke through the trees right now, I wouldn't flee, I'd shoot. I find I'm actually anticipating the moment with pleasure. (15.6)
With her weapons on her back, Katniss is nearly unstoppable. She's playing offense now instead of defense. But can she win with this skill alone?

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When God and Mammon Meet
In his Easter sermon this year, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that pinning hopes on individuals in politics and public life was "always a mistake".
But he said Holy Week reminded us of the power of God and the fallibility of human beings – lessons which allow us to be merciful with each other.
"Setting people or institutions up to heights where they cannot but fail is mere cruelty. A cynical abandonment of all except my own security is as bad. One is ignorant of human nature and the other of God."
His advisers might be hoping for a similar understanding of their fallibility. Following an interview published Thursday in which the Archbishop said he wanted to "compete" pay day loan company Wonga out of business by creating credit unions "that are much more professional", it has emerged that the Church has actually invested in Wonga. The stake is indirectly held by one of its pension funds via a U.S. venture capital fund company called Accel Partners.
The Archbishop said on the BBC's Radio 4 Today program this morning that he was "embarrassed" and "irritated" to have discovered the holding.
One might forgive the Archbishop for missing the memo on this.
The Church's pension funds are not only "committed to managing its assets in a way that reflects the Church's teaching and values" but are also signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. Its Ethical Investment Advisory Group carries out investment research on behalf of the three national investment bodies of the Church of England, the Church Commissioners for England, the CBF Church of England Funds, and the Church of England Pensions Board.
But keeping track of a fund's investments might prove trickier than it seems.
Cass Business School Professor of Organizational Behavior Andre Spicer said today: "The Church is certainly full of smart people, some of whom have significant financial acumen. But contemporary financial markets are exceedingly complex. Recent research suggests it is almost impossible to identify who owns which shares in the U.K. economy. This means despite the good bankers of the Church trying to locate all sinful investments on the Church's balance sheet, it will be almost impossible. The result is that diligent seekers of sin-stocks will always be able to find something untoward amongst the Church's investment. Getting more involved in the financial markets is likely to bring these complexities into greater public focus."
To know how Wonga got shepherded into the Church's fold, it's instructive to look at the fund's exposures to private equity, which the Church confirms is how the holding came about.
Crucially, it's not actually the Church's £1 billion ($1.53 billion) pension fund that invests in Accel or Wonga, but the Church Commissioners' fund, an endowment worth £5.5 billion.
The fund says its holdings are "mainly a diversified portfolio including equities, real estate and alternative investment strategies". The portion dedicated to alternative strategies such as private equity and venture capital has been growing.
The private equity part of that fund invests in unlisted companies and achieved a total return of 2.9% in 2012. It made commitments totaling £24.8 million to the portfolio during 2012 and now has plans to increase it. "Our private equity portfolio has significantly outperformed public equity markets since its inception in 1997. We plan to increase our allocation to the asset class going forward," says the fund's annual report.
And the Commissioners' fund is doing well, beating its target of inflation plus five percentage points with returns of 9.7% during 2012. Its long term track record is also very good, with 9.9% on average for the past 20 years. Over the past decade the portfolio has returned 139%; over the past 20 years, it has returned 558%.
And its no slouch when it comes to activism, either. The fund took part in the "Shareholder Spring" of 2012 to express concern over executive pay, sent letters to more than 200 of the U.K.'s largest companies to complain about the same issue, sought assurances from Barclays that it is making a "determined and successful effort to effect a fundamental turnaround in culture" (it's assessing the progress of its engagement with Barclays this month) and sold shares in News Corporation, whose assets include The Wall Street Journal, because the company "failed to allay our concerns about the governance of the company", according to the fund's annual report.
The Archbishop said on Radio 4 this morning that the holding in Wonga amounted to about £75,000 and that the fund's investment managers hadn't picked up that they had invested in a pooled investment vehicle that bought into Wonga. He said the Church will now review its investment rules following the row.
The Church's review may, of course, lead to a reduction of exposure to alternatives, to private equity or to any other portion of its portfolio that's doing well, and that allow the fund to achieve its objectives of supporting poorer dioceses, especially in urban areas.
Capital works in mysterious ways.
Mark Cobley contributed to this post.
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The Costa Rica real estate market is thriving, and Costa Rica's popularity as a tourist destination in recent years has more people looking to invest in this Central American country than ever. Although the prices have been steadily rising, investors still have the chance to cash in on Costa Rica's cultural and economic prosperity.
Situated between Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica is home to 4.1 million people. The country boasts a literacy rate of 96 percent, has an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent and is known for its political stability. The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish.
The Costa Rican government is a democratic republic. The current president, Óscar Arias Sánchez, is in his second four-year term. There are seven provinces in Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas and San Jose. The city of San Jose is the country's capital.
Why invest in Costa Rica real estate?
Unlike many other countries in the region, Costa Rica has no standing army and is known for its Switzerland-like neutrality. "Citizens happily boast that they are so peaceful a nation they have no need for an army, that school children are able to preside over crowd control at election time and that the country has more teachers than it does policemen," according to ShelterOffshore.com.
Its status as a safe country is a definite boon to holidaymakers. 1.7 million international visitors came to Costa Rica in 2006, garnering a total of $1.6 billion in tourism receipts, according to the World Tourism Organization. When the World Economic Forum released its 2008 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, Costa Rica ranked 44th worldwide. It ranked first in Central America and second in the entire Latin American and Caribbean region, after Barbados. Short direct flights are available to Costa Rica from several U.S. cities, making travel plans simple.
The Costa Rica real estate market is based on the U.S. dollar, which means U.S. investors won't feel the pinch and European investors may be more likely to buy. Foreigners enjoy equal property rights with Costa Rican citizens in most circumstances.
Since Costa Rica recently agreed to the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), investments in the business sector are likely to increase. "Days after the vote a giant European car parts manufacturer announced plans for a new plant employing up to 550 persons. Exports from the country are expected to double in the next few years, with the U.S. being the number one buyer and China ramping up as a close second," Chris Simmons—a Canadian C.A., a former builder and the RE/MAX broker/owner of the year for the Caribbean and Central American region in 2006—said in an e-mail interview. Costa Rica has until Oct. 1, 2008 to finish implementing the laws required as part of the CAFTA.
The real estate hot spot is the Guanacaste Gold Coast, Costa Rica's northern Pacific coastline, especially the 38 miles between the city of Pinilla and the Peninsula Papagayo. "Nearly 3,500 deluxe and luxury hotel rooms are expected [on the Gold Coast] within the next three years, [because of] at least nine major hotel and resort projects either under way or in the planning stages," Simmons said. The Gold Coast area is easily accessible to tourists because of its proximity to the international airport in Liberia.
The government and developers know that Costa Rica's ecology and natural beauty are its main draws and are committed to preserving them and promoting sustainable development. "One luxury developer in the center of Tamarindo has dedicated over 90 [percent] of the project as a nature preserve that will be protected by a government-managed nature conservancy," Simmons said.
Most Costa Rican real estate is registered with the Public Registry through a computer system known as the Folio Real. Investors should perform a title search in the Folio Real before considering any property purchase. The title search can also be done at the Public Registry office in San Jose. And for those who are uncertain about the trustworthiness of an unfamiliar title registry, there is an excellent alternative.
"Now we have two or three different American companies here in Costa Rica that provide title guarantees, like Chicago Title and Stewart Title from Houston....Those corporations, they do provide foreigners with a title land guarantee, so in case there is a problem with fraud or problems in the title then they can be identified and [the buyer] can be paid back," Carlos Ayon L., an attorney with Alfred Fournier & Asociados in San Jose, said.
Most real estate in Costa Rica is fee simple. Property taxes are 0.25 percent of the property's registered value, and closing costs are approximately 3.5 percent of the purchase price, according to Simmons. Foreigners' property rights are equal to those of Costa Rican citizens when purchasing fee-simple property, but there are restrictions for those interested in purchasing beachfront property.
"In Costa Rica almost 95 [percent] of beachfront property is concession property and is governed by the Maritime Zone Law as well as other special regulations," Simmons said. The Maritime Zone is the first 200 meters from the high tide line, measured horizontally. The Public Area consists of the first 50 meters from the high tide line and cannot be purchased or owned by anyone. There are no truly private beaches in Costa Rica.
Foreigners are unable to purchase a majority ownership of any property in the Maritime Zone unless they have been a resident of Costa Rica for five years or longer, according to Simmons. Restricted properties are leased for a specific period of time, during which the owner can build or otherwise develop the property according to the terms of the lease.
Potential issues and problems
Costa Rica is widely regarded as a safe and well-governed country. Even so, investors should be sure to complete a thorough due diligence process on any foreign property they consider buying. When dealing with long-distance negotiations and unknown policies, it is especially important to get full legal reports and title checks. And, though it may sound obvious, do not make any property purchase without visiting in person first.
Ayon said he estimates the cost of an independent legal report on a property to be around $1,000 or slightly more. But the headaches such a report could potentially avoid are priceless.
"Even if the property were the last unit in the best place in the world, don't wire funds until you have a legal report on the property," Ayon said. "It's an exception when problems arise, but it happens. Sometimes the report shows something that is not pleasant to the potential buyer."
Investors should note that in many parts of the country there are regulatory plans that limit the height of structures, setbacks from property lines and other development factors. "A nicely forested lot may become a nightmare if it is location in an area of protection, or if it houses many protected trees which are illegal to cut down," Simmons said. Also, some areas in Costa Rica are protected and cannot be legally purchased or built upon, but corrupt sellers may trick unknowing buyers into "purchasing" lots in these areas.
Before considering making any property purchase, it is important to thoroughly research the real estate agent in question. And it may not be Costa Rican real estate agents that are most likely to get investors into trouble.
"We have seen Italians committing frauds with Italians, Canadians committing frauds with Canadians and Americans committing frauds with Americans. They have the advantage. They are here, and when new people come here they seek their own nationals. They find the first person here who's very good with the locals and has contacts, so they believe they're some sort of expert on the country," Ayon said.
Although U.S. investors should always be on guard when investing in a foreign country, it is worth remembering that Costa Rica is considered a safe country for visitors and investment. The vast majority of Costa Rica's real estate transactions complete without any significant hitches. Even so, Americans should be sure not to leave their brains at the border. Legal representation and thorough due diligence are required in order to get through the purchase process as painlessly as possible.
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Open Positions: Tenure-Track Faculty, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Tenure-Track Faculty, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seeks applicants for tenure-track faculty positions at all levels and across all areas of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Particular emphasis is at the junior level and in the areas of Engineering in Health and Disease, and Systems and Synthetic Biology; however all qualified applicants in all areas of chemical and biomolecular engineering will be considered.
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering consists of 15 tenured and tenure-track faculty members and two senior lecturers. The undergraduate program has grown to >350 students, and the graduate program currently has 80 Ph.D. and 45 M.S. students, and 25 postdoctoral fellows. ChemBE faculty members lead the Center for Cell Dynamics and the Institute for NanoBioTechnology. More information about the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering can be found at https://engineering.jhu.edu/chembe/.
The Whiting School of Engineering comprises over 200 full time tenure-track, research, and teaching-track faculty in nine academic programs with a total annual research budget of over $100 million. Research partnerships with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Applied Physics Laboratory, Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences make the Whiting School of Engineering a unique research and educational environment. Student enrollment exceeds 1800 at the undergraduate level with over 1000 full time MS and PhD students. The Engineering for Professionals program enrolls over 2000 part time continuing education students and is the largest program of its kind in the country.
Applicants must hold an earned doctorate in an appropriate field by the time their appointment begins. Candidates must have demonstrated an ability to conduct outstanding independent research and show promise for excellent teaching, mentoring and entrepreneurship in all areas. Applications at all levels will be considered; salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, three recent publications, and complete contact information for at least three references. Applications must be made on-line at http://apply.interfolio.com/32279. Review of applications will begin in December 2015. While candidates who complete their applications by December 1, 2015 will receive full consideration, the department will consider exceptional applicants at any time.
The Johns Hopkins University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Consistent with the University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.
The Whiting School of Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are committed to building a diverse educational environment.


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The George W. Bush media blitz from start to finish
The George W. Bush media blitz — a reluctant dip back into the spotlight that former president started two weeks ago with a wide-ranging interview in The Dallas Morning News — has officially concluded.
Now that the George W. Bush Presidential Center has been dedicated — drawing the other four living U.S. presidents to Dallas on Thursday — Bush is expected to return to a more private life that's focused on his namesake public policy institute.
But here's a look back at the last two weeks and the several media appearances made by Bush and his wife, Laura.
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The News also featured the former president's interview in a look at his new painting hobby and a story on some of the Bush Center's notable features. The News also interviewed Laura Bush on her role in bringing the center to fruition. PARADE Magazine contributor Mark Updegrove sat down with George and Laura Bush. USA Today's Judy Keen chatted with George W. Bush on the phone. And the Associated Press's Jaime Stengle caught up with both the former president and Laura Bush.
ABC News' Diane Sawyer interviewed both of the Bushes. C-SPAN's Steve Scully also sat down with the former first couple. CNN's John King chatted with both George and Laura Bush. NBC's Matt Lauer had a live interview with the Bushes on the "Today Show". CBS News' Charlie Rose interviewed George W. Bush. FOX News' Bret Baier talked to the Bushes, and the network's Dana Perino also interviewed her former boss. And The News also had a brief video interview with George W. Bush.
Lastly, of course, everyone got to hear George W. Bush — along with his wife, Laura, and the four other living U.S. presidents — speak at the Bush Center's dedication on Thursday.
Please see after the jump to watch the rest of the video clips.
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1st quarter recap: Northwestern 7, Iowa 3
Northwestern racked up 75 rushing yards in the first, and the Wildcats lead 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. Northwestern's front seven stepped up in the quarter, allowing Iowa to gain just 14 rushing yards. The Wildcats scored the game's first points after Kain Colter kept it himself for a five-yard touchdown run on the last play of an 11-play, 75-yard drive.


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Villanova Set to Kick Off 2016 Season at the Bobcat Invitational
The Villanova volleyball team will open up their 2016 campaign this weekend at the Bobcat Invitational, hosted by Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
The Field Hockey Team Travels to Kent, Ohio to Open 2016 Season
The Villanova Field Hockey team begins their season this weekend with two back to back away games. First, the team will play at Kent, Ohio, against Kent State, on Saturday, August 27th, and then will play Michigan State, on Sunday, August 28th, also played at Kent, Ohio.
Women's Soccer to Play First Road Game at Princeton Sunday
Sunday will be the 22nd meeting between the Tigers and the Wildcats with the series record set at 7-13-1.
Annual Baseball Golf Outing Scheduled for October 21 at LuLu Country Club
The date for the annual baseball golf outing was announced this week and will take place on, Friday, October 21 at LuLu Country Club. There is plenty of time to sign up to participate in one of the team's largest and most successful fundraisers of the year.
23 Rowing Athletes Recognized by the CAA
The rowing team is a very talented team both athletically and academically. The following athletes were recognized by the CAA for the Commissioner's Academic Award.
2016 Field Hockey Season Preview
"We have a lot of talent on this team. With great leadership, great work rate and complete dedication, this team is ready to compete."- Head coach, Joanie Milhous
Lowry Earns Olympic Gold Medal with USA Basketball
Villanova's own Kyle Lowry (Philadelphia, Pa.) helped Team USA defeat Serbia 96-66 on Sunday in Rio to clinch the Olympic gold medal.
Wildcats Volleyball Looks Forward to a Successful 2016 Season
Coming off of one of the best seasons in program history, the Villanova volleyball team has high expectations for the 2016 season. A second-place finish in the BIG EAST and an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament highlighted the 25-win season, the most victories in a season since the 1993.


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Canadians are *nice* — the Canadian medical journal argues for apologies
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has a new editorial arguing for the ethical imperative of, no kidding, doctors who make a mistake saying that they're sorry. Here's a nugget:
Offering an apology with disclosure is an important component of addressing medical errors. An apology includes an acknowledgement of the event and one's role in the event, as
well as a genuine expression of regret for the patient's predicament. An apology can have profound healing effects for all parties. For the physician, an apology can help diminish feelings of guilt and shame. For the patient, it can facilitate forgiveness and provide the basis for reconciliation.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Commission on Campaign Costs in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Paul A. Porter; Alexander Heard, Chairman of the Commission on Campaign Costs; President Kennedy; Malcolm Moos; John M. Vorys; Walter N. Thayer; V.O. Key, Jr.; James C. Worthy.
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Thaya, on 27 December 2012 - 04:58 AM, said:
Head/shoulder enchants always came from reputations, and it wasn't much harder to farm rep in TBC than it was in WotLK or Cata - I don't know where did you get that impression from. I've played a total of 4 characters in TBC and if that grind was annoying or long, I would remember it being so. Reputation came from just doing instances, you simply didn't have tabards that allowed you to do the instances that you wanted to do - you had to specific ones for specific rep. That's all the difference.
"Heroic PvE content" didn't even exist in TBC... you bash WotLK and Cata and then end your post with that.


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One of the showpiece events in the basketball calendar as the British Basketball League (BBL) Cup Final is contested between two of the country's top teams.
Cup Final Day is one of the most eagerly-anticipated during the BBL season as the stars of the British game lay it all on the line in pursuit of this coveted piece of silverware in the illustrious surroundings of Birmingham's NIA. BBL is the men's professional basketball league in the UK.
Last season, the Newcastle Eagles won the Cup, defeating the UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders 115-94 in front of a packed Arena.
To add to the incredible line-up one of the most prestigious individual prizes, the BBL Slam Dunk Contest trophy, is on the line as the top slam dunkers from all over the country battle it out to be crowned BBL Dunk Champion.
Add in to the mix the incredible All Star Dunkers Acrobatic Dunk Team, FOXY the dunking mascot and the 'BBL Babes Cheerleaders' and you have an event that will live in the memory for ever!
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Ceremony: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Gus Schmiedt Stadium at Manteca High
Number of graduates: 338
Valedictorians: Derek Benson and Jenny Yu
Salutatorians: Amanda Christensen and Wendy Lin
Commencement speakers: Students Benson, Yu, Christensen and Lin
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The Carolina Hurricanes have returned to Traverse City, MI, for the 2013 NHL Prospects Tournament, marking the team's fourth appearance at the annual tournament.
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WEEKEND SOUNDTRACK – Old Folk, Nu Folk
Sometimes history repeats itself in the most pleasant way.
Usually craven humankind does not learn from history and ….. whoops ….. another million or two are wiped out, courtesy of some barking mad dictator like Mr. Despicable, Pol Pot.
Then there's those gentle souls that do learn from history – indeed find their mentors back in the mists of times past – and Paul's pot could be involved if that's the name your lead guitarist or roadie responds to.
I jest, of course. I'm sure none of the good folk of the dingly dells we will visit this weekend have ever partaken in anything more mind-altering than a chickpea and bramble curry or the like.
But I could be wrong.
Yes, folks, folk is back in vogue.
We have nu-folk, acid folk, freak-folk, wyrd folk, neofolk, psych-folk, strange folk ….. you name it, it's been all folked up! And coming to a glade near you soon – the return of the Laurel Canyon sound!
Oh, it's all redux these days, my fellow imps. Cable sweaters are flying off the shelf, thrift stores are doing big numbers as auntie's table cloth becomes a billowing skirt or two, armpits go untended and beards meld into thru-the-hedge-backwards hair.
And then there's the men!
So let's go for a ramble through the waving fields of John Barleycorn, over the sun-dappled meadow, past the babbling brook, once round the maypole and into the sweet-smelling conifers.
Let's allow the lively pixies and elves of today's enchanted garden to entertain us with their Saturday songs before the wispy wraiths of bygone days materialize o' a Sunday morn to sing us back home before their brightly-colored caravans once again disassemble before our wide eyes and they willow back to more innocent times, leaving just the last echo of a ringing twelve-string strum fading into the sunset sky of a velvet Sabbath eve.
So, not togs this week – get the clogs on and let's go tap-tap-tapping down the hedgerows.
On the other hand, you could just go down the pub for karaoke night.
Yea, can't wait to hear you murder "Aqualung"!
What were you thinking?
Don't worry – your weekend is guaranteed Jethro Tull-free!
Getting the Clogs On:
Espers – Mansfield and Cyclops
(From the album, "Espers 11″, on Drag City and available here)
For a bunch from Philadelphia, they sure sound to the mannered-born!
Espers were naturally birthed at a threesome but their destiny was to change into a sextet before the moon had waned.
Their first offering, intriguingly titled "Espers 1", initially appeared as a limited edition of just 300 vinyl albums. It was enough to get their muse out in public and, before long, the debut had distribution deals in both the U.S. and U.K., coupled with glowing reviews mentioning all sorts of folk/folk-rock legends as reference points.
Fairport Convention was the easy and obvious touchstone but, really, Espers, with their baroque flourishes and the chamberesque arrangements, are more in line with cult bands of yore such as Mellow Candle and Fuschia.
They are true fans of traditional and more modern folk music as well as an accomplished ensemble in their own right and their second release was, in fact, a seven song mini-album comprising six covers and one original.
(From the mini-album, "The Weed Tree", on Locust Records and available here)
The covers ranged from the traditional, such as the one above most readily associated with Scottish guitar legend Bert Jansch, to the seemingly absurd – a take on Blue Oyster Cult's "Flaming Telepaths" and a rendition of Nico's "Afraid".
But it works and Espers gave notice there and then that they were serious aficionados with talent to spare of their own.
The capers continued on the 2nd and 3rd albums – wyrd, wynding tales of dead kings and queens wrapped in the threads of Elizabethan wandering minstrels and quite unlike any other band plying their trade these days.
Espers – The Road Of Golden Dust
(From the album, "Espers 111″, on Drag City and available here)
Outside of Espers, there's plenty more music to be had from the band members, notably the delightful solo album by Meg Baird, "Dear Companion", which scrambles together some classic traditional material with the usual inspired choices of obscure covers.
Meg Baird – The Cruelty of Barbara Allen
(From the album, "Dear Companion", on Drag City and available here)
Meg is currently working on a new solo album.
Espers singer/songwriter Greg Weeks, meanwhile is four albums in on his solo endeavors, as well as running his own record label, Language of Stone, where "(A)nalog recording is cherished".
Good man!
His solo work harks back more to '60s American psych-folk, whimsical, strange and always interesting, with a feel redolent of past masters, Pearls Before Swine.
Greg Weeks – Past Four Corners
(From the album, "Awake Like Sleep", on Ba Da Bing and available here).
Home, And Probably Never Left:
Six Organs of Admittance – Black Needle Rhymes
(From the album, "Dust & Chimes", on Holy Mountain and available here)
Six Organs of Admittance is actually just one man – Ben Chasny. Well, of course it is.
It seems like everybody needs to have a surreal or off-center tag these days; actual names are so out, man!
Mind you, Chasny was quite possibly the guy that started the whole thing so applaud him or smack him one as you see fit.
The funny thing about these new folkies is that they are all insanely busy all the time and not, as you might imagine, spending hours watching their loon pants dry on a willow branch.
Apart from releasing about 3 million albums as Six Organs, Chasny is a fully paid-up member of Comets on Fire, a kinda psychedelic/kraut/stoner/reverb-crazy band out of Santa Cruz, California that'll take you right back to the acid daze of the Fillmore West or Longshoreman's Hall.
(From the album, "Avatar", on Sub Pop and available here)
No doubt just to fill up these awkward hours, Chasny collaborates with any number of other outfits, Current 93, the experimental neo-folk ensemble out of the U.K. one which immediately springs to mind.
His main thang, though, since it's just him, is Six Organs. It is where his accomplished and inspired guitar work can take center stage and dazzle with its fluidity and deft phrasing.
A veritable John Fahey for the modern meltdown is our man, Six Organs. He'll transport you away from it all on rolling waves of guitar, set to phase.
Six Organs of Admittance – Bless Your Blood
(From the album, "Sun Awakens" on Drag City and available here)
For a transcendental experience, check out the epic 23-minute "River Of Transfiguration", the closing track on the "Sun Awakens" album.
Chasny is currently on tour as Six Organs of Admittance. You can check out the upcoming dates and much more besides at his website here.
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William Fitzsimmons – The Tide Pulls from the Moon
(From the album, "Gold in the Shadow", on Nettwerk Records and available here)
The son of two blind parents who divorced when he was in his teens, it's hardly surprising that the music of William Fitzsimmons is highly personal, emotive and sometimes difficult to listen to.
But one thing it always is is beautiful.
Fitzsimmons spent many years working as a mental health therapist, during which time his songwriting, although constant, took a back seat. His first two full-length albums, "Until When We Are Ghosts" (2005) and "Goodnight" (2006) were completely self-produced and recorded by Fitzsimmons at his home in Pittsburgh (at that time).
Depressed yet?
Don't worry, there's plenty more darkness to report!
Fitzsimmons' writing often references the deeply personal and his familial history. His 2006 effort, "Goodnight", is said to have been based largely on his parents' divorce during his adolescence, and his 2008 work, "The Sparrow And The Crow", was written entirely about his own divorce and its painful aftermath.
William Fitzsimmons – Hold on with My Open Hands
(From the album, "Goodnight", self-released and available here)
But hold on, don't run screaming from the room! The news is good.
The bearded one's latest opus, "Gold in the Shadow" is about Fitzsimmons' personal regeneration in the aftermath of those experiences. So prepare to get positively carried away, why dontcha!
William Fitzsimmons – Fade and then Return (Acoustic)
(From the bonus disc with the deluxe version of "Gold in the Shadow")
In all seriousness, the latest album is a gorgeous, moving and plaintive work and you will be mesmerized. Get the deluxe version which comes with a second disc of acoustic versions of some of the album's songs, along with additional material.
He'll also play you a cover if you holler:
To my mind, a direct line can be drawn back from Fitzsimmons to a long-neglected singer/songwriter named Jimmie Spheeris, whom you will find soothing your fevered brow on Sunday afternoon's soundtrack entry a little later.
The Edge of Oblivion:
Marissa Nadler – The Sun Always Reminds Me Of You
(From the album, "Marissa Nadler", on Box of Cedar and available here)
Shimmering, ethereal Marissa – the undisputed Queen of nu-folk. A voice of silver sending out songs rendered from a heart of gold.
She is a treasure.
She is Lorelei, her voice is like the Rhine siren, calling sailors to their doom on the rocks upon which she sits, alluring, combing her raven hair.
Marissa Nadler – All Love Must Die
(From the album, "Ivy & The Clovers", available at Marissa's bandcamp page here)
Ms. Nadler sings in a perfectly pitched mezzo-soprano, often accompanied solely by her acoustic guitar, sometimes sodden with reverb. Her style has been described as American Gothic, perhaps because of her look and lyrical content.
Whatever – the sound is divine.
Marissa Nadler has released five official albums, but those platters barely scratch the surface of her prodigious output.
She has contributed songs to many a compilation for good causes and delights in interpreting favorite songs by other writers from Tom Rapp, through Neil Young to Thom Yorke.
Marissa Nadler – Ballad of the Amber Lady
(From the compilation album, "For the Dead in Space, Vols. 11 & 111″, on Secret Eye Records and available here)
A neat connection can also be made from Marissa all the way back to the top of this post and the Language of Stone label for whom she recorded the Mountain Home in collaboration with Greg Weeks of Espers and various other folkies of the nu/acid/psych-folk scene.
(From the album, "Mountain Home", on Language of Stone and available here)
Follow her to heaven or hell, boys – it's worth it!
If you can't dream sweet dreams after spending some time bathing in the dulcet tones of Ms. Nadler, you better make an appointment with Mr. Fitzsimmons and get along to see him pronto!
Sleep, angels, sleep.
Ah, Sunday ….. when you go visit the old folks at home. So that's what we'll do too.
Let's check some of the heroes Saturday's young nippers cite to as major influences on their present-day muse. Dress in your best crushed velvet strides, dorky sleeveless sweater and donkey jacket, grab some muesli and we're off!
Good Morning!:
Incredible String Band – Koeeoaddi There
(From the album, "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter", on Fledg'ling UK and available here)
The pinnacle, the peak, the absolute bees' knees of acid-folk, the Incredible String Band are like Gods to the people of the newest waves of folk music. And rightly so.
Formed as a trio with Clive Palmer in 1966, there was a time in the late '60s when the Incredible String Band were simply the most inventive and eclectic ensemble in alternative music, coming up with sounds and songs so angular and different their adherents lived in a constant state of delighted surprise.
Four albums (well, one was a double but each album could be purchased separately) in 1967 and 1968 set the band apart – and elevate them above – all others of the ilk in that moment, and in every moment since.
"The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion" (Elektra, July 1967):
Incredible String Band – Painting Box
"The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" (Elektra, March 1968):
Incredible String Band – Swift as the Wind
"Wee Tam" (Elektra, October 1968):
Incredible String Band – Job's Tears
"The Big Huge" (Elektra, October 1968):
Incredible String Band – Lordly Nightshade
Essential purchases, each and every one, now – finally – beautifully remastered and re-released with extensive liner notes.
Get them here.
Acid-folk will never see headier days.
Incredible String Band – Ducks On A Pond
(From the album, "Fiddlehead Ferns & Daffodils", not commercially available)
Incredible String Band – You Get Brighter
(From the album, "Exchanging Love Tokens", not commercially available)
Sleepy Afternoon:
Jimmie Spheeris – I Am the Mercury
(From the album, "Isle of View", on Rain Records and available here)
The aforementioned Jimmie Spheeris, one of the great lost American singer/songwriters who released four albums before his untimely death at the age of 34 when his motorcycle was struck by a drunk driver in 1984.
Of these albums, the debut "Isle of View" is a stone classic.
(From the album, "Isle of View", recently reissued on Rain Records and available here)
Admittedly rather "flowery" in places and occasionally tottering close to twee, the album, first released in 1971, is still remarkable in the innate beauty of the songs and the lovely lilt of the singer's voice.
(From the album, "Isle of View")
The debut album was the singer's finest hour. Not that the albums that followed were bad – they just pale in comparison with the magnificence of "Isle of View".
Furthermore, from a purely personal point of view, it sounds to me like Jimmie Spheeris was trying too consciously for a commercial sound and feel that would break him big in the days of the singer/songwriter.
Jimmie Spheeris – Sunken Skies
(From the album "The Dragon is Dancing", on Rain Records and available here)
Spheeris came from interesting roots. His father, Andrew Spheeris, owned and operated a traveling carnival called the Majick Empire but was to be tragically murdered by a "belligerent carnival-goer" (Pat Alston, Santa Monica Evening Outlook).
Thereafter mother, Gypsy Spheeris, moved the family to California, eventually ending up by the Pacific in Venice where she tended bar at an establishment on Main Street called The Circle.
Jimmie was the brother of film director and producer. Penelope Spheeris, whose work includes directing the documentary, "The Decline of Western Civilization" about the L.A. punk scene at the end of the '70s, and "Wayne's World".
Jimmie was also the cousin famed film director and political activist, Costa Gavras ("Z", "State of Siege", "Missing" and many more).
Hardly surprising then that he, too, would exhibit artistic talent.
"Isle of View" was followed in 1973 by "The Original Tap Dancing Kid" which did not have quite the magic of the debut album but still housed some lovely material.
Jimmy Spheeris – Moon On the Water
(From the album, "The Original Tap Dancing Kid", on Rain Records and available here)
Two more albums, "The Dragon is Dancing" (1975) and "Ports of the Heart" swerved dangerously close to MOR, especially the latter. The slick production was en vogue at the time and Spheeris obviously wanted commercial success but it did his songs no service, nor did it bring him the desired sales, and he was dropped by his record company.
Apart from a live album and a posthumously released album of material he was working on at the time of his death, that was it.
Jimmie Spheeris never found the success he ached for and, surprisingly, he still remains lost in relative obscurity, his name kept alive by a loyal band of devotees who ensure his albums remain available and who maintain a tribute website here.
Yet "Isle of View" remains an extraordinary piece of work and, for that album alone, Jimmie Spheeris deserves his seat at the head table.
Doing the Square Dance Chores:
Shirley Collins & The Albion Band – Murder Of Maria Marten
(From the album, "No Roses", on Castle and available here)
Possessed of the purest, sweetest and most English of voices, there is one lady whose influence over the years on the folk scene marks her as the Grand Dame of the entire oeuvre. Even the late, great Sandy Denny would doff her garlands to this towering figure.
Her name – Shirley Collins.
Now 76 years young, Ms. Collins was in the vanguard of the very first modern folk revival in the mid-'50s, close with its spiritual (and controversial) leader Ewan McColl and lover of Alan Lomax, the famed folklorist and ethnomusicologist and perhaps the greatest field collector ever of folk music worldwide. (He holds a a Library of Congress Living Legend Award where his work is archived.)
Shirley Collins & The Albion Band – Poor Murdered Woman
(From the album, "No Roses")
Shirley Collins has, of course, released innumerable albums during her half-century career. Her output is of uniformly excellent quality and two records in particular are generally recognized as key releases in the entire canon of recorded folk music. They are 1964′s "Folk Roots, New Routes" with guitarist Davy Graham, and 1969′s "Anthems in Eden" recorded with sister, Dolly Collins.
The "Folk Roots" was both revolutionary and a revelation at the time of release – and polarized the traditional folk community.
Some considered it a betrayal of the pure folk ethic, others saw it as the way forward. The latter view proved to be correct – the album is an extraordinary fusion of olde English folk with the jazz and raga-influenced guitar work of Davy Graham and is rightly hailed as one of the most influential folk albums of all time.
Shirley Collins & Davy Graham – Nottamun Town
(From the album, "Folk Roots, New Routes", on Fledg'ling UK and available here)
It's an exquisite marriage of styles and its spare, crisp production brings Graham's magnificent guitar and Shirley's flawless voice right to the fore on a collection of songs ranging from the tragic to the ribald.
Shirley Collins & Davy Graham – Hares On The Mountain
(From the album, "Folk Roots, New Routes")
The "Anthems in Eden" album, interestingly enough, was remarkable for almost the opposite reason.
Released during the days that folk-rock was exploding all over the U.K. and blowing the traditional folk establishment to smithereens, the record is notable for its devotion to an authentic, traditional sound produced on instruments of yore ….. rebecs, sackbuts, crumhorns and other medieval instruments battling it out with the guitar.
Shirley & Dolly Collins – Rambleaway
(From the album, "Anthems in Eden", on Beat Goes On and available here)
"Anthems In Eden" featured a 28- minute suite of songs centred around the changes in rural England brought about by the First World War, along with other most English material.
Shirley & Dolly Collins – Adieu To All Judges and Juries
(From the album, "Anthems in Eden")
The "Anthems" album was followed by a related work entitled "Love, Death and The Lady", a much darker vision altogether. Shirley, in fact, was quoted as saying "(I)t wasn't easy music to listen to, I'm surprised anybody bought any of it at all"!
Darker, yes – but still hauntingly beautiful.
Released on EMI's progressive offshoot, Harvest, "Anthems" exercised an enormous influence on the younger singer through the power of the song arrangements and has withstood the test of time with great elegance.
As has Shirley Collins.
Shirley recently completed a commission for Topic's "Voice of the People" series, and three CDs of Peter Kennedy and Bob Copper's field recordings made in the 1960s in Southern England in conjunction with a new show based on the work entitled "You Never Heard It So Sweet".
They are all due for release at some point this year.
Shirley Collins still loves to get out and take in live music, especially hearing and meeting all these young nippers of the new folk scene upon whom she has exerted such an influence.
Shirley was awarded an MBE in the 2007 New Year's Honours List for Services to Music, just one of many honors. She is, as Billy Bragg has said, "without doubt one of England's greatest cultural treasures."
Shirley Collins – All Things Are Quite Silent
(From the album, "The Sweet Primroses", on Topic Records and available here)
Visit Ms. Collins at her website here.
Kicking Back, Scrumpy Almost Gone:
(From the album, "Swaddling Songs", on Esoteric and available here)
There's a lorry-load of singers and bands that have acquired cult, and sometimes almost mystical, status over the years for albums that failed to register at all with the buying public upon initial release but whose allure has grown over the years.
Comus is a prime example of an acid-folk band way ahead of its time, Trader Horne of a unique album of charming innocence, while singers such as Linda Perhacs and Vashti Bunyan have received recognition completely denied when young.
Mellow Candle fall into this category.
Fronted by female vocalists Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams, who were aged 15 and 16 respectively when the band released their first single, Mellow Candle never achieved the commercial success they deserved but they did release one now-legendary psychedelic Folk-Rock album, "Swaddling Songs", often favorably compared to the likes of Fairport Convention and Fotheringay, although it is certainly more baroque than either of those two outfits.
The record originally came out on Deram, the progressive adjunct to staid old Decca. But even a home on a relatively major label wasn't enough to push Mellow Candle into the upper strata inhabited by your Fairports and the like.
It really is a beautiful album, however ….. the harmonies soar, the arrangements are inventive and tight and the songs melodic and redolent of a rural idyll, not in England, mind you, as Mellow Candle hailed from Ireland.
(From the album, "Swaddling Songs")
Well worth your time to investigate and, if you like what you hear, check out the 1996 release of demos and other material by the band entitled "The Virgin Prophet" (available here).
And that's about your lot, with a tra-la-la-la-le! When times are hard, we turn to the tried and true to get us through and there's nothing like an old song of home and hearth to get you centered again.
So, here's to all the folkies, old and new – God bless your clogs!
Steeleye Span – Hard Times of Old England
(From the album, "Present", on Park Records and available here)
Well, you should be exhausted from your weekend of rambling through the hills and valleys of folk music then and now. The artists included in this post are random picks and merely scratches at the surface of the treasure trove of riches to be found in the lengthening history of folk and folk-rock.
Two recent books – almost scholarly work of great depth – explore the whole history of the scene. Both are highly recommended. They are:
"Electric Eden" by Rob Young (Faber & Faber), available here; and
"Seasons They Change" by Jeanette Leech (Hal Leonard), available here
There are so many lost gems out there that new delights still await even the avid collector. The age of the internet has revived the fortunes of many a lost soul or band of wandering minstrels and, today, cult names from the '60s and '70s, such as Trees, Mr. Fox, Michael Chapman and Heron are all receiving the belated attention they deserve.
Some legendary outfits, such as Comus, have reformed and are back playing gigs to far larger audiences than ever before.
But there are always others to be discovered and I'll leave you with one I virtually guarantee you have never heard before.
David Gray lived in Crail, Fife back in the early '70s, long before King Creosote and the Fence Collective were ever born/thought up. He wrote beautiful, lyrical songs of great tenderness, accompanied primarily by just his own acoustic guitar.
He is one of those lost gems still awaiting discovery.
(From the album, "Stepney Days", on Fine$ Factory, not currently available)
You just never can tell where your next favorite artist will come from. Perhaps he or she is about to emerge from the swirling mists of yesteryear to delight and tantalize all over again. Let's hope so.
See ya!


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As an alumni of the class of 2000, I hope you enjoy the time and resources that are made available to you during your week in Indy.
Enjoy your time, learn everything you can, participate, and network with all of your classmates. And have FUN!!
God Bless and God Speed.
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Ashwani Gujral, Chief Market Strategist, ashwanigujral.com, talks to ET Now on various stocks.
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If the markets are weak metals generally tends to get the brunt but it is more a global cyclical type sector and some of the larger metal stocks are probably ranging whereas something like Bhushan Steel etc. is now breaking down so may be levels of 250 could be seen on Bhushan.


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Evening Reading: Why Investors Believe BP's Shares Will Keep Going Up
Heidi Moore weighs in on BP's shares: "What is interesting is that investor faith in BP extends to every part of the markets: stocks, bonds, and even credit-default swaps. Call it the now-or-never trade: if BP doesn't fail in the short term, as investors are betting, it never will. For instance, investors in BP's credit-default swaps rate the company's likelihood of default higher in the next 12 months than over the next five years."
Fantasy deal making: Analysts over at Mediobanca suggest that Barclays may be considering a break-up with its investment/corporate banking arm and Barclays Wealth becoming a separate company. FT Alphaville has the details.
Dangerous liaison: Fortune has an excellent story out today about how Robert Moffatt relationship Danielle Chiesi and how it ended his career.
What did the bailout accomplish? Here's Barry Ritholtz's answer: "Most people still do not understand what was accomplished with the Bailouts. What helicopter Ben & Co. did — pouring trillions into the banking sector — served only to stave off a secular economic restructuring of the finance sector. The can was kicked down the road, and their hope was the wild structurally imbalanced economy was allowed to persist."
Prop trading: Yves Smith on the Volcker rule: "I would not wager in favor of the Volcker rule being interpreted strictly. History and bank friendly regulators argue against it."


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Like now.
So this fall I'm making my "to-do" list and putting it out for everyone to see (and keep me accountable)!
So I'm putting myself on a pinning restriction, I have a problem.. it's so darn addicting.. amoungst other things and going to try and get things done! The things that have been neglected for far too long. I'm a list person, and I have 2-3 lists with my to-do's (some things are repeated on each list, it's not that crazy long), but lists are only fun if you actually get to cross off the items you put on them. So here's to starting to cross off items on my list!
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Ninth Ward News
Newsletters, Mailings & Press Releases:
See You at the May Day Parade! 4/20/2016
Ninth Ward Action Alert: Public Hearing On Parks 4/11/2016
Countdown to May Day! 4/7/2016
Standing Up For Water 3/23/2016
Activate, Engage, Show Up! 2/24/2016
Celebrating Green Zones and Mexica New Year! 2/10/2016
*Updated* See you at the Art Sled Rally 1/28/2016
Reflection on the 2016 Budget 12/24/2015
Addressing Crime and Safety Issues 12/4/2015
Standing with Jamar Clark's Community 11/20/15
Moving Forward on Workers Rights 11/4/15
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day! 10/8/15
Standing Up for Working Families 9/25/15
Join us for Cafe Con Alondra Gentrification: Who gets to live in Minneapolis in 2020? 9/17/15
Community Victory on Roof Depot 8/14/15
Open Streets on East Lake 7/29/15
Cafe Con Alondra: Community Benefits Agreements 7/1/15
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Crude Oil's Fundamentals Face Correction Rather Than Meltdown
Thursday's massive sell-off has put a sizeable dent in oil's recent rally, but we have not seen the last of oil at $100 a barrel.
Crude's steady climb since the beginning of the year has led to fears of a repeat of the 2008 crash, when oil soared to nearly $150 a barrel, but quickly slumped back to around $30 as high prices eroded demand.
But the current fall in oil is a correction, rather than something more fundamental.
Already crude has staged a rebound, paring earlier losses following a strong U.S. jobs report, which raised hopes that the economic recovery remained resilient, despite high oil prices.
And unlike in 2008 there are also significant supply-side issues which should support the market.
Roughly 1.3 million barrels a day of good quality Libyan oil are currently lost to the market and will be for the foreseeable future, as rebel forces remain locked in a stalemate with those loyal to Col. Gadhafi's regime. Until these become readily available again, prices will stay elevated.
The risk that unrest will spread to other key oil producers in the region also cannot be discounted. Regimes in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain—neighbors to big oil exporters, though not ones themselves—have all faced serious opposition. Further instability in the region is liable to send prices upwards again.
March's earthquake in Japan, although negative for oil in the short-term, could also ultimately lend support to prices as the country seeks to replace power previously generated by nuclear plants.
Still, we may not yet have seen the bottom. For the time being negative sentiment is driving the market and any fresh indications that demand is falling away, or that the economic recovery is slowing, will pull prices downwards.
"Oil won't come off massively below $100 a barrel. This is not 2008, but we could go lower," said Andrey Kryuchenkov, vice president of commodities research at VTB Capital.


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Police in Northern Ireland claimed yesterday to have narrowly averted a terrorist attack after discovering four mortar bombs that were "primed and ready to go" in a van.
Three men were arrested after the home-made devices were discovered in a white van that was stopped in Londonderry last night.
The discovery prompted the evacuation of about a hundred nearby homes as army bomb-disposal officers made the devices safe.
The van had had its roof cut back and Chief Superintendent Stephen Cargin said that the target was believed to be a local police station.
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Square's First Overseas Stop: Japan
Square Inc. is bringing its mobile payment service to Japan, its first market outside of North America, in an effort to break the country's overwhelming dependence on cash and help small businesses accept credit cards without expensive point of sale systems.
"To be frank, it's a very hard market to succeed in and, if we do succeed and we intend to, it really proves out a lot for Square. We intend to have equal or more success than we've had in the United States here in Japan," said Square co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
Mr. Dorsey, who also co-founded Twitter, said the company decided to start its overseas push in Japan because of the size and maturity of the Japanese economy, the huge number of small and local businesses.
Square said it processes more than $15 billion in payments on an annualized basis in North America – mostly through its app and accompanying dongle that plugs into the earphone jack of a smartphone or tablet computer. This makes it easier for individuals or small business owners to accept credit and debit cards as payment.
It enters the Japanese market about a year behind a joint venture between eBay's PayPal and SoftBank Corp, which launched a similar service in May 2012.
Square said it will charge a transaction rate of 3.25% — a half percentage point greater than its North America rate of 2.75% — in Japan where it is partnering with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Corp. That's less than the 5% fee offered by the PayPal/SoftBank venture.
Small businesses account for 99% of all businesses in Japan, according to Square.
When PayPal and SoftBank launched its 50-50 joint venture last year, SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said three-fourths of small businesses only accept cash because of the costs associated with accepting credit cards.
While Japanese carriers have developed an advance mobile phone payments system accepted at vending machines and certain coffee shops, cash is still king in Japan – accounting for the bulk of all transactions.
According to SoftBank, credit cards account for about 12% of all transactions in Japan. Tokyo-based Yano Research Institute said the market for shopping done on credit cards was Y39.5 trillion ($389 billion) in the business year to March 2012.


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Mishkan is a burgeoning spiritual community in Chicago reclaiming Judaism's inspiration and transformative essence. Not bound by a particular location, we meet for soulful musical prayer and learning, at homes and spaces all around the city, from synagogues to yoga studios.
The Torah describes the Mishkan as a tent that the ancient Israelites carried with them through the desert, creating holy space whenever and where ever they stopped to gather around and in it. Where ever we are on our journeys as Jews and as citizens of the world, we create meaningful connections- with ourselves, with others, with Jewish wisdom and with God- when we gather together in prayer, song, learning, and tikkun (repairing the world). That's what Mishkan is all about.
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Not sure what this is. Just did an upgrade to 2.9 and now my Incoming Links area and the WordPress Development Blog area all say this. RSS Error: The data could not be converted to UTF-8
Not sure what this is. Just did an upgrade to 2.9 and now my Incoming Links area and the WordPress Development Blog area all say this. RSS Error: The data could not be converted to UTF-8
yeah same problem ... i got message "RSS Error: The data could not be converted to UTF-8"
Likewise for me.
yep. hopefully there's a solution guys.
anyone know a resolution?
I also am seeing this. Even the WordPress links for development blog and news on the dashboard show the error: RSS Error: The data could not be converted to UTF-8
I had my host update the PHP version on my hosting account from 4.x to 5 and now the feeds show up properly on the dashboard, on my blog, and the video embed based on a url works properly. I would say that several functions in WordPress 2.9 require php 5.x to work properly
GoDaddy instructions for php version change: http://help.godaddy.com/article/3937
WordPress is not supposed to need php 5. This needs further investigation.
... and it looks like there is a discussion already going at http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11219
thanks miqro. i'll look into that discussion. and you're right. wordpress isn't supposed to need php 5.
To help boil this down for anyone trying to read the Trac thread:
One aspect of this bug is that there is a requirement for either of these two PHP modules to be installed: iconv or mbstring. If your server is missing both of them, in any version of PHP, then that may be part of the cause of these errors.
I noticed another peculiarity, though I know it is better addressed in another post; After the upgrade, WordPress Stats started tracking my admin visits to my other pages. I logged out and logged back in again, and this seems to have fixed this. Anecdotally anyway.
See also: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11518
Please be gentle with the core devs. Merely mention that it affected you.
thanks everyone. this is all alien speak to me so i'm hoping it gets resolved in a way that i can comprehend lol
I did what "bwnunnally" suggested (I'm also hosted on GoDaddy so it was pretty easy)and it worked for me too. Maybe WordPress 2.9 does need some PHP5...or maybe it just needs it for now, until the devs find a good solution for those using PHP4.
In any case, changing to PHP5 works for me. As long as it doesn't cause other issues with other plugins, etc.
yep, php5 should be. and it is time to work on fresher solutions :)
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please try this as a fix:
thanks Denis! that fixed me right up. i didn't feel like going to my host asking them to upgrade to anything or whatever it is lol.
so again, thanks much!!
thanks. fixed mine too. In fact, it fixed a bunch of things -- like the Google Analytics which hadn't been working even before I upgraded to 2.9. Weird.
Regarding the php5 issue : WordPress can work with php4, but php5 is strongly recommended.
Since version 2.8, WordPress has started to use php5 specific features. In the last two versions, they added a compatibility layer, which means they where looking for alternate solutions to provide the same features when you were on php4. This meant slowing the software, and was source to many strange errors or plugin disfunctionnements.
This layer has not been added for 2.9 which means that php4 users start to really miss features.
php5 is now a must, even if it is "still possible" to run WordPress with php4.
By the way, php4 is not supported for a year now. So running php4 is like runnong windows 98...
Add this to your .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
AddHandler x-httpd-php .php4
Worked for me. Using Godaddy.
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KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A team of U.S. Navy audiologists conducted a hearing test Saturday on a rare beaked whale convalescing at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys.
The mature female whale has been tentatively identified as a Gervais' beaked whale or a Sowerby's beaked whale, said Dorian Houser, a consulting biologist with the Navy Marine Mammal Program in San Diego.
The whale was discovered Friday in shallow waters behind a home in Islamorada. It was transported to the Marine Mammal Conservancy in Key Largo.
Houser and Navy staff scientist James Finneran made a trip to the conservancy Saturday to establish a hearing baseline measure for the whale - something that has only been done once for a Gervais' and never for a Sowerby's. That gives them data they can use for comparison purposes in the future.
"These animals are very rare," Houser said. "Usually when you find one stranded, it's dead."
Researchers were taking blood samples from the 14-foot-long, 1,595-pound whale to try to determine why it stranded. It also was being rehydrated with fluids through a tube in its stomach every four hours.


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April 1st is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: pranks, gags, and joke products of dubious comedic value, as the tech world tries to make you crack a smile. Whether you love it or loath it, April Fools is inescapable, so join us as we run through 2013's cons and let us know which - if any - convinced you, and which you thought were actually funny.
Nokia has cooked up a range of Lumia-colored touchscreen microwaves, the Nokia 5AM-TH1N6 Constellation, promising a mythical 5,000W to cook food in seconds and an integrated camera to share snapshots on Facebook. "More models, including a mini variant targeted towards people with small appetites, and a 10-inch variant aimed at no one in particular, are also planned" the company teases, a coy splash of April snark for those demanding a Nokia tablet.
Samsung has gone green for April 1st, with its new SMART Eco Trees idea: scented "S Buds" with over-the-air fragrance; the promise of CO2 to O2 conversion; and S-eeds for SMART Sharing. The Korean company says you can also climb them, and they'll come in a range of colors.
Google is always good for an April prank or three, and the company has a few different fakes this year. Google Nose aims to bring scent to search, whereby a range of "expertly curated Knowledge Panels pair images, descriptions, and aromas" as well as links to what people also sniffed.
Gmail Blue, meanwhile, has apparently been six years in the making, as Google's email team faces the challenge of "how do we completely redesign and recreate something, while keeping it exactly the same?" The result is a whole lot of blue, quite literally:
The Gmail team isn't the only one to get in on the prank action. Google Maps unveiled Treasure Maps, a pirate-themed redesign with hidden treasure and hand-drawn landmarks, while YouTube revealed it had in fact all been an eight year experiment to find the best-ever video, and would be shutting down to allow judges time to sift through the millions of uploads. You'll have to wait until 2023 to find out which it is, though, with YouTube promising to delete every other clip.
Twitter, meanwhile, finally came up with a way to monetize its users' tweets: charge them for vowels. Twttr, so the company claimed, would demand $5 a month if you wanted to include A, E, I, O, or U in any of your messages; however, Y would remain free.
April Fools is usually a good source of hardware mock-ups, and IKEA has led the way with a flat-packed lawnmower, the GRÄSSAX. The compact lawn-chewer promises all the frustration of IKEA furniture, though we can actually see some gardeners envying the £39 ($59) rechargeable mower and demanding it be made real.
That - if past performance is anything to go by - could happen with ThinkGeek's Play-Doh 3D Printer, a $49.99 kid's toy that runs from an iPad app and can create up to 5-inch cubed 3D models from the squishy dough. It's only a fake at this point, but in previous years ThinkGeek has used April Fools to gage interest in more offbeat products, and then subsequently put them into production, so we have our fingers crossed that the Play-Doh 3D Printer will go the same way.
Less appealing is the Virgin Atlantic glass-bottomed plane, something guaranteed to give nervous flyers palpitations while crossing the pond. If you don't like being reminded of broad expanses of water under your feet, Virgin says it's also starting a domestic service to Scotland.
Flying isn't the only transport-themed con today; BMW has a royal-baby themed entrant, in the shape of the P.R.A.M. (Postnatal Royal Auto Mobile), complete with two- or four-wheel drive and flagpoles for suitably heralding the Duchess of Cambridge's incoming child.
Elsewhere, Sony has apparently realized that the internet loves cats, and so has a fake line of pet audio tech including these fetching Cat Cans. Part of the so-called "Animalia" line, the range also includes 4K TVs for dogs and speakers for hamsters.
Google's Glass has provided the inspiration for UK newspaper The Guardian's tease, Guardian Goggles, a set of wearable displays that can call up the publication's reviews and columns depending on where you're looking. Known for its liberal slant, The Guardian promises to blank out right-wing commentary from rival papers and warn shoppers if their purchases aren't ethically sound.
They're not the only head-worn gag. Lomography has whipped up LomoGoggles, analog-style vision that promises to remove any digital objects - such as your iPad - from your field of vision, returning you to the halcyon days where film was king and "touchscreen" described how you might fondle a room divider.
The Toshiba SHIBASPHERE (or TOSHIBASPHERE) will have you flashing back to fond memories of the Okama Gamesphere, South Park's take on the console wars of the past couple of decades. With Toshiba's SHIBASPHERE, you'll be able to play games like Let's Travel - waiting in lines for airplanes! Pet the Dog - a first-person simulation of dogs and the fur you love! Contract Negotiations - office-room madness! You'll also find a SHIBADOME for your head - fully enclosed 3D helmet excellence, the SHIBASUIT - a full-body spandex suit for HD motion detection, and the SHIBATOTE - basically a bowling ball bag for your SHIBASPHERE.
The Sphero PEACEKEEPER is the same device you loved back when it was a tiny handheld moving machine - now it's ready for war. With the PEACEKEEPER you've got a 3-foot in diameter beast weighing in at 150 pounds. Run over the neighbor's dog with ease!
With SwiftKey Tilt you'll never again wonder what it'd feel like to use your whole body to type a word. The best part about this fool? You can actually use it - it's a real product! Have a peek at Android Community to find out more.
With the iBUYPOWER Revolt XXL, you'll have the largest computer on the block. You'll never again wonder - wow, what would it be like to have so much computing power that I'll have to take out a loan to have enough electricity to keep it on? This computer is so extremely massive that it's large enough to fit the original Revolt inside - yes, please!
You can now watch the YouTube awards for Best Video as it will be live for the next 12 years - they'll need that much time to read the descriptions of all videos that've been uploaded to YouTube over the past 8 years. At the time of this posting, these two folks have been reading nominees for over two hours straight.
So, did any of today's pranks tickle you, or have you had enough of fake news? Spotted anything new worth including? Let us know in the comments.