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Jimi Roadhouse Show
Steve Lloyd Benefit Gig
Jimi will headline a fundraising show to celebrate the life of Steve Lloyd, the former Manchester Roadhouse owner and Doves live sound engineer at the Manchester Roadhouse on May 27th.
Trojan Horse will support. Tickets are on sale now at seetickets.
Lost Souls 15 Years On
Lost Souls was released 15 years ago today! Hard to believe eh.
NBHAP spoke to both Andy & Jimi about their thoughts on the album. Its a good read, check it out here.
RSD Release
Apologies for the lack of updates this month, a combination of a holiday in the homeland & busy work schedule has kept me off the site. Anyhow Its good to see Jimi will partake in a wee bit of the RSD action this year. A remix of Didsbury Girl (Well worth checking out!) will share a split side 7″ with a Pete Wiggs track.
Jimi has been busy in the studio, at least we presume with the follow up to Odludek. Check him out on twitter for the very latest!
Things are also going well for Black Rivers. The support slot with Noel G sounds like its going down a storm! I hear the Glasgow show was especially good. They are due out over here in the US next week. Those of you able to make a show, let us know how it goes over at twitter!
Black Rivers Interview Part Two
I recently had the opportunity to pose some questions to both Andy & Jez about all things Black Rivers. I asked them both 10 questions each. This is part two of the interview. You can read part one here.
This part of the interview may make more sense once you have heard the album! Now you can as gigwise are streaming the album now. Go ahead and give it a listen.
Thanks again to both Andy & Jez for their time!
Five questions for Andy:
– Who writes the lyrics? If you both do, which tracks did you write the lyrics for?
We both write lyrics, something i always enjoyed doing in doves,
on this record from what i can remember my lyrics were the forest&the ship&Coral sea
Jez's were Voyager 1,then all the other songs were both of us contributing together.
– Age Of Innocence is possibly as far away from Doves as you get on the record. Love the drumming, where does this song come from?
thanks.i like the energy in lots of those rockabilly records,guess its my attempt at that.
– Deep Rivers Run Quiet is probably one of the most beautiful tunes you guys have ever penned. How did that one come about?
well thank you, Deep rivers was interesting as jez had pretty much all the music already& the line 'deep rivers run quite' original verse lyrics were more of a love song,but we both felt the lyrics needed subverting a little bit, so we ended up deciding on trying to write a song about technology/surveillance paranoia!&how our phones,computers etc come to rule our lives which is a subject us&i suppose most other people can relate to at one time or another. Again it felt like something new (to us) to write about
– What was the toughest track on the album to nail down and why?
theres always one on every album!! both prob got different opinions on this
i'd prob say the wind that shakes the barley as lots going on in it,getting it to flow…is weird as live was one of the easiest to come together&one we always look forward to playing.
– Any old material/ideas that may have been previously worked on for a Doves album get recorded for Black Rivers?
think jez might have had music for voyager 1&a basic version of harbour lights from a few years back.
Five Questions for Jez:
– I hear a "Gimme Shelter"-esque intro guitar sound/pitch at the beginning of Diamond Days. Was that an influence at all? If not, describe how this track came about.
Interesting stones reference but no …for me it wasn't …There was no direct writing influence on that song Apart from.. i liked the piano and guitar sound from my favourite beck album "odelay" a song called jack-ass …Which he in turn sampled from the brilliant "its all over now baby blue "by them
– Did you collaborate with anyone (Martin Rebelski perhaps?) on the record or is it entirely your own work?
Nope just me and andy ..
– How are you choosing which Doves tracks you are putting on the setlist?
I think that will change over time perhaps when we have a few more days of rehearsals ….we will chop and change to keep it fresh
– I love the sound on The Wind That Shakes The Barely. Tell us how you came up with that track, what was the starting point?
Thanks 🙂 The initial idea came out of a cascading de-tuned guitar sample (which came from another song that didn't make the album ) Andy had a lose top line chorus idea …that he'd written for an old chemical brothers demo track (which never saw the light of day ) we fused the 2 and then we were kind of "right were on our way to something a bit different here" in our heads we wanted a kind of beach boys vibe over an electronic sound …
– Coral Sea is probably my favourite track on the album, what is the inspiration (if any!) behind it?
Had the chord and top line sequence from ages ago Was just waiting for the right angle …At first it was a bit more electronic but clicked into place when we added a more acoustic feel …We wanted it to have that pure escapist Balearic feel to it
– What synths are used on the record? Are you still buying old gear to record with or are you using softsynths? Which synth did you have most fun with?
A mixture of the 2 ….I now have a lot of ..big old creaky synths from the 70s …But also use software synths for instance "the ship" Is a mixture of the 2 …I'm not a synth snob …if something works then it works …
My main 70s/80s synths are …
Moog rouge
USA Dates!
Black Rivers have just announced a small handful of US West Coast dates. As Andy revealed to me last month, the dates will encompass the band's appearance at Austin's SXSW Festival. More West Coast dates are expected, whilst their SXSW date(s) have yet to be announced.
The dates announced so far:
Mar 23 Soda Bar San Diego, CA
Mar 24 Bahia Los Angeles, CA
Mar 26 The Chapel San Francisco, CA
Get the tickets links via Black Rivers official website.
The debut Black Rivers album is out this Monday, February 9th! If your in Manchester you can get it a day early at HMV Manchester (Arndale Centre) from 2pm where they will perform a few tracks and will sign copies of the album!
The Line of Best fit reviewed the album:
"Wind That Shakes The Barley" isn't the all-out house of Sub Subs "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" but nonetheless it's a euphoric slab of psychedelia that wouldn't be out of place at a rave. "Diamond Days" has the same touchpoints as "Words" from The Last Broadcast with a similarly lilting, repetitive guitar hook and gentle voice. It segues into "The Ship", which starts as a sea shanty then thrillingly mutates into a Kraftwerk workout replete with effect laden vocals.
Read the full review. Thanks to Nikkijaydee for the link!
..aand finally the second part of my interview with Andy & Jez will go live on Monday.
Heavenly 25
This past weekend saw Heavenly Recordings celebrate 25 years with a Birthday bash in Hebden Bridge Yorkshire. DMB was there for both Jimi & Cherry Ghost gigs, both of which were memorable to say the least. We had such a great time that we got very few pics ourselves, so I would recommend you either check out the Doves forum for pics & comment or these sites for a review & pics..
Jimi reviews: Backseat Mafia | Gourmet Gigs
Cherry Ghost review: Gourmet Gigs
Thank you to those who stopped us and offered kind words regarding the site and stuff, was really cool seeing some old faces from Doves gigs from years gone by, just as it was equally cool meeting new faces too! It was a grand old time and we hope to do it all again someday soon.
Setlist from Jimi's show, sadly the encore was not played due to time restrictions, thanks to gibbo for the pic!
A great way to end Jimi's Odludek campaign. We look forward to the follow up immensely! Now our attention turns to Black Rivers, with their debut lp out here in a couple weeks. Part two of my interview with Andy & Jez will be live on album release day.
Black Rivers Interview Part One
I recently had the opportunity to pose some questions to both Andy & Jez about all things Black Rivers. I asked them both 10 questions each. This is part one of the interview, the second part is focused on the songs on the album and will make more sense to you once you have heard the record, so expect the second part on or around Feb 9th when the lp is out.
Thanks to Andy & Jez for their time and to John for making this happen!
Visit Black Rivers official website to pre-order the debut album, released February 9th!
Five questions for Andy:
– Andy, after Doves last gig in 2010, we have read in the press you were in a psychedelic group. Are you able to reveal more? Did anything get released?
yes was making some music with friends, with Jim noir (a manchester solo artist)Laurie laptop who was in Durutti Column & Also Ian smith who was in Alfie amongst other bands, we recorded a lot of material,but never finished stuff!! so theres nothing released of yet, some of us had other projects&a couple of the guys had 'proper' jobs, so it got harder & harder to get together to record/write but hopefully when everyones less busy we'll finish some of those songs,as theres some good stuff there&had a lot of fun recording with them all.
– Which song or moment ignited the spark to make you both want to go ahead and record an album? Describe how that came about.
I think that would have been early stages of Age of Innocence or the ship,
both songs felt new to us,in age of inn .. i remember we started at my house &i had that rockabilly drum beat over some different chords ,jez put a new acid like bass line over it &it shouldn't have worked ,as both parts are sonically very different,but it did&we liked the vibe. From there we went on a couple of recording/writing trips to anglesey where it started to come together more.the ship i had the vocal line&synth bass line,but jez welded the instrumental 'kraftwerk like' sections on !& took it somewhere unexpected.
– You talk about getting away from sounding like Doves of course. With that in mind, did you approach the song writing process for this record differently than you would have for a Doves record? Describe how you usually turn an idea into a song, How far do you go with the idea before you involve Jez?
certainly at the start of the project we didn't start by saying this record cant sound like doves as think we both feel its not good to limit or put restrictions on songwriting early on,is nice to feel you can go anywhere you like with it,i think later on you can choose to leave certain songs off if you both feel is too close to previous material.
as for writing songs, for me can start with anything…a sample or basic set of piano chords or even just a new synth sound can trigger an idea,for me personally i always try early on to get some kind of vocal melody in early in the process whilst it feels fresh(lyrics generally come later on)but if working with jez i dont develop it too much as good to get his input,as he can take a song somewhere you dont expect.
– Do you have a favourite place to go for song writing inspiration?
well with this record was probably Beaumaris in Angelesey Wales.
– Any chance of seeing Black Rivers in North America sometime in 2015?
would love to tour in u.s ,hopefully looking good for us doing sxsw festival&possibly some west coast dates ,all depends on raising the budget so we can make it happen..but would love to play as much as poss out there.
p.s thanks nicky&all the regular dovesblog community for the support over the years..is much appreciated!!
Five questions for Jez:
– Jez, after Doves last gig in 2010, you went off in a totally different direction (understandably!) with Raized by Wolves. What happened to the album? Did any of the tracks penned for Raized By Wolves make it onto Black Rivers?
We finished 10 tracks They still sound great imo …I guessed we flirted with the pop/ electronic world and didn't work out …But we had so much fun doing RBW ….Currently the songs are being used for other Artists …Probably released in 2015 but not under "rbw"
– You talk about getting away from sounding like Doves of course. With that in mind, did you approach the song writing process for this record differently than you would have for a Doves record? Describe how you usually turn an idea into a song, How far do you go with the idea before you involve Andy?
yes i wanted to do something that would place us in a different mind set to ..lets say when writing for doves ..My main thing was it must sound contemporary even if it has a retro feel it …it must have a twist to give it a fresh edge …well that was the intention …
Sometimes its literally sitting down with the guitar for days ….until something triggers ' if i'm working with guitar and dictaphone I'll usually get around 4/5 ideas a day But will take something special to take it any further….. The top line melody comes at the same time as the chords very symbiotic ….or maybe its a sample ..or just a feeling …….sometimes i'll have a melody and chord structure thats been around for years /decades …Just hadn't cracked the code so i'll always revisit (as a good re-occurring idea will always be knocking on my door ….) Andy gets involved if the song resonates with him …Sometimes we write and build a song together or sometimes i'll bring a Vrs and chrs idea with top line and then will evolve it together …Or could be Andy bringing in an idea or a snippet – we will then evolve it together…Guess theres no set formula ..
– Do you have a favourite place to go for song writing inspiration?
Anywhere really ….To get the initial ideas i hop on a plane and travel with my laptop /mic /and travel guitar …Then We might evolve it in our manchester studios .. then we might think about recording in a cottage/house (generally in the uk) as moving a drum kit and amps is a real pain
– Did you collaborate with anyone (Martin Rebelski perhaps?) on the record or is it entirely your own work?
Nope just me and andy ..
– Any plans to release something for Record Store Day 2015?
Not yet !! but would love to do something original for it …time permitting
Thanks nicky your a legend !! and thanks to all on the board…. We both really appreciate the fact that you've stuck with us for such a long time 🙂
Seven Day Smile Video
Just recently surfaced, a video for Seven Day Smile with Jane Weaver filmed at the Manchester Ritz. I don't ever recall seeing this before, so a hidden gem if there ever was one!
Also in the news.. Jimi was 'in the booth' talking to Liz Kershaw on 6 music earlier today. You can listen to the interview via the 6 Music website. Fast forward to 1 hour 9 mins to hear Jimi discuss what he is currently reading and he reveals a wee bit about the upcoming Guy Garvey solo album & the Heavenly Hebden fest that's happening in a couple weeks.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thanks so much for all the support this busy year, supplying news, setlists etc that helps keep this site going!
Its been a great year with Jimi's brilliant debut album and endless touring. 2015 promises to be just as good with Black Rivers prepping their debut album for release in February. Andy & Jez kindly answered a ton of questions for us which I will post up in the new year.
Here's to another busy year ahead! First up will be A Heavenly Weekend in Hebden Bridge next month!


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From the archives of The Daily News for Dec. 30:
- In 1913, the outcome of the special election was expected to determine road improvements from League City to Kemah.
- In 1913, Galveston County Sheriff's office found no clue in determining the cause of the dynamite explosion.
- In 1963, Stella Bee Jones was injured and killed in a car-truck collision on U. S. Highway 290.
- In 1963, Texas City planned to spend $141,963 on a city library. The library was expected to open in the following spring.
- In 1988, County Judge Ray Holbrook billed the Texas Department of Corrections more than $416,000, raising the state's debt to more than $1.4 million.

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How credit card debt delays retirement dreams
While retirement often is viewed as a well-earned conclusion to the grind of the working world, a growing number of older Americans are finding it clouded by credit card debt.Almost 50 percent of households headed by someone between 55 and 64, and 37 percent between 65 and 74, carry credit card debt, according to the Federal Reserve's most recent Survey of Consumer Finances, released in February 2009. In fact, about 30 percent of households headed by a retiree carry balances.
"One of the saddest things I see is people entering what they want to be a comfortable, reasonably stress-free time of life. When they're entering with credit card debt, it can get scary," says Scott Crawford, founder and chief executive officer with DebtGoal, an online service that helps users pay down their debt.
The theory that one's expenses will drop significantly in retirement increasingly doesn't hold up, says Jordan Goodman, author of the book, "Master Your Debt." True, many people save on work clothes and commuting. However, those costs typically aren't on the scale of any medical expenses they may incur. And, retirees who remain healthy often want to travel and do the activities they didn't do while working -- many of which cost money.
In fact, rising debt levels are contributing to a jump in bankruptcy filings among older Americans, Goodman says. In 1991, people 55 and older accounted for 8.2 percent of bankruptcy filings, according to "Generations of Struggle," an AARP study. By 2007, that number had almost tripled to 22.3 percent.When charging habits don't change with your lifestyle
Marti Deadwyler is a 64-year-old living in the Twin Cities. She and her husband were doing fine until a few years ago. That's when family issues forced her to take a leave of absence from her job, before having to exit the company altogether. Her attempts to find another position just as the economy was taking a nosedive were unsuccessful. Her husband had taken early retirement some years earlier, so Deadwyler had been the primary breadwinner.
In addition, over about 10 years, Deadwyler had run up about $60,000 in credit card debt. "I wasn't thinking," she says. "It became so routine to flip a card" to make purchases
This summer, even after drastically cutting back purchases and trying to find a way out from under the debt, Deadwyler and her husband declared bankruptcy. She recalls hearing stories as a kid about the Depression and wondering what it would be like to not know whether you would be able to eat each day. "At 63, I started being concerned myself. We were paying so much to the credit cards, we didn't have food on the table."
When card debt cuts into retirement savings
Even for people who avoid bankruptcy, mounting credit card bills can lead to trouble in several ways. For starters, it cuts into their ability to save for retirement. More than six in 10 respondents to the 2010 Scottrade American Retirement Study said that debt was an impediment to saving.
And, as cardholders move into their 50s, their ability to pay off their balances declines. People who lose their jobs after about age 55, whether through job cuts or for medical reasons, are unlikely to find new ones that offer similar salaries, says Bill Driscoll, a financial planner in Plymouth, Mass. "If they're not well prepared at that point, they have to downsize their lives."
Randy Curtis, 57, retired in January after about 22 years working for the Illinois prison system. Along the way, he accumulated about $70,000 in credit card debt, largely by eating out and spending on radio equipment; Curtis is an amateur radio enthusiast.
"Age and wisdom" prompted Curtis to start an intense debt reduction program about a year ago, with the aid of DebtGoal. "The debt was burning a hole in my soul," he says. Since starting the program, Curtis has chopped about $13,000 from his balance. That's not to say that it's easy -- about half Curtis' income goes to paying off credit card balances. He's sworn off dinners out and new purchases, and he's indefinitely postponed his dream of buying a house in the country.
What you can do now
If you're approaching or in retirement, several steps are key to reducing your credit card debt. First, "diagnose reality as early as you can," Crawford says. The longer you wait, the more time you're leaving for your financial obligations to grow, making it harder to get ahead of them.
Consider steps that are drastic, but will free up larger amounts of cash, such as moving to a smaller house or selling a car. The goal is to create as much cash to put toward your bills.
If you feel that you're in over your head, seek out a legitimate credit counselor, Goodman says. The counselor can help you set up a payment plan and may be able to work with the card companies to lower your interest rate.
For homeowners, another option is a reverse mortgage, or a loan that lets you convert some of the equity in your home into cash. However, keep a close eye on fees, as they can add up, Goodman notes.
The best bet, of course: Avoid running up balances to start. "Budget forward, not backward," Deadwyler says. That is, set aside money to pay for expenses before they occur. "It's not a sacrifice; it's just a mode of living."
See related: 11 ways for seniors to mop up credit card debt, Trying to cut spending? Go BIG!, Debt can slow down retirement goals, Emergency fund, retirement, come before credit card debt, Rethinking borrowing in retirement, When a medical crisis empties retirement funds
- Go paperless without neglecting your card bills – Help the environment, save money - but stay on top of your finances. Here's how ...
- How financial well-being and physical health are linked – The amount of credit card debt you're coping with can affect your physical health ...
- Pros, cons of using credit cards for everyday purchases – Using a credit card for all your purchases has its upsides, as long as you aren't adding to your debt load ...


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Whether you're an avid soccer fan or just like to tune in once every four years, it seems like everyone's talking about the World Cup! But it's not just the action on the field that's getting all the attention - the tech is also front and center. That's because, for the first time, goal-line technology has been incorporated into the tournament, allowing officials and fans a more accurate determination of whether or not a goal has been scored.
Each of the twelve World Cup stadiums has been equipped with fourteen state-of-the-art, high-speed cameras that provide over 500 images per second, allowing for constant 3D monitoring of the ball's position on the pitch. Each shot is confirmed or denied as a goal within one second of the play and the verdict is relayed to the match official on smart watches.
At first, this may not seem like a big feat - I mean, it's in or it's out, right? Wrong! This technology must be able to determine down to the millimeter whether or not the ball has indeed crossed into the goal.
Other international soccer tournaments and sports like tennis and cricket have been using similar technology for some time - in fact, some use magnetic fields to determine whether a ball has crossed over a threshold! - but it's only now that FIFA has approved its use in the World Cup. While the adoption of instant replays has been slow to catch on in the sport, the inclusion of goal-line technology in this year's tournament seems to have been embraced by soccer fans that want the right call made every time.
Besides the pinpoint accuracy of goal verification and the major design behind Brazuca, the official World Cup ball, there is a ton of new tech that has been introduced this year in the World Cup. Check out more examples of how technology is revolutionizing the world's most popular soccer event - cooling jerseys, vanishing spray, super boots, oh my! - and make sure to tune in next week for another look at the STEM behind the World Cup!
This week, the STEM education world lost a leading educator whose work is improving science education across the country. Dr. Donna Sterling, a professor at George Mason University in Virginia, passed away on Tuesday after a long illness. We got to know her through VISTA, one of the nation's most effective STEM learning programs, which is helping science teachers throughout Virginia dramatically raise their game. VISTA is a living testament to the power of Dr. Sterling's work: It will benefit children for decades to come.
We're back this week to take a look at the STEM behind the world's biggest soccer event, the World Cup, where 32 teams are currently vying for a chance to compete for the sport's greatest prize.
With about a week left in the first round of play, statisticians are showing off their STEM prowess as more and more fans are asking, "What are the odds of my team moving on?"
Here at CTEq, we've been following the matches and making predictions using some great interactive tools from companies like Bloomberg and FiveThirtyEight that combine the math of statistics and probability with the software engineering that represents all of these data is a fun, user-friendly visual format.
Beyond that, resources like these tell the story behind the tournament's headlines, like why some of the former defending champions have already eliminated, but with a statistical twist - it kind of reminds us of CTEq's STEMtistics!
Thanks to sports and math enthusiasts that love to crunch the numbers and make projections based on data instead of hunches, there is so much exciting information that's keeping soccer fans on the edges of their seats and hopeful that their squads can hold on and make it to the Round of 16.
Brush up on all of the predictions for Day 9 of the tournament and read about which matches to watch and what to expect from the rest of the Group Stage.
Interested in how the U.S. team is shaping up against Portugal when they go head-to-head on Sunday? Check out the STEM stats behind the matchup. And stay tuned for next week's post where we'll look at more of the STEM behind the World Cup!
For decades, Americans have paid lip service to the need for schools to teach higher-order skills like problem solving and critical thinking. Common Core State Standards in math and English are the nation's first major effort to turn that rhetoric into reality. We can't afford to back pedal.
Common Core is bringing one critical fact into very high relief: students have to work much harder to learn higher-order skills than rote skills, and that requires a long-overdue cultural shift from schools, students and teachers alike.
See, for example Saturday's New York Times story about Chrispin Alcindor, a 9-year-old boy struggling to master the more challenging material that has become a staple of some New York classrooms since the state adopted Common Core. Before Common Core, the Times suggests, Chrispin was used to "spouting back basic facts" or memorizing multiplication tables. Now, he must "explain [his] calculations and solve modern-day problems," which is far more challenging. Thank goodness for that.
Instead of blaming Common Core for her son's struggles, Ms. Alcindor takes steps to help him reach the higher standards. She turns off the television, locks away the xBox, and institutes tutoring sessions on evenings and Saturdays. If more parents follow Mrs. Alcindor's lead, Common Core will have a transformative effect on U.S. schools. Chrispin seems to make slow and steady progress. It's hard and often heart-rending work, to be sure, but the alternative is to set him up for much more crushing failures later on in life.
Yet there is no guarantee that Ms. Alcindor's reaction will be typical among parents. Even if states implement the new standards flawlessly, millions of students will struggle, and millions of parents will be shocked. Anti-Common Core zealots will seize on their shock to advance their own ends, and some craven politicians will go along.
That's why state and local leaders in this country need to step up to the plate and publicly embrace the challenge. They need to reassure parents that their children have not lost ground but rather that the standards .
There is much more at stake here than just Common Core. We are finding out whether we as a nation have the grit to do the very hard work of raising our standards. Change the Equation believes that we do. Let's not let prove us wrong.
STEM and soccer fans, rejoice! The World Cup kicked off yesterday in Brazil and the whole globe is tuning in to watch the tournament over the next month. Soccer enthusiasts are known for their spirited support of their squads and favorite players, but all eyes are on real the star of this World Cup: the ball.
Nicknamed "Brazuca," this tournament's official ball is being heralded as the best yet. Brazuca's popularity is due to its new design, which features some cool upgrades including six polyurethane panels and a rough texture on its surface that maximizes favorable spin, air speed, and aerodynamics.
I have goosebumps, though the technical term is a raised nub texture. #ballin pic.twitter.com/y6NZJ2NwOR— brazuca (@brazuca) June 12, 2014
Designing the ball for a sporting event like the World Cup is no easy feat. Over the years, designers have aimed at creating the perfect ball for the sport's biggest tournament, but they don't always succeed in creating a winner. At the last games in South Africa, players lamented the tournament ball's performance on the field, which scientists believe flew unpredictably (almost supernaturally!) through the air because it was a "too perfect sphere." The official term for the issue is called knuckling, or when "at zero or near-zero spin, the seams of the ball channel airflow in an usual or erratic manner making its trajectory unpredictable."
Needless to say, designers at Adidas were not taking any chances this year. Over 600 of the world's top players helped to test out the new design, which took an amazing two-and-a-half years to complete, making it the most tested ball ever by the company. Altitude, temperature, air density, and a whole host of other climate-related factors were taken into account when determining how to make the best ball for the best players. For a more in-depth look at STEM behind the design, check out this video where scientists examine it layer-by-layer under an electron microscope!
So whether you're rooting for the Brazilian home team or chanting "I believe that we will win!" with the Americans, keep an eye out for Brazuca flying across the pitch and into the goal! We'll be back next week with more STEM-flying stats about the World Cup but, until then, make sure to follow Brazuca throughout the tournament on Twitter for the inside scoop on all of the soccer action and more details about its exciting new design.


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11/15/11: Stepinac quarterback Mark White talks about preparing for St. Anthony's in the CHSFL championship game.
11/15/11: Stepinac quarterback Daniel Hoffer talks about why his team can compete with St. Anthony's.
Kevin Devaney Jr. and Gregg Sarra analyze Friday's CHSFL AAA title game between Stepinac and St. Anthony's.
Kevin Devaney Jr. breaks down the action in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut regions.
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Merck & Co. swung to a fourth-quarter profit because of lower restructuring and other charges and higher sales of most of its key drugs.
The world's third-biggest drugmaker forecast little improvement this year, when its top-selling drug, allergy and asthma medicine Singulair, will get U.S. competition from cheaper generic versions. Merck executives also said increased pressure for lower drug prices, now in some key emerging markets as well as the European Union, and a shift to unfavorable exchange rates will hurt revenue this year.
Other drugmakers reporting results in the past two weeks gave the same outlook.
Merck, the maker of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil and diabetes blockbusters Januvia and Janumet, said Thursday that net income was $1.51 billion, or 49 cents per share. A year earlier, Merck lost $531 million, or 17 cents a share.
Adjusted income was $2.98 billion, or 97 cents a share. That topped expectations for 95 cents per share, according to FactSet.
Revenue rose 1.6 percent $12.29 billion, $200 million below expectations.
"We had a good quarter and a strong overall year," CEO Kenneth Frazier told analysts on a conference call. "We are committed to strong operational growth despite challenges such as the Singulair patent expiration."
He said Merck has some newly approved drugs launching in various countries. The company recently got approval to market HIV drug Isentress and cholesterol drug Vytorin to additional patient groups, and plans during 2012 and 2013 to apply for approval of five major products.
However, last year Merck ended a study of promising blood thinner vorapaxar due to bleeding risks, but continued a second study that excludes patients who have had a stroke, and it halted a study of a Staph infection vaccine because more people in the group getting it were dying.
The company, based in Whitehouse Station, N.J., forecast 2012 earnings per share of $3.75 to $3.85, excluding charges. Analysts expect $3.83. The company expects revenue at or near 2011's total, which was just over $48 billion.
In trading Thursday, Merck shares fell 19 cents to $38.44.
Analysts Linda Bannister of Edward Jones and Dr. Tim Anderson of BernsteinResearch both called it a decent quarter, while Catherine Arnold of Credit Suisse wrote that it was "a solid quarter, driven by good cost controls and lower tax rate."
All three have "Buy" ratings on Merck stock, partly because the company continues to cut jobs and other costs, just increased its dividend 11 percent to 42 cents per share and bought back $1.9 billion worth of shares in 2011.
Pharmaceutical revenue rose 3 percent to $10.76 billion, led by double-digit sales growth for Januvia and Janumet, HIV drug Isentress and Gardasil. Sales rose 8 percent to $1.46 billion for Singulair, whose U.S. patent expires in August.
Late Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Janumet XR, a version of the Januvia-metformin combination taken once a day instead of twice. Merck won approval for Juvisync, the first combination pill for people with both diabetes and high cholesterol, in October, so its Januvia franchise is sure to soon exceed sales of $5 billion a year.
Generic competition hurt sales of several prior blockbusters, including osteoporosis pill Fosamax. Vytorin sales fell 16 percent due to decreased U.S. demand, and sales of shingles vaccine Zostavax slumped 27 percent. Manufacturing problems have limited Zostavax sales for a couple of years, but Merck said it's now filled backorders.
Recently approved hepatitis C drug Victrelis accounted for revenue of $87 million. One of two hepatitis C drugs approved last year that greatly improve the cure rate for the tough-to-treat virus, it's being launched in more countries.
Merck took charges of $1.48 billion for acquisition-related costs and $692 million for restructuring. Both are related to its ongoing integration of fellow New Jersey drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp., which it bought in 2009 for $49 billion. That deal gave Merck Schering's biotech, consumer health and veterinary medicine businesses.
The combined company has been shedding jobs and closing some factories to reduce costs. It's now down to about 86,000 employees worldwide, from the 106,000 the two had right before merging.
Biologic immune disorder drug Remicade saw sales fall 28 percent to $511 million, because of a new, less-favorable revenue sharing agreement with Johnson & Johnson. That followed arbitration after Merck bought Schering-Plough, which had marketed the blockbuster drug jointly with J&J.
Animal health sales rose 6 percent to $868 million. Sales of consumer health products such as nonprescription Claritin fell 5 percent to $361 million, partly due to a mild fall allergy season.
For the full year, Merck posted net income of $6.27 billion, or $2.02 per share, up from $861 million, or 28 cents a share. Revenue totaled $48.05 billion, up 4 percent from $45.99 billion in 2010.
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Vice President Joe Biden will address this year's graduates of the University of Pennsylvania.
Officials at the Ivy League school in Philadelphia say Biden will speak at commencement on Monday.
Biden has many connections to Penn. His granddaughter is a freshman and his son Beau, the attorney general of Delaware, is an alum.
Biden also spoke at the 2010 graduation for Penn's School of Social Policy and Practice, when his daughter Ashley received a master's degree.
On Tuesday, Penn announced that Biden will be among nine people to receive honorary degrees at the spring ceremony.
Other honorees include former Chile president Michelle Bachelet, who now runs the United Nations women's agency, and Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, the first African-American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company.
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Gov. Brownback recently issued an executive reorganization order (ERO #41) that will realign the services provided by several state agencies, including the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, the Department on Aging and the Department of Health and Environment. Unless the legislature acts to disapprove this order, it will go into effect on July 1st, changing the names of two of these departments as well as reassigning responsibilities.
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Spurs vs. Knicks Free Pick
NEW YORK, NY (ATS Consultants) – Will the Knicks pull off the upset today when they host the Spurs at 12:00PM ET at Madison Square Garden?
ODDS: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv have installed the Spurs as 3-point favorites over the Knicks, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 195 points. San Antonio enters play with a 5-1 record and is 2-1 on the road, while New York is 2-3 overall and 1-2 at home.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Spurs opened as 2.5-point favorites but the spread has been bet up slightly to 3, while the total opened at 196.5 and now is down to 195 at most online sports books.
PUBLIC BETTING: The latest public information says that 72% of bettors that have wagered on this game favor the Spurs. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure to click on the link provided to get the most up-to-date public betting numbers.
NBA FREE PICK: Take New York. According to latest NBA trends, the home team is 4-1-1 against the spread in the last six meetings between these two teams and the underdog is 3-1-1 against the number in the last five meetings. The Spurs, meanwhile, are 1-3-1 against the number in their last five games versus the Knicks and 1-4 ATS in their last five road games versus New York. The Spurs are also 1-4 against the number in their last five games overall, 1-4 ATS in their last five games playing on one days rest and 0-4 ATS in their last four games following a straight up win.
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Should You Sell in May?
Wealth Daily's Weekend Edition
Last year, the S&P 500 peaked on May 2 at 1,370.58.
By early August, it had dropped nearly 20% and was testing support at 1,100...
It took the S&P until last February 2012 to get back to that 1,370 peak.
In 2010, the S&P 500 hit an intra-day high of 1,219.80 on April 26.
By early July, the index hit an intra-day low of 1,010.91. That was a 17% decline — and it took until November for stocks to regain their April highs.
Yes, since the stock market bottomed on March 9, 2009, the simple "sell in May" strategy has been pretty darned effective.
So it's a pretty safe bet that we're going to hear a lot more about the "sell in May" phenomenon. And we can assume that a lot of investors are going to have itchy trigger fingers poised over the "sell" button.
In fact, based on the price action we've seen following the Fed's recent statements about QE3 — that it may not be necessary — we might suspect investors are playing it safe and not waiting for a late-April/early-May exit point.
But is selling out of stocks just because it's April really "playing it safe"?
How to Play it Safe — and Still Grow Your Wealth
Bernard Baruch is credited with saying the main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
And it's times like these, when investors become convinced of what's going to happen next, that the stock market tends to do the exact opposite of what's expected.
Now, I'm not saying that stocks will continue to rally — even though I can make a strong case for it.
And I'm not saying a multi-month 20% correction is at hand, even though there are risks out there.
What I am saying is that you can avoid the entire question of whether a correction is at hand, and simply keep your investment account growing larger and larger, every month...
Dividend Payments are at Record Highs
Companies on the S&P 500 will pay out more than $23 billion in cash dividends this year. That's a record.
What's more, dividend payments are increasing at the fastest pace in a decade.
Right now, investors have an incredible opportunity to lock in rock-solid dividend payments that run as high as 15%.
On top of that, some of the top dividend payers are cutting checks to their shareholders every month.
I'm sure I don't have to tell you that cash payments go a long way to offsetting any downside the market might have in store for us...
And if the stock market keeps rallying, well, the dividend stocks will rally, too.
Dividend investing really is the best of both worlds.
Good investing,
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Somebody is going to get killed by this stupid stunt.
A "swatting" prankster in L.A. must have a death wish … because TMZ has learned, the latest bogus 911 call to involve a celebrity targeted Dirty Harry himself … Clint Eastwood.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, multiple units rushed to Eastwood's L.A. home this week after a relay service called 911 … reporting multiple males armed with assault weapons inside the actor's house and people had been shot.
When the officers arrived at the scene, we're told they found nothing wrong … the standard "swatting" scenario.
Police were unable to determine if anyone was home at the time of the prank.
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Continuing with recommendations for self-managed and gradual development of crucial skills for data analysis.
The book I am recommend is on Statistics and it is "Head First Statistics":
Like the rest of hugely popular book in "Head First" series, this book is equally entertaining, approachable while managing to be informative and educational.
Topics covered range from basic introduction to probability theory to standard topics in probability and statistics covered in undergraduate courses.
What differentiates this book from other books on the subject is its approachable and memorable way of teaching sometimes dry and frequently challenging topics such as normal probability and sampling distributions.
When I saw the story of a dufus snowboarder Chad missing gates until he hits the one for the first time being used to illustrate characteristics of geometric probability distribution I knew I got to have this book.
Each topic is covered through great and entertaining stories with plenty of solved exercises to literally hand-hold you and help you develop working knowledge of Statistics. I consider this the greatest strength of this book.
In the context of big data and needs for data analysis skills I recommend this book as a learners first complete guide into essential field of Statistics.
Disclaimer: While many can take credit for the influences, opinions expressed on this blog are solely of the author of this blog, and they are not in any institutional, sponsored, solicited or formal way opinions of his employer, of his university or of any political, ideological or commercial party or the organization. Author reserves the right to have the change of the opinion as the time progresses, and as his ideas evolve.


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TORONTO: Discussion with Author Joseph Boyden
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The Toronto Committee of CSCI and the Book Stall present an author discussion and reading with Canadian author Joseph Boyden on his latest novel, The Orenda on Wednesday, June 4, at 5:30 pm The Chicago Architecture Foundation.
Boyden's literary masterpiece, The Orenda, is a reimagining of the Huron-Iroquois Wars during the seventeenth century and the fateful Jesuit missionary intervention in that conflict. The extraordinary result is a stunning novel you will never forget.
This event is free and open to the public. Please call The Book Stall for more information: 847.446.8880.


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Setchell ecstatic as FA grant King's Lynn Town promotion to Step Four on non-league ladder
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Boss Gary Setchell admits he is absolutely ecstatic that King's Lynn Town have been granted promotion to Step Four of the non-league ladder.
The FA confirmed yesterday that the Linnets will player higher-level football next season, despite finishing runners-up to Long Buckby in the United Counties Premier Division.
Even though The Walks outfit had been expecting to sneak up via the back door, due to Buckby failing ground grading requirements, Setchell insists he was still relieved at the FA's decision.
The Linnets boss said: "After getting 209 points in two seasons I felt we deserved to go up.
"I'm absolutely ecstatic and relieved we have. We're now at the level, at least, that the club should be at. It's remarkable to think that, considering there was no club two years ago, with one more promotion we could be back to the level we were at.
"The chairman and his family have built the club from scratch. Kevin Boon and I built a team - that I've taken on - and we've stepped forward as a club. The fans deserve this news.
"We were the best-supported Step Five side in the country and we'll be one of, if not the best, at Step Four."
Lynn's promotion bid was strengthened when it became apparent that not all of the 12 Step Five promotion slots could be filled by league's respective champions.
Setchell's side also had the best points per game average (2.650) of all the runners-up who had applied to go up - and had their grounds approved - but faced an anxious wait to learn their fate.
Setchell said: "I'm delighted but now I need to get to work. I'll have a chat with the players about their futures before I sit down with the chairman (Buster Chapman) and work out our plans.
"I need to make sure we're very competitive next season. I've already touched base with some players that I'd be keen to bring in because it's vital we look to press on again."
The FA are set to announce who will play in what division next season on Friday, but it appears likely that the Linnets will be placed in the Ryman Division One North league.
They could join fellow promoted Norfolk outfit, Eastern Counties League champions Wroxham, with the Yachtsmen desperately hoping the FA place them in that league for travelling reasons.


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West Coast And Hawaii Weekend Surf Forecast
For detailed worldwide surf reports and forecasts go to www.magicseaweed.com
The North Pacific decided to switch things up a little this week…instead of just cranking out some swell and letting us West Coast guys surf with nice conditions it decided to move a crazy storm right in close to California and take turns drowning it with rain or pummeling it with big W swell…and usually managed to both at the same time. Fortunately it looks like this storm is finally going to break and move off to the east…letting the West Coast dry out, at least a little bit, before we get some more rain next week. As a parting gift it is going to drop another solid shot of W-WNW swell (as well as more rain and wind) right on top of Central and Southern California…
We can expect this large W-WNW swell to hit the coast on Friday and hold into Saturday before starting to drop off on Sunday, and since the storm creating this swell had plenty of size/duration/intensity, we can expect energy from this one to linger through at least the first part of next week. This swell looks to be pretty powerful…possibly stronger than anything we saw earlier in the week. I am expecting most W facing beaches in SoCal to go several feet overhead to double overhead on the sets and the standout breaks to consistently hit double-triple-overhead on the sets. Conditions won't be great but there will be plenty of energy being tossed about. Check out the WINDSAT pass of this part of the storm while it was still a ways off our coast below…
Our surf won't just disappear either…we have another storm setting up just south of the Gulf of Alaska that will pull together over the next couple of days. This new storm will set up more WNW swell for California that will arrive on Monday (Jan 25) and hold through Tuesday (Jan 26)…possibly bringing some rain and S winds as well, but much weaker than the storms we saw from the previous system. This next swell, since it will be combo-ing up with the leftovers from the bigger swell that hits on Friday and Saturday, will help to push the surf back into the shoulder-overhead range for most exposed breaks and sets going a couple of feet+ overhead at the standouts. This swell will fade out on Wednesday while conditions improve…despite the dropping swell we can expect plenty of waves through mid-week. Check out the pressure chart on this one…as you can see it is quite a bit smaller than the previous storm.
Further out there is more activity starting to brew up just to the NW of Hawaii…this is forecast to become more organized as we move through the weekend…possibly setting up more WNW swell for the islands around the 26-17th and for California around the 28th.
South Pacific
Finally starting to see a little sign of life down in the SPAC…there has been a moderate/mild storm hanging down off Antarctica due south of SoCal over the last couple of days. It hasn't done anything super impressive, winds have held around 30-35 knots, but it has held semi-stationary with just a touch of S-to-N movement that pushed the winds in our direction. We can expect a small pulse of S swell (180-190) starting to show on Monday-Tuesday (Jan 25-26) and then a slightly stronger pulse of S energy (175-190) pushing in around Wednesday (Jan 27).
Don't expect much more than chest high from these guys as the push into SoCal…but since the WNW swell will be more manageable around that time…we might see a few fun combo peaks starting to slip through.
Here are the details…
The surf drops down to mostly head high to overhead sizes as we head into Friday and Saturday…just some leftover WNW swell on tap for both those days. A new short-medium period mix of NNW swell moves in on Sunday and helps to push the exposed spots back into the overhead to well-overhead range…possibly some double-overhead+ faces at the top spots. This will hold into Monday…backing down slightly for the afternoon. The forecast charts are showing some new storm activity forming off to the NW of the islands over the weekend that has the potential to set up another well-overhead WNW swell for the 26-27th…though it is a little early to call it looks like we could be back in the double overhead+ range at the top breaks (wow Hawaii seeing large WNW swells during the winter? What a concept!)
Northern California
Large W swell hits the coast on Friday and holds into Saturday…funky conditions on tap as well thanks to steady S winds through most of the day on Friday. Expect double-triple overhead surf…with some bigger bombs mixing in the closer you get to Point Conception. These waves will fade out on Sunday but a new round of W-WNW energy from our nearly developing storm will start to push in on Monday…helping to hold wave heights in the double-overhead+ range at the standout exposed spots. These waves eventually back down late Tuesday and into Wednesday as conditions clean up considerably…(really Wednesday looks like a pretty good surf day at this point). Looks like more WNW swell on tap for the 27-28th.
Southern California
Stormy conditions and large well-overhead to nearly double-triple overhead W-WNW swell hits on Friday. There may be a few pockets protected from the S winds that push through in the morning but in general the surf looks pretty craptacular for most areas. Look for this W-WNW swell to hold through Saturday, (along with onshore winds), but start to see a slight cleanup and a slight fade in size by the end of the day. Sunday looks fun with smaller, more manageable surf, (still well-overhead at the top spots…but smaller, more shoulder-overhead at the average breaks) and cleaner conditions thanks to winds shifting back to a more normal pattern. Look for more rideable size/shape on Monday…with some more WNW swell filling in late in the afternoon and holding overhead+ surf into Tuesday. More swell forming out the back…so look for another round of WNW swell setting up for late next week.
Have fun and stay safe!
Adam Wright
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Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi serves as an Associate Professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and the Director of Robotics and Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (RMAL) at Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada. He also holds Adjunct Professor positions at the University of Waterloo (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department), Waterloo, Canada, and University of Western Ontario (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering), London, Canada. His research theme is on optomechatronic systems with focus on image-guided control and planning. Professor Janabi-Sharifi was a Postdoctoral Fellow at NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) and an Instructor in the Center for Intelligent Machines and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of McGill University between 1995 and 1997. He joined the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Ryerson University in 1997. He serves as an Associate Editor of a few journals including International Journal of Optomechatronics, The Open Cybernetics and Systematics Journal, and Editor-in-Chief of Student Journal of Automation, Robotics, Mechatronics, and Manufacturing (SJARMM). He is the Coauthor of a book entitled Introduction to Hydraulic Control (Nashr-Danesh Press, 1995), 4 book chapters in visual servoing and optomechatronics and editor of two books on Optomechatronic Systems Control, and Optomechatronic Systems Actuators, Manipulation, and Control (with Y. Otani) (SPIE, 2005, 2006). Dr. Janabi-Sharifi is a Senior Member of SME, Senior Member of IEEE, Member of CSME, and listed in AMWS. He has organized several international conferences, namely, SPIE International Conference on Optomechatronic Systems Control (2005, 2006), and served in Program Committees of many International Conferences such as IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (2007).
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I'm looking to see if there are any tanneries in Georgia to do deer capes. What do most of you guys do who don't have a tannery near by, mail the hides? Frozen or salted? I want to look at the cost or quality benefitts of moving up a notch from dry preservities.
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A pleasant surprise Jason moving to tanned hides from dry preservative. It is in your best interest to send the capes already prepped and salted most tannerries want it that way. Plus you don't have to worry about your cape getting lost in the shipping in a green state. Check with other taxidermist in your area see who they use . If they are tight lipped then go to this site and check the closest one to you. I know that Carolina Fur dressers are one state away from ya and do an excellent job. Hope this helps.
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- Or see afternoon.
|Los Angeles, California, United States
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Sam Johnson
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Tom Biller
Afternoons is an American indie rock band, based out of Los Angeles, California, United States. Started by Irving band members Steven Scott and Brian Canning as an afternoon recording project, Afternoons was informally created in 2006. Grammy Award winner Tom Biller[1][2] joined as both recording engineer and record producer, also performing live with the group playing guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. Classically trained opera singer Claire McKeown from the band Dirt Bird, sung on the recordings and along with Biller, Scott, Canning and former Irving drummer Brent Turner, has performed live with the band since their first show. As the band developed and the focus of Irving members shifted to Afternoons, keyboardist Aaron Burrows of both Irving and Sea Wolf joined along with multi-instrumentalist Sam Johnson. Johnson had joined Irving on their European tour in 2007 after the departure of Sea Wolf founder Alex Church.
Afternoons gained social relevance when in early 2008 contemporary artist, graphic designer and illustrator, Shepard Fairey, took interest in the band, creating a poster campaign featuring the title of the band's first single "Say Yes."[3][4][5] The posters appeared around Los Angeles shortly after Fairey's "Obama Progress" Campaign.[6] Fairey also gave an early copy of the band's unofficial demo to radio DJ Steve Jones of Los Angeles based radio station Indie 103.1. Jones, the founding guitar player of the Sex Pistols started playing "Say Yes" on his afternoon radio program, "Jonesy's Jukebox".
Their debut album, Say Yes, was released on October 21, 2014.[7]
- ^ [1] Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Winners At Wednesday's 48th Annual Grammy Awards*". Grammy.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Say yes!". Obey Giant. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Shepard Fairey, Afternoons, Say Yes". Theworldsbestever.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived June 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Obama's On-the-Wall Endorsement". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Album Premiere: Afternoons - 'Say Yes'". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2014.


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Whoever wins the US presidency on 6 November will owe little of their success to foreign policy. A recent poll showed that 46 per cent of the electorate regards the economy as the most important issue of the election; just 6 per cent chose foreign policy. The tightness of this race meant that the foreign policy debate still had the potential to influence matters, but a stilted format contributed to a rather stale exchange last night. Barack Obama produced a more compelling performance, but when he wakes up it will not be to the sort of collective mood shift Mitt Romney enjoyed after the Denver debate. The essence of this campaign remains as it was 24 hours ago: as in 2000 and 2004, America's choice of President could well come down to the Electoral College votes of a single state.
By reducing the foreign policy areas on which the two disagreed, Romney would have hoped to claw back some of Obama's ground on foreign policy and keep voters' focus on the economy. Though it was a sound strategy, Obama proved more effective this time around at attacking 'Moderate Mitt'. He drew attention to Romney's notorious policy flip-flops such as his stance on troop numbers in Iraq and, in a way many observers felt he should have in the previous two debates, Obama was much more explicit in linking Romney to the previous Republican president, arguing that he represented a return to the war-mongering and record deficits of the Bush years.
Obama was pugnacious in making his case. He mounted a good defence of his record – something he had to do, because almost every American holds Obama in much greater regard for what he has done overseas than at home. He tried to paint himself as a courageous president, telling the debate he had ordered Osama bin Laden's killing, despite advice to the contrary from his Vice-President.
Romney's ripostes failed to sparkle; his balancing act of simultaneously agreeing with the bulk of Obama's foreign policy actions and future plans, from Iraq to Afghanistan and China to bin Laden, while maintaining that Obama had weakened America's standing in the world proved impossible to pull off. On Romney's planned military spending hikes – the most substantive policy foreign policy difference between the two candidates – Obama got in the most memorable line of the night, responding to Romney's complaint about declining ship numbers by saying: 'We also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed.'
But as a rather wonkish detour to small business development in Massachusetts during Romney's term as Governor illustrated, there was no escaping the spectre of the economy.
Romney knows where his strengths are and it was unsurprising that he turned the conversation back to the economy wherever possible, painting a reinvigorated domestic economy as the centrepiece of his foreign policy.
Even so, Obama enjoyed his best debate of the campaign; indeed, he could rightly claim to have won the past two debates. The memory of that night in Denver – which resulted in the largest post-debate polling shift in the past seven presidential contests – still remains, but Obama has displayed resilience since.
His recovery mirrors George W. Bush's own campaign in 2004. Bush was thumped by John Kerry in the first debate, regained some ground in the next two debates and then just about held on for re-election, with Ohio the decisive state. Obama will require a similar rearguard. And, while the performance of the President will have helped his cause a little, it is now get-out-the-vote groups in swing states that will largely determine the fate of the election.
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Boehner goes to N.Y. to talk debt
House Speaker John Boehner will step up his efforts Monday to lay out a strategy for raising the debt ceiling to a crowd heavy on Wall Street players who are anxiously watching the fierce debate over the debt ceiling unfold.
In a speech to the Economic Club of New York in Midtown Manhattan, the Ohio Republican is set to reiterate to leading financial executives that he believes that reforming Medicare should be part of negotiations in raising the debt ceiling, saying that there needs to be "an honest conversation," because the program is on an "unsustainable path if changes are not made," according to sources familiar with the speech. Boehner also is expected to advocate for immediate cuts rather than deficit and debt targets preferred by some Democrats.
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After his talk, Boehner will take questions from two prominent Wall Street players at the intersection of Washington power: Peter G. Peterson, the private-equity giant who worked for President Richard Nixon, and Observatory Group CEO Jane Hartley, who worked for President Jimmy Carter.
The speech coincides with the start of public posturing between House Republicans and Democrats in Congress and the White House over raising the debt ceiling. With a class of debt-averse Republican freshmen threatening to vote against raising the borrowing limit, Boehner must reassure the financial sector that Congress won't rattle markets and send the fragile economy into a tailspin.
At the same time, Boehner must not appear to sell out members of his conference, many of whom won election running against raising the debt limit and want changes to entitlement programs.
Boehner's public insistence that reforming Medicare stay a part of debt ceiling negotiations could reaffirm a concern among Wall Street types that Republicans are driving a hard bargain on the limit and will take the negotiations up to the last minute. Boehner said last week Congress must now cut trillions, not billions.
But it could reassure markets and financial players that the GOP is taking seriously — at least with words — the need to do something about the nation's fiscal situation, even as the 2012 presidential election looms. But in the speech, Boehner is not expected to say specifically that Medicare reforms must be part of any deal.
This week, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) also will be in the Big Apple for a series of long-planned meetings with financial executives, including New York Stock Exchange CEO Duncan Niederauer. Cantor will ring the opening bell at the exchange Tuesday.
The leaders' appearances in New York, while not coordinated, underscore the importance of the financial community in House Republican politics. Top Republicans have been in frequent contact with financial industry leaders over the debt ceiling.