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By Dave O'Malley
If one spends any amount of time researching the stories, memoirs, photo albums, service records, operational record books, logbooks and sound recordings of men and women engaged in the services during the Second World War, one begins to detect threads of shared experience. One starts to sense a common quality of experience despite the millions of permutations and endless variations of personal history and the blindsiding of fate. Loneliness, fear, homesickness, battle stress, deprivation, testosterone-fired shenanigans, unit pride, love, frustration with leadership—these all course through the streams of memory of soldiers, sailors and airmen of that period.
Many times, a researcher will come across reference to a specific person or place in more than one memoir or reflection—a club off Piccadilly Circus, the Eagle Pub in Cambridge, a hard working troopship or an experience that left an indelible mark on the hearts of many.
For most readers, it appears that the Second World War was fought in Europe and the South Pacific and nowhere else. But for hundreds of thousands of combatants and millions of civilians, the war was Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Trincomalee, Singapore, Chittagong, Kokoda, Buna, Corregidor, Sumatra and a thousand unheard of places at the end of the world. Places where heat, humidity, monsoons, insects and starvation were the norm and where battles were cruel and merciless beyond all imagination. Places where the smell of death hung in the air, clothes rotted from the back, and infection, dysentery and fever were the cohorts of the Japanese.
Men, women and supplies were convoyed over vast distances to the South East Asian Command's (SEAC) battlefronts, which were dispersed over incredibly vast expanses of land and water. Convoys and military ships, bound for distant worlds in the SEAC would often round the Cape of Good Hope and then work northeast along the coast to Durban for re-victualling and chandling. Durban would quickly become the busiest seaport on the South African coast and a way station on the ocean highway to the war. Through Durban came Commonwealth soldiers and airmen en route from New Zealand, Australia and training bases throughout South Africa and Rhodesia bound for Europe and points far to the east; American servicemen bound for the jungles of Papua New Guinea, Buna and Gona; wounded soldiers on hospital ships; British and American naval ships by the hundreds and thousands of battered merchantmen.
These were the stories of hundreds of thousands of men and women—the warp and weft of history—all threaded together at one nexus point named Durban. While only a small percentage of the men who passed through this nexus point from April 1940 to the end of the war would one day put down their experiences on paper, all of those men would tell the story for the silent ones, and many would remember Durban as a place of not just bustling energy, but warmth and welcome.
There was a one woman who did more to establish this reputation for Durban than any other person, club or group of citizens. Her name was Perla Siedle Gibson and she would evoke powerful emotions and create lasting memories for, by all accounts, more than 250,000 men and women whose ships took them into and out of that safe haven on the Indian Ocean.
Perla Siedle was born in Durban in 1888 at the height of the Victorian Era. She was the daughter of a prominent Durbanite and wealthy shipping agent and shipowner. Her two brothers Karl and Jack were well known cricketers in South Africa. Karl was killed in the First World War and Jack went on to international fame as one of South Africa's greatest test cricketers.
As a young woman in her late teens and early twenties, Perla, who had an artistic soul, studied music and fine art in Europe. Singing was her true passion. Many references on the internet state that she was a soprano, though others a contralto. She was not a well-known singer, but she did give recitals in London and New York before returning to Durban and raising a family. By the start of the Second World War, she was 50 years old, with her performance life well behind her and considerable worry ahead of her, for she had reared a military family. Her husband, Air Sergeant Jack Gibson was in the South African Air Force; her two sons, and only daughter, were in the army.
In April of 1940, with the war about to really take hold, she found herself dockside at Durban Harbour, seeing off a young Irish merchant seaman whom her family had entertained the day before. Legend has it that the young Irishman, at the rail as the ship pulled away, shouted down to her and across the water to sing for him something Irish—for it was no surprise to a young person who had stayed with the Gibsons that Perla loved to sing. She stood at the side of the dock and sang a rousing and wistful rendition of the classic "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," a song made popular around the time Perla was studying in Europe.
The docks of Durban, South Africa as seen from the deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Unicorn. As Unicorn made fast to the dock this day, she would have been serenaded by Perla as a welcome to the city and to remind her crew of home and what they were fighting for so far from it. Photo via Richard Mallory Allnutt Collection
A photo from an unknown photographer aboard HMS Unicorn captures the welcoming sight of Durban Harbour and the city beyond. Photo via Richard Mallory Allnutt Collection
Two wonderful photos by the same unknown photographer of the previous images show Perla standing next to a bollard and singing or perhaps calling out to men on a troopship, and then later (right) enjoying the warmth and admiration of young men off to war. The look on her face shows the joy she found in her goal to sing to every ship entering and leaving the harbour during the war. There must exist hundreds if not thousands of photographs of Perla from this perspective hidden in personal and family photo albums around the world. One wonders how many have gone to the landfill. Photos via Richard Mallory Allnutt Collection
The emotional effect on both the young man and his crew mates and Perla was so powerful that she decided that she would sing to every departing and arriving ship related to the war. This soon would mean every ship that entered the harbor or shaped a course from its safety.
From her small home on a hillside overlooking the harbor, she could see the daily comings and goings in the harbor—ships rounding the point, working up steam at the dock, or preparing to cast off. She would immediately get into her big Buick sedan and drive down the dockside. While security would not allow her to know in advance of ship movements, she was given a special entertainer pass that allowed her access to the secure docks. She took to wearing a sort of uniform—a plain white dress, a wide brimmed red hat and a red necklace. Whether this was a deliberate choice to allow sailors and servicemen to see her from far away as she sang them off, or was simply a wise choice to stay comfortable in hot African weather, we will never know. Soon however, her singing, her joyous personality and her great white and red presence earned her the admiration of everyone, worldwide fame and the title "The Lady in White."
Perla would go on to sing to every ship that sailed into or out of Durban from April 1940 to August 1945 and beyond. It is estimated that she sang to more than 5,000 merchant and naval ships and more than 250,000 Allied servicemen. She sang her husband, two sons and daughter off to the war and when she got a telegram that her 26-year-old son Second Lieutenant Clement Roy Gibson was killed on 14 March 1944 while serving with the Black Watch, she put away the telegram and drove to the harbor and sang to departing ships. One can only imagine the sorrow she felt for her son, but also these young men heading into danger some four years after she had started singing.
If you look at any photographs of Perla addressing the troops and the crews from the war, you see immediately how genuine was her welcome, how much she loved these young men and how much this meant to her personally. It is likely that she was swept up by the response she received and the love that came back from over the rails. It became her passion for five years and she made a huge difference for many young people far from their homes.
Perla's heartfelt love for all Allied servicemen would make her one of the great legends of the war years, a white and red thread that wove in and out of the lives of a quarter million people. Her name was not known to most, just the sobriquet "The Lady in White," but she would create vibrant and emotional memories for these vulnerable young people that would outlast many bad memories of those days.
LIFE magazine ran a short piece on her in 1944, cementing her fame around the world. Young men bound westward to North Africa and eastward to South East Asia Command had heard of her and would line the rails to catch a glimpse of her and catch her voice on the wind. The piece in LIFE magazine is transcribed here:
Dockside Diva by John Barkham—First published in LIFE magazine in 1944
52-year-old Perla Siedle is South Africa's No. 1 dockside morale-builder. Yanks call her "Kate Smith" and "Ma"; Poles have named her the "South African Nightingale"; and to Britishers she is the "Soldier's Sweetheart" and the "Lady in White."
The Lady in White has sung in and out of Durban Harbour more that 5,000 troopships carrying an estimated quarter of a million servicemen of all Allied nations. Standing on the quay in Durban, South Africa's busiest wartime port, always wearing an immaculate white dress and red hat, this onetime Wagnerian dramatic soprano sings request songs by the dozen through a shop's megaphone in a powerful, vibrant voice which carries far across the waters of Durban Harbour. Her megaphone comes from a torpedoed liner and is a gift from grateful Tommies who salvaged it for her.
The fame of Perla Siedle has spread across the world in soldier talk. When troops spy her stocky figure, calls pour in from the crowded rails for favourites like Home, Sweet Home, When the Lights Go On Again, The White Cliffs of Dover, Annie Laurie and Gounod's Ave Maria. Captain usually stands on the bridge and salute her as the ship glides by. Czechs and Poles aboard ship click their heels and stand at rigid attention.
Perla kicks off with a few mellifluous cooees, to which the soldiers reply with thunderous echoes. Then comes the first song and it is inevitably the same—Land of Hope and Glory.
Perla welcomes Yanks with God Bless America, The Star Spangled Banner, Negro spirituals and new song hits. Sometimes their requests stump her; for example, she didn't know The Marines' Hymn, "From the Halls of Montezuma…" But Perla makes a point of learning any song new to her before it is requested again.
The Yanks never ask for hymns although the British sometimes do. Australians always want Waltzing Matilda. South Africans like their own Afrikaans folksongs like Sarie Marais. Czechs, Poles, Greeks and other Continentals prefer opera, so for them she does arias from Wagner, Verdi, Puccini. For hospital ships, Perla gives extra long performances.
The No.1 British favourite is There'll Always Be an England. Says Perla Siedle: "I adore British Tommies. They make you sing and sing and never let you stop. I once sang six hours at a stretch for them." She never sings God Save the King because it is too formal and the men would have to stand at attention.
A wealthy, benevolent socialite, Perla Siedle is energetic, bright-eyed, big bosomed and good-natured and has a pudgy plump figure. She likes laughing and singing, and looks like a streamlined Kate Smith. Because of her matronly appearance, sentimental British troops invariably ask her to sing Mother o'Mine. She is married to Air Sergeant Jack Gibson, last stationed at Foggia, Italy and has two sons and one daughter in the South African Army. All four have heard her sing them goodbye. Durban-born, Berlin-trained, the daughter of a rich South African shipowner, Perla Siedle in her youth sang in London for Granville Bantock [a British Composer] and Henry Wood [a conductor], and once gave a recital in New York.
A photo from the March 1944 LIFE magazine article about Perla Siedle showing her waving farewell to a cargo-troopship as it slides past her with its rails lined with admiring sailors and soldiers bound for the war. Photo: LIFE magazine
A joyful scene. Sailors cheer and Perla laughs as she shouts a few "cooees" to an arriving ship dockside at Durban Harbour. Note the faces smiling out from the portholes along the bottom of the photo. One can only imagine the emotional effect of seeing the Lady in White for the first time after having heard of her throughout the journey to Durban. Photo: LIFE magazine
What she calls her "wharfside work" began on April 16, 1940, when she was bidding farewell to a young Irish seaman her family had entertained the day before. Across the water he yelled, "Please sing something Irish," and through cupped hands she obliged with When Irish Eyes are smiling. That started her on her dockside career and she has sung to every troopship that has come in or out of Durban Harbour since.
In London, New York, Bombay, Singapore and Cairo servicemen talk about her, write her fan letters and send her souvenirs. The first U.S. troops to arrive in Durban threw to the quay packets of precious chewing gum, which Perla promptly sent to her sons in the Middle East.
For security reasons, the British Navy won't tell her of ship movements, but from the broad porch of her tiny Dutch-gabled villa on Berea Hill ("my crow's nest") Perla can see when convoys are in or readying to go. When that happens, she speeds to the docks in her Buick sedan with a special entertainment pass issued her by the Navy, who rate her morale-building value high. Usually it is near dawn or dusk, and the men are either glad to come or sad to go. She sings till the ships are docked or beyond range of her voice and never turns her back on a departing vessel.
At first, when the ship is untied, the men join in so heartily that when an onshore breeze is blowing the song fest can be heard in central Durban a mile away. But by the time the ship is out over the bar, Perla is singing alone. Farewells are always charged with heavy, misty-eyed emotions on both sides. One particularly touching Durban farewell was thus described by a magazine published on board a British troopship en route to India: "A deeper feeling gripped all of us soldiers, a strange contracting of the throat. A chorus started, wavered, fell away and at the end of the jetty that white-clad figure started Auld Lang Syne. As the gap grew, just snatches of the words came to us, and finally, just a picture of that solitary figure in white waving to us, and we swear she was still singing. We may forget many things of this war, but never the songs of Durban's Lady in White."
Says the Lady in White: "I'll go right on singing as long as ships keep sailing, and when our boys come back after victory I'll be there to sing them welcome home again."
—from LIFE Magazine, March, 1943
There are more than a few memoirs of the war years on the internet that describe encounters with Perla. It seems the brief encounters with the Lady in White left a powerful memory of a poignant moment in a life of worry and stress. Here are a few:
From My First Trip to Sea, Part Six—a memoir by Merchant Seaman Gordon Sollors
"The next thing I observed was one of those enduring memories, which we all have. As we sailed (majestically I thought) into the harbour, I had a vague idea that "something was happening" on the quayside. When I finally looked down and took notice of what was going on, I could see a person standing there, holding what appeared to be a megaphone (no such thing as loud hailers then!) The person was a "large" lady, dressed in a long, flowing white dress, and wearing an ENORMOUS wide brimmed red hat. Although she looked quite out of place among all the cranes, railway trucks, and all the other things that generally litter a quayside, she looked absolutely stunning. She stood on the dock side calling "Hello there" through the megaphone to the soldiers as the ship came nearer to the quay. Once the soldiers heard her, and called back, she started singing the "patriotic" music hall type songs popular in those days such as Tipperary, Roll Out The Barrel, Pack Up Your Troubles and Bless 'em All. She did all this in a superb voice through her megaphone. Had there been a roof, I'm sure she would have brought it down as the soldiers enthusiastically joined in. Not only was it a diversion from the very boring day to day life of the last four or five weeks on board the ship, it was somebody going out of her way to entertain them. There was also a nostalgic touch of "Old England" in the content of the songs. Such a performance would never have taken place in England, not only because of the secrecy, which necessarily shrouded troop movements there, but also because in general, the public was absolutely barred from dockside areas. It was a very moving occasion indeed.
I later discovered she was known as "The Lady in White" and I understand her name was Perla Gibson. She was a retired opera singer who made it her business to come down to the dockside in Durban, and sing to the soldiers on board the troopships as they entered the port. Many stories surrounded her performances on the dockside. There were many German sympathizers in South Africa during the war, and some people claimed that she was a spy!… how else would she know just when the troop convoys were due to arrive?
The truth is that Durban is an extremely "open" port, and from the promenade or beach, approaching ships can be seen quite easily, long before they reach the docks. Especially a large group of ships such as go to make up a troop ship convoy. All "The Lady in White" had to do was to go down to the beach each morning and look out for a few hours. If the ships were coming in, they would soon be in evidence!
A year or so later, I was to sail again from Durban on the M.V. Highland Brigade, with about 2,000 South African soldiers on board bound for Suez and eventually, the Italian Campaign. The Lady in White was there again, along with several hundred relatives, giving the soldiers a rousing, and emotional send off. This time she sang all the South African and Afrikaner songs, - Bokkie - Sarie Marais etc. There was hardly a dry eye on the wharf! (Or on the ship I strongly suspect!)"
Commonwealth soldiers line the stern rail of a troopship in Durban Harbour as Perla belts out a song while standing at the edge of the pier. Photo via rememberussa.co.za
From John Myers, Voluntary War Service, BBC's WW2 People's War
"We called at numerous places round the African coast. I think the first port of call was Gibraltar where we saw 'the flying fish' but didn't get the chance to see 'the Barbary Apes.' Freetown was our next call. We didn't see much there and were glad to get away from it. It's said to be a bad place for malaria, and has a terrible climate. After that we crossed the Equator where we played the traditional games being dumped in the water painted etc. As we rounded the Cape of Good Hope at the Southern end of Africa the sea was very rough. Then we travelled on to Durban (South Africa) where we rested for four days at Claywood, a couple of miles outside the main town.
As we approached Durban we saw and heard a lady dressed all in white with a beautiful and powerful voice standing on the Quay singing all the Patriotic songs to the troops. The songs included "Land of hope and glory," "I belong to Glasgow," "Men of Harlech" and "It's a long long way to Tipperary." It was a great wartime morale booster. She was still there singing through her loud-hailer when we left Durban four or five days later. We didn't know who she was at the time, but always referred to her as "The Lady In White." Many years later I read in the papers that she was Perla Siedle Gibson, an international concert star, classical pianist and Royal Academy portrait painter. Apparently she never missed a vessel from 1940 to 1945. Even on the day she heard her son had been killed she was still on the quayside singing through her loud-hailer to the ships. She died in 1971."
Another troopship arrives or is about to depart dockside at Durban. While Perla would sing them into and out of the harbour, she also spent considerable time chatting to the young men and women, getting to know where they came from and where they thought they were bound. In many respects she was a mother of a quarter million children. Photo via remeberussa.co.za
From Civilian to Sailor WW2 1940–1946, By R.H. Nicklin (rather free form style here)
"The port of Durban is our next calling stop which is not a great distance from Cape Town and like the Cape the lads say it is always a blaze of lights, after a long spell at sea they say a run ashore here is just what's needed to recharge your batteries, it's more like a seaside place than Cape Town. The thing that makes Durban stand out above all other places, and the thing that will always be remembered by me and every sailor that enters this harbour is "The Lady in White" and why? As Dorsetshire sailed into the harbour for the first time though the entrance I could see people standing on the jetty, but what stood out from all these people is a figure standing on something higher than the rest and dressed all in white. As we closed into our berth on the jetty I could see distinctly that the figure is that of a woman and she could be plainly heard singing through a microphone [sic] loud and clear "Land of Hope and Glory." I can tell you that there wasn't many sailors who didn't have a tear in their eyes or a lump in their throat, I know that I did, to me it is so unexpected, such a wonderful thing, most of the lads on the ship had heard her singing before, the Lady is famously known by all sailors as "Durban's lady in White" the South African lads told me that she greets all our Royal Navy ships entering the harbour with a song and apparently her favourite British ones say the lads are "There Will Always Be An England," "White Cliffs Of Dover" and her most favourite of all "Land Of Hope And Glory," her voice is so lovely to hear I asked the lads on the mess "does this lady do this for British Ships only," no one could give me an answer.
But I know one thing she certainly gave my moral [sic] a boost and I only hope that I hear her a lot more times…"
A Son Remembers his father's story of Perla
In 1944 my late father, Flight Lieutenant H.E. 'Ted' Baker RAF, was posted to Rhodesia as an A2 QFI teaching students on PT19 Cornells and Harvards at Mount Hampden FTS located at Salisbury (now Bulawayo) airport.
When he returned to the UK I clearly recall him telling my mother, my sister and me about "The Lady in White" who sang his ship into the Durban docks and also when he was returning to the England later that year. I remember clearly the name of the troopship that took him to South Africa, it was the MV Reina del Pacifico. I think the name of the ship on the return journey was a Dutch liner the Oranjeboom but I'm not sure.
What I do know is that my father was deeply impressed by Perla's singing and he spoke of it often during his lifetime.— David Baker
A Reader Remembers a Respected Colleague's Recollection of Perla — by Bud Hightower.
I have, just this minute, finally gotten to reading your essay about Perla Siedle Gibson. Like nearly every one of your pieces, I was moved by the story of the person, and the lives touched by her during the war.
This one hit me with a wallop, ringing the memory bank quite loudly. A vivid "eye-lid movie" began playing as I read of this wonderful woman, and what she did for all those sailors, soldiers and air crews who would find her serenading them as they came to, or left from, her city's docklands. The "movie" is of my late friend, and former Principle (long retired), Jim White.
Navy through and through, Jim had a nickname which none of the staff at the Secondary School where he "Skippered our ship" dared use in his presence. He was known as "the Admiral". Jim never, actually, made officer rank. He retired as a Petty Officer ("PO-1", he called it).
Jim was a crusty old salt who had the heart of a big teddy. As an example, when the Board of Education began thinking that a dedicated classroom within a regular school structure for hard to serve teens was a worthwhile idea, it was Jim who lobbied the Board to place the class in his school. Along with a wonderful teacher, and friend, and I was asked to set it in place, and develop the programme. Jim was instrumental in the making it work, and to ensure we had all the backing we needed throughout the five years I was there, and beyond. He, also, ran interference with authorities (Board wise and legal) in an effort to see our charges had a chance to make it work for themselves.
During one of the many conversations Jim and I had about life, and the military, he began talking about his time in the transporting of men, and materiel, to the S/E Asian theatre of war. He said that the one, most powerful, memory he came back with was of the first time he saw the woman he called, "the dockside Angel in the white dress" who was singing on the dock as his ship came in to Durban Harbour. He said it was his first time there, the first of perhaps twenty transits, but he said the image, and her voice, were as clear to him that day in the staffroom as it was when he witnessed it '40s.
At the time, I had no idea who the woman was that he was telling me about. Thanks to you, and your essay on this magnificent woman, that afternoon in the staffroom with my late friend has come back in living colour. I can understand what an emotional memory Jim held of Perla Siedle Gibson, and how he was moved by her caring for all the troops who came through Durban's Harbour.
For a moment, "the Admiral" was here, telling the story, again—Bud Hightower
I remember this lady as though it were yesterday !! by Michael Gregory
Perla Gibson continued serenading long after the war—always to a warship or troopship.
In early 1957 I was posted from the RAF trade training station at Compton Bassett in Wiltshire, England to RAF Butterworth in upstate Malaya.
We shipped out of Southampton on M.T. Empire Orwell, a 22,000 ton former German liner converted to a British troopship after being seized as part of the post-war reparations (I wish they had kept it !!) The six-week voyage itinerary included the Canary Islands, Cape Town, north to Durban and Colombo (then Ceylon), finally docking in Singapore.
On entering Durban we were greeted by "The Lady In White" who, as the ship was slid into its allotted berth, sang operatic arias to us through her huge megaphone while we leaned over the rails and cheering and applauding.Although the majority of the troops on board were probably more attuned to Radio Luxembourg and the Top Ten, they showed great respect for her vocal performance and the arias sung with full mellow voice, elegance, and grace.
The remainder of the day was ours to peruse the spectacular city of Cape Town although we were informed not to venture into the District Six of the city as this was off-limits recalling that apartheid was in effect at that time.
Wandering the town we inadvertently entered into District Six and found it to be most interesting, intriguing, colourful, vibrant, even though obviously a "Soweto" of that era..
We kept our eyes open for MPs and others returning safely to the ship after an adventurous day.
In the evening we set sail for the beautiful city of Durban. The ship slipped its moorings and the portly figure of Perla Gibson resplendent in her sparkling white dress and megaphone in hand walked alongside us dockside singing her heart out and wishing us Godspeed.
As the tugs moved us out into the main channel we left this grand lady
Michael Gregory
Perla Siedle Gibson meets with that other inspirational chanteuse of the war—Dame Vera Lynn (left). Here both ladies meet after the war at the Warrior's Gate MOTH Shrine and Museum (MOTH—Memorable Order of the Tin Hat) in Durban. They pose with Moth Harold Clark. Perla wears her South African Legion and MOTH Tin Hat badges on her signature white dress. Photo: Travers Barret via moth.org.za
By war's end, Perla was indeed a world celebrity. Here, in 1957, she appears to be reprising her act while surrounded by soldiers in summer kit. It seems as though she had acquired a number of different loud hailers/megaphones during her "wharfside work", this one being somewhat larger than the one she was often pictured with during the war. Photos via 35-ofp-kluang.co.uk
In 1995, a statue of Perla Siedle Gibson was erected dockside in Durban Harbour and unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II. It stands near the Ocean Terminal pier, where she spent the war years bringing cheer and warmth to ships full of lonely young men and women. The statue was designed by Perla's niece, and it seems she may have been kind to her aunt in the weight department. Photo: Allan Jackson
Two book covers from Perla's biography

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Earlier this year, the bomb dropped. Gary Richards, aka Destructo, recently announced a split with Live Nation, which became a parent firm to Richard's legendary brand HARD in 2012. This means that he was no longer the notorious curator and performer of the famed Holy Ship series.
Immediately, the internet took to arms. Half of the attendees were cautiously optimistic, quoting that lineups had been slipping lately and new blood would be nice on the ship. The other half had a straight freak out, claiming Holy Ship wasn't even going to be Holy Ship without Richards influence and charisma leading the way.
The following few months were full with speculation regarding talent, quality, and timing of lineup. Would Holy Ship be able to continue without the legend himself? Where is the future of the ship going, and most importantly, who the heck will be doing the sunrise sermon?!
Well, this past week we got many of those questions answered, with Holy Ship releasing arguably some of their most impressive work yet, lineup wise. Split once again for the heads, and the new school, 10.0 boasts household names like Fool's Gold boss A-Trak, Dirtybird head honcho Justin Martin, OWSLA heavy hitters Ghastly, Chris Lake, and Mija, alongside newer names such as Flamingosis, Robotaki, Golf Clap, and Hotel Garuda.
The first installment also features artists like Noisia and Eprom deviating from their usual heavy hitting bass sounds to deliver something a little housier for the guests on the ship. In true Holy Ship form, this sailing also features label curated parties like the Dirtybird Beach Party, Fool's Gold Rap Party, Soul Clap's House of Funk, and a Kaskade Redux set.
Not outdone by it's vibey sibling, 11.0 delivers an onslaught of heavy bass with some of the fastest rising stars in the game. Pulling out everyone from Alison Wonderland to Jauz, and not to mention bass god and Shambhala Music Festival legend Excision on his first Ship sailing, mau5trap protege Rezz, and even a special techno set from the mau5 himself under his new alias Testpilot.
Rounding out the lineup are legendary house pioneer Green Velvet, Mixmag's DJ of the Year The Black Madonna, and b2b Shippers AC Slater, Justin Martin, Noisia, Chris Lake, and many more. (Note, if you see these folks, give em some love on 11.0; they're gonna be tired).
The parties on this sailing include 12th Planet's Dubstep Dungeon, AC Slater's Night Bass, Green Velvet Presents: La La Land, and another installment from the Dirtybird boys, the Dirtybird Players Club.
Still no word on who will fill the sunrise rockin' shoes of Richards, as it seems that the sunrise sermon days of Destructo are over, unfortunately so. Still, for it's first Ship with no Gary, this seems like it'll still be a monumental party.
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Stillpoint is acutely aware of the need for enrichment opportunities for our special young adults who have termed out of the educational system---experiences that help our 'professors of love' grow in mind, body, and spirit.
Typically their day program will end mid-afternoon, and they're dropped off at their homes to wait until the next morning to be able to engage with the creative world.
But we believe they deserve opportunities to build new friendships and find meaning and purpose as much as their typically developing peers.
So, we've established our Professors of Love Enrichment Program, where our special young adults can gather to socialize and create in a safe and stimulating environment. Our specially trained staff will facilitate social skills training, as well as unique opportunities to create new experiences with art, food, music, and physical fitness.
And of course there will be snacks, because we believe in the power of table fellowship!
We are presently located in the West San Fernando Valley, but plan to open several other sites in the not-too-distant future, so as to make our services more easily accessible.
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KINGSTON — Jamaicans in the Diaspora have been challenged to exploit the country's potential for realising a significant share of the US billion dollar Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.
This charge was given at the recent 2nd Annual Awards and Scholarship Gala of the Jamaican American Bar Association, by Senator the Hon. Arthur Williams, Minister with responsibility for Information and the Public Service, at the Sheraton Hotel, Newark, New Jersey.
BPO involves US companies utilising the services of a third party in order to perform its back office operations, including payroll administration, customer help desks/call centres, tele-marketing and accounting at a cheaper cost.
Speaking on the theme, "Thriving in Difficult Economic Times: …Business, Growth and Investment Opportunities in Jamaica," the Minister disclosed that the Government intends to unveil a five-point plan, aimed at expanding Jamaica's Information and Communications Technology (ICT)/BPO sector.
"This is with a view to doubling the number of jobs the sector currently provides, as well as enhancing the industry's global competitiveness. The US$145 million local BPO industry accounts for six per cent of the Caribbean and Latin American market, which is valued US$2.5 billion."
Minister Williams, who represented the Prime Minister at the function, observed that already, the local sector comprises approximately 26 firms and accounts for nearly 11,000 full time jobs, but must attract significant investments in order to remain competitive.
"Analysts conservatively estimate that Jamaica's information and communications technology/Business Process Operations (ICT/BPO) sector must grow at a compounded rate of between 20 and 21 per cent per annum over the next four to five years, in order to remain competitive regionally," he declared.
He explained that BPO has, increasingly, become the best practice for global corporations seeking reduced costs, by focusing on core activities, process and technological improvements, while benefitting from reduced transaction costs and easier markets.
The sector ranges from basic sales to more technical support in areas such as health care, finance and logistics management and the Minister, while reinforcing the promotional plug, noted that BPO is big business with global expenditure which totalled US$460 billion in 2007 and is projected to reach US$680 billion at the end of 2011.
Senator Williams referenced information from the firm, International Data Corporation (IDC), which suggests that the global market will grow at an annual rate of nine per cent, and reach approximately US$1 trillion within three years.
"Against this background, increased investments in the local ICT sector will be a top priority of the administration over the next 12 to 18 months. In this regard, the government's main investment promotion agency, JAMPRO (Jamaica Promotions Corporation), will mobilise its resources to attract more ICT entrepreneurs and corporations to invest in Jamaica," he said.
He also emphasised that the Government's position was that the local ICT/BPO sector presented the greatest opportunity to create jobs in the shortest possible time: jobs which will, in turn, increase the multiplier effect in the economy.
He disclosed that the Government's five-point plan to drive expansion of the sector, will "focus on: market/client segmentation and targeting; infrastructure build out; a policy and legislative framework to stimulate and protect the industry; a cost effective approach to addressing training needs for the industry; and financing to support ICT activity."
With respect to the country's ability to facilitate business as documented in the World Bank's 2010 Ease of Doing Business Report, and the recent Global Competitiveness report for 2011 to 2012, the Minister pointed to the introduction of "comprehensive reform of the tax system aimed at reducing distortions, removing inefficiencies and stimulating growth".
"The reform, which was set out in the Green Paper tabled in Parliament earlier this year, will simplify the tax system, widen the tax base and improve equity, mainly through the rationalisation of tax waivers, exemptions and incentives," he pointed out.
He said that in addition, far-reaching economic reforms have been set in progress with "exceptional levels" of support from our multilateral partners, and designed to provide a foundation for lasting growth. The government's growth and development strategy, he said, was geared to encouraging investments of all types and sizes.
"We want to see the big investments, for they can have a big impact with a multiplier effect stimulating other investments. There are investments to be undertaken in manufacturing, logistics, telecommunications, shipping, tourism, entertainment, sports, energy and agriculture," he stated.
He also emphasised that of equal importance were small and medium size investments, which require less capital, but create more jobs and can penetrate the entire island.
"It is time for Jamaican's in the Diaspora to engage your friends, relatives and associates in the formation of strategic alliances and partnerships in viable projects back home," the Minister pleaded.
By Allan Brooks, JIS Senior Reporter


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Comedian Tracy Morgan's condition is improving slowly but steadily following the devastating car crash he was in on Saturday, June 7. The 30 Rock and SNL vet was traveling with friends back from a stand-up gig in Dover, Del., when the limo bus they were being chauffeured in was hit by a tractor-trailer. Morgan was airlifted to the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., where he has been treated for a broken leg, femur, and nose, and several broken ribs. But things are gratefully looking up for Morgan.
"Happy to pass along that Tracy has been upgraded to fair condition, which is a great improvement," his rep told Us Weekly of the comic who was originally in critical condition for more than a week following the six-car pileup in Cranbury, New Jersey. "His personality is certainly starting to come back as well," added the rep.
The accident sadly killed fellow comedian James McNair, a.k.a. Jimmy Mack, and left others seriously injured, including comics Ardie Fuqua and Harris Stanton and Morgan's assistant, Jeff Millea. There was good news regarding Millea's progress too. "Jeff's family shared that he has been upgraded to fair condition as well," Morgan's rep said.
Morgan's fiancee Megan Wollover remains by his side, passing along the prayers and well wishes the funnyman's received from family, friends, and fans.
The driver of the Walmart truck that plowed into the limo bus had reportedly been awake for over 24 hours at the time of the accident. The driver, Kevin Roper, pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide and assault by auto on Wednesday, June 11. He was then released on $50,000 bail.
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[Intro: Lil B]
Goddamn, BasedGod, oh my God (Soulja Boy: Drank!)
You can take my keys, you can drive my bitch
Goddamn, BasedGod, we going in this mothafucka (Soulja Boy: Swag!)
Goddamn, Soulja, oh my God
You got bitches, goddamn
All these bitches, oh my God
[Verse 1: Lil B]
You can drive my bitch (Swag), you can drive my Lexus
Drive that ho to Mexico to prove the bitch I'm reckless
Young BasedGod (Swag) drive the ho out of sissies (Soulja)
Bitch, I'm out the frame, and I ain't talking about them lenses
You looking so racist, different allocations
Different on they places, different with they numbers
Young BasedGod ride a bitch for the summer
Young BasedGod ride that ho on the dungeon
[Hook: Lil B and Soulja Boy]
Now drive that bitch (Woo) (Drive)
Drive that bitch (Swag)
Drive that bitch (Swag)
Drive that bitch (Swag)
Now cook that bitch (Cook)
Now cook that bitch (Chef)
Now cook that bitch (Chef)
Now cook (Steak) that bitch (Swag)
(Cook) (Swag) Drive that bitch (Cook) (Swag)
(Cook) (Swag) Drive that bitch (Cook) (Chef)
(Chef) Drive that bitch (Chef)
(Chef) Drive that bitch (Chef) (Woo)
Now cook that bitch (Cook)
Cook, Cook (Chef)
Cook (Chef), Knife (Chef)
Shoulder (Chef), [?]
[Verse 2: Soulja Boy]
[During last line of Hook] I'm in the kitchen
Look at my plate (Dre), whipping up the pasta (Pasta)
Young S-O-D (D), mothafucking monstas (Damn)
Now cook that bitch (Now cook that bitch), ain't got no keys (ain't got no keys)
Suicide my whip (suicide my whip), and I wreck her eat (make her eat)
Yelling "Diamond Beezy" (Eat), cooking like a chef (Eat)
Iron Chef Beezy (Beezy), twenty Hamburger Helpers (twenty Hamburger Helpers)
Bitch I'm going ham (Swag), and I'm going turkey (Drank)
Bitches at my door (OK), so I'm straight swerving (Swag)
Drive, drive, (Scerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!) drive, twenty miles
Drive, drive, (Errrrrrrr!) drive, forty thousand (*imitating police sirens*)
Swag, Swag, you know I'm popping tags (Drank) (Rain)
P.B.M., swag on deck (Pretty Boy Millionaires), and we all up [?] (BasedGod)
Soulja Boy and Lil B collaborated to create this cooking song. Cooking, a form of dance introduced by Lil B to the world, consists of doing hand motions similar to mixing or whipping things and eating. This song has no other purpose other than to have fun and cook to. Found in Pretty Boy MIllionaires Mixtape.
This song, along with many of Lil B's other songs, is a satirical piece, mocking the mainstream rap filled with misogynistic lines, self-idolization, and random shout-outs.
In this song, "driving" is used as a euphemism for having sex.


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I went and saw a psychic today. I wanted to see if I could be a believer. My mum has always been very into that sort of thing and I always had reservations. No one can know the future right? Can spirits really come through to speak to me?
I went into the session full of life and energy, yet I came out flat, with almost more questions then what I went in with. I'm not sure what I was expecting to hear. I think it was just reassurance that I would be ok. That the picture in my head of how this will work out is what's going to happen?
I heard all about my life. In fact everything that was said was uplifting and it made me excited to get to those moments in the future. When? How? Who? It felt positive and exciting.
And then I heard about him and where life will take him. If only he could have been there to listen to the warning bells ringing for life ahead. Things I did want to hear and things I didn't, because at the end of the day his life is just that, his and I am slowly realising I am much better off and happier without him.
Yet, other things weren't what I wanted to or expected to hear. It has flattened me, it has made me think about the people who have passed and reflect on moments in my life that I remember them by, happy moments as a family.
I connected with someone who I was very close to and the girls adored from his side of the family. I was reminded by her warmth, her gentle soul and she sent her sadness at the change in our life. It made me disappointed. Disappointed we or more he, has let so many people down, those here and those gone, who were a part of our life together.
I got information about my girls, about their personalities and I felt reassurance on the job I'm doing with them. Yet there was more I was waiting for.
My older brother passed away in 2011, at the age of 25. It was unexpected and the pain was excruciating. We were extremely close growing up and there isn't a day that goes by where I don't think about him and what a brilliant uncle he would be to my girls. How he would be here protecting me and kicking arse on those who have hurt me.
He was big, strong and tough. Covered in tattoos and often got himself into trouble. He had the most infectious laugh and the most hilarious dance moves. He taught me to let go and enjoy myself, not to worry about what people thought of me, that life's too short.
I wanted him to come through and be there. I wanted her to acknowledge his presence and for her to tell me something that only he and I would understand so I could believe. I felt disappointed that he wasn't mentioned and I desperately needed more.
All in all, it brought some comfort but it also brought pain. Am I a believer? I'm not sure yet, let's wait till midyear and see what comes my way.


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You'd think that being stronger and tougher than everyone else at Centurion High would go down in the plus column. And it had, as far as the athletic crowd was concerned. Enough that the jocks forgave Penny for her preference to hang out with a small clique notorious for being hardcore board-gamers and role-playing eggheads. But it seemed like a small consolation.
Maybe it's because Penny just wants to be appreciated for her brains rather than her brawn. Or maybe she hangs out with the nerds because of Michael. Michael—her childhood best friend and the boy-next-door—certainly appreciates Penny for her smarts—and maybe, sometimes, she wants him to appreciate her for more than that. Penny's been spending a lot of time with Michael recently, helping him to take up his dead father's superhero identity. Besides, despite Michael being a straight up genius, he's "common sense" challenged.
If that wasn't enough, Penny's superhero mother has ramped up her passive-aggressive campaign to convince Penny to take up the mask and start crime fighting; her two younger sibs—almost as strong and tough as Penny—are superhero crazy; a series of mysterious attacks seems to be targeting Penny directly; and her other best friend is dating Michael.


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Reinvent your dining room d cor with this contemporary dining room collection. The table in this set features a unique dazzling base that will impress your guests at your next dinner party. The complementary chairs feature flared backs for a sophisticated chic look in a green or gray soft fabric. Furnish your dining room with this seven piece table and chair set or the 9 piece counter height table and chair set for a modern aesthetic you will love.
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Turk Game Table
This round table has a smooth oak table top above a scalloped apron, perfect for dining and snacking. The wooden top can be reversed to a felted game table, to be used for poker or bumper pool. The beautiful pedestal base features a spiral carved design, acanthus leaf detail, and scrolled feet below. Pool sticks and balls are included with this table. Pair with the matching caster arm chairs for a complete look in your game room.
Cool style to refresh any home, the clean lines and modern look of the Vance collection feature a bold chrome leg base and a clear, round tempered-glass top. The matching black chairs feature a shiny chrome finish on the trim chairs legs for a sleek style in your kitchen or dining room.
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Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli announced in March that the renowned brand would venture into new territory by opening a store in New Delhi, its first in India. Amidst a growing list of high-end designers "setting up shop," Cavalli joins other Italian fashion houses Gucci, Armani and Versace, which were among the first to enter the market in the mid-2000s. The expansion is set to include all facets of the Cavalli brand, from garments to cutlery. CEO of Roberto Cavalli Group, Gianluca Brozzetti, pronounced the opportunity in India to be "enormous."
|Source: thenational.ae.
The announcement came only days ahead of the 5th annual Mint Luxury Conference, held in Mumbai from March 23-24. The event brought together India's most fashionable and influential stakeholders to discuss the future of the luxury industry. A poignant discussion point throughout the three-day conference was how India has so drastically swung from the production end of the global luxury industry to become a target market. However, the proliferation of the luxury industry in India is by no means a miraculous occurrence, but a measurable consequence of an economy thriving in the globalised business environment.
Reaping the benefits, and stimulating the luxury industry, is India's middle class. Although currently a meagre five per cent of India's 1.2 billion person population, this demographic is expected to greatly expand in years to come. The 2012 Boao Forum for Asia, held in early April, concluded that aiding economic reformation in the region are predictions that Asia's middle class will reach two billion by 2020, led by China and India. This will cause the number of Indian households with disposable incomes of between US$4,000 and US$25,000 to increase from five per cent of the population to 41 per cent. The considerable shift in wealth distribution will bring a new group of consumers into what McKinsey Management marketing and sales director Laxman Narasimhan calls the "consumption curve." Narasimhan believes that the luxury industry in India is as driven by income-related growth as it is by any other economic indicator.
Last year, luxury sales in India were equal to US$3 billion, a figure that is expected to jump to US$30 billion by 2015. By that time India and China are expected to account for a quarter of global luxury sales. Increased luxury sales of 1,000 per cent make the links between increased affluence and demand for luxury goods largely undeniable, at least from the quantitative perspective. Nonetheless, the demand is not purely reliant upon India's economic climate and opportunistic businesses; luxury products, particularly designer fashions, are at the forefront of Indian aspirations.
In 2006, a Nielsen survey of Indian shoppers found that future spenders wished to purchase Gucci, Armani, Louis Vuitton and Dior. Yet, at the time of the survey, domestic availability was limited. Of the four designers, only Louis Vuitton had a store in India; Dior opened not long after the survey in Delhi, while Gucci and Armani boutiques opened in 2007.
The unrequited demand of shoppers reflects that although the Indian economy is prosperous, the demand is real, as well as historical. The desire for Western luxury has long been instilled in Indian culture by their social elite, the Maharaja, who rendez-voused with Western luxury. For centuries, the royals were clientele of Europe's most prestigious luxury brands. Maharaja of Kapurthala, Jagatjit Singh, was known as a frequent patron of Louis Vuitton in the late 19th century.
At the first Mint Luxury Conference in 2008, former French Ambassador to India, Jerome Bonnafont, described luxury as being a defining feature of the country. "Because of lavish Indian weddings, media advertisements, maharajas and Bollywood stars, I feel the art of luxury is alive in India," said Bonnafont at the conference. Though his examples of Indian extravagance and opulence are endowed with tradition, the aesthetic qualities of Indian luxury transcend the domestic bazaar. Hermès and Cartier have paid homage to India with motifs of quintessential Indian luxury, such as Kerala-inspired perfumes and Taj Mahal-adorned watches. Most recently, Chanel's 2012 Pre-Fall collection was noted for its distinctive Indian flare, including sari-esque dresses and oriental jewellery.
|Christian Louboutin Bollywood shoe.
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Acknowledging the genuine demand of the Indian consumer, and their attraction to the aesthetic qualities of luxury goods, keynote speakers at this year's Mint Luxury Conference were from the fashion industry. Missoni's creative director Angela Missoni, designer Diane Von Furstenberg and the reigning king of shoes, Christian Louboutin all spoke. Louboutin, famous across the globe for his red-soled shoes (despite recent intellectual property disputes), opened his first Indian boutique in Delhi in February. "There were a lot of my clients who used to come to London to buy shoes and they asked me 'open one store in India,'" he said. "From [the] business point of view, it made sense to open a store here." Frequenting India since 1970, the country often influences Louboutin's designs, although his infamous Bollywood shoe was criticised for its kitsch and cliché portrayal of Indian fashion. But Louboutin, who justifies the shoe's relevance to the glamour of Bollywood, feels that Indian women are typically understated in the ways they choose to express their expensive tastes and what they consider luxury.
Whilst still disputing financial technicalities such as India's incomparably high import taxes, businesses can be assured that their investment in the Indian market is safe; the luxury industry currently taking momentum is forecasted to continue thriving. But in a culturally rich, yet diverse, country like India, experts warn that while the demand will stay the same, what denotes luxury now may be considerably different to what the rising class of young, educated and, most importantly, affluent Indians consider luxury in the years to come.
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The 28-year-old Chinese star Peng Shuai made it to her first Grand Slam semifinal after beating Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-1 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals here on Tuesday of September 2. Peng became the third Chinese player to achieve a Grand Slam semifinal, following two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Zheng Jie.
China's top leaders will attend a commemoration to celebrate the 69th anniversary of victory in the anti-Japanese war, which falls on September 3. The event will see a grand ceremony held in Beijing on the morning of the anniversary. China National Radio, China Central Television and China Radio International will live broadcast the event. Viewers can access the commemoration at several web portals including www.people.com.cn, www.xinhuanet.com, www.cctv.com.
The film which makes Chinese American actress Joan Chen feel "a bit different" when she walks out of a theater is the one that she will vote for at the ongoing Venice film festival. For Chen, who has been three times at the Venice film festival, being a member of the jury was a very important opportunity which she said she was "enjoying very much."
The world's largest duty-free shop (DFS) opened its doors on Monday in the coastal city of Sanya in the southern island province of Hainan. Haitang Bay duty-free shopping center has attracted nearly 300 international brands. For several of them, including Prada, Rolex and Giorgio Armani, it is the first time they have appeared in a DFS on the Chinese mainland.
Senior Chinese officials explained a legislative decision on electing Hong Kong's chief executive by universal suffrage, which has been heatedly debated in the Special Administrative Region ( SAR). Li Fei, deputy secretary-general of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee told representatives from Hong Kong's various social sectors how and why the decision was made.
Construction of the China- Russia East Route natural gas pipeline started in this eastern Siberia city as visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the welding of the first roll of steel pipes on Monday evening of September 1. Zhang and Putin ascended the podium and gave their speeches to the crowd. The ceremony was broadcast live throughout Russia.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Romanian Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta on September 1, with both countries vowing to push forward bilateral cooperation in energy, infrastructure and agriculture. Li said the two sides should maximize guidance of the joint economic and trade commission, in an effort to boost bilateral economic cooperation.


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Compared to its predecessor, the S100 has undergone some radical changes, sporting a completely revamped feature set. The camera's sensor is the same size as the one in the S95, but the CCD has been swapped for a CMOS, and the resolution has been ramped up to 12.1Mp (maximum image size is 4,000x3,000 pixels), compared to the S95's 10Mp (3,648x2,756).
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Jenson Button joined Mercedes' Spa controversy and labelled Nico Rosberg's blunder "a silly mistake".
The McLaren ace said he does not believe that the German hit teammate Lewis Hamilton on purpose.
Button said F1 had much to be proud of after a season of dramatic racing including the rivalry between Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Rosberg.
"There's a lot of good spiciness in F1, we've got it up the front Lewis and Nico," he said.
"There was the incident in Spa where they touched. No-one has an incident on purpose it's just a silly mistake.
"All the way down the field there are so much action, really good fights, between teammates, between rival teams.
"F1 racing great place right now and we've just got to keep it flowing, keep that spiciness in the sport because that's what we all love.
And he reiterated his intention to stay in F1 next season – hopefully with McLaren.
He rubbished speculation he was pondering a move to world endurance racing like Mark Webber because his Woking overlords are yet to open talks about a new deal.
"Le Mans? Maybe in the future but it's not something go to bed or wake up thinking about, or dream about because I am doing what I feel I set out to do in life, racing in F1 for one of the biggest teams and can't see a future yet, past F1. There will be one, of course, but no need to think about as yet," said Button.
"I'd like to be racing with McLaren, because I feel I'm big part of this team.
"I've got a lot of good friends, won so many races had so many great results, pity car not what we hoped this year but next year could be an exciting year so nice to be with the team.
"I've had a blast but there's always more that you want to achieve.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil dropped Wednesday after the U.S. reported a surprise increase in supplies.
Benchmark U.S. crude fell by 98 cents to $87.52 per barrel in New York while Brent crude lost 67 cents to $102.75 per barrel in London.
Prices fell after the Energy Information Administration reported that the nation's crude supply grew by 2.7 million barrels last week. Analysts were expecting supplies to fall by 250,000 barrels, according to a survey by Platts, the energy-information arm of McGraw Hill.
U.S. crude supplies have grown this year to the highest levels since 1990.
Gasoline supplies also rose more than expected. The EIA said that gasoline supplies increased by 4.1 million barrels last week. Analysts were expecting supplies to grow by only 750,000 barrels.
Meanwhile retail gasoline increased by nearly a penny to a national average of $3.485 per gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of regular unleaded has increased by 15.5 cents this month, though it's still cheaper than at the same time last year.
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Friendships are crucial to your life expectancy
As a publisher of assessments, I am always looking for the next trend or tool we can offer our clients. Throughout my many years of study, I completed an online health assessment that claimed —based on your lifestyle, health practices, and background—to predict your life expectancy. Well, that piqued my curiosity. I was not surprised to see many of the common factors we all acknowledge, such as smoking, lack of exercise, and eating platefuls of my favourite Hungarian Salami—but I never guessed what was next. More beneficial than sufficient sleep and moderate exercise was this: the companionship of close friends. This item alone would significantly increase my life expectancy. I'm not talking about a month or two; the difference was calculated at several years, depending on my level of active friendships.
Here's what the assessment asked me to do next: not only did I have to list the number of good friends but the quality, as well. I'll explain this in a minute.
In our busyness of life, one of the foundational items that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle is our friendships—not our friends. Recently I called one of my good friends. As is typical with many of us today, it had been some time since we had talked or gotten together. One of the comments that came out was that no matter how infrequently we connect, we still consider each other good friends. In fact, we confirmed that we had a low-maintenance friendship. Is that an oxymoron?! How can you have a low maintenance FRIENDSHIP? Isn't that contrary to the meaning of the word?
Webster's definition of a friend is 1. A person attached to another by affection or regard or 2. A patron or supporter. Friendship is 1. the state of being a friend.
If you look at the definitions closely, you see activity in the meaning of the words. The state of BEING a friend infers motion or connection, not status. I feel I have many friends—but are they active friendships?
After I took that health assessment, I started to distinguish the difference between friend and friendship. Why? Because apparently my life and yours literally depend on it.
Based on that health assessment tool, having active friendships (significant connections—in hours, not minutes—every week) added over 5.5 years to my life expectancy grid.
For me, this is one of the Aha! moments that can grab you by the throat and get your attention.
One of my favourite words in life is intentionality. Our lives are almost always a reflection of our choices—no more, no less. What this research is proving with obvious common sense, is that friendships matter. Not only do friendships enrich our lives, they extend our lives, too.
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