Did not have the scanner running but assume it would have chirped at 15:34. I do know how to spell "unusual," though you wouldn't know it from my chart annotations.
Crick to enrarge
Movies Watched -- Feuchtgebiete (Wetlands)
Tries to shock and revolt and succeeds ... a gross-out story from Germany about a screwed-up girl with boyish good looks who has hemorrhoids and hasn't read Charles Willeford's classic book, "A guide for the undehemorrhoided" ... she has terrible, cruel parents (esp. her mother) which explains a lot of her behavior (spoiler: it's revealed late in the movie that the worst of her many childhood traumas was her mother's attempted suicide/filicide of her baby brother) ... but it has a sort of weirdly conventional ending.
I did watch it to the end and didn't fast forward (it is under 100 minutes) so it earns a yellow rating. Can't recommend it. I'm sure many people can't make it even ten minutes in, but if you're difficult to disgust, you might enjoy it.
Etta James Channel
First 50 tracks generated by the Pandora algo:
- Etta James -- All I Could Do Is Cry
- Ray Charles -- I Got A Woman
- Sam Cooke --A Change Is Gonna Come
- Otis Redding --Send Me Some Lovin'
- Etta James -- At Last
- Etta Jones -- Till There Was You [not familiar with her, liked it]
- Ray Charles -- Fever (feat. Natalie Cole)
- Buddy Guy --Ain't No Sunshine (feat. Tracy Chapman)
- Etta James --Don't Cry Baby
- Billie Holiday -- Easy Living
- Aretha Franklin --The Weight
- Otis Redding -- These Arms Of Mine (Live)
- The Penguins -- Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
- Sam Cooke --One More Time Etta James -- I Prefer You
- Al Green -- Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
- The Flamingos -- I Only Have Eyes For You
- Billie Holiday -- I Must Have That Man
- Etta James -- My Dearest Darling
- Otis Redding -- A Fool For You
- Billie Holiday -- These Foolish Things
- Natalie Cole -- The Very Thought Of You [underwhelming, she's only somebody's daughter]
- Dusty Springfield -- Son Of A Preacher Man
- Melody Gardot -- Quiet Fire
- Etta James -- Lovin' Arms [good one, who else has covered?]
- Little Willie John -- Fever
- Otis Redding & Carla Thomas -- Tell It Like It Is
- Aretha Franklin -- Let It Be
- Sam Cooke -- There'll Be No Second Time
- Nat King Cole -- Smile
- Garnet Mimms -- It's Just A Matter Of Time
- Billie Holiday -- Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
- Ann Peebles -- I Can't Stand The Rain
- Dean Martin -- Sway
- Ray Charles -- Mess Around
- Etta James -- W-O-M-A-N
- Bobby Darin -- Dream Lover
- Percy Sledge -- You've Really Got A Hold On Me
- Otis Redding -- Cupid
- Mable John -- You Made A Fool Out Of Me
- Ray Charles -- Uchain My Heart
- Elkie Brooks -- I'd Rather Go Blind
- Otis Redding -- Something Is Worrying Me
- Billie Holiday -- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Etta James -- At Last (Live)
- Nina Simone -- In The Dark
- Ray Charles -- Don't Set Me Free [backing vocals good]
- Ella Fitzgerald -- I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues
- Al Green -- What It's All About
- Frank Sinatra & Count Basie -- Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
- Melody Gardot -- Worrisome Heart
Paul Robeson Channel
First 50 tracks generated by Pandora's algo:
- Paul Robeson -- There's A Man Goin' Round Takin' Names
- Harry T. Burleigh -- Go Down Moses
- Pete Seeger -- Passing Through
- Louis Armstrong -- Dream A Little Dream Of Me
- Paul Robeson -- Ol' Man River
- Nina Simone -- Little Girl Blue
- Bill McAdoo and Pete Seeger -- Wade In The Water
- Louis Armstrong -- What A Wonderful World
- Keb' Mo' -- The Times They Are A-Changin'
- Paul Robeson -- Some Day He'll Make It Plain To Me
- Rufus Wainwright -- Hallelujah
- Edward H.S. Boatner -- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- Leadbelly -- Looky, Looky Yonder
- Paul Robeson -- Vi Azoi Der Keyser
- Pete Seeger -- If I Had A Hammer
- Nina Simone -- Feelin' Good
- Bill MaCadoo -- I Don't Want No Jim Crow Coffee
- Bob Dylan -- The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bootleg Series Version)
- Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee -- Oh, What A Beautiful City
- Pete Seeger -- The Big Rock Candy Mountain
- Nina Simone -- Trouble In Mind (Live)
- Bill McAdoo and Pete Seeger -- Eight-Hundred Miles
- Keb' Mo' -- You Can Love Yourself
- Pete Seeger -- Midnight Special (Live)
- Etta James -- A Sunday Kind Of Love [one of her greats]
- Leadbelly -- I Want To Go Home
- Pink Anderson -- Weeping Willow Blues
- Tom Waits -- Kentucky Avenue
- K.D. Lang -- Hallelujah
- Jimmie Davis -- The Shotgun Wedding
- Billie Holiday -- I'll Be Seeing You (#3)
- Tom Waits -- Cold Cold Ground
- Leadbelly -- De Kalb Woman
- Bill McAdoo -- I Dram Of A World
- Nina Simone -- Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
- Johnny Cash -- Far Away Places [great stuff, esp. his prologue]
- Mississippi John Hurt -- Casey Jones
- Jimmie Davis -- Davis' Last Day Blues (1923 Blues)
- Pink Anderson -- I Got A Woman 'Way Cross Town
- Paul Robeson -- Kevin Barry
- Woody Guthrie -- Cocaine Blues
- Bing Crosby -- A Cockeyed Optimist
- Little Brother Montgomery -- This Train
- Paul Robeson -- Joe Hill
- Pete Seeger -- Swanee River
- Bill McAdoo -- Go Down Moses
- Blind Willie McTell -- Travelin' Blues
- Paul Robeson -- Little Gal
- Lightnin' Hopkins -- What'd I Say? [good stuff]
- Tom Waits -- Johnsburg, Illinois
Avon Messy Pop, 1 Minute View
A fake bid was submitted at 11:34:17 for Avon ... as Eric (@nanexllc) mentioned, it was late in the 11:35 bar when the stock finally began to react... reader bots skeptical and required human intervention? ... anyway, you can't see in my one minute chart below what a realistic entry and exit would have looked like, you need to drop to a tick chart for that ... also my chart doesn't reflect the multiple halts the stock suffered, and what a mess the non-bunched chart looks like.
I assume they will find whoever put in the fake bid and will jail them. It's easy to track large purchases of call options (the options markets are incredibly illiquid and it takes milliseconds to detect unusual activity) so the SEC, even working at government bureaucrat speed, should be able to uncover the culprits within a day or two.
UPDATE: They got him fairly fast, the amusingly named NEDko NEDev. Funny post from Matt Levine.
Crick to enrarge
Morgan Heritage Channel
First 50 tracks generated by the Pandora algo:
- Morgan Heritage -- Man Is Still A Man
- Bob Marley -- Roots (B-Side Of Waiting In Vain)
- Jah Cure -- Love Is
- Beres Hammond -- One Love One Life
- Morgan Heritage -- Reggae Road Block
- Duane Stephenson -- Fool For You
- Anthony B -- World A Reggae Music
- Gyptian -- One More Night
- Buju Banton -- We'll Be Alright
- Morgan Heritage -- Down By The RIver
- DaVille -- Give Thanks For What You've Got
- Capleton -- Never Share
- Richie Spice -- Take It Easy
- Morgan Heritage -- Mission In Progress
- Beres Hammond -- Love From A Distance
- Duane Stephenson -- Heaven Will Rise Up
- Steel Pulse -- Reggae Fever
- Dennis Brown -- Wisdom
- Bob Marley -- Roots, Rock, Reggae (Unreleased Single Mix)
- Beres Hammond -- No Goodbye
- Alborosie -- You Make Me Feel Good
- Garnett Silk -- Hello Africa
- Steel Pulse -- Find It ... Quick!
- Lucky Dube -- Together As One
- Tarrus Riley -- Love Created (Marcus Teaching)
- Sizzla -- Smoke Marijuana
- Mr. Vegas -- Do You Know
- Luciano -- Wish You Were Mine
- Collie Buddz -- Sensimillia
- Bob Marley -- Kinky Reggae
- Warrior King -- King
- Stephen Marley -- Fed Up
- Natural Black -- Conquer Dem
- Bob Marley -- Three Little Birds
- Luciano -- Trod Out
- Third World (Reggae) -- 96 Degrees In The Shade (Live)
- Steel Pulse -- Blues Dance Raid
- George Nooks -- Troubled Heart
- Richie Spice -- Ghetto Girl
- Bascom X -- Lonely X
- Cocoa Tea -- Goof Life
- Gregory Isaacs -- Front Door
- Sly & Robbie -- Murder She Wrote (feat. Chaka Demus & Pliers)
- T.O.K. -- Footprints
- Bob Marley -- Exodus (Live)
- Morgan Heritage -- New Time, New Sign
- Nanko -- Lucky You
- Anthony B -- Waan Back (live)
- Gentleman -- Blessing Of Jah
- Morgan Heritage -- Talkin' Bout War
BlackBerry Pop, 2 Minute View
I actually saw this one in real-time on Monday (scanner chirping), but I was watching the penultimate episode of Mad Men and couldn't be bothered; would have been a great trade. The Engadget review came out at 11:30 so it obviously isn't what drove this (what do you expect from TheStreet.com, sheesh) ... obviously there was a take-out rumor in the market, look at that fatty bar ... every day trader picked up on it within seconds ... the bots of course are milliseconds ahead, even ahead of the Chairman himself, slumped in chair, bowl of popcorn balanced on belly.
Forgot to grab the data so we have to make due with a two minute view here:
Tessanne Chin Channel
First 50 songs generated by the Pandora algo:
- Tessanne Chin -- Everything Reminds Me Of You
- Jah Cure -- Before I Leave
- Tessanne Chin -- Underneath It All (The Voice Performance)
- Beres Hammond -- Rockaway
- Sean Paul -- I'm Still In Love With You
- Gyptian -- Beautiful Lady
- Tessanne Chin -- If I Were Your Woman ( The Voice Performance)
- Alaine -- Whine
- Collie Buddz -- Mamacita
- Sean Paul -- Hold My Hand
- Wayne Wonder -- Love And Affection
- Morgan Heritage -- Make It Official
- Busy Signal -- Come Over (Missing You)
- DaVille -- I'm In Love WIth You
- Gyptian -- Weak In The Knees
- Tessanne Chin -- I Have Nothing (The Voice Performance)
- Jah Cure -- True Reflections
- Wayne Wonder -- I Still Believe
- Beres Hammond -- No Disturb Sign
- Tessanne Chin -- Next To Me (The Voice Performance)
- Tarrus RIley -- She's Royal
- DaVille -- This Time I Promise
- Beres Hammond -- Sweet Lies
- Gregory Isaacs -- Night Nurse
- Beres Hammond -- Not For Sale
- June Lodge & Prince Mohammed -- Someone Loves You Honey
- Richie Spice -- Brown Skin
- Morgan Heritage -- Don't Haffi Dread [not bad]
- Tessanne Chin -- Firework
- Tarrus Riley -- Start Anew
- Da Ville -- Always On My Mind
- Morgan Heritage -- Nothing To Smile About [liked it]
- Etana -- I Am Not Afraid
- Beres Hammond -- I Feel Good
- Tarrus Riley -- Human Nature
- Richie Spice -- Youth Dem Cold
- Busy Signal -- Come Over
- Alaine – Deeper
- Jah Cure – World Cry
- Etana – Warrior Love
- Queen Ifrica – Keep It Yourself
- Tessanne China -- Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)(The Voice Performance)
- Beres Hammond – Body & Soul
- Bob Marley – Turn Your Lights Down Low
- DaVille – Can’t Get Over You
- Beres Hammond – Rock Away
- Shontelle – Life Is Not An Easy Road
- Gentleman – Unconditional Love
- Bob Marley – One Love
- Tarrus Riley – Love’s Contagious
Drifting Into Progressively More Adversarial Positions
A speech by David Lampton from earlier this year, "A Tipping Point in U.S.-China Relations is Upon Us," is worth reading ... he tries to take a balanced approach.
“Confidence that a growing middle class, exposure to the world, and integration with it would produce growing value and/or interest convergence over time is challenged by the PRC’s perceived domestic political tightening and muscularity abroad ... the hope that economic interdependence would produce tolerable security cooperation increasingly is questioned.”
The China Fantasy is over, right?
I liked this line:
“In the United States, elections put a premium on finding security issues that exert a powerful influence over voter behavior and justify larger military budgets in a constrained fiscal environment. ”
In other words, politicians have to find a new bogeyman that scares the booboisie enough to justify continued support for the military-industrial complex. China a much better hobgoblin than a ragtag bunch of fanatical Islamists.
Movies Watched -- Killer of Sheep
This was on Spike Lee's list of must-see movies, and I'd never heard of it, so I checked it out. Quit (fast-forwarded) after about fifteen minutes, too depressing, and an amateur production. Poor blacks living in Watts ... father works in a slaughterhouse ... I was most interested in the scenes of lambs being butchered ... some good music, I've screenshot all the music selections below, which may be of interest.