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Tips on Communicating through Interpreters for Legal Cases
Hiring the interpreter
It is cheaper and more reliable to hire directly than to go through an agency. To find an interpreter:
King County Superior Court Interpreters Office can give referrals: (206) 296-9358
Directory of all court certified interpreters: www.courts.wa.gov/programs/
The federal courts certify Spanish, Haitian Creole and Navajo interpreters only. Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts certifies for Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Korean, and Lao.
If the courts do not certify interpreters in the language that you need, or if no certified interpreter is available, look for other levels of certification. Your next best bet in Washington State is medical then social service. If an interpreter tells you that they are "certified" check at what level. Though translation (written) is a different art, it is a good sign if an interpreter is accredited by the American Translators Association. Their directory is at www.atanet.org. Some translators work in several languages so make sure the accreditation is for the appropriate language combination.
Many less common languages are not certified and never will be. If you must use a non-court certified interpreter inquire as to their education and language skills.
The following questions are suggested before contracting an uncertified interpreter:
- When and how did you learn English and ___?
- What is your level of formal schooling?
- Do you have any training as an interpreter?
- What experience do you have as an interpreter? (When and where have you interpreted?)
- Please define a few English legal terms that will be used in this case, such as negligence, respondent, domestic violence, abuser, victim, etc. What are the translations for these terms? (you probably won't know the translation but can judge if they hum and haw before giving it)
It is helpful to ask ALL interpreters the following questions on the phone before hiring them:
- "Do you know any of the parties or witnesses?" Some language communities are so small that it may be hard to find an interpreter who does not know the client, in which case you should ask, "Are you a potential witness in this case?"
- "Have you ever interpreted before for either of the parties?" (You don't really want as an interpreter for a victim someone she saw interpret for the abuser last week in court, for example).
- Do you think there might be any conflict of interest or reason why you should not interpret for this case? There may be a conflict within a language group that determines the choice of an interpreter; for example in the Seattle area there is a division between Pentecostal and Jewish Ukrainians. An Eritrean interpreter who speaks Tigrinia as a first language may be preferable to an Ethiopian interpreter who speaks Tigrinia as well as Amharic. You can't possibly know all of these politics so simply ask the interpreter before hand.
Gender. In hiring know that the gender of the interpreter may make a difference in the comfort of the client. A woman interpreter is generally preferable for a victim of domestic violence.
Using a family member or friend, even an acquaintance, should be avoided at all costs, even if they happen to be professional interpreters. It inevitably skews what the client will say to you, how they say it, what will be interpreted and in what fashion. It also may have a negative impact on the relationship between the client and the person serving as the interpreter in the future. When the interpreter relationship is not formalized and the interpreter is not an agent of the attorney the interpreter could be subpoenaed and breach atty./client privilege. This is unlikely, but something to consider.
Book well ahead. Do not expect an interpreter to be available on a day's notice. Good interpreters are much in demand.
Payment. Establish the payment rate clearly and in advance. Ask the interpreter what their rates are. Rates vary widely depending upon language. It is always cheaper to go directly to an interpreter, since agencies keep up to 50% of their fees. Interpreters charge by the hour. Many have a 2 hour (or more) minimum charge and a 48 hour cancellation policy. Some interpreters also charge for travel time, generally at a lower rate. Some interpreters will charge mileage or parking.
Volunteers and reduced fees. If you are doing pro bono work yourself for a worthwhile cause some interpreters, when you describe the project, may consider reducing their fees or donating their services, but do not expect this. Expect the same ethics and standards from volunteers – do not use an unqualified interpreter simply because they are free! It can be far more expensive in the long run when they misinterpret information.
After hiring and before the appointment:
Give the interpreter background information and tell them what to expect. Establish the context and the nature of the visit for the interpreter. For example, "This will be my initial visit with Juana to prepare her self-petition. This is a process whereby she can ask for legal immigrant status on the basis of being married to an abusive citizen or resident who refuses to petition for her. She and I will be going over the history of her abuse, which includes things like rape and abuse of the children." If you are going to review documents send them to the interpreter before hand, or at least have the interpreter come early to review them. Alert the interpreter to any unusual vocabulary that may come up. Give an estimated end time for the visit. Understand that the interpreter may book another appointment after yours, so confirm time constraints on the day of the visit.
If they are not a certified court interpreter send them more background material to prepare with (such as the self-petition explanation handouts) and remind them to tell you if they don't understand terms you use or the terms aren't easily translated. Interpreters who are not court certified should also be sent a copy of the code of ethics for legal interpreters beforehand, copy attached.
The day of the appointment
Introduce yourself to both your client and the interpreter.
Confirm language. Ask the interpreter to speak briefly to the client and confirm that they can understand each other, and do not have problems due to accent or dialect. It is increasingly common in the U.S. to have Latin Americans who speak an indigenous language as their first language and Spanish as their second language, so if you have any suspicion that this might be the case ask your client, through the interpreter obviously, if they are fully comfortable speaking in Spanish.
Confidentiality. The first thing that you say to the client through the interpreter, after introductions and hellos, should be a brief reassurance that the conversation is entirely confidential and that the interpreter is also bound to uphold the confidentiality of the conversation.Common mistakes to avoid
Speaking to the interpreter. Speak directly to the client, never use the third person "tell her that …". Also tell your client to speak directly to you, and not to the interpreter. When you are speaking look at your client, and make sure that she too is looking at you when she speaks, rather than at the interpreter. If you do need to speak to the interpreter make it clear that's who you are speaking to, for example don't ask "Are you available Monday?" ask "Is the interpreter available on Monday?" Note that the interpreter should still be interpreting this question so that your client can understand what you are saying.
Role and confidentiality. Explain your role to the client, and at the same time review the role of interpreter. Make it clear that the interpreter is neutral, can't talk to them or befriend them, but that they can expect that the interpreter will interpret everything and will never repeat anything said outside of the room.
Speed and volume. Do not speak any more loudly that you normally would. You do not need to speak super slowly or pause between words. If you tend to speak very fast you might slow down a tad bit, but generally you should be able to speak in a normal voice and rhythm. Take care not to mumble. Avoid acronyms and abbreviations.
When to pause. If using simultaneous interpretation pause, at normal syntactical breaks, for the interpreter to catch up. If using consecutive interpretation don't break it up into gibbles, be sure not to break until a complete thought or phrase has been expressed, but be aware of the limits of the interpreter's memory. Professional interpreters will have good note taking and memory skills and be able to interpret much longer phrases. They should also be comfortable telling a speaker when to stop or continue. Be sure to not cut the fragments so short that they are meaningless, but not to make them so long that the interpreter may miss some of the content in the rendition. If your client says a particularly long statement, and you are working with an inexperienced interpreter who has not cut her off or taken good notes, know that some of the content may have been lost. Be aware that it can be hard to interrupt speakers in the middle of emotional testimony, or to ask them to repeat disturbing statements, and this is one of the many reasons it is crucial to have a qualified interpreter who can handle long statements.
Cultural concepts. If the client is expressing a culturally embedded concept which you do not understand do not expect the interpreter to be a cultural expert. They are not sociologists, and may well come from a very different background that the client (for example, a rich urban Mexican woman may have little in common with an indigenous rural Mexican woman). Interpreters come with their own world views and who knows, their personal understanding of a cultural issue may not be accepted in their own cultural group. It is always best to ask cultural questions like this directly to the client, "How do you do this, what does this mean to you, etc.". Ideally if you are expressing a concept which the interpreter thinks may not transfer culturally she will let you know that, by saying something like, "The interpreter is not sure that the concept of a jury is being understood." I recommend the cultural profiles of major immigrant groups at www.xculture.org. They are written for doctors but have a lot of pertinent information about common misunderstandings. On the culture note please avoid the use of sports metaphors and idioms in general, such as out of the frying pan and in to the fire. These generally don't transfer well.
Bilingual clients and attorneys. Beware, if the client speaks some English they may think that they are understanding what you are saying in English when in fact they don't. Imagine if you were living in a foreign country where you spoke some basic Farsi, say, even if you had been there for years, would you really be able to conduct legal business in that language? If the attorney speaks some Farsi, say, it's great to use it for introductions, but unless the attorney has experience in and is comfortable with legal terminology in that language it is safest to use an interpreter.
Interruptions. Please do not speak before the interpreter has finished. The notes she takes are very cryptic and only serve to guide her memory for the next few moments. If you throw her off track she will probably not be able to reconstruct what your client said and that information will be lost, since we know that clients never repeat themselves exactly. Please wait until she has finished interpreting before responding, even if you think that the information she is interpreting from your client is irrelevant. There may be some nugget of information there that is useful, and it will help keep the interpreter centered and focused if you do not interrupt her. If your client is rambling a lot please wait until the interpreter is done and then ask your client to please give short direct answers to your questions only. If your client is interrupting the interpreter please give them the same instruction through the interpreter.
Register. Early on ask your client what their educational level is and what experience they have with the legal system so that you can keep the literacy level of your client in mind. If you are speaking in legalese in English the interpreter must render it in legalese in the target language. Some immigrant groups are more likely to have a much lower level of education. Don't assume this though, the best thing to do is simply ask them how many years of schooling they've had. If they say 3 that does not generally mean 3 years of higher education, it may well mean that they've only been through the third grade. If they say a very low number like that you might ask them if they are comfortable reading and writing in their own language. But don't automatically dumb it down just because they are an immigrant, they may in fact be a PhD.
Legal concepts. Many immigrants come from vastly different legal systems, and may not understand basic legal concepts here. I highly recommend an outstanding book that outlines the common misunderstandings about the criminal courts held by several major immigrant groups and what basic explanations are helpful for each group. The book is Immigrants in Courts by Joanne Moore, published by the University of Washington Press. The University of Washington bookstore will mail it to you in the U.S. with no shipping charge, they are at 1-800-335-READ, www.bookstore.washington.edu.
Breaks. The interpreter may be sitting still, but an extraordinary number of her cognitive wheels are spinning. Interpreter fatigue can have a great effect on the quality of interpretation services, so please offer frequent breaks, water, and do not schedule overly long appointments. In an ideal world interpreters work in teams and alternate every 20 minutes. Realistically you might provide short breaks every hour and not expect an interpreter to work for more than 2 and a half hours steadily.
Comments. Please don't ask the interpreter to comment on the content of the meeting or the case, as this is against our code of ethics. Instead when the appointment is over is complete, don't be afraid to provide constructive feedback to the interpreter and ask her if she has any tips for you. We can always improve!
Interpreter scenarios to watch out for and how to respond
If communication seems vague and unclear, and your client's answers don't correspond to your questions stop and inquire of the interpreter if in fact they are able to communicate well with the client. Perhaps the source communication from the client is also unclear, or they may be having some other difficulty that clouds communication, such as mental illness issues. It may be that the client speaks an indigenous language and speaks, for example, Spanish only as a second language but was embarrassed to admit this to the interpreter when initially asked. Or you may have an interpreter who is in over her head.
The most common complaint about unprofessional interpreters is that they seem to be abbreviating. Some languages do simply take much longer to speak. It takes 6 times longer to say something in Russian than in Chinese. However if there are several instances where a long statement is rendered with a very short interpretation stop and express your concern to the interpreter and reiterate that they interpret fully and exactly. Similarly if the interpretation seems much longer than your client's statement you might stop and make sure the interpreter is not adding anything.
There should not be any back and forth conversation between the interpreter and your client. If the interpreter needs to ask the client what a term they have used means, or couldn't make out what the client said and needs a repetition, the interpreter should tell you that this is what she is doing, with something like, "The interpreter needs to clarify a term used". If there is unexplained cross-talk stop and ask the interpreter to explain the discussion and remind her to please interpret everything completely.
Other scenarios to watch out for:
- Interpreter is coaching the client (uses body language to suggest answer)
- Mumbling client or interpreter
- Can't understand the interpreters English
- Interpreter using "He says", "she says"
- Interpreter looks lost with terminology but doesn't say so
In general I suggest that you address these problems by briefly stating the problem, reminding them of the value, and requesting a clear solution.
Problem: Be specific, describe the behavior don't judge or label it, don't label the person
Value: In this scenario this is almost always clear communication, or direct, effective, etc.
Solution: Be specific, describe the behavior or give an example.
Example: Interpreter, I just heard my client give a long answer in Russian and you just rendered it in English with only 3 words. I want to be sure everything is communicated accurately and completely, please give me a full interpretation of absolutely everything that my client says. What exactly did my client just say?
One last reminder of my professional pet peeve: Interpretation is oral and Translation is written. Yes, often confused, but getting it right is a way to show you know and care about multilingual access!


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Creating a Simple Fileserver.
Tip #2
I wanted a simple fileserver, I tried looking for a variety of search terms, but finally came upon simple file server. I came across the post linked by Tip #2 above, but it wasn't exactly clear what it was doing exactly.
The documentation isn't 100% clear so I played with it a little, (and added some comments to one of the posters).
I used connect.
Install it with npm connect.
Next use the following code:
.use(connect.static('pathyouwishtoserve')) tells the server where to look for files.
var connect = require('connect'),
http = require('http');
.use(connect.directory('pathyouwishtoserve')) tells the server to return the following directories contents.
If you now navigate to http://your-ip-address:3000 you'll get a list of the directory contents,
if you add a /filename to that path you'll get the file.
I'll be posting tips as I come across them of using NodeJS as an intranet fileserver.
Long story short, I want to build a Roku app that will refer to the NodeJS server for where to find the files. I figure it'll be simpler than PLEX, and also faster (I'm hoping). Once I get the stuff running I'll plan on running it on my Pogo Plug as a media server for my Roku, totally awesome!

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I had the opportunity to do some shopping in The Big City, as I had a fun Girls Weekend at the beach and, what do you know, I had to drive through civilization to get there. Here's my shopping report:
On Clearance at Mike's: Prima flower milk jars($6.99 down to $2.99), and Making Memories 8×8 paper pad, Travel. See those cream colored flowers in the bottom left of the photo? I had those in my hand. They went on a quite a walk around the store with me. I had layout ideas in my head on which I would use them.
But I put them back on the shelf when I found this. Ah, paper punches on Clearance! Wow, that worked out nicely….with the photos stacked on top of each other, I almost matched them up, didn't I? These were on an end cap, where our Mike's now has a lot of scrap clearance these days.
Here is the punch I bought: Regularly $14.99, marked down to $7.99, and with my 40% coupon, it cost me just over $5. Did I get a great deal or what? Sounds like 66% off to me! Isn't it cute, how it does the zigzag edge, which reminds me of Bazzill's specialty cardstock…now I can make it myself. This punch not only punches the zigzag shape, it also embosses a dotted line, adding the perfect detail. I'm so happy I got it!
My other purchase from Michaels, a bling title that says "Beach." This is perfect for the title of my Girls Weekend layout. I'm going to title it "Beach Girls".
Remember, I told you HERE that my last LSS (still, it's 45 minutes away) sent out an e-mail that they need help through the summer and, hopefully, they would not have to close in the fall. So I paid a little visit, didn't I?
ETA: Chris commented about Sass Lass and MME being at Michaels so I'm going to clarify here….everything below here was from my LSS, except the clipboards which are from Wallie World ~ I wrote this post at 1am so I wasn't very clear :)
Here is a predone layout I bought. Number one, I love it…the Love title, the white puff paint dots around the scallops, and the Basic Grey line that was used, which I happen to have plenty of, I'm going to make a companion page to go with this. From the 50% off table, so I paid about $3 for it.
Here are some bee-you-tiful papers I got from My Minds Eye. Love, love, LOVE scalloped edges.
Here is a sheet of Flair Designs paper. I like how you can cut it apart for use on your pages.
Here's some more goodies. The back of one of the MME (My Mind's Eye) sheets, Basic Grey "Offbeat" chipboard stickers, some journal and title spots from MME, and a great deal on a ribbon pack (50% off).
Finally, may I share a whole lotta' Sass Lass love? Yep, these were also on the clearance table, and only cost me $2.49…wait, no! Half off of $2.49 would be about $1.25 each, or $5 for all four.
Oh, not "finally!" I forgot to show you the clipboards I got from Walmart. I'm going to alter them, and use them in my home office. They cost under $1 each…
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Nairn, Scotland, United Kingdom: A homestay in Nairn, in the Highlands, allows you to relax whilst learning or improving English at the same time. You will stay in a spacious bright sunny room in our 19th century cottage right on the edge of the beach with all the facilities of a coastal town on your doorstep. Enjoy breakfast in the sunny conservatory before commencing lessons.
In the summer relax on the patio or in the winter by our log fire in the living room.Explore the Highlands,visit historic castles or a whisky distillery.
Type of Programme
One-to-one, personalised English tuition living full-board with the tutor's own family and in the tutor's own home, including local visits and excursions, meeting friends, neighbours and professional colleagues etc
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Excursions and Local Attractions
Welcome to Nairn in the Scottish Highlands, 16 miles from Inverness. Nairn has long been famed for its two championship golf courses and its position as a top Highland golfing centre has been enhanced with the Scottish Open coming to the area in July.
Apart from golf, Nairn is an excellent base for exploring the Scottish Highlands. Whilst enjoying a stay in Nairn we might also visit Culloden Battlefield, Fort George, Cawdor Castle, Brodie Castle, Inverness or Loch Ness.
Our cottage is right on the links beside the sea and you might see the famous Moray Firth dolphins. It is a great spot for a stroll along the beach or around the quaint houses of the fishertown. Nairn is also a great base for walking or cycling around Nairnshire. Further East in Moray you will find the Speyside whisky trail which is right on our doorstep, or visit the towns of Forres and Elgin.
The Nairn Highland games takes place in late August every year and is a great event to watch.


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The Senate has passed an amendment to the law establishing the National Open University, which will make graduates of the institution eligible for mobilisation by the National Youth Service Corps and to attend the Nigerian Law School.
The passage followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund on the 'Bill for An Act to Amend the National Open University Act Cap N6 LFN 1983 (Amendment) Bill 2017' by the lawmakers at the plenary on Thursday.
In the report, the Senate panel stated that the amendment to the National Open University of Nigeria Act was to bring the institution at par with the regular universities in the country.
The report said, "The objectives of the bill are as follows: firstly, to amend the existing legislation with a view to removing the perception of the public about the university in respect of the word 'correspondence,' which gives the impression that the university is not a full-time university and, as such, seen as part-time.
"These two concepts – correspondence and part-time – significantly affect the way the public views the programmes? run by the university. This has been the reason why the Law graduates of the school are not admitted into the Nigerian Law School as well as the reason for the non-inclusion of the graduates of the university into the National Youth Service Corps scheme.
"Secondly, to include information and Communication Technology as another means of providing tuition towards the advancement of learning throughout Nigeria. The National Open University, as currently run, depends critically on virtual learning and students' individual research, hence, the need for improvement and introduction of helpful learning tools as presented by lCT. This will further deal with the challenge of limited access in the tertiary education sector."


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OHA Book Club: "The Traitor's Wife" by Allison Pataki
February 24, 2018 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
On February 24th, the OHA Book Club will discuss "The Traitor's Wife" by Allison Pataki.
About the book (via Goodreads)
A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind America's most infamous act of treason . . .
Everyone knows Benedict Arnold–the Revolutionary War general who betrayed America and fled to the British–as history's most notorious turncoat. Many know Arnold's co-conspirator, Major John Andre, who was apprehended with Arnold's documents in his boots and hanged at the orders of General George Washington. But few know of the integral third character in the plot: a charming young woman who not only contributed to the betrayal but orchestrated it.
Socialite Peggy Shippen is half Benedict Arnold's age when she seduces the war hero during his stint as military commander of Philadelphia. Blinded by his young bride's beauty and wit, Arnold does not realize that she harbors a secret: loyalty to the British. Nor does he know that she hides a past romance with the handsome British spy John Andre. Peggy watches as her husband, crippled from battle wounds and in debt from years of service to the colonies, grows ever more disillusioned with his hero, Washington, and the American cause. Together with her former love and her disaffected husband, Peggy hatches the plot to deliver West Point to the British and, in exchange, win fame and fortune for herself and Arnold.
Told from the perspective of Peggy's maid, whose faith in the new nation inspires her to intervene in her mistress's affairs even when it could cost her everything, The Traitor's Wife brings these infamous figures to life, illuminating the sordid details and the love triangle that nearly destroyed the American fight for freedom.


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Composer Max Richter has scored soundtracks and had his music placed across film and television, including recent Hollywood movies such as Mary Queen of Scots, Hostiles and Ad Astra. But Richter's also a composer who's not afraid to take on political issues in his music. In his previous works, he's responded to the conflict in Kosovo, the Iraq War and the 2005 London terrorist attacks. On his latest album, Voices, he takes inspiration from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
NPR's Gemma Watters spoke to Max Richter about the echo between the post-World War II world and today, finding a narrator after watching If Beale Street Could Talk and the way the album fits into the present moment, even though he started work on it 10 years ago. Listen in the audio player above, and read on for highlights of the interview.
Interview Highlights
On finding musical inspiration in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
We live in a time of anxiety — a troubled time, anyway, dark times — and I wanted to put something into the center of the piece which provided a hopeful perspective. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is this extraordinary document which comes out of another dark time, the Second World War, where the world was basically in ruins, in ashes. And yet these people came together under Eleanor Roosevelt and wrote a blueprint for a better world, and I think that's a wonderful human achievement. And there's something very inspiring and hopeful about that text.
On choosing the narrators for Voices
When I started thinking about how to present the text, I decided I wanted it to be spoken, not sung, because I wanted it to be completely intelligible and clear. I came across this recording of Eleanor Roosevelt from 1949 reading the preamble, and since she's so fundamental to the writing of the declaration, I just thought it'd be wonderful to start with her. So she reads the opening of the preamble in this incredible posh voice from that time, and then she hands forward 70 years to KiKi Layne. I wanted KiKi Layne to do the main narration because I'd heard her narration in If Beale Street Could Talk, which is a fantastic film from a couple years ago. The thing about her voice is it's a very young-sounding voice and I really wanted to convey that sense of youth and potential in that performance because the Declaration is really about the future; it's about the world we haven't made yet.
I wanted to make the record feel as universal as possible, as democratic a space as possible, and that meant having other voices in there. So we put out a call on social media and just asked people to send in recordings just made on their phones or whatever, of them reading part of the Declaration. We had an amazing response, hundreds of recordings flooding in in all kinds of languages. And I used those recordings to make a kind of landscape that the music flows through.
On the way Voices resonates within the present civil rights struggle in America
Voices was 10 years in the making, so it isn't a direct response to the present moment, but obviously the issue of rights abuses and social justice are — that issue is unfortunately always relevant because human rights are under attack around the world all the time. It's natural that we look at these questions through the lens of the present moment, and obviously in America, there's been as systematic and widespread racial abuse for, well, you know, kind of forever, and that's all coming to head at the moment so it's very natural that we should see it in those terms. But Voices is a piece about the really fundamental questions underlying all of this, which is a basic human equality.
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P&G makes steady progress in Q3
CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble third-quarter sales for 2013 rose 2% as net earnings per share rose 7%.
"We delivered another quarter of steady progress," stated chairman, president and CEO, Bob McDonald. "Top-line growth was in line with our expectations. Market shares improved broadly. Strong cost savings enabled us to exceed our outlook on the bottom line. We increased our dividend earlier this month, and we are now projecting to repurchase $6 billion in stock, which is at the high end of our estimated range. We expect further top-line improvement in the fourth quarter, driven by innovation and portfolio expansion, enabled by continued productivity improvement."
Net sales increased 2% to $20.6 billion in the January-to-March quarter, including unfavorable foreign exchange of 1%. Organic sales grew 3%.
Diluted net earnings per share were 88 cents, an increase of 7% versus the prior year period. Excluding noncore charges of 11 cents per share in the current year, core earnings per share were 99 cents, an increase of 5% versus the prior year period.
Net sales decreased 2% in hair care and skin care in a period of heavy competitive product and promotional activity. Meanwhile, blades and razors net sales increased versus the prior year driven primarily by innovation in the United States and pricing and product mix improvement in developing regions, P&G stated. Oral Care net sales also grew in developed and developing markets due to innovation and portfolio expansion.


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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Silver Age
Bob Mould and Now, Now at The Horseshoe in Toronto
Frank YangUnderstand that I am in no way, shape, or form complaining, but I was pretty surprised when it was announced that Bob Mould would be playing The Horseshoe this past Friday night. Not that one legendary artist doesn't deserve a legendary venue, but considering that his profile arguably higher than its been in years thanks to a 2012 that included the 20th anniversary Sugar reissues and tour, the publication of his memoirs, and his best-received new album in some time with Silver Age, to say nothing of the fact that he hadn't played Toronto in almost half a decade, I thought he'd have been booked into a larger room. At least something on the scale of Lee's or The Mod Club, where he played the last two times through including the last time I saw him here at home in Fall 2005. But no, it was to be The Horseshoe and so unsurprisingly it was sold out and jammed and primed to go off.
Amidst the… older demographic that was gathered to see Mould celebrate his 30-plus year career, were a smattering of decidedly younger attendees who you could reasonably assume were here to see the opener. Minneapolis trio Now, Now – formerly Now, Now Every Children – have been through town a number of times, but usually attached to bills of a more pop-punk-emo persuasion. That's why, despite having liked them for a few years, I'd only finally gotten to see them live at SXSW 2011 where I wouldn't have to sit a half-dozen sets of tattoos and asymmetrical haircuts. Which is not to say that that's not their natural scene – their thoughtful grunge-pop with downcast lyrics but delivered with big smiles is definitely of a genre – but thanks to Cacie Dalager's terrifically emotive vocals and their sharp sense of melody, they're also better than most of that genre and can definitely break to broader appeal. Their latest album Threads was both produced and released by Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla, and his band's path is one that, with a few lucky breaks and soundtrack placements, Now, Now could reasonably follow them down.
Local fans might have felt disappointed that last year's Copper Blue tour, wherein Mould, bassist Jason Narducy, and drummer Jon Wurster played the whole of 1992's seminal Sugar debut in its entirety, didn't come to town – I was lucky enough to catch one of those shows at SXSW 2012 – but if anyone thought that meant he wouldn't continue to lean heavily on one of his most-loved records… well they'd have been dead wrong. Mould could have exulted in the roaring response from the audience as he took the stage – it'd have been well-earned – but instead he and his band got straight to work, tearing through side A of Copper Blue in sequence with brutal efficiency. This accomplished two things – it got the audience further worked up into a sweaty lather and got those songs out of the way.
The next block of songs focused on Silver Age and confirmed that these compositions were, as many have pointed out, Mould's most Sugar-like in years, their balance of melody and white noise existing quite comfortably alongside the older numbers. The new material also elicited more furious guitar soloing from Mould, perhaps him feeling these songs still had room to improvise whereas the Sugar songs were fixed for the ages. Silver Age properly serviced, Sugar material began creeping back into the set, first with a couple of unexpected songs from Beaster – I don't know that I've ever heard any Beaster material live – and then "Your Favorite Thing" from the underrated File Under: Easy Listening.
Finally, inevitably, it was time to reach into the Hüsker Dü songbook for "I Apologize" and "Chartered Trips" before wrapping back in the 21st century with Silver Age standout "Keep Believing". The first encore contained the only non-Silver Age selection from his solo repertoire – "Egoverride" from his 1996 eponymous effort – and one more Copper Blue selection in "If I Can't Change Your Mind", while the second encore deviated from their regular set by inviting local music scribe Sam Sutherland onstage to lead a quick and furious cover of The Viletones' "Screaming Fist" before closing for good with another trifecta of Hüsker songs.
It was a pulverizing set start to finish – the 15 songs of the main set clocked in at under an hour – but with Mould's glasses fogged and shirt soaked from the sweat and steam of the crowd and Narducy and Wurster somehow managing to match his energy joule for joule, there was no question they'd given their all. And it answered the question of why they played a smaller room than they probably could have – small space, huge pressure, massive explosion. Legendary.
NOW and Backstage Rider also have reviews of the show and The Sydney Morning Herald an interview. Mould is back in the region on August 3 as part of The Grove Festival in Niagara-On-The-Lake.
Photos: Bob Mould, Now, Now @ The Horseshoe – March 1, 2013
MP3: Bob Mould – "The Silence Between Us"
MP3: Now, Now – "Dead Oaks"
MP3: Now, Now – "Thread"
MP3: Now, Now – "School Friend"
MP3: Now, Now – "Neighbors"
MP3: Now, Now – "Roommates"
MP3: Now, Now Every Children – "Everyone You Know"
MP3: Now, Now Every Children – "Sleep Through Summer"
MP3: Now, Now Every Children – "Cars"
Video: Bob Mould – "Star Machine"
Video: Bob Mould – "The Descent"
Video: Bob Mould – "Egoverride"
Video: Bob Mould – "Slay/Sway"
Video: Bob Mould – "It's Too Late"
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Video: Sugar – "If I Can't Change Your Mind"
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Video: Hüsker Dü – "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely"
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Video: Now, Now – "Dead Oaks"
Video: Now, Now – "Thread"
Video: Now, Now Every Children – "Friends With My Sister"
Caitlin Rose has marked the release this week of her new record The Stand-In with a new video, premiered over at Billboard. She plays The Garrison on April 5.
Video: Caitlin Rose – "Only A Clown"
Brooklyn's The Men are the topic of conversations at Consequence Of Sound, The Village Voice, Spin, and Interview what with their new record New Moon coming out this week.
The new Son Volt album Honky Tonk, out this week, is available to stream in whole over at American Songwriter. Blurt, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and The Riverfront Times have feature pieces on the band.
Stream: Son Volt / Honky Tonk
Ra Ra Riot have premiered a new video from their latest Beta Love. They play Lee's Palace tonight – March 6 – and are back on June 8 as part of the Field Trip fest at Fort York.
Video: Ra Ra Riot – "Dance With Me"
Drowned In Sound talks to Alan Sparkhawk of Low. They play The Great Hall on March 16 and The Invisible Way is out March 19.
The Dumbing Of America has an interview with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, who are prepping for the March 19 release of their new album Specter Af The Feast by giving away an EP for the first single from their website. They play The Kool Haus on May 9.
Also at Dumbing Of America – an interview with Local Natives, who're at The Phoenix on March 28.
The Black Angels are streaming a new song off their forthcoming Indigo Meadow, out April 2, with some supporting words at Rolling Stone. The new album brings them to The Danforth Music Hall on April 13.
Stream: The Black Angels – "Evil Things"
Even though The Flaming Lips have a new record in The Terror coming out April 2, Pitchfork wants to talk about their old albums, offering up a video oral history of The Soft Bulletin.
Steve Earle has released the first video from his forthcoming album The Low Highway, due out April 16.
Video: Steve Earle – "Invisible"
CBC Music talks to The Thermals, whose have a bunch of reissues out this week and a new record in Desperate Ground out April 16.
Billboard and Rolling Stone have features on Yeah Yeah Yeahs and their new record Mosquito, which comes out April 16.
Exclaim and Men's Journal has questions for Jim James. He is at The Phoenix on April 24.
Saturday Looks Good To Me have announced details of their comeback album One Kiss Ends It All, out May 21, and made the first song from it available to stream.
Stream: Saturday Looks Good To Me – "Invisible Friend"
Consequence Of Sound has details on the 25th anniversary reissue of R.E.M.'s Green, which will come with the requisite remastering and second disc of period-correct live show. It's out May 14.
Entertainment Weekly reports The Hold Steady will contribute a new song to the soundtrack of the upcoming season of Game Of Thrones. The show premieres March 31 and they play the Toronto Urban Roots Fest at Fort York on July 4.
NPR has a video session with Yo La Tengo, back in town at the Toronto Urban Roots Fest on July 7.
Spinner interviews Ted Leo on the occasion of Hearts Of Oak's tenth anniversary.


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This week I took all those teeny scraps that come from serging and squaring up quilt blocks and turned them into fabric! Pretty cool, huh? I had been saving piles of the smallest scraps for a different project, but when this idea hit I set to sorting those cast offs by color and crossed my fingers that this would work. I used a simple white muslin fabric for the backing and then sandwiched the scraps and thread and even some cording with wash away stabilizer on top. Then it was a matter of stitching over the stabilizer until I thought the scraps would stay put. I decided a grid would contain everything best so I stitched rows 3/8" apart both vertically and horizontally across the fabric. For the skirt I placed the scraps in a blended rainbow order and for the bodice tops I used all of my shades of pink. Once everything had been stitched I soaked the fabric in water so the stabilizer would dissolve. The resulting fabric is soft and the weight isn't much different than the weight of the original fabrics would have been. It is as easy to sew as a heavy denim might be in some of the thicker areas, but totally malleable and even WASHABLE which is great for a child's garment.
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להקת הפאנק רוק האוסטרלית Yidcore שחבריה יגיעו להופעה בארץ בקרוב ידועים בגירסאותיהם המיוחדות לשירים ישראלים קלאסים במסורת הפאנק רוק, ההופעה שלהם תוססת, מצחיקה ומומלצת, לרגל האירוע שוחחנו עם סולן הלהקה בראם על הרעיון העומד מאחורי ההרכב המיוחד הזה:
1) how you come up with the name yidcore?
It was a bit of a joke really. Because we were originally just doing covers of jewish songs we thought we should have a name that straight up describes us. So we figured we were hardcore yids, which led to Yidcore.
2) how came the idea to combine those so different 2 worlds together?
We never really thought they were so different. I mean a lot of the classic jewish and Israeli songs were written during times of struggle, and punk is the soundtrack to struggle so it was only natural to combine them. Plus we thought it was funny that people take these songs so seriously, so we should have a bit of fun with them.
3) are the other guys in the band understand the concept behind yidcore or is it mainly your ideas?
Everyone is very into it. The ideas come from all of us, whether it be the song choices, or when we're writing our own stuff. I think it would be hard to be in the band if you didn't get the joke. You'd just stand there wondering what the hell was going on all the time.
4) how's the reaction of the australian fans for yidcore?
It always surprises me how good it is. We've had a couple of our songs all over the Australian radio and music tv stations. We've also had the chance to play some huge shows with some of our favourite bands like Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and a whole bunch more. I think Australians like to have a laugh and they understand that we are about having a non-stop good time party so it works surprisingly well.
5) were you suprised by the israeli scene? it seems like you know alot of bands and people here?
We love the Israeli scene. Before we came the first time we had no idea what to expect and we were totally blown away by how strong the scene is, both in terms of the number of awesome bands and the way the punks like to party so hard. I think in all the places we've been in the world Israel has been our favourite. I was actually talking to Jay from Frenzal Rhomb about this last week and we were just saying that the Israel punk scene is like nowhere else in the world.
6) how the contact between you and our scene started?
We had been emailing a bunch of people for quite a while. Then when Frenzal brought Useless ID to Australia the first time, we hooked up and Ishay said we should come if we get the chance. Basically because he said your falafel was far better than ours. Once we decided to come we hooked up with Yonatan from Arallu who had been trying to get us to come for ages andhe organized it all. So basically if you like us, thank yonatan and ishay. If you don't like us, beat them up.
7) did you grew up listening to those traditional songs or was it just when you started the band?
Most of the songs we learnt back at school. We chose our songs from the favourite ones we knew from school camps and synagogue services and things like that.
8) did ever of the original composers and singers ever heard your versions? what was the reaction?
The only one we know is Naomi Shemer who made a comment after we were on the Guy Penis show. Apparently she hated us. Which is sad because we loved her. Oh and then there is Adam Sandler who also hates us. We've had a long legal fight with him, which I wanted to settle with a boxing match in a giant bowl of chicken soup but he was too muh of a pussy to take me on.
9) which kind of music you listen to at home?
A really big mix actually. Punk, hardcore, metal, jazz, broadway shows. Pretty much everything except hip hop and dance music, which I totally hate.
10) how you combine the punk rock values and tradition with the religions ones and how deep you are into religion? how often you visit cynagog?
I'm not particularly religious. I am more into the jewish tradition and culture. I think that stuff is great. I was the president of one of the main orthodox synagogues in Melbourne though sop that is pretty weird. As for my punk rock values, I am very involved n community work – helping disadvantaged people and things like that, through some of the jewish aid organizations. And I think I also combine them with me philosophy of doing the right thing and being an honest and strongly ideological person.
11) yidcore can be huge in israel with the right promo and press, have you ever thought about doing something in this direction?
We'd love to if anyone would wanna do it. But we've always kept a very strong punk ethic which keeps us on the fringes of the music world I guess. But hey, if you know anyone who wants to do that with us, give them my number hehehehe.
12) did you tried to get a record deal with american or europian label or the fact that you sing in hebrew is a problem there?
We actually had a record deal with an American label before we got signed in Australia. That deal is finished now but I know our Australian label is talking with some American labels. I mean we don't only sing in hbrew. We do a mix. Most of our original songs are not in Hebrew though we have a couple which are half in Hebrew and half in English. They were actually a lot of fun to write.
13) are religion's jews people in australia ever heard yidcore?
Yeah and they are pretty divided about us. Half of them hate us and think we are destroying the religion and will burn in hell. The other half get the joke and think we are good fun and will come to shows and buy records and stuff. It's pretty strange.
14) have you grown up as a religous and then discovered punk rock and decieded to combine or was it the other way around?
Neither. I've always had a very strong jewish identity but was never really religious. We started the band as a joke side project from our other band at a university show. There was a producer in the audience who then took us on so we had to dump the real band and yidcore became our real one. Which was cool because Yidcore is way more fun.
15) what people can expect from your show in israel?
I wish I knew what to expect myself. Last time we just let go and it ended up being a massive mess of hummus, shofars being shoved up asses and other general craziness. We don't plan anything so who knows what will happen this time. But we do have a heap of new songs and a new tour cd. A lot fo the songs were ones that people asked us to make last time we were there. So hopefully whatever else people wanted last time they will get this time!


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Whiplash is the most common injury sequelae following motor vehicle accidents. Speeds of as little as 5 mph have been documented to result in whiplash injuries. And although whiplash is prevalent in today's society with hundreds of studies on the topic, it is not yet fully understood.
What is whiplash?
The term "whiplash" was coined by Dr. Harold Crowe back in 1928. It is used to refer to:
• the hyperextension/hyperflexion injury of the neck, and
• the resulting symptoms of this injury – sustained from a motor vehicle accident.
This forwards-flexion and/or backwards-extension of the neck essentially results in a soft tissue sprain/strain injury to the structures within the cervical and upper thoracic spinal regions. When the initial impact occurs and the head is forced in either excessive flexion or excessive extension, protective reflexes cause the muscles of the neck to forcefully contract which "whips" the head back in the opposite direction. The resulting injury often leads to numerous symptoms, many of which are confusing and poorly understood.
What symptoms are associated with whiplash?
Symptoms following a "whiplash" accident include:
• neck pain, tenderness, achiness and stiffness
• cervical muscle spasms
• tenderness and nodules in superficial cervical musculature
• cervical reduced range of motion
• post-traumatic headaches (including migraine and muscle-tension headaches)
• shoulder and interscapular pain
• hand and finger pain, numbness and tingling
• blurred vision
• difficulty swallowing/feeling of lump in throat
• dizziness and balance problems
• lightheadedness
• post-traumatic depression and cognitive problems
What structures are damaged in whiplash injuries?
Whiplash injuries can damage just a few structures or many, depending on the severity of the accident and direction of the injurious forces, to name a few.
Some of the more common pain-sensitive structures that are damaged include:
• outer layers of the intervertebral discs
• intervertebral ligaments
• capsule of the facet joints
• anterior longitudinal ligament (runs down the front of the vertebral bodies-prevents excessive extension)
• posterior longitudinal ligament (runs down the back of the vertebral bodies-prevents excessive flexion)
• nerve root dura
• extensor spinal musculature
• flexor spinal musculature: the colli and scalene muscles
Damage to any of these structures results in tissue inflammation, tissue edema, microscopic hemorrhage, and the release of noxious chemicals such as histamine, prostaglandins, substance P, and kinins which further hypersensitize already painful and injured tissues.
How is whiplash treated?
The most important aspect of a successful treatment program involves active patient participation and patient compliance to the agreed upon program. When treatments focus solely on pain-relief and not tissue rehabilitation or when patients fail to comply with the prescribed treatment plan, the chronicity of problems becomes highly likely.
The chiropractic approach to treating whiplash injuries is highly successful compared with other health care professionals because chiropractors focus on rehabilitating the injured tissues and restoring optimal function. This is reflected in the high patient satisfaction scores that chiropractors have received in "patient satisfaction surveys" performed on MVA patients.
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Our treatments are highlighted by our use of many gentle and highly effective spinal adjustive techniques. When used properly, these techniques allow us to safely and effectively reduce pain levels, reduce muscles spasms, eliminate inflammation, restore normal joint motion and biomechanics, prevent or minimize degenerative processes, and minimize the likelihood of future recurrences.
We also incorporate many natural and safe adjunctive therapies into our treatment plan to further assist in the healing process. Some common adjunctive therapies include ice therapy, heat therapy, physical therapies like therapeutic ultrasound and muscle stimulation, spinal traction, soft tissue mobilization, spinal exercises and stretches, and nutritional supplementation.
How long do whiplash treatments take?
As with any other injury, there are a number of factors which influence the treatment length of whiplash injuries:
• the severity of the injury
• when treatment was initiated
• patient compliance to the treatment plan
• the nature of the accident
• the size and speed of your vehicle and other vehicles involved
• whether or not seat belts were worn
• whether you were aware of the impending accident
• the height of the head rest
• the age of the individual
• the size and strength of the cervical musculature
• the presence of preexisting spinal conditions
The easiest and most effective way of eliminating pain and preventing residual and chronic problems is to start care immediately following the accident. As you allow time to slip by without seeking appropriate treatment, your injuries become more permanent and far more difficult to manage.
Will I have future problems from my whiplash injury?
Numerous studies show that many whiplash victims have a relatively poor outcome without immediate and appropriate treatment. One such study found that 75% of patients with whiplash still suffer from symptoms 6 months after the accident. Experts agree that individuals with any degree of neck complaints following a motor vehicle accident dramatically improve their prognosis if they seek immediate evaluation and appropriate treatment within hours of the accident.
Interesting whiplash statistics:
• whiplash symptoms last more than 6 months in 75% of patients
• symptoms of whiplash commonly do not appear until weeks or months after the accident
• whiplash victims lose an average of 8 weeks of work
• whiplash is 5 times more common in women than in men
• whiplash occurs most commonly in those aged 30 to 50 years
• rear-end collisions typically cause more cervical spine damage than do frontal or side collisions


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Zaha Hadid joined H.E. Dr Sinan Al-Shabibi, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), at a ceremony to sign the agreement between CBI and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for the design stages of the new CBI Headquarters building. The ceremony was hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum by H.E. Dr Muhielddin Hussein Abdullah, Charges d'Affaires of the Iraqi Embassy.
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Dr Sinan Al-Shabibi said: "The new building shall be a symbol of the Bank's role in the economic development of Iraq and a reflection of the determination to rebuild the country."
Zaha Hadid said: "I am deeply touched that I have been asked to design the new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq. I was born in Iraq and I still feel very close to it. I feel very privileged to be working in Iraq on a design of such national importance."
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I have repeatedly described myself as a Euroskeptic. The current combination of politics and economics looks likely to at worst doom the Euro to failure, at best to commit the Continent to a deep and long-lasting recession. Moreover, the pace of deterioration in Greece, combined with an economic structure that seems completely at odds with much of the rest of Europe, seems to make a Grexit all but impossible.
That said, I am horrified at the ongoing willingness of European policymakers to still be playing chicken at this point. I assumed that my skepticism would ultimately be proved wrong as the European Central Bank would ultimately cave and effectively monetize national debt across the Eurozone, and that Germany would come to this conclusion as necessary to save the single currency that they have long-championed. That ultimately, the Eurozone would step up and take greater responsibility for this mess, understanding that while the Greeks have mismanaged their economy, they should never have been admitted to the Eurozone in the first place.
Instead, Europe situation is now akin to two or three trains running full-speed at one another, and by the time someone finally pulls on the brakes, it will be too late. By the time key actors step into action, irreparable damage will have been done
Consider that one of those trains, Greece, has no driver, nor will it until June 17 when fresh elections are held. Combine that with a deteriorating fiscal situation – believe it or not, it actually continues to get worse. From Bloomberg:
The level of funds in Greece's state coffers has fallen below 1.5 billion euros ($1.9 billion), Imerisia reported, citing "reliable information."
If the state doesn't receive predicted revenue for the rest of this month, it will find it difficult to pay for social services, pensions and public-sector wages, the newspaper said.
This was confirmed by the outgoing leader:
Greece's outgoing Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has warned the country's political leaders the government may have difficulty in meeting its cash obligations as of the start of June, a Greek newspaper reported Monday.
In a note Papademos sent to Greek President Karolos Papoulias and discussed in Sunday's meetings between the president and party leaders on forming a coalition government, the prime minister said it is likely Greece will have significant difficulties in covering its cash payments in June, according to newspaper Ta Nea, citing unnamed sources from Papoulias' office
Now, further consider one of the proximate causes of the new fiscal shortfall:
Greece' s budget revenues have reportedly dropped by 10.2% in April compared to the same month in 2011, as daily Kathimerini reports quoting provisional figures the Finance Ministry is studying. The election period did nothing to help state receipts as the tax collection and monitoring mechanism traditionally relaxes ahead of polls, and did so again this year despite the crisis.
It has been said before, but is worth saying again – how did this economy pass the bar to Euro membership in the first place? If officially sanctioned tax avoidance remains in effect, and we have another month until the new elections, I can't imagine that the fiscal picture is going to do anything but go from bad to worse. Or from worse to as worse as it can get.
Given the deteriorating fiscal position, Greece will eventually need a larger bailout if it is to stay in the Euro. Simply put, if they can't pay their bills with Euros, they will need to issue their own currency. Deep in a piece on the failed efforts to collect property taxes via electricity bills, the FT brings us this from a "friendly trader":
When we talk about Greece "running out of money" in coming weeks/months, the combination of dire recession, plus non compliance in Revenue collection will speed the day that Civil Servants and suppliers are paid in IOU's or "New Drachma" in the absence of any funding from the EU/IMF…
Once IOU's start circulating, the clock will start ticking. Either they get replaced soon with actual Euros, or they start trading as currency. In other words, time is growing very, very short to find a solution that keeps Greece in the Eurozone.
Meanwhile, is the final run on Greece's banks underway? From the Wall Street Journal:
Greek depositors withdrew €700 million ($898 million) from local banks Monday, the country's president said, as he warned that the situation facing Greece's lenders was very difficult.
In a transcript of remarks by President Karolos Papoulias to Greek political leaders that was released Tuesday, Mr. Papoulias said that withdrawals plus buy orders received by Greek banks for German bunds totalled some 800 million.
A bank run in the absence of a functioning government. Is there anyone ready to push the button on a bank holiday with capital controls? Or is this about to devolve into a free-for-all flight of capital?
Meanwhile, Germany and France are holding to the official line. From the FT:
"We want Greece to stay in the euro," Ms Merkel said. "We know that the majority of people in Greece see that."
The Greek government had also agreed on a rescue programme with the IMF and the EU after lengthy negotiations, she said. "I believe that memorandum must be respected."
This ignores the small point that the last bailout was certain to fail from the start. The message remains that no one but Greece is making the decision to leave the Euro:
"We have to respect that there will be new elections in Greece," she added. "We will make it clear that we want Greece to remain in the eurozone, and that is what the citizens are voting on."
But out comes the unspecified carrot:
That meant fulfilling the commitments in the EU and IMF programme, she said, but added: "We will also give proposals to Greece to encourage growth."
Mr Hollande went further, saying that "I hope that we can say to the Greeks that Europe is ready to add measures to help growth and support economic activity, so that there is a return to growth in Greece."More carrot with stick would have been helpful two years ago. Now it is looking like too little, too late. And what kind of measures are these? Direct bilateral transfers from Germany, which would be helpful? Or more loans to add to those that Greece can not already afford?
In other news, in the wake of its two LTRO operations, the ECB is back to neglecting its role as lender of last resort. As a consequence, Spanish yields are now solidly back above 6%, with Italian yields in close pursuit. Apparently, investors are not convinced that the supposed firewalls are sufficient to control contagion. European policymakers have fallen short of the mark. Again.
Bottom Line: I don't see how European policymakers can be anything but terrified that this whole experiment is unraveling at a frightening pace. Yet they keep barreling ahead on this disastrous path, ensuring that things continue to get worse before they get better.
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