Updates on Julian Lennon and Nelly Korda

Julian Lennon's new album is out.It's called "Jude" because it is one of his nicknames as "Hey Jude" was one of three Beatles songs inspired by him,along with "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "Good Night".He is the son of John and Cynthia Lennon.Julian Lennon is 59.* The LPGA season has ended with the CME Group Tour Championship having concluded Sunday at the Tiburon Club in Naples,Florida.Lydia Ko of New Zealand won the tournament,her 19th LPGA victory.She's 25 now and plans to retire at 30.Nelly Korda,24,finished tied for 10th at -8,which gave her just enough points to finish the season as World Number One in the Rolex World Golf Rankings Women over Lydia Ko.Korda had overcome an illness this season from a blot clot which had to be surgically removed,causing her to miss the season's first major.*

Nelly Korda Final Round Highlights | 2022 Pelican Women's Championship - Pelican Golf Club,Belleair,Florida - Reclaiming her World Number One ranking

Second Round Highlights | 2022 The Amundi Evian Championship - Evian les Bains,France - Brooke Henderson of Canada took control with her -14,and Nelly Korda of the USA finished second at -11.

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World Number One Nelly Korda Third Round Highlights | 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions

About Shawn Phillps;Evian Masters Golf

Tonight is featured another song by American singer-songwriter Shawn Phillips,"Song for Sagittarians."The native of Fort Worth,Texas was born in 1943,during World War II,the son of best-selling spy novelist Philip Atlee,who took his family around the world with him.This gave young Shawn the chance to absorb many musical styles,seeding an eclectic approach that has pleased his large and dedicated following over the course of his 20 albums and countless tour dates.He is currently touring in Quebec,Canada.
Phillips draws on folk-rock,pop,jazz,progressive and classical influences.He has likewise mastered a number of guitar types,from electric and acoustic 6 and 12-string single neck to double neck instruments,and even to his own way of playing the sitar.*
After serving in the US Navy,Phillips ended up in California and the folk music scene of the early 1960s.He went on to co-write and perform songs with Donovan Leitch in England,although mostly uncredited for it,and played in world music festivals and club dates.In 1992,A&M Records recognised his significant fan base by issuing a best of LP,including a new song.*
In LPGA golf,the season's final major is underway with the Evian Masters taking place at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian les Bains,France.The setting is between the Alpine foothills of Eastern France and Lake Geneva,Switzerland.At the second round,South Korean Mi Hyang Lee topped the leader board with her four under par 67;while American Morgan Pressel,who hasn't won a tournament in seven years,was second with a six under 65.Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark secured third place on the board with her second round four under par 67,still impressive after her victory in the Ladies European Tour's Helsingborg,Sweden Open last weekend,just over the border from her hometown.

Weekend Results:Motorsport and Golf

Australian driver Will Power took the top spot on the podium Sunday at the Indycar Series ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 on the Milwaukee Mile oval.I didn't even think of points,Power said.I just put my head down and felt the car.*
Columbian Juan Pablo Montoya came in second,while Brazilian Tony Kanaan was third.Power,who has never won the Indycar Series championship,also leads in the overall points standings,followed by Helio Castroneves of Brazil and France's Simon Pagenaud.
There are two races left in the 2014 season.*
In LPGA golf,South Korean Inbee Park won the Wegman's LPGA Championship with her eleven under par 70 in Rochester,New York,defeating American Brittany Lincicome in a one hole playoff.It is the World Number One's fifth major win and her fourth major in the last two years.*
On the Champions Tour,German Bernhard Langer won his fifth tournament of the season at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott,New York.Langer came from four strokes behind to shoot a sixteen under par 66,caddied by his daughter Christina,a college golfer.The win gives him a 633 point lead in the race for the Charles Schwab Cup,which he won in 2010.

Neil Young;Claudia Leitte;LPGA Golf

We're staying on top of the latest,biggest and best this week,as we always do here.We have the main trailer for the scifi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow" starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt,which opened Friday.There are also two film clips from the Rolling Stones' 14 On Fire Tour,currently rocking its way through Europe to sellout crowds.These are very recent promos from Lisbon and Zurich,so you get a sense of how the band is doing and the atmosphere that surrounds them.Well,if you can't actually attend or get a good seat,I've got you covered.
In "Jumping Jack Flash" you get one of the Stones' biggest hits.Fans never tire of it.In this Rio version from 2006,you can see Keith Richards jamming with Darryl Jones,the band's longtime bass player.The colossal crowd is beside itself.As you see in the Zurich and Lisbon clips,the Stones can still generate that kind of excitement today.The upcoming dates are:
7 June-Landgraff,Netherlands-Pinkpop Festival
10 June-Berlin,Germany-Waldbuhne
13 June-Paris,France-Stade de France
16 June-Vienna,Austria-Ernst Happel Stadium
19 June-Dusseldorf,Germany-Esprit Arena
Tickets were still available as of Friday for the 3 July show in Roskilde,Denmark at the Roskilde Festival.*
Canadian singer songwriter Neil Young generated plenty of excitement himself when he rocked hard on Saturday Night Live in "Rockin In The Free World,"a socially conscious number dealing with homelessness and the environment,among other topics.Young spent a number of years as a member of the band Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young and has appeared regularly in the annual Farm Aid concerts.*
A fresh face for most of us is that of the Brazilian star Claudia Leitte,33,who made her international debut with Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez in the official FIFA World Cup song."Largadinho" is one of her biggest hits:
"So let your body loose and do the lazy groove
Lazy groove,lazy groove
Move your arms around like you've got nothing to lose
Lazy groove,lazy groove"
It's from her latest album "Axemusic-Ao Vivo"(2014).
Her full name is Claudia Cristina Leite Inacio Pedreira.Fans call her "Claudinha." Born in Sao Goncalo,Rio de Janeiro,she was a member of the band Babado Novo from 2001-8.Now she has signed with the Roc Nation organisation,hoping to achieve more internationally.Roc Nation records are distributed by Universal Music Group.*
The high achievers in ladies' golf are in Waterloo,Ontario this weekend for the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.In second round action Friday,China's Shanshan Feng shot an eleven under par 65 to share the lead with the defending champion,South Korea's Hee Young Park,who shot a 66.American Michelle Wie continued her successful season with sole possession of third after her ten under par 67,and Anna Nordqvist of Sweden was nine under par for fourth place on the leader board,having shot a spectacular second round 64.

The Rolling Stones;Avril Lavigne;Shell Houston Open

Tonight's videos include two classics and a new release.We start with The Firm's VH1 Classic video for "Satisfaction Guaranteed."The small club ambience is just right for the bluesy song and Jimmy Page's flamboyant guitar style,his British flash.Then we return to the Rolling Stones playing for 1.5 million people in Rio de Janeiro and "Start Me Up."Most interesting to me is Ronnie Wood coming out front for his guitar solo-haven't seen him do that too often.
The Stones are gearing up for the resumption of their 14 on Fire Tour following a break after the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott,frontman Mick Jagger's girlfriend.It's been a rough period for this tight knit band,and we wish them a better than ever return.The European leg of the tour is to commence in late May.Most of the dates are already sold out,but big screens were set up in Singapore in March so those without tickets could watch the concert,so hopefully they will do that in Europe as well.
5-26 Oslo,Norway
5-29 Rock in Rio Festival,Portugal
6-1 Zurich,Switzerland
6-7 Pinkpop Festival,Landgraf,Netherlands
6-10 Berlin,Germany
6-13 Paris,France
6-16 Vienna,Austria
6-19 Dusseldorf,Germany
6-22 Rome,Italy
6-25 Madrid,Spain
6-28 TW Classic Festival,Werchter,Belgium
7-1 Stockholm,Sweden
7-3 Roskilde Festival,Denmark
The Australia-New Zealand concerts are in work.Probably they will be in October-November.
The new release is Avril Lavigne's demo of a song she wrote for Kelly Clarkson,"Breakaway."It's the first time we can hear Avril perform this composition of hers.It was a hit for Clarkson.*
The professional golf season is heating up as we approach The Masters tournament next weekend at Augusta National in Georgia.This weekend,the men are playing in the Shell Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston.After two rounds,Sergio Garcia of Spain holds the lead,having shot a 12 under par 65 on Friday.The ladies are playing in their first major of the season,the Kraft Nabisco Open at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Rancho Mirage,California.American teenager Lexi Thompson,19,and the seasoned Korean golfer Se Ri Pak,36,share the second round lead at 7 under par.

The Barclays Golf;Belgium Grand Prix

The golf world is crackling with activity this weekend.In the US,The Barclays is in progress at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City,New Jersey.The first of the four FedEx Cup Playoffs features striking views of the New York skyline,including the Statue of Liberty and One World Trade Center,or Freedom Tower,rising from the ashes of the 9-11 attack,as well as ferry boats and other watercraft on the Hudson River.Responding to all this scenery is Matt Kuchar,35,who tops the leader board with his -10.The Florida native and Georgia Tech man is number two on the money list,with two wins this season and seven top tens.He is Mr.Consistency,having made 19 of 20 cuts.*1.Matt Kuchar(USA)-10 2.Gary Woodland(USA)-9 2.Webb Simpson(USA)-9 4.Justin Rose(ENG)-7 4.Rickie Fowler(USA)-7 4.Adam Scott(AUS)-7 8.Brendon de Jonge(ZIM)-6 8.Henrik Stenson(SWE)-6 8.Jim Furyk(USA)-6*In LPGA action,The CN Canadian Women's Open is at Royal Mayfair Golf&Country Club in Edmonton,Alberta.Korean Inbee Park and American Cristie Kerr are tied for the lead at -8.*On the European Tour,The Race to Dubai,the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles,Scotland is being led by Argentinian Ricardo Gonzalez at -14.American rookie Brooks Koepka is in fifth at -10.*In motor sport,the August break is over and the Belgium Grand Prix is at the Spa Francorchamps circuit on Sunday.F1 series leader Sebastian Vettel of Germany came in first in the first practice session on Friday,ahead of teammate Australian Mark Webber.Update:At The Barclays,Matt Kuchar now shares the lead with Gary Woodland,29.Woodland has two career wins on the PGA Tour,including one this season at the Reno-Tahoe Open.He is known for his ball-striking power,although not an especially big man.He said he is pleased to be paired with Kuchar for the final round as they are close friends.*At the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles,Scotland,Ricardo Gonzales now shares the lead with Tommy Fleetwood of England,who has yet to win on the European Tour,while Gonzales has five wins.*The starting grid for Sunday's Belgium Grand Prix features Lewis Hamilton(GBR)in pole position,followed by Sebastian Vettel(GER) and Mark Webber(AUS).*Sweden's Caroline Hedwall took the lead at the CN Canadian Women's Open in Edmonton,Alberta.She is followed by Suzann Petterson of Norway and amateur Lydia Ko of New Zealand.

Market Restrained By Europe;Sam Houston State Advances

A positive Philly Fed manufacturing report wasn't enough to bolster the market this week.The S&P fell 2.80 on the week as the Fitch ratings agency reaffirmed its doubts about both European and U.S. banks and put several small countries on credit watch negative.Trading is still distressingly thin as a mood of caution sweeps the market towards the end of the year-if not the end of the world.
Nonetheless,a highly entertaining college football game took minds off this Friday night in Huntsville,Texas,where the Sam Houston State Bearkats edged the Montana Grizzlies 31-28 in a semifinal of the NCAA Division I Championship.The Grizzlies had come back from a 21-0 deficit,but the Bearkats' outstanding running back Tim Flanders ensured their victory with his 287 yards of rushing.The final will be held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco,Texas on January 7,when the Bearkats will play either Georgia Southern or North Dakota State.
American teen Lexi Thompson,who is all of sweet 16,holds a one stroke lead at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters,the final event of the year on the Ladies European Tour.She is angling for her first career win on the Tour,having earned her first career win on the LPGA Tour three months ago.Sweden's veteran golfer Sophie Gustafson,38,a 14-time
European Tour tournament winner,is second on the leader board.
The S&P futures declined slightly Friday evening,losing a further 0.80,while bond index futures were on the upswing.
Update:The poised and well-spoken Lexi Thompson went on to win the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters with a final round five under par 67.She became the youngest player ever to win a Ladies European Tour tournament,matching the same distinction she had achieved in the LPGA earlier in the year.South Africa's Lee Anne Pace came in second at Dubai,while Sophie Gustafson finished third in this final event of the season.

Market Ends Skid;Irene Pesters Sports

The stock market logged its first positive week in over a month as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility of aiding the market more if need be.Mr.Bernanke announced that the Fed would lengthen its September meeting by a day to discuss the situation.The Fed had more in its toolbox and would use it when appropriate,Mr.Bernanke reassured at the Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole,Wyoming.
For the week,the Dow climbed 4.32,while the NASDAQ rose 5.89 and the S&P gained 4.74.On the year,the S&P has lost 6.43.
Hurricane Irene claimed its first victim Friday,drowning a 22-year old surfer off Croyden Beach on the Virginia coast.In another tragic incident,a North Carolina man was walking in his yard Saturday morning when a big tree limb crashed down on him in winds up to 63mph-another death that is being attributed to the massive weather system,and believed to be the first Irene fatality on land.The storm also disrupted a number of sporting events as Major League baseball canceled some games and rescheduled others to avoid it.The PGA followed suit by shortening The Barclays tournament to 54 holes.Held at the Plainfield Country Club in Edison,New Jersey this year,the leader board was topped by American Matt Kuchar on Friday,who shot a second round fourteen under par 65.At the CN Canadian Women's Open in Montreal,American Angela Stanford and Japan's Ai Miyazato shared the lead at -11.At the Champions Tour Boeing Classic in Washington state,the opening round standings were as follows:1.Russ Cochran;2.Jeff Sluman;3.Ted Shulz,Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer.All are Americans except for Langer,the esteemed German pro.
The NYSE plans to resume trading on Monday as scheduled.Stocks will be influenced by a number of reports next week,including the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index;the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing survey;and the monthly employment report on Friday.The S&P futures rallied a strong 18.50 Friday evening,and bond index futures were up as well.

Philly Fed Survey Major Factor

A major factor in depressing the market this week was the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Business Outlook Survey for August,which covers manufacturing in Eastern Pennsylvania,Southern New Jersey and Delaware.The survey's broadest measure of manufacturing activity fell off a cliff,dropping from 3.2 in July to -30.7 in August.New factory orders,shipments and employment were all down markedly.The six month growth outlook declined to slightly favorable to expansion.
For the week,the S&P 500 Index was down 4.69.On Friday,the Reuters-Jefferies/CRB commodity index rose 3.05,reflecting an increase in agricultural and gold futures prices.The S&P 500 is now down 10.66 on the year.It is in severe correction.
Next week,the market will deal with new home sales,durable goods orders,GDP and consumer sentiment reports.The S&P futures were down a sharp 19.50 Friday evening,while bond index futures were mixed,with the ten year Treasury futures being unchanged.
Two South Koreans,Na Yeon Choi and Grace Park,led the LPGA's Safeway Classic at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near Portland,Oregon after the first round on Friday.Choi shot a five under par 66;Park came in second at four under par.Coca-Cola co-sponsors the tournament.
Update:At the end of the second round on Saturday,Na Yeon Choi still led the Safeway Classic at eight under par,but American Stacy Lewis had moved into second place at five under.Grace Park fell back to fourth position,tied with Americans Ryann O'Toole and Brittany Lincicome.
Safeway(SWY),Coca-Cola(KO)

Canadian Open Dry and Tough

An unforgiving course and its dry greens kept scores high at the RBC Canadian Open in Vancouver.At the end of the second round,Americans Michael Thompson and Chad Campbell shared the lead at -4.Canadians Adam Hadwin and David Hearn shared fifth place with a number of other golfers at -2.
At the LPGA Evian Masters on the French shore of Lake Geneva,Japan's Miki Saiki topped the leader board with a nine under par through the second round.Americans Stacy Lewis,Paula Creamer and Kristie Kerr were close behind,with Lewis at eight under,and Creamer and Kerr at seven under par,respectively.
While the golfers seemed to be in relatively cool surroundings,the Mid-Atlantic region was gravely hot.At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia,the rules were relaxed so fans could bring bottled water to the baseball game.Even in Toronto,on Thursday the dome of Rogers Centre was closed against the 100F heat.
Stocks were not hot for the week,but did score modest gains.The broadly based S&P 500 index was up 2.19 on some strong earnings reports from Microsoft and McDonald's,among others,as well as apparent progress in European debt talks.The Reuters/Jefferies CRB commodities index climbed 2.66 on the week.
Next week,a plethora of earnings will be logged in by Ford Motor,3M,US Steel and Exxon Mobil,to name a handful of the 300 companies slated to report.There will also be a lot of data to react to from the housing sector,as well as consumer sentiment,GDP and durable goods reports.
The S&P futures were down 1.50 Friday evening,while oil,gold and bond index futures rose.
Microsoft(MSFT),McDonald's(MCD)

A Ruffled Remembrance

On the eve of 9-11,patterns change.The memories flood back in.This year,there's a backdrop of stupidity,a possible provocation that could burden our service members with even more danger.The prayer must be that it doesn't take place.
At Cog Hill,just outside of Chicago,American Matt Kuchar shares the lead of the BMW Championship with Korean Charley Wi at six under par.Australian Marc Leishman is third at -5.In the LPGA,Morgan Pressel heads the leaderboard at the NW Arkansas Championship,shooting a 66 for -5.In baseball,Baltimore was over Detroit 6-3 at Comerica Park.
Skip the money numbers.It was made modestly in the market this week.The futures say that will continue on Monday.