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Venezuela is generally known for oil, shortstops, Miss Universes and, for the past decade of course, Hugo Chávez. But the South American country is now recognized as one of the world's most dynamic vessels of classical music, thanks to a 34-year-old program that gives violins, French horns and batons to poor barrio kids and lets them interpret Handel and Tchaikovsky with a Latin verve that last year led Simon Rattle, director of the Berlin Philharmonic, to declare, "The future of classical music lies in Venezuela...
Fill 'Er Up. Analysts say oil prices are going up again this summer, so BedandBreakfast.com has compiled 150 Tanks for Traveling offers from B&Bs around the U.S. The various deals give you anything from $75 to $150 in gas vouchers (participating B&Bs include High Haven House Inn in Vineyard Haven, Mass., and Black Bear Inn in Bolton Valley, Vt.); and 10% discounts for driving a hybrid car (at the Craftsman in Pacific City, Ore.); to free picnics for guests who ride bikes instead of driving (at the William Seward Inn in Westfield...
...Both Washington and Ankara seem ready to start over. Both see Turkey playing an important role in regional issues, from Syrian-Israeli peace talks to oil and gas security in the Caucasus and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. "Under Bush, Ankara and Washington were divided on many fronts," says Sahin Alpay, politics professor at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. "With Obama, they are moving closer together on all of these...
...High oil prices are supposed to be bad for the economy. But, near term, energy stocks may be the one part of the overall market that can push it much higher. Investors will get to pay more for gas so that the value of their portfolios can rise...
...Japan's economy contracted at an annualized rate of 12.1% in the last quarter of last year - the sharpest downturn since the oil crisis of the mid-1970s. Tokyo is working on an additional stimulus package - the country's third in the last six months - that is expected to pump at least $100 billion more into the economy...