This year's performers include Elvis Costello,David Byrne and the Yonder Mountain String Band.

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Michael Kelly, head of investments at Christus and a fervent hedge fund convert, calls it a good deal, given BBT's 11-year string of profits (13.6% a year, after fees).

FORBES: Sid Bass tries to hook investors with a no-sin fund.

President Barack Obama, who broke the 20-year string of either a Bush or Clinton in the Oval Office, thanked his predecessors, noting that the "world's most exclusive club" acted more like "a support group" of former presidents who help each other.

NPR: The Bush And Clinton Families, On Stage In Texas

This year, following a string of deaths early in the year, politicians and citizens alike are imploring the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to follow the lead of cities in Asia and Europe that have installed barriers along the platform edges to prevent suicides and accidents.

BBC: Subway systems by the numbers