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The chamber orchestra gathers exceptionally talented young musicians from the Baltic States. "Kremerata Baltica" is called not only de facto ambassador of the Baltic Region culture, but also a bridge maker in the context of trans-European integration.
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- Exhibition "Natural values of Latvia. Forest"
- Organizer Email:
- Organizer Phone:+371 67356024
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Martin Gore admits in an interview with the magazine "Rolling Stone" that promotion tour shows for the album "Delta Machine" are among the longest they have ever performed — the concert is about two hours and fifteen minutes long.
It is also possible to find here the only Tropical Butterfly House in the Baltic States with butterflies from South America, Asia, and Africa tropical jungle.
The production of Mozart's opera in the Latvian National Opera has been produced in the 1980ies Latin American soap opera style, by creating an atmosphere full of exotic, social and erotic tension.
It will be like a historical excursion through the former Soviet musical reality and public perceptions. The leading role in this extraordinary project will be played by Dmitri Shostakovich and Alfred Schnittke — personalities not understood by their peers and breaking the borders of tenets of those times.


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plot twist: JK rowling writes a series on voldemorts point of view
"i looked in the mirror and cried. i look like an egg"
plot twist: JK rowling writes a series on voldemorts point of view
"i looked in the mirror and cried. i look like an egg"
I guess its a bit late for wintery nails but here are some new nails, they are actually really pretty ^-^ like super. The have a gorgeous base colour which is a pale blue with a shimmery glitter over it. The centre's glitter.
They can work for any occasion. They are on sale here
Heyyyy :) Its been a while :S Im so sorry, I wont bore you with my excuses.
So moving on. Im working on making stickers for those who don't like false nails :) so far its going ok, these are my first attempt inspired by the anime Soul Eater. Hopefully I can work out the kinks soon and get a range on sale :) If you have an idea into a design you want feel free to tell me :D THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME. (also I might do a comp soon depending)
I tested my out a while ago, they lasted for ages! This is just to show the size and shape, hope you like :) Visit my shop here
I wanted to queue stuff but it didnt work very well:( Any whoo I only just found my camera. This ones from phone and its a jelly sandwich with my favourite colours :D
Im going to try and upload some more :)
I know I said I would update more :( but I got really busy with college and University application. BUT I will be queue some posts hopefully. Also as well as this I'll be uploading new Christmas nails which will be on sale very soon.
Anywhoo these nails were done ages ago. I just couldnt find where I put the pictures ^-^ They were done around jubilee time.
Holographic nail polish :3 This was a pretty cheap nail polish by Technic (which is pretty cheap in general) I think I got it for £1.99 the only thing is I got it a while ago and these pics are from a while back (thats why its so sunny) and its limited edition :O(sorry, I was really hoping to show it sooner). I'm not sure if they would still have it in bodycare, BUT I just looked and found it on Amazon wah hey!
This was about 4 coats I believe which is a lot, but it wasnt really holographic otherwise, though it looked super pretty in the end :) The pictures are sideways because they look better that way? Also for those who want cheap on trend nail polish Bodycare technic brand is the place to go, they also do strippers for £1.50 :D (I think they're doing velvet nails too atm)
EDIT: My hands sometimes get really dry(even when I use hand cream), thats why they are super dry :|
Have a nice day! :)
Simple gold and purple nail art :3 I really liked these ^-^ They remind me of medieval shields
A simple version of my last Doctor Who nails :) Sorry I havent been writing much in these descriptions :O but I dont really know what else to write XD
I have a facebook now which is great news :D the link is http://www.facebook.com/FantasyFingerNails be sure to like if you want to keep up to date :P
These nails are available to buy on here :)

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The Occupy movement is at a divide, with the initial encampments mostly disbanded but with new plans for marches and civil disobedience this spring. There are also schisms between non-violent activists and some anarchists who favor more aggressive action, a split that Stephanie Van Hook addresses.
Obama Administration
Standing Up to War and Hillary Clinton
From the Archive: A year ago, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern protested a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by standing in protest, before being assaulted by security guards and arrested. McGovern's non-violent act became part of a year of protest against powerful forces ignoring the people's will.
New Weasel Word on Iran Nukes
Exclusive: The U.S. news media has consistently created the impression that Iran is building a nuclear bomb and that its denials shouldn't be taken seriously. However, U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments may finally be eroding that smug certainty, Robert Parry reports.
Obama's Chess Match with Israel/Iran
Israel, Iran and the Obama administration are engaged in a three-dimensional chess match that could end in a destructive war or a negotiated agreement on Iran's nuclear program. Much of the maneuvering has occurred through public hints and private feints, Gareth Porter reports for AlJazeera.
Failure of 'Pro-Democracy' Wars
A key justification for three recent U.S. military actions – in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya – was to oust brutal dictators and pave the way for a more democratic future. But these violent strategies have fallen short on the pro-democracy front, writes the Independent Institute's Ivan Eland.
A Biohazard Valentine of Dissent
The powers-that-be would prefer the common folk to accept their fate quietly, even as many are made surplus to the work force and all are facing global warming's coming devastation of the planet. But more and more people are choosing to make noise through messy dissent, as Phil Rockstroh observes.
The Right's Inside-Out Constitution
Exclusive: It has become an article of faith on the American Right that the Founders opposed a strong central government and that federal activism — from Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal to President Obama's health-care reform — violates the nation's first principles. But that's not the real history, writes Robert Parry.
Bleak Report on the Afghan War
Gen. David Petraeus and other U.S. commanders have touted supposed progress in the Afghan War to justify the escalation that they demanded more than two years ago, but a new report by an in-the-field Army officer found a less sanguine reality, as Gareth Porter reported for Inter Press Service.
Rick Santorum's Nightmarish America
Rick Santorum, the latest Republican "flavor of the month" for president, exudes a boyish enthusiasm that many Americans find personally appealing. But his vision for America would combine a moralistic theocracy with free-market capitalism and perpetual war, a nightmarish scenario, says Lawrence Davidson.
Resisting the Pull of Anti-Iran Terror
Israeli agents reportedly have collaborated with an Iranian terror group to murder Iran's civilian nuclear scientists in an escalation of violence that further draws the United States toward the precipice of another Mideast conflict, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar writes.


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Homemade Crunchy Tater Tots
By Pat Duran kitchenchatter
These are so easy to make, When you have those mashed potatoes left, or the baked potatoes you can easily make these little buggers. They are so good, you can even use them as appetizers. by wrapping them in a piece of precooked bacon before putting them in the oven. Or you could dip them in a little beaten egg and roll in shredded cheese- Yum -Yum!!
2 c
very stiff mashed potatoes
1 c
shredded swiss cheese, or other kind
1/3 c
mayonnaise not salad dressing
1 tsp
prepared mustard
1/2 tsp
1/4 tsp
3 1/2 c
crushed corn flakes
ketchup or sauce of choice for dipping
Janet got "Chocolate Covered Cherry Mice"
You observe situations before diving in, choosing words and actions wisely. You're the loyal friend and...TAKE THE QUIZ and find out what Halloween treat you are!
Directions Step-By-Step
1In a bowl, combine all ingredients except corn flakes and dipping sauces. Chill mixture.
Heat oven to 350^.
Shape chilled mixture into 1-inch balls or little rolls(pillows) roll them in beaten egg and then in cornflakes that have a little butter added (this keeps them crisp)
Place on a well sprayed baking sheet.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until crispy. Serve hot with sauce.
About this Recipe
Course/Dish: Other Breakfast, Potatoes, Vegetable Appetizers
Main Ingredient: Potatoes
Regional Style: American
Other Tags: Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy
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Sounds yummy, thanks.
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Oh yummy Pat saved.
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Breakfast on the Go
Kids > Recipes & Cooking > Recipes for Kids With Diabetes > Breakfast on the Go
Note: If you make this recipe, get a grownup's help because it requires using a knife.
Prep time: 5 minutes
What you need:
- 6 ounces fruit-flavored fat-free Greek yogurt
- 1 fresh peach, sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried cranberries
- 1 teaspoon crushed walnuts, pecans, or almonds
Equipment and supplies:
- knife
- 16-oz. plastic cup
- measuring cup
- measuring spoon
- Place the yogurt in a plastic cup.
- Layer the peach slices on top of the yogurt
- Add cranberries.
- Top with nuts.
How much does this recipe make? 1 serving
Reviewed by: Cheryl Patterson, RD, CDE
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KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Witnesses and an official say angry Muslim youths set ablaze a Catholic church and tried to destroy an attached school in northern Nigeria over an alleged insult to the Prophet Muhammad.
Witness Tukur Musa says soldiers on Monday stopped the mob from setting ablaze the school in Funtua town in Katsina state, but they arrived too late to save St. Rita Catholic Church.
He says the town was in an uproar about an examination question last week which they considered an insult to the Prophet Muhammad. They reported the matter to district authorities. When no action was taken, young Muslims attacked.
Deputy Police Superintendent Aminu Abubakar Saddiq confirmed the church was burned and school damaged but said no one was injured.
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Winter leaking into our phosphate spines
Fingers curled and clawing at sun baked whispers behind our lips
Trying to convey what silence tastes like on parched lungs
Misfortune snapping at our humming bird fingertips
The lost do not wish to be found.
Evening childWe'd sit on porch steps
Insecticide burning our lungs
Awkward and gangly attempting to grow into our limbs
You with freckles dusting your nose and I with a small dot on my cheek
You called it a beauty spot and I said god was too lazy to give me freckles
We were 15 and lust driven amnesiacs
Dissolving our flesh with cheap gin in your tree house
Throwing pebbles at the sky hoping to shatter it
We were an epidemic of the underdog prognosis
Playing encores to an audience of cowards
For some reason we'd always rush across rail way tracks
Metal bars quivering and our broken sneakers stumbling
We were branded in mistakes and embellished in thin silvery scars
Battle scars we'd say laughing because there was nothing else to do
The Bambi syndrome(Dis)regarding logic and sensibility
I like to sit on railway tracks, feeling the vibrations beneath my finger tips
Just beneath the blood vessels and haemoglobin
The whirring of the air being sucked out from my lungs
Chicken is not a game for the faint hearted
She called me reckless, and that scared her
Because I craved the adrenaline to flush out the morphine
I balance on bridges, always teetering
Cheshire cat grins as we run across highways
Darting blurring hues of monochrome grey and black cars
In the dark, only headlights visible
Deer in the headlight
Then we ran to abandoned warehouses
Smashed windows and ate shards of glass
Drowning them with swigs of vodka
Trying to kill the things inside
Live fast and die young
You were scared and I didn't care
Because crawling under chain link fences
Leaving behind gasoline trails
And disfigured antlers along the way
Hallucinogens and kryptonite
We chased speed and slept on side walks
Misguided we devoured our demons
Her name was AmyHair the colour of rust and bones that fell apart
We'd eat rocky road ice cream bars
You perched on broken handle bars
And I would press down on the brakes
We were scabs and lacerations
Knobbly knees and smoke filled curls
I remember when you stole your father's gin
And climbed out of your window
Throwing bed sheets tied like cherry knots
You were the one who taught me how to do that, you know
Brass heart palpitations from running down to the river
After stealing apples
From old wrinkled trees with knotted arthritic branches
Your cheeks were dusted with freckles in the summer
And your eyes changed from green to grey
We made crowns out of feathers and painted mud on our palms
Sticks and stones will break our bones
Fortress of broken glass and found objects
You always loved the tiny bird skull the best
The size of a walnut in your pale palm
I remember the vinyl's we'd play, and the mix tapes we'd make
I'd always colour in the covers in mismatched co
Insert creative title here.sometimes I hate the idea
of talking
I rather eat the autumn
skies crushing cold air between my molars
and hiding shaky hands
between pages of dictionaries
and clickclickclicking sounds of typewriters
you asked me why I wrote poems
on the soles of my shoes
and I told you
it was because I wanted to
imprint myself on the earth
then I can create beauty
even if I am not
Hero ComplexI bartered my soul away
For the boy with wolf eyes
He locked me behind his teeth
He carved snake bites into my lips
And tore apart the gilded edges of my lashes
In an endeavor to uncover some semblance of my siren words
He broke apart my ribs in an attempt
To find my landmine heart
Which held no sound
The lost one's weepingListening attentively to the burnt out sounds
Rusted wrists don't know how to do anything
Other than to harm
Crack open the loaded guns
Clench a cigarette between breaths
I'd come to realize lungs are suffocating
So I cut them out with dandelion limbs
And tore out my eyes to avert my gaze
Aching for salvation I was greeted by empty pews
And broken hymn books scattered among the graves
Lost lamb prodigal son, there is no home to return to
Only ruins and car crash features lay
Where tombstones used to stand
The boy who hides in drugstores and late nightsBlindfolded airwaves hide his forest veins
Where not even the moon can touch the lonely heart
Resting on his tightly buttoned sleeve
Insomnia drawn deeply into the creases of his eyes
Galaxies humming in time with his stuttering heartbeats
He hides behind nightlights to burn out his demons
Because the devils in the detail
and he's one hour away from tearing down the sky
Splintered amber bones searching for serendipitous moments
He longed not for the stars but rather
For those moments where the horizon kisses the earth
Bonfire irises with a knack for chasing time
Longing for the sun to seem real again
Carving his name into walls to be remembered
As the boy who went down swinging
On reality and other fictitious thingsI chewed out a piece
Of the sky
Only to
Spit it back out, again.
Maybe I'd be better off
Licking clouds
From my fingers
Rather than
Wiping down your
Bed frame spine
And collapsing your easel
Joints like a puzzle.
I swallowed the
Rains sticky heat
Like a shot
And it burns
Just the same.
Alaska is hiding behind her eyesA girl caught up in the same game
Where circus tricks and trapeze artists
Are nothing compared to the burning of lungs
Where insomnia stains the people's smiles
In a pale wash of sea foam angst bottled up and thrown
Into the horizon where the sky meets the earth
In a disjointed seam
She had hurricane rage eyes
And wishbone sleeves pulled tightly across her chest
To suppress her Medusa heart from cracking
The stars open and drinking their flames
Ocean funeral where Chaconne
Is played to sirens and sea urchins
Coiled beneath the oily depths of seascapes
Where her kite string spines push against the thin membrane
Of split grin skies
That spews out dreams onto alleyways
Mixing with stale vomit and baby doll wishes
In ruins I sat playing crack the sky with wolvesI haven't changed since the last time we spoke
At least I don't think so
Because my knuckles are still rusting over
And I can see you still have those lovely diamond lips
Sometimes I glance over at your cloak and dagger collar bones
Remembering how they would hold galaxies in them
While I rambled on about cabbages and kings
And you'd laugh and call me a child
Even when I wore skirts and dresses and heels for you
I'd still run past you and the stars
Chasing the sun in order to burn out my lungs
So I don't have to breathe you in
And remember the taste of your synapse vowels
I don't know why I still talk about you in my insomniac spiels
Of wild type written pages and cups of black coffee
But for some reason I can't get you out of the hollows of my jaw
You've ingrained yourself in the valleys of my veins
And refuse to be carved out
A little punk rocker with a gift for singing songsGirl with the rock and roll smirk curled behind her teeth
Burning her insides for fun because there wasn't much else to do
Aside from skipping stones across car parks
And sipping the last dregs of forbidden liquor
Behind broken trees to keep up the act of normality
Late at night when the moon is asleep
She lies on dismantled bed frames
Counting stars because lambs are too often sent to the slaughter
Lucky star heartbeats and posy veins
Hides broken windows behind her pupils
Ceiling lights tracing patterns on her cheekbones
As late night contemplation's lead back to Rome
Atlas limbs curled into her ribs
With a sense of obligation she carries the weight
Of a small child tucked behind her jaw
Elder sister turned hero minus the cape and nylon
Angel torn knuckles scraped and bruised
Walks upon the dry cracked ground
Searching for Atlantis hidden behind a little girls smile
Last night, I caught a skyfish called KeroseneRoman numerics weigh heavily on her tongue tied fragments
Her day long snippets of coal turned fingertips
Waiting for thunderstorms where the skies collapsed upon themselves
Like a broken easel, all angles and ridged joints
She lays awake singing songs to the monsters outside her window
European skylines carved into the grooves of her spine
Sprout like mechanical wings of steel and embellished in tongues
The gilded edges of her wander lust pupils turned over like sea foam
Rising from the broken synapses of her frantic heartbeats
Echoing, I am, I am, I am
Mountain ranges scattered across her ribs like constellations
Peaks of white topped wishes hanging from her arms
Iowa splinters across the bridge of her nose
Like folded over road maps she was like the earths orphaned sister
She speaks in Persephone half rhymes locked tightly
Between the crease of her jaw
Her veins collide with meteor showers as she opens
The earth's broken core and whispers witches tales
To the aching cavern of
Airborne sea girl plays with fire behind castlesThe crackling of fires on bare backed bones
Soil seeping into spread eagled fingertips
Where Orion hangs low on the slope of her shoulders
Unyielding her spine splinters the constellations
And great cacophonies of slack jawed gods and monsters
Hang limply along the water's edge
Hazel centered fingertips turned over their palms
Clasped around her dragon breath heart
Her honey dew arteries resounding
Behind tiger eye flame sleep songs
Behind burning mantle pieces of embellished
Water works falling from the sky
Siren pools embodied behind her pupils
The architecture of her bones
Hides secrets of gold and stone
Laced between her lotus eater half grins
Reality bites so I decided to chew it out instead Solar plexus girl ate the night sky
To try and fit constellations into the spaces between
Her paradise bones and salted palpitations
Where ghosts remain curled between
Her starlight vowels and daisy chain half smiles
Waiting for the daylight to burn away the
Galaxy bruise spread across her eyes
Fingers bent back to fit into the juncture of her spine
Searching for summer nights hidden behind the mulberry bush
Lightning smiles collapsing into half-baked expectations
She lingers in the woodwork
Climbing the entrails of forgotten trees and damaged fortresses
Looking glass girl chasing rubies and gold
With the angel sin hair and loaded gun smirk
Longs for moonshine and wild nights spent
Hijacking constellations and drinking liquid thunder
To preserve the last of her aching soul
She eats neon spider webs and ravens song
For breakfast
And traces acid signs on the hoods of cars at dawn
To try and leave behind a legacy
Of a girl with the whiplash grin
The older we get the better we used to beAll we ate that day were 3
Powdered donuts
To stifle the anxious shaking
Of our palms or
At least produce excuses for
The anxiety rustling beneath
Our scarred veins
Tell me
When did the diamonds
Leave your bones
And for how long have
You been expiring without them
Tell me
When did the construction
Of your false reality
Finally fall through
The fragile infrastructure
Of your factitious commentary
Lack the physical manifestation
Of your laboured breathing
Perhaps it's best if we ache
For magic and other childish things
Because the world hurts our eyes
And I don't want to see anymore
The skies are pressing against
Our glass houses and
The sun is bleeding over the rim
Of the bathtub
It's slow dripping
Pelting out a funeral song
UnknownI'd listen to radio signals
But all I'd hear is chlorine bleached static
That leaves a the bitter taste of Advil in my thoughts
Drugged up in an anaesthetic haze of morphine induced comatose
I'd clench my teeth to stop the florescent vowels
From escaping my insomniac lips
I've chewed them shut and pasted book spines on my ribcage
In an attempt to be something organic and interesting
Because the plain Jane exterior I've laced between my iris's
Is becoming a contradiction of what little sanity I possess
Ode to the girl with Saturn eyes and casera smilesShe is a hopeless romantic who eats stars
To watch mercury embed itself in her retinas
Where heavens flood gates run deep within her
Crystal like vowels carving themselves into trees
Adventuress who hides between bushels and crescent moon half smile
A dreamer who fell for the Milky Way's midnight hues
With solar flare secrets resting in the curve of her collar bones
Hide and seek played with pens and pencils
And the warmth of last autumn's late night explorations
Linger in her bones
Waiting for summer to light up the sky in a halo
Of lost things strung up like pearls
Card games spend lounging under flower torn embraces
Coffee ring iris's like ancient tree melodies
Where letters to nobody hang from tree tops
Paper rustling against the sound of grey background noise
Where the moon girl slips between days and nights
Of hazy summers and rainy day window panes
Catching wishes like a dream catcher's lullaby song
Our DutyWe swallowed the path home
Because we were hungry,
Though starving is an ongoing
Story, an empty bag
Dancing in the streets,
Full of an unfastened voice
Walking through the house,
Wind unchained, heart admonished.
Heaven fills its eyes, crawls away,
That sleeping boat content to follow
The vacant waves, intervals
Of dying that we dare not interrupt,
And we watch the kind ear shrinking
From our charcoal docks; heaven
With a full stomach crawls away.
This is what we were put here for.
40810If only you were soulless.
If you were mindless, blind,
you and I could make a beautiful disaster.
The press would write of our brief affair;
they'd paint me (the woman in red) as pathetic.
They will not consider how I need your love
or how it pains me so deeply to throw myself at you.
I will not be remembered as a poet warrior.
I'll be the eternal survivor no more.
All who think of me will shake their bowed heads
and tearfully remark;
If only you were soulless.
If you were mindless, blind,
You wouldn't have been such a bloody disaster.
He Remembers 1961He always puts extra steaks on the grill,
in case the neighbors stop by.
It's not that kind of world anymore.
The wind was the only visitor that night
and it assumed an odor of burning leaves.
He thought about all the funerals he had
attended and he thought about Hurricane Jenny.
The sun's last breath felt like thunder.
A child yelled "Olly olly oxen free" but
to him it sounded like "All your friends die in Spring."
For the love of birdsThree little birds pitch on my doorstep.
I keep them in a jar
nothing I have is truly mine.
I am only the lonely,
waiting for it to come back to me.
Love Makes Us Coldhe was a boy
driving in the Daytona 500
and just when you
think he's about to slow down
for you to climb in
he drops his motor to
a whisper
and tells you
"I'm sorry that I love you."
and speeds away
while your palms are
into the door
your knees drag against
the road
because you scraped your knees
falling for him
I can't let go and you can't hold on
and I
banged on the glass
"let me in!"
but you
shook your head
"you'll only get hurt."
and then I release,
tossed in a ditch
only half way to my home
are you afraid of me or love?
My spine is a ribbon unraveledYou asked me to write your eulogy,
but there's three sides to every story
and it is not enough to write.
There is no more music in me:
You bound our spines,
vertebral curvatures
stitched together
where I end and you begin,
but maybe you never belonged to me.
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Andrew Koppelman: The 1918 Case That May Have Foreshadowed Obamacare's Demise
Andrew Koppelman is professor of law and political science at Northwestern University.
...The parallels between the child labor issue and the health care issue are remarkable. In both cases, the legislation in question was the product of a decades-long struggle. Universal health care has famously been a goal of American liberals since Theodore Roosevelt proposed it in 1912. The movement to abolish child labor, for its part, stretches back to the first years after the Civil War: When the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869, its constitution included a provision calling for abolition of child labor, and a similar position was adopted by the American Federation of Labor when it was created in 1886. The National Child Labor Committee was organized in 1904, and the first federal law was introduced in 1906. For his part, Roosevelt supported a national study of the problem....
Both then and now, challengers to the statutes had to propose that the Supreme Court invent new constitutional rules in order to strike them down. At the time it considered the issue in 1918, there was nothing in the Supreme Court's case law that suggested any limit on Congress's authority over what crossed state lines. On the contrary, the Court had upheld bans on interstate transportation of lottery tickets, contaminated food and drugs, prostitutes, and alcoholic beverages....
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This rather interesting picture was posted on Twitter this weekend by Joey Ryan, where he has Shanna, who is rumored to be signing with TNA soon, by the hair and on her knees. He joked on the social media site that she bit his penis.
February 10, 2014
When Bound For Glory 2014 was announced, there were some concerns because New Japan was doing a show at the same venue on the same day as well. Dixie Carter and Great Muta no longer need to worry about that since NJPW has decided to cancel the event. No word yet on the cause behind the cancellation. There are some speculations that Jeff Jarrett, who was recently in Japan, might have had something to do with it.
August 16, 2014
As was heavily rumored, CM Punk has been pulled from @midnight, a show on Comedy Central. No word yet on who pulled the trigger on the cancellation, but the belief was that it would not have been a good idea for the former world champion to make a public appearance since he walked away from his job with WWE.
February 9, 2014
Tommy Dreamer has announced that Goldust will no longer be working his November 9 show because of commitments to WWE.
October 30, 2013
Earlier this year, Shanna was given a tryout by TNA and many were under the belief that the independent wrestler was going to be signed by the company. While that has yet to happen, Shanna has let everyone know that she is still interested in showing up on Impact Wrestling some day. Dixie Carter has been signing several performers over the last few months.
March 16, 2014
Another potential Knockout being signed by TNA is Shanna, an international star who has wrestled frequently for SHINE. She will be working live events with the company during their current tour of Europe. Depending on how well she performs, a contract could be offered.
January 28, 2014
A message on Twitter from Kevin Nash about the death of his former WCW protege Sean OHaire.
September 10, 2014
A message on Twitter from Lance Storm about the death of Sean OHaire.
September 10, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Scotty Riggs, where the former WCW star states that Sean OHaire has passed away.
September 9, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Diamond Dallas Page, where he provides an update on the condition of Jake Roberts.
August 28, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Kizarny, where the former WWE star provides us with an update on Jake Roberts, who passed out on an airplane and has been unconscious at a Las Vegas hospital since then.
August 28, 2014
A post from Twitter, where JBL mocks Shelton Benjamin by taking a picture of Rico Constantino, who is visiting Monday Night Raw today, and stating that Constantino is the best tag team partner that Charlie Haas has ever had in WWE.
August 18, 2014
A post on Twitter from Tommy Dreamer, where he praises MVP for getting involved in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
August 16, 2014
A Twitter post from former WWE star Kevin Nash where he jokes about trying to do a Vulcan mind meld with Brock Lesnar to let him know that he is only back on Monday Night Raw for the beers and not looking for a fight.
August 14, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Zack Ryder, informing fans that WWE is no longer selling any of his merchandise. Rumors have been circulating that the company wants to downplay his popularity, and this revelation lends credibility to those speculations. The fact that Ryder actually pointed it out in public is a sign that he could be really frustrated with his situation in WWE.
July 1, 2014
As many of you already know by now, several WWE stars were on the receiving end of a release today, as the company is trying to cut cost a bit. As that is happening, Mark Henry decided to celebrate his 18th year anniversary with the company by posting a message on Twitter, which did not sit well with Curt Hawkins, who was one of the performers released. Hawkins posted this response to Henry.
June 12, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Mick Foley, where he stated that TNA wished him a happy birthday while WWE has yet do so. While the former world heavyweight champion is more than likely just playing around, there appears to be some truth in jest, as rumors have been floating around that there is backstage heat between Foley and some members of management in WWE.
June 8, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Drew McIntyre, where the WWE star mocked Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns for breaking up while he, Jinder Mahal, Hornswoggle and Heath Slater still remain a team.
June 4, 2014
A picture of Ricardo Rodriguez trying to break into the Adam Rose tour bus.
May 27, 2014
A status update from Twitter from Frankie Kazarian, which involves Chris Sabin and potentially taking a jab at TNA for not paying their performers on time.
May 27, 2014
A couple of years back, fans witnessed a real life shoot incident in the ring between JBL and the Blue Meanie. Some blood was involved. Apparently, the two of them have resolved their issues since then, as JBL took to Twitter to wish the Blue Meanie a happy birthday. The former WWE stars appear to be quite cordial with one another now.
May 20, 2014
A status update on Twitter by Hernandez, where the former TNA star posted a funny picture of a guy in an Aquaman outfit.
May 11, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Chris Sabin, where the former world heavyweight champion revealed that he is now a free agent and is no longer under contract to TNA.
May 9, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Prince Devitt, where the departing international star thanked New Japan Pro Wrestling for the last eight wonderful years of his career.
May 9, 2014
A status update on Twitter from Dixie Carter, where the TNA president takes a jab at Jim Ross.
May 9, 2014
A status update on Twitter, where Seiya Sanada, the current TNA X Division Champion, playfully mocks Robbie E for looking like "Uncle Jesse", who was famously portrayed by John Stamos.
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Brothers Aric and Brad Schmiling cultivated a passion for viticulture while growing up on their parents' Italian-style winery. After moving to Green Bay, the duo set out to remedy the area's winery deficit by founding Captain's Walk Winery, where trained vintner Aric produces small-batch wines in water-bent French-oak barrels. Situated in a restored pre-Civil War building, the facility entices eyes with old-fashioned design features, including plaster crown moulding, an antique tasting bar, and a television from the eighteenth century. During the summer months, an on-site herb garden mimics the flavor and aroma profile of each wine, and a year-round tasting room offers guests an unpretentious glimpse into winemaking with laid-back tastings and a cellar viewing window carved into the wooden floor.
Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery's winemaker Steve Johnson and owner Maria Milano shepherd their staff as they transmute Wisconsin varietal grapes into an array of award-winning cool-climate wines. The vineyard's vines?some of which can withstand weather 30 degrees below zero and pinches from elderly snowmen?spawn year-round grapes such as frontenac, st. pepin, and petite pearl. Guides conduct regular public and scheduled private tours of the vineyards, production facilities, and a tasting room decked in cream-colored walls and hardwood accents.
Named for a line of latitude running through Tuscany, Bordeaux, and the Green Bay area, the winery abounds with local culture and Mediterranean atmosphere. Villa arches and wide windows overlook colonnades and rolling green fields, enabling staff to ensure free-growing grapes don't wander to other pastures. The winery grounds swell with revelers during a range of seasonal events, such as festivals and a concert series.
While fermenting and aging, Von Stiehl Winery's 25 wines reside in underground limestone caverns that date back to the Civil War era. Brothers Aric and Brad Schmiling build on experience as a chemist and theater engineer to maintain the winery and stock its online store with French- and American-style blends such as a gold medal-winning cabernet sauvignon, brandy-fortified cherry wine, and merlot aged in French oak, all of which woo palates more gently than Cyrano de Bergerac in a pillow fight. Visits to the storied winery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, allow guests to soak in bold Austrian and Italian architecture as they pass through fermentation quarters and a production facility. Seasonal events range from tastings and food pairings to live music and grape-stomping competitions. In warmer weather, sprawling grass lawns grant panoramic views of Lake Michigan.
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Reports: How retail marketing managers use digital, and how customers think…
24.10.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
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Social media marketing has become more and more important for retail marketers in the U.S. this year compared to 2013. This states the latest reports by Extole which was based on the survey response of 302 people responsible for marketing and technology at U.S. retail companies. However, mobile marketing and email are still top priorities as well for those marketers across various verticals, company sizes and geographies.
Although social media marketing was the leading marketing spend compared to last year with 41%, mobile advertising (32%) and email marketing (31%) were catching up as well. Whereas thee marketing spends were on the sweetspot for budget spends, topics like display advertising (28%), content marketing (28%), and paid search (24%) got less marketing spends this year.
The report also made clear that retail marketers use social media and email two most (85%). Not surprisingly as social media was mentioned as the most effective tactic for acquiring customers. 50% of the retail marketers have picked it in the top three results. Nevertheless, if retail marketers want to convert retail customers, email marketing is still seen as the most effective marketing tool.
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If we compare this report to another much broader study by Capgemini "Digital Shopper Relevancy Report" that asked 18.000 consumers around the globe, marketers might be putting too much emphasize on social media marketing. Marketers might have a closer look at the not "socially-engaged shopper" categories and then decide in which markets to invest in social media marketing, and which stay with a broader holistic digital marketing approach.
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Digital Strategy Toolbox 2014 (Slideshare)
21.10.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Web Marketing
Julian Cole released his second presentation of the "Digital Strategy Toolkit". This Digital Strategy Toolbox for 2014 can be viewed on SlideShare and give marketers some new ideas on which tools to use for their next digital strategy set-up. It contains some valuable insights and examples of tools (19 in total). Furthermore, it is looking at cool websites, research stats and some more inspirational material. Maybe you already know a lot of these tactics but still, it is worth to double-check if you are still up-to-date, right?
"I love advertising because I love lying."
08.10.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
In a normal world, when people get the CLIO award, they thank the whole world, their parents and sometimes God for achieving the honorary trophy. Not so Jerry Seinfeld in New York during the Advertising Week. Although the award is seen as the "world's most recognized international awards competition for advertising, design, digital and communications," Seinfeld plays the honor down for having been the longtime spokesman for American Express.
"I think spending your life trying to dupe innocent people out of hard-won earnings to buy useless, low-quality, misrepresented items and services is an excellent use of your energy."
What an honest statement. What a harsh reality. What a burst of laughter. Don't bite the hand that's feeding you, someone like his clients might have said. However, he just let's it all out and probably makes the whole celebration audience think for the first time in their lives.
Having moderated the dmexco conference some weeks ago, I have to admit that some people also asked, if I hadn't been too honest when I mentioned that most of the digital advertising companies can be happy that venture capital and private investors exist, as otherwise 80% of the digital parties today would not happen.
Sometime, it is just good to keep the spirit of self-reflecting sarcasm up to drive the future business growth. So, have fun watching Jerry Seinfeld making almost everybody in the room laugh…
Study: Promoted tweets beat organic tweets by 160%
16.09.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
Some research by the guys at Convertro gives valuable insights to marketers in terms of paid social media. Compared to other platforms, paid tweets are more successful than organic tweets. The study shows that promoted tweets converted better than twice to organic tweets. However, YouTube is best in introducing new products and supporting consumers purchase decisions.
The report analyzed some 500 million clicks and 15 million conversions during the first quarter of 2014. It tracked the performance of social purchase interactions via the Convertro's attribution technology amongst their user base. The results show that promoted tweets converted at 3.9%. The unpaid tweets received only a 1.5% figure which makes a difference of 160% that paid tweets generate.
The variance of results can not be seen on Facebook though were paid status updates got achieved 3.1% versus unpaid status updates of 3.0%. Even worse were the figures on Pinterest were paid posts converted with only 0.2% compared to moneyless posts which received 1.1%. So, Pinterest probably needs to rethink their advertising model when unpaid posts (over 80% more successful) do more for marketers than paid posts.
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If it wasn't Twitter, the questions for paid social media would probably even be higher. However, if we look at the overall figure, it is clear that paid posts increase conversion rates by almost 25% – at least according to the stats by Convertro. Maybe you have made your own tests and advertising campaigns with paid social media. If so, maybe let us know if your figures show similar results.
State of Marketing 2014 Report: Social Media and Video Ads up, Mobile down, Programmatic low at 1%
22.08.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
Compared to some previous study, this years CMO Council's "State of Marketing" (sponsored by NetBase and Infor) shows that confidence to be a trusted source for the C-level is back with marketers. The online study that asked 525 global marketers in the first quarter 2014 shows that 69% of senior marketers see themselves as a trusted, strategic member of the C-suite and/or are increasing their credibility with the main business decision makers inside their companies. Furthermore, 81% of senior marketers responded that they're confident to meet management expectations and goals for top-line revenue growth and market share in the next 12 months.
"The level of confidence and optimism is very high. We are seeing the CMO role being elevated to a much larger degree." Donovan Neale-May, Executive Director, CMO Council
From a budget perspective, the main areas of marketing spending growth for this year will be social advertising (71%), online video (71%), social engagement campaigns (69%), retargeting (67%) and search engine marketing (66%). However, mobile will go down in the attention of marketing spendings this year. Only 62% said they plan to increases and just 25% project increases of over 5% for 2014. 45% said they expect no change for mobile banners. The report makes no commments on reasons for this stagnating mobile budget growth. In general, 54% of marketers plan to increase their marketing budgets over the next 12 months, 27% will keep budgets stable. The most funding will go into new products and program launches (54%), corporate branding and identity building (53%), lead generation and qualification (50%), and customer retention and monetization (44%).
When asked to identify where marketers will allocate marketing budget across
From an operational and process point of view 12% of the responding marketers said they will invest in product marketing, 12% said in strategy and branding, almost 7% in marketing and planning, 7% in sales and lead management, and 5% in market research, among other areas. It seems that programmatic buying has still not reached the marketing department. Only 1% sees programmatic advertising technology systems an interesting topic to invest in. Maybe they just do not have the right arguments for their C-Suite on programmatic yet.
The senior management expects from their CMOs over the next 12 months to drive top-line growth (56%), grow or retain market share (52%), better define the brand and value proposition (44%), and further customer insights and analytics (37%). As the leading areas of responsibility the marketers see for themselves strategic planning and forecasting (74%), branding (71%), digital (68%), budgeting and mix modeling (68%) and market research (67%). from a C-level perspective the marketers state that their main tasks from the business leaders are driving top-line growth (56%); growing or retaining market share (52%); better defining the brand and value proposition (44%); and furthering customer insights and analytics (37%).
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The challenge for marketers as of the cloud technology evolution is to connect with other departments inside the company. Interesting to see from the report to which people marketers are reaching out these days for partnerships. The marketers responded that the CFO (58%), CIO (53%) and chief sales officer (51%) are their main three touchpoints inside the organization to form partnerships with.
The report also states that 55% of marketers want to hire in 2014. Their main focus of reecruiting people or getting knowledge will be on customer analytics (40%), social media (36%) and content development (27%). Interestingly enough, a trend that we also experience with our clients is that B2B marketers (60%) are very active finding new staff. Their main interest is in people on topics like customer analytics (33%), product marketing support (33%), content development (32%) and social media (32%).
What makes a great brand? (SlideShare)
22.07.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
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The team at We Are Social have created an interesting presentation on "What Makes A Great Brand". However, I can already hear some of you social geeks saying, moaning and arguing what is missing in the slides and what you could better, maybe start reading and thinking about it first, and then try to find some more brands that have changed the way customer perceive brands today.
The slideshare presentation comes from a a project done in cooperation between We Are Social and The World Federation of Advertisers on Project Reconnect. This initiative was created to understand brands with a deeper meaning by listening to what people really want from brands and advertising. The idea behind it was to align marketers practice and customer expectations. Viewers get to know insights made while talking with marketers about inspiring marketing trends and approaches.
Websites that teens love (Infographic)
24.06.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
Are teens real trendsetters when it comes to using the latest online gig or social networks? Well, Niche gives some insights into the websites that 7.000 high school graduates in the U.S. were using lately.
Although many of us would have thought that Facebook is not the biggest hype for them any longer, the interactive infographic provided by Niche proves that 87% of the graduates are still happy with reading their news and being active on Facebook. Instagram makes up 66% and Twitter is used by 55%.
In terms of quick chat platforms, 72% use Facebook Messenger and 65% are active on Snapchat. Those platforms that are said to be the latest trend like YikYak and Whisper are not really getting big activity rates – 97% and 95% don't use these platforms.
From a broadcasting point of view, it is interesting to see that YouTube, Netflix, and Pandora are the leading edge platforms whereas Hulu, Spotify and Beats like Amazon Prime are not yet their main interest spot.
PS: The interactive infographic with further info can be seen at Business Insider.
Why 'A' marketers are better than the rest (Infographic)
17.06.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
Although many marketers have heard of the analytics, data and technology challenges, a minority of 26% of marketers understand their value for the business they run. This is the latest results of a joint study from VisionEdge Marketing (VEM) and ITSMA Marketing Performance Management (MPM) with input from 380 marketers gives insights on marketing performance and best-practices.
The study shows how marketers can earn an "A" grade from the C-suite as they understand impact on data for business. The outperforming marketers know how to make performance management a priority. They know how to plan and implement a well-defined and documented road map for performance improvement. While many marketers measure effort and activity, these "A" grade marketers find the right metrics on ROI efficiency, while building dashboards in order to communicate business benefits of their efforts.
Not surprisingly, "A" grade marketers know how to align their marketing objectives with business priorities, which are the basis for selecting the right metrics. They understand why their offerings create a bi-directional benefit for customers and shareholders.
Of the top performers, 63% claimed increased customer share of wallet. This is a massive success when compared with 48% of "B" marketers and 38% of low performing marketers. When monitoring improvements for business growth, 54% of "A" respondents confirmed improvements in their win rates. This stands against 39% of the "B" competitors and 25% of laggard marketers.
However, some of you marketers might think you should have the ROI in focus, the "B" grade marketers
are too much looking for sales figures. They are spot on getting leads for their pipeline and try to map the customer journey intensively. Still, they lose the big picture of the long-term web strategy. The lazy laggard marketers just see the production of marketing campaigns as their target instead of producing and generating real business results, according to the study.
Catch Up! Essential Skills of Modern Marketers (Infographic)
29.05.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
If you are a great marketer, you always want to be ahead of the curve with your marketing team. But what talent ingredients does it need today to be among the leading experts of modern marketing? eMarketer has just come up with their latest "Skills of the Modern Marketer" report.
In this report we get to know the skills that senior marketers have to achieve or to be coached for in order to manage their teams correct supported by the latest trends. And it becomes clear that it is not only about knowing the right marketing tactics and trends, we also have to shape our personality with empathy, adaptability and collaboration skills. And furthermore, it has become a challenge to understand the latest marketing technologies and how they can foster the ROI of your business.
The following infographic summarizes the report and the findings, based on interviews and a survey with senior level marketers.
Report: Most Trusted Marketing Automation Tools
23.04.2014 von Martin Meyer-Gossner
Kategorie: English Content, Featured Stories, Web Marketing
Marketing automation tools are making their ways into the business world, not only for large enterprises but also for small companies some solutions have proven to be promising, and not only since IBM bought Silverpop. However, which tools are the right ones for your business? At least we get some advice now from TrustRadius' "Buyer's Guide to Marketing Automation Software". They did a report based on 400 in-depth reviews by authenticated end-users of marketing automation products combined with the results of more than 10,000 comparisons performed on the TrustRadius' website.
The report looked at software solutions that include various demand generation capabilities like email campaign management, landing pages,or even lead scoring. However, the analysis out those providers which just offer one aspect of marketing automation (i.e. only lead scoring). In their focus were those tools that "help to automate and scale repetitive marketing tasks and the analysis of those efforts."
These were the findings they came up with…
Small Businesses (Up to 50 employees)
Small companies gave quite positive and high ratings with at least a 4 out of 5 (average was 4.3 out of 5 – better than the average in the midsize and enterprise companies). Then TrustRadius ranked the products via two factors: a) average user rating and b) how does the product serve the business segment (determined by the number of comparisons made by organizations of that size).
The leading 3 solutions were HubSpot (4.8, 69% of comparisons by small businesses), Act-On (4.7, 53%), plus Infusionsoft (4.3, 96%). Other solutions like Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua, and Silverpop also got good ratings. Still, they ranked lower as they had a smaller proportion of small business comparisons.
SMB Businesses (From 51 to 500 employees)
The average rating in the midsize company category was 3.9 out of 5. The report shows that a higher demand goes alongside bigger companies and more complex requirements for marketing automation tools. Here, the trusted vendors are Marketo (4.2, 60% midsize category) and Pardot (4.0, 58%). Act-On, Eloqua, and HubSpot also got positive ratings.
Enterprise Businesses (500+ employees)
The average rating for enterprise marketing automation products was 3.8 out of 5. Eloqua showed up to be the top marketing automation software for enterprise companies (4.4, 59% enterprise focus). Act-On, HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot also performed well according to users, but they had a smaller proportion of comparisons from enterprise customers.
Tell us about your findings. Which tools do you use and what has proven to be successful for you? All insights can help other companies make faster decisions.


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There's no way to overstate the calamity that's unfolding across the Atlantic. The eurozone is imploding. The smart money has already fled EU banks for safe quarters in the US while political leaders frantically look for a way to prevent a seemingly-unavoidable meltdown. Here's an excerpt from a post at The Streetlight blog that explains what's going on:
"…ECB data seems to indicate that monetary financial institutions (MFIs) in Europe have been moving their deposits out of European banks. Where is that money going?….
European banks are shifting their cash assets out of European banks and putting much of them into US banks…. This has happened at a significant rate, with a net transatlantic flow from European to US banks that probably totals close to half a trillion dollars in just six months."
("Europe's Banking System: The Transatlantic Cash Flow", The Streetlight blog)
The eurozone is experiencing a slow-motion run on its banking system. And–while the ECB's emergency loans and other commitments have kept the panic from spreading to households and other retail customers–the big money continues to flee as leaders of large financial institutions realize that a political solution to the monetary union's troubles is still out-of-reach.
The spreads on Spanish and Italian sovereign bonds have risen to nosebleed levels while the interest rate on the Greek 1-year bond has topped 70 percent, a tacit admission that Greece has lost access to the capital markets and will default despite the persistent efforts of the IMF and ECB.
At the same time, overnight deposits at the European Central Bank (ECB) continue to rise as jittery bankers stash billions at the "risk free" facility. According to the Wall Street Journal: "Banks deposited €166.85 billion ($235.23 billion) at the ECB, the central bank said Tuesday, up from the previous 2011 peak of €151.1 billion recorded Friday, and the highest since €172.09 billion recorded Aug. 9 2010." This is yet another sign that nerves are on-edge and that banks are preparing for the worst.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been stalled in her attempt to push through changes to the European Financial Security Facility (EFSF) that would allow it's governors to use billions in emergency funds to bail out underwater EU banks that made bad bets on sovereign bonds. The German parliament (Bundestag) will vote on the issue on September 23 with the future of the 17-member monetary union hanging in the balance. If the EFSF is not given the "expanded powers" it seeks, then investors will ditch their bank shares and the markets will plunge. Political developments in Germany will determine whether the eurozone has a future or not.
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"Funding market tensions have triggered emergency measures at European banks, with some firms now dumping assets at the fastest rate since the collapse of Lehman Brothers as they seek to build up stockpiles of cash and reduce their reliance on short-term borrowings.
Nervy lenders have sold off billions of euros of "good assets" since the start of August, according to treasurers and business heads overseeing such sales, with some firms also halting new loans to large corporate clients in an effort to preserve cash.
Such a defensive response to the enfolding funding crisis in Europe is the clearest sign yet that credit market tensions – whether rooted in truth or unwarranted investor panic – pose an increasing threat to the global economic recovery, potentially choking off credit to critical engines of growth." ("Banks dump assets as funding worries intensify", Reuters)
It's a firesale, and it's getting worse. The banks have already jettisoned their good assets and are now left with the toxic dreck that will fetch only a fraction of their original cost. As the bank run accelerates, the need for cash will increase forcing the ECB to either dig deeper or let the financial system crash.
EU leaders have frittered away an entire year while sparks on the periphery turned into full-blown firestorm. Now the inferno has spread to the core and policymakers still can't settle on a course of action. This is policy paralysis at its worst.
The problem is political not economic. Eurozone leaders are being asked to create a fiscal union with powers that surpass those of the individual states, a United States of Europe. But the groundwork has not been done to engage the public or build consensus, which is why the ECB continues to rely on half-measures and band-aid solutions like emergency loans and bond purchasing programs. Now investors have seen through the ruse and are demanding swift action or they'll send the markets into freefall. So, time is of the essence, which is why the eurozone's chances for survival are so slim.
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Jackie Chan was named a Playball2020 ambassador for the World Baseball Softball Confederation on Tuesday, less than a month before baseball-softball faces an International Olympic Committee vote as to whether it returns for the 2020 Olympic Games.
"I have noticed that baseball and also softball have been growing globally and attracting boys and girls to come together to play [a sport]," Chan said in a press release. "The two sports teach children teamwork, discipline — about facing challenges and overcoming difficulties.
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"Kai Po Che!", directed by Abhishek Kapoor, is a film based on Chetan Bhagat's novel "The 3 Mistakes of My Life". The film stars three new comers - Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav and Amit Sadh - in the lead roles.
Despite no big star cast, the film's refreshing subtlety and brilliant theme won the hearts of critics and celebrities from the Hindi film industry.
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Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama said: "KAI PO CHE cannot be slotted in any particular genre, in my opinion. It depicts unconditional friendship, it portrays bromance as well as romance, it illustrates politics, it exemplifies the passion for a sport [cricket], it talks of the events that unfolded in Gujarat [earthquake, Godhra massacre and the riots]. Multi genres, you could say. But, at heart, KAI PO CHE remains an emotional saga of three friends and how it stands the test of time. Very similar in spirit to the director's previous outing ROCK ON!, Farhan Akhtar's DIL CHAHTA HAI and Zoya Akhtar's ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA, yet different.
"In KAI PO CHE, Abhishek brings alive the characters and events most persuasively. He borrows from the novel, but at the same time adds a lot to it with his deft execution. Resultantly, what emerges is a movie that evokes myriad emotions in the viewer. You smile, chuckle, get anxious and jittery, also moist eyed on several junctures.
"On the whole, KAI PO CHE is brimming with solid content. Watch it for the spirit it is made in. Watch it because it's the kind of cinema that pushes the boundaries. Watch it because movies like KAI PO CHE need to be encouraged. A film that deserves an ovation!"
Rubina Khan of Firstpost said: "Kai Po Che, set in 2000, is a story about the three musketeers of Gujarat - Ishaan Bhatt (Sushant Singh Rajput), Omi Shastri (Amit Sadh) and Govind (Raj Kumar) - inseparable childhood friends, who like Alexander Dumas' characters, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis live by the "All for one, one for all" motto of the literary classic. Only Kai Po Che's director, Abhishek Kapoor, describes their camaraderie as "Brothers for life".
"It is refreshing to see the friendship of three young men on celluloid, without a woman stepping into the equation to cause an imbalance in the predictable film format. It is also devoid of dramatic dialogue, which makes them sound closer to real life conversations. But they have their own song and dance routines, with their lean frames jigging to the tracks, celebrating their new shop, life or an India cricket win.
"Kai Po Che, a screen adaptation of the book, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, written by Chetan Bhagat, is a good film, but not a great film."
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV said: "Three buddies battle themselves and the world in pursuit of their dreams. So what's new? Over the last decade and a bit, Hindi cinema has spun many such tales with success (Dil Chahta Hai, Rang De Basanti, 3 Idiots, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara). The broad similarities apart, Kai Po Che isn't the same kettle of fish - the film is set against the backdrop of the Gujarat riots of a decade ago. It is the first commercial Mumbai movie to go there.
"It might not induce instant superlatives. But Kai Po Che is a competently crafted, well acted and consistently engaging drama that makes its point without sinking into preachy paroxysms.
"It is in the casting that Kapoor achieves his greatest triumph. The three lead actors are absolutely perfect. Sushant Singh Rajput and Amit Sadh have the more emotionally intense roles. Not a step they take is false or unduly demonstrative. No praise would be enough for Raj Kumar Yadav. Delivering a measured performance as the self-effacing man lost in "the magic of numbers", he is a consummate scene-stealer.
"Kai Po Che is a must watch."
Tushar Joshi of DNA said: "Set against the backdrop of Ahmedabad, Kai Po Che is a story of friendship between Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput), Omi (Amit Sadh) and Govind (Raj Kumar Yadav). However, this isn't an ordinary story of bonding, but a kaleidoscope view of the dynamics between the trio that tests their relationship when thrown in the pan of fire ignited by the Godhra riots and the 2001Gujarat earthquake.
"The first half focuses on the camaraderie between the three, with light moments establishing their character traits. However, the second half is where the pace picks up as their town is caught amidst the Hindu-Muslim riots and scarred by the after effects of an earthquake.
"Kai Po Che! works because it is an ensemble effort. Sushant Singh Rajput makes an effortless debut as Ishaan. He shows the maturity of someone who understands that less is more. Amit Sadh scores in his big scene during the climax where he breaks down and is torn between choosing to seek revenge and honouring his friendship. However, the breakthrough performance has to be of Raj Kumar Gupta who plays Govind. A remarkable actor who takes on the skin of whatever character he is given, Gupta makes us forget his earlier work and leads us to believe that he was born to play Govind.
"Kai Po Che! works on more levels than it fails, and most of it is because of its brilliant execution. Watch it for the performances."
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Dexter Roberts, who finished in the top ten of Season 13 of AMERICAN IDOL, has been sidelined from the current Idol tour now criss crossing the country due to a diagnosis of Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever.
The singer announced the news of his illness and tour departure on his official Facebook page, explaining that he contracted the disease from a tick bite during a four-day turkey hunting trip following the 'Idol' season finale in May.
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"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my fans, friends and family for all their prayers, patience and support through my illness. After months of hospital and doctor visits, I finally have a diagnosis. I have Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever, with symptoms of fever, rash, headache, abdominal issues, shortness of breath and muscle pain.
After the American Idol finale show in May, I went on a turkey hunt in Kentucky. I found several ticks on me throughout the 4 day hunt, but that is nothing unusual for turkey hunting. Shortly after the American Idol tour started, I started having serve headaches, chest pains and muscle weakness on my left side, along with tremendous abdominal issues and shortness of breath. The medical facilities, while on tour, were unable to make a diagnosis. After my return home from the tour I found myself, once again, back at a hospital emergency room, where the doctor discovered a rash in my head from the tick bite. Day before yesterday, the blood work confirmed I have Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever. I started medication yesterday.
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Head to Head: Army vs. Eastern Michigan
The Army Black Knights (1-5) travel to Ypsilanti, Michigan for the third time in four years to face…
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The Army Black Knights (1-5) travel to Ypsilanti, Michigan for the third time in four years to face…