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Google Reportedly Acquiring Like.com
Google is reportedly acquiring Like.com for over $100 million. According to Michael Arrington, the companies are in the final stages of the deal, based on word from "multiple sources".
At first glance, Like.com looks like your ordinary, run of the mill e-commerce site, but the technology behind it has apparently caught Google's eye.
eBay Launches "Bucks" Rewards Program in the U.S.
eBay has launched a rewards program called eBay Bucks, which is free and open to all U.S. eBay users. Consumers can get 2% back on most items purchased through eBay's Marketplace with PayPal.
The program was previously available in beta, but now it's widely available. Users will get reward certificates at the beginning of each calendar quarter for the amount of eBay Bucks accumulated in the previous quarter. You have 30 days to spend the eBay bucks. They will be automatically applied to purchases upon checkout.
Visa Launches New Comparison Shopping Tool Called RightCliq
Google Launches New Product Search Ad Format with Product Extensions
Google has announced a new advertising format for Google Merchant Center users. The format is based on the product extensions AdWords format that lets advertisers add specific product listings.
Amazon's Earnings Show Kindle Doing Very Well for the Company
Amazon Announces Q2 Sales of $6.57 billion
Amazon announced its second quarter earnings today. Net sales were up 41% at $6.57 billion, compared with $4.65 billion in the second quarter of '09.
"Excluding the $48 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 42% compared with second quarter 2009," the company said.
Barnes & Noble Looks to Build Digital Libraries, Gives Classic Books Away
Barnes & Noble is encouraging customers to build their own personal digital libraries with a promotion called Barnes & Noble Classics.
eBay Talks Upcoming Updates for Sellers
eBay announced its upcoming seller updates for the fall. eBay's Dinesh Lathi says the updates will help sellers take advantage of increased holiday traffic, maximize sales, and streamline their operations. "As promised, we're continuing to consolidate changes that impact your selling into two or three releases per year with lead time to adapt," he says.
eBay Turns to Microsoft for Cloud Computing
Microsoft and eBay made a joint announcement this morning, declaring that eBay will be one of Microsoft's first customers for its Windows Azure cloud computing platform appliance. eBay will incorporate Azure into two of its data centers.
eBay Ends AdCommerce PPC Ads on eBay.com and eBay.ca
Starting on August 4th, eBay will be retiring its AdCommerce placements on eBay.com and eBay.ca. It will continue to offer the service in Europe and Australia.
This is a program that allowed eBay sellers to purchase pay-per-click ads on search result pages linking to their eBay stores and listings.
Did you use AdCommerce ads? What do you think of eBay's decision to end the serrvice? Share your thoughts here.
PayPal X Platform Toolkit Available for Google App Engine
PayPal is offering a new open source toolkit for Google App Engine that lets you integrate Java apps running on App Engine with the new PayPal Adaptive Payments API. The Adaptive Payments API lets developers embed payments into their apps, services, and platforms.
Accept Payments from Your Laptop with Android Payment Extension for Google Checkout
Google has a new Android Payment Extension for the Google Checkout Store Gadget. This allows people to make purchases with their phones, and would be helpful to merchants who wish to accept credit cards.
Bonanzle Enables Facebook and Google Log-in
Alibaba Buys Vendio, Gains 80,000 eBay, Amazon Sellers
Alibaba.com has announced its acquisition of Vendio, a multi-channel e-commerce company offering solutions for small businesses that let them sell through channels such as eBay, Amazon, and their own Vendio-supported stores.
Through the acquisition, Alibaba is gaining access to over 80,000 targeted small businesses in the U.S. and can direct them to Alibaba's own Aliexpress wholesale transaction platform.
Visa Launches its PayPal Competitor in Australia
Last month we saw MasterCard make a move to start gunning for PayPal. Now it's Visa. Visa has launched a new payments service called PayClick in Australia, but reportedly has "a view" for global markets.
Amazon Against Post Office Ending Saturday Mail Delivery. Netflix Ok With it.
As you may know, there is talk that the U.S. Postal Service could end mail delivery on Saturdays. Internet companies that ship items to consumers don't all have the same opinion on this matter, as is evidenced by comments from Amazon and Netflix.
What Coupon Searchers are Looking For
Retailers generated nearly $31 million in online coupon sales through RetailMeNot.com in May, according to the site. That's over a 42% increase compared to the same time last year, and that's just through RetailMeNot.
The company has released a report looking at coupon usage and search behavior in the month of May. RetailMeNot says it's in a unique position to track trends in the coupon industry, as it is the most highly trafficked coupon site and the only site with over 450,000 coupons for both online and in-store offers.
TheFind.com Says It Has Overtaken Yahoo in Comparison Shopping Visits
Shopping search site TheFind announced today that it has overtaken Yahoo Shopping as the #2 site in the category (comparison shopping engines), citing comScore's numbers.
TheFind also says it has grown by 175% year-over-year according to ChannelAdvisor.
Newspapers Launch eBay Competitor Boocoo to Help Boost Revenues
Over 300 newspapers have joined together with Ranger Data Technologies to launch a new online auction site called Boocoo that would compete with eBay, and hopefully boost newspapers' revenues. The auction site puts an emphasis on local auctions.
Could an online auction site help newspapers in the revenue department? Tell us what you think.
Google Introduces New Version of Commerce Search
Google has announced the launch of Commerce Search 2.0 for retailers in the United States and the United Kingdom. This is a new version that the company says provides a better online experience for shoppers, as well as greater control, while providing immediate ROI for retailers.
Google Commerce Search originally launched back in November. It was kind of like Google Site Search, specifically tailored to e-commerce and product sites.
PayPal Announces First Collaboration with Government Agency on Mobile Commerce
Update: When asked about PayPal pursuing other collaborations wtih government agencies, Anuj Nayar, the director of globalcommunications at PayPal, tells us:
Our mobile strategy in Asia Pacific covers 5 areas:
1. Provide consumers with a simple, fast, secure checkout experience on the mobile phone.
2. Provide merchants with an easy integration of their online shopping site with the mobile phone.
eBay Lets Buyers Filter Seller Feedback by Negative and Positive
eBay is giving users a new option for looking at feedback on sellers. They can now filter the feedback to look at just negative, positive or neutral. eBay's announcement says:
Are Credit Card Payments the Biggest Obstacle to Mobile Commerce?
Retrevo has provided us with some results from a recent survey looking at consumer behavior with regard to making purchases using mobile phones. Based on these findings, it appears credit cards may be getting in the way.
Key findings include:
Amazon Launches New WebStore E-Commerce Product
Today Amazon launched a new WebStore product, which lets retailers build sites around Amazon's e-commerce platform. Those who use the product can give customers an Amazon-like online shopping experience, with minimal, actual Amazon branding.
PayPal Partners with Malaysia's Largest Mobile Provider
PayPal announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with Maxis Berhad, the largest mobile operator in Malaysia. The two companies will offer online and mobile payment solutions to Maxis customers, of which there are over 12 million.
Amazon iPad App Now Available
Amazon announced the launch of its official iPad app today. It's now available in Apple's App Store.
"Following the launch of the Amazon App for iPhone and iPod touch, we've used our customers' feedback to help us build a fun and intuitive shopping destination on the iPad," says Director of Amazon Mobile Sam Hall. "This application offers customers a unique, interactive experience that takes full advantage of the visual and tactile nature of the iPad."
Popular eBay Competitor Bonanzle Gets Funding to Improve Service
We've run several stories on e-commerce site Bonanzle in the past. If you're unfamiliar with it, it's a site where many disgruntled eBay users turned for an alternative place to sell their goods. Last year, it reached a million listings in 6 months and was voted the best eBay alternative according to Examiner.com. Growth continued from there, with the company surpassing 100,000 registered users in September, representing 5,000% growth in a year.
Amazon Hopes to Drive 3D Sales Via Consumer Education
Amazon has taken the initiative to educate consumers about 3D technology for the home, so it can sell more products that fall into that category. Still, for the home 3D technology space at large, this may prove to be a helpful act, as Amazon obviously plays a huge role in retail.
Are You Wrong About What it Takes to Get Conversions?
SeeWhy has released an eBook with an interesting premise for online retailers. It looks at how the top 10 converting e-commerce sites drive their website conversions. The main takeaway, a representative for SeeWhy tells WebProNews is that "the top 10 converting e-commerce sites, on average, convert roughly 10 times as many visitors into customers as the typical site — 23 percent vs. 2-3 percent."
Increasing Conversions Doesn't Come From Slowing Things Down
I probably don't have to tell you that time is valuable, but is this something you are considering when it comes to your customers' time?
If you run an e-commerce business, you have to consider that consumers want to spend as little time on your site as possible. That's not to say that they don't want to buy from you. They just want to be able to do so quickly, and the more time you make them spend on the buying process, the less likely they are to actually buy from you (remember – the competition may only be a click away).
eBay's New Google Gadget for "Social Shopping"
eBay has introduced a new Google Friend Connect gadget called eBay Social Shopping, which lets publishers add "social shopping" to their sites. It lets users browse eBay right from the gadget on the site "almost" as if they were on eBay itself.
Which Payment Platform Will Dominate Mobile?
A recent study found that consumers are getting more comfortable with mobile shopping, and you best believe that will only continue, as people continue to spend more of their web time on their phones. So as everybody reaches for their mobile devices to make payments, which platforms are they going to use?
eBay Sellers Have New European Markets to Consider
eBay has expanded into six new European markets by adding new sites in Russia, Czech Republic, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Shoppers in these countries now have eBay sites that actually cater to their local needs. That accounts for about 180 million shoppers, according to the company.
"The good news for sellers is that these buyers will be directed to listings on eBay.co.uk which may help increase sales for businesses that offer international shipping," eBay says.
Consumers Getting More Comfortable with Mobile Shopping
As you know, smartphone usage is on the rise, and that means more opportunities for businesses to sell to customers via their mobile devices. We often hear about how important mobile is to the marketing strategy and especially future strategies, but how much are consumers really into shopping from their phones?
Google Checkout Gift Messaging Gets Some Changes
Google Checkout's Advanced Buyer Messaging (gift messaging) feature has been taken out of beta. This feature, which was released over a year ago lets Google Checkout customers add gift messages, add additional instructions, and request gift receipts.
eBay Sees 16% Revenue Increase for the Fourth Quarter
eBay has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter, and with revenue for the quarter at $2.4 billion, up 16% from the same period in 2008. That includes revenue of $112.0 million from Skype for the period that eBay fully owned it. Excluding Skype from the fourth quarter of 2008 and the fourth quarter of 2009, revenue growth would have been 19%.
Site Usability Issues Matter During the Holidays
We're well into the holiday season now, in terms of having sites ready for holiday sales. That said, it's never too late to improve your site. Your sales may depend on it. There are lot of key ingredients that go into the recipe of a successful e-commerce site: marketing, analytics, customer service, prices, competition, and the list goes on. Somewhere in there is design, and more importantly, usability.
Big Retailers Took $792 Million for Sharing Credit Card Numbers
A U.S. Senate report has revealed that retailers (a number of which you may already know and trust), have accepted as much as $792 million to share customers' credit-card information with direct marketing companies. Could your card number have been one that was shared? Would you have known?
Google Announces Details of New Product Listing Ads
Google product listing ads have been spotted every now and then for a while now. The company has been testing them, but now the they have announced that US users will start seeing them more frequently on shopping related queries.
Men Want It Fast, Women Want It All
The following is based on research, not sexism or prejudice of any kind. Conclusions are by nature overly general, and there are many exceptions to the following "rules" of masculine and feminine behavior. Quite simply, there really are general and stark differences in the behaviors men and women, but this fact should never be used for discrimination or other types of abuse. Also, in the following, jokes and wisecracks abound. The author apologizes in advance if you don't find him funny and reminds you they're only jokes.
Attorney General Sues A Washington SEO Firm
An attorney general is suing a Redmond-based e-commerce service providing company, which had faltered on its promises of bringing up Web Traffic for a number of small businesses, driving many customers to file complaints.
Attorney General Rob McKenna reportedly stated that, "When it comes to Internet search results, every small business wants to pull a high ranking. Merchants hoping to increase their online sales paid thousands of dollars to Visible.net and Captures.com but didn't always receive the top listings and other services they were promised."
ACCM: Seven Ways To Kill Your Catalog
Any dope on the street can make a mistake without exerting any effort. To really wreck an e-commerce site requires effort. Here's how to do it.
eBay Redux: Shortcutting Fee Changes For Profit
The latest changes at eBay may encourage the opposite behavior from sellers that the online marketplace wants to encourage.
Online Holiday Shoppers Spending $25 Billion
Economic, housing market, and energy cost concerns aside, consumers continue to hand out the cash at e-commerce sites.
Google Analytics Adds Graphing, E-Commerce
Another round of holiday goodies arrived from Google for webamsters, this time in the form of updates to the Google Analytics service.
Black Friday Website Visitors Mostly Women
The droves of Black Friday shoppers are just warming up. Last week, traffic to websites specifically dedicated to America's Other Holiday was up 145 percent, dominated by new visitors and young women.
SES: The Almighty Conversion
If you run an e-commerce site, you want visitors to become buyers. Panelists at SES San Jose suggested making those visitors feel secure while you make your call to action.
eBay Popular In The South
Scarborough Research, a consumer research firm has released a report that finds that eBay is popular in the South.
E-Commerce Sites Lead Paid Search
E-commerce sites are heavy users of search engine marketing; with each of the top ten search engine marketers being retail or comparison-shopping sites according to comScore qSearch Market report.
In March, close to 20 billion sponsored links were offered to U.S. Internet users from the top search engines. eBay was the top search engine marketer with 802 million sponsored link exposures.
E-Commerce Sales Maturing
U.S. online retail is maturing quickly. One indication is that e-commerce sales growth will drop below 20 percent for the first time next year.
With maturing Internet sales, along with the possible slowdown of the U.S. economy, year over year e-commerce sales are expected to be lower. eMarketer estimates online retail sales will grow 21 percent to $131 billion this year. During the next four years, sales will increase at 17 percent compound annual growth rate.
E-Commerce & Reputation Management
The Internet is an informational repository with seemingly immeasurable limits, and as such anything you say in cyberspace will most likely be accessible at the click of a mouse for decades to come.
How Long Can E-Commerce Growth Last?
In 2006, spending online increased by twenty four percent, a sizable margin to be sure. The numbers for online retail keep climbing, but do the signs point to a plateau somewhere in the near future? Or will the growth of online spending continue to skyrocket at this fast pace?
Half Of E-Gift Certificates Distrusted
Wish-lists and e-gift certificates are necessities for sites that sell goods online. But usability flaws are potentially limiting their reach as the online marketplace swells. It doesn't help that a large portion of the population may not have psychologically accepted them, nor does it help that an emailed gift certificate has a high likelihood of being marked as a phishing attempt.
Holiday Online Retail Rejoices With $11.7B
Heavy Internet traffic to websites was virtually matched by the money people were willing to spend on retailer sites, by almost 25 percent more than last year.
Growing Up Wired; E-biz Looks Younger
It won't be long until the average Internet user isn't so average. As teenagers, a demographic that has little or no memory of life before the Web, grow into adults, the world of e-commerce will expand to levels heretofore unrealized (or dreamed).


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Secretary Clinton addresses the Black Lives Matter movement.
Secretary Clinton addresses her email issue.
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Cook: Intelligence was like'alphabet soup'
Cook was speaking on Tuesday at the start of a parliamentary investigation into the use of intelligence on Iraq's alleged possesion of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
The former foreign minister said he feared that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government had used intelligence reports about Iraq's alleged WMD programme "to justify a policy on which we had already settled".
Cook quit the cabinet in March ahead of the US-led war on Iraq in protest over Britain's stance.
On Tuesday he was the first witness to appear before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee's inquiry into how intelligence was used in the months before the war.
Lawmakers are investigating allegations that intelligence on Iraq's alleged WMD was over-exaggerated in order to justify its staunch support of the invasion.
Cook said intelligence information was a bit like "alphabet soup".
"I fear on this occasion what happened is that those bits of the alphabet that supported the case were selected," he said.
Claire Short, who also resigned as international development secretary in protest of the war, said she believed that London and Washington had decided in 2002 to launch a war against Baghdad in early 2003.
Short, whose testimony followed Cook's, said this timetable led to the allegations of Baghdad's ties to al-Qaeda. It also cut short arms inspections in Iraq led by Hans Blix, she said.
Mounting pressure
Since the war and after, no WMD have been found so far. There is mounting international pressure on the US and Britain to turn up with the arms on which they based their war.
Blair is fighting off allegations that a Downing Street dossier was over-exaggerated to push forward the case for a war. The dossier's most controversial clause claims Iraq could have deployed chemical and biological weapons in 45 minutes.
The Foreign Affairs Committee's inquiry is chaired by Labour parliament member Donald Anderson and will hear most of its evidence in public before publishing reports.
Blair has said he will not appear before the committee. The British Prime Minister ordered another investigation by parliament's intelligence and security committee. Though it meets behind closed doors, Blair said its findings will be made public.
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'Psych' Brings in Sherilyn Fenn and Sheryl Lee for a 'Twin Peaks' Homage
by Rich Keller, posted Sep 8th 2010 10:00AM
If you're a fan of the cult classic 'Twin Peaks,' then you're going to be overwhelmed with excitement at the latest news coming from the offices of USA network's 'Psych.' According to Entertainment Weekly, the show's upcoming dedication to the quirky drama will be chock full of its former stars.
Two of the biggest will be Sheryl Lee, who played murder victim Laura Palmer on 'Peaks,' and Sherilyn Fenn, who played Audrey Horne. Both will appear as residents of a northern California town called Dual Spires that has been rocked by the death of a high school student. Lee and Fenn will be joined by Dana Ashbrook, who portrayed Laura's boyfriend, Bobby Briggs, on the show.
'Twin Peaks' Cast: Where Are They Now?
by Kim Potts, posted Apr 8th 2010 12:00PM
'Twin Peaks,' David Lynch's cult classic serial drama about the quirky, cherry pie-and-coffee-lovin' FBI agent Dale Cooper and the mysteries he investigates among the equally quirky denizens of fictional Twin Peaks, Washington, debuted 20 years ago today. And because its impact on pop culture endures -- as do airings of the series on A&E's Crime and Investigation Network, as well as NBC Universal's Chiller -- it's the perfect time to catch up with what the Lynchian stars have been up to in the past two decades.
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Tanzania pledges action on elephant 'slaughterhouse'
Measures to combat poaching include increasing rangers, new funding and a national strategy over lack of prosecutions for poaching.Read the full story ›
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Exposed: Tanzania's elephant killing fields
Half the elephants in one of Africa's largest national parks, over 4,000 animals, were killed by poachers last year, new research shows.Read the full story ›
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Exposed: The brutal world of Tanzania's illegal poachers
ITV News went undercover with a secret anti-poaching taskforce in Tanzania as they tackle the still-thriving ivory industry.Read the full story ›
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Maasai evicted from homeland as wealthy hunters move in
Africa's most famous tribe fear they face an uncertain future in their own land as they have to make way for wealthy hunting groupsRead the full story ›
Research develops 'novel' approach to malaria vaccine
Clinical trial testing for a malaria vaccine in a small group of people could begin within 18 months, researchers said.
Doctor Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said researchers found "a novel and different type of an approach toward a vaccine".
He added: "It's profoundly important to develop an effective malaria vaccine."
Director of Rhode Island Hospital's Center for International Health Research, doctor Jonathan Kurtis, said researchers found that antibodies sent by the body's immune system, acted on a protein and trapped the parasites inside the red blood cells, blocking the progression of the disease.
Malaria vaccine to be tested within four to six weeks
A promising new approach intended to imprison malaria causing parasites inside infected red blood cells has been developed by scientists.
Researchers said an experimental vaccine based on this idea protected mice in five trials and will be tested on lab monkeys beginning in the next four to six weeks. The disease kills a child every minute in Africa.
Using blood samples and epidemiological data collected from hundreds of children in Tanzania, where malaria is endemic, the researchers pinpointed a protein, called PfSEA-1, that the parasites need in order to escape from inside red blood cells they infect as they cause malaria.
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Gunmen rob British school pupils on Africa trip
Gunmen forced a group of 16 British school pupils and staff from their vehicle during a roadside ambush on an expedition in Africa.
Money, cameras and mobile phones were stolen as the robbers rifled through their belongings during the hold-up in the Tabora region of Tanzania.
The 14 students, aged 15 to 18, and two staff members from the private Cranbrook School in Kent were "shaken" but uninjured following the robbery last month.
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The prime minister may tell Pike River families next week how the Government will implement 16 recommendations by the royal commission into the November 2010 mining tragedy.
A spokeswoman for John Key confirmed on Thursday he and attorney-general and acting labour minister Chris Finlayson would visit Pike families next Thursday in Greymouth.
"The prime minister will be meeting the families privately and it's inappropriate at this stage to comment on what may or may not be discussed," she said.
However, Finlayson said in Parliament on Wednesday that Pike families would be given a "detailed implementation plan" by Christmas of how the Government would implement all recommendations.
"As I told the families in Greymouth a couple of weeks ago, we will have implemented the recommendations by the end of 2013.
"A detailed implementation plan is just about completed. It will be provided to the Pike River families, in the first instance, before Christmas, and then will be publicly released," Finlayson said.
Key wrote to Pike families this week about his plans to visit them next Thursday, reiterating his apology made in Wellington at last month's release of the report.
The report blamed regulatory failures by the then labour department for partially contributing to the tragedy at the underground West Coast mine, which killed 29 men.
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When Key last visited the families in October, he assured them he would get his experts to assess any re-entry proposals put forward by the families.
In his letter this week, he said the Government would contribute funds to efforts to re-enter the mine's tunnel if a "safe, technically feasible and financially credible" plan was developed.
Monk, who lost his son Michael, 23, in the blast, hoped Key's experts would assess the new re-entry plans before next week's meeting.
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Several dozens of young people died for the first half year of 2014 at the border in the conditions of the "frozen" Karabakh conflict.
A war between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be disastrous for Armenia, in case of opening the front in Nakhijevan.
One cannot but think so looking at the future theater of military actions, unless there is Russia's factor. From Nakhijevan to Yerevan there is some 70 km - distance. However, Russia's factor will not allow that war, and much less after the August War of 2008. It became clear then that Russia will not allow any change in the correlation and configuration of forces in the Karabakh conflict zone. Therefore, I think, whatever happens in Nakhijevan - clashes, murders, wounds on the frontline - it will not change the general situation. I am confident that Russia does its best for Armenia and Azerbaijan to remain "hanged from the hook" of the Karabakh conflict. If Russian 'peacekeepers', de-facto occupational forces, were deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone, Moscow could say that the issue is settled. So far, in the Kremlin they think that the current situation of no war - no peace is stable enough to leave it unchanged. Therefore, all these skirmishes depend on the domestic situation in both Armenia and Azerbaijan. Sometimes Armenians make provocations, sometimes Azerbaijanis start skirmishes often before landmark events,
signing of important contracts. All this happens not without participation of Russia, the authorities and the military in Yerevan and Baku. Generally, I am more than convinced that the situation is stable now and neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan seek to resume the military actions.
Before the elections or signing of important contracts young people die…
The death of dozens of young people at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is more the so-called lyrics, and the reality is in the true economic and political interests of our elites at stake. The authorities have already formed a habit to brainwash masses by the "Karabakh danger" and to neutralize the opposition. Something seems to be happening with the elites and increasing their desire to neutralize. As a result, we have skirmishes, incidents and death. They want to send a message to the community and show that there is an external enemy, a danger that requires consolidation, suppression and neutralizing of somebody, etc. I don't know what is happening at present, as elites are closed in our countries and everything concerning them is a great secret. Processes have been developing within the elites: the processes of distribution of resources, financial flows, positions. And any row between ministers with participation or without participation of the president is always accompanied by skirmishes at the border under the slogan "Karabakh is in danger!".
Armenia's defence minister offered the OSCE MG co-chairmen to set up a commission to investigate the border incidents. But they refused because of lack of funds
When making such a proposal to the intermediaries, Seyran Ohanyan was confident that the intermediaries will refuse.
Everybody have been playing their own part. Russia under the mask of an intermediary has been playing its own part according to its own scenario, and the OSCE MG - its own. Serzh Sargsyan has been playing a part of a patriot of the Armenian people and partisan of happiness of the people through Karabakh's joining Armenia. Ilham Aliyev has been playing a part of a defender of the Fatherland and for happiness of the Azerbaijani people through keeping Karabakh within Azerbaijan. All of them get salary for that and have their own profit, privatize facilities for a song, buy real estate somewhere, etc.However, their key business is defending of the Fatherland, that they have been doing for 20 years.
What or who can change the created situation?
The situation created in Armenia, Azerbaijan and around the Karabakh conflict, may first of all change Russia, Azerbaijani political expert. If this country starts splitting as the USSR, it will not remember Karabakh. The bad reality may change aspiration of our societies. But if people finally understand how long they were done up brown and used, this may change much. However, we first of all need awakening of the civil society, for the latter to stop playing a part of a defender of the people and their interests, but a defender of the official position of the state. I am confident that actually all these so-called non-governmental organizations act like offices of the Foreign Ministry and various propaganda companies. Anyway, all these people, stemming from the positions of the radical, non-compromising and senseless demands, have been automatically turning into the enemies of democracy and of the future of our peoples. We have to continue such a model of the conflict settlement which will take into account interests of the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples. Apart, we will always remain non-democratic and even fascist states.
In Baku Peace and Democracy Institute has taken to take this part. But today they try to destroy it as well as the people's diplomacy
Since becoming effective, the "people's diplomacy" has started hindering the general line of the authorities of Azerbaijan and Armenia towards freezing of the conflict, its prolongation and using like a resource for supporting their power. This process hinders the authorities with a help of the Karabakh conflict to keep our peoples in leash, as the people's diplomacy has suddenly revealed that there are models of living together of the Armenians and Azerbaijanis. When we meet each other, we start treating each other with a great respect, and do not even want to kill each other. I think that even the fact of killing of an Armenian officer by the Azerbaijani one with axe, is also the result of manipulation by the public conscience, whipping up hysteria and enmity in Azerbaijan as well as Armenia,
May the events in Ukraine affect Karabakh?
Russia, France and the USA have as deep disagreements in Karabakh as they have in Ukraine. For this reason, first, we should forget about the cooperation of the USA, France and Russia in the Karabakh conflict. That is to say, they have been cooperating in the Karabakh conflict just the same way as in the Ukrainian conflict. That is to say, they have as deep disagreements in Karabakh as they have in Ukraine, but they arranged to freeze them for the time being.To be short, the strongest one will freeze the conflict. At the beginning of the 90s when Azerbaijan and the West were negotiating on the oil contracts
in Baku, the success of the Armenians in Karabakh and the compromises of the Azerbaijani government to the oil companies of the West were developing parallel to each other. In other words, the worse the situation at the front line for Azerbaijan, the more it was forced to make compromises. Just for this reason, all the countries of the West were interested in continuation of the conflict, putting Azerbaijan down on knees. All this finally resulted in a compromise at $30-40 billion. For all the years of independence Armenia got $2 billion from the USA.
What is Russia's profit?
Azerbaijan and Armenia are hanging on the hooks of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that were put under their ribs by Russia in the early 1990s. In early 1991 in my article I gave a clear picture of the situation..At that time all of the post-Soviet republics were hanging on such hooks. Those who were wiser got free. Armenia and Azerbaijan are still hooked. Georgia tore the hooks off its body but left part of its flesh in Russia's claws. Today the Georgians are almost free but they in the Kremlin are doing their best to muddy things up in Javakheti and Kvemo- Kartli. In Javakheti they are not very successful as the Armenian authorities perfectly know what a backfire they may face if they quarrel with Georgia. But in Kvemo-Kartli people are sheeplike enough to believe you if you tell them that the key reason why they are unable to sell their tomatoes and cucumbers expensive is the conflict with Russia and that the only way-out for them is to break away from Georgia. Likewise the Armenians in the early 1990s were told that once Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh reunified, they would get happy. What they have today is a default. The Azerbaijanis in their turn were told that the moment they broke away from the Soviet Union, they would start living like they in Kuwait do. What they got as a result is just a life in Azerbaijan.


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Aides to President Bush have said they will cooperate with a Justice Department investigation into who in the White House illegally revealed the identity of a CIA agent in an attempt to smear a chief critic of the Iraq invasion. A senior administration official told the Washington Post that six reporters were contacted by White House officials and told that the wife of former diplomat Joseph Wilson was a CIA agent. The Post also revealed this weekend that CIA head George Tenent has called on the Justice Department to probe who leaked the information.
NYT: INC & Ahmad Chalabi Provided Faulty Intelligence
The New York Times is reporting that the intelligence provided by Iraqi defectors connected to the Iraqi National Congress provided information to the U.S. that turned out to have little or no value in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq. Defectors connected to INC head Ahmad Chalabi often invented or exaggerated their credentials to give the impression they had direct knowledge of Iraq weapons programs. The Times report is based on an internal study done by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
House Leaders Call on Tenent For Investigation on Iraq Intelligence
Meanwhile leaders of the House intelligence committee have sent a letter to CIA Director George Tenet criticizing the use of outdated, "circumstantial" and "fragmentary" intelligence regarding Iraq's weapons program and the country's ties to al-Qaida. The letter was co-written by committee chairman Republican Porter Goss of Florida and Democrat Jane Harman of California. Goss is a former CIA agent and longtime supporter of Tenet.
Dean & Kerry Call for Rumsfeld to Resign
In other fallout from the invasion of Iraq, two of the top Democratic presidential candidates, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry have called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign. Kerry said Rumsfeld has handled the Iraq situation in "an arrogant, inappropriate way that has frankly put America at jeopardy." Dean who also called for the resignation of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said, "There is no need to wait until the next election to hold the major architects of this disaster responsible for their gross incompetence. The time has come for the president to fire them."
Gen. Zinni Questions Bush on Iraq
And Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, who once headed up Central Command, has become the latest top official to question the Bush administration's handling of Iraq. Zinni told ABC's Nightline "either the intelligence was so bad and flawed — and if that's the case, then somebody's head ought to roll for that — or the intelligence was exaggerated or twisted in a way to make a more convenient case to the American people."
Father: "My Son Died Because Bush Lied"
In other Iraq news, in the lead-up to a day of international protests against the Iraq occupation, a California man accused President Bush for being responsible for the death of his 20-year-old son who was killed in Iraq. Fernando Suarez said of his son Jesus, "My son died because Bush lied." Suarez went on to say "It is time for these troops to come home. Neither my wife nor my family want more children to die in this illegal war."
Iraqi Forces Attacks Hotel Housing U.S. Officials
In Iraq U.S. forces came under more attacks this weekend when rockets or grenades were fired at the al-Rashid Hotel, which houses U.S. military officers and civilian occupation officials. There were no reported injuries. Meanwhile U.S. forces killed at least four Iraqis at a checkpoint in Fallujah. Two of the victims were women.
UN Official: Iraqi Women Suffering Under Occupation
The head of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, Noeleen Heyzer, said Thursday that Iraqi women are in many ways worse off now than during Saddam Hussein's regime. Heyzer said the lack of security and the threat from religious fundamentalists prevent many women from playing a larger role in the rebuilding of Iraq. Last week one of the three women on the Iraqi Governing Council, Akila al-Hashemi, was assassinated.
Levi's To Close Last U.S. Plants
In domestic news, jean company Levi Strauss has announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs in North America and close its last open plant in the United States. Most of the company's jeans are now made in Latin American and Asia.
Poverty Rate Jumps to 12%; 1.7M Fell Into Poverty in 2002
New figures from the Census Bureau show 1.7 million people in the United States fell below the poverty line last year. Over 12 percent of the country now live in poverty.
Schwarzenegger Takes Major Lead in Poll
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Miley Cyrus had been in talks to take on the role of Hedwig in the Tony-Award winning production of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH on Broadway. (more...)
When HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH opened off-Broadway in 1998, I'd just entered high school. As a teenage theatre geek in Massachusetts, my only available resources were local theatres, and the few Broadway cast recordings sold at the local mall, so I remained oblivious. When the 2001 movie was later produced, I'd grown to identify as a member of the LGBT community, but queer independent films were far off my radar, despite the cult following that had quickly developed surrounding this particular film. Now, although I will miss the recent Broadway revival of HEDWIG (which will close on September 13), I've grown familiar with the material, thanks in part to YouTube, and many years of visiting the famous Musical Theatre Mondays at NYC's Splash bar (R.I.P.), which frequently showed clips of "Wig in a Box," "Wicked Little Town," and "The Origin of Love." (more...)
Lines are blurring. Gender-bending is seemingly everywhere these days, from high fashion ads to news coverage to I AM CAIT, Queen Latifah as The Wiz and beyond. Furthermore, one of the most provocative and popular stories of last week was the news of a Canadian regional production of A CHORUS LINE casting a male actor in the leading role of Cassie, renamed Casey. With the additional angle of Broadway currently being abuzz with the appearance of stage and screen star Taye Diggs stepping into the iconic high heels of the titular character in the recently multi-Tony Award-winning musical HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH - itself centered on a transsexual character - it seems as though now would be the ideal time to consider some other musical theatre mainstays and how they could be re-purposed and refreshed with a gender-bended twist. Although certain roles seems tailor-made to such treatment, it is illuminating to consider the rich possibilities that could potentially be afforded in the experience of witnessing the right performer of perhaps the perceivably wrong sex tackling a role normally associated with the opposite gender. Who knows, maybe a female Phantom or a make Elphaba are not that wildly spurious or far-fetched to consider given the compelling performances that have been given by unlikely actors in roles traditionally portrayed in a certain way. Theatre is nothing without reinvention and these are my top 10 picks for musicals I would like to see taken on with fresh eyes and a new outlook. (more...)
HELD MOMENTARILY -- the new musical featuring India Carney, the singer and actress who was a 2015 finalist on NBC-TV's 'The Voice' -- has extended its engagement at The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Scheduled to run July 20 to July 27, 2015, the production has added an additional performance on Tuesday, July 21 at 1:00 PM at PTC Performance Space (555 West 42nd Street in New York). (more...)
L.A. Theatre Works celebrates its 40th Anniversary and honors Geoffrey Cowan, President of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and University Professor at the University of Southern California and the L.A. Theatre Works Company of Artists. (more...)
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The new comedy FUGLY! directed by Alfredo De Villa and written by John Leguizamo will arrive at New York's AMC Empire 25 tonight, November 7th before expanding nationwide. The film will be made available on Movies On Demand and VOD November 25th. (more...)
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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, continues its in-your-face freshman run on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre. The production won four 2014 Tony Awards and numerous other accolades, but the musical had much humbler beginnings before becoming the cult phenomenon it is today. Scroll down to learn about the actors who have taken on the role of 'Hedwig Robinson,' rocking audiences with tales of 'her life, her loves, and the botched operation that left her with that 'angry inch'!' (more...)
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The Off-Broadway production of The Long Shrift, written by Robert Boswell and directed by James Franco, opened last night at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. The Long Shirt began previews on July 7th and will run through August 23rd. This play is James Franco's directing debut. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photo coverage below! (more...)
First-time playwright Robert Boswell and first-time director James Franco deal with the issue of rape and miscommunication. (more...)
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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long have announced the World Premiere of The Long Shrift, written by Robert Boswell and directed by James Franco, will begin previews July 7th, 2014. The official opening night is set for July 13th, 2014 and closing night is August 23rd, 2014. (more...)
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"Something weird heah! Get yer weird things!" I raised an eyebrow. Street vendors rolled by the Woflo Inn about five hundred blighted times a day, screeching like strangled gulls. I got sick of the racket by the second day, but it was midsummer, and closing the shutters would've choked us with the heat. Blight take this human city anyway, I'd take the Altanian jungles if I had a choice. At least there are no street vendors there.
Chav was on her feet and grabbing for her belt pouch like a shot. "Where are YOU going?" I drawled.
"You GOTTA come see this, Eve! This guy is great!" And with that, she was right out the door and pelting down the stairs.
"Something weird heah! Get yer weird things riiiight heah!"
Med-pods, med-bays, and a dozen trade marked names, all for the technomagical healing bed.
A bag of enchanted beans. Dare you plant them?
Created by the god of madness, one must be at least a little insane to be able to use them. These tools cause much confusion to those that see them in action and are guaranteed to cause misunderstandings.
Are they really lucky or the GM is toying with me?
Instrument or Monument? These blur that line.
The product of the Entwiner's art, this net is carefully crafted with nearly invisible knots in its fine mesh. These knots speak in the language of Entwining Magic, the words of keeping and holding.
The Deck of Shadows is bound to other dimensions through demonic blood magic infused in the wood, and the eldritch essence woven into the vivid paintings on the cards.
Magic that really gets under your skin.
An ancient shrine of a mischievous goddess. The proper offering will give you her blessing, but 'ware you don't feed her wrong!
To fly. One of man's oldest and fondest dreams. To soar above like a bird, for the joy of it, to explore, or to strike at one's enemies. It is only natural that magic would be turned towards granting this wish.
Dragonling Spirits...
The three sacred relics of Ahkti.
Dentures, magic dentures.
Six powerful substances as described by Hachnar the Alchemist
Magic, by its very nature, would greatly help not just the PCs, but the masses, too. Here are some magic items that the commoners's use.
A toilet that teleports your feces onto the PottyPortal's Poop Hill.
The relic of an old Sorcerer, the Glyph of Tarnos Krae is a window into the past.
"Please, there must be something you can do. Oh if he'd just managed to keep his eyes open, two more minutes would have been enough."
Coins for those with friends who live far away.
Often times in when alchemy is thought of, we think medieval times with wizards and sorcerers. What if such things existed in modern days such as today? What if the focus of alchemy is common knowledge is can be used for favorite drinks? What if you have a soda machine that can create soda with special properties? The varieties is endless, though good taste is limited. What kind of concoctions can you create?


text: We stayed at Appleton House in Sept 2015. When we arrived we were met by owners Sharon and Roger. They really did make us feel comfortable and they have both got a great sense of humour. The food was excellent and the location is perfect very close to central pier. There are a lot of good guest houses and hotels... More