SILVER and GOLD videos on the increase

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The SILVER and GOLD rush is quietly beginning</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/m5HxMMeswtQ?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-9TvLgs1PJU?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hrlCrva3-FY?feature=player_profilepage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/olzw_rzzkcQ?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/yEc_cb6y0yA?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/X1k6oAGMSW0?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uu0bQCq-Fug?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_2M_imWjpjc?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/apPTMYuqovs?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Wu6bYAHTsbU?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kAPl9ENBQh0?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WRNg27hhEuY?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JoIZ2kb2fz8?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

SILVER and GOLD videos on the increase

The SILVER and GOLD rush is quietly beginning

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Photos: Funke , Desmond elliot, Uche Jumbo and others at the AMVCA

<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><br /></h3><div class="post-header"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2651646851132407281"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeo8QLUbUNWYSR9GI4NH5MCVxwBsaY2eSQM9gml2PKlnylU-MlPmC2bZBmtvMfSf2tDk8a2St-71dLmpQzaDLt6skmzLIUTRyDLcETJTHZUeUEMwN3OwPZmIW_gBTPp5QX9tN8ZWQgUw/s1600/c.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIklvfl3cg7Aikf59ICDYArfk_W3z4jjYOSwHqyn3pSgP2bIEfmZ3olVNNWw5KhuBm71xs_GaMppuxwP7q3Lp5wemqE68c4pLRky2DbhFAKLK2VoKcYw98JUQRkcFCy_SizaVWMH53Qo/s1600/d.jpg" /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kvx5Wr7gIUZYQ9jhoqE7k4__nijZnOPnJdGrCkBC6wIn2YyCcS_ta1DiYjCw3sI77-tcLZ5WE4vfPCUrZ-4kauIHbkufPxgPufnidSQCPiEj6PBCLT_o2Xc2v51dFZPaCJjfQt3DsS8/s1600/e.jpg" /></div><span style="font-size: small;">A<span>frica Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) is less than a month away and Nigeria's favourite malt drink, Amstel Malta, will once again sponsor this event.</span> <br /><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br />Nominees of the prestigious and well-celebrated awards have since been announced to the delight of fans, who still have the opportunity to vote for their favourites.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The first edition, held last year, had the likes of O.C Ukeje, Mercy Johnson, Tunde Kelani and other notable movie stars as winners of different award categories. </span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Continue...</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><span> </span></span><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This year promises to be even more exciting with Amstel Malta’s relentless commitment to bringing out the Best in everyone.<br /><br />Fans have become elated about the AMVCA as its conversation spreads like wildfire with many eagerly casting their votes for their favourite acts.<br /><br />So who wins this year? It's a tight race and all bets are on! </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">Below are some of the voting categories and everyone is encouraged to follow the trend #AmstelMaltaAMVCA2014 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.</span><span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #626262;"><br /><br /></span><span lang="EN-US"><b>BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA</b><br /><br />Stephanie Wilson – Living Funeral (3A)<br />Veronica Waceke – Higher Learning (3B)<br />Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey To Self (3C)<br />Nkiru Sylvanus – Kiss And The Brides (3D)<br />Ivie Okujaye – The Volunteers (3E)</span><span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /><b>BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA</b><br /><br />Juma Rajab Rashid - Siri Ya Mtungi (2A)<br />Majid Michel - Somewhere in Africa (2B)<br />Hlomla Dandala – Contract (2C)<br />Majid Michel – House of Gold (2D)<br />Tope Tedela – A Mile from Home (2E)<br /><br /><b>BEST MOVIE (DRAMA)</b><br /><br />Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja (6A)<br />Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life (6B)<br />Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral (6C)<br />Frank Rajah Arase – The Price (6D)<br />Frank Rajah Arase – Groom's Bride (6E)<br />Chris Eneaji &  Jumafor Ajogwu – Murder at Prime Suites (6F)<br /><br /><b>BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY</b><br /><br />Hlomla Dandala – Contract (7A)<br />John Okafor – Return of Sheri Koko (7B)<br />Osita Iheme – The Hero (7C)<br />Osita Iheme – The Fighter (7D)<br />Chinedu Ikedieze – The Hero (7E)<br /><br /><b>BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY</b><br /><br />Funke Akindele – The Fighter (8A)<br />Funke Akindele – The Hero (8B)<br />Funke Akindele – The Return Of Sheri Koko (8C)<br />Mary Ogbonna – Clinic Matters (8D)<br />Jackie Appiah – Cheaters (8E)<br />Yvonne Okoro – Contract (8F)<br /><br /><b>BEST MOVIE (COMEDY)</b><br /><br />Uche Jumbo – Lies Men Tell (9A)<br />Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract (9B)<br />Elvis Chucks – A Wish (9C)<br />Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Fighter (9D)<br />Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Hero (9E)</span><span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US">For more information on voting categories and how to vote, kindly follow the link: </span><span lang="EN-US"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://amvcaawards.dstv.com/" target="_blank">http://amvcaawards.dstv.<wbr></wbr>com/</a></span></u></span><span lang="EN-US">. Also visit </span><span lang="EN-US"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1155cc;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.amstel-nigeria.com/" target="_blank">www.amstel-nigeria.com</a></span></span></u></span><span style="color: #1155cc;"> </span><span>for more information on Amstel Malta and its involvement in the entertainment industry. </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal"></div></div>

Photos: Funke , Desmond elliot, Uche Jumbo and others at the AMVCA

A frica Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) is less than a month away and Nigeria's favourite malt drink, Amstel Malta, will once again ...

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 24, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nzb6yTs25ZI" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sochi Games Over, Will Putin Take The Gloves Off? -- Timothy Heritage, Reuters</b></span></div><br />(Reuters) - For more than two weeks while Russia hosted the Winter Olympics, President Vladimir Putin did his best to show the world that he and his country have a soft side.<br /><br />Now the Sochi Games are over, Western governments are concerned the smile will disappear and the gloves come off in Russia's tug-of-war with Europe over the fate of Ukraine.<br /><br />The circus artists, dancers and flag bearers hardly had time to leave the stadium after the closing ceremony in Sochi before Russia announced it had recalled its ambassador from Ukraine for consultations in Moscow.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-sochi-athletes-mission-accomplished-113650068--oly.html;_ylt=AwrSyCR_cQtTxSkABKTQtDMD">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-24/how-to-win-ukraine-s-revolution.html">How to Win Ukraine's Revolution</a> -- Bloomberg editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/along-syrian-border-lebanese-militias-are-forming/syria-assad-hezbollah-rebels-jihadists-al-qaeda/c1s15065/#.Uwvvv4XPz1p">Along Syrian Border, Lebanese Militias Are Forming</a> -- Laure Stephan, World Crunch<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mr-kerrys-futile-syria-initiative/2014/02/22/e9a02506-9999-11e3-80ac-63a8ba7f7942_story.html">Mr. Kerry’s futile Syria initiative </a>-- Washington Post editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0223-mcmanus-syria-obama-options-20140223,0,3257107.column#axzz2u9H0D8IS">Leading from behind in Syria</a> -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times<br /><br /><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/collapse-sanctions-iran_782753.html">The Collapse of Sanctions on Iran</a> -- Lee Smith, Weekly Satndard<br /><br /><a href="http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/02/21/china-taiwan.html">China Forgives and Forgets Its Old Enemy (Taiwan)</a> -- Benny Avni, Newsweek<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/how-the-west-can-help-steer-chinas-power/article17033228/">Don't believe the China hype: Time to engage with Beijing</a> -- Konrad Yakabuski, The Globe and Mail<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/slaughter-of-the-elephants/article17036947/">In Africa, agony and ivory</a> -- Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/michael-j-totten/only-way-out-exile">The Only Way Out is Exile </a>-- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/24/venezuela-s-useful-idiots.html">Venezuela's Useful Idiots</a> -- Michael Moynihan, The Daily Beast<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/22/3952120/venezuela-on-the-brink.html">Venezuela on the brink</a> -- Miami Herald editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/venezuela-crisis/whats-next-strife-torn-venezuela-n37371">What's Next for Strife-Torn Venezuela?</a> -- Sandra Lilley, NBC<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/02/24/amid-the-coverage-of-ukraine-is-a-crisis-in-venezuela-being-ignored/?tid=hpModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e">Amid the coverage of Ukraine, is a crisis in Venezuela being ignored?</a> -- Adam Taylor, Washington Post<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2014/02/23/as_allies_fell_noose_closed_on_el_chapo_guzman.html">As Allies Fell, Noose Closed on 'El Chapo' Guzman</a> -- Martin Duran, Elliot Spagat & Michael Weissenstein, Real Clear World<br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/Will%20the%20capture%20of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20most%20powerful%20drug%20trafficker%20change%20anything?%20By%20Tim%20Fernholz">Will the capture of the world’s most powerful drug trafficker change anything?</a> -- Tim Fernholz, Quartz<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2014/02/24/facebook-stock-is-not-so-different-from-bitcoin/">Facebook stock is not so different from bitcoin</a> -- Rob Cox, Reuters

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 24, 2014

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World News Briefs -- February 24, 2014 (Evening Edition)

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lfX4JsqZ1DM" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fugitive Ukraine Leader Wanted For Murder, Russia Sounds Alarm -- Reuters</b></span></div><br />(Reuters) - Ukraine's fugitive president was indicted for "mass murder" on Monday over the shooting of demonstrators as new leaders in Kiev sought urgent Western aid to make up for a loss of funding from Russia, which is angry at the overthrow of its ally.<br /><br />Moscow said it would not deal with those who led an "armed mutiny" against Viktor Yanukovich, who was elected in 2010, and said it now feared for the lives of its citizens, notably in the Russian-speaking east and Crimea on the Black Sea.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-ukraine-idUSBREA1G0OU20140224">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MIDDLE EAST</b></span></div><br />Air raids in central Syria <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-syria-crisis-raids-idUSBREA1N17T20140224">kill 26: activists</a></b>.<br /><br />Top military body against Syria’s Assad Is in chaos,<b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/world/middleeast/top-military-body-against-syrias-assad-is-in-chaos-undermining-fight.html?ref=world"> undermining fight.</a></b><br /><br />Syria rebel leader Abu Khaled al-Suri <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26318646">killed in Aleppo</a></b>.<br /><br />Netanyahu tells Merkel Iran is greatest threat <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-israel-germany-idUSBREA1N1OU20140224">to world security</a></b>.<br /><br />Israel bombs Hezbollah target <b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-bombs-hezbollah-target-lebanon-syria-border-215342690.html">on Lebanon-Syria border</a></b>.<br /><br />Senior US official briefs Israel<b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/senior-us-official-briefs-israel-on-iran-nuclear-talks/1857505.html"> on Iran nuclear talks.</a></b><br /><br />Exclusive: Iraq signs deal to buy <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-iraq-iran-arms-idUSBREA1N10D20140224">arms, ammunition from Iran </a></b>- document.<br /><br />Palestinian 'BDS' threat hangs<b><a href="http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140224/DEFREG04/302240014/Palestinian-BDS-Threat-Hangs-Above-Negotiations"> above negotiations</a></b>.<br /><br />Istanbul police fire tear gas on protest <b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/istanbul-police-fire-tear-gas-protest-over-internet-181926638.html;_ylt=AwrBJSDq7AhTZngA2GvQtDMD">over Internet curbs.</a></b><br /><br />Merkel and entire German cabinet to arrive in<b><a href="http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Merkel-and-entire-German-cabinet-to-arrive-today-for-talks-342350"> Israel today for talks</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ASIA</b></span></div><br />Kerry ups ante in struggle to crack <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-asean-china-code-idUSBREA1N1RR20140224">South China Sea rules</a></b>.<br /><br />U.S. examines Afghanistan option that would <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-examines-afghanistan-option-that-would-leave-3000-troops-in-kabul/2014/02/23/a0870034-9b32-11e3-ad71-e03637a299c0_story.html">leave behind 3,000 troops</a></b>.<br /><br />China increases focus <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/china-increases-focus-on-afghanistan/1857937.html">on Afghanistan</a></b>.<br /><br />18 militants dead after <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/18-militants-dead-after-pakistani-air-strikes/1857368.html">Pakistani air strikes</a></b>.<br /><br />Thai PM rules out resigning as bombs, <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-thailand-protest-idUSBREA1M02H20140224">gunfire punctuate unrest</a></b>.<br /><br />South Korea begins military drills with US <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/24/south-korea-military-drills-us-north-korea">despite North Korean opposition</a></b>.<br /><br />Top Pakistan Taliban commander<b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26323200"> Asmatullah Shaheen 'shot dead'</a></b>.<br /><br />Two killed in suicide attack outside <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-pakistan-iran-attack-idUSBREA1N12120140224">Iranian consulate in Pakistan</a></b>.<br /><br />China fires security vice minister<b><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/24/china-fires-security-vice-minister-because-of-corr/"> because of corruption</a></b>.<br /><br />Australia 'may undermine' moves for <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/24/australia-may-undermine-moves-for-sri-lanka-war-crimes-inquiry">Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry</a></b>.<br /><br />Kim Jong-un 'expecting a second child' as his wife is spotted in public wearing a maternity dress <b><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566574/Kim-Jong-expecting-second-child-wife-spotted-public-wearing-maternity-dress-finally-cigarettes.html">(so will he finally have to give up the cigarettes?</a></b>).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AFRICA</b></span></div><br />Seven Egyptian Christians found shot <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-libya-egyptians-idUSBREA1N1G220140224">execution-style on Libyan beach</a></b>.<br /><br />Egypt government resigns, paving way for Sisi <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-egypt-politics-idUSBREA1N0KO20140224">to seek presidency.</a></b><br /><br />U.S. surprised by resignation <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-egypt-politics-usa-idUSBREA1N1PR20140224">of Egyptian government.</a></b><br /><br />UN: 400,000 displaced by <b><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/400000-displaced-southeast-congo-attacks-22649694">southeast Congo attacks.</a></b><br /><br />Nigeria Boko Haram crisis: Anger <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26322224">over second Izghe raid</a></b>.<br /><br />Nigeria seals state border<b><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/02/nigeria-seals-state-border-with-cameroon-2014223154723696322.html"> with Cameroon</a></b>.<br /><br />Witnesses: 70 Muslims killed in massacre in <b><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/24/witnesses-70-muslims-killed-in-massacre-in-rural-central-african-republic/">rural Central African Republic</a></b>.<br /><br />Egypt's Morsi urges 'revolution' <b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-court-acquits-police-morsi-goes-back-trial-112543866.html;_ylt=AwrSyCRhWglTmzQA60PQtDMD">as officer killed</a></b>. Mohamed Morsi accused of passing <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/23/mohamed-morsi-secrets-iran-egypt">state secrets to Iran</a></b>.<br /><br />Analysts debate way <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/analysts-debate-way-forward-for-south-sudan/1858058.html">forward For South Sudan</a></b>.<br /><br />Somalia's al-Shabab vows<b><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/02/somalia-al-shabab-group-vows-comeback-20142248557425260.html"> to make comeback.</a></b><br /><br />Zimbabwe's Mugabe warns <b><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/10654809/Mugabe-warns-would-be-successors-that-hes-still-in-charge.html">would-be successors</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>EUROPE</b></span></div><br />Ukraine calls for urgent Western aid<b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-ukraine-aid-idUSBREA1N0EG20140224"> after Yanukovich ousted</a></b>.<br /><br />U.S. ready to give financial support to Ukraine to <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-ukraine-crisis-usa-aid-idUSBREA1N1KL20140224">complement IMF aid: White House</a></b>.<br /><br />Yanukovich wanted over mass killings in Ukraine,<b><a href="http://rt.com/news/yanukovich-ukraine-president-warrant-417/"> whereabouts unknown</a></b>.<br /><br />Western nations scramble to contain fallout <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/23/ukraine-crisis-western-nations-eu-russia">from Ukraine crisis</a></b>.<br /><br />Now Putin gets tough in Moscow: Riot police seize Pussy Riot stars as 100 arrested in first Russian protest <b><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566514/Police-Russia-detain-100-crack-mass-rally-outside-courthouse-anti-Putin-protesters-jailed.html">since fall of the Ukrainian president</a></b>.<br /><br />Russian and NATO generals agree to<b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-nato-idUSBREA1N1L220140224"> keep in touch over Ukraine.</a></b><br /><br />Estonian Prime Minister to resign <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/02/23/world/europe/ap-eu-estonia-prime-minister.html?ref=world">after 9 years.</a></b><br /><br />Hard-line Serb wins race <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/02/23/world/europe/ap-eu-kosovo-elections.html?ref=world">for Kosovo town</a></b>.<br /><br />Merkel calls for Britain to remain<b><a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4f6cb6ce-9b20-11e3-b0d0-00144feab7de.html#axzz2uFekzOZp"> at heart of Europe</a></b>.<br /><br />US eavesdropping on hundreds<b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-eavesdropping-hundreds-key-german-figures-185340926.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3zfQpTrHQATEfQtDMD"> of key German figures</a></b>.<br /><br />Eta monitors 'working for peace' <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26318697">in Spain's Basque region.</a></b><br /><br />UK's North Sea oil industry at stake in vote <b><a href="http://rt.com/news/north-sea-scottish-independence-426/">for Scottish independence.</a></b><br /><br />Vatican: Pope creates new department<b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26326501"> to oversee finances</a></b>.<br /><br />Scandal of Europe's <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/23/europe-11m-empty-properties-enough-house-homeless-continent-twice">11m empty homes</a></b>.<br /><br />Cyprus weathers a financial hurricane –<b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/24/cyprus-weathers-financial-hurricane-one-year-on"> one year on</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AMERICAS</b></span></div><br />Seafaring drug smugglers challenging <b><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUGS_ON_HIGH_SEAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-02-24-12-20-06">U.S. Coast Guard</a></b>.<br /><br />Colombia blames ELN rebels for attack <b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colombia-blames-eln-rebels-attack-presidential-candidate-215001889.html">on presidential candidate</a></b>. Attackers fire at convoy of <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-colombia-attack-idUSBREA1N02C20140224">Colombia presidential candidate</a></b>.<br /><br />Report: US Army to shrink to <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/report-us-army-to-shrink-to-preworld-war-two-levels/1857855.html">pre-World War II levels</a></b>.<br /><br />US prosecutors to seek <b><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i_iRqntlgkiFbHgT5FfURDIfp13g?docId=2c5f0244-719b-4b68-ba9f-2887c1fa0a16">Mexican drug lord's extradition</a></b>. Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán: US to seek cartel leader's<b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/23/joaquin-chapo-guzman-us-extradition-mexico-drugs"> extradition from Mexico.</a></b><br /><br />Venezuelan police and opposition activists<b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26309917"> clash in Caracas</a></b>. Maduro calls crisis talks <b><a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/maduro-calls-crisis-talks-after-caracas-riots/story-e6frg6so-1226836335109#">after Caracas riots</a></b>. Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro to meet opposition leader in attempt <b><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/10657305/Venezuela-Nicolas-Maduro-to-meet-opposition-leader-in-attempt-to-calm-protests.html">to calm protests</a></b>.<br /><br />Hundreds arrested in Brazil as protest against <b><a href="http://rt.com/news/brazil-world-cup-protest-348/">World Cup spending grows violent</a></b>.<br /><br />Brazil, Europe plan undersea cable <b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brazil-presses-eu-undersea-cable-skirt-u-links-115123537--finance.html">to skirt U.S. spying</a></b>.<br /><br />New arms threat: Argentina's £3billion <b><a href="http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/461327/New-arms-threat-Argentina-s-3billion-boost-to-military">boost to military</a></b>.<br /><br />USDA: Americans waste nearly one-third of their food; <b><a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/report-americans-waste-nearly-one-third-of-their-food-worth-161-billion/article/2544486">worth $161 billion</a></b>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR</b></span></div><br />European Hezbollah combat recruits<b><a href="http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/European-Hezbollah-combat-recruits-depart-for-Syria-342342"> depart for Syria</a></b>.<br /><b><br /></b> Head al Qaeda representative in Syria killed, <b><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/head-al-qaeda-representative-in-syria-killed-rebels-say/">rebels say.</a></b><br /><br />Guantanamo court holds secret hearing <b><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/guantanamo-court-holds-secret-hearing-on-cia-black-sites-1.269520">on CIA black sites</a></b>.<br /><br />The Balkanization <b><a href="http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-balkanization-al-qaeda-9912">of Al Qaeda</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS</b></span></div><br />Mark Zuckerberg: $19 billion for <b><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/mark-zuckerberg-19-billion-whatsapp-cheap-n37401">WhatsApp is cheap!</a></b><br /><br />Global dividends pass $1 trillion,<b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26321338"> says Henderson</a></b>.<br /><br />Deutsche Bank to cut US unit’s assets by quarter <b><a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f47b2214-9b1f-11e3-b0d0-00144feab7de.html#axzz2uFekzOZp">to meet Fed rules.</a></b><br /><br />S&P 500 ends just shy of record close; <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-markets-stocks-idUSBREA080LL20140224">insurers climb.</a></b>

World News Briefs -- February 24, 2014 (Evening Edition)

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Uganda is NOT Sodomite Friendly

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Escape to Uganda  </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Perhaps we the Christian terrorists will need to escape to Uganda?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>There's not many of us left so it won't really be a MASS EXODUS:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This is simply more proof that The United States Of America is not only on the road to destruction but is already destroyed.   Destruction and misery are in her ways while the phrase "IN GOD WE TRUST" means absolutely nothing at all.</b><br /><br /><b>Notice in the report below that "The West" criticizes this action by the president of Uganda.   The West which is largely influenced by The United States of America advocates UNNATURAL AFFECTION.  This really is a serious problem.  It is beyond a mental disorder and is classified as a sin disorder.  Although that would also be met with opposition.  </b><br /><br /><b>We shall see the day when these activists take their case to God the judge of all the earth.  Will he give them a hearing? </b></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nK1FWeLsPZM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><b> </b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jjnrLt3VuSM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Uganda is NOT Sodomite Friendly

Escape to Uganda  Perhaps we the Christian terrorists will need to escape to Uganda? There's not many of us left so it won't really ...

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Meet a Duke University Porn Star Professional

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PORN STARS and ESCORTS </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A College Career Equal Opportunity Employer</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>These professionals are just doing their job</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Good for her! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>In this report a mental health professional claims that in our society there is so much slut shaming going on.  The psychiatrists and psychologists approve of this.  This is certainly not classified as any disorder.  Perhaps our nation should have workshops on porn and raising a society of bitches and hoes?  Anything else would be considered discrimination.   Maybe those rappers are right on to sing about niggas, bitches, and hoes.  This indeed is the new American culture.  The nation shall be destroyed!</b><br /><b><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/24/duke-university-porn-star_n_4848006.html?utm_hp_ref=college" style="color: red;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/24/duke-university-porn-star_n_4848006.html?utm_hp_ref=college</a> </b></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_JqbiklfgAc?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><b> </b><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Meet a Duke University Porn Star Professional

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Ron Paul warns of MEDDLING in the Ukraine Conflict

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America's Governors at odds with President Obama

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Governors are at odds with Obama and each other: </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Can't we just all get along?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Our nation is on the road to destruction... </b></span></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UeXIaF_khtg?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

America's Governors at odds with President Obama

Governors are at odds with Obama and each other: Can't we just all get along? Our nation is on the road to destruction...

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U.S. Army practicing URBAN WARFARE

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Religious Freedom leads to DISCRIMINATION?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How do we end all DISCRIMINATION in America?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ANSWER:  We create a NATIONAL RELIGION</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b> And it's coming... </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_4me9ilTT3Q?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/INK6k9YG2bQ?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div>

Religious Freedom leads to DISCRIMINATION?

How do we end all DISCRIMINATION in America? ANSWER:  We create a NATIONAL RELIGION  And it's coming...

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Syrian Rebel Movement Is In Disarray

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/z8exk14alRY" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Top Military Body Against Syria’s Assad Is in Chaos, Undermining Fight -- New York Times</b></span></div><br />ANTAKYA, Turkey — It appeared to be a huge step forward for the scattered rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad of Syria: the creation of a central body of top insurgent commanders who would coordinate military campaigns, direct foreign support and serve as a unifying force for their diverse movement.<br /><br />But 14 months after its creation, the body, known as the Supreme Military Council, is in disarray. Islamist groups have seized its weapons storerooms, its members have stolen or sold its supplies, and one prominent commander it armed and equipped has publicly joined an offshoot of Al Qaeda.<br /><br />The council’s full dysfunction spilled into public view recently when a group of its members decided at a secret meeting to oust its chief of staff, Gen. Salim Idris, and put another man in his place.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/world/middleeast/top-military-body-against-syrias-assad-is-in-chaos-undermining-fight.html?ref=world">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: The Syrian rebel movement needs a "George Washington" .... But I do not see one in the horizon.

Syrian Rebel Movement Is In Disarray

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Bad News for BITCOIN EXCHANGES

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">*****BITCOIN TRADERS BEWARE*****</span> </span></b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">People are having trouble getting their money</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Is this the end for BITCOIN?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX_q9FC2sJdcBHt1gBLHrDtjJqunRsK6Ys0FLz7ddKnET-dn_o37XSJMRNINHP_5xMEqGRjJoffYsMzj7NooqwOvdN8NEiLHM-2YtoqwoESOulhAI4VgWfAWERUCBWzlLxyn9bU2SpyU/s1600/BITCOINpics.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX_q9FC2sJdcBHt1gBLHrDtjJqunRsK6Ys0FLz7ddKnET-dn_o37XSJMRNINHP_5xMEqGRjJoffYsMzj7NooqwOvdN8NEiLHM-2YtoqwoESOulhAI4VgWfAWERUCBWzlLxyn9bU2SpyU/s1600/BITCOINpics.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIron8vGo_mem2TjN6vePU5meNP5gEm9CejlFPAafTh1DrOMmfKL9dWsf08gv5T-R3b8hB9neWhwOjKqJHTBrq8eXKN6fU-oXgvD3xvP4QD5xlhsz1AypAzzCmF00ug48-zEqMJdXvpCE/s1600/BITCOINpic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIron8vGo_mem2TjN6vePU5meNP5gEm9CejlFPAafTh1DrOMmfKL9dWsf08gv5T-R3b8hB9neWhwOjKqJHTBrq8eXKN6fU-oXgvD3xvP4QD5xlhsz1AypAzzCmF00ug48-zEqMJdXvpCE/s1600/BITCOINpic.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mt. Gox BITCOIN EXCHANGE may be shut down</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>It sounds to me like this is a very shady operation.  Are we better off with the banksters after all?</b><br /><b><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304834704579404101502619422?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304834704579404101502619422.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection" style="color: red;">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304834704579404101502619422?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304834704579404101502619422.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection</a> </b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/regulator-to-sound-alarm-on-bitcoin-2014-02-24?dist=afterbell" style="color: red;">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/regulator-to-sound-alarm-on-bitcoin-2014-02-24?dist=afterbell</a> </b><br /><br /><b>YOU TUBE CHANNEL "BrotherJohnF" and his website are a big proponent of BITCOIN.  Is this some deeper type SCAM OPERATION? </b><br /><br /><b>More information on BITCOIN and BITCOIN EXCHANGES:</b><br /><br /><b>How to buy BITCOIN:</b><br /><b><a href="https://coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin" style="color: red;">https://coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin</a> </b><br /><br /><b>BITCOIN EXCHANGES:</b><br /><b><a href="http://bitcoinwisdom.com/markets/mtgox/btcusd" style="color: red;">http://bitcoinwisdom.com/markets/mtgox/btcusd</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Bad News for BITCOIN EXCHANGES

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When 0.9997 Correlations Fail

The following chart shows the 20 year moving average of annual miles traveled per capita. A trend line in red has been added.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYqRsTp86fmD4vpHwVBACeuPlpJwSUcLN2vfPK7_Cg7fx-g7u718bCiHIopBJ7avtZstzV2vAHSfASXOAqlEX9AZMjdWREKXIp1fNsyOIotx-vty8mF0NyA8KXlI040nxCj8fSi0bYpA/s1600/Annual+Vehicle+Miles+Traveled+per+Capita.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYqRsTp86fmD4vpHwVBACeuPlpJwSUcLN2vfPK7_Cg7fx-g7u718bCiHIopBJ7avtZstzV2vAHSfASXOAqlEX9AZMjdWREKXIp1fNsyOIotx-vty8mF0NyA8KXlI040nxCj8fSi0bYpA/s320/Annual+Vehicle+Miles+Traveled+per+Capita.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />This is definitely the most impressive "sure thing" failure yet. 0.9997! Sis boom bah!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/76wzA2A2T1Q" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Sis boom bah.<br />Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.</i></div><br /><b>January 12, 2014</b><br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2014/01/12/toyota-sees-auto-industry-growth-slowing-in-2014/">Toyota Sees Auto Industry Growth Slowing in 2014</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Continued sales growth will be more a result of economic gains rather than pent-up demand, he said. “That’s good, because <span style="color: red;">pent-up demand can carry you just so far</span>.”</i></div><br />You think?<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=sr5">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

When 0.9997 Correlations Fail

The following chart shows the 20 year moving average of annual miles traveled per capita. A trend line in red has been added. Click to enlar...

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“If Nigerians allowed me remove subsidy, $20billion won’t be missing” – Jonathan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dailypost.com.ng/2014/02/13/missing-20bn-cbn-okonjo-iweala-calls-forensic-audit/allison-madueke-jonathan-okonjo-iweala/" rel="attachment wp-att-133569" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Allison-Madueke- Jonathan-Okonjo-Iweala" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-133569" height="413" src="http://cdn.dailypost.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Allison-Madueke-Jonathan-Okonjo-Iweala-300x194.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>During the presidential media chat on Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan insisted that if Nigerians had allowed him to remove oil subsidy, all the stories of missing money in the NNPC wouldn’t have come up.<br /> <div style="float: left; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0;"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1390474335980-0"> </div></div>Nigerians took to the streets in January 2012, to protest government decision to end billions of dollars in fuel subsidies that saw the price of fuel double overnight. A compromise was later reached between the striking parties and the government.<br /> “I was involved in kerosene subsidy as Vice President to Yar’Adua. Kerosene subsidy was never removed,” he said.<br /> “If I had been allowed to remove oil subsidy all the stories of money missing won’t be coming up.”<br /> On Sanusi’s whistle-blowing, Jonathan said: “Sanusi said its $49billion, then $1 2billion and now $20billion, I don’t know which to believe, we must look into it, even if its $1.”

“If Nigerians allowed me remove subsidy, $20billion won’t be missing” – Jonathan

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Protests Return To Venezuela

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uZq94MLChn0" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Venezuela Death Toll Rises To 13 As Protests Flare -- Reuters</b></span></div><br />(Reuters) - Anti-government demonstrators put up barricades and set fire to trash in Caracas on Monday despite calls from within the opposition to rein in protests that have led to 13 deaths in Venezuela's worst unrest for a decade.<br /><br />Traffic in the capital slowed to a crawl and many people stayed home as protesters burned trash and piled debris along main avenues a day after opposition leader Henrique Capriles called on them to keep demonstrations peaceful.<br /><br />"We know we're bothering people but we have to wake up Venezuela!" student Pablo Herrera, 23, said next to a barricade in the affluent Los Palos Grandes district of Caracas.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA1N14E20140224">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On The Unrest In Venezuela</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/24/venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-announces-dialogue-to-end-unrest/">Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announces dialogue to end unrest</a> -- Euronews<br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/opposition-blocks-roads-venezuelan-capital-22646562">Venezuelan Opposition Shuns Proposed Peace Talks </a>-- ABC News/AP<br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/venezuelan-unrest-continues-amid-student-protests-and-rising-death-total">Venezuelan unrest continues amid student protests and rising death total </a>-- Examiner<br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/24/ex-venezuelan-general-standoff/5772237/?AID=10709313&PID=6151680&SID=16fpn5qdeibtc">Protesters back in streets in Venezuela </a>-- USA Today<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26320187">Venezuelans stop traffic in anti-government protests </a>-- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/24/Venezuela-Protesters-barricade-Caracas-entry-points/UPI-29821393221600/">Venezuela: Protesters barricade Caracas entry points</a> -- UPI<br /><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/antigovernment-demonstrators-block-streets-in-venezuelan-cities/1858129.html">Protesters Block Venezuelan City Streets </a>-- Voice of America<br /><a href="http://www.latintimes.com/how-many-protesters-have-died-venezuela-government-says-death-toll-13-154764">How Many Protesters Have Died In Venezuela? Government Says Death Toll At 13</a> -- Latin Times<br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304610404579403330772149034">Venezuela's Maduro Faces Internal Criticism </a>-- Wall Street Journal<br /><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/24/report-venezuela-tortured-18-arrested-protesters/">Human Rights Group Accuses Venezuela of Torturing 18 Protesters</a> -- Mashable<br /><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/24/retired-venezuelan-general-resists-arrest/">Venezuelan General's Tweet Leads to Armed Standoff</a> -- Mashable<br /><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/venezuela-crisis/whats-next-strife-torn-venezuela-n37371">What's Next for Strife-Torn Venezuela?</a> -- Sandra Lilley, NBC<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/02/24/amid-the-coverage-of-ukraine-is-a-crisis-in-venezuela-being-ignored/?tid=hpModule_04941f10-8a79-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e">Amid the coverage of Ukraine, is a crisis in Venezuela being ignored?</a> -- Adam Taylor, Washington Post<br /><a href="http://rt.com/op-edge/protests-in-venezuela-euromaidan-ukraine-477/">Venezuelan opposition takes cue from Euromaidan?</a> -- Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, RT

Protests Return To Venezuela

Venezuela Death Toll Rises To 13 As Protests Flare -- Reuters (Reuters) - Anti-government demonstrators put up barricades and set fire to tr...

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Jacked Up Bean Stocks

<b>February 24, 2014</b><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-24/coffee-extends-rally-as-brazil-crop-may-tip-market-into-shortage.html">Coffee Reaches 16-Month High as Sugar Gains on Brazil Drought</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Prices rallied 59 percent this year, the best performer in the Standard & Poor’s GSCI Spot Index of 24 commodities. </i></div><br />But what can wake the sleeping giant?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtyuP0ZbYfFTN6qViP_bfUQcscEyAL9a8WDcKRhBaeQ71cCj1cYnZpwWAWQrcC0wf_dSetoL34RqN2aZA5h80fefLDgOUlynwAaHv28uTFlHah76z-J13gGr7AIwnZLV2Rfa-hVbydy8/s1600/The+Sleeping+Giant.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtyuP0ZbYfFTN6qViP_bfUQcscEyAL9a8WDcKRhBaeQ71cCj1cYnZpwWAWQrcC0wf_dSetoL34RqN2aZA5h80fefLDgOUlynwAaHv28uTFlHah76z-J13gGr7AIwnZLV2Rfa-hVbydy8/s320/The+Sleeping+Giant.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />The chart shows the 10 year moving average of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.<br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>A zero value for the index indicates that the national economy is expanding at its historical trend rate of growth; negative values indicate below-average growth; and positive values indicate above-average growth.</i></div><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CFNAI">St. Louis Fed: Chicago Fed National Activity Index</a>

Jacked Up Bean Stocks

February 24, 2014 Coffee Reaches 16-Month High as Sugar Gains on Brazil Drought Prices rallied 59 percent this year, the best performer in t...

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Video: See what the Limpopo Crooner Kcee did

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Video: See what the Limpopo Crooner Kcee did

Click to watch Kcee Limpopo is certainly on fire

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Crisis In Ukraine

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ktJavdlqje8" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What Next For Ukraine? -- BBC</b></span></div><br />Ukraine is in uncharted waters after President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital Kiev and parliament voted to oust him.<br /><br />A power vacuum opened up on 22 February when police suddenly abandoned their posts around government buildings and Mr Yanukovych's palatial residence, and huge crowds continued to throng the streets.<br /><br />The stakes for Ukraine and its 45 million people are enormous, with the country's fate now part of a wider strategic battle between the West and Russia.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26312733">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Crisis In Ukraine</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.dw.de/opinion-only-national-reconciliation-can-prevent-ukraines-division/a-17451698">Opinion: Only national reconciliation can prevent Ukraine's division</a> -- Deutsche Welle<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/world/europe/deeply-bound-to-ukraine-putin-watches-and-waits-for-next-move.html?hpw&rref=world">Deeply Bound to Ukraine, Putin Watches and Waits for Next Move</a> -- Steven Lee Myers, New York Times<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/22/ukraine-tymoshenko-president-protests">Ukraine: 'The dictatorship has fallen.' But what will take its place? </a>-- Shaun Walker and Harriet Salem, The Guardian<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/23/ukraine-deal-russia-double-crossed-vladimir-putin">Russia feels double-crossed over Ukraine – but what will Putin do?</a> -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian<br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/02/will-ukraine-break-apart.html">Will Ukraine Break Apart?</a> -- Masha Lipman, The New Yorker<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/opinion/what-the-west-must-do-for-ukraine.html?ref=opinion">What the West Must Do for Ukraine</a> -- Ulrich Speck, New York Times<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/world/europe/as-his-fortunes-fell-in-ukraine-a-president-clung-to-illusions.html?ref=world">As His Fortunes Fell in Ukraine, a President Clung to Illusions</a> -- Andrew Higgins, Andrew E. Kramer and Steven Erlanger, New York Times<br /><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/forget-kiev-the-real-fight-will-be-for-crimea/495145.html">Forget Kiev. The Real Fight Will Be for Crimea </a>-- Andrei Malgin, Moscow Times<br /><a href="http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/ukraine%E2%80%99s-oligarchs-need-step-9926">Ukraine’s Oligarchs Need to Step Up</a> -- Matthew Rojansky, National Interest<br /><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/specter-of-money-haunts-ukraines-turmoil/495037.html">Specter of Money Haunts Ukraine's Turmoil</a> -- Ben Aris, Moscow Times<br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2014/02/ukraine_s_crisis_is_a_struggle_between_russia_and_the_west_vladimir_putin.html">The Collapse of Ukraine’s Brief Hope for Peace?</a> -- Fred Kaplan, Slate<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26321790">Nervous uncertainty across Ukraine</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraines-yulia-tymoshenko-back-on-stage-but-this-revolution-happened-without-her/2014/02/24/030d14bc-9d42-11e3-9ba6-800d1192d08b_story.html">Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko back on stage, but this revolution happened without her</a> -- Will Englund, Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/24/ap-interview-former-soviet-leader-gorbachev-says-ukraine-must-hold-together/">Former Soviet leader Gorbachev says Ukraine must hold together through crisis</a> -- FOX News<br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/02/21/how-ukraine-lost-control-over-its-destiny/">How Ukraine lost control over its own destiny</a> -- K.T. McFarland, FOX News<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/how-crimea-differs-from-the-rest-of-ukraine/2014/02/24/4848ed74-9d76-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html">How Crimea differs from the rest of Ukraine</a> -- AP<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10657067/US-tells-Russia-to-keep-troops-out-of-Ukraine-as-Crimea-flashpoint-looms.html">Ukraine revolution: fears Crimea could become next flashpoint</a> -- The Telegraph<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26318058">Ukrainian society: Fractured and fearing for the future</a> -- David Stern, BBC News<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/opinion/why-russia-wont-interfere.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0">Why Russia Won't Interfere </a>-- Dmitri Treninf, New York Times<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26321329">Crimea: Next flashpoint in Ukraine's crisis?</a> -- Yaroslav Lukov BBC News

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Crisis In Ukraine

What Next For Ukraine? -- BBC Ukraine is in uncharted waters after President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital Kiev and parliament voted to...

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NCC Sanctions MTN, Glo, Airtel N647.5 Million Over Poor Service, Etisalat Scales Through

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thetrentonline.com/wp-content/themes/stylebook/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fthetrentonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F02%2FEugene-Juwah-The-Trent-e1393240202253.jpg&q=90&w=795&zc=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NCC Sanctions MTN, Glo, Airtel N647.5 Million Over Poor Service, Etisalat Scales Through" border="0" class="aligncenter full-media nomargin" height="359" src="http://thetrentonline.com/wp-content/themes/stylebook/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fthetrentonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F02%2FEugene-Juwah-The-Trent-e1393240202253.jpg&q=90&w=795&zc=1" title="NCC Sanctions MTN, Glo, Airtel N647.5 Million Over Poor Service, Etisalat Scales Through" width="640" /></a></div><div class="fb-social-plugin fb-like fb_iframe_widget" data-href="http://thetrentonline.com/poor-service-quality-ncc-sanctions-mtn-glo-airtel-n647-5m-etisalat-scales/" data-ref="above-post" data-width="450"><span style="height: 25px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 450px;"></span></div><div id="ssba"><a class="ssba_tooptip" href="http://www.simplesharebuttons.com/" id="ssba_tooptip" target="_blank"></a><span class="ssba_sharecount"><br /></span></div>The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sanctioned three out of the four major network operators in the country – MTN Nigeria, Globacom and Airtel – the sum of N647.5 million for breach of key performance indicators (KPIs) and poor quality of service for the month of January 2014. It however gave Etisalat a clean bill as it met all the set KPIs.<br /> The telecoms regulator, in letters dated February 19, 2014, addressed to each of the affected companies, said after collating statistics from the network operating centres of the operators in the month of January, discovered that the services provided by MTN, Airtel and Globacom fell below the KPI published by it in 2013.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /> The letters, which were obtained exclusively by THISDAY from a source in the Ministry of Communications Technology, will be delivered to the three network operators today.<br /> A breakdown of the sanctions indicate that Globacom was penalised, N277.5 million for three breaches, while MTN and Airtel got sanctioned N185 million each for two breaches.<br /> According to the letters conveying the breaches and sanctions, the NCC set four critical KPIs – Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR), Drop Call Rate (DCR), Traffic Channel Congestion (TCHCONG) and Stand Alone Dedicated Control Channel Congestion (SDCONG).<br /> With a target of 98 per cent for CSSR, MTN, Airtel, and Globacom failed to meet the target in January. They scored 96.85 per cent, 96.99 per cent and 96.89 per cent respectively.<br /> In the DCR category, NCC set a target of 1 per cent. The audit report referred to by NCC in its letter stated that for the month of January, MTN and Globacom failed to meet the target, while Airtel exceeded the target with a score of 0.84 per cent.<br /> For the SDCONG KPI, with a target of 0.20 per cent, Airtel and Globacom failed to meet the target, scoring 0.40 per cent and 0.58 per cent respectively, while MTN exceeded the target with a score of 0.17 per cent.<br /> For the last KPI, TCHCONG, with a target of 2 per cent, all the three networks exceeded the target, as MTN scored 0.55 per cent; Globacom – 0.79 per cent; and Airtel – 0.79 per cent.<br />In summary, MTN failed to meet the targets set in the Quality of Service Regulations for the CSSR and DCR computations; Globacom failed to meet the targets set for CSSR, DCR and SDCONG computations; while Airtel failed to meet the targets for CSSR and SDCONG computations.<br /> The operators are expected to pay the sanctions on or before March 7, 2014.<br />Should they fail to pay the sanctions within the stipulated deadline, each of them will be liable to pay N2.5 million daily, as long as the contravention persists.<br /> Apart from the monetary sanctions, all the three operators were barred by NCC from selling new SIM cards throughout the month of March 2014, with effect from March 1 to March 31; barred from churning or deleting from their networks inactive (or non-revenue generating SIMs) during the period March 1 to March 31; barred from supplying new SIM cards from their warehouses to dealers or third parties during the same period; and stopped from all promotions until the identified KPIs considered are positively addressed.<br /> The letters further stated: “NCC shall carry out an audit of MTN, Globacom and Airtel on March 1 and also on March 31to ensure no sale of SIM cards or churning of non-revenue generating SIMs occurred during the period, either using their network provisioning systems or directly on the HLR.<br /> “Any deviation or alteration of patterns (in terms of average daily number of provisioning) in the remaining days of February 2014, compared to your regular provisioning rate, shall be construed a breach of this direction.”<br /> From this audit of the performance of the telecoms operators, the Ministry of Communications Technology source confirmed that Etisalat met all KPIs for the month of January and was therefore not sanctioned by NCC.<br /> NCC had in a letter last December issued a notice of intention to sanction the telecoms firms, if their quality of service did not improve by December 31, 2013.<br /> It had warned: “If the quality of service does not improve by 31st of December 2013, the commission will be compelled to direct operators to, amongst others, suspend the activation of new SIMs and subscribers until such an operator can prove that it has met the key performance indicators specified in the regulations.”<br /> <a href="http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ncc-sanctions-mtn-glo-airtel-n647-5m-for-poor-service-quality/172293/" target="_blank"><em>Read More</em></a>

NCC Sanctions MTN, Glo, Airtel N647.5 Million Over Poor Service, Etisalat Scales Through

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sanctioned three out of the four major network operators in the country – MTN Nigeria, Gl...

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Enyeama keeps 16th clean sheet in France

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sportscabal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Enyeama-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="FBL - FRA - LIGUE1 - LILLE - LORIENT" border="0" class="attachment-post-thumb wp-post-image" height="364" src="http://sportscabal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Enyeama-2.jpg" width="639" /></a></div><div id="post-info-wrapper"> <br /> </div><div class="post-image"> </div>Vincent Enyeama was spectacular in goal for Lille in the French league as his side were held 0-0 by Lyon at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium on Sunday evening.<br /> The game was Enyeama’s 26th league appearance for the Ligue 1 outfit and has kept 16 clean slates in the process. Lille are currently third with 46 points on the log after 26 games.

Enyeama keeps 16th clean sheet in France

Vincent Enyeama was spectacular in goal for Lille in the French league as his side were held 0-0 by Lyon at the Pierre-Mauroy sta...

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