Vegetarians are social creatures

Being the closest living human relative to the great carnivorous beasts that roamed our planet many millions of years ago, the vast array of dishes containing members of the animal kingdom was a personal delight on arriving in Beijing.

From conventional dishes like Kung Pao Chicken to tripe and more exotic treats, Chinese cuisine is full of enjoyment for the meat eater. Hot pot is a particular favorite, which can easily turn into a mini-festival to cooked animal sustenance. Read more

Vampire killing kits

These are expensive kits, made for the wealthy; not some cheap and cheesy plastic novelty items. Such luxury concedes a seriousness — a deadly seriousness.
These items were made to address deep, dark, primal fears. And then, like our fears often are, they were not thrown away but stored in equally dark and out of the way places…
Antique wooden killing kits in the attics of old houses, just waiting for the day when the creatures creep from the attics of our minds.

Who is doomed to become a vampire? A person born with a caul or tail, the illegitimate offspring of two illegitimate persons or anyone who died an unnatural death or before being baptized. Read more

Nike and Adidas are the key players

All soccer business participants, including national teams, clubs, players and top-level coaches play for one or the other sports brand.

Nike and Adidas are the key players in this market that dress most of the top clubs and national teams as well as share the leading world players. Puma can be considered number three in this company, although it does not take a direct part in the global battle between the Americans and Germans.

Adidas’s key stronghold is soccer, as it has been a long-standing partner of FIFA. Nike almost completely usurped its own continent and decided to go storm the main summit.

Nike is expanding its attack on other continents with certain success in Latin America. Nike made its first major marketing move in soccer only in 1996, signing a contract with the Brazilian national team. Since then the company has been moving steadily and linked an entire constellation of soccer club brands to its brand.

They include Barcelona (the amount of five-year contract is $189 million), Manchester United ($439 million for 15 years), Arsenal (approximately $250 million over 10 years), Juventus ($12 million per year), and so on.

The Germans chose not to lie low, thinking that an attack is the best defense. Adidas burst onto the North American market by acquiring crushed Reebok, signing a sponsorship contract with the NBA and Read more

The potential scenario

What exactly is going in the Gulf of Mexico?

US-based geologist Chris Landau and writer Terrence Aym are but two of a growing number of researchers who are trying to find out exactly what is happening, amid reports of a media blackout, amid reports of Federal agents blocking journalists from the centre of operations, amid reports of threats of 40,000-dollar fines and felony arrests.
To hide what? Let us see.

Deepwater Horizon was the state-of-the-art oilrig, specialized in deepwater drilling, constructed in the Republic of Korea (South) in 2001, leased to BP Exploration until 2013. In September 2009 it was set up in the Gulf of Mexico and started drilling in waters 1,259 meters deep.
The oil and gas well it bored into, in the Tiber reservoir, was 9,426 meters below the seabed. It is the deepest oil and gas well in the history of the planet. Read more

The solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse drew an 11,000-kilometer (6,800-mile) arc over the Pacific, plunging remote isles into darkness in a heavenly display climaxing on mysterious Easter Island.

The skies grew black in the middle of the day Sunday as the Moon slipped in front of the Sun and aligned with the Earth, blotting out the sunshine that just moments earlier had swathed the island’s silent, ancient stone guardians.

Applause erupted from thousands of stargazers who began gathering days ago on this remote Chilean outpost for the rare four-minute, 41-second eclipse. Read more

Michael Jackson and money myth

On June 25, many music fans all over the world celebrate the first anniversary since the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The singer’s die-hard fans say that their idol staged his death to escape from public attention and avoid the multi-million debt problem.
This is a just a fantasy (most likely), although many of those, who were close to the musician, knew that the dead Michael Jackson cost a lot more than the living one.

Many fans still believe that the legendary singer is alive. They take this rumor as a straw that they can catch. Some recognized him on a photo depicting a man wearing a red sweater and hiding behind a police man. Read more

Cuba and Arrival of Oil

In the 58 days since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba began to prepare to deal with the possible arrival of oil on the shores of the island, as a consequence of the environmental accident.

The spill is considered the worst in U.S. history. Since its occurrence on the 20th of April, no timeframe for its resolution has presented itself.

“We’re preparing to do everything in our power, and of course accept support from those who have more experience with it. There is no other solution,” said the deputy defense minister of Cuba, General Ramon Espinosa, who was quoted by the Venezuelan news agency ABN (Bolivarian News Agency). Read more

USA Undermines Democracy in Turkey

by John Stanton

Turkey is vital to United States’ national security interests. No country in the region deserves America’s cooperation—at all levels–more than Turkey’s current government. And no country is more ignorant of Turkish politics, culture and geographic importance than America. As former ambassador James Holmes, Executive Director of the American Turkish Council stated, “There is a hole in America’s knowledge of Turkey.”

But American-Turkish interests groups, like the American Turkish Council, seem content to stay silent even as many of their non-profit charters state that they exist, in part, to “educate the public.”

“We are strictly about business and don’t defend the Obama administration or the current Turkish government. We are neutral and serve only our members interests,” said Holmes. Read more

MINI Cooper S and Porsche 911 Carrera S

Dear Jim,

Imagine our surprise to discover our former employee, now the head of Mini, has challenged us to a head-to-head race. As you surely know, Porsche has a long history of racing success, with more than 28,000 wins over the last 60 years. In our early days, we pitted ourselves against the giants, so we’ve been in your shoes.

But as you also know, Porsche doesn’t race for fame, stunts or publicity. We race to challenge ourselves; we race to push sports car technology; we race to translate every win on the track to our cars on the road. Read more

The men are not crazy

While chasing fashionable trends, women forget that being trendy and attractive for men are two different things. It turns out men do not like many contemporary tendencies in fashion.

Mostly men complain about harem or drop-crotch pants first shown to the public in 2007 by Yves Saint Laurent fashion house. First only celebrities were brave enough to wear these pants. Yet, three years later the pants were adapted by fashionistas all over the world. Men do not like this trend. A fashion critic from The Daily Mail once said that women wearing harem pants look like they are wearing a full diaper. Men tend to agree with this opinion.

Men also detest UGGs adored by women. Read more

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