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iAN & ANi - Enthralled the Audience With Their Program “Spanish Fire”
December 7, 2011, Chicago, IL, Ian Maksin and Ani Gogova took the stage at Chopin Theatre in front of a sold-out audience awaiting their program titled “Spanish Fire.” The duo progressively captivated the audience with their new program performing the music from Spanish and Latin American origin. The program included music by such Spanish and Latin American composers as: Astor Piazzolla – Oblivion, Alberto Ginastera - Pampeana #2, Danzas Argentinas, Gaspar Cassado - Suite for Cello, Enrique Granados - Danzas Espanolas, Rodion Shchedrin - Tribute to Albeniz, Manuel De Falla - Seis Canciones Populares.
iAN&ANi is a collaboration of two incredibly gifted musicians whose aim is to create a unique listening experience by sharing their passion with their audience. Both musicians are accomplished in their own right. By the way that this duo plays in unison, you would think that they have been collaborating for years. The musicians recently met at one of Ian’s concerts, where they immediately struck up friendship and discovered a common passion for music with a purpose. Their vision is to deliver one-of-a-kind performances filled not just with the traditional fair, but, likewise an eclectic musical works for the last 100 years from Russia, Spain and Latin America.
WOUNDED US CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS TO STEP DOWN
U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has announced she will resign from Congress, a year after she was seriously wounded in a shooting spree in her home state of Arizona.
In a video statement posted on the Internet Sunday, Giffords said she is getting better, but that work remains for her recovery. She said she is stepping down for the good of the state she represents.
Giffords said she plans to return to work for the state and the country again.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Giffords' "cheerful presence" will be missed. He said she embodies "the very best" of public service and will remain an inspiration to him and others whose lives she touched. He said he is confident she will return to the public sphere eventually.
DOES RUSSIA HAVE OR NEED ALLIES?
Ann ODEGOVA, graduate student of journalism of the Moscow State University and of the American University in Moscow
It is not a secret now that today relations of Russia with different countries which could be our faithful allies are becoming less cloudless. This year it became especially obvious. But is it necessary to burn bridges? Flexibility is necessary in these relations.
Is it correct to translate all relations on a monetary basis? It was with Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan. Recent New Year's conflict with Byelorussia (White Russia) once again roughly naked essence of the future changes.
We do not have allies. Love for money has remained. Oh, pity calculation! Everything is seized by it. We should only recognize its domination which has aggravated political situation.
LESSONS OF FUKUSHIMA AND CHERNOBYL
Friday, Mar 18 7:30pm
Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL
Internationally acclaimed cellist and composer Ian Maksin is back in his home base Chicago with some new stuff under his sleeve! Besides a brilliant career in classical music, he has recently performed with such artists as Sting and Bocelli. The upcoming multimedia performance at the Heaven Gallery in Bucktown will feature an eclectic array of music ranging from J.S. Bach to Ian's own brand new compositions, as well as a collaboration with an incredibly gifted Chicago-based visual artist Galina Shevchenko. The performance will be followed by a "meet the artists" wine reception.
$15 at the door. $11 advance, at the link below. Seating is limited!!
Ticket link: http://leftseat.eventbee.com/event?eid=764594324
Ian Maksin's website: www.ianmaksin.com
RSVP on Facebook for a chance to win free tickets and CDs! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198203703541460
Contact: ibmak@yahoo.com (312) 813 3813
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DAVID DATUNA: “MY INSTALLATION – THE SOUL OF EURO-2012”
Aspiring American artist David Datuna, whose work “Putin – Mona Lisa” (“Putin Couture” series) only days ago rocked the world of art, is appealing today to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich.
To clarify the situation, Igor Tsesarski, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Kontinent media group telephoned the artist and received first-hand information.
— Just about a month ago all world mass media including Kontinent media group were buzzing about your work «Putin Couture», which was bought for 200 thousand euro by some Russian businessman in Moscow. It looks like even the news from "art-fields" of auctions Sotheby's and Christie's did not cause such enthusiastic response and discussion. And while it is still the talk of the town, you have prepared a new sensation. Could you please reveal any details?
— With pleasure. It’s about my direct reaching out to the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich. It is not a secret that Ukraine and Poland will be hosting the European Football Championship in 2012. Without any exaggeration — it is a remarkable event for the country, a magnificent chance to demonstrate to the world the best of its public life, economy, culture, etc.
More than a billion people all over the world will be following the events on the football field, but at the same time they will focused on Ukraine, too.
As far as I know the country has been thoroughly preparing for the championship. But I think one of the main ideas of this sports event should also be a spiritual aspect. It is important to demonstrate the beauty, spirituality, strength, and uniqueness of the country to the world. And this can be done through art.
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KONTINENT MEDIA ATTENDS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Leonard Mogul
847.274.1648 or kontinentmedia@gmail.com
August 3, 2011, Chicago, IL, Kontinent Media attends president Obama’s 50th birthday celebration with friends and family. Over 1,700 political friends were in attendance at the Aragon Ballroom reported our correspondent. Those invited to attend enjoyed concert with Jennifer Hudson, Herbie Hancock and OK Go. Same serenaded the president with “Happy birthday Mr. President” as Obama took the stage to address the crowd. The event was also attended by many prominent politicians such as Dick Durbin, Jan Schakowsky, and Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel. Mayor addressed the crowd prior to the president taking the stage.
Just days after the debt ceiling crisis (seemingly) resolved, the Obama administration kicked off its fundraising campaign for 2012. It was reported that 100 backers contributing $35,800 each for an opportunity to have dinner with the president.
Obama in a lighthearted manner joked with the crowd about receiving an email from the AARP membership urging him to contact the president. He went on to say that "[o]bviously, I've gotten a little grayer since I took this job, but otherwise I feel pretty good," the president said. "And Michelle, you know, says that she still thinks I'm cute — and I guess that's all that matters, isn't it?"
Obama made a point to address immigration issues and his willingness to work to get it done.
Obama is among the youngest of presidents. Only six others have turned 50 on the job: James Polk, Franklin Pierce, Ulysses Grant, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.
Leonard Mogul for Kontinent Media concluded that “it was an honor to be invited to celebrate Obama’s 50th birthday. It was an incredible feeling to stand among other mainstream press representing my Russian-American community. The event was also attended by ABC, NBC, Sun-Times, Tribune, Fox, WGN, with select few media outlets accredited for this special event.”
For information on future events or event sponsorship, please call 847.274.1648.
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Photos by Lana Abramova
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PRESS RELEASE:
INTRODUCING THE SIAME FOUNDATION
Contact: Christopher A. Davis
Email: chris@siame.org
Phone: 918.939.8273
News Source Available at: http://www.siame.org/news-press/pressrelease071511
(Tulsa) – There has emerged a new not-for-profit organization in Middle America: The Foundation for the Symposium of International Arts, Music, and Entertainment (SIAME). Their focus is to unite a wide variety of organizations and businesses that support talents ranging from art, music, and entertainment to everything in between through a global lense. The plans are ambitious yet realistic. The planners are young, but passionate and persistent with a mindset to prevail.
One of the foundation’s trustees, John M. Cooper says, “There has always been a great pool of talent in Middle America that has to leave to pursue their artistic goals and dreams. We believe those talents should and can be nurtured to blossom here. Tulsa is a great center of art and culture in this part of the country, and a natural home for such an endeavor.”
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NYC MAYOR SAYS WOULD-BE BOMBER ARRESTED
Suzanne Presto
New York City police announced Sunday that they have arrested a man for allegedly plotting to bomb city facilities and U.S. military personnel.
At a press conference, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the arrest of 27-year-old Jose Pimentel, who is accused of planning to bomb police cars, post offices and members of the U.S. military.
"The suspect was a so-called 'lone wolf,' motivated by his own resentment of the presence of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as inspired by al-Qaida propaganda. He was not part of a larger conspiracy emanating from abroad," he said.
Bloomberg called Pimentel an "al-Qaida sympathizer."
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said Pimentel's violent views are well documented.
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KONTINENT MEDIA ATTENDS STRIKEFORCE SEMI-FINALS HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT AT CINCINNATI
KONTINENT MEDIA ATTENDS STRIKEFORCE SEMI-FINALS HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT AT CINCINNATI
Contact: Leonard Mogul
847.274.1648 or kontinentmedia@gmail.com
September 10, 2011, Cincinnati, OH, Kontinent Media attends Strikeforce Semi-Finals Heavyweight Tournament at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Featured fighters Barnett, Kharitonov, Silva, Cormier, Souza and Rockhold did not disappoint their fans. Many fans have come to see their favorite fighters.
Kontinent Media was pleased to be selected to represent the Russian-speaking community at this event. It was exciting to see an unexpected upset by such fighters as Rockhold and Cormier. We could not help but to cheer for Kharitonov, an emerging Russian fighter. We saw many familiar faces at this fight that came to cheer for one of their own.
After the fight we had a chance to briefly speak with Kharitonov, who stated that he regrets that he was not in his best physical condition. Barnett praised Kharitonov’s effort by saying that he was a good opponent and was looking forward towards seeing him fight in the future.
Leonard Mogul, for Kontinent Media concluded that “we were honored to be selected to cover this event on behalf of the Russian-speaking press in USA. Strikeforce tournaments are followed and attended by many Russian-speaking people. We believe that through our vast resources we can help to increase the fan-base for the organization.
For information on future events or event sponsorship, please call 847.274.1648.
Photos by Kontinent Media
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GORBACHEV AT EIGHTY: EVALUATING HIS ACHIEVEMENTS
In each successive year in the second half of the 1980s perestroika meant something more radical to Mikhail Gorbachev than it had in the previous year. He continued to voice support for ‘the socialist idea’ as well as for perestroika, but this element of linguistic continuity (accompanied also, however, by much conceptual innovation) misled only the most superficial of observers. In reality Gorbachev moved from being a Communist reformer to becoming a socialist of a social democratic type – a qualitative shift. It is a superficial and misplaced criticism of him to say that what transpired was not what he intended in 1985. It was, on the contrary, one of Gorbachev’s strengths that he had a sufficiently open mind to broaden his conception of what was politically desirable and, if pursued with sufficient finesse, possible in a country with a long tradition, both Tsarist and Soviet, of authoritarian rule. The radicalisation of Gorbachev’s outlook owed much to the political opposition and bureaucratic inertia which even moderate reform encountered. It was stimulated, too, by the flow of fresh ideas and arguments both within his own advisory circle and in the broader society, itself a response to the glasnost and greater frankness he had encouraged.
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACE MOVES TO FLORIDA
The race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination is now focused on Florida, a sprawling southern state set to host the 18th debate between the remaining candidates on Monday night.
The two apparent leaders in the contest to pick a nominee to oppose President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in the national election in November are one-time venture capitalist Mitt Romney, a former governor of the northeastern state of Massachusetts, and Newt Gingrich, a former speaker of the House of Representatives.
They each have captured one of the party's first two party primary elections. But Gingrich has the electoral momentum at the moment after last weekend's decisive upset victory over Romney and two other candidates in another southern state, South Carolina. New surveys of Republican voter sentiment in Florida show that Gingrich has quickly erased Romney's lead in the state in earlier polls and is now the frontrunner there.
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THE WEST MUST SET A STRATEGY FOR A RESURGENT RUSSIA
Miss Columbia used to hang with Uncle Sam
This is a great time of year in the historical impersonator business, although the people who are dressing up like Uncle Sam or President George Washington prefer to be called “historical interpreters.”
Uncle Sam is probably the most widely recognized symbol of the United States. He’s an old, gray-bearded fellow with stars on his top hat.
He has been around since the War of 1812. Sometimes you even see him parading down Main Street on stilts.
BUSINESS TRAVEL SUCCESS FACTORS IN 2012
ITB Berlin 2012
7 to 11 March 2012
PRESS RELEASE
ITB Berlin Business Travel Days address hot topics
Berlin, 23 January 2012 – Rarely have changes affecting the overall situation in politics, society and the economy had such a dynamic impact on the business travel world as in present times. How are they influencing travel management decisions? From 7 to 9 March, at a panel discussion at the ITB Berlin Business Travel Forum, this is what experts from various countries will be discussing. Ron DiLeo, Executive Director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), will moderate a panel with high-ranking participants. Among its members are Herman Mensink, Vice President EMEA of the PRISM Group Inc., Lutz Stammnitz, CEO, Global Mobility Services, Siemens, and Vadim Zelenski, Chairman of the Russian Association of Business Travel.
Corporate size has long ceased to guarantee marketplace success, as evidenced by the example of numerous medium-sized companies catering to the business travel market who have found their market niche and enjoy a high reputation among their customers. Attended by leading figures from a variety of sectors, among them Otto Lindner jun., Chairman of Lindner Hotels & Resorts, the panel discussion entitled “Small is beautiful“ will debate success factors and talk about individual challenges.
ROBERT PLANT WAKES UP RAVINIA – DEEP PURPLE SETS IT ON FIRE!
June 16, Highland Park, IL, Rock icon Robert Plant with the Band of Joy took the stage in front of the full capacity audience. While I was making my way to the pavilion I saw attendees and some familiar faces getting situated on the lawn and some at the pavilion. While lawn offers an advantage of bringing a picnic basket, pavilion makes up with an acoustic and visual experience unparalleled to lawn.
The opening act JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, in my opinion a misfire and not quite the right fit to open for a rock performance to follow. Robert Plant finally took the stage stylishly decked out with his audience raving with excitement. The band opened with “Gallows Pole” to heat things up. The audience was likewise treated to such hits as “Angel’s Dance,” “Black Dog,” “Monkey,” “White Train,” “Satan,” “Your Kingdom Must Come Down” and Black Country Woman.” At the halfway mark of the performance just as the Plant transitioned to his next song “House of Cards,” a cool summer’s breeze blew through his hair making for an amazing sight. Overall it was a solid, although a bit too mellow performance for a "Greatest Metal Vocalist of All-Time.” Some audience expectation of hearing more rock and less folk might have been set high. Although Plant did manage to generate excitement with his crowd rising “Misty Mountain Hop,” the performance did not fully rise to the level of what he is best known for – rock!
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