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Marketing–I think as authors we all have mixed emotions when it comes to this word. One one hand it can be a necessary evil, but sometimes it can be fun. But either way, it takes a lot of planning. And it's especially scary to jump in and pay what seems like a huge amount of money for a one day ad, which is why I decided to sit down and jot out some notes on my experience.
I'm not one to talk about sales figures or income or all of that jazz, but in order for me to give you any idea of how my ads worked out, I'm going to crawl out on a limb and do just that. I can't guarantee that anyone else will have similar results, and I've rounded just to make the numbers easier to work with, but this was my experience with BookBub.
BookBub is one of the biggest services for ebook price promotions that I know of (if not THE biggest). For at least the last year, I've heard some people touting the greatness of being able to get a BookBub.
There have been so many times that I've thought about doing it, and then I looked at the prices….
- $500 to promote an Erotic Romance sale priced at 99 cents!
- $90 to promote a Supernatural Suspense sale priced for FREE!
So my brain goes into calculations (actually, I pull up my calculator because I suck at math). On Amazon, you get 35% royalties at the .99 price point, so about .35 per book (rounded up). So, I'd have to sell almost 1430 books to even break even with the first ad.
1430 books–that's possible right, with the right marketing, which I should get from BookBub–and according to BookBub stats, they average 2,010 sales for such an ad, so I should definitely be good.
The problem was coming up with the initial $500 to cover the ad–and I'd never sold more than 1000 copies of any book at any price, so it seemed a little far fetched until I released Irrevocable.
It did fairly well on its own–netted me a couple thousand, and was receiving good reviews. So, I talked my husband into letting me invest the money into a BookBub ad. They gave me September 14, and so I lowered the prices and waited…
Before the sale even ran, my sales more than quadrupled from the lowered price alone. Irrevocable, which was 2 months old at this point was selling anywhere from 20-50 copies a day, once the 99 cent price hit, I sold more than 200.
Within the two days after the ad hit, I sold more than 4500 copies. And sales remained double to triple what they were before the sale even after the price returned to normal. I hit overall bestseller lists on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. And not only did I make my money back, and see a profit, I also gained new reviews, more subscribers to my mailing list and increases in numbers on all of my social media accounts.
So, with my paranormal series, I decided to repeat this "test" and I got another BookBub ad for Fractured Legacy and sale priced it for FREE. Now, this time I knew I'd be shelling out $90 for the ad and making nothing during the sale. But, I had a second book in the series that came out right before the sale, and I was banking on the ad selling that book.
So, back to the numbers;
Fractured Legacy, had been almost stagnant since I released it over a year ago. I think I've made maybe $200 from sales. Maybe.
The day of the ad, I had more than 16,000 downloads. 16,000!! And this wasn't the first time Fractured Legacy was free, the last time I did this I had about 2000 downloads over the course of a week. Since the ad, I've had more than 32,000 downloads on Amazon alone.
And, the day of the ad, I sold more than 100 copies of the sequel, Beyond the Divide, which was also discounted at 99 cents for the release. Since then, Beyond the Divide has continued to sell, with nearly no other marketing going on aside from a small blog tour. I've made the cost of the BookBub ad up and turned a profit just from sales of this book alone. The series had gained more exposure, getting unsolicited reviews from book blogs with large followings–not something I ever expected for this series since I believe it appeals to a much smaller niche audience than my romance works.
Overall, my experience with BookBub was a positive one, and I hope my experience helps you decide whether or not this would be a good investment for you. Of course, I can't guarantee that everyone will have the same experience, and you might want to talk with other authors to get their experiences.
If you decide to try it yourself and get approved, be sure to set up the sale price well enough in advance that you won't be having a panic attack they day before (especially if your ad date falls on a weekend). With the Irrevocable ad, I ended up only having Amazon and Barnes & Noble included because Kobo and iTunes didn't change the price in time.


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Polish lawmakers have approved a resolution defending the predominantly Roman Catholic nation's right to hang crucifixes in public schools.
Lawmakers wanted to voice opposition to a decision by the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled last month against the display of crucifixes in Italian schools.
That ruling does not require that Poland remove the crosses that hang in most public schools, but Polish lawmakers fear it could force an eventual review of the use of religious symbols in government-run school across Europe.
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Newlywed Giovanni Ribisi is moving into a new $3 million Hollywood pad next door to his Gone In Sixty Seconds co-star Angelina Jolie.
The actor, who married British model Agyness Deyn in June (12), is the new owner of a five-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion, which also boasts a library and a waterfall.
The property is right next door to the house Jolie shares with her fiance Brad Pitt and their brood of kids.
It's not Ribisi's only property purchase - this summer (12), he bought a two-bedroom pad just a few miles away, reports TMZ.com.


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The Birth of the Program
In my role as a business communications trainer and coach for more than twenty years, I had met many people, particularly women, who felt that their lives were fragmented and laden with heavy responsibilities. There was always more to do than possible, and balance was simply a concept but never a real possibility. So I began to design a program that I thought would provide others with a practical opportunity to create greater balance in their lives.
In trying to understand the meaning of the heart in my vision, I was led to the concept of heart consciousness and the works of Dr. Dean Ornish and the HeartMath Institute, among others. Repeatedly, the research suggested that the heart has a unique intelligence unto itself. I understood that when people accessed their heart intelligence, they were able to achieve greater life balance.
In 1998, I introduced the first "Leading from the Heart" program for women. This 8-week program became an evolutionary process, which guided and continues to guide, both women and men to greater life consciousness and a deeper understanding of themselves. To date, more than 500 people have taken the program, and over a 1,000 have become clients of Heartliving consciousness.
Welcome to Heartliving!
Cynthia's Inspiring Story
My desire to empower others through heart-consciousness began with a trip to Bosnia in April 1997. I was one of thousands participating in an evening vigil for peace in St. James' Church in Medjugorje.
The church, which holds 3,000 people, was so packed that every inch of space was taken with a person kneeling or standing. People from over 18 different countries had gathered. As I knelt on the marble floor in the back of the church, the leader asked us to pray.
As we were praying, a vision came to me of an old crone, wearing a dark cloak. Her shoulders were bent, but from the opening in the front of her cloak, I could see that she had a multi-layered heart from which people were leaping. They of all nationalities and emotions—old, young, angry, joyful, and all leaping from the old woman's heart. It was an incredibly powerful image that I will never forget.
Exploring the Meaning
While the meaning of this vision was not readily apparent to me, I knew that it would ultimately be life changing.
At the time of the trip, I was an administrative director at Old Dominion University, locked in an extremely work-intensive job. My sister had initially informed me that she would be taking a trip to Bosnia to pray for world peace. I had thought that I might be able to support her by helping with finances. Unexpectedly, she asked me to go with her. Even though my life was incredibly busy and my administrative job full of heavy responsibilities that were hard to delegate, I knew that this was an opportunity that I must take. It would allow me to step out of my current lifestyle and do some much-needed soul searching. I had so many questions: What am I doing with my life? Why am I here? What contribution could I be making?
Upon returning to Norfolk, I spent many hours meditating on the heart vision. Within a month, I knew that I would leave my university position and that my new work would include working with others, initially women, to authentically express themselves in a safe, healing environment.


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Frequently Asked Questions
The temperature during the month of May is pleasant with bright sunshine most of the day. On trek temperatures can reach maximum of 20-22 degree Celsius, but in the shade the temperature can drop down to 10-15 degree Celsius without the wind chill factor. The morning and evening minimum temperature can reach 5-10 degree Celsius without the wind chill factor. During the climb the temperature dip by additional 10-15 degree Celsius.
Above 2,600m to 3,400m the temperature is pleasant with warm sunshine most of the time during this month with chances of light rain sometime in late afternoon. It is less windy where there is vegetation and tree-lines.
After 3,400meter the temperature can be hot direct in the sunlight and due to thin air the UV will be strong and thus one needs to use a good sun screen product of 30-50 to protect from the burn. Once out of the tree-line from Island Peak Base Camp (3,900m) it can be windy from mid afternoon till evening time.
The weather is changing in the Himalayas due to global warming and the green house effect since last 20 years, due to this reason it can snow up to 1-2 ft even in late spring and summer months sometimes. On a cloudy day evenings at the camp will feel warmer due to insulation from the fog and mist, but during starry nights it can be very chilly with temperature varying from -2 to -8 degree Celsius along with heavy dew and frost.
All heavy baggage will be carried by porters throughout the trek and climb.
All necessary gears such as boots, walking poles, down jackets, wind-rain jackets, sleeping bags and climbing accessories must go in the luggage bag.
Our cooks, kitchen staffs and helpers are very well-versed in hygienic preparation of food. In lodges our cooks supervise the food preparation by the lodge's staff to ensure maintenance of hygienic standards and quality.
Food menu can vary from different camps and lodges according to the availability during the season. Normally, the Nepali Dal, Bhat (rice & lintel soup) with mild vegetable curry, fried rice, noodles, soups of great variation is the mainstay. In some places, continental foods like Hash Brown Potato, Breads, Pan Cakes, Boiled Vegetables, Stew, Pizza, Cinnamon rolls, cakes and pies etc. are provided. But, as you go higher the food menu becomes limited due to the harsh cold climate and altitude.
On normal Trekking / Camping or at Tea-House / Lodge Trekking.
Most of our treks in the Himalayan regions of Nepal-India-Tibet are done on camping basis. However, we have also started conducting Lodge-based treks using the best lodges available. Both types of treks are equally preferred by our clients.
During camping-based treks the group is backed by an expert team led by an experienced Trek Leader, Sherpa Guides, assistants, an independent kitchen unit and a team of porters.
We use 2-man sleeping tents, foam mattresses, a dining tent and a kitchen tent. A toilet tent will also be put up nearby. Our equipments also include portable tables and chairs.
On a lodge-based treks the only difference will be that instead of tents we'll use lodges for accommodation. However, here too, we are extremely alert about the services and hygienic preparation of the food. Our staff members will see to that our clients receive the best treatment and also monitor food preparation in the kitchen.
Our trek staffs are well-taught about eco-trekking and are disciplined to care of the environments and surroundings. All meals are cooked in portable kerosene oil stoves and no firewood is used and neither campfires made.
- Morning bed tea in tents with cookies (time, depending upon the season and duration of your trek) normally around 6-7a.m.followed by warm washing water. (Good for washing, hands and face only)
- Soon after 15-20 minutes Breakfast is served on the dining table.
Breakfast usually consists of porridge-muesli-granule-cornflakes with liquid powdered milk, sugar, honey. Bread and toast with eggs will be the main breakfast items on most of the days. As the bread stock brought from Kathmandu runs out it will be replaced by chapatti or pancakes with egg variety as per clients' choice that can be either omelets, fried, boiled or scramble eggs followed by tea, coffee and drinking chocolates. On the table, at meal time we serve honey, jam, peanut butter and ketchup to go along with each meal as per client's choice.
- Lunch is served after 3-4 hours of morning walk depending upon the availability of
clean fresh water and a nice spot. Lemon or orange juice will be provided for refreshment and lunch will consist of either boiled or fried rice, chapatti, paratha, Tibetan bread and noodles fried with boiled or curry vegetables (depending upon the season). Canned food items such as tuna, sardine, baked beans are also served including yak cheese, dry salami, green vegetables and salad followed by another round of tea (black or lemon tea).
- On arrival at the campsite, after the day walk, late afternoon tea-coffee-drinking chocolate with biscuits awaits you.
- Dinner is served around 6:30-7:00 p.m. inside the cosy Dining Tents lighted with either gas or kerosene lamps. Warm vegetable soup flavored with chicken cubes, popcorn or papadam usually kickoff the dinner. It is followed by the main course, which can either be fried noodles with eggs and vegetables, fried rice or boiled rice or even pulau rice sometime accompanied by curry or boiled vegetables of different varieties, including cutlets and momos (vegetables or meat dumplings) will be served. Deserts items usually consist of custard pudding, rice pudding, canned or fresh fruits-fritters and sometime when cooks have enough free time fresh baked cakes and pies can be prepared. Tea, coffee, or hot chocolates will be provided at the end of the meal
The food menu changes each day to giving varieties of choices and tastes, so the client won't be bored with the same type of food.
Our trek cooks know how to prepare a wide variety of foods as per his ration and the season in the complete wilderness, all the time keeping in mind the hygienic requirements to keep the clients healthy and happy throughout the trip.
On every trek we carry a comprehensive medical kit. Our Trek Leaders and guides are well- versed about First Aid and attending to minor medical problems and acute mountain sickness. They are trained every year by veteran western and local doctors in Kathmandu regarding wilderness medical and survival course. For Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon doctors will accompany the group all the way to Everest Base Camp and back to Lukla.
They are professional medical doctors from Kathmandu who hold degrees from Aisan, European and Americal medical institutes. During severe emergencies helicopters are available on extra payment for evacuation to the nearest medical facility or to one of Kathmandu's best hospitals.
All members require having a travel or medical insurance from their own respective countries.
In Nepal and other Himalaya trekking regions Trek Leaders accompany the group to look after the welfare of the clients. They are knowledgeable individuals who can attend to your queries, regarding trekking, religion, local culture, traditions, history of Nepal, flora and fauna. They will also keep you well informed about the day-to-day itineraries. Our Trek Leaders are well-trained about outdoors medical requirements as well. The Sirdar, is a head guide and the camp manager. His job is to keep the camp and tents ready, organize porters or pack animals to carry the camping gears and look after the staff as well. Sometimes when the leader is not available the Sirdar takes over temporarily as they are well-trained and have trekked and climbed numerous trekking peaks in the Himalaya region and having been with us for the past two decades or more.
Miscellaneous and Need-to-know Information
Race Headquarters Kathmandu:
Hotel Shanker is the official event hotel for Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon. The hotel's lobby will be our connecting point. This is where all participants of the marathon will be given final briefings on marathon and the trek to Everest Base Camp. Race bibs and a free kit bag will also be provided (to pack for the trek) to each participant. Address of Hotel Shanker: Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
Accommodation in Kathmandu
Our event hotel is Hotel Shanker, a well-reputed hotel, which is peaceful and located in central Kathmandu, 10 minutes away from Thamel, the bustling tourist district. All rooms are on double occupancy basis and includes breakfast. Extra charge for single supplement hotel accommodation (subject to varying price/s and availability).
The charges for extra nights are:
Single Occupancy: $ 70 per person
Double Occupancy: $ 40 per person
Storage of extra luggage while trekking
Hotel Shanker will store your extra luggage in the safe claim check area while you are on trek. Please check in at the front desk with your extra luggage a night before we leave for trek.
Medical emergency /evacuation
If you have never purchased this type of insurance you can ask your health care provider, travel agent, homeowner's insurance agent or we suggest Global Care. Their website address is www.globalcare-cocco.com. Or a search on the internet, should find you an option suitable for you.
How much extra cash should I bring?
You will need to purchase bottled drinking water, while in Kathmandu along with 3 lunches and 4 dinners. You may also want to buy snacks or other personal items in Kathmandu or during the trek. On the last day at Lukla, after the marathon is over and the trek ends, everyone will chip in money to tip the staff (Sirdar, Sherpas, Kitchen Staff and Porters). You can set aside USD (converted to Nepali currency) for tipping. You must also count on spending some money while in transit to Nepal.
All meals and accommodation is included in the package cost so you need not set aside money for these.
It is suggested to bring US Dollars– in both travelers' checks and cash, some small bills.
ATM machines are available in Kathmandu and near the event/group hotel that accept cash cards or credit cards of most major banks. ATM machines provide cash in Nepali rupees (NRs). The fee for using the ATM machine will depend on your bank's transaction fees. Most fees hover around US.50 per transaction.
Tipping of staff
Each participant should plan to bring US (converted to Nepali rupees) for tipping. Tips collected from the group members are divided at the end of the trek at the following rate.
- Head Sardar (Nepalese Group Leader, organizer of the staff during the trek) Rs 5000
- Head cook Rs 4000 each
- Cook boys Rs 2000 each
- Sherpa guides Rs 2000 each
- Yak men if yaks are used Rs 1500 each
- Porters Rs 2000 each
You can also donate clothes and other items that will be collected from other group members who wish to give away. These will be distributed to the Trekking Staff and porters at the end of the trek in Lukla.
Tips and donations are much appreciated by the staff and workers who toil very hard to make your trip successful. Also, if you develop a personal liking of a staff member and want to pass along an item of clothing that is acceptable.
Travel Insurance
Please purchase travel insurance that covers the following things.
- Trip cancellation
- Trip interruption
- Travel delay
Inclusive Terms:
- 4-nights hotel stay in Kathmandu on Twin Sharing basis with breakfast (extra charge for single supplement accommodation).
- Airport/hotel transfers in Kathmandu.
- Domestic flight: Kathmandu—Lukla – Kathmandu (does not include emergency/medical evacuation by helicopter or plane)
- Full Board accommodation during trekking period backed by our Sherpa crew using lodges or tented camps
- Trekking permits and national park entrance fees.
- FREE Kit bag with official marathon logo to pack your luggage during the trek.
- Porters to carry baggage (must be within stipulated weight limit i.e. 15kg).
- Half-day sightseeing tour in Kathmandu.
- Event t-shirt, participant medal and certificate and souvenir t-shirt.
- Celebration dinner party at Everest Base Camp, at Lukla at the end of trek and in Kathmandu after on 2 June
Exclusive Terms:
- Nepalese Visa: USD $ 40 for 30 days (Can be paid upon arrival at Nepal)
- International flight Ticket
- Single Supplement hotel/lodge/tent accommodation on BB basis. (Extra charges)
- Meals while in Kathmandu. (3 lunches, 3 dinners).
- Extra nights in Kathmandu
- Expenses of personal nature and gratitude (tips).
- International travel, trip cancellation and medical insurance
- Emergency/medical evacuation
- Medical costs
- Emergency/medical evacuation
Read more about the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon on TrailrunProject.com
About the Organizers
Bikram Pandey
Mr. Bikram Pandey, the creator and organizer of the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon, has over 30 years of experience in the Nepalese tourism industry. Based in Kathmandu, Bikram acts as president of Himalaya Expeditions and serves on the boards of several organizations dedicated to the tourism industry in this tiny Himalayan kingdom. Under Bikram's leadership, Himalaya Expeditions has become one of the leading trekking, mountaineering and adventure racing tour operators in Nepal.
Andy Crisconi
Andy began his adventure travel career in 1988 on an exploratory trip into the Karakoram Range of Northern Pakistan. For the next 26 years, along with friend and business partner Bikram Pandey, Andy has been creating, organizing, and guiding treks, climbs and mountain bike tours throughout the Himalayan Lands. Through his Aspen-based company One World Trekking, Andy is representing the Great Himalaya Marathon racing series.
Ted Mahon
Ted's been running and climbing the mountains around Aspen, Colorado and beyond for 20 years. He climbed Mount Everest in 2003 and Ama Dablam in 2008, as well as many other high summits around the world. He's also an accomplished runner at varied distances and disciplines, including top finishes at ultra races like the Hardrock 100. He's an avid ski mountaineer, and was the 3rd person to ski from the summit of all 54 Colorado summits over 14,000 feet. You can track his adventures on Stuck in the Rockies.


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Settling With Your Hands Tied: Why Judicial Intervention is Needed to Curb an Expanding Interpretation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
This Comment argues that the broad interpretation of the FCPA's business nexus requirement, which criminalizes payments that both directly and indirectly "obtain or retain business," encourages prosecutorial abuse and deviates from the intended purpose of the Act. The Justice Department's expansive approach to FCPA enforcement has cost companies tremendously, even though the Act's drafters intended for a more balanced approach. Part I of this Comment will discuss the history and background of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and its amendments in 1988 and 1998. Part II will examine the application of the business nexus requirement in United States v. Kay and argue that its interpretation is inconsistent with the FCPA's purpose. Part III will examine enforcement measures used by the DOJ and the SEC in a post-Kay world. Finally, Part IV will propose that judicial intervention in these enforcement measures is necessary to alleviate some of the challenges that currently exist, as well as to guide companies in distinguishing lawful from unlawful conduct.
Cite as 42 Golden Gate Univ. L. Rev. 243 (2012).
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Lachlan Skipworth was announced as Composer in Residence with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in January 2016. Lachlan is a young, award-winning composer from Western Australia, whose distinctive music has been performed throughout Australia and the world. The appointment marks a continuation of the Simon Lee Foundation's Artist in Residence program, which has operated in partnership with WASO since beginning in 2012.
Lachlan's celebrated skills as a composer will no doubt add another dimension to what is already an exciting phase for WASO. Recently, WASO's premiere performance of Lachlan's Clarinet Concerto was awarded Performance of the Year at the prestigious 2015 Art Music Awards. The performance featured soloist Ashley William Smith and conductor Baldur Brönnimann. Lachlan has composed works for a number of large and small ensembles including the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Youth Orchestra, the Song Company, Synergy Percussion and various international artists at the Musica Viva Festival. Back in 2013, Lachlan was awarded an Early Career Residency from the Australia Council, through which he wrote his award winning Clarinet Concerto.
Over a number of years, the Simon Lee Foundation has nurtured and supported the professional development opportunities of WASO musicians, including violinist Shaun Lee Chen and Double Bass player and luthier Andrew Tait. In 2012, WASO and the Simon Lee Foundation created a banner 'Artist in Residence' program that enabled WASO to provide career pathways, mentoring, and help for artists as they bridge the gap between tertiary/early career to a full time professional career. The program also fulfils a key aspiration of the Foundation
– to build an alumni of young artists in WA that can connect, create, support and nurture each other.
The first Artist in Residence was Christopher Dragon who was appointed to the position of WASO Assistant Conductor. This has been supported by the Simon Lee Foundation for the last two and half years (2013 - 2015).
Evan Kennea, WASO's Executive Manager of Artistic Planning stated "With a growing list of significant accolades to his name, Lachlan's involvement in this program adds a new dimension to what is already a very exciting time for the orchestra. We are proud and grateful of the philanthropic partnership we have with the Simon Lee Foundation. The foundation's ethos is to Champion the Human Spirit, and their assistance of Lachlan Skipworth, Chris Dragon, and previous WASO musicians certainly supports that ethos."
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a further tightening of rules on EU immigration, in an effort to counter the popularity of UKIP. The Prime Minister explained the new measures in an article for today's Daily Telegraph.
The most significant change is in the area of benefits. In future, EU migrants will only be able to claim a maximum of three months' out-of-work benefits. At present, they can up to six months, and up until recently, they could claim these benefits as soon as they arrived in the UK. Last year, rules were tightened so migrants have to wait three months before they can claim.
Alongside benefit changes, the UK will stop the practice of EU-wide advertising for every job that goes through the Job Centre. This will mean that around half a million jobs will now only be advertised to the British unemployed, unless employers request otherwise.
Under the EURES scheme, foreigners are given hundreds of pounds to pay for interviews in the UK, relocation costs and even English lessons. On their website there are 2.4m jobs from across the EU advertised but nearly half of these are in Britain. They include jobs at the leading supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury's.
"Some recruitment agencies have even been recruiting directly from elsewhere in the EU without British workers ever getting a chance to apply for jobs," Mr Cameron writes. "So we are banning overseas-only recruitment — legally requiring these agencies to advertise in English in the UK. And today we are announcing a further measure. In the past, all vacancies advertised in Jobcentre Plus were automatically advertised on an EU-wide job portal.
"This meant advertising over a million job vacancies across the EU. So we are going to massively restrict this, aiming to cut back the vacancies on this portal by over 500,000 jobs."
The government claims these changes will put "Britain first" and ensure that the UK is "a country that is not a soft touch". But there is also a political element to the changes. UKIP is widely believed to have won the recent European Elections as a result of concern about immigration.
As reported on Breitbart London yesterday, the Conservatives are desperate to win back some of these voters, and Labour believe that if the UKIP surge continues, they will win the general election. This raises the possibility of Conservative MPs losing their seats defending policies they do not agree with, against UKIP activists who are advocating policies they do agree with.
Mr Cameron said: "We changed the rules so that no one can come to this country and expect to get out-of-work benefits immediately; they must wait at least three months," Mr Cameron adds.
"And we are announcing today that we are cutting the time people can claim these benefits for. It used to be that European jobseekers could claim Job Seeker's Allowance or child benefit for a maximum of six months before their benefits would be cut off, unless they had very clear job prospects."
He added: "We will be reducing that cut-off point to three months, saying very clearly: you cannot expect to come to Britain and get something for nothing."
The policy shift comes shortly after the International Monetary Fund raised concerns that the UKs tougher immigration stance could choke off the recovery. The body recently upgraded Britain's growth statistics, having admitted it was wrong to claim that austerity would choke off the recovery.


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The following services are offered through the Adult Department of the Main Library. For further information, call (330) 821-2665.
Rodman Public Library has a variety of audio-visual resources to serve the needs of both individuals and organizations in the community. Audio-visual items may be borrowed by any patron with a valid Rodman Library Adult Borrower's Card.
Contact the Adult Department at (330) 821-2665 for further information.
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For your convenience, materials may be reserved at any time during regular Library hours. Reserves may be made in person, by telephone 330-821-2665, or over the Internet by using roc.rodmanlibrary.com [9].
It is very important that items being borrowed are returned at the stated time, as other patrons may be waiting to use them. The fine for late videos and DVDs is $.50 per item per day. All other fines for audio-visual materials are $.10 per item per day. Maximum fines are $5.00 per item.
Audiobooks may be located using the online catalog [9]. Search for the subject AUDIOBOOKS ON CD [10] for titles on CD.
All compact discs are fully cataloged in the online catalog [9]. The library offers a wide variety of classical, children's and popular music. Search for the subject COMPACT DISCS [11] to see a listing of titles.
Videos and DVDs are listed in the online catalog [9]. Search for the subject VIDEO RECORDINGS [12] to see a listing of VHS titles and the subject DVD VIDEODISCS [7] for DVDs. The is no rental charge for videos, but fines are charged at $.50 per day, as noted above. There is a borrowing limit of 5 titles for DVDs. There is no limit on videocassettes.
The patron assumes all responsibility for the borrowed materials against loss, theft, or damage. Many audio-visual materials are protected by Copyright, 17 USC 101. Unauthorized copying may be prohibited by law.
As a continuing public service to the Alliance area, Rodman Public Library offers classes on the basics of computers and the Internet. These free classes are held in the Main Library. Space is limited for our popular hands-on computer classes and registration is required. See what's coming up on the calendar [14].
Topics vary from session to session. Class topics include how to find information on the Internet quickly and efficiently, how computers work, how to use a word processor, digital photography, and how to use Windows.
All classes are free of charge and open to the general public. Class times are at 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Registration Information for hands-on classes [15]
Those attending may want to plan on spending some extra time after the classes to browse the Library's collection of materials on computers and the Internet. Computers [16] are also available in the Library for registered patrons to use free of charge.
Have a computer question? Contact our Reference staff for a personal appointment to help you solve your computer-related issues. Call 330-821-2665 x211 to schedule a time.
Space is limited for our popular hands-on computer classes and registration is required. We offer the following information for those who would like to attend.
In an effort to help patrons avoid overdue fines, the library will now send reminder or "courtesy" notices via email. The notices will be emailed two days before most items are due or one day for videos and DVDs. The notices include a link to the catalog so that the recipient can easily renew their items if they are not finished with them. Registered borrowers must have a current and valid email address in their records to use this service.
To use either of these services, click on the "My Account/Renew" button [19] on the library's web site at www.rodmanlibrary.com [20]. Call the library at 330-821-2665 for further information.
Rodman Public Library now accepts payments by credit or debit card at both the Main Library and Carnation Mall Branch, as well as online.
There is no service charge to make a credit card payment, but a minimum payment of $5 is required. Visa, MasterCard and Discover will be accepted.
To pay online:
For more information on this or other services at Rodman Public Library call 330-821-2665, then press '0'.
Rodman Public Library has two Advanced Workstations in Education, Inc. (AWE) Early Literacy Stations and desks for the Main Children's Department and one station available at the Branch. One bilingual Spanish computer is available at each the Main Library and the Branch.
These self-contained computers have a colorful child-sized keyboard and mouse and 19 inch flat-screen monitor. They are loaded with more than 60 educational software programs for children ages 2-8 spanning seven curricular areas including reading and phonics, music and art, math, science, social studies, and computer skills.
Some popular and well-known programs available include Getting Ready for Kindergarten, Jack and the Beanstalk (Speakaboos), Know Your World, and SpongeBob SquarePants Typing along with Reader Rabbit, JumpStart, Sesame Street, and Kid Pix. The Early Literacy Stations have imaginative interfaces that encourage exploration. Many of the software programs contain disguised learning activities that expand the child's experience through games and extension activities.
These new computers will help the library fulfill its mission by supporting early literacy and school readiness skills in a fun and meaningful way. Grownups are encouraged to play along with the children to enhance the learning experience. Stop in soon to try them out.
For more information, contact the Children's Department at 330-821-2665, ext. 223.
Rodman Public Library's Home Delivery Service provides library materials to homebound residents in parts of Stark, Columbiana, and Mahoning counties. See our service area map [24] for details.
We will deliver books to your residence each month by appointment. You may start, skip, or stop a delivery whenever you wish.
You are eligible for this free service if you are unable to visit one of our library locations or the bookmobile due to:
Or if:
The following materials are available:
Contact the Bookmobile Department at Rodman Public Library
330-821-2665 x108 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday or send email to: firstname.lastname@example.com [25] for more information.
Rodman Public Library offers a variety of notices to inform you. These notices include:
You may opt to receive these notices in three different formats:
Telephone notices are brief phone calls that tell you that something is available for you to pickup or that something is overdue. There are no details of what the item is in the message but you are told if your hold is available at the main library or the branch.
Email notices are the most complete of the three types of messages. They include the date, titles, where to pickup held items, any fines that are on your account, and how long the item will be held for you.
Text messages are short messages that tell you that something is available for pickup or if you have items overdue. They are best used in conjunction with email notices so you can get the full details or you may call the library at 330-821-2665 to find out what is available and where to pick it up.
If you prefer to receive your notices via email or telephone, you may do so by indicating one of these methods from the My Account/Renew button on our web site [27] Login with your name and barcode and select the 'Modify Personal Information' link.
If you prefer to receive your notices via text message, you may do so by notifying a staff member.
PLEASE NOTE: While there is no charge from the Library for this service, you may see a charge for incoming text messages at the standard rate applied by your cell phone carrier, depending on your plan or package.
Additional information on Rodman Library's Notification Policy is available. [28]
You can take the library with you wherever you go through the use of Library Anywhere, a mobile application that lets you use the library on your smart phone or other web-capable device. With this application, users can search the library catalog, place holds on items, and have access to library databases. Users can also find library hours and locations, including bookmobile stops, send questions to library staff members, and find information about events happening at the library. You can now have access to all of this right from your phone.
Library Anywhere has a special application for iPhones (iPads,etc.) and Androids, and a universal version for Blackberry and all other web-enabled devices. Search Rodman Library's catalog, place holds, renew items, and more, from your phone. Simply search for Library Anywhere in the app store (or equivalent) on your phone and download the application for free. Those not using iPhones or Android phones can find the app by visiting http://www.libanywhere.com/m/286 [30].
Along with this service, look for several enhancements to Rodman Public Library's catalog. We offer book recommendations and similar titles within our catalog search feature to help you discover other titles that are related to your original search or a favorite author. Tagged browsing is also available, which allows you to search and browse for books by tags (keywords and labels used to describe a book) that have been added by users of LibraryThing, an online home library cataloging service. The third enhancement to Rodman Library's catalog links to related editions and translations of the same work.
Find all of these by searching Rodman Public Library's catalog at roc.rodmanlibrary.com [9], or with our mobile application, Library Anywhere.
Let the Library notify you when the latest books by your favorite author or on your favorite topic arrive. All you need is a valid email address.
Follow these easy steps to get started:
For suggested subject headings to use for videos, large print books, books on CD and other popular formats, check out: Looking for Videos, Large Print, or Children's Materials? [33]
Rodman Public Library offers numerous and various types of computers free of charge to the public. A valid Library Card [35] is all that is required to use the computers.
Almost all public Windows computers offer access to the Internet as well as general software titles. Some of the titles offered include Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Publisher 2007. Photoshop Elements is located on selected computers in the Reference Department. USB flash/thumb drives may be used on any of the public computers as a convenient way to save your work. They are available for purchase at the Circulation Desk for $10 each.
Local businesses and individuals needing a fax now have one easily accessible at Rodman Public Library's Main location at 215 E. Broadway Street. Faxes may be sent to any location in the United States or internationally. Those using the service are required to pay with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) or to purchase a FaxCash® prepaid fax card at the library.
For those using a credit card, rates for faxes sent to locations in the United States are $1.75 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page. For international faxes, the rate is $4.95 for the first page and $3.45 for each additional page.
FaxCash® cards are available for those who wish to pay with cash. Cards may be purchased at the circulation desk and are available in the following values:
For more information, call the Library at 330-821-2665.
Rodman Public Library cardholders may renew their own materials online. All material may be renewed except for materials with reserves. If your materials are overdue, you can now renew them online. Any fines that have accrued will be added to your account.
If you encounter any problems or have any questions, please call the Library at 330-821-2665 for assistance.
If you encounter any problems with renewing your checked out items, please call the library at 330-821-2665 for assistance.
Overdue items with fines can be renewed online. The overdue fines will be added to your account and can be paid at the main library or the branch at any time.
SearchOhio is a group of public libraries in the State of Ohio whose catalogs are all linked together to allow easy sharing of materials between the members. This resource sharing allows you to get the materials you desire from the member libraries when our library does not have an available copy, quickly and cost effectively.
Items may also be requested from Ohio's college and university libraries that participate in OhioLINK.
More than twenty member libraries participate in SearchOhio with more to be added:
Over 60 million volumes are listed in the central databases for SearchOhio and OhioLINK.
Always search for the title you want through Rodman Public Library's WebPAC first. If Rodman doesn't own the title, click the SearchOhio button that appears at the top or bottom of the screen in the row of navigation buttons. Another button also appears in the search results next to the "Your entry would be here" statement. The search will be passed through to the central SearchOhio catalog.
The central catalog displays the search results. Select the title that you want and then click the "Request this title" link in the center of the page:
When asked for the library you are affiliated with, select Rodman PL from the drop-down list. The next steps are exactly like placing a hold in our catalog: enter your last name, enter your barcode number, and select a location for pickup. Once the "Submit" button is clicked, a confirmation message that the request has been placed will display.
If an item is not available through SearchOhio, an option is available to search the OhioLINK database and request items from them.
After you place your request, it will take 5-10 days for the material to be ready for pickup. This includes retrieval and packing time at the owning library, transportation via our cargo service, and unpacking time at our library. Pickup of items at the Carnation Mall Branch will take an additional day.
Items will be delivered for pickup at the Main Library or Carnation Mall Branch. The Library will notify you when your material is ready for pickup.
A number of things can affect a request from being completed:
All items may be renewed 3 times unless another patron at the owning library wants the item. You may renew them online or by telephone as with any Rodman materials.
Rodman Public Library's calendar of events offers direct registration for programs and classes that require it. When you register for an event, you can also request a reminder notification be sent to you via email or text message a day or two before the event. If a program is popular and there is a waiting list, the next person on the waiting list will be notified that they can attend if someone cancels.
The color-coding that appears with each calendar listing signifies the type of event. This will allow you to scan the monthly calendar and see the types of programs that interest you quickly and easily. For example, blue are computer classes, orange is teen programs, and red is children's programs. An "R" in a black circle shows programs that require registration. And a solid blue background shows all-day events or holidays.
We hope that you enjoy our new calendar and we will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Beginning on December 4, Rodman Public Library is offering mobile WiFi HotSpot units and portable chargers for patrons' use. Ten HotSpots have been acquired to check out and two portable chargers for in-library use. A mobile HotSpot allows the user to have on-the-go WiFi Internet access for up to 10 devices and may be borrowed for seven days. Patrons must be 18 years of age or older, have a valid adult Rodman Public Library card, a current photo ID, and be in good standing with the Library at the time of checkout. Holds may also be placed on the HotSpots. A limit of one HotSpot may be borrowed per person for seven days.
The ChargeTech Plug, a portable power supply, will charge electronic devices and laptops. It is the perfect solution for charging patrons' devices in an area of the Library where no electrical outlets are available. The portable chargers must be checked out at the Reference Desk and are available for in-library use only. Patrons must be 18 years of age or older and have a valid adult Rodman Public Library card.
Both units are available only at the Main Library at 215 E. Broadway St. The HotSpots are located at the Circulation Desk and the portable chargers at the Reference Desk. For more information, call the Main Library at 330-821-2665.
Rodman Library is partnering with the Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB) to assist people in our community. Help is available for Ohio's veterans, families, and seniors. Our Reference staff will work with you in transferring your information into the correct computer databases that will help determine your level of assistance. Some of the benefit programs include food assistance, home energy assistance program (HEAP), health coverage, costs associated with prescription drugs for Medicare recipients, child care subsidies, USDA child nutrition programs, and more.
Since the Ohio Benefit Bank program began in 2006, it has helped thousands of Ohioans claim tax credits and benefits that are worth millions of dollars. Each of these dollars support local and state economies. Find out what benefits are available to you. Make an appointment by calling the Main Library at 330-821-2665, ext. 211, or stop by the Information Desk. You may also visit the OBB site online at ohiobenefits.org [43].
"Easy to use" and "versatile" describe Rodman Public Library's new energy-saving scanner, the Simple Scan Document Center. With large friendly buttons and a touch screen, the user is guided step-by-step through the scanning process of choosing the file format, color, scan quality, file name and destination. It is so versatile it scans photos, small or large documents and books into JPEG, PDF, HTML and even Word file formats that can be opened in any Word compatible text editor. The sheet feeder scans up to 40, two-sided sheets at a time. All scanned files can be saved to a USB drive, Google Docs, a Network folder or to email.
Simple Scan also offers lightning-fast speed and accuracy. It is powered by ABBYY FineReader Technology that can capture text with no distortion. The scanner orients and straightens scans so the text is never upside down, plus its multilingual recognition engine automatically detects English, Spanish, Italian, French and German languages.
The scanner, designed for users of all ages and levels of experience, is now available in the Reference Department of the Main Library and is free of charge. A second unit is available at the Branch and can also act as a photocopier.
Do you text? Rodman Library does! You can send questions to a librarian at Rodman Public Library through our new text-a-librarian service. Simply send a text message with your question to 330-356-8133. Within a short time during regular business hours, a reference staff member will send an answer to your phone. Now Rodman Library and its reference department are always at your fingertips.
You can also receive text message notifications from Rodman Public Library. These include: courtesy notices received a day or two before your item is due, hold pickup notices received the same day as when your requested items become available for you to pick up, first and second overdue notices, and new items that match your preferred searches so you can easily find out what has been recently cataloged in your favorite topics or by your favorite author.
Text notifications are best used in conjunction with email notices so you can get the full details or you may call the library at 330-821-2665 to find out what is available and where to pick it up.
Also be sure to check out our mobile app, available at www.libanywhere.com/m/286 [30] or by searching your App Store on any Apple or Android mobile device for "Library Anywhere". Take the library with you wherever you go. Check our web site at www.rodmanlibrary.com/services [46] for these and other services that we offer.
Rodman Library offers interactive, instructor-led courses that can be taken entirely online. It's through a program called Gale Courses [48]that supports lifelong learning and continuing education. This program is free, with unlimited usage to library patrons, and can be found as a link on the library's career page at www.rodmanlibrary.com/career_testing [49].
Courses run for six weeks and library patrons can communicate with the instructor as well as other participants, with quizzes, assignments, and a certificate of completion as part of the course. Computer and Technical, Careers and Professional, Writing and Publishing, and Personal Development (such as Start Your Own Arts and Crafts Business) [50]are among the groups of classes available to patrons.
Courses can be accessed at home or on public library computers, but participants need to have an active library card.
To enroll in a class,
Students who have enrolled in a course must log in and view lessons one and two within 13 days after the start date of the course, or they will be automatically dropped, but will be able to enroll in the course during a later session.
For more information on this or other programs offered at Rodman Library, call 330-821-2665, option 5.
Rodman Public Library offers free wireless internet access at both the main library and the Carnation City Mall Branch. Patrons may bring their personal laptop computers or PDAs into the library to connect to the Internet.
Patrons must supply their own equipment, wireless card and Internet browser. Users are responsible for setting up their equipment to access Rodman Public Library's Wi-Fi network. Printing access is not available via the Wi-Fi network. Patrons wishing to print must save information on a flash drive or email it to themselves to print from a public computer.
Like most public access "hotspots", the library's Wi-Fi network is not secured and therefore it is not recommended to transfer personal information using this network. Wi-Fi access is provided as a free public service on an "as is" basis with no guarantee of service.
An informational pamphlet is available at the main library or on the library's website [52]. For more information contact the library at 330-821-2665.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is Jonah Goldberg's weekly "news"letter, the G-File. Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays.
Dear Reader (including those of you who can imagine a great Dear Reader gag here),
The Times has been running a series on Communism called "The Red Century." It's really, really weird. At times, it feels like the greatest high-brow trolling effort in recorded history. Some of the headlines read like they were plucked from the reject pile at The Onion. I particularly enjoyed "Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism." One wonders what all the women who had to service their prison guards for a crust of bread would think about that. With the exception of one essay by Harvey Klehr, the upshot seems to be an effort to rehabilitate Communism for a certain kind of New York Times liberal who desperately needs to cling to the belief that he was on the right side of an argument he lost.
The tone is less "Communism was awesome" and more "Well, we sophisticated people understand it was a mixed bag, so let's focus on the bright spots." E.g., Mao's collectivization liberated women from domestic service and put them to work in factories (that is the millions of women who weren't killed in the process).
Most Communists never set foot in party headquarters, laid eyes on a Central Committee member, or were privy to policy-making sessions. But every rank-and-filer knew that party unionists were crucial to the rise of industrial labor; party lawyers defended blacks in the South; party organizers lived, worked, and sometimes died with miners in Appalachia; farm workers in California; steel workers in Pittsburgh. What made it all real were the organizations the party built: the International Workers Order, the National Negro Congress, the Unemployment Councils. Whenever some new world catastrophe announced itself throughout the Depression and World War II, The Daily Worker sold out in minutes.
It is perhaps hard to understand now, but at that time, in this place, the Marxist vision of world solidarity as translated by the Communist Party induced in the most ordinary of men and women a sense of one's own humanity that ran deep, made life feel large; large and clarified. It was to this clarity of inner being that so many became not only attached, but addicted. No reward of life, no love nor fame nor wealth, could compete with the experience. It was this all-in-allness of world and self that, all too often, made of the Communists true believers who could not face up to the police state corruption at the heart of their faith, even when a 3-year-old could see that it was eating itself alive.
I wrote about Gornick's essay on the Corner at the time, so I won't dwell on it now. But the ideas here and throughout the series are fairly obvious, because so many of them hardened into sad clichés long ago. The motives were good! The revolution was betrayed! "Real" socialism is a worthy goal! It's never been tried!
Frankly, I find the Twitter feed of the Socialist Party of Great Britain more entertaining and more honest:
Are you about to tell us "Socialism was tried in Russia" or "Look at Venezuela" etc? It has NEVER EXISTED! It comes AFTER global capitalism! pic.twitter.com/Rr1Ra0ugbE— The Socialist Party (@OfficialSPGB) November 16, 2016
Venezuela does not have socialism (a class-free society with no ruling elite). It has a leftwing state-run profit-driven capitalist economy. pic.twitter.com/KpkiUCA0NA— The Socialist Party (@OfficialSPGB) October 5, 2017
It's an incredibly useful debating tactic to say that every failed socialist country wasn't really socialist because it had a ruling class. The problem is that there will never be a "true" socialist country because ruling classes are inevitable. The unapologetic reds should spend a little less time reading Marx and read more Max Nomad, Milovan Djilas, Max Schachtman, James Burnham, and other Communists and former Communists who understood that any attempt to create a "true socialist" society runs into the Iron Law of Oligarchy. Every organization requires some small group of people to make important decisions. They may use their special knowledge and power to help people, but it's also a sure bet that they will use it to help themselves as well. A society without democratic institutions and market mechanisms by its nature will invest bureaucrats with enormous power to make choices about how other people will live.
Anyway, what got me thinking about Communism in the first place was this story. It turns out that Russian meddling in the election wasn't reserved for generating an army of MAGA Twitter bots:
A social media campaign calling itself "Blacktivist" and linked to the Russian government used both Facebook and Twitter in an apparent attempt to amplify racial tensions during the U.S. presidential election, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
This is amusing for a bunch of reasons, but the relevant one brings us back to the Times' Red Century stuff. It is absolutely true that many dedicated American Communists and Communist sympathizers cared sincerely and passionately about civil rights. And that cause was indeed good and noble. But what gets left out of the picture is that Soviet support for their cause was not good and noble. It was, simply, evil and cynical. First of all, the notion that a totalitarian dictatorship that murdered and enslaved its own people actually cared about civil rights for Americans shouldn't have passed the laugh test.
But on the matter of Russia's meddling in American politics, the hypocrisy of American liberals isn't remotely captured by shouting "Romney was right!" about Russia.
Russia's meddling in American politics has continued, with only the briefest interruption in the 1990s, for a century. Liberals may only recently have discovered "fake news" — but that crap has been made in Russia for decades. The Soviets, with the aid of useful idiots and even-more-useful agents, convinced large swathes of the world that the CIA created AIDS. During the Korean War, they fabricated "confessions" and other evidence that America used biological-warfare weapons. The Soviets undermined democratic societies — and developing countries throughout the world — with conspiracy theories planted in newspapers and TV shows and peddled by seemingly legitimate academics. Moscow's Patrice Lumumba University (no really) granted Ph.D.s in Holocaust denial and anti-Zionist canards.
The Soviets loved black radicals in the U.S. not because they gave a rat's ass about black empowerment or civil rights but because they wanted to sow unrest in America. At minimum, they liked to use images of civil unrest for even greater propaganda victories. But the ultimate goal, until the very end of the Cold War, was the collapse of the United States.
I'd go into further detail, but ThinkProgress actually has a very good article on this history:
For instance, as described in Christopher Andrew's The Sword and the Shield, a detailed composition of KGB operations compiled by a former KGB archivist, Soviet operations to stoke racial tensions spiked in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1967, Moscow aimed at removing Martin Luther King, Jr., from his leadership role within the broader civil rights movement. Per Andrew, KGB higher-ups approved a plan to "place articles in the African press, which could then be reprinted in American newspapers, portraying King as an 'Uncle Tom' who was secretly receiving government subsidies to tame the civil rights movement and prevent it threatening the Johnson administration." (Writes Andrew, MLK "was probably the only prominent American to be the target of active measures by both the FBI and the KGB.")
As War is Boring's Darien Cavanaugh added, the campaign sought to replace King with Stokely Carmichael, hoping a less pacifist leader would help spark a race war within the U.S. The drive also included, in a harbinger of the Facebook ads to come, distributing fabricated pamphlets that showed far-right groups bent on "developing a plan for the physical elimination of leading figures in the Negro movement in the U.S."
Growing bolder by the early 1970s, the KGB moved beyond innuendo into a far more violent strain of its campaign. Moscow higher-ups — including then-KGB chief Yuri Andropov, who would eventually lead the Soviet Union in the early 1980s — signed off on pamphlets, to be sent to African-American militants, which said that Jewish vigilante groups viewed them as "black mongrels." Writes Cavanaugh, the pamphlets "were distributed to 30 black militant groups in the New York area."
Meanwhile, the KGB approved a plan to release explosives in "the Negro section of New York," with one KGB official suggesting bombing "one of the Negro colleges" as a back-up option. Following the planned bombing, KGB agents would then issue anonymous phone calls "to two or three black organizations, claiming that the explosion was the work of the Jewish Defense League."
I know this is running long, but two points need to be made. First, when you read about how American Communists and fellow-travelers had the best of intentions and were on the right side of history, bear in mind that these people were at best noble dupes and useful idiots for an evil empire.
Second, for the conservatives out there who have suddenly developed a strange new respect for Vladimir Putin because he's a "strong leader" or some other flaming garbage, you should keep in mind that the former KGB agent is an unapologetic creature of that evil empire, shorn of Marxist pretense. He is doing to America today what he was trained to do.
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By now, you've probably heard that the podcast is up and running. The debut episode featured renowned corn-stalk-urination specialist Ben Sasse. For the second episode, I invited my cellmate from Rykers, Yuval Levin.
No one knows better than this guy that it's still a work in progress. But the early reviews have been pretty positive. I'm still eager for feedback. I'm married to nothing (except my wife). We'll probably get some new music in there soon (send your suggestions), and I've got all kinds of weird ideas about the format, but I'm open to hearing more (if someone can figure out how to incorporate dogs as podcast guests, I'd love to hear from you). I'm told that it's very important that you give it 8 trillion stars at iTunes and other platforms and that you actually subscribe. At a minimum, I would love to have more subscribers than that villainous coven podcast The Editors.
Canine Update: Because I believe in honest reporting in this "news"letter, I feel compelled to share the shame of the Goldberg house these days. One of the dogs has been pooping in the house. We don't know who's doing it, though I suspect it's Pippa. One of the great things about having a Carolina dog is that they are, like Sir John Gielgud, very private poopers. When we're in the woods, Zoë prefers to run off out of sight and do her business in some secret ancient poop burial ground. Meanwhile, Pippa is like some eccentric British aristocrat and thinks her poop is a problem for the help to take care of. Anyway, it's dismaying because we don't think either of them is sick, and they keep pointing the damning paw of blame at each other. The cats think it's all disgusting.
Meanwhile the only other thing of note to report is that Pippa was shnurfling around in some leaves the other day and uncovered a frog that proceeded to jump right into her face. Our cherished dogwalker Kirsten said that Pippa let out a shriek that frightened all of the other dogs in the pack, along with Kirsten herself. Pippa had PTSD for a while afterwards. I'm actually at a conference in upstate New York right now, but I'm told that the beasts miss me greatly (File photos). Almost as much as I miss them.
Book Update: I'm not sure I officially told you folks yet, but the manuscript has been accepted by the publisher. So now I am waiting for page proofs, which is a whole different level of Book Hell. The pub date is set for late April, and I'm going to be doing a lot of promotion for it in the spring. If you know of an organization that might want to host an event in 2018 for the book, please let me know. You can send an email to email@example.com.
Oh, and just a reminder for folks in Northern California: I will be speaking to the Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley next week.
The Las Vegas shooting and politicization
The Republican base is beyond Trump's control.
My interview with Hugh Hewitt about Tevi Troy
The second episode of my new podcast, with guest star Yuval Levin
The NRA doesn't buy its support.
And now, the weird stuff.
The abandoned Soviet germ-warfare island
We're probably not living in a computer simulation
Drunk man claims to be time traveler from the future to warn about aliens
If aliens exist, we'll know by 2035
(But can it turn into James Earl Jones?)
Painting art with flight paths
Did something come before the Big Bang?
Are space, time, and gravity all just illusions?
Do you want to own a toilet museum?
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SANDY HOOK–New Jersey residents and beach lovers are once again asked to help rank the state's favorite shore destinations in the 5th annual New Jersey Top Ten Beaches Poll. Visitors to njtoptenbeaches.org, which officially opens for vote collecting at noon, will also be invited to take part in a simple, single-question poll that asks them to select which issue they feel will have the biggest impact on the future of coastal New Jersey.
This year participants can opt to enter a special drawing for one of four Jersey Coast prize packages that will celebrate not only New Jersey's beaches but other area attractions and activities to enjoy during their next visit "down the shore". Jersey Coast prize package sponsors will be donating merchandise, gift certificates and coupons for restaurants and iconic shore eateries, hotel or bed & breakfast establishments, amusement piers, theme park, festival or aquarium passes, winery tour passes, and more.
"The New Jersey Top Ten Beach Survey has really become a popular seasonal competition," according to Kim Kosko, Director of Communications for the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) who, along with Dr. Stewart Farrell, Professor of Marine Science at Richard Stockton College and Director of its Coastal Research Center created the survey five years ago to promote stewardship and pride in New Jersey's beaches.
"We try to add new twists to the project every year and use it to remind residents and visitors about the importance of New Jersey's coastal resources and their critical connection to New Jersey's economy," Kosko said. Tourism representatives from Sandy Hook to Cape May have been supportive of the New Jersey Top Ten Beaches project from the beginning because it puts a pre-seasonal spotlight on the benefits of visiting and vacationing at New Jersey beach communities and helps boost local shore economies. The Jersey Coast Prize Package drawings were added as a way of showcasing individual coastal tourism regions and thanking survey voters.
"This year we'll also be taking the number one issue from the mini-poll that people feel will impact the state's coast the most and develop a special product or event that focuses on that issue. It's all part of a NJSGC initiative to reach out to residents and specific segments of the state's population to see what they feel the important coastal issues and priorities are and use that input as a diving force to develop the organization's future research education and outreach projects.
The results of the mini-poll as well as the winners on the Jersey Coast Prize Packages will be announced at NJSGC's annual State of the Shore showcase media event on May 24 when the top vote getters in the Top Ten Beaches survey will be revealed.
The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium is an affiliation of colleges, universities and other groups dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of New Jersey's marine and coastal environment. NJSGC meets its mission through its innovative research, education and outreach programs. For more information about NJSGC, visit njseagrant.org
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is calling for the head of the Internal Revenue Service to resign over the agency's admitted targeting of conservative groups, including The Tea Party.
Rubio, a Florida Republican and Tea Party favorite, said in a letter Monday to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew: "[I]t is clear the IRS cannot operate with even a shred of the American people's confidence under the current leadership."
"I strongly urge that you and President Obama demand the IRS Commissioner's resignation, effective immediately," Rubio said in the letter. "No government agency that has behaved in such a manner can possibly instill any faith and respect from the American public."
In a news conference Monday, Obama said he learned of IRS's focus on conservative groups when news reports broke Friday.
"I will not tolerate it, and I will make sure we find out exactly what happened on this," Obama said. "That's outrageous and there's no place for it."
Sen. Max Baucus said the Senate Finance Committee will investigate the IRS targeting conservative political groups, joining a growing list of congressional panels looking into the matter.
The Finance Committee would be the first in the Democratic-controlled Senate to announce an investigation. The Montana Democrat is the panel's chairman.
In the House, the Ways and Means Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee also are investigating.
The IRS, an independent agency in the Treasury Department, has already apologized for scrutinizing the tax-exempt status of groups with conservative titles such as "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names. And White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday it was wrong.
On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican who is popular among Tea Party members, released a statement condemning the IRS and asking if it could be trusted with Americans' personal information.
"What's just as concerning is the expansive role this agency is charged to take in enforcing Obamacare," Cruz said. "An agency that has admitted to engaging in such corrupt, political activities has no place assessing or monitoring Americans' personal health information."
"According to GAO, the IRS has 47 different taxes and regulations it is expected to administer," Cruz said, "which not only include collecting and enforcing taxes, but also mining our health care data and monitoring whether Americans' health plans meet Obamacare thresholds."
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Sunday she was disappointed that Obama "hasn't personally condemned this." The president, Collins said, "needs to make crystal clear that this is totally unacceptable."
Collins and other Republicans challenged the tax agency's claim that the practice was initiated by low-level workers.
"I just don't buy that this was a couple of rogue IRS employees," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. "After all, groups with 'progressive' in their names were not targeted similarly."
If it were just a small number of employees, she said, "then you would think that the high-level IRS supervisors would have rushed to make this public, fired the employees involved, apologized to the American people and informed Congress. None of that happened in a timely way."
The IRS said Friday that it was sorry for what it called the "inappropriate" targeting of the conservative groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. The agency blamed low-level employees, saying no high-level officials were aware.
But according to a draft of a watchdog's report obtained Saturday by The Associated Press that seemingly contradicts public statements by the IRS commissioner, senior IRS officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011.
The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration is expected to release the results of a nearly yearlong investigation in the coming week.
Lois G. Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt organizations, said last week that the practice was initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati and was not motivated by political bias.
But on June 29, 2011, Lerner learned at a meeting that groups were being targeted, according to the watchdog's report. At the meeting, she was told that groups with "Tea Party," ''Patriot" or "9/12 Project" in their names were being flagged for additional and often burdensome scrutiny, the report says.
The 9/12 Project is a group started by conservative TV personality Glenn Beck.
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said "the conclusion that the IRS came to is that they did have agents who were engaged in intimidation of political groups is as dangerous a problem" as the government can have.
He added, "This should send a chill up your spine. ... I don't know where it stops or who is involved."
Congressional Republicans already are conducting several investigations and asked for more.
"This mea culpa is not an honest one," said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
After the Associated Press report, Carney said that if the inspector general "finds that there were any rules broken or that conduct of government officials did not meet the standards required of them, the president expects that swift and appropriate steps will be taken to address any misconduct."
Collins said the revelations about the nation's tax agency only contribute to "the profound distrust that the American people have in government. It is absolutely chilling that the IRS was singling out conservative groups for extra review."
The IRS' Lerner said that about 300 groups were singled out for additional review, with about one-quarter scrutinized because they had "tea party" or "patriot" somewhere in their applications.
She said 150 of the cases have been closed and no group had its tax-exempt status revoked, though some withdrew their applications.
Collins appeared on CNN's "State of the Union," Rogers was on "Fox News Sunday" and Issa spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press."
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Just wondering, I know there are lots of RON PAUL and a few Obama supporters, but Ive never heard anyone speak up for Romney? I dont even know anyone that will vote at all if Romney is elected nominee....If Your not into Romney flag it so everyone can see the results, thanks.edit on 29-5-2012 by avatard because: 4gotedit on 29-5-2012 by avatard because: 4got
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The way I see it, Romney is a huge improvement over John McCain, and has a very good chance to defeat Obama.
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As of 7:00pm CST I am officially a Romney fan. He has officially clinched the required number of delegates and we can finally get on with defeating the messiah.
So I think you got your answer, OP! There is more than 1.
I'm not excited that Romney won. However, I'm very excited that all the Paulites who even last week said RP would get more delegates will all have to eat crow now!! Bahahahaha!!!
"The three men enjoyed a personal visit in the Oval Office – as they have done on previous occasions when President Bush is Washington."


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American Homeowner Preservation ("AHP") Founder and CEO Jorge Newbery will be a panel moderator at IMN's upcoming conference, The Crowdfunding Forum for Real Estate, in Santa Monica, CA on September 8-9. IMN expects the two-day event to draw a large attendance of real estate developers, providing an opportunity to network and explore real estate crowdfunding, a pioneering means to raise debt and equity for real estate projects. IMN's conference is the first conference targeted to both real estate developers and Registered Investment Advisors, featuring 45 speakers from these fields.
Newbery will moderate the SEC/FINRA & Selling Regulations panel, which convenes at 3:05PM on Monday, September 8. Topics to be explored include the JOBS Act, applicable regulations, SEC registration, Form D filings, investor suitability and advertising of investment opportunities. Panel participants include Melanie Pennell-Mayer of Associated Ventures, Peter Shakow of Bird Marella PC, Melinda LeGaye of MGL Consulting and Jillian Sidoti of Trowbridge Taylor Sidoti.
As the economy and the real estate investment climate has improved, financing has continued to be a challenge for all investors. This has resulted in many developers using alternative financing tools such as real estate crowdfunding, which has greatly increased in interest and growth. To meet the educational and networking needs of the real estate investment community regarding these newer methods of alternative financing, IMN has constructed an agenda for the real estate developer who is looking to finance their projects, the crowdfunding portals, as well as other the service providers in this marketplace.
Real estate crowdfunding industry leaders expected to participate include Jilliene Helman of RealtyMogul, Adapia d'Errico of Patch of Land, Adam Hooper of RealCrowd and Jim Aldrich of PropFunds. The Crowdfunding Forum is expected to attract a large attendance of developers, who are interested in using crowdfunding to finance their projects, as well as financial advisors, RIA's and financial planners.
"The rapid growth of real estate crowdfunding platforms can be attributed to both the low minimum investments of $100 - $10,000 as well as the transparency which both developers and investors now benefit from as they compare terms and opportunities on platforms, and even across platforms, " Newbery said. "The ease and speed of investing on the platforms is seductive". There are over 50 real estate crowdfunding platforms active in the United States, with several additional platforms launching soon.
The Crowdfunding Forum for Real Estate will take place at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel at 101 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica, California on September 8 and 9. More information is available at http://www.imn.org/real-estate/conference/Crowdfunding-for-Real-Estate/Home.html.
IMN, founded in 1994, is a global organizer of institutional finance & investment and healthcare IT conferences. The Real Estate division of IMN produces industry leading educational and networking forums for Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund, Mezzanine Lending, Non-Traded REIT, Distressed Residential, Commercial, & Hotel Real Estate and Bank & Special Asset Executive professional. For further information or inquiries please visit http://www.imn.org or call 212-7678-2800.
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Park Shin Hye's Taiwanese Drama to Air in Korea in December
Park Shin Hye's Korean fans will get to watch her Taiwanese drama "Hayate the Combat Butler" on local TV in December. According to news reports, drama channel Drama Cube has picked up the rights to broadcast the actress' first Taiwanese series and will begin showing episodes next month.
In "Hayate the Combat Butler," Park Shin Hye plays an heiress who is constantly under threat of kidnapping due to her family's fortune. Taiwanese actor George Hu plays the "combat butler" character in the title, whose family is in debt and was contemplating engaging in criminal activities. A certain twist of fate, however, ends with the combat butler saving the heiress' life instead.
"Many different characters came together for this drama," Park Shin Hye said. "There are many cute actors in it, too."
Park Shin Hye shot the drama in Taiwan last year. She went back there earlier in the year, just before the drama aired to promote it and meet her Taiwanese fans. With this Taiwanese series and her signing with a top management agency in Japan, Park Shin Hye is well on the rise as an emerging new generation Hallyu star.


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In yet another show of strength and the want to feck over Broadband users in Ireland and protect their bottom line Eircom brought Comreg to court when Comreg (The Mouse) announced back in June that they wanted Eircom to drop the wholesale price it charges other operators for LLU line share from €8.41 a month to €2.94 per month.
Well Comreg have dropped the case and let Eircom win!
Fantastic...great job protecting consumers in Ireland Comreg you deserve some type of award.
Full story from http://www.siliconrepublic.com
Financial costs, the burden of resources and the length of time a court case would take have been cited by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) as the reasons it won't fight an appeal by Eircom against its decision to reduce local loop unbundling (LLU) wholesale prices.
In June, ComReg directed Eircom to reduce the wholesale price it charges other operators for LLU line share from €8.41 a month to €2.94 per month.
The aim was to have the price cut in place for a year to analyse the effect it would have on the marketplace.
However, in July Eircom appealed this decision in the High Court.
Yesterday, ComReg said that it considered the financial cost of the appeal process, the likely burden such a case would have on ComReg's own resources and the probability that a judgement would not be delivered until well into 2009, so it decided against contesting Eircom in court.
"ComReg regrets Eircom's decision to appeal and has decided that it must now act in the most practical and expeditious manner available to it and try to minimise the level of uncertainty in the marketplace arising from Eircom's appeal."
ComReg says that in the meantime a detailed expert analysis into LLU line share will enable it to propose a specific and substantive price to the market in place of the original benchmark price it proposed.
As a result, the decision to reduce LLU line share down to €2.94 has been permanently shelved.
The news has been greeted with dismay by independent licensed business Telco Magnet, which described the original directive to reduce line share pricing as a progressive step by ComReg and indicated a willingness to take a more forceful line against Eircom's anti-competitive pricing.
Magnet chief executive Mark Kellett said he was extremely disappointed that ComReg felt it necessary to back down in light of Eircom's legal action.
"Eircom has once again shown that they will use any and all means to protect their monopoly position in the market. Struggling under €4bn of debt ,the company's sole objective is to protect its cash flows from its legacy product suite.
"Eircom clearly do not want competition and as a consequence are frustrating Ireland Inc's desire to move with the rest of the developed world to have a digital economy," he said.
"Despite the anti-competitive pricing of LLU services by Eircom, Magnet has successfully launched innovative voice and data business services and high-speed, dedicated broadband over its LLU infrastructure.
"These services bring real benefits to our customers and allow them to benefit from modern telecom services — these services are not and never will be available from Eircom," Kellett said.
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Yet another good bloody reason why Eircom Sucks!


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