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In the midst of rising tensions between the Turkish and Iraqi governments over the presence of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels in northern Iraq, the PKK has managed to expand to other parts of Iraq outside of their traditional strongholds in the northern mountains. It seems that the PKK has taken advantage of the lax security in the capital city of Baghdad and government distraction to open the "Ocalan Culture Center," a PKK contact bureau, just steps away from the Turkish Embassy. Although Iraq has pledged that it will do what it can to crack down on the presence of PKK fighters in Iraq, the Ocalan Culture Center was opened with the approval of local government authorities, according to documents plastered on the walls of the center (Turkish Daily News, July 14). This comes despite the fact that the PKK is ostensibly an outlawed organization in Iraq.
The PKK is also designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Turkey. Turkish intelligence estimates that there are between 4,000 to 5,000 PKK fighters in the mountainous border region in northern Iraq. The PKK began infiltrating back into Iraq from Turkey after it called off its unilateral cease‐fire in the summer of 2004. The PKK already has a contact bureau in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
[…]Turkish officials fear that [the Baghdad center] will also be used to plan and facilitate terrorist operations around the border area and in Turkey (Cihan News Agency, July 12). Turkish officials officially opposed the opening of the Ocalan Culture Center in Baghdad. Diplomatic sources stated that Turkey delivered a note via the Turkish Embassy to the Iraqi government demanding the closure of the contact office, citing Iraq's pledges that it would not allow Iraq to be a sanctuary for terrorist organizations (Anatolia News Agency, July 20).
The Turks have absolutely no love for the PKK, and things have been heating up both diplomatically and militarily between the Turks and the Iraqis. In a country that doesn't need any more flashpoints, this could easily become one.
Mercantilist Logic Flounders at Sea
The good news from the listing cargo ship near Alaska's Aleutian Islands is that all 23 crew members were plucked safely from the ship by helicopter last night. (See news story.) The bad news is that the 5,000 cars aboard the ship bound from Japan to Canada may not survive the mishap.
Come to think of it, would it be such bad news if those 5,000 cars sank to the bottom of the ocean? According to the mercantilist mindset that seems to dominate Washington's discussion of trade policy, the loss of merchandise in transit from one country to another may be the best of all possible worlds.
Mercantilism is a centuries‐old approach to trade that believes that exports are the big payoff from trade and imports a burden. By definition, then, a trade surplus signals success for trade policy and a trade deficit failure.
From a mercantilist point of view, then, the loss of those 5,000 cars at sea should be a blessing to the global economy. The people of Japan would have occupied themselves producing those 5,000 cars for export, while the people of Canada would not have shoulder the "burden" of accepting them as imports. Japan can add to its trade surplus without Canada being forced to suffer a deficit.
The great French economist Frederic Bastiat exposed this fallacy more than 150 years ago in an essay, "The Balance of Trade" (Chapter 6 of his Economic Sophisms). If the mercantilists are right, we should all be praying for bad weather in the sea lanes carrying all those cars, shoes, shirts, and laptop computers to our showrooms and store shelves.
Rent‐Seeking Weasels
We've all heard about how actor‐director Rob Reiner sponsored an initiative in California in 1998 to raise cigarette taxes to fund preschool programs. Reiner then became chairman of the state agency created by the initiative. And then he funneled $230 million of state spending through the ad and PR agencies that had worked on the initiative. And then he spent another $23 million of state money to support Proposition 82 this spring, to create universal preschool programs. He had to resign from his position, and voters turned down Prop 82.
But he's not the only person sponsoring an initative that would benefit himself, his family, or his friends. A wealthy real estate developer who thought stem cell research would benefit his diabetic son spent $3 million of his own money to get Californians to create a $3 billion taxpayer‐funded stem cell research organization, which he then became chairman of.
And now comes Vinod Khosla, a founder of Sun Microsystems and former partner in the fabulously successful Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, and recently number 1 on Forbes magazine's Midas list of "the people who most successfully use venture capital to create wealth for their investors." He's been the subject of two admiring profiles in the Washington Post (one reprinted from Slate) in the past two days for his latest venture: ethanol. If Vinod Khosla says ethanol is a good investment, don't bet against him. Or against fellow Silicon Valley megamillionaire Bill Gross, who says that "reinventing energy … dwarfs any business opportunity in history."
But if it's such a good investment, why is Khosla "supporting an initiative on this fall's ballot in California that would tax oil companies to generate $4 billion to help encourage the use of alternative energy," as Slate writer Daniel Gross notes? Khosla told Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby that he wants just a little help from the federal government, too: "Khosla wants government to require auto companies to make more flex‐fuel cars that run on gasoline or ethanol.… Khosla wants government to require big gasoline distributors to install ethanol pumps at a tenth of their gas stations." Oh, and a better subsidy.
Taxing your competitors to subsidize your industry is a rent‐seeker's dream. Usually you have to be more subtle about it. But if you have a "green" business idea, you can get liberal journalists to write gushing stories about you without even stopping to ask, "Hey, aren't you going to benefit from these initiatives and laws you're pushing? Isn't that sort of like, you know, corporate welfare? Like we're always accusing the oil industry of?"
We shouldn't bet against Khosla. But if his latest investment is really such a great business opportunity, we should feel free to vote against subsidizing it.
Hillary's Health Care Initiative Gets off to a Bad Start
Pop quiz. Finish the following sentence:
No factor does more to hold back America's economic growth and keep American workers from earning as much as they deserve than _________________.
A. the soaring cost of health care [16.5 percent of GDP]
B. the soaring cost of government [31.4 percent of GDP]
If you understand the "greater than/less than" thing, you picked B. But if you are Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, you picked A. In fact, that is how Senator Clinton completed the first sentence of the "Affordable Health Care" section of her "American Dream Initiative," released yesterday.
Just one sentence into her vision for health care, and I am already disappointed.
Confessions of a Former (and Maybe Future) Hawk
Once upon a time, way back in 2002-03, I had my own blog. Unsurprisingly, given the times, I wrote frequently about issues relating to the war on terrorism. I took a hawkish line, supporting the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the resort to force, if necessary, to prevent other terror-sponsoring states like Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Based on my blog writings, I was invited to participate in a Reason online debate with John Mueller back in November 2002 on whether to go to war with Iraq. I argued vociferously in the affirmative.
The views I expressed were extremely controversial within Cato and the larger libertarian camp. Cato's foreign policy scholars, reflecting the "orthodox" libertarian opposition to an interventionist foreign policy, strongly opposed the Iraq invasion. But for a minority of policy staffers at Cato, as well as many other libertarians, waiting for the other guy to take the first swing no longer seemed to make sense in a post-9/11 world.
Since the fall of Baghdad, I haven't written a word about foreign policy. Virtually all my writing energies have been directed elsewhere: to a book, due out next spring, that examines the effect of mass affluence since World War II on American politics and culture. Much has changed in the past three-plus years, including my own views as I struggle to make sense of ever-changing circumstances. As a one-time outspoken "libertarian hawk," I feel a responsibility to explain where I stand now and how I got here. Given recent (and incorrect) speculation about my views on the brewing crisis with Iran, now is as good a time as any.
The DLC Moves Left?
By teaming up with the Democratic Leadership Council, is Hillary Clinton moving to the center in preparation for a presidential run? Or is the DLC moving left to get closer to the front‐runner? Yesterday Senator Clinton released a DLC plan, the "American Dream Initiative," a laundry list of government transfers and handouts.
The New York Times called the programs "modest" and "relatively small‐scale." Taxpayers might have a different view if they read the Washington Post, which noted that DLC president Bruce Reed estimated the cost of the programs at $500 billion over 10 years — and taxpayers have learned by now that government entitlement programs often cost far more than their advocates estimate in advance. (Remember when Medicaid was projected to cost $1 billion a year? Oops.) And the DLC promises to raise taxes to cover the costs.
There are millions of libertarian‐leaning voters disgruntled with the Republicans' social conservatism, soaring spending, and ill‐fated war. And Democrats are doing everything they can to discourage those voters from switching parties.
Gerecht Misses the Mark
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Thanks for the link and info - I've save the cached web page as pdf and as screenshot. I spoke to Tesco bank and at first they tried to rebuff me, based on the amount less than £100 and on how long ago the payment was and the fact that it was a Paypal payment. But based on people's experiences and advice on here I persisted on all points, particularly on the Paypal thing as, AFAICS, Paypal are no more an intermediary than the usual CC acquirer relationship to the merchant (I wonder if anybody has tested that in court yet?). In the end they said they would process it as chargeback rather than section 75 and asked me to email in the various documents (DJM receipt, newletters to show the order was still active etc) so we'll see what happens next.
Great info on this thread - so I'm just about to contact Tesco credit card about getting a refund of my £60 depost for 2xClass92. I have my invoice from DJM, and the various newletters etc, what I can't find is anything that shows what the full price of the Class 92 was, as evidence that the goods I was ordering were priced at over £100. The DJM website no longer shows this. Does anyone have a screenshot or document that shows this? Thanks,
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PeteB replied to SteveCole's topic in BRM MagazineI hope you don't mind me waking up this old thread. The idea of digital mag subscriptions is attractive, but can BRM or others answer these questions: 1. I have plenty of model railway mags 10 to 20 years old, and I still dip into them for reference from time to time. In 10 years time, when "Pocketmags" may or may not still exist, and there may or may not still be an "app" (AKA program) for whatever version of Windows, Android or other system is then current, how likely is it that I will still be able to access those digital magazines that I have paid for many years ago? 2. Kind of in answer to (1) above, has anyone yet worked out a way to save the whole magazine(or article) to PDF, because if so, I guess that ensures the future of being able to read them when Pocketmags has been acquired by Microsoft/Facebook etc and made unusable. 3. Similarly, has anyone worked out a way to print a whole article so that it can be read in comfort? (if so, this also answers (2), because printout can always be directed to PDF) 4. What sort of guarantee is there that the pocketmags apps will continue to work on older operating system versions, or can Pocketmags force their subscribers to upgrade their computers to be able to continue to access their saved content? 5. If, as i have read here, video content is only ever available by online streaming, what guarantee is there of continued availability of such content as the years pass? Thanks, Pete
I've received the replacement instructions, allen key and drill from Tom, many thanks for the prompt service. I've done a couple of axles and it is now working well. I'll post some pictures when I get a chance, to complement those posted by Mark. I think most of my problem was that without the very small allen key, I could not adjust the drill length. It was set quite short, and I suspect was not drililng far enough in to get the full diameter at the hole entry. The bearing are a very tight fit in the hole, and require use of pliers to force it in, but that is no bad thing because the bearing is then rigidly in place without the need for any glue etc.
Hi Tim, Many thanks for your kind offer to send the instructions, allen key and another drill bit. I'm very happy to pay for what it costs and postage, it's my fault I lost the instructions and allen key! I have emailed you my postal address. I have managed to ream out the axleboxes on a few old coaches so that the pinpont axles will go in and run in the plastic. The tool worked well for that, and they run better than the old plastic wheels, but putting proper brass bearings in would be preferable and will give even better running. I'll have a go at that as soon as I get those bits from you. Big thanks! Regards, Pete
I bought one of these a while ago, but never got around to using it. Today I thought I would have a go, and I'm struggling a bit. This may well be because I have long ago lost the instructions and any other bits that came with it. The drill that is supplied in the tool is about 1.75mm (measured with digital calipers). So not surprisingly a 2mm bearing will not fit in the hole it reams out. As far as I can see, the tool would not take a larger drill (or am I wrong?) So how should I use it to fit a 2mm bearing? Also - what is the required size of the allen key to adjust the drill position? (yes - I lost that too :-( ) Thanks, Pete
Book arrived today, "Southern Way Class 71/74 Locomotives". Lots of excellent Pics and details of the conversion. I bought it mainly as reference for my attempt at converting the DJM Class 71 to a CLass 74, but the detailed text of the history and development is also a fascinating read - excellent book. And to answer John's questions, the bogie revisions were mainly revised springing because the 74 was heavier, and retractable pickup shoe gear for use when on diesel, it was fixed on the 71. The arrangement of the pickup gear looks quite different. There are photo's in the book.
Kernow had a few DJM Class 71's (green weathered) for £69.99 special offer at the GCR show today, so I grabbed one as doner loco for a class 74 conversion (used some of my Kernow account credit from the cancelled class 74 orders). I've also ordered Simon and John's book. So if anyone is doing conversion parts (such as bogie sides) I would definitely be interested.
Seems like you two ought to talk to each other!
Do you consider the Hornby chassis to be better than the DJM one?
I do have one of the DC kits class 74 kits, which I started building quite a few years ago. It's a fairly basic resin body shell, so probably no comparison to the DJM one I was hoping for, but it might be worth seeing if I can adapt it to go on the DJM class 71 chassis.
I'm pretty sure any detailing parts were not fitted - presumably still in the boxes which the shop owner still has. I guess he might recover a few quid by selling the detailing packs separately, perhaps on Ebay or whatever.
Yep, Wellingborough is on the Midland Main Line north of Bedford and south of Kettering. It is also East of Northampton and West of Peterborough. The thief stuffed them into his bag so I think you are right, there might well be some damage. Once I get hold of the CCTV footage I'll post it, just in case somebody recognises him.
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PeteB posted a topic in Modelling musings & miscellanySad to report that our local model railway shop here in Wellingborough suffered a shop lifting incident last week, when 7 locos were stolen whilst the shopkeeper was serving another customer (He was a friend of the shop owner just helping out for the day whilst the owner had to be elsewhere). The following Hornby locos (all in green) were stolen: GNR N7 0-6-2 no. 1744 LSWR M7 0-4-4 no. 245 Class 42xx 2-8-0 no. 4266 Class 42xx 2-8-0 no. 4261 N15 4-6-0 Sir Sagmore B17 4-6-0 Sandringham T9 4-4-0 No. 709 They were stolen from a display case in the shop, so they are all brand new but without their boxes. If you spot such a collection, or part of, being offered for sale, please let me know. The helper is particularly upset by this, as he feels it is his fault, although it is clearly the scumbag that took them that is responsible. There is some CCTV footage, he shop owner is going to let me have a copy to post, just in case anybody recognises the thief. (He has given a copy to the police, who told him they might be in touch in "one to two weeks".) (is this the right place on RMweb to post this? If there is a better place, let me know)
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Osiers Square - Osiers Road - Point Pleasant - Wandsworth - London - SW18 1NR
Join us on the 7th March, 10am–5pm for a Government-backed London Help to Buy: Equity Loan* event and you could purchase your dream apartment at Osiers Square with only 5% deposit.
Located in the highly sought after area of Wandsworth, Osiers Square showcases a collection of modern 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. All apartments will be benefit from either a private balcony or terrace, maximising the amount of natural light these homes will bathe in.
Osiers Square embodies modern, metropolitan living with an array of amenities on your doorstep as well as excellent commuter links with Wandsworth Town Station & East Putney tube station only moments away.
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Millbrook Park - Henry Darlot Drive - Mill Hill - London - NW7 1NP
Millbrook Park features a stunning collection of three, four & five bedroom houses and one and two bedroom apartments; all perfectly placed in the leafy town of Mill Hill.
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Oakleigh Grove - Sweets Way - Whetstone - London - N20 0NU
Oakleigh Grove features a stunning range of two, three & four bedroom houses situated a few minutes walk from Whetstone Town Centre. Oakleigh Grove, Whetstone is the ideal commuter location due to its close proximity to the A406 North Circular and A1, as well as Totteridge and Whetstone tube station, which sits on the Northern Line with direct links to central London.
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VNU to Shed Magazine Division
- By Valeria Korchagina
- Feb. 02 2001 00:00
VNU is shedding its magazine businesses throughout Europe as part of its strategy to focus on the professional information market, which includes directories.
The possible sale of VNU's magazine-publishing division was first reported in October. Official confirmation from VNU came in December.
On Dec. 18, VNU announced a definitive merger with the ACNielsen media-rating agency and said it would fund the deal by exploring the sale of its Consumer and Educational Information groups. The 35 percent stake in Independent Media falls into the Consumer Information Group, whose 2000 revenues are estimated to reach 835 million euros. VNU sold its newspaper division in 1999 while in the earlier stages of acquiring ACNielson.
Maarten Schikker, the director of corporate communications for VNU, said VNU is selling its magazine division to raise money for the ACNielson deal. VNU also realized it would not be able to maintain its desired market position in all segments of the market, he said.
"So we made a choice. Our priorities are marketing information, business information and directories, or Yellow Pages," Schikker said in a telephone interview Thursday.
"The sale has nothing to do with the results of our Consumer Information business, including Independent Media," he said. "In fact, we are very satisfied with the results."
VNU has not set a deadline for the sale. "The most important fact is that we want to sell our Consumer Information business as a whole. It is important that it includes all our activities not only in the Netherlands but also in Belgium, in the U.K., Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania as well as our interest in Independent Media," Schikker said.
For Independent Media, this means the 35 percent stake will be transferred to another major publishing group.
"Pretty much the only candidates for the purchase are international publishing groups," said Independent Media CEO Derk Sauer. "There are probably about five or six groups in the world that can afford this kind of deal. It is completely out of the question that a Russian company could buy this group," he said.
However, if for some reason Independent Media objects to the policies or market strategies of a new shareholder, it has the option of buying back its stake, Sauer said, adding that the company has the money to do this if necessary.
'It is completely out of the question that a Russian company could buy this group.'
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"We will just see who the new owner will be," he said. "We will talk to them to establish what their plans are for Russia. If we continue the same way we are running business now, then all is fine, or we can buy our shares back."
VNU's plans to sell its international magazine division were reported this week by two allied newspapers — The Russia Journal and Vremya Novostei — with a number of factual errors. Some were sloppy reporting, such as Vremya Novostei calling VNU a Danish company.
Others seemed intentionally designed to mislead, such as The Russia Journal saying that VNU was selling its stake not as part of a wider strategy but because it had lost confidence in Sauer and Independent Media. The English-language weekly implied The Moscow Times was having financial difficulties and was coming under pressure from the Kremlin.
Sauer countered by saying the company as a whole had a profitable year in 2000, while losses encountered by The Moscow Times were minor and no reason for concern.
He also denied the paper was having any political difficulties. "All of it is because we moved the newspaper to another office," Sauer said. "And the true reason behind the move was: We wanted to have another office."
The newspaper moved over the New Year's holidays from Ulitsa Pravdy to the Independent Media main offices on Vyborgskaya Ulitsa.
VNU joined Independent Media's list of shareholders in late 1997. Apart from The Moscow Times, Independent Media also publishes a range of Russian versions of glossy magazines including Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Men's Health, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar. The publishing house also has its own magazines: Bikini, Kto, Yes! and Kult Lichnostei. The Vedomosti daily is a Russian-language business newspaper published in co-operation with The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Independent Media also operates two Internet portals: Business.ru and eStart.ru.