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BWW Reviews: We Have Seen Hell on Earth
by Kristen Morale - Mar 9, 2014 Sartre's No Exit is exactly about that: people who were once masters of their own universe now being forced to see the lives they once lived through the eyes of other people - strangers to boot - and discover that those same lives they led while alive have accompanied them into the depth of Hell. It really isn't so bad in this place that, as Cradeau Garcin makes clear towards the play's start, is meant to have devices of torture around every turn and the torturer ready and relentless in his quest to make the dead suffer. What is so ironic here, though, is that the ability to see themselves for what they really are - essentially now being on the outside looking in - makes each character less human than how he or she was when first walking through the doors of the room eternity will be spent in. Introducing humanity into the lives of people who were without it for their entire existence actually makes Cradeau, Inez and Estelle worse because of the chunk of confidence reflecting on their own lives that disappears as they do so. In a way, having eternity to ponder why each will forever be in Hell is absolutely great as juxtaposed to a lifetime of fire, torture and pain. Why is it, then, that having nothing but their own lives to think about their lives that have ended in one sense and were never really disrupted in another makes for such an exciting and thought provoking play? Honestly, people are forced to face their own humanity, and it applies to every person who goes to see this production of No Exit by the Pearl Theatre Company. (more...)
New Hampshire Business Review Readers Vote Comcast #1 Telecommunications Provider In The Granite State
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2014 MANCHESTER, N.H., March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Comcast today announced that the readers of New Hampshire Business Review voted to select Comcast Business as the number one telecommunications provider in the Granite State as part of the publication's Best of Business (BOB) Awards program.The New Hampshire business community recognized Comcast for its innovative voice, high-speed Internet and video services along with its outstanding local employees that make a difference to their business success. (more...)
28th Annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literacy Festival to Feature HOTEL PLAYS, GREEN EYES & More, 3/19-23
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2014 With the reopening of one of the country's oldest community theaters and some unique staging in unexpected venues, New Orleans' historic French Quarter will pulse with productions of Tennessee Williams' works, as well as some inspired by or dedicated to the legendary playwright and his life in the city he considered his "spiritual home." (more...)
'JUST IMAGINE...' Imagination Stage's 2014 Children's Ball Set for 5/10
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2014 Just Imagine...The Annual Children's Ball: The Clock Strikes Fun, chaired by M. Celeste Bruce and Anne Mead, is Imagination Stage's Gala exclusively for children! This fun-filled afternoon will include a performance of Cinderella: the Remix, Rooms full of unique activities, family-oriented raffle baskets and auction items, and a celebratory buffet reception. (more...)
Double Scratch Treat for Coronation Street Fans at GalaBingo.com
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2014 LONDON, March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ (more...)
Stonebridge Companies' DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver Tech Center Honored with 2013 Food and Beverage Award of Excellence
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2014 The esteemed food and beverage team at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver Tech Center has once again been presented with the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel's Outstanding Achievement Award for a property with 225 Rooms or more, making it the only DoubleTree hotel to receive this significant acknowledgement twice. This is one of four Outstanding Achievement Awards appointed across the brand annually to acknowledge top performers and is presented to a hotel who consistently demonstrates outstanding accomplishments through its commitment to guests, fellow team members and the community. (more...)
Black Ensemble Theater to Premiere ONE HIT WONDERS, 5/9-6/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2014 Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor announces the world premiere musical One Hit Wonders by Black Ensemble Theater Associate Director Rueben D. Echoles and Dawn Bless, directed by Black Ensemble Associate Director Daryl D. Brooks. One Hit Wonders will be presented at the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago, May 9-June 29, 2014. The official press opening is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 3:00PM. (more...)
BWW Reviews: ADELAIDE FRINGE 2014: TONY ROBERTS - CARD MAGIC Will Leave You Bewildered
by Barry Lenny - Mar 14, 2014 Card magic doesn't get any better than this. The entire audience was completely baffled. (more...)
Rezoud Corporation announces 'Disruptive Innovation' for Dispute Resolution Industry
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 TAMPA BAY, Fla., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ After more than 3-years and 10,000 hours of research the Rezoud Corporation www.rezoud.com is excited to announce a series of new products and services to the Dispute Resolution marketplace. Our research has shown Dispute Resolution and Legal industries have become monolithic, ineffective, time consuming, costly and non-consumer friendly. Consumers involved in all types of disputes have no clearly defined options for quickly, easily and inexpensively resolving their disputes. In order to bring major change, which we refer to as 'Disruptive Innovation' we are today announcing: (more...)
Jennifer Koh with the New York Choral Society and Orchestra Performs the Premiere of THE SINGING ROOMS, 4/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 Violinist Jennifer Koh, known for her commanding, laser-focused performances and commitment to new repertoire, plays the New York premiere of Jennifer Higdon's The Singing Rooms, a large scale work for violin, chorus and orchestra with the New York Choral Society and Orchestra conducted by David Hayes at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. (more...)
Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill Partners with Saatchi Gallery, Presents SPRING FEVER
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 On 27 March 2014, Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill launches 'Spring Fever,' a vibrant new exhibition of emerging artists from Saatchi Art, which will be unveiled alongside the newly designed Saatchi Suite in collaboration with Republic of Fritz Hansen. (more...)
New Report: The Cost of Regulation Is Not the 'Success Barrier' for Small Company IPOs
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 NEW YORK, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Becoming and remaining a public company can be a daunting expense for small companies. Often, the dollars associated with regulatory compliance for Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank and other entities are cited as egregious and inhibiting investment for growth. (more...)
Black Ensemble Theatre to Present BPI Black Playwright's Festival, 4/8-13
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 Black Ensemble Theater (BE) announces its 9th annual Black Playwright's Festival, April 8-13, 2014, as part of the company's Black Playwright's Initiative (BPI). The Festival will take place at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street. This fun and daring Black Playwrights Festival brings new scripts to the BE stage for innovative and engaging readings. These scripts have all been developed by BPI members through the BPI process. (more...)
Miss Tess & The Talk Backs with Tall Heights to Play Bridge Street Live, 3/27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 Miss Tess & The Talk Backs w/ Tall Heights will play Bridge Street Live on Thursday, March 27th, 2014 at 8:00 PM. Cost: $15 GA, $25 VIP. (more...)
Ricoh to Showcase Postal Optimization Solutions at National Postal Forum 2014
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2014 MALVERN, PA - Ricoh today announced its newest offerings and demos to be showcased at the 2014 National Postal Forum (NPF), March 16-19 in Washington, DC. Attendees who visit Ricoh booth #1711 will experience the many postal optimization, critical communications, inbound and outbound mail solutions and services that are empowering customers to benefit from cost savings, increased efficiencies and compliance-driven input and output. (more...)
Canon U.S.A. and Virtual Imaging Inc., a Canon U.S.A. subsidiary, Sign Agreement with HealthTrust to Provide Portfolio of Digital Radiography Solutions
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 With the selection of Canon U.S.A., Inc. and Virtual Imaging, Inc., HealthTrust can now offer its members RadPRO digital radiography systems that provide easy capture of high-quality diagnostic images for routine diagnosis and/or challenging trauma, while providing flexibility for in-patient positioning, and helping to improve workflow and throughput. Canon U.S.A., Inc. and Virtual Imaging, Inc. will serve as one of HealthTrust's providers of digital radiographic solutions designed to assist its hospital providers in the management of their day-to-day operations of radiology departments, imaging centers, free standing clinics and physician's offices. (more...)
AVer Launches The EVC130P, The First Under $2500 16X PTZ Video Conferencing Endpoint For Medium Or Large Rooms
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 FREMONT, Calif., March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ AVer Information, a leading provider of innovative video conferencing solutions for SMBs, large corporations, and education institutions announced today the launch of EVC130P, the industry's first under-$2,500, HD video conferencing solution with 16X optical zoom PTZ for companies or schools of any size. As an all-inclusive endpoint at $2,499 MSRP the EVC130P offers high-quality, easy-to-use, mobile-friendly and affordable interactive visual communications that are H.323 and SIP compliant and covered by the industry's only three-year warranty. (more...)
Fountain Residential Partners to Break Ground On New 1,100 Bed Student Cottage Neighborhood at The University of Arkansas
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 DALLAS, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Fountain Residential Partners, in partnership with Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Specialized Real Estate Group (SREG), is preparing to break ground on the first phase of development of a 1,100 bed neighborhood located just two blocks from campus serving the students of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The first phase of the traditional neighborhood development, Idyll Village, will offer 670 beds with the highest level of finishes and amenities in the market. (more...)
Out of the Corner Office, Into Every Office: Cisco Sets the New Bar for Enterprise Collaboration With Products Capable of Completely Changing How Teams Connect
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 SAN JOSE, CA - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today made a series of announcements aimed to put high-quality video at the fingertips of everyone in the organization in organizations of all sizes. (more...)
Top Chef Brings Star Power and Stellar Flavors to Maui Restaurant
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 If the rest of the world didn't already envy Maui enough for its perfect climate, relaxed atmosphere and paradise-like setting, the island recently added one more feather to its overstuffed cap: a star chef. Fresh off the set of "Top Chef" on Bravo, Chef Sheldon Simeon opened his first restaurant, Migrant, at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in December 2013. And the results are nothing short of heavenly. (more...)
CENTER St. Louis Host to Local Little League, High School, Collegiate and Professional Sports Teams
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 CENTER St. Louis is now open at 6727 Langley Avenue, Affton Missouri in St. Louis County. With its over 90,000-square feet facility, including; 6 full size basketball courts, 8 tournament volleyball courts, a completely netted turf field that can be subdivided with separate batting cages, and a massive full service professional fitness center under construction that will soon feature professional and collegiate use along with a specialized MMA - Mixed Martial Arts ring and training area, Center St. Louis is able to address a wide spectrum of needs from essential little league skills through to collegiate and professional athletes demands. Center St. Louis is growing its current training group to enable enough direct service to any team and coach that would want to use the facility for maximum training and preparation. Specialized training and the availability of space and equipment to support athletic enhancement is the Center St. Louis formula. (more...)
Celebrity Friends Join Shane Warne for Inaugural Golf and Poker Classic!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 GIBRALTAR, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ (more...)
First Choice Emergency Room Names Dr. Suchmor Thomas Medical Director of Alvin, Texas Facility
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 First Choice Emergency Room, the leading freestanding emergency room system in the United States, announced Suchmor Thomas, MBBS, MD as the medical director of its new Alvin facility. (more...)
HDBaseT Alliance At NAB 2014: How to Deliver 4K Video over a Single Cable
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 HDBaseT enables all-in-one connectivity between HD video sources and remote displays through a single 100m CAT5e/6 cable, delivering uncompressed high definition video, including 4K, audio, Ethernet, control signals and up to 100 watts of power. Powered by the Valens chipset, HDBaseT has become a global digital connectivity standard with a large and varied product ecosystem that includes video distribution equipment, displays, projectors and AV receivers from more than 80 manufacturers. (more...)
30 ROCK Star Tracy Morgan to Bring Laughs to Treasure Island, 4/25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 Las Vegas-Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Tracy Morgan will perform at Treasure Island April 25 at 9 p.m. (more...)
National Resale-Ready'' Week: An Affordable Alternative to Expensive Staging for Home Sellers
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 NEW YORK, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ The Interior Redecorators Network (IRN), the international organization of one-day decorators with members in more than 100 cities, will present National Resale-Ready Week, March 24 28, 2014, across the U.S. The not-for-profit group will be helping home sellers prepare for spring open houses by utilizing existing furnishings to redecorate residences in hours. IRN members will also offer free seminars in local venues, teaching homeowners how to correct the 10 Most Common Decorating Mistakes found in most Rooms. (more...)
Sheffield Theatres Will Take Part in National Theatre Connections Festival
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 Sheffield Theatres will be one of 26 regional theatres taking part in National Theatre Connections, a festival dedicated to showcasing the work of young performers, later this month. (more...)
The Newly Renovated Victorian Hotel Now Providing Vancouver Hotel Rooms in a Historic Victorian Style Building
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 The Victorian Hotel has recently renovated its forty-seven luxury hotel Rooms in order to provide the best Vancouver hotel Rooms for tourists, locals and businesspeople in downtown Vancouver. The new Rooms feature some of the best amenities available, including custom serta pillow-top bed sets and Rocky Mountain down blankets and pillows. The hotel is housed inside a beautiful Victorian style brick building that dates back to 1898. The historic location, combined with the historic building and the newly renovated Rooms, ensures that visitors to the Victorian Hotel will greatly enjoy their stay. (more...)
BWW Interviews: JOYCE STILSON FROM BUFFALO'S ALLEYWAY THEATRE
by Mark C. Lloyd - Mar 12, 2014 Alleyway Theatre's Buffalo Quickies is an annual festival of original one act plays that is celebrating its twenty-third year. (more...)
River Runners Presents 'Bachelor Party with No Regrets' Raft and Stay Package, 4/1
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2014 River Runners, a whitewater rafting company on Colorado's Arkansas River, partners with Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort to offer bachelor party raft and stay packages valid April 1 - May 31, 2014. (more...)
BWW Guest Blog: Life on the Road in OZ by Adam Sergison
by Toronto Newsdesk - Mar 12, 2014 After 10 months of playing in the frigid cold of Toronto, Canada, our cast of The Wizard of Oz began a touring experience that currently has us situated in Costa Mesa, California. I had no idea it was so warm here, even in winter. The joy of packing all of my winter clothes into a box in middle of January is comparable to a second Christmas morning. It's my first national tour, and I've picked up a few tips and experiences I'd love to share with you over the coming weeks. For starters, let me tell you a bit about what I do in the show! (more...)
Benjamin Zephaniah's REFUGEE BOY to Play Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 8-12 April
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 The critically acclaimed production of Benjamin Zephaniah's powerful novel, Refugee Boy, comes to Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 8 to 12 April. (more...)
The Best Good Credit Credit Cards of 2014, Ranked by Creditnet.com
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 SEATTLE, WA - Today, Creditnet.com, an expert authority on credit cards, announced their ranking of the best good credit credit cards of 2014. These are credit cards for consumers with good credit, generally considered to be having a score of 700 or more. With these cards, consumers can earn great rewards, low interest rates, cash back programs, and more just for having good credit. (more...)
Greater Giving and ClickBid Sign Agreement to Launch Mobile Bidding
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 ATLANTA and PORTLAND, Ore., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Greater Giving, a division of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) and a company that delivers powerful fundraising solutions and card payment technologies to the nonprofit market nationwide, announced today that it has signed an agreement with ClickBid, a leading provider of paperless auction software, to provide cloud-based mobile bidding technology to power Greater Giving Mobile Bidding. (more...)
Suttle Releases State-of-the-Art FutureLink G.hn Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Suttle, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS), announces the release of a revolutionary broad set of applications that deliver total home connectivity within existing units. Designed to create more robust home networks, FutureLink™ G.hn Gigabit Ethernet connectivity enhances the coverage of triple play services throughout the premise at a reduced cost of deployment. (more...)
Mobile Medical Unit 'Reinvents The House Call' By Using Health Technology To Improve Care, Reduce Costly Trips To The E.R. In South Metro Denver
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 DENVER, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that True North Health Navigation, the first mobile emergency medical unit of its kind in the state, is now accessing vital patient information through the health information exchange (HIE). While en route to non-life-threatening 911 calls, True North Health Navigation practitioners have access to complete patient medical histories, including recent treatments and medications. This allows practitioners to diagnose and treat patients with greater accuracy and safety while eliminating the cost of unnecessary trips to the emergency room. True North Health Navigation is partnered with South Metro Fire Rescue and currently serves residents in their district, including parts of Centennial, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Parker and the Denver Tech Center. (more...)
DIVERGENT Stars Shailene Woodley & Theo James to Share Clip on 2014 mtvU Woodie Awards
by TV News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, today announced that Shailene Woodley and Theo James, the stars of Summit Entertainment's new action adventure film 'Divergent,' will screen an exclusive clip from the movie at the '2014 mtvU Woodie Awards,' (more...)
NYCS Returns to Carnegie Hall with Jennifer Koh, 4/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 The New York Choral Society (NYCS) returns to Carnegie Hall under the baton of David Hayes on Tuesday, April 29th at 8pm to perform the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon's The Singing Rooms in Carnegie Hall with a special appearance by acclaimed violinist Jennifer Koh. (more...)
TWI Ltd: Celebrating success as £43M construction programme takes shape at TWI
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 A visit to TWI on Friday 7 March 2014 by Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire and Leader of the House of Commons Andrew Lansley CBE, and Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts, has given the seal of approval to the company's 25,000 square metre expansion programme at its Granta Park headquarters. (more...)
Xirrus Announces Industry's Lowest-Cost 802.11ac Access Point
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 THOUSAND OAKS, CA - Xirrus, the leading provider of high-performance wireless networks, today introduced a new 802.11ac wireless solution at a price point that brings the latest high-performance Wi-Fi standard to the mainstream. While new generation technologies often command premium prices, as is the case with most of today's enterprise 802.11ac solutions, the Xirrus XR-620 access point delivers the performance promise of 11ac at an 11n price. The access point can be purchased at a low, entry-level cost as an 802.11n AP, then later software-upgraded to 802.11ac, allowing customers to spread CAPEX over time. (more...)
TWI Ltd: Celebrating success as £43M construction programme takes shape at TWI
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014 A visit to TWI on Friday 7 March 2014 by Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire and Leader of the House of Commons Andrew Lansley CBE, and Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts, has given the seal of approval to the company's 25,000 square metre expansion programme at its Granta Park headquarters. (more...)
Reserve Your Hotel Rooms for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 Reservations can now be made for Rooms at the two hotels dedicated to the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo, being held in Portland, Oregon, September 29 - October 2. (more...)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Re-Opens THE SALON DORE at the Legion of Honor, 4/5
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 After a 17 month comprehensive conservation project, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to re-open the Salon Doré from the Hôtel de La Trémoille at the Legion of Honor on April 5, 2014. Developed by Martin Chapman, curator in charge of European decorative arts and sculpture, this complete refurbishment of one of the finest existing examples of 18th century French interior design emphasizes the original use of the room, and sets a new standard for the presentation of museum period Rooms. (more...)
Entropic, MTI Deploy Advanced Channel Stacking Switch Technology into the Middle East Satellite Market
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 SAN DIEGO, March 10, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, and Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI), announced today a major direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operator in the Middle East deployed MTI's 4x4, Quad Single Cable Router (SCR) DBS outdoor unit low noise block (LNB) product, based on Entropic's third-generation Channel Stacking Switch (CSS™) silicon, the EN5288. The new Quad SCR was developed to address the growing multi-tuner, multi-viewing location home and gives the operator an opportunity to offer more services and entertainment to its subscribers by supporting four tuners off of a single-cable feed. (more...)
Horse Trade to Present STAND UP AND TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF and More, April 2014
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 Horse Trade Theater Group has announced an exciting lineup of events for April 2014. (more...)
IPOs and Transactions: March 3 - 7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 NEW YORK, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ There were 56 transactions filed with the SEC last week. Highlighted corporations and law firms include: (more...)
Photo Flash: Exclusive Photo Coverage of the CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS
by Alan Henry - Mar 10, 2014 The Canadian Screen Awards honour outstanding achievement in the Canadian television, film and digital media industries and are administered by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Each year, the awards bring together, over the course of several award galas, more than 3000 craftspeople, producers, and decision-makers from across Canada to honour, celebrate and promote the talent and accomplishments of the Canadian film industry. (more...)
BWW Reviews: PRC Brings New Work to the Triangle with LOVE ALONE
by Larisa Mount - Mar 10, 2014 Those who enjoy medical or legal dramas are ideal audience members for this show, though it has elements that will appeal to plenty of other folks as well. It is always a privilege to see new work, and this regional premier of Love Alone is no exception. (more...)
50 New Products Launching from Enterprise Connect Next Week
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Enterprise Connect today previews enterprise communications products and services exhibitors will unveil at the Orlando event next week, March 17-20, at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, FL. For more information visit: http://www.enterpriseconnect.com/orlando/ (more...)
Manhattan Cocktail Classic Announces Festival's Fifth Anniversary Edition on May 9-13, 2014 Featuring the Opening Night Gala at The New York Public Library
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2014 The Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York's peerless multi-day celebration of cocktails and culture, today announces the fifth anniversary edition of the festival that will take place on May 9-13, 2014. The five-day festival will once again include the famed opening night Gala at The New York Public Library, dozens upon dozens of spirited events throughout the city and top-flight educational seminars. Tickets will go on sale on March 14 at 12 noon EDT via the Classic's website, www.manhattancocktailclassic.com. (more...) |


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MOSCOW — MOSCOW (AP) - Russian investigators admitted Monday for the first time that a Russian lawyer who accused officials of corruption died in jail due to a lack of medical treatment - but a rights activist said the death came after a brutal beating by prison guards.
Sergi Magnitsky, a 37-year-old lawyer who worked for a large U.S. investment fund, died in prison in November 2009 after the pancreatitis he developed there went untreated. He had been arrested by Interior Ministry officials after he had accused them of using false tax papers to steal $230 million from the state.
Magnitsky's case is being scrutinized by human rights activists and potential Western investors as a gauge of the Kremlin's commitment to addressing corruption and allowing an independent legal system. Several prison officials were fired but no one has been charged either for his death or in the alleged tax fraud.
On Monday, the federal Investigative Committee acknowledged for the first time that the lack of medical help was the "direct cause" of Magnitsky's death.
A panel of Russian rights activists that investigated Magnitsky's death, meanwhile, is presenting their report to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday.
Valery Borshchev, a prominent activist who took part in the independent probe, said the Investigative Committee's acknowledgment that Magnitsky was denied medical help was a positive sign, but added that the committee kept silent about prison guards beating the lawyer.
He said the panel had found evidence that Magnitsky had died shortly after eight prison guards handcuffed him, took him to a cell and beat him with truncheons.
"We have concluded that he died of beating," Borshchev told The Associated Press. "It was a real torture to beat an ailing man with truncheons."
Borshchev said a prison doctor had claimed that Magnitsky had a nervous breakdown and that she called prison guards to calm him down until an ambulance arrived. The ambulance came quickly but prison officials kept the crew waiting at the prison gates for more than one hour while the guards were beating Magnitsky.
"Magnitsky was in a cell with eight guards who were beating him for more than one hour, and there were no doctors around," Borshchev told the AP. "Bruises were found on his body and there are pictures of his broken knuckles, testifying that he was beaten."
The ambulance crew said Magnitsky had died 15-30 minutes before their arrival, while the official reports claimed he died an hour later and lied that he died at a prison hospital, Borshchev said.
"He already was in grave condition," Borshchev said. "I don't think that they wanted to kill him, but they beat him with truncheon and that played a fatal role."
Officials at the Investigative Committee couldn't be reached for comment on Borshchev's claim late Monday.
The Investigative Committee said in a statement that Magnitsky also had cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease, and it was the combination of this and his other illness in the absence of medical aid that caused his death.
"The nonperformance of stipulated actions during Magnitsky's incarceration, and the absence of adequate therapy on Nov. 16, 2009, deprived Magnitsky of the chance of a positive outcome," the Investigative Committee said.
The agency said it has identified those responsible for Magnitsky's death but will name them later.
Magnitsky had been charged with tax evasion linked to his defense of Hermitage Capital Management, a multibillion-dollar fund headed by U.S. businessman William Browder, who has since been deported from Russia as a national security threat.
Hermitage accused Interior Ministry officers of seizing ownership documents of three of its subsidiaries in 2007, then using those documents to register their own people as owners and directors. The Interior Ministry officials then filed a tax claim, saying they made a much smaller profit than originally described and asked for a tax return, according to Hermitage.
The total return for the three was 5.4 billion rubles ($230 million at the time).
Browder says a Moscow tax official who approved the fraudulent tax return bought luxury real estate in Moscow, Dubai and Montenegro and wired $39 million through her husband's bank accounts. All that was done on an average annual Russian household income of about $38,000, according to documents released by Browder.
Lawmakers in the Netherlands on Monday voted in favor of a resolution demanding the government slap a travel ban on dozens of Russian officials who Browder and his supporters consider complicit in Magnitsky's death. The U.S. Senate is working on similar legislation.
Browder is lobbying all European governments to follow suit.
Russian lawmakers have threatened to retaliate in kind.
Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow contributed to this report.

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Based on Mike's Four Pillars blog, I decided I should grab a copy of Bernstein's 4 Pillars and read through it (he named his blog after it, so how bad can it be? ). There seems to be ton's of good stuff in it already (I'm on chapter 2), that I decided I'd actually do a write up on chapters in chunks so that I don't miss any of the big trends in this book (basically a good way to force me to use the knowledge I'm reading about).
While risk & reward going hand-in-hand is clichéd, there's certain implications to this that are ignored by the investing community as a whole. Bernstein does an excellent job of presenting the idea, then pushing the implications into some interesting territory. He makes the assertion that its a bad idea to invest in "good" companies, since they will already have had their price pushed up to a level that will be tough for them to deliver ever increasing superior returns. With the possibility of bad fortune existing for any company, you're often getting a meager return for the risk you're accepting. He gives the example of Walmart being a "good" growth company and Kmart being a "bad" value company. Because investors aren't interested in owning Kmart, those who buy it stand to do well if the company can get their act together and manage their business better (whereas, there's not a lot of improvements or streamlining that Walmart can do). Another way to view this is with value companies, the bar is a lot lower for them to increase their performance, even if just by emulating the "growth" companies in their sector.
He also pushes this idea into the large-cap (big companies) versus small-cap (small companies) world, and provides convincing stats that although small-caps companies are far more volatile, the average return rewards investors for this volatility. Equally he shows how investors are rewarded for investing in riskier emerging as opposed to established markets.
He wryly points out that anyone who promises you large returns with total safety is very likely trying to scam you (which has certainly been my experience).
He lays out the grand goal of asset allocation such that portfolio volatility is minimized while returns are improved by accepting volatility from the components that make up your portfolio.
Starting Ch 2 he lays out the idea that some of the ideas require thinking about and suggests that the reader move through his book at a slow pace and think through the concepts. There's something comforting about an author who says "this is going to be confusing, don't worry about it, just take it slow". When I reach a concept that doesn't seem clear, I don't feel stupid or that I'm missing something, since I've been primed for it. I just slow down (or plow through the section and plan to re-read).
It's nice that he's gentle with us.
He lays out the idea of a discounted valuation model for an ongoing income stream (basically how to determine the PRESENT value for something that will pay you in the FUTURE). After teaching the procedure and calculation, he shows how useless it is (what the hell?!?!) then shows us how to rearrange the formula and actually use it for something worthwhile (well, that's ok then). Basically he makes a good case that the true return of a stock or a market is the dividend yield + dividend growth rate (and anything above or below this is the "speculative return"). This is known as the Gordon Equation.
So far I've really been enjoying this book, it seems to be packed with some really interesting ideas, and I'm looking forward to the rest of it.
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1- General Situation
The situation is apparently calm. WHO and the other organizations working in Kisangani are implementing emergency activities to assist the population of that town. More than 400,000 inhabitants have suffered due to the confrontation between the Rwandan and Ugandan troops, which erupted on June 5. Around 70% of the housing and infrastructure - including hospitals, clinics, schools, water and sewage system - were destroyed.
2 Humanitarian Situation
According to OCHA, this conflict has resulted in the displacement of 85,000 people with about 2000 wounded and 1000 people killed. The UN agencies are coping with the situation according to their resources.
3 Health Situation
Urgent health needs assessments have been carried out by WHO Sub-Office. The WHO Representative in Kinshasa personally went to Kisangani to lead the health team, comprising of 1 international staff and 9 nationals. The WHO Sub-Office is equipped to implement early warning and surveillance actions. Given the break down of the water and sanitation system, the number of cases of diarrhoea is increasing, producing a critical situation of possible outbreak of cholera. Aiming at improving intelligence and response to epidemics, WHO is sending 7 kits for cholera: 5 with equipment and infusions, and 2 for diagnosis. The immunization programme is jeopardized by the unfeasibility of implementing the National Immunization Days (NIDs) and the recent destruction of 180,000 doses of polio and 200,000 of Measles. UNICEF has provided Tetanus vaccines for the wounded in hospitals. ICRC is providing resources to cope with the destruction of the main hospital and the danger of unexploded ordnance. MSF/B distributed primary health kits .
The lack of food can result in malnutrition and famine. Malnutrition increases the vulnerability to communicable diseases and related mortality, especially mortality due to measles, diarrhoea diseases and malaria.
Numerous infectious diseases have already been identified as the major concern in DRC: cholera, Malaria, haemorrhagic fever, Yellow fever, Cerebro-spinal meningitis, measles, poliomyelitis, neonatal tetanus, Bloody diarrhoea, monkey pox, plague, clinical AIDS, rabies.
4 - WHO urgent Plan of Action and budget for the Kisangani Crisis
Activity | Budget |
1. Assessment. Continuous follow up of the health situation in the region | 50,000 |
2. Coordination. Harmonize and synergize public health interventions with other partners in health. | 60,000 |
3. Surveillance. Collecting, analysing and managing health information to prevent and mitigate health problems. Intelligence and advocacy. | 100,000 |
4. Public health interventions. Actions for control of outbreaks, reproductive health, quality control of water and nutritional status, assistance to injuries at the Kisanganis Hospital. | 200,000 |
Project management and reporting | 43,000 |
Subtotal | 453,000 |
PSC at 6% | 27,180 |
Total | 480,180 |
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17th Dec 2004, 09:34 AM | #1 |
Latest elder scrolls
To tear people away from the HL2 thread:
Has anyone seen / read about this yet? Things are looking really nice. http://www.homelanfed.com/index.php?id=28114
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17th Dec 2004, 09:46 AM | #2 |
Don't know too much from it, except it will be in an area smaller than Morrowind. Of course, there will be alot more details, espescially AI wise. I am imaginating a non-flawed Fable in the wonderful life of Tamriel.
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17th Dec 2004, 08:00 PM | #3 |
Non-flawed, except for the 12,523 bugs that come with every Elder Scrolls game.
18th Dec 2004, 01:01 AM | #4 |
Ros, I was under the impression that the new elder scrolls will actually be about 17 TIMES bigger than Morrowind. To accomidate that new size they've included a "fast travel" thing that works kind of like sleeping outside...screen goes black, and if you encounter anything bad, it stops you and lets you resolve it. I am absolutely looking forward to it.
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18th Dec 2004, 05:37 AM | #5 |
Really? I've heard alot of people say it was going to include less and less cities. Perhaps they have worked it out better, but inside the world of the elder scrolls the area is smaller.
TSW, we all love bugs. We don't admit it, but we love em. Happiness is working 4 hours on a character and then having a game-crash.
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18th Dec 2004, 12:03 PM | #7 |
I sure hope that Bethesda learns how to use computers soon. Morrowind had a lot of initial atmosphere, but it looked like crap. The models were all apparently done by one person, and all of terrible quality, and the code, well...
Let's just say the modding community made up a gigantic margin for improvement. And I hope this new one isn't just a single player MMORPG. A little character and life in the world, I hope they realize, isn't going to hurt anyone.
"Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein." "Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughtta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keels. Makes her home." |
18th Dec 2004, 02:15 PM | #8 |
I'm sure they have a bigger budget for that new game
Hopefully they'll hire new modelers. The first screen shots look pretty good for now
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Morp. |
21st Dec 2004, 05:04 AM | #10 |
Everyone could use a dose of Longbow 2. Happiness is spending an hour reading a manual.
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// --- I just hope that stealth and other non-fighter/combat classes are given more thought this time. As for size : I'm all for a smaller world if that means it will feal more alive, because even the big cities looked pretty empty & deserted in Morrowind. |
21st Dec 2004, 06:18 AM | #12 |
now everyone cross your fingers and prey for good archery |
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Yes, there's the Mic or Line switch on the iMic and it has to be set on the Mic setting when using the external microphone.
I've been playing with the set up again and it's possible I may have found the problem. I was looking at the Recording Level in the control section of Garage Band and adjusted the recording level up. Now I'm getting a good strong recording. I feel foolish to think it may have been something so simple and relating to "operator error."
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How to Write and Promote New York Times Bestsellers: Tim Ferriss and Jack Canfield 63 Comments
Jack Canfield, as co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, has more than 500 million books in print. Among them, he can count 47 New York Times bestsellers. Jack also provide me with the early advice and introductions that got The 4-Hour Workweek published, despite 26 rejections.
In the above video, which was filmed as a livecast, the tables are turned. I was honored to be interviewed by Jack and Steve Harrison, the founder of Radio-TV Interview Report (RTIR). In this conversation, we answer questions such as:
- How do I make writing (which I find hard) easier?
- How do I minimize writer's block and overcome it when it creeps in?
- How have I improved my own writing?
- How do I handle or even plan controversial content?
- Is all PR good PR? (Short answer: No)
- What have I learned from Jack?
- How do you introduce your content to so-called "influencers" (a term I still dislike)?
- How do you craft the pitch and make the approach?
- What advice would I give to someone who wants to write their first book?
- How does one become more action-oriented during the process, and throughout life?
- How does the philosophy of Seneca apply to writing and selling a book?…
I enjoyed the dialogue and thought some of you might find it valuable as a stand-alone post. That is why I put it up.
But for more context, the complete multi-day livecast was held to promote a program that Jack and Steve created called "Bestseller Blueprint". As you know, I have never promoted "programs" on this blog and have no plans to start. Jack and Steve's program is not cheap, nor have I reviewed it, but if you're interested, you can find more information here.
What other questions about publishing or writing would you like to hear or see me answer, if any? Please let me know in the comments.
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Wow Tim! You continue to amaze and awesome-ize! Thanks for all your awesome content!
Look forward to the results of the split test. Thanks for sharing both yours and Jack's lessons on the blueprint that puts books on the best sellers list. Straight from the horse's mouth so to speak.
Thanks Tim! This is great insight!
Too bad there wasn't some kind law forcing writers with ambitions of self-publishing glory to study the story of what Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen went through to get to where they are.
Also, Tim, do you think you might ever do a piece on how Robert Kyosaki and Jay Conrad Levinson built their publishing empires? Levinson in particular is quite the case study.
Jack' Assistant: Hey Tim can you promote Jacks new product
Tim: umm.. I dont really do affiliate promotions, it is not my business model and generally it decreases long term trust between my readers and myself.
Jack' Assistant: This product is about writing books, you write books and your readers read your stuff cause they want to write books. Just tell them its an experiment….. so the ones interested will jump at it and buy and the non-interested ones will just think its another chapter in "lifestyle design experiments" and not hate you in the morning.
Tim: umm ok… . . will see what I can do. ..-
I agree. Love your stuff Tim and have been following you for years but being associated with this type of product launch (no matter who is behind it) has just dented the long term trust you built up with me.
It wasn't a conscious decision. It was a gut reaction. But maybe that's because I'm VERY familiar with the internet marketing industry and what goes on inside it.
I realize this may be a case of you paying back some favors, when these internet marketers helped push your books to their audiences…or maybe you just need some quick cash
I guess one opinion doesn't matter. It how the majority respond. But associating yourself with this type of launch / industry really doesn't help your brand, when there's so many people out there online assuming you're a scam already.
Hi Robert,
Thanks for the comment. This post wasn't put up to repay any favors at all. I thought the video content would be of interest to readers, given the popularity of past posts/videos on writing (like mine with Ramit) and requests for more. The link stuff is just an experiment out of curiosity; I have zero need for the cash.
Hope that helps somehow!
Hi Tim,
just finished reading the 4hww, i loved it man, great information and it got me motivated again. Truly inspirational. If you ever need any new music to listen to, clue is in the name.. lol.
I call this an 'experiment out of curiosity' to. if you like what you hear dont be frightened to give me a review. I have found the promotion and marketing an absolute struggle and money drain, but one hell of a learning curve.. so any advice welcome.
Much respect,
keith G Halligan -
I am at page 50 of your 4 hour work week. I am trying to have an open mind, but so far, all I get from this is you are able to make choices because you already have money that gives you that freedom. What do you tell a 50 something, whose ex husband bankrupt them thru gambling, and has lost everything and is living in a room in her mother's house? Oh, did I also mention unemployed. You want a true rags to riches, try working with that. What advice or direction does zero start with?
Haha… Ted, there was no conversation like that. I'm not that easily pitched. I offered to do the interview, and the test was my idea and mine alone.
This is the post I was waiting for. Many thanks, Tim!
Awesome stuff! I hate it when people use the excuse that all PR is good PR…thanks for covering that!
Agree, that is a good point
Lots of great information here. The advice to find and get trained by experts is very helpful for people who want to accomplish great things. It's easier than ever before to locate experts in your field. I still find a lot of people who are scared to reach out. There is an expert in just about every niche you can imagine and you can find their contact information online quite easily. The only thing that's stopping you is you.
Hey Dan. Very true. Especially with blogs and twitter, its amazing how it makes it easier to reach out…this is how I have had several best selling authors interviewed on my blog.
Great post! I am writing an ebook, I will be using these tips. Thanks Tim.
Great stuff. The life of a writer isn't as easy as most people think. I went from having a great travelling lifestyle to the life of a hermit while writing my book back home. With the help of my persistence I finished the book. It's not a bestseller (yet) but as of last weekend i sold my first 250 copies (in 3 months)
My book is called Around the world in 80 Girls – The epic 3 year trip of a backpacking Casanova.I was actually inspired to travel after reading the 4 hour work week.
Neil Skywalker-
Your book has what I would call a very "mediagenic concept." One of the best ways to get publicity is to go and do something interesting and then write a book about the experience. If what you did is sexy or controversial in some way — you'll get even more publcity. Congrats on selling your first 250 copies!
Steve Harrison
Hey Steve,
Well, there aren't many books touching this controversial subject. I think you can count them on one hand but the subject also makes it hard to make it mainstream. I have the feeling that even a 100 hours a day isn't enough to get the word out and major newspapers aren't biting yet but all in due time I guess.
All advice is welcome.Cheers,
Great content, Tim! Thank you!
Looking forward to reading your future post about the click-through rates
Tim, I have to say first – I really appreciate the wisdom you bring. Secondly, not that you need my approval, but you are the real deal!
I highly rate Jack Canfield and I can understand with his guidance and that of others how you have been so strategic in the way that you have marketed your books. The content that you shared in the video was spot on, I appreciate the writing for a niche audience, this is something that I will definitely be focusing on from now on as I write my book.
I'm about to record around 10 separate videos for my Youtube channel, do you think its beneficial to record high value content to help promote the a book to bloggers to add value to their audience or write guest articles?
Personally, I prefer to watch and listen to someone sharing a concept rather than reading it, but I'm interested in hearing your opinion on this Tim.Again, the wisdom you bring is greatly appreciated, big RESPECT Tim.
Love to hear insights from writers and authors, as I too am a writer and author.
People approach me at book signings saying they want to write a book, but they just CAN'T. I say 1) If you're serious about it, I mean really serious, of course you can. How do you think I do it? You get your butt up at 4:30 AM and you do it. 2) Write 250 crappy, imperfect words a day. That's one double-spaced page. At the end of a year, you'll have 365 pages. That's a draft of an entire book. Don't think BOOK. Think JUST THIS PAGE.
Also, niche is the way to rich (I ain't rich, but you get my point). Seth Godin's "Purple Cow" expresses this and one other real important point. You're best marketing technique in making a product or writing a book is make a damn good product or write a damn good book. The book needs to be great first, then you can worry about all the satellite tasks. Get your great book into the hands of innovators and early adopters (think bloggers), as Godin says.
Being a writer is also about fostering a writing community. You're not alone. You're sort of in competition, but not really, especially with the shrinking/evaporation of book stores.
All we're doing is building sentences. That's it. And I want Tim, I the commenters, all readers, all writers, to break it down and write nice sentences. We'll all benefit. Trust me on that.
Thanks and write on!
Hey Tim! I love the Seneca concepts and recommendations. I think it's awesome to be able to take action without the fear of failure, because the fear is much bigger than what might happen if it flops.
All around great writing tips, and it's also great to hear about your writing process. Nice to know you're still on your own journey too!
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I've thought long hard how to write this so I decided to take and emulate the Tim Ferris's Approach. As he set me free financially and radically with both his books i can only
nod and smile in total gratitude. Thanks Tim.So day 24 Stats
Time awake from pervious sleep 40 hours with no sleep on plane: Slept 5 hours : woke up fresh. Anna Lovelight once commented I bet we don't need as much sleep as you think. Well anna I can confirm indeed you were right.
The 24 hour day has gone out the window for me. Sleep now is just when needed.
Food: Seems I've turned instant vegan/vegetarian. I was on a heavy protein diet with Tim Ferris's slow carb diet. I avoid all sugar and alcohol has no effect on me now. Have tried getting drunk on several occasions and it seems the increased atomic speed of my vibration of energy negates this. Well no more hangovers haha
Calorie burn per awake 30 to 40 hour time span: Guessing 6000 to 8000
Water: 6 /7 liters a waking session.Sept11
Day 1 of protocol I went upstream at full mind capacity for a long time and requested the full akashic record.
Day 2 was love with no attachment and unable to let go
Day 3 was love with no attachment: letting go process 9/10 hours achieving highest Samadhi state from what ive read. All yogic test say you have to be some god like ascended. Complete bullshit alert. Simple change of vibration so don't fall for that mind trap. Never give your power away. Look out far and wide for spiritual teaching but any worship or idolization and you're powerless.
Day 4 Downloaded Some type of Mayan ceremony for December 12th and 21st December: Still ponndering that one
After a phone call from a very wise angel we both understood my presence in south Africa. Patrick Gery l I'm coming to say hello in the Drakensberg mountain. Patrick Geryl has believed with immense thought that December 21 is end of the world by an earth crustal discplacement and full planetary POLE SHIFT. He is currently bunkered in and has been joined by 100's if not 1000's. I have to say i nearly fell for it myself after 5 years of research until the 4 day event reality wake up call.Mind: Only works when needed then turns off. No thought train no trickster. Multi tasking with right brained activities amazing. Multi tasking with left brain activities challenging LOL
Senses: Massive increase in awareness. It's like I'm looking through 12d camera lenses, smell seems the same, touch seems the same
Sound: Can't be in loud areas. Any load bar or children screaming like a school ground and I'm out of there fast.
No exercise now for 2 months i think. Body fat and muscle mass seem to have stayed the same. I did huge training for this beforehand. I have become much leaner .
I have immense energetic power at various times depending on what I'm focusing on.
Intuition is not stop from source.
Long term memory is improving very interestingly. Short term memory is a disaster at the moment. I have to super conscious when putting keys phones or anything important on me.
Reality Making: I think in the future permanently. This is advanced mind power. Everything I wish to achieve is done. I go through the detail, feeling, visualization. I pump this upstream all day beautiful people all day. Manifestation wow now this is where things are NUTS at the moment. And i mean NUTS. Law of attraction has been magnified X god know s what.
Thinking: I'm am very mindful of my thoughts but have next to no negative thoughts other than resolving issues or temporary blocks that may be in my way.
Mood: Calm and relaxed mostly. However peoples saboteurs affect me greatly so I either stop them dead when they go negative or start throwing up there negative energy or simply excuse myself. Cant be around negative people. YOUR UNLIMITED HUMAN BEINGS
Mission: STAY LOVE CENTERED AT ALL TIMES.
Feelings: I LOVE ALL HUMAN BEINGS; find you all fascinating at the moment: Immense Love energy running through me hehe. Watch out planet earth
END GOAL Already done again in my mind. Change GLOBAL LOVE CONSCIOUSNESS. How, will be detailed in the next post.
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Great timing! Very helpful. I am working with a few authors right now and will be passing on this great info. Thanks Tim!
I typically get gold brick out of each of Tim's presentations and this one was "Write like you are talking to a close friend(s) after two glasses of wine as if you've solved a problem that may help them."
I enjoyed the video, I was completely turned off by the presentation material. Please take this in the spirit that it is offered from somebody who believes your knowledge and experience could help a lot of people. Regardless of the value of the material, I feel like I am being sold the entire way. The material is structured to check off ethos, pathos, logos all then way down. I feel like someone is attempting to lead me without subtlety or tact (reminscient of an online ad, there's bold fonts, promises of success for a one-time price of "x" or 3 easy installments,you can be me multi-miliionaire ).
Tim's value is his authenticity and his desire to shake up the status quo. I'm sorry, conventional wisdom??? Let's put that to the test, I'm going to fly to South Africa, rip out my muscle tissue in the name of science. Tim exudes impartiality and a desire to help people by presenting new theories and ways to approach life.
The "Bestseller Blueprint", may have huge intrinsic value… but the way it was marketed in those links makes me feel that it is created to convert buyers for the sole purpose of profiting the owners.
Jack Canfield- I loved Chicken Soup for the Soul. You don't need to make a hard sell on anything, everybody knows who you are… I'd listen to what you have to say in a heartbeat.
Tim Ferriss- Please don't take a commission sale off of links to other people's programs. I would rather you have a donate button on your page. I'll give you five dollars everytime you teach something profound… it can be like yoga class! Would seriously hurt your image as the champion of the common man. The amazon links are different, those are products… these are ideals.
Steve Harrison- You appear to have a strong talent for finding and identifying authors with lots of potential, getting them in front of the decision makers, closing the deal and capitalizing on it. How does this program differ from your million dollar author program? Seems like you are the common link for all of these best-selling authors.
If you truly want to do something of value, create an online "school" to help budding authors make it. Divide it into automated sections that outline different stages, charge $500 for each section. If they each continue to hold merit, people will continue to purchase especially if it is relevant to what they are working on at the moment. Build it more as a credible institution where people can learn. Place a few of the free videos online to hook people. You already have the material and charge Steve's $1200 fee for an hour to evaluate a student who has completed all three sections of the course material (this way you can weed out most people that haven't put any time in). I would totally pay $1200 to have Steve evaluate a book offering for an hour.
Whatever you do, please abandon the sales letter. Demo the two ideas side by side (or a different idea), see which gets more click-throughs. Regardless, I bet you attract people with more potential to be successful through the "school" method.
Regardless of intent, "Bestseller Blueprint" appears to be profit centric for the creators versus value driven for the consumer.-
For examples of other similar sales styles, google "gettingrichwithebooks", even starts with "Dear Friend,"
Thanks very much for the very candid and indepth feedback on our marketing. I will definitely consider your suggestions. Your point about giving free videos is a good one. Perhaps you didn't realize that we actually do give away three high content videos already. The Bestseller Blueprint Course is much more detailed, step by step, and up to date than my Million Dollar Author program which came out in 2005. Thanks again for taking the time to sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for the response. Why am I writing such a long reply… I hate to see wasted opportunity.
Honestly, no, I was unaware there were additional videos. To put it bluntly: nor would I have cared or wanted to watch them after glancing at that material.
As a consumer, I'm constantly bombarded with advertisements on a daily, sometimes hourly basis. As an intelligent consumer, I filter those messages based on the judged veracity, alignment with my interests and value compared to competing products.
Unfortunately, your marketing material has a similar tone and format to a
slightly higher equivalent of what I would term junk or spam mail. Why would I waste time watching what could be an infomercial? If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck… I'm not going to waste additional time verifying that it is NOT a duck.The only reason I watched the video that I did (which I found informative and enjoyable), was because it was on Tim's website.
Don't get me wrong, your recipe works and you're obviously making money.
Hypothetically, I would estimate this (please feel free to contradict if you
have differing empirical data but I'd imagine you're more of the "testimonials" sort of guy because empirical data would be discouraging):
*50% of your students do not complete the program because life gets in the way or they're too ADD- life is hard. Not your problem.
*30% of your students don't have the right skill set for writing. Let's be
honest- writing is hard. Two pages a day as a goal says it all.
*17.5% of your students are okay writers, they make a little money (<$50k per year annualized average). Not everybody makes a ton of money right away. This gets them jumpstarted, maybe 10% of these get in a good hit in the next 10 years.
*2.4% – Motivated, hard workers, good writers, make between ($50k to $100k per year annualized average)
*0.099999% – Have a blow-out hit ($100k to $300k best-seller list and then fall to 2.4% range of $50k to $100k).
*0.000001% – Have multiple Jack Canfield sized hit.I would say those would be phenomenal numbers. Tighten your net by building a better sales interface. Weed that 50-80% out with bite-sized programs (<$500) so they're not burning a whole ton of cash and focus on developing the guys that have a lot more potential to make more money.
Everybody wants the "easy" life which is what makes your program so appealing. Sub-$3000 is disposable income for a lot of people that are writing books but a lot of those people are never going to make it.
The odds are higher than average that I'd like to write a book at some point in my life but I would never choose your program because it is too similar to scammy material. I'll likely search for the material online first, decide it's suspect and then engineer meetings between potential muses for mentorship.
Ps. To all those "Woo, it's Jack Canfield, buy it already" coolade drinkers… your statistical odds of you just saving your money and becoming a millionaire over a 30 year period are far higher than you blowing your cash on bunch of programs promoted by successful people. Most of these best-seller books are a crock of regurgitated material that are slightly different. Nothing in this program material convinces me to buy it or differentiates it from other material other than Jack Canfield.
There's a lot of pepole that accidentally fall into their muses as a result of working hard and/or doing things you love. Find something you love to do and if you see a better way to do something, capitalize on it.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. – Ann Landers
I'd wager what Tim considers fun and being Tim, most of the rest of you would consider as "working your ass off". If it were easy to replicate Tim Ferriss, there would be a whole lot more of him.
Wow good advice Tim , thank you for share with us , you are amazing , I ike this post , Very nice .
Great Stuff – thanks for sharing that with us "would be" writers. I'd love some links to the books you recommended in the podcast that helps your craft.
OMG. This is THE BEST POST You've put up yet. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Great stuff!
This had some really useful insight that I will put to use in my own blogging/writing adventures!
Great Tim ! I'm writing a book and this information will be really useful.
And of course, I clicked on the affiliate links, I think it's normal that you get a percentage of the revenues if I buy something since I would not have discovered it without you .
Hey Tim,
I'm so much interested in your opinion on self-publishing. You've touched the topic once, for a brief moment in an interview, but you've never really discussed it in depth. Waiting for that topic to appear on your blog!
Tim, Great post – always love the advice & helpful content you share.
Posting affiliate links can be tricky. I've wondered why you've haven't provided more affiliate links in the past since your readers trust your suggestions so much, but also respected you because you didn't since some affiliates can get so "spammy." Still when there's good content, it should be shared & always good to test.
In this case, I would have gladly clicked on your affiliate link (since it is a topic I'm interested in) … but I clicked on someone else's last time Jack and Steve came out with this program & I bought it (for the record, yes, the intro videos are to sell the program, but the program itself is good – I enjoyed it, learned a lot & recommend it to others.)
Why did I invest? Earlier this year, I had an idea for a book & wrote, published & promoted it & hit #1 on the Amazon Best Sellers list in our category just 10 days after the idea (I know that's not hard to do now & was not nearly what you did with #1 NY Times, but was a start). Still, it was your comment "I'm not interested in having a best seller for a week, but for years" that inspired me invest in this program to take it to the next level.
Actually, I thought about offering a bonus (on how to use the latest automated marketing tools to promote books) with my own affiliate link, but haven't done that yet.
Anyway, this was a long way to say, while not part of your test, I would have clicked on your link and thanks as always for the inspiration! ~ Patrick
Hey Tim,
I quit my job last year to work full time on my own site (thank you for the useful, practical information, and the inspiration as well) and I've done a fair bit of affiliate linking since I left. In my experience, most of one's readership doesn't really care one way or the other, but I have found that other webmasters are extremely reluctant to use affiliate links, even if they actually are interested in buying the product. I find that rather amusing, and I'm guessing it's rooted in some primal desire for dominance.
Anyway, some food for thought.
Great tips Tim! I always wanted to start a blog about microstock, but was stalling it thinking its so laborious.. Maybe I will finally start one soon.. Thanks!
ok tim are you outside listen to me, i was thinking i need this to learn how to market my book…………scary me
"This is a test….affiliate…non-affiliate…"
The smartest sales pitch I have ever seen.On a different note, every time I have purchased a new out-coming book that became a "best-seller" directly from the author, I have received them in twos or threes. With all those efforts these "best-selling" authors go through to make themselves "best-sellers"… I feel I would have some pain in the "integrity area". Maybe I need to do some tapping??? Eh? Well, such is the nature of business I guess.
Hi Ana,
There is a lot of bullshit in making "best sellers" — couldn't agree more. Most CEOs buy their way onto the list. For $250K, you can hit most bestseller lists for a week.
But… it's easy to discount all of them and throw the baby out with the bathwater.
To do it 47 times, or to keep a book on the lists for YEARS (4-Hour Workweek) unbroken, requires a different approach entirely. That's the approach I condone and recommend.
Hope that helps,
Tim, I don't believe you could have the reputation you have by using gimicks in getting to best seller list. Why wouldn't you put affiliate links, I appreciate how much great info you put here. You also put value first to your audience like you explained in the writing process of the book. Keep up the good work.
Really like your mentor videos.
Wow loved the video on Muse, what a great sum up of your ideals and the ideals of the Four Hour Work Week. Thanks for posting the video. I am not a real big YouTube follower but I do know they have great content. Thanks for sharing.
Dear everyone giving Tim shit about promoting something that could change your life…
You are generalizing and it may cost you your freedom! If you're an avid follower of Tim you know he doesn't promote stuff for the sake of promoting. He promotes stuff that he really believes in.
Do some people in internet marketing and other niches have scammy stuff?
Do all?
Hell no. Are you kidding?!
Generalizing is dangerous. I used to NEVER opt in to "squeeze pages" (those pages to enter your email to get a free report or video). I thought they were all scams.
One day a 60-yr-old employee of mine showed me one and said "this dude is legit." And I paid over $30,000 for products and coaching from that guy over a period of about 3 years. I worked my ass off implementing what I learned and I had an ROI of 6,600% and counting.
It changed my life. Nearly every bit of freedom and every $100,000 that comes my way I can thank a few expensive coaching programs for.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater!
If you haven't launched a profitable muse yet, my BIGGEST piece of advice is to go out there and spend some serious money on a critical few of the most value-packed EXPENSIVE programs out there. Expensive = investing in YOURSELF = commitment = required ingredient for success. Until you've spent 30% of what college tuition costs on real-world direct coaching and mentorship programs, you haven't even really tried education in my opinion.
I hope the results of this experiment are that you see promoting high value, big ticket offers (that you really believe in) as something that:
– Polarizes people into paradigm-shifting, life-changing conversations and attention
- Attracts people who are serious enough about success to invest in themselves instead of complain about an offer
- Gives people excellent choices. Anyone can see a pitch or promotion and make the choice not to click or buy, but anyone who complains about that is perhaps unlikely to be a case study of strong benefit from reading and subscribing
Happy action-taking everyone!
And if you haven't taken much action yet, might I genuinely suggest buying an expensive program recommended from someone you trust!
Thanks Tim, you are indeed very inspiring for the unrealised dreams of a million people….how many people on this planet want to write a book, or dare to write a NY T best seller? It's a universal aspiration. I took out a small slice of action, thank you, write 2 pages a day! And, I adore Bird by Bird, a writer's treasure but also a map for life. Thanks. One thing I don't get…why you don't have a share button to Linkedin? I;d love to share your video interview on LI but no button makes it harder. Thank you for continuing to demand that we all Live the dream.
Thanks for this Tim, really appreciate you sharing.
I think if you asked Tim, off the record and after a few glasses of wine, what he thinks of the "Chicken Soup" books he would admit that they are the type of motivational, inspirational but seriously-lacking-any-practical-application, self-help crap that he would not waste his time reading.
Lauding Jack Canfield for selling millions of books is like lauding "Rosetta Stone", "The Secret" or the Twilight Books for selling millions.
Commerical success is no indication of quality.
This is a very useful post.
TIM….i just have one word for u…u are always amaaazzziiing…your book,,,your reviev..all just good stuff..but i have one question that have been for along time i could't answered it…maybe u can help me…my question is about instant branding…i mean how to create instant branding that people should be needed along time to well known their product
Tim, this is fantastic, always such great content.
Tim – you really know your stuff. I would like to interview you for my website sometime if you could hit me up that would be great! Thanks Ben
Hey Tim!!
I've loved your work ever since the 4HWW… I think I have a first printing.
Here's a request: I'm a musician, and while I've been able to apply a lot of your principles to my life in general, I've had a hard time applying them to my musical life. I'd like you to write a post about how to apply what you've already taught, or any new thoughts, on the marketing of original creative arts, and achieving success as an original artist. I use the term "artist" because I think that it would also be helpful to other people who create original works, such as novelists, painters, filmmakers, etc.
An example of what I mean… If you're writing a book or creating a product on language learning, there's a good chance that there are people out there will be looking for something like the information you're offering, and if you're positioned correctly, people seraching the internet for that information will find you.
However, with original artworks, unless someone already knows about you, no one will be looking for you. So, how does one overcome this? Is there a hack/shortcut that allows the ball to start rolling without having to labor in obscurity for decades hoping to get noticed? Is it best to focus on relationships with those who have a forum for exposure over trying direct marketing techniques that aren't really applicable to creative arts?
This is a post that I know that I would personally love, and others as well.
Thanks for everything you do, and I can't wait to get my pre-ordered copy of "The Four-Hour Chef".
Tony Meade
Tim – I need your advice.
I'm a part-time writer. My first work, The Norseman Chronicles looks it will sell about 10,000 copies this year. At the current rate it will do about 25,000 in 2013.
Goal: To move to an annual rate of 150,000 in the coming four weeks.
Can you please offer 3 steps to get me there?
Peace my friend.
Jason, I am doing some coaching with a friend on how to market ebooks online at those type of numbers, would that help you?
Is this a paper printed book or ebook?-
Hi Jeremy – it's both printed and electronic. About 95% of the copies sold are via kindle. The remaining 5% have been split evenly between nook copies and paper copies. Books are getting great reviews on AMZN (fear not they are not friends) and selling well without any real marketing at all.
Thanks for posting, I must say the interview was very informative. You hit on some keys that I needed to hear and put into action. Your blog is sharp and I love the content. My brother discovered your information the other night and he immediately sent me your info.
Your info is helping me get into high gear, and will help me complete my manuscript in the next few days. I am all in at this point to create the life that I desire. Again thanks and Damn Good Stuff!
Look forward to the results of the split test. Thanks for sharing both yours and Jack's lessons on the blueprint that puts books on the best sellers list. Straight from the horse's mouth so to speak.
Great post Tim! It's amazing how small this world can be…and how one connection can turn everything around in such a big way!
This was so helpful. I also find that 'storified' content is so much more fun to write than typical content. I would love to hear you talk more about content creation from the inception. I see that your content comes from what you're interested in, but I jump around from inspiration to inspiration, fire starting and not not following through to completion. Looking into outsourcing the non-inspiring parts thanks to the 4 Hour Work Week.
Well I came here to procrastinate some more, but I can manage two pages of crap, so will get onto that Thank you so much!
Just started reading your book The 4.H.W.W I especially admire the fact you had to find a 27th publisher before getting published.How do you keep up with current reading trends so as to give your readers topical content.I am just starting on the blogs to help my affiliate websites.Cheers Shane
Great to hear you and Jack share your experience and wisdom about writing and publishing. BTW can you put a video on the "Price of fame"? Like every coin has two sides, I suspect that the fame that comes along with writing a best seller comes at a price. What are the downsides of fame? Do you get approached by a lot of strangers seeking favors? How do you handle those requests? How do you make new friends, or do you just keep old friends who you know aren't with you just for your fame? Any tips for authors who write under a pen name and want their work to succeed, but at the same time dislike personal attention or fame? It would be nice if you could make a video on this topic. Thanks for all the great work!
BTW Tim, if you still suffer from occasional insomnia like you mention in the video, do check out my free Guided meditation and deep relaxation audio linked on my website. Hundreds of people have left comments on YouTube saying it's helped them relax and recharge during the day and fall asleep at night. Do give it a try! Peace.
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Thanks for the interpretation and ideas. I will work on that.
I have not "tested" the keywords because I really don't know how you can test something so simple. For example, if you sell german stamps for collectors, one would think that "german stamps" and/or "germany stamps" would be about as well targeted as one can get. I believe that my keywords are what those few people looking are using to look for it.
However, adding negatives could perhaps help.
I can certainly work on and test my ad copy. Frankly, I had not thought about that in terms of something that would affect ad position. (I really wish that they would simply rank on how much you are willing to pay.) I guess that because they are relying on their own concept of "quality", increasing click-through by improving ad copy would improve "quality" for them (and make more money for me).
However, there is a catch-22 in all of this. Unless and until I am on the first page, any testing/improvement work is likely to have almost no result. Thus in order to effectively test ad text, etc., I have to pay an average of three times what I used to pay to get onto the first page. Once on the first page where people can see the ad text tests, the testing will be more relevant.
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In the wake of Manny Pacquiao's devastating loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, comments have been flooding the net about religion as the reason for Pacquiao's loss. How did people come up with that? In my opinion, they shouldn't blame religion for his loss. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs. Whether he has changed his religion is not the reason for his loss. If you have noticed he was on top of his game. He going head to head with Marquez. He was more aggressive than he used to be. A perfectly timed punch by Marquez was the reason for his defeat. Even Pacquiao has admitted that it was his carelessness that has lead to losing the bout.
Somebody commented (I just can't remember who it was) that if two Catholics were in the ring, who would win the bout? In a yahoo article that I read, retired Lingayan Archbishop Oscar Cruz has said that even though he is now a born again Christian, he has given up his vices and has given up gambling. I think that counts for something. We should respect his beliefs.
In all of his matches, he wears a rosary under his neck and removes it before the match. In this match and the last bout with Bradley, he was not wearing it. Some people say that it his lucky charm and the change of routine is a reason for his loss as well. For some Athletes, they have a routine or custom to wear something that they perceived as lucky during the game. Maybe lucky charms are true. I wouldn't know because I don't have any.
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I-90 is one of the many roadways in northeastern Illinois struggling with congestion. This announcement, in addition to the recent approval of the Tollway's 15-year, $12 billion capital plan, supports the GO TO 2040 priority project recommendation for managed lanes on I-90 to help address congestion issues.
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Earlier in 2011, the Tollway and RTA started to examine design options and implementation costs of managed lanes with expanded transit service on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. With the FHWA grant expanding the study to the entire I-90 corridor, the Tollway will be able to model transit operations, identify future transit infrastructure funding, and conduct commuter surveys. A Policy Updates blog post from June described how accurate travel models are crucial to reflect the estimated impact of implementing congestion pricing in the region. CMAP is committed to improving its advanced travel models, including design of a new highway traffic demand model that responds to pricing and toll strategies currently outlined in GO TO 2040.
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