Sunday, December 9, 2012

Northern Syria: Rebels control much of countryside

Nearly two years into the civil war in Syria, 41,000 people have been killed. Although the rebels have more control now, they fear chemical warfare. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

By NBC News staff and wire reports

NORTHERN SYRIA -- Syrian rebels who were in control of swathes of the countryside north of the key city of Aleppo told NBC News on Sunday they were?besieging?a large base full of government soldiers.?

Rebels told NBC News producer Ghazi?Balkiz that a large government base nearby was under attack.?"We can hear bombs going off right now," he said. ?

"In this area, the rebels control the countryside and open roads, and the Syrian army only controls the bases and the skies," he said on the telephone from an area north of the country's commercial capital. ?"In a 20-mile radius there are three bases, and the rest is controlled by rebels."

A Syrian army soldier who had defected to the rebels told NBC News that morale among the pro-Assad forces was very low.?

The NBC News team in Syria did not release details of its exact location for safety reasons.?

The news of rebel advances came after a newly formed joint command of rebel groups said it had?chosen a former officer to head a new Islamist-dominated command. This was part of a Western-backed effort to put the opposition's house in order as President Bashar Assad's army takes hits that could usher his downfall.

The rebel groups chose Brigadier Selim Idris, one of hundreds of officers who have defected from Assad's army, as its head, opposition sources in Turkey said on Saturday.

Idris, whose home province of Homs has been at the forefront of the Sunni Muslim-led uprising, was elected by 30 military and civilian members of the joint military command after talks attended by Western and Arab security officials in the Turkish city of Antalya.

A look back at the violence that has overtaken the country

The unified command includes many with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and to Salafists, who follow a puritanical interpretation of Islam. It excludes the most senior officers who have defected from Assad's military.?

Syria rebels warn civilians Damascus airport is now a 'legitimate target'

Rebel advances
On the Damascus battlefront, Assad's forces used multiple rocket launchers on Saturday against several suburbs that have fallen to rebels who have fought their way to the edge of the city's international airport, where foreign carriers have suspended all flights.?

Rebels, who have overrun several army bases near Damascus over the last month, appeared to be holding their ground, encircling a main military base in the northeastern suburb of Harasta, known as "idarat al markabat," near the main highway to Aleppo, according to opposition campaigners.

"The fighters made slight progress today. They captured a weapons depot and got to a tank repair facility in the base, but all 20 tanks inside were inoperational," Abu Ghazi, a rebel who was speaking from the area, told Reuters.?

"The weather cleared and MiG fighters hit rebel positions around the base. Rocket launchers did not stop for the last three days. The site is crucial for the regime," he added.?

Author Mark Katz offers insight into the reports that the Syrian government has loaded chemical weapons into aerial bombs.

Indeed, the state of the weather is key for rebels, according to NBC News' Balkiz.

"The rebels love it when it is overcast (because) aircraft can't bomb because they don't have the visibility," he said.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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Russian assembly set for tough response to U.S. rights bill

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister urged parliament on Sunday to agree a tough response to a U.S. law punishing Russian human rights violators, increasing the risk of a chill in relations with Washington.

Moscow announced restrictions on meat imports from the United States on Friday although it denied suggestions it had done so in response to the U.S. Senate's passage a day earlier of the so-called Magnitsky Act.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the parliament should now respond and Alexei Pushkov, a senior parliamentary deputy from President Vladimir Putin's party, said the State Duma lower house would discuss retaliatory measures this week.

"As this is an attempt to interfere in our internal affairs, I would be very interested in a reaction by the state Duma that would be collective, on a multi-party basis and representing all party groups," Lavrov said in televised remarks.

Puskhov, who heads the chamber's foreign affairs committee, said a majority of lawmakers wanted a tough response, calling for visa restrictions on U.S. citizens who have violated human rights. He did not say who this might include or what rights violations they were accused of making.

"The Americans have reminded us about the way Russia is viewed on Capitol Hill," Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Putin, was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.

"Stereotypes about our country persist and no one can get rid of them. So the Americans have made an extremely unfriendly move against us."

President Barack Obama, who launched a "reset" in relations with Russia less than four years ago, is likely to sign the Magnitsky legislation, which will test his and Putin's resolve to improve relations since both won elections this year.

The new U.S. legislation would bar visas for Russian officials linked to the 2009 death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who accused federal investigators of stealing $230 million from the state.

Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday that Russia would bar entry for Americans "guilty of crude human rights abuses."

Moscow has also warned it would respond with "asymmetrical" measures. Areas in which the United States wants Russian cooperation most include nuclear arms control and Iran.

DAMAGE MAY BE LIMITED

But there are also signs that Putin, back in the presidency since May, wants to limit the damage to relations with Russia's former Cold War enemy.

Political analysts say the Magnitsky Act will probably not derail Russian assistance on Afghanistan, affect diplomacy aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program, or deepen disputes over U.S. missile defense and the conflict in Syria.

Moscow is trying to ensure its interests are protected in Syria. Despite frequent denials that it is shifting position, Moscow appears to be preparing for when President Bashar al-Assad leaves power.

The Senate approved the "Magnitsky Act" as part of a broader bill to lift a Cold War-era restriction and grant Russia "permanent normal trade relations, " or PNTR.

Despite Russian denials, analysts saw a link between the Magnitsky Act and Moscow's announcement of restrictions on meat imports from several countries, including the United States.

In a joint statement on Saturday, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Russia's new requirement for imported beef and pork to be certified free of ractopamine, a feed additive used in the U.S. meat industry but banned in some other countries, appeared to be a violation of Moscow's obligations to the World Trade Organisation.

The move could potentially make producers from the United States, which exports more than $500 million a year worth of beef and pork to Russia, less competitive, giving an advantage to China and the European Union, where ractopamine is banned.

Russia's plant and health regulator, Rosselkhoznadzor, said it had warned over a year ago about the "inadmissibility" of meat with ractopamine to Russia.

(Editing by Timothy Heritage and Jason Webb)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russian-assembly-set-tough-response-u-rights-bill-145147696.html

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I believe in "buy American" when it's possible, but it's getting harder and harder to find American made products. I am looking to upgrade my stereo system in my Camaro and I am a member of a Camaro forum. Several guys on the forum have recommended I purchase from Internet companies such as Crutchfield. I mentioned that I always try to support local companies unless it just doesn't make sense to do so. It was like I was taking a foreign language. I will buy a system from a local stereo company and will likely be able to find exactly what I want.

Is it that unusual to support local companies in your area? I buy my electronic stuf locally, I have local companies do repairs on stuff, I try to buy fishing equipment and/or tackle from local companies as well. Even if the prices are a little higher I will usually still buy from them.

I know that buying online is certainly more convenient and often offers more selection. As with trying to buy American, it's becoming more difficult to find a local company that has what you are looking for but I believe it's worth the effort.

Just wondering how much effort others make to buy local.

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Depends on what I'm buying.

Gasoline and ammunition I buy locally.
Prescriptions, electronics and oatmeal on-line.

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Yes from normal folks but my town is for tourist and they charge 10 x they reg. so no I do not shop local.

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http://www.buyamerican.com

Recommended to me by my CPA.

I tend to buy local for things that don't ship.

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Can't remember the last time I bought something using the internet.

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I try and buy at local mom and pop places and American made when I can just bought a nice baseball mitt made in the USA worth the little extra money

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I try and always buy local even if it means spending a few extra dollars.

I am buying some new logo shirts for my business and know I can get them cheaper on line but I am going to use a local shop. The bad news is all of the shirts appear to be made elsewhere.

I'm the same way about buying local. As long as there's someone local that's reputable. There's a local (Family owned) appliance store that has been real good to me. I won't even go anywhere else for appliances.

But like your experience pointed out, these days, buying local doesn't necessarily equate to buying American.

Specifically on the subject of vehicles, I used to be a staunch buy American guy. However, about 12 years ago, I started reading about how many jobs like mine (I'm an IT guy) the big 3 automakers were sending off shore. For that reason, I changed my thinking about autos and started buying foriegn. My thinking is, if the big 3 aren't going to buy American when it comes to what I'm selling, why should I go out of my way to buy American when it comes to what they're selling. When they start bringing those off shore jobs back on shore, I'll go back to buying strictly American automobiles.

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Buying locally, I usually get okay service, limited selection, inflated prices, and poor (biased) advice.

Buying on the internet I get zero service, infinite selection, the cheapest price possible, and the best possible advice.

BTW: Crutchfield is an interesting example you chose. Their business model is basically to be a premium online/catalog retailer, focusing on service instead of price. So basically they are the "friendly hometown mom and pop shop" on the internet. They are expensive but generally considered worth it for the service (if you need it).

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Commercial Real Estate Week in Review - Llenrock.com

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Week in Review for December 1 ? 7:

- Major institutional investors such as Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Colony Financial (NYSE: CLNY) are raising hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire enormous single-family portfolios, reports CoStar Group. However, analysts warn that this strategy?creating investment platforms to acquire distressed homes in bulk and convert them to rentals?is unproven.

- The Charre Group, a small group of real estate investors and advisers focused on South Florida?s hospitality market, brings its expertise in Miami?s high-barrier-to-entry hotel market to CBRE (NYSE: CBG) by joining its hotels division.

- Liam Brown of Marriott International reports that it is difficult for any but the largest hotel brands to obtain financing for new-build hospitality projects. For new developments, LEED-certification and other sustainability measures are increasingly desirable, Mr. Brown says, though they often complicate the development process.

- Los Angeles International Airport announces the launch of a major shopping hub in its Tom Bradley International Terminal. Retail operator?Westfield and its partners are introducing more than 60 high-end dining and retail options in the terminal. This project is part of ?LAneXt,? a $4.1-billion series of renovations and updates for LAX. Stores planned for this terminal include Coach, Bvlgari, and Michael Kors.

- Singapore?s Global Logistics Properties Ltd., an international warehouse operator, plans an IPO of its GLP J-REIT. The REIT is expected to become Japan?s largest public REIT focused on warehouse properties, and its IPO may raise up to 111 billion yen ($1.4 billion).

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- The media works dilligently?to stir up panic and headlines over America?s looming ?fiscal cliff? and its dire implications for the U.S. and global economies.

- Lehman Brothers? $16 billion sale of apartment firm Archstone to multifamily REITs Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) and AvalonBay (NYSE: AVB) renews interest in multifamily real estate stocks.

?- Dermody Properties begins construction of a new distribution center for Albert?s Organics in Logan, New Jersey. The developer plans to complete the 70,000 SF distribution facility by April, but will leave its tenant the opportunity to further expand the facility, reports Philadelphia Business Journal.


Source: http://llenrock.com/blog/commercial-real-estate-week-in-review-178/

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Friday, November 9, 2012

8 Outsourcing Experts Revealed Their Biggest Outsourcing Mistake

Are you outsourcing any tasks?

Do you want to improve the results you?re getting?

Outsourcing is a popular way of working in today?s global world and it can really impact your business, when you do it right.

To help you get better at outsourcing I asked the following question from the experts:

Q: Would you like to share your biggest ?outsourcing? mistake?

I?m so thankful for all the experts who took the time to share their biggest outsourcing mistake. I hope this will help many people who are new to outsourcing or want to improve their results.

Enjoy their answers.

#1?Steve Chou

?Steve started an online store that made over 100K in its first year of business which has grown every year since. Now he teaches others how to replicate my success.

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My biggest outsourcing mistake was not fully understanding what I was outsourcing. As a result, I had no idea what to expect and of course got subpar results.

#2 Fraser Cain

Fraser is the publisher of Universe Today, the co-host of Astronomy Cast, and the co-founder of Keyword Strategy

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My biggest outsourcing mistake was not outsourcing early enough and with enough projects. I didn?t learn to delegate early on, and kept on too many time-wasting projects for myself when I should have been able to get this stuff into the hands of other people. That would have cleared up my time to focus on the direction of the?business, and not get bogged down in so many of the details.

#3 Sean Platt

Sean is a publisher and online entrepreneur. Co-author of groundbreaking series Yesterday?s Gone. He helps good writers make a GREAT living

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The biggest outsourcing mistake, I think, is assuming you don?t need it, or believing you can do everything yourself. If you?re not focused on your core competency, you are costing yourself money.

#4 Sunil

Sunil is a hard working professional who has established multiple streams of passive income over time on the side mostly leveraging the internet

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Three things specifically:

1) Not taking the time to conduct video interviews, emails, resumes and frankly any type of written communication can be fabricated or prepared with a lot of time, effort and numerous iterations. Speaking to someone live (Skype) gives a better idea of one?s true communication skills. Many write better than they speak and I get that, but speaking to someone gives a good idea of their command over English, use of the grammar, etc.

2) Not providing detailed instructions / task list easy enough to follow and execute step by step without needing much hand holding.

3) Not coming up with ?plug in? tasks that full time assistants can do once the ?main? task on hand is done. Instead of sitting idle during down time, plug in tasks can help maximize productivity. For example, when idle, one of my virtual assistants has been trained to contact vendors and solicit potential direct advertising on my sites.

#5 Dan Andrews

Dan and Ian started the Lifestyle Business Podcast in late 2009 as an outlet to share their experiences with other entrepreneurs. In 2007 they began building a product development and e-commerce business that currently employs 13 people worldwide and does 7-figures in annual sales

By far the biggest outsourcing mistake I see people making is hiring for un-demonstrated cash-flows. In other words, they expect their VAs or outsourced staff to go out and develop a new source of revenue. Good luck with that! That?s the entrepreneur?s job. Once you?ve determined a solid source of cash, the next step is to determine the process by which you manage it, and that?s the ideal time to get outsourced staff involved.

#6 Leslie Samuel
Leslie is the main guy behind Become A Blogger. In his Podcast, ?Learning With Leslie?, He teaches solid lessons about how to build a blog that will have an impact, in addition to interviewing other successful bloggers that we can all learn from.

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My biggest outsourcing mistake is hiring people without having clear guidelines as to what I wanted them to do. What ended up happening is that I?d get people who would start working on a project for a while and then sending me something that was totally different than I had anticipated. The result is an expensive mistake.

Now, I?ve created details manuals that I provide to my outsourcers so that they know EXACTLY what I want them to do at every step of the way. You can see examples of my manuals here ? http://www.becomeablogger.com/manuals. Feel free to adapt them to your needs.

#7 Chris C. Ducker
?Chris Ducker is the founder of the virtual staffing company, Virtual Staff Finder and the creator of the 7-Day ?New Business? Bootcamp.

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The biggest mistake that most people make when it comes to outsourcing is that they think that one person can do it all. It?s not possible to find someone to handle your calendar, manage your blogging post your videos, build SEO strategies, edit videos and podcasts, promote your social media channels, write all your content and sales pages, build your websites and landing pages, and so on? It doesn?t happen in the ?real world?, so why should it work in the virtual world?

Hiring the RIGHT person for the right role should be the focus ? not hiring one person to handle all the jobs, of an entire team!

#8 James Wedmore

?James is the founder of Video Traffic Academy. James shows others how to use the tools and skills they already possess to harness the power of video to grow their business.

The BIGGEST Outsourcing mistake I see ?start up? entrepreneurs make (besides NOT outsourcing at all) is a failure to discern the difference between paying for a ?service? and paying for ?manpower.?

All too often, business owners will hire their first ?virtual assistant,? and send them a short email assignment, like: ??Do my SEO, thanks.? ?That doesn?t work.

When you pay a SERVICE-provider-like an SEO company, thousands of dollars, you have the luxury of having the company handle all of your SEO needs for you. ?That?s not what you are getting with an overseas employee. ?You are simply getting ?manpower.?

You have to be able to give specific, ?action-oriented? instructions to your new team member. ?You must already have a SYSTEM in place (the step-by-step process), and you simply plug your Virtual Assistant into that existing system. ?This often means a lot of training, communication and mistakes on the front end?until you get it right.

When Outsourcing, you have to understand that YOU as the business owner are creating an INTERNAL structure of inter-connected systems, and your virtual assistants help to make those systems run. ?They don?t create the systems for you.

Did you find the answers helpful?

You can share any of the mistake you did when outsourcing in the comments below to help others.

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Biden's son joins Navy Reserve

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Vice President Joe Biden will have another military son to worry about as he helps chart America's course around the world.

Youngest son Hunter is joining the Navy.

The attorney and former lobbyist applied for a commission into the Navy Reserve as a public affairs officer and was selected, the Navy said Friday. Because Hunter Biden is 42, he needed a special waiver to be accepted, but that is not uncommon. He is one of seven candidates recommended for a direct commission for public affairs.

The direct commission process allows individuals to apply and become a reservist if they have particular skills or professional expertise. A board of senior Navy officers interviewed the candidates and made the recommendations.

Biden's oldest son Beau is Delaware's attorney general and an Army National Guard member who served a yearlong deployment in Iraq.

According to the Navy, Hunter Biden must serve three years of selected reserve status, during which he is available for active duty and must be prepared to deploy anywhere in the world. He then will be in the so-called Ready Reserve for eight years, which means he can be called back to duty under certain circumstances.

He will spend the next few months completing medical screenings and the security clearance process and would then be commissioned as an ensign. He will participate in a two-week training course in Rhode Island during the next year, and then do a military public affairs training course sometime in the next two years.

Joe Biden also has a daughter, Ashley.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bidens-son-joins-navy-171448745.html

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Songwriter Diane Warren's music optioned for stage

FILE - This Feb. 12, 2012 file photo shows songwriter Diane Warren arriving at the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles. Tony Award-winning producer Dede Harris has optioned the Warren's music catalogue. The creative team and a timeline for the project will be announced at a later date. Warren's writing credits include Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me," Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart," LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" and "I Was Here" for Beyonce. Harris is the Tony Award-winning producer of "Hairspray," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "A Raisin in the Sun." Her recent hits include ?One Man, Two Guvnors,? ?War Horse? and ?Clybourne Park.? (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

FILE - This Feb. 12, 2012 file photo shows songwriter Diane Warren arriving at the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles. Tony Award-winning producer Dede Harris has optioned the Warren's music catalogue. The creative team and a timeline for the project will be announced at a later date. Warren's writing credits include Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me," Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart," LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" and "I Was Here" for Beyonce. Harris is the Tony Award-winning producer of "Hairspray," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "A Raisin in the Sun." Her recent hits include ?One Man, Two Guvnors,? ?War Horse? and ?Clybourne Park.? (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

(AP) ? The big hooks and soaring melodies of Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren are heading to Broadway.

Tony Award-winning producer Dede Harris tells The Associated Press on Thursday that she has optioned Warren's entire 2,000-song music catalog with an eye to getting her hits into a musical. The creative team and a timeline for the project will be announced at a later date.

"We're starting with a blank canvas and the beauty of the development of this process is that we can let our imaginations run wild," Harris said Thursday. "We have so many different songs that we can pull from and create a story from so many of her songs that it's just too early to say."

Warren's writing credits include Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me," Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart," LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" and "I Was Here" for Beyonce.

She's scored multiple Academy Award nominations and has won a Grammy and a Golden Globe award. Warren is the first songwriter in the history of Billboard to have seven hits, all by different artists, on the singles chart at the same time.

Although Harris has her favorite songs, she says she won't insist on their inclusion. "Obviously we want to put in her more popular songs, but we're not going to do it just to do it. It has to work with the story," she said.

Harris, who declined to say how much the catalog cost, has produced such hits as "Hairspray," ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "A Raisin in the Sun." Her recent hits include "One Man, Two Guvnors," ''War Horse" and "Clybourne Park" and she's producing the upcoming "Hands on a Hardbody."

Warren, who also has expressed interest in writing new songs for the project, would be the latest rocker to lend their music to Broadway-bound projects, joining the likes of Sheryl Crow, Glen Ballard, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Stewart and Melissa Etheridge.

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