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Build an Engaging Online Community
Kerry Guard • Tuesday, August 30, 2022 • 42 minutes to listen
Hello, I'm Kerry Guard and Welcome to Tea Time with Tech Marketing Leaders.
Welcome back to season 12.
In this final episode, I hang out with Tom Wedding from Australia. I love podcasting and connecting with people from all around the world. Tom is committed to building digital communities on behalf of his clients. If you listen to my conversation with Sekou and Aileen Casmano, you may have heard us talking about why communities are powerful and why we should build them, and this episode breaks down exactly how to do it.
Let's take a listen.
Kerry Guard: Hello, Tom. Thank you for joining me on Tea Time.
Tom Wedding: It's great to be on.
Kerry Guard: For our conversation, we're going to try and keep the time here and not go over because you and I could talk about this all day. But before we kick off for our listeners, tell us your story. Tom, what do you do? And how did you get there?
Tom Wedding: I was a street performer for three years on the streets, just performing in front of crowds, bringing people together, and entertaining them, and I love that. Unfortunately, I had an injury. I had to transition to online business, and that's when I dig into all these different business models that I guess a lot of people just start with drop shipping and agencies and all this kind of jazz.
I stumbled across coaching, set up a successful coaching business, and then decided to work with a lot of community stuff. So just built communities through Facebook groups and grew a six-figure business from that. And then, I decided to help other people do the same thing, so that's where I'm at now: just helping people build communities, bring people together, and create their tribe.
Kerry Guard: I want to dive into all that, and I know listeners will say, "Tom isn't a tech marketing leader." And you're right. He is technically not a marketer who works for a tech company. However, sometimes, there's just somebody who comes across and tells a great story, and I mix it up and give us ideas. And that's what I wanted Tom to come on to do, so he's going to give us a lot of great ideas related to community and what he's been doing. Before we get there, Tom, what's one challenge you currently face?
Tom Wedding: That's a great question. I would say the ability to scale back by finding the right people. I think that's the biggest problem. Because it's easy to find one or two great people, but making that five or ten people is tricky. I've got to work on some leadership skills, which is my biggest obstacle.
Kerry Guard: Leadership. It's fun. It is fun, and that's a whole other podcast. We'll take that offline because I'm doing the same thing. I'm on the same journey. Let's get back to the community. Can you just be an Aussie down under during the summertime right now? Can you talk to us about what community means to you in relation to what you do?
Tom Wedding: I think community exists far beyond just business. Many people are well connected outside of business communities, hobbies, and stuff people connect over or just common beliefs or shared interests. All these kinds of little communities pop up. And I think it's an important part of our lives being connected to people.
You need to find your tribe. But also, it's even better if you can build your tribe too because then you can choose who you surround yourself with, and that's very powerful. I'm sure everyone's heard the same. Your network is your net worth. It sounds so cliche and annoying, and I hate hearing it, but it's very frickin true because everyone that you surround yourself with will help you get to that next level. If you can create a pod and a tribe around you, that helps you to do that. It's great for you but also great for the people in it because they get to the same thing. Community is just about bringing people together with shared interests, vision, and goals and helping them all to work together as a collective to move faster and easier without having so much struggle and so many obstacles in isolation. I think having that aspect of connection helps with that growth.
Kerry Guard: What are some of the communities you've created? You tapped and dabbled a little bit when you talked about coaching and Facebook and now doing it further. Can you give us some examples of some of the communities you've had a hand in?
Tom Wedding: It's been all weird niches. I built a Facebook group for agency owners, coaches, and our clients. We've all got different niches. There's an online casino. We built a Facebook group, which is such a weird niche. Then there's a hemp brand we're working with, and that's probably my favorite one. I'm just bringing people together who are using these products and seeing amazing results because they get so personal. Those testimonials share that story with people, and there is so much engagement. I would say the highest amount of engagement is in that group compared to any other group. It's amazing. If you have an e-commerce brand, or something similar, where you're selling products that help people, I recommend having a community attached to that because it's the most engagement I've ever seen in any community. It's so amazing! Simple posts that have changed their lives are insane.
Kerry Guard: In terms of building the community you primarily work on, I'm going to get a little bit into the nitty gritty here. I'll try it, and then I'll try and pull up. But I can't help but wonder how because it's where I go to the how. So it's mostly on Facebook that you're building these communities?
Tom Wedding: Yeah, so mostly Facebook groups. That's pretty much all I built communities on just because it's so easy to access audiences there. I'll give you the exact strategy we did to grow those groups. It's nothing spectacular. It grows groups by about 100 to 150 members per month, and that's kind of the numbers. We've seen that across pretty much every niche. No matter your niche, this method allows you to grow a community by about hundred to two fifty members. All you have to do is have one Facebook profile. If you have more, this will work better and faster. All you have to do is have one Facebook profile, and all you do is build up the friends list of that profile by sending friend requests to people in groups that fit your ideal audience. You would go out and let's say you're targeting people with arthritis, you would go into arthritis groups, preferably in your country, because that's going to be more hot or warm leads. You go into those groups, join them with that profile, and then your friend requests everyone in that group. They join that group because they have arthritis or are related to that niche. You send this request, and then you just use the invite button on the Facebook group to invite people into that group. You can do the same thing with email campaigns as well. So really easy to get email lists nowadays for your niche. Grab a couple of email lists, make some email campaigns, and run those to get people into the group. It doesn't have to be fancy, just sending requests and inviting people to the group that goes are groups of 150 members per month. It's so pretty powerful.
Kerry Guard: What's the value in creating a Facebook? There are already existing Facebook groups that you just mentioned that you go and join existing groups, friend requests them, and then bring them in. It sounds counterintuitive, like groups already exist. What value are you bringing and having them join another group?
Tom Wedding: Many people in those groups are not active, just because they have no very engaged groups or the admin isn't putting any effort into it. Those are the ideal ones to look for as the ones where there are a lot of people there who fit the ideal audience characteristics, but they don't necessarily have a lot of engagement happening within the group. Whether that's because the admins are not posting or encouraging that engagement, or there's just no connection. It's not just enough to have people in a group. You have to have people who want to be there and contribute because they see the bigger vision of why they're in that community. I think these admins often don't understand that, and they just think they can pitch their product or sell something, and people get turned off instantly. And someone might join this group, and then a couple of days later, never even know it existed. I don't think that's an issue. I've never had issues with people who are in one group and joined our group and then hang on, "why should I join this group?" It doesn't happen because, a lot of the time, those groups are just not being run very well.
Kerry Guard: This sounds like a lot of work, which is great. It must be because you built your business back on top of it, but for people who are trying to bootstrap this, I want to be clear that it's not just building a group, what I hear you say, or what it sounds like is there's a whole system on the backend to act, connect and engage. And I don't want to say sell because that's not really what this is about. But to connect and engage for sure and have a facilitator, is that really what it comes down to? Is having somebody who's just going to hang out in this group?
Tom Wedding: There are several ways to build that group and structure it. Many people, I find, want to make it into like a more personal brand kind of thing. They're like, "Hey, I'm the leader of this community. I'm the admin." It's a public figure thing. People look up to that person, and they're leading the group. So that's one way you can run the group, which will take a lot of your time because you have to show up. But I found it works if you can tie it to your brand. We will company, which works well, especially if you've already got a pre-existing customer base that loves your products or services because they will become what I like to call your founding members. And essentially, what that means is those the first 100 or 200 people who jump in, that you're building close connections with all that already know so much about your brand, that they're willing to persons thought that engagement, train and kick it off.
Having a facilitator helps. I've automated this process with VAs with virtual assistants in the Philippines. Once the system is down, it's easy to run and manage. It's about making people feel they belong and have a space to contribute and share without judgment. That's the most important thing with the community. If you can keep people engaged and connected, they will keep posting and coming back to that community.
Kerry Guard: I'm talking to many B2B tech marketers who are now listening. I understand the power of Facebook in terms of how easy it is, especially the audience-building piece and the fact that a million groups already exist. Do you feel that you're missing out on people? I guess it depends on the niche. Does it sound like you're doing a lot more from e-commerce in less of a business owner standpoint or B2B? Is that the case for you? Or are you doing B2B and doing it on Facebook, which is successful?
Tom Wedding: I'm doing more B2B than anything. There are a lot of business owners on Facebook, and I think that's probably the biggest platform for business owners to be on. I noticed some people would have their little quirks. They're like, " Nah, I don't want to go on Facebook. I don't use Facebook. I'm a LinkedIn person." But that's any platform. If you're on LinkedIn, there will be people on LinkedIn or Facebook. You just got to take it as if you're going to work on one platform; just accept the last that there are going to be people you're going to miss. But if you want to go multi-platform, that will take more work, systems, processes, and people. It just all depends. You can build a community on any platform, and it will work. Because there will always be some of your audience hanging out on whatever platform.
Kerry Guard: I talked to a couple of gals two seasons ago who built a marketing women community. They were just getting started. It's a very different conversation because it's more around the why of the community. They were still trying to figure it out a lot of the how they had a lot of grassroots stuff happening. It's pretty magical what's going on almost a year later. I liked this conversation from a house standpoint, but just to give some context of it in the sense that it doesn't have to be Facebook, as they're doing it on slack, which makes a ton of sense. I don't know what chat platform you're using. We're all on a chat platform all day long now that we're completely remote, giving that easy access to people to pop into their community and be stressed out or say, "I'm trying to hire this person." Who do you know?" or "Anybody else running into this problem?" It's nice to have it there, and it works well for them. I love that you're doing this with Facebook. I think it makes a ton of sense for what you're doing. It doesn't have to be Facebook, but there is a commitment. There are different systems and processes you will have to build depending on your route. But in terms of you throwing out some numbers there in terms of success, you said you're growing the channels by 100 to 150 people per month per group through the system. What other metrics are there? Is it just about the growth? What other metrics are you looking at to determine whether or not this is a success or what you're attempting to achieve?
Tom Wedding: It's always going to depend on the niche. But a lot of the time, looking at how many posts people make, that's a huge metric. Because people post and comment on stuff that shows that people are engaged in the community, you're doing a good job facilitating that connection between people. I agree with you that chat platforms are so much better than what you were saying just before that. I will not use Facebook groups if you're building anything, whether a serious or a paid community. I would use something more intuitive, like a chat platform like slack. There's also one called circle that I liked, which is a great community building tool and just a platform that's easier for people to create that connection. Facebook can get quite cluttered if people are looking at the newsfeed. They're going to see 50 different posts from 100 different people. It's going to get pretty cluttered quickly. People are going to forget about that group. You want a platform that will focus on your community and what you have so that when people log in, I'll see anything else. I think the metrics are back to the metrics. The engagement is the important one. If you're building a community that will serve a lead generation kind of thing, you're planning to make sales from that group from that community; I'll be focused on the conversations around the service or the product.
It's great to have people talking about all these different things. It's great, and asking questions, and whatever and giving value, that's great. But if you can keep the community focused on the company and what you are about in the why and the vision, it's very powerful to have people see that. Because once it kicks off, the engagement starts kicking off, and people are posting, it becomes normal for people. They see one or two people post, and then suddenly, they're like, "Well, I got a post now." And so that's one of the most powerful things we've realized: we have a welcome post with every group we have. And essentially, what happens in that welcome post is every new member who joins gets tagged in that welcome post with an individual message. Customized messages to that person welcoming them to that group are very powerful. As soon as one person comments an introduction of themselves in that comment section, everyone else sees it, and they're like, "Okay, cool. I got a comment. Now, I've got to introduce myself. I want to belong here." And so it creates this flywheel effect, and people are starting to engage in the community. The first thing anyone says is they join the group and get tagged in the welcome post. It's a breakdown of what the groups are about, the vision behind it, why you need to be here, and here's what to do next: introduce yourself to the group so we can all get to know and check out the resources we have, check out this, and whatever you have. It's focused on that introduction because that engagement and kicking it off is the best metric you could ever look for.
Kerry Guard: Go back to the thing quickly because you said we'd come back to metrics because this is awesome, and there's a lot of how in there, which is even more awesome. But going back to what you said, I love the idea of chat. I just want to be clear with Facebook groups that say Facebook groups are great when you're talking to a big group. It's very tough if you also want to have one-on-one conversations where you start connecting with individuals. That becomes tough on Facebook. So chat, from that standpoint, I agree a hundred percent. It's really powerful. I've had a hard time posting to the greater public. I get complete stage fright and either rewrite the posts 100 times to make sure that I'm like stating what I want to say, wanting to be clear or trying to take all these accounts of where people are not trying to like. I get total stage fright. But when I pay attention to where people are and what they're doing, I can individually connect or do replies. I love replies. Replies are great, and all that happens Facebook has done a little bit, but from a chat standpoint, it's nice to go off and have these sub conversations without saying, "Hi, everybody can see me?."
Tom Wedding: Yeah, that's why such a huge part of our process is tied in with messenger because those one-to-one conversations are very powerful, and that's another section that I've automated as well with VAs, having people reached out to so as they join the group, they get tagged in this welcome purse, and they make a post in the group that might introduce themselves. That's great for the engagement within the group, and then we're also having that VA reach out to that person and send them a personal message. And that's all happening automatically because it's delegated. This creates so much connection, especially when you have a process to lead someone. We're sending them a welcome message, and they respond, "where do we take the conversation next?" Having that process mapped out is very key because it creates and builds a relationship with that person. When you have that process mapped out, you're not just asking random questions. It's asking questions for the sake of progressing through that sequence. You're leading people towards an outcome you want with us to sign up for this free resource, or it's to take them to this page or to get them to do that. You're leading them to an outcome. Chat doesn't become this, just messy back and forth of what's going on in your life. It's got a structure to it. Chat is a huge part of it, so when you tie that messenger piece to the Facebook group, it's very powerful to use. It can be done on slack, and it can be done on any platform; just keep in mind that you're going to get a lot more traction with Facebook groups because it's a social media platform, and there are people on there who are not just there for your community. There's going to be a lot more potential to reach people and a different audience, so that's the only reason I think Facebook groups are better for audience building for lead generation. If you have a paid community or something that's a more tight-knit community you're trying to build, I would 100% build that off Facebook on another platform, slack, or circle. That's where I stand with all that.
Kerry Guard: Let's talk about paid for a second. I don't know that brands would go in that direction, but maybe they will. Why would you ever start a paid community? How do you sell the value? That seems tricky.
Tom Wedding: It's funny. That's the business I'm launching now as a paid community. It doesn't necessarily sell on the deliverables. No one's joining a community for the deliverables, like, "Hey, you get two coaching calls. You get this and that, and this training." No one cares. What drives sales for a paid community is the vision and the why and getting people sold. It depends on how you're selling it. Let's say you're running a landing page that's the source of your main sales for the paid community. You have a VSL on there, a video sales letter. The video should never talk about, "Okay, here's exactly what you're going to get, you're going to get a one-to-one coach and coaching calls every week." It shouldn't talk about that. It should talk about the whole reason why they should join. This is a community of people who are struggling with arthritis. We're going to help you to solve this problem. We're going to give you the game plan to go from struggling. I don't even know that niche. I'm just babbling, but you get deep on why this community exists and the vision behind that.
Kerry Guard: I think that's true, paid or unpaid. People's time, people's eyeballs. We just had this conversation before we started recording in the post-pandemic world that we are entering right now. People are looking at how they spend their time and where they want to be spending their time. You better have a damn good reason as to why they should come to join this community and spend the time. They're given this revelation we're all having of how life is so short. What is that? What is that value? What is that problem you're trying to solve them? Why will coming to this community help them have a better life? It's got to be that big. I know, that feels vaporware and scary like that problem solved. It is a little cramped solution. But it's not like a big hairy problem solution that's not going to be solved overnight versus, exactly, we sell the specific product to do this specific thing and come to this community to learn more about it.
Tom Wedding: It's the same reason people buy Apple products when they're not necessarily the best product on the market. They're not bought into the product. They're bought into the vision behind it. You've got to incorporate that same thing for the community. You're joining this to be a part of something. This is the apple of communities, and that's how you have to treat it like people join it, to be a part of it, not to get what they can get from it, not to take from it. They want to contribute to it. They feel drawn to contribute to it. I think of times when I've joined communities and felt so welcomed and connected to the people there that I just had to contribute. I felt I needed to contribute. It's tying that vision in, which is very important.
Kerry Guard. Let's talk about those communities. I've joined many communities over the last year and was there for a month or six weeks. I haven't looked at it, logged in, or checked it out. I have lost interest. So what for you keeps pulling you back in? What's the draw for you?
Tom Wedding: Yeah, that's a great question. I've been through so many different communities that I've just forgotten about. But there's one that comes to mind. And it was one of the first ever coaching programs I ever joined. When I started online, this community was like 5000 people or something ridiculous. But what drew me was how the person running that community showed up. They would always show up. Even though this community was like a 5000-member community, and there were so many people there, they would always show up every week and connect with everyone on such a personal level. There's so much accountability and support that was happening. People were checking in with me frequently, and I made some of the best friendships from that group just because connecting with people was encouraged so much.
Everyone was introducing themselves and commenting on each other's stuff. And if you knew how to question, it was always answered instantly. All these little things combined created this ecosystem where you felt like you belonged. You never wanted to leave because you felt so supported and held so accountable for what you went on to achieve. If you leave, you will lose everything. So that's how I felt joining that community.
Kerry Guard: It depends on what you're buying into. I guess that's my culture thing. They work because they create a sense of incredible belonging. They're just able, and that's what it is in terms of connection. I grew up with my family, my dad's side of the family, who is Christian, but I never connected with that. I'm a very scientific person. This whole idea of God befuddled me. I don't understand. I can't see and feel it. I don't get it. It doesn't resonate with me. I went to my dad's house because the sense of community is so strong, like, you're on your path and your journey to figuring out whether you do or don't. You're just here, and we welcome you. It was your family. We're just here to, and we're just here to sing songs and have fun and learn and grow. It was like that strong sense of community that made me go. It wasn't the belief system. I was proud to figure that out. Regardless of whether I believed it was who these people were, their beliefs made me feel connected. It's powerful when it's just welcoming, which is everything you're saying. Is that welcomed?
Tom Wedding: Yeah, exactly. How you're treated in that community is very important. The shared beliefs and values are some of the keys, and that's the common thing that always pops up in all the books I've read on community building. It's always shared beliefs, vision, goals, and a place where people work for the same thing. You all feel so connected because of that, and whether that's a shared belief system, or a shared vision or goal, you have to achieve something. You get drawn into being connected with people because they're all doing the same thing.
Kerry Guard: B2B isn't always the sexiest in taking something incredibly dry. You talked about Apple, and the way Apple's built its brand is the designer, company, and culture you want to be a part of. You put yourself on this pedestal like, "I'm a designer, and I've apple computer." Apples are a great example of that. But for something a bit drier, such as a cloud-based tech that's very specific for developers or an IT department. It's this balancing act, and you need to build a community of thinking about the problem and vision you have as a company and the problem vision you're trying to solve and to bring people into that. But also, you got to let go of your product a little bit. This isn't about your product, the people you're trying to serve, or the problems you're trying to solve. And that feels tricky for the B2B community, especially those trickier tech audiences. What's your experience there?
Tom Wedding: I once ran a group for a cyber cybersecurity sales coach. It was a very interesting experience to build a community because, as you said, it's a little bit dry. You can't get too deep into desires or goals or visions with it too much because it does get a little bit confusing. There's one exercise that helps define that, why and that vision, which I call the seven layers deep. You find the initial why. You go seven layers deep by asking, "Why is that? Why does that exist? Why am I?" because we want to inspire people to have safer businesses, a very broad, very surface-level thing. And then you would go seven layers deep. Why should people want to have a safe business? Why would they want to have a safe business? Why does that matter? And then you go deeper and deeper, and edge, and as you go down this list, you're going to uncover some interesting things that you can use as that initial vision to draw people in and market feedback. You just have conversations with your current and current customers and do deep-dive interviews. What inspires you about our product apart from its obvious benefits and desire to use it? What vision would you say surrounding this product? And ask for ideas. It's a really interesting marketing concept that I wanted to try out once. I asked the consumer or the customer if you were selling my product, how would you market it? It's a very interesting question to ask because they're gonna think of all these weird ideas that you might not have otherwise thought of so, and then if you spread that out, over asking 50 people that same question, you're going to get some pretty interesting ideas to work with. You can use that same concept, but instead of asking you how to market it, you can say, "Hey, if you were in my shoes selling this product, how would you get people inspired by it? How would you get people drawn to a vision by it? What would that look like for you?"And then you'll get some ideas from those people as well. I think those two things, going seven layers, deep yourself, and then doing deep dive interviews with your current clients and customers and asking these questions, will uncover a deeper sense of why.
Kerry Guard: There's a clear path to success here from doing your homework and ensuring your billing and community for the right reasons, and you have a strong way of doing it. To begin, figuring out what platform it'd be on and building the community through joining other groups, creating a Facebook profile, LinkedIn profile, and joining groups to figure out how engaged the groups are and whether there's an opportunity to bring people over to a more engaging place. There are also email and ads you could also do in terms of driving people to your group; depending on what platform if you're going to be more on a chat platform, you might need a bit more of a grassroots plan, maybe some ads to go with that you're gonna probably be driving to a landing page. It will be more involved if you go into the slack channel versus the Facebook group. You have to have an engagement plan. Who's your host? Who will be in there day in and day out asking questions, keeping to the vision, keeping it focused? And then, who will create ambassadors to help continue those conversations when your host is not around? Along with what's your engagement plan verse from a group standpoint as well as an individual standpoint and happy to show up. There's clear stuff on how people can get started, which I love because I want people to feel inspired by this conversation and feel like they can do it versus being, "I want to go run away, not do this thing that sounds great and important." But that's a lot of work.
Tom Wedding: I think that's how I like to make a lot of times when I talk, just like sharing the house because I find many people talk about the why or what to do, but not how to do it. It's also important to share that house because it gives people clarity. Many people get overwhelmed and confused. I've got to build a community, but how's that possible? Some of those tangible things to do are very important, and I want to add to communities as a whole as well as keep this in mind: communities have existed since man existed. We survived in a tribe, hunting, sleeping, and living together, and that was the first thing we ever did to stay alive. And most of the time, if we're in isolation by ourselves, we would die because we're going to look after ourselves. Communities have existed forever. If you invest the time and the energy into building communities, it's never wasted. Because that community you've built can only amplify, it can't decrease like this, and it's very unlikely people will leave your community unless you do something stupid. But that's very unlikely of all the groups I've run. I've never had people go, and the group has increased in size. If you spend the time and energy building these communities, it's very valuable and powerful.
Kerry Guard: You've kicked up my brain, and I've got some ideas floating around. I will run this by my team to see what this could look like for us. I might come back to town and pick your brain as I start to unravel this, but it's super exciting, and I agree, as a community, it's incredibly important. We've been isolated for so long for the last few years trying to find our way back to each other and decide where we'll spend our time and in what capacity and be very intentional about that. Thank you for sharing. I have my people's first questions to give me a little bit more time to get to know you more, outside of being the entrepreneur you are. Are you ready?
Tom Wedding: Sure. Let's do it.
Kerry Guard: Okay. Have you picked up any new hobbies in the last two years?
Tom Wedding: I've been house-sitting, which I guess you could call a little hobby. I'm traveling around Australia doing some house sitting, but I always like doing weird and random things. It's fun.
Kerry Guard: House today. So, where throughout the country have you lived? And if you are sticking to the coast, or you go into the mountains? Where are you?
Tom Wedding: I was in Adelaide, then Sydney and Melbourne, and now up in Queensland, just traveling all over Australia, just house in and eventually do this overseas. Hopefully, it'd be cool.
Kerry Guard: Awesome. Where would you go and why if you could travel anywhere without border closings or red tape regarding COVID testing and vaccination cards?
Tom Wedding: I'd probably go to Germany because my sister currently lives there. So it will be cool to see her. And somewhere in Europe or Germany.
Kerry Guard: Awesome. Last question. I know you're a one-man show over there and your teams worldwide. You mentioned the Philippines a couple of times. If you could get together with your people and be in the same room and brainstorm and figure things out or just like hanging out and getting to know one another, what song would you want playing and why?
Tom Wedding: Oh, what song? I don't know. I'd probably say something funky and upbeat to get some good vibes. I'd love an event where I could just have all my people there because I haven't met them in person. It's very interesting.
Kerry Guard: Well, think about it, and you shoot me a song so I can add it to our playlists for people to feel the funk. Tom, it's so good to hang out with you. Thank you for sharing your journey and your passion for communities.
Tom Wedding: Thank you for having me on. It was great to share.
And that was my conversation with Tom Wedding. Unfortunately, Tom is all over the map and is an entrepreneur at heart. He is off to doing something completely different from when we had this conversation. I don't have any follow-up with Tom. He is a very difficult person to find on the internet.
Tom, if you're listening, I hope you're doing awesome, and your new business is flourishing. I truly wish you all the best. Tom's message is still incredibly important and powerful in building communities, and I'm certainly inspired. I mentioned Aileen Casmano earlier as she has built a community of cybersecurity marketers. If you are a cybersecurity marketer and want to understand what being part of a community is all about, hers is a very special one to check out. For sure, you can visit cybersecuritymarketingsociety.com and join the conversation.
If you haven't listened to all eight episodes, skip back and check out some truly wonderful guests with thoughtful insights and stories. Season 13 is hot on his heels, coming to you in early October, be sure to subscribe and get all eight episodes as soon as they drop.
This season was brought to you by MKG Marketing - a digital marketing agency that helps cyber security and data management brands get found via transparent, measurable digital marketing.
It's hosted by me, Kerry Guard - CEO and co-founder of MKG. Music mix and mastering done by Austin Ellis.
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Tom Wedding
Tom Wedding is the Co-Founder at 3ML Leads. They are helping local service-based businesses by providing high-quality leads for high-ticket services.


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My chase partners on this day were Dan Dawson and Jana Houser. We were attracted to the area around Enid, Oklahoma as an initial target, because of the strong shear, a narrow corridor of CAPE, and an incipient dryline push indicated in the models (SPC outlook). We intercepted a strengthening cell near Pond Creek, Oklahoma around 5:20 p.m. The reflectivity from KICT (KVNX was down for its polarimetric upgrade) showed a persistent, 60+ dBZ core, so we assume there was hail present.
Storm motions were ENE at 45-55 mph. As we jogged east and then north from Lamont, the cloud base began to lower. The first one quickly bowed out and became a "whale's mouth", indicating that a cold downdraft had reached the surface and begun to spread out toward us. Gradually, however, as we passed through Blackwell on OK-11, the storm, now clearly a supercell on radar, began to recover and developed a clear slot on its west side. We continued east in order to keep pace with the storm.
Near Kidare, the paved road T-ed off, and we had to make a choice whether to go north a few miles to Newkirk to keep the base within visual range, or south three miles to continue east on OK-11 through Kaw City. I was driving, so that choice was primarily the responsibility of my chase partners. While most other chasers turned north at the intersection of OK-11 and U.S. Hwy. 77, we turned south, and then continued east across the Kaw Lake Dam. Our view toward the base of the storm now blocked, we began to hear tornado warnings for the storm coming from three different CWAs (Tulsa, Norman, and Wichita) and questioned whether we had made the right decision.
However, as we emerged from the depression around Kaw Lake, we started to see suspicious appendages under the cloud base. It being February, it was close to sunset (around 6:20 p.m.), so the contrast wasn't great. We turned north on OK-18 at Shidler, Oklahoma; the video sequence above records what we saw after emerging from the north side of that town. One particular appendage caught and held our attention. From a distance, it could have been mistaken for a scud finger, but as we drew closer, its persistence and tapered, conical shape made clear that it was a funnel cloud. In the video, you can hear us debating for a minute or two whether what we're seeing is a tornado, or not. The funnel never made contact with the ground, but I did note a few puffs of red dirt underneath it.
After the white cone became occluded and dissipated, my chase partners noted a continuation of the tornado in the form of a dust tube extending from the ground to cloud base off to our east. I was still driving and unable to film this phenomenon; however my chase partners documented it.
We continued north on OK-18 until we crossed the Kansas border. At no point did we note crossing a surface damage track; however, it was dark, so we might have missed seeing some damage. As of this writing, I am not aware of a damage survey for this tornado; however, the SPC preliminary report notes an EF-0 rating.
We turned east on U.S. Hwy 166, following the storm as it produced an additional lowering illuminated by lightning. However, this lowering dissipated after a few minutes. We called off the chase near Sedan, Kansas, on account of darkness.

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This manuscript comprises twenty-four leaves of Bible pictures by W. de Brailes, an English artist active in Oxford in the middle of the thirteenth century. Seven leaves from the same set of images are now in the Musée Marmottan in Paris. These thirty-one leaves are all that remain of an image cycle that once contained at least ninety-eight miniatures, and which was the longest cycle of Bible miniatures surviving from the thirteenth century in England. In all probability these Bible pictures were actually prefatory matter to a Psalter, now Stockholm, National Museum Ms. B.2010. De Brailes also composed and wrote the captions that accompany many of the images, a pattern of production observable in other manuscripts made by him, including London, British Library Ms. Add. 49999, a richly illuminated Book of Hours apparently intended for a female owner. W. de Brailes is one of only two English artists of the thirteenth century whose name we can associate with surviving works. Eleven manuscripts have been identified that contain miniatures in his hand. De Brailes has a quirky and chatty style and is extremely gifted at turning Bible stories into paint. For full description, see http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W106/description.html


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require 'spec_helper'

describe MediaRenamer::MediaNamer do
  let(:filepath) { "path/to/media_file" }
  subject        { described_class.new(filepath) }

  describe '#run' do
    let(:matcher) { double(MediaRenamer::Matcher) }

    before do
      expect(MediaRenamer::Matcher).to receive(:new).and_return(matcher)
    end

    describe 'when media type match based on filename' do
      let(:filename_info) do
        {
          type: :movie,
          metadata: {
            title:        'Saving Private Ryan',
            release_year: '1988'
          }
        }
      end

      let(:storing_data) do
        {
          path:     'Testing',
          filename: 'Media File.mp4'
        }
      end

      let(:library_namer) { double(MediaRenamer::LibraryNaming) }

      before do
        expect(matcher).to receive(:find_match).
          with(filepath).and_return(filename_info)

        expect(MediaRenamer::LibraryNaming).to receive(:new).
          with(filename_info[:type], filename_info[:metadata]).
          and_return(library_namer)

        expect(library_namer).to receive(:store_path).
          and_return(storing_data)
      end

      describe '#media_type' do
        it 'returns media type of file' do
          subject.run
          expect(subject.media_type).to eq(:movie)
        end
      end

      describe '#store_path' do
        it 'returns media type of file' do
          subject.run
          filepath = File.join(storing_data[:path], storing_data[:filename])
          expect(subject.store_path).to eq(filepath)
        end
      end
    end

    describe "when media type doesn't match anything" do
      before do
        expect(matcher).to receive(:find_match).with(filepath).and_return(nil)
      end

      it 'raises UnknownMediaType error' do
        expect { subject.run }.to raise_error(MediaRenamer::UnknownMediaTypeError)
      end
    end
  end
end

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The EU Commission has proposed to cap roaming charges for mobile phone users visiting any country within the European Union. The scheme is due to be implemented by July 2014, and it would see charges capped at 24 cents per minute for calls as opposed to the current 35 cents per minute for calls.
This proposal (which may later become a directive) would be binding across all member states in the EU due to its definition in Article 288 as 'binding as to the result to be achieved'. This would mean that if a member state did not implement the changes they could be fined under an enforcement action (Article 258) which states that the commission can take action against a member state that does not comply with its responsibilities. The EU aims to have full market integration; this proposal therefore would bring the EU closer to integration by creating a 'seamless communications market'.
Competition within the market will be increased as a consequence of the proposal. By equalising roaming charges across all member states, phone companies will be forced to offer other attractive benefits to its customers; therefore, there will be a greater level of competition across Europe. Ultimately, this would provide the consumer with more choice as their providers' terms and conditions begin to differ considerably.
The EU has also proposed that the maximum bill one could expect is 50 euros unless another plan is agreed before the customer travels. The customer would therefore be fully aware as to the charges they could expect and adapt their spending plan accordingly, as opposed to returning home and finding a bill which is considerably more than one would usually pay each month. Greater consumer confidence would be generated by these proposals and could aid the business of mobile phone companies. Many people avoid using their mobile phones while they are abroad in order to avoid roaming charges and that unexpected bill. With a higher level of certainty, one may be more likely to use their phone abroad, even if it is on a limited basis. As more revenue is generated, the large networks such as Vodafone and 3 will be able to create new shops and reach more consumer whilst also offering more deals. This growth would ultimately call for legal advice, generating work for the legal sector. This argument however could be countered as company success would depend on the number of people who begin to use their phones abroad once charges are uniformed and reduced.
Companies may decide to increase charges elsewhere, something consumers would have to be aware of when signing new contracts.
Most of the effects of this proposal are positive, however, there is a potential threat to the consumer. Mobile phone companies generate the majority of their income from roaming charges. Neelie Kroes, the EU Digital Agenda Commissioner, has described this income as having 'outrageous profit margins.' Given our current economy, companies may not be willing to decrease this profit margin and may decide to increase charges elsewhere, something consumers would have to be aware of when signing new contracts.
As stated, this is currently only a proposal; the next step is for the proposal to go to the European Parliament and EU governments for consideration and amendments. At this stage, the positives will be weighed against the costs of this initiative, however, given the support already gained by businesses such as Telefonica, the largest phone company in Spain, and the way in which the EU wishes to implement its aims, it is likely that this will be implemented in the future.


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#include "cppmicroservices/FrameworkEvent.h"
#include "cppmicroservices/Framework.h"
#include "cppmicroservices/FrameworkFactory.h"

#include "TestUtils.h"
#include "TestingConfig.h"
#include "TestingMacros.h"

#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>

using namespace cppmicroservices;

namespace {

std::string GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(const std::exception_ptr ptr)
{
  if (ptr) {
    try {
      std::rethrow_exception(ptr);
    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
      return e.what();
    }
  }
  return std::string();
}

} // end anonymous namespace

int FrameworkEventTest(int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/ [])
{
  US_TEST_BEGIN("FrameworkEventTest");

  // The OSGi spec assigns specific values to event types for future extensibility.
  // Ensure we don't deviate from those assigned values.
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_STARTED ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(1),
                             "Test assigned event type values");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_ERROR ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(2),
                             "Test assigned event type values");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_INFO ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(32),
                             "Test assigned event type values");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_WARNING ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(16),
                             "Test assigned event type values");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_STOPPED ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(64),
                             "Test assigned event type values");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_STOPPED_UPDATE ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(128),
                             "Test assigned event type values");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_WAIT_TIMEDOUT ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(512),
                             "Test assigned event type values");

  // @todo mock the framework. We only need a Bundle object to construct a FrameworkEvent object.
  auto const f = FrameworkFactory().NewFramework();

  std::string default_exception_message(GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(nullptr));

  FrameworkEvent invalid_event;
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED((!invalid_event),
                             "Test for invalid FrameworkEvent construction.");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(invalid_event.GetType() ==
                               FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_ERROR,
                             "invalid event GetType()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(!invalid_event.GetBundle(),
                             "invalid event GetBundle()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
    (GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(invalid_event.GetThrowable()) ==
     default_exception_message),
    "invalid event GetThrowable()");
  std::cout << invalid_event << std::endl;

  FrameworkEvent error_event(
    FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_ERROR,
    f,
    "test framework error event",
    std::make_exception_ptr(std::runtime_error("test exception")));
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED((!error_event) == false,
                             "FrameworkEvent construction - error type");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(error_event.GetType() ==
                               FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_ERROR,
                             "error event GetType()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(error_event.GetBundle() == f,
                             "error event GetBundle()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
    GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(error_event.GetThrowable()) ==
      std::string("test exception"),
    "error event GetThrowable");
  std::cout << error_event << std::endl;

  bool exception_caught = false;
  try {
    std::rethrow_exception(error_event.GetThrowable());
  } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
    exception_caught = true;

    US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
      ex.what() == std::string("test exception"),
      "Test FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_ERROR exception");
    US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
      std::string(typeid(std::runtime_error).name()) == typeid(ex).name(),
      std::string("Test that the correct exception type was thrown: ") +
        typeid(std::runtime_error).name() + " == " + typeid(ex).name());
  }
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(exception_caught,
                             "Test throw/catch a FrameworkEvent exception");

  FrameworkEvent info_event(
    FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_INFO, f, "test info framework event");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED((!info_event) == false,
                             "FrameworkEvent construction - info type");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(info_event.GetType() ==
                               FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_INFO,
                             "info event GetType()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(info_event.GetBundle() == f,
                             "info event GetBundle()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
    GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(info_event.GetThrowable()) ==
      default_exception_message,
    "info event GetThrowable()");
  std::cout << info_event << std::endl;

  FrameworkEvent warn_event(
    FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_WARNING, f, "test warning framework event");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED((!warn_event) == false,
                             "FrameworkEvent construction - warning type");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(warn_event.GetType() ==
                               FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_WARNING,
                             "warning event GetType()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(warn_event.GetBundle() == f,
                             "warning event GetBundle()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
    GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(warn_event.GetThrowable()) ==
      default_exception_message,
    "wanring event GetThrowable()");
  std::cout << warn_event << std::endl;

  FrameworkEvent unknown_event(
    static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(127), f, "test unknown framework event");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED((!unknown_event) == false,
                             "FrameworkEvent construction - unknown type");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(unknown_event.GetType() ==
                               static_cast<FrameworkEvent::Type>(127),
                             "unknown event GetType()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(unknown_event.GetBundle() == f,
                             "unknown event GetBundle()");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(
    GetMessageFromStdExceptionPtr(unknown_event.GetThrowable()) ==
      default_exception_message,
    "unknown event GetThrowable()");
  std::cout << unknown_event << std::endl;

  // copy test
  FrameworkEvent dup_error_event(error_event);
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(dup_error_event == error_event, "Test copy ctor");

  // copy assignment test
  dup_error_event = invalid_event;
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(!(dup_error_event == error_event),
                             "Test copy assignment");

  dup_error_event =
    FrameworkEvent(FrameworkEvent::Type::FRAMEWORK_STARTED, f, "");
  US_TEST_CONDITION_REQUIRED(!(dup_error_event == error_event), "Test move");

  US_TEST_END()
}


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I've written a whole series on soldering XLRs, 1/4" plugs and Speakon connectors, but I've never done a post on BNCs. A few months back, while I was wiring our video rack, I decided to take some pictures of the process. Several people asked if I could write this up, along with a list of tools and connectors I use. I'm happy to do so, but with a simple caveat; I use what I use because it works for me, and I've had good luck with the tools, connectors and cable. There are other varieties of all available, so this is not a "you must do it this way" post. I'm showing you my process, with my stuff. Feel free to copy it though, it works great.
This is my BNC connecting kit. We have multiple strippers calibrated for different wire types.
First, we'll start with the tools and parts list. Terminating coax is actually pretty simple, and once you get things in place, you can do an end in under a minute. Here's what I use.
In the past, I've used Beldin cable, as well as Canare, and I find the Gepco easier to manage. The braiding is much easier to flare out without tearing it all up. It's also affordable and stocked 40 miles from me. Kings has been my BNC of choice for over 15 years. I've simply never had one fail. Note that I'm using the 2065 series, which is their 75 Ohm connectors (which you should use if you plan to do HD ever).
The "2-9" destination indicates the variant for that particular cable. Most of the problems people have with terminating BNCs stems from not using the correct connector for the cable. Not all cables are the same diameter, so the center pin won't crimp fully, or the outer crimp will be weak. If you choose to use Kings, you can find their connector/cable reference here. Most cable manufacturers also have a cross-reference. If you properly match the cable to connector, you won't have any problems.
We went through several strippers before I found one I really like. The CST Vario is about $90 at Markertek, it's totally worth it. You can get the blades adjusted exactly right for your connectors (look up the instructions for assembly, they'll tell you what the strip lengths should be), and I've not broken a single Vario blade. I have however, gone through about $90 worth of blade cartridges for their cheaper stripper. Spend the money the first time.
Don't worry about the slight bend of the center conductor, the pin will straighten it out.
Now give it a little tug. It shouldn't pull off even if you pull pretty firmly. If it slides off too easily, you are either using the wrong connectors for the cable, your crimper is not adjusted properly or you pulled the connector off while you were crimping. No big deal, cut the end off, re-strip and do it again.
You can make these cables. And once you get the hang of it, wiring a video rack is easy, fun and makes the rack look really nice. The best piece of advice I can give is do your homework and get the right parts. All the manufacturers publish specs on which ends to use with which cable, and what crimp die sizes to use. Sometimes you need to dig a little bit, but you can figure it out. Don't skimp on the tools, and they will last you a long time. Happy crimping!
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The musical West Side Story opened last weekend at the Reedley Opera House, presented by Reedley's River City Theatre Co. This cast has the distinction of being made up primarily of high school and college students, making them closer to the actual age of the characters they are playing, giving this show an extra bit of realism.
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West Side Story opens at the Reedley Opera House, presented by the Reedley River City Theatre Co., this weekend! Check out this fun trailer for the show and get your tickets now!
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Let me begin by rectifying a long-held belief by some and perpetuated by others: Jesse Janzen was not an old Danish sea captain. Even though many people will say Jesse retired from the sea and ships, it was actually his father who was the captain. That being said, let's get back to our story about the Opera House.
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Legends American Bandstand On Stage at the Reedley Opera House
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Reedley's River City Theatre Co. has been doing Legends shows for a few years now. What started as a novel idea that could have just been a one time thing, has blossomed into a yearly event for RCTC and for good reason! Local performers take the stage performing as some of the big musical Legends, and sometimes comedy ones, of the last few decades and it's always a lot of fun.
IN THE January 10 ISSUE
Reedley was just a teenager of 15 years when Jesse Jansen raised the curtain on opening night in 1903 at the brand new Opera House. But in just those few short years leading up to this gala event, so much had happened that it warrants a look further back into Reedley's history.
An Opera House Christmas Carol Presented by Reedley River City Theatre Co.
Everyone knows the famous story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It tells of a greedy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge who hates Christmas and is mean to everyone. Then one night he is visited by three ghosts who change him forever.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do On Stage At the Reedley Opera House
IN THE October 8 ISSUE
This weekend we had the pleasure of seeing a fun musical that I'd never seen before, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, featuring the music of Neil Sedaka. It opened this past weekend at the Reedley Opera House, presented by the Reedley River City Theatre Company.
Hairspray On Stage At The Reedley Opera House
One would expect a musical named after a beauty product to be silly and fluffy, and while the musical Hairspray is filled with a lot of fun, energy, and laughter, it also has an amazing message–this is why it is one of my favorite shows. Hairspray opened this past weekend at the Reedley Opera House, presented by the Reedley River City Theatre Co., and I must say they have definitely done this show justice!
The People Vs. Mona On Stage At The Reedley Opera House
IN THE September 25 ISSUE
This past weekend The People Vs. Mona opened at the Reedley Opera House. The People Vs. Mona is a courtroom musical comedy set in the tiny town of Tippo, Georgia, starring an eclectic and crazy group of characters.
Les Miserables At The Reedley Opera House
Les Miserables opened Friday night at the Reedley Opera House and runs until the beginning of August. We wanted to share with you a great promo video that was made for the show–below the video is all the basic info you need! Hope you go out and support local theatre and enjoy this fun show. Watch for a review here at KRL on Wednesday!
The Valentine On Stage At Reedley Opera House
IN THE April 17 ISSUE
This year Reedley's River City Theatre Company is celebrating their 10th anniversary and bringing back some of their earlier shows. One of those shows is a play entitled The Valentine, which opens this week at the Reedley Opera House.
Blossoms Up! On Stage At The Reedley Opera House
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by Terrance Mc Arthur
The Reedley Opera House is an old-fashioned building. It's the perfect place for old-fashioned musical "mellerdrammers." The River City Theatre Company, for its tenth anniversary, has brought back the 2005 show that started the Fanny series of plays, Blossoms Up!
Matt Wiebe Local Actor: A Larger Than Life Personality On & Off Stage
With Blossoms Up! opening at the Reedley Opera House this next weekend, it seemed the perfect time to take a look at the man behind its main character, Fanny Feastyoureyes, Matt Wiebe.


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Investigating The Russian Mafia
by Joseph D. Serio
Paperback from Carolina Academic Press
Career Criminal: My Life in the Russian Mob | Until the Day I Died
by Gary "Gunz" Govich
Paperback from iUniverse
Expelled: A Journalist's Descent into the Russian Mafia State
by Luke Harding
Hardcover from Palgrave Macmillan
Book Published: 2012-05-22
Mafia State
Hardcover from Guardian
McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
by Misha Glenny
Paperback from Vintage
The Russian Mafia: Private Protection in a New Market Economy
by Federico Varese
Paperback from Oxford University Press, USA
Red Mafiya
by Robert I. Friedman
Mass Market Paperback from Berkley
The Russian Mafia in America: With one hundred illustrations
by Laura M. Radanko
Paperback from CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
by Igor Groysman
Comrade Criminal: Russia's New Mafiya
by Stephen Handelman
This riveting book is the first comprehensive investigation into the organized crime and corruption that plague post-Communist Russia and sabotage its attempts at revolution and reform. Handelman, Moscow bureau chief for The Toronto Star from 1987 to 1992, has based his book on interviews with more than 150 Russians--mobsters, police, political crusaders, former KGB agents, new millionaires, and ordinary citizens. Amazon.com
Yale Univ Pr; ISBN: 0300063865; (April )
Russian Mafia in America: Immigration, Culture, and Crime
by James O. Finckenauer, Elin J. Waring
Northeastern University Press; ISBN: 1555535089; (November )
Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia: Russia, the Baltic States and the CIS Since 1991
by Martin McCauley
Oxford University Press; ISBN: 019829736X; (September )
Casino Moscow: A Tale of Greed and Adventure on Capitalism's Wildest Frontier
by Matthew Brzezinski
If Michael Lewis (The New New Thing, Liar's Poker) or P.J. O'Rourke (Holidays in Hell, Parliament of Whores) had spent the 1990s in Moscow, they might have produced a book like Casino Moscow--a dizzying first-person account of the wild east and its shotgun wedding with capitalism. It begins with Matthew Brzezinski as a rookie reporter getting beaten and nearly killed by a pair of Ukrainian thugs; the rest of the book is a white-knuckle tour through a place where the line separating entrepreneurs and criminals is often impossible to discern. Brzezinski worked in the Moscow bureau of the Wall Street Journal. If his name sounds familiar, that's because he's the nephew of Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter's national security advisor. He is an ideal guide: sometimes it takes a fish-out-of-water foreigner to see the things a jaded native cannot. (Comparing the author to Alexis de Tocqueville or Gunnar Myrdal is a stretch, but it's the same idea.) Brzezinski also writes with great humor and amazing panache. Describing the parking lot of a high-class bank, he writes that it "resembled a well-stocked Mercedes dealership that specialized only in armored, navy blue 600-series sedans, or shestotki, as the top-of-the-line models were affectionately known--as in 'My shestotka's just been blown up, can I borrow yours?'" Gangsters, prostitutes, and Western investors fill these pages, all of them coming to life courtesy of Brzezinski's narrative skill. Despite the title, Casino Moscow isn't just about Moscow--some of the best sections cover other parts of Russia: "It was heartbreaking that St. Petersburg had been so mistreated. Yet even in its state of decay, I still preferred its shabby elegance to Moscow's new-money makeover. In St. Petersburg you lived for the past; Moscow lived only for the day." At the edge of Siberia, on the Pacific coast, is Vladivostok--"five time zones ahead of the Russian capital, but a decade behind." The book is a fast-paced adventure story--and a must for readers interested in Russia as well as fans of modern-day gonzo journalism. Brzezinski is a writer to watch. --John Miller - Amazon.com
Godfather of the Kremlin: The Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism
by Paul Klebnikov
Paul Klebnikov tells the incredible story of Boris Berezovsky, a one-time Russian car dealer who assembled a huge--and illicit--fortune after the collapse of Communism. "This individual had risen out of nowhere to become the richest businessman in Russia and one of the most powerful individuals in the country," writes Klebnikov, a respected reporter for Forbes. "This is a story of corruption so profound that many readers might have trouble believing it." Yet Godfather of the Kremlin is a careful work of journalism in which Klebnikov documents the business dealings of a man who once bragged to the Financial Times that he and six other men controlled half of the Russian economy and rigged Boris Yeltsin's reelection in 1996. Berezovsky survived both an assassination attempt and a murder investigation, and paved the way to power for Vladimir Putin. He and the other crony capitalists of post-Soviet Russia like to rationalize their deeds, writes Klebnikov: "Whenever I asked Russia's business magnates about the orgy of crime produced by the market reforms, they invariably excused it by pointing to the robber barons of American capitalism. Russia's bandit capitalism was no different from American capitalism in the late nineteenth century, they argued." Yet nothing could be further from the truth: Carnegie, Rockefeller, and their peers transformed the United States into an economic superpower. Berezovsky, on the other hand, has "produced no benefit to Russia's consumers, industries, or treasury." It's not that he didn't have an opportunity. To pick one example among many, he took over Aeroflot when it had a monopoly position in a booming market. But the company barely grew, and instead experienced myriad problems. Berezovsky controlled many businesses, but he was a lousy business manager; his only authentic success--as an auto dealer--depended on collusion. His real skill is shady dealmaking, especially with corrupt government officials. That's the way to success in modern Russia, as this well-told but troubling book reveals. --John J. Miller - Amazon.com
Paperback from Harvest Books
Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia
by Danzig Baldayev, Sergey Vasiliev, Damon Murray
Hardcover from Steidl
Red Scorpion, The: The True Story of a Ruthless Russian Mob Boss's Dramatic Redemption
by Rami Kivisalo, Marko Joensuu
Paperback from Chosen
Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and Struggle
by Alix Lambert
Paperback from Schiffer Publishing
Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State
by David Satter
Paperback from Yale University Press
Paperback from Northeastern
In The Presence of Evil
by Autumn Jordon
Paperback from The Wild Rose Press-Crimson Rose Line
Her Russian Billionaire
by Theodora Taylor
Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume II
by Danzig Baldaev
Hardcover from Fuel Publishing
Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume III
Russian Organized Crime and Corruption: Putin's Challenge
by William H. Webster (Editor), et al
Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America
Amid his efforts to expose the Russian mob, Robert I. Friedman learned from the FBI that "the most brilliant and savage Russian mob organization in the world" had put a $100,000 price on his head. Reading Red Mafiya, it's not hard to see why: this is a brave book about a troubling subject. Friedman, a freelance journalist, describes the research behind it: "I ventured into the Russians' gaudy strip clubs in Miami Beach; paid surprise visits to their well-kept suburban homes in Denver; interviewed hit men and godfathers in an array of federal lockups; and traveled halfway around the world trying to make sense of their tangled criminal webs, which have ensnared everyone from titans of finance and the heads of government to entire state security services." Their racket involves heroin smuggling, weapons trafficking, mass extortion, and casino operation, among other activities. "Blending financial sophistication with bone-crunching violence, the Russian mob has become the FBI's most formidable criminal adversary, creating an international criminal colossus that has surpassed the Colombian cartels, the Japanese Yakuzas, the Chinese triads, and the Italian Mafia in wealth and weaponry," writes Friedman. They've even penetrated professional hockey, as Friedman shows in an eye-opening chapter ("Federal authorities have come to fear that the NHL is now so compromised by Russian gangsters that the integrity of the game itself may be in jeopardy").
Red Mafiya benefits from a breezy narrative in detailing a master criminal operation whose influence on the United States is growing rapidly. Russian mobsters already have siphoned off millions of dollars in foreign aid meant to prop up their country's economy--and they may have a more direct impact on American national security concerns in the years ahead: "The Russian mob virtually controls their nuclear-tipped former superpower," writes Friedman. Now, there's a scary thought. Lifting the Iron Curtain seems to have been a mixed blessing: it let freedom in, and organized crime out. --John J. Miller - Amazon.com
Little Brown & Company; ISBN: 0316294748;
Transnational Criminal Organizations, Cybercrime, and Money Laundering : A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers, Auditors, and Financial investigator
by James R. Richards
CRC Press; ISBN: 0849328063; (October 20, )
Transnational Crime in the Americas
by Tom Farer (Editor)
Routledge; ISBN: 0415923018;
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In 1933, Peter Soo Hoo became interested in building a new and more representative Chinatown as the construction of Union Station came near. At the time, George Eastman planned a new Chinatown with the support of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the City Council. His plan included shops, restaurants, a temple, a theater, gardens, and plazas in a Chinese architectural motif but was too costly to implement. As buildings and businesses in Old Chinatown were brought down and closed for the construction of Union Station, some Chinese headed to the City Market Chinatown. Peter Soo Hoo Jr. stated, "When the merchants in Old Chinatown had orders to move out to make room for the Union Terminal, they did not know what to do … They were handicapped by lack of finances and because of the uncertainty of knowing where to go."
On the 22nd of April 1937, the Los Angeles Chinatown Project Association and a number of guests and leading citizens including Peter Soo Hoo Sr. met with Herbert Lapham at the old Tuey Far Low Restaurant. The Los Angeles Chinatown Project Association planned fundraising, site acquisition, design, and construction. Money was raised among the Chinese Americans without bank financing or loans. No land acquisition or construction could proceed without the up-front collection of all required funds. Erle Webster and Adrian Wilson were the architects and the goal was to build sixty-two units over one square block. Three groups of buildings were constructed along Gin Ling Way for the initial phase of the project.
On the 25th of June 1938, Los Angeles' New Chinatown opened. By 1939, Y.C. Hong had completed his buildings and the East Gate. At about the time, the Seven Star Sacred Caverns and the wishing pool were completed. On the week of the 16th of January 1939, New Chinatown held its Chinese New Year celebration with a press reception at Forbidden Palace. The Mei Wah Girls Drill Team, led by Barbara Jean Wong performed in the parade. The mall developed by Y.C. Hong averaged twenty thousand visitors a week by the second anniversary. The Moon Festival was held on early August 1941 as a fundraiser between new Chinatown, Old Chinatown, and China City to raise funds for war relief in China. Peter Soo Hoo Sr. stated at the time that the Chinese American community's desire was "to erect a cultural as well as a commercial center for the purpose of augmenting their [Chinese American] social and business life … They want to erase once and for all the erroneous idea that a Chinatown is necessarily a part of the underworld." [1]
As the communities surrounding City Market Chinatown and East Adams grew, two other Chinese American communities took shape in the shadows of the newly built Union Station. One of these communities, New Chinatown, was the product of a group of Chinese American business leaders headed by Peter SooHoo. SooHoo was an American-born employee of the Department of Water and Power, who had graduated from USC. His fluency in both English and Chinese allowed him to negotiate the difficult racial terrain of pre-war Los Angeles in ways that his immigrant colleagues could not. The New Chinatown he and other community leaders opened in 1938 was in stark contrast to the dirt roads and tenement housing that characterized much of Old Chinatown. These Chinese American merchants and business leaders had a vision of creating a Chinatown that would be clean, well lit, and that could attract tourists from outside the community.
The other new community built near Union Station was dubbed China City. The product of Christine Sterling, the entrepreneur who had brought the city Olvera Street, China City opened the same year as New Chinatown. Featuring stores run by local Chinese, China City also attempted to capitalize on potential tourist dollars. With buildings modeled after the set of the Hollywood blockbuster the Good Earth and featuring outdoor Chinese performances and rickshaw rides, the vision of Chinese American community created by Sterling was in stark contrast to that presented by New Chinatown. Despite its movie set feel, China City provided a valuable sense of real community to the many Chinese Americans who worked there.
[1] Quoted in Edwin R. Bingham, "The Saga of the Los Angeles Chinese."
(Master's Thesis, Occidental College, 1942), 155.


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Q: Set the system language I need to setup a text field and it's input language to be Malayalam-India in Windows.
I tried with this code:
System.setProperty("user.language","MY");
System.setProperty("user.country","IN");

But it didn't succeed.
How can I set the system language in Java?

A: It should be noted that the "user.language" and "user.country" values need to be passed as VM Arguments at startup and NOT set using System.setProperty() at runtime, since System.setProperty() will not influence the default locale that is already in memory. If you need to change the default locale during runtime, use Locale.setDefault();
// THIS WON'T WORK - IF YOU NEED TO SET DEFAULT LOCALE AT RUNTIME, USE  Locale.setDefault()
System.setProperty("user.language","MY");
System.setProperty("user.country","IN");

Set Locale first and change the system propery
Locale.setDefault( new Locale("MY"));
System.setProperty("user.language","MY");
Locale.setDefault( new Locale("IN") );
System.setProperty("user.language","IN");

Reference: http://www.avajava.com/tutorials/lessons/how-do-i-set-the-default-locale-via-system-properties.html

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EU blames Sudan military council for deadly crackdown
The EU on Monday blamed Sudan's military authorities for a bloody crackdown on protesters that left dozens of people dead, demanding a full investigation.
Foreign ministers from the bloc issued a statement hailing the protest movement that swept away former strongman Omar al-Bashir after three decades in power as "a historic opportunity for Sudan".
A top Sudanese general on Sunday pledged to hang those responsible for the June 3 crackdown, in which armed men in fatigues dispersed thousands of protesters camped for weeks outside the Khartoum military headquarters.
But the EU pointed the finger at the transition regime itself.
"It is clear that the responsibility lies with the Transitional Military Council (TMC) as the authority in charge of protecting the population," the ministers said in their statement.
"All human rights violations and abuses committed must be investigated in an independent and transparent manner, and perpetrators held accountable for their acts."
More than 100 people were killed in the crackdown, according to doctors linked to the protest movement, while the health ministry put the nationwide death toll at 61.
Spokesman General Shamseddine Kabbashi on Thursday expressed "regret" over the crackdown, but the council insists it did not order the dispersal, saying a purge had been planned for an area near the protest camp where people are said to sell drugs.
The EU called for "an immediate cessation of all violence against the Sudanese people" and backed African Union efforts to begin political mediation in the country.


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Now unfortunately with my migraines, preventatives don't usually work. But strong anti inflammatories with a narcotic do. So I've gone to KGH on numerous occasions and they get very snippy with me and make me wait forever, than give me tordole. Which of course does nothing without the other component.
Of course he was a man. And I find and many other women find that people at KGH are not only sexist against women but ageist. They don't take our pain seriously.
And tells me he'll give me four regular stength Tylenol and a couple Advil.
I inform him I take Tylenol 3 and prescription stength ibprophene so there's NO WAY that would help me.
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Than he comes back… And low and behold he decides an appointment would be a waste of time, even though I probably have cysts and andrometriosis. It runs in my family which would explain the severe pain.
Not once have I been treated with respect by KGH personal. I always leave in more pain than when I arrived.
I have no faith in Canadian hospitals anymore.. And I'm Canadian.


Singaporean anglers Serene Lum and Daniel Tan returned to Palm Tree for their second visit. Daniels after joining the 150 lb Carp Club at his last visit this time joined the 300 lb Catfish Club after a four hour marathon battle. They both caught Juliens Golden Price Carp which was a new species to them. In addition they had many other awesome fish that included Siamese carp, yellowcheek carp, Salween rita catfish, wallago attu, tambaqui, alligator gar, pacu, black shark minnow, giant gourami, Asian and Amazon redtail catfish.
After his first successful trip of the month Eddie returned for his second session vowing to up his Siamese carp pb even further and that he did with an awesome 156 lb monster which also earned him a 150 lb Palm Tree Lagoon Carp Club t-shirt. In addition to this he caught a lot of other great catches that include African walking catfish, giant gourami, wallago attu, Amazon redtail, black shark minow, yellow catfish, ripsaw catfish, chao phraya catfish, tambaqui and clown featherback.
The infamous Mr Punch (John Harvey) returned from Pattaya with two of his mates from the UK Nicholas Billett and Leon Sprague. Nicholas target was to catch himself a big Siamese carp which he did with a 103 lb lump. Mr Punch lost the 300 lb Mekong after a two hour battle, and Leon managed to get one of the big arapaima to take the bait only to have it spat back at him 10 seconds after the strike. However they caught a huge number of fantastic fish that included a lot of mekong catfish, Siamese carp, juliens golden price carp, Amazon redtails, tambacqui, black shark minnows, rohu, big-y, catla carp, mollycot, Thai catfish shark and striped catfish.
Carp Leads sponsored German angler Oliver Jack also thoroughly enjoyed his stay at Palm Tree Lagoon this month catching some awesome fish. These included some big Siamese carp, chao phraya catfish and Mekong catfish. Along with Amazon redtails, rohu, giant featherback, clown featherback, tambaqui, Asian redtail catfish, wallago attu and black ear catfish.
Robert Butler made his first visit to Palm Tree during the month and was not disappointed. He managed to catch a myriad of fish that included small scale mud carp, mrigal, Mekong catfish, black ear catfish, black shark minnow, several Siamese carp, crystal eyed catfish, Amazon redtail catfish, tambaqui and albino striped catfish.
True to his word Jason Bolton returned for his second visit in a month with his brother Stephen Brown. They had a catching spree catching loads of fish which included Siamese carp, mekong catfish, juliens golden price carp, ripsaw catfish, black shark minnow, yellow catfish, soldier river barb, Asian redtailed catfish, tambaqui, mrigal and Amazon redtails.
Eddie Crouch returned to Palm Tree and had a successful session catching several Siamese carp up to 103 lb as well as clown featherback, tambaqui, wallago attu, Mekong catfish and lots of Amazon redtails.
Tap of Bangkok Fishing Guide Service also brought customer to Palm Tree during the month who successfully caught some great fish including mekong catfish, Thai redtail catfish, clown featherback, black shark minnow, tambaqui, Amazon redtail, yellow catfish, Siamese carp and a big alligator gar.
Australians Ross Keating and Rob Goodwin enjoyed a three day trip up to the majestic Khao Laem Dam and although the rohu were still out in the deep water due to the low water levels; still had a great time catching black shark minnows, java barb, yellow catfish and nandid tiger perch as well as a couple of unknown species.
Fish Siam's customer had a great session catching a 95kg mekong catfish as well as Siamese carp, juliens golden price carp, tambaqui and wallago attu.
Jason Bolton was so pleased with his first session at Palm Tree that he vowed to return the following week with his brother. During his first session he caught Mekong catfish, giant featherback, clown featherback, stingray, wallago attu, juliens golden price carp, Thai catfish shark, mollycot, Asian redtail catfish, rohu, giant gourami, mrigal and Amazon redtail catfish.
Joakim Keilgaard returned to Palm Tree during the month with a friend from Bangkok. It was all smiles as they went on to catch mekong catfish, pacu, tambaqui, Asian redtail catfish, stingray, rohu and a number of Amazon redtails.
The guides of course had a go on their free days catching well as usual a variety of fish such as African arawana, stingray, Siamese carp, a huge black ear catfish, some baby vundu, all culminating in a 300lb+ mekong after a marathon battle.
Australians Ross Keating and Rob Goodwin seemed to enjoy there visit catching a number of tambaqui, striped catfish, ripsaw catfish, Amazon redtail finishing off with a 100lb+ chao phraya.
German fishing guide Harald Klein returned with a customer and his son and between them they caught a variety of species which included stingray, mekong catfish, tambaqui, pacu, clown featherback, African walking catfish, leopard catfish, ripsaw catfish and a number of Amazon redtails.
Khun Konnie made only a brief visit but still managed to catch a 100lb+ Siamese carp, a tambaqui which was a new species for him and some Amazon redtail catfish.
Tim caught a lot of fish again this month that included his first Yellowcheek carp, a tiger catfish and mekong catfish.
Singaporean anglers Derrick and Jasper made their first trip to Palm Tree and caught a number nice fish that included mrigal, back shark minnow, mekong catfish and a number of Amazon redtails.