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...like Hutchins, he built a big Internet fan base on novel podcasting, which led to a 2007 deal with The Crown Publishing Company (a division of Random House), one believed to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sigler reached a milestone this month by cracking the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list with Contagious, a first for an author emerging from the podcast genre. The print run for Contagious is 80,000 copies and it has made the bestseller list despite Sigler's getting his reluctant publisher to allow him to put out PDF files and podcasts...
Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economics professor who was famously early in predicting that the end of the housing boom would cause a financial crisis, estimates that continued loan losses will force U.S. banks to come up with an additional $1.4 trillion just to stave off bankruptcy. And since the banks aren't likely to earn much money or attract new investors anytime soon, much of the money will have to come from the government...
Feathered Friend. If you like birds, especially the patriotic kind, the Tidewater Inn Bed & Breakfast on Connecticut's coast, just 2 hours from New York, has a President's Day weekend with an Eagle Viewing Boat Trip. The day starts with an early morning Valentine's Day breakfast, then off to the 54-foot boat to see the New England's largest winter population of bald Eagles. Warm up upon your return with afternoon tea, and get a $25 gift certificate to the nearby Audubon shop. Rates start at $315, available through March 7. 949 Boston Post Rd, Madison...
Love Apple. In the big city, New York's Empire Hotel has a "Desire" package with a bottle of Veuve and Godiva chocolates ready to welcome you. Continue imbibing with chocolate martinis in the Lobby Bar. The concierge can make dinner reservations and you'll return to a rose petal turndown. Next day have a breakfast buffet and return to bed - no check out until 3pm. Rooms start at $379 W. 63rd St. at Broadway...
...Chin claim the junta persecutes them in part because of their religious beliefs. Most Chin are American Baptists, having been converted by missionaries in the 19th century. Although tens of thousands of Chin are believed to have sought refuge in India since the junta came to power, the New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch claimed in a report released on Jan 28 that New Delhi has forcibly repatriated many Chin, essentially handing them back to their persecutors. (See pictures of the junta blocking Burma from receiving aid after a cyclone ripped through the country...