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By SUSANNA KIM
Sept. 15, 2011
After the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 and six months after the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, questions still remain regarding who funded the attacks that led to thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damages.
The latest legal pursuit is that of an insurance syndicate of British insurer Lloyd's, which says the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its banks and various charities should be financially responsible for the $215 million it paid in insurance settlements to 9/11 victims' families.
William Doyle's family is one of the families determined to find those who funded the attacks on 9/11. Doyle's son, Joseph, was killed in the north tower of the World Trade Center.
William Doyle told ABC News there are "concrete facts" showing the majority of the hijackers' funding originated from Saudi Arabia. He said the government helped "shield" some of that evidence when the joint congressional committee investigating the attacks published a report in December 2002 and redacted about 28 pages.
Doyle and others believe names of Saudi financiers and companies have been removed. 9/11 Anniversary: Congress Shows Bipartisan Spirit, In Song Watch Video GMA: America Remembers 10 Years Later Watch Video From the Tower Watch Video
"How could they hide under diplomatic immunity?" Doyle said of those he believes have been protected. "People don't get missiles to strike down helicopters by themselves. Someone is funding them. If someone is funding them, let it be known and cut… Continue reading
By Cahal Milmo, Chief Reporter
UK Independent
A Lloyd's insurance syndicate has begun a landmark legal case against Saudi Arabia, accusing the kingdom of indirectly funding al-Qa'ida and demanding the repayment of £136m it paid out to victims of the 9/11 attacks.
The Brighton-based Lloyd's 3500 syndicate, which paid $215m compensation to companies and individuals involved, alleges that the oil-rich Middle Eastern superpower bears primary responsibility for the atrocity because al-Qa'ida was supported by banks and charities acting as "agents and alter egos" for the Saudi state.
The detailed case, which names a number of prominent Saudi charities and banks as well as a leading member of the al-Saud royal family, will cause embarrassment to the Saudi government, which has long denied claims that Osama bin Laden's organisation received official financial and practical support from his native country.
Outlined in a 156-page document filed in western Pennsylvania, where United Airlines flight 93 crashed on 9/11, the claim suggests that the nine defendants "knowingly" provided resources, including funding, to al-Qa'ida in the years before the attack and encouraged anti-Western sentiment which increased support for the terror group.
The legal claim states: "Absent the sponsorship of al-Qa'ida's material sponsors and supporters, including the defendants named therein, al-Qa'ida would not have possessed the capacity to conceive, plan and execute the 11 September attacks. The success of al-Qa'ida's agenda, including the 11 September attacks themselves, has been made possible by the lavish sponsorship al-Qa'ida has received from its material sponsors and supporters over more… Continue reading
by Daily Mail Reporter
UK Daily Mail
An insurance firm has withdrawn its lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, which had claimed the country funded the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
A division of Lloyd's of London had filed documents in a U.S. court on September 8 demanding the return of $215million compensation it paid victims.
But the lawsuit has now been dropped.
Attorney Stephen Cozen of law firm Cozen O'Connor, which represents Lloyd's, told Insurance Journal that he cannot comment on why Lloyd's decided to drop the case less than two weeks after filing the complaint.
By Michael Collins 911Truth.org
(Washington, DC) A faction of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard called the Quds Force (QF) is center stage in the War on Terror for the second time in five years. In 2007, President George W. Bush hauled out the group of middle and upper level Iranian government officials as a rationale for military action against Iran. The decisive shutdown of the Bush effort marks a critical turning point in recent history and will be discussed later in the article.
QF II began last Tuesday when FBI Director Robert Mueller and Attorney General Eric Holder unified the terror storyline between the rabid neoconservatives of the Bush era and the low key loyalists to the national security state in the Obama administration.
Holder and Mueller accused, "elements of the Iranian government of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington," the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. In essence, this military faction allegedly hired an outsider to murder the Saudi ambassador to the United States. With the full knowledge of the Iranian government, the outsider tried to hire a Mexican drug lord for the high level hit. Attorney General Holder announced that the United States is "holding the Iranian government accountable." Holder went on to state the official position of the government, namely that the Iranian government entity behind the plot was the Quds Force.
The current version of Quds Force-as-archvillain was met with challenges from the start. Early on in the Post article, an unnamed White House official offered… Continue reading
by Kevin Ryan
When Underwriters Laboratories fired me for challenging the World Trade Center (WTC) report that it helped create with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), it said "there is no evidence" that any firm performed the required fire resistance testing of the materials used to build the Twin Towers. Of course, that was a lie.
With this experience in mind, I checked to see how many times the 9/11 Commission Report used the phrase "no evidence," and noted in particular the times the Commission claimed to have "found no evidence" or that "no evidence was uncovered." I discovered that the phrase "no evidence" appears an amazing 63 times. An example is the dubious statement — "There is no evidence to indicate that the FAA recognized Flight 77 as a hijacking until it crashed into the Pentagon (p 455).
Of these 63 instances, some variation of "we found no evidence" appears three dozen times. This seems to be an unusually high number of disclaimers begging ignorance, given that the Commission claims to have done "exacting research" in the production of a report that was the "fullest possible accounting of the events of September 11, 2001."
The number of times these "no evidence" disclaimers appear in the report is doubly amazing considering how infrequently some of the most critical witnesses and evidence are referenced. For example, the FAA's national operations manager, Benedict Sliney, who was coordinating the FAA's response that day, appears only once in the narrative (and twice in the notes).…Continue reading
by Brian Romanoff
News of the Saudi Crown Prince passing in the U.S. and his new successor to the post warrant a refresher on the attempts to name them in 9/11 lawsuits years ago.
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, died just a weeks ago in a New York hospital due to ill health. The world's largest oil-exporting nation has quickly found an heir to the Crown Prince, a position directly under the most powerful of the King. The new Crown Prince has been named as Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, brother of the deceased Crown Prince Sultan. Both were half-brothers to the current King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, and both are a part of the powerful Sudairi Seven.
Photo, left: The recently deceased Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz
The old Crown Prince Sultan is the father of Prince Bandar. Bandar is known to many in the world as "Bandar Bush" for his extremely close relationship with the Bush family. Bandar served as the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the U.S. from 1983 until 2005. The Royal family's relationship with the Bush family goes back even further.
Photo, right: "Bandar Bush" and Condoleezza Rice join the Saudi King and Bush at Bush's Texas property.
Prince Bandar has a history of involvement in scandals, undoubtebly we only know so much. A biography of Prince Bandar was written by William Simpson… Continue reading
By Pete Kasperowicz
November 19, 2011
A bipartisan group of senators proposed legislation this week that would overturn a court interpretation of current law that has blocked a lawsuit brought by 9/11 victims against Saudi Arabia for supporting al Qaeda.
The bill introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) would amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) to clarify that victims of terrorist acts in the U.S. can hold the foreign sponsors of those attacks responsible in U.S. courts. Co-sponsoring the bill are Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
Schumer said the bill is needed because some U.S. courts have interpreted FSIA and ATA that Americans injured during the 9/11 attacks have no recourse against foreign states that should be held responsible. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York threw out a victims' suit against Saudi Arabia in 2008, based on the argument that Saudi Arabia did not direct the 9/11 attacks, and that FSIA did not apply to this case.
But Schumer said this decision reflects an incorrect interpretation of FSIA and ATA, and is "contrary to the plain language" of those laws.
"[T]aken together, the FSIA and ATA were designed to enable terrorism victims to bring suit against foreign states and terror sponsors when they support terrorism against the United States," Schumer said. "I am introducing this bill… Continue reading
Engineering Consent For Attack On Iran
US Court Claims Iranian 9/11 Link
By RT (Russia Today)
December 17, 2011 — A US court has won a default judgement that Iranian officials, including its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, provided help to the 9/11 hijackers behind the worst terror attack on American soil. The lawsuit was filed by the families of the atrocity's victims. There was no Iranian representation in court. RT talks to Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Center for Research on Globalization.
Iran Accused Of 9/11 Role
By Fox News
May 20, 2011 "Fox News" — NEW YORK: Two defectors from Iran's intelligence service have testified that Iranian officials knew in advance about the attacks of September 11, 2001, says a US court filing that seeks damages for Iran's "direct support for, and sponsorship of, the most deadly act of terrorism in American history".
Iran Accused Of September 11 Role To Plan, Train & Escape WTC Attacks 21/5/11:
One of the defectors also claimed that Iran was involved in designing the attacks, the filing said. The defectors' identities and testimony were not revealed in the filing but were being submitted to a judge under seal, said lawyers who brought the original suit against Iran on behalf of families of dozens of September 11 victims.
The suit says Iran and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group with close ties to Tehran, helped al-Qaeda with planning the attacks and with the hijackers' training and travel. After the attacks, the suit says, Iran and Hezbollah helped al-Qaeda operatives and their families to escape, in some cases providing them with a safe haven in Iran.…Continue reading
by Jon Gold
December 20, 2011
Before I begin, I'd like to say that I am neither a fan of Iran, or an opponent of Iran. I just don't want anymore damn wars.
Recently, a Judge ruled "that Iran was complicit in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, including 18 Bucks County residents." Here is the evidence according to the article:
Using a team of experts, including former members of the 9/11 Commission, and the testimony of three Iranian defectors, the lawyers put on a four-hour presentation for Daniels on Thursday.
During the hearing, defector Abdolghassem Mesbahi, who was once an aide and close confidant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Islamic Republic's founder, revealed that he had firsthand knowledge of terrorist plots dating to the 1980s.
Mesbahi, whose identity was kept secret until the hearing, said he knew in August 2001 that there was a plan in place to hijack airplanes and fly them into buildings.
Another defector testified that he was with al-Qaida's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, when the terrorist attended four days of meetings with top Iranian officials in January 2001 to plan the 9/11 attacks.
The third defector told the judge that he helped write up the debriefing reports of Iran's al-Qaida liaison, Imad Mugniyeh, after he returned to Iran from Afghanistan following 9/11.
To further prove Iran's complicity in the attacks, Mellon presented the testimony of Janice Kephart, a former counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism… Continue reading
By Russ Baker
December 26, 2011
A growing body of evidence points to a concerted campaign to prepare Americans and the world for war against Iran. This is not idle speculation. It fits a pattern that repeatedly preceded previous hostilities.
Here are the recent examples on Iran:
-The claim that Iran is a WMD threat. Pretty much everyone is familiar with the long-term, continuing efforts to paint Iran as some kind of nuclear threat. This ignores the possibility that Iran is telling the truth in contending it is embarked on solely non-military nuclear research (debatable), and serious doubts among many experts that Iran is preparing nuclear weapons. Perhaps most important, it discounts the fact that many countries (including Iran's arch-enemy Israel) have nuclear weapons, and disregards the undoubted truth that if a country like Iran ever did launch nuclear weapons, it would be wiped out in a nanosecond, creating a very strong disincentive for offensive use. At the same time, by encouraging other countries and internal foes to believe that it has nuclear weapons, Iran creates an inexpensive protective shield for its regime. A dangerous game, to be sure, but without further evidence of Iranian nukes, hardly a reason to launch a war that would surely cause even more death and destruction than the misguided Iraq invasion.
-The claim that Iran tried to hire Mexican drug cartel hit squads to kill a Saudi ambassador on US soil (fizzled). Remember this one? So ludicrous that even ultra-cautious corporate news organizations… Continue reading
By Jonathan Turley
Every year, the State Department issues reports on individual rights in other countries, monitoring the passage of restrictive laws and regulations around the world. Iran, for example, has been criticized for denying fair public trials and limiting privacy, while Russia has been taken to task for undermining due process. Other countries have been condemned for the use of secret evidence and torture.
Even as we pass judgment on countries we consider unfree, Americans remain confident that any definition of a free nation must include their own — the land of free. Yet, the laws and practices of the land should shake that confidence. In the decade since Sept. 11, 2001, this country has comprehensively reduced civil liberties in the name of an expanded security state. The most recent example of this was the National Defense Authorization Act , signed Dec. 31, which allows for the indefinite detention of citizens. At what point does the reduction of individual rights in our country change how we define ourselves?
While each new national security power Washington has embraced was controversial when enacted, they are often discussed in isolation. But they don't operate in isolation. They form a mosaic of powers under which our country could be considered, at least in part, authoritarian. Americans often proclaim our nation as a symbol of freedom to the world while dismissing nations such as Cuba and China as categorically unfree. Yet, objectively, we may be only half right. Those countries do lack… Continue reading
By Chris Mondics
Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Inquirer
In a ferocious legal battle pitting government lawyers against victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the Justice Department is fighting to block thousands of individuals and businesses from taking $6.6 million in frozen al-Qaeda assets seized from an alleged terrorism financier.
Frozen by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2007, the money is sought by the attorneys for 6,000 individual victims and insurers who suffered billions in losses from the attacks on the World Trade Center.
The money, in a Chicago brokerage account controlled by senior al-Qaeda operative Abu al-Tayyeb until his arrest in Saudi Arabia in 2006, drew little public notice until lawyers for 9/11 victims moved in June to collect on a 2007 default judgment.
A short time later, the Justice Department initiated legal proceedings to claim the money for itself – and keep it out of the hands of the 9/11 victims and insurers.
That triggered a fierce response from the victims' lawyers, among them the Center City law firm Cozen O'Connor, who accuse the Justice Department of duplicity in seeking to prevent them from getting access to… Continue reading
A Saudi Arabian accused of associating with several of the September 11 hijackers and who disappeared from his home in the United States a few weeks before the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, is in London working for his country's state oil company.
By Anthony Summers, Neil Tweedie and Dan Christensen in Miami
The Telegraph
Abdulaziz al-Hijji and his wife Anoud left three cars at their luxurious home in a gated community in Sarasota, Florida — one of them new — and flew to Saudi Arabia in August 2001. The refrigerator was full of food; furniture and clothing were left behind; and the swimming pool water was still circulating.
Security records of cars passing through a checkpoint at the Prestancia gated community indicated that Mr al-Hijji's home, 4224 Escondito Circle, had been visited a number of times by Mohamed Atta, the leader of the 19-strong hijack team, who piloted American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre in 2001.
The logs also indicated that Marwan Al-Shehhi, who crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower, and Ziad Jarrah, who was at the controls of United Airlines Flight 93 when it crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, had visited the house.
All three men had trained to fly at Venice Airport, which is 19 miles from Sarasota.
A US counter-terrorist agent told The Daily Telegraph: "The registration numbers of vehicles that had passed through the Prestancia community's north gate in the months before 9/11, coupled with the identification documents shown by incoming drivers on request, showed that Mohamed Atta and several of his fellow hijackers, and another Saudi suspect still at large, had visited 4224 Escondito Circle."
The suspect was Adnan Shukrijumah, an al-Qaeda operative who is on the FBI's Most Wanted list, with a $5 million bounty on his head.A decade after the world's worst terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 3,000 people, Mr al-Hijji is resident in London, working for the European subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state oil company.…Continue reading
By Eric Lichtblau
WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, questions have lingered about the possible role of the Saudi government in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, even as the royal kingdom has made itself a crucial counterterrorism partner in the eyes of American diplomats.
Now, in sworn statements that seem likely to reignite the debate, two former senators who were privy to top secret information on the Saudis' activities say they believe that the Saudi government might have played a direct role in the terrorist attacks.
"I am convinced that there was a direct line between at least some of the terrorists who carried out the September 11th attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia," former Senator Bob Graham, Democrat of Florida, said in an affidavit filed as part of a lawsuit brought against the Saudi government and dozens of institutions in the country by families of Sept. 11 victims and others. Mr. Graham led a joint 2002 Congressional inquiry into the attacks.
His former Senate colleague, Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, a Democrat who served on the separate 9/11 Commission, said in a sworn affidavit of his own in the case that "significant questions remain unanswered" about the role of Saudi institutions. "Evidence relating to the plausible involvement of possible Saudi government agents in the September 11th attacks has never been fully pursued," Mr. Kerrey said.
Their affidavits, which were filed on Friday and have not previously been disclosed, are part of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit… Continue reading
By John Bursill
Unfortunately, it now appears that a war between the US and its allies with Iran is imminent. By any military analyst's assessment this has a real chance of changing the current multi-theatre war against terrorism and so called rogue/terrorist states into a real World War III scenario!
Following the Mainstream media (MSM) in the West over the last few months, you would be sensing that many things have happened to support the war-with-Iran rationale: hearing that Iran wants a Nuclear bomb and would be prepared to use it against Israel and the US, other alarming stories include Iran trading in weapons with "rogue states," Iran killing innocent people abroad, Iran's president is insane and wants to "wipe Israel off the map," Iran has been involved in terrorist plots/bombings and may attack inside the US and Iran is trading drugs. The list of baseless accusation goes on and on.
Interesting to remember that after 9/11 the MSM did little to question the actual events and who benefited but devoted massive media speculation to Iraq being involved while no evidence existed, managing to convince the vast majority of the American public that Saddam was involved with the 9/11 attacks leading to growing public support for the 2003 invasion.
Many times over the last decade it was obvious by the rhetoric out of Washington and from their many think tanks like PNAC (The Project for the New American Century) and leaked memos from the Pentagon that the… Continue reading
Statement of September 11th Advocates Regarding Guantánamo Bay Military Tribunals
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2012
It would seem that the U.S. Government found itself in a conundrum when they allowed prisoners, like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), to be tortured in secret prisons around the world. Once tortured, any confession or testimony from KSM, or others, could not be deemed reliable. Furthermore, the focus of the eventual proceedings would become a trial about the practice of torture, instead of being a trial about alleged terrorist crimes. That would have been untenable for the U.S. Government, which wants to avoid any and all accountability for their own crimes of torture.
In order to bypass potential discussion of torture, the latest Chief Prosecutor for the Military Commissions, Brig. General Mark Martins, found a willing witness in Majid Khan, a fellow GITMO inmate to KSM. Khan himself was not involved in the 9/11 plot. He supposedly got his information from time spent behind bars at GITMO with KSM. Kahn will be allowed to give this hearsay evidence against KSM in return for a reduced sentence. However, Khan's sentencing won't take place for four years. It seems the Prosecution is pinning their hopes and dreams on Khan's upcoming performance. None of this lends credibility to an already suspect system.
Additionally, with campaigning for the upcoming Presidential elections heating up, the timing of this latest attempt at justice for 9/11 is exploitive at best.
Patty Casazza Monica Gabrielle Mindy Kleinberg Lorie Van Auken
9/11… Continue reading
by Kevin Ryan
In the summer of 2001, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Robert Wright, a counterterrorism expert from the Chicago office, made some startling claims about the Bureau in a written statement outlining the difficulties he had doing his job. Three months before 9/11, he wrote: "The FBI has proven for the past decade it cannot identify and prevent acts of terrorism against the United States and its citizens at home and abroad. Even worse, there is virtually no effort on the part of the FBI's International Terrorism Unit to neutralize known and suspected terrorists residing within the United States."[1]
Revelations since 9/11 have confirmed Wright's claims. FBI management did little or nothing to stop terrorism in the decade before 9/11 and, in some cases, appeared to have supported terrorists. This is more disturbing considering that the power of the FBI over terrorism investigations was supreme. In 1998, the FBI's strategic plan stated that terrorist activities fell "almost exclusively within the jurisdiction of the FBI" and that "the FBI has no higher priority than to combat terrorism."[2]
A number of people are suspect in these failures, including the leaders of the FBI's counterterrorism programs. But at the time of Wright's written complaint, which was not shared with the public until May 2002, the man most responsible was Louis Freeh, Director of the FBI from 1993 to 2001.
Agent Wright was not FBI leadership's only detractor, and not the only one to criticize Freeh.…Continue reading
Originally published at the NYPost by Paul Sperry on 12/15/13
After the 9/11 attacks, the public was told al Qaeda acted alone, with no state sponsors.
But the White House never let it see an entire section of Congress' investigative report on 9/11 dealing with "specific sources of foreign support" for the 19 hijackers, 15 of whom were Saudi nationals.
It was kept secret and remains so today.
President Bush inexplicably censored 28 full pages of the 800-page report. Text isn't just blacked-out here and there in this critical-yet-missing middle section. The pages are completely blank, except for dotted lines where an estimated 7,200 words once stood (this story by comparison is about 1,000 words).
A pair of lawmakers who recently read the redacted portion say they are "absolutely shocked" at the level of foreign state involvement in the attacks.
Reps. Walter Jones (R-NC) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) can't reveal the nation identified by it without violating federal law. So they've proposed Congress pass a resolution asking President Obama to declassify the entire 2002 report, "Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001."
Some information already has leaked from the classified section, which is based on both CIA and FBI documents, and it points back to Saudi Arabia, a presumed ally.
The Saudis deny any role in 9/11, but the CIA in one memo reportedly found "incontrovertible evidence" that Saudi government officials — not just wealthy Saudi hardliners, but high-level diplomats and… Continue reading


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On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 12:23:13PM -0700, Alex Mandel wrote:
> Micah J. Cowan wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 12:02:26PM -0700, Alex Mandel wrote:
> >
> >>I realize this might be not be a challenge for some of you.
> >>--
> >>I need to make a list of all possible permutations given 9 options and
> >>that you can choose any number of options at once.
> >>I've figured out using nCr statistics that this is 511 choices, but now
> >>I need to represent them in 2^9 binary code: 000000001, 000000010 etc
> >>
> >>Anyone got a quick way? I thought about writing a python code or
> >>something but then I got confused just thinking about the algorthim.
> >>
> >>Now the best would be if you had an idea that I could implement with my
> >>limited toolset: R, OpenOffice, Python, and I guess I could add a
> >>package to Cygwin if necessary.
> >
> > If all you need is the different permutations of two-choice options, all
> > of which can be selected in any combination, then this is exactly the
> > same as counting in binary.
> >
> > Or is it actually printing the representation of the binary that is
> > posing a problem?
> Correct, I need to print a list to represent the choices.
> It's going to be a lookup table in a database on the backside of a
> webpage that pulls up a static map of the options picked.
Well; so perhaps you could have a nine-element array of strings naming
the options, and iteratively test each bit on each counting iteration,
printing out the string at the same index as the bit you are testing,
followed by " = yes" or " = no", depending on your needs?
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A company's reputation can make or break it. Whether you run an online or offline business, managing your brand's reputation is a core business principle that needs focus and attention. As an ecommerce merchant, did you know you can leverage the power of "reviews" to help manage your brand? According to Kudzu.com, a whopping 86% of consumers read online business reviews before making purchasing decisions. By putting a focus on managing reviews you can not only help your reputation, you can also drive more sales!
Understand the Impact Of Positive Reviews
Let's start discussing the impact of positive reviews with the following scenario. You moved to a new town and want to find a new dentist. You go to Google and search for 'dentists in Denver, CO'. Take a look at the screen shot below. Which of the following are you going to call?
You are most likely going to click on the listing with 78 reviews, read through them, and then click on the listing with 73 reviews, and read through those. It is also very likely that one of those two dentists will be getting your business as you have seen validation from many of their customers that they are indeed 5 star dentists.
Now think about the impact that positive online reviews can have on your ecommerce business. As stated above, 86% of consumers read online business reviews before making purchasing decisions.
Emphasize the Positive?
When choosing the online review sites you want your existing customers to use, start with the ones seen by the most potential customers. When someone searches for your company name online, chances are they will do so on Google, Yahoo, or Bing. When you search for a company on each of these search engines the very first listing usually contains a map and your business information. With these listings being seen by so many of your potential customers, this is precisely where you need to start getting customers to post their reviews! Then you need them to post reviews on popular review sites which rank highly for your company name. The most popular review sites are Yelp, CitySearch, InsiderPages, MerchantCircle and RatePoint.
Now let's discuss how you can solicit positive reviews and comments on these listings. According to Jupiter Research, 42% of customers provided feedback only after being prompted by a retailer to do so. An effective way to get your customers to post reviews on these sites is to email your customers directly and ask them. This should be done after they have received their order. Be sure to thank them for their order, and then request that they leave a review of your company on the most relevant sites mentioned above. You might also consider creating three different emails each of which contain links to your business listings on three of the above review sites. You could then rotate them evenly so that you are building up positive reviews on all of the most popular review sites.
Prevent and Remedy Negative Reviews
According to research by Convergys Corp, one negative review can cost a company up to 30 customers. If the review appears at the top of the list when a potential client Google's your company name, that number can increase greatly.
Following are a few ways you prevent negative reviews from hurting your company's online reputation:
- Set up an account with a third-party complaint site such as GetSatisfaction, RatePoint or Merchant Circle. These three companies offer review solutions where you can control which reviews, whether positive or negative, are displayed publicly.
- Launch an online review solicitation campaign as we discussed above.
- Hire a Search Engine Reputation Management company to help you manage your company's online reputation.
If you have existing negative reviews there are a number of things you can do to correct them. Most review sites allow you to respond to the review either publicly or privately. Some even allow you to delete any reviews you don't want shown. You can hide the review by getting your satisfied customers to post reviews on the same site, or you can use a search engine reputation management company to suppress the negative listing entirely. You may be tempted to post fake positive reviews online, especially when you see a negative review about your company; however, doing so is both illegal and consumers generally see right through it. Not to mention that Yelp, CitySearch and Insiderpages have intelligent review algorithms in place that can usually identify "astroturfing" reviews by merchants and will automatically remove them.
Dealing with online customer reviews can be quite frustrating at times. However, it is now more important than ever to ensure that your company implements a plan on managing your online reputation. The bottom line is that in order to succeed on the web today, merchants need an effective strategy for dealing with customer reviews. If you don't control what people read about you online, you risk tarnishing your company's reputation which is certain to impact your bottom line.


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The US Army is considering shifting to turboprop aircraft for its next-generation aerial common sensor (ACS) fleet, potentially reversing a key focus of its acquisition strategy after a star-crossed, six-year pursuit of jets, according to industry sources.
The potential change has been disclosed during the last three weeks in private notices and informal discussions to several potential ACS suppliers, according to multiple industry sources.
Specifically, the army in late April issued a request for information seeking basic knowledge about how turboprop aircraft could support a changed vision for the ACS mission, with potential payload sizes ranging from 2,265kg (5,000lb) to 9,075kg.
On 15 May, Alenia confirmed it responded to the army's notice by proposing two aircraft: the ATR 42 and the C-27. The army has already ordered the latter, although its C-27Js are proposed to be transferred to the US Air Force next year. A special mission variant of the ATR 42, meanwhile, is also in service as a maritime patrol aircraft with the Italian coast guard and customs and border patrol agencies.
Kevin Hopkins, Raytheon's lead executive for the ACS competition, says that military variants of the Beechcraft King Air 350, the Bombardier Q400 Dash 8 and EADS Casa turboprops also could qualify for the same role.
As a systems integrator, Raytheon believes the potential switch to turboprop aircraft would significantly improve its competitive chances.
"Turboprop-based [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] is known very well to us," Hopkins says. "We look at ourselves as very viable in that market space. We are very supportive of this direction that the programme manager is going in."
Such a shift would shake up the teams of bidders that have been pursuing the contract for most of the last decade. Until recently, the army had decided to pursue a business jet-sized platform, with the Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global Express XRS as the leading contenders.
Last year, systems integrators formed their teams, with Northrop Grumman partnering L-3 Communications and Boeing signing a non-exclusive agreement with Gulfstream. Northrop confirms it remains interested in the ACS competition.
Boeing EPX manager Paul Summers says the army has already decided to shift to turboprops, adding that the change would finally separate the ACS requirement from the US Navy's need to replace the EP-3 Aries II with a jet-powered EPX.
However, Raytheon's Hopkins says the army's plans have not been finalised.
"We're not really sure what's going to happen," Hopkins says. "There's been an indication of what they're thinking about, but there has been nothing official."
The army's ACS programme office did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
The ACS contract was originally awarded in 2004 to a Lockheed Martin/Embraer team, but the deal was cancelled in January 2006 after the sensor payload outgrew the capacity of the ERJ-145 regional jet.
A few years earlier, Lockheed had publicly marketed the C-27J platform with its then-partner, Alenia, for ACS, suggesting that the Italian-made spin-off of C-130J propulsion and avionics technology would enter the US inventory as a signals intelligence aircraft.
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FACTS & STATS: Site: McAlister Field House (6,000) -- Charleston, South Carolina. Television: none. Home Record: Western Carolina 2-1, The Citadel 3-2 Away Record: Western Carolina 1-7, The Citadel 0-6. Neutral Record: Western Carolina 1-1, The Citadel 0-0. Conference Record: Western Carolina 2-0, The Citadel 0-1. Series Record: The Citadel leads, 34-28.
GAME NOTES: A pair of Southern Conference teams hoping to stop losing streaks meet on Saturday night, as the Western Carolina Catamounts come calling on The Citadel Bulldogs.
Western Carolina enters on a three-game skid. Most recently, the Catamounts lost to Liberty, 63-62, on Monday in a non-conference affair. Trey Sumler led the way for WCU with 23 points. Tawaski King scored 12 and James Sinclair had 11 for the Catamounts, who struggled by shooting just 37.1 percent from the floor in the home defeat.
On the positive side, WCU is 2-0 in conference play. The Catamounts can start 3-0 in SoCon play for just the fourth time in program history. Their best start was 4-0 in 1994-95. Sumler (16.8 ppg), King (12.0) and Tom Tankelewicz (10.2) all average double figures in points. The Catamounts are holding opponents to just 29.4 percent shooting from beyond the 3-point line this season, which is second-best in the Southern Conference. On the negative side, the Catamounts have been whistled for 61 more fouls than their opponents, which is an average of 20.5 fouls per game on WCU. They've been outscored 254-158 at the charity stripe, which has surely contributed to their downfall.
The Citadel has lost seven in a row, and begins a four-game homestand in this one. On New Year's Day, the Bulldogs dropped a 92-51 decision at Clemson. Mike Groselle scored a team-high 13 points and Dylen Setzekorn finished with 11. The Citadel shot an efficient 50 percent from the floor, but turned the ball over 25 times in the setback. Groselle leads the team with 15 ppg and he is the only player on the team averaging double figures, although Matt Van Scyoc (9.9 ppg) is close to joining the ranks.
The Bulldogs lead the all-time series, 34-28, and the Catamounts have only won eight of the 29 all-time meetings in Charleston. WCU has dropped the last four games at McAlister Field House.
A win by the Bulldogs would mark the longest winning streak in league home openers by The Citadel since 1993 when they had five consecutive wins. They've won their league home opener two years in a row now, and should stretch that to three after tonight.
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It's a tough call, given all the memories the place holds, but the county doesn't have the resources to restore this landmark.
When in doubt, punt. And that's what the Nueces County Commissioners did this week by tabling the highly dubious proposal to sink more money into the 1914 courthouse, which has been standing vacant along the Interstate for nearly three decades.
The Commissioners Court has bought itself time to consider further whether it should put up the $1.76 million that would match a state grant to continue restoration of the building, which has been standing vacant since 1977. But time won't supply the answer to the quandary.
The issue comes down to this: Does it make more sense to end the renovation project, thus leaving behind the more than $2 million in work done so far, but keeping the taxpayers from committing themselves further to a project that is projected to cost $35 million-plus? Or, do the commissioners plunge on to the next phase because the historical designation that protects the building means it can't be torn down until at least 2025?
Here we must look at another aging downtown building whose future is also in doubt: Memorial Coliseum. The City Council says it will seek proposals from potential developers of the Coliseum to find a new role for it now that the American Bank Center is the city's major venue, including a new source of funding for upkeep and use. But Mayor Henry Garrett has said that the question of the Coliseum's future won't be allowed to linger past the beginning of next year. In short, if the Coliseum can find a new life and new backing, by all means, keep it. If not, then the city has more pressing financial needs.
The same principle applies to the courthouse. The only purpose presented so far for a renovated courthouse is to house an interactive science museum, a museum whose funding is questionable and can only exist if the taxpayers, whether local or state, produce the $35 million up front. Despite promises of paybacks through credits, the upshot is that this is money out of the taxpayers' pockets.
The commissioners have until Sept. 1 to make up their minds, but the logic now says no.
The commissioners have higher public priorities, such as indigent health care and a commitment to a badly needed youth show barn. They should not sink $1.7 million into an aging building without a clear purpose.
What about the historical designation? Let the historical designation be a reminder that public policy decisions, such as those that tie the public's hands, should be made for the long term. The county taxpayers have already lived with the historical designation a long time. But they shouldn't be expected to compound the mistake with more bad decisions.
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Rachael Hart's win capped a 7-0 victory for Georgia Tuesday.
March 15, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. --- The 11th-ranked Georgia women's tennis team extended its winning streak to seven with a 7-0 victory over Butler Tuesday at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts.
Rain forced the action indoors as Georgia swept the doubles and won all six singles contests to improve to 9-1. Butler dropped to 7-6.
In doubles, Georgia's No. 3 team of Kate Fuller and Rachael Hart were the first off the court with an 8-2 win over Caroline Hedrick and Natali Jaimes. It was their first career match as a tandem. The first team point was clinched by the No. 1 team of Alexandra Anghelescu and Lilly Kimbell. They posted an 8-3 win over Stephanie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Rubenstein. Georgia's No. 2 team of Cameron Ellis and Maho Kowase claimed an 8-1 decision over Gabriella Bobrowski and Brittany Farmer.
In singles, Georgia went up 2-0 as Fuller dispatched Bobrowski 6-0,6-1 at No. 4. Kimbell defeated McLoughlin 6-0,6-4 at No. 3 for a 3-0 Bulldog advantage. She has won seven straight matches and improved her record to 18-7 this year.
Kowase picked up the fourth team point with a 6-2,6-2 win over Jaimes in the No. 1 match. It was the first career match-clinching win for Kowase who ran her record to a team-best 24-6. At No. 2, Anghelescu rallied back against Hedrick. After dropping the first set 6-4, she took the second 6-2 and then won a super-tiebreaker 10-5 in lieu of a third set to claim the match and give the Bulldogs a 5-0 lead. Bulldog freshman Alina Jerjomina made it 6-0 with a victory at No. 5. Like Anghelescu, she split sets and then won a super tiebreaker 10-5. Jerjomina's win, her seventh in a row, came over Rubenstein 4-6,6-1,1-0. In the final match of the day, Hart picked up a victory at No. 6 by taking a super tiebreaker. She defeated Farmer 5-7,6-2,1-0(10-4).
"We tried a few different doubles combinations today, and they worked well together," said Georgia coach Jeff Wallace. "Also, I was excited to see us come back in all three of the matches that we lost the first set in and come out with a victory. Alexandra, Alina and Rachael hung in there and fought back to win their matches."
Also, Georgia and Butler played one exhibition match. Georgia sophomore Kelli Jordan faced Butler junior Cam Thompson in an eight-game pro set with Thompson winning 8-5.
Georgia will be back in action Wednesday against another set of Bulldogs in No. 23 Yale. The match at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex is slated for a noon start. Yale is on an eight-match winning streak and comes to Athens with an 11-2 record.
Georgia 7, Butler 0 Doubles
1. Anghelescu/Kimbell (UGA) def. McLoughlin/Rubenstein (BU) 8-3
2. Ellis/Kowase (UGA) def. Bobrowksi/Farmer (BU) 8-1
3. Fuller/Hart (UGA) def. Hedrick/Jaimes (BU) 8-2
1. #78 Maho Kowase (UGA) def. Natali Jaimes (BU) 6-2,6-2
2. Alexandra Anghelescu def. Caroline Hedrick (BU) 4-6,6-2,1-0 (10-5)
3. Lilly Kimbell (UGA) def. Stephanie McLoughlin (BU) 6-0,6-4
4. Kate Fuller (UGA) def. Gabriella Bobrowksi (BU) 6-0,6-1
5. Alina Jerjomina (UGA) def. Gabrielle Rubenstein (BU) 4-6,6-1,1-0(10-5)
6. Rachael Hart (UGA) def. Brittany Farmer (BU) 5-7,6-2,1-0(10-4)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,1,2,5,6)
Time: 3:54, Att.: 148
Records: Georgia now 9-1; Butler now 7-6


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First of all: I'm very, very sorry I wasn't able to post day 2 on schedule yesterday. Our daughter had to have emergency surgery and so I spend a long night and day at the hospital. I'm very grateful that she is doing fine and will hopefully be home by the end of the week.
Thank you all for your patience and understanding - you're a wonderful group of people and I love spending time with you every month
To get the PS back on track you will get a double download and task today (and watch out for a little "extra" as compensation) - here's a look at the PS goodies for day 2 and 3, created by Boo aka BooLand Designs, Lou aka LouCee Creations, Manda aka Nibbles Skribbles, Karen aka Snickerdoodle Designs and Darlene aka Studio4Designworks.
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I just said is a bad boss example for any kind of rotation conclusion. My guild for example makes me kill 3 of the 5 Protectors, and reset with frequency Overcharged (the two things are linked of course, you kill Protectors for easy resetting). I also have to reset every Spark on phase 2. I can't top meters that way (I think I'm ranked around ~60 in Elegon), but the boss dies so I don't care.
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Rocks Flyin', Me Cryin', and God Looking On - A WABDR Adventure
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Day 4, Section 5, Lake Chelan to Conconully
Back on his feet, Erik packs his gear surprisingly quickly. We break camp and head to Chelan for some breakfast.
We meet this fella along the highway. The smell was rather pungent.
The Starbucks in Chelan was very busy, but we found a good spot in the corner to get some oatmeal and coffee in us.
Heading up Cooper Mountain Road out of Chelan, we spot the last glimpse of the lake. It is a great lake and I will miss it. We had good times there, but now it's time for more dirt riding.
I was also very happy this morning for a different reason; Mike was heading back out to meet us at the end of this leg in Conconoly, to camp for the night and finish the trip with us in the morning.
The morning was beautiful, and it only got better.
The trail was great, the riding fast, and the temp was perfect.
Every now and then we hit stretches of sand, but if you keep your speed up then you do just fine.
We stopped at this stream for a little break. While there, I had a pretty little visitor.
Look at him hanging out there. I bet he was looking for a good spot to sit for a bit and get some dirt time.
We actually saw lots of big butterflies throughout the trip.
Visiting the very VERY small town of Carlton along hw97.
Hw97 is the connector between stretches of dirt in this section.
We stopped at Rock Creek camp just off of Loup Loup Canyon Road for a little break.
The trail surface varied in this area and there were lots of cows. Watch out for cows!
Erik dropped his water bottle along the way. No worries.
Erik checking out the cows.
The one nearest to him on the right looks like a lioness to me for some reason.
I bight it at low speed coming up this wash.
No worries though. We just laugh about it.
Ruby Hill
Ruby hill was quite the experience. It is a very steep hill with large embedded rock in the track. I was pretty much on the rear break with the engine in first gear the whole time just creeping along. About half way down the rear break failed and I went to the front break. This got me down, but I'll have to admit, I was a bit rattled.
Erik seemed to think that it wasn't a big deal.
Here is my rear rotor after the Ruby Hill descent. I checked the rear break fluid reservoir at the bottom and I couldn't see the fluid line. I was thinking "it's empty, really? How could that be?" What was really going on is the the reservoir was completely full. After the bike sat for a while some fluid drained from the reservoir back into the line and the rear break came back to life.
If anyone knows what happened there, I would love to hear an explanation.
Getting off the dirt and heading into Conconully for a nice evening. Mike should be back soon!
Conconully welcomes us.
Our camp site is literally just across the highway to the left.
Setting up camp.
Once again I choose to sleep under the stars on my camo tarp.
I really am living the life here and I feel that my expression reflects that.
Looking back on the trip even though it has only been a few days, I am really missing it.
I just love this bike.
I know, I know, but let me get into this for a bit. This bike has served me so well ever since I have owned it. I've put just about 20,000 miles on it myself and it has NEVER EVER EVER given me any issues. It runs strong, pulls hard even with me on it, packs a lot of gear, and is comfortable going down the highway or dirt track. It's super simple to work on, and I mean just about as simple as it gets. All this on top of the fact that it's a good looking bike.
You just gotta love those DR650s.
I know, you're not supposed to put those WABDR stickers on your bike until after the trip, but Erik got them for all three of us and I just couldn't wait to put it on there.
I think that it looks pretty good right there myself.
Look at the little stream that runs right by our camp. I tell you, just perfect.
We're all set up and waiting for Mike's arrival, so we decide to head to the lake for a swim.
It was refreshing to have a dip after a hot dusty day on the trail.
No boulder lifting competition this time around.
Mike finally makes it after quite a jaunt from Puyallup, WA, up to Conconully. I bet he was tired of sitting on that KLR.
Right away when Mike arrived this little dragon fly landed on his shoulder and did not want to leave. You could pet it and everything. Crazy!
We headed to the restaurant just down the street from the camp ground for some frosty beverages and some dinner. Mike and I were feeling pretty good with our light beers, but Erik was feeling the burn, literally...
When we were parking the bikes at the restauraunt, Erik leaned the X over on the side stand giving the pipe the opportunity to do a nice brand job on his leg.
If you zoom into this pic, you can see a screw head perfectly branded into his flesh. Ouch. He was a sport about it though.
Back at camp he gives the burn some attention.
We didn't have a proper compress bandage, so he cut off a sock and made it work.
Check out the wire fencing they put around the bases of all the trees here. It's there to keep the beavers from gnawing the trees down.
Not long after it got dark the creatures emerged from the woods.
With eyes peering from the bush, the three of us crawled into bed for some much needed shut eye. This would end day 4.
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
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Solidere launches a square in downtown Beirut bearing the name of late politician Nassib Lahoud on Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)
BEIRUT: Solidere inaugurated Saturday the "Nassib Lahoud Square" in Downtown Beirut in honor of the late politician, the real-estate giant said in a statement.
The inauguration ceremony of the square, located at the southern entrance of the Beirut Souks, was attended by officials, ambassadors and relatives of Lahoud.
Raphael Sabbagha, a member of Solidere's board of directors, said the company named the square after Lahoud in honor of the former MP and presidential candidate and to keep his memory alive.
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Lahoud, who hailed from the Metn town of Baabdat, passed away on Feb. 3, 2012, aged 68, after being diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago.
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"Marche is Good" is the theme of a month-long series of events taking place in New York City throughout October highlighting Italy's Marche (Mar-kay) Region. Sponsored by the Regione Marche and Consulata Agroalimentare di Confindustria Marche, "Marche is Good" will present the culture, food, wines & sprits, design and fashion of one of Italy's most beautiful regions in an exciting programs designed to showcase everything "Made in Marche." A wide range of professionals and world-renowned brands will participate in the events to be held at academic locations, cultural institutions, major stores, showrooms and restaurants throughout New York.
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Noad says the map will "make it easier to decide which route to take including whether it is quicker to walk between stations."
This clarity could be important: a recent study revealed that the current map leads 30% of Tube users to go a less efficient way than they could have.
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Per the link of "recent study" above > [Map] ruins 30% of journeys < & > up to 30 per cent of passengers are taking the 'wrong' route between stations<
An accurate statement: Per Prof Guo, between two stations whose relative positions are particularly badly represented on the standard London tube map, roughly 30% of passengers are mislead by that schematic map and take a longer route than necessary.
However, the vast majority of London tube passengers don't travel between London tube stations whose relationship is as badly misrepresented as the two of the summary article and/or are commuters whose behaviour, while heavily influenced by map distortions, is also influenced by actual experience.
I am arguing that the summary of Prof Guo's research and paper is misleading, not that the Guo paper is misleading. The research is important and the paper should be read.
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Oct. 21, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Strength and Conditioning coach Je'Ney Jackson talks about working with the men's basketball team. Here's a brief Q & A with the first year strength coach.
How enjoyable has it been for you to return to the strength and conditioning aspect of intercollegiate athletics after spending so many years coaching?
What do you think so far of this group?
How important are nutrition and rest?
"Also, your body will not recover the way that it needs to, so you will not be able to perform at your optimal level. Even last night, I sat at training tables with our basketball players, just to see what they are eating, watch what they are eating, make sure they're there eating, those different types of things. Rest is huge. Nutrition, I talk to them all the time. We have a nutrition booklet that I've put together for them that has different recipes in it. If they're in their apartments, they can make things easily, things that they can cook within 20 minutes. So, that is huge. It is something I think about constantly with our guys."
How young would you recommend a student-athlete to look into strength training?
"The youngest that I would say is that summer that guys are going to go into the seventh grade, as far as weight-bearing strength training, meaning bar bells, dumbbells and things like that. I would wait until that time and then you start building some of that. It needs to be supervised, it needs to be with someone who is certified and know what they are talking about so as to prevent injury and to prevent guys from getting too big, too fast. The bones are still a little bit soft at that age and you can run into some problems.
"As far as body weight things, all the time. When I was a kid, we lifted weights all the time, we just didn't realize we were doing it. We were climbing trees, we were jumping around on monkey bars and doing all of that different stuff. Kids don't do those things as much anymore. Kids are more inside, computer-driven and doing things like that. It was been going on, we just didn't realize we were doing it. So, I think when kids get back to doing that as far as doing body weight stuff with them, I think that is perfectly fine when kids are in fifth or sixth grade."
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We were first introduced to the Senda Salvaje Association in January of 2011. It was a unique coincidence, there was a micro-lot that had been originally prepared for the Bolivia Cup of Excellence but the competition had been cancelled. We were in the right place at the right time to purchase their lot in 2011. The quality of that micro-lot impressed us and our curiosity led us to visit Bolivia in September 2011. On that trip, we met Juan Yujra, producer of the lot we had received. We wanted to see their farm and evaluate their harvest first-hand. Over the course of the year, we developed a closer relationship with this farm and formed a Direct Trade partnership with Juan Yujra and the farmers of this Association.
In early July, 2012, we returned to Bolivia to see our friends and partners once again. We met with Rene Viadez at his small cafe in La Paz where he prepared some espresso for us to drink while we discussed the farm. As we left for Caranavi, we looked forward to seeing the farm again. Senda Salvaje translates loosely to "wild path," an untamed trail. It's a very apt name as the journey from Caranavi to Senda Salvaje takes many twists and turns, over and around mountains on a single lane, dirt road. We were led there by Carmelo Yujra, his wife Daizy, and their son Alan. Juan Yujra met as at the farm with his family. The condition of the farm was excellent! The soil is rich and dark and there is a natural spring that provides plenty of water for the Typica and Caturra trees. They have also created a simple, yet efficient washing station that utilizes several stages of floating and sorting. We were impressed by the ingenuity behind the design of the washing channel and happy to see that they employ raised beds for drying.
At lunch, we presented Carmelo with a photo book from our previous trip to Bolivia. Later, we drove to another section of the mountain to see where Juan had been clearing the land for a new coffee lot. His son, Josué, walked around the lot as Juan told us his plans for the new lot. We look forward to our continuing Direct Trade relationship with Juan, Carmelo, and Rene as they continue to grow and innovate coffee production in Bolivia.


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ZANU-PF expects the country to produce enough grain for its requirements and stop food imports within the next two years.
Vice President John Nkomo made the remarks in a speech delivered on his behalf by Zanu-PF Central Committee member Cde Munacho Mutezo at a field day held at Gwagwa Farm of Chitowa 3 in Murehwa last week.
VP Nkomo said the party had established a production and labour department within its ranks to oversee the implementation of its production strategies.
"We want to end the embarrassment of perennially surviving on food imports from such countries as Malawi and Zambia that used to depend on us for their food security," he said.
"They have even been learning from us, so we cannot stand that reality of importing food from them, yet we have the human resources to turn around everything and start producing competitively."
VP Nkomo said it was time the party and the country stopped blaming failure on the illegal sanctions and employ production techniques that allow every farmer to fully utilise the land.
He said when Zimbabwe signed the Lancaster House agreement, the general consensus was that everybody would replace the gun with the hoe and work towards developing the economy and be self-reliant.
"The land was the major reason we waged the liberation war, yet 32 years after independence, people have not yet started fully exploiting it," said VP Nkomo.
"Yes, for the majority it is a matter of failing to access resources, but there has to be the individual effort and innovation to boost productivity and justify the implementation of the agrarian revolution."
Zanu-PF secretary for production Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire, who also attended the field day, challenged farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture sector to stop sloganeering and start serious business on their farms.
"The time for slogans and singing war songs has since passed," he said.
"What we are facing now is a new but different war.
"It is a war whose weapon is the hoe, so we must act like real business people.
"Zanu-PF will not tolerate laziness.
"President Mugabe has made it categorically clear that nobody should be unemployed once we have the land at our disposal."
Cde Mavhaire said if the country started producing effectively, even the rural-urban migration that is common in most communities would cease.
"We must focus on both crop and livestock production if we are to realise benefits from farming," he said.
"For livestock, let's improve our breeding practices by switching to artificial insemination and stop the rampant in-breeding currently affecting the quality of our cattle," said Cde Mavhaire.
He urged communities to stop starting veldfires that are destroying the environment and impacting negatively on agriculture.
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In another sign that the payday loan industry is increasingly under siege, the CFPB reached a settlement Thursday with one of the nation's largest payday lenders for $10 million over its illegal debt collection tactics.
The lender, ACE ACE Cash Express, "used false threats, intimidation, and harassing calls to bully payday borrowers into a cycle of debt," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "This culture of coercion drained millions of dollars from cash-strapped consumers who had few options to fight back."
For example, the CFPB says consumers faced the threat of extra fees, being reported to credit reporting agencies and criminal prosecution if they didn't make payments. Some collectors repeatedly called consumers, their offices and even their relatives, disclosing information about their loans.
A graphic pulled from the ACE Cash Express training manual shows how new employees were taught to contact the customer after he or she "exhausts the cash and does not have the ability to pay." Employees were instructed to "create a sense of urgency" when calling delinquent borrowers.
Of the $10 million total that is owed, $5 million will be paid to consumers in the form of refunds and $5 million will be paid as a penalty to the CFPB. ACE Cash Express is also ordered to end illegal debt collection threats and harassment and stop pressuring borrowers into taking out repeated loans.
The payday loan industry is estimated to make over $3 billion a year.
A statement from ACE Cash Express says the allegations relate to practices prior to March 2012 and they have cooperated with the CFPB to implement recommended changes. They offer payday loans online and in storefronts across 36 states and DC.
Payday loans, which provide borrowers with quick access to cash, are widely criticized for their ultra-high interest rates, short repayment periods and predatory practices.
"Payday loans are designed to create a debt trap," says Diane Standaert, senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending. "They are marketed as a quick financial fix, but in reality leave people in a worse financial position than when they started."
The CFPB, which was the first federal regulator to oversee the payday loan industry starting in 2012, began collecting consumer complaints about payday loans last fall and is in the "late stages" of working on rules for the industry. This is the second enforcement action it has taken against a big payday lender, and the first time it has used the Dodd-Frank provision against abusive practices that take "unreasonable advantage" of consumers.
States like Illinois have recently taken action against payday lenders, and a federal probe dubbed "Operation Choke Point" has gone after them too. A recent report from KPMG's financial services regulatory practice warns that payday lenders will face "heightened regulatory scrutiny" at both the state and federal level.


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THE work on the signals and track which will take place over the summer has been labelled "the biggest improvement work in a generation."
It will see six miles of track being replaced as well as 140 signals and signal boxes.
Network Rail's route managing director for the East Midlands Martin Frobisher said many of the signal boxes are more than 40 years old.
He added: "We will be replacing signals that have come to the end of their service life with the new generation of signals – this will lead to a better, more reliable service from Nottingham."
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> Actually, this reminds me, the new Zaurus (it was reviewed a few months
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Yeah... It's good to point out that the device /itself/ is about the
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The screen also swivels and folds back down, so you can view it in portait
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Dynamism was the first to sell them in the US. They do English conversions.
There's also another (can't remember name!) that sells non-converted ones.
Finally, you can also get them from theKompany.com.
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Railroad is the reason behind the city's success, and in 1854, the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad pumped people and money into this small, pioneer town. A flag station just a block away from the current train depot was called "Hammond's Crossing" and brought handfuls of new people to town. Peter Hammond was so convinced that the railroad would bring people to the city that he signed a contract with the rail company that forced the trains to stop every time they passed through Hammond.
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Judge Defends 30-27 Score in Guida vs. Hioki, Despite Being FB Friends with Clay | Bleacher Report
On Tuesday, a Bleacher Report article revealed that UFC featherweight Clay Guida is Facebook friends with judge Gabriel Sabaitis, which obviously doesn't mean a whole lot on its own.
That's just the tip of the iceberg though, as Sabaitis was a judge in Clay Guida's UFC on FOX 6 featherweight debut against Hatsu Hioki, which took place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Despite fans and analysts universally finding the fight to be very close, with many feeling Hioki got shafted with a split decision loss, Sabaitis scored the fight 30-27 in "The Carpenter's" favor.
The story caused enough of a stir that Sabaitis defended himself on the matter when he spoke to mixedmartialarts.com on Wednesday.
"I felt all 3 rnds were real close. Guida has an awkward style to score. I felt his aggression and TD out weighed (barely) Hioki's effective striking in the 1st. I also marginally gave him rnds 2&3...barely. But there's no half point scoring in MMA! There's 3 Judges for a reason. If both Judges gave it 29-28 Hioki and I gave it 30-27 Guida, then YES!! I am the new Cecil Peoples! But one DIDN'T!! And he's one of the most experienced Judges in the business!! He had it 29-28 Guida!! So that means he agrees with me more than the other Judge!! But this fight was so close it could've been 29-28 Hioki, no doubt. I respect everyone who believes Hioki won. I'm an open minded Judge, but I stand by my decision and it was made by using The MMA Judging Criteria NOT favoritism! My brother could be fighting and still wouldn't give him an undeserved decision!!!"