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BEWARE: Yelp.com is a fraud!
Scott Rose
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to call your attention to a very nefarious website called yelp.com, which you should avoid at all costs.
Yelp.com has gained sort of a cult following as some sort of a reputable site where you can supposedly see how people in your community have rated local businesses. Well, I can tell you from firsthand experience that yelp.com is NOT reputable and they are NOT honest. In fact, Yelp even has the nerve to give themselves the slogan "Real People, Real Reviews", when it is anything but real people & real reviews on their site.
I wrote 6 reviews on the yelp.com site about 6 local businesses that I did business with: 3 of them were positive reviews and 3 of them were negative reviews. My negative reviews were very thoughtfully & carefully written and did not violate any of Yelp's terms of services. One of my negative reviews, for example, was for a taxicab company which never showed up to pick me up from my apartment, even though I waited 60 extra minutes past the arrival time for them to come, and after calling the taxicab company 5 times to check on where they were. ("Just 5 more minutes, Mr. Rose.")
Within 60 days of posting my 3 negative reviews (for 3 different companies) to Yelp's website, all 3 of my negative reviews had been removed from the respective companies' profiles on the Yelp site. Interestingly enough, the negative reviews still show up FOR MY EYES ONLY in my personal & private profile when I log into the Yelp website, but they have miraculously been HIDDEN on the companies' pages themselves.
So I started asking around, and lo and behold, many of my friends who had written negative reviews for businesses started noticing the same thing: their negative reviews were still in their own personal profiles (for their eyes only), but their negative reviews were NOWHERE TO BE FOUND on the company pages in question.
This phenomenon is starting to get some national press, too, but not nearly enough of an outcry as there should be over this potentially criminal activity. Check out these 3 articles for starters:
Yet people are still just sort of shrugging this off, as if this is something that we should be okay turning our back on.
The Chicago Tribune article is particularly interesting, because it highlights that Yelp is blackmailing companies for BOTH removing negative reviews AND for posting positive reviews. EVERYBODY is getting FUCKED HERE -- the businesses AND the consumers! The only people not getting fucked are Yelp themselves!
So I emailed yelp.com and asked them about my reviews being removed... they only replied to my emails with a form letter directing me to the FAQ's on the site. I replied back several times, asking to have a conversation with a supervisor about this issue, and they continually replied with form letters directing me to the FAQ's on their site. After trying to make live human contact with yelp.com on 5 separate occasions, I finally gave up.
I started bitching about this enough that a friend of mine told me that his business is on yelp.com. He told me that shortly after signing up for yelp.com, he got a call from the folks at yelp who offered him a deal that he just couldn't refuse. If he paid yelp.com a reasonable sum to advertise his company on their website, then yelp.com would suppress all negative reviews about his business. Sounds like Yelp has figured out a good little moneymaking business on the side, huh? And this explains why some negative reviews appear on the site for SOME companies, but not for other companies. Those companies who allow the negative reviews to show up about their own business are the ones who are truly the more honest & upstanding companies... because they didn't pay to have them suppressed. My friend also told me that he is allowed by yelp.com to write an unlimited number of positive reviews about his own company, under multiple identities, without suppression.
Pretty shady stuff, huh?
So, folks, I urge you to NEVER go to yelp.com and NEVER support this fraudulent, criminal website which pretends to be something that it is not.
Instead, I encourage you to use Citysearch.com instead, where I have not encountered these same problems. Citysearch.com actually DOES seem to have "real reviews by real people."
23 comments:
- Unknown said...
I love what you wrote. There is this horrible dog trainer that injured my dog. He changes how he spells his name and the name of his business. I wanted everyone on YELP to know about him. There were other bad reviews besides mine. Then one day several of the bad revieiws disappeared and suddenly there were several 5 star reviews. Interestingly enough these "reviewers" had all signed up for YELP on the same day and all only had one other review. I pointed out that these reviews were likely from the business owner. Did they do anything about the fake reviews? No. They just take down the legitimate negative reviews that can help the consumer. I will no longer be a part of the fraud that YELP is committing. Thanks for the City Search Suggestion.
- Wednesday, July 22, 2009
- My name is Hydroplaning on Excuses said...
You are completely correct. Thank you for writing about Yelp's fraudulent nature. I too wrote multiple positive and negative reviews and found that my negative reviews for a beauty parlor, Threads, disappeared.
I will try CitiSearch
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I absolutely agree. Yelp is absolute fraud. There are many lawsuits against them for extortion of businesses. I wrote several reviews on businesses and I noticed legitimate bad reviews of some businesses were taken out (claiming it was auto bot to avoid spam ..WTF!!! ) and I was just explaining in a reasonable way my experience of the business and what I faced! Obviously they removed bad reviews if the busisses are paying them for advertisements
- Sunday, July 18, 2010
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- DavidBell144 said...
Let me start by saying that I am a business owner and whose business is obviously listed on http://Yelp.com. We had good & bad reviews as any other place, but more good ones, total of 47 reviews sine we've been in the business for over 6 years.
Couple of months ago I got a phone call from a http://Yelp.com sales representative (whose name was Mathew) offering me to advertise on http://Yelp.com for about $300 per week, which I of course declined. A couple of days later http://yelp.com removed 42 of my companies' reviews!!! Leaving us with only bad reviews...this type of activity is clearly fraudulent so please sway away from http://yelp.com!!!
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Sorry for the stupid question. What is the best search engine http://google.com or http://yahoo.com?
- Monday, February 07, 2011
- Unknown said...
Scott, excellent article! As a reviewer (only once), I noticed what you wrote about is completely true. Maybe you can answer a question? How (or why) does a business appear on Yelp? Do they sign up or does Yelp go through a business directory and just put them there?
- Monday, April 25, 2011
Take it from me. I was a FORMER ELITE YELPER. Yelp is infested with self-righteous, "it's all about me" 20's to mid 30 year old wanabe professional reviewers. The more reviews I read, the more disgusted I became at the increasing level of self-entitlement these reviewers portrayed. The elite (of which i was a part of) had a mob-mentality and were the biggest bullies of businesses and to fellow yelpers.
They have these yelp zombies competing for "first to review" badges, review of the day (ROTD), FUCs, "check ins", aiming for compliments from other yelpers, & elite badges. How honest can a review really be when it's one big popularity contest? I never wished to be a part of it. If I did, I would have altered my reviews to receive the most "funny", "useful" or "cool" votes and changed all my pictures to me in a bikini with my ass and boobs sticking out. It's a f*cking popularity contest with fake reviews sh*tted all over the place.
Yelpers give businesses one stars because there was too much ice in their water, the "decor" wasn't pretty enough for them, or the waiter who was handling 10 tables took 5 minutes to take their order. MOST of the yelpers, and ESPECIALLY the elites, all they do is just BITCH, BITCH, BITCH. They hurt small businesses because they think they are entitled to the world.
The FINAL straw: I posted an HONEST one-star review about Yelp for many reasons. Subsequently, I was sent a NASTY and THREATENING email from the community manager saying that because i gave yelp a one-star (and rightfully so), they would strip me of my elite badge. I immediately closed my account.
Really? the elite badge revoked because i was a REAL person with a REAL review of yelp?? Oh, the irony.
Someday I hope Yelp goes under...
- Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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- Thursday, October 20, 2011
- Jen P said...
Yelp is a joke and a fraud. My personal experiences both with my employer and my reviews (when I actually believed in Yelp) have all been filtered. Unless, of course, it was a negative review for my company, than it was proudly posted for all to see. Sorry Yelp, I don't want to pay your extortion fees.
I hate yelp so much that I created a page to unite people against yelp. Join me and others in our fight, Yelp Fraud. We hope to see you there.
Remember, Yelp is a Four Letter Word!
- Saturday, July 14, 2012
- Jen P said...
Yelp is a joke and a fraud. My personal experiences both with my employer and my reviews (when I actually believed in Yelp) have all been filtered. Unless, of course, it was a negative review for my company, than it was proudly posted for all to see. Sorry Yelp, I don't want to pay your extortion fees.
I hate yelp so much that I created a page to unite people against yelp. Join me and others in our fight, Yelp Fraud. We hope to see you there.
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BEMIDJI, Minn. (May 24, 2010) – Pamela Findlay, a graduate student in sport studies at Bemidji State University, has been chosen as the 2010 recipient of the Beck P.E. Graduate Student Scholarship.
The Beck Scholarship was established in the name of Dr. Marjory C. Beck, professor emerita of physical education at Bemidji State, to foster scholarly achievement among the graduate students of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport.
Beck chaired BSU's Department of Women's Physical Education and directed the Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport's graduate department for years.
The Beck Scholarship is awarded annually to the graduate student with the best thesis proposal. The department's graduate faculty members independently evaluate the quality of all written thesis proposals, oral presentations and proposal discussions. Based on the criteria, Findlay's proposal was chosen as the best for the 2009-10 academic year.
For more information, contact the Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport at (218) 755-2940.
MINNEAPOLIS (55419) | Pamela Findlay, Gr., sport studies.


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Warring AMF Attorneys Ally over Bowling Alley Love
AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. and its unhappy junior lenders may differ on the path of the bowling alley operator's restructuring, but they share a love of the game.
A few bowling anecdotes momentarily lightened the mood during AMF's first appearance in bankruptcy court Tuesday, when junior lenders slammed a planned restructuring they say gives too much sway to senior lenders.
AMF attorney Joshua Sussberg, who said he was once a league bowler with a "special shirt" and his own bowling ball, recently took his 5-year-old son to an AMF 300, one of the company's nine upscale bowling alleys.
"The technology was unbelievable," he said, as were the amenities and food offerings.
"It was a blast," the Kirkland & Ellis partner added. "The experience helped illuminate for me the significant need for capital to renovate and update each of these bowling facilities."
Mr. Sussberg's adversary and owner of not one but two bowling balls, Ben Logan, paused in outlining the junior lenders' concerns with AMF's proposed bankruptcy loan to describe his 15-year-old daughter's trip to "a wonderful sweet 16" birthday party held at another AMF 300.
Mr. Logan's story prompted the judge to mutter "we're all going to tell bowling stories," but the O'Melveny & Myers partner continued.


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The Vampire Diaries Round Table: "The End of the Affair"TV Fanatic Staff at .
We're in a love/hate relationship with Katherine. We definitely feel badly for Caroline. And we're not entirely sure why Klaus needs an army of Hybrids.
Join Matt Richenthal, Steve Marsi, Eric Hochberger and Dan Forcella for the latest edition of The Vampire Diaries Round Table, as, just like the episode itself, these four go back in time and revisit "The End of the Affair' below...
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Matt: Stefan finding Elena hidden inside his former closet. I seriously didn't know what he would do or what would happen next.
Steve: For shock value, the revelation that Stefan not only massacred people, but enjoyed/recorded it all. For pure emotion, the look on Paul Wesley's face when Klaus permitted Stefan to remember their adventures. For humor, Elena waking up next to Damon, or Damon claiming he's more fun than his brother.
Eric: Caroline getting tortured. That stuff was hot. And way too much insight into my bedroom. And not at all creepy that I made that joke when it involved her father. Because it's fiction.
Dan: I loved everything from the '20s, but my favorite scene had to be when current Stefan remembered all the fun times he had with Klaus and Rebecca back in the day. TVD is so good at making us feel sympathetic for people who have done some pretty terrible things.
Why is Klaus creating Hybrids?
Matt: In my review, I guessed it was a mission given to him by some higher authority... and promptly got shouted down by pretty much every reader. I'd appreciate if you leave my mother and sister out of this, people, but you did convince me. He's likely seeing protection for some reason. But, man, how evil must the person chasing him be if he needs an entire army of Hybrids?!?
Steve: I have no earthly idea, but I'm glad he apparently has a reason other than boredom. His desperation to do so didn't really make sense until we learned that even Klaus is vulnerable to... someone. Something. My guess is he needs these hybrid comrades to rise up against this force.
Eric: I like Steve's argument that's been for his defense. Isn't that what all creatures instinctively create hybrids for?
Dan: The need to rise up against a greater evil makes the most sense at this point. Like Matt said in his review, it's a bit tiresome that the Big Bad just continues to get Bigger and Badder every half season or so, but that seems to be the only logical situation here.
Who is the man trying to hunt Klaus down?
Matt: His step-father. His grandfather. His uncle twice removed. Someone related to Klaus dammit!
Steve: Elliot Ness. Probably confused Klaus for Capone.
Eric: Who cares? That man is from the 1920s and obviously dead. Like the witch. Oh... wait.
Dan: Oh, I got this one. Agent Nelson Van Alden: Federal Prohibition Agent. Wait, wrong show? Sorry.
Katherine is... under-used? Over-used? Used perfectly well?
Matt: Misused. It's almost easy to forget that she was THE villain on season one, THE number-one mystery. Then, she shockingly returned and her storyline never really went anywhere last year. I challenge someone to go back through season two and see if her actions and/or reasoning actually added up. I fear the show is only keeping her around because we all love Nina Dobrev's performance so much, but from a storytelling point of view, she's useless.
Steve: Maybe the writers are only starting to weave a complex, meaningful story here, but based on this week alone, Katherine phoning in tips to Damon out of nowhere felt... well, phoned in. Hopefully Kat won't become another Bonnie, called in periodically to plug whatever plot holes arise.
Eric: No way she can be over-used when I forgot she existed until his week. But, yes, she is quickly becoming the Bonnie this season: filling in plot holes when convenient. A kind of fun, sexy plot hole filler that I can't wait to see in Chicago next week, that is.
Dan: Too sporadically used. Sometimes I completely forget about her, and bringing her in for such a short amount of time here and there just seems to have no purpose other than moving our main characters around like chess pieces. Give her something to do, or get rid of her.
Caroline crying about her father: Understandable, or a total overreaction?
Matt: A total overreaction seems a bit harsh, but, hey, at least her father does love her in his warped, misguided, torturous way. The guy could have just killed her and gone back to looking for a new pair of horned-rimmed glasses. Silver lining, C, silver lining!
Steve: As if being strapped into a torture chamber by her own father wasn't traumatizing enough, she probably has Stage 4 melanoma after all that UV exposure. Rough day. I think we can forgive a girl for crying.
Eric: Yeah, if you're going to insult my Caroline you'll have to go through Dan. Then me. But come on, Round Table Question Creator Guy. Overreaction?!? Do I need Barney Stinson to sit down and explain daddy issues to you?
Dan: How dare you even think about criticizing anything Caroline does? We should all be so lucky to kiss the ground she walks on. It's not her party, but she can cry if she wants to.


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Kalow & Springnut, LLP v. Commence Corporation, 2008 WL 2557506 (D.N.J. June 23, 2008)
The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. §1030 et seq. creates civil liability for anyone who "knowingly causes the transmissions of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct intentionally causes damage without authorization, to a protected computer." Does this mean that the defendant has to intend to cause harm, or does it simply mean that the defendant merely intended to cause the transmission? The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey chose the former in the recent case of Kalow & Springnut, LLP v. Commence Corporation, 2008 WL 2557506 (D.N.J. June 23, 2008).
Plaintiff Kalow got hooked on the defendant's software, which converted and stored plaintiff's data in a proprietary format. In March 2006 the software stopped working because of a purported "time bomb" that defendant included in the application. To get the program working again, Kalow had to upgrade at a cost of over $15,000.
Kalow sued, and claimed, among other things, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The defendant moved to dismiss, and the court granted the motion with leave to amend.
In its complaint, Kalow had alleged that the defendant "intentionally transmitted a software code" to Kalow's computer system and that the "software code [that defendant] intentionally transmitted to these computer systems caused damage to them." The court found that these allegations were insufficient, as Kalow had not actually averred that defendant intended to cause harm.
The court rejected Kalow's reliance on the case of Shaw v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., 91 F.Supp.2d 926 (E.D.Tex.1999), concluding that the plaintiffs therein not only pled that the defendants knowingly had transmitted code, but that the defendants "knew [it] would cause the loss and corruption of data…." The court similarly rejected Kalow's reliance on North Texas Preventive Imaging, LLC v. Eisenberg, No. 96-0071, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19990, observing that the 1994 amendments to the CFAA embodied Congress's aim to emphasize harmful intent and resultant harm rather than just unauthorized access.


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New community manager at Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes
Joshua Kennedy recently joined the staff of Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes as community manager for the Adirondack Creek community. [Read more…]
Craft breweries becoming cash cow for hops growers
Hops — small flowers that provide the tangy flavor in beer — are becoming an attractive specialty crop in the north country, where the burgeoning craft beer industry has planted roots.
By partnering hops and grain growers with craft breweries in the state, farm brewery legislation passed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last summer could provide a catalyst to expand the industry here over the next decade, said John K. Bartow Jr., executive director of the Tug Hill Commission.
After starting a hops yard three years ago behind their Adams Center home on Route 11, Mr. Bartow and his wife, Janet L., had their first successful harvest this August. But while the Bartows started the small plot as a hobby, they now plan to sell a portion of their harvest to craft breweries in the area seeking to buy locally grown hops.
"We mostly started growing them as an experiment for relatives who are home brewers, but we had extra this year," Mr. Bartow said, explaining it takes about three years for hops to mature. Hops are planted in the spring as underground stems called rhizomes; they emerge during the summer as bines that grow over 20 feet tall and are harvested in August.
The Bartows' plot, which has 24 bines of five varieties of hops, yielded a harvest of about 40 ounces this year. That supply is enough to brew about 40 gallons of craft beer. Varieties include Cascade, Centennial, Brewers Malt, Mt. Hood and Sterling.
Because plants will be more mature next year, Mr. Bartow said, the field should produce about 60 ounces. He plans to sell a portion of those hops to a craft brewery planned in Lowville by co-owners Gerald J. Haenlin and Dean T. Richards. To be called BarkEater Craft Brewery, the business will open in early 2014 at 5411 Shady Ave., Lowville.
BarkEater is applying to become a licensed farm brewery, which requires a portion of its hops and grains to be grown in New York state under the legislation approved last summer by Gov. Cuomo. Through 2018, at least 20 percent of ingredients must be produced in New York State to keep the farm brewery license. That figure gradually will climb to 90 percent by 2024 under the law.
Mr. Bartow believes the legislation will spur more breweries, like BarkEater, to purchase their ingredients from local farms, providing a niche market for the production of hops and grains.
"The microbrewery industry in New York and across the country is growing pretty big, but how profitable remains to be seen," he said. State legislation "will create a demand for hops and grain that go into the beer. And as the percentage of local ingredients required (by state law) goes up, that will put demand on farmers or hops growers to generate products in New York state."
BarkEater will obtain most of its hops from White River Farm CSA in Turin, where it has established an agreement to grow hops on five acres of land. It now has 75 bines that were planted two years ago on one acre, Mr. Richards said. It eventually could grow over 125 bines on the land for employees to harvest by hand, he said.
To expand beyond than that, the brewery would need to acquire harvesting equipment because of the labor-intensive work involved.
"It's very labor-intensive, and that's going to be the challenge for farmers in New York state," Mr. Richards said. "Research shows it takes a man 12 hours to harvest one plant — that's how many hops grow on a mature bine. As the state tries to grow hops farms, they need to provide more support for farms to harvest them. A commercial harvester is over $100,000, so we have to find ways to do it collectively."
The Northeast Hops Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes the specialty crop, allows farmers to rent portable harvest machines during harvest season.
BarkEater — an English translation of the Mohican word Adirondack — will qualify as a nanobrewery according to state law, Mr. Richards said, because it will use a small half-barrel production system. The 1,500-square-foot brewery, which is now being renovated, will be allowed to sell an array of beers on tap as a certified farm brewery. The beer will be produced at a production area in the back of the building.
The business's long-term plan includes building a large production facility and opening three more tap rooms across the north country, Mr. Richards said. Sales in the craft brewery industry in New York have climbed by about 15 percent over the past five years, he said, and that trend is expected to continue. In turn, he believes farmers who start hops production will also reap the benefit.
"The attractive thing is it doesn't take much land to grow a tremendous amount of hops," he said. "A one-acre footprint will produce 2,000 gallons of beer. It's a big expense to get started and takes three years for plants to mature, but I think farmers who commit to it are going to be hard-pressed to keep up with the demand" in the future.
BarkEater plans to purchase its grain from Farmhouse Malt, an artisanal malthouse based in Newark Valley. That company buys its barley grain from farmland in Madison County, east of Syracuse.
"The whole purpose of the farm brewery legislation is to increase farm-to-table products — the hops and grains." Mr. Haenlin said. "There's very little grown barley and few malthouses in the state, and there's a huge need in this industry. The brewery industry should kickstart farming, because they need a market for the product."
-Ted Booker, Watertown Daily Times


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Now the hot weather's here, have you been looking for a hat? The place to be on the weekend to see every conceivable style of headwear on every size and shape head was the Mountain Cattleman's Association annual get-together at beautiful Glen Falloch Station in the Macalister Valley near Licola.
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Basin Flat was crowded with four-wheel-drives, horse floats, hats and kelpies, and more than three thousand people.
They came from far and wide, all over Victoria and New South Wales, to see the famous Mountain Cattleman's Cup horse race, the Victorian wood chopping championships, the popular dog jumps and a host of novelty events.
Chris Connley from Benambra demonstrated his skills on horseback by winning the Cattleman's cup for the second year in a row.
Arguably the biggest crowds gathered for the dog jumping event. Dogs of all shapes and sizes tried to scale a vertical pine fence that grew progressively through the competition to a staggering height of almost eight feet (in the old scale) in the final round.
The two most unlikely competitors were a smallish labradoodle style dog and a huge animal the commentators described as part-horse.
Both did remarkably well in a field of lithe and springy kelpie cross-style escape artists.
The other crowd pleaser was the row of huge brawny blokes swinging axes at a furious pace in the Victorian woodchop championships.
One of the highlights was the World Champion axeman, Laurence O'Toole, from Doncaster in Melbourne, competing with his father Laurence senior in the finals.
The surrounding hills rang to the sounds of the whip cracking competitions, and master whipmaker, Anthony Rennick made the trip from Wagga Wagga to demonstrate his artisan skills.
In a crowd of individuals one young woman, Kylie Traill from Sale, stood out for her style of animal companion. Rather than the conventional cattle dog on a stout leather lead she opted for a miniature pig as a pet.
The baby, named Bev, is apparently house trained and is learning to sit on command at only three months old. And she was walking quite well on a lead till a series of tired squeals told owner Kylie the tiny piglet need her beauty sleep.
And hats...lots of hats, short brims, broad brim Queensland style, flat brims, straight hats, hats on a rakish angle, white ones, buff and black, brand spanking new ones and ones a bit worse-for-wear, a veritable smorgasbord of country-style headwear.


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Market Reports - September 2012
China Dominates Rare Earth Resources
The world's rare earth resources are mainly held by China, Australia, Russia, the U.S., Brazil, Canada and India, according to a new report from CCID Consulting. In recent years, large rare earth deposits were also found in Vietnam.
In 2011, China's rare earth reserve and output stood at 36 million and 120,000 tons, respectively, accounting for 36% and 97% of the world's total. In contrast, the U.S., Russia, Australia and India held only 13 million, 19 million, 5.4 million and 3.1 million tons, respectively, making up only 13%, 19%, 5.4% and 3% of the world's total. In addition, the rare earth output of India was 2,700 tons (2% of the world's total), while the rest of the countries yielded none.
China is substantially lowering its limit of rare earth mining, with a sharp decrease of 25% in 2010 from the previous year. In 2011, the limit stood at 93,800 tons, growing by 5% year-on-year from 89,200 tons in 2010, among which light rare earth and medium-heavy rare earth stood at 80,400 tons and 13,400 tons, respectively. Therefore, CCID Consulting holds that China's rare earth mining limit will not experience a significant decrease in the next few years.
Strategic investment is a major channel of equity financing in China's rare earth industry. From 2010 to 2011, 11 strategic financing cases were disclosed, accounting for 73.33% of the total financing cases; nine of them disclosed a total financing amount of RMB 793 million (~ $125 million), making up 50.28% of the total disclosed financing amount.
From 2010 to 2011, 15 equity financing cases were reported by rare earth enterprises in China, mainly located in Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and other southern areas where rare earths abound. The named four provinces and autonomous regions held 11 of the financing cases, accounting for 73.33% of the total.
For additional information, visit http://en.ccidconsulting.com.
Architects Increasingly Look to Building-Integrated Clean Energy Sources
The use of building-integrated clean energy sources is expected to grow, according to a new survey of architects commissioned by PPG Industries. The study found that, while the volume of work for U.S. architectural firms overseas has remained steady, they are completing more projects in China, Canada and the Middle East.
The PPG survey indicated that architects are almost evenly split on whether they have specified clean-energy generating elements, such as solar panels and mini wind turbines, for building projects. While 42% of respondents reported having done so, nearly three-quarters (74%) said they expect to do so in the future. Most said they see new incentives and falling technology prices driving this trend, as well as the positive sentiment associated with clean energy.
When asked to name the most important characteristics for green building product selection, architects cited product durability most often, followed by lifecycle assessment, product certification and product transparency. When choosing a building product manufacturer, they said product durability was the most critical feature, narrowly leading customer responsiveness, product warranties, product features and technical support.
Consistent with PPG's last survey in 2008, 30% of participating firms reported doing work outside the U.S. In contrast, though, the number of firms completing projects in China doubled from 15% to 30%; in Canada, it increased from 16% to 27%; and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it jumped from 8% to 22%. Fourteen percent of firms reported projects in India, followed by 13% in Saudi Arabia and 12% in the UK.
The online survey was completed by 686 qualified architects, producing ± 3.7% accuracy at the 95% confidence level. It reached a representative cross-section of U.S. architects by firm size, geography, job title and years of experience.
For additional information, visit www.ppg.com.
China is Largest of BRIC Retail Building Construction Markets
Of all the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations, China has the largest retail building construction market, projected to grow at a 13.33% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years, according to "Business Opportunities in the Retail Buildings Construction Market in BRIC," a new market research report from BRICdata. China's retail building construction market is projected to grow at a 13.33% CAGR over the next five years. Last year, the country comprised 57.6% of the total BRIC market, followed by India (21.2% share), Russia (18.8%) and Brazil (2.4%).
In Brazil, the retail building construction market grew at a 22.26% CAGR during the review period and is expected to grow further, at a rate of 8.55% over the forecast period. One of the most significant changes observed in Brazil was a shift from the construction of smaller shopping centers to luxury malls.
The Russian and Indian retail building construction markets are projected to grow at 8.59% and 14.49% CAGRs, respectively, from 2012 to 2016.
For additional information, visit www.marketpublishers.com.
Smart Glass Market to Reach Nearly $700 Million a Year by 2020
Smart glass is a class of products used in windows, glass screens and partitions that dynamically provides glare, light, and heat control based on ambient conditions or manual controls. Also referred to as dimmable glass, switchable glass, or dynamic glass (or glazing), smart glass is used in a variety of applications, primarily in architecture and transportation.
Although several barriers stand in the way of the broader adoption of smart glass, the market potential is significant, according to a new report from Pike Research. Substantial new production capacity that is due to come online during 2013 will reduce production costs and help drive greater product adoption. The market value for architectural and transportation smart glass, which stands at $84 million today, is expected to grow to $693 million worldwide by 2020.
"High-performance buildings require a level of control over energy that many of today's automation systems are only now starting to address," said Eric Bloom, senior analyst. "Smart glass is an innovative technology that both provides building owners unprecedented control over solar heat gain and offers a visually impressive alternative to flat glass."
Worldwide demand for smart glass will exceed 3 million square meters annually by 2020, Bloom said. While North America and Europe are forecast to lead the market in terms of overall revenue, growth will be especially strong in China, which continues to undergo a massive building boom. China alone represents half of the global market for flat glass; China, Japan and Southeast Asia constitute 62% of the flat glass market. This considerable potential is expected to lead to higher growth rates throughout Asia Pacific, particularly in China.
For additional information, visit www.pikeresearch.com.
Roof-Integrated Share of European PV Market to Double by 2015
The importance of roof-integrated photovoltaics (PVs) will significantly increase in all of Europe's major PV markets over the medium term, according to market research by the Monier Group. Currently, the development of roof-integrated systems is primarily dependent on subsidies. However, research has shown that roof-integrated systems have strong potential to become independent of these subsidies.
EuPD Research, a market research company that specializes in photovoltaics, conducted the research on behalf of Monier. The research provides insight into the segment of building-integrated (BIPV), and in particular roof-integrated photovoltaic systems (RIPV). Germany is likely to be the first country among the most important European markets that will develop from a market dependent on subsidies to a market independent of subsidies, as power prices per kilowatt hour will be above feed-in-tariffs.
"The photovoltaic industry is currently going through a transformation, as the importance of feed-in-tariffs is decreasing in the different markets," said Pepyn Dinandt, CEO of the Monier Group. "Against the background of increasing power prices, it is becoming more and more attractive for system owners to consume the power they generate with their PV systems. Our model shows that roof-integrated photovoltaics will play an increasingly important role in this context."
The study's results show an RIPV market volume of around 300 MWp in Europe's main PV markets in 2012. With 118 and 88 MWp, respectively, Italy and France will have most installed capacity for these systems—mainly due to the favorable funding situation in these countries. While the RIPV market will not be unaffected by the recent decline in the entire PV industry, the data indicate that the roof-integrated share of the market for new PV installations will increase from 3% in 2012 to 6% in 2015. Across all important markets, roof-integrated systems account for the majority of BIPVs.
For additional information, visit www.monier.com.
Architectural Glass Sector Suffers with Construction Market; Modest Growth Projected
While the use of architectural glass is prevalent across most building markets (e.g., office buildings, hospitals, schools, retail spaces and condominiums), the significant drop in construction activity over the past five years has hindered the industry's performance, says Andrea Alegria, IBISWorld industry analyst. As such, industry revenue is expected to have declined at an average annual rate of 7.7% to $1.96 billion in the past five years.
According to Alegria, "The market for architectural glass in the U.S. is mature and moves in line with U.S. residential and commercial construction. The total collapse of the housing market and the subsequent impact on commercial construction curtailed demand."
Revenue declined from 2007 through 2010, dropping by as much as 26.9% in 2009 during the peak of the recession. Exports represent a decent share of the architectural glass manufacturing industry's business, but it also faces a significant level of competition from imports. As a result of the drop in demand and deteriorating profit conditions, industry players have implemented a number of cost-control measures, including workforce reductions, divestment of underperforming business operations and adjustments in manufacturing capacities. The number of firms and jobs has subsequently declined from 57 firms and 8,067 employees in 2007 to about 46 firms and 7,070 employees in 2012.
Following a modest improvement in 2011, the industry is expected to grow over 2012, in line with economic recovery and gains in U.S. construction spending. Revenue growth will be subdued by the slow pace of recovery in the commercial construction markets; however, rising demand for energy-efficient architectural glass will help propel the industry forward. Design innovation and new applications for architectural glass will also alleviate competitive pressures and profits will improve.
For additional information, visit www.ibisgroup.com.
Global Revenues from Carbon Nanotube to Reach 22%
According to a new technical market research report, "Global Markets and Technologies for Carbon Nanotubes" from BCC Research, global revenues from carbon nanotube (CNT) production totaled $192 million in 2011. The market is projected to reach $238.9 million in 2012 and $527 million in 2016, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4%.
The CNT market can be split into three segments based on grade: multi-wall, few-wall, and single-wall. The multi-wall segment was valued at $189 million in 2011 and is expected to account for $292 million in 2016, a CAGR of 9.1%. The few-wall segment, worth only $1.8 million in 2011, is expected to be worth $120 million in 2016, a CAGR of 131.6%. The single-wall segment was valued at $1.2 million in 2011, but by 2016 should be worth $115 million, another high CAGR at 149.1%.
Until recently, CNTs were available only in limited quantities at exorbitant prices, and only really catering to the research community. Today, large-scale quantities are becoming available at annual production capacities—kilograms, tons, and even thousands of tons, depending on the grade. Correspondingly, unit costs have plummeted and, with the promise of market breakthroughs, are expected to decline further within the next five years.
For additional information, visit www.bccresearch.com.
Large Companies Dominate Abrasives Market
The U.S. abrasives manufacturing industry includes about 300 companies with combined annual revenue of about $4 billion, according to Research and Markets' new "Abrasives Manufacturing" report. Major companies include 3M and the U.S. divisions of several international companies. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate more than 85% of revenue. The global abrasives manufacturing industry generates annual revenue of about $30 billion.
Demand for manufactured industrial products is reportedly the major driver of sales for abrasives. The profitability of individual companies depends on effective marketing, as many products are considered commodities. Larger companies can make large investments in new technology. Small companies can compete effectively by specializing in products for particular manufacturing functions.
Imports account for about 25% of the U.S. market; the largest suppliers to the U.S. are China, Canada, and Germany. Exports, which make up about 15% of U.S. production, go mainly to Canada, Mexico, and Germany. The industry is capital-intensive: annual sales per employee are about $300,000.
For additional information, visit www.researchandmarkets.com.
Asia-Pacific to Drive Global Smartphone Touch Screen Modules Market
The global market for touch screen modules in mobile devices is projected to be 1.3 billion units by 2018, driven by the increasing adoption of smartphones worldwide, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. Feature phones currently represent the largest application for touch screen modules in mobile devices; however, smartphones are expected to register the fastest growth. Projected capacitive touch screens represent the largest market for touch screen modules in mobile devices, and are expected to increase their share in future.
The post-recession world market for touch screen mobiles reportedly received the strongest growth in developing markets such as the Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Asia-Pacific, in particular, emerged as the largest and the fastest growing regional market for touch screen phones and is expected to register a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% over the analysis period. Thriving economies, growing employment opportunities, rising income levels, continuous development of cellular markets, and increasing spending power in major countries are driving high demand for touch screens in the region.
As home to two of the most populous countries, China and India, which have a large section of middle-class consumers, Asia-Pacific is proving to be a hotbed for growth of touch screen mobile market. Huge latent demand, due to relatively lower per capita ownership in the region compared to developed markets, also makes the region a highly lucrative market with enormous growth potential.
For additional information, visit www.strategyr.com.
Global Fuel Cell Stack Supply Chain Value to Reach $2.2 Billion by 2017
The fuel cell supply chain, made up of companies that provide high-quality, economically competitive critical components for the fuel cell stack, is an area that has been somewhat overlooked. Indeed, the fuel cell industry faces a fundamental quandary: without a growing industry, the supply chain cannot benefit from component standardization, volume manufacturing and cost-downs.
In terms of cost-downs and volume manufacturing, however, the fuel cell industry has limited growth potential, which could limit the development of a robust and expanding network of suppliers. The entire fuel cell stack supply chain was worth only a little more than $200 million in 2011, according to a new report from Pike Research. By 2017, however, that figure will grow to $2.2 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 58.5%.
"The development of a thriving supply chain for fuel cell technology is not a given," said Kerry-Ann Adamson, research director. "While the focus of R&D in the fuel cell industry has expanded to include deployment and performance issues, such as durability and startup time, the supply chain has been assumed to be able to meet demand when and as needed. This could be a dangerous assumption as the industry continues to expand."
Assuming the availability of significant investment for capital equipment, growth in the supply chain for fuel cells is expected to be spread evenly across the globe, Adamson said. Leading the world in absolute numbers will be Europe, with $944 million in revenue forecast for 2017. This industry, however, is some years from internal cash generation that can sustain the anticipated sales growth without external financing. Beyond the next three years, continued growth in manufacturing capacity and further progress down the cost curve will require significant investments in capital equipment to support advanced manufacturing processes.
Pike Research reportedly anticipates significant attrition among fuel cell developers and suppliers over the next 3-5 years. Those companies that survive this shakeout will likely emerge stronger and better prepared to take on the challenges of building a multi-billion-dollar global industry.
For additional information, visit www.navigant.com/pikeresearch.
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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Directed by Aisling WalshGenres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Message Movie, Psychological Drama | Run Time - 130 min. | Countries - Denmark , Spain , United Kingdom , Ireland | MPAA Rating - NR
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A teacher takes on the corrupt leadership of an Irish reform school in this drama based on a true story. William Franklin (Aidan Quinn) is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John Iain Glen, who is a firm believer in strong discipline. But Franklin comes to believe the students are being treated with excessive force, with many of the children severely punished for trivial violations of the rules, and some treated as delinquents for the crime of not having parents. As Franklin campaigns for more humane treatment of his charges, he makes a powerful enemy in Brother John, who responds to Franklin's reform efforts with greater vehemence against the students, in particular Mercier (John Travers), an inquisitive child who has become a favorite of Franklin. Franklin's distrust of Brother John's regime reaches a high point when a new student informs him that he was sexually assaulted by one of the clerics. Song for a Raggy Boy was adapted from the memoir by Patrick Galvin, who also helped adapt his story for the screen.
Catholicism, hypocrisy, instructor, molestation, reformatory, sexual-abuse


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The investment philosophy of the Global Listed Real Assets team is based on the premise that the performance of real estate securities will be most highly correlated with the underlying value of their assets. In aiming to achieve core real estate exposure in a cost-effective manner, the team invests in the equity securities of publicly listed real estate companies that it views as offering the best value relative to their underlying assets and growth prospects.
Global Presence with Local Resources
The team harnesses local knowledge and expertise of its regional investment professionals based in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, who manage each of the regional portfolios using the same long-term, value-oriented, bottom-up driven investment strategy.
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Comprised of long-tenured and highly experienced investment professionals, the team has worked together for many years implementing and refining its disciplined investment process.
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Since inception, our team has consistently implemented a well-defined investment process that is geared toward providing our clients with diversified exposure to the real estate asset class in a cost-efficient manner, and at the most favorable relative valuations.
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With extensive experience and expertise in both the public and private real estate markets, the team maintains proprietary NAV models for every company in the investable universe; results (implied cap rates, implied price per square foot, NAV premium/discount) are triangulated versus private market real estate valuations.
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Through a review of public information and meetings with company management, the team evaluates each company's historical operating results, accounting practices, business goals and strategies. In addition, to better understand the properties in a company's portfolio, the team visits selected company-owned assets and comparable properties.
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Using proprietary valuation models that are maintained on every company in the investable universe, each of the regional investment teams in the U.S., Europe, and Asia seeks to assemble a portfolio comprised of individual securities within the region that it believes provide the best value relative to the companies' underlying assets and growth prospects. Companies are screened using a variety of measurements such as the share price-to-net-asset-value (P/NAV) premium/discount, implied value per unit and implied property capitalization rate to identify attractive relative valuation opportunities within each region. While relative value is the principal consideration in the selection of securities, the investment team also considers a company's debt level and balance sheet, as well as the ability of a company's management to generate NAV growth by considering quantitative and qualitative factors, such as a company's structure, management tenure and depth, and access to capital.
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Borland is now promoting a new TLA LQM - Lifecycle Quality Management. This could be an interesting new focus for development teams, as long as people understand Quality in terms of "fitness for business purpose" instead of just "well, it meets corporate standards and there's some really neat code in there".
Lifecycle Quality implies that everyone involved with every stage of the product lifecycle is responsible for the fitness for purpose of the software they are building or supporting at all times – so "quality" isn't just something painted on by the QA people at the end of development.
Even so, you need more than just quality-aware developers. Someone must be accountable for quality, so there's still place for a QA team and a Quality Manager. But perhaps a better, more developer-aware, QA team, one which bridges the gap between users and developers. One which actively helps developers to build Quality in from the first rather than just saying NO! when they try to put their systems into production. At this point it is far too late - and expensive - to do much about poor quality, beyond fixing the cosmetics).
Nevertheless, quality-aware developers can at least deliver software that meets standards, addresses requirements, works and is reasonably understandable, ready for a final verification by QA, who can now concentrate on confirming that it is fit for business, while being reasonably confident that it will be.
LQM seems to be a key part of Borland's version of ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) now. It is one of its four "routes to value" - the central one, providing a sort of overall framework for the other routes to value: IT governance, change management, requirements management.
Requirements are a key aspect of LQM (requirements help define fitness for purpose) but LQM includes rather more than just requirements: requirements-based testing (that should fit well with eXtreme Programming), for example; and formal quality checkpoints on the way to delivery of a fit-for-purpose application.
In other words, when transforming Requirements into code, you can lose sight of what the application was all about - LQM is about addressing such issues when they occur, not about trying to mitigate the effects later as you're going live. It's also about collaboration between all of the stakeholders in product development and - most important - operation; and about raising general awareness of quality issues.
For example, what are quality defects? They're not just functional bugs, as the development team probably sees it, but also unresolved security issues, usability issues, usage limitations, maintainability issues and inherent performance bottlenecks.
LQM is also about mentoring people,not just about tools (remember - People, Process, Technology). Many existing Borland tools are appropriate to LQM initiatives, although there will also be new tools - such as Gauntlet for proactive defect removal. We hope to bring you a first look at Gauntet, just as soon as our reviewer can check out the latest version, which suddenly has a revamped UI.
LQM is, fundamentally, about building quality into your process and, thus, about process improvement - implementing LQM will usually involve a phased approach and metrics, which confirm the success (or otherwise) of the initiative, so you can keep LQM on track. It doesn't appear to differ much from what Borland has always championed, especially since the acquisition of TeraQuest in 2005. But I think that Borland now has much more of an obviously holistic approach to quality.®


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CELEBRATE FREE LOVE -- from now til the end of the 2014 Winter Games in recognition and celebration of ANY and ALL kinds of LOVE, my Psychic Hearts mitten pattern is as free as a (love) bird on Ravelry.
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A Sandwich a Day: Smoked Turkey from Bradley's Pit Bar-B-Q and Grill in Sweetwater, TN
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great nation of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year--so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. --The Mgmt.
I spent years eating barbecue before I came to recognize, and then to appreciate, the smoked-turkey sandwich as a member of the pork-beef-chicken canon. For the longest time, I considered it an unnecessary distraction; like the mozzarella sticks, hamburgers, and salads at some barbecue joint, a consolation for the Yankee-minded masses.
I can't tell you the sandwich that turned me, although I think that I may have eaten it at Hog Heaven in Nashville, but now I recognize smoked turkey for what it is: a glimmering third or fourth way to barbecue, a whole new world of smoke-and-meat flavor for the open-minded pitmaster or barbecue connoisseur.
The best smoked turkey tastes clean and light, with traces of hickory smoke and honey that play on the palate like white wine to pulled pork's PBR. The turkey at Bradley's isn't the smokiest I've tasted, but it is sweet and mellow. Served on buttered toast, it's not so different from the turkey you ate on sandwiches as a kid; only the thicker cut and hint of smoke tell you that it isn't.
The sandwich comes with lettuce, tomato, and onion—don't take any of it, here or elsewhere. The meat needs room to talk. If you add too many condiments, a smoked-turkey sandwich will taste like any other turkey sandwich. Bread, butter, smoked turkey, and just a little bit of sauce (I prefer the vinegar, but like the hot, too) are as simple as the elements of a barbecue sandwich should be.
Bradley's Pit Bar-B-Q and Grill
517 New Highway 68, Sweetwater, TN 37874 (map)
(423) 351-7190
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The last true Packard rolled off the production line at Packard's Detroit plant 55 years ago today. The company had once been the standard of American luxury, but by the early 1950s Packard was having a hard time fighting dwindling car sales. Packard merged with the also struggling Studebaker in the 1954 in an attempt to solve their sales woes.
In doing so the two companies created the fourth largest car company at the time and sealed the eventual fate of Packard. Within two years it had been announced Packard production in Detroit would be shut down. Although the name was used for two more years on rebadged Studebakers, the last "real" Packard was the one built on this day five and a half decades ago.


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Blackboard Upgrade and Faculty Workshops
It is upgrade time again. On August 19-20th, our Blackboard system will be unavailable while we upgrade to a more current version. When service is restored, you will notice significant changes to the system, especially from the instructor's end.
We will be holding Workshops throughout July and August so that Faculty will have a chance to preview the new system and understand the new features and changes. Workshops will be held in the LI classroom on the second floor of the Monroe Library at the following times:
- Tues, July 13th at 3:30 pm
- Fri, July 16th at 10 am
- Tues, July 20th at 4:00 pm
- Fri, July 23rd at 11:30 am
- Tues, July 27th at 3:30 pm
- Fri, July 30th at 10 am
- Tues, Aug 3rd at 3:30pm
- Fri, Aug 6th at 10 am
Please note times in bold have changed.
Anyone planning on using Blackboard in the fall for their courses is encouraged to attend.
We will also hold our regular themed Blackboard workshops through the week of Aug 23rd to the 27th. A schedule, including the individual theme for each is forthcoming.


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APPLE records and keeps users' Siri queries for up to 2 years -
Siri isn't just a pretty voice with the answers. It's also been recording and keeping all the questions users ask.
Exactly what the voice assistant does with the data isn't clear, but Apple confirmed that it keeps users' questions for up to two years. Siri, which needs to be connected to the Internet to function, sends all of its users' queries to Apple.
Apple revealed the information after Wired posted an article this week raising the question and highlighting the fact that the privacy statement for Siri wasn't very clear about how long that information is kept or what would be done with it.
Technically Apple keeps Siri user data for six months, associating that data with the user. After that time, the company will disassociate users from the data, meaning it will remove any identifiers for who input that particular query into Siri. But for the next 18 months, Apple said, it keeps the disassociated data for the sake of product testing and improvement purposes.
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The category three tropical cyclone currently lashing Samoa could develop into a category five monster by the time it reaches Fiji.
At least three people, two of them reportedly children, have already been killed by tropical cyclone Evan, which has brought widespread flooding, blocked roads, destroyed buildings and forced evacuations across Samoa.
Fiji Meteorological Service director Alipate Waqaicelua said the cyclone was still hovering over Samoa, with sustained winds of up to 170km/h and momentary gusts of almost double that.
He said it was currently a category three cyclone and would likely increase to category four overnight.
"It is expected to reach Fiji by Sunday afternoon as a category four and possibly a category five. At this stage there is nothing in its way to destroy its structure so it's got everything favourable for it to develop further."
Category five is reserved for the most severe tropical cyclones.
Mr Waqaicelua said Tonga and the French territory of Wallis and Futuna would likely be hit with gale-force winds but would probably be spared the full force of the cyclone.
He said Fijians needed to take all precautions.
"It's our hope that no-one gets killed but the unfortunate can always happen in such disasters," Mr Waqaicelua said.
Fiji's self appointed prime minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama issued a statement urging every Fijian citizen to take the "impending disaster" seriously.
"I call on you to secure your homes, your businesses and your properties. I also urge you to now stock up on emergency and essential items. Every Fijian must be prepared and not be complacent."
People should restrict their movements and refrain from unnecessary travel.
"Because this is the festive season I ask you to consider cancelling social events and to act responsibly, all of us need a clear mind for what is bearing down on us. Alcohol and yaqona (kava) drinking will not help the situation," he said.
"Fellow Fijians, I cannot stress enough how serious this is."
In Samoa, the country's Red Cross secretary general Tala Mauala said makeshift emergency centres had been set up in churches, schools, sports clubs and government buildings to accommodate about 3000 refugees who had been forced to flee their homes.
People kept arriving at the centres, particularly from low-lying areas and communities near overflowing rivers.
"It's raining and getting cold, especially for the elderly and children. A lot of them said that all their stuff was taken by the floods, so they came up with what they were wearing at the time."
The Red Cross was giving out emergency supplies, harvesting rainwater, repairing sanitation and distributing lanterns to people who remained without power.
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said authorities in Samoa were coping "extremely well" with the situation and had not called on New Zealand for assistance, but help would be available at short notice if required.
None of the three dead were thought to be New Zealanders.
"The immediate issue is to ensure that we don't have a return of the cyclone and the picture at the moment is optimistic, though looking further out it's Tonga and Fiji that will be next in the firing line so we just have to ... keep our eyes on that potential."
Journalist Jonah Tui Le Tufuga told Radio New Zealand the damage in and around Apia was the worse than both cyclone Ofa in 1990, which killed seven people, and cyclone Val in 1991, which killed 16.
"It is phenomenal. I have experienced both Ofa and Val and I believe they have nothing compared to what Evan has done within 24 hours," he said.
"A lot of families are coming back to skeletons of their homes and most of their belongings being swept away when the river banks burst yesterday afternoon."
MetService weather forecaster Philippa Murdoch said the cyclone was not expected to have any impact on New Zealand at this stage.
* Cyclone Evan moves away from Samoa tonight and develops into a category four cyclone
* Brushes past Tonga and Wallace and Futuna Sunday morning, bringing gale-force winds
* Potentially develops into a category five hurricane as it hits Fiji with full-force on Sunday afternoon
- The United States is providing US$50,000 (NZ$60,000) to the Samoa Red Cross Society for immediate cyclone relief efforts, US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa David Huebner announced tonight (Friday).
"We remain in close contact with the Samoan Government as they continue assess their needs,'' he said.
Five- day forecast and animated satellite imagery from www.wunderground.com
- NZ Herald, APNZ, Newstalk ZB and additional reporting from Cherelle Jackson in Apia


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Crime Laboratory System: General FAQs
Q. Is the New York Start Police Crime Laboratory System accredited?
Yes. The Crime Laboratory System is mandated by the Executive Law to be accredited every five years by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).
Additionally, the laboratory system undergoes a full inspection in the middle of each 5-year cycle. ASCLD/LAB has recently adopted the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025 accreditation standards, for the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
The additional ISO accreditation standards signify the laboratory's commitment to the highest quality forensic service.
Q. How many laboratories are in the Crime Laboratory System and where are they located?
The Headquarters Laboratory is located within the Forensic Investigation Center in Albany, NY. The three (3) regional laboratories are strategically located in Newburgh (Orange County), Port Crane (Broome County) and Olean (Cattaraugus County).
Q. What is the impact of forensic science on courtroom testimony?
The results of forensic analysis can be irrefutable; therefore its impact on courtroom testimony is significant. Examples include: Matching the DNA pattern of a blood sample to the DNA pattern of a suspect's blood (or matching it to a convicted offender), matching hair fibers found at a crime scene to those from a suspect, and the expert testimony of a drug chemist to a previously unknown substance.
Q. Does the NYSP Crime Laboratory System work with any national organizations?
Yes. The personnel have collaborated with a number of organizations including the:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- American Board of Forensic Toxicology
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- DNA Advisory Board
- American Board of Criminalistics
- Northeast Regional Forensic Institute
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/ Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB)
Q. When are tours of the Forensic Investigation Center conducted?
Tours are not being offered at this time.


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