PacificSunset phpLD Template

      PacificSunset is a Blue and Orange template for phpLD 3.2 with only one sponsored link required (no link to the designer required). Nice features include showing latest articles on the homepage as well as most popular categories in the sidebar.       Template: PacificSunset phpLD Version: 3.2.0 Template Sponsor: phpLD Network Live Demo: Business Plexus   Download this template: 3.2.0   Special Notes: In order to show the featured links and most popular categories on the homepage of your directory you must replace the init.tpl with the one provided in the zip. Also, you may not remove the sponsored link (phpLD) from the template without paying for removal.    ...

Role of Military Contractors in the Iraq War (Part 2)

   Role of Military Contractors in the Iraq War Not long after the U.S. led an invasion into Iraq, huge companies were on their tails hungry to get a piece of the Iraq pie. These large companies with their huge government contracts then were left with the task of staffing a civilian force ready to go stand on the front lines in the most hostile land on earth. Over 50,000 civilian contractors have worked in Iraq doing jobs from operating a movie projector, to driving a fuel truck through the streets of Baghdad. Some did it for money; some did it for adventure, but no matter what reason they had for going, they all had one goal once they got there; to take care of the soldiers...

Role of Military Contractors in the Iraq War (Part 1)

   Role of Military Contractors in the Iraq War Operation Iraqi freedom has endured much skepticism since it began in March 2003. It took only three weeks to bring down the government and secure the oil fields, but no could have anticipated the journey ahead for the soldiers that fought to free the Iraqi people, and the contractors sent in to support them. The L.O.G.C.A.P (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program), which was established by the U.S. Army in 1985, was designed to task civilian contractors with all of the primary needs of the military during war. Food, maintenance, and base support, are just some of the roles that they play. Companies such as KBR, Bechtel, and LSI, are key players in this process.Basic needs such as food and...

The Jena 6

   On December 4th, 2006, Justin Barker, a student at Jena High School, was knocked down, kicked, and beaten unconscious by a group of fellow students. Witnesses give varying accounts of the incident’s severity, but we do know that Barker, 17, was taken to LaSalle General Hospital, where he was treated for superficial injuries and then released. His attackers, who ranged in age from 14 to 17, were arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder. The accused consisted of Mychal Bell, aged 16 at the time of the incident; Robert Bailey, JR., then 17; Carwin Jones, then 18; Bryant Purvis, then 17; Theo Shaw, then 17; and Jesse Ray Beard, then 14. All of the youths except Beard were charged as adults. Later, the charges against...

Blackwater USA Loses License in Iraq

    The Iraqi government has issued a statement saying that Blackwater USA, which has been doing security operations in support of the United States in Iraq, must end operations and leave Iraq, citing use of excessive force in a recent incident.The role of independent security firms in military operations has reached the highest level ever under the Bush administration. Often there are reports of "rogue warriors" conducting secret operations that go unnoticed or are "under the radar". Some have said this is the largest privatization of the military in modern history. To learn a little more about Blackwater USA, you can watch this YouTube video presented by Jeremy Scahill.    At the time of this writing the Blackwater USA website was down. Another good source of information is the...

MiddleEarth Template for phpLD

      MiddleEarth is beautiful template that uses the colors of Earth and sea, and was cretaed for phpLD 3.2 with only one sponsored link required (no link to the designer required). Nice features include showing latest featured on the homepage as well as most popular categories and statistics in the left sidebar.     Template: MiddleEarth phpLD Version: 3.2.0 Template Sponsor: Jooomla SEO Directory Live Demos: Sherlock Directory and Jooomla SEO Directory To download this template, please look where you are looking now but on this page.   Special Notes: In order to show the featured links and most popular categories on the homepage of your directory you must replace the init.tpl with the one provided in the zip. There is also a psd file provided to make it easier to modify it for your...

Do you submit to directories?

      The directory industry has grown tremendously in the last couple of years, and there are many, many directories out there. Some are very good, while others are still in their youth. Internet marketers and SEO folks often use directory submissions as part of their plan to promote a site.   If you recall, Yahoo started out as a directory in the 90's and has since grown to become a tremendous portal. I have seen some directories follow a similar path but on a much smaller scale, and it has been very interesting to be a part of this industry. This site is powered by PHP Link Directory, which is the most widely used directory script on the net, and powers something like 50,000 sites. If you haven't already...

Is this site really worth $12,656?

    According to DN Scoop, this site is worth $12,656. While this sounds a little high to me, I thought the information they provided was very useful and informative, so I've included the report below.   Domain Age www.businessplexus.com was created on: May 16 2004   Domain age (approximately): 3 Years, 3 Months, 24 days..   Older domains tend to rank better, and they also tend to be worth more money.   Check this url in Archive.org   Pagerank Check     Current Pagerank: PR 4   The submitted domain name: www.businessplexus.com   matches Google results url: www.businessplexus.com     This Pagerank is valid!   Inbound Links   The total number of pages that contain links to www.businessplexus.com: 2,512   To browse all links to pointing to www.businessplexus.com, click here.   Traffic Rank   Current AlexaRank for www.businessplexus.com: 178,645 Traffic Details from Alexa for www.businessplexus.com Breakdown: Just getting started. Traffic for a site in this range is anywhere from 100 to a few thousand...

CloudBay Template for phpLD

      CloudBay is a Blue and Grey template for phpLD 3.2 with only one sponsored link required (no link to the designer required). Nice features include showing latest articles on the homepage as well as most popular categories in the right sidebar. Also to the top level categories are shown in the footer of the page.       Template: CloudBay phpLD Version: 3.2.0 Template Sponsor: Yale Directory Live Demo: DirectHoo Directory   To download this template, please go HERE (and click on the download button)   Special Notes: In order to show the featured links and most popular categories on the homepage of your directory you must replace the init.tpl with the one provided in the zip. Also, you may not remove the sponsored link (Yale Directory) from the template without paying for removal.    ...

Jennie Garth, Melanie Brown and Tori Spelling on DWTS Season 5

      Jennie Garth, Melanie Brown and Tori Spelling will be on Dancing with the Stars Season 5 I may be slow, but I didn't see a post about this. It looks like we have these contestants confirmed for the show so far. Jennie Garth Melanie Brown Tori Spelling I did see that two of the contestants had been to the show before.    ...