Saturday, January 15, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Smith
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Smith was born in Marks, Mississippi in 1944.[2][3] Fred Smith, the father, died while Smith the son was only 4, and the boy was raised by his mother and uncles.[4]
Smith had a great interest in flying, and became an amateur pilot as a teen. He attended elementary school at Presbyterian Day School and high school at Memphis University School.
In 1962, Smith entered Yale University. While attending Yale, he wrote a paper for an economics class, outlining overnight delivery service in a computer information age. Folklore suggests that he received a C for this paper, although in a later interview he claims that he told a reporter, "I don't know what grade, probably made my usual C", while other tales suggest that his professor told him that, in order for him to get a C, the idea had to be feasible. The paper became the idea of FedEx (for years, the sample package displayed in the company's print advertisements featured a return address at Yale). Smith became a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the secret society Skull and Bones.[5][6] He received his Bachelor's degree in economics in 1966. In his college years, he was a friend and DKE fraternity brother of George W. Bush.[7] Smith was also friends with John Kerry and shared an enthusiasm for aviation with Kerry[8] and was a flying partner with him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Davis_(businessman)
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Biography
Davis has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Portland State University and is a Ceritifed Public Accountant. A native of Oregon, Davis joined UPS in 1986 when the company acquired II Morrow, an Oregon technology company.
Davis completed a term as deputy chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in 2009. He is also on the Board of Honeywell International, Inc., and is the chairman of the Georgia Council on Economic Education. [3]
While CEO of UPS in 2008, D. Scott Davis earned a total compensation of $5,168,664, which included a base salary of $960,000, a cash bonus of $176,944, stocks granted of $3,564,087, options granted of $437,619, and other compensation of $30,014.[4]

http://www.consumerjusticegroup.com/crawford2.html
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Ex-FDA Chief Pleads Guilty in Stock Case
By Andrew Bridges - The Associated Press
October 17, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Former FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford pleaded guilty Tuesday to conflict of interest and false reporting of information about stocks he owned in food, beverage and medical device companies he was in charge of regulating.
Crawford admitted to falsely reporting that he had sold or did not own stock when he continued holding shares in the firms governed by rules of the Food and Drug Administration. Beginning in 2002, Crawford filed seven incorrect financial reports with a government ethics office and Congress, leading to the charges.
The two charges _ conflict of interest and false reporting _ are misdemeanors and each carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. U.S. Magistrate Deborah Robinson set Crawford's sentencing for Jan. 22.
After admitting guilt under the terms of a six-page plea agreement, Crawford choked up outside the courthouse when he spoke briefly to reporters.
"This was my fault and no one else's and I accept full responsibility," Crawford said.
He said he had cooperated with the Justice Department since learning of its investigation in December. He asked that his guilty pleas not impugn the FDA.
"Nothing that I have done, I hope, can be construed to affect the integrity of the FDA," said Crawford, adding that he had worked at the agency four times over 30 years.
"While I value that very much, and would do it all over again," Crawford said, pausing briefly to sob before concluding: "I look forward to returning to the private sector."
Earlier in court, Robinson asked Crawford 59 questions. He offered brief replies to each, including when asked if the statement of offenses, detailed in an 11-page charging document, was accurate.
"It is," Crawford told Robinson.
As deputy, then acting commissioner and later commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Crawford oversaw regulation of products that account for an estimated 25 cents of every dollar spent each year by U.S. consumers.
Crawford earned nearly $42,000 in dividends or exercising stock options from illegally held shares while at FDA. Nearly $29,000 of that came from exercising stock options in Embrex Inc., where he had served as a director. The company was FDA-regulated at the time.
He and his wife also owned between $188,000 and $336,000 in shares in Pepsico Inc., Sysco Corp., Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Ownership of those companies also was illegal, since all are considered "significantly regulated" by the FDA.
Crawford, a veterinarian and food-safety expert, abruptly resigned from the FDA in September 2005 but gave no reason for leaving. He had held the job for two months, following his confirmation by the Senate. He had been acting head of the agency for more than a year. He currently works for Policy Directions Inc., a Washington lobbying firm.


http://www.manta.com/c/mmlq4lh/pfizer-poultry-health-div
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Embrex, Inc, Pfizer Poultry Health Embrex

Pfizer Poultry Health Div,

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Policy Directions Inc.

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Policy Directions Inc. is a Washington, DC based government relations and lobby firm for FDA and USDA regulated companies, including the animal testing, animal breeding, agribusiness, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and processed food industries, as well as universities and institutions receiving government grants. [1], [2] The firm was founded by long time Washington lobbyist Frankie Trull. Ms. Trull is also the president of the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR), a trade association, and Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. [3] All are located at 818 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC. NABR and FBR are clients of Policy Directions. In the fiscal year ending in 2008, NABR paid $80,000 to Policy Directions Inc. [4]

 


Overview

According to its website, Policy Directions was founded in 1995 as "customized advocacy" for health care, food, biomedical research, pharmaceutical and medical device regulation, federal nutrition policies and programs and environmental policies and programs. Policy Directions expanded in 2000 to provide services and counseling to food animal product, crop production, food inspection, food processing and retailing and related issues to corporate agribusiness such as trade, insurance, environmental policies and "radical activism". It has "longstanding relationships with key personal and committee staffs" in Congress as well as "critical players" in government agencies. Policy Directions works with the White House, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, International Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), th U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Commerce, Labor & Justice, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSI), OSHA, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)." [5]

Government partnerships with industry

PDI's list of accomplishments includes:
  • "Industry coalition draft of legislative authority for a regulatory agency" whose language was "included in the final bill."
  • Leading a "coalition" of universities, research institutions, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to lobby Congress against "costly and ineffective rule making."
  • Leading a "broad industry coalition" to stop several "negative amendments to agriculture/FDA appropriations bills".
  • Worked with legislators in supporting and drafting the "Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act."
  • Achieved FDA support for a product that had originally been voted down.
  • Interceded on behalf of a client when the FDA final approval. ..Our client's product was approved in a timely manner.
  • Successfully lobbied Congress to secure a 20 million dollar, four year pilot program for our client's product.
  • Secured a 10% increase in funding and "administrative flexibility" to ensure our agency approval of our client's products.
  • Secured language in pending legislation that assured our client's would benefit from government-funded alternative fuels.
  • Secured funds for nutrition and medical research programs.
  • Creating a coalition of six leading biotechnology firms to promote advantageous legislation and meeting with agency officials to prevent "onerous rule making."
  • Drafting an Op-ed on a "controversial research issue" which was printed in a regional paper. [6]

Dr. Lester Crawford & the FDA

Dr. Lester Crawford is Senior Science Advisor for Policy Directions. According to his bio, he has had a "distinguished career in the public and private sectors, as well as academia" and served as the FDA commissioner and as administrator of the USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service. However in October of 2006, the former FDA Commissioner pleaded guilty to conflicts of interest and false reporting of stocks he owned in companies he was in charge of regulating. Dr. Crawford had "abruptly resigned" in September of 2005 after admitting to filing false financial reports. Beginning in 2002, he filed seven false reports with a government ethics office and Congress. As deputy, then commissioner and later commissioner of the FDA, he oversaw product regulations accounting for approximately 25 cents of every dollar spent by U.S. consumers.
Dr. Crawford earned nearly $42,000 in dividends from illegally held shares while at FDA. Nearly $29,000 came from FDA regulated Embrex Inc., where he was the director. He and Mrs. Crawford also owned between $188,000 and $336,000 in shares in Pepsico, Sysco, Kimberly-Clark and Wal-Mart; all of which are "significantly regulated" by the FDA. Dr. Crawford has worked for Policy Directions since January of 2006. [7]

Frankie Trull & AETA

According to her profile, Ms. Trull has worked with many "trade associations and national advocacy organizations". She has a "successful record of building effective coalitions". This includes a "broad array of biomedical research organizations that partnered with agriculture", to pass the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)[8] in November of 2006.
Critics have characterized AETA as being designed to protect the financial interests of corporations and industry as well as chill dissent and discourage legal activism, boycotts and protests. [9] See also Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, section 7.
Supporters of the AETA (H.R. 4239/S.3880) consider it a landmark piece of legislation which provides greater protections for researchers and companies from animal rights extremists. It is an expansion of the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act Act (Title 18, Sec. 43 of the US Criminal Code). The AETA expands offenses covered under federal law to include threats, harassment and other intimidation methods that do not physically disrupt animal enterprises, but instead elicit fear among employees (includes false bomb threats, posting personal information, etc.). The AETA also addresses campaigns of secondary and tertiary targeting directed at third parties who do business with medical research organizations. The AETA was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate on September 30, 2006; approved by the House on November 13, 2006 and signed into law by President Bush on November 27, 2006. It was a bi-partisan effort between members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. Sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Representative Thomas Petri (R-WI). [10]



Frankie Trull

Policy Direction's client FBR "monitors and analyzes the activities of animal activists" through FBR's "illegal incidents" report. [11] Policy Direction's client NABR monitors the "potentially disruptive and rapidly growing area of animal law" in their "Animal Law Section". Because, when animal rights advocates aren't engaged in radical "extremism", they are busy attempting to "incrementally change" animals laws by "increasingly sophisticated and coordinated legal strategies." [12] Policy Directions own "coordinated legal strategies" include working with the system to ensure clients of well funded "research" and projects that are free of "onerous rule making."

Selected clients

Current and former clients of Policy Directions include Charles River Laboratories, Covance Laboratories, Procter & Gamble and Merck. [13] Charles River is the world's largest supplier of laboratory animals. It has been described as the "General Motors of the laboratory animal industry." [14] Covance is the largest importer of primates in the United States and the world's largest breeder of laboratory dogs. Under its former name of Hazleton Laboratories, Covance provided animal data favorable to the tobacco industry and contributed to the continued marketing of cigarettes. In the 1990s, Covance performed studies sponsored by the tobacco industry claiming that even extreme exposure to secondhand smoke was safe for humans. [15] The Altria Group, formerly Philip Morris is a client of Covance Laboratories. [16]
All of these corporations have amassed a history of gross animal welfare violations in the United States and Europe. See also Charles River, Covance Laboratories, Proctor & Gamble and Merck.

Current & former clients


Funding


Client list

The total lobbying income for 2008 was $1,490,000. [18]

Personnel

  • Frankie Trull - President & CEO
  • Lester Crawford, DVM, PhD - Senior Counsel
  • Steve Kopperud - Executive Vice President
  • Steve Michael - Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  • Dale W. Moore - Vice President
  • Nicole S. Churchill - Director of Legislative Affairs
  • Jill Homer Stewart - Director of Government Affairs [19]

Contact

Policy Directions Inc.
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 950, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202 776 0071
Web address: http://www.policydirections.com/

Articles & sources


SourceWatch articles


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Skull_and_Bones_members
EXCERPT:1960s
David L. Boren (1963), Governor of Oklahoma, U.S. Senator, President of the University of Oklahoma[62][63]
http://www.godeke.org/News/PhiAlumnus_Smith.htm

http://www.equilar.com/CEO_Compensation/FedEx_Frederick_W._Smith.php

Fred Smith on George Marshall and Israell video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QxburEJDuc

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Covance_Laboratories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members_of_the_Council_on_Foreign_Relations
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Frederick W. SmithCEO, FedEX

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11183476
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UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two

Scene of a plane crash in Dubai, 3 September The Boeing 747-400 crashed inside a military air base
A cargo plane has crashed at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board, officials say.
There were no injuries on the ground and commercial air traffic was not affected, they added.
The plane was a Boeing 747 belonging to US company United Parcel Service (UPS).
A UAE official told local media the plane was diverted to the base after reporting trouble. It hit a covered car park then bounced and crashed, he said.
Smoke was seen billowing from inside the walled compound.

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There was a big fireball that lit up the full sky in orange”
End Quote Tony Meechan Dubai resident
'Smoke and smell'
Some reports said a fire had broken out in the plane just after it took off from Dubai international airport.
The plane flew near a residential area popular with expatriates where residents saw its last desperate moments.
"I saw the explosion from my balcony and felt the blast," said Tony Meechan, a British expatriate living in Silicon Oasis, a technology park on the Emirates Road.
"There was a big fireball that lit up the full sky in orange. After that there was smoke and the smell of burning plastic.
"I'm still feeling a bit shaken up."
The plane was on its way to the company's European hub in Cologne, a spokeswoman for UPS said.
Initial reports from al-Arabiya television said the plane had hit the busy Emirates Road motorway, but later reports indicated it had not.
The United Arab Emirates civil aviation authority said the bodies of the two crew members were recovered.
UPS, the world's largest courier service, said it would "do everything" to find the cause of the crash.
In 2009 a Sudanese cargo plane crashed in the Dubai desert, killing six crew.
The company was subsequently barred from operating in the Emirates.

http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/uae-freight-companies-on-high-alert-2010-10-30-1.310788
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Other freight companies said they have not been notified about any cancellation of service. An official of Consolidated Shipping Services LLC said, “Exports to Yemen continues to proceed as usual. When it comes to imports, there is not much that comes from there. However there has not been any decision to stop the service,” said the official.
DCFC Shipping & Forwarding Services also said that they have been continuing to export to Yemen and added that there has not been any decision to block services from Yemen.
According to officials, security checks at UAE’s customs continue to remain the same. “They are always pretty strict. We have not witnessed any change what so ever,” said the export manager of DCFC.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/1998/01/12/daily1.html
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FedEx Closing in on Acquiring Caliber Systems and RPS, Inc.

Memphis Business Journal

Date: Monday, January 12, 1998, 3:17pm CST Federal Express Corp. has moved one step closer to acquiring Caliber Systems, Inc., and its business-to-business ground package carrier, RPS, Inc. On Monday, FedEx shareholders approved issuing FedEx common stock in connection with the acquisition. Caliber Systems shareholders approved the merger agreement with FedEx on Jan. 9. As a result of the approvals, the transaction is expected to close by the end of this month. The agreement calls for Caliber shareholders to receive 0.8 shares of FedEx stock in a tax-free exchange for each share of Caliber Systems stock they own. Caliber Systems, which has 33,500 employees and 500 facilities worldwide, includes RPS, Inc.; Viking Freight, Inc.; Caliber Logistics, Inc.; Roberts Express, Inc.; and Caliber Technology, Inc. FedEx has about 140,000 employees worldwide. The company reported revenues of $11.5 billion for fiscal year 1997.

http://fedex.com/us/about/today/history/timeline.html
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FedEx Timeline
1913
C.J. Tower & Sons – the forerunner of FedEx Trade Networks subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage — begins operation as a customs broker in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
 
1947
Roberts Cartage (now FedEx Custom Critical) is founded as a pickup and delivery trucking company in Akron, Ohio.
 
1966
Viking Freight Inc. (now FedEx Freight West) is founded in San Jose, Calif.
 
1971
Federal Express Corporation is founded in Little Rock, Ark.
 
1973 
Federal Express relocates operations to Memphis, Tenn.
On the first night of continuous operation, 389 Federal Express employees and 14 Dassault Falcon jets deliver 186 packages overnight to 25 U.S. cities – and the modern air/ground express industry is born.

1975
Federal Express installs the first Federal Express Drop Box.

1977 
After two years of lobbying led by Federal Express, Congress passes Public Law 95-163 enabling FedEx and other cargo airlines to use larger aircraft with no geographic restrictions on routes.

Federal Express purchases seven Boeing 727 aircraft, each with a cargo capacity of 40,000 pounds – almost seven times that of the Dassault Falcon.

1978 
Federal Express Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange; ticker symbol is FDX.

1979
Federal Express launches COSMOS (Customers, Operations and Services Master Online System), a centralized computer system to manage people, packages, vehicles and weather scenarios in real time.

1980
Federal Express implements DADS (Digitally Assisted Dispatch System) to coordinate on-call pickups for customers.

Roberts Cartage is renamed Roberts Express Inc. (now FedEx Custom Critical), becoming the first carrier to offer exclusive-use, non-stop transportation services – and the expedited transportation industry is born.

1981
Federal Express introduces the Overnight Letter.
Federal Express begins international delivery with service to Canada.
Federal Express opens its SuperHub adjacent to Memphis International Airport.

1982
Arkansas Freightways (now FedEx Freight East) is founded Harrison, Ark.

1983
Federal Express becomes the first U.S. company to reach revenues of $1 billion without merger or acquisition.

1984
Federal Express acquires Gelco Express International and launches operations in Asia Pacific.

The first PC-based automated shipping system, later named FedEx PowerShip®, is introduced.

1985
RPS Inc. (now FedEx Ground) is founded in Pittsburgh, Pa., and introduces bar code labeling to the ground transportation industry.

1986
Federal Express introduces the SuperTracker®, a hand-held bar code scanner system that captures detailed package information.

1989
Federal Express purchases Flying Tigers to expand its international presence.

Roberts Express (now FedEx Custom Critical) begins service to Europe and launches an on-board communications system that uses satellite tracking to pinpoint vehicle location.

1990
Federal Express becomes the first company to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the service category.

1991
CharterAirâ(now Air Expedite under FedEx Custom Critical), an expedited, exclusive-use air charter service of Roberts Express, makes its inaugural flight.

1993
RPS (now FedEx Ground) exceeds $1 billion in annual revenue in its ninth year of existence, recording the fastest growth of any ground transportation company.

RPS (now FedEx Ground) launches MultiShip®, the first carrier-supplied customer automation system to process packages shipped by other transportation providers.

The Federal Express ClearSM Electronic Customs Clearance System is created to expedite regulatory clearance while cargo is en route.

Arkansas Freightways (now FedEx Freight East) changes its name to American Freightways.

1994
Federal Express officially adopts “FedEx” as its brand for recognition as the worldwide standard for fast, reliable service.

FedEx launches fedex.com as the first transportation Web site to offer online package status tracking, enabling customers to conduct business via the Internet.

FedEx Ship® software (now FedEx Ship Manager QuickShip) allows customers to process and manage shipping from their desktop.

1995
FedEx acquires air routes from Evergreen International with authority to serve China.

FedEx opens the Asia Pacific Hub in Subic Bay, Philippines, and launches the FedEx AsiaOne® network.

1996
RPS (now FedEx Ground) achieves 100 percent coverage of North America.

FedEx becomes the first company to allow customers to process shipments online with the introduction of FedEx interNetShip® (now FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com).

 1997
FedEx opens its hub at Alliance Airport near Dallas, Texas.

 1998
FedEx acquires Caliber System Inc. and creates FDX Corporation. The move creates a $16 billion transportation powerhouse, comprised of the traditional Federal Express distribution service and small-package carrier RPS, less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Viking Freight, Caliber Logistics, Caliber Technology and Roberts Express.

 1999
FedEx Marketplace launches on fedex.com, providing easy access to online merchants that offer fast, reliable FedEx express shipping.

Federal Express launches its EuroOne® Network with the opening of its hub at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport.

FedEx Corp. acquires Caribbean Transportation Services.

 2000
Parent company FDX is renamed FedEx Corporation with services divided into companies that operate independently yet compete collectively: FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Global Logistics, FedEx Custom Critical and FedEx Services.

FedEx Ground launches FedEx Home Delivery, an innovative business-to-residential service, in major U.S. markets.
 FedEx Trade Networks is created with the acquisitions of Tower Group International and WorldTariff.
 FedEx Custom Critical acquires Passport Transport.
 FedEx teams with Amazon.com on a major e-commerce event, delivering the book “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” to 250,000 eager customers on the Saturday of its release.
 FedEx introduces customer technology solutions including a redesigned fedex.com, FedEx e-Commerce Builder, FedEx Global Trade Manager and FedEx Ship Manager.
 
2001
FedEx Express and the U.S. Postal Service forge a public-private alliance. FedEx Express provides air transportation of some U.S. mail and places FedEx Drop Boxes at post offices nationwide.

FedEx Corp. acquires American Freightways, a less-than-truckload carrier serving the 40 eastern states in the U.S.
 
2002
FedEx brands Viking Freight and American Freightways as FedEx Freight, with American Freightways as FedEx Freight East and Viking Freight as FedEx Freight West. The companies continue to operate independently to optimize service in their geographic markets.

FedEx Trade Networks reorganizes with Tower Group International, becoming FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage Inc. and a new subsidiary, FedEx Trade Networks Trade Services, incorporating the services of WorldTariff.

FedEx Home Delivery completes its expansion to serve virtually 100 percent of the U.S. population.

2003
The FedEx brand marks its 30th anniversary from its founding in 1973.
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