Readers Digest Presents "Lifeboat in Antarctica" On Newstands Around the World Now, Posted by Robert Paisola

Dateline November 2007,
Salt Lake City, Utah

"Hello, Is this Robert Paisola?" 'Yes, I replied'. "Hello, she said, I am Cathy Free, and I am a Senior Feature Writer for Readers Digest in New York" We would love to do a story on your sister Lisa Paisola" She Continued.

Having been dealing with the media for days on end since my sister Lisa Paisola and my Aunt Kay Van Horne had been on a sinking ship called the MS EXPLORER, I shouted "Contact our Agent, Max Marxon at Marxon Sparks, they are based in Australia, and we will see if we can work you in" I said. The thought never crossed my mind again.

But then she said something that no other reporter had said..

"Oh thats not a problem, We do not need to do the interview now, we want her to get better first...we are looking to do a story on Lisa for the April issue of Readers Digest" she said.

Wow! I began to think, "Wasn't this the same magazine my grandparents subscribed to when I was a kid?" "No, She Said, It is much different now!" Just go to www.rd.com and you can see.

Guess what, I did just that, and as I traveled the world for the next three months, I saw the same magazine in Russia, Mexico, England, France, Costa Rico, Argentina, Every Airport in the United States and even in Kiev, Ukraine. "There is something to this magazine" I said to our publicist, Max Marxon in Australia, "So, Lets Do It!" I said... Lisa Agreed.

To our friends around the globe who monitor this blog, to the Worldwide Media and to the rest of the passengers and Crew of the MS Explorer, we present you with The Readers Digest International Version (in 21 different languages and 50 different editions) of what happened to the famed "Little Red Boat", The MS Explorer, in Antarctica.

To your Success,
Robert Paisola
www.RobertPaisola.com

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Lifeboat in Antarctica
After her cruise ship sank in the Antarctic, one world traveler found herself on the ultimate adventure.
By Cathy Free
From Reader's Digest
April 2008


Shrill Announcement

Lisa Paisola had spent almost two weeks aboard a cruise ship in Antarctica's freezing temperatures, but she'd never felt cold like this. Huddled with 32 others in a metal lifeboat tossed by a fierce wind, she held her breath each time the craft dipped into the ocean and was splashed by heaving waves. The icy spray gave her an instant headache and numbed her cheeks. Dressed in long underwear, a thick sweater and waterproof pants and parka, Paisola still shivered uncontrollably and realized that she could no longer feel her toes.

She turned to her 63-year-old aunt, Kay Van Horne, who was pressed next to her. "This could be the last sunrise we'll ever see," she said, pointing to an orange glow in the distance. In a way, the scene was oddly beautiful, the towering icebergs cast in pastels by the dawning light.

Van Horne squeezed her niece's hand. "Let's not worry about something we can't control," she said quietly. "If it's our time to go, it's our time." For the next five hours, the women, floating in a freezing sea, relied on each other to keep hope alive.

A substitute teacher from Denver, Van Horne lived to travel. She and her equally adventurous niece had once trekked across Morocco on camelback. Paisola, 38, a real estate investor from North Salt Lake, Utah, had taken cruises to six different continents. The women each paid $15,000 for the Antarctica trip that, following the trail of the Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton, would take them to the bottom of the world.

But in Ushuaia, Argentina, where they were to board ship, Paisola laid eyes on the 39-year-old MS Explorer -- purposely compact to traverse the Southern Ocean's fjords -- and had second thoughts. As much as she wanted to make it to that seventh continent, she suddenly questioned the idea of spending 19 days on what looked like a fishing boat.

The laid-back Van Horne convinced her to put aside her concern, and the two settled into life on board, getting to know their 89 fellow passengers over leisurely dinners, taking wildlife tours led by seasoned experts to surrounding islands and enjoying the unspoiled frozen landscape around them.

After 12 days at sea, Paisola and Van Horne were getting ready for bed in their cozy cabin when they felt a sharp, jarring jolt. They had become accustomed to the sound the ship made as it cut through icy waters, but this was a loud thud that, to Paisola, signaled trouble. "Hurry -- dry your hair," she told her aunt, who'd just showered. "If anything happens, you don't want your hair wet."

"I feel like I should be watching Titanic," Van Horne responded sarcastically. "Since this could be a long night, maybe I'd better put on long johns." Sitting casually on the edge of her bed, she turned her hair dryer on high.

Minutes later, at around midnight, an alarm sounded, and the Explorer's captain, Bengt Wiman, made a shrill announcement over the intercom: "This is not a drill. Get on your arctic gear and come immediately to the muster station!" The passengers had been briefed before leaving port that, in an emergency, they would be called to the muster station, or lounge, the designated gathering place.

Tempting Fate

Paisola began to tremble. "Hearing that alarm," she says, "I just knew that I was going to die." Re-creating Shackleton's voyage suddenly seemed like tempting fate. In 1915 his ship, the Endurance, had been crushed by ice in the Southern Ocean, and his team, marooned on Elephant Island, wasn't rescued for almost two years.

Major cruise ship disasters are rare today. Medical crises, men overboard and petty crime occur, but the risk of a modern liner sinking is extremely low. Still, last April, the luxurious MS Sea Diamond went down after running aground off Santorini, Greece. Two of its nearly 1,200 passengers are missing and believed to have drowned. The Explorer was about to make news in much colder waters.

Paisola and Van Horne pulled on their polar gear and rushed to the lounge. Seeing that a few passengers were still in their pajamas, Paisola dashed back to her cabin to fetch a large bag of winter wear. "I brought extra because I don't like to be cold," she says.

She set the bag of long underwear, gloves and socks in the middle of the room so that anybody who needed them could take them. The captain quickly explained that the ship had hit submerged ice and, despite a reinforced hull, sustained a fist-size tear. Several crew members were attempting to repair the leak, but, the captain admitted, flood-control efforts didn't appear to be working. Water was seeping up through the toilets, a sign the ship was going down.

Paisola took a seat at the lounge computer and dashed off e-mails to family members, saying she loved them and attaching a rough copy of her will. Then she offered her e-mail account to her shipmates, but none came forward. "Everybody was sitting there in shock," she says. "They couldn't believe we were sinking."

Wiman announced that he had put out a distress call and that three ships in the area had offered help, but the closest was six hours away. A little after 1 a.m., with the Explorer listing dramatically, he came over the intercom once more. "Abandon ship!" he repeated three times. They would have to ride out the night in lifeboats.

Linking arms as they made their way to the now steeply pitched deck, Paisola and Van Horne looked down on a black sea, roiling with whitecaps. Ever optimistic, Van Horne quipped, "At least there are enough lifeboats." She watched crew members hurriedly assemble rescue equipment. "We had to believe we would survive," she says, "or we'd have torn our hair out."

To break the tension, a couple broke out in the Monty Python song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." All Paisola could think about, she admits, was the orchestra playing for the doomed passengers on the Titanic.

Thirty-one people, including two crew members, squeezed into lifeboat No. 3 with Paisola and Van Horne. With a screech, their small craft swung away from the ship. "We held our breath," recalls Van Horne, "hoping we wouldn't tumble out."

Seconds later, the boat dropped into the sea. The crew members struggled unsuccessfully to start the engine as the next lifeboat descended overhead, its propellers spinning. "They can't see us!" shouted one passenger, Andy White. "We've got to get away from the ship or we'll be crushed!"

A naval architect from Essex, England, White, 51, had been a champion rower. He grabbed an oar to push off from the Explorer. When it snapped in two, he found another. This time, he and a passenger next to him were able to maneuver the boat far enough away to start rowing, only to find they were headed directly into a seven-foot-high block of pack ice. The winds made navigating impossible; with no engine, they were at the mercy of the waves. White figured they'd slam into the huge mass within minutes.

Spotting an ax mounted on the lifeboat's forward bulkhead, he got an idea. "I decided that if we came alongside the pack, I could cut some steps," he says, "and lead people onto the ice." They had a chance.

Kindness and Hope

The boat grew quiet, and seasickness took hold. Several people leaned overboard to vomit. Paisola found an old Dramamine tablet in her camera case and told her aunt to open her mouth. She and Van Horne then passed out some extra hand warmers they'd brought along. "Keep the circulation going!" Van Horne called out.

There were other small acts of kindness as they drifted in the cold. Eli Charne, 38, a photographer from Irvine, California, had fled his flooding cabin when the Explorer hit the ice, leaving behind all his camera equipment. He found himself in the lifeboat without a stitch of waterproof clothing. A passenger gave him one of his gloves, and another shared a blanket. Next to him, two women encouraged him to wiggle his hands and feet. "I was so weak, I couldn't stop shivering," says Charne. "But any help that anybody offered gave you hope."

Paisola raised spirits when she rolled out a yellow rain poncho. Her shipmates had teasingly called her Superman for wearing the billowing cape on excursions to view penguins and seals. But in the lifeboat, as many as a dozen passengers found protection under the enormous slicker.

Hunkered down in the bow, White spotted two crew members approaching in an inflatable raft. The pair tossed over a rope so they could tow the disabled lifeboat behind them. White wouldn't need the ax after all, but he feared they were still in danger. So did his girlfriend, Lee Moulton, a 50-year-old nurse, who noticed that many of her shipmates were pale and trembling. Within hours, they would be at risk of hypothermia.

Moulton was especially worried about Braden Hanna of Ontario, Canada, at 18 the Explorer's youngest passenger. Wanting to see Antarctica's icebergs firsthand and warn others about the effects of global warming, he had saved for years to pay for the cruise. "I was looking for adventure, and I got it," he told Moulton. "This is a pretty weird situation to be in without my mum and dad."

Hanna's thin trousers were soaked through. Wrapping her arms around the rangy teen, Moulton whispered, "Cuddle up to me. I'll keep you warm." The nurse noticed another man, who was sweating profusely, even in the frigid wind. "I was concerned for all of us," she says. "Our bodies were starting to chill down." Though a few people carried on muted conversations, most waited in silence.

Van Horne thought about her grandchildren while Paisola prayed quietly. "I was making every deal with God you can imagine," she says.

Shortly before dawn, a helicopter, believed to have been sent from a nearby military base, buzzed overhead. As the lifeboaters waved and shouted, Paisola turned to her aunt and said, "Finally somebody else on the planet knows that we're out here."

Andy White noticed that Bob Flood, an ornithologist who had led the group on shorebird-watching tours, looked pale and withdrawn. "Hang on, Bob," White told him. "By this time tomorrow, I'll be buying you a drink."

About two hours later, a passenger spotted a ship on the horizon. "It was a flicker of light the size of a pinhead," recalls Paisola. Slowly the speck became larger until everyone could make out the Nordnorge, a Norwegian cruise ship. It had braved numerous ice floes to reach the doomed Explorer in under five hours.

All 154 of the marooned travelers were transferred to the Nordnorge, where they were offered dry clothing by cruisers eager to help. When a woman handed Paisola a blanket, "I started to cry and couldn't stop," she says. She was joined by others who wept openly when the Nordnorge captain took them past the Explorer, tipped on its side like a dying whale.

"It broke my heart," says Van Horne. "There's something about Antarctica -- the whites, the blues, the grays, that barren landscape of ice and rock. It's a spiritual place. Knowing the ship was going down was hard to take."

Amazingly, most of the Explorer's passengers, from 14 different countries, came through no worse for wear. Two crew members suffered mild hypothermia, and a passenger twisted an ankle climbing onto the rescue craft. Transported to King George Island, two and a half hours from where their ship went down, the group spent a few nights at an Antarctic research center before they were airlifted to a military base in Chile to begin their individual journeys home.

An investigation into the disaster is under way, and representatives for G.A.P Adventures, owner of the Explorer, will not confirm reports that the company has offered to reimburse passengers $8,000 for the portion of the trip they didn't complete, along with $1,300 for the belongings they left behind. That doesn't come close to covering what Paisola lost to the sea, but, safely back in Utah, she prefers to focus on the positive. "The stars had to have been lined up perfectly for all of us to survive," she says.

She has joined two online newsgroups, set up by Andy White and Eli Charne, to stay in touch with fellow passengers. So far, some 60 others have logged on, posting photos, comments and messages of support.

Meanwhile, Paisola is ready to plan her next trip. Though she didn't make it to Antarctica's mainland to cross that seventh continent off her list, she's got other priorities. "From now on when I travel," she says, "I want to be warm."

The Salon of Italy in Salt Lake City Utah, An Essential Part of the Team, Brooke Tells her Secrets! Posted by Robert Paisola

"We proudly use Pureology, Sexy Hair, Matrix, and American Crew. Redken Is our color line, an award winner for it's products. Murad is our skin care line and we are proud to have their research and development behind our products and training. The esthetic staff has training from Murad and can help you address a skin care issue and plan a program." said Brooke, the Hair Designer from Salt Lake City that was Chosen by NBC to create the beautiful look that was seen all over the world, as Lisa Paisola attended interview after interview, all over the world.

"I am so excited that we were chosen, said Brooke" the senior stylist and artist who designed Lisa's Hairstyle, The Salon of Italy is truly on the cutting edge, and we are honored that NBC Television and Lisa Paisola would choose our salon. ' We know that NBC was pushing designers from New York and Beverly Hills, however, we just knew what Lisa Wanted" said Brooke.

And that is exactly what Lisa got, so as the cameras rolled, and as the soundmen and camera crews that had flown in to Salt Lake City, Utah to cover the story of the MS Explorer listened to the remote control rooms in New York City and Los Angeles, we heard the magic words "Wow, she looks amazing"

"That is when we knew that Lisa Paisola's decision to choose Brooke and The Salon of Italy over every other stylist in the nation was the right move" and the NBC Executive Team even went a step further, creating a special campaign based on Lisa's appearance on the TODAY SHOW WITH ANN CURRY called "Why I love today" and this is shown on the International NBC networks every day...."Something must be working" said Lisa! Thanks Brooke and the Salon of Italy for your dedication and desire to go "above and beyond"

NBC DATELINE FEATURES LISA PAISOLA, MSEXPLORER ANTARCTIC CRUISE DISASTER SURVIVOR

NBC DATELINE FEATURES LISA PAISOLA, MSEXPLORER ANTARCTIC CRUISE DISASTER SURVIVOR

March 03, 2007
Live From NBC Dateline, New York, New York USA

Woman survives two icebergs

World traveler Lisa Paisola is trying to visit her seventh and final continent -- Antarctica. Her ship hits two icebergs, forcing Paisola and her fellow passengers and crew to evacuate to small lifeboats

Watch the Video Live From NBC Dateline

Class Action Lawsuit in Progress against MS EXPLORER Bruce Poon Tip

For Immediate Release
From The Western Capital Foundation and www.MSEXPLORER.net

Dateline Los Angeles, California- Robert Paisosla

We have just verified that certain members of the survivor group are in the process of filing an international marintine legal action against GAP Adventures and their CEO Bruce Poon Tip.

Western Capital has obtained copies of all of the logs and reports outlining the ships deficiencies that were known PRIOR to embarkation of the Antarctic Liner.

All comments should be directed to classaction@msexplorer.net or:

The Western Capital Foundation
Attention: Robert Paisola
63 East 11400 South
Suite 221
Sandy, Utah 84070

All media relations matters should be directed to media.affairs@msexplorer.net


Bruce Poon Tip: Growth guru
Rick Spence
From the March 2008 issue of PROFIT magazine
The summer sun shines above the ruins of Machu Picchu, high in the Peruvian Andes. In Thailand, the moon is rising as American, Canadian and Aussie tourists vie for bargains at Chiang Rai’s bustling night bazaar. Both locations are among the favourite destinations of Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G.A.P Adventures Inc., the world’s biggest adventure-travel firm. But on this cold day in mid-December, Poon Tip might prefer to be anywhere other than in his exposed-brick Toronto headquarters, negotiating with a tough Russian shipping line to lease an icebreaker to fulfill a commitment to his partners and customers half a world away.

In the 17 years since he founded G.A.P Adventures, the world has been Poon Tip’s oyster. But now geography was working against him. Three weeks earlier, on Nov. 23, 2007, G.A.P’s $10-million icebreaker, the MS Explorer, sprung a leak as it squeezed through pack ice just off the northernmost tip of Antarctica. Some 150 passengers and crew abandoned ship as it slowly listed to starboard. The passengers and crew drifted five hours in open lifeboats before being scooped up by three passenger vessels that had steamed to the rescue. The bone-chilling sea had been blessedly calm, so some passengers called it the best adventure they’d ever had.

Still, the world’s media hammered at the story for days — questioning deficiencies in Explorer’s maintenance logs and staking out Poon Tip’s Toronto home in their breathless search for news.In the end, all the passengers arrived home amid promises of compensation and seats on future trips. But G.A.P’s problems weren’t over. Customers booked on upcoming Antarctic cruises were demanding to know what G.A.P was doing for them.

As a champion of customer experiences, Poon Tip can’t stand disappointing passengers. He sent a few team members to look over the Polaris, a Danish-built icebreaker sitting out the winter in frosty Murmansk, 1,500 km northwest of Moscow. Since Polaris carries only 65 passengers compared with Explorer’s 99, operating the new icebreaker would cost G.A.P more money than simply cancelling the Antarctic season. But Poon Tip and his management team agreed it was the right thing to do — for the customers and booking agencies who depend on them.

Still, hiring Polaris was another story. The owner, Murmansk Shipping Co., treats the Arctic expedition vessel like a favourite child. When Poon Tip offered to charter the ship, Murmansk officials dragged their heels. They wanted more money, they needed more time. With January passengers anxiously awaiting news, Poon Tip sent an e-mail requesting the ship leave as soon as possible. The two sides finally reached agreement, but the next day Murmansk demanded more money. “This negotiation is so tough. I don’t know if we’re going to get anything out of these guys,” a weary Poon Tip said at a G.A.P managers’ meeting. While he was willing to lose some money on this grand gesture, there had to be a limit. So he told the Russians to forget it. The next day, Murmansk backed down on the price and offered to ship out in three days.

negotiator. But he is still the determined person who rejected a motorcoach tour of Thailand in favour of a healthier hike along the back roads to remote villages. Poon Tip’s love for local cultures, and his commitment to change the way people vacation, have helped him negotiate his way to the top of the fast-growing adventure-travel business. From a startup company faxing out brochures in a Toronto garage, launched on $10,000 in savings and a $5,000 advance from VISA, G.A.P Adventures has become a $120-million-a-year colossus. Offering 1,000 tours on seven continents, it serves 70,000 customers a year. Last fall, National Geographic Adventure magazine ranked G.A.P as the world’s No. 1 “do it all” tour outfitter. But as the sinking of the Explorer suggests, G.A.P’s journey hasn’t been easy. And now that it sits atop its niche, things aren’t getting any easier.

“There’s no precedent for a company of our size in this industry,” says Poon Tip. And he’s learning that “it’s always more difficult to be the one being chased than the one doing the chasing. It’s something I’ve worked very hard for, but it still takes a lot of adjustment.”

Besides staring down Russian shipping companies, the challenges on Poon Tip’s desk include finding new ways to hang onto G.A.P’s prime customers, fighting off a costly legal offensive by San Francisco-based clothing retailer Gap Inc. and outmaneuvring countless copycats plus TUI Travel PLC, a £12-billion-a-year travel giant that’s acquired numerous G.A.P rivals. Bigger yet is the task of perpetuating G.A.P’s spirit, creativity and core values as the firm becomes a sprawling global entity run by professional managers rather than entrepreneurial instinct.

With such a busy in-tray, you might think Poon Tip longs to grab a pith helmet and set out for Africa. But that’s not so. “I’m not done,” he says. “I’ve only just developed this company to a point where I can do what I want to do. I’m working hard, but I’m having more fun than ever.”

Indeed, Poon Tip was an entrepreneur long before he was a backpacker. Born in Trinidad to Spanish-Chinese parents who moved to Jamaica and then to Calgary to seek a better life for their seven children, Poon Tip grew up working hard. “I had three businesses before I was 16,” he says. “I think of G.A.P as my fourth company.”

While his father was building a chain of gas stations, 12-year-old Bruce was acquiring paper routes and subcontracting delivery to 10-year-olds too young for routes of their own. He later bred Dutch dwarf rabbits for sale to Calgary pet shops. And at 14 he won a Junior Achievement award after he organized local children to produce colour-changing bookmarks that he persuaded pharmacists to stock beside their cash registers. He sold more than 10,000, he says: “I couldn’t get them made fast enough.”

Studying business at Calgary’s Mount Royal College, Poon Tip indulged his love of travel with a tour of Thailand. He was disturbed by his experience. “I was quite young and very political,” he says. “It angered me the way these air-conditioned coaches and Western environments are created for tourists. You never really come in contact with the local people.” He much preferred solo travel, riding local buses, staying in family-run hotels and eating indigenous foods. Not everyone, he knew, was ready for such an uncertain adventure, but he sensed demand for low-cost, grassroots adventures that travellers don’t have to plan themselves.

Based on his childhood business successes, Poon Tip moved to Toronto and launched G.A.P Adventures in 1990. You think that’s confidence? His first brochure proudly warned, “If you’d like all the comforts of home, we suggest you stay home.”

Starting the company was easy, says Poon Tip: identify core destinations, then find young people who love exploring foreign lands to create and lead the tours in low-impact groups that never numbered more than 12 people. The company grew quickly by appealing to a new breed of traveller: single tourists, many of them women. Even today, G.A.P eschews the “singles supplements” that price many tours and cruises out of reach for lone travellers.

Marketing through live seminars and slide shows, within five years G.A.P was offering tours on five continents. Poon Tip’s “gap” had turned into a gusher. G.A.P’s brand of “responsible tourism” has emerged as the ideal solution for increasingly socially conscious travellers. Today, the market for adventure travel is thought to be growing by 20% a year, as more travellers seek out gorillas in Uganda, cooking classes in Peru or elephant rides in India. G.A.P has grown its revenue by at least 30% every year, not just by creating a new type of tourism but by branding it as its own. Poon Tip has become a high-profile proponent of ecotourism and social responsibility. He has worked with the World Bank to help impoverished Third-World villages finance new tourist lodges, while G.A.P was one of the first tour companies to pull out of Burma after the military junta forced G.A.P to use low-paid government contractors instead of letting the company make more generous deals with local suppliers.

Whether through high ideals, slide shows, travel agents or its ever-growing website, G.A.P has always been a marketing machine. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to run a good tour,” Poon Tip told PROFIT in 2003. “The skill is in the selling.”

Although G.A.P today has almost 600 employees and 20 offices around the world, the spirit of 1990 still rules. As president, CEO and keeper of the company’s Birkenstock culture, Poon Tip insists that G.A.P stays true to its entrepreneurial roots. Although he has hired more senior managers from outside in recent years, Poon Tip is careful to bring in people who match the business’s image as a “company of travellers.” And he makes sure potential executives know that they’ll have to adjust to his management style, which combines hands-off detachment with high expectations of service quality and a relentless appetite for innovation. “We know we work for a guy who has a new idea every time he gets out of the shower,” says one G.A.P manager.

Most of all, Poon Tip demands growth. “I’m a builder,” he says. “As long as I’m here, I’m going to continue to push.” A bigger G.A.P, he insists, has the opportunity to become a better company, with the resources and customer numbers to push innovation and expand tours into areas no one else can — in West Africa, for instance, or Iran. “With size, we can do more.”

Poon Tip has his admirers. Benson Cowan, CEO of Toronto’s Butterfield & Robinson, a luxury tour operator, says he has been watching G.A.P’s boss for years: “I think he’s one of the rare Canadian entrepreneurs who really has a sense of how to build a brand and build a company, and what he has done is impressive.” Noting that the typical price of a G.A.P trip ($900) is equivalent to the single supplement on a Butterfield & Robinson holiday, Cowan praises G.A.P’s ability to turn a profit on lean margins. “They run a tight ship,” he says. “The high-volume, low-margin makes for a hard fight, so you have to be really good at it.”

But Poon Tip bristles at suggestions that G.A.P’s margins are substandard. “Our margins are the same or better than anyone’s,” he says. “Our price points are less because of our volume.” He says G.A.P’s profit this year should be between 6% and 10%.

So how does G.A.P maintain its growth pace? Here are five key strategies:

»Expanding product lines. Since its first hiking trip, G.A.P has consistently branched into new destinations, means of transport (boats! bikes!) and travel “styles.” It now has 12 classes of experience, from “Roam” for no-frills 20-somethings to special-interest tours for photographers and gourmets, among others.

(Poon Tip complains that as fast as G.A.P develops new trips, other companies copy them. Still, no competitor can hope to match its volumes: in 2007, G.A.P developed 250 new trips.

»Deeper relationships with other travel marketers. For instance, G.A.P has preferred relationships with certain air-flight specialists such as Flight Centre, and recently signed a marketing deal with Expedia.ca, which G.A.P hopes will lead to deals with Expedia operations in other countries.

»Acquisitions. Early on, G.A.P had no ability to sell airfares, and the airlines weren’t willing to deal with new, small players. In 2002, G.A.P bought Global Connections, a Vancouver-based flight consolidator specializing in low-cost airfares to Latin America, to get its hands on a critical mass of wholesale seat licenses. In five years, it tripled that initial volume. Similarly, Poon Tip created a new line of business when he bought the Explorer out of dry dock. Antarctic tours were expected to produce almost 10% of G.A.P’s sales this year, revenue that G.A.P is hoping to regain next season with another ship.

»Innovative marketing. The Great Adventure People TV show, which chronicles some of G.A.P’s most exciting trips, is now shooting a new season of shows for CTV’s travel channel and other broadcasters. And at a time when travel bookings are massively migrating online, Poon Tip has opened profitable storefront outlets in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, New York and Melbourne. “No one but me would invest in bricks and mortar these days,” he says, “but it proves our market leadership.”

»Target marketing. G.A.P prides itself on staying in touch with its market. Under marketing VP Susan Hayes, a former Workopolis.com executive who joined G.A.P last May, the firm has focused its ad campaign on supplier relationships, and is revamping its website to create more of a community for adventurers. “I have a boss who lets me run,” says Hayes, “so the sky’s the limit.”

With last fall’s merger of U.K.-based First Choice and the tourism division of Germany’s TUI AG into TUI Travel PLC, Poon Tip and the rest of the industry face a formidable competitor with 30 million clients in 180 countries. The new TUI houses more than 100 brands of travel agencies, airlines and tour operators, including more than 30 G.A.P rivals. The threat is that TUI will use integrated operations and marketing to reduce costs and tie up customers forever. But Poon Tip says companies bought by TUI rarely live up to their billing, perhaps because their former owners rarely hang around long. “We eventually eclipse those companies because we’re able to be more nimble and creative,” he says.

When asked the source of G.A.P’s competitive advantage, Poon Tip is quick to credit his people. His company has one product: service. And it has to provide that product to small groups all over the world, week after week. If it can’t provide flawless logistics and unique experiences, customers will never return.

Poon Tip rarely gets involved in hiring (or other day-to-day operations) anymore. His role is to hatch ideas, plan for the future and jump in when he can make a difference (as in the negotiations with Murmansk). Although Poon Tip interviews only top management candidates now, he says his attitude-based hiring formula permeates the company, separating the doers from the dreamers:

»Hire people who are passionate about the product. If they aren’t so now, how will they motivate themselves or others later? (All G.A.P staff get four weeks’ holidays and a free trip per year.)

»Probe an applicant’s mindset with specific questions. “I want to know how people handle certain situations, what problems they've worked on, how they pitch ideas, how they would describe their work ethic.” If a candidate sounds too smooth, ask how someone else — say, a colleague or subordinate — would describe their work style. “Within five minutes I can tell if you’re a winner.”

»Interview for culture fit. At G.A.P, second interviews for senior positions are attended by the full management team, who later voice their opinions. Poon Tip admits that running his choices by that team has prevented him from making several hiring mistakes.

»Maintain a culture that encourages effort yet acknowledges individualism. “Ninety percent of our success comes from building a winning culture,” says Poon Tip. “As long as we’re true to our company culture, we'll get people wanting to fly the flag for us.”

Still, sometimes G.A.P’s service slips up. Some clients complain of trips cancelled without explanation. Others question their tour leaders’ commitments to their group. But some of the harshest criticisms have emerged from the Explorer sinking. While some passengers praised the care they received from the ship’s crew and G.A.P’s staff on the ground, others are complaining of negligence and worse: they say the launching of the lifeboats was sloppily handled, and that the lifeboats were overcrowded and inadequately supplied. Once the passengers were safe on the ground, they say, their need for new clothes or information on how to get home was largely ignored. “I was very unhappy with the treatment we received and the lack of follow-through,” says one unhappy passenger who waited days to find a pair of shoes his size to replace those left behind on the ship.

G.A.P, which sent several senior managers to South America to work with the stranded survivors, insists that most passengers were happy with the way things worked out — and that some even booked passage on the Polaris to finish their tour. The truth will undoubtedly emerge from investigations now under way. But G.A.P’s executive team got top marks from most observers for their handling of logistics, the media and communications with family throughout the crisis. “They’re obviously a well-run company to get through that,” notes Butterfield & Robinson’s Cowan. “On our trips, if our bike seats are too hard, we hear about it.”

The disaster “was a test for us,” says Poon Tip. “You rehearse these things all the time, but you never really know if you’ll be ready.” He admits he had little to do with handling the crisis. Each member of his critical-incident management team (basically, his top executives) worked in his or her own area, doing what they do best, with little need for guidance or direction. In a way, it was a vindication of the G.A.P management model, says Sol Mandel, the firm’s COO. A part-timer who mainly oversees financial and legal affairs, but not trip operations, Mandel helped set up the company’s management structure. He believes the fact that Poon Tip is so hands-off has encouraged development of a whole team of leaders — entrepreneurs, in effect, who take full responsibility for their departments and their results. That willingness to take the initiative meant no one needed to be told what to do on Nov. 23.

But that’s hardly the end of G.A.P’s adventures. In January, Poon Tip spent two days being examined by lawyers for Gap as part of the retail giant’s trademark-protecting lawsuit, which coincided with the opening of his retail stores. Poon Tip claims not to understand what Gap is after: “There is nothing more unattractive to me than being associated with that brand.” He says hundreds of firms in North America have “Gap” in their name. He considers the lawsuit a crude attempt by a giant company to intimidate his firm: “The court date is years and millions of dollars away.” Couldn’t he end it by changing the company’s name? Maybe, says Poon Tip, “But why would I do that? Our name isn’t the same. There are periods in our name. There’s ‘Adventures’ on the end.” He doesn’t seem to be giving an inch.

In fact, Poon Tip seems pretty sure about how the future looks. He says the company will continue to grow, through both expansion and acquisition. Maybe he’ll buy some more companies, get into book publishing or possibly open some exotically themed (but authentic) restaurants. The one certainty is that he expects G.A.P to be a $500-million company in five years. Despite numerous offers to sell the company, he doesn’t expect to exit G.A.P any time soon. “I used to have this idea that I wanted to do something different — to prove that I wasn’t just a one-trick pony,” he says. “But that was in my youth. Maybe I am just a one-trick pony, and I’ll have to be satisfied with that.

“It’s a pretty good trick, after all.”

Over 700,000 People Logon to this Site During The Larry King Show on CNN With Lisa Paisola, Posted by Robert Paisola

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Tuesday December 18, 2008
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For Immediate Release 10:05 MST


We want to thank the world audience as you tuned in to watch Lisa Paisola on the Larry King Show on CNN tonight.

We are receiving hundreds of emails requesting interviews of Lisa. If you are with an International or National Television Station, Newspaper, or News magazine, please contact:

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or via email at media@corbismultimedia.com

As the video makes it's way around the different world time zones, we will be providing the full interview in High Definition interview for your review.

If you are a member of the media and want any information on Photo Licensing or Digital Rights and Publication or Broadcast Rights to the Media that Lisa Paisola prepared for the world, simply contact our rights management agent in Australia and you will be assisted immediately. Markson Sparks is the media liaison to to the world when it comes to video and photo footage rights:

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MV Explorer Survivor Lisa Paisola to Appear on Larry King Live, Posted By Robert Paisola

For Immediate Release
December 10, 2007
Robert Paisola


Lisa Paisola, A Survivor of the MV Explorer Disaster in the Antarctic, will be appearing on CNN on December 19, Live from Los Angeles, California as a guest on the Larry King Television Program.

Check your local listings for times and and dates around the world.

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/antarctic-cruise-ship-survivor/3531285216

Lisa Paisola endowed as Good Will Ambasador to "Mothers Without Borders Foundation", by Robert Paisola

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 10, 2008
Robert Paisola, Los Angeles California

To our friends around the world:

We are wanting to take a moment to thank you for all of the support that you have provided for Lisa Paisola and her family during the past few weeks, since she was safely returned from the freezing waters of the Antarctic Ocean.

Lisa recently was CHOSEN TO BE a Goodwill Ambassador for The Worldwide Charity Mothers Without Borders located at www.MothersWithoutBorders.org

"I am so honored that I have been given the opportunity to assist those in other countries that have gone through so much more than WE CAN EVEN COMPREHEND, It is truly inspiring how this organization changes so many lives" said Paisola.

Paisola is the perfect ambassador for MOTHERSWITHOUTBORDERS.ORG, as, she has an innate ability to connect with children around the world. Many of her travels have taken her to the depths of poverty ridden countries, she has always done what she could on her own, but now Lisa Paisola said "I am very excited to have this organization behind me in my efforts to bring light to the needs of these seriously impoverished countries. "I know what we need to do, it is just a matter of getting it done!" she said. She concluded by saying that "Each one of us have the ability to create change to those that are devastated by poverty and orphaned by AIDS"

As more and more HIV-infected parents die, the burden of caring for millions of orphans will fall upon countries already stretched to the breaking point.

Once children lose their parents, many of them are forced to leave school to support themselves and their siblings. Some turn to crime. Others are forced into prostitution. Without the loving guidance of an adult, these children easily fall victim to disease, starvation and the elements.

Thousands of children end up on the streets of major cities, sleeping on the hard, cold ground and digging in trashcans or begging for food.

When asked what is the hardest part about living alone, a thirteen-year-old boy living on the streets in Zambia, told us, "I don't have anyone to love me or protect me or help me. I am always alone."

The purpose at Mothers Without Borders is to address the needs of orphaned and abandoned children in a holistic manner. We support efforts to provide safe shelter, food and clean water, education and access to caring adults. They want to assure that each child has someone who cares about them to teach them of their value.


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Lisa Paisola is a survivor of the MS Explorer Disaster that took place in November 2008. Lisa Paisola can be contacted at media@msexplorer.net

This release is copyright 2008 The Robert Paisola Family Foundation
All Rights Reserved

Live Video of Lisa Paisola on Inside Edition USA, Posted by Robert Paisola

The copyrights appearing in this belong to their respective owners, King World Productions for Inside Edition USA and Lisa Paisola and Robert Paisola Inc. for Video Footage.

Live Video of Lisa Paisola on NBC Today Show, Posted by Robert Paisola

The copyrights appearing in this belong to their respective owners, NBC for The Today Show and Lisa Paisola and Robert Paisola Inc. for Video Footage.

The Today Show on NBC to Feature Lisa Paisola from MS Explorer Disaster, Posted By Robert Paisola

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2007 11:59PM MST
Robert Paisola
Copyright 2007, Robert Paisola


To all of our Friends, Family and Media around the World,

Today we announced that we had received informatation that Lisa Paisola, my sister and passenger of the MS Explorer Cruise Ship was arriving home.

Right now it is 11:16 PM in Salt Lake City, Utah and this is the first time that I have to update you on todays events.

Lisa arrived at the Salt Lake City, Utah International Airport today from Dallas Texas. She was greeted by reporters from all over the nation. Here are a few of the photos that we are able to post at this time. NBC will post many more, including LIVE VIDEO from the bridge of the Captains Deck minutes prior to the disaster and the entire evacuation process that was documented. No other person in the world has this kind of video.






We are very happy to announce that Lisa will be the featured guest on THE TODAY SHOW based in the United States with Ann Curry, tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM MST.

The Television Producers and equipment needed to Produce this Live Remote are enroute from Denver, Colorado and will be here at my home in 2 hours!

The local NBC Affiliate, KSL has received two, two gig memory chips containing exclusive photos and incredible video.

The NBC Network Deal took almost 7 hours to complete and the Local Producer Shelly Osterloh in conjunction with the New York Staff of NBC made it all happen.

We as a family are releived that this ordeal is almost over, and you can look forward to seeing our entire family on Dateline in January, 2008, Live from New York City.

To the reporters that we were not able to accomodate, we are committed to work with you and will continue to update this blog on a very regular basis.

Photos will be edited and produced by NBC and will be avaliable on the International NBC and MSNBC Web Sites.

Again, we wish you the best, and will continue to provide links from around the world to document how this has unfolded.

The Circus begins again in 3 hours at 3:00 AM with the Live NBC Remote from New York.


Many more photos will be posted tomorrow.



From our Hearts to Yours.


Robert Paisola
CEO
The Western Capital Foundation
robert@mycollector.com
801-619-4700
Copyright 2007, Robert Paisola, All Rights Reserved

LIVE VIDEO NOW AVALIABLE ON INTERNATIONAL BASIS ON MSN AND GOOGLE NETWORKS OF TODAY SHOW AIRING OF MS EXPLORER LISA PAISOLA, POSTED BY ROBERT PAISOLA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROBERT PAISOLA

801-619-4700

THE VIDEO OF LISA PAISOLA'S APPEARANCE ON THE TODAY SHOW IS NOW LIVE ON THE MSN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

http://video.msn.com/
CLICK ON NEWS
CLICK ON THE TODAY SHOW
CLICK ON THE PHOTO OF LISA PAISOLA
THE VIDEO WILL START IMMEDIATELY FROM THE TODAY SHOW

OR TRY THIS LINK

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THE VIDEO IS COPYRIGHT 2007 NBC TELEVISION

THE PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT 2007 ROBERT PAISOLA INC. AND MAY BE REDISTRIBUTED AS LONG AS PHOTOS ARE CREDITED....

MUCH MUCH MORE TO COME

-LISA PAISOLA IS NOW EXCLUSIVE CLIENT OF "AGENT TO THE STARS" MAX MARKSON

OFFICIAL RELEASE TO BE FORTHCOMING.

ATTENTION WORLDWIDE MEDIA THIS IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANY MEDIA RELATED MATTERS:

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The Terrors of The Antarctic, By Robert Paisola

This is video that was shot Live aboard the MS Explorer. This video will show you the intensity of the waves that can be swwn in this dramatic footage. This video may be disturbing for young children.



Robert Paisola
www.MsExplorer.net

The Video the World has been Waiting For, Posted by Robert Paisola

Hello Again to all of our friends and neighbors around the world,

This is a quick update to let you know that the link below will lead you to 36 minutes of video coverage of The MS Explorer Disaster. You will see National, International and local stories INCLUDING the much awaited Inside Edition Interview.

This is a large file, so you can either download it or you can simply wait for the windows media player buffering process to complete. It is absolutely worth the wait.

We are preparing much more data on this and are going as a Family to New York City, NY to appear on a Special Edition of Dateline to be aired in the USA on the NBC television network.

Again, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Here is the video...just be patient or simply right click, save as and let it ride!

This video is being released for educational purposes and MAY NOT be redistributed.

The Copyrights of the News Stations belong to their respective organizations.

Robert Paisola
CEO
The Western Capital Foundation
801-619-4700
robert@mycollector.com

What A Week! Lisa Paisola is Safe and The Stories Go On and On and On, By Robert Paisola

The Paisola Family 2007, (From Top Left) Gerald Paisola, Jason Paisola, Robert Paisola, Patti Tew, Lisa Paisola, Becky Storrs (Bottom)


Watch An Incredible Lookback Video on The MS Explorer, Welcome Home Lisa !

To our friends around the world,

We as a family simply want to say "thank you" to all of the thousands of people who have send cards, letters, emails, flowers, and messages of love to our family, as we have been dealing with the drastic loss and accident and loss that occurrred on the MS Explorer in the Antarctic Ocean.

This blog was originally intended to serve as a simple way to communicate with the members of the media who have been incredible during this ordeal. However, this event quickly took on a life of its own, as The Today Show, Dateline, Channel 9 in Australia, Inside Edition USA, King World Productions, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Fox News, NBC, ABC, CBS, The Associated Press, Gannet Publications, USA Today, The BBC, and the list goes on and on.

So, there is no real way to catalogue all of the news coverage for you except to post what we feel are some of the most read stories in the world.

Again, Simply go to GOOGLE and type LISA PAISOLA and you can see what we mean!

Here are some incredible Links to Consider:

LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...
Ms. LISA PAISOLA (Survived Cruise Ship Sinking Off Coast of Antarctica): (From home video) I'm standing on my ship. As far as I can see, this is incredible. ...www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007221... - 49k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...
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Deseret Morning News Abandon ship! Utahn has icy ordeal
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Robert Paisola CEO and President, RCITrainings.Co - Time-Shares ...
My name is Robert Paisola and I am a national media correspondent for many travel and ... The reason for the delay is that my sister, Lisa Paisola was. ...www.allexperts.com/ep/1843-74995/Time-Shares/Robert-Paisola-CEO-President.htm - 27k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

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NEWARK -- One of the chains caught, and Lisa Paisola's life boat tilted dangerously as it descended toward the icy waters below. ...www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BF/20071202/NEWS01/712020303/1002 - 1 hour ago - Similar pages - Note this

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Robert's Sister Lisa Paisola and aunt, Kay Van Horne were on the vessel at the time of the disaster. Lisa Paisola is from Bountiful, Utah. ...www.naymz.com/search/robert/paisola/2217 - 134k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Deseret Morning News 'I couldn't believe I was still alive ...
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Salt Lake Tribune - Bountiful woman rescued from cruise ship ...
Bountiful resident Lisa Paisola was rescued from the sinking cruise ship off Antarctica. (Robert Paisola). Posted: 4:33 PM- A 38-year-old Bountiful woman ...www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7542166 - 59k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

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Inbox Robot - Search Result - Dec 1
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Daily Herald - Utah woman safe after vacation vessel disaster - Dec 1
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More with the cruise ship survivor - AOL Video
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Scripps Howard News Service
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NewsChannel6 - Utah woman safe after vacation vessel sinks off ...
Robert and Jason Paisola say their sister Lisa Paisola is safe after taking to lifeboats with other passengers and the ship's crew. ...www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=7403365 - 58k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

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Antarctica Cruise Ship Survivor Films Sinking Experience - News ... - Dec 1
Amazingly, everyone survived, but not without some moments of sheer terror, Lisa Paisola said. It was supposed to be an adventure to the Antarctic. ...www.nbc4.com/news/14717381/detail.html - 72k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

The Denver Post - As ship sank, woman watched kindness surface
Van Horne's niece, Lisa Paisola, who took the trip with her, gave her some crushed Dramamine to stave off seasickness. "The story is the story of survival," ...www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7585562 - 105k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Robert Paisola and Western Capital- Where the Media and Debtors ... · Entrepreneurship - 7 visits - Nov 25
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Salt Lake Tribune - First passengers on Antarctic cruise head home ...
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The Advocate - www.newarkadvocate.com - Newark, Ohio
Lisa Paisola, a Newark grad, was a passenger on an adventure cruise Nov. 23 when the ship, the MS Explorer, struck ice and later capsized. ...www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BF&Dato=20071201&Kategori=PHOTOGALLERIES02&... - 8 hours ago - Similar pages - Note this

Denver woman rescued from sinking ship off coast of Antarctica ...
On the deck, passengers were mostly calm, according to Van Horne, who was traveling with her niece, Lisa Paisola. "People were still making jokes," she said ...cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-woman-ship-sinks,0,381710.story?coll=kwgn-home-2 - 23k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

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Digg / World & Business / Upcoming
The Sister of Robert Paisola, CEO of USA Based Western Capital, Lisa L. Paisola and Aunt, Kay VanHorne, are among the missing passengers. ...digg.com/news/world_business/upcoming/page160 - 48k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

ksl.com - Stricken Ship Evacuated Off Antarctica
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Daily Herald - Utah woman relays experience on sinking ship
"Don't drop me, don't drop me, please don't drop me," Lisa Paisola told her rescuers. Once on the ship, she collapsed and cried "for six hours straight. ...www.heraldextra.com/content/view/245582/ - 47k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

The unsinkable Kay Van Horne : Local News : The Rocky Mountain News
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Passengers from sunken cruise ship leave Antarctica
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Denver Globe
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Cruise ship passengers safely airlifted to Chile
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Unsinkable Kay Van Horne : Local News : The Rocky Mountain News
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ksl.com - Utah Woman Returns Home after ‘Titanic' Experience
The Utah woman on board the cruise ship that began sinking near Antarctica is now back home. Lisa Paisola flew into Salt Lake International this afternoon. ...
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Collections Law: Perkins Loan- Robert Paisola Responds
The reason for the delay is that my sister, Lisa Paisola was a passenger on the Cruise Ship, the MS Explorer that went...
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Daily Herald - Utah woman relays experience on sinking ship
"Don't drop me, don't drop me, please don't drop me," Lisa Paisola told her rescuers. Once on the ship, she collapsed and cried "for six hours straight. ...
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"Dennis Romboy Deseret Morning News" on Find Articles
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Sinking
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MEGAVIDEO - I'm watchin' it
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Condo News on Condo.com
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Ann Curry - The Huffington Post
... Business Wire, December 6th, 2007; "I'm very blessed and lucky to be alive": —Lisa Paisola, Standard-Examiner, November 28th, 2007; "I don't want you ...
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Passengers on sunken cruise ship leaving Antarctica
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Titan Exploration Information | Business.com
With her cruise ship listing heavily to port in the ice-choked waters off Antarctica, terrifying visions of the Titanic filled Lisa Paisola's mind. ...
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Denver Globe
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- ACTUALIDAD
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y si el barco se hundía, este sería un camino para dar a conocer a mi familia todo lo que sucedió", señaló Lisa Paisola a la cadena NBC. ...
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YouTube - MS Explorer Titanic Sinking, By Robert Paisola
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Cruise Ship News on Embarked.net
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Utica News - Topix
NEWARK -- One of the chains caught, and Lisa Paisola's life boat tilted dangerously as it descended toward the icy waters below. via The Advocate ...
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Denver Globe
Scripps Howard | NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah -- Lisa Paisola recalls a fatalistic impulse gripping her crowded lifeboat a. ...
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Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Dream - Miami
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Thoughts of a Random Reader
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ANTARCTIC
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SABAH - 25 Kasım 2007, Pazar - Eksi 5 derecede 4 saat beklediler
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ANTARCTIC
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People: Tales of survival - TODAYshow.com
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MundoMaritimo.cl - ''Antarctic Dream'' acoge a clientela de barco ...
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La estadounidense Lisa Paisola (38), una de los 100 pasajeros que sobrevivió al choque del crucero Explorer contra un iceberg en la Antártica, ...
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MSNBC_com_ Today
28: Lisa Paisola tells TODAY’s Ann Curry in an exclusive interview An American on board the MS Enterprise when it hit an iceberg off Antarctica last week ...
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MS Explorer: Blogs, Photos, Videos and more on Technorati
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The Today Show: November 28, 2007 Recap - TV.com
Ann interviews passenger Lisa Paisola who was on board and shot the video of what happened. She even watched Today when Ann Curry went to Antarctica and ...
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NET-GOLD Archives -- November 2007 (#358)
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MerchantCircle Consumer Comments for Bountiful UT,
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The Importance Of Royal Caribbean Cruise Photographs
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North Salt Lake Weather
A Tale to Tell"I'm very blessed and lucky to be alive" From the bridge of the Canadian cruise ship, Lisa Paisola shot video of the eye-catching ice ...
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Sunken Cruise Ship - RSSMicro Search
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Abandon Ship on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This screen grab was taken off a video shot by a passenger Lisa Paisola as she climbed into the boat. You can see me at the bow with the large falls block ...
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News Topic - ABC - news-spider.com
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North Salt Lake - All Direct Life Insurance Quotes
From the bridge of the Canadian cruise ship, Lisa Paisola shot video of the eye-catching ice formations sitting above the Antarctic Ocean. ...
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knbc.com - Search
not without some moments of sheer terror, Lisa Paisola said. It was supposed to be an adventure to the Antarctic. But on the 12th day of the 19-day cruise, ...
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Nightly News with Brian Williams- msnbc.com
Lisa Paisola, who is safe at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, tells the story in her own words. Old fire truck saves the day Nov. 26: During the recent fires ...
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Digg - Utahn Aboard Sinking Ship Near Antarctica , Posted by ...
A Utahn, Lisa Paisola, is among the passengers that were aboard a cruise adventure ship that hit an iceberg and is sinking in the Antarctic Ocean. ...
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Cruise Ship
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Cruise passengers spend night in Antarctica - News, photos, topics ...
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North Shore New Zealand and World Wide News Center
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Kennesaw Georgia and World Wide News Center
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Cruise passengers spend night in Antarctica related articles - Daylife
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150 flown out after Antarctic shipwreck
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ksl.com - Site Archive
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Greenland News
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Difunden video de pasajera del "Explorer" que grabó choque contra iceberg en la Antártica, Posted by Roberto Paisola

Watch Live Video From Santiago Chile on the Sinking of the MS Explorer on www.terra.cl

http://terratv.terra.cl/templates/channelContents.aspx?channel=12&contentid=24190

Lisa Paisola to Arrive in Salt Lake City today at 11:10 AM TODAY!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROBERT PAISOLA
THE WESTERN CAPITAL FOUNDATION
801-619-4700

This is a very short update, but everything that we have done has come to this moment.

Lisa Paisola, my sister and passenger aboard the MS Explorer is arriving at the Salt Lake City International Airport at 11:10 AM MST on American Airlines from Dallas.

She is finally going to be home.

The next update will be from Lisa Paisola herself!

With Love

Robert Paisola

There is a possibility that you can stay here for 2 weeks....Ahhh NO! Posted by Robert Paisola

OFFICIAL MEDIA UPDATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday November 26, 2007
8:05 MST

Salt Lake City, Utah - By Robert Paisola

Last night at around 11:00 PM MST, I received a call from an operator in Chile stating that there was an International Call waiting for "Mr. Robert" . I accepted the call and found my sister at the other end of the line.

After a few moments of tears, she told me that she "would have died, had it not been for the way she was treated by the people at Gap Tours." This surprised me, as I was looking into the company, the way a shark looks at fresh meat. There were documented problems on that ship, The MS Explorer, I said to Lisa, and she said that under no circumstances was I to say or do anything against this incredible company.

So that ended that investigation very quickly. Thank you Gap Tours.

Next Lisa told me that she had no concept of day or night and that she had a 5:00 am wake up call. She also said that she did not understand how come so many people knew her bt her first name. I told her that she was "receiving a lot of press from around the world" , She said that she knew that something was happening but could not figure it out.

She also said that there were a lot of rumors about how she would get home. She said that she was told that it could take up to a week to get back to the United States.

I told her that there was no way in the world that it would take more than one day to get home. I told her we would call the CEO of Delta Airlines, if that is what it took to get her and the rest of the North American Citizens home. She said "Do you promise Rob, that you will get me back to Salt Lake City" I said yes.

I do not have any contact lens's, no clothing, and I do not even have a toothbrush, she said.

I asked her what she did have and she said that she has a baby penguin doll that she was given and the orange life preserver that she wore to stay alive.

I asked her if she had any photos of the rescue, and she said YES! I told her to guard the chips with her life, because that is what the family wanted to see.

She sounded sick, but reassured me that she was covered by many doctors. She seemed to be completely disoriented.

She did say that she was worried about money and food and I suggested that she ask any American Reporter she sees for assistance. She was clear that there were many people on her team to get her back to the USA.

"Lisa, I want you to know that we have been getting calls from around the world about you, and the BBC wants to interview you in the morning,,,, she laughed and said.."I want to get home and be in my warm bed and I want to talk to Katie Couric and Inside Edition.... and Oprah!"

I was stunned!

So this morning at 7:30 AM we received a call from Vivianna Karamanis from Inside Edition stating that they had just called the hotel and Lisa was already gone.

"Headed for Santiago and back to Salt Lake City, Utah " I said to the reporter...... Silence


Copyright 2007 Robert Paisola
The Western Capital Foundation
robert@mycollector.com
801-619-4700

THEY ARE THERE!!! Posted by Robert Paisola

For Immediate Release
Robert Paisola robert@mycollector.com
www.MyCollector.com
Copyright 2007 Robert Paisola, Salt Lake City, Utah


To all of our friends around the world. We have just received notification that as of 2:45 PM MST that Lisa Paisola and Kay Van Horne have made it to a hotel in Chile.

I just got off of the phone with an international reporter in Canada and they have confirmed that Lisa Paisola and Kay Van Horne are checking into the hotel as we speak. There may be a two hour delay.

The hotel is located in Punta Arenas, Chile.

Iwe would ask that you realize that this is a very big relief for our family and we desire to speak to Lisa and Kay on a family level until we are assured of their needs.

Again, my sister, Lisa Paisola and my aunt, Kay Van Horne have arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile.

We are also told that at this very moment, room keys are being handed out.

Thank you all for your support,

Robert Paisola
Chief Executive Officer
The Western Capital Foundation
801-619-4700
www.mycollector.com
robert@mycollector.com

Rescue ship crewmember describes 'frightful' scene, Posted by Robert Paisola

The MS Explorer, a small Canadian cruise ship carrying tourists from 14 nations, including Canada, struck a chunk of ice before dawn Friday. Twenty hours later, it sank in Antarctic waters.

Here's a first-hand account from a Canadian crewmember with the Norwegian cruise liner, the MS Nordnorge, that answered the Explorer's distress call early Friday.

Taylor Echlin, of Mississauga, Ont., describes the 'frightful' sight that greeted him during the rescue of ship's passengers.

The real story, he told CTV.ca in an email, "is about the Captain and crew of the MS Nordnorge.

Their rescue efforts were perfect."

MS Nordnorge's Taylor Echlin recounts the rescue efforts.

Hi everyone:

This is the email you all want to receive. I'm going to tell you about the rescue at sea of the passengers of the MS Explorer by the crew of the MS Nordnorge.

Friday morning, November 23 ... By 0600 I'm up -- shower and shave, put on brand new clean clothes ... and then tidy up the cabin for our cabin steward.

As I leave our stateroom there is an announcement by Franze over the PA system -- "Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm sorry to wake you at this early hour, but there's been a change in our day's plans.

We are rushing to the rescue of a sinking ship. We will be there shortly. Please do not use decks 5 and 7. We need to keep those decks clear so our crew can do their proper work, and effect the rescue. We will provide you with more information later."

I re-entered the cabin, got dressed properly for being outside, and picked up my camera....
Here's what happened on the MS Explorer the previous night -- the ship had about 100 passengers, 8 Expedition leaders, and 50 crew.

The MS Explorer was plowing through an enormous ice floe. ... Some time around midnight -- just as they were about to exit the ice floe -- the ship plowed into the very last growler which punctured a fist-sized hole in the starboard side. The ship started taking on water.

The passengers were sleeping in their cabins on Deck 3. One fellow woke up at the sound of the ice hit -- and heard trickling -- like a tap was running.

Soon there was water on his floor. The passenger went to find a crew member -- who came down, tasted the salt water, and knew immediately that they had a problem. Soon water was flooding the third deck -- and the passengers started clearing the floor of their belongings. ...
The Captain ordered everyone to their muster stations. ...

Sometime around 0100 the Captain gave the "Abandon Ship" order.

... The ship was listing badly at that time. The crew had trouble lowering the lifeboats -- as the electricity had now gone out. ...

The engine compartment crew could not start the diesel engine that ran the lifeboat system -- allowing the boats to be lowered -- so they had to hand crank the diesel fuel pumps and hand crank the engine to start it.

The order of events doesn't quite make sense -- as the engine room would be below deck 3 -- but I'm just repeating what passengers told us.

There were only four lifeboats -- with (a few) black rubber expedition dinghies. ...

Many of the MS Explorer lifeboats took on water over the side.

One lady was totally soaked. When she came on board the MS Nordnorge -- she emptied her boots filled with water into a toilet.

'A frightful scene'

The lifeboats drifted away from the MS Explorer for four hours during the night -- first light was before 0300.

When our ship came upon them -- the lifeboats were scattered around the sea. The MS Explorer passengers told us the most beautiful sight they ever had seen were the floodlights of the National Geographic ship coming toward them from the horizon.

The MS Nordnorge appeared shortly after -- and as both ships approached the stranded passengers -- they all quipped that they wanted to be rescued by the bigger, more luxurious ship -- which was ours.

You simply cannot imagine the frightful scene that greeted us when we went out on deck.

The four lifeboats filled to capacity with wet, tired, scared persons were being towed towards our ship by the black rubber dinghies. The MS Nordnorge rescue crew (was) in the Polar Cirkel boats, as well as our super fast rescue launch -- organizing the rescue from the water.

I took hundreds of pictures. It was a truly awful sight -- but they were going to be rescued. Two techniques were being used.

The MS Nordnorge had lowered two of our life rafts to the water -- where they were secured as best possible to the side of the ship. The MS Explorer lifeboats were brought alongside our life rafts -- the passengers were then transferred from their lifeboat to our life raft -- and our life raft was then lifted up to the deck 5 muster station -- where the rescued passengers were offloaded.

The second technique was to offload passengers from the MS Explorer lifeboats to the MS Nordnorge Polar Cirkel boats -- and then bring them to our ship for offloading.

The MS Nordnorge rescue crew was extremely well trained. They completed the rescue in a very timely fashion -- using the two techniques to make the rescue faster. They were as competent as they could be -- and I'm absolutely certain that they were kind and compassionate too.

The entire rescue was completed by about 0730. What was left floating in the water were four empty lifeboats, and the six black rubber expedition dinghies. That was an eerie, lonely sight. Inside the MS Nordnorge

The National Geographic ship was standing by to offer assistance if needed -- but our Captain completed the rescue with his own crew. We then slowly made our way to the MS Explorer.

What a sad looking little ship it was -- listing to starboard with its deck rails in the water. We stood by -- with our Captain getting the MS Nordnorge to within 100 feet or so of the sinking ship.

Inside the MS Nordnorge -- our crew and medical staff were tending to the rescued passengers -- who were all placed in the comfortable salons on Deck 7.

Fredericke (one of our expedition leaders) made an announcement that these woeful MS Explorer passengers were wet and cold. If any of us would offer to give up some of our clothes -- that gesture would be a good start to the recovery of the rescued passengers. George and I immediately went to our cabins and brought up two armfuls of clothes -- just freshly washed.

We gave away socks, underwear, long underwear, shirts, pants, and sweaters. We were about fifth or sixth in line to give Fredericke our bundles -- and the long line-up behind us took probably half an hour to clear.

The MS Explorer passengers then were welcomed on board the ship by Franz -- our expedition leader. They were invited downstairs to have breakfast -- and many of us greeted them as they walked down the centre ship's staircase.

They were in total shock -- many looking dazed and disoriented.

One man said he was wearing donated socks, pants, shirt, sweater, and some lady's underwear.

They were just so glad to be aboard our ship -- and our warm welcome made them feel so much better.

As they walked through the salons in Deck 4 -- they looked out the viewing windows at their wounded, listing, and sinking ship -- the MS Explorer.

All the emotions you could imagine were vented out by the passengers.

Many were on their second or third expedition on that ship -- and had loved it dearly and felt secure. Others damned it, and were too upset to see it again from the safe vantage point of our ship.

Back outside, the MS Explorer continued to take on water. A Brazilian Navy patrol boat was steaming to the scene -- and we stood by until they arrived. The rescue had taken place in absolutely perfect conditions -- winds of five knots, and calm seas. Two hours later the winds were picking up -- and the MS Explorer was drifting quickly towards and enormous ice floe. It was perhaps only 500 metres away from the ice when the MS Nordnorge departed the scene. ...

Back on board -- our crew did three separate checks of the passenger list from the MS Explorer. There were 15 people unaccounted for -- but they had made their way to various parts of our ship -- and soon Franz announced that all passengers, expedition leaders, and crew were accounted for and safely on our ship. There was a hearty cheer and applause on board from our passengers.

During the day we met with and talked to the rescued voyagers. They were a much younger crowd than on board the MS Nordnorge. Their expedition leaders and their ship's doctor were in their early 30s. ...

The rescue was made in Antarctic Sound -- which is about a two- to three-hour sail southeast from the South Shetland Islands. Our Captain steamed back to the South Shetland Islands as there are both Chilean and Russian scientific stations on King George Island. There is an airstrip there, and facilities that will accommodate the offloading of the MS Explorer voyagers. ...

Difficult weather conditions

When we arrived at Maxwell Bay at 1330 -- the weather had really deteriorated. We have 40 knot winds, and driving snow -- which stings the eyes. The logistics to be worked out must have been enormous. Where to put up the MS Explorer passengers? How to feed them off the boat? How to pick them up and transport them away from the Antarctic? Where to take them? How to get them home? Who will pay for all of this?

At 1415 Fredericke announced to us that humpback whales were breaching on the starboard side. Much picture taking outside in the gathering storm.

By 1630 the gale has reached maximum strength -- it is hard to walk on deck. The snow has formed icy patches - and we tread carefully. The Captain runs the engines in forward at 0.5 - 1.0 knots, also using the bow thrusters to keep our ship in the same position. We are only 50 feet from a large blue white iceberg -- heading straight into the wind.

The decision is made to offload the passengers. Each person will be fully dressed for warmth, and will wear their own survival gear plus our ship's survival suits. Only eight persons at a time will be taken by Polar Cirkel boats to the landing -- where we will then need our survival suits for the next batch.

It takes until 2030 to complete the offloading. We say goodbye to each boatload -- and talk to them throughout the afternoon. The weather station gets too busy -- and there is a lull in the offloading at dinner time. Our rescue crew must be cold and exhausted -- and they need a break too.

By the time the operation is completed -- the front has mostly passed, and winds are only about 20 - 25 knots. The MS Explorer passengers are now safe -- they will get home some time -- and no one died.

Our Captain heads the MS Nordnorge back to sea -- and we steam to our next destination.

What will happen next?

Watching the sunrise from a lifeboat, Posted by Robert Paisola

During Friday's sinking of the MS Explorer in the waters of the Antarctic Ocean, the worst moment for Canadian passenger Cheryl Beck came with the captain's cry, "Abandon ship!"
"He repeated it several times," she told the Star last night from Chile's Punta Arenas, the southernmost city on Earth. "Up until that moment it hadn't really sunk in yet, and that's when it did. It really did."

Cheryl, 40, and her husband, Robert, 41, had known the ship was hitting ice that night and had felt the jolting.

But the Edmonton couple, who work for the Alberta government, were in bed and falling asleep some time early Friday morning when they heard the call for all passengers to report to the ship's lecture room.

Soon, they would find themselves in a lifeboat, soaking wet and shivering as waves washed over them and the lifeboat began to take on water. It was so crowded in their boat that some passengers were standing.

However, one of the stricken ship's Zodiacs quickly pulled alongisde and rescued the overflow of passengers from their lifeboat.

After about four hours bobbing in the grey night of the Antarctic summer, they were rescued, this time permanently, by the Norwegian cruise ship, Nord Norge. Capt. Arnvid Hansen later told Associated Press he had steamed 4 1/2 hours "full ahead" to rescue the ship before the weather could close in.

"We have to work together with the forces of nature, not against them," said the captain.

By last night, the Becks, along with other passengers and crew members, had survived rescue at sea, a night at a Chilean military base on King George Island, roughly 800 kilometres south of Chile's southern tip, and a lift from that island to the mainland in a military Hercules.

"In the end, it was quite an adventure," Cheryl Beck said. "If it's true I have nine lives, then one of my lives is used up."

Partly the thrill of adventure and partly fascination with early 20th-century explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sent the couple on a cruise that focused on the exploits of the lengendary Antarctic adventurer and that was called the "Spirit of Shackleton."

According to Cheryl Beck, "it was a dream of ours" to join this modern-day expedition to Antarctica, run by Toronto-based G.A.P. Adventures.

Peter d'Angelo, a retired engineer from San Francisco, and his wife, Lynne, a dietitian, also dreamed about tracing Shackleton's path through Antarctica.

"They promised an adventure but I don't think they ever intended to make it this good," he told the Star last night from Punta Arenas. He said the site where the Explorer went down off King George Island wasn't that far from where Shackleton was trapped in the ice during his most famous expedition from 1914-1916.

D'Angelo was in his cabin on the starboard side early Friday when he heard a noise, like a ladder striking the ship. Quickly, his cabin began to fill with water and he hit the emergency button in his room to start the alarm. (Another passenger also alerted the crew.) Then, he and his wife pushed their belongings up onto the bed.

It is believed the ship hit ice. Early reports said it had a hole the size of a fist in its starboard bulkhead below the waterline. But d'Angelo speculates the ship sank because the ice hit an existing stress fracture. And he also believes that water got into the plumbing system, flooding the entire ship and causing it to sink.

The Explorer listed to starboard and a few hours after the accident, slipped beneath the Antarctic waters.

From the lifeboats, d'Angelo said he and his wife watched the sun come up at 3:41 a.m.
"It wasn't a bad sunrise," he said. "Not bad at all." After the Nord Norge took the ship's passengers and crew to King George Island, the Chilean military cared for them overnight Friday.

Most lost all their possessions, including clothing and camera equipment. Of the 154 passengers and crew, the Hercules carried out 77 last night. The rest will be brought out today, depending on weather.

At Punta Arenas last night, airport manager Juan Carlos Oneto greeted each passenger at the terminal with a boisterous, "Bienvenidos a Chile."

They were then taken to two local hotels where they had dinner and were given clothes and supplies.

Cheryl Beck said she and her husband plan to continue their vacation, although final plans haven't been worked out.

Other passengers have made similar decisions. The company is trying to accommodate the passengers, whether in bringing them home or in helping them with other vaction plans.
Today in Punta Arenas, company officials will take the first batch of passengers ferried in last night out shopping to replace lost items.

"The company was great," said d'Angelo. "We were all very calm because we had practised emergency drills and we did exactly what we practised. "He said that four lifeboats and four Zodiacs were deployed by the crew. D'Angelo also credited the lack of panic with the fact that, before leaving the ship, passengers were told that rescue vessels were not far away.

As well, he said a helicopter circled the lifeboats about 1 1/2 hours after they hit the water, reassuring everybody.

"We didn't feel at risk," he said.

First batch of Antarctic shipwreck survivors arrive in S Chile, Posted by Robert Paisola

Photos of Abandoned Lifeboats, Courtesy US Military

Latest News Update as of 2007-11-25 10:25:23 , Posted by Robert Paisola

About half of the more than 150 passengers and crew who survived the shipwreck of a cruise ship in Antarctica arrived in southern Chile on Saturday, local media reported.

Seventy-seven people, who were on board the Ms Explorer when the cruise liner struck ice and sank off King George Island in Antarctic seas on Friday, arrived at Punta Arenas in southern Chile by a Chilean air force plane.

The plane, Hercules, was due to set off again to ferry the remainder of those rescued. The cruiser, owned by Canadian travel company G.A.P. Adventure and built in 1969, offered tours around Antarctica at a cost of about 8,000 U.S. dollars per cabin. It sank hours after hitting the ice.

With 91 vacationers from Argentina, Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the United States and elsewhere, 54 crew members and nine other employees on board, the cruiser was a week away from completing a 19-day trip.

All the people aboard were evacuated by life rafts and were plucked up by a Norwegian cruise hours later.

They spent the night at two military bases on King George Island for flights out.

The G.A.P. company said earlier it was making arrangements to send the passengers to their respective homes.

154 passengers rescued after cruiseliner crash in Antarctic Ocean, Posted by Robert Paisola 11-25-07 1:51 AM MST

A total of 154 on board a luxury cruiseliner which sank after hitting an iceberg in the Antarctic Ocean were rescued on Friday.

The stricken Explorer is now listing at 45 degrees near the South Shetland Islands, off the Argentinian coast, Sky news reported.

The 100 passengers and 54 crew were evacuated on lifeboats and after enduring temperatures of minor 5 degree Celsius. Among them were 24 British, four Irish, 14 Americans, 12 Canadians and 10 Australians.

They were then ferried to cruiseship the Nord Norge, which was one of five boats sent to the scene, before sending back to Port Ushuaia, Argentina.

Nord Norge captain Arnvid Hansen said, "Everybody is in a good position. People are cold but there is no hypothermia."

Two crew stayed on board for a time to pump out water from the Explorer, which suffered a 25cm by 10cm rupture in its hull after hitting the iceberg. The cruiseliner is expected to sink into the 2,000 feet depths.

The Explorer, which set out from Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina on Nov. 11 for a 19-day trip through Drake Passage, is owned and chartered by Canada-based Gap Adventures.
The vessel, one of the best-known specialist cruise ships in the world, has run aground before in Antarctica. It grounded on rocks off Weincke Island in December 1979.

Chilean Navy rescues sunken cruise liner's passengers, crew members

The Chilean Navy participated on Friday in a successful international operation rescuing a cruise liner's 100 passengers and 54 crew members after the boat crashed against an iceberg in the Antarctic Ocean.

The 2,400-ton cruise liner M/S Explorer hit an iceberg early Friday near King George island in the Antarctic Ocean near a Chilean base and the Shetland del Sur islands. Full story
Ship carrying 154 people sinking in Antarctic

BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- A ship carrying 154 people struck an object in Antarctic waters and is sinking, Britain's Coast Guard said Friday.

All passengers have been evacuated from the ship named Explorer, said Neil Oliver of the Coast Guard station at Falmouth, England. Full story

NBC Interviews Robert Paisola on Sister Lisa's MS Explorer Adventure

ANOTHER DAY OF CONTINUOUS INTERVIEWS ON THE MS EXPLORER DISASTER- THE NBC VIDEO IS NOW LIVE

Mr. ROBERT PAISOLA Interviewing with KSL TELEVISION for CNN and NBC, MSNBC, and NBC INTERNATIONAL WITH ALEX CABRERO, THE VIDEO IS NOW LIVE.

FOR MORE VIDEO FEEDS SEE http://www.robertpaisola.com/

KSL, The local NBC Affiliate was just doing an interview with Mr. Paisola and Jeremy Castellano's report for CNN is now live. Special thanks to NBC for permitting us to go National via a local news feed. Watch the Live Video!

Saturday November 24, Update on MS Explorer Disaster

Robert Paisola Interviewed bt CBS News on the GapTours.Com Adventure from Hell by CBS National- Live Video Posted

For Immediate Release
Copyright 2007 Robert Paisola

801-671-7843
The Western Capital Foundation

Hello to all of our friends around the world:

The past 24 hours have been a very difficult time for our family as we have been trying to digest exactly what happened as the Cruise Ship, The MS Explorer fell into the ocean.

We have been dealing with Kings and Chancellors and members of Congress around the world, as we have been aiming to get the real facts for our readers and most importantly, my family.

As of this moment, we know the following information that was secured by the US Miliary Base in San Diego, California, Naval Air Station, as a courtesy to our family:

-Lisa Paisola and Kay Van Horne HAVE arrived at King George Island.

-They arrived at approximately midnight local time.

-The comments that we received were that the members and staff of the passing rescue Cruise Ship, NordNorge, were EXTREMELY accommodating.

-The passengers were given a change of clothes and their old ones were washed by the crew of the Nord Norge.

-There were regular ROLL CALLS by the staff of the MS EXPLORER to ensure that every member on the passenger manifest was accounted for.

-There was approximately a four hour delay, wherein the passengers waited on the Explorer, while the ships Engineers tried to resolve the problem. They reviewed the problem and found that the water leak could never be fixed.

-Finally, the captain announced that everybody would evacuate ship.

-No Items of personal clothing, money or passports were permitted. Just the clothes on your back.

-The process of being lowered into the water onto the pontoon boats was a very cold experience, as water was flowing from the cold seas everywhere.

-The crew and staff of the MS Explorer passed out orange protective suits and life jackets to all of the passengers, as they waited for approximately four and one half hours for help to arrive.

-The passengers saw US military helicopters that had been dispatched from an American Fleet, and that sighting immediately calmed the distressed passengers down.

-In order to pass time the passengers simply imagined that they were on a whale watching expedition. They saw lots of penguins! After all...this was an adventure tour!

-We were told that there was a Danish couple who decided to get engaged while on the lifeboat. What better place, and what a story! Oh, and the couple stated that they were going someplace SUNNY for their honeymoon.

-Finally the cruise ship responded, cutting like a razor through the sheets of ice to the rescue. The Chancelor of Norway had come through, just like he promised for our family and friends. The Nordnorge had arrived.

-Information about the condition of the ship was not kept from the passengers. Information flowed freely. The passengers were able to listen to the captain of the ship talk on his radio, so they knew how long it would be until the ship arrived.

-We have been told that ALL passengers have been evaluated by Chiliean Medical Staff at the landing point in Urguay, and that all passengers were in good health...but cold.

-The landing point was the Uruguayan and Chilean Military Bases on King George Island in Antarctica.

-The Chancelor of Norway has just confirmed that there are two military planes enroute to pick up the American Refugees, to take them to the Southernmost Point of Chile, where the American Government will bring all passengers home to the United States including my sister Lisa Paisola and my aunt, Kay Van Horne.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, to the American Public for your support, and thank you to all those involved in this movie like TITANIC rescue!

Regards,

Robert Paisola

robert@mycollector.com

CEO

The Western Capital Foundation

http://www.westerncapitalfinancial.com/

For Media Inquiries Only: 801-671-7843

CBS NEWS INTERVIEWS ROBERT PAISOLA

Robert Paisola Interviewed by CBS News on "Titanic Proportion Disaster"

CBS Affiliate, KUTV REPORTER BRYAN MULLAHY Interviews Robert Paisola on the Current Situation in The Antarctic, where an Antarctic "Adventure Cruise" went awry.

Paisola's sister, Lisa Paisola of Bountiful, Utah and His Aunt, Kay Van Horne, of Denver Colorado were on board the vessell.

Spending 5.5 Hours in Arctic Waters caused the pair to experience hypothermia.

Updates from CNN, CBS and the BBC will be Broadcast as they become avaliable.

Copyright 2007 Robert Paisola

Salt Lake City, Utah

The Western Capital Foundation

http://www.westerncapitalblog.com/

robert@mycollector.com

Paisola Family Contacts Chancelor of Norway on MS Explorer Sinking

For Immediate Release
Robert Paisola
www.Robert Paisola.com 801-671-7843
11:00 AM MST Update
We wanted to provide our world readers that we have just got off of the phone with A State Representative for the State of Ohio, the Native home of Lisa Paisola, a passenger on the MS Nord Norge. Jason Paisola was advised by the Federal Chancellor of Norway, Gerhard Schröder and King Harald V of Norway, with the help of British, American and Argentinian Officials that the estranged passengers, including our sister, Lisa Paisola and Aunt, Kay Van horne are currently enroute to King George Island where they will then be airlifted to Santiago Chile.

Updated will be posted as information becomes available.

Copyright 2007 Robert Paisola

Sinking Cruise Ship,MS EXPLPRER, Reports All Passengers Evacuated

For Immediate Release Salt Lake City, Utah Robert Paisola 801-671-7843

Robert Paisola, The CEO of US Based Western Capital, www.MyCollector.com has contacted
members of the US Military based in San Diego, California and has confirmed that the Currently Sinking Ship, the MS EXPLORER, "almost capsized"

The sister and Aunt of Mr. Paisola. Lisa Paisola and Kay Van Horne are among the passengers from the United States.

"We received a call in the middle of the night from GapTours.com stating that the ship was going down, said Patti Paisola, the mother of American, Lisa Paisola, from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mr. Robert Paisola made an attempt to talk to the CEO of the tour company. Mr. Bruce Poon Tip, and was passed to his liaison Tony Cook, who assured the Utah Family that all 154 passengers and crew had been evacuated "Without a scratch".

"As of 8:26 AM MST the passengers, including Americans Kay Van Horne, of Denver, Colorado and Lisa Paisola. of Salt Lake City, Utah are enroute to King George Island according to our sources within the US Coast Guard". said Mr. Paisola

The members of the US Coast Guard based in San Diego, California are investigating at this point.

Copyright Robert Paisola 2007

Lisa Paisola, USA Citizen, Among those on MS Explorer that Hit Iceberg

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SISTER OF WESTERN CAPITAL CEO, ROBERT PAISOLA, AND AUNT, KAY VANHORNE AMONG THOSE AMERICANS EVACUATED FROM MS EXPLORER

Ship Sinking in Antarctic Waters from GAPTOURS.COM

HEADING TO KING GEORGE ISLAND AS OF 7:53 AM MST PER WESTERN CAPITAL

Antarctic cruise liner hits iceberg, ships rescue 150

SANTIAGO (AFP) — A cruise liner hit an iceberg off Antarctica on Friday and other ships rushed to rescue more than 150 people who took to the freezing seas in lifeboats, officials said.

The 100 passengers and most of the 54 crew from the MS Explorer were picked up safely after the Titanic-style accident near the South Shetland islands, officials from international coastguard and navy services said.

The captain and another senior officer stayed on board the Liberian-registered Explorer but it was not immediately known if it was sinking, the officials said. But problems with the ship's safety record were immediately highlighted.

Susan Hayes, vice president of marketing for Gap Adventures, which ran the tour, said the rescued passengers and crew were transferred to another ship which is in the area. "Everyone is safe and accounted for at this point," she told CNN television.

The 2,400 tonne Explorer began taking in water after it struck ice, she said. Although its pumps were managing the water, a decision was made to evacuate the passengers into life boats, she added.

A Chilean navy captain, Rodrigo Vattuone, told CNN a distress signal was raised at 12:54 am local time (0354 GMT). The ship was near King George Island, where Chile has its Teniente Marsh base.

The Chilean icebreaker Oscar Viel was on its way to the ship to help the rescue operation, Vattuone said.

The accident and ensuing operation was monitored by coast guard services in several countries.

A British coastguard spokesman, Fred Caygill, said another cruise liner, the Endeavour had taken on passengers. "All persons are accounted for," he told Britain's Sky News television.

The owners of a Norwegian vessel, the MS Nordnorge, said it had also taken on a large number. Stein Lillebo, spokesman for Hurtigruten, owners of the Nordnorge, told AFP only the officers from the Explorer were still on board the stricken ship.

"It's too early to say at this stage whether it will actually sink...but it is taking some ingress of water," Caygill said. Another spokesman earlier said the ship was listing at 25 degrees.

Weather in the area is relatively good, with the Antarctic heading from late spring into summer. The average temperature is about minus five degrees Celsius (23 Fahrenheit), Caygill said.

Cruise ships regularly take passengers to the remote region to view icebergs and other Antarctic natural features at this time of year.

But the specialist Lloyds List maritime publication said the Explorer had five "deficiencies" at its last inspection including problems with a watertight door.

The ship also had lifeboat maintenance problems and missing search and rescue plans, according to a report on Lloyds' website.

Watertight doors were described as "not as required," and the fire safety measures were also criticized, it said, citing an inspection done by Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency in May this year.

Chilean port inspectors also found six deficiencies during an inspection in Puerto Natales in March, including two related to navigation matters, it said.

In August, 17 British tourists and a Russian sailor were injured when a cruise ship, the Aleksey Maryshev, was hit by falling pieces of iceshelf in the Arctic.

It was carrying nearly 50 passengers and 19 crew at the time.

Debt collector settles charges for $1.3 million-LTD COLLECTIONS- POSTED BY Robert Paisola

Robert Paisola, CEO, Western Capital

We Did it Again! LTD Financial Services Pays 1.3 Million to client!

By BARRY SHLACHTER

Star-Telegram Staff Writer

A Texas debt collector agreed to pay $1.3 million in civil penalties to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled, threatened and harassed consumers nationwide, sometimes using racial slurs and profanity, the FTC said Tuesday.

Houston-based LTD Financial Services, which worked with major credit-card companies and retail chains, admitted no wrongdoing and settled only to avoid a costly legal battle, said Leonard Pruzansky, LTD's chairman, who was named in the settlement along with Chief Executive Timothy Feldman and two top collection managers.

"We believe it's a fairly precedent-setting case," said Tom Carter, an FTC attorney in Dallas. It was the commission's largest cash settlement in a debt-collection action that did not involve more serious charges and the first to name key company officials instead of just the corporation, he said.

Using both English and Spanish, LTD collectors threatened to have a consumer's pay garnisheed, which can't be done without a trial, Carter said. When managers did uncover illegal practices, like informing relatives and co-workers of debts, they either participated or failed to discipline employees.

The case was helped by consumers who taped calls and by LTD's recordings, some of which revealed racial slurs, Carter said.

Pruzansky said, "We monitor our calls, and I can't imagine that instances of racial slurs were valid."

The case stemmed from thousands of complaints filed by consumers with the FTC, the Houston Better Business Bureau and state attorneys general, the FTC said.

But Carol Ritter, the Houston BBB's vice president of operations, said LTD either resolved complaints or sent the problem back to creditors. LTD joined the BBB in 1995, a year after the company was founded.

"I would say we are surprised," Ritter said. The BBB did not count LTD among the industry's worst offenders. "They appeared to be doing everything correctly," Ritter said. "We've seen some agencies in town that were just horrendous."

Nonetheless, the Houston BBB will consider whether LTD should be expelled in light of the federal action, Ritter said.

LTD questioned why the case was pursued even though consumer complaints dropped 33 percent last year from 2005. And its rate of complaint per consumer contact was lower than most of its competitors', the company said, citing FTC data received through a Freedom of Information Act request.

"We continue to be puzzled about why we were chosen for investigation," a company statement said. But LTD took the federal action seriously enough to enhance training. "One complaint is one too many," it said.

Mistakes that aren't so harmless, From Marketwatch.com , posted by Robert Paisola

Mistakes that aren't so harmless

Lawmakers say consumers need more protection on credit-report errors

By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- If you've got an error on your credit report, you're not alone. And if you've had trouble fixing that mistake, you also have plenty of company. But Congress wants to see new rules that would make correcting credit errors easier for consumers.

"There needs to be some way that consumers in a reasonable way can document the error," said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, at a Tuesday hearing covering credit reporting.

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"We want people when they buy things to have a sense of confidence," Frank said. "We want people to be able to shop online, use credit cards...without any sense that they could be disadvantaged."

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the hearing called for the Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission to enact rules under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 that would address the accuracy of information used by credit-reporting agencies as well as the adequacy of the dispute-resolution process.

In a 2004 survey, one out of every four credit reports contained serious errors that could result in the denial of credit, according to U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Lawmakers are concerned that the trouble consumers have cleaning up their reports compounds credit-error problems. Watch these tips for fixing credit-report errors.

"Being denied credit based on erroneous information impairs your future chances of getting credit and makes it harder to overcome the error," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. "So mistakes mushroom into very serious problems."

Why is it so hard to clean up a wrongly tarnished report?

Some observers criticize consumer-reporting agencies; Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are the three major bureaus. The agencies are "uninterested... in ensuring accuracy or responding to consumers," because they get paid by providing reports to customers, such as credit grantors, employers and landlords, rather than individual consumers, said Chi Chi Wu, a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.

"The risk of an occasional lawsuit appears not to have overcome these economic incentives," she said. "The result is persistent inaccuracies in credit reports, which harms both consumers and creditors. Until the failure to conduct a real investigation becomes more expensive than not conducting a real investigation, the current system will remain broken."

The bible on you

Credit reports contain information about where you live, how you pay your bills and whether you've been sued, arrested or filed for bankruptcy. Some causes of errors in the reports are: the mixing the identities of consumers, creditors providing inaccurate information and the fallout from identity theft.

Those plagued by credit-report errors can have trouble buying necessities such as housing, and getting hold of common conveniences such as a car or credit card.

Experts urge consumers to take advantage of rights such as accessing free annual credit reports in order to monitor their information. Here's how the FTC recommends consumers dispute errors on credit reports:

• Send the credit-reporting company a letter about the information you think is inaccurate. Clearly identify each disputed item and why you dispute the information.
• Include copies of documents that support your position.
• Request that the disputed information be removed or corrected.
• Send your letter by certified mail.
• Tell the creditor or other information provider that you dispute an item. Include copies of documents that support your position.
• Keep copies of the letters and other documents.

Learn more at the FTC Web site.

Ruth Mantell is a MarketWatch reporter based in Washington.

Small Business Confidence Drops in Third Quarter 2007, Posted By Robert Paisola

Small Business Confidence Drops in 3Q

Bad new from the small business home front. According to the briefing from SMB Finance magazine (Co sponsored by www,weaterncapitalfinancial.com and Western Capital Performance Matrix), the Small Business Confidence Index slipped three points during the third quarter of this year. The major areas of the country that saw the largest declines were the Midwest, Northeast, and South regions. Details regarding the regions are:

The greatest loss of confidence was among businesses in the southern states where the confidence index dropped to 44 from the 50 recorded during the second quarter.

Small businesses in the western states, where the SBCI reached 47.66, were the only ones who reported improved business prospects from the previous quarter.

Businesses in the Northeast with an SBCI of 42.33 and the Midwest with an SBCI of 39.66 both were both below the national average of 43.

For More Information, Please contact Robert Paisola at robert@westerncapitalfinancial.com

"If you are happy with Blackwater in Iraq, then I expect you are perfectly fine with contracting the debt collection of IRS debt to private collectors

Posted on Thu, Oct. 11, 2007


House votes to end IRS debt deals
By Ryan J. Donmoyer

Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives voted yesterday to repeal a federal program that lets private collectors pursue delinquent federal tax debt, sending the measure to a likely death in the Senate.
Even if it were to pass that chamber, President Bush's advisers will recommend a veto, a White House statement said.

Democrats compared private bill collectors working for the Internal Revenue Service to private contractors under scrutiny in Iraq and said they were more likely to harass and abuse taxpayers. Employees of one contractor in Iraq, Blackwater USA, are said to be responsible for the deaths of 17 civilians last month.

"If you are happy with Blackwater in Iraq, then I expect you are perfectly fine with contracting the debt collection of IRS debt to private bill collectors," said Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D., N.D.).

Republicans said private collectors were efficient and have conducted themselves professionally. They pointed to estimates by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation that repealing the program would cost the government $1 billion in revenue.

"It's rather disappointing that the majority would actually find it necessary to raise taxes elsewhere to terminate a program that is helping to close the tax gap," said Rep. Jim McCrery of Louisiana, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee.

"This bill is dead on arrival in the Senate, as far as I'm concerned," said Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee and a longtime champion of the program. "It attempts to stop a program that's brand-new, yet already working."

The use of private debt-collection agencies has been criticized by consumer advocates, the National Treasury Employees Union, and the Government Accountability Office, which object to allowing for-profit companies to carry out the government's function of tax collection.


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Junk Debt Collection, Posted by Robert Paisola

Junk Debt Collection----LIVE VIDEO AT http://www.winknews.com/features/action/10503007.html
By WINK News
Story Created: Oct 12, 2007 at 11:16 AM EDT
Story Updated: Oct 12, 2007 at 12:17 PM EDT

Paying the bills you have is difficult enough, right? But one of of our viewers was hit by a collection agency and they demanded thousands of dollars. The problem is that the WINK-TV viewer knew the debt wasn't his!

So, he made a Call for Action.

Collection agencies are in the business of collecting debt and they will go to extremes to find the debtor. In that process you might be targetedCutting lawns is Donald Koch's business. And keeping track of his company's finances is important. So he was confused when he received three different letters from a debt settlement agency sent to his address.

He says, "The name, social security, the account numbers, I never had account numbers from this company so I knew they weren't mine. The name was incorrect --that's what caught my attention on these three that came to me in the mail the same day."The name on the bill was similar to his, but the debt but all the other information in the letters was way off. Call for Action checked on the company sending the letters.

RJM Acquisitions Funding out of New York buys what's called junk debt. Basically RJM buys delinquent credit card accounts that are at least seven years old.. That's debt credit card companies have tried to collect on, but have given up.

Koch says, "When I opened them up and one was $4,000 and the next was $4,000 and the last one said I owed $28,000 I sort of got a little upset with it -- knowing that I didn't owe this kind of money in credit card debt."And who wouldn't be upset? Donald Koch called RJM and proved the last four digits of his social security number did not match the person they were looking for, and after some discussion RJM promised he wouldn't be bothered again.

Collection agencies like RJM that buy "junk debt" can be aggressive in the collection methods. The key to dealing with these collectors is make sure that it is not your debt. If is your debt, try and deal directly with the credit card company and not with a third party. And make sure to check your credit report at least once a year to make sure you are in the clear.

If you are having problems with debt collectors contact Robert Paisola with Western Capital at investigations@mycollector.com or visit http://www.mycollector.com/

The Bill Collector

This is how you need to respond to any bill collector that calls you! Great Job!
Robert Paisola
CEO
www.MyCollector.com

Where's my Money

This is NOT a legal way to collect. From your friends at MyCollector.com

American Credit Collections -- How to NOT collect a debt

This call is one of the most incredible examples of WHY we do what we do at Western Capital

Remember, ALWAYS RECORD ANY CALL WITH A DEBT COLLECTOR!

To Your Success,

Robert Paisola
CEO
www.MyCollector.com

Anthony Robbins Sends In the Pit Bulls at Lavely and Singer to keep You from Listening to Presentation and Seeing Photos, by Robert Paisola

Today we learned that The Anthony Robbings Team has hired famed Beverly Hills Law Firm Lavely and Singer's attorney Brian Wolf to draft an 8 page letter to Western Capital demanding that we remove the audio AND the photos that we took at the Learning Annex in Florida.

Wow, this is getting to be a mess, as all we were trying to do is tell the world how incredible Anthony Robbins is and that his incredible courses should be in every home..so as we are getting ready to go to press with our story we receive this letter.

Here is a bit to wet your appetite. We will post the rest soon:

We receive the letter from them and reply:

Tony,

What the hell is this. I am a reporter that is writing a story on you.

I need to talk to you ASAP. This is Bullshit and I can not believe that with our relationship with Zanker and The Learning Annex , that Sam authorized Brian to send this letter. I will post this “hell letter” on the site… but this is nuts!

Give me a call in my Atlanta Office at 1-877-517-9555. I will pull this down in 5 business days like the letter says, however I need to know the rest of the story, as our readers and listeners will be wondering Why you let this go out under your name.

Thanks Tony,

Robert Paisola
Robert@cnnlegal.com

From: Jelena Jovanovic [mailto:jjovanovic@lavelysinger.com] On Behalf Of Brian Wolf
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 7:05 PM
To: support@mycollector.com; admin@RobertPaisola.com; Support@WesternCapitalFinancial.cm; Elena@IsisFinancial.com
Subject: Anthony Robbins Companies / Western Capital

Please see attached correspondence.

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JELENA JOVANOVIC - LEGAL ASSISTANT
LAVELY & SINGER PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
2049 CENTURY PARK EAST, SUITE 2400
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067-2906
TELEPHONE: (310) 556-3501
FACSIMILE: (310) 556-3615
www.LavelySinger.com
E-MAIL: jjovanovic@lavelysinger.com
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THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED, AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED OR DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE MESSAGE TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISCLOSURE, COPYING, DISTRIBUTION OR THE TAKING OF ANY ACTION IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE LAW OFFICES OF LAVELY & SINGER PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONE (310-556-3501) OR E-MAIL (REPLY TO SENDER'S ADDRESS), AND THEN DESTROY ALL COPIES OF THIS COMMUNICATION AND ANY ATTACHED FILES. THANK YOU.

Then the attorney responds with this comment :
Dear Mr. Paisola:

Please forward to me a copy of any and all correspondence between you and Robbins Research International and/or The Learning Annex that substantiates your claim that you are "a reporter that is writing a story on" Mr. Robbins. We have no record of you being in contact with anyone affiliated with our client regarding any purported story you claim to be writing. Please also provide me with the name and contact information of the editor of the purported story.

In any case, even if you are writing a story regarding our client, you have absolutely no right or authority to post an audio feed of Mr. Robbins' seminar at The Learning Annex on the Western Capital website, nor do you have any right or authority to use Mr. Robbins' name, image or likeness on that website. Even assuming you are a reporter (which from our background check of you and Western Capital appears suspect), why would you post our client's copyrighted seminar on the website of Western Capital of which you are listed as the CEO. I suggest that you reread my letter to you of June 22, 2007. All of the claims and demands set forth therein stand irrespective of your claim to be a reporter.

All rights and remedies of my client are explicitly reserved.

Brian G. Wolf


So we write back...
Brian,
I would like to set up a time to interview you regarding the letter that you tendered on or about June 22, 2007 on the record. When is a good time to set up a time to interview you regarding the text of the 8 page letter wherein you tear into me and my company like we STOLE your clients presentation and are reaping benefit from this relationship.

This being said, we are very interested in how many of these letters were sent out and to whom. There were thousands of people that attended Anthony's speech and in the VIP Section alone there were cameras abound.

Is this the policy of Anthony Robbins to treat each and every potential student this way?

In conclusion, please take a moment to visit www.RobertPaisola.net for further information and if you want to learn more about our foundation prior to our formal interview, please visit the Robert Paisola Foundation at www.paisolafoundation.com

I will await your reply, Our deadline is 12:00 Noon PST Tomorrow.

Regards,

Robert Paisola
CEO
The Western Capital Group of Companies

--- THIS LETTER IS NOT MEANT TO BE PROTECTED UNDER THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE--

and then they send the same damn letter again that they sent the first time.

So, we are looking at all of the option here. Our only main question is, was this letter sent out to all of the hundreds of people that were resording the event and taking photos of Anthony Robbins?

How can you cram 20,000 people into a room and expect that there will not be a recording?

Right Click and SAVE AS- So if you want to hear the tape download it NOW and repost it if you choose! This is completelty crazy, and Bryan G. Wolf is soon going to see what dealing with Western Capital is like

Exclusive- PARIS HILTON TO RECEIVE 1 MILLION PER SPEECH AT LEARNING ANNEX, Posted by Robert Paisola

Paris Hilton has been offered big bucks to speak at the The Learning Annex Real Estate and Wealth Expos in Seattle, Chicago, New York and Boston. The soon-to-be-free heiress has been offered one million buckaroos to teach a one-hour class on "How to Build Your Brand." Get your product advice from the expertise of the socialite, reality TV star, sex tape star victim, paparazzi princess, nightclub entrepreneur convict!

Paris once told Newsweek, "I consider myself a businesswoman and a brand." The Learning Annex President and Founder Bill Zanker believes "Paris Hilton is a brilliant entrepreneur who has built an incredible brand." Brilliant? Her hair dye is brilliant.

The million-dollar offer is the second highest speaking fee ever offered in the world, behind The Learning Annex's star instructor, Donald Trump. Hilton would share the stage with the Donald, grillmeister George Foreman, toothy motivator Tony Robbins and other business leaders.

The Learning Annex- Speakers Needed!

The Demand for High Quality Motivational Speakers is getting tough. Donald Trump Just received 1.5 Million Dollars for a 2 Hour Presentation. This was at the learning Annex in Florida.

Above, you will notice a recently erected billboard that is soliciting all of the Utah Based Speakers to speak at the Learning Annex Forum.

Below, you can watch the official introduction of Mr. Trump at the Learning Annex as captured by a student




The Full audio of the seminar is avaliable at www.PureTrump.com

Do you KNOW when it is Time to STOP and GIVE? By Robert Paisola

Sometimes You Do Things For The RIGHT Reason, Are You Strong Enough to Know when you Are Being Told by Your Inner Self To STOP and HELP someone?? , By Robert Paisola

To all of our friends, students and readers around the world:

Today I am in Fort Lauderdale Florida attending an event at the LEARNING ANNEX. I have been busy dealing with all of the mechanics of being "In the Moment" of dealing with thousands of students and the hot and humid weather of South Florida.

Right now, I am back in my hotel room, and I felt the need to check in my with my corporate email liason, and all of a sudden it just hit me. We are making a worldwide difference.

The photo that you see above is one of myself, Robert Paisola and the Chief Executive Officer of IAI, The International Association of Investors, Mr. Don Burnham.

That was the focus of todays message, UNTIL I RECEIVED THIS.....

Take time to read this...

MR. ROBERT PAISOLA,


I HAVE BEEN FRANTICALLY TRYING TO REACH YOU. I LISTENED TO SOME OF THE AMAZING CASES THAT YOU DEALT WITH ON THE INTERNET ALL DAY YESTERDAY,AND ALSO READ YOUR PROFILE.

I PRAY THAT BY SOME MIRACLE I CAN ACTUALLY MAKE CONTACT WITH YOU. I DO REALIZE THAT YOU ARE VERY POPULAR AND IN GREAT DEMAND,BUT I REALLY THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN MY PARTICULAR CASE. AND IF ANYBODY EVER NEEDED YOU,I NEED YOU NOW.

I AM SO UPSET THAT I CAN'T SLEEP OR EAT SINCE I CAME IN FROM A 2 WEEK JOB (I AM A BABY NURSE) ON THE 5-TH OF JUNE AND FOUND PAPERS TAPED ON MY FRONT DOOR INFORMING ME THAT I HAD BEEN SUED.

SINCE I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE,I HAVE ABSOLUTLEY NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT A DATE THAT I HAVE TO RESPOND BY BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT DATE IS AND WHAT IT IS THAT I AM RESPONDING TO OR TO WHOM. THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WAS CALLED FIRST USA BANK.

I ACCEPTED A CREDIT CARD FROM THEM ON OR AROUND NOVEMBER OF 1996.

AT THE TIME I STARTED BUSINESS WITH THEM I HAD A DECENT PERCENTAGE RATE.


I PAID MY BILL ON TIME EVERY MONTH, AND THEN ONE MONTH I NOTICED THAT MY PERCENTAGE RATE HAD BEEN DRAMATICALLY RAISED.

SINCE I HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT SUCH A THING ONLY HAPPENED IF A PERSON WAS LATE OR MISSED PAYMENTS I THOUGHT IT WAS I MISTAKE THAT COULD BE CORRECTED WITH A PHONE CALL.WHEN I CALLED I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HAD SOLD TO ANOTHER COMPANY AND THEY HAD DIFFERENT POLICIES AND THEY COULD OR WOULD NOT LOWER THE RATES.

I WAS UPSET THAT THEY HAD TRANSFERRED OUR CONTRACT WITHOUT CONSULTING OR EVEN NOTIFYING ME.

ISN'T THAT BREACH OF CONTRACT? BUT SINCE I WAS SO BUSY WORKING TO PAY MY BILLS I JUST QUIT USING THE CARD ,BUT STILL PAID EVERY MONTH. IT WAS HORRIBLE!

I WOULD SEND IN $150.00 EVERY MONTH AND $132.00 WENT TO INTEREST. AND THEN I HAD A SERIES OF BAD INCIDENTS THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WORK.

I WAS FIRST IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT THAT PUT ME BACK ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AND THEN AFTER GETTING BACK TO WORK FOR A VERY SHORT TIME BECAME VERY ILL WITH A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS THAT REQUIRED PRETTY MAJOR SURGERY.

I WAS SICK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH THE FAMILY THAT I HAD BEEN WORKING FOR MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE.

AND SO NOW I DIDN'T HAVE A JOB(OR HEALTH INSURANCE) BY THIS TIME AS YOU CAN IMAGINE MY MONEY WAS PRETTY LOW AND SO I HAD TO SET PRIORTIES.AT THAT TIME I CALLED MY CREDITORS AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND FOR THE MOST PART WAS DEALT WITH VERY KINDLY(I CONTINUE TO HAVE GOOD CREDIT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS TODAY)

BUT FIRST CARD ABSOLUTLEY REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME AT ALL. FINALLY I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO JUST STOP PAYMENTS,I REALLY HATED TO DO THAT BUT THEY WOULDN'T BUDGE,AND ALSO I KNEW THAT THEY HAD ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER ANY ACTUAL CHARGES THAT HAD BEEN MADE ON THE CARD.

I BELEIVE THE ORIGINAL CREDIT LINE WAS AROUND $5000.00 AND SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT I COULD HAVE EVER GONE OVER THAT AMOUNT+I HAD STOPPED USING THE CARD LONG BEFORE I HAD STOPPED THE PAYMENTS.

AND THEN I HAVE 7-8 YEARS OF WHICH I SENT IN AT LEAST$150.00 A MONTH,IT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS AGO;

TO BE EXACT AUGUST OF 2003(BY THIER OWN ACCOUNT) AND THEY ARE SUEING ME FOR $14,053.73

IN ADDITION TO ATTORNEY FEES ,ALL COST OF SUIT AND FOR PRE AND POST JUDGEMENT INTEREST AT THE HIGHEST RATE ALLOWED BY LAW,FILING FEE OF AT LEAST$400.00.

BUT THE PART THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST IS THE LAST LINE JUST BEFORE THE LAWYERS SIGNATURE WHICH STATES;FOR POSTJUDGEMENT INTEREST ON THE AGGREGATE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHEST RATE ALLOWED BY LAW OR BY CONTRACT UNTIL PAID IN FULL;FOR GENERAL RELIEF AT LAW OR IN EQUITY. SIGNED BY LAWYER 'BERTOLINO LORENZANA LLP' AUSTIN TEXAS PHONE NO.512-476-5757 COUNSEL FOR PLANTIFF.

PLEASE TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T JUST WIGGLE THIER PIN AND TAKE EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR.

SOMEONE DID CALL ME ON THIS A FEW MONTHS BACK OFFERING SOME SORT OF SETTLEMENT,BUT I COULDN'TAFFORD WHAT HE SAID WAS REQUIRED AT THAT TIME ,AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT FOR SOME REASON THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME FOR US TO WORK IT OUT.

I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE WITH MY LINE OF WORK FOR 2-4 WEEKS AT A TIME AND WHEN I AM ON THE JOB MY WORK IS SO INTENSE AND EXHAUSTING THAT I RARELY HAVE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF ANY PERSONAL BUSINESS.I GIVE AROUND THE CLOCK CARE TO NEWBORNS,USUALLY HIGH RISK INFANTS THAT REQUIRE CONSTANT MONITERING. I DON'THAVE ALOT OF MONEY AND WHAT I DO HAVE I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD FOR.

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO.

THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF LAW THAT WILL PROTECT ME AND MY BELONGINGS FROM THOSE SHYSTERS.

THANKS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU.

LAVONNE


My friends, this is what life is about. This is what Western Capital is about. We are here for you and there is no amount of money in the world that would make me prouder than to help this young lady.

You see, it is NOT about how much money you have. It is not about how big your home is. It is not about how many people "Need" you, It is all about the Spirit of Abundance and the Spirit of Outflow.

There is nothing that can make me more proud than to be the conuit to help this mother who has dedicated her life to taking care of new born babies in the NICU.

This is why we do not pay attention to people like Stephen Dark at the Salt Lake City Tabloid Newspaper, The Salt Lake Weekly. This is why we do no listen to people like the PI in Florida, John Brewington. This is why we could care less what "Uncle Normie" has to say about our company and finally this is why Mr. Creditwrench ( Credit Wrench) himself, Bill Bauer has no effect on our operations.

I want you to know that we are here for YOU and that is why we fight the battles that we fight. That is why we deal with the media in the way that we do.. because if your child were born 3 months premature,wouldn't you feel a deep moral obligation to that person who stood by your side 24x 7 as the baby was developing?

What would you do?

Local Collection Agency Accused of Stealing Money

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Office Manager Jean Wilkes prepares this letter to send out to hundreds of patients of local Ophthalmologist Dr. Emanuel Wilkes.

It says not to forward any more payments to Cobra Collection Agency.

Wilkes and Billing Clerk Debra Pearce say the agency has indeed been collecting funds from patients, but they haven't seen any of it in months.

"If they're collecting them from the patients, every month at the end of each month, they're supposed to forward the percentage to us after their percentage is taken out," says Pearce.
Carrie Ryan, a bookkeeper for the property management division of Kennon and Parker has a similar story.

"The tenants would call us and say they'd satisfied their debt and wanted to know if they could rent from us again and I said well we don't have a record of you paying off the collection agency and they provided us with a receipt that they had paid them off," says Ryan.

We catch up with Cobra Collection Agency Owner Janice Ledden.

She tells us her firm has collected that money, but it's gone.

Ledden says she's the victim of embezzlement, but plans to repay all of the money.

Meanwhile, another businessman who claims he was scammed by Cobra has started a web page to alert and educate other businesses.

"And I was thinking, wow, if she can't make good on with me and I'm a pretty assertive person as well, the people who are passive and don't know as much about this they're being walked on and I just felt that was really wrong," says Matthew Chan of Intrepid Management.

Is Integrity Gone In todays Business World?

In our "keep up with the Jones'" and infomercial get-rich-quick propaganda culture, it seems that making money, beating the competition or winning-at-all-cost has become more important than HOW we achieve those virtues.

As an angel investor and relatively exposed entrepreneur I am presented with all sorts of business schemes and am promoted all sorts of "success stories".

I was recently pitched a business model where at the end I simply asked them to send me a sample of the product. I tried it and it was crap (I checked a thesaurus to find a kinder word, but none applied as equally).

I relayed this information to the pitchman and he retorted with how big the margins were and how they could "position and package" the story and the tremendous money that could be made. I was flabbergasted! I shouldn't have been, I hear it all the time.

The money making potential is supposed to override the fact that essentially they are defrauding people by promoting a product that is not worth what they are charging and will not deliver what they promise. I am vehemently opposed to this.

Our society places too much value on the external "affects" - the big houses, cars, yachts, planes and vacations than on how you have committed your life force to create value for which these things were earned. The focus seems to be on the end and the means is insignificant. WRONG!

That is as insidious as admiring the luxuries of a drug dealer and forgetting that he got the money by selling a product that destroys lives and ultimately kills people. It does not have to be as extreme as a drug dealer to be morally corruptible.

Lending your talents, energy and life force to anything that is based on hype and hyperbole is also fraud – of the worst kind – fraud of your integrity. Over the last 10 years I have turned down countless business opportunities that would have earned me tens of millions of dollars – I kid you not. Personally I COULD NOT do these ventures because it would be at the sacrifice of my personal principles and integrity.

Do you think I am crazy? Then you need to read this article again and again. Trust me, you will be rewarded many times over for protecting and acting in accordance with your integrity in the end. For one thing you will not forfeit your soul in your attempt to gain the world.

What is Integrity? Here is a great article from Denis Waitely that explains:

Integrity is the Real Bottom Line Dictionary definition: soundness of moral character, adherence to ethical principles and being unimpaired. Its middle English root is related to integrate-to bring together as a whole-and integral -- complete and whole. These references to wholeness rightly suggest that integrity affects all aspects of our lives, which is why it is like a healthy investment portfolio filled with blue chip stocks such as honesty, fairness, and loyalty.

Integrity that strengthens an inner value system is the real human bottom line. It means that you don't base your decisions simply on being politically correct. You do what's right, not what's fashionable. You know that truth is absolute, not a device for manipulating others. And, it's not just in the major decisions that this quality is needed. Complete integrity in little things is no little thing at all. As has been said many times, "The devil is in the details" and "elephants don't bite, but fleas do." There are no degrees of integrity.

You have it or you don't. Being slightly dishonest may be a safe adventure for a time. But one day, inevitably, little details will be noticed and the piper will have to be paid. Your word is more valuable than a surety bond. What you are speaks so loudly, no one can really hear what you say. If what you do matches what you say, your life will speak forcefully indeed. In people, we value honesty more than any other virtue. We expect it from our leaders. We must demand it from ourselves.

This week and from now on, "seek the truth," and "speak the truth." - Denis Waitley

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Hospitals extend plan to discount prices for uninsured, Posted by Robert Paisola

ST. PAUL Attorney General Lori Swanson says Minnesota's hospitals will keep discounting prices for uninsured patients and giving them more chances to settle overdue bills.

The agreement between Swanson and all the state's 135 hospitals will continue through 2012. Former Attorney General Mike Hatch began the arrangement in 2005 as a two-year trial, and Swanson worked on it in her old job of solicitor general.

The pact offers uninsured patients with household incomes under 125-thousand dollars the same discounts that hospitals give their biggest insurance customers.

Under the agreement, hospitals have to follow guidelines for collecting unpaid debt, including providing payment plans and monitoring collection agencies so they don't get too aggressive.

Support Mounts to kill IRS Outsource Program

Support Mounts to End IRS Privatization Program

Key politicians and advocacy groups are lining up against an IRS program to privatize tax collections, as suspect contracts have raised further concerns about the effectiveness and transparency of the program.


OMB Watch has joined with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Citizens for Tax Justice, and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to urge Congress to pass H.R. 695 and S. 335, bills that would end the IRS private tax collection program. In conjunction with these groups, OMB Watch sent letters to the House and the Senate making the case that this wasteful and dangerous program should be terminated immediately.

The IRS private debt collection program, authorized in 2004 and initiated in September 2006, contracts out the collection of tax debts that the IRS has identified but claims it does not have the resources to obtain. Contractors are allowed to keep 21 to 24 percent of all the money they collect, even though IRS employees could do the same work for one-eighth the cost.

Representatives controlling key committees have also made public their opposition to the private debt collection program. Rep. Jose Serrano☼ (D-NY), chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee on financial services and general government, repeated his intention to end the program at a March 28 hearing. At that hearing, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gave a muted defense of the program, acknowledging concerns about cost and taxpayer rights that Bush administration officials had previously denied. Paulson did not recommend repealing the program, but signaled he would not strongly oppose repealing it. "It's a hard one for me to feel strongly about," Paulson said in a recent TaxAnalysts article.

In addition, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Charles Rangel (D-NY) has stated his intention to repeal the IRS privatization program and asked that the IRS not issue any more contracts to private debt collectors. Rangel's interest is most likely in moving forward with H.R. 695, which is co-sponsored by Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Steve Rothman (D-NJ) with bipartisan support.

Rangel said his immediate concerns over the program stem from a suspicious denial by the IRS to renew one of the current debt collector's contracts. The contractor — Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson — is a debt collector based in Texas. Some of the firm's employees have been convicted of bribing public officials, and the firm itself is currently being sued for similar behavior, as the New York Times reported in August 2006.

Neither the IRS nor Linebarger have explained why the contract was not renewed. A tax expert in San Antonio, where Linebarger has offices, speculated that Linebarger may have had trouble recovering the tax debts, making the contract less profitable. Private contractors do not have the legal authority to compel tax payment if a debtor refuses to cooperate.

IRS Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has found data suggesting private collectors have only successfully obtained payments from 20 percent of the cases IRS gave them. The IRS has not released information explaining what has happened to the vast majority of cases given to private collectors. Olson said that given the lack of data, it is impossible for the public to evaluate the program. On the other hand, a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has found that IRS has taken enough steps to protect taxpayer rights and ensure that the debt collection program is monitored for effectiveness. The report urged further action in computer security and how the IRS tracks data on taxpayers who request to deal with IRS agents instead of private contractors, among other concerns

Giving by Foundations Topped $40-Billion Last Year, Posted by Robert Paisola, Director, The Western Capital Foundation

Giving by Foundations Topped $40-Billion Last Year, Report Says

Giving by foundations soared to more than $40-billion last year and broke the $36.4-billion giving record set in 2005, according to estimates by the Foundation Center, The New York Times reports.

The center, a New York research group that educates grant seekers, attributed the increase to a combination of a strong stock market and the establishment of new foundations.

“The new foundations being created today are much bigger,” said Sara L. Engelhardt, the center’s president, “and much more money is moving through them at a faster pace than through older foundations.”

Many of the new foundations, Ms. Engelhardt said, are controlled by living donors who want to give away more than the minimum 5 percent of assets required by law.

The Foundation Center’s data were released a day after The Chronicle issued the results of its annual survey of big foundations, which found that giving in 2007 is likely to continue to be at least as strong as it was last year.

Financial services company moves HQ from California to Utah

March 19, 2007

Financial services company moves HQ from California to Utah
By Debbi Taylor
The Enterprise

Following the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Pacific Financial Lending Inc. by Lodi, Calif.-based Pacific Financial Solutions Inc., (PFUO), the company has moved its corporate headquarters from California to Midvale.

When PFUO began negotiations with Pacific Financial Lending the company began looking for a new location for its corporate headquarters that would accommodate the growing company and its new operations, most of which are located in Utah.

Additionally, Bruce Grogg, founder and president of Pacific Financial Lending, was named chief executive officer of PFUO, and his partner, Josh Lindsay, was named president. "The shareholders of Pacific Financial Solutions liked what we were doing so they started negotiations with us to merge our companies in with theirs," Grogg said. "Their CEO stepped down and retired and I became the CEO and we moved corporate out here rather than have me travel back and forth from there."

Grogg said that with so many of the company's new assets being located in Utah, it made economic sense to relocate the corporate headquarters here. As Pacific Financial Lending, the company occupied about 600 square feet in two offices at 1405 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City. Following the merger, the company moved into a 3,000 square foot office complex at 7001 S. 900 E. in Midvale. "We were falling over ourselves in Salt Lake," Grogg said.

"Plus we expanded after we moved to our new location and hired more people. We are expanding like crazy. We will be hiring more in the next couple of weeks and we hope to be at 100 by year's end." Operations in Lodi will remain in place, which includes the company's warehousing and ATM kiosks divisions. The new Pacific Financial Solutions is a financial company that owns and manages ATM machines, as well as provides point-of-banking terminal technology and Internet enabled kiosks.

Other divisions of the company include a consumer lending, a media agency that provides direct response, television, radio and print advertising services and affinity "Gift to Give" prepaid gift and stored value cards. Due to the acquisition of Pacific Financial Lending, the company now provides outsourced receivables management, pre-collections and consumer product lending to the direct response industry, and commercial lending to varied merchants and industries. "Our approach of offering customers alternative financing solutions such as third party negotiations on the customers' behalf at existing credit facilities often result in reduced interest rates and increased credit limits," Lindsay said.

"Not only do we help the merchant's bottom line by collecting payments for goods already sold, but we also clear previously declined sales using alternative financing methods." PFUO's annual revenues are projected to exceed $7.8 million in 2007

The debt collectors won't stop

The debt collectors won't stop

David Lazarus

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Genevieve Duboscq and her partner bought a house in Richmond in February 2006. They received a new phone number when they moved in.

And that's when things turned ugly.

According to Duboscq, calls started flooding in almost immediately from a host of creditors and debt-collection agencies, all of which were seeking a pair of people neither Duboscq nor her partner had ever heard of.

"It quickly became clear that the phone number we'd been given by the phone company used to belong to some people who couldn't pay their debts," Duboscq told me.

No matter how many times Duboscq tried to explain the situation to the debt collectors, they continued calling -- again and again -- at least once a day, every weekday, for the past year.
"It's pretty scary," Duboscq said. "These people assume that my partner and I are somehow related to whoever owes them money. I tell them to please stop calling, but they keep calling."
What's happening to Duboscq illustrates how tenacious debt collectors can be in pursuing cash -- whether or not they have the right person. It also highlights the challenges consumers face in getting debt collectors off their backs.

"These people are relentless," said Steve Blackledge, legislative director of the California Public Interest Research Group in Sacramento.

"Their persistence can be very intimidating," he said. "So is their aggressiveness when they get someone on the phone. They'll talk about lawsuits and court orders, and bully the person until they get some money out of them."

Many creditors will send out a letter or two seeking payment of outstanding funds from customers, but that's often as far as they'll go.

The creditor's next step frequently is to sell the debt to a professional debt-collection firm, which will purchase the obligation for pennies on the dollar in hopes of making an easy score by spooking people into coughing up at least a little cash.

Kaulkin Ginsberg, a Maryland consulting firm that specializes in the accounts-receivable business, estimates that there are about 6,500 U.S. companies engaged in one way or another in debt collection.

In 2005, the latest year for which figures are available, collectors purchased more than $115 billion in outstanding debt, the firm estimates. At least that was the face value of the total amount owed.

In reality, the collectors might spend as little as 3 cents on the dollar for each debt purchased. A collector typically would hope to earn back two to three times that amount from consumers.
"Debt collection in the United States is a growth industry," observed Paul Legrady, director of Kaulkin Ginsberg.

So what recourse does a consumer have?

If you really do owe some money and a debt collector is breathing down your neck, you'll probably have to pay something. But you do have rights.

According to the Fair Trade Commission, debt collectors are allowed to contact you in person or by phone, fax or mail, but not at inconvenient times. Specifically, that means they're not supposed to call before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.

They're also not supposed to bother you at work, but only if they know that your employer frowns on that sort of thing.

If you send a letter to a debt collector requesting that they stop bugging you, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act says they have to leave you alone. But that could just prompt the collector to escalate to the next level and file a lawsuit.

In any case, the FTC says that debt collectors "may not harass, oppress or abuse you." Presumably, consumers can complain to federal authorities if they feel oppressed or abused by debt collectors.

But what if you don't owe any money? The law says that debt collectors must stop badgering you if you send them a letter stating that you don't owe any money within 30 days of receiving a written notice from the collection firm.

But this is often no help to people like Duboscq because the collectors aren't sending any notices. In Duboscq's case, they don't know where she lives. All they know is that she's at a Bay Area phone number that some database somewhere associates with a known deadbeat.

"I've never received any mail from any of these people," Duboscq said. "Everything is by phone. I wouldn't know where to send a letter, and I wouldn't want to anyway. I don't want to give them my address and be a part of their world."

This is probably a mistake. Because Duboscq is perhaps the closest thing all these debt collectors have to a warm body, they have little incentive to stop bothering her, particularly if the amount if money owed is significant.

Experts say that at some point, people in Duboscq's position will have to bite the bullet and send letters to each collection firm detailing the situation and formally requesting that the phone calls stop.

If the calls persist after this point, a complaint should be lodged with the FTC.

"The way the law is structured, debt collectors will presume you owe the debt until you explain in writing why you don't," said Gail Hillebrand, a senior attorney at Consumers Union.

Is that fair?

"No. But debt can be sold and resold for a long time. So if you don't do something, this could just keep happening."

At this point, more than a few readers are probably wondering why Duboscq doesn't just change her phone number. I wondered the same.

"Why should I have to?" she retorted. "It's our number. My partner and I have moved many times in the last 16 years. We don't want to change our number again."

Duboscq has a point. She also has a problem.

Her best bet now is either to break out the stationery or get another number. It's a lousy choice. But sometimes that's all we get.

David Lazarus' column appears Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. He also can be heard Saturdays, 4 to 7 p.m., on KGO Radio. Send tips or feedback to dlazarus@sfchronicle.com.

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It's Not Your Mouth That Speaks Volumes
Stance, gestures, and eye contact are all essential to effective presentation, whether for public speaking or a job interview
by Carmine Gallo

Let's say you're all set for your big interview—the one you're confident will change your career. You know you can wow the person across the desk with your accomplishments. Or you're ready to give the presentation that reflects months of hard work and success. But before you even open your mouth, the rest of your body has already spoken volumes.

What does your body language say? Does it say you're confident, smart, and enthusiastic—or just the opposite?

Only a small percentage of communication involves actual words: 7%, to be exact. In fact, 55% of communication is visual (body language, eye contact) and 38% is vocal (pitch, speed, volume, tone of voice). The world's best business communicators have strong body language: a commanding presence that reflects confidence, competence, and charisma.

More Than Words
One problem with body language is it may not convey what you really feel. For example, keeping your hands stiffly by your side or stuck in your pockets can give the impression that you're insecure—whether you are or not.

Avoiding looking at people—maybe simply because you're too busy consulting your notes or your résumé—can lead people to think you're being less than honest with them. You may be slouching because you're tired, but people may read it as a sign that you're not interested.

Conversely, strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience, signaling confidence in your message. Look at photographs of Ronald Reagan. He carried himself impeccably even on the back of a horse at his ranch. He had an aura of confidence, optimism and power.

The Eyes Have It
People want to feel special. They want to feel as though you are speaking to them directly or that they are the most important person in the room during your conversation. Breaking eye contact is a surefire way to break the connection.

During presentations, mentally split the room into thirds. Address some of your comments to one side of the room, turn your attention to the middle, and then look to the last section. Pick out one person in each section and direct your comments toward that person. The people surrounding that person will think you are making direct eye contact with them.

Maintaining eye contact throughout your presentation requires preparation. The material on your slide should be committed to memory; otherwise you will be stuck reading instead of connecting. Make sure you know what's in your résumé or notes so you're not constantly referring to them.

Don't let anything come between you and your listeners. Crossing your arms, standing behind a podium or chair, or talking to someone from behind a computer monitor are all examples of blocking, which prevents a real connection from taking place.

Think openness. Remove physical barriers—podiums, computers, chairs. Even a folder on a desk can break the connection and create distance.

Animate Yourself
When you're speaking, let your hands do some of the talking. Great speakers use hand gestures more than on average. A professor who studies body language once told me that complex gestures—two hands above the waist—reflect complex thinking. Gestures give the listener confidence in the speaker.

Try this: Watch people such as Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, Barack Obama, Tony Blair or any number of charismatic speakers. You will immediately begin to notice that they punctuate nearly every sentence with a hand gesture. C-SPAN carries weekly debates between British Prime Minister Blair and members of the House of Commons. Watch it once and you will never doubt the importance of effective hand gestures.

And move the rest of your body, too. Great speakers move around the room, pointing to a slide instead of reading from it, placing their hands on someone's shoulders instead of keeping their distance. Don't animate your slides—animate your body!

Stand—or sit—tall. Poor posture is often associated with a lack of confidence or a lack of engagement or interest. For example, during a job interview, leaning back in your chair can give the impression that you're lazy, unmotivated, or dispassionate about the position. Keep your head up and back straight. Lean forward when seated. By sitting toward the front of your chair and leaning forward slightly, you will look far more interested, engaged, and enthusiastic.

It's All Learnable
I once worked with a client preparing for a major presentation to his company's largest investors. His body language was a mess—eyes cast downward, hands awkwardly tucked in his pockets, swaying back and forth. This guy was a poster boy for poor body language. He seemed insecure and out of his league.

By showing him a videotape of what he looked like and working on eye contact, hand gestures, animation, posture and staying open, this executive went on to rock the house during his presentation. He made solid eye contact with everybody in the room, he pulled his hands out of his pockets and used purposeful, assertive hand gestures. His posture and stance exuded power, confidence, and competence—he had charisma.

So work on your body language. Pay as much attention to it as the words you use, and watch your influence soar!

Click here for a slide show of body-language dos and don'ts.

Carmine Gallo is a Pleasanton (Calif.)-based corporate presentation coach and former Emmy Award-winning TV journalist. He's the author of the book 10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators. Visit him online at www.carminegallo.com.

The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, Soon to Meet Hard Core Debt Collectors: BofA Sells Paper: Posted By Robert Paisola

Bank of America, which holds a $270-million note from Michael Jackson
secured by his 50% interest in Sony/ATV Songs, has sold the debt to a New
York private equity fund. Sony/ATV, of course, is the owner of lots of
valuable music, including The Beatles' catalogue. It's Jackson's biggest
asset.


B of A has decided to cut and run, turning Jackson's account over to the
high-finance equivalent of a collection agency. The obvious conclusion is
that, in B of A's opinion, the risk profile of Jackson's IOU has changed
sufficiently that it's best to take the loss and be done with the whole
regretable episode.


Jackson's loan is now owned by the Fortress Investment Group, which
probably doesn't give a damn about Jackson's fame and is looking at the
loan as a means to an end, the end being significant short-term profits.
Jackson's finances are now out of the hands of relatively friendly
Hollywood bankers and in the hands of a hard-nosed New York workout firm.
This from Fortress' website, describing the company's Special Situations
fund and it's mission:


Its investment objective is to generate superior risk-adjusted returns by
opportunistically acquiring and originating a diversified portfolio of
undervalued, orphaned and distressed investments throughout the United
States, Western Europe and Japan.


Note the word "opportunistic." Nothing in that description -- or anything
else on Fortress' website -- indicates that the firm is star-struck and
willing to let the King of Pop ride in exchange for some autographed
pictures and a company picnic at Neverland. Instead, Fortress no doubt
sees the Jackson notes as a sound investment with enormous upside.
According to this report:


With this sale, Fortress now stands to become a 50 percent owner in
Sony/ATV Music Publishing if Jackson should default on the loan.
Technically, he is currently in default. Further, Jackson's deal with Sony
comes to an end this December, at which time the company can buy him out
for $200 million if he can't come up with a new buyer or enough money to
pay back the loan. The Fortress deal is also rumored to include a $70
million loan Jackson has on his own publishing catalog, called MiJac.


Here's one scenario: Fortress calls the note -- remember, it's currently
in default -- and Jackson can't come up with the cash. Jackson loses not
just The Beatles' catalogue, but his own. His income, currently depressed
owing to Jackson's weirdness and his inability to put out a decent CD,
drops even further. Jackson is forced to radically curtail his spending
and liquidate other assets to stay afloat. He lays off his entourage --
members of which immediately divulge Jackson secrets to the tabloid media
-- and puts Neverland on the market. He starts showing up at mall
openings.


Fortress, on the other hand, is suddenly a major player in the music
business, with lots of great meetings to attend. It can either bank the
annuity income the songs provide or, more likely, cut a deal with Sony or
some other buyer and pocket a ridiculous amount of cash.


Either way, Jackson is what lawyers like to call "screwed." (Well, the
lawyers I know, anyway.) There is no longer anyone in his financial life
who cares at all about getting to rub elbows with a superstar. From here
on out, it's lawyers working on behalf of investors expecting a 30% annual
ROI and smug, slightly sadistic analysts looking at hard, hard numbers.
When you're as deep in the hole as Jackson, there's nothing harder than
hard numbers.

MSNBC and the Anna Nicole Smith Death Announcement- Things CAN and DO Change! by Robert Paisola, CEO Western Capital

Robert Paisola, CEO and President of The Robert Paisola Foundation


So, It is 9:07 Am MST on Thursday February 08, 2007. We receive a call in our Salt Lake City Office. It is Adrienne Wheeler from MSNBC in New York. She is a Senior Booking Agent for the MSNBC NEWS Network and she calls and wants me to appear live on MSNBC TODAY at 1:00 PM MST on a show that she was booking for.

I responded that the deadline was a little tight but because it was a national feed, I would do "Whatever it takes" to make it to the studio to appear live for the show.

She said that her and her staff had done research and I was the only person that she wanted to appear on the show. She said that I would need to be at KSL, the local NBC Affiliate as soon as possible.

No problem. Whatever it takes.. This IS MSNBC!

So, I receive a call back on my cell phone telling me that the location of the feed was being changed and that I would need to go to another studio, as KSL in Salt Lake City was completely booked.

She immediately offered to send a Limousine to get me, but I was already on the road heading for dowtown Salt Lake City. She redirected me to a studio called CoverEdge. Lucky for me it was right next to KSL TV.



So, I arrive at the Studio Prepare for a live Nationwide Broadcast. I have done this many times before, as I am not only a member of the media, but an expert on the subject that was being discussed Here are the Details

Now, here is the timeline...

11:48 Arrive at the Cover Edge Studio in Salt Lake City, Utah

11:56 Enter Studio for Make Up and Light test



12:14 PM The Test Shots Are Commencing and I am fitted with an earpiece that connects me live to New York, New York



12:50 1:50 CST There is a Breaking News Alert that SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH ANNA NICOLE SMITH AT A HOTEL IN HOLYWOOD FLORIDA. I CAN HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING IN MY EARPIECE IN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, and LOS ANGELES. There is an uproar and at that same moment this shot appears on the National Screen.



And then the host of the show for MSNBC begins her intor to the segment that we are going to debate. Is it fair to kill Child Molesters regardless of what they have done? In other words, If you are 19 and in the military, goto a club and meet a 17 year old girl and have sexual relations, You are automaticatty labeled a child molester and eligible for the DEATH PENALTY! Hell No... So we begin!

The segment begins, and we are introduced. The tagline on the story shows 11:50 AM or 12:50 PM Utah Time.



You can watch the segment LIVE here at www.WesternCapitalFoundation.com

Prior to the interview, we were told that we would have 7 minutes for the segment. I was told that there would be a 7 second delay, so I avoided watching the monitor.

And then all hell broke loose in my earpiece. The conversation between New York, Los Angeles and New York was combined with the audio of the feeds of Anna Nicole Smith's Death. I knew that the segment was being cut short, and all of a sudden at 12:52 PST I am Live and trying to hear the MSNBC HOST as well as the traffic on the ground in Florida. (These are all Unedited Photos)







Then at 1:56 PM MST The segment cuts to the Anna Nicole Smith Story and our Segment is cut short.

Well, my friends, this is the nature of the media business. No matter how hard you plan or how great the plan, things happen in life that create change. This is a prime example of Change that I plan to use in my National Seminars.

Remember how detailed the booking agent was? Remember how Adrienne Wheeler from MSNBC in New York had our appearance set updown to the minute? Well that was the exact moment that the Anna Nicole Smith Story Broke. You would not believe what I heard in the earpiece!

So, for those of you who have never been on television, this is just a quick introduction to the world of Live Television. Whether it is a local news station, CNN, Bloomberg, MSNBC or the CBS Evening News, you are ALWAYS subject to the days events and that is why being able to accept CHANGE is essential in any business.

You can read about this in my latest book that was co-authored with Dr. John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) and Mr. Tom Hopkins, International Sales Motivator. The book is called Conversations on Success and is my thir book.

So, remember, Always be prepared for change, and realize that the world is connected in seconds, not days anymore!

To your Continued Success,

Robert Paisola
CEO and President
The Wesern Capital Group of Companies
www.MyCollector.com
www.RobertPaisola.com
www.WesternCapitalFoundation.com

The Movie "THE SECRET" WATCH IT HERE! From Robert Paisola

Hello! Hope you are having a great day!

I just want to first say - WOW! I want to share with you a movie that is SO deep and so real, it will explain why things happen in your life - good and bad.

I know the content of this movie is real because certain things have happened to me in my life. I can't even count them! This movie explains how I have been able to do the things I have done in life. Why certain things have happened and other have not happen. I know once you watch this, it will have the same affect on you.

I encourage you to watch this movie and pass this email to everyone you know to see it.



The movie is called "The Secret" and boy does it explain a LOT! Please take time out of your life, TODAY, and watch this. It should change it forever!

By the way I have a co-signer - Oprah Winfrey! I ask you to watch the movie today because I want you to tune in tomorrow, Thursday, February 8, 2007 (check your TV Guide for time). She will have the cast on her show and talk about this INCREDIBLE, life-changing movie! It will show you how to make more money, lose weight, fall in love, ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE!! Everyone will be talking about this movie Friday morning you are getting a head start!!

I am sharing with you something that I believe in whole-heartily. I am very blessed it was sent to me earlier this week.



Thanks for reading this.

Best Regards,

Robert Paisola
CEO and President
www.RobertPaisola.com

Our Official Statement on Russ Whitney, Edutrades, Teach Me To Trade by Western Capital's CEO Robert Paisola on The OSHA Issue and Sarbanes Oxley

Issued December 20, 2006

UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT www.MyCollector.com/news_whitney.html

By: Western Capital Financial

Our Final Statement on the Russ Whitney Education Attorney General and SEC Investigation
As many of our readers are aware the following article was published on Tuesday December 19, 2006by the Wire Services on Whitney Information Networks,Teach Me to Trade, Edutrades, and The Russ Whitney Organization.

Since this article has been published, our phones have been lighting up with inquiries from around the world.

We need everyone to understand that we have, nor will have no public statement on this company. We ask you to refer to counsel for the Russ Whitney Organization, whom can be reached at Whitney Headquarters in Cape Coral, Florida.

Western Capital is NOT involved in the Virginia Grand Jury Matter nor are we currently involved in the Securities and Exchange Investigation that was mentioned in this article.

We CAN NOT assist individual consumers with any matters regarding this company and can not further comment on the Sarbanes Oxley Complaint that is being referred to that was filed by our CEO, Robert Paisola with OSHA that is now in the hands of the SEC.

If you have a copy of this lengthy 700 page brief and have acquired it via the Freedom of Information Act or the Securities and Exchange Commission, we would refer you to the Whitney Organization, as all mutual issues have been resolved between the parties and Mr. Paisola.

For your review only, we are reposting this article as a courtesy as this article is in the public domain.

December 19, 2006 08:00 AM Eastern Time
Whitney Information Network, Inc. Announces Departure of Officers

CAPE CORAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whitney Information Network, Inc. (OTCBB:RUSS) announced today the termination of employment of Nicholas S. Maturo, President and Chief Operating Officer and Rance Masheck, Vice President, Sales and Marketing of EduTrades, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Company).

About Whitney Information Network, Inc.:
Whitney Information Network, Inc. (OTCBB:RUSS) is a provider of postsecondary education focused on individual wealth creation and personal success. Whitney Information Network, Inc. provides students with comprehensive instruction and mentorship in real estate investment, stock trading, business development and individual investment strategies in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Costa Rica. Additional information can be found at www.wincorporate.com.

Contacts
Whitney Information Network, Inc., Cape CoralRichard O'Dor, Director, Corporate Communications239-542-0643

At A Glance
Whitney Information Network, Inc.
Source: via Business Wire
Updated 09/29/2006 by company
Headquarters:
Cape Coral,, Florida
Website:
http://www.wincorporate.com/
CEO:
Russell A. Whitney
Employees:
477
Ticker:
RUSS (OTCBB)
Revenues:
$163.1 million (2005)
Net Income:
$3.9 million (2005)


Whitney top brass firedCape company under investigationBy Tim Engstromtengstrom@news-press.com Originally posted on December 20, 2006

ABOUT WHITNEY INFORMATION NETWORK• Company: The Whitney Information Network, 1612 Cape Coral Parkway.• mployees: 270 in Cape Coral; 490 overall.• Founder, chairman and chief executive officer: Russell A. Whitney, 50.• Stock: