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...Negron's campaign, meanwhile, will have to spend less time going after Mahoney and considerably more effort educating the district's voters about the strange electoral situation ahead. Palm Beach County G.O.P. Chairman Sid Dinerstein says the party is gearing up a major campaign of direct mail and polling place signs, and he believes he can still count on the party's base. "As a party we're still motivated," Dinerstein insists, but admitted that the "anti-Foley backlash" will be a large obstacle. Negron says his most important task will be to remind G.O.P. voters "to vote Republican...
...anti-inflammatory! Antidepressant! Antitumor! Now you too can be a distributor of this incredible formula for a one-time fee of just $35 plus $100 for the first four bottles. Not one of those claims has been conclusively proved, but similarly worded pitches--made in e-mails or other direct solicitations to independent marketers have helped XanGo pass $200 million in sales in 2005. The four-year-old company is just the latest big player in the country's $23.5 billion dietary-supplement trade--much of it based here in an arid stretch of Utah called the Wasatch Front...
...that route back in 1975, and Mormons--trained in door-to-door evangelism through compulsory missions--proved natural salespeople. "The church provides a network--a real plus factor for MLM companies," says Rory Mahony, general manager of Nature's Way, which sells through health-food and vitamin shops. Under direct-sales plans, independent reps earn commissions for items they sell but also receive payouts by recruiting others to become distributors. The bigger one's network, the better...
Another concern: supplement companies may soon have to rethink their MLM models in order to go global. In July, Nu Skin received word that China's Ministry of Commerce has approved the company's proposal to begin direct sales in that country early next year. (So far, Avon is the only other such U.S. company allowed there.) Nu Skin has poured $100 million into manufacturing plants and opened 150 retail shops in China. But it won't be business as usual. Under the license, Chinese distributors earn commissions on products sold outside stores but won't be paid to recruit...
...After forcing the Mountain Hawk offense into a three-and-out, the Crimson again took over with 3:40 to play before halftime. Just like the previous drive, Harvard was looking at a crucial fourth-and-four. But this time, it was a fake punt—a direct snap that sophomore defensive tackle Matt Curtis turned into an 8-yard run and a first down—that kept the Crimson offense on the field.“[Special Teams coach] John Butler deserves the credit for it,” Murphy said. “John saw something...