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Online Promotion: Summer Bazaar (Asia Only) !Summer is always thrilling and worth looking forward to. There are so many exciting things to do: trips to the seaside, chilling out with friends with beer and music, and going on surfing holidays, to name a few. To make summer even more fun is the ongoing Summer Bazaar in the Lomography Online Shop!
My Day in Analogue: My Spring in Fuji Instax MiniA few years ago, I thought I could use a photography boost so I figured out a project for myself. For the entire spring, I took one picture a day using only Fuji Instax Film. Check out my season in analogue.
★ LomoAmigo:Timeless Instants by Maurizio GalimbertiLomography Italy had the honor and the pleasure of interviewing photographer and instant film artist Maurizio Galimberti. Apart from creating one of his stunning and famous mosaics just for us, and answered a few questions for this interview. Read more after the jump.
A Passion for Instant PicturesAlthough having grown up in a time when film photography was the norm, working with instant pictures was something special for me. Today it is even more special, as this analogue form of photography has been my companion for almost twenty years.
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Analogue Resolutions: Spreading Good VibrationsHere are a few of my New Year's resolutions to spread good vibes and positivity.
Vibrant Color Photographs of Youth by Lindsey LeeWe all know here in the community that film is not dead and that it continues to gain popularity among the younger demographic. Just take Lindsey Lee and her amazing film photographs. See more of Lindsey's works after the cut.
Dreamy Travel Shots From Taiwan Taken Using the Belair Instant BackInstant shooters rejoice! You can now get instant photographs with the Belair X 6-12 camera for the full analogue adventure! See some fresh shots from the Belair Instant Back after the cut.
Introducing the Brand New Belair X 6-12 Instant Kit!For the first time ever, shoot impeccable instant photos on Fuji Instax Wide Film whilst enjoying maximum creative options.
Backstage Polaroids From the Golden GlobesWho says Hollywood is all digital? Photographer Lucas Michael was backstage in last night's Golden Globes Awards, and he took these analogue portraits of the beautiful celebrities. Take a look!
Reviews on Rewind: Instax EditionTaking fun credit card sized snapshots that develop in less than a minute is a reality with Fuji's Instax line of cameras. With a wide array of colors and instant film designs for you to choose from, it is the weapon of choice for instant photography aficionados. Don't think we're twisting your arm though, we've got reviews from the community itself in this week's Reviews on Rewind!
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Fujifilm's FP-3000B 3×4 Instant Film to be DiscontinuedA shadow is cast yet again on the analogue world as Fuji discontinues another film. This time around it is the FP-3000B 3×4 Instant Film.
Making 4x5 Instant Film at HomeFinding instant film for large format cameras is a task of mythic proportions nowadays, so why don't you make your own instead? Read on!
Vintage Videos: The Polaroid SX-70!As hard as it is to believe, Polaroid's iconic camera, the SX-70, is already 41 years old!
LomoAmigo Christine Neder Fell in Love with her Diana F+Some of you might know Christine already, she's a German author (90 Nächte, 90 Betten / 40 Festivals in 40 Wochen), a TV host, as well as a blogger(Lilies Diary). Our newest LomoAmigo is always in for trying out something new and she's always on the go. For already some time now, she has a new companion on her trips: the Diana F+ camera, which she equipped with an instant back and traveled with her across America. Get to know more about her USA tour and take a look at her funny instant photos!
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Ben Affleck's C.I.A. thriller Argo is having quite the box office run.
After debuting at number two with $19.5 million, Warner Bros.' Oscar contender dropped by just 16 percent last weekend to $16.4 million. This weekend, the film notched yet another impressive achievement: it climbed to number one with an estimated $12.4 million (a 25 percent drop) in its third frame, becoming the first film since True Grit to hop to first place in its third weekend.
Argo, which cost $45 million to make, has now earned $60.8 million total, and thanks to terrific word-of-mouth (the film earned an "A+" CinemaScore grade) and early awards buzz, Argo is eyeing a $100 million finish. Though it is running a tad behind Affleck's last directorial effort, The Town, which had earned $64.1 million at the same point in its run en route to a $92.2 million finish, Argo is enjoying much better week-to-week holds. (The Town, which opened higher Argo with $23.8 million, fell 38 percent to $9.7 million in its third weekend.) READ FULL STORY

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Busu, Zainuri and Sulaiman, Alawi and Hassan, Mohd Ali and Shirai, Yoshihito and Abd. Aziz, Suraini and Yacob, Shahrakbah and Wakisaka, Minato (2010) Improved anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent in a semi-commercial closed digester tank with sludge recycling and appropriate feeding strategy. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 33 (1). pp. 27-37. ISSN 1511-3701
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Anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) in a semi-commercial closed digester tank with sludge recycling was studied using different feeding strategies; one fixed at every three hour and another at every six hour. The organic loading rate (OLR) was increased step-wise and stopped once inhibition on methane production occurred. The chemical oxygen demand (COD), feeding rate, hydraulic retention time (HRT),OLR, and sludge recycling ratio were measured. Performance was based on the COD removal efficiency and methane yield, while stability was assessed in terms of total volatile fatty acids (VFA) accumulation, total VFA-to-alkalinity ratio (VFA:Alk) and food-to-microorganisms ratio (F/M ratio). The feeding strategies, at every three hour and six hour, gave satisfactory COD removal efficiency of higher than 90%, but the latter feeding strategy gave a more stable process with total VFA concentration recorded below 500 mg L-1 and VFA:Alk ratio of less than 0.3 at maximum OLR of 6.0 kgCOD m-3 d-1. The treatment period could also be extended up to 100 days without any obvious problems.
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*Michael L. Printz Honor, USA 2011, for literary excellency*Mildred. L. Batchelder Honor Award, USA 2011*Die Zeit. Luchs Preis, Germany, August 2010 *Le Prix Libbylit 2008 for best children's novel of the year published in French.*Cultural Ministry's Prize, Denmark 2001 for best children's book of the year.
No one escapes the blow. Publico, Spain
"Great art! LMdA, France
Published in more than 25 countries/languages, incl.: USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain (Spanish, catalan and basque), Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia, Russia, Turkey, Taiwan, South Corea, Japan, Brasil, Mexico, Colombia (and other Central/Latin America)
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"Pierre Anthon left school the day he found out that it was not worth doing anything as nothing mattered anyhow. The rest of us stayed behind. And even though the teachers carefully cleared up after Pierre Anthon in the class room as well as in our heads, a bit of Pierre Anthon remained within us. Perhaps this is why things later happened the way they did ..."
Thus begins the story of Pierre Anthon, a thirteen year old boy, who leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing. "Everything begins just in order to end. The moment you were born you began to die, and that goes for everything else as well." Pierre Anthon shouts and continues: "The whole thing is just one immense play which is about pretending and about being best at exactly that."
Scared at the prospects that Pierre Anthon throws at them together with the ripening plums, his seventh grade class mates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life. This involves a closed saw mill, green sandals, a yellow bicycle, a pair of boxing gloves, the Danish flag, the hamster Oscarlille, a Jesus statue stolen from the church, little Ingrids crutches, six blue ponytails, a prayer rug, the coffin with Elises little brother, the head of the dog Cindarella, fame and a meaning found and lost and ...
Indelible, elusive, and timeless, this uncompromising novel has all the marks of a classic. (starred) Booklist, USA
Gorgeously lyrical and dreadfully bleak. (starred) Kirkus Review, USA
This beautiful and frightening book stopped me in my tracks. David Almond, The Guardian, UK
What more do you wish from literature? Der Spiegel, Germany
Describes the search that everyone endeavors, but which has never before been told so riveting. Die Zeit, Germany
This book is a hammer! ZDF, Germany
NOTHING is at the level of Animal Farm, The Wave and Lord of the Flies.
should be read by all, old as young. ARD Kultur, Germany
If you want to know how people can become fanatics willing to sacrifice everyone and everything, just read NOTHING. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Teller goes even further than William Golding in Lord of the Flies or Morten Rhue in The wave. She shows how not only the group pressures determine human action, but more so the fear of our own inner emptyness, of meaninglessness. Therefore, NOTHING is one of the most literarily and philosophically interesting young adult books in years. Tages-Anzeiger, Switzerland
This story is realistically possible. Its conceivable. And this book can help change that! Topic, Austria
A sensation. Volkskrant, the Netherlands
Great art! LMdA, France
NOTHING is a book that marks the spirit forever. .. Remarkable! Lirado, France
Shocks the reader, digs deep into the readers consciousness and leaves an imprint that lasts
El Pais, Spain
This ambiguous and shocking story - that has made some call for a Nobel prize - can be compared only to works such as The Lord of the flies by Golding or The Catcher in the Rye by Sallinger. And perhaps its even more just to consider it an explosive and dizzying philosophical anti-thesis to The Little Prince by Saint-Exupéry. La Vanguardia,Spain
Janne Teller has with NOTHING written a novel that is as haunting as its brillant. El Tiempo, Colombia
An extraordinary gift of art that Janne Teller has offered us, that surely will continue to crack open our doors, feelings and not least our minds. Rolling Stone magazine, Mexico
Its impossible not to be moved. Norwegian Radio (NRK), Kultur, Norway
The book has a shocking nerve. VG, Norway
Janne Teller has written a gruesome, stinging contemporary saga. Svenske Dagbladet, Sweden
NOTHING is a fairy tale about the very essence of life. Politiken, Denmark
With its unusual rhythmic and tightly composed language it is an amazing work. Teasingly, grippingly and thrillingly, it describes a group of childrens desperate endeavor to prove to themselves and others that something really matters. Information, Denmark
Youre fascinated and can hardly let go of the book. Berlingske Tidende, Denmark
Janne Teller has written a novel about nothing less than the meaning of life. The Cultural Minister, (Prize Speech) Denmark


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Living the gospel helps me to be a missionary now.
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth (Rom. 1:16).
Do you know any missionaries? Have you ever thought you might like to be a missionary? Did you know that you can be a missionary now? The best missionaries love the Lord, and they love other people. When we love others, we want to share with them our greatest treasure -- the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We can learn in the Book of Mormon how Ammon became a great missionary (see Alma 17 - 20). He and his brothers wanted to share the gospel with those who had never heard it. Their father was King Mosiah, and the Nephites expected one of the brothers to be king after him. However, each one said that he wanted to be a missionary more than he wanted to be king.
Ammon traveled to the land of King Lamoni, a Lamanite, and volunteered to be the king's servant. He tended the king's flocks, he fought the king's enemies, and he ended up teaching the gospel to the king and his people. When the king and queen understood Ammon's message that Jesus Christ would come and redeem them from sin, they were very happy. The scriptures tell us they were overwhelmed with joy. Ammon, too, was overcome with joy. He learned that the Lord welcomes everyone who repents and believes in Him.
The Apostle Peter knew that the gospel could help sinners become righteous. But he needed to learn that the gospel is for all people. Peter was a Jew and thought that it was "unclean," or wrong, to keep company with someone who was not a Jew. Cornelius was a centurion (army officer) for Rome, the nation that conquered the Jews. He was a good man who prayed often and wanted to do what was right. An angel told Cornelius to send for Peter to come and tell him what God wanted him to do. Then God gave Peter a vision in Simon the tanner's house to help the Apostle understand that he should not call any person unclean.
Three times Peter saw this vision before he was prepared in his heart to teach Cornelius about Jesus Christ. When Peter taught Cornelius, the centurion believed him, and the Holy Spirit was poured out on all those who were there. What great joy everyone felt! Peter learned that the Lord loves and accepts people from every nation. (See Acts 10.)
We can be like Ammon and Peter. We can be missionaries right now by living the gospel and showing love to others. We are missionaries when we share our testimony that Heavenly Father loves all His children. Heavenly Father wants you and me to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with all His children.
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Study Finds Significant Improvements In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treated With Phentermine And Topiramate Extended-Release Capsules
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) today announced that a study published in the journal SLEEP (2012; 35(11):1529-1539) found that patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) taking phentermine and topiramate extended-release capsules achieved significant improvements in key measures of OSA and cardiovascular risk factors along with weight loss during the 28-week trial.
OSA is a chronic and potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing is abnormally shallow ("hypopnea") or stops altogether ("apnea") for at least 10 seconds. These repetitive events are associated with collapse of the upper airway during sleep, and may occur 5 to 30 or more times per hour. Although many cases are unrecognized, symptoms may include snoring, fatigue or sleepiness during the day.
OSA afflicts approximately 3% to 7% of the U.S. population. Data from the Wisconsin Cohort Study indicate that the prevalence of OSA in people aged 30-60 years is 9-24% for men and 4-9% for women.
OSA is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, stroke and increased mortality.The current standard of care treatment for OSA is "positive airway pressure" (PAP) in which the upper airway is kept open by increased air pressure, but PAP provides benefits only when used consistently. Many patients find PAP to be inconvenient or uncomfortable, and compliance with PAP treatment limits its effectiveness. A safe and effective pharmacologic treatment for OSA could be useful and more acceptable to some patients than PAP, but no drug is currently approved to treat OSA. In the study recently reported in SLEEP, 45 obese adults who were not using PAP were randomized to placebo or treatment with phentermine and topiramate extended-release capsules for 28 weeks. Both groups received intensive lifestyle modification counseling. The primary endpoint was change in the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), a measure of the average number of breathing interruptions per hour during sleep. An AHI of 5-15 is considered mild, 15-30 moderate, and severe if >30. The average AHI at baseline in both treatment groups was about 45, indicating that, on average, subjects had severe OSA at the beginning of the study. By the end of the study, the number of apnea-hypopnea events in the phentermine and topiramate extended-release capsules group was reduced from an average of 44 events per hour (severe) to 14 events per hour (mild) at Week 28. The placebo-adjusted LS mean change Week 28 was -14.9 (p=0.0084).
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BOZEMAN -- Aaron Plowman, a student at Montana State University, fell to his death during a spring break trip in London, England.
MSU spokesperson Tracy Ellig says that Plowman, 24-years old was a senior English major on a school trip to study Shakespeare.
He died Friday morning in what Ellig calls a tragic accident.
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In his first appearance in nearly two years, longtime welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre overwhelmed interim titleholder Carlos Condit with takedowns, ground-and-pound and beautiful standing combinations, as he unified the welterweight crown with a unanimous decision in the UFC 154 headliner on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
St. Pierre (23-2, 17-2 UFC) swept the scorecards by 49-46, 50-45 and 50-45 counts, showing no ill effects from the knee injury that threatened his brilliant career.
âPeople talk about ring rust. I definitely know what it is now,â he said. âCredit to Carlos. He gave me my toughest fight. He lost, but this loss will make him a better martial artist, and heâs going to come back stronger.â
Condit (28-6, 5-2 UFC) took the praise in stride.
âItâs a great compliment from such a great champion, but [it does] not really [provide any consolation,â he said. âIâm still disappointed. Iâm glad I was able to come in and fight a guy like Georges and put on a great show for these fans in Montreal.â
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Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau back in chemistry lab
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DALLAS, TX - MAY 17: Nazr Mohammed #8 of the Oklahoma City Thunder goes up for a shot in front of Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks in the first half in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the 2011 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 17, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Eric Gay/Pool/Getty Images)
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3 20.6 2.9 .529 .484 4.4 .8
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Kyle Korver called it the most selfless team he had ever played for. Chemistry was the Bulls' MVP last season.
As disappointing as the season turned out, it also included a great accomplishment. Leading the NBA in regular-season victories despite Derrick Rose spending long stretches in a full body cast is a testament to the NBA's best chemistry.
If coach Tom Thibodeau can re-create that elusive quality starting Tuesday, when training camp opens at the Berto Center, he should be allowed to name his price before signing a long-overdue contract extension. It's the biggest challenge of his career, considering half the roster was replaced and the Bulls' unquestioned leader is rehabbing a torn ACL.
The team's signature under Thibodeau has been defense, effort and unselfishness, which must continue if these Bulls are to fulfill their potential. The problem is, before he can establish expectations or growl, "Do your job," introductions will be in order. Players can't play well together until they get to know each other and each other's games, which is priority No. 1.
Playing Korver's role of long-range bomber will be Marco Belinelli. Kirk Hinrich replaces C.J. Watson, and Nate Robinson is this year's John Lucas III. Omer Asik will be difficult to replace everywhere but at the free-throw line. Nazr Mohammed and Vladimir Radmanovic won't be able to duplicate Asik's defensive presence but should bring more scoring punch. Jimmy Butler is the new Ronnie Brewer. Marquis Teague replaces Butler as understudy.
If chemistry was the team MVP last season, depth finished a close second. Considering the games lost to injury by Rose, Luol Deng, Richard Hamilton and Watson, finishing with the most regular-season wins for the second straight year was an amazing feat and a testament not only to Thibodeau, but the personnel department, as well.
Vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman carefully assembled a roster that fit together seamlessly when everybody was healthy, which was rare last season.
They undoubtedly tried to build this roster just as meticulously, but whether this one will be as successful as last season's version remains to be seen. Complicating the process is the void left by Rose's absence, which extends beyond his considerable ability.
Rose is the player most responsible for setting the pace and holding teammates to a high standard, which he won't be able to do until he recovers from ACL surgery, and nobody, least of all Rose, knows when that might be. In the meantime, he's going to try to lead from the training room, which is never easy.
In a way, Thibodeau is preparing his team for two seasons --- one without Rose and one when Rose returns, which only increases the degree of difficulty.
Continuity was a big reason for optimism heading into last season's abbreviated training camp. No more. If Thibodeau hopes to duplicate the chemistry that helped him become the fastest NBA coach to win 100 games, he's going to have to produce it from scratch.


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"I would give these 5 stars for taste, but only gave 4 because they are pretty crumbly. I followed the recipe exactly. I made them to take along when we drive to Oklahoma - it takes 11 hours so we don't take time to eat breakfast before we go. However, I'm afraid these would get all over in the car."
"We really liked this. Will make again. I did add a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, but that's just personal preference. Not sure it added anything to this recipe."
"Loved this - will make often. I did use onions instead of shallots. May try basil next time, but I liked it with the rosemary."
"OMG so good. The only problem was, I didn't have enough sour kraut for the hot dogs. Normally, we have plenty of sour kraut and not enough hot dogs. Will definitely double the recipe next time. Yum. Even DH who doesn't care for sour kraut loved it."
"Loved this. I did add a little more tomato as I halved the recipe and only had a 14 ounce can instead of 8 oz. I will be making this a lot as soon as I can get farm fresh zucchini. I used two yellow squash this time. Thanks for a great recipe."
"I am pretty much a vegetarian, but made these for my family and just had to try one. Well, I tried one and ended up eating six. They are so good and so easy to make. I did make small ones, ended up with 36 little meatballs. There were only three of us and we ate the whole batch. Yum - would have given them ten stars if I could. I might try b..."
"This was really good. DH doesn't care for rice much, but he didn't even complain about it being in this. He likes spinach and said this was pretty good. That's worth 5 stars."
"This was really good. I did use skin on salmon and pan fried. I only marinated them for 15 min, but bet it would be even better if it was marinated for a longer time."
"This is the best meatloaf I've ever made. It will be my go to recipe from now on. I've used something similar to the sauce recipe but like it with the vinegar now. Thanks so much for the great recipe. Oh, I did saute the onions with a clove of garlic before adding to the meat and also added 1 teaspoon of worcestershire sauce. Yummy."
"These were super good. Even ate them cold later. They made a lot. I cut up the leftovers and added them to our salad."


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Update on Juliet - 12 Nov 2010
Animalkind, Inc
Update on "Juliet" 12 Nov 2010
Hi Katrin (and everyone at Animalkind) –
Just a quick note to let you know that the calico cat "Juliet" (adopted 10/28/10) is doing very well – we've renamed her Tikka (because calico is originally from India and we love Tikka Masala at the Indian restaurant). She is already putting on weight, enjoys getting brushed every morning, and is happily finding her way in and out of the chicken shed where she lives with Iggy (a Himalayan kitty) and 10 hens. She is very curious about the hens (they are penned in; the kitties are loose) and is getting along ok with Iggy. She loves to sleep on a quilt in the big window, where she can see everyone that goes by. She's very friendly and likes living in this multigenerational household where there's always folks around.
We'll send photos soon –
Thanks again,
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Question: I have moles in my lawn and it's driving me crazy! How can I get rid of the moles?
- Alexis B. (Polk City, FL)
Answer: While there are many products out there that purport to provide effective mole control, there are really only two effective ways to get rid of the moles in your lawn. The first is to trap and remove/kill the moles. The second is to use mole baits to attract and kill them.
The first thing you have to understand is that while moles do eat grubs, they feed primarily on earthworms. So, treating your lawn for grubs will not get rid of your mole problem. So, you're left with either trapping or baiting. For trapping, there are several products out there that seem to work well:
(1) Victor Out O'Sight Mole Trap
(4) Nash Choker Loop Mole Trap
For mole bait, the one to use is the Tomcat Mole Killer Worm Formula. This bait is designed to look like a worm and is supposed to kill moles in a single feeding.


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Establishing new company/branch office/firm business |
Foreign enterprises applying for TWSE/OTC/ESMT |
Investment on TWSE/OTC/ESM |
Purchase of Land |
Infrastructure projects |
Investment Structure Considerations
To attract investment in Taiwan, the government has actively opened the investment options and channels for foreign investors investing in Taiwan. A brief description of these investment options and channels are as follows:
Invest directly by establishing a new company/branch office/firm business
Any of the investors from all over the world who intends to develop a business and conducts activities in Taiwan, should apply to register a legal entity in the form of either a subsidiary, branch office or business firm in accordance with the related Taiwan regulations. To facilitate and promote investment, our government has simplified the application and registration procedures.
Alternatively, investors may consider participating in an existing Taiwanese enterprise or expending business activities in Taiwan by options of M&A, reinvestment and purchase of shares. In practice, there are so many factors such as tax issues, legal documents and valuation of assets will be taken into consideration while conducting M&A, reinvestment and purchase of shares. As a result, a general registration procedure can not be followed; instead, a case by case study is more appropriated or seeking for assistance or advice from professional consulting firms would be highly recommended.
For more detailed information, please click here "Introduction to Investment Registration".
Foreign enterprises (overseas Taiwanese businesses) applying for listing on Taiwan Stock and Exchange (TWSE), Over-the-Counter(OTC) market and Emerging Stock Market in Taiwan
Due to the globalization in the capital market, and the Asia-Pacific's emerging markets are also expanding rapidly, moreover, the economic ties between Taiwan and Mainland China are developing stably. Taiwan will benefit from these facts and become a better-developed, drawing abundant capital from investors all over the world. Hopefully, Taiwan will be an enterprise's first choice for listing.
To facilitate Taiwan's capital market become more globalized, our government has made every endeavor to promote fairness, efficiency and security in Taiwan's capital market by setting up various mechanisms to encourage foreign enterprises (overseas Taiwanese businesses) to return to Taiwan and apply for listing on TWSE, OTC, and Emerging Stock Market. (Please link to the website of Taiwan Stock Exchange for more information)
We would like to share the securities trading platform with all business partners and look forward to enjoying the success together.
Note 1: According to relevant provisions in the Law Governing Relations between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area ("Law Governing Relations") , a foreign issuer intending to list in Taiwan shall comply with the following provisions:
Note 2: A foreign issuer was incorporated in mainland China, it may not seek the listing of TDRs in Taiwan
Application Procedures
Step 1: Apply for registration on Emerging Stock Market
Applicant applies to the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM) for registration on Emerging Stock Market. In principle, the GTSM carries out only document review. The GTSM approves the application within 3 business days after receipt of the application documents if the applicant meets the OTC trading requirements. In addition, the GTSM will post a general description of applicant company on the GTSM website for at least five business days. At the earliest, trading on the Emerging Stock Market of the shares of the foreign enterprise can begin from the sixth business day after approval of registration on the Emerging Stock Market.
Step 2: Apply for TWSE listing
Fill out the "Application for Primary Listing of Securities by Foreign Issuers" and submit the completed application with required attachments to Taiwan Securities Exchange (TWSE).
Following receipt of the application, the Administration Department of TWSE commences its examination of the application and its attachments. Moreover, depending on the needs that arise during the examination, TWSE may proceed with the following examination procedures:
The application for listing shall be submitted for deliberation by the Review Committee within six weeks after their receipt. Under certain circumstances, however, the TWSE may, based upon the review requirements or at the request of the applicant company, extend the deadline for submission to the Review Committee. Extension granted at the request of the applicant company shall be limited to a maximum period of one month.
The TWSE shall retain outside reviewers with expertise in specific industries to give consulting opinions on specific matters. If questions arise relating to financial, accounting, or legal matters, TWSE may also retain outside financial, accounting, and/or legal professionals to give written opinions.
After approval for listing is granted by deliberation of the Review Committee, the case shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for ratification.
For listing application cases which the Board of Directors resolves to approve for listing, the Administration Department shall first notify foreign issuers via post mail to supplement relevant materials and shall examine the reasonableness of the foreign issuer's responses to the listing Review Committee's questions, after which, it shall request the lead underwriter to supplement its assessment or request for an opinion from a CPA. Thereafter, the Administration Department shall submit the securities listing contract and the review report to the Competent Authority for examination and approval. The TWSE will then issue a listing approval letter to the foreign issuer so that the foreign issuer may complete the public offering of the stock.
Please link to the website of Taiwan Stock Exchange for more information (URL:http://www.twse.com.tw/ch/index.php)
Step 2: Apply for OTC Listing
Fill out the "Application for Primary OTC Listing of Securities by Foreign Issuers" and submit the completed application with required attachments to the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM).
Following receipt of the application, the Listing Examination Department of GTSM will commence an examination of the application and its attachments. Moreover, depending on the needs that arise during the examination, GTSM may proceed with the following examination procedures:
Application for primary OTC listing filed on the first day of the current month shall be submitted for deliberation by the OTC Securities Review Committee (Review Committee) in the following month. Under certain circumstances, however, the GTSM may, based upon review requirements or at the request of the applicant company, extend the deadline for submission to the Review Committee.
The results of the recommendation for listing by the Review Committee and the discussion and passage of the resolution for approval by the board of directors shall be recorded for each application for primary OTC listing. If the board of directors also adds supplementary resolutions, it shall notify the applicant company by post mail to supplement the required matters within a specified time period. When an application for a primary OTC listing of a stock is submitted to the board of directors and the board of directors resolves that further relevant information must be supplemented and the application must be resubmitted to the board of directors, the applicant company shall be notified by post mail to supplement the required information within a specified time period.
GTSM shall examine to ensure that the applicant company's preliminary prospectus for public offering has been supplemented with required documents. Thereafter the Contract for OTC Trading of Securities established between The GTSM and the foreign issuer, along with the review report, may be submitted to the competent authority for examination and approval.
Please link to the website of GreTai Securities Market for more information (URL:http://www.twse.com.tw/ch/index.php)
Step 1︰Completion and submission of the Listing Application
A foreign issuer shall fill out the "Application for Market Listing of the Taiwan Depository Receipts" and submit with the required attachments to the Taiwan Securities Exchange(TWSE).
Step 2︰Examination of the Documents
Starting from the date when the application was received, the examination of the application shall be completed within 10 business days.
Step 3︰TWSE issues a listing approval letter. The foreign issuer shall apply to the Competent Authority for public issuance within 30 days after the receipt of the approval letter.
Investment on stocks listing on TWSE (OTC Market) and Emerging Stock Market
In order to increase the level of foreign investments in Taiwan, the government has gradually relaxed several restrictions on foreign investment. Foreign investors are classified into four categories-"offshore foreign institutional investors", "offshore overseas Chinese and foreign natural persons" , "Onshore foreign institutional investors" and "onshore overseas and foreign natural persons" according to their residency and qualifications. Meanwhile, the rule on investment quotas for offshore institutional investors was removed and the review process for investment by overseas Chinese and foreign investors in domestic stocks was changed from the "permit" system to the "registration" system. The simplified application procedures have accelerated the progress of opening Taiwan's stock market for foreign investment. According to the "Regulations Governing the Investment in Securities by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals", overseas Chinese and foreign nationals investing in the Taiwan securities market are required to register with the TWSE. A brief comparison of the requirements between foreign institutional investors and overseas and foreign natural person is as follows:
Investor Category
Application Procedures:
Purchase of Land
Foreign investors planning to invest in real estate in Taiwan must first meet the" Reciprocity Principle" qualification. Secondly, foreign nationals acquiring land for personal use, investment, or public welfare purposes, and for the usages specified below, may file an application to the local land registration offices directly, without securing prior approvals from the competent authorities of central government.
For an inquiry of the " List of Reciprocal Nations for Foreigners Acquiring Land in Taiwain, R.O.C.", please link to the website of the Department of Land Administration, M.O.I.(URL:http://www.land.moi.gov.tw/).
Participate in infrastructure projects
In order to increase the quality of public service, expedite social economic development and encourage private participation in infrastructure projects, the government offers relevant tax incentives to private institutions participating in infrastructure projects as a reward for their contributions to the overall infrastructure in the country. The procedures for participating in infrastructure projects are described as follows:
For more information, please link to the website of the Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan (URL:http://www.pcc.gov.tw/cht/index.php?)
Investment Structure Considerations
Capital vs. Loans
Capital Contributions
Capital contributed by foreign investors should be approved by the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in advance. Dividend income received by foreign investors is subject to a 20% withholding tax if the investment is approved by the Investment Commission.
Shareholder Loans
A profit-seeking enterprise can be financed by shareholder loans. The interest paid on the loans may be deducted by the Taiwan enterprise, provided the interest rate does not exceed the market rate and the creditor's name and address are stated in the account book. Interest paid to foreign lenders is subject to a 20% withholding tax, unless the rate is reduced under an applicable tax treaty.
Treaty Utilization
Taiwan's tax treaties typically reduce the withholding tax on dividends, interest and royalties from the normal 30%, 25% and 20% to 10% or 15%.
Source of Equipment
A profit-seeking enterprise can purchase equipment for its business. Equipment purchased will be recorded as a fixed asset at its acquisition cost and depreciated over its service life. When calculating the depreciation, unless the assets qualify for government incentives the depreciation period cannot be shorter than the period in the fixed assets table. The profit-seeking enterprise can claim depreciation expenses on its income tax returns.
An equipment owner can contribute equipment as capital to a profit-seeking enterprise and become a shareholder thereby. Thus, foreign investors can contribute cash, property, automated machinery or raw materials, trademark rights, property rights, patents, specialized skills and other intellectual property rights to a Taiwan profit-seeking enterprise as capital. However, this type of foreign investment must be approved by the Investment Commission of the MOEA.
A lease of equipment by a Taiwan profit-seeking enterprise that meets one of the following criteria is considered a capital lease:
In a capital lease, the lessee must record the equipment as a fixed asset, and the depreciation and interest expenses resulting from the lease are deductible expenses.
An equipment lease that does not meet the above criteria is an operating lease. Under an operating lease, the lessee will not record the equipment as a fixed asset and, accordingly, will not recognize depreciation. However, rent paid to the lessor is deductible by the lessee.
Intellectual Property/Know-how
Capital Contribution
An owner of intellectual property can contribute intellectual property or know-how as capital to a company and thus become a shareholder. Any excess of shares obtained by the shareholder over the cost of the intellectual property is subject to income tax.
A profit-seeking enterprise whose head office is outside Taiwan can license its intellectual property in Taiwan and charge license fees or royalties. The license fees or royalties will be subject to a 20% withholding tax. If a competent authority's approval is obtained, the license fees, royalties or special rights received by the foreign profit-seeking enterprise are exempt from income tax. The withholding tax rate also may be reduced under an applicable tax treaty.
Technical Services
A foreign enterprise can provide technical support to its Taiwan entity in exchange for service fees. Although the fees are normally subject to a 20% withholding tax, the foreign enterprise may apply to the NTA for review as to whether the fees qualify as technical service fees. With NTA approval, 15% of the gross technical service fees are deemed to be the foreign enterprise's taxable profit, subject to withholding tax at 25%. This reduces the effective withholding tax on gross technical service fees from 20% to 3.75% (15% deemed profit x 25% withholding tax rate).
Allocation of General and Administrative Expenses
A foreign enterprise can allocate general and administrative expenses to its Taiwan branch. If the following conditions are satisfied, the allocated general and administrative expenses are tax deductible for the branch, and not taxable for the foreign head office:
The allocated general and administrative expenses may not exceed a set ceiling calculated as a percentage of each branch's operating revenue to the head office's total operating revenue. Individuals with special situations must apply for approval from a competent authority and use a reasonable allocation method. The allocated general and administrative expenses can be supported by a statement of general and administrative expense allocation and the financial statements of the head office. These supporting documents should be certified by a certified public accountant and authenticated by a Taiwan government representative in the country where the head office is located or by the relevant foreign tax authorities.
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A documentary by Jill Vickers and Jody Bergedick
Once in Afghanistan is a beautiful 70 minute color film by Peace Corps Volunteers about their service in smallpox prevention in Afghanistan.
Seventeen Volunteers tell stories about their work giving smallpox vacinations all over the country in 1969.
The stories in Once in Afghanistan give a complete picture of the Peace Corps Volunteer experience from training through two years of service and into coming back.
When I was among the responsive audience watching the showing in Amherst, Massachusetts in April 2009, we laughed at the Volunteers adjustments to Afghan culture, we empathized with their successes and failutes and we were moved by their feelings about their impact.
I think Once in Afghanistan is the best reflective film about being a Peace Corps Volunteer I have ever seen. By reflective I mean where volunteers remember their service.
Until I saw Once in Afghanistan in 2009, I called Jimi Sir - which I saw in 2004 - the best. Now I am calling Jimi Sir the best active film about being a Peace Corps Volunteer. By active I mean showing a volunteer in service.
Once in Afghanistan is set in 1969 and was debuted in the winter of 2008-2009. Jimi Sir is set in 1984 and was debuted in 2004.
Jill Vickers told me how Once in Afghanistan got made: "When my mentor in video production at the community access studio, Jody Bergedick, learned that I was still in touch with the women I served with in Afghanistan, she challenged me to interview them at the upcoming reunion. I did so and got enough footage that we together we able to make a 7 minute movie to send out on DVD to group members. It was then that they began to give me money to meet the budget for a full-length film seeing for themselves what Jody and I had in mind. When the first check arrived for $4000 from one of them, we were launched."
Once in Afghanistan is available on DVD for $20 plus $3 shipping through Dirt Road Documentaries [www.dirtroaddocumentaries.com] and all profits support projects rebuilding Afghanistan.
The DVD cover says, "It was 1969 and the World Health Organization had made eradication of smallpox its top priority. Young women trained by the Peace Corps joined teams of male vaccinators in Afghanistan to meet the challenge - go with them to the villages vaccunating each family, house by house, staying wherever the village could accomodate them."
Viewer comments on the cover -
They were part of something unique in human history, the eradication of a disease - Peace Corps training director Kristina Engstrom
Enchanting work that elicits universal feelings - RPCV Afghanistan Steve Nadler
Sublime sensitivity - Afghan American Trina Shabaz
Brings all people on this planet together - Bill Steiner
Reviews and comments -
Jill Vickers has sent me some of the great reviews and viewer comments Once in Afghanistan has received:
Jill, Kris,
I received the CD today and many thanks.
A most remarkable presentation — really a professional work expressing understanding, empathy, surprise, awe, frustration intermixed with a good selection of stills, music, etc. I found it absorbing but I will try this out on some others who have never been to Afghanistan–my recollections were revived of the hospitality and generosity of the people, the quite incredible fruit and vegetable markets and the frightening beauty of the country. Tonight, I was with one of the principal international health professors at Hopkins and I told him about it. He is anxious to obtain a copy and this I will send to him. You may hear further from them as Hopkins is pioneering a three year Peace Corps–Masters program which is turning out to be very attractive to many students. Melding a government and private university educational setting is a challenge but the early results are very positive, so he tells me.
Congratulations to a group for having maintained your ties.
I assume that all or most know of the group know of the sequel to the groundwork they laid in Afghanistan as after my first visit, we ousted the WHO senior advisor, brought in a former Indian army Colonel (and genuine hero from the medical service), obtained new Afghan leadership and they executed one of the most rapidly effective of all the national smallpox eradication programs. Peace Corps staff participated in the early phase of this dramatic success and played a role, I suspect, in paving the way for the ultimately successful program.
Best regards,
He co-authored The Red Book, all about smallpox eradication efforts worldwide and has a new book out this spring on smallpox.
I had my own ESL teacher moment at the reception; the unexpected opportunity to listen to the stories of the two Afghan men there, both grad students in the program where Bob and I taught. The older one related his life as a schoolboy under the Russian occupation, fleeing Afghanistan on foot with his family, struggling to get an education in Pakistan, returning to Afghanistan to work, while leaving his family behind in Quetta. When the two were asked how they met, the younger began, "When I was five years old…." Turned out they met right before leaving for the U.S., but he wanted to tell his story. And it was a good one - Kabul shopkeeper's son, dodging rockets while Kabul was under siege from the rival tribal war-lords, heralding the arrival of the Taliban and witnessing the disintegration of their promise, very close to his extended family, in conflict with his father who wanted him to take over the shop rather than continue his education. He didn't tell his family he had won a scholarship and was going to the U.S. until the day before he left. So I was brought back to being the sympathetic listener to the stories the boys I taught told me 40 years ago. A very good thing for me.
My neighbor sent me the following email - worth sharing. Keep me in the loop, too. Linda
Dear Linda, Thank you so much for alerting me to this event in advance; it was an amazing view of a place and time, a mission, and the individual adventurous women I felt I met. I bought the video.
Keep me in the loop! Jeanne
Hello Jill-
I didn't linger after the movie on Sunday, but I wanted to say how awesome the film is! It was very inspirational!
It was so neat to see how many different paths the women have taken in their lives and what a tribute to the Afghan people.
Thank you for all your work!
Best- Suzanne Young
"This past weekend, our Kentucky Returned Peace Corps Volunteer group met for our annual winter gathering and watched the DVD. I really don't have the words to describe it. It is a window into a country and culture that few Americans have experienced. The women were interviewed nearly 40 years after their experience in Afghanistan, yet their recollections are crisp and absolutely relevant to today."
Local film offers new take on Afghanistan
Submitted by Addison Independent on October 8, 2008 - 9:21pm
By JOHN FLOWERS
BRIDPORT — Jill Vickers' recollections of Afghanistan had been of a proud, resourceful population working hard to get by in a foreboding yet majestic setting.
But Vickers' vivid memories, culled from a stint as a Peace Corps worker in Afghanistan from 1969-1971, had become clouded this decade — not as much from the passage of time as by TV footage of bombings and some media portrayals of Afghans as terrorists.
"Afghanistan is a place where terrorists live and thrive? This was not our experience," Vickers said of her and her colleagues' recollections of Afghanistan, where they had scoured the countryside inoculating people in small towns against smallpox.
The Bridport resident and her 16 fellow Peace Corps associates are now sharing memories of their experiences in a new documentary film titled "Once in Afghanistan." The recently completed 70-minute film was produced by Vickers and Jody Bergedick, the youth program coordinator for Middlebury Community Television (MCTV).
Set for its premier at Castleton State College's Casella Theater on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 3:30 and 7 p.m., "Once in Afghanistan" features heartfelt and poignant interviews with the 17 Peace Corps volunteers who are now spread throughout the country.
The film, which Vickers expects to air on MCTV at a later date and will be available on DVD, includes still photos of the vaccinators and 1960s-era footage of Afghanistan supplied by Middlebury resident Foster McEdward.
Vickers unwittingly planted the seeds for "Once in Afghanistan" in 2004, during a reunion with her former Peace Corps colleagues. Wanting a keepsake of the gathering, Vickers interviewed the women. She brought the footage back to Addison County and eventually into the MCTV studios. There, with Bergedick's help, she condensed the material into a seven-minute segment.
Bergedick was immediately struck by the quality of the commentary offered by the interviewees.
"All of them are extraordinary people," she said. "They are interesting, articulate and have a very deep bond with each other that I had not seen before."
Bergedick encouraged Vickers to turn the seven-minute segment into something bigger. Vickers sent it to her associates, and the response was emphatic.
"When people in the group saw this seven-minute teaser, they gave the money to make this movie," Vickers said.
Thus began a more-than-two-year effort to make "Once in Afghanistan," a labor of love for a group of women whose experiences have kept them in touch for four decades.
It's a bond that began in 1968, when they began training for their Peace Corps mission: Working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in its global effort to eradicate smallpox from the planet. The women joined teams of male vaccinators and fanned out across the rugged country, inoculating as many people as they could against the deadly disease.
Vickers' team was primarily responsible for reaching the women and girls, as Afghanistan's traditional Muslim culture discouraged contact between them and men outside the family. The American women worked house by house, negotiating steep, almost impenetrable terrain to reach ordinary Afghans who quite often had to be vigorously persuaded to receive the life saving shots.
"There was superstition, and they had their own way of doing things," Vickers recalled of the people she met. "It was a sales job; we had to do a lot of talking."
Thankfully, most of the Afghans relented and agreed to roll up their sleeves for vaccinations.
Vickers recalled a lot of give-and-take exchanges that helped the vaccinators and their patients learn a lot about each other.
"We showed them how much we admired their culture, their values, their strong families and their ability to survive among such difficult circumstances," Vickers said.
Among the difficulties the Afghan citizens faced were a harsh climate and immense poverty. Though they had little to give, the common people in the small towns opened up their homes to the foreign visitors.
"I was struck by how hospitable people with so little can be to a stranger," Vickers said.
The group vaccinated thousands of Afghans during their time in-country, leaving in 1971. The WHO declared smallpox eradicated in 1980, giving Vickers and her colleagues satisfaction that their efforts paid some big humanitarian dividends.
But it was also in 1980 that Afghanistan entered a dark chapter of its history from which it has yet to emerge. First came the Soviet invasion and with it, several years of bloodshed. After the Soviet-installed government was toppled came years of oppressive rule by the Muslim fundamentalist Taliban regime. Most recently, Afghanistan has been called a central front in the war on terror, spurring U.S. military actions there. United States forces have seen a ramping up of violence against troops in recent months.
Vickers said she was also struck with how Afghanistan became a chief target of military operations after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. She noted those who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks were primarily Saudis.
"Somehow, we needed to counter this notion that a Saudi fundamentalist is the same as an Afghani tribesman," Vickers said of one of the rationales for creating the documentary.
"Politics, and weapons in a few hands can take out all the goodwill that was created," she added of the impact on prior goodwill missions to Afghanistan.
Members of Vickers' group shared those and other sentiments during a series of filming sessions in Concord, N.H.; Williams, Ariz.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Bridport, Vt.; and at the MCTV studios in Middlebury. The women contributed around 90 photos from their Afghanistan collections, which are woven in with McEdward's footage of 16-millimeter street scenes shot in Kabul during the 1960s. McEdward, an aviator, was in Afghanistan at the time taking high-altitude footage of the nation for oil and water resources purposes.
Vickers and Bergedick completed the film last week, with the help of Katherine Wheatley, a local videographer and independent video producer.
All profits from the film will support rebuilding projects in Afghanistan. For more information about the film and how to obtain a copy, log on to www.dirtroaddocumentaries.com.
The filmmakers are pleased with the final product, which they said sends a message that transcends conflict, humanitarianism and the Middle East.
"Despite were you go and live… at the end of the day, you can look at each other and recognize each other as human beings," Bergedick said. "That's the essence of the movie."
By David Moats Rutland Herald, Vermont Staff - Published: October 8, 2008
Forty years ago they were a group of young women traveling into the mountains of Afghanistan, into villages where people had never seen a Westerner before, or a car. They were bringing small pox vaccine, and their job was to vaccinate everyone — infants, old people, women, men. From their sheltered lives in the United States, they thrust themselves into one of the poorest, most primitive places on earth, and they had a job to do. Decades later the United Nations declared small pox had been eradicated around the world.
I knew about those vaccinators. I, too, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan. The vaccinators had a reputation as among the most daring of all the volunteers in the country because of the danger and difficulty of their job. That they were women made it all the more dangerous and difficult.
At the time I lived with another volunteer in Khanabad, a town in the far north. We taught English in the local school, and our paths seldom crossed with the paths of the vaccinators. So one day when a vaccinator came through our town, we were happy to give her dinner and a place to stay for the night. It was always a treat to have a visitor. Her name was Jill Vickers, and she told me she was from upstate New York. I never saw her again.
Forty years later Jill Vickers lives in Bridport, Vt., and she has made a film for which she tracked down a dozen or so former vaccinators and interviewed them about their experiences. Afghanistan changed each of them. It was another world — "Bethlehem 2000 years ago," one of them said, — where people were living at a subsistence level. The vaccinators came back to America, and most had a hard time conveying to friends and family the fullness of their experience. Jill Vickers has given them another chance to tell their stories, artfully weaving the individual stories of each woman into a larger story encompassing the pathos, humor and hardship they experienced in Afghanistan.
The interviews are spliced with film footage of Afghanistan from 1965, plus numerous affecting photos of Afghan people and places, including photos of the vaccinators when they were young. In this way the film becomes the story of these women's lives as they look back on their 24-year-old selves.
They are not shy about talking of the difficulties they faced. The vaccinators are identified in the film only by their first names, and a woman named Lizette described the time she encountered an Afghan woman who was dying of bone tuberculosis. The woman knew she was dying, but she insisted that her children be vaccinated so they could have the best possible lives. Forty years later, the emotion was still present for Lizette. "She was just a wonderful woman," she said. And she remembered thinking, "The world doesn't owe me a damn thing."
The Peace Corps used female vaccinators so they would have access to the Afghan women, and so the volunteers got a rare glimpse at the lives of women who for the most part were hidden away behind mud walls. They found that some of the women were treated with love and respect. Others took them aside to show them their bruises.
A vaccinator named Linda — Linda Berryhill of Shrewsbury — recalled that Uzbek and Turkmen women were saucy and that nomad women were tough and a little scary. She remembered a tiny young girl setting down the two buckets she had been carrying on a yoke over her shoulders and leading her by the hand to see her mother, who was dying. "There was nothing I could do," Linda said.
The women experienced dire illness and the unwanted attention of men, plus the ordinary hardships of traveling in a remote place far from home. But there were rewarding moments that have stayed with them all these years.
Linda recalled the time a "magnificent" village woman took her aside by the hand, gave her tea and sat with her, establishing a "human connection" that was beyond words. "Those magic moments you can't program," Linda said. "They're a gift that life gives you. When they happen, savor them."
The women encountered the unrivaled generosity of the Afghan people. "They give you everything," a vaccinator named Pat said. So they learned not to eat everything offered; if they did, someone else would probably have to do without.
The history of Afghanistan since the 1960s has bestowed upon the Afghan people hardship far more extreme that anything encountered by the Peace Corps vaccinators. A vaccinator named Rita was asked at the end of the film to sum up Afghanistan in one word. She searched for the word. Then she said, "Tragic." She paused, feeling the full sadness of the nation's history. "That's one word," she said.
The film describes the different paths followed by the women when they came home. It wasn't always an easy adjustment. But they had helped eradicate small pox. They extended some lives, even if it was into a tragic future. They gave themselves, and perhaps some of the Afghans whose paths they crossed, some of those magic moments.
The film, titled "Once in Afghanistan," will be screened at 3:30 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Casella Theater at Castleton State College.
David Moats is editorial page editor of the Herald.
By John Coyne, PeaceCorpsWorldwide
I watched a documentary yesterday entitled Once in Afghanistan that was produced by Jill Vickers, a PCV in 1968 in Afghanistan . The documentary was done by Jill's company Dirt Road Documentaries, and it is about 17 women who survive 3-months of Training (36 started) on an Indian reservation in Arizona and then went to Afghanistan to vaccinate women against small pox. The film is basically a series of quick interviews of these women. They recall themselves as young kids fresh out of college and off on this new adventure, the Peace Corps.
It is a wonderful case history; it is long conversation; it is a reflection of another time and place, and it is a look at how these women—now in their sixties–had their lives shaped and changed by having once upon a time been Peace Corps Volunteers.
For those of us who made similar journeys there is not a lot new in what the women say, but there is a lot of nodding in agreement at their comments about their PCV lives, and a lot of whispered, "me too" when we hear what they went through as Volunteers.
None of them think that they did anything special. They just did at the time something very different. They didn't get married right after college, as so many other women did. They didn't have children and a family and settle down like many generations had done before them. No, they went into the Peace Corps, which was still brand new and exciting and difficult and no one knew really what it was all about. They were pioneers. But still today, they are very humble about what they achieved, and what they endured to save women and children in remote and isolated villages half way around the world. This was a difficult Peace Corps assignment, but you don't hear that in their voices.
The documentary is 70 minutes long. It is like watching PBS all afternoon. But that's okay. The women have a lot of good things to say that Americans should hear today.
Once in Afghanistan is a wonderful and effective Peace Corps training film. It is a wonderful film for high school and college students, for women's groups, for anyone who is thinking about the Peace Corps. It is a film Michelle and Barack might want to show their daughters, and their daughters' friends.
I am not sure if this documentary is for sale, but if you are interested in it, for yourself, school, or women's group, I would suggest you contact Jill Vickers.
The address of Dirt Road Documentaries is:
4409 Town Line Road
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You can also reach Jill at: email@example.com
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NCIS: Los Angeles Review: Operation Wide Awakeby Carla Day at . Comments
A new crowd-sourced side of Naval intelligence was explored on NCIS: Los Angeles when a diner blew up with four men inside.
The cold war days of recruiting cryptographers with a difficult puzzle in the newspaper was updated to the 21st century through a computer game called Wide Awake. It's a rather cool idea, except for the whole getting killed thing.
It was pretty obvious from the beginning that Astrid, not Hoffman, was the game's missing elite player. She definitely didn't make it easy for NCIS to find her. The most informative part of her character wasn't about her at all; it was about Kensi.
The back stories of the NCIS boathouse crew are given out slowly and only in tiny bits. In "The Fifth Man," we found out that Kensi ran away after her father's death and lived on the streets for a year. That explained why Kensi was able to get through to Astrid more than others. She understood her in a way that nobody else could.
While Kensi and Deeks have the banter down between them, they also clearly care for each other. The kindness that Deeks showed Kensi proved that. I've written it before and I'll write it again: I'm not a member of Team Densi. They are professional partners and I don't want that to change.
The writers were playing to those fans tonight. Not once, but twice their relationship was brought up. As the team walked through the casino, one of the women at a table mentioned that they made a cute couple . And then the big one ... Astrid asked Kensi if she loved Deeks, after which Kensi conveniently changed the subject.
I found the case compelling and it held my attention. I didn't have a clue that Mathers was the murderer until Toretto outed him, but it made sense. Mathers' career was on the line and he did what he thought was necessary to save his project. He probably thought the ends justified the means. With a fixed program, he could save many more lives in the future.
Odds and Ends
- Bad sushi excuse! Hilarious that Sam and Callen claimed they invented that excuse.
- Good question -- why would the Office of Naval Intelligence have a Twitter account?
- I could go for a John Hughes marathon. 80s movies rock!
- Kensi's reaction to the girl on the train tracks was enough to give away that she felt a connection to her.
- I'm not exactly sure what the purpose the car chase served, but it was a decent action scene. The victim had to be decapitated, right?
- Learned something new: Art of Civilized Bushwhack
- I knew Deeks had a softer side, but Phantom of the Opera? That was a shocker.
- The roles of the women at the poker table were played by the cast's real mothers.
Carla Day is a staff writer for TV Fanatic. Follow her on Twitter and on Google+.Tags: NCIS: Los Angeles, Reviews
Agree with DeAnn -- Deeks and Kensi do make a cute couple..would be a fun hook - up....love the action in th is sh ow.
I watch this program most of the time because I really like the characters and the actors and actresses who play them but normally I don't really care for the story lines. This episode was an exception. The best one yet.
AWWWWWW! I just LOVE that the cast's moms played the poker table ladies! I knew there had to be something about them for them to comment like that about Kensi and Deeks. To be honest, I think Kensi and Deeks are a cute couple, too, and would love it if they'd hook up ala Castle's Beckett and Castle. I think Kensi feels safe and cared for with Deeks, and I think Deeks carries a torch for Kensi, and I think they could heal one another and would be good for one another. Plus, I'd be happy to get a glimpse of naked Deeks, who is just yummy. Not that LL Cool J is any slouch, of course. But the thing I loved most about this ep was how tender and gentle Kensi was with Astrid. I really loved the poker game with Hetty at the end...it made me misty. Such an awesome ep!
How can anyone watch this blatant S**t and call it TV?? you people make me sick.
To start out Kensi and G with the sticks, and then Deeks and Sam were cool. And as my son pointed out later.,Sam and the poker was him doing the same thing.
The bad sushi joke was ok, especially when Sam and G invented it. But Deeks at Phantom was surprising.
Operation:Wide Awake was interesting and Nell Being picked to Play it was nice. Surprised Eric didn't want to try it to see if he could beat it.
At the casino I didn't know it was their moms until I read the review in TVFANATIC.com today. No one in my house knew it either. I figured it was a women's group that were ogling the younger men. But it wasn't played up enough that way and now I know why. I figured Deeks would be embarrassed or revel in the attention. I also read CBS reviews to help put my notes in perspective.
That ending with Astrid,Kensi,and Hetty totally had me tearing up.Loved it.Great episode.
Can we all agree these might be NCIS LA best season ever
That is so cute that the cast's real mothers played the ladies at the poker table! :-)
Phantom of the Opera does't surprise me that much...on an episode last season (I think it was last season) Deeks was the only one on the team that knew all about The Sound Of Music (other than Eric).
What I loved most was when Sam went all bruce lee on Deeks and on Toretto. And I'll agree I find Kensi/Deeks to be more of a professional partnership kind of like a boy and girl version of what Callen and Sam are.


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For people used to relational databases and doing MySQL database design, using NoSQL solutions such as MongoDB brings interesting challenges. One of them is schema design: while in the relational world, normalization is a good way to start, how should we design our collections when creating a new MongoDB application? Let's see with a simple […]
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