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TSM plans to pay approximately US$0.4 per ADR share (or NT$2.5 per share in Taiwan):
Based on closing price of $8.97 per ADR share, it's about 4.4% dividend.
I looked at a Dec statement last night and the rate for the money market was 1.55, while the tax free AAA Mars were getting 1.75.
I sure hope that it will go above 10 by April. Would not mind to sell to the shorts at that point.
Auri, thanks for sharing. Hmmm...short-term munis, huh? What are the rates like today?
I just reviewed my Schwab commish for last year. I don't trade enough to make it worthwile to switch to an annual fee structure.
Good luck on your covered Apr10 calls. The May MSCI reweighting will be in your favor. However, the Taiwan gov't will be dumping TSM shares this year, so it could come down to timing.
They are tax free municipal bonds that renew in 7, 21, or 35 day intervals. Interest rates are re-set at those times. You can find them in AAA and insured as well. They are tax free and the yield is a little lower than the taxable counterparts. Better than a money market rate, by far. I never went below AA, and always got one that was insured. Interest is acrued daily and you can get out of them for 100, any day. AGE has a list of the ones they have available that also gets renewed daily.
Ahm one hitch, most trade in 25K increments, some even in 50k. But again, if you are interested in this type of account, you are not sitting on just 10K, am I right?
MARS sounds good. Never heard though. What are they? I've thought about short-term bond funds before but they can fluctuate as well.
Schwab and now Brown both offer the best bid/ask from all the exchanges (including ISE), so i just do online orders. I should try what you're suggesting when I'm doing large lots. Rollouts have a better chance of improving the bids/asks as the floor gets to work both sides.
They used to, not anymore. I started to put parked cash into MARS, especially the tax free kind. You can get in and out any day and with zero cost.
I have a friend that uses Brown and I will start something up with them in the near future to do a little day trading. But for the main stay and the strategy, I like AGE (or ML). It can be quite lucrative to be able to go to the exchange that has a higher bid or lower ask by a nickel. This by itself pays for the annual fee, in my mind. As well as 50 contracts or higher go to their floor manager who will shop it around. That is sometimes worth a dime, when it comes to in the money rolls.
Auri, i've heard about the ML fee structure before. 1-1.5% would be worthwile with the amount of trades you make.
I'm stuck with Schwab for my company 401K and the stock commish is painful at $0.015/share. A couple of turns at the volumes we're talking about would pay for the yearly fees. Even excercised covered calls are charged the per share commish at Schwab. Brown only charges a flat $19 for excercised options regardless of volume.
BTW, does AGE have good money market rates? It's nice to get decent yield on parked cash that's backing short puts.
You must not have learned how to spell kindergarten, I guess. But hey, I am sure where you are from they called it the "Young Maoists" or the "Young Pioneers"
This idiot is better than that com2000
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Beam me up samkdm, there is no intelligent life down here!!!
Thanks, I thought for a while I was in kindergarten (which is probably not too far off the truth).
Happy call selling to you!
I put him on ignore, too.
Just try Ameritrade or eTrade!
you do know these are online brokers, do you?
Kid, you are stupid as hell,
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First thing, I have a brick house (built in '65) with NO outdoor outlets, so of course the wife up and buys an outdoor fountain. The only power I had even remotely accessable, was the carport light which is on a 3-way circuit. I accessed the junction box for the carport light (a story in and of itself) and found a white, black, and bare lead. To this I ran both my GFCI for the fountain (usinf UF cable buried 18") and another run to make the carport light switchable outside. My thinking was that the indoor switches would control the circuit (and thus the fountain) and the light could be controlled outside or in.
Well the light works fine, but my circuit tester says my GFCIs have an open ground. By my thinking, I should have two potential grounds since this is a 3-way circuit. What I'm wondering though is do I actually have a problem with my nuetral since I'm trying to get power from a 3-way circuit. Also, can I fix my problem by just eliminating one of the swithces on my 3-way circuit?
I'm not pluggin the anything into a circuit that's not properly grounded, especially something that combine water AND electricity.
I appreciate any help, and do have most basic test equipment (circuit tester, voltmeter, etc.)
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Sounds a bit confusing, but I believe I would connect your meter to the new outlet to first check VOLTAGE from hot to neutral in ALL POSSIBLE combinations of circuit switch positions. Then check for VOLTAGE from neutral to ground with all combinations of switch positions. Then, if no voltages seen from neutral to ground, check for CONTINUITY from neutral to ground with all possible combinations of switch positions. If you get the expected values in all of these tests and if the GFI doesn't "interrupt" the circuit when in use (runing the fountain), you should be OK.
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Just had another thought.. Some circuit testers might give "open ground" readings on GFI outlets because of the difference between them and "regular" outlets. Just for fun, try replacing temporarily with a "regular" outlet and see if it reads "open ground" with that tester.
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text: Posted 25 Jan 2013 Many, myself included, would argue Cam is more responsible for the back to back top 10 offenses moreso than Chud. I would say that Chud is a brilliant offensive mind, but I'd also say he tried to get too cute this past season and that greatly hindered the Panthers offense and directly contributed to the 2-8 start. I would agree with the start but he went away from that after week 4 and Chud did a great Job of focusing the offense around Cam's strengths, and pushed it away from his weaknesses, like any good OC should. The it's all Cam crap is just complete BS fans think up. Kinda like the wholeJake Delhomme only looked good because of Smith thing, since that crap started we all saw how Smith looked with other QB's throwing at him(before Cam) and after that those that said it couldn't say it anymore because it was clearly not the case, it was a combination between the two. Truth is always somewhere in the middle, it's not all Chud, but it aint all Cam either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Many of us are already regard the Bush administration as a bad, distant memory, but today we're reminded of just how morally bankrupt they were.
The dismissal of U.S. Attorney David C. Iglesias of New Mexico in December 2006 followed extensive communication among lawyers and political aides in the White House who hashed over complaints about his work on public corruption cases against Democrats, according to newly released e-mails and transcripts of closed-door House testimony by former Bush counsel Harriet Miers and political chief Karl Rove.
A campaign to oust Iglesias intensified after state GOP officials and Republican members of the congressional delegation apparently concluded that he was not pursuing the cases against Democrats in a way that could help then-Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R) in a tight reelection race in New Mexico, according to interviews and Bush White House e-mails released Tuesday by congressional investigators. The documents place the genesis of Iglesias's dismissal earlier than previously known. […]
The House panel focused most of its attention on Iglesias, a rising star in New Mexico who came to displease his political patrons. Miers told investigators that Rove called her in September 2006, "agitated" about the slow pace of public corruption cases against Democrats and weak efforts to pursue voter-fraud cases in the state. In the call, Miers said, Rove described Iglesias as a "serious problem" and said he wanted "something done" about it. Miers testified that she called then-Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty to pass along the concerns.
Yes, Rove didn't say "I want Iglesias fired!", but this is much more than nudge nudge wink wink. Miers admits that Rove said he wanted something done. That was September 2006. Two months later in November, Iglesias' name was placed on a list for dismissal. In December he was fired.
Rove's response? As if you even have to read it….
In a statement Tuesday, Rove asserted that he "never sought to influence the conduct of any prosecution" and did not decide which prosecutors were fired. He also accused Democrats of making "false accusations and partisan innuendoes."
The only problem here with Rove's hacky answers is the fact that Harriet Miers is now the one supplying the accusations and innuendoes. To me this is game, set, match.
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The former Leeds forward put the Robins to the sword with a superb display of forward play to secure promotion for Simon Grayson's side
North End have failed to win promotion in their previous nine play-off campaigns, but are now just one game away from a place in the Championship
Owner Trevor Hemmings sealed a hat-trick of Grand National wins with Many Clouds last month, and PNE will be hoping there is double cause for celebration
The talking point late on in Manchester United's FA Cup victory over Preston has split opinion among some of football's biggest names
The former Leeds manager felt that all three Manchester United goals in Preston's 3-1 loss were dubious as his side failed to hang on to a 1-0 lead at Deepdale
Grayson managed Leeds to a memorable win at Old Trafford in 2010 and knows it will be free drinks for life if he can emulate the feat with another League One club
Brownhill was in the same age group as James Wilson at Old Trafford before he was released and says the snub left him devastated
Club owner Trevor Hemmings owned Ballabriggs when he romped to Aintree victory in 2011 - but an FA Cup success would be even more special
Former Leeds boss brought the winger to Elland Road on loan in 2012
Lancashire rivals have both appointed new managers today
Rovers' rejigged £6million offer for the Scotland striker boosts the amount of money Huddersfield would receive up front to £4m
Talks about a loan move are turning into negotiations over a £1m permanent deal as Fulham and Blackburn eye Terriers' Rhodes
Scotland international was Leeds' top scorer with 19 goals and has been linked with
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Leeds have expressed their "deepest sadness" at the death of Wales manager Gary Speed.
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The 2013/9th annual New African Films Festival will take place from March 7–12, hosted by AFI Silver Theater & Cultural Center, in Silver Spring, MD, co-presented by AFI, TransAfrica and afrikafé.
This year's lineup includes several acclaimed S&A highlights that you'll be familiar with, like Alain Gomis' Tey, Tosh Gitonga's Nairobi Half Life, Andy Okoroafor's Relentless, Sara Blecher's, Kim Nguyen's War Witch, Saïd Ould-Khelifa's Zabana! and others.
I'll return to highlight those few films in this year's lineup that haven't been profiled on S&A.
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EVERETT — Teri Cantor left the crash scene strapped down in the back of an ambulance.
Bleeding heavily, she was whisked to one hospital and transferred to another. The Everett woman spent five days in an intensive care unit.
The other driver, Johnothon Bagley, departed in the back of a patrol car. Police believe he was impaired by drugs when the Pontiac he had borrowed crossed the center line of a residential stretch of road in Lowell and slammed head-on into Cantor's Toyota.
Bagley, 27, fell asleep on the short ride to the police station. A ringing cellphone in his pocket didn't rouse him from his slumber, according to a police report.
In a basement conference room, he nodded off again.
More than two months after their worlds collided, Cantor, 51, rolls around her second-floor south Everett apartment in a wheelchair. She's recovering from multiple broken bones, including two shattered heels. Her feet are puffy and swollen and she must carefully tend to her wounds each day. She'll have to wait another five weeks for doctors to let her know when she can walk again.
Bagley was arrested for investigation of vehicular assault. He posted $200,000 bail and for a while was out of jail. At the time of the crash, he was awaiting sentencing for several crimes that likely will send him to prison. Prosecutors later were able to convince a judge that Bagley had violated the conditions of his release, and his bail was revoked.
In a sense, both drivers are facing lengthy confinement.
Cantor has spent weeks at a time without leaving the tan walls inside her apartment.
Eight neatly sorted stacks of paper take up a portion of her living room floor. They include medical bills and insurance papers. The tab so far exceeds $350,000.
Cantor was within a few blocks of her job in the inventory and receiving department at the Acrowood manufacturing plant in Lowell when the crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Nov. 15.
It pains Cantor to know that police believe Bagley was impaired by drugs.
His eyes were bloodshot beneath droopy lids when he was first questioned. His speech was slow and slurred, according to police reports.
He's not been charged in connection with the crash, so toxicology results haven't been made public in court records.
Police obtained a judge's permission to search the car he was driving. They found "miscellaneous drug paraphernalia" and "unknown miscellaneous suspected narcotics," according to the search warrant.
Cantor wants people to consider the misery they can cause others when they drive impaired.
Her physical pain has been immense, but there also are emotional scars, she said.
"People need to be aware that this is the rest of the story," she said. "It's going to be an emotional thing for the rest of my life."


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she won't sleep on her back anymore! if i lay her on her back she just rolls onto her tummy and falls back asleep. if i try to turn her over, she wakes up and cries.
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Your questions answered
20th Jul 2010
During the close season, we have invested in Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS). This will speed up service for customers, with state of the art touch screen tills.
Alison Plant Head of Business Villa
Question 2: At present, the PA system is poor quality and the music that is played during the warm-up and when Villa score is outdated. Are there are plans to change this?
There are many aspects to the match day experience that we have considered during the summer and obviously we hope these will significantly add to the atmosphere and the enjoyment of all supporters who visit Villa Park. We are of course aware of the restrictions set by the current PA system and this is part of a programme of issues the club is currently prioritising. As for match day music, it is clear from previous discussions with supporters that this is a subjective issue! However, we are working hard to ensure we improve the overall experience at Villa Park next season.
Phil Mepham Head of Media
Question 3 Can Aston Villa introduce safe standing areas at Villa Park to increase customer choice, and match atmosphere?
Since 1989 clubs in the Premier League and what is now the Coca Cola Championship have been required by the Secretary of State for Sport to maintain all-seated stadiums.This legislation is part of the Football Spectators Act 1989 under which clubs are licensed to admit paying spectators.So as the law stands, if Aston Villa does not maintain an all-seated stadium, a licence cannot be granted and spectators cannot be admitted to Villa Park. Aston Villa does not acknowledge the term 'safe standing' and seeks to comply in all respects with the legislative requirements governing football stadiums.
John Handley Head of Security & Safety Operations
Question 4 How does the club plan to improve half-time pitch-side entertainment?
As with the answer to question 2, this is something we are looking at closely this season.
Phil Mepham
Question 5 Could a weekly email be organised with fixture changes?
Fixture changes are always made available to supporters via a whole series of outlets, with the website and our SMS text messaging service just two of the methods used by the club. We also announce changes to the media at the earliest opportunity and the news is then reflected as soon as possible. At present, we are working on the launch of a new website and we are confident that the enhanced platform and other associated services will further improve our communication with supporters.
Phil Mepham
Question 6 Are there any plans for a membership scheme to be introduced which offers benefits in addition to being a season-ticket holder?
AVFC have introduced an access control system for the 07-08 season for season ticket holders. Once the system is well established we will be looking to introduce an adult membership scheme to complement the junior membership scheme. The scheme will enable fans to gain access to games ahead of general sale and a discount in the shop from time to time as well as other benefits. We recognise that we need a membership scheme that fans who, for whatever reason, cannot be season ticket holders can become members of.
Nicola Keye Head of Consumer Sales
Question 7 Can cup games be introduced as part of the season ticket?
The rules of domestic cup competitions dictate that 45 per cent of the net gate receipts have to be paid to the visiting club.This includes season ticket revenue that would have to be attributed to the gate receipts for each match.In order to incorporate cup matches into season tickets we would have to estimate the number of domestic cup matches we would be involved in each season, and then add an appropriate charge to the price of season tickets.This would greatly increase the price of season tickets which is clearly something we do not feel is in line with our pricing commitments.
Lee Preece Football Operations / Projects Manager
Question 8 Can 'part' season tickets be introduced which cater for fans who work inconsistent days and hours?
AVFC recognises that not all supporters can attend every game and may work evenings or weekends. We are currently reviewing a buyback scheme option to offer further flexibility to fans who cannot attend a game for whatever reason. We also feel that our half season ticket and Final 5 season ticket last season gave fans the opportunity to buy at various times during the season. We will continue to look at every option which enables us to 'package' tickets together for fans to take advantage of throughout 07/08.
Nicola Keye
Question 9 How will the club approach securing a new shirt sponsor? Will supporters be consulted on design?
The nature of shirt sponsorship is changing rapidly and attracting a shirt sponsor that shares our ambition, vision and values is of paramount importance to us. The days of selling space on the front of a Premier League shirt as real estate are long gone.We are aiming to recruit long term partners who offer Aston Villa as many benefits as we offer them. The acquisition of Nike, for example, provides us with the perfect platform from which to re-engage with the younger community. We are 100 per cent committed to consultation on all levels.The SCG (supporter consultation group) and VITC (voice in the crowd, online research panel) have helped us create a two-way dialogue which we hope to develop yet further during the 07/08 season.
Russell Jones Head of Marketing
Question 10 Although there are hospitality facilities at Aston Villa, they are too expensive for small businesses. Are there any other options?
Hospitality on offer that is perfect for the small businesses is the Claret and Blue package in the Superbox in North Stand.Prices start at £90 per person this season and include a three-course meal, private area, giftware, host, match programme, former player appearance and fantastic seating behind glass in the corner of North and Doug Ellis stands. Alternatively, we can 'tailor' packages to suit a budget for the lower profile games as we provide a flexible approach within our packages to suit the individual client.
Alison Plant
Question 11 Are there any plans for an Aston Villa museum or some means of remembering the heritage of the club?
We are currently undertaking an extensive audit of the archive material available to the club.The majority of what we have is already on display within the corridors and function rooms around Villa Park, with other items held within our archive room.Based on the results of this audit (and a review of the facilities available for such a purpose) we will see how best to display our history while being conscious of creating a modern experience for visitors to Villa Park.
Lee Preece
Question 12 Would it be possible to have an open-air bar in the North Stand Car Park to act as a meeting point for fans before and after matches?
We will be having the fixed screen in North Stand car park all season, as well as a new one in the Holte car park.We do need to be mindful that these are car parks and active for customers trying to park cars so we need to consider safety.However, the screens will create a natural meeting point as they are so visible.An open air bar will not be possible unless we don't allow car parking.
Alison Plant
Question 13 To promote a friendlier club, are there any plans to ensure players sign autographs before and after each match?
Signing autographs before a match is not normal practice because the players are focusing on the game. However, the players do sign autographs after the game and it is now a regular feature of a match day at Villa Park that the first team squad members will spend time talking to supporters and signing autographs before leaving the stadium. This is a practise that is encouraged by the club to promote a friendly atmosphere.
Phil Mepham
Question 14 With the proposed relocation of away supporters, will there be effective segregation in the stands they are relocated to?
The Doug Ellis lower stand has for many years featured segregation between opposing fans, consisting of a light rail and the covering of several rows of seats with netting, which has recently been replaced by a vinyl cover.This arrangement will continue and it will be repeated as a segregation barrier in the upper tier of the stand.The concourses on both levels of the stand will be segregated with roller shutters.
John Handley
Question 15 What is the club's policy with regard the no smoking ban in the UK?
We are compliant with the No Smoking Legislation that came into force in England on 1st July 2007.
Alison Plant
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Skip to comments.Watch out for Petraeus in Benghazi scandal
Posted on 05/12/2013 7:55:00 PM PDT by smoothsailing
May 12, 2013
Joseph Curl
Carnival barker Jay Carney looked almost ashen Friday as he took the podium to face a suddenly invigorated press corps. Of course, the public briefing came after a private session with reporters who matter, a sure sign the White House is in full hunker-down mode and, more precisely, terrified.
Speaking for the White House, the flack said the CIA was fully to blame for the talking points. Fully. That is what was generated by the intelligence community, by the CIA, he said.
For the record, this is what the CIA generated:
Since April, there have been at least five other attacks against foreign interests in Benghazi by unidentified assailants. That line was stricken: Everything was fine there fine fine fine.
And: We do know that Islamic extremists with ties to Al Qaeda participated in the attack. That line, too, was deleted by someone. Instead, this was inserted: There are indications that extremists participated in the violent demonstrations.
.........this scandal is just beginning. And the White House has picked a very bad scapegoat: the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA follows RFKs edict: Dont get mad, get even. And when the CIA gets even, it isnt pretty.
With the White House putting all blame on the agency, expect push back this week nuclear push back. Gen. David H. Petraeus, the former director forced to resign after a sex scandal, is a dangerous man to the Obama administration. Mad and intent on getting even, hes already talking, telling one reporter the talking points were useless and that he preferred not to use them at all. The floodgates will open this week, and by the end of business Friday, the scandal will be full blown...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
What has Patreaus got to loose at this point?
(Photo from Klamath River...)
Could Jay sit down after his creampie?
I think not.
The General has some serious explaining to do.
His pension!
You know what really angers me, smoothsailing-
According to this article, Issa is saying that Obama and Hillary are not targets, which to me seems preposterous.
I do not want to jump the gun on this and get angry about it too early, but I have really had my fill of wimp republicans.
It seemed obvious that Petreaus was being blackmailed to go along with the White House version of the attack. He did what anyone who is being blackmailed should do, if they can, simply announce the dirty laundry and resign.
It's much better to take the consequences of a personal indiscretion than lie under oath about Benghazi and go down with an impeached president.
Curl sees way more in this than I do. I didn't think Carney seemed ashen, scared, worried or much different at all. Did he seem worried? Did I just miss it?
I doubt Petraeus will offer up anything useful. I don't have faith in these people any longer.
Full blown by Friday?...I'm doubting it but hope they prove me wrong.
Weird. I start calling Paid "Midway Carney" barker by his true idiom, to illustrate the primary motivation behind his cheap suit act and New everyone is following.
Happy Benghazi Dam Break...may the shiite hit the fan!
my perhaps overly optimistic view of what Issa is saying here is that the investigation into Benghazi isn't a political witch hunt meant to have consequences for political purposes. Instead Issa is saying the investigation is about actually finding out the truth about what happened the night four Americans were killed in Benghazi and why the American people were lied to about its root cause.
Issa has got to say that now. Ultimately, Obama gave the order to stand down. The responsibility is his. Issa knows that. He is going to inflict the death of a thousand cuts. This is just beginning. Let the chips fall.
"20 hours or so to get there." I guess since it was "the middle of the night" the military would have to wait until the next business day to respond. God save us.
I understand why Issa would say that. He's building a case. Why give away the ending?
He sure does, but I bet he knows a heck of a lot that can make Clinton and Obama squirm!
Damn, I hope you are right.I have no faith in any of the sumbitches in politics.NONE
You don't want the press to start calling this a WITCH HUNT. Because the witch has already been found! This is an exploration of what went wrong and why and how to prevent it from happening again. Incompetence exposure. And whatever else may be found under the rubble.
Joseph Curl must be reading your FR posts! :)
BS marriage? hair? honor?
Why would ANYONE ever be employed directly or indirectly by this administration? Their very lives in danger and the only thing Obama cares about are faggots and islam.
He has one chance.
Sounds like crap to me.
He certainly does, I hope he can make the most of it.
With it being a 9/11 anniversary and our embassies were being attacked all over the Mideast and Africa, are they serious to say we had no military assets ready to go???
Who decided it was acceptable not to put Hil-lie-ry under oath? The RNC should pull all election funding from that person forever.
The question should be "Which Hunt?"
Obamanation has done great harm to America, and the RINOS lack the 'fire in the belly' to punish Communist B. Hussein Obama.
With so many evil actions by Obama to prosecute, the question should be "Which evil should we hunt down first?"
Yes. Which hunt!
That's an interesting angle I hadn't thought of.
But since he has retired..can they touch his government or military pension?
Carney was flustered. Sometimes hard to tell with that gay ass, crooked mouth that constantly looks as if he is suffering from some painful infarctions ....
Either that or he hasn't gotten use to chewing Shoal just yet.
Nothing. He's already got a teaching job at CUNY.
Must be. 2nd time this week and I started calling that walking hemorroid "Midway Carney". Months ago.
Then again, his name invites creative derision when he's walking around horrid like Baghdad Bob....
I also note that just after Benghazi, Patraeus was forced to step down for his post at CIA and I don't think it was a coincidence!
It fits! :o)
Too bad...so sad....
LOL, you're not stealing it, you own it!
Ah yes, ok, I think with the responses to my post I can understand why this was said.
I really appreciate the responses as well. I think the reason I am edgy on this is having the knowledge that Hillary was allowed to testify without having to take an oath, which just smacks of GOP cowardice to me, so it has left me suspicious.
But I can see why Issa might want to go out of his way to characterize his hearings as something other than what they will be portrayed as.
This whole situation with the death of 4 men, 3 of them being heroes, and then the lying about it really cuts me to the core over just how sorry a state we have allowed our government to enter.
I do not want some underling fall guy to take the rap for those. I want those who have dishonored our country and our dead to be brought to justice.
Again, thank you to all of those who responded to my post.
"it would take up to 20 hours to get them there"
During the attack no one knew how long it would last. Hours? Days? Weeks?
If I call the cops or the fire department, are they going to say, "Gee, the burglar is already inside the house, or the house is already on fire, so let's not bother going there because it would take up to 20 minutes to get there."
What kind of stupid remark is that? How could he possibly know how long the attack would last? How could he possibly think that 20 hours would be too late? And most of all, how could he possibly justify not making an effort?
So who would be president, McCain, Biden, Pelosi, Romney, Boner?
With luck, the focus will then turn to Hillary's bad decisions...but I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
It wasn't news that that area was volatile or that Sept. 11 was a meaningful anniversary. So why wasn't the administration ready in case action was needed? Was a flight from Aviano (far northeast part of Italy) the only option? We had nothing at any bases closer to Benghazi?
There is a Judge Janine video from before the election in which Col. Hunt and an ex CIA guy showed there were assets in Sicily which could have transited in just over two hours with all their gear. I'll see if I can find the link. BBIAM
I have no question but that they've got plenty of stuff on Issa. He always pulls his punches after taking forever to make some noise on an issue.
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To boost exports, Afghanistan plans to launch online marketplace
Hassib Rahimi, an executive with the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) recently told France's AFP news agency that Afghanistan will launch it's first-ever online marketplace to allow local Afghan businesses to export their products directly to world markets.
The effort will improve the Afghan economy as exports will be boosted and new jobs will be created. Â "The project will be first launched in the big cities in a year. We also have plans for big campaigns to reach out the rural areas to enable people to sell their products," Rahimi told AFP.
Through this new online marketplace, Afghans will be able to sell such items as agricultural produce, handicrafts, precious stones and carpets. According to the report, funding for the project ($20 million) will come from the UAE (United Arab Emirates) based Pride Group.
June 18, 2015
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Image of Buddha statue projected successfully in Afghanistan
A Chinese couple, Zhang Xinyu and Liang Hong, successfully projected the image of the tallest Buddha in Bamyan Valley on June 6 and 7, using the latest cultural relics-friendly technology, eliciting cheers from the local people. For more photos, please check out:Â http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2015-06/12/c_134321952.htm
June 17, 2015
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May 15, 2015 Round Up: Good News Reports from Afghan Media
According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), the European Union (EU) is expected to lift a long-held ban on Afghan aviation services by the end of 2015. Once the ban is lifted, various Afghan airlines will be able to fly to European destinations. – Tolo News
A cultural center will be built in Afghanistan's central province of Bamiyan. The project, which will cost $2.5 million, will be funded by South Korea. Construction will start next year and will take 2 years complete. – Bakhtar News Agency
The United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan (UNFPA) has donated five ambulances and three HiAce model vehicles to health care centers in Afghanistan's central province of Daikundi. Local officials are hoping that the new vehicles will help to resolve health services issues in province. – Pajhwok
A 140-meter-long and 8-meter-wide bridge has been constructed to connect Tani District to the provincial capital (Matun) in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost. The bridge, which was named Segai, will  ease local transportation issues. – Khaama Press
Khalida Noori, an Afghan civil activists from Kandahar province was given the Madeleine K. Albright award by the Washington based National Democratic Institute (NDI) for her work on women's rights in Afghanistan. – Ariana News
May 15, 2015
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More trees and less plastic bags
Various pollution reduction campaigns and initiatives are currently in process in order to improve the environmental conditions in Afghanistan.
For example, a tree plantation drive is currently in process in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. According to a report yesterday (February 25, 2015) from the Bakhtar News Agency (BNA), a campaign is underway to plant one million saplings in Kabul. Kazem Humayun, an official from Afghanistan's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stressed the need for greater participation from every day citizens in the success of these sort of campaigns.
Also, according a to report yesterday from the Afghanistan Times, a two-week campaign has been launched by Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags in the country.  According to the Afghanistan Times report, 500 billion plastic bags are used annually in Afghanistan, and they contribute to various types of pollution (air, water & soil). Eventually, this pollution leads to negative effects on people's health. Ahmad Jan Naeem, the Deputy Minister of Public Health was quoted as saying: "Through this campaign our teams will try to create awareness in [the] public about [the] harms of using plastic and [the] pollution caused by it. The teams will also distribute reusable cloth bags to create [a] culture of using non plastic bags in the country. Citizens will also be told to dispose plastic-made items properly."
February 26, 2015
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New school building inaugurated in Ghor and 2 schools reopened in Farah
Afghanistan's Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported that a new building for the Ahengran Girls School in Ghor province was inaugurated earlier this week. The $130,000 project was funded by the Japanese government and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). According to the BNA report, the building has 8 classrooms, 3 administrative rooms, and other educational facilities that will serve more than 400 students.
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan's western province of Farah, BNA reported that two schools that were closed due to a series of problem were reopened earlier this week. The education department of Farah province reopened the Naw-Bahar Primary School, and the Rokey Girls High School. Education officials said the reopening was in part due to the cooperation of local elders and leaders in the province.
While not perfect, there has been major improvements in the area of education in Afghanistan. According to US agencies, the Afghan government, and UN sources, school enrollment alone went from around 1 million to 8.7 million from 2003-2013.
January 9, 2015
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First Soy Milk Factory To Be Built In Afghanistan
The World Food Programme (WFP) reported today that the government of South Korea will contribute $12 million to the organization so that the first soy milk factory can be built in Afghanistan. WFP will work with an organization called Nutrition Education International (NEI), a non-governmental organization (NGO), to build the factory in Afghanistan's northern province of Parwan.
The factory will produce protein-rich, sterilized soy milk from soybeans to help reduce malnutrition in the country. The WFP report added that the "residual soybean pulp from the milk-making process will be turned into chicken feed. This feed will be provided to vulnerable local women to encourage them to raise poultry to generate income".
Cha Youngcheol, the Korean ambassador to Afghanistan said that "the Korean Government hopes the soy milk factory and chicken feed project contribute to Afghanistan's reconstruction by supporting farmers and women to become more productive and by improving the nutrition of the Afghan people." The factory is expected to be operational in 12 months.
December 11, 2014
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Upper House of Afghanistan's Parliament Praises U19 Cricket Team
The Upper House (Meshrano Jirga or House of Elders) of Afghanistan's parliament awarded medals to Afghanistan's U19 (Under 19) cricket team yesterday. Chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, Fazel Hadi Muslimyar, also presented an appreciation certification to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials.
The team had come in first place in the recently held ACC (Asian Cricket Council) U-19 Premier League tournament. With this title, Afghanistan's U19 team will now compete in the ICC (International Cricket Council) U19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2016. Furthermore, the team had also defeated rival Pakistan 2-1 in their U19 tour in October.
The medals and certificates were given to the players and officials in a special ceremony held in the Meshrano Jirga Hall. ACB Chairman Shahzada Masood referred to the young players as "peace ambassadors, and said he believes the team will once again bring honor to the nation when they compete in the 2016 U19 World Cup.
November 26, 2014
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Playgrounds to be built in Wardak; Funding pledged for women's empowerment
Thirty-six playgrounds will be built in Afghanistan's central east province of Maidan Wardak, according to a report today from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for Maidwan Wardak's provincial governor, told the news agency that 46 million Afghanis will be spent to construct these playgrounds. He added that they will be used for volleyball, football (soccer), and cricket games. The playgrounds will be built in Maidan Shar, the capital of the province, as well as in the districts of Syedabad, Nirkh and Jalrez. The work is expected to be completed in 3 to 4 months, according to the PAN report.
In other news, Khaama Press reported today that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged $216 million for a women's empowerment program in Afghanistan. According to the report, the program's main goal is to boost female participation in Afghanistan's economy. The program aims to provide better opportunities for Afghan women, so they can obtain leadership roles in both the political and private sectors.
October 17, 2014
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Afghan carpets shine at international exhibition
At the annual Tibetan Carpets International Exhibition, two Afghan carpet companies (Qadir Rauf Ltd & Â Kazimi Allahdad Ltd) were awarded for achieving excellence in design and quality. A third company (Baig Brothers) was declared the best participant in the exhibition.
The event was held from August 6th to 11th in Tibet City, China. According to Afghan officials, around 150 countries had participated in the event. Fifteen companies participated just from Afghanistan. The event which is considered the only international handmade carpet exhibition in China, brings together carpet makers from different countries under one roof.
Afghan officials announced that that the Afghan companies managed to secure exporting contracts with foreign companies during the exhibition amounting to US $1 million. Najila Habibyar, the head of Afghanistan's Export Promotion Agency told the Afghan media that the export of Afghan rugs and carpets to global markets including the United States, Germany and China has increased by 21 percent recently. This number is expected to grow further as the Afghan carpet and rug industry grows.
September 17, 2014
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Hospitals in Kapisa and a sports center in Kabul inaugurated
Yesterday, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that two new 50-bed hospitals were inaugurated in Afghanistan's north-eastern province of Kapisa. The hospitals are both in the provincial capital, Mahmud-i-Raqi. One is a maternity hospital, and the other will serve as a drug rehabilitation facility. Per the PAN report, funding for the projects came from Afghanistan's Ministry of Counter-narcotics.
In other good news, Tolo news reported earlier in the week that a new center dedicated to teaching the Korean martial arts of Taekwondo was established in Kabul's Afghan-Korea Vocational Training Institute. The $60,000 project was funded by the South Korean government, according to the Tolo news report. Abdul Rahim Alizai, one of the trainers at the institute, stated that the center would be "helpful in developing Afghanistan's Taekwondo," adding that there is a need for similar initiatives in other provinces as well. More than 200 students will train at the center.
August 15, 2014
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Bridge in Baghlan and new school buildings in Bamiyan
Construction work on a bridge started yesterday in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, according to the Bakhtar News Agency (BNA). According to the BNA report, the new bridge, which is expected to be 12 meters long and 4 meters wide, will be built in the Qandahari village of Pul-e-Khomri city. It should be completed in 9 months, BNA reported. With this new bridge, transportation problems faced by the residents of Qandahari village as well as other neighboring villages will be resolved.
In other good news, the residents of central Bamiyan province are celebrating as construction has been completed on three new school buildings. According to the Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN), the construction of the school buildings were funded by the government of Japan. An education official told PAN that one of the schools has eight classrooms and four administrative rooms, one has eight classrooms and eight administrative rooms, and one has 12 classrooms and eight administrative rooms. A student told PAN, "We are happy to have a proper building now. Earlier, we used to study in the open".
July 8, 2014
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Kunduz declared Malaria free; vaccination program underway in Nangarhar
Residents and officials from Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz told the Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) today that Malaria has been completely eliminated in the province. PAN reported that over the past 6 months, no positive cases have surfaced. Â Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by a parasite, and it is a major public health problem in Afghanistan as it threatens the health of millions of people. Afghanistan is prone to malaria due to its climate, poor waste management, and other environmental factors. Residents told PAN that the cases of malaria in Kunduz dropped due to mosquito nets distribution and awareness programs.
In other health news, Afghanistan's Bakhtar News Agency reported yesterday that a polio vaccination program has started in eastern Nangarhar province. The 3-day program is expected to vaccinate thousands of children under 5 years of age. Polio is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis and/or even death. While the disease has been eradicated in the western world, it's still an issue in Afghanistan mostly due to its importation from neighboring Pakistan.
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Notified in early January of having received the Patients' Choice award for his unanimously high ratings on Vitals.com, Neil Spiegel, DO, at first felt honored, even elated. Eight people had given him an average composite score of 3.7 out of 4 on variables ranging from promptness to bedside manner to accuracy of diagnosis.
But a sense of perspective soon tempered his pride. "I asked myself, 'What does this really mean?' " reflects Dr. Spiegel, who practices rehabilitation medicine in Rockville, Md. Although more than the one or two reviews many physicians have on various rating sites, eight reviews in no way represent the more than 1,000 patients he treats each year, he observes.
"Because of the small sample sizes, online physician ratings aren't valid," Dr. Spiegel says, noting that he is lucky that he hasn't received a poor rating from a disgruntled patient. Someone could easily tarnish a physician's reputation for refusing to do something unethical that a patient requests, he proposes. And some patients may be disinclined to rate their physicians highly because they have unremitting pain or other chronic or life-threatening ailments that are not responding to treatment.
John T. Pham, DO, a family physician in Portland, Ore., sees "both good and bad" in online rating services. "I'm delighted that I've gotten great reviews from my patients," says Dr. Pham, who has the maximum five-star rating on HealthGrades.com. The high ratings reinforce Dr. Pham's confidence that he is providing top-quality care and help attract new patients to his practice, he says.
But Dr. Pham worries about the lack of a "watchdog" to ensure the authenticity of the reviews. On many of the websites, anyone can rate a physician, he points out. Thus, physicians could potentially give themselves stellar reviews and slam their competitors, says Dr. Pham, who was the AOA's 2007 Mentor of the Year.
"What gives these rating services the right to determine the ranking criteria for physicians?" asks AOA Trustee Norman E. Vinn, DO. "These websites are coming out of nowhere. The whole phenomenon is unregulated."
Among osteopathic physicians, Drs. Spiegel, Pham and Vinn are far from alone in their concerns about the validity, fairness and accuracy of the more than 40 websites that post consumer ratings of physicians, as well as information on physicians' education, board certifications, hospital affiliations and sanction history.
Nevertheless, some physicians value the insights into patients' expectations that online ratings provide. A number of DOs, moreover, have developed techniques for monitoring their ratings and strengthening their reputations on the Web.
Room for improvement
An osteopathic manipulative medicine specialist, Al Turner, DO, of Portland expresses dismay at the sheer silliness of some of the online reviews of physicians, as well as the lack of accountability for the postings. He notes that one review encouraged people to visit his practice to see the goatee, bow tie and footwear of an associate. "I'm not putting on a circus act," Dr. Turner says. "I'm committed to improving patients' health."
Quoted last November in a Chicago Tribune article on physician Web ratings, family physician Robert Francis Boll, DO, of Orland Park, Ill., disparaged the ratings physicians receive online as not only statistically insignificant but also frequently frivolous and irrelevant. "I get rated on everyone from the girls who open the window to the nurse who gives the shot," Dr. Boll, who has excellent reviews on several sites, is quoted as saying. "I understand there has to be something. I just don't have to agree to like it all."
While many physicians do not like them, "the medical community in general has accepted online physician rating sites as a reality," says Humayun Chaudhry, DO, the president and chief executive officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB). Dr. Chaudhry notes that he understands the public's desire to learn more about physicians. "With the vast amount of information on the Internet, health care consumers feel increasingly empowered and want to make informed decisions," he says. In his view, the challenge is to direct the public to the best currently available information and to develop better databases on physician performance for future use.
"It's good to have better-informed patients," asserts James R. Freeman, DO, a family physician in Eau Claire, Wis. Dr. Freeman encourages patients seeking medical information to visit MedlinePlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. "Unfortunately, there isn't a comparable, reliable, comprehensive resource for information on physicians," he notes.
In the Chicago Tribune article, Dr. Boll acknowledged the need for "objective, verifiable and uniform ratings" of physicians.
In conjunction with a quality improvement organization, such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the National Quality Forum, perhaps the AOA and other medical associations could consider developing a comprehensive rating system that would take into account patient outcomes, clinical competence and performance, practice management characteristics, and patient satisfaction with their office visits, Dr. Vinn proposes. Such a system could tap data from existing initiatives, such as the AOA's Clinical Assessment Program for Physicians and osteopathic continuous certification. But an undertaking of this magnitude would take a long time to complete.
Meanwhile, physicians and medical associations should promote the credible information that already exists online, Dr. Chaudhry suggests. The FSMB provides links to the websites of all of the nation's medical and osteopathic licensing boards, which allow free access to information on physicians' license and sanction histories.
Over the next few years, as state licensing boards adopt more comprehensive requirements for maintenance of licensure, better information on physicians' ongoing clinical competence may become available, Dr. Chaudhry says.
Another resource recommended by some physicians, the NCQA's Recognition Directory enables the public to search by state for physicians and practices that participate in the organization's voluntary quality-measurement and certification programs. The NCQA's quality assurance programs range from back pain and diabetes mellitus management to three levels of certification for patient-centered medical homes.
But until one authoritative, go-to website for physician ratings is established, DOs and MDs must cope with scattered, anonymous ratings on multiple sites.
Due vigilance
Dr. Spiegel recommends that DOs google themselves regularly to monitor their online reputations. It is also easy for physicians to set up Google alerts on themselves so they are notified when their names appear in new Web content. Physicians will need to pay a membership fee to check their ratings on Angie's List, the largest subscription service that reviews physicians.
While he has been pleased with his ratings, Dr. Spiegel has found factual errors on some of the rating websites. He notes that most sites allow physicians to correct misinformation, such as out-of-date addresses and phone numbers and errors in credentials and accepted insurance plans. Because patients may scrutinize these sites, Dr. Spiegel feels it's important to make whatever corrections he can.
Rating sites differ, however, in the extent to which physicians can contest erroneous data or defamatory comments. The policies of each rating service can generally be accessed from its home page.
A family physician in Williamstown, N.J., Lee Ann Van Houten-Sauter notes that some rating sites do not allow reviewers to single out personnel by name. She once convinced a rating service to take down a negative review of her practice because the reviewer criticized specific staff members.
Lawyers with experience in Internet libel and slander can advise physicians who feel their reputations are being damaged by unfounded adverse reviews.
A family physician from Royal Oak, Mich., Paul R. Ehrmann, DO, advises osteopathic physicians to develop attractive, elaborate websites for their practices that will supersede rating sites in Web searches on a physician's name. To draw visitors, Dr. Ehrmann's website includes a blog, videos and photos, as well as detailed credentials of "Dr. Paul" and his two physician associates, links for e-mailing the physicians, patient testimonials, and health news. "When I ask new patients why they came to see me, often they'll say, 'I like your website. Because you put so much time and effort into your site, you probably put even more effort into your practice and patient care.' "
Paid a monthly fee, a professional Web developer built and continually updates Dr. Ehrmann's site. An expert in optimizing content for search engine visibility, the developer tries to ensure that docpaul.com appears at or near the top of the links retrieved whenever someone searches for Dr. Ehrmann by name.
Dr. Van Houten-Sauter is among those DOs who conduct regular patient-satisfaction surveys that ask about wait time in the office, ease of making an appointment, and other aspects of office visits that tend to be rated online. Such surveys not only provide valuable feedback that can help physicians improve their practices, but also may help ward off any inclinations patients may have to criticize their physicians online.
Laura M. Rosch, DO, a Chicago general internist, suggests that physicians engage in more rigorous self-assessments of their practice operations using "secret reviewers" who pretend to be patients—similar to the "mystery shopper" services used by some chain stores and restaurants. The findings would be presented in private so physicians can correct any deficiencies. By engaging in this process, physicians can help ensure that patients are satisfied with all aspects of their office visits, thus averting online complaints.
Physicians should also regularly evaluate their clinical care, says Carol L. Henwood, DO, of Pottstown, Pa. "Most physicians do not do regular quality assessment," asserts Dr. Henwood, who serves on the Board of Governors of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Dr. Henwood's group practice conducts such assessments monthly; a quality committee with representatives from each site meets every two months to review the quality data and initiate improvements.
Lessons learned
An opinion piece in the Jan. 7, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine observed that although online rating systems are flawed, physicians can learn much from reading reviewer comments in the aggregate. The patients who give physicians rave reviews "tell stories of feeling cared for, being heard, feeling their doctor's compassion for them and their own faith in their physicians's diagnostic skills and technical prowess," wrote psychiatrist Shaili Jain, MD, of Milwaukee, Wis. "These stories," she continued, "are so inspiring that they make me want to work harder and better for my own patients."
As Dr. Henwood notes, a silver lining in the proliferation of online rating services is that these sites reinforce the importance of quality patient care.


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|Tom and Lucille Klima win Yard of the Month for July
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The Wauneta Chamber's beautification committee named Tom and Lucille Klima the Yard of the Month winners for the month of July. The Klimas were recognized for the beauty of both their front and back yard. Their yard consists of plush green grass and adorning flowers including iris, lilies and roses. (Dharma Blake-Cole | The Wauneta Breeze)