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The Student Life Department at Future University in Egypt offer student support, advice and guidance for national and international students on activities, social work, disability issues and social counseling. In addition we offer information and guidance concerning the student union and cultural services such as music, playing instruments, drama, acting, choir courses, various clubs and other organizations..
A Midsummer Night's Dream "Play" 2017 pt.1...View
A Midsummer Night's Dream "Play" 2017 pt.2...View
Making of The Play, Choir, and Modern Dance. :D...View
Calendar FUE participated in the 2nd Burullus Symposium that was held during the period of October 1 – 14, 2015.
The highlights of the Symposium included artistic and activities as well as social community services....View
Boxing Match (FUE vs Zagazig University)...View
The second sector championship for Boxing...View
Bench Press championship started at 12 pm with the participation of the following universities : MUST-AAST-BUE-AUC .
the championship started with warmup followed by the competition in several weights. FUE participated with 18 players. FUE won the first place with:
6 gold medals
4 silver medals
5 bronze medals
AAST won the second place with:
1 gold medal
3 silver medals
2 bronze medals
BUE won the third place with
1 gold medal
Speed Ball Championship The first sector championship was held on Thursday 26th of November, 2015. The following Universities were participating: BUE – CIC – AAST – FUE ) . The championship was (SOLO-Individual)
Solo Male Students:
1st place: Omar Adel Imam – Ahmed Mohamed Omar (AAST)
2nd place : Mohamed Mazen – Ashraf Mohamed ( CIC )
3rd place : NourEldin Atef – Ahmed Hany Sayyed ( FUE)
Solo Female Students:
1st place : Sara Mohamed Abdullah (AAST)
2nd place: Maya Khowailed – Nada Khalil Mahrous (FUE)
3rd place : Mohamed Mazen – Ashraf Mohamed (CIC)
Individual Male Students :
1st place : Omar Adel Emam – Ahmed Mohamed Omar (AAST)
2nd place: Islam Khalil Mahrous – Ahmed Hany Sayyed (FUE)
3rd place : Mohamed Mazen – Ashraf Mohamed (CIC)
Individual Female Students :
1st place: Sarah Mohamed Abdullah (AAST)
2nd place: Maya Khawiled – Nada Khalil Mahrous (FUE)
3rd place: Fatma Taha Sharaf (BUE)
AAST won the first place, FUE second and CIC the third....View
The Taekwondo first sectors Championship next Monday 30/11/2015 at 9:30 am on campus. And the participants are (CIC- MUST- GUC- BUE- AUC- 6TH OF October- AAST- Jezirah Academy)....View
4th FUE Karate Championship...View
Cairo, Egypt, October 20th, 2016: Earlier this month, as part of their ongoing endeavor to support Egypt's local communities, Future University Egypt (FUE) joined other universities and companies to sponsor the Third International Borollos Fair. As part of their contribution to the event which took place from the 1st to the 15th of October, FUE's community service team sent 13 members of the university to support in beautifying the city of Borollos, located in Kafr Sheikh.
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Bringing back the chronicles of Fatimid Cairo, its historical handcrafts and folkloric music, Student Life Department is holding the Annual Qaherat Al-Moez Festival from 12th to 16th of March 2017 on FUE campus.
The event simulates the atmosphere and entourage of Fatimid Cairo, Soor al Azbakiyya, and Egyptian folkloric food & beverages.
The festival starts with a Tannoora and folkloric performances. Along with various fine art workshops (i.e., ceramics, sculptures, accessories, caricature, portraits, painting and El-Khayyamia patchwork, mosaic and photography). Art Exhibitions and bazaars displaying students' artistic products and handcrafts. Soor al Azbakiyya exhibition includes old as well as latest books of history, science and literature; it also displays old stamps collections, publications dated back to 1940s.
Poetic debates are held along with 5-days oriental music performance, Suffi Art performance by Amer Al Tooni, monologues, and students' singing show.
The festival is an opportunity to professionals of fine art, handcrafts, and students to show off their talents and products in a praiseful atmosphere of creativity and originality.
The event starts at 10 am to 4 pm from 12th to 16th of March 2017....View
Student Life Department Activities 2017...View
Artistic Workshops 2017...View
Bahia Hospital Visit 2017...View
Annual Candy Festival 2017...View
The Cairo Opera House witnessed on the 5th of May, 2014 at the Grand Theatre, the FUE Annual Cultural Festival "Ebda'at Masreya"....View
FUE Choir 2014 (Unchain My Heart song)...View
Final Match.....View
The Student Life Department at Future University in Egypt offer student support, advice and guidance for national and international students on activities, social work, disability issues and social counseling. In addition we offer information and guidance concerning the student union and cultural services such as music, playing instruments, drama, acting, choir courses, various clubs and other organizations....View
On the 29th of December, FUE celebrated the New Year with its students on campus. With a DJ regaling the students with some of the best 2014 tunes and Cairokee band raising the adrenaline with their awesome music, the students were definitely overwhelmed. But that was not it, as FUE ended it right with a marvelous fireworks show which gratified the students. Happy New Year everyone...View
Student Life Department with FUE Student Union held the annual Qaherat Al-Moez Festival from 22nd to 26th of February 2015....View
Student life department held the annual paintball tournament on campus from Sunday 30/3/2014 to Tuesday 1/4/2014....View
The student life department held the second Karate tournament under the supervision of the Egyptian Karate Federation....View
Student life department held the second boxing tournament on FUE campus on 3/4/2014, the national boxing team made some fascinating boxing shows....View
The Annual Art Gallery 2013....View
The Egyptian Opera House has witnessed the FUE Cultural Festival "Art From The Heart of Egypt" which was held on the 2nd and 4th of April, 2013 at the Grand Theatre....View
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Q. What is all of this constant talk about the Pacers needing to make a move via trade? To make this short and sweet, am I the only one that remembers that arguably our best player, reigning Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star the player that can create his own shot, change the game immensely and has incredible intensity on both ends of the court, Ronnie Artest? After looking at how the Pacers did without him, I say why do we need to make a change?
We are getting that incredible player back to simply add to the mix of last year (minus Reggie), without having to trade anyone at all. All I hear is about what changes need to be made, but we never even had our projected 04-05 starting five out on the court at the same time this whole season. I suggest drafting a very solid player and let this team stay together, for they must have great chemistry after last season. With those players together, I see a very potent, championship contending team with a little extra chip on their shoulders. (From Reece in Noblesville, IN)
A. This is a topic of much discussion among fans, because much of the logic is sound. Without question, the return of Artest to a team that was competitive without him last season should make the Pacers significantly better. It also makes the pieces fit more comfortably. As well as he played as a small forward last season, Stephen Jackson's best position is shooting guard, and that's where he'll spend the bulk of his minutes in 2005-06. With Artest, Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal on the floor, the Pacers have three starters capable of averaging 20-plus points over the course of a season.
Though you suggest the chemistry should be good based on last season that logic doesn't necessarily hold for a couple of reasons, one physical and one mental. Because the projected lineup has never played together, it remains to be seen how it will gel, if those starters will develop the necessary symbiotic relationship. And because of the circumstances that led to Artest's absence and the toll that took on the entire team it remains to be seen how, or if, he will fit back in with his teammates.
While both President Larry Bird and Coach Rick Carlisle have talked about the need for change, neither has taken the stance that the nucleus of the team needs to be broken up. Bird's goal is to find ways to improve the supporting cast by addressing the primary areas of need on the roster namely, depth and playmaking ability at small forward and shooting guard. As solid as the roster appears, the Pacers do have needs and that's what Bird and franchise CEO Donnie Walsh are endeavoring to address.
Who are some examples of SG and SF playmakers who might be available this summer, either via FA or trade?


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I am trying to disable the user from being able to go to a new line in my text area. Why doesn't return false work?
if (is_key(event, 13) && (with_field.value.length > 1)){
var search_list_ele_array = new Array();
var search_list_ele_array = document.getElementById('with_auto').getElementsByTagName('li');
for (j=0; j<search_list_ele_array.length; j++) {
if ((search_list_ele_array[j].className == 'user list_hover') || (search_list_ele_array[j].className == 'comp list_hover') || (search_list_ele_array[j].className == 'blog list_hover')){
var link = search_list_ele_array[j].getElementsByTagName('a');
user_add(link[0], search);
return false;
how are you hooking the element that calls said function?
I don't know exactly what you mean. I am using an onkeydown function call.
Try using onkeyup instead as no matter what as soon as the key is released the onkeydown event will have no effect.
I'd be thinking you'd need to be trapping onkeypress... though you may have to trap all three.
... and maybe onsubmit if that's inside a form. Sometimes 'command' keys like enter aren't passed through the keyup/keydown properly.
Is that the complete code? If it is you have a ways to go before your able to achieve your goals. return in a none function context… where did you pick that up.
Oh, side note -- the empty array declaration before the getElements is pointless, and since all those if statements do the same thing off the same variable, you should be using case with drop-through instead of IF.
Also, I'd have to see the HTML this is being run upon, but if that anchor you're looking for is the first child element of the LI, it may be more effective to do 'firstChild' instead of the rather slow (painfully slow in legacy browsers with shiv's) getElementsByTagName.
Oh, and is it supposed to return null if enter is hit but the field is empty?
Hmm ok well I supposed I can remove the empty array declaration. Does having return false in a function do nothing? I don't just want the firstchild either.
That should work -- you're just trapping the keyboard wrong and/or not enough. again, onkeyup and/or onkeypress and/or onsubmit if inside a form. onkeydown alone? Unlikely to work.
since you're only pulling link[0] I'd assume there's a fixed relationship.
But again, without seeing the FULL code, as in the HTML that's being processed, the FULL scripting (lack of which is confusing Oddz and likely everyone else) including the METHOD of hooking the element you're processing (are you adding it with javascript, are you doing it in the markup) ... well... I have a saying, CSS without the HTML it's applied to is gibberish; In this case javascript without the HTML it's applied to is, well...
Good thing to know... Well I used onkeypress and that seemed to work just fine.


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Military: Have You Hugged the Pentagon Today?News at Home
When I was in college in the 1950s, the military draft was a reality for most young males in the United States. College enrollment provided a deferment, but only until graduation. Then the army became a reality.
One of my Journalism professors at Northwestern University, Dozier Cade, was commanding officer of a rare kind of army reserves unit in Chicago-- a Psychological Warfare Battalion. He suggested I enlist, and spend one night a week away from campus, attending Psy War reserve training sessions.
"That way," Prof. Cade said,"when you go into the army after graduation, you'll be assigned work that uses your college skills."
I joined in my junior year, and even spent two weeks the following summer on duty at the Psychological Warfare Center of Fort Bragg, N.C. Back then, Psy War used words instead of bullets to influence the enemy.
Now, 50 years later, the task has been turned over to a private firm that is a master at confusing and deluding through the use of words. Soon after the government proclaimed"a war against terrorism," the Rendon Group, a public relations firm on the east coast, was hired to give a positive cast to the war. One of its early tasks was to give the appearance of real war to a police action in which almost all U.S. casualties of the first half year were self-inflicted.
Its challenge was to create acceptance for the unfortunate euphemism,"friendly fire." That's the oxymoron the military insists on using to explain how 13 of the first 15 U.S. fatalities in Afghanistan were victimized by U.S. weapons instead of enemy fire.
The job has changed from when my Psy War buddies and I were trained to aim words at the enemy, even though the underlying purpose still is to mislead. Now the role of the Pentagon's private public relations arm is to direct a different kind of"friendly fire," one of words, at a gullible American public, as well as at noncombatant audiences around the world.
In my Psy War days, we did not have to use the truth against the enemy. Similarly, the Rendon Group today isn't concerned about facts. Its role is not to communicate. Like the P.R. profession from where it came, it is in business to convince. Its half-truths often have little resemblance to facts as it manipulates the public.
John Balzar of the Los Angeles Times wrote:"It's shameful to see the government fight on the battlefield of public relations to prevent the country from understanding the battlefield of combat." He fears that places us"in the same league as the world's cheap tyrants, who insist on controlling people by controlling what they know."
Mass media are complicit in this mind control when they accept government handouts that can transform objective journalism into propaganda. Historian Howard Zinn warns that reporters who lack access to events, other than through handouts, sometimes allow horrible acts to be camouflaged with words like"security, peace, freedom, democracy and the national interest."
As propaganda from within succeeds, it allows government to pass partisan domestic legislation under the guise of military necessity. The key is to create paranoia in a citizenry that in fear responds with a presidential approval rating that ignores reality.
Professional journalists are frustrated by the limits placed on them by the government's public relations spin on the news. Few of their bosses-- the CEOs of print and broadcast empires-- complain. Their ambitions are served by partisan legislation that propagandists link to the"war" effort, even as it hamstrings principles of democracy.
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Dozier Cade - 5/16/2003
I remember George Beres well. If he reads this, I hope he will e-mail or write or phone me: firstname.lastname@example.com; 77 Bird Song Way,Apt. C-306, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926; (843) 689-3656.
Ronald Dale Karr - 2/7/2002
"It is a war, whether or not formally declared by Congress (which should have declared war immediately after 9/11)."
And just who should Congress have declared war on? A nation called "Terrorism"? Afghanistan (whose government the U.S. and most of the rest of the world didn't recognize)?
Details, details!
Howard Mirkin - 2/6/2002
I see what the author is trying to say, but I don't think he says it very well. If the government is not allowing enough coverage of the "police action", just what information does he want the press to get? I spent over 20 years in service after graduation from college in the early 1960s and there is information that must be kept as close hold. Does the author agree? He really is not very clear on this. Why doesn't he just specify the information he wants brought out so his readers know, instead of using a bunch of flaming rhetoric complaints?
I do not agree that this is a police action. It is a war, whether or not formally declared by Congress (which should have declared war immediately after 9/11).
I also do not agree that friendly fire is an oxymoron. An oxymoron is defined as "A rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms"
Just how are the words friendly and fire contradictory and incongrous in the author's context?
Further the author fails to ask the opposite questions, such as what would the impact be if the media were allowed to see and report on everything. If he can prove beyond reasonable doubt that there would be no adverse affects to our armed forces, then I'll be happy toi agree with him.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink!" Does this saying bring back any memories about a time when your advice or professional recommendations were not followed even though made in the best interest of individual(s) and focused on the best outcomes? Did you believe the person was cantankerous or simply not motivated? Could be that motivation for behavior change was lacking or not strong enough to move the person forward.
Motivation is defined as "a stimulus, drive or incentive for behavior." Frequently, motivation is the secret sauce that moves someone from resisting professional health and service recommendations to engaging in behavior change to enhance safety, health and wellness. As health and social services profic differences in motivational it is important to understand bas essionals working with older adults, influences experienced by different generations, leading to divergent attitudes, beliefs, values and a world view formed within the first 10 - 15 years of age.1
The lens of life that people of different generations see through can help us understand what has influenced them and give us insight to what may or may not engage and motive them.
|61 yrs +
|War, Silent Generation, Respect authority
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For example, older Traditionalists lived through war and serious economic depression during their formative years. During that time, courage in the face of adversity was considered the ideal. Therefore, it is understandable that fear-based tactics intended to motivate behavior change in this group would not work. Likewise, research indicates that older adults do not respond well to warnings of diseases and premature death that are often used to promote exercise even though a significant body of scientific evidence has found exercise as effective in promotion health and well-being of older adults.2,3 In this scenario, the delivery strategy of the intended motivating message becomes a barrier to healthy behavior change.
Suggestions to enhance motivational messages for healthy behavior change:
Barriers in Motivation to Change Unhealthy Habits include:
During interactions, it is important to pick up on comments made by individuals such as "I'm too old to quit . . . now","It's too late to stop drinking", or "My pain is such that I can't . . .". Professionals understand the need to address such stereotypical remarks knowing that not challenging such risk enabling comments reinforces current beliefs and unhealthy behavior choices. Understanding and using knowledge about generational diversity can help professionals tailor messages to inspire change.
Effective motivational strategies include educating, counseling, coaching, and positive reinforcement, techniques that motivate, not intimidate.5 Older adults are more likely to adhere to motivational messages that promote health behaviors that are relevant to their situation, practical, and affordable in terms of time and resources.
Knowing that courage is valued by Traditionalists and that it takes personal courage to make change, we share the following quote as an example of a motivational message to inspire positive change in those who may lack confidence or fear failure:
"The stories of past courage can provide hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this, each must look into his/her own soul."
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Why we all need to worry about the decline in native butterflies
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2nd August, 2012Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them. more...
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An Important Webcast on MS and Vision
I'm back from our annual Big Kid's Camp and feel rested (a bit) and ready to power through the rest of the year (mostly). Yes, Rusty, the Superman underpants stayed at home (at least in my opinion) for the trip.
There are so many things I want us to discuss in upcoming posts. Michelle Obama's speech this week at the DNC convention where she mentioned her father's MS is among some of the things I would like to address. Today, however, I want to make sure everyone is registered to attend our monthly HealthTalk MS webcast tomorrow evening.
We'll be hosting a couple of great doctor/researchers in a Webcast called, "Symptoms of MS: Recognizing and Treating Optic Neuritis." I recently had a small flare of optic neuritis (after years of a mild, mostly unnoticeable bout of it) and I'm really interested in what these docs have to say.
Also, since this is our first webcast since the two new cases of PML were reported in MS patients taking Tysabri (natalizumab), I'll be asking a few questions of our panelists about that topic as well.
It should be an interesting program and I hope that you all join me on this topic. As always, it will be available for download and podcast after the fact, but listening live is always more fun, and you'll have an opportunity to ask questions too.
See you on Thursday!
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Evolution Hoax
Kristiane Backer's life changed one night when she met her future husband İmran Khan, the famous Pakistani cricket player at a gathering that hosted worldwide famous stars like Seal, Gavin Rossdale and Elizabeth Hurley.
Thereafter Kristiane Backer visited Pakistan and witnessed the Muslim people's desire to share out in spite of the heavy poverty within the country. That affected her so much and hereby had the opportunity to get acquainted with Islam.
Backer stated that she feels relieved when she reads the holy Qur'an. "I feel as if I am directly having a dialogue with Allah while I am reading the Qur'an." said Backer. Currently 43 years old Backer also expresses that Islam is being interpreted in the wrong way within the Western World.
After converting to Islam, Kristiane Backer also visited Turkey and now she is presenting some photos of the mosques of Turkey on her private web site.
Almighty Allah stated that He guides His slaves by means of the noble Quran;
This Qur'an guides to the most upright Way and gives good news to the believers who do right actions that they will have a large reward. (Surah Al-Isra: 9)
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TX -- They claim one day pay. File it online they say. It's an easy process they say. All lies. Every single one is a lie. You log in and reset your password multiple times. I finally get in and start the smart claim process and it does not let me select the reason for the claim. I start the process over and it does not let me do anything at all. I am now forced to print a claim form and hope when I fax it in it won't get left on someone's desk and take weeks to get the claim paid. AFLAC sucks as usual. Corrupt pathetic excuse for a company. Typical antiquated technology designed by an idiot at Aflac. PATHETIC!!!
In my experience there is no way to fill out a claim form that meets their standards. Every Claim I have sent has ended up with them claiming that the information was not correct. They ask for my doctor's information, and additional information related to my claim. After many phone calls to find out why the claim was not paid customer service will promise to look into it and then they will never call you back. If you are persistent they will tell you to start again. I have accident, cancer and insurance to cover heart attack.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- They said my pre-existing disability is not covered. I was told by the agent I was covered but now they say I was denied. This is crazy so they was just taking money out my check and I just deal with. I really need an attorney to look into this scam as company. I don't care if you're Fortune 500 company. They are scamming lying cover ups. I hate Aflac and hope the company crumbles.
GEORGIA -- My fiancé purchase Aflac's Critical Care Plan on his job as a supplemental insurance, the agent explain to employees that if they considered this policy it would pay $20,000 if they ever experience one of the following: Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer and Organ Transplant. Well after having the policy for 4 year on December 2014 he had to have a pacemaker implanted in him due to the fact of him having complete heart block, or AV Block.
After his stay in the hospital we filed the Critical Care claim, at first we were thinking that in a couple of days (as little as 3 days, what a lie!) he would receive a check. We contacted Aflac after two week pass and were told that they needed more information; the usual paperwork needed so that the claim could be paid. We provided every item they requested and was assured that we would get a check in the mail totaling $20,000.
The next week we received a check Wellness check for $50, and afterward a letter arrived requesting more paperwork. I went here and there to retrieve what they said was needed, sent it in and waited. In about week we receive a letter stating that the claim would be denied base on the policy only covering him if he had actual had a serious heart attack that left him half dead.
I question them stating that his life was saved due to the emergency surgery and the pacemaker put in, I was then told "that he is not eligible for payment based upon the doctor was able to sustain his life" and we should be thankful. I then ask the agent what would have happen if he had died, she then told me that "there would be no need to file the claim if he had died he would not be critical."
We have submitted 2 claim forms stating that he had a MI, the doctor refuse to change it Aflac somehow contacted the doctor's office and they changed the claim form after 2 months. It is things like this that "BIG" insurance company depend on to help them practice "BAD FAITH." Nothing like have proof for your records.
I have received 20 letters explaining to me why the policy can not be paid, 1st we were told he didn't have a heart attack, to the point of he did not have a Myocardial Infarction but just a simple AV Block. We went back and forth and each time they use these same excuses. I contacted the GA Commission of Insurance and filed a claim against Aflac, of course they would agree with the bigger company rather than the little people.
So we have been going it alone with Aflac, one thing Aflac don't realize that people read and study - that's what I did concerning his diagnose and the medical terminology states that in order to have a Complete heart block, AV block or a 3rd Degree block a Myocardial Infarction would have had to occur.
We will hold firm to the claim regardless of how the doctors, GA Insurance Commission and Aflac work together. I have sent letters asking why the policy was denied when it meets all the qualification on the policy. What they sent to use was "Aflac will only pay for Myocardial Infarction or a Heart Attack" - this was mailed to us and highlighted.
I went to the medical website and looked up AV Block and what cause it and it stated that it was cause by one of two Myocardial Infarction, the seriously one requiring pacemaker to live. I too highlighted this and sent it to them, not sure what my outcome will be, regardless we will fight until Aflac pays to have the medical terminology changed. My fiancé has not return to work and we have doctor's bills coming from left to right. One thing I am proud to say is that his primary insurance company (BCBS) is true to the words, that's why they don't have to put "fake" advertisements on television.
It is our perceptions that Aflac never really intend to pay for these claim, they might pay small claims, but large claim they give the client the run around in hope that the client will roll over and take their tactics. Why pay for a claim and when you really need it, they find all kind of made up excuses to not pay.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA -- In 2012 I had worked for a school district and when I left I took my Aflac policies with me. Most of you know as you get older your balance is not as good as it used to be. I had fallen because of my dogs and had multiple injuries. Aflac paid at first, after recovering from that incident I was injured again when a horse stepped on my foot and broke it. From that point on they were harder to deal with. Every fax sent in ended up getting misplaced.
My last claim was lost multiple times. When I called about it the next thing I knew I was getting letters asking for office notes from the doctor's office, letterhead from the company I work for and copies of my paychecks proving my income. Basically I was made to feel like I was being called a liar. I sent in everything asked for.
Finally I gave up and it has been a hardship. I have heard more complaints than I have good about Aflac and I feel that by responding with such a positive attitude at the very beginning I may have led some people into purchasing a policy. I apologize for that, I do know that Aflac monitors this site and responds on it frequently. So again I was wrong and so many others were right.
ARIZONA -- Denying hospital indemnity. According to policy, a 23-hour minimum stay is required (admitted to hospital). The UB04 I submitted clearly is for over 23 hours, yet they are denying claim based on number of hours of observed care my husband had, which was 19 hours. Where in our policy does it say anything about observed hours... nowhere! Lying, cheating, incompetent, waste of money and my time trying to get these morons to pay up. They misdirected the claim to cancer... not our mistake... theirs, I've re-filed this claim 5 times. I've been lied to at least 3 times. Would love to kick that duck in the butt so hard that my foot comes out of his beak!
SAGINAW, MICHIGAN -- Hearing lots of complaints about AFLAC but they all seem to be about the short term disability coverage. I had no issues with the STD coverage attached to my Accident policy. In fact, didn't even know I had coverage. AFLAC's best feature is their Sickness & Hospital Indemnity policies as I have both. Have made tons of $$$ having this policy, paying for Dr visits, MRIs, CTs, EEGs, EDGs, colonoscopies, pain clinic procedures, surgeries, etc...
They also let you claim back years. Now I'm claiming up to 6 years back, things I didn't even know I could get money for. You just call AFLAC and they spend as much time as needed telling you all the benefits or each policy and each year that you haven't claimed. Loving Aflac these days! These policies also pay well if you have to be in the hospital or undergo anesthesia.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA -- My policy originally began on 9/12/12. Due to mishandling of my policies, both were terminated sometime in Feb. 2013 and then reactivated in March 5th 2013. On June 18th, I was informed by an AFLAC representative ** that both of my policies were again inactive/terminated. Caller stated it was because no payment was received for March, April, and May. I was advised to call my employer.
I spoke to the Human Resources Director at Wellington Retreat on this date, who informed me that they have proof of invoices paid to AFLAC through 4/1/13. Furthermore, she called AFLAC **, again payment on their end was verified. Please note: that on March 18th, I called into AFLAC and enrolled in AFLAC ALWAYS. I provided a VISA credit card and was ensured that payment deductions would be taken once my employer made their last invoice payment, which should have been in April's invoice. To my knowledge, payment was being made on my VISA. I have documentation to prove this.
I also spoke to a supervisor at AFLAC customer service, Mr. ** on this date, in attempts to gather more data. He stated that my credit card information was removed from the system and therefore, my policy was terminated. Please be advised: I NEVER REMOVED MY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. In addition, this is contradictory of my previous call to AFLAC as stated above. I am currently 24 weeks pregnant and was depending on the moneys I would receive through my short term disability policy. At this time, I have no policy.
Lastly, I spoke with **, who is an AFLAC representative that originally enrolled me in these policies. She is aware of the continuous mishandling of my health care and offered me apology on behalf of AFLAC. This company has caused me a tremendous amount of unnecessary stress to both me and my unborn child. Furthermore, I do not feel comfortable having my health care in your hands.
At this time, I am requesting a FULL REFUND of payments provided to you since 9/2012. I have paid you a few hundred dollars and have had my policy inactive throughout most of the time. The constant confusion and mishandling has led me to believe that this company is not representing themselves as promised. I will not pay for something I never received, nor do I feel I should be held liable for your mishandling.
I have documents and proof that indicate I took the necessary actions to ensure my policy remain active. Also, I never received any kind of notice from AFLAC that my policy would be terminated. I do not want my policy active at this time, as I do not feel comfortable placing my health in the hands of this company.
On 6/27/13, I spoke with Escalation Services, who informed me that my request has been DENIED. My refund in the amount of $560.45 is being denied stating that, "I could have filed a claim." The fact is, I couldn't have filed a claim because my policies were inactive most of the time I supposedly had them. Furthermore, they stated "they apologize that the system failed and did not register my Visa Credit Card and therefore, my account was terminated.
So because their system was not operating correctly, they have taken all of my money and have left me with no coverage for my short term disability (maternity leave). This company stole my money and did not provide me with any services.
We have paid for our "Accident/Disability Policy" with Aflac since 2/08. Our "Type of policy" is described as "Named Insured/Spouse" as we pay additional to cover my wife. I was told by the Aflac representative that with the additional fee, my wife would be covered as I was. Along with that we have two additional riders described as "Off-the-job accident disability benefit rider and Sickness disability benefit rider."
We were lead to believe that we both had the same coverage and shared the same benefits of the policy. In reading the very "in depth" (we'll call it) policy, one finds that the policy is mostly written in the wording for an individual policy and it would be just that if not for additional riders and fees to cover more, such as that of an additional family member.
The section describing "Type of Coverage" reads "see your Policy Schedule to determine the Type of Coverage issued: Individual, Named Insured/Spouse Only, One-Parent Family, or Two-Parent Family." Under the description for "Named Insured/spouse" the definition reads "coverage for only you (the Insured) and your spouse."
The "Policy Schedule" shows "My Name" as the insured. I understood this to mean the "Main policy holder" and nothing more. I mean.. it's got to be under someone's name. Does it not?? The important part for me is that my wife is covered as well. It appears she is as described under "Type of coverage - Named insured/Spouse" to be found on the very next line.
With all these statements in the policy we had no reason to think my wife doesn't share in all the same benefits of the policy that I would. Especially since we pay additional to have her on the policy. Recently, my wife took ill and spent 9 days in the hospital at a cost of almost 250k to date, paid mostly by another insurer thank goodness. She had two weeks of recovery time at home and off of work. We filed a claim with Aflac under the "Sickness rider" and the claim was denied with the simple explanation that "my wife was not covered under the policy riders."
To look at and see these policy documents, there is no reason at all to think she would not be covered. Then you come to the Rider and their coverage. "This rider applies to the Insured only, as shown in the Policy Schedule." Yes... I saw this. Still I thought that with the additions on the policy that it included my wife as described in "type of coverage" and as described to me by the Aflac rep. I was wrong.
A layman and simple person has no chance against some insurance companies that are out there and we feel very deceived and flat out ripped off by Aflac. We can't and will no longer recommend Aflac as a reputable company and our hope is that others will see this deception before it's too late.
Obviously, due to the extremity of my wife's illness we are now financially devastated and will work the rest of our lives (shes 40, I'm 45) to pay this off. The failure of Aflac to come through for us and help offset at least a very small portion of the amount we now owe just leaves us that much more in debt and that much more of a struggle to pay the bills.


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Nov 11, 2010 8:56 PM EST
Kentucky freshman center Enes Kanter has bene ruled permanently ineligible to play for the Wildcats by the NCAA.
The NCAA ruled Kanter received over $33,000 above his necessary expenses for the 2008-09 season.
"Enes took advantage of an opportunity to play at the highest level available to him, but the consequences of receiving payments above his actual expenses is not compatible with the collegiate model of sports that our members have developed," said Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs.
Kentucky will appear the decision.
Kanter is expected to be a top-eight lottery pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
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Verizon Cable Franchise Agreement
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Sept. 26, 2005
Board of Supervisors Approves Verizon Cable Franchise Agreement
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors today approved a 15-year franchise agreement with Verizon Virginia Inc. to provide cable service to FairfaxCounty residents. The approval makes Fairfax County the largest locality in the country to obtain cable services from Verizon. The Board of Supervisors approved the agreement after a public hearing where almost two dozen residents voiced their opinions.
Federal law requires cable companies to obtain a cable franchise from local authorities before providing cable service in a locality. Fairfax County also currently has cable franchise agreements with Cox Communications of Northern Virginia, which serves the majority of the county, and with Comcast of Virginia, which provides service to residents in Reston. Verizon will provide cable service in all areas of the county.
"Competition will be a good thing for consumers," said Gerald E. Connolly, Board of Supervisors chairman. "For the first time, FairfaxCounty residents will now have a choice with this franchise with Verizon for their cable services. We also believe this agreement can be a model for other localities to follow when negotiating with Verizon as it stressed a level playing field among the competition while allowing a quick entry into the marketplace."
Verizon plans to begin providing service to some areas by late 2005, and it will be required to offer service by 2012 to the same percentage of homes in the county that is served by Cox and Comcast. Verizon is already in the process of installing a new fiber optic cabling network, as authorized by the state, to replace its copper wire telephone network. The new fiber optic network has the bandwidth capability for video services, as well as voice and Internet services.
The Board of Supervisors revised its Communications Ordinance in 2001 to attract competition to the cable television market in the county. The Verizon franchise agreement is consistent with the county's agreements with Cox and Comcast to maintain a level playing field among the competing cable providers, as required by state law. This includes a commitment to provide cable service throughout the franchise area; a term of 15 years; customer service standards; provision for public, educational and government channels; and franchise fee payments to the county.
To view Verizon's application for a cable television franchise; the franchise agreement; and a comparison between Verizon, Cox and Comcast cable franchise provisions, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable. For more information, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711. The documents also are available for review at public library branches throughout the county.


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A Glorified Smoke: Ernesto Carrillo and El Credito Cigars
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A pungent, spicy aroma from Ernesto Carillo's cigar engulfs his tiny entourage as it mixes with the hot, humid air. The thick, stout coffee spiked with warm milk perks them up for the start of another muggy morning. One of the men with fiery eyes and a slightly bent smile begins to rant about the difficulties of living under Fidel Castro's rule. Some of the group simply roll their eyes in ambivalence and clutch their Cuban coffees, hoping that he might go away. Carillo hides behind his smoking cigar.
It could have been like any other day in one of the streets of downtown Havana, but this was Miami. Carillo, 41, has not been in Cuba since 1959 when he left to start a new life in America. Here, in the section of Miami called Little Havana, Carillo proudly maintains his Cuban heritage by producing excellent handmade cigars in several adjoining small shops at the corner of 11th Avenue and Calle Ocho Street.
His El Credito Cigars factory doesn't look like much from the outside. The fabrica is comprised of a handful of small stores built in the 1950s. At a glance, these simple structures resemble used furniture stores or junk shops more than anything else. The "El Credito Cigars" etched on the large window of the main building is barely legible through the iron security bars. What his company may lack in style, it more than makes up for in substance.
Walking into the factory is like a journey back in time. Seated behind small wooden desks piled high with tobacco and finished cigars, three rows of men and women methodically roll various sizes and shapes of cigars. They roll, singing Cuban folk songs and discussing the day's events among themselves. In a small adjoining back room, Carillo deals with administration, occasionally seeing to customers who walk in from the street to buy cigars. It is just how it was at the turn of the century in Havana when hundreds of small, family-run, cigar-rolling shops filled the old section of the romantic city. Today, Cuba may remain a forbidden fruit to most Americans, but some of its former glory can be savored through El Credito Cigars.
For the rest of the world, El Credito produces Cuban-quality cigars at prices long forgotten. "We make our cigars just like we were in Cuba," says Carillo, who vividly remembers spending long hours as a young boy with his father in tobacco fields in Cuba's prime growing region, the Vuelta Abajo. "Each person makes his own cigar here from start to finish. You get more control that way, and this method is part of a Cuban culture for cigar rolling that has been going on for decades."
Each year a few dozen rollers (all Cuban immigrants who worked in the best factories in Havana) produce about one million cigars for El Credito--about one-tenth the size of major cigar factories in Cuba or the Dominican Republic. Their cigars are sold under four primary brands: La Gloria Cubana, La Hoja Selecta, El Rico Habano and Dos Gonzales. La Gloria Cubana--a brand founded in Cuba and still produced there--is the best with the robusto-sized Wavell (5 inches long by 50 ring gauge) and the pyramid-shaped Torpedo No. 1 (6 inches long) rivaling some of the top cigars in the world.
Some people may question whether La Gloria Cubana can live up to such a lofty rating for quality, but no one can argue that it does not represent one of the best values in hand crafted cigars. Some may be as inexpensive as one-third the price of cigars from well-known companies. For example, La Gloria Cubana cigars range in price from $1.15 for the panetela-sized Medaille d'Or No. 4 (6 inches long by 32 ring gauge) to $2.65 for the large pyramid-shaped Piramides (7 1/4 inches long and tapered). A standard corona cigar (5 1/2 inches by a 43 ring) costs $1.35.
"I am charging a fair price," says Carillo. "There is not a lot that goes into making a cigar, and I don't have the overhead of the big companies. We sell at a price that we are not getting rich on, but we are doing well."
Modesty wears well on Carillo, an unassuming man with jet-black, curly hair and a wide, friendly smile that gives him more than just a passing resemblance to a young Omar Sharif. Wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt, he calls nearly everyone his amigo. Driving down the road near his factory in a well-faded red Mitsubishi pick--up with "El Credito" painted on the doors, he continually waves at friends. He and his wife, Elena, 40, and his two children, Lissette, 19, and Ernesto, 10, live in a humble three-bedroom house, a short distance from the factory. They also run a small tobacco shop called Continental Cigar, about four miles from the factory.
"I married a woman who is obsessed with quality," says Carillo. He started dating Elena when they were both 15. "She is my biggest critic. She will taste a cigar and say, 'Ernie, this bites,' or whatever." It drives me crazy but she is right. We get in fights about it ... now my daughter wants to show me how to run my business!"
Obviously the Carillo family is dedicated to quality, and it is increasingly difficult for them to remain so modest about their cigars as aficionados become more aware of El Credito. In recent months, many of Carillo's most popular sizes have been out of stock. For instance, he had back orders for 25,000 Wavell Robustos in November. Some of this was due to problems created by Hurricane Andrew, which struck South Florida last August. Although the factory was undamaged, many of the rollers did not work for a few weeks because they had to sort out personal problems caused by the storm. The shortage of El Credito cigars has been more a question of demand outpacing supply than anything else.
"I have so much demand now that I can't make enough cigars, "Carillo says. He annually sells about 30 percent of his cigars directly to consumers through the mail. Many are from overseas. "I can't get enough quality rollers--which means that I can't get enough Cubans."
Carillo is incredibly proud of his all-Cuban team of rollers, and he is the first to point out to a visitor that this roller worked at the Romeo y Julieta factory while another worked at El Laguito, producer of Cuba's legendary Cohibas. He has tried rollers from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and other countries, but no one, in his opinion, can roll cigars like a Cuban. "Nearly everyone working here is Cuban," he says proudly. "The people here are very proud and conscientious about what they do. They get very upset if things are not just right with the tobacco and the rolling."
El Credito Cigars was purchased by the Carillo family in 1928, although the firm was still based in Cuba at the time. It was originally in the town of San Antonio de los Banos in Cuba. The family was well-respected in the region and also owned several tobacco plantations near the city of Pinar del Rio. Carillo's father, Ernesto, was a leading politician and was a member of the Cuban Senate.
It all changed, however, with the Communist revolution. "I remember when Castro came into Havana in 1959," says Carillo. "I looked up in the sky and saw warplanes. Tanks were in the streets. It was a wild scene. I was only six at the time. I didn't think it was the end of the world, but there was a sense of insecurity. I didn't know if I would ever see my parents again."
Carillo's father was arrested several times, and the government took most of their property including the factory, warehouses and plantations. His father finally had to go into hiding and later escaped to Miami. "They say that a lot of politicians who lived in Cuba before the revolution were rich," he says. "My father certainly wasn't. We lived in a small three bedroom apartment, and my father was only interested in helping people."
His mother soon followed her husband to Miami, leaving Carillo with his aunt. He was an only child and his mother did not want to raise the suspicions of authorities, which would certainly have happened if both she and her son left together. A few months after his mother's departure, his aunt bought a return ticket to Miami for Carillo. "I was told that I was going to visit Miami," he says. "I didn't know that I was leaving my country. But my aunt was crying as she packed my suitcase, and I knew something was happening. All I could think of was that I was going to be with my parents."
Dressed in his Sunday-best gray suit, tie and hat, Carillo boarded a DC-3 for the hour-long trip to Miami. He can't remember much about the flight other than the various people who were friendly to the young boy traveling alone. His parents met him at the airport with tears in their eyes. For a while, the Carillos lived in a hotel in downtown Miami, and while his father searched for work, he and his mother spent the day at the Dixie movie theater across the street.
Finally, with the help of some money from a relative in the states, Carillo's father began a restaurant in Miami called the Pan American and found an apartment in today's Little Havana area. After a year, he sold the restaurant and bought a bar called The Kirby. "All the Cubans used to go there," says Carillo. "As soon as a Cuban got into town, he would go to The Kirby."
The older Carillo grew tired of running the bar after about five years and went into the catering business, besides working in a shoe factory to make extra money. "He made $48 a week making tennis shoes and that was with overtime," Carillo says. "It is strange now thinking about all the struggles my parents went through."
The Carillos never seemed to put roots down in Miami for many years because they continually hoped to return to Havana. "We all kept thinking that maybe next year we would be returning to Cuba," Carillo says. "But then we realized that it was not going to happen and more of our relatives came over."
It wasn't until 1967 that Carillo senior began working with tobacco again. He worked as a roller with the Tropicana Cigar Company for a little more than a year, and while intently rolling his daily ration of cigars, he began to think about owning his own cigar factory. He restarted El Credito Cigars in 1969, hiring another Cuban to do the rolling while he contended with buying tobacco and selling cigars. "My father has a lot of spirit and enthusiasm, which kept the business going," Carillo says. "Even at 65, he would never give up no matter what happened. He wanted a better life for his family."
The business grew slowly, and Ernesto Sr. began to think about the day when his son would join the company. However, his teenage son had other aspirations. Ernesto Jr. had become one of Miami's leading jazz drummers, and after graduating from high school, Carillo enrolled at the local college and worked part-time at El Credito and played his music at night in various Spanish nightclubs and hotels. He married at age 19 and shared his dream of being a famous musician with his young Cuban wife. His life as a part-time musician continued until 1976.
"I finally decided to go to New York and tried to make it a jazz musician that year," Carillo says. "I was into modern jazz, music from people like Bill Evans and Tony Williams. It broke my father's heart. He wanted me to take over the business but there was always this thing that I had to try to make it as a jazz musician."
Carillo admits that it wasn't easy in New York, especially since his wife and their newly-born daughter remained behind in Miami. He lived with some friends in midtown Manhattan and worked during the day with cigar merchant, Nat Sherman. At night, he picked up gigs in various nightclubs, always hoping for a big break. The closest he got to it was an audition with jazz legend Stan Getz, but he didn't get the job. "It was something that my family understood that I had to do," he says, laughing and shaking his head with some disbelief. "My wife once said that I had to do it to get it out of my system."
His quest for the spotlight in the Big Apple lasted about seven months. His father's health had declined a few months after he left for New York, and Ernesto Sr. told him that he would have to sell the business unless he returned. "I came back, and after a while I realized that music was not my calling," admits Carillo. "That was when I really started working hard at the factory and working alongside my father to try to learn everything he could teach me."
His father, who died at 76 in 1980, was a master blender of tobaccos, and after a short while, Carillo found it fascinating working with tobacco. The Carillos have always liked a mixture of the rich character of Sumatra-seed tobacco from Ecuador and the mild style of Connecticut shade tobacco from the United States. In fact, the Carillos were some of the first to advocate the use of Ecuadorian tobacco when others were turning to Jamaica, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. In his blends Carillo also uses tobacco from Nicaragua, Brazil and Mexico. "Each tobacco has its own character," he says. "You have to handle all the tobaccos differently and understand how they work together."
This multinational blend continues to be an essential factor in why El Credito is making outstanding cigars in its La Gloria Cubana range. Whether a panetela or a double corona, La Gloria Cubana cigars have a captivating complexity of character on the nose and palate. (See tasting notes.) "My father believed that if you wanted to succeed, you had to make something different," says Carillo. "We didn't want to be like Cuban cigars or like other cigars. We just wanted to do something different. So, we devised our special blends."
Sourcing excellent tobacco from all over the world is easy, says Carillo, considering his location in what has been called the de facto capital of Latin America. He usually buys preprocessed tobaccos which need no further fermentation or aging, although he ages a tiny amount in his warehouse. He would like to mature more tobacco on his premises, but he does not have the storage space. In fact, most of his finished cigars are shipped almost immediately after being made since Carillo claims they are already in perfect condition for smoking, although a few months of age can further mellow their character.
"My cigars are some of the closest cigars to Cuban ones," says Carillo, now smoking his La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No. 1, a long, corona-sized cigar. He smokes about five or six cigars a day and constantly experiments with blends and wrappers. It may take five or six years before he is satisfied with a blend for a new cigar. "Some people may not agree, but when you make cigars, you have to like it yourself. If I don't like something, I don't sell it."
There is still something magical about anything Cuban for Carillo, despite his disappointment with the politics of his former homeland. "I want to one day open another factory but in another country," he says, smiling to himself. "I don't want to say, but it is about 90 miles south of here."
Cuba often enters Carillo's conversation, and at times he looks like a starry-eyed child who recently spent time with his grandparents. "My father used to take me into the tobacco fields when I was young in Cuba," he says. "I remember when I was about five years old, I tore up part of a tent on one of the wrapper plantations. My father was furious. He told me that tobacco fields were sacred and made me promise to never do something like that again."
He paused for a moment, deep in thought about Cuba's famous Vuelta Abajo. "My father said that tobacco fields were so sacred that workers would rather cut off their arms than break the leaf of a tobacco plant," he says. "There are some things that you never forget your country is your country and in your heart, you want to go back some day."
Until then, Carillo will continue to do the best he can in Miami. Little Havana may not be Havana and El Credito's La Gloria Cubana may not be Cuba's La Gloria Cubana, but they are the next best thing for Carillo--and for many cigar lovers. The Many Wonders of La Gloria Cubana Cigars
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Topic: I AM REBORN!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am just fine!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is a tiny Meninginoma but she said it might be big enough to remove when I am 150! So NO CANCER and nothing to do about the tiny tumor!!! I feel like I am outside my body right now. I am thinking knowing nothing is wrong but the Ulcerative Colitis that my mind will settle enough so that my stomach can heal!!
What a roller coaster ride and glad it is all done!! Back to just my GI and the Remicade infusions. Can't be happier. I may even go back on the dating site. I miss laughing at it.
WOW is all I can say and thank you to everyone for their mammoth concern.


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Market Pulse: It's all about TINA
March 14, 2013
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Last month three preferred stocks that I own in client portfolios were called back from the issuing company. Businesses are, in effect, refinancing at lower rates. There are still selected opportunities in the preferred market, especially in adjustable rate securities, but the list is getting smaller. That is why stocks are rising. It's about TINA, which is short for "There Is No Alternative."
For investors buying stocks, TINA sums it up, as you've been reading here. TINA, more than valuations, earnings growth and the macro economic picture, is powering stocks higher. And it will.
This bull run continues with only small and very brief pullbacks. "Buy the dips" has been good advice since the start of this bull market in March of 2009. For most of the past four years TINA has been the driving force. CDs, munis, Treasuries and cash equivalents simply don't measure up. There is still a mountain of cash on the sidelines and investors will tap it and buy stocks. After all, there is no alternative. There is another factor at work. Cash-rich corporations are buying their own stock and adding to existing buyback programs. Some are buying not only their own stock, they're buying other companies. Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Heinz for $28 billion. American Airlines and U.S. Airways are merging. Merger and acquisition activity (M&A for short) is picking up as companies put more of their cash to work. Dividends are rising, too. Those are positives for the stock market.
It is nearly always the case that one or more obvious problems crowd out less evident positives. I could write a book about all the negatives and their potentially devastating effect. It might even join the long list of best-selling books predicting doom. For this column, however, I've focused on the positives. One reason was that I didn't believe the worst-case scenarios for the simple reason that they were in no one's interest. I am not at all surprised that none of those came to pass and investors who focused on the most-likely case were very well rewarded. And they will be.
David Vomund is an Incline Village-based fee-only money manager. Information is found at http://www.ETFportfolios.net or by calling 775-832-8555. Clients hold the positions mentioned in this article. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial advisor before purchasing any security.


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Of course, there is nothing you can do to control employers' behavior. But you CAN control your own. Even in a down market, job seekers and employees are NOT powerless or without recourse in dealing with the challenges listed above. In fact, you always have more control over your career circumstances than you might think.
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An Apple a DayMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
A shop sells apples at $1 each. Each of these apples are wrapped in a special wrapper. You can trade 3 of these wrappers for 1 apple.
If you have $15, how many apples can you get altogether?
HintDon't forget your leftovers.
Answer22 apples.
Firstly, you can get 15 apples.
Trade the wrappers to get 5 more apples.
Trade again and you'll have 1 more apple and 2 leftover wrappers.
Trade the remaining wrappers to get 1 more apple.
15 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 22
You will get 22 apples altogether.
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On Sunday, January 16, the remaining NFC team (Eagles, Rams, Seahawks or Saints) will play at Chicago at 1 p.m. on FOX. The remaining AFC team (Chiefs, Ravens or Jets) will play at New England at 4:30 p.m. on CBS.NFL playoff schedule for 2011 announced
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 2, 2011, 7:57 PM EST
The NFL has officially announced the playoff schedule for the 2011 postseason.
On Saturday, January 8, the Saints will play at tonights Rams-Seahawks winner at 4:30 p.m. Eastern, followed by the Jets at the Colts at 8 p.m. Both games will be on NBC.
On Sunday, January 9, the Ravens will play at the Chiefs at 1 p.m. on CBS and the Packers will play at the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on FOX.
On Saturday, January 15, the highest-seeded team among the Colts, Chiefs and Ravens will play at Pittsburgh at 4:30 p.m. on CBS. The lowest-seeded team among the Rams, Seahawks, Saints and Packers will play at Atlanta at 8 p.m. on FOX.
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Sönam wrote:heart wrote:Sönam wrote:In lower vehicles cause gives effect, when conditions.
In Dzogchen cause is effect, with no conditions.
Thus, Dzogchen has never been separated from Dzogchenpa.
So you are free from birth, old age, sickness and death? That is cause and effect you know.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There are plenty of cheap Southern bank stock plays out there for long-term investors. When asked to name Southern bank stocks that would be suitable for long-term investors, FIG partners managing principal and director of research Christopher Marinac and analyst Brian Martin identified 10 community banks, in addition to major regional player BB&T ( BBT) of Winston-Salem, N.C. BB&T's shares closed at $27.70 Monday, returning 13% year-to-date. The shares trade for 1.8 times tangible book value, according to Thomson Reuters Bank Insight, and for 9.5 times the consensus 2013 earnings estimate of $2.93, among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. With a quarterly payout of 20 cents, the shares have a dividend yield of 2.89%. Marinac rates BB&T "Outperform," with a price target of $29.98. BB&T on Oct. 18 reported third-quarter earnings of reported third-quarter net income available to common shareholders of $469 million, or 66 cents a share, with earnings reduced by "merger-related charges associated with the acquisition of BankAtlantic totaling $43 million pretax, or $0.04 per diluted common share." After the company provided guidance saying that its net interest margin (NIM) would narrow from 3.94% in the third quarter to "the mid 3.70s" in the fourth quarter, investors sent the shares down 7%. Marinac on Oct. 19 said that "we feel the company has more levers to pull on offsetting NIM pressure with earning asset and loan growth, stronger expense efficiency, and a recovery in Insurance fee income which was soft in 3Q12." FIG Partners is slightly ahead of the consensus, estimating BB&T will earn $2.95 a share in 2013. Looking at the Southern 10 community bank plays, FIG Partners currently rates seven "Outperform," and the other three "Market-Perform," however, the companies' ratings and stock price targets are based on a 12-month outlook, and Martin says that "all are well positioned as long-term investments." Marinac says that "from an economic perspective, loan growth is getting slightly better in the Southeast, but relative to the last 10 years, it is still kind of slow. What we see the banks doing is fighting each other for the same loan, so we have shifting from one bank to the next, as loan officers move." Martin says that Pinnacle Financial Partners ( PNFP) of Nashville, Tenn. is "probably the name that has shown that the most" poaching of loans (and loan officers) from other institutions. "The overall net pool of loans is growing only very modestly," Marinac says. "From an annual standpoint, the loan growth is probably 1.5 to 2%," but "the important thing is that banks are a mirror of the communities they serve. If communities and the larger economy are growing, the banks will reflect that. What we see is that there's some growth, which is a big difference from three years ago. We have certainly worked through that fear and now it is a question of how well the banks will do." Most of community bank stocks highlighted by Marinac and Martin have seen decent or better returns this year, and six out of 10 had positive returns in 2011, which was a lousy year for the sector, with the KBW Bank Index ( I:BKX) dropping 25%. Here are the 10 Southeast community banks that FIG Partners believes are suitable for long-term investors. The list is ranked by ascending total asset size.
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I really enjoy the Van Horn-Allamoore-Sierra Blanca segment of old 80 in far wets Texas. These are true, pure travelers towns with many roadie relics remaining. Sierra Blanca in particular, though hit hard by the interstate, almost reminds me of say Glenrio, TX on Route 66 with its many remaining stations, motels, diners and even theatre sitting forlorn and abandoned. Though sad, terrific photo ops abound.
If in the Sierra Blanca area, I tried to check out the historic 1939 Sierra Lodge, btu it was undergoing renovation/repair which is a good sign. The El Camino down the street also appears quiet and may be a possible future spot. I'll hopefully let you know soon, or someone else can enlighten us.
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y.Ā -- The Town Board has approved paying $6,495 for Virtual Towns and Schools of Maynard, Mass., to design a new website.
The contract was authorized during a meeting last week, with officials noting there will also be a $2,500 annual fee to provide maintenance.
Town Supervisor Susan Zimet said the current website is difficult to update and not easy for users to find information.
"We're totally frustrated," she said.
Zimet said officials in other communities were happy with Virtual Towns and Schools websites.
"I spoke with the town clerk of North Castle ... and at the end of the day she basically in essence said that yes they were very happy," she said. "They want to do a more complicated site. We just want to do a site that works."
Among plans for the website is a calendar that includes all Town Board and committee meetings.
"You go to it, you see all the things that are happening for the month at Town Hall," Zimet said.
Zimet said the amount to set up a new page is far less expensive than previous quotes.
"There were bids that were put in the past couple of years ... that were $18,000 to $25,000," she said.
"We did put in ... $10,000 into the budget for website development," Zimet said. "We (also) carried over $25,000 from last year to deal with the issue of security that (was) brought to our attention by the (state) comptroller."
Among features of the contract will be a secure web server with a promise of 99.9 percent uptime, daily backups of information, and intrusion protection.
"I will also say that they are in a bomb proof shelter," Zimet said.
"When we had (Superstorm Sandy) our computer system went down," she said. "We had to create alternative email addresses. ... Here I was the supervisor, on call 24/7 and I couldn't get emails on my supervisor email so we had to create another email for the rescue and police to get in touch with me. After the storm it took probably three or four days to get the website back up."


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Source. Translated by Arthur West Haddan. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 3. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1301.htm>.
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Hey, Spike! reports on big downtown Frisco sale
October 18, 2012
Like a long-suffering, slumbering giant, the Frisco Mall is awakening – hopefully.
Having languished in foreclosure since earlier this year, after a longer period of stagnation, the downtown Denver law firm of Ryley Carlock and Applewhite, represented by Lawrence "Lonny" Donovan Jr., helped Denver and Copper resident Kim Koehn get Vectra Bank off the hook under the name Beaver Frisco Mall LLC.
The price, according to public records, was $3.025 million.
Talking on Thursday with the new owner, who represents a group of 12 East Coast investors, it was learned that Kim has been in Frisco weekly, guiding the purchase of the mall, which will undergo needed refurbishment and renewed leasing activity.
Kim, 56, has owned at Copper since 2000.
Currently, the three-story structure, painted black and chartreuse, which pleases some and others not so much, is home to The Next Page, Jonny G's, Omni Real Estate, Himalayan Cuisine and Flying Crane on the front side, among others on the interior.
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Built in early '80s by John Muirhead, and later purchased by Frisco Station developer Tom Seabrook Sr., and managed by Tom Jr., the mall was bought by motorcycling Michael Hilbert, who lived in Water Dance.
Michael had a collection of sport bikes and was part of the Denver-based Western Capital Partners. That group had been part of loaning the now-defunct Yellowstone Club Ski Resort some $32 million along with Credit Suisse, which threw in a couple of hundred million. The club fell into foreclosure, and apparently – indirectly – put the hurts on Michael.
He had renovated the retail, restaurant and office location, with hopes of having a music venue on the second floor, behind the massive opening windows, but the tightening economy prevented a completion of the plan.
When Michael made the mall purchase in 2008, he also bought the adjacent to-the-east building for a total of $4.56 million. That portion now houses Cornflower Boutique, Hunter-Douglas Windowscapes and A Garden of Eden floral shop. Like the mall, that building was taken back by Vectra and included in the purchase this week.
Initially, the real winner is the town of Frisco, which, via its 1 percent property transfer fee, picked up $30,250, according to town hall tax guy Chad Most.
Falling snow in measurable amounts provided a fitting backdrop to Don Peterson's celebration of life Saturday at Copper Mountain Resort, the ski area he was instrumental in bringing to fruition.
Employee No. 3 died at age 80 on Sept. 28.
The Air Force pilot and engineer went on to become a custom jeweler at Summit Gold, Summit County commissioner and Frisco town councilperson.
Joining family members, wife, Jane; daughters Lyn Philips and husband, Dave, and Donna Bass; granddaughters Ashley and Whitney Bass and Katherine Philips; and Don's sister, Carol Gillette, were a couple of hundred friends of Don.
There were tales told along with highlights of Don's efforts with Chuck Lewis and Tyler Dodge in developing the ski trail system and the base village, which opened in the early '70s.
Among those honoring and remembering were:
Rob, Jude and Piper Mitchell, Ray and Pooh Bishop, Penny and Vonda Lewis, Frank Walter, Tom and Diane Malmgren, Ann McCrerey, Vi Effinger, Kevin Williams, Rick Hein and Linda Roberts, Jim and Lynda Colety, Woody and Melinda VanGundy, Terry and Traci McGeehan and grandson Aden, Steve Daniels, Randy Hodges, Phil and Lindy Wilson, Mark and Colleen Richmond, Jerry Stinnett, Jim and Cheryl Walsh, Bernie and Bo Zurbriggen, Vern Bass, Bobby Kato, Susan and Gil Smith, Jimbo Deines and Linda Simon, Steve Smith, Mark Sabatini, Brad Woods, Tom Eble, Rick and Judi Amico, Sharil Caffery, Mike and Margaret Smith, Tom and Donna Upton, Brian Johnson, Jon and Marie Zdechlik, Rob, Trevor and Talya Philippe and Val Weber, Danny McCrerey, Bobby and Susie Magrino, Chris Colman, Chris Eby, Jim Bull, Gary Lindstrom, Teri Booth, Pat and Larry Schmidt, Paul Greco, Mary and Kelly Faber, Alicia and Peter Dunn, Don Dew, Mike and Betsy Cuthbertson, Kouri Wolf, Liz Hodson, Pat and Dale Butler, Barb and Bruce Hodson, Henry Barr, Jay Brunvand, Sandy Greenhut, Dennis Krueger, Bob Kluge, Lynn Bauer, Emily Baumgartner, Clarence and Phyllis LaBarr, Steve Skulski, Bruce Cochran and Pam Cain, Lynn Mosbaugh, Dr. Jim Bachman, Maxine Thomas, Dr. David Rolf Amli, Danny and Patty Hurd, Kristy Pauley, Sherry Wofford, Rachel Trattler, Carolyn Kosabucki, Paul Dodds, Ethenie Johnson, Rod and Heidi Thomas, Mark and Tina White, Ben Grove and Colin Gador.
Miles F. Porter IV, nicknamed "Spike," a Coloradan since 1949, is an Army veteran, former Climax miner, graduate of Adams State College and a local since 1982. An award-winning investigative reporter, he and wife, Mary E. Staby, owned newspapers here for 20 years. Email your social info to email@example.com.


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Kristen is a former copywriter for Crutchfield. She wrote copy for both the web and catalog, covering a variety of home A/V products that included speakers, camcorders, and Blu-ray players. She also wrote a number articles and blog posts for the Crutchfield Know Zone.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
In case you haven't already noticed, we recently added AKG to our headphones lineup. AKG's been around for over 60 years. They started by making high-quality microphones for radio stations, theaters, and jazz clubs in and around Vienna, Austria. Today, they use their sound know-how and engineering expertise to produce award-winning headphones and microphones that internationally known musicians and performers rely on in the studio and on tour, including Peter Gabriel, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, and Kanye West. We're pleased to be able to offer a number of their headphones from compact in-ear to full-sized studio models.
The reps from Harman Kardon (who acquired AKG in 1994) were here a couple of weeks ago to show off their new glass computer speakers. They also brought some headphone samples with them, including a pair of their K 242 HD headphones, which I got to try out.
Now I'm usually an earbud-user, but these 'phones could easily sway me.
The specs say 8.5 oz, but until I put them on, I didn't realize how incredibly light they were. I barely noticed the headband, and could easily see myself listening to them for hours. The around-the-ear earcups pressed only lightly against my head, making them very comfortable.
But there was nothing "lightweight" about the sound. It was smooth and detailed, even at higher volumes. And I could easily hear every key in Chris Martin's piano solo in a Coldplay track. Now my earbuds are pretty great, but they really can't compare to the open, dynamic sound that the K 242 HD's produced.
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From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper.
From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character.
From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.
From: The late Fr. Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit priest, influenced the world through his powerful understanding of the human condition. Through the use of parables and teaching stories, de Mello pointed the way to reclaiming our true power. Born in 1931 and died in 1987, he was known throughout the world for his writings and spiritual conferences. Excerpt from his "One Minute Wisdom"
When a new disciple came to the Master, this is the catechism he was usually subjected to:
Master: "Do you know the one person who will never abandon you in the whole of your lifetime?"
Disciple: "Who is it?"
Master: "You."
Master: "And do you know the answer to every question you may have?"
Disciple: "What is it?"
Master: "You."
Master: "And can you guess the solution to every one of your problems?"
Disciple: "I give up."
Master: "You."
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox.
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.
Neither mother, father, nor any other relative can do one greater good than one's own well-directed mind.
One truly is the protector of oneself; who else could the protector be? With oneself fully controlled, one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.
By oneself is evil done; by oneself is one defiled. By oneself is evil left undone; by oneself is one made pure. Purity and impurity depended on oneself; no one can purify another.
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zavk wrote:Hi friends,
I'm curious about the kinds of non-Buddhist writing you've come across that remind you of some aspect or another of the dhamma.
They can be words from a poem, a novel, a song, a philosophical text, a scientific text, another religious tradition.... whatever..... even graffiti in public toilets!
I thought it'd be interesting to create a thread where people can post these quotes, as and when they come across something interesting.
Best wishes,
davcuts wrote:This song by Eurythmics sum up samsara for me.
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
(Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart)
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree
I've travled the world and the seven seas
Everybody is looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to be used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused
Hold you head up
Keep your head up - moving on
Hold your head up- moving on
Keep your head up
nathan wrote:There is one reminder that I find almost everywhere I go. Hereabouts they are found on long posts topped with red octagons containing some white lettering spelling out "STOP". This one word pretty much sums up something central to the practice of vipassana for me even though there are a lot of different ways to read that symbol as you progress along the path of insight. I've found that one tends to notice the mind doing this or that and then if and when it becomes clear that it is not an autonomous process, if it is also a counter-indicated process, one directs the mind to stop it. So, I've found that there is a lot of watching of the sign posts and a lot of stopping and waiting vigilantly for the traffic to slow down involved in vipassana.
tiltbillings wrote:THE SECOND COMING - Yeats
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: a waste of desert sand;
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
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Elizabeth Cardenas, 49, of North Platte was convicted Monday of attempted second-degree assault, after she stabbed her husband lightly in the back.
Tom Cardenas told officers that he and his drunken wife had an altercation and glass got broken. While he was cleaning up the broken shards, Elizabeth stabbed him from behind.
His injuries were not life threatening and were attended to at the scene.
Cardenes pleaded no contest before Lincoln County District Judge Donald Rowlands. A charge of tampering with a witness was dropped in a plea bargain with the Lincoln County Attorneys office. Rowlands ordered a pre-sentence investigation told Cardenas to return Dec. 12 for sentencing. She remains in the Lincoln County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
Also in district court:
Kenneth Lewis, 30, of Chicago appeared in court Monday but did not enter a plea.
Lewis is charged with possession of a forged instrument, identification fraud and illegal possession of a financial transaction device (stolen credit cards).
His defense attorney Amanda Speichert told Lincoln County District Judge Donald Rowlands that no plea is entered because she is still waiting for transcripts from county court.
Speichert also asked for a bond reduction for Lewis, but Roberts-Connick objected, noting that Lewis is from another state and was just passing through when he was arrested.
Speichert said Lewis would be willing to report to the sheriffs office if he is able to pay bail.
Rowlands set bond at $25,000, half of the original bond, and told Lewis he would have to report to the sheriffs office once a day Monday through Friday until his next hearing if he would pay the required 10 percent. Lewis' next court appearance is set for Nov. 19.
Lewis, accompanied by two women from Chicago, were speeding on I-80 at 87 miles per hour Sept. 21 when they were stopped by Nebraska State Trooper Ryan Hayes.
A state patrol drug dog indicated drugs in the car, which brought about a search of the vehicle. Two small safes were found. Once opened, the safes contained dozens of stolen credit cards, fake IDs and a bundle of cash, Hayes has testified.
Accused bank robber Tracy Neal Black, 52, remains in jail while prosecutors continue to interview witnesses.
Black is the accused getaway driver in the failed robbery attempt Aug. 13 at the Farmers State Bank in Wallace. He allegedly waited outside the bank in his pickup while accomplice Drew Steier went inside with a handgun.
Tellers in the bank told Steier the money was locked up and they couldnt get to it. Empty-handed, the two men drove out of town on a county road and were picked up about an hour later 50 miles west of Wallace.
Black remains in the county jail on a bond of $125,000.
Both Black and Steier are from Evanston, Wyo.
Deputy Lincoln County Attorney Tanya Roberts-Connick told Rowlands that prosecutors are setting up Blacks case and all the depositions are not finished.
Rowlands continued the case until Nov. 19.
A bench warrant was issued for Donald Rohwedder, 52, who failed to appear in district court.
Rohwedder is a former North Platte auto dealership manager who is locked in the Maricopa County Jail in Mesa, Arizona after his arrest there on Oct. 8 for theft, indecent exposure, first-degree criminal trespass and criminal damage.
According to the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office, he is charged in two separate incidents and his bond was set at more than $500,000.
Rohwedder was arrested a year ago in North Platte for theft by deception from Janssen Motors, after he allegedly took down payments on cars adding up to $14,000 but didnt turn the money over to the dealership. On Sept. 10, he pleaded no contest and was convicted and was ordered to appear Monday for sentencing.
According to the Lincoln County District Court Office, the bench warrant will remain active until after Rohwedder is released in Arizona.
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