I’m in Oman, and there are some financial advisers here but I want to do a little research so I’m not "blinded by science" - is there some sort of review site where I can get basic information?
yes I’ve used the guys at whichoffshore.com - I’m based in dubai so I think its the same. you normally have to email them at info (at) whichoffshore.com cause the site is going through maintenance at the moment. They also recommended me a local ifa but I wont mention this online (PM me)
Is there an unbiased website where I can find out about expat or offshore financial services.?
I have the rules of engagment in Iraq , care to take a look ?
Article by Colin Kahl in the December 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs.
From the outset of the war:
The U.S. military has put in place several mechanisms to ensure compliance with the principles of distinction and proportionality. In the lead-up to the invasion, the Pentagon developed the “joint target list,” an inventory of all potential targets for coalition forces, which was vetted by judge advocates and other legal advisers.
•Certain operations directed against Saddam Hussein’s regime were deemed off-limits because they targeted civilians or risked producing disproportionate damage to civilians and civilian infrastructure.
•Starting in late 2002, the Pentagon also enlisted UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations to help draw up a “no-strike” list including thousands of schools, mosques, sensitive cultural sites, hospitals, water-treatment facilities, power plants, and other elements of civilian infrastructure. The list placed significant constraints on air and land operations. During the initial ground invasion, for example, the artillery batteries used by U.S. forces were programmed with a list of sites that could not be fired on without a manual override.
The no-strike list isn’t the only measure taken to limit collateral damage:
The U.S. military has also tried to limit risks to civilians by reviewing its military targets with the collateral damage estimation methodology (CDEM), which uses computer software and human analysis to estimate possible civilian casualties for every target studied.
•The CDEM requires commanders and their legal advisers to ask themselves five questions to determine whether a given target is a legitimate one.
oCan they positively identify the person or the site according to the current ROE?
oIs there a protected civilian facility or significant environmental concern within the range of the weapon to be used?
oCan damage to that concern be avoided by attacking the target with a different weapon or a different method?
oIf not, how many people are likely to be injured or killed in the attack?
oMust a higher commander be called for permission?
When the targets considered represent a risk of “high collateral damage,” the CDEM requires political approval by the secretary of defense and, during major combat, the president.
The rules of engagement have also sought to achieve a balance each troop’s legitimate right to self-defense with the importance of complying with the laws of war:
They attempt to maintain this balance by providing troops with a clear sense of what constitutes a legitimate military target. During major combat in Iraq, the criterion was status-based. Individuals or groups, namely Iraqi military and paramilitary forces, that were “declared hostile forces” under the ROE, could be attacked on sight until they were wounded or they surrendered. As the war transitioned into a counterinsurgency mission and U.S. forces confronted adversaries who were largely indistinguishable from the civilian population, the criterion became conduct-based:
•U.S. troops must now positively identify a “hostile act” (such as the firing of an automatic weapon in their direction) or a “hostile intent” (such as the brandishing of a rocket-propelled grenade or the planting of an improvised explosive device) before they may fire their weapons.
If the naked eye isn’t sufficient to positively identify a hostile force, act, or intent before attacking:
U.S. forces rely on advanced optics. Forward observers are used to identify and “paint” targets, or provide coordinates for laser- or GPS-guided bomb attacks. Air force, navy, and marine fighter aircraft have also been retrofitted with new reconnaissance pods that allow real-time overhead surveillance and streaming video, thereby helping ground forces distinguish insurgents from civilians during raids and combat missions.
Another precaution pertains to the choice of weapons:
U.S. forces have been reluctant to use artillery against insurgents, even when they have been under mortar and rocket fire. Artillery systems (such as howitzers, mortars, and ground-launched rockets) have a large radius of destruction and so have a high potential for collateral damage, especially in densely populated areas. Instead, U.S. forces have either relied on close air support and ground forces that can keep their “eyes on the target” or refrained from attacking altogether. This summer, for example, as I was conducting interviews in the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the Green Zone was hit by two rockets and two mortars. Although the attack’s point of origin—a residential neighborhood near Sadr City—was determined quickly, the U.S. military chose not to fire back with artillery.
Our rules of engagement have also emphasized the importance of using proportionate force when engaging legitimate military targets in order to minimize collateral damage:
The current rules explicitly require U.S. troops to respond to a hostile act or intent with “graduated” force. Under many circumstances, U.S. forces may engage in deadly violence only after warning their targets and trying nonlethal measures against them to no avail. The U.S. military also frequently engages in “weaponeering”—selecting the most specifically tailored type and quantity of weapon necessary to produce a desired effect. When air strikes are required, it increasingly relies on precision-guided munitions, such as laser-, GPS-, and optically guided weapons. During the major combat phase of the war in Iraq, 68 percent of the munitions used were precision-guided, compared with 7-8 percent during the 1991 Gulf War, 30 percent in Kosovo, and 60 percent in Afghanistan. The U.S. military has also developed munitions with smaller payloads to ensure that it uses the smallest force necessary, and it relies heavily on penetrating munitions with delayed fuses to confine the damage caused by blasts and fragmentation to the area of impact. Additional mitigation techniques, including adjusting the timing, angles, and azimuths of attacks, have also been regularly employed to reduce risks to civilians.
The number of U.S. air strikes has declined sharply since the end of major combat operations, indicating the U.S. military’s heightened concern for proportionality:
Official figures suggest that U.S. planes launched 18,695 strikes during the first 30 days of the war, compared with just 285 strikes in 2004 and 306 in 2005. Other estimates put the 2005 total at 654. Even with the higher number, however, there were almost as many air strikes per day during the major combat phase (an average of 623) as there were during all of 2005.
Question - So do you believe we can win in Iraq now , with this kind of nonesense ?
as an OIF VET i have to tell you that the rules can change to suit the situation.
for a period of time when i was there we had permission to kill anyone wearing a certain uniform.
and i dont think this is a war per say, it is a conflict tho. and winning and losing isnt the object. it is freeing the iraqi ppl
Labor Day Trading Review
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What kind of advice is Berger giving Mrs. Clinton?
There are two kinds of crooks. The first cuts a deal. He tells the government what he knows and forever after is ostracized and hunted by his old partners in crime. The second is “stand-up.” He keeps his mouth shut. After serving his time, he is welcomed back into the fold. He might even get a “bump up” in rank from his grateful bosses.
No, we’re not talking about The Sopranos. What we have in mind is a new episode of a tawdry soap opera that began in the 1990s. Welcome to the case of disgraced former national security adviser Sandy Berger — and what it portends about a potential President Hillary.
Now Berger is back in business at Camp Clinton, advising New York’s junior senator in her bid for the White House. This warrants a review of Berger’s recent history. After his stint as national security adviser, he became Bill Clinton’s liaison to the 9/11 Commission as it investigated intelligence failures (many of which happened on Berger’s watch). Berger was accordingly given access to the national archives, both to prepare his own testimony and to get the former president ready for an interview with the commission.
Berger used his privileged access to steal top-secret national-defense documents. On at least two occasions he stuffed them into his clothing and briefcase, smuggling them out of the archives. He secreted some of these stolen papers under the wheel of a truck at a nearby construction site so that he could return for them later. Other documents he intentionally destroyed. These actions were serious felonies.
Berger’s behavior was so strange that the government noticed and investigated. Berger then lied to the authorities, denying what he had done and absurdly claiming he had taken the documents in an honest mistake. Only later did he fess up to his theft.
Because the archives lacked filing controls, it is impossible to know exactly how much Berger stole. Yet — as our Byron York has reported — among the highly classified haul were various drafts of an “after-action report” prepared by top Clinton counterterrorism officials after the Customs Service, in a stroke of luck, foiled the millennium plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport. That report has been widely described as a scathing internal assessment of the Clinton administration’s performance and state of preparedness for domestic terrorist attack. It was highly relevant to the 9/11 Commission’s investigation, as was the manner in which it was finalized and the question whether the Clinton administration acted on its recommendations.
Yet the commission was not told about Berger’s unlawful actions. He was not questioned about them, and the public has never been permitted to see copies of what he took (such copies are said to exist). President Clinton and the Clinton Library are conveniently immune to Freedom of Information Act disclosure requests for 12 years. And the Bush Justice Department shamefully tucked this whole affair under the rug by permitting Berger to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, effectively shielding him from public disclosure of the evidence.
What kind of advice is Berger giving Mrs. Clinton, anyway? It can’t be legal advice: Berger forfeited his law license. It’s unlikely he’d be much help on Iran: The Clinton administration didn’t respond to the Khobar Towers bombing (in which19 U.S. Air Force personnel were killed) because Berger and others were convinced that then–Iranian president Mohammed Khatami was going to “reform” the hard-line mullahs. Berger failed on al Qaeda, too: Clinton declined to respond to the terror network’s bombing of the U.S.S. Cole (17 U.S. Navy personnel killed) because, according to Clinton, Berger’s intelligence services couldn’t tell him who did it.
Sandy Berger was a failure as national-security adviser. Then he became a criminal. As Americans contemplate making Hillary their president, they would be wise to consider the company she keeps.
I am glad you are not partisan. People like you are the reason I hope Hillary wins, to drive you crazy.
Tip Top Tuesday (Episode 3) - Review: helmihakim.com
In this episode, the Beggar Blogger reviews a financial website/blog (http://helmihakim.com) managed by Helmi Hakim (a financial advisor with NTUC Income). Find out how Helmi and YOU can enhance your personal blog to attract more prospects!
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Is there anyone on-line or a site able to give a review and/or criticism of my University personal statement?
I am having trouble with my personal statement for university because i have been out of the accademic loop for 9 yrs… writing this statement took me ages but i have recently been informed that my grammer and layout are out of date but don’t know any other way to do things…..i need to find an inpartial adviser to read my statement and if pos give me constructive critism or tell me where my grammer is wrong……
Try www.getintouni.com
Good website to upload and share an .swf?
I want to use deviant art or imageshack, but I have McAfee site advisor and when I read the reviews people acted like they were dangerous. I always thought they were safe.
A .swf file is a flash file. I would recommend Deviant art, and image shack for images, deviant art is more of a thing for your work, or to show it off, mostly for artists, image shack will do anything.
Jerry Sakala Tour Of Maru A Pula School Car Park
Jerry Sakala is a social media governance, risk-management and compliance advisor. http://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrysakala
The first to develop and implement the social media marketing and optimization strategy for the No 1 Ladies detective agency film site “Kgalewood” in Gaborone Botswana. ( Get your mma Ramotswe film site t-shirts & mugs from http://zazzle.com/kgalewood ) take a quick tour of the office of Precious Film, producers of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency played by Jill Scott,in Gaborone Botswana. Look out for Anthony Minghella’s office.
Location of the filming of The No1 Ladies Detective Agency at the foot of Kgale Hill in Kgale View, Gaborone, Botswana. Since July 2007 Mma Ramotswe in blogosphere has attracted 30 negative opinions and 54 positive.
The book reviews are the most discusssed/ posted about mma ramotswe followed by TV and film, Alexander Mcall Smith, Jill Scott and Botswana.Bloggers with authority/ influence are largely in California,Sweden,UK and Germany.Thers only one mma Ramotswe blogger with authority from Botswana.
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Stock investment opportunity: open now - invest now.
What to invest in during a share market downturn
New Stock investment opportunity from a country NOT in recession.
The share market is cyclical. Markets go up and down. What do you invest in now? What will be the next big thing?
Unlisted companies offer biggest potential
All listed companies started out as unlisted companies until the time was right to IPO. The real trick is to invest in an unlisted company that has real potential. How do you get high returns like successful venture capitalists without having to invest millions? Don’t forget, VC’s investors get in on unlisted companies and get first bite at the cherry. You need to do the same. VC’s invest in the future - which quickly becomes the present.
It is now well accepted that the internet is still the next wave. There are many internet sites getting lots of traffic - but are they making any money? Even mega sites like Twitter and YouTube are struggling to create a profitable business model.
How do internet businesses make money?
Despite all the words written and the hype there are, in fact, only 2 ways for an internet company to make money:
1. Sell a product or service - such as Amazon or the banks.
2. Get paid advertising - such as Google or Yahoo!
In the perfect website, you would combine both business models. Who does that?
The Perfect Website
In a perfect world you would have a site that combines all the key money-making ingredients. So you need an online shopping site with local and international sellers, and of course, payment services to support payments. Better still if the shopping site was run by a financial institution. Next you need a highly profitable advertising model where you can acquire paying business customers and on-sell real world advertising as well. If you haven’t found such a site that’s not unexpected, as few have the capabilities and technology to do all the above - however it does exist.
In fact, such a website exists which combines online selling and paid advertising. You need to check out the Zimbo website at http://www.zimbo.com.au
Technocash Limited is seeking investment money to expand its new Zimbo division. If you have a small or large amount of money to invest then you can now invest in Zimbo. Anyone in the world can invest in its shares offer. Technocash has been operating since 2000 and has real revenues.
Zimbo is its new internet expansion division.
Investing in a business that makes profitable money is what investors should seek. ZimboPages is in the advertising media space. With over 2 million businesses in Australia alone, there is a huge local market ripe for tapping into and we have a highly profitable business model. Each business signing up for a ZimboPages Gold Listing makes Zimbo money.
Share prices are down in the stockmarket at the moment, so you could be looking at unlisted investment solutions at this stage of the economic cycle. Zimbo is based in Australia, and is dedicated to earning respect for its visionary yet practical advertising website. Don’t forget, Australia is one of the only major Western economies NOT IN RECESSION. This makes Australia a great place to invest.
Government Registered Offer document
Yes you can invest now in an offer document lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (which is the Australian equivalent of the SEC in the USA). Applications can only be accepted on the form attached to the offer document at:
http://www.zimbo.com.au/ois
It is rare that an offer document can be independently verified by a Government securities regulator’s website. Just search for “Technocash” at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission list of registered prospectuses and offer documents at:
http://www.search.asic.gov.au/offerlist/offerlist_issuer_name.html
See their most up-to-date offer document. The verification on a regulator’s website provides real comfort for investors. As this company has limited stock available, you should check it out today.
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Reverend Dr. Phil Valentine On Black Men’s Health Part 1
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From Realblacktalk.com
Friday June 23, 2006
Brother RA interviews Master Teacher Reverend Dr. Phil Valentine on black men’s health.
University of Kemetian Sciences
website:
http://www.kemetaphysics.org/scripts/index.php
Phillip Valentine Biography
Hygienic Scientist; Naturopath; Metaphysician; Clinical Hypnotherapist; Polymath, Lecturer; Free-Thinker…
… is the founder, director and pastor of the Temple of the Healing Spirit; Self-Healing Education Center, The Institute for Self-Master; and just recently, The University of Kemetian Sciences. A certified member of the International ociation of Counselors and Therapists (I.A.C.T.), he received his doctorate in Hygienic Health Science and Classical Naturopathy from The Life Science Institute of Texas, now merged to the Fit for Life Sciences Institute-College of Natural Health in Canada. A former member of the American Natural Hygienic Society, Valentine is currently a hygienic science and metaphysical health consultant to doctors and lay practitioners as far away as Azania (South Africa), Canada, Trinidad, Jamaica, England, Ghana, Japan and the Philippines.
For five (5) years, Dr. Valentine served as co-director of the Heal Thyself Natural Living Education Center in Brooklyn and helped create, format, refine and teach the 21-Day Therapeutic Fasting/Juice Feasting Program — the first of its kind to become widely popular with New York’s African American community. He also inspired, co-created and helped develop the now popular “Sacred Woman” philosophy–protocols of life, health and metaphysical well-being for women, which led to the publishing of a wonderful book by the same name.
Dr. Valentine established the former School of Arcane Sciences for advanced studies in metaphysics and the occult, and is best known for his ability to decipher and teach the subtlest principles of metaphysics and its application to health, healing, and everyday life, in ways that may be understood by both the advanced student and the beginner-apprentice.
Brother/Reverend/Doctor Phillip Valentine (aka Senu Djhuti Akhu Ra M·Htp El and ‘Baba Senu’), has been an honorary guest speaker to the United Nations by invitation of the then Pan-African Congress of Azania (South Africa), where he spoke on the future of health for Africans at home and in the Diaspora. He was a committee member and advisor to the Pan-African Review for Scientific Research and Political Studies, where he served as an honorary health consultant to its membership.
Source: http://www.kemetaphysics.org/scripts/page.php?script_name=about_us
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