Archive for October, 2009
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Anthony did what he thought was the best move for that particular moment and gave them all of his money—ONE DOLLAR. Thankfully, they left without harming him. Anthony called the police, made a police report and went home shaking his head. Anthony’s a very accepting fellow, and after the fact, you didn’t hear him complain much—but he had to be surprised that so close to his home, he risked death by violence.
The fact of the matter is many of our urban centers and in some cases our rural areas are getting to be quite fearful and in some cases, out of control. Not only the traditional “bad areas” but also larger areas are now dangerous. And of course, we are a mobile society, which means a bad neighborhood is just a short drive away—as short as a half-hour.
So, what did Anthony do wrong? Nothing wrong, but the shame of the matter is that with violent crime rising in many areas across the country, we really should make an extra effort to be aware of our surroundings—those areas we’re apt to visit one day.
Here are good ways to be aware of your general surroundings:
· Read local newspapers, keeping your attention on local incidents and their locations.
· Watch local news keeping your attention focused on where crime is occurring. Bad news is good news, by that I mean media outlets definitely pick up on those incidents which in turn, certainly can inform “aware” men and women.
· Have a tiny bit of your daily consciousness focused on areas of possible danger that friends, coworkers or passerby’s may be talking about or simply mentioning.
It’s certainly a shame that our country has many areas where a man or woman can come as close to death as in a war zone. The real shame is that it is happening too often and in too many areas. Until crime stays on a continuous downward trend as we enjoyed for decades in America, we should consider being extra aware of where we are at, where we are going, and where we might end up one day. It’s a small, easy price to pay to be able to live, love and experience another day.
By: steve kovacs
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What is the latest info on the revalue of the dinar?
Monday, October 19th, 2009Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Tragically, many of these workers became injured while overseas. Adding to their difficulties, many of these injured workers, who put themselves on the line working in support of the American mission,faced steep medial expenses and loss of income as they recovered.
Some also lost their lives, leaving their families destitute. Many others who are unable to work watch their family’s savings and assets dwindle, and their security disappear.
A law exists to ensure fair workers compensation for these people. It’s called the Defense Base Act. Unfortunately, too few people in need of its protection understand their own rights under the law. Even fewer know what to do to guarantee those rights.
Recuperation can be difficult enough without mounting bills, the threat of bankruptcy, and an inability to get proper medical care and rehabilitation. That’s to say nothing of the financial threat to the families involved.
The Defense Base Act requires that contractors working with the U.S. Military in war zones carry worker’s compensation insurance. This type of insurance is compulsory for organizations employing U.S. citizens or residents, and all employees or subcontractors hired on overseas government contracts.
However, these companies sometimes fail to inform workers of their rights. Worse, the insurance carriers often refuse claims, abandoning injured Americans who supported the American mission to face crushing expenses and debt on their own.
Fortunately, Federal law provides a genuine solution, though unfortunately few injured workers know how to apply it. The Defense Base Act is part of the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and covers to employees of government contractors working overseas under contract to the United States Government.
Specifically, the Act covers workers employed by American contractors performing public works for the U.S. government in U.S. territories, or at U.S. military bases located outside the continental United States, in support of military aid programs within allied nations. Workers are protected under the Act, even if they are only employed to build embassies and other U.S. government buildings abroad. As with domestic workers compensation laws, the Act covers medical treatment and compensation for defense contractors employees injured in the course of employment.
For thousands of American workers injured abroad, the Defense Base Act has provided support them under devastating circumstances. Claims under the Act have been successfully filed by many individuals, including some contact workers injured in Korea, VietNam, both Iraq wars, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. All of these come under the general coverage of the Act.
The Defense Base Act mandates that any injured worker should be confident of having an attorney at his side to ensure a just outcome. Both injured workers and family member of someone who has died from job injuries overseas are covered. Compensation is also allowable for partial loss of earnings, and significant death benefits are commonly paid to spouses and family.
Fortunately, injured workers or their families are not responsible for legal fees for a DBA injury claim. The Defense Base Act requires that all attorney fees depend entirely on the amount of money the claimant receives. No outrageous legal fees are possible. The fees are awarded by the Department of Labor,and are never included in any other compensation to the claimant. The lawyer is never paid by the injured worker or their family out of the awarded compensation. Instead,compensation is awarded to the attorney by the court, and paid by the insurance company or the original employer.
American civilians working in support U.S. military and U.S. State Department objectives continue to be injured to this day.
For these injured civilians, the key to success in securing just compensation under the Defense Base Act is finding the right lawyer. This is a highly specialized area, and familiarity with standard Workman’s Compensation Law is simply inadequate. Claimants are advised to find a Defense Base Act attorney with years of experience and success with these claims.
By: William Prescott
About the Author:
William Prescott is web copy writer and health researcher. This article is based on interviews with Attorney Kurt Gronau, a well-known Defense Base Act expert.
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
If every country had the same currency, the upper class would get bored, and so countries have different currencies (with some exceptions).
Listed alphabetically (by country/kingdom);
All countries using the ‘Euro’ are part of the EU, however, not all members of the EU use the Euro!
Afghanistan – Afhani
Albania – Lek
Algeria – Algerian dinar
Andorra – Euro
Angola – Kwanza
Antarctica – Norwegian krona
Argentina – Neuvo peso
Armenia – Dram
Australia – Australian dollar
Austria – Euro
Bangladesh – Taka
Barbados – Barbados dollar
Belgium – Euro
Botswana – Pula
Bouvet Island – Norwegian krona
Brazil – Cruzeiro Real
Bulgaria – Lev
Cambodia – Riel
Canda – Canadian dollar
Chile – Chilean peso
China – Yuan Renminbi
Colombia – Colombian peso
Costa Rica - Costa Rican colón
Croatia – Kuna and Croation dinar
Cuba – Cuban peso
Cyprus – Euro
Czech Republic – Czech korona
Denmark – Danish krone
Dominica – East Caribbean dollar
Ecuador – US dollar
Egypt – Egyptian pound
El Salvador – US dollar
Estonia – Kroon
Ethiopia – Birr
European community – Euro
Falkland Islands – Falkland pound
Faroe Islands – Danish krone
Fiji Islands – Fiji dollar
Finland – Euro
France – Euro
Gambia – Dalasi
Georgia – Lari
Germany – Euro
Ghana – Cedi
Greece – Euro
Greenland – Danish krone
Guadeloupe – Euro
Guam – US dollar
Haiti – Gourde
Honduras – Lempira
Hong Kong – Hong Kong dollar
Hungary – Forint
Iceland – Icelandik kroná
India – Indian Rupee
Indonesia – Rupiah
Iraq – Iraqi dinar
Ireland – Euro
Israel – Shekel
Italy – Euro
Jamaica – Jamaican dollar
Japan – Yen
Jordan – Jordian dollar
Kenya – Kenyan shilling
Kiribati – Australian dollar
Kuwait – Kuwaiti dinar
Latvia – Lats
Lebanon – Lebanese pound
Liberia – Liberian dollar
Liechtenstein – Swiss Franc
Lithuania – Litas
Luxembourg – Euro
Macao – Pataca
Malaysia – Ringgit
Maldives – Rufiyaa
Mali – Malian Franc
Malta – Euro
Marshall Islands – US dollar
Mayotte – Euro
Mexico – Mexican new peso
Monaco – Euro
Mongolia – Tugrik
Morocco – Morrocan Dirham
Mozambique – Metical
Nauru – Australian dollar
Netherlands – Euro
New Zealand – New Zealand dollar
Nigeria – Naira
Niue - New Zealand dollar
Norfolk Island – Australian dollar
Norway – Norwegian krone
Oman – Rial Omani
Pakistan – Pakistani Rupee
Palau – US dollar
Paraguay – Guarani
Peru – Philippines peso
Poland – New zloty
Portugal – Euro
Puerto Rico – US dollar
Réunion – Euro
Romania – Romanian Leu
Rwanda – Rwandan franc
Samoa – Tala
Saudi Arabia – Saudi Riyal
Sierra Leone – Leone
Singapore – Singapore dollar
Slovenia – Euro
Somalia – Somali shilling
South Africa – Rand
Spain – Euro
Sudan – Sudanese pound
Sweden – Swedish krona
Switzerland – Swiss franc
Thailand – Baht
Tonga – Pa’anga
Tunisia – Tunisian dinar
Turkey – New Turkish lira
Tuvalu – Australian dollar
Uganda – Ugandan shilling
Ukraine – Hryvna and Karbovanets
United Arab Emirates – UAE dirham
United Kingdom – Great British Pound
United States of America – US dollar
Uruguay – Uruguayan peso
Vanautu – Vatu
West Africa – West African Franc
Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe dollar
By: Liam Hayman
About the Author:
Name: Liam
Age: 15
I run a general chat forum focused mainly on metal music called www.morbidskies.com
The biggest feature of my site is my exlcusive interviews with big name bands such as Tyr, Exmortem, Hatesphere, Sorg Uten Tarer and Northland.
Blackwater: new Iraq allegations
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Blackwater, a private military firm, contracted to provide security services for US officials in Iraq is no stranger to controversy. Recently two former employees have made allegations that the firm’s owner Eric Prince was a crusader who “encouraged and rewarded” the destruction of Iraqi life.
UFOs over Iraq – spooky footage captured by marines
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
The web’s latest phenomenon is UFOs in warzones – here are a selection of mysterious clips taken in Iraq.
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Why it started
It was generally believed at the time in 2003 that Iraq possessed and was also developing on an active basis, weapons of mass destruction or WMD. This was strictly in violation of the 1991 agreement between the US and Iraq that stated these WMDs needed to be given up unconditionally. Bush’s aim was to get rid of Saddam Hussein’s support of terrorism and eventually free the citizens of Iraq. This is how the Navy SEALs mission began. While this mission was led by the US it also had the backing of Britain, Poland as well as Australia.
The fated day
On March 20th in the year 2003 at around 2:30 UTC, a series of explosions were heard from Baghdad. It has only recently been found that these explosions were a result of the group of special forces such as British SAS, US Delta Force, US Navy SEALs, Australian 4RAR as well as SASR etc. It has recently been proven that these troops headed straight for Baghdad even before the air war had started.
The Shock and Awe technique
In military parlance this term is commonly used to refer to the use of overwhelming force, dominant maneuvers and power displays to cripple the enemy’s power to fight. In order to accomplish victory as soon as possible the US strategy in Iraq involved the simultaneous usage of ground and air attacks to immobilize the Iraqi forces. Thus while the US army was attacking, the US Navy SEALs were also assaulting the forces in Iraq. Many Iraqi military units were bypassed successfully as part of the Navy SEALs operation.
Crippling the center
The idea behind the strategy of attack in Iraq was to immobilize the center of the Iraqi command as soon as possible while also ensuring that civilian deaths and loss of infrastructure were kept to a bare minimum. It was also estimated that once the leadership of Saddam Hussein was weakened it would automatically entail crippling of the Iraqi forces. The US Navy SEALs also hoped that in this context the Iraqi native people would be open to the US instead of Saddam’s terrorist rule.
The closing
During the closing hours of March 20th there were several amphibious attacks, as well as assaults carried out simultaneously by the British 3 Commando Brigade, the Royal Marines as well as US Navy SEALs to secure oil fields in Iraq. However in the course of this Navy SEALs mission close to 44 oil wells were destroyed and exploded by accident or by explosives launched by the Iraqi forces.
By: James Kara Murat
About the Author:
This Article is written by James Kara Murat from USNavySEALstore.com, the contributor of US Navy SEALs Information Portal. A longer version of this article is located at US Navy SEAL operations in Iraq, and related resources can be found at US Navy SEALs Store.
Does anyone have any idea if and how the the Iraqi dinar exchange thing that’s going on could be a hoax?
Saturday, October 17th, 2009See safedinar.com
Supposedly if we invest in the dinar, the value is going upo this month because of the new bills being printed…?…and a $964 investment now could make the investor a millionaire by the end of this month. My step-father, who doesn’t fall for gimmicks, spent the money on this and received the dinar in the mail. Can someone tell me how this might be a scam? It’s too easy, it can’t be real, can it?
3rd Battalion 1st Marines In Fallujah Iraq
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Swede Studios Presents: 3rd Battalion 1st Marines In Fallujah Iraq. A Movie Presented By: Christian “Swede” Sandberg



























