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McDonald's launches £10m 'We All Make The Games' campaign
By John Reynolds, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 10:05AM
McDonald's has finally revealed details of its Olympic and Paralympic campaign, which will be called ' We All Make The Games', and will involve guerrilla film crews and a TV campaign that will celebrate the people and moments of the games.
McDonald's said it was spending £10m on the campaign, which will run for 10 weeks over the summer. The TV ad has been created by Leo Burnett.
Unlike many of the other Olympic sponsors, McDonald's has chosen to launch its big campaign close to the start of the Olympics, which begin in 30 days' time.
McDonald's is the official restaurant and presenting partner of London 2012.
McDonalds said: "'We All Make The Games' will document, replay and celebrate the people, moments, and emotions that will all help make the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games a spectacular event and nationwide celebration."
Filmed documentary material and user-generated content will also be used across social channels, outdoor sites such as the Piccadilly Lights, and the interior of its flagship restaurant at the Olympic Park, which will show personal stories from around the country.
In all, the campaign will run in three phases – outdoor and TV, guerrilla film crews, and the use of clips, images and comments to celebrate the people who made the Olympics.
A key part of the campaign will include a mosaic design, created by The Marketing Store, which features thousands of portrait photographs to create composite images of McDonald's customers, employees, and some of the British farmers who supply ingredients for the McDonald's menu.
Alistair Macrow, vice-president marketing, McDonald's UK, said: "The 'We All Make the Games' campaign will capture people's emotions, humour and experiences in real time, and we hope to become a barometer for the mood of the nation during the Games."
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If you happen to pick up this month's issue of GQ magazine, you will see the smiling face of Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin starring back you.In the GQ interview, most of Lin's answers are pretty pedestrian but he does provide some interesting comments about wanting to stay with his last team, the New York Knicks:"You can't ask for a city or a fan base to embrace somebody more than they embraced me," Lin says."I know it's kind of silly to talk about it with only two years under my belt in the league, but going in before free agency, I was like, 'I want to play in front of these fans for the rest of my career.' I really did. I really wanted to play in front of the Madison Square Garden fans for the rest of my career, because they're just unbelievable."
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The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) suffered a setback with the Karnataka High Court quashing the orders passed by its health officers asking hookah bar owners in Bangalore to close shop by cancelling their trade licences.
In his verdict on a batch of petitions filed by hookah bar owners challenging BBMP's April 30, 2011 order cancelling their trade licences, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer said that health officers had no power to pass the order as such powers were vested with the Commissioner, and the Commissioner had no right to delegate such quasi-judicial power to the health officers.
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The court pointed out that though the law empowers the Commissioner to suspend or completely revoke the licence, such action can be initiated only after an enquiry. Opportunity has to be given to the licensee to show cause the matter.
The BBMP had contended that the health officers, empowered to issue the licence, also had the power to cancel it and that the Commissioner had delegated this power to them.
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Meanwhile, the court reserved liberty to the Commissioner to take action against the petitioner hookah bar owners in accordance with the law.
However, it has left open the petitioners' contention that BBMP, under the KMC Act, has no jurisdiction to take action insofar as hookah service, which contains tobacco, falls under the provisions of the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 2003.
The petitioners, Concepts and More, and others, had moved the court after the health officers raided their premises and seized hookah paraphernalia.
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Tonight marked my second favorite day of the year (after my birthday of course)-the Kings season opener. After an interesting tip-off to the start of the NBA season which included both a Heat loss and a Celtics loss, I was a little weary about the Kings starting the season without Tyreke Evans, our MVP and Rookie of the Year, who was out due to a suspension. But to my pleasant surprise, the Kings were able to step up and get the win on the road none-the-less to make the Kings undefeated in the 2010-2011 season.
The team as a whole played well against the Minnesota Timberwolves with six players scoring in double digits, but it was Carl Landry who led the Kings to their first victory of the season. Landry had a double-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and added 3 assists. Kings veteran Francisco Garcia added another 22 points to the scoreboard, including two 3's and going 6-6 at the line. Beno Udrih, who stepped in for Evans, put up an impressive 18 points and 6 assists to help the Kings in the 117-116 win
All eyes were on rookie DeMarcus Cousins, the number 5 draft pick out of Kentucky, who is a front-runner to be named this seasons Rookie of the Year. Cousins, who found himself in foul trouble early in the game, made his mark with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. It was forward Dante Greene who struggled against the Timberwolves going 1-7 in field goals, 1-4 in 3 pointers and 3-7 at the line (someone should really remind him they are called FREE throws for a reason).
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This is the single most important, inspiring, and unbelievable quote you'll read today. Bless you, Marky, and God bless America.
In an interview with Men's Journal, when asked about how he was originally booked on one of the hijacked flights on 9/11, Wahlberg said:
If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, 'OK, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.
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My right-angle weave sample with its 4mm teal glass pearls and size 11 copper and silver seed beads feels more formal than Tina's bright bracelet. I also skipped the picots in my version. Now I'll just need to decide if I want to shop for the 150+ additional pearls I'll need to make the bracelet. I'm tempted to make a simple peyote or square-stitched bail with size 15 copper seed beads. Then I could slide it on a silver chain and wear it as a pendant this weekend. What do you think?
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Backers of Initiative 1077 say it's time to change Washington State's tax system. They argue the tax load in this state is distributed unfairly and think the way to make it more fair is an income tax aimed at high wage earners -- individuals making more than $200,000 and couple making more than $400,000. The initiative would also cut the state property tax by 20 percent or a roughly 4 to 5 percent decrease for property owners. The initiative would also increase the Business and Occupations tax credit to $4800. This is a break for small businesses. The initiative still needs to gather about 300,000 signatures and backers are reported retooling the language of the initiative so it does not discriminate against people in domestic partnerships. The initiative would not do anything to reduce the state's dependence on the sales tax, long considered the most regressive part of the state's tax system. So what do you think? Good idea or bad one?
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American Troops Still in Harm's Way? Oh yeah. Them.
Reprinted from American Thinker
By Kyle-Anne Shiver
When was the last time you saw American soldiers being interviewed in prime time? When was the last time you saw wall-to-wall coverage of the NYC ticker-tape parades in our soldiers' honor? When was the last time you heard an American newsman even acknowledge that we're still fighting (and WINNING!) a war?
What in tarnation is happening to this great Country?
While not a single day in the past six years has passed without real, flesh-and-red-blooded Americans fighting full-scale war in the Middle East on our behalf — and at our Congress' behest! — our own media has surrendered to an imbecilic and exclusive obsession with politics.
Stars fill their eyes. Tingles run up their legs. Mindlessly they follow candidate wardrobe changes with fascination. Like idiots, they mistake gossip for hard news.
And they have the nerve to think the rest of us are hicks without brains.
But never fear, real people are here to do the real work that needs to be done.
Operation Gratitude continues their valiant effort to give a little thanks where thanks is more than due. Thousands and thousands of all-volunteer homefront support forces are gathering from sunup to sundown every day of the week to get care packages to every man and woman in uniform still in harm's way.
This year's holiday package drive has been under way for months now. Volunteers work tirelessly packing each box with goodies, letters and genuine love.
Now this is newsworthy.
What is even more newsworthy is the fact that unless we all pitch in with our dollars, these packages will rot on the shipping deck for want of sufficient postage to get them to our troops in the war zones. Yes, it costs about $10 per package to actually get them to our soldiers. And according to America's Troop Mom, Carolyn Blashek, this is the very first time in Operation Gratitude's history that she lacks the funds to send those packages to the war zones.
One would think a patriot congressman would sponsor a bill offering free postage to our troops, but alas I'm not holding my breath.
Meanwhile, the tallies are in on how much was spent on this one campaign. About $5 billion. Barack Obama, alone, raised more than $600 million.
Operation Gratitude only needs about $500,000 to get every package to our troops. Only the postage must be paid. Every single goodie is donated. Every single man-hour of labor is donated. Every single dollar raised goes for postage.
And every dollar donated for postage is tax-deductible.
Operation Gratitude spends not a single penny on advertising, fundraising or salaries. From the stockers, to the packers, to the public relations people and to the managers, it is all love and no money.
Am I passionate about this? Yes. Am I personally invested? Yes. Am I disgusted with our politicians and their extravagance on meaningless junk? Yes. Am I asking every American to donate to Operation Gratitude right now? Yes.
And this is how I've decided to think about these donations. Every single tax-deductible dollar that we give Operation Gratitude for our troops is a dollar that Barack Obama and Joe Biden will not get for their own squander.
But the bottom line here is that these packages to our troops not only bolster their morale, sometimes they actually save lives.
Every time I talk to Carolyn Blashek, America's Troop Mom, she tells me another story that sends chills up my spine and often brings tears to my eyes. This one, though, takes the cake as far as I'm concerned.
Almost immediately, email began arriving, specifically mentioning the Beanie Babies. Stories were as varied and inventive as the great American ingenuity that inspired them. Soldiers told of Beanie Baby squad mascots, creative naming projects, competitive games centered upon the latest Beanie Baby, and on an on and on. Truly, even Carolyn was shocked at the overall success of the Beanie Baby project. Humorous diversions in hellish circumstances, of course, are as old as war itself, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised.
But then, startling revelations began to arrive at the OpGrat headquarters, and the Beanie Baby project took on a whole new meaning. They were actually saving lives and helping to win the war.
Some of our truly exceptional, brilliant soldiers had the idea to trade the Beanie Babies with Iraqi children for information on hidden IED's. The children, so bereft of toys, gladly showed soldiers where explosives were hidden in exchange for the coveted cuddly critters.
Soldiers saved by a toy, proving once again that God truly works in mysterious ways. Who could have imagined this?
The swelling in your hearts will more than make up for the shrinking of your wallets.
Kyle-Anne Shiver is an independent journalist and a frequent contributor to American Thinker. She blogs at www.commonsenseregained.com .
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Saving Lives in Iraq With Tech Convention Schwag| posted by Francisco Dao Fast Company
Have you ever come home from a tech convention with a bag full of schwag and wondered if there was a better use for it? Emerging media consultant Michael Liskin was wondering the same thing when he came up with the idea for the Schwaggin' Wagon. Liskin thought, "What if we could collect all the leftover schwag from a convention and give it to charity." This past April, without any formal plan, Liskin and a few friends rented a van, taped a Schwaggin' Wagon sign to the side, and drove up to the Web. 2.0 expo in San Francisco to collect schwag. From that first outing, the response has been overwhelming.
I caught up with Michael and asked him about where the Schwaggin' Wagon has gone since then and what the future holds. He told me they've been working with a charity called Operation Gratitude which makes care packages for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and they use the schwag in the baskets. If you're wondering how a care package full of key chains and pen lights is saving lives, it's because the troops give these trinkets to the children to win their favor. In some cases, the children will tell the soldiers where the booby traps or bombs are set. Clearly this is a better use of convention schwag than what we've been doing with it. After all, how many "work out" T-shirts do we really need? Sometimes doing the right thing is the most buzzworthy thing of all.
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Operation Gratitude Doing 4th-of-July Patriotism Year-round
Happy Independence Day, dear readers! Now, you might want to take a short break from waving your flag, put your sparklers on hold and grab a hanky. This story is going to put a lump in your throat the size of Texas, and bring tears to even the most hardened eyes among us. And I'm not joshing you.
Operation Gratitude was founded in 2003, by one mother (That's right, just one), Carolyn Blashek. Carolyn has no children in the military. She doesn't come from a military family. She's not particularly political either. Shortly after 9/11, though, Carolyn got her patriotic calling.
Like many Americans, she wanted desperately to do something. At first, she even tried to join up and go fight. Too late; she was already past fighting age. So, she went with Plan B. She signed up for pre-deployment morale boosting at the USO lounge at the LA airport.
Enter an American soldier.
He's young, oh-so young. He's brave, oh-so brave. He's ready, he thinks, to fight America's battles for all the rest of us. But there's one thing that worries him, and he opens his heart to this solitary mother. She may be the last civilian American he sees for a long, long time, perhaps ever.
What is this soldier's greatest fear? Not being killed in action. Not being seriously wounded or even maimed. He doesn't fear the enemy. He doesn't fear the stifling heat, the torrential sandstorms, nor fighting for his life in heavy body armor. No, this young soldier fears that he won't be remembered because there is no one who cares enough about him to remember that he lived and breathed, and was a unique human being.
He has no family, you see. He's alone in this world and he's about to embark on what may be his very last journey. There's no fanfare. There are no parades, no fireworks, no waving flags, nor even a mom or dad or brother or sister to say "good-bye." There is only this lonely soldier and a mom he doesn't even know.
"I care. I care, and I'm grateful and I'll always remember you," says the mom. "Thank you," says the soldier with a hug. And a moment later, this one goes off to war, perhaps never to come home again.
The very next month Carolyn founded Operation Gratitude in her own living room, collecting goodies, writing letters of support, and mailing her "I-Love-You!" packages to every soldier, whose name she could get.
That one encounter in the airport provided the stimulus for the Country's most consistent, most successful, most far-reaching troop support organization, perhaps in American history. One unheralded soldier, one dedicated mom, and thousands of volunteers, private and corporate sponsors. Together, they have been saying, "Thank you!" to our troops in every place where America has men and women in harm's way, for five whole years, with no excuses, no breaks, no vacations, and no paychecks either.
So far, Operation Gratitude has sent over 350,000 packages to individually named soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen. Day in, day out, our fighting forces are there for us, and right behind them, guarding the home flank, there are the OpGrat forces assembling care packages that say, "We love you!" "We thank you!" We care about you!" "You are not forgotten!"
OpGrat Even Saving Lives
Every time I talk to Carolyn, she tells me another story that sends chills up my spine and often brings tears to my eyes. This one, though, takes the cake as far as I'm concerned.
It seems that another wonderful American lady, who loves Beanie Babies, convinced Carolyn that these adorable little bean-stuffed critters would make a great addition to OpGrat care packages for the troops. Since the lady donated a whole lot of them, Carolyn agreed and faithfully included them in packages, not sure what the reactions from grown men and women in a theater of war would be.
Almost immediately, email began arriving, specifically mentioning the Beanie Babies. Stories were as varied and inventive as the great American ingenuity that inspired them. Soldiers told of Beanie Baby squad mascots, creative naming projects, competitive games centered upon the latest Beanie Baby, and on an on and on. Truly, even Carolyn was shocked at the overall success of the Beanie Baby project. Humorous diversions in hellish circumstances, of course, are as old as war itself, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised.
But then, startling revelations began to arrive at the OpGrat headquarters, and the Beanie Baby project took on a whole new meaning. They were actually saving lives and helping to win the war.
Some of our truly exceptional, brilliant soldiers had the idea to trade the Beanie Babies with Iraqi children for information on hidden IED's. The children, so bereft of toys, gladly showed soldiers where explosives were hidden in exchange for the coveted cuddly critters.
Soldiers saved by a toy, proving once again that God truly works in mysterious ways. Who could have imagined this?
Returning Soldier Gets Memorial Jeep
In January, I wrote about Operation Gratitude and Carolyn's trip to Iraq, where she and her right-hand man, Charlie Othold (USAF ret), went to personally deliv
SPC Michael "Shaun" Gallagher, who received the keys to his new Jeep (registered trademark) Liberty in Iraq, within the 300,000th OpGrat care package, thankfully just returned with his unit to Fort Lewis, Washington, where he was presented with the actual vehicle this past Tuesday, July 1st. Not only did this soldier receive the promised Jeep Liberty, he also got a promotion the same day, to Corporal.
Our fearless Troop Mom, together with Shaun's terrific family and the folks at Chrysler, had the memorial mural painted before our brave soldier returned home to receive it. When I saw the picture, I cried a bucketful; I'm crying another right now. Here's what the memorial says:
In Memory Of The Fallen Heroes Of Alpha Company 2.23 Infantry
Joseph Landry III
Donald Valentine III
Nicholas Olson
Luigi Marciante Jr.
Jason Lemke
(photo credits: Operation Gratitude)
"I felt this would be a way to honor them for their service. It represents their lives," Gallagher said, choking back tears. "Now they are all home and always with us," added his mother, Karen, who traveled from her home in California for the Welcome Home Ceremony and Presentation.
Operation Gratitude, We Salute You!
Every day, without fail, I thank God for my freedom, and for every single man and woman who serves to protect it, every veteran of every branch of the service, and every family member whose many sacrifices go unheralded. And, especially on this 4th of July, our Independence Day 2008, I wave my flag, light those sparklers and cry with joy and thanksgiving for the sacrifice of the millions who've made our liberty possible.
But today, I want to pay a special tribute to America's Troop Mom, Carolyn Blashek, and the thousands of American volunteers, who with their consistent hard work and unsung love, show special fortitude on the home front, "a flank in our war against terrorists, which we cannot allow to go unguarded" (LtCol (ret) Steve Russell).
So, today, Operation Gratitude, this salute's for you!
May God bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and all you do for every American. We could not make it without you!
If you wish to join me in supporting Operation Gratitude, please visit their website and get involved today. Every single penny donated is used for packaging and shipping expenses. Not a single dime goes for advertising, promotion or fundraising activity. Letters, cards, donations, prayers and the names of soldiers serving in harm's way make you part of the OpGrat team.
Kyle-Anne Shiver is a frequent contributor to American Thinker. She welcomes your comments at kyleanneshiver.com.
Operation Gratitude in Iraq
One of the most effective groups at work on behalf of our troops is Operation Gratitude, an assemblage of Americans who put aside every difference among them in the common cause of loving our soldiers. Since its founding in 2003, this one group of all-volunteer supporters has sent 300,000 care packages to our troops serving in harm's way.
And all of it started because one American mom decided that she could not sit idly by in her safe, comfortable home doing nothing while our young men and women willingly left safety and comfort behind to fight for the rest of us.
Carolyn Blashek, founder of Operation Gratitude, has become for all intents and purposes, America's Troop Mom. She and her mission to minister to the morale of our troops through her simple, but ingenious, "care" packages are living proof of Basil King's famous injunction: http://www.online-literature.com/basil-king/
"Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Mighty forces, both seen and unseen, have indeed come to the aid of Operation Gratitude in its essential mission of showing our soldiers we all do care.
And those mighty forces just keep on coming, time and time again, in the most unlikely "coincidences," from the most unlikely sources.
Mighty Forces Take Carolyn to Iraq
In late December last year, when Operation Gratitude's holiday drive was in full gear, with hundreds of volunteers packing thousands of packages, and carefully addressing each to an individual soldier overseas, Carolyn realized that a mission milestone would be reached within the month. The 300,000th package was nearing assembly and its recipient was already named by the computer's data bank.
One of OpGrat's mighty forces had already donated the keys to a brand new Jeep Liberty for the recipient of this milestone care package. And the excitement among the volunteers was palpable.
Coincidentally, the soldier picked by the computer to receive the 300,000th package was a member of the brigade under the charge of Major General Hertling, commanding general of Multi-National Division North in Iraq. Carolyn Blashek and Major General Hertling go all the way back to OpGrat's founding in 2003.
In the beginning, when Carolyn was merely bold, she had no mighty forces. But she had enough boldness to be mighty in her own right, and she got ahold of the General's name through channels, and sent him an email asking for the individual names and addresses of all the soldiers under his command, so that she could send them each a care package from home.
The general now says he thought she was a bit out of it at the time, and wrote back simply: "Ma'am, I don't think you know who I am or how many soldiers I have under my command. I currently have a force of 39,000 soldiers," thinking that would be the end of it.
But our Troop Mom wrote back to the general, quite boldly indeed:
"General, I don't think you know who I am.
Just send me the names and addresses and I will make sure every one of them receives a care package from us at home."
When the 39,000 packages arrived as promised, and the general saw the amazing effect they had on the morale of his troops, he immediately became a treasured mighty force on the side of Operation Gratitude. And as soon as he was notified that one of his own soldiers was slated to receive the 300,000th package, he immediately set things in motion that would coalesce in bringing Carolyn Blashek and her trusted right-hand man, Charlie Othold (USAF, ret), to Iraq to present the package with the keys to the Jeep in person.
Now getting to the middle of the war zone would be nearly impossible for the ordinary American citizen. But with a decorated general in the lead and his own mighty forces covering your flank, neither paperwork nor bureaucracy are supreme obstacles, and you land in Iraq hoping you remembered to pack your hair dryer.
The War through a New Lens
In Iraq, Carolyn found that it's one thing to view the war, our soldiers and their mission through an often non-supportive media lens. But it's quite another to don full body armor and set off for the desert on a Black Hawk helicopter for a genuine birds-eye look around.
For Carolyn Blashek, Troop Mom, who spent 2 days on the ground in Iraq in January, the experience imparted a profound new meaning, not only to her own mission of sending care packages to our soldiers, but also to her perspective on the war itself and our national mission in the Middle East.
True Mom that she is, Carolyn spent most of her time and energy in Iraq delivering packages and hugs, love and reassurances to every man and woman in uniform who crossed her path.
Two Unforgettable Experiences
Carolyn says she had two experiences that truly changed her forever and reinvigorated her resolve to serve from home until true peace with justice can be achieved.
The first experience was a memorial service for six American soldiers and one Iraqi, all of whom had lost their lives in a house-born IED explosion. While the war itself is 24/7, dusty, dirty, smelly and bloody, the memorial service is military pageantry. Civilization in the face of enemy barbarism.
In a desert field, with no shade for solace, men and women of exceptional civility and honor gather to pay their last respects to their own fallen heroes. No detail is spared. Each life lost is given the profound reverence that is due. And each soldier present is given the chance to speak, to pay tribute to the life that has been given so selflessly in the cause of liberty. The generals salute the heroes. The crisp, clean gunshots are heard piercing the silent reverie of those who remain on watch. The brave are sent home to their families for the real grieving to begin.
And the war goes on.
But all who have seen the cost with their own eyes are forever changed, will be forever more diligent in their own meager sacrifice, so that the fallen will not have died in vain.
Life-changing indeed.
Anyone Can Carry an IED
How does a Judeo/Christian civilization fight a war against those for whom our ideas about civilization and honor are meaningless?
Those who would take the life of an innocent young child or a mentally impaired adult, and use that life itself as a weapon, define this war. Among this enemy, all human life is expendable, deemed worthy only in sacrifice.
Al Qaeda forces in Iraq have demonstrated over and over again that there is no limit to their brutality in pursuit of their jihad.
Carolyn Blashek now understands this foe, and her understanding dawned in an instant, even as she stood in a village under heavy armed guard, wearing the weighty body-armor designed to protect.
Major General Hertling needed to inspect a road in the north that had been recently cleared. For five years this road had been blocked by Al Qaeda and their hidden IED's, preventing all commerce and help for the tiny village of Khan Bani Saad. Readers may remember that this is the village where our soldiers found videos showing Al Qaeda training children to bear arms and fight their battles.
While the men of the village bombard the General with their demands for this new building project or another, Carolyn tells me she tried to take in the surroundings and observe the people. Several groups of young children cluster at a short distance, eagerly watching the unusual sight of the American General with his soldiers.
Carolyn smiles at some of the children. That Mom's smile that serves in place of the hug she would rather offer them. Then, she spies a young adult Iraqi male, and he is staring at her. She is frightened and looks away, back at the children. And one of them, a young boy makes eye contact with her and begins walking towards her, away from the group of children. She looks back at the young man, still staring, and back again at the approaching child, still intently watching her.
And suddenly her breathing stops as the question forms:
Is this child harnessed with an IED? Am I about to die?
The answer that time to the question formed by our soldiers every day as they work in and among the villagers, was "No."
Carolyn did not die in Iraq. She came home safely. But she is still haunted by this second experience, that moment in the little village. She says that it profoundly altered the way she views this war.
General Petraeus understands that if we desire to prevail, then our forces cannot remain behind fixed lines, embedded in fortified bases, but must walk among the people, gain their confidence, rebuild their country and help them learn how to build a free society. But in doing this, our men and women who serve are presented every day with those moments of do-or-die-right-now peril.
And yet they remain a civilized people in a land beleaguered by an uncivilized enemy.
And it is obvious that mighty forces are indeed coming to their aid.
This is not the media lens through which we at home view the war, but it is the one our Troop Mom, Carolyn, now carries in her heart every day and every night, never to be forgotten.
Originally printed in American Thinker
Preserve, Protect & Defend
James Dicks Magazine, February, 2008 by Jack Lott
One of the special moments that help to break up the daily routine for military forces assigned in far away places is the excitement of receiving a care package from home. Just like when you first went away to college, a care package could turn an ordinary day into a day to remember…
At the age of 19, I was assigned with the U.S. Air Force in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam Conflict and actually received a care package from a VFW group in the Midwest. It was greatly appreciated and brought us all a bit closer to the home we missed. Sadly, the only time we ever received anything like this was during the holidays. So, today's military members who receive an Operation Gratitude package from home "just because" actually have their daily routines turned into very special events. That's extremely important for these young military members going through this current difficult period in their lives. Blashek said, "I want it to be Christmas all year round for our troops. What could be better?
To read the entire article: Preserve, Protect & Defend pages 18-21.
Little miracles for our soldiers literally can be lifesavers
"You're so worn out, so physically and emotionally spent that you don't think you can do it anymore," Carolyn Blashek says.
"Then you open your mailbox or receive an e-mail, and there it is again – another little miracle."
Another thank-you note from a lonely soldier far from family and home who just received one of your Christmas presents. He needed a lift, and you gave it to him.
You read all these little miracles and you're not tired anymore, Blashek says. You're reinvigorated and ready to do whatever it takes to make sure every soldier away from home for the holidays gets a personally addressed package with gifts and letters from school kids wishing they come home safe and soon.
Blashek started Operation Gratitude more than four years ago from the living room of her Encino home. She began writing company commanders overseas on her own, asking them for the names of soldiers who were not getting any mail from home.
"I had heard that there were soldiers getting nothing from home, and that just wasn't right," she said. No, it wasn't.
As the number of soldiers grew, so did the number of local elves – more than 1,000 now – who volunteered to help Blashek with her Operation Gratitude holiday drive at the National Guard Armory in Van Nuys.
In the past four years, incredibly, they've packaged and sent holiday presents to more than 300,000 servicemen and -women.
Inside the 300,000th soldier's package, which should arrive a few days after Christmas, there is also the set of keys to a 2008 Jeep.
I wrote about one of those little miracles Blashek is talking about for the USA Weekend Magazine edition Sunday, but because of space limitations I couldn't tell the whole story.
Now I can.
"All the e-mails I get from soldiers are special, but this one was the most powerful," Blashek said. "This one broke my heart."
It was from a staff sergeant who asked that his name and unit and the soldier's name not be used because he didn't want the soldier "labeled" by his superiors.
"Although the Army preaches that nothing will be held against a soldier who threatens or thinks about killing himself, even if he gets help, I've been in long enough to know they do have a negative label put on them," he wrote.
The soldier in his platoon never got mail, care packages or anything from home, the sergeant wrote. He was estranged from his family and the only packages he got were labeled "to any service person."
He began to feel exactly like that. Not an individual, but a nameless soldier – an "occupant," the sergeant said.
"He was planning suicide on Christmas. We found that out after he finally opened up and talked to the chain of command about what was going through his mind and finally got help for his depression."
What changed his mind, his superiors wanted to know? The soldier told them he came back to his barracks alone on Christmas Eve (last year) and saw a package on his bunk.
He picked it up expecting to see the label "to any service person" on it. Instead, he saw his name staring back at him.
He opened the package and read the letters from kids addressed to him, and he began to cry. Over the next month, the soldier sought counseling and reached out to his family back home to reconcile their differences.
"Over my deployments I have lost a few soldiers in the platoons I have taken into combat," the sergeant wrote Blashek. "I have lost a few friends that I have known my entire Army career.
"It's always heart tearingly hard to write the `letters' to the families and loved ones. What words can ease the pain?
"I don't know if I would have the strength, or even what to say to the family of a soldier who had taken his own life.
"But one package, one present from you containing some little things and a few letters from kids made a huge impact in a human's life.
"It made the difference between a soldier walking down an airplane ramp to the waiting arms of loved ones, or being carried down in a flag draped metal box to their tears.
"You've let an old sergeant bring one more of his soldiers back home safely, and for that I am forever in your debt."
Little miracles on Christmas Day.
Rejoice! America's Love for Troops Cannot be Blocked by the MSM
'Tis the season to be jolly and joyful, and one of my greatest personal joys this year has been corresponding with some of our soldiers on the front lines of America's defenses in Iraq and Afghanistan. In all my years of motherhood, I have never seen such a steady demonstration of courage, sound reason and deep passion emanating from any group of young people.
OG Honors LTG Moore and Plans 300,000th Package
Van Nuys, CA-Operation Gratitude presented the first annual NATIONAL FREEDOM AWARD to retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Hal Moore at the National Guard Armory in Van Nuys, California on December 1, 2007. Joined by We Were Soldiers Once and Young co-author Joe Galloway and the movie adaptation's director Randy Wallace, hundreds of Military personnel and volunteers gathered to pay tribute to the General's renowned career. Several Cavalry Veterans who served under Moore's command surprised the General, and arrived wearing their revered Stetsons, the hallmark of the Cavalry.
"This experience was a most moving and sincere gathering of Americans, drawn together out of deep love and respect for each other, for our troops and for our nation," said Lt. General Moore. "I accepted the National Freedom Award on behalf of all those in harm's way who ensure our continued freedom and to whom we pay great tribute."
Serving as the ceremony's distinguished speaker, Lt. General Moore deeply touched the crowd as he recounted his dramatic return to the scene of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam. Eric Weider, publisher of the Armchair General and Operation Gratitude Magazines relayed part of General Moore's moving speech in his online forum that night:
"General Moore became overcome with emotion and tears as he recalled visiting LZ Xray with Joe Galloway and others of his troopers in 1993.
At night he walked the perimeter and recalled the men in their foxholes and trenches…"Don't worry Colonel they won't get through us" he heard them say. Painfully, now in 1993, Moore knew which of those brave young men would be killed in the next morning's assault by the North Vietnamese Army.
As Moore stood by the ant hill that marked his command post he vividly recalled the dead men laying under their ponchos with only their boots poking out…awaiting evacuation.
Lt. General Moore stood on that hallowed field for a minute of silence to remember all the dead of the conflict on both sides. At that moment, his opponent from the Ia Drang battle, Vietnamese Lt. General An, approached Moore and kissed him on both cheeks. Thirty years earlier they had been trying to kill each other.
That night a meteor shower of several hundred shooting stars went on for about 10 minutes. Moore and Galloway believe those stars were the souls of all those lost at Ia Drang.
They stayed the night at LZ-XRAY because a monsoon blew through and no helicopters could fly in to retrieve them. The next morning, the Vietnamese Army was sent in to rescue them. Lt. General Moore exclaimed it was quite a jarring sight to see 150 Vietnamese Soldiers in their brown uniforms carrying AK47s emerge from the jungle. But this time it was to save, not kill them!"
Throughout the day, General Moore met and spoke with hundreds of soldiers, Marines, airmen, and volunteers. One soldier's response typified the sentiments of most attendees. "I read We Were Soldiers in Boot Camp. I just couldn't wait to meet Lt. General Moore." While shaking hands, another soldier excitedly told the General, "I have read every history book that exists about you. I would serve under you any day!"
General Moore joined Operation Gratitude volunteers on the Assembly Line as they continued their Holiday Drive to ship 70,000 care packages by year-end to troops deployed in combat zones. "I will be forever moved by the greatness of Americans," states Moore. "It was very uplifting to stand shoulder to shoulder with more than 800 volunteers to assemble care packages for our troops. For all the ugliness that comes at times, there are great examples of genuine goodness – and Operation Gratitude is that many times over."
A special gift was included in every care package this year-General Moore's new book,A General's Spiritual Journey, a compelling treatise describing his spiritual journey from childhood to his golden years. Moore also autographed copies of the "Journey" for the volunteers to take home.
"This day changed my life," said one volunteer. "I am so inspired to do whatever I can to show my admiration and respect to the members of our military."
Marine Staff Sergeant Scott Richardson, who has served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, flew in from Michigan for the opportunity to meet General Moore. "While deployed, I received an Operation Gratitude gift box, as did many of the soldiers here today. Opening that box felt like I had a little piece of home with me out there in the desert," Richardson stated. "After spending the day with Lt. General Moore and so many hundreds of energized volunteers, I am motivated to go back to Iraq or Afghanistan to do my part-again-to do whatever it takes to defend our freedom. These Americans are the reason I love serving my country," he said.
300,000th Care Package to be Shipped December 15!
On December 15, 2007, Operation Gratitude will celebrate another milestone: the shipment of it's 300,000th care package since its inception! Several Military and political dignitaries, celebrities and corporate sponsors will be in attendance as the Volunteers assemble the 300,000th package and learn of the special gift to be included. The 200,000th and 250,000th packages contained the keys to new vehicles.
The excitement will begin at 9am when the Assembly Line starts production; the 300,000th package is expected to hit the line at about 11:30 a.m. A short Ceremony will take place at that time, followed by the mass Photo Op, a special lunch, product samples and fun activities provided by generous corporate sponsors.
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Legendary General Joins Operation Gratitude
On December 1, 2007, Operation Gratitude will present the first annual NATIONAL FREEDOM AWARD as a tribute to American troops around the world who have freely sacrificed their own comfort and safety in order to serve our nation. The organization has chosen a true hero, retired United States Army Lieutenant General Hal Moore, to be the award's inaugural recipient. General Moore's renowned career has been celebrated by many within the military community. Both on and off the battlefield, he has been an advocate and friend to American troops.
General Moore coauthored the New York Times #1 bestseller We Were Soldiers Once…And Young, the stirring, visceral account of his experience as a battalion commander in
"We are honored to present our first NATIONAL FREEDOM AWARD to Lt. General Hal Moore. Through his selfless service to Country, his commitment to his faith, and his dedication to his soldiers, Lt. General Moore exemplifies American courage and resolve in pursuit of the cause of freedom and thereby inspires and encourages others to serve our Nation," says Operation Gratitude founder Carolyn Blashek. "We are humbled by, and deeply appreciative of, Lt. General Moore's embrace and support of Operation Gratitude."
The ceremony will take place at the Army National Guard Armory in
As a very special gift to be included in every Holiday Care Package, General Moore, through the generosity of Wild Goose Ministries in Vail, Co., has donated 70,000 copies of his most recent inner story, "A General's Spiritual Journey." This beautiful work represents Hal Moore's faith-filled journey from childhood to the battlefield and into his golden years, as told to, and memorialized by, his friend and "Driver."
WHAT: Presentation of the First Annual National Freedom Award to Lt. General Hal Moore
WHEN: Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 12 Noon. Press are asked to arrive no later than 11:30 a.m.
Lunch will be served immediately following the ceremony; Book-signing to follow. Press are invited to stay for lunch and the book-signing.
Corner of Victory and Louise
Operation Gratitude Delivers Aboard Big E
Operation Gratitude Delivers Aboard Big E
Story Number: NNS070821-01
Release Date: 8/21/2007 8:00:00 AM
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jamica Johnson, USS Enterprise Public Affairs
ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (NNS) — Sailors aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) (Big E) were fortunate enough to receive more than 3,500 care packages Aug. 11, from Operation Gratitude.
Carolyn Blashek and her staff of volunteers at Operation Gratitude, a foundation located out of Encino, Calif., sent the packages.
"The command master chief received an e-mail directly from Operation Gratitude," said Chief Religious Program Specialist Quatrez Scipio, Religious Ministry Department's leading chief petty officer. "Carolyn Blashek basically told him about her program and how they like to send packages typically to ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, but they were interested in doing some type of project with a ship that was deployed. From there, I sent her the ship's roster and they got started on the packages."
Volunteers collected food items, compact discs, letters of appreciation, playing cards and much more, which were placed in boxes and shipped out to the Big E.
"They were so excited to send us these packages. Each package [varied in price, ranging from] $30 to $40 to [initially] put the package together and an additional $10 to send off, which is amazing," said Scipio. "So then were looking at roughly $50 a package for over 3,000 people, so this is definitely a major undertaking but they love doing it for the Sailors."
"It was an unexpected gift that I really appreciated, the timing could not have been better," said Personnel Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ernest Prior. "It had a lot of great things that I really needed. It's an amazing gesture for people back home to show their gratitude through this program."
"Inside the boxes the [sender's] e-mail address and a Web site [were included]. We definitely encourage all the Sailors to send an e-mail greeting, send a simple e-mail to let them know how important and valuable this service is to us Sailors and Marines," said Scipio. "It's a wonderful thought when people do things like this in support of the service members and freedom around the world."
For more news from USS Enterprise, visit www.news.navy.mil/local/cvn65/.


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The cottage was great! Beautifully decorated and very comfortable, especially after a long day of touring in wine country. :-) Sonoma is a lovely town with tons of great restaurants and wineries nearby. Also - Napa is just a short ride away.
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What a fantastic property! Beautifully decorated and very comfortable. It was in a great location for our winery touring. We also visited the Armstrong Redwood state park and Bodega Bay, both an easy drive from Sonoma. We would like to come back and rent this property again and would definitely recommend this property. Bonne, the owner, was very easy to work with.
This cottage was absolutely adorable. We were welcomed with a bottle of wine from Sonoma and chocolates! The cottage comfortably sleeps four people. The kitchen and bathrooms are modern and clean and the living room was spacious enough for our group to hang out and catch up. A short ride from the square and wineries and there is an amazing Mexican restaurant (with awesome coffee) within walking distance of the cottage. Would recommend to anyone and would stay again!
This little cottage is hidden away on a quiet, yet quaint street only a few minutes drive from Sonoma. It was a perfect place for two couples on an extended weekend. The whole house is beautifully and comfortably decorated and is very well kept (including clean). Everything looks new, but much attention to detail and looks and feels like a lot of care was taken in the renovation. The two bedrooms are perfect size for a couple. The sitting area, dining room and kitchen have a lot of room and again - well appointed. The kitchen has everything you need. We loved taking our morning coffee out on the little terrace off the side of the house - nestled in bunch of trees. We walked to some of the restaurants close and either cabbed or drove into Sonoma for dinner. We visited many wineries which are so close to the cottage. It's really a perfect location. Bonne was a wonderful hostess - keeping in close contact before, during (check-ins to ensure everything was going well), and after. We would stay here again in a heartbeat and recommend it to one or two couples. It was excellent value for price paid.
There were four adults in our party, and all of us were completely satisfied with all aspects of Kit's cottage. We found it to be exceptionally clean, well stocked, very comfortable, and quiet. The owner, Bonnie, is very hands on, and an absolute gem with her recommendations for restaurants and other attractions in the area. The city has very good restaurants, and some are within walking distance of the cottage. We all agreed that we would definitely attempt to rent Kit's cottage on any return trips to the Sonoma area.
My friends and I rented this cottage for a girls weekend in Sonoma and had a wonderful time. It is situated in a quiet area a short drive from Sonoma Square and is very comfortable and welcoming.
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