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Gold confirms bullish reaction swing – ready to run!
Gold traded above the pivot high, confirming the bullish action swing and a TC pattern. Confirmation of the TC pattern portends a upward swing to the test the prior high of $1166.00 for the short-term, with a longer-term target objective at $1220.00 or higher. I will keep you updated with stop movements in the TMV Swing trading report.
Why the RT Swing trade bought Gold. [chart]
Gold completed a bullish TR pattern, after posting a swing low on December 30. Based on the new pattern, the RT Swing Trader identified the bullish pattern and a trigger price at $1107.70. That price was reached on the January 4 to confirm the buy signal and the long entry. The swing pattern formed under the 20- day SMA, but the trigger bar closed above the SMA. This is a classic pattern sequence and portends a new bullish leg for Gold with a current target objective of $1165.00. However, the market has crossed to the strong side of the median line so the target objective may be moving up after a strong close. The market is projected to reach the target objective on or before the next reversal swing date due on January 14.
Gold – R-date 11/24 with target objective $1,160.00-$1,170.00
The bullish "trail day" pattern on Friday, portends a c0ntinuation of the upward trend. The bullish trend signal was confirmed with a the market crossing above the ascending median line. The next reversal swing date is due on November 24th.
Gold reaches projected target objective!
December Gold – Gold found support where the prior swing high and the upward trending parallel crossed at $1027.00. A two-bar double bottom provided a support for the reversal and subsequent rally. Gold surged higher on Tuesday, after news that the International Monetary Fund had sold 200 tons of gold to the Reserve Bank of India for $6.7 billion. After closing over $33.00 higher on the day, Gold may be a little overextended for the short-term and could hit resistance at $10.95.00 level.
December Copper
December Copper – Long from 288.75 – last price @ 302.60 – Copper futures closed lower and finished as an "inside day†after reaching a 13-month high of 305.75 on Wednesday. The rally paused on Thursday, due to a slight rebound in the U.S. Dollar. However, the cycle remains bullish into October 27th and portends a rally to the reaction line target at $325.00. - Hold the long position and move the stop loss to 289.75
Sell pattern setting up n December Gold
December Gold – The upward trend in Gold paused after the market reached the descending reaction on the predicted October 14th reversal swing day. Following the new high, Gold closed lower on the following two trading days, but managed to stage a slight rebound on Monday. It is very evident the overall trend is still bullish, but so far the market is meeting some stiff resistance on the retest of the reaction line. Monday's higher close has form a possible short-term bearish swing pattern that could "setup†another sell signal for a drop to the $1,035.00 to $1,030.00 price range later this week. I'm waiting one more day to see if the pattern confirms before making a new recommendation
December Gold – right on target!
December Gold –Right on target! – In the last issue, I talked about Gold reaching the descending reaction line target objective on or before the October 13 projected reversal swing date. It did! December Gold traded to a high of $1,072.00 on the 13th, but closed well below the high at $1, 064.70. However, it was on the following day—the "trail dayâ€â€"that the selling kicked in and confirmed the reversal pattern. Gold remained under pressure and closed sharply lower. I look for more selling to pressure in the market over the next few days with the first level of support at $1,040.50, followed by $1,025.00.
December Gold
December Gold –The surging Gold market paused with the last two day's entire trading ranges staying inside last Thursday's trading range. The market is overdone, but the upward trend remains intact. Gold could encounter one more push to the sloping reaction target objective of $1.070.00, the October 14th reversal swing day.
December Gold
December Gold –The price of gold struck an all-time high at 1,038.65 dollars per ounce, as the dollar fell on a rumored plan to stop using the U.S dollar for oil trading.
I made the recommendation to buy Gold at $1,004.50 or lower. I had the right idea, but I was a little optimistic about getting a slight pullback before trading higher. Instead, Gold open steady and never looked back, as it left us in the dust and took off and surged over $28.00 higher before taking a breather. I was left with nothing but an unfilled order in hand. What now? The ascending centerline intersects the descending reaction line at $1,060.00 with the next reversal swing day falling on October 8th. This suggests more upside potential for the Gold over the next couple of days.
December Gold
10/5/09 - December Gold –A weaker dollar boosted Gold futures and pushed them up to the descending parallel resistance line, where the short position was closed at $1,011.50. The long-term bullish trend overcame the short-term swing pattern sell signal and quickly ended the correction, after finding support at the 20-day SMA. Gold continues to get support from investors on concerns of impending inflation. Tiger Management Chairman, Julian Robertson, says that if China and Japan stop buying our debt, inflation could hit 20 percent. "It's almost Armageddon if the Japanese and Chinese don't buy,†Robertson told CNBC. "I don't know where we could get the money. I think we've let ourselves get in a terrible situation."
Investment guru, Jim Rogers, has been on the inflation bandwagon for some time and says the United States risks hyperinflation, thanks to the government's massive fiscal and monetary stimulus. That stimulus also will continue to hurt the dollar, he told CNBC. "There's no question the U.S. is vulnerable to hyperinflation down the road or certainly the inflation we saw in the 1970s, I would expect that to come back in the foreseeable future, certainly in the next few years," he said.
The pattern is bullish and Monday's price action pushed the Gold right up against the descending parallel resistance line. I would like to see a pullback to the 20-day SMA for an entry.  Buy Gold at $1,004.50 or lower, with a stop loss at $986.00.

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Obama's First 100 Days By Phoebe Berline April 2009 Hard choices lie ahead as Barack Obama and his new team scramble to rescue the shaken economy. A number of approaches could potentially create new jobs, reform and regulation to dig out from the crisis. And time is of the essence. The economy is shedding jobs at an astonishing rate; 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008. President Obama's stimulus package sales pitch is simple: "We don't have a moment to spare." But in this rush to move swiftly and boldly, the President cannot afford a misstep. To inspire consumer confidence, inject economic stimulus, and take the Republicans along with him – no small feat – will require finesse and execution. There are five things the President must do in the first 100 days. One: Fix the financial system, by addressing the foreclosure crisis and boosting banks capital requirements, money held in reserve to backstop loans. 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I'm not a big fan of stories that take popular characters, and change the gender of them. Reboots that change the story just for the sake of change don't really interest me. It worked well for Battlestar Galactica, but none of the characters in the new series were the same characters from the original series (same names/different people/different era). With Star Trek, it's fun to play with the alternate universe scenario, but changing the sex and age of characters doesn't really work for me.
Personally, I prefer Star Trek that continues to develop the series that we knew and loved. Star Trek Phase II is great for this, because it feels like an unproduced season 4. Tying up the loose ends between TOS and TMP is cool.
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Same here I'd love to see Intrepid's Giles Aston star in a post-Nemesis series, however like Hidden Frontier did with their shows I'd bring in characters from other shows - in fact the Enterprise crew would be a bit of a 'dream team' mix from DS9 and VOY filling in for those who left:
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They'd be visits to the Titan/DS9 and Janeway would kind of be Picard's boss!
And I absolutely love following Phase II it has really become it's own show now expecially as they've kind of reached the middle between the series and the film.
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Inventing a failureMay 06,2014Last week, House Republicans released a deliberately misleading report on the status of health reform, crudely rigging the numbers to sustain the illusion of failure in the face of unexpected success. Are you shocked?
You arent, but you should be. Mainstream politicians didnt always try to advance their agenda through lies, damned lies and in this case bogus statistics. And the fact that this has become standard operating procedure for a major party bodes ill for Americas future.
About that report: The really big policy news of 2014, at least so far, is the spectacular recovery of the Affordable Care Act from its stumbling start, thanks to an extraordinary late surge that took enrollment beyond early projections. The age mix of enrollees has improved; insurance companies are broadly satisfied with the risk pool. Multiple independent surveys confirm that the percentage of Americans without health insurance has already declined substantially, and theres every reason to believe that during the next two years the act will meet its overall goals, except in states that refuse to expand Medicaid.
This is a problem for Republicans, who have bet the ranch on the proposition that health reform is an unfixable failure. Nobody can make Obamacare work, declared Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, a couple of weeks ago (when it was already obvious that it was working pretty well). How can they respond to good news?
Well, they could graciously admit that they were wrong, and offer constructive suggestions about how to make the law work even better. Oh, sorry I forgot that I wasnt writing jokes for the White House Correspondents Dinner.
No, they have in fact continued to do what theyve been doing ever since the news on Obamacare started turning positive: sling as much mud as possible at health reform, in the hope that some of it sticks. Premiums were soaring, they declared, when they have actually come in below projections. Millions of people were losing coverage, they insisted, when the great bulk of those whose policies were canceled simply replaced them with new policies. The Obama administration was cooking the books, they cried (projection, anyone?). And, of course, they keep peddling horror stories about people suffering terribly from Obamacare, not one of which has withstood scrutiny.
Now comes the latest claim that many of the people who signed up for insurance arent actually paying their premiums. Obviously this claim is part of a continuing pattern. It also, however, involves a change in tactics. Previous attacks on Obamacare were pretty much fact-free; this time the claim was backed by a survey purporting to show that a third of enrollees hadnt paid their first premium.
But the survey was rigged. (Are you surprised?) It asked insurers how many enrollees had paid their first premium; it ignored the fact that the first premium wasnt even due for the millions of people who signed up for insurance after March 15.
And the fact that the survey was so transparently rigged is a smoking gun, proving that the attacks on Obamacare arent just bogus; theyre deliberately bogus. The staffers who set up that survey knew enough about the numbers to skew them, which meant that they have to have known that Obamacare is actually doing OK.
So why are Republicans doing this? Sad to say, theres method in their fraudulence.
First of all, it fires up the base. After this latest exercise in deception, we can be fairly sure that Republican leaders know perfectly well that Obamacare has failed to fail. But the party faithful dont. Like anyone who writes about these issues, I get vast amounts of mail from people who know, just know, that insurance premiums are skyrocketing, that far more people have lost insurance because of Obummercare than have gained it, that all the horror stories are real, and that anyone who says otherwise is just a liberal shill.
Beyond that, the constant harping on alleged failure works as innuendo even if each individual claim collapses in the face of evidence. A recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a majority of Americans know that more than 8 million people enrolled in health exchanges; but it also found a majority of respondents believing that this was below expectations, and that the law was working badly.
So Republicans are spreading disinformation about health reform because it works, and because they can there is no sign that they pay any political price when their accusations are proved false.
And that observation should scare you. What happens to the Congressional Budget Office if a party that has learned that lying about numbers works takes full control of Congress? What happens if it regains the White House, too? Nothing good, thats for sure.
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Happy Friday!!!
Guess what I did last night?
I went to happy hour. In the middle of the week.
I KNOW- rare occurence, right?
Well, there was reason for celebration. Tiffany from Simply Shaka is in town!She seems to be doing a road trip across America these days. So when she contacted me about her plans to wander through the midwest, I was more than excited.
After a few good recommendations and a viewing of online menus, we decided to do a little meetup at Coast Sushi Bar in Bucktown. I'm a sucker for a good BYOB restaurant. Mostly because I don't really feel the need to pay $6 or 7 for a glass of wine when I can bring an entire bottle that costs that much (ssshhh… don't tell Tiff I'm a cheap date!). I was the boring one with the Philly roll. Mostly because of a craving for something simple. And I heart avocado (duh).
However, to make up for my blandness, I did go crazy with the wasabi. If you don't remember- we're still looking into if my stomach is, in fact, made of steel.
All signs point to "yes".
Overall, I really liked this place. A wee bit dark (I'm getting old and I can't see!), but still a relaxing place if you're just going for relaxation and conversation. Because let's face it- bars/restaurants where you can't hear a thing are just silly.
The food was fantastic. The wine was lovely. The conversation was unedited.
What? After reading about each other for months, it's not hard to jump right into the good stuff. ;)I really need to wear flip flops more often. Hence the reason I'm awkwardly leaning/hunching.
But it was a fun group of girls- me (obviously), Tiffany, Joanna and Stacie.
After dinner, I got to play hostess for the night:Excuse the boxes everywhere- I'm moving. And I suck at it
We then proceeded to chat past our bedtime. And finally decided to call it a night when every story started ending in "I'm not quite sure where I was going with that…"
Tiffany left this morning to meet up with more girlies and to head home. But I'm glad I got to meet her and know she'll be visiting again soon. Because seriously… who doesn't love Chicago? :)
*And those of you who asked about my guy friend who is running with me during lunch on occasion…
He's cute (I don't have ugly friends- duh) and has a girlfriend. But that's beside the point- we've known each other since freshman year of college and instead of the two of us getting together, we prefer to make fun of each other for hookups of college past.
It's terrifying how much that kid knows about me…
Enjoy the weekend, kids!
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Devin Brown Signs with OCU Soccer
CANAL WINCHESTER, OH - Devin Brown has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Ohio Christian University. Brown was a standout player at Harvest Prep where he played under head coach Tim Hawthorne.
Brown enjoyed a very strong senior season at Harvest Prep, scoring 9 goals and dishing out 5 assists. His 9 goals were a team high and his 5 assists were the second most on the team. For his outstanding season, Brown was honored as a 2nd Team All-MSL selection. He was also honored as Offensive Player of the Year.
"Devin is a quality person on and off the field. He will help raise the bar for an already competitive team. He is a class act off of the field and will be a great addition to the campus."
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CLASS OF 2009: Students showcase talents during graduation ceremony
Many of the seniors graduating from Trinity Pacific Christian School this year praised the school's unique nature as an asset in their quest to receive their diplomas.
Their graduation was another special experience for the 29 seniors who graduated from the private Thousand Oaks school on Tuesday.
The ceremony, which was held at Westlake Village's Calvary Community Church, was not only for the seniors, but also a promotional night for the younger students at the school, which serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
During the ceremony, graduating seniors introduced the younger students being promoted from each class.
Having students graduate from the entire school in one ceremony is a tradition at the private Christian school, said Principal Barbara Richert.
The graduation, which was attended by hundreds of the students' friends and family members, also included the talents of the seniors either showcased on display tables, or performed during the ceremony.
During the ceremony, Chloe Negrey played the piano, while Hannah Coyle performed a traditional Irish dance. Seniors Adam Yonkers and Griffin Cleverly sang as a barbershop quartet with 11th-grader Jonathan Standafer and Billy Montoya. Grace Craig and Bryce Alderson performed a swing dance.
When the seniors were ready to graduate, their parents took the stage, giving their children a personal message and presenting them with their diplomas.
"You are my hero and always will be," said Michael Nisperos to his son Brandon on Tuesday.
Michael Nisperos was a volunteer coach for his son's basketball team, and his daughter Britany is a Trinity Pacific alumna. Nisperos was joined by more than 15 family members to watch Brandon graduate.
During her time at the school, Jeanette Wright not only learned how to sew, but she also started designing costumes, many of which were on display during Tuesday's graduation.
Her mother, Mindy Wright, said the school allowed her talents to shine and the staff offered support and plenty of activities for her daughter, who was being home-schooled. Many of the students are home-schooled, but they attend some classes and participate in activities at the school. The school also makes sure the students are meeting the coursework requirements.
Before the graduation ceremony, senior class valedictorian Rebekah Smith said the day was bittersweet.
On the one hand, she was happy to graduate. She will be studying history at Wheaton College in Illinois. But, she said she was saddened to leave the tight-knit group of friends she made at the school. She said forming those relationships with her classmates might not have been possible at a larger school.
Salutatorian Brooklin Nash, who will be attending Pepperdine University in the fall, said the school's senior class is different from most schools.
"You don't get cliques," Nash said. "It's such a small class. We're all friends here."
"I had a strong connection with my peer groups here," said senior salutatorian Stephen Page, who will be studying international politics and policy at Patrick Henry College.
"But I recognize it's another chapter in my life, and I'm ready to take the next step."
Trinity Pacific High School
Location: Thousand Oaks.
Affiliation: Independent.
Spring enrollment: 425.
Graduates: 29.
Valedictorian: Rebekah Jean Smith.
Salutatorians: Bryce Adam Alderson, Griffin Thomas Cleverly, Timothy Hsin-Yuan Ip, Brooklin Thomas Nash, Steven Michael Page.
Principal: Barbara Richert.
Past year's highlights: Finished third in Ventura County Mock Trial competition, with five individual awards; student Zac Sunderland is trying to break the world record for being the youngest person to sail alone around the world; Timothy Hsin-Yuan Ip received a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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On June 19-21, KEA will co-sponsor a conference "by, for and about" teachers. Registration will open in early-April. KEA invites members to consider making a presentation at the conference. The conference is co-sponsored by KEA, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and the Kentucky Department of Education. View guidelines for presenters and download an application. Presenter applications must be submitted by April 15, 2013. Selection of successful proposals and notification of presenters will be made by April 27, 2013.
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Saturday is for planning big, doing small
The walk back to Central Presbyterian Church to catch Space City Gamelan left me panting, which signaled that the end was near. I've never seen a gamelan before, so I found the performance to be interesting in an "huh, so that's a gamelan" sort of way. Sara Cress : Chronicle Space City Gamelan performs. Wandering […] [Read More]
I love Liz Green
I came downtown early just to walk down 6th Street. Saturday night is fairly crazy here, not because of the festival participants (we're all too tired at this point to get crazy), but because of all the hangers-on, the people here for the hell of it, to walk down the street and check out girls […] [Read More]
I missed my chance?!
Ok, so, Katie Stuckey reports that Elijah Wood was at her show, y'all. Katie: "Did you see Elijah Wood at our showcase? he was there! I made sure to pass a cd his way. you were only yards away from him." My reponse: "He was not." Katie: "Yes he WAS!!! He was taking pics with […] [Read More]
Nada Surf redeems the night
At 3 a.m. this morning I had to pack it in without writing about the show that redeemed my Friday night. It's Saturday morning now and I'm awake before 11 a.m. for the first time in days, feeling refreshed but really sad that my hotel thinks breakfast should end at 10:30 a.m. Especially on SXSW […] [Read More]
Kate Walsh, continued
Here are a few seconds of the Kate Walsh song that made me fall in love with Kate Walsh when she performed it on Conan a few weeks ago. It's called Your Song. [Read More]
Midnight and the Sara is restless
My brief foray into an X show proved to me that you can be interested in a band and find yourself completely unmoved by its show. I don't know much about X, but I know that I do enjoy a good John Doe song and Excene has an intriguing voice. I watched the back of […] [Read More]
Too hot at night, even
Wednesday night at the lonely Bo Bice show, I was shivering in my short sleeves. Even after the sun went down tonight, it's still a steamy, airless 80 degrees. The steep change from late winter to midsummer is jarring and it's messing with my lungs. And sinuses. And eyes. In short, it's miserable here. My […] [Read More]
Too hot to party. Also, I hang out with Liam Finn
The high today was 95 degrees. An airless, often shadeless 95 degrees. In March. A record high, in fact. That's why when I got to Stubb's, the site of the Spin party, and saw a line of people standing in the sun at 3 p.m., I turned around and left. I'll live without experiencing whatever […] [Read More]
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School of Public Health is one of the most academically diverse of all
the Harvard graduate faculties. In contrast to faculties structured around
disciplines, professions, skills, or sectors (all of which are emphasized
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While the Allston planning process is moving forward, many uncertainties remain. We all recognize that final decisions on whether HSPH will have a key role in Allston will be the responsibility of our new University leadership and the Harvard Corporation. In this context, it is gratifying that, as Harvard University President and Lincoln Professor of History Drew Faust has made clear, Allston planning is a major priority for her administration.
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It would be wonderful for us if there were new programs in Allston involving the human genome, bioengineering, and other cutting-edge science. But perhaps the most exciting would be the opportunity to teach and inspire Harvard undergraduates to think about problems of public health nationally and globally. To engage with these students would be an exciting extension of our faculty's commitment to education at all levels; in turn, our faculty could open new worlds to some of the brightest young people on the planet.
Allston offers HSPH the unique opportunity to bring together a geographically dispersed faculty working in multiple, scattered facilities. Together we could begin to create a real campus, in a real community in one centralized location, to serve both the future institutional needs of the School and the educational needs of its students. The Allston Master Plan recently filed with the City of Boston includes the Harvard School of Public Health as one of the professional schools to be located in Allston along with the Graduate School of Education at the center of the Allston plan. At HSPH, faculty committees are working hard on developing the best strategy for the School to take advantage of a move to Allston, while also retaining our longstanding relationships with the hospitals in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
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To the question, "Why would it be appropriate for the School of Public Health to occupy a key place in Allston?" the simple answer is that its unique interdisciplinary character and mission make it an ideal "connector." I would be hard-pressed to improve upon the case made by former University President Larry Summers: "I have asked the community to explore and think about the relocation of the public health school and many of its primary activities to the Allston campus, where it will occupy a role at the center of the University. I have suggested that as an important commitment of the University because I am convinced that if we think about what it is that is really important in terms of what the University is going to do in the years ahead, public health is very much at the center of those things."
Dean Barry R. Bloom
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Trip to Vietnam memorial begins healing process for Arizona veterans
WASHINGTON -- They deployed from Phoenix at 07:00 Saturday morning. Their mission: Find the enemy inside.
They are the newest members of Operation Freedom Bird, a nonprofit organization focused solely on U.S. service men and women who have seen the worst during military combat.
When they left for Washington, they carried a heavy rucksack filled with tricks to deflect and avoid detection. It was psychological counselors Annette Hill-Puccia and Joe Little's jobs to get the men and women to look at what's inside.
"A lot of �Why,' is in (the rucksack) and �What do I do now?' " Hill-Puccia said. "You know questions, terror, anger, rage, a sense of loss, �Who am I?' A loss of identity is in that bag."
For Lake Havasu's Joe DiGiacomo, it's mainly guilt that has followed him since he piloted swift boats in Vietnam through the late 1960s.
"Just prior to the Tet Offense, I had received notice of supplies coming up the river. There were supposed to be three boats taking off together. We were to be the lead boat," he said during the first group counseling session. "But, our engines wouldn't start, so the other two boats took off."
He took a moment to hold back tears.
"As we were catching up, a rocket hit the lead boat," he continued.
The pilot was killed immediately, DiGiacomo said.
"He was one of the first friends I made over there. He was the one who took me under his wing."
DiGiacamo left the service and eventually joined the Yavapai County Sheriff's department. Everything seemed normal until 1999, when hidden emotions were triggered as he and eight other deputies pulled over a suspected car thief.
"About 57 shots were fired in a span of two to three minutes," he said. "My whole world changed. I was seeing the boats and thrown right back into Vietnam."
He said chest pains, panic attacks and feelings of paranoia grew and forced him to retire from a job he loved.
"It wasn't until I was seen by a VA center psychologist that we identified I had PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)."
Throughout the weekend, similar stories spilled out as the 24 veterans felt accepted by their peers. Many had never spoken before about the horrors they witnessed while in combat. Some of those horrors come from as far back as World War II, and as recent as Operation Enduring Freedom.
The Wall
The first night in Washington, the vets took a drive to the Vietnam Memorial.
"A lot of stuff happens over here," Little told them as they stood in a solemn circle. "Don't push it down. Be open to cry," he said.
It was dark, and the temperature outside was quickly dropping to the mid-30s. But when World War II vet Bob Emmett touched the wall, it was warm to the touch. He didn't know any of the 58,000 or more Vietnam veterans'names that were on the wall, but it still moved him to tears.
Younger veterans from Vietnam and later conflicts look up to Emmett. He is one of the remaining few soldiers from the famed Merrill's Marauders, who fought behind enemy lines near China.
Looking at the names on the wall and younger vets on the journey he is among friends. "These men are my buddies. They're all my buddies," he said. The 88-year old has quickly become the group's honorary leader, first by showing up and then opening up.
He was the first among the group to let the tears flow after 70 years of survivor's guilt.
"They figure if it wasn't for me, they couldn't be here or couldn't fight," he said, "but, I couldn't save (the Vietnam vets) or 2,400 of my guys (in Myanmar, then known as Burma, in May of 1944)."
For Vietnam veteran Wayne Fulton it's a second journey to the wall.
"I thought this year would be easier," he said, as he found his best friend James R. West's name etched on the wall. "Jimmy and I were signing up for the military together, but I didn't pass my English class that year," which held up his deployment.
West died in combat a short time later. "And I just keep asking myself if it would have been any different if we'd gone together."
For the next three days, the vets visited the wall, their grief gradually subsiding as they pulled tokens and mementos from their rucksacks and left them at the wall.
When OFB began in 1988, it focused solely on combat vets from Vietnam. The title derived from the nickname "Freedom Bird," the final aircraft closing a tour.
Vietnam veteran Pat Lynch founded OFB.
"I came home after the Army and felt, 'That's it?' " Lynch said.
He was flying for then-America West Airlines around the same time the Vietnam Wall Memorial was built in Washington.
"I wanted to see the wall and I didn't want to go alone," he said. He called Mike Conway, president of the airline. "He said, 'When do you want to do it?' " Lynch said.
The first flight took off for the nation's capital, two days before Veterans Day in 1988 with 50 combat members from the Phoenix Veterans Center. The mission has not failed for the past 26 years, Lynch said.
"The difference this year is we opened up the journey to combat vets from all conflicts," Lynch said.
Expanding the need
OFB is the only organization of its kind in the country and it almost did not happen this year as it underwent restructuring to include more veterans from all conflicts.
"I wanted to find as many people as possible that were eligible for this journey," said board President Patrick Ziegert. They widened the requirements for qualifying candidates.
"This year we opened our process for identifying candidates to go beyond the vet centers," said Ziegert. "Our goal is to include candidates from all health services including military, government and community providers."
The other goal, he said, was to "establish better communication between those providers." Right now military members see military doctors, while vets must go to the VA or a private doctor.
With cooperation, Ziegert hoped to simplify the process so that,"we can create a no wrong person, no wrong door approach."
As with anything related to government, progress can move at a glacial pace, especially when change is at hand. In OFB's case, it fell short thousands of dollars for the journey this year.
Lynch and Ziegert discussed skipping the journey, but grass-roots donations saved the day, Ziegert said. They had enough to bring 30 members to Washington and trial- run the new inclusive approach.
As the 24 vets returned home Tuesday night, the new approach appeared to have worked. Their tightly folded arms and silence on Saturday gave way to hugs and long bouts of laughter.
Their journey had come full circle as the Southwest Freedom jet pulled into Sky Harbor. Inside, a huge crowd had gathered to welcome them home. At a nearby hangar, families waited to wrap their arms around the returning heroes without a rucksack in the way.
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In Philly, on August 21 - 22, the LIVESTRONG™ Challenge takes place in the Philadelphia suburb of Blue Bell on the Montgomery County Community College Campus. This year we've expanded our Philly event to a 2-day format. Because of the growth of the event, moving the run/walk to Saturday will allow us to welcome more participants and add an additional 10K distance and Post Event Party for our runners and walkers. On Sunday, our riders can enjoy bike rides varying from 10, 20, 45, 75, and 100 mile options. For the first time ever in Philly, enjoy both activities of the LIVESTRONG™ Challenge.
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White, chalky marks that appear on the top of the soy candle. May be affected by pour temperature and is a natural characteristic of soy. I find it is more obvious when you have the darker colours.
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First all-electric BMW ActiveE delivered in US
The first BMW all-eletric ActiveE was delivered in the US marking a new chapter of electric mobility for the premium brand.
Tom and Meredith Moloughney proudly received the first model and thus begins their two-year lease. Having also been part of the MINI E field trails back in 2009, the Moloughneys have become the first ActiveE Electronauts as BMW have labelled them.
"Calling the Moloughneys Pioneers is very appropriate because they have shown the world that an electric vehicle can absolutely serve one's daily driving needs without compromise," said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO of BMW of North America. "We learned a lot from all of our experience with the MINI E and we are looking forward to learning more in these next two years with the BMW ActiveE as we prepare for the launch of the first BMW i models in 2013. We are pleased that Tom and Meredith have agreed to stay with us on this journey."
A total of 200 BMW Electronaughts will lease the new ActiveE for the two-year period. They are part of a new field trial that will gather further feedback ahead of the 2013 launch of the BMW i3.
The BMW ActiveE's power is provided by an electric motor that produces 170 hp (127 kW / 172 PS) and 184 lb-ft (249 Nm) of torque. It enables the car to accelerate from 0-60 mph in under nine seconds and hits a top speed of roughly 90 mph (145 km/h). It is capable of completing up to 100 miles (161 km) on a single charge.
BMW today delivered the first all-electric ActiveE in the US and began the next chapter in its electromobility strategy. Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO of BMW of North America presented the keys to a BMW ActiveE to Tom and Meredith Moloughney who will begin their two-year lease today. As one of the inaugural MINI E pioneers in 2009, today they officially became the first ActiveE Electronauts.
"Calling the Moloughneys Pioneers is very appropriate because they have shown the world that an electric vehicle can absolutely serve one's daily driving needs without compromise," said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO of BMW of North America. "We learned a lot from all of our experience with the MINI E and we are looking forward to learning more in these next two years with the BMW ActiveE as we prepare for the launch of the first BMW i models in 2013. We are pleased that Tom and Meredith have agreed to stay with us on this journey."
The BMW Group's electromobility development strategy began with the MINI E Field Trial in the summer of 2009. When the MINI E trial program began, one of the main open questions was, could a private individual live with an electric vehicle on a daily basis without changing their driving habits? The MINI E pioneers proved without a doubt that not only could it be done, but that doing so required no change in their daily routine, with the exception of plugging-in instead of stopping at the gas station. No one has proven the viability of an EV as daily transportation more conclusively than the Moloughneys, who logged over 72,500 miles in MINI E # 250 in just two-and-a-half years. That is as much driving as the typical American driver does in five years and they did it without burning so much as an ounce of gasoline.
The Moloughneys today became the first of what will be 700 BMW Electronaut households who will lease a BMW ActiveE for a two year period. Deliveries will continue over the next several weeks. As the MINI E provided valuable insight into life with an EV, the BMW ActiveE lease period will again be used to gather feedback that will be part of the development of the BMW i3 which will come to market in 2013.
The ActiveE is the only car that is 100% Electric and 100% BMW, providing the performance and efficiency everyone has come to expect from The Ultimate Driving Machine®. With output of 170 hp and maximum torque of 184 lb-ft from a standstill, The BMW ActiveE accelerates from 0-60 mph in under nine seconds. Newly developed lithium-ion batteries facilitate a driving range of up to 100 miles on a full charge.
The BMW ActiveE will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York, Boston and Hartford for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. Anyone in those markets interested in leasing one of the 700 BMW ActiveEs coming to the US should visit www.bmwusa.com/ActiveE.
project i - research and development of tomorrow's mobility.
The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group's next step towards an emission-free, mass-produced electric vehicle. Within the framework of project i, the BMW Group is carrying out research and development work on the development of electrically powered vehicles. The next step will be the BMW i3 due to launch in 2013. It will be designed to meet the demands of a sustainable mobility solution for congested urban areas. For this reason, the drive components and battery technology that will be used in the BMW i3 are being tested in the BMW ActiveE.
Ongoing field tests involving more than 600 MINI E cars, including 450 in the US, have already provided vital knowledge about the demands on future electrically powered production vehicles. Beginning with year in the US, Europe and China, a test fleet of over 1100 BMW ActiveE vehicles, produced at BMW's Leipzig plant, will provide further valuable insights into the everyday use of the vehicle. The findings will serve to deepen the knowledge already gained on the everyday use of electric vehicles and to learn more about customer requirements. The feedback from customers testing the MINI E and the BMW ActiveE will be fed directly into series production of the BMW i3, which will be launched in 2013.


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Secretary of Defense William J. Perry will host an
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Pentagon at 9 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, May 21, 1996.
The Cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon
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Put the chicken pieces into a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients together, then add to the chicken. Toss with your hands to cover the chicken with the spicy marinade. Leave to marinade for 1-2 hours if possible.
There two ways to cook chicken here. You could cook it directly in the spicy marinade for 1 hour at 150 degrees Celsius. This results in giving everyone a lovely spicy 'gravy' to pour over the chicken when eating.
Or you could cook the chicken quite quickly without the marinade in the oven preheated to 240 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes. This will give a crispy result without much juice, but delicious all the same. Either way, sprinkle salt over the chicken just before it goes in the oven. If you put the salt in the marinade from the beginning the chicken tends to dry out a bit. Serve with basmati rice.
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Lazy USPS delivery caught on tape: Worker drives on front lawn to deliver package
LAGRANGE, Ga. - Viral videos of UPS and FedEx workers carelessly throwing packages around have permeated the Internet. But a new video has surfaced of a USPS package delivery that has more than a few people angry.
A Georgia man who originally set up a camera on the home's front porch to monitor his disabled mother was surprised when he found something else on tape.
The video shows a U.S. Postal Service delivery woman delivering a package via the "path of least resistance."
Footage shows the woman driving her truck onto the grass to get closer to the home's front steps.
The footage was originally only available to be viewed by a handful of people, but once it hit Reddit, it spread like wildfire.
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Bryan Adams' Hit-Heavy Fox Show
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Lightning Bolt's Sharp New Sound
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[Editor's note: Ben Westhoff is a former staff writer at Riverfront Times and currently serves as music editor for our sister paper LA Weekly.]
I started at Washington University in 1995, not long after the release of Festus roots-rockers Bottle Rockets' groundbreaking album The Brooklyn Side. Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, I'd spun alt-country like the Jayhawks but had no idea this anachronistic, melancholy music would soundtrack my formative years — when I lost my virginity, found my calling, tried drugs and otherwise engaged in growing up awkwardly.
My freshman year music-dork conversations focused on Belleville, Illinois, alt-country heroes Uncle Tupelo, who broke up in 1994. Upperclassmen bragged about seeing the band in the cramped former basement bar of Cicero's (now Blueberry Hill's Duck Room), and when the seminal group disbanded, everyone was forced to choose a splinter act — Wilco or Son Volt. I took Son Volt, of course, as Jeff Tweedy's new outfit sounded too much like the Replacements and was too concerned with catchy tunes. As if those were bad things.
But though Still Feel Gone, Anodyne, Trace, A.M. and Being There are classic albums, none killed me like The Brooklyn Side, whose title references a bowling term. There was something enchantingly, desperately local about it. I didn't know much about Missouri back then — couldn't tell you where south county was, couldn't have described a "hoosier" without referencing Indiana — but the sound immediately imprinted on me, and I'd later experience that gritty milieu in the works of Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter's Bone. The music was nasty, in both a positive and negative sense: Over lumbering tempos and heavy guitars, the Bottle Rockets, fronted by former Uncle Tupelo roadie/guitar tech (and sometimes live contributor) Brian Henneman, savaged Cape Girardeau native Rush Limbaugh and called out high-school-assholes-turned-crabby-cops.
Much more so than Missouri, Minnesota has a history of progressive politics, but the state's reputation for niceness tends to win: Republicans are not just tolerated, you have beers with them at barbecues and talk politely about the Vikings. But the liberals farther south seemed a lot more outspoken, perhaps because there were fewer of them. The tenor and lyrics of Henneman remind me of Texas native Steve Earle, not just in the twangy rock sound, but also in the defensive, almost-shrill outrage against the evil empire.
I was down with outrage politics, crafting a zine called The Nomad at Wash. U., which before mocking the Greek system and the business school, published lefty opinion pieces and hackneyed investigative stories on the administration. (It took some chutzpah to critique the student government while also accepting funding from them.) Politics and art at the time went hand in hand for me, and a dream about changing the world through art was partly why I loved the Bottle Rockets. There was no more powerful lyrical passage to me than this one, from "Welfare Music":
Quit school when she was seventeen
Senator on TV calls her welfare queen
Used to be daddy's little girl
Now she needs help in this mean old world
I used to get stoned and pick up the Ray Hartmann-era Riverfront Times in the Loop, read the editorials about the failures of congressional Republicans and imagine a progressive future in which poor people could adequately support their families. I was inspired, even if, as the son of a doctor and an academic, I hadn't experienced the American hardships I lamented. And my heroes mostly hadn't either; the bulk of the alt-country heroes came from middle-class backgrounds, worshiping at the altar of Bob Dylan, a regular kid from Minnesota who fancied himself a vagabond troubadour in the Woody Guthrie mold. I was a facsimile of a facsimile. This was all basically an excuse to indulge in self-pity, which can be fun, but gets old quickly.
So perhaps it's not surprising that, before long, I abandoned alt-country in favor of something that felt more real: hip-hop. While, again, I couldn't relate to the experiences described in rap songs, the messages seemed to come from a place of greater truth. The genre felt closer to human struggle, and as a budding journalist I appreciated the street-level perspective. Further, with time I came to associate the themes of roots-rock — yearning, solitude and heartbreak — with weakness and no longer wanted anything to do with that eighteen- and nineteen-year-old kid so deeply affected by those emotions. The more I thought about it, the more I didn't want that pain (or the accompanying quixotic politics) in my life at all. I wanted to celebrate each day, to meet women and to exude confidence. Hip-hop was a perfect soundtrack.
But upon recently hearing that the Bottle Rockets would be rereleasing both The Brooklyn Side and its self-titled 1993 debut on the occasion of the latter's twentieth anniversary (November 19, Bloodshot Records), I put The Brooklyn Side back on. I tried to listen with a new perspective — without being embarrassed about who I once was, without self-hatred. What I heard this time wasn't alt-country pathos, but rather craftsmanship and inspiration that defy genre, with choruses and bridges that seem eternal. "Welfare Music" remains a Springsteen-caliber heartbreaker while "Thousand Dollar Car" and "I'll Be Coming Around" sound like radio songs that just so happened to not get much radio play. "Gravity Fails" has one of the album's best lines — "Calling you my better half/Is always good for a laugh."
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DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - A veteran of the U.S. Marines says he was locked inside a central Florida community clinic operated by the Veteran's Administration.
Jeffrey Duck told WKMG he arrived as a "walk in" patient at the clinic around 1 p.m. Monday and sat in a consultation room for more than three hours before realizing he was alone in the building.
Duck says he was worried he'd be accused of trying to steal something so he took cellphone video of himself walking around the lobby. That set off the alarm. So, he called 911.
The Veteran's Administration issued an apology to Duck on Tuesday and said they are reviewing their closing procedures.
Duck says he isn't angry, just disappointed.
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Yes, she does deserve a ticket--she did something really STOOPID that resulted in damage to a train and could have caused serious injury!!
njneere, Unfortunately the stupid person has to actually succeed in killing themselves to be eligible for a Darwin award.
TruBlu, Kang is FROM Michigan, he is not FOR Michigan. (Nothing wrong with that, it's just an odd thing to assert.) And MM is for AMERICANS, not just Michiganders.
Are you kidding me? A college has to be profitable and make money just like everyone else. Our taxes do not fund the whole school. Schoolcraft College in Livonia owns a lot of the land surrounding its campus, which it leases to local businesses. I think it's just smart. (I'm not a golfer, but no one bats an eye at UM having a golf course--why shouldn't WCC? At least they'd use it partially academically, unlike the U!)
You know, I'm cool with having to shovel/deal with the snow that naturally falls. I'm less happy to dig out the three-foot mountain the street plow left at the end of my driveway and around my mailbox. Not the mountain behind my car at the UM Green Road commuter lot (there were TWO wos of cars yesterday--they had the whole bleeping lot free but they have to bury in a row of cars?!). And, especially not the snow on my driveway from my stupid neighbor's snowblower. HELLLLO!
maddog, Thomas Athans is just as fat, so it makes sense he'd have to pay!
Personally, I vote for candidates based on where they stand on the issues, not by virtue of their race or sex. (I admit I'm REALLY tired of the media telling me I should like/identify with Palin because I'm a woman, for example.)
At the same time, the only people I COULD ever vote for up to now as president were white men. For African Americans, and indeed everyone else as well, to rejoice in the fact that for the FIRST TIME EVER someone non-white is running for president is not racist. It's being glad times have changed, and that qualified people of any color or gender have the same rights. That's freedom. Freedom that many Americans have and do fight to preserve.
Of course racism is still a huge issue--there are some folks who will NOT vote for Obama simply because he is Black and some who will vote for him simply because he is Black. That's racism.
This is absolutely wrong. It doesn't matter if the person is a Democrat or Republican. But it does happen on both sides--people are burning Obama signs and a woman in Grosse Pointe refused to hand out Halloween candy to kids whose parents supported Obama. So instead of people bashing each other for how they vote, how about BOTH SIDES treating each other as PEOPLE? Oh, wait, right. This is America. We can't have any of that tolerance or freedom here at home that so many people are dying for overseas.
ManUFan01, there are at least FOUR Pfizer buildings, but I take your point. (Except in choice of teams to support!)
I'm all for mass transit, but the buses that everyone thinks are so great aren't feasible. I live (in city limits) under 4 miles from work (also in city limits), along essentially one major road. I would need to transfer twice to get to work and then still have to walk the last half mile. The total time would be about 40 minutes, which takes me 8 to drive. So, OK, in theory streetcars would be swell, but why not increase routes instead?
And what the heck does an 18-year old want with a 48-year old incarcerated boyfriend in the first place?
I'm curious how many of you complaining here actually vote or campaign for your candidate, or do anything positive to improve the world around you. Seriously.
righta2, are you serious? 50% of marriages end in divorce, so even if the father is involved, he's generally involved half time at best. Not to mention the tons of women raising children on their own without the father's monetary or emotional support. So, yes, iI do see this man living with his family, being married to his children's mother, and taking an active part in raising his children as very positive. Both parents are obviously trying and doing the best for their family. I don't see that in a lot of families, regardless of economic status.
I do feel compassion for this family and the welfare system should be in place to temporarily help people is just this type of situation. After all, they were both working for some time and the father is present in the home, which is positive. And as someone else pointed out, their mortgage is more than reasonable; an apartment would cost more. It didn't sound like they were living recklessly or outside their means before the wife's job injury. But it does matter how many kids someone has: more kids just require more money and when something unexpected happens, you run out of money faster the more kids you have to support. It also reduces the amount of money you can save to prepare for such a time. I would think it also reduces your income because either only one parent can earn income or if both parents work, daycare would be ridiculously high. However, we don't actually know the six kids they are raising are biologically their children. I knew a family with two children who were raising four nieces/nephews whose one parents couldn't handle the responsibility. In my opinion, that's a different situation. And, finally, I was surprised to see Cap'n Crunch and those gallon sugar water drinks in the photo, but maybe the cereal was on sale & with coupons.


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Product Information
- Follow the Letter from Endless Games
- We recommend this product for ages 8 and up
What It Is
Endless Games has updated the once classic parlor game Follow The Letter into a board game. Players can divide into two to four teams with at least one person on each team. One player starts by drawing a card and rolling the die. Whichever number the die lands on is the category on the card to be played. If a player rolls a six, the player gets to choose any category on the card. When the category is read, the first team to the spinner's left has 15 seconds on the timer to name a word, name, or phrase that fits the category.
After the first answer is given, the next team has 15 seconds to come up with another word, name, or phrase, but this time the answer must begin with the last letter from the previous answer. For example, if the category is food and the first player says, "Sandwich," the second player would need to say something that begins with "H," such as hamburger. Teams continue to go around saying words that follow this pattern and fit the category.
When a team cannot come up with an answer or repeats an answer before the timer runs out, that team is out from the remainder of that round. Play continues until only one team remains. This team can then move their pawn up one space and a new round begins. The first team to the finishing space, wins the game.
Is It Fun?
This is a fast-paced party game that is a great addition to any family game night collection. With only 15 seconds to blurt out an answer, it will bring on the laughs as players get tongue-tied and thinking on their feet.
Who It's For
Follow The Letter is for ages 8 and up.
What To Be Aware Of
Additional more challenging game rules are included in the instructions and can be added if players choose.
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Posted at: 03/07/2013 8:31 AM
Updated at: 03/07/2013 8:46 AM
By: Scott Doane
Peanut allergies can be bad. But there is no way anyone want to avoid this cat from Animal Allies!
Anna Sjodin from Animal Allies stopped by Good Morning Northland Thursday with Peanut who is looking for a new home.
Sjodin said that Peanut is still young and energetic. He came into the shelter with another cat, so Peanut gets along well other cats.
This Sunday, Animal Allies has an event at Miranda's Smooch a Pooch in Superior. It is called the "Chip and Clip." Sjodin said microchipping will be offered there at a reduced rate. Grooming is complimentary from Miranda's with a suggested donation.
For more information on Peanut or the Chip and Clip event, visit www.animalallies.net or like the shelter on Facebook.


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SF Chronicle Cites David Stern's Judaism As A Reason Behind Christmas Games
We've seen many times that David Stern is capable of doing actions of varying levels of gangster. Gregg Popovich found out the hard way when he was fined last month by the boss.
The commissioner even took shots at the President of the United States' game…with a smirk, too. However, whether you love or hate him, Stern is giving us five Christmas matchups this season instead of prior years' two. Joy to the world.
However, San Fransisco Chronicle writer Bruce Jenkins suggests otherwise:
"One of the most distasteful aspects of commissioner David Stern's legacy – ruining Christmas for far too many people – comes into play again this year with five televised games scheduled."
After quoting former head coach Phil Jackson's grievances against the games, Jenkins went on to say, "Jackson is among many observers who point out the obvious: that Stern, who celebrates Hanukkah, has no real feel for Christmas in the first place."
But are Christmas games really a bad thing? Year after year, many families and friends bond over watching the star-studded NBA matchups during Christmas. Stern is gully, but perhaps "distasteful" is a bit strong.
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