Monthly Archives: July 2010
Pak-China Strategic Ties Irks the Indo-Israelis
Obama Must Not Be A Tool To Promote The Indo-Israeli Agenda -
The US Should Not Be Unnerved on Nuclear Deal between China and Pakistan...
End of an UNFAIR process for PTSD Veterans
By Eric Shinseki
For 38 years, I was privileged to serve the men and women entrusted with our nation's security. The character of their service...
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
From the VA:
Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News
1. New PTSD Rules Part Of Changes Made At VA Under Shinseki. The Department of Veterans...
VA takes heat at hearing on dental safety lapse
By Phillip O'Conner in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis -- Congressmen and veterans took turns lambasting the Veterans Administration Tuesday for its handling of...
Why Can’t Mainstream American Journalists Tell Truth About Horrors of America’s Wars?
Sebastian Junger's new documentary "Restrepo" presents the story of US soldiers at an isolated combat outpost, keeping Afghan suffering safely off the screen.
By Nick...
Report: Veterans test positive for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C in St. Louis
(KMOV) – Blood tests confirm that some veterans who received dental care at the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Midtown St. Louis...
Regional Veterans News 7/14/10
Regional Veterans News 7/14/10
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from:
Denver, Colorado - Denver's Brandon Center serves women...
Israel and the authoritarian side of the Bible
The point that the God of the Bible was trying to make of the story of the Binding of Isaac, was totally outdated and...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 605-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY
ITT Electronic Systems, Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $42,498,896 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technology maturation efforts in...
Vietnam War: Decades of Liars Blacken Names of Real Heroes
How Many Real Phonies were in Vietnam?
Auxiliary Services Corporation of SUNY Cortland Looks To Hire Veterans
Located atop one of the rolling hills in central New York’s “City of Seven Valleys,” the State University of New York College at Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland Normal School. Among its earliest students is inventor and industrialist Elmer A. Sperry of Sperry-Rand Corp. fame. The original campus, located in downtown Cortland, was destroyed by a fire in 1919. The present campus opened in 1923.
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Offers Exciting Career Opportunities in the NY Area
In the 1940s, fashion and apparel industry members were faced with a dwindling number of qualified people to help them run and carry on their businesses. The next generation wanted to be doctors and lawyers—not tailors. A group of industry members, led by Mortimer C. Ritter, an educator with an interest in programs for young working people, and Max Meyer, a retired menswear manufacturer, set about organizing a school to ensure the vitality of their businesses. First, they created the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries to promote education for the industry. The Foundation then obtained a charter from the New York State Board of Regents to establish a “fashion institute of technology and design.” The institute opened in 1944 with 100 students, and was located on the top two floors of the High School of Needle Trades.
Toledo man and friend took turns shooting caged dog
- Caged Dog was howling while being shot in head and chest, miraculously survived as two men took turns shooting the dog named 'Sarge'...
Your neighbors are meeting to rethink the Afghanistan War. Are you?
This is a pivotal moment. According to a recent Newsweek poll "Afghanistan War Hurting Obama's Support at Home," public opposition to the Afghanistan War...
The Power Hour with Joyce Riley, Wednesday, July 14th
By Phil Restino
On Wednesday, July 14th on "The Power Hour with Joyce Riley" from 7:00 am to 10:00 am Central Time (http://www.thepowerhour.com/) Vietnam Veterans Jan Ruhman...
TATE, Incorporated Renews It's Dedication To Hiring Veterans
TATE, Incorporated was founded in 1994 to provide support to the high-risk operator, specifically focusing on personnel recovery. With approximately 400 employees, TATE is now the nation's leading contractor providing Personnel Recovery (PR) plans and operations, Peacetime Governmental Detention (PGD), Hostage Detention (HD), and other sensitive training support to the U.S. government. TATE's current customers include the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Defense Intelligence Agency, and other governmental agencies.
Detainee Transfer Announced
From the DoD:
The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of one detainee from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of...
The Israeli National Interest Has Gone Missing – An Analysis
By Lawrence Davidson
An interesting commentary by Gideon Levy, entitled "A Peace Crime," appeared in Haaretz on July 11, 2010. It focused on comments made...
Military says no separate but equal living facilities for gays
By Liz Goodwin
Though Congress still hasn't settled the ultimate fate of the the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" ban on military service openly gay...
Virginia Beach Camp Lejeune Meeting Saturday July 17th
By The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten
Over the past few weeks we have been able to host three informational meetings for the Camp...
Abbott Laboratories Looks To Veterans For Help Fulfilling Jobs
They are a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage our health. Their products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. Their comprehensive line of products encircles life itself addressing important health needs from infancy to the golden year.
Richard Russell: The Dow at 400 is Nolonger an Absurd Joke, Got Gold?
Richard Russell has become very bearish in recent months. Earlier this year, Russell warned that the stock market was once again becoming grossly overvalued despite its relentless new highs maintaining that the bear market never ended and that the world is far too indebted to exit the bear market. He believed then, and still maintains, that the bear will not end until all fiat currencies have failed and that we might be, as he put it, “on the verge of a terrible collapse.” Words: 505
Yes, You Can Time the Market – Use These Trend Indicators
The trend is your friend and this article reviews the 7 most popular trend indicators to help you make an extensive and in-depth assessment of whether you should be buying or selling. If ever there was a “cut and save” investment advisory this article is it. Words: 1369
These 67 Analysts – Yes, 67 – Believe Gold Will Reach Parabolic Top As...
Who in their right mind would suggest that gold will eventually reach $2,500, let alone $5,000 or even $10,000? Well, I did some investigation and, believe it or not, there are almost 70 economists, academics, gold analysts and market commentators who believe gold may go as high as $10,000 an ounce before the bubble finally pops. Words: 461
How Much Gold Do You Need To Protect Yourself From Inflation?
Including gold bullion in an equities portfolio has the effect of lowering the volatility of portfolio return and raising the return-risk ratio, just as the inclusion of any other asset would. Gold, however, has a special risk-reducing property that other assets lack. It is not only a hedge against inflation, but a market leading indicator of inflation and, better still, a direct measure of the damage done by inflation to an equities portfolio. The negative impact on stock returns from a rise in the price of gold lasts for at least five years. Words: 1107
Silver’s Historical Correlation with Gold Suggests A Parabolic Top As High As $714 per...
History will look back at the artificially high silver to gold ratio of the past century as an anomaly, caused by the dollar bubble and the world being deceived into believing that fiat currencies are real money, when in fact they’re all an illusion. This fiat currency experiment will end badly in a currency crisis. The wealthiest people will be those who bought silver today and were smart enough to research and pick the best silver mining stocks and warrants. Words: 1654
25 Warning Signs of HARD Economic Times Ahead
Consumer confidence is plummeting, big banks are hoarding cash, top financial experts are issuing recession warnings and it seems like almost everyone is trying to accumulate as much gold as possible. Now that the G20 nations have all pledged to dramatically cut government spending in an effort to get debt under control, worries about a double-dip recession have reached a fever pitch. Words:1145
Listen Up Washington! Here Are 5 Drastic Fixes For America’s Financial Woes
Everybody wants services, but nobody wants to pay higher taxes and nobody wants to pay for those expensive wars that we are involved in. The fact is that we need to get more inflow to match our outgo and the place to get more money is to legalize the underground economy, an economy that is operating tax-free right now. I’m talking about marijuana. Words: 2354
BP Associations Could Cost GOP in Great Lakes States
Madison, Wisconsin—This writer has taken Sen. Russ Feingold to task in the past, but now it appears that Feingold's likely general election opponent, U.S. Senate...
Louisiana Veterans Share War Memories with “Price of Freedom”
R-Squared Productions recently released a new documentary entitled Price of Freedom. Veterans from all branches, WWII to the present, united under our flag to...
Stressor Determinations for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Federal Register – Summary and Full...
From the Federal Register: July 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 133)]:
SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations governing service...
VA official to clinics: Stop gaming the system and cooking the books
- Though William Schoenhard's (VA’s deputy undersecretary for health for operations and management) memo shows a high-ranking VA official taking clinic-level administrators to task, Paul...
Extremist Christians Aim to Create Armed Militias Against Godless Federal Government
Christian Reconstructionists believe civil government should be reformed according to the dictates of biblical law. Some advocate for followers to take up arms.
From Religion...
Regional Veterans News 7/13/10
Regional Veterans News 7/13/10
Regional stories on veterans’ health, education, benefits, legal affairs and other issues today from:
Jamestown, North Dakota - U.S. Sen Byron Dorgan...
Study finds toxic metals in dust in Afghanistan
By Andrew Tilghman - Military Times
Here’s another thing to worry about when you deploy: toxic dust.
A new Navy study suggests that dust from Afghanistan...
PTSD Claims: Making the Process Easier for Our Veterans
TheWhite House Blog
By Tammy Duckworth
We often hear the cliché, “the fog of war”—a simplified expression used to describe the chaos and confusion so often...
New VA Regs on PTSD Claims, Facts and Q&A
- New Regulations on PTSD Claims
Quick Facts:
This new rule is for Veterans of any era.
The new rule will apply to claims:
o received by...
Chairman of House Veteran’s Affairs Comm, John Hall, Applauds New PTSD Rule
Carmel, NY– Rep. John Hall (NY-19), Chairman of the House Veteran’s Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, participated in press conference today...
U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards
No. 595-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY
CH2M Hill, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a maximum amount $75,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for multimedia environmental compliance engineering...
New PTSD Rules Hailed by Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans for Common Sense Petitions VA to Improve PTSD Benefits
From CNN:
WHITFIELD: So is this good news in your view?
SULLIVAN: This is great news and...
Gays in the Military: Why Poll Troops on Ending the Ban?
By Mark Thompson
When Harry Truman wanted to integrate blacks into the U.S. military in 1948, he simply ordered it done. When the Navy wanted...
Bills would help low-income vets on VA pensions
By Rick Maze - Army Times
A Navy veteran whose VA pension was canceled because he received an insurance settlement after he and his service...