Posts Tagged ‘down’

VA Boston Stand Down 2011: Treating Invisible Wounds

  Volunteers come together to donate time, services or goods to Massachusetts Veterans. As you reach into your pocket, you stop and think, “she’ll just waste the money on booze or drugs,” so you cross the street, only to find that the homeless are on street corners in every city and in every state across […]

Kenneth Melson, acting ATF chief, steps down

  JENNIFER EPSTEINPolitico August 30, 2011 The man who led the controversial Fast and Furious anti-gun-trafficking operation will step down as the interim head of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Justice Department announced Tuesday as it named a new acting director for the agency. Kenneth Melson, the bureau’s acting director, on Wednesday […]

Secret U.S.-Taliban Talks Break Down

  Newsessentials Blog August 29, 2011 Meetings between US officials and a Taliban spokesperson meant to stay hush-hush were made public by the Afghan government, thwarting attempts at diplomacy and sending the informant into hiding. A d v e r t i s e m e n t A report released today by The Associated […]

Helping the Homeless with Stand Down events

Stand Downs are one part of the Marion VA Medical Center’s efforts to provide services to homeless Veterans or Veterans in need. The name “Stand Down” is a military term for the time when a solider can put down his weapon and stop fighting.  Stand Down founder, Jon Nachison, a soldier turned psychologist who started […]

Gold Down Further 2% – Chorus of ‘Gold Bubble’ Callers Such as Roubini Out in Force Again

Gold Core Thursday, August 25, 2011 All major currencies have risen against gold again today as the vicious sell off seen on Tuesday and particularly yesterday continued in Asia overnight and in Europe. Gold is trading at USD 1,723.80, EUR 1,192.10, GBP 1,052.90, CHF 1,369.50 and JPY 133,225 per ounce. Gold at $1,700/oz Remains $800 […]

BART police clamp down on second week of protest

  Stephen C. WebsterRaw Story August 24, 2011 A protest organized by the hacker activist collective “Anonymous,” intended to draw attention to issues with the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police, turned chaotic and violent last night, resulting in almost half of the demonstrators being arrested. Protesters did manage to temporarily shut down two BART […]

Nuclear Plant Near Epicenter Shuts Down

  NBC Washington August 23, 2011 A nuclear power plant located in Louisa County, the epicenter of the earthquake in Virginia, has shut down. The North Anna Power Station, operated by Dominion Power, has two reactors. Both reactors tripped automatically at the time of the quake and shut down. Fresh food that lasts from eFoodsDirect […]

City Shuts Down Cancer Victim’s Yard Sale

Dan TilkinSalem KATU August 19, 2011 SALEM, Ore. – Donations are pouring in from across the country after the story of a local woman fighting bone cancer went viral on the Internet. Jan Cline was holding yard sales each weekend in her backyard to raise money to pay her medical bills, but the city of […]

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