Story of a 2008 Hero...

As we wrote last May, Gadson was a natural leader as a lieutenant colonel in the Army. But it's what he has accomplished off the battlefield that has moved so many. After losing his legs following a roadside bombing in Baghdad, Gadson faced his rehabilitation with the positive attitude that helped inspire the New York Giants to turn their luck around on the field. "It's not about what happens to you in life. It's about what you do about it," Gadson told the team in an unscripted locker-room chat. His words motivated the struggling team to an unexpected win over the Redskins the next day. Gadson helped keep the team focused all the way to their 2008 Super Bowl victory. To them, and to others, Gadson is proof that nothing can sideline a powerful spirit...read more here.

Here is a chart of the financials (XLF). Near the first test of resistance @ $10.
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Semi's looking sweet...

The semi's look like there are just about ready to make a run...

Your risk tolerance determines your entry..

High Risk/High Reward (Buy here, and anything near rising support).
Fast action (Buy above resistance line for a quick pop).
Low Risk/Nice gain (after breakout above resistance, buy on the first pullback).

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OIH Chart...

Dollar Chart vs Q's, SLX, and XLE

Two Boys, Five Tons of Ice.... and SKF chart..

"Can anybody hear me?" Like everyone else on the mountain that day, firefighter Terry Cushman could feel hope beginning to fade. The golden hour—those 60 precious minutes that give trauma victims the best chance of survival—had long since passed. It had now been three hours since the ice cave in Washington's Cascade mountains had collapsed, leaving two young hikers trapped beneath.

More than 80 search-and-rescue workers from five agencies covered the mountainside near Denny Creek. Using chain saws, shovels, and their bare hands, they had cleared away tons of ice, but tons more remained. So did unanswered questions: Would the victims have enough air to breathe? Would they drown in the rising waters or give in to hypothermia before rescuers reached them? Was it already too late?

Shoving all that aside, Cushman crawled into the shifting ice and yelled again, "Can anybody hear me?" Then he held his breath, straining to hear something—anything—from the frozen rubble below.
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SKF Chart...



SKF is the short the financials trade.. Last week, the financials had one of there best percentage gains.. I expect that to be a long distant memory, as the SKF looks like its ready for a rebound right here...

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200 Weekly MA - MON Chart

Looking for the next leaders? Check out MON, chart pattern shows strength with the 200 acting as support...

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200 Weekly MA trading strategy...RIMM

When the market was falling, the 200 weekly moving average acted as support for several stocks (see my 200 trading strategy to the right). Since then, the market has sold off futher, so that the 200 weekly moving average is above the security/index. Now, the 200 weekly moving average is acting as resistance for securities.

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Best of America: He Delivers to the Blind

You might think Jim Bevier—newly retired and finally kicking back after a harrowing hurricane season—would be content on his Mississippi horse ranch, teaching his grandkids to ride. But this 62-year-old former FedEx pilot has another passion. Bevier is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit that has fought blindness in developing countries for more than 25 years (orbis.org).

One of its weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, a converted DC-10 aircraft that houses a state-of-the-art surgical and teaching facility. Bevier's mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird (as patients have described it) on runways that are most definitely not designed for it.

Photographed by Wyatt McSpadden
Jim Bevier pilots the Flying Eye Hospital."It's not like flying for FedEx," says Bevier. "We have to make sure the runway is long enough, get diplomatic clearances, figure out the fuel load, and find the safest place to park in case of a political coup."

Once he gets the hospital to its destination, it becomes a place for local doctors to get ophthalmologic training so they can treat conditions like glaucoma and cataracts and prevent blindness for thousands of people.
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Solars - PBW Chart

I like solars here... I see a repeating pattern from 2 years ago.. take a look..

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