Honoring Our Vietnam Veterans by Education!

The Education Center by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

There is a great need to educate our future generations about the honor and sacrifices made by those who served our country during the Vietnam War. The importance of building the Education Center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial needs to be shared, talked about and explained to local business owners, community members and Veteran's Groups as well as students of all ages. Citizens from all areas must come together as one and continue to raise awareness of the Education Center, it's important roll in US history and the funding that is needed to build it.

More than 25 years ago, Vietnam veteran Jan C. scruggs took $2,800 of his own money and set out to build a national memorial to those who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War. Thousands of Americans stepped forward to help fund the construction of the Wall.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, built entirely with private funds, was dedicated on the National Mall in 1982. 

Now, Scruggs and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund are partnering with the National Park Service to build The Education Center at The Wall, an underground learning facility that will tell the stories of those who served, allowing visitors to connect a face and a personal story to the more than 58,000 names on The Wall.

The Education Center was authorized by Congress and the President in 2003. Since then, the Center has received site approval and will be built underground on land near The Wall, so it will not detract from the historic vistas of the National Mall and the design will keep with that of The Wall.

The Education Center was conceived as a way to help put faces to the thousands of names on The Wall, to educate future generations about these honorable men and women who gave everything for their country and to give a glimpse into their lives. Exhibits will be tied to the seven values embodied by all American service members: Loyalty -- Duty -- Respect --Service -- Honor -- Integrity -- and Courage.

The Center will include The Wall of faces -- showing large scale photos of the fallen on their birthdays. A National Call for photos was launched in September 2009 to gather more than 58,000 photos needed for this display. The Collections Wall -- exhibiting some of the more than 100,000 items left in tribute at The Wall since 1982. Timelines of the Vietnam War and the creation of The Wall. The Legacy of Service displaying images of service members who served in all of American's wars.Educational Resources to include additional information on the fallen and the Vietnam War that will be made available onsite, offsite and online.

The capital campaign is reaching out to corporations, organizations, unions, and individuals to raise the approximately $85 million necessary to build the center. You can contribute to this cause by clicking HERE for a donation form, or by visiting online at http://www.buildthecenter.org or by calling 866-990-WALL. Please join me in supporting this worthy project!

The Wall Wants Photos
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the organization that supports the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (The Wall), is working on a project to gather photographs of all of the 58,272 men and women whose names are inscribed on the Memorial. So far, VVMF has collected about 23,000 photos. They will be displayed in the Education Center at The Wall, which is under construction, and also will appear on line on VVMF’s Virtual Memorial Wall page.

If you have a photo of someone who perished in Vietnam, you are invited to bring it to the venues to scan. You may also submit the photo online. For info on the latter, go to www.vvmf.org/pafwan

About the VVMF Education Center at The Wall
The Education Center at The Wall is a place on our National Mall where our military heroes' stories and sacrifice will never be forgotten. Like the Wall, The Center will be funded entirely from private donations. It will be a state-of-the-art visitors and learning center featuring the faces and stories of the 58,272 men and women from across America whose names are etched on the Wall. The Center will honor and tell the stories of those who fell in Vietnam, those who fought and returned, as well as all brave patriots who have served in the military from the Battle of Bunker Hill to the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Center will be located nearby both the Lincoln Memorials and the Vietnam Wall. With a planned groundbreaking in November 2012, construction will commence once all funds are raised. Support the Education Center at The Wall by visiting www.buildthecenter.org, calling 866-990-WALL, or by texting "WALL" to 2022.

Goal: $1,000,000~ACHIEVED~$1,212,978 Raised & Matched!

Full Tilt Poker Makes Its Case!

Why It Has Been Unable to Pay Back Players...

Full Tilt Poker, which was the world’s second-biggest online poker company until two of its founders were indicted by the U.S. government in April, on Tuesday released its most detailed explanation for why it has been unable to pay back poker players who bet on its site.

In a one-page statement, Full Tilt blamed the April indictment coupled with U.S. government cash seizures over many years and a massive theft perpetrated by one of its payment processors for overwhelming Full Tilt’s ability to smoothly manage its financial affairs.

“As is obvious from the events that have transpired since April 15th, Full Tilt Poker was not prepared for the far-reaching, US government enforcement effort of Black Friday,” Full Tilt said in a statement. “Full Tilt Poker never anticipated that the DOJ would proceed as it did by seizing our global domain name and shutting down the site worldwide.”

Full Tilt Poker did reach an agreement in April with the Justice Department that was supposed to help facilitate the return of funds to players who had large cash balances with the company, but Full Tilt’s inability to pay money back has infuriated its players and the poker world at large. In its statement Full Tilt said that U.S. Justice Department actions over the last few years against online poker payment processors resulted in the U.S. government seizing $115 million of player funds located in U.S. banks. In addition, the company claims it was the victim of a massive heist in which one of its key payment processors stole $42 million from the company. “Until April 15th, Full Tilt Poker had always covered these losses so that no player was ever affected,” the company said, adding that it experienced “unprecedented issues with some of its third-party processors that greatly contributed to its financial problems.”

For years the Department of Justice took the position that online poker violated U.S. law while online poker firms like Full Tilt that built massive online businesses claimed online poker was not prohibited by anything that was on the books. In April the cat-and-mouse game that had been going on came to a head when federal prosecutors in Manhattan indicted founders of Full Tilt and its biggest rival, PokerStars, while launching a $3 billion civil lawsuit against the companies and shutting down their U.S. facing web sites.

The Justice Department’s recent actions against the online poker industry have indeed caused big problems for Full Tilt, a company that was clearly taking big risks. According to the plea agreement entered into with the U.S. government by one payment processor, Bradley Franzen, Full Tilt was dealing with a $60 million shortfall earlier in 2011 that was created by crediting player accounts despite not being able to debit funds from customers through financial transactions. In late June the Alderney Gambling Control Commission suspended Full Tilt’s main egambling licenses because of issues that arose as part of a special investigation.

Since the indictment Full Tilt has been trying to find investors who could put some cash into a business that desperately needed some. Full Tilt now says that six investment groups, including hedge funds and operators of other Internet firms, have visited Full Tilt’s Dublin headquarters and that the company has hired an unnamed financial advisor to “assist us in our search for an infusion of cash as well as a new management team to restore the site and repay players.”

Nathan Vardi, Forbes Staff

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2011/08/30/

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Vietnam War Memorial Video~8th of November...

Vietnam War, 8th of November - Big & Rich

I DO NOT TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR THIS VIDEO.

IT WAS PRODUCED AND UPLOADED

TO YOUTUBE BY USER MATT5581!

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Uploaded by Matt5581 on Mar 20, 2007

"The great song, 8th of November by Big & Rich,

with a little slide show type thing I've made with it.

I hope you enjoy".

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HOLISTIC REMEDIES FOR SKIN RASH!

MayoClinic.com notes that liver disease and kidney failure can also cause itching.

Rashes and itchy skin, or pruritis, can result from a host of conditions. Skin disorders such as psoriasis, eczema and allergic dermatitis can cause severe itching, as can insect bites and contact with the volatile oils in poison ivy. MayoClinic.com notes that liver disease and kidney failure can also cause itching. Many people turn to holistic remedies to soothe itching, but if you have unexplained itching and rashes, see your doctor for a diagnosis. Also check with your doctor before taking any herbs or supplements.

Chamomile
Holistic healers and naturopaths have long recommended the flowers of the German chamomile, botanically known as Matricaria recutita, to alleviate itching and inflammation. The University of Maryland Medical Center states that chamomile is often used topically in a poultice for inflamed skin, and may be moderately effective in treating eczema. According to a review published in the January 2009 issue of the "Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology," chamomile has antiallergenic, anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing effects; one of its constituents, the natural moisturizer levomenol, can promote healing and reduce itching. Before using chamomile, check with your doctor. Don't use it if you are pregnant, asthmatic, taking blood-thinning medications, or are allergic to asters, chrysanthemums or ragweed.

Calendula Oil
Calendula oil, made from the Calendula officinalis plant, is a traditional herbal remedy used by holistic healers for itching skin and rashes. Acupuncture Today recommends calendula, in conjunction with other oils, to treat insect bites, poison ivy, and weeping and crusting rashes and sores caused by eczema. There is some scientific research supporting the belief that calendula can soothe itchy skin. In a clinical study published in the April 15, 2004 issue of the "Journal of Clinical Oncology," researchers found that calendula oil was highly effective in preventing acute dermatitis caused by radiation therapy in breast cancer patients.

Homeopathic Sulphur
Holistic healers sometimes prescribe homeopathic remedies, particularly sulfur, for skin itching. In homeopathic medicine, practitioners attempt to treat symptoms by giving infinitesimal amounts of a substance that, in larger amounts, would cause the same symptoms in a healthy person. The homeopathic sulfur remedy is made from sulfur found in volcanic areas, which is then highly diluted; homeopaths believe that the resultant fluid contains a "memory," or essence, of the original substance. According to Blue Shield Complementary and Alternative Health, the sulfur remedy is particularly indicated where there is a rash that is very red, inflamed and intensely itchy. Homeopaths prescribe their remedies according to personality type. The personality type most suited to the sulfur remedy is self-centered, intelligent but impractical and disorganized. If symptoms worsen at night and in the heat, but are better with fresh air and cold drinks, this is another indication that sulfur may be the right remedy. Ask your doctor before taking homeopathic sulfur to treat a rash.

For more information go to the link below:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/270688-holistic-remedies-for-skin-rash-itching/