Anthony Brogdon: 'The Great Detroit' Filmmaker On Making A ...

Does Detroit get a bad rap? First-time filmmaker Anthony Brogdon thinks so, and wants to set the record straight. His upcoming documentary, "The Great Detroit," takes a panoramic look at the city's history, scenery and people with the explicit intent of emphasizing the positive.

Fireworks, Henry Ford, puppets, Midtown's Noel Night, hydroplanes and a century-old hat shop are just a few of the topics that Brogdon explores in his 90-minute film. The project, which features dozens of interviews, has been in production for over a year and should be complete by early autumn.

The Huffington Post reached out to Brogdon to find out why a business man with a background importing promotional merchandise undertook a quest to shed some sunlight on the Motor City.

Detroit's been a popular subject for documentaries lately. Some of them focus on the city's urban gardening movement and art scene, others on its economic decline. What makes yours unique?

"The Great Detroit" examines Detroit in broad terms and not just one specific industry. It's 100% positive. We cover the business, social services, religious, education, medical, arts, recreation, technology and more. We highlighted some of Detroit's nationally known annual events. We have footage of Detroit's downtown, midtown, business districts, parks, neighborhoods, and riverfront. We cited many little known facts, important historical moments, and offer many inspiring comments by Detroiters. It's like a 90 minute commercial.

Why do you think there's a so much of a negative media focus on Detroit?

Some of the negative media focus is warranted because Detroit has declined from its status as the country's fifth-largest city, which is probably the largest drop in population of all urban cities in the country. It's not the manufacturing powerhouse it once was with so much U.S. owned manufacturing being done internationally, and our city has lost a large diverse cultural community. Plus, Detroit does have a high crime rate. Detroit is majority African-American which, in the minds of media people, deems it a candidate for such negative attention.

Some people say that Detroit's image has changed over the last few years into something of a sympathetic scrappy underdog. Chrysler's "Imported From Detroit" ads would be one example of this. I've also spoken with an entrepreneur who said one of the reasons he's opening a bicycle factory in the city is because Detroit has brand appeal. What are your thoughts on this?

I would agree that the country knows that the media has beaten up on Detroit for a long time, which has given our city the underdog perspective; however, at the same time people who really know Detroit know that Detroit isn't as bad as the media portrays, that Detroit is still recognized as a major city, that Detroit is home to the automobile industry, Motown music, Kronk boxing, electronic music and partner to our international neighbor Canada. People were happy to see the Chrysler commercials which exclaimed a pride about Detroit to the world.

What's your relationship with the city of Detroit?

I am a native Detroiter, graduate of its Detroit Public School system and a resident for all but 5 years of my life when I lived in Atlanta.

What did you discover about the city while making the film?

I discovered that Detroit has a rich history and that it's internationally recognized. Detroit's rich history includes being a major player in the war for United States independence, for being at the forefront for mass production, in professional sports having the original franchise that make up the National Football League, National Hockey Association and Major League Baseball, for in the arts being considered the birthplace for puppet theater, for being the birthplace for Kiwanis International and more. Understandably, Detroit is known for being the automobile capital and for Motown but, on an international level, Detroit is known for being the birthplace for electronic music and is recognized for hosting hydroplane boat and speed car racing among other things.

Who were the most intriguing interview subjects you spoke with and why?

In "The Great Detroit" we interview over 40 people and each have an intriguing story; however, I found many little known facts.. In the interview with a former commodore of the Detroit Yacht Club, that the land the club sits on is man-made; or in the interview with the owner of Henry the Hatter, how his business has survived over 100 years; or in the interview with the founder of Mosaic Youth Group, how talented many Detroit kids are and their quest for perfection. Or in the interview with a Belle Isle historian, how the island is the only urban recreational island in the country, and how the U.S. army forces conducted training exercises on the beach front.

While your movie clearly strives to accentuate the positives about Detroit, the city is certainly facing its share of difficulties right now. Are there thoughts about the city's economic and political woes that you'd like to share?

My documentary in 100% positive. So even though we shot footage of many of Detroit neighborhoods, we don't show images of the blight or, when interviewing the director of a soup kitchen, we didn't film while they were feeding those in need nor do we comment on the political missteps that have happened recently. My personal view about the woes you mention is that its unfortunate, that economically the city has had many setbacks mainly due to the automobile industry decline and the influx of foreign products and the political woes were by people who initially had the best intentions.

Tell us about strongdetroit.net.

Strongdetroit.net is a website that will become an online magazine to report only positive news stories, be a sounding board for dialogue on various topics about Detroit, and the retail arm for Strong Detroit merchandise.

Your biography says you have a background in business and writing. How did you get into filmmaking?

I am new to filmmaking and "The Great Detroit" is my first attempt. The thought to do this documentary has two angles. One, I want to become a big independent filmmaker, and my first feature length will be a film titled "Foot Soldiers", a script I adapted from a play that I wrote and staged on several occasions. I already have written two other screenplays. Secondly, I thought that to get experience in filmmaking, a documentary would be a great place to start. I have been working on this film for over 14 months.

What sort of obstacles did you run into as a first time filmmaker?

I really didn't run into any obstacles doing this film. The State of Michigan has a website that lists people who work in every capacity needed to make a film; this gave me a list of contacts, Plus, there's a yahoo Michigan-based group specific to the film industry where I asked questions. If I would say that I have had any obstacles, it would be in raising money. I have personally financed the film to this point, and I now have a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.com/TheGreatDetroit.

Who helped you make the film?

Every person I have interviewed has helped me make this film for they believed enough to take the time to sit in front of the camera. My cameraman, Hugh Hatten, has been my biggest helper. He believed enough to make a deal on his fees enabling me to afford his services. My production crew is just the two of us. I direct and hold the boom mic, and he films.

When will you be finished with the film?

I have interviewed roughly 26 of the expected 40 people on my list, plus I have shot much of the supplemental footage and have edited as I go. I expect to finish the film within the next 45 days.

Where will people be able to see it?

There will be many opportunities for people to see my film, I hope to have a huge premier hopefully held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, it will be a red carpet, spotlight, fundraiser for some nonprofits. Then a weekend of showings at a local theater, screenings in local, national, and international film festivals. I'll have DVDs distributed through various gift and convenience shops throughout the metro Detroit area, and finally there will be some YouTube shorts on my channel Strong Detroit.

Anything else people should know about the movie?

This film is going to show the world another side of Detroit and I guarantee it will make Detroiters proud.

  • 'Brewster Douglass, You're My Brother'

    The 27-minute documentary "Brewster Douglass, You're My Brother," premiered in May 2012. In it, filmmaker Oren Goldenberg and journalist Paul Abowd delve into the history of the shuttered Brewster-Douglass housing projects in Detroit and their current status. Built in 1935, the Brewster Homes housing development built for African Americans.

  • 'Street Fighting Man'

    "Street Fighting Man" is scheduled to be released in fall of 2012. In June, filmmakers raised more than $20,000 with a Kickstarter campaign for post-production costs. The documentary follows three men in three generations trying to change their lives and communities.

  • 'Deforce: America's Past. America's Future. Detroit's Present'

    The documentary "Deforce: America's Past. America's Future. Detroit's Present," by native metro Detroiters Andrew Rodney and Daniel Falconer, premiered in March 2012. The film looks at how the city's political history has affected its current state.

  • 'After The Factory'

    In "After the Factory," which premiered in February 2012, director Philip Lauri examined the similar challenges facing Detroit and the post-industrial city of Lodz, Poland, and how residents are dealing with them.

  • 'BURN: One Year On The Front Lines Of The Battle To Save Detroit'

    The film "BURN: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit" showed at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012. Directors Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez documented the work of firefighters on Detroit's east side and tell a story of the city in the process.

  • 'Lemonade: Detroit'

    In "Lemonade: Detroit," Boston filmmaker Erik Proulx tells the personal stories of Detroiters. The film is in production, and Proulx is crowdsourcing financing by selling producer credits for $1 a frame.

  • 'Detropia'

    In "Detropia," directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (of Oscar-winning "Jesus Camp") document Detroit's "rise and fall (and rise again?)."The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2012, and the filmmakers decided to release it themselves, raising more than $70,000 with a Kickstarter campaign.

  • 'Detroit Threat Management'

    In "Detroit Threat Management," filmmaker Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman follows the private security company. The film is in production and is planned for a fall 2012 release.

  • 'Urban Roots'

    "Urban Roots," a 2011 documentary directed by Mark MacInnis, documents urban farming in the city.

  • 'Detroit Wild City'

    French filmmaker Florent Tillon's "Detroit Wild City" premiered in 2010.

  • 'Detroit Lives'

    "Detroit Lives," released in 2010 by Palladium Boots, highlights positive things in Detroit, as well as Johnny Knoxville.

  • 'Grown In Detroit'

    Norwegian documentary filmmakers Mascha and Manfred Poppenk made "Grown in Detroit" about urban gardening at Catherine Ferguson Academy.

Also on HuffPost:

"; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, 'top', {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: 'clear-overlay'}); });

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/anthony-brogdon-filmmaker_n_1833916.html

fred thompson red hook romney tax return the tree of life movie academy award nominees 2012 2012 oscar nominations kyle williams

Syrian opposition chief slams US remarks on Syria

BEIRUT (AP) ? The head of the main Syrian opposition group is criticizing U.S. officials for saying it was premature to speak about a provisional Syrian government.

Abdelbaset Sieda of the Syrian National Council says the opposition is making "serious" preparations and consultations to announce a transitional government but admits it is not imminent.

French President Francoise Hollande called on the Syrian opposition Monday to quickly form a provisional government, saying France would recognize it.

U.S. officials called it premature because the opposition is too fragmented.

In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Sieda said Tuesday the U.S. comments show the international community "is not ready" to take decisive decisions when it comes to Syria.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-opposition-chief-slams-us-remarks-syria-103341197.html

nick carter leslie carter aaron carter sister pfizer signing day 2012 football gasland college football recruiting

Hisense Pulse Google TV set-top box coming in November for 'under $99'

It was just two days ago that a Google product manager let slip that Google was working with Hisense on a low-cost Google TV box. At the time, we didn't know much -- not even a product name -- but Google did intimate this mystery item would sell for under $100. Now, Hisense is stepping in to clarify a few key details. For starters, this thing is called the Pulse, and it will arrive in November priced at "under $99," more or less as expected. Other than the fact that it's built on Android (duh), it supports resolutions ranging from 480i to 1080p and has HDMI, USB and Ethernet sockets. (It also has WiFi, of course, in case you'd rather not make use of that wired internet connection.) Hisense also says it will ship with a double-sided remote, with a full QWERTY keyboard on one side, and a touchpad and dedicated Netflix button on the other. The Pulse is slated to arrive in mid-November, but there's a good chance we'll see it before then -- it's going to be on display at IFA, where we'll be reporting live this week.

Continue reading Hisense Pulse Google TV set-top box coming in November for 'under $99'

Filed under:

Hisense Pulse Google TV set-top box coming in November for 'under $99' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/RKFRY0P3qnc/

home run derby kourtney kardashian kourtney kardashian DNS Changer ernest borgnine adrian peterson ESPYs 2012

Roundup: Crew too much for Revolution

By The Associated Press

Associated Press Sports

updated 2:33 a.m. ET Aug. 26, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jairo Arrieta scored two goals and the Columbus Crew earned a 4-3 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Arrieta finished a long pass from Tony Tchani in the 86th minute.

Lee Nguyen tied it at 3-3 for New England (6-14-5) in the 81st minute with a penalty kick against rookie keeper Matt Lampson.

The Crew (10-8-6) are 2-0-2 in the past four games. They trailed 2-0 after goals by Ryan Guy in the 17th minute and Jerry Bengtson in the 23rd.

Federico Higuain made it 2-1 three minutes later with a 28-yard free kick.

Arrieta tied it in the 32nd and another Higuain free kick gave the Crew a 3-2 lead.

Higuain has three goals and three assists in three games since joining the Crew.

IMPACT 3, UNITED 0

MONTREAL (AP) - Patrice Bernier scored from the penalty spot and added another goal late in the second half and Montreal defeated D.C. United.

The victory extended the Impact's winning streak to five games and moved the club to within a point of the fifth-place United for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

D.C., which hasn't won back-to-back games since late May, has three games in hand.

Marco Di Vaio also scored for Montreal (12-13-3).

United fell to 12-9-4 on the season.

DYNAMO 1, TORONTO FC 1

HOUSTON (AP) - Terry Dunfield scored in the 85th minute and Toronto FC earned a draw with Houston.

Dunfield headed a shot from 8 yards off the glove of Houston keeper Tally Hall, off the bottom of the crossbar and into the net.

Toronto (5-15-6, 21 points) has two ties in its past four games.

Houston (11-6-9, 42 points) got its second straight draw and is unbeaten in 10 of its past 11 games.

Will Bruin put Houston ahead 1-0 in the 21st minute, taking a pass from Oscar Boniek Garcia, cutting through two Toronto defenders and chipping a shot from 12 yards in the middle over Toronto FC goalkeeper Freddy Hall and into the net.

SOUNDERS 6, CHIVAS USA 2

CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Fredy Montero scored a hat trick and Mauro Rosales had three assists to help Seattle rout Chivas USA.

Brad Evans and Sammy Ochoa also scored for Seattle, which moved into a second-place tie with idle Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference. The Sounders (12-6-7) have won four of their last five games.

Montero scored his first two goals in the 27th and 34th minutes for his first multi-goal regular-season game since May 9. He completed the hat trick and pushed the Sounders' lead back to two goals. Montero reached 11 goals on the season, the fourth time in four seasons he has reached that milestone.

Juan Agudelo scored a penalty kick as Chivas (7-10-6) went into the intermission down 3-1. Miller Bolanos scored in the 64th minute, but Montero's goal 3 minutes later quieted the comeback. Rosales assisted on all three of Montero's goals.

EARTHQUAKES 4, RAPIDS 1

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Simon Dawkins and Alan Gordon each scored a pair of goals and San Jose cruised past Colorado.

The league-leading Earthquakes (15-6-5) extended their unbeaten streak at Buck Shaw Stadium to 10-0-4 since Aug. 13, 2011. San Jose's only home loss in MLS play this season occurred at AT&T Park, where Houston beat the Earthquakes 1-0 on March 17.

Gordon extended his career-best single-season scoring mark to 11 goals with strikes in the 43rd and 75th minutes. Dawkins put San Jose up in the 11th minute and tallied again in the 68th for his fifth and sixth goals of 2012.

Tyrone Marshall converted an open 54th-minute header, but couldn't keep Colorado (8-16-2) from suffering its second loss in three matches and eighth in the last 11.

TIMBERS 2, WHITECAPS FC 1

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Franck Songo'o scored the go-ahead goal and Portland snapped an eight-match MLS winless streak with a victory over Vancouver.

Songo'o's goal, his first with the Timbers, came on a free kick in the 55th minute that beat Whitecaps goalkeeper Joe Cannon.

Portland had not won since a 2-1 victory over San Jose on July 3. The Timbers also lost on penalty kicks to English Premier League side Aston Villa in a friendly on July 24.

The Timbers were 0-6-2 in MLS play going into the sold-out Cascadia Cup match against the Whitecaps.

The Cascadia Cup is the annual head-to-head competition between Major League Soccer's three northwest teams: the Timbers, Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders. Vancouver has yet to win a Cascadia match since joining MLS last season.

The Whitecaps (10-10-7) are fighting for a playoff spot but they've dropped three straight, including a 2-0 loss to the Sounders last weekend. Vancouver has lost five straight on the road.

The Timbers (6-13-6) are in last place in the league's Western Conference and fired coach John Spencer back on July 9. General manager Gavin Wilkinson took over as the team's coach for the rest of the season, but some fans have called for his dismissal, too.

? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


advertisement

More news
Liverpool, Manchester City draw

Manchester City twice came from behind to secure a hard-earned 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.

Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48792588/ns/sports-soccer/

anchorman capybara duggars peter facinelli bobby rush supreme court justices 19 kids and counting

First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82

(Reuters) - U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday.

Armstrong died following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, the family said in a statement, just two days after his birthday on August 5.

As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. As he stepped on the dusty surface, Armstrong said: "?That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind."

Those words endure as one of the best known quotes in the English language.

The Apollo 11 astronauts' euphoric moonwalk provided Americans with a sense of achievement in the space race with Cold War foe the Soviet Union and while Washington was engaged in a bloody war with the communists in Vietnam.

Neil Alden Armstrong was 38 years old at the time and even though he had fulfilled one of mankind's age-old quests that placed him at the pinnacle of human achievement, he did not revel in his accomplishment. He even seemed frustrated by the acclaim it brought.

"I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work," Armstrong said in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes" program in 2005.

He once was asked how he felt knowing his footprints would likely stay on the moon's surface for thousands of years. "I kind of hope that somebody goes up there one of these days and cleans them up," he said.

A VERY PRIVATE MAN

James Hansen, author of "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong," told CBS: "All of the attention that ... the public put on stepping down that ladder onto the surface itself, Neil never could really understand why there was so much focus on that."

The Apollo 11 moon mission turned out to be Armstrong's last space flight. The next year he was appointed to a desk job, being named NASA's deputy associate administrator for aeronautics in the office of advanced research and technology.

Armstrong's post-NASA life was a very private one. He took no major role in ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the moon landing. "He's a recluse's recluse," said Dave Garrett, a former NASA spokesman.

Hansen said stories of Armstrong dreaming of space exploration as a boy were apocryphal, although he was long dedicated to flight. "His life was about flying. His life was about piloting," Hansen said.

Born August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Armstrong was the first of three children of Stephen and Viola Armstrong. He married his college sweetheart, Janet Shearon, in 1956. They were divorced in 1994, when he married Carol Knight.

Armstrong had his first joyride in a plane at age 6. Growing up in Ohio, he began making model planes and by his early teens had amassed an extensive aviation library. With money earned from odd jobs, he took flying lessons and obtained his pilot's license even before he got a car license.

In high school he excelled in science and mathematics and won a U.S. Navy scholarship to Purdue University in Indiana, enrolling in 1947. He left after two years to become a Navy pilot, flying combat missions in the Korean War and winning three medals.

FLYING TEST PLANES

After the war he returned to Purdue and graduated in 1955 with an aeronautical engineering degree. He joined the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA), which became NASA in 1958.

Armstrong spent seven years at NACA's high-speed flight station at Edwards Air Force Base in California, becoming one of the world's best test pilots. He flew the X-15 rocket plane to the edge of space - 200,000 feet up at 4,000 mph.

In September 1962, Armstrong was selected by NASA to be an astronaut. He was command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission and backup command pilot for the Gemini 11 mission, both in 1966.

On the Gemini 8 mission, Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott performed the first successful docking of a manned spacecraft with another space vehicle.

Armstrong put his piloting skills to good use on the moon landing, overriding the automatic pilot so he and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin would not have to land their module in a big rocky crater.

Yet the landing was not without danger. The lander had only about 30 seconds of fuel left when Armstrong put it down in an area known as the Sea of Tranquility and calmly radioed back to Mission Control on Earth, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

Aldrin, who along with Armstrong and Michael Collins formed the Apollo 11 crew, told BBC radio that he would remember Armstrong as "a very capable commander and leader of an achievement that will be recognized until man sets foot on the planet Mars."

Armstrong left the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a year after Apollo 11 to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati.

DECLINES OFFERS TO RUN FOR OFFICE

After his aeronautical career, Armstrong was approached by political groups, but unlike former astronauts John Glenn and Harrison Schmitt who became U.S. senators, he declined all offers.

In 1986, he served on a presidential commission that investigated the explosion that destroyed the space shuttle Challenger, killing its crew of seven shortly after launch from Cape Canaveral in January of that year.

Armstrong made a rare public appearance several years ago when he testified to a congressional hearing against President Barack Obama administration's plans to buy rides from other countries and corporations to ferry U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

Armstrong also said that returning humans to the moon was not only desirable, but necessary for future exploration -- even though NASA says it is no longer a priority.

He lived in the Cincinnati area with his wife, Carol.

"We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away," the family said in their statement. "Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend."

His family expressed hope that young people around the world would be inspired by Armstrong's feat to push boundaries and serve a cause greater than themselves.

"The next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink," the family said.

Obama said that Armstrong "was among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time. ...

"Today, Neil's spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who have devoted their lives to exploring the unknown - including those who are ensuring that we reach higher and go further in space. That legacy will endure - sparked by a man who taught us the enormous power of one small step."

Glenn, an original NASA astronaut with Armstrong, spoke of his colleague's humble nature. "He was willing to dare greatly for his country and he was proud to do that and yet remained the same humble person he'd always been," he told CNN on Saturday.

The space agency sent out a brief statement in the wake of the news, saying it "offers its condolences on today's passing of Neil Armstrong, former test pilot, astronaut and the first man on the moon."

Armstrong is survived by his two sons, a stepson and stepdaughter, 10 grandchildren, a brother and a sister, NASA said.

Some controversy still surrounds his famous quote. The live broadcast did not have the "a" in "one small step for a man ..." He and NASA insisted static had obscured the "a," but after repeated playbacks, he admitted he may have dropped the letter and expressed a preference that quotations include the "a" in parentheses.

Asked to describe what it was like to stand on the moon, he told CBS:

"It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it."

(Writing by Philip Barbara, editing by Bill Trott and Christopher Wilson)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/first-man-moon-neil-armstrong-dead-82-u-191252056.html

right to work mike kelley puxatony phil josh harvey clemons college football recruiting rankings ground hog day 2012 aaron carter

Credit Card Debt Relief ? How the Government Has Incentives For ...

Every organization goes through a good and bad phase. If it faces an irrecoverable loss, it has to reduce its criteria for buying and selling. In other words, the prices have to be made more affordable. In addition to that, firms also remove the expensive products from the product list. Credit card organizations in the United States are in a very weak position at present. They cannot argue with the customers and do not have a margin to reject a lot of proposals. You can see that a lot of them are even accepting less than half of their payments though credit card debt relief. What kind of people are looking for credit card debt relief.

Have you noticed that unsecured liability firms do not have the same dominating position? Now, they cannot dictate terms to the customers. If you are a credit card holder, you can force your credit card firm to provide a good deal. The important question is that why are financial companies lowering their standards so much.

1. You need money for survive and for financial companies, a constant flow of money is required. At present, this flow has stopped completely. People are not paying their dues, account holders are not making large deposits and people are withdrawing their finances at a fast rate. Due to these chances, banks are failing to earn profit and maintain their position in the market.

Do you know that some of the best American banks have closed down due to lack of monetary resources? What does the US government have to say about this problem? According to government officials, credit card debt relief options are not favoring loan giving companies a lot. Their position is not improving at a good rate.

2. The United States government is encouraging debt relief because it knows that this is the only way to prevent the economic scenario from worsening. Credit card holders have to pay their bills even if it is forty or fifty percent of the actual amount. As the flow of money will be resumed, banks will continue their operations and the amount of money will be multiplied.

If you are spending ten hours on the internet and looking for credit card debt relief companies, do not expect any kind of miracles. This is because spending time does not provide any assurance of a good search.

Getting out of debt through a debt settlement process is currently very popular but you need to know where to locate the best performing programs in order to get the best deals. To compare debt settlement companies it would be wise to visit a free debt relief network which will locate the best performing companies in your area for free.
Free Debt Advice

contact us for free debt advice = 8886916918

About the Author

legitimatedebtsettlement.com is a matchmaker in the debt settlement industry. They have paired up thousands of consumers up with debt settlement companies who are most likely to get consumers the best deal.

http://www.legitimatedebtsettlement.com

Source: http://www.royrlewis.com/archives/491

stuttering james van der beek dyngus day indonesia quake stephen strasburg shabazz legion

D-backs trade Saunders to Orioles for Lindstrom

BALTIMORE (AP) ? Eager to bolster an inexperienced pitching staff during their first playoff run since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles obtained left-hander Joe Saunders on Sunday in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Baltimore gave Arizona right-handed reliever Matt Lindstrom and cash considerations or a player to be named later.

Saunders, who was scheduled to start Sunday against San Diego, was 6-10 with a 4.22 ERA in 21 starts with Arizona this season. He won 12 games last season while helping the Diamondbacks win their first NL West title since 2007.

Baltimore began the day tied for the second American League wild-card spot with Oakland and in third place in the AL East, only four games behind the division-leading New York Yankees.

"I like our ball club's chances," said Dan Duquette, the Orioles vice president of baseball operations. "There's an old saying: If you're going in the right direction, keep walking. So the addition of Joe Saunders gives us a chance to keep walking in the right direction. And I think it gives us better balance against the left-handed lineups that we're going to be facing."

Saunders was born in nearby northern Virginia, played high school ball in Virginia and pitched at Virginia Tech before being drafted in the first round of the 2002 draft by the Los Angeles Angels.

"We've liked Joe Saunders for quite a while," Duquette said. "We had some discussions with him in the offseason. He's a local kid and a professional left-handed pitcher. He's won more than he's lost in the big leagues, he's pitched in the American League, he's pitched in the playoffs. He's pitched in a tough ballpark in Arizona."

The Orioles have only one left-hander in the bullpen and a rotation that includes rookies Miguel Gonzalez, Wei-Yin Chen and Steve Johnson.

"We just liked his experience, which I think compliments our starting rotation," Duquette said of Saunders. "And I also like the fact he's left-handed."

Saunders, 31, has pitched for the Angels and Diamondbacks since launching his big league career in 2005.

"I just like this addition of veteran left-handed depth to our staff," Duquette said. "It helps solidify the starting rotation while we're waiting for (injured) Jason Hammel to return. Then, if Jason Hammel does return, it gives us another good left-handed option because Joe Saunders is very good left-on-left. While we're waiting for (left-handed reliever Troy) Patton to come back, if we have several starters doing well, Joe gives us more depth and experience to our pitching staff."

Lindstrom went 1-0 with a 2.72 ERA in 34 appearances with the Orioles this season. He has held right-handers to a .207 average and scoreless in 10 of his past 11 outings.

Lindstrom has played six major league seasons with Miami, Houston, Colorado and Baltimore.

Duquette believed Saunders would be more valuable to the Orioles than Lindstrom at this point in the season.

"Matt Lindstrom did a nice job for us. He contributed to the bullpen," Duquette said. "I just think the left-handed addition to our starting rotation and the capability to get more innings at a high level was better for the team at this stage of the season. And who knows? Joe Saunders is a local kid. Maybe he's with us beyond this year. That's something we can take a look at. It certainly strengthens us now."

To fill Lindstrom's place on the 25-man roster, the Orioles recalled right-hander Jake Arrieta from Triple-A Norfolk. Arrieta, Baltimore's opening day starter, went 3-9 with a 6.13 ERA in 18 starts with the Orioles before being optioned to Norfolk on July 5.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/d-backs-trade-saunders-orioles-lindstrom-164451668--mlb.html

rod blagojevich rod blagojevich uconn ncaa march madness mario williams vcu unlv

In weekly address, Obama defends Medicare reforms

President Obama is defending his Medicare reforms against Republican attacks, saying he would strengthen and preserve the program while his opponents would "effectively end Medicare as we know it."

In his weekly address, the president urges Americans to remember "what's really at stake when we talk about the future of Medicare."

"It's not about overheated rhetoric at election time. It's about a promise this country made to our seniors that says if you put in a lifetime of hard work, you shouldn't lose your home or your life savings just because you get sick," he says.

Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan have been attacking the president for cutting $716 billion from the popular entitlement program. "Over the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about Medicare, with a lot of accusations and misinformation flying around. So today I want to step back for a minute and share with you some actual facts and news about the program," Obama says.

What the Romney campaign has not mentioned is that Obama's cuts do not impact Medicare eligibility or benefits. Furthermore, the Ryan budget calls for the same cuts to Medicare that the GOP ticket is attacking the president for making in his health care bill.

"I've proposed reforms that will save Medicare money by getting rid of wasteful spending in the health care system and reining in insurance companies - reforms that won't touch your guaranteed Medicare benefits. Not by a single dime," he says.

Without calling out his GOP rival by name, the president says Republicans in Congress "want to turn Medicare into a voucher program."

"That means that instead of being guaranteed Medicare, seniors would get a voucher to buy insurance, but it wouldn't keep up with costs. As a result, one plan would force seniors to pay an extra $6,400 a year for the same benefits they get now. And it would effectively end Medicare as we know it," he says.

"Our seniors deserve better," Obama concludes. "I'm willing to work with anyone to keep improving the current system, but I refuse to do anything that undermines the basic idea of Medicare as a guarantee for seniors who get sick."

Also Read

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-defends-medicare-reforms-weekly-address-100100509--abc-news-politics.html

chicago news chicago news golden girls robert e lee golden globe winners the express zappos hacked

Unreleased Jelly Bean update hits T-Mobile?s Galaxy S III early

T-Mobile subscribers who have been itching to get their Samsung (005930) Galaxy S III upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean can now do so using a leaked over-the-air update file posted on the XDA-Developers forum. Android Police?says that the file is an official T-Mobile OTA file that the carrier planned to?use for the Galaxy S III soon, though the blog adds that this particular build still has some bugs related to Wi-Fi calling, the stock Web browser and the video player, so it likely isn?t the final version. Users who want to install the pre-release upgrade will need to root their devices first, Android Police says.

Read [XDA] Read [Android Police]

Get more from BGR.com: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/unreleased-jelly-bean-hits-t-mobile-galaxy-iii-030042239.html

dallas tornado video 1940 census instagram for android dallas news dallas fort worth dfw 1930 census

Battle Hoth-Like Winter Mornings With This Wampa Arm Ice Scraper [Star Wars]

If there's any creature that knows how to deal with ice and cold, it's the Wampa from The Empire Strikes Back. But when it comes to dealing with Jedis, it's no match for a lightsaber. So now that he doesn't have much use for his right arm after Luke lopped it off, you can use the Wampa's lost appendage as a cozy ice scraper. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/4hmvLSNmVcQ/battle-hoth+like-winter-mornings-with-this-wampa-arm-ice-scraper

ny knicks prime rib recipe norad santa tracker vince carter sweet potato casserole safeway standing rib roast