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Obama to meet with families of soldiers
President Barack Obama plans to meet privately with families of the 30 Americans killed in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Obama and top Pentagon officials including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen are attending today's dignified transfer ceremony for 38 U.S. and Afghan personnel killed on board a helicopter shot down in Afghanistan over the weekend.
Two planes carrying the remains landed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware this morning, according to Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan.
Obama arrived at the air base at 12:30 p.m. on one of four helicopters carrying the president, his staff and accompanying reporters.
Panetta, Mullen and the chiefs of the Navy and Army were among the 11 senior military and Defense Department officials who also would be there for the dignified transfer ceremony, Lapan said.
Because the catastrophic nature of the crash made the remains difficult to identify, all were brought in more than 38 transfer cases to the United States, Lapan said. The Afghan remains will be returned to their families once identifications can be made.
The slain U.S. service members represent the worst single-incident loss of American life since the start of the Afghan war.
-- CNN



Also, the stock market gained back a little of its losses, but experts say don't get your hopes set too high.
Check out this story from the New York Times:
Stocks post gains
Stocks pushed higher on Tuesday, led by financial shares, as the market showed signs of recovery from the worst sell-off on Wall Street in more than two years.
Investors are hoping that the recent turmoil in global stock markets will abate, but they still expect indexes to remain unsettled a day after Wall Street’s worst showing since December 2008.
The markets spiraled downward on Monday, the first trading day after Standard & Poor’s downgraded its rating of the United States government’s long-term debt.

Which Hedge Trimmer is the Easiest and Why I Desire a Garden ...

Each form of hedge trimmer has advantages and disadvantages. Cordless hedge trimmers are probably the most popular. They are in a position to lower branches up to -inch in diameter. They’re mild, least pricey, and quiet. Plus, they don’t pollute like a fuel-powered trimmers. On the drawback, the electrical hedge trimmers require an influence twine that might be awkward to manoeuvre whilst you trim. This additionally limits your vary of trimming to within a definite distance to an influence outlet.

Battery powered hedge trimmers get rid of the desire for an influence twine, so are more portable. On the opposite hand, they do not seem to be as strong because the fuel or electrical trimmers and usually ultimate approximately 45 minutes before you want to have to recharge the battery or replace it. These are absolute best for small trimming jobs.

petrol hedge trimmers are without a doubt the most powerful, reducing branches up to -inch in diameter. They’re transportable, however the costliest of the powered trimmers. On the opposite hand, they pollute, give off fumes and are heavy. Gas powered models are absolute best for large yards or professional use.

Other options to search for in your trimmer come with protection switches. Many models require each hands to be on the trimmer before it’ll run. This a great deal reduces the chance of reducing a finger. A few have lock-on and lock-off switches that do not require you to have each hands on the trimmer to operate. Although, more handy, they’re more dangerous.

The so much efficient trimmers can have two, double-sided, twin-action blades that pass by means of every different making for a purifier, more straightforward cut. The blade lengths vary from thirteen to 30 inches long. For householders blade lengths are between sixteen and 24 inches lengthy for the so much efficient steadiness and weight. On the opposite hand, longer blades can lend a hand you lower wider hedges in a single pass. Good quality trimmers can have blades that prevent briefly after letting pass of the handle so as to keep away from injury. Gas powered trimmer blades will have to prevent whilst the engine idles and have vibration controls to reduce hand and arm fatigue. A few fuel energy models also have protection shields to be offering protection to the user from flying debris.

For tall shrubs consider leaf blowers . These fuel or electrical powered trimmers are safer than standing on a ladder and trying to trim with a traditional model. Pole trimmers that are devoted to simply trimming are higher than string trimmers with a pole pruning attachments.

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