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ed kw  21:53:13 GMT - 01/01/2013

commodities are lagging for a bit but can get legs in a big risk on

Cambridge Joe  21:07:16 GMT - 01/01/2013

ACC. Yeah..... sorry, you are right. But we all have our faults and weakness'. He was a Warrior worthy of respect, a man who selflessly rendered great service and leadership when it was needed. BTW If it had been ready in time, Berlin would have got it before Nagasaki and or Hiroshima.

Cambridge Joe  20:57:19 GMT - 01/01/2013

Cable looking to soften during Asia and more. Time to make safe if you're long IMO 02:00.... 03:30 looking likely to see lower levels begin. IMO. GL

Sydney ACC  20:56:37 GMT - 01/01/2013

I love this quote from the Wikipedia connection: As the Pacific War was still on, Churchill was sent to Burma, where the largest land battles against Japan were being fought. By the time Churchill reached India, Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been bombed and the war ended. Churchill was said to be unhappy with the sudden end of the war, saying: "If it wasn't for those censored Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years."[

Cambridge Joe  20:44:24 GMT - 01/01/2013

kw. He was a 'dude' ! Longbow and Broadsword.... ! In the newspaper article it describes how he took out an enemy machine-gun-nest from 200 m with his bow alone ! Now that is a tale to inspire the young.... not these spineless half-lings that fill the TV screens. IMO of course ! :) ps. I've Cable looking softer short term atm.

ed kw  20:30:11 GMT - 01/01/2013

Joe that is the way we must approach the market gb

Cambridge Joe  19:44:34 GMT - 01/01/2013

Happy New Year one and all. Caught this story in the papers today. Thought that some might find it of interest. Apologies to those disinterested or offended. ################## "Mad Jack" Churchill Nickname Mad Jack Born 16 September 1906 Hong Kong Died 8 March 1996 (aged 89) Surrey Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Years of service 1926–1936 1939–1959 Rank Lieutenant Colonel Awards Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming "Jack" Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996), nicknamed Fighting Jack Churchill and Mad Jack, was a British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword. He is known for the motto "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed." Born in Hong Kong to English parents and educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man, Churchill graduated from Sandhurst in 1926 and served in Burma with the Manchester Regiment. He left the army in 1936 and worked as a newspaper editor. He used his archery and bagpipe talents to play a small role in the film The Thief of Bagdad. [edit]Second World War Churchill resumed his commission after Poland was invaded. In May 1940 Churchill and his unit, the Manchester Regiment, ambushed a German patrol near L'Epinette, France. Churchill gave the signal to attack by cutting down the enemy Feldwebel (sergeant) with his barbed arrows, becoming the only British soldier known to have felled an enemy with a longbow in WWII.[1] After fighting at Dunkirk, he volunteered for the Commandos[citation needed]. Churchill was second in command of No. 3 Commando in Operation Archery, a raid on the German garrison at Vågsøy, Norway on 27 December 1941.[2] As the ramps fell on the first landing craft, Churchill leapt forward from his position and played a tune on his bagpipes, before throwing a grenade and running into battle in the bay. For his actions at Dunkirk and Vågsøy, Churchill received the Military Cross and Bar. In July 1943, as commanding officer, he led 2 Commando from their landing site at Catania in Sicily with his trademark Scottish broadsword slung around his waist, a longbow and arrows around his neck and his bagpipes under his arm.[3] which he also did in the landings at Salerno. Leading 2 Commando, Churchill was ordered to capture a German observation post outside of the town of La Molina, controlling a pass leading down to the Salerno beach-head. He led the attack by 2 and 41 Commandos, infiltrated the town and captured the post, taking 42 prisoners including a mortar squad. Churchill led the men and prisoners back down the pass, with the wounded being carried on carts pushed by German prisoners. He commented that it was "an image from the Napoleonic Wars."[4] He received the Distinguished Service Order for leading this action at Salerno.[5] In 1944 he led the Commandos in Yugoslavia, where they supported Josip Broz Tito's Partisans from the Adriatic island of Vis.[6] In May he was ordered to raid the German held island of Brač. He organized a "motley army" of 1,500 Partisans, 43 Commando and one troop from 40 Commando for the raid. The landing was unopposed but on seeing the eyries from which they later encountered German fire, the Partisans decided to defer the attack until the following day. Churchill's bagpipes signalled the remaining Commandos to battle. After being strafed by an RAF Spitfire, Churchill decided to withdraw for the night and to re-launch the attack the following morning.[7] The following morning, one flanking attack was launched by 43 Commando with Churchill leading the elements from 40 Commando. The Partisans remained at the landing area; only Churchill and six others managed to reach the objective. A mortar shell killed or wounded everyone but Churchill, who was playing "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" on his pipes as the Germans advanced. He was knocked unconscious by grenades and captured.[7] He was later flown to Berlin for interrogation and then transferred to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. ######## What a man. What a life. Looking forward to the New Year trading. GL to all! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill