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DETROIT, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Freedom Center, the newly opened military lounge at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, will benefit from funds raised by an Gala Event on Armed Forces Day, May 19.

Since their official opening on Veterans Day 2011, Freedom Center has hosted more than 8,000 traveling members of our military, their families and veterans. The lounge, located at Gate A43 in the center of the McNamara Terminal, offers a relaxing atmosphere to armed forces members, travel assistance and complimentary juice, water, soft drinks, coffee, tea, snacks and traveling amenities.

"At Meritor, it is our honor to offer support for our military men and women serving today, and everyday, as they sacrifice for our freedom and safety here at home. We view our nation's warfighters as heroes. They and their families earn our respect every day," said Tim Burns, vice president and general manager, Defense and Specialty, Industrial. Burns is Honorary Chair of the Gala Event. Meritor maintains a 100-year legacy of serving commercial truck, aftermarket and industrial markets including the supply of drivetrain components for U.S. military fleets around the world.

The event will include an elegant strolling dinner catered by Andiamo's, complimentary bar, entertainment by Johnny Trudell musicians and valet parking. The Gala will be held at the Defense Corridor Center (DC3S), 7205 Sterling Ponds Court, Sterling Heights, Mich. on Saturday, May 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person and can be ordered via the Freedom Center website: http://www.MIFreedomCenter.org or by calling 313-610-5600.

Underwriting support for the Gala is being provided by: The Michigan Chapter, National Defense Industrial Association (Freedom Sponsor); Meritor, Inc. and Robert and Virginia Vallee (Honor Sponsors); The Arsenal of Democracy Chapter, Association of the US Army; Rave Computers; Oshkosh Defense, Inc. and General Kinetics (Service Sponsors).

For more information, contact:John McCandless 313-610-5600

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Armed Forces Day Gala to Raise Funds for Freedom Center

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --WXYZ is proud to partner with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Ford Motor Company to present "Ford Freedom Award: Talent, Tenacity, Teamwork," honoring the New York Renaissance Basketball Team and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Ford Freedom Award Scholar. The half hour special will air Saturday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m. and will be rebroadcast on Saturday, May 26th at 7:00 p.m.

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Hosted by WXYZ Editorial and Public Affairs Director Chuck Stokes, the program will feature an in-depth interview with actor, coach, author and newly selected U.S. Cultural Ambassador Abdul-Jabbar, who will be named the Ford Freedom Award Scholar. His basketball career spanned six championships, and he received a record six regular season MVP awards. The show will also look at the Ford Freedom Award recipient, the New York Renaissance, who were the first all-black, fully-professional African American owned team that dominated basketball in the 1920s and 30s.

The encore of "Ford Freedom Awards: Talent, Tenacity, Teamwork" will include highlights from this year's Ford Freedom Award celebration on Thursday, May 17, featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's lecture to more than 1,500 Detroit area middle school students.

The Ford Freedom Award is awarded posthumously to distinguished individuals who dedicated their lives to improving the African American community and the world in general. Previous honorees include Judge Constance Baker Motley, Ossie Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Jackie Robinson and John H. Johnson.

The Ford Freedom Award Scholar distinction is given to individuals who have excelled on a national or international level in the same field as the Ford Freedom Award honoree and who have furthered the achievements for a new generation. Past Scholars include Judge Damon J. Keith, Morgan Freeman, Reggie Jackson and Raymond Usher IV.

Ford Freedom Award proceeds support educational programs, exhibits, and community outreach initiatives of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American experience.

WXYZ-TV is part of Scripps Media, Inc., which operates 10 TV stations. The corporate parent, the E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) is a diverse, 131-year old media enterprise with interests in television stations, newspapers, local news and information Web sites, and comics/features syndication. For a full listing of Scripps media companies and their associated Web sites, visit http://www.scripps.com/.

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WXYZ Honors Ford Freedom Award Winners

Contrary to everybodys hopes to see the fruits of reform within the National Police, last Fridays dispersal of a discussion at Salihara Cultural Centre in South Jakarta suggests that the police have instead turned back the clock to the authoritarianism of the New Order.

Rather than taking action against vigilantes who intimidated those attending the free-speech forum, the police scrambled for legitimacy to force an end to the event, which they alleged lacked a permit to feature a foreign speaker.

The police were cracking down on Canadian activist Irshad Manji, whose latest book, "Allah, Liberty and Love", was the highlight of the day.

That the police considered the discussion illegal due to the absence of their prior approval amounts to an infringement of the Constitution, which protects individual freedom of speech. Nowhere in the countrys existing laws can we find a state institution or individual that has been granted the authority to silence others merely because of dissenting views.

The Reform movement, whose anniversary we will celebrate later this month, has given birth to a series of laws that confirm the nations commitment to individual freedom, including the freedom of speech and expression. Enforcement of those laws has been a different story, however.

The polices contempt of freedom of speech on Friday came just after members of the hard-line Muslim group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), picketed outside Salihara Cultural Centre in a show of protest against reform-minded Manji, citing her liberal views, including the conformity between Islam and homosexuality, which they feared could undermine Islam.

In her book, Manji calls for separation between Islam and culture and a reinterpretation of Islam itself progressive thoughts that conservative groups such as the FPI apparently cannot tolerate.

It goes without saying that the Salihara incident sends the wrong message that the police would listen to the cause of a group that has no hesitation to resort to violence in the name of God, no less to settle differences, more than they do to people who fall prey to acts of thuggery and are therefore are in need of protection.

This has long raised suspicion of a link between the police and the group, which critics say is no different from thugs who seek income from protection rackets. Police have frequently denied allegations that the force was behind the rise of radicalism that ironically supported the flourishing democratisation in the country.

The police might argue they stepped out to prevent the FPI members from going on a rampage, but, as often happened in the past, the failure to act against radicals will further encourage them to repeat the same display of brutality. Not to mention the lenient punishment handed down on members of the hard-line groups even for violence that resulted in deaths.

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Freedom to be silent

MADISON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Freedom Group, Inc. (FGI) has announced Corry Doyle as its new Vice President Corporate Finance & Planning and Treasurer. Doyle, who has served as the FGI Acting Vice President Production, Sales and Inventory for the last year, will continue to build and mature the companys Sales and Operations Planning process, focusing on aligning organizational resources to meet market demand. Additionally, Doyle will help FGI evaluate growth opportunities.

Doyle, a lifelong sportsman and shooter from Kentucky, comes to FGI from Cerberus Capital Management where he was a member of the Risk and Portfolio Management team developing organizational structures that support operational excellence. Prior to working with Cerberus, Doyle was a Finance Manager directing an Aviation Military and Customer Support Organization, part of a Military Engine Operations group.

Corry is not only a passionate enthusiast and user of the firearms and ammunition we produce, but someone with extensive experience across multiple disciplines vital to our success, said George Kollitides, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the FGI Board of Directors. With a strong finance and planning background in manufacturing, distribution and field and service repairs, Corry will play an integral role in ensuring our operations run smoothly and efficiently. This will benefit production, quality control, customer service and, of course, end-user satisfaction. Corrys financial experience with military operations will likewise be helpful as Remington and other Freedom Group Family Companies expand their product offerings and compete to provide best in class weaponry to the American military.

Corrys background with our products and understanding of how best to shape operational strategies will play a key role in our financial planning, said Ronald Kolka, Chief Financial Officer of FGI. Corry is a tremendous asset to this team and we are happy to have him onboard in this leadership position.

This is an exciting opportunity, said Doyle. Since its inception, I have been honored to participate in the growth and outward expansion of Freedom Group. Taking on this active role a role that cuts across every division of FGI to ensure the most efficient and highest quality production for our customer channels and consumers is a great responsibility and privilege.

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Corry Doyle Named Vice President Corporate Finance & Planning and Treasurer of Freedom Group

Constructing a debt repayment plan is the single strongest step to take to achieve freedom from debt, according to Hamm.

In my opinion, if youre in a financial hole, constructing a debt repayment plan is the single strongest step you can take. It creates a clear picture of your debt situation, tells you the most efficient way of paying them off, offers you clear steps on what to do next, and can also be a useful tool when looking for additional help.

The Simple Dollar is a blog for those of us who need both cents and sense: people fighting debt and bad spending habits while building a financially secure future and still affording a latte or two. Our busy lives are crazy enough without having to compare five hundred mutual funds we just want simple ways to manage our finances and save a little money.

Constructing Your Plan Its pretty easy to put such a plan together. Put aside an hour and follow these steps.

First, collect all of your debt information in one place. Youre going to want your current balances, your interest rates, and your minimum monthly payments for each of these debts.

Then, simply make a list of those debts, ordering them by interest rate. Make four columns debt name, balance, interest rate, and minimum payment. Put the debt with the highest interest rate at the top of the list and add others below that in order of interest rate, with the higher ones near the top.

Once you have that, total up your minimum payments. Add them up to see how much youre putting toward your debts each month.

Then, add some amount to that total minimum payment. It needs to be an amount you can consistently afford. Maybe its only $25 a month. Maybe its $500. Were all in different situations with different financial requirements.

That new amount, the total minimum payment plus the additional amount, is going to be how much you put toward debt each month until these debts are all gone.

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Freedom from debt is possible – with a plan