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To: robert b furman who wrote (283)	12/13/2013 11:19:49 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26438

I agree. Also, for national security, we don't want all key technology built in China or any foreign country. I remember in the 1980s that it was a REQUIREMENT for any technology in US military products to have two suppliers AND for there to be an ability to get parts to build whatever (for example, cruise missiles, GPS systems and tanks) sourced on the mainland US in case there was a major war...

To: robert b furman who wrote (283)	12/14/2013 11:16:25 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26438

It looks like Google is the GE of the 21st Century. Just think what the story below means for the disabled... chairs that can climb a few steps.... and by the time I'm old, chairs that can get the elderly up and down multiple flights of stairs in these sardine can, 3-story "houses" they are building everywhere they can in the Bay Area to get more property taxes out of a patch of land at the expense of destroying the quality of life with gridlock traffic.. Google Adds to Its Menagerie of Robots By JOHN MARKOFF - New York Times December 14, 2013 Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot named WildCat can gallop at high speeds. A robot named BigDog, which can walk over rough terrain, can also stay upright in response to a well-placed human kick.BOSTON DYNAMICS

To: robert b furman who wrote (283)	12/20/2013 1:26:27 PM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By brehm233 Respond to of 26438

New market highs. New newsletter explore portfolio highs. New highs in personal investment portfolio and net worth. What is not to like today? Here is a link to many of my FREE articles recommending SPY seekingalpha.com/author/kirk-lindstrom/articles/symbol/spy Here is an excerpt from my next newsletter that I am currently writing The market is up over 30% YTD.... about what we saw in 1995, eh?