20 Jul : 1st Recon Troop Unit Day.
21 Jul 67: Operation Paul Bunyan begins. Entire 1/4th Cav involved.
22 Jul 65: 1st Offensive Operation involving 1st Inf Div in Vietnam. Bien Hoa, VN
26 Hyk 03: BRO Kosovo Mission complete.
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PS: It's difficult to maintain your femininity with desert cammies and boots, and even though she should only be wearing a silver bead earring as an enlisted woman, I think the diamonds are a nice touch.....Hal
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: VERY IMPORTANT - BIG VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!!
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK,' regardless of who sent it to you.
It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer.
This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list.
This is the reason why you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.
If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately.
This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.
This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.
This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.
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Whoop! Don't get to comfortable yet. George Villanueva sent us yet another warning. BB
Attention Virus Warning
We have become aware there is a fraudulent e-mail being sent that says it is coming from UPS and leads the reader to believe that a UPS shipment could not be delivered. The reader is advised to open an attachment reportedly containing a waybill for the shipment to be picked up.
This e-mail attachment contains a virus. We recommend that you do not open the attachment, but delete the e-mail immediately.
UPS may send official notification messages on occasion, but they rarely include attachments. If you receive a notification message that includes an attachment and are in doubt about its authenticity, please contact customerservice@ups.com.
Please note that UPS takes its customer relationships very seriously, but cannot take responsibility for the unauthorized actions of third parties.
Thank you for your attention.
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© 2008 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are
trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
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Dan Horn nominates this young lady for "Miss America". She has my vote! BB
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An interesting question (last) and answer (first), from Gary Chenett. BB
I guess I am to old but find that few men in America realize that they owe this Country 8 years of service in one way or another, rather it be the Peace Corps, Military serving our Government here in the States.
Now for the question.
Do you feel our servicemen and women should be able to resign when a candidate is elected president that has never served in the military and has no clue what service is about and has done his best to put them down and lose the war that are troops have given their all to win? This would make sure the American people think before they vote because their freedom would be on the line.
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And now Wayne Paddack will give this weeks "where is it lesson". BB
TEXAS.........
New 2008 GI Bill Payment Rates ********************************************************
Camps for Special Needs Children ********************************************************
Dot-Mil-Docs Discuss the Hard Topics ********************************************************
Preparing for Shipping Your Vehicle ********************************************************
New Leave Carry-Over Policy ********************************************************
Ground Broken on New Walter Reed ********************************************************
Web-Based Pay System Coming ********************************************************
President Signs Tax Relief Act ********************************************************
Tuition Help for Spouses ********************************************************
PA Bill Encourages Buglers ********************************************************
Study Links PTSD with Heart Disease ********************************************************
Improve Your Academic Skills ********************************************************
How the New GI Bill Impacts You ********************************************************
DoD Sets Enlistment Waiver Standards ********************************************************
Helping Troops Call Home
This would be funny if it wasn't so true!
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Two old guys, one 80 and one 87,were sitting on their usual park bench
one morning.
The 87 yearold had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short
of breath.
The 87 year old said"Well,I eat Jewish rye bread every day. It keeps your
energy level high and you'll have great stamina with the ladies."
So,on the way home,the 80 year old stops at the bakery.As he was looking
around,the lady asked if he needed any help.He said,"Do you have any
Jewish rye bread?"
He replied,"I can't believe it,
everybody in the world knows about this crap but me."
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THE BACK PEW
There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby so he went before
the congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they
passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his
paycheck.
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the Congregation
decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's salary. There
was much yelling and bickering about how much the clergyman's additional
children were costing the church. Finally, the Preacher got up and spoke
to the crowd, 'Children are a gift from God,' he said. Silence fell on
the congregation.
In the back pew, a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice said,
'Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear
rubbers.'
And the congregation said, 'Amen'
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A preacher was making his rounds on a bicycle, when he came upon a
little boy trying to sell a lawn mower.
'How much do you want for the mower?' asked the preacher.
'I just want enough money to go out and buy me a bicycle,' said the
little boy.
After a moment of consideration, the preacher asked, Will you take my
bike in trade for it?'
The little boy asked if he could try it out first, and, after riding the
bike around a little while, said, 'Mister, you've got yourself a deal.'
The preacher took the mower and began to crank it. He pulled on the rope
a few times with no response from the mower.
The preacher called the little boy over and said, 'I can't get this
mower to start.'
The little boy said, 'That's because you have to cuss at it to get it
started.'
The preacher said, I can't cuss. It's been so long since I became a
Christian that I don't even remember how to cuss.'
The little boy looked at him happily and said, 'You just keep pulling on
that rope. It'll come back to ya.
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The Banana Test Bunch Of Bananas
There is a very, very tall coconut tree and there are 4 animals,
A COCONUT TREE DOESN'T HAVE BANANAS!!!!!
Obviously, you're stressed and overworked.
You should take some time off and relax!
Try again next year.
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They were together in the House.
Just the two of them.
It was a cold, dark, stormy night. The storm had come quickly and each
time the thunder boomed he watched her jump.
She looked across s the room and admired his strong appearance...and
wished that he would take her in his arms, comfort her and protect her
from the storm.
Suddenly, with a pop, the power went out... She scre amed...
He raced to the sofa where she was cowering.
He didn't hesitate to pull her into his arms.
He knew this was a forbidden union and
expected her to pull back.
He was surprised when she didn't resist but instead clung to him.
The storm raged on...
They knew it was wrong...
Their families would never understand.. So consumed were
they in their FEAR that they heard no opening
of doors...just the faint click of a camera.......
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Of course, I'm too young to remember these!
Comments made in the year 1955!
That's only 53years ago!
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'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are,
it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00.'
'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be
long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one.'
'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A
quarter a pack is ridiculous.
'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime
just to mail a letter?'
'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to
hire outside help at the store.'
'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would
someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car
in the garage.
'Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it
impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing
their hair as long as the girls.'
'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract
for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday
they'll be making more than the President.'
'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances
would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.'
'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few
married women are having to work to make ends meet.'
'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a
whole lot of foreign business.'
'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government
takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing
the best people to congress.'
'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I
seriously doubt they will ever catch on.'
'There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a
weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel.'
'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the
hospital it's too rich for my blood.'
'If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'
Fluoroquinolones are associated with an increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture. This risk is further increased in those over age 60, in kidney, heart, and lung transplant recipients, and with use of concomitant steroid therapy. Physicians should advise patients, at the first sign of tendon pain, swelling, or inflammation, to stop taking the fluoroquinolone, to avoid exercise and use of the affected area, and to promptly contact their doctor about changing to a non-fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drug.
Selection of a fluoroquinolone for the treatment or prevention of an infection should be limited to those conditions that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
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Pioneering Heart Surgeon DeBakey Dies At Age 99
The Baylor College of Medicine and Methodist Hospital said DeBakey died on Friday of natural causes. Methodist Hospital in Houston was his primary surgical hospital for many years.
In a career that spanned more than seven decades, DeBakey developed a number of new surgical procedures that now are standard in treating heart ailments and led many to consider him the father of modern cardiovascular surgery.
Just some of his accomplishments:
DeBakey invented the roller pump, later to become a major component of the heart-lung machine used in open-heart surgery.
During WW-II developmened the mobile army surgical hospital (MASH units)
He later helped establish the specialized medical and surgical center system for treating military personnel returning from war, subsequently the Veterans' Administration Medical Center System.
The first removal of a carotid artery blockage
The first aorto-coronary bypass surgery
Helped establish Medicare in the USA
The first use of a ventricular assist device to pump blood and support a diseased heart (1966)
DeBakey's helped establish the National Library of Medicine
He treated my dad.
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Roche To Suspend HIV Research, Seeing No Advances
"Research scientists currently working in HIV will be reassigned to other activities," Linda Dyson, a spokeswoman in Roche's U.S. office in New Jersey, said in an e-mail.
Dyson confirmed an e-mail sent on Wednesday to some activists informing them of the decision. In that e-mail, the company said it "decided to refocus our resources within virology on diseases in which we can deliver substantial improvements over existing medications."
Dyson declined to specify how much Roche has been investing in HIV research.
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Bright Bugs Discover New Drugs
"Although the idea that brightlycolored insects could facilitate the search for medicinally active plants has been discussed for decades, the concept had never been rigorously tested... It's very gratifying to see that it works in the field" said Todd Capson, who directed the Panama-based project. The team worked with Panama's Institute of Advanced Scientific Research and High Technology Services, Panama's National Authority of the Environment (ANAM) and the University of Panama.
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Earlier Alzheimer's Diagnosis Possible With Biomarker Identification
Currently, diagnosis for Alzheimer's relies on neuro-cognitive assessments, such as testing of memory, ability to problem solve, count and so on. Definitive diagnosis is not possible until after death when an autopsy can reveal the presence of amyloid plaques and 'tangles' in brain tissue.
Previous research has shown a link between ventricle size and Alzheimer's over longer time intervals. The Robarts research shows that ventricle size increases with mild cognitive impairment before a diagnosis of Alzheimer's, and continues to increase with the onset and progression after only six months.
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Scientists Learn How Food Affects The Brain: Omega 3 Especially Important
"Food is like a pharmaceutical compound that affects the brain," said Fernando Gómez-Pinilla, a UCLA professor of neurosurgery and physiological science who has spent years studying the effects of food, exercise and sleep on the brain. "Diet, exercise and sleep have the potential to alter our brain health and mental function. This raises the exciting possibility that changes in diet are a viable strategy for enhancing cognitive abilities, protecting the brain from damage and counteracting the effects of aging."
Gómez-Pinilla analyzed more than 160 studies about food's affect on the brain; the results of his analysis appear in the journal Nature Reviews.
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Fish Oil and Red Yeast Rice Studied for Lowering Blood Cholesterol
Drug marketing code draws line at gift pens
New guidelines released on Thursday by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) prohibit drug makers from giving out pens, as well as other "non-educational" items such as mugs, to healthcare providers and their staffs.
As part of its revised marketing code, the pharmaceutical trade organization determined that such items, which are typically adorned with a company or product logo, may foster misperceptions that these interactions with healthcare professionals "are not based on informing them about medical and scientific issues."
"It has the look of an unprofessional relationship," said Billy Tauzin, president and chief executive officer of PhRMA, during a media briefing on the revised code. "Removing that look is important."
The PhRMA directives, effective January 1, also bar company sales representatives from taking doctors and healthcare providers out for dinners, although they allow companies to provide meals in doctors' offices in conjunction with informational presentations.
Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen and AstraZeneca were among the companies issuing press releases in support of the new guidelines, which are voluntary. The last time PhRMA revised its guidelines was in 2002.
A 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that drug makers spend $30 billion (15 billion pounds) a year on marketing drugs, although the study did not specify how much the companies spend on so-called "reminder" objects, like bottles of lotion, clipboards and flashlights.
"Probably too much," said Seamus Fernandez, an analyst with Leerink Swann.
Fernandez said the measure won't result in big savings, although over time they might see cost cuts from reducing the need for representatives.
"If you're not dropping off the junk, you probably really don't have to pay for that detail," he said. "You may actually save more."
Fernandez added that the policy will probably not hurt drug makers' marketing efforts because their approach has shifted to more direct-to-consumer methods and relying on pitches by sales representatives.
At the Thursday afternoon media briefing, Tauzin said PhRMA will soon consider improvements on its code overseeing consumer marketing.
The drug industry trade association also is supporting U.S. legislation to create a national registry of payments to doctors.
The bill, co-sponsored by Wisconsin Democratic Senator Herb Kohl and Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley, would require drug and medical device companies to publicly disclose payments to doctors of $500 or more.
Increasingly, states in the U.S. have passed or are debating legislation that would require pharmaceutical companies to disclose the payments they make to doctors.
For example, Minnesota has prohibited giving gifts to doctors in excess of $50.
On Wednesday, Vermont released its annual report of drug makers' marketing efforts, finding that 84 drug makers spent more than $3 million in fiscal 2007 to market their drugs in the state, up 33 percent from the year before.
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Keep My Mind Focused on Good Health
O Lord, I find it hard to remember what it was like
to be healthy.
Help me keep my mind focused on good health
and strength.
Let me be positive about the course of treatment
I am undergoing.
And let me always have faith, great faith,
in your presence in my life
and your glory in my health.
Amen
Thats all the news for this week. Check back next Saturday. Thanks, Ole' Bill
I you could send this out to all Quarterhorse and other members. The Vietnam and all Veterans of Central Florida will be hosting a welcome picnic at our organization this Sat. July 19th. This event is to welcome home the 841st Eng. that came home last month from Iraq. The event will start at 1300 hrs. (1pm) and will be live on our website by the webcam. Go to vwmvocf.org and than to webcam to watch this event. It will be going on all day wilth guest speakers and music.
I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!!
Get this E-mail message sent to your contacts ASAP.
We have even a conscientious Status for objectors but at least these people serve and meet their obligation.
Freedom is not Free!!!!!!!!! It must be earned and protected at all costs...
Owing this Country as a male this 8 years has been that way for years.
Serving and protecting our Freedoms is not as simple as quitting when times get tough.
War is really Hell. more hell than most who have not served can imagine.
The Military in War is very, very difficult and anyone who can't handle it can go to the Peace Corps, Military Reserves whatever but the 8 years is due... There is no question of getting around that fact..
You owe it no questions asked for the right to have yourself and your family live in this great Country.
Once a commitment is made to serve the Country in the Military I believe you must meet that oath you take when you enter.
When I served in Vietnam there were few ways out, one was serving your remaining time left in Leavenworth or one of our Federal Prisoners or help serve this Great Country in one way or another.
But prison was the primary way you served your time.
Any Nam Vet knows what going to LBJ means.
Finally let me remind you of Private Ernie Slovack who got his due for being a coward and wanting to quit.
War is Hell but watching older men and women and children who are the Real Victims of war die or be used it not a legacy any man in America should be allowed to leave .....
Let me quote these figures from a website on the net called American Wars", U.S. Casualties and Veterans"
Over 43 million Americans have served this Great Country since it's inception.
There have been a minimum of actual Battle deaths of over 653,708.
Deaths from ( in Service Theater) were 14,580,
Deaths from( in service - Non Theater) have been 525,930
Non Mortal Woundings 1,447,281
Current living War Veterans 17,838,000
Living Veterans 23,976,000
Global War on Terror ( as of Sept 30, 2006)
Total served 1,384,968
Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan 165,000
Battle Deaths , well over 4,000 to date....
other deaths (in- Theater 165,000) these figures are a bit outdated on the war on Terror,,,
Non-Mortal Woundings 21.649
Living Veterans 588,923, this figure does not include those still on active duty..
This is Commitment our American Brother and Sisters have made since the founding of this Country....
Quitter don't belong here, if You want to quit go live with Jane Fonda and her friends or serve this country in some way, fulfill your obligation.
Or get da hell out!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary Chenett
Each year in October the Montgomery GI Bill payment rates increase to meet the growing cost of education. Although the past years have seen modest increases in the payment rates, this year's 20% rate increase has pushed the full-time payment rate to $1,321 a month. This new full-time student payment rate means that many eligible veterans and servicemembers will receive over $47,500 in total benefits. In addition, this year's increase goes into effect on August 1st.
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities has published a list of camp sites and other websites designed for special needs children. "Summer Camps 2008" can be viewed at in PDF format at the (http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/genresc/camps.pdf) National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities website. For more information on finding programs for children with disabilities, visit your local Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) office or visit the (http://www.militaryonesource.com/) Military One Source website and click on the "Special Needs" icon.
The Internet radio show Dot-Mil-Docs recently featured a program on suicide and combat depression with Colonel Robert Ireland, DoD's Program Director for Mental Health Policy. The show also featured a program on the unique training of military doctors with Dr. Charles Rice, president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). Dot-Mil-Docs features shows designed to discuss topics related to military health and is produced by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. These and other programs of the show are available on the (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/PentagonRadioNetwork/Dot-Mil-Docs) Doc-Mil-Docs website.
Shipping your privately owned vehicle (POV) to a new duty station takes advanced planning and preparation. Your first stop is the personal property office (PPO) at your installation. Determine which vehicle processing center (VPC) you will use and what paperwork and preparation is required. The Department of Defense pamphlet " (http://www.belvoir.army.mil/jppsowa/files/Outbound/ShippingPOV.pdf) Shipping Your POV" provides a list of VPC's in the U.S.and overseas, plus detailed requirements for shipping your POV. Your vehicle should have less than one quarter of a tank of gas, be clean, and in good condition. You can track the progress of your POV shipment at the (http://www.whereismypov.com/WhereIsMyPovSplash.asp) American Auto Logistics website.
A new military leave policy, part of the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, now allows troops to carry over 75 days rather than the previous 60 days into the next fiscal year. The new policy, in place until Dec. 31, 2010, is expected to reduce the amount of lost leave caused by the current high operating tempo. The new policy gives servicemembers who served in a combat zone up to four years to reduce their leave from the maximum 120 days to the 75-day cap provided for under the new provision. Those supporting contingency operations can take up to three years to get their leave down to the new cap.
(http://www.military.com/news/article/new-board-to-ensure-consistency-in-disability-ratings.html) Read the article on Military.com.
President Bush turned a shovelful of dirt to begin construction of a new Walter Reed National Medical Center. The new facility will merge the duties of the existing Army facility in Washington, which came under harsh criticism last year for shoddy care of war veterans, with the operations of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. When construction is completed in 2011, the 6.7 million-square-feet facility will have 345 beds. It will merge the resources of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and make it easier for medical professionals from all three services to collaborate and treat patients.
Soldiers will soon have an integrated system to manage their personnel and pay issues at their fingertips. The web-based Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS) is tentatively scheduled to go into effect Army-wide March 1, 2009 and will manage pay issues and maintain a single personnel record for Soldiers on active duty and in the Army Reserve and National Guard. It will be implemented later for the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. For more information, visit the (http://www.dimhrs.mil/) DIMHRS website and the (https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/ArmyDIMHRS/index.html) ADPO website.
President Bush recently signed the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act ( (http://capwiz.com/military/issues/alert/?alertid=11402916) H.R.6081) into law (public Law 110-245). The HEART Act will allow tax-exempt pay received in a combat zone to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and permits contributions of military death gratuity payments to Roth IRAs and Education Savings Accounts.
The Military Spouse Career Advancement Initiative is a pilot program that provides assistance to military spouses seeking to advance their careers. Career Advancement Accounts (CAA) cover the cost of training and education for military spouses to gain the skills and credentials necessary for their careers. CAA can pay up to $3,000 in fees for one year, and can be renewed for a total of $6,000 over two years. CAA applies to the following fields of study: health care, education, financial services, information technology, skilled trades, human resources, business management, hospitality, and homeland security. For more information, (http://www.military.com/spouse/cf/0,,cf_CAA_111407,00.html) visit the Spouse Careers page on Military.com.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently voted to encourage students across the state to learn to play "Taps." The nonbinding measure, which passed 203-0, addresses the problem of finding buglers for military burials. The House resolution calls on Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education to direct school districts to train students to play the military bugle call. For more information, visit the (http://www.tapsbugler.com/) Taps Bugler website, which is devoted to the history and perpetuation of Taps.
A new study has found that Vietnam veterans who experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were twice as likely to die from heart disease as veterans without PTSD. The study found that the more severe the PTSD diagnosis, the greater the likelihood of death from heart disease. The study was published in the July issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. An abstract of the study is available on the (http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/70/6/668) Psychosomatic Medicine website.
The Veterans Upward Bound Program is a free U.S. Department of Education program designed to help veterans refresh their academic skills and receive a college degree. The program focuses on basic skill development to help veterans complete a high school equivalency test and apply to college, short-term remedial or refresher classes for high school graduates, and assistance with financial aid and college applications, academic advice and career counseling, and assistance in obtaining Veteran services from other resources. Forty-six Veterans Upward Bound projects are currently funded across the U.S.A. For more information, visit the (http://navub.org/) Veterans Upward Bound website.
With the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008 signed into law June 30, military members and veterans crave information on whether, when and how they will gain access to the richer education package, known also as the Webb GI Bill or the Webb-Hagel GI Bill. Keith M. Wilson, director of education service for the Veterans Benefits Administration, gave refreshingly direct and detailed answers during a Military Update interview July 2, 2008. For more information, (http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,171019,00.html) read the article on the Military.com website.
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently set standards for how individual services will offer conduct waivers to recruits. Individual offenses have been classified into four categories. Services are free to create their own policies that are stricter than what DoD standardized. The DoD also created standard codes that describe the particulars of an offence. Recruiters would enter those standardized codes on enlistment records. This new policy will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2008 and does not prohibit further changes. The new policy is available in (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/d20080627DTM08-018%20Final%20Signed%20compressed.pdf) PDF format.
After four years, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's (AAFES) "Help Our Troops Call Home" provided more than 270,000 phone cards to deployed troops to help them maintain contact with their families back home. The Military Exchange Global Prepaid Phone cards purchased through the "Help Our Troops Call Home" program can be sent to individual servicemembers through charitable partners such as the American Red Cross, Air Force Aid Society, Fisher House Foundation, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Soldier & Family Assistance Center, and USO. For more information, visit the (https://thor.aafes.com/scs/default.aspx) AAFES website or call 1-800-527-2345.
The 80 year old was amazed at his friend's stamina and asked him
what he did to have so much energy
She said,"Yes,there's a whole shelf of it.Would you like some?"
He said,"I want 5 loaves.
She said,"My goodness,5 loaves...by the time you get to
the 5th loaf,it'll be hard"
A Lion, a Chimpanzee, a Giraffe and a Squirrel who pass by.
They decide to compete to see who is the fastest to get a banana off the tree.
Who do you guess will win?
Your answer will reflect your personality. So think carefully ... Try to answer within 30 seconds.
Got your answer?
Now scroll down to see the analysis.
Lion = you're a dumbass.
Chimpanzee = you're a moron.
Giraffe = you're a complete idiot.
Squirrel = you're just stupid.
Takes you back!
FDA is notifying the makers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs for systemic use of the need to add a boxed warning to the prescribing information about the increased risk of developing tendinitis and tendon rupture in patients taking fluoroquinolones and to develop a Medication Guide for patients. The addition of a boxed warning and a Medication Guide would strengthen the existing warning information already included in the prescribing information for fluoroquinolone drugs.
Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose ground-breaking heart transplants and coronary bypass operations made him one of the giants of 20th century medicine, has died at age 99.
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG will suspend its HIV research because none of its pending medicines represent significant improvement over existing drugs, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.
Insects with vivid colors to warn off predators could be telling drug companies that their bodies have chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases
"Scientists are already seeking inspiration for the next generation of drugs from traditional medicines used by witch doctors and by shaman, even treatments used by apes for parasites and other ailments. Now they can add insects to their list of prospectors for new medicines" writes Roger Highfield, science editor from UK's Telegraph in a review of an article to be appeared in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment in 2009 by STRI researchers J.E. Helson, T.L. Capson, T. Johns, A. Aiello and D. Windsor.
Insects with vivid colors to warn off predators could be telling drug companies that their bodies have chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases. The plants used for the study were chosen based on previous screening by Panama's ICBG for activity against cancer cell lines and tropical parasites responsible for malaria, leishmaniasis and Chagas' disease. A search for beetles and caterpillars on plants with and without activity revealed that insects with bright warning coloration were significantly more common on plants that contained compounds with activity against these diseases.
Researchers at Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario have found clear evidence that increases in the size of the brain ventricles are directly associated with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
The research, led by Robarts scientist Robert Bartha, shows the volume of the brain ventricles - fluid-filled cavities in the brain - expands as surrounding tissue dies. The research was published online today in the neurology journal Brain.
In addition to helping protect us from heart disease and cancer, a balanced diet and regular exercise can also protect the brain and ward off mental disorders.
A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as 40 percent of patients who receive a prescription for statins take the drug for less than one year. Doctors believe that several factors - including cost, adverse effects, poor understanding of statin benefits and patients' reluctance to take prescription medications long term - may explain why some patients stop taking these medicines. In the July issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a group of researchers from Pennsylvania examine whether an alternative approach to treating high blood cholesterol may provide an effective treatment option for patients who are unable or unwilling to take statins.
Believe it or not
Come next year, doctors may start to see a problem they've yet to experience -- a pen shortage.
Sorry, no info in these catagories showed up this week. BB
Prayer for America
Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee.
These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds
and spirits are exhilarated by the message of
Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy
become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has
aspired to material degrees, and render this just
government victorious. Confirm this revered nation
to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity,
to promulgate the Most Great Peace, to become thereby
most glorious and praiseworthy among all the nations
of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy of
Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it
precious and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal.
Amen
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