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We learned to walk in Army bootees.
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Our Real Medal Winners Are Not At The Olympics...
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Our Real Medal Winners Are Not At The Olympics... While our nation applauds our American kids in China who were fortunate to be born into families that could afford to nurture their athletic development, let's not forget our other American kids in Iraq and Afganistan, many of whom joined the military because they could not afford the college exposure they'll... more »
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Damned sunspots
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Did you know that our sunspots are hiding out? I had no idea. Stumbled across it today on the web and apparently we're going through very low sunspot activity right now. And apparently that usually coincides with much colder weather. Apparently they even had a mini-ice age occur in the middle ages... more »
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DODEA adding new annual test for students
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DODEA adding new annual test for students [link] {EXCERPT} Fall exams will look ahead for knowledge gaps, By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes European edition, Sunday, August 17, 2008 Why more testing? DODEA officials say the TerraNova tests are a good way to judge the academic... more »
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DoDDS names three principals for school year
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DoDDS names three principals for school year [link] {EXCERPT} Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 DoDDS officials in South Korea announced the selection of three new principals, according to a news release Friday. Melissa Klopfer will serve as principal of Seoul American Elementary school;... more »
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Where From?
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Read a column yesterday in which the writer said that McCain is not from a place but rather, from an experience. He was referring to McCain as being from The Military Experience, and noted that part of that Experience was his being a brat. Note that there's a subtle thing here - he's not talking about McCain's... more »
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10 weeks and counting
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Well, we're finishing up the 10th straight week of thick, heavy smoke from our local forest fires. Our local grape growers have asked for disaster aid because the smoke has been so dense that the grapes weren't able to complete photosynthesis. My poor garden has row upon row of tomato plants that should have been ripe by July and are still... more »
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Europe school registration lags
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Europe school registration lags [link] {EXCERPT} DODDS voices concern about projecting staffing, supply needs, By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes European edition, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Michael Abrams / S&S Kaiserslautern High School registrar Victoria Stewart,... more »
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Sports in single high school countries
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I noticed in another thread someone who went to HS in Asmara. We never went. My father wanted to and my mother didn't. What did the high school in Asmara do for sports?
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AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
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[link] IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMANCE DATA The performance or operational information section of the Airplane Flight Manual/Pilot's Operating Handbook (AFM/POH) contains the operating data for the airplane; that is, the data pertaining to takeoff, climb, range, endurance, descent, and landing. The use of... more »
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