Are you planning to do some traveling and want to find a few outdoor activities to do while on your trip? If so, there are plenty of options available in most areas. In fact, no matter where you go, you can find a great deal of opportunity to sit back and relax. Sometimes, touring the sites and seeing the attractions is fun enough, but unless you take the time to really get to know the natural aspects of the area, you could be missing out on the...more
The Defense Department is facing unprecedented times and must have the right balance for the joint force of 2020, a Joint Staff official said today at the sixth annual Joint Warfighting Conference here.I don't know if this is right or not, but this is where we are today, said Army Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, deputy director of joint force development for joint and coalition warfighting, during a panel discussion at the conference.We're...more
A new book published by the Historical Office of the Secretary of Defense describes changes in military weapons systems acquisition during the 15 years following World War II.Rearming for the Cold War 1945-1960 by retired Air Force Col. Elliott V. Converse III is the first in a five-volume series of books focusing on the history of the acquisition of major weapons systems by the Defense Department. The books 766 pages contain a detailed examination of military acquisitions during the early years of the Cold War, and they are full of case studies, personality profiles, charts and photographs.During a recent joint interview with AFPS and The Pentagon Channel, Converse said the book and its companion volumes were not written for historians. Rather the effort is primarily aimed at the acquisition workforce, the people who do acquisition day-to-day and perform acquisition for their careers.Its anticipated that defense policy decision makers would also gain something from the books, he added.Converse earned a doctorate in history from Princeton University and served as the lead historian on the Defense Acquisition History Project team. During the joint interview, Converse said he was...more
Military families regard the possible change of military retirement benefits as their top concern, according to the results of a major survey released today.The new Military Family Lifestyle Survey also shows that pay and benefits, the impact of deployments on children, operational tempo, spouse employment and education and combat stress and brain...more
Polyfilm is a unique product that is growing in popularity because of how versatile it can be. If you have a retail establishment, and your customers want to have access to this product, or you generally wrap your items in it, it helps to know where and how to buy it. There are many providers of it available today. What you may not know, though, is...more
Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and First Lady Thursday announced details of a Presidential Award program to recognize five aspects of micro-lending initiatives in the United States that broaden access to credit to lower-income Americans.Created within the Treasury Department at the direction of President Clinton, the awards program will honor undertakings that offer not only access to credit, but technical assistance and training to micro-entrepreneurs. Awards will be presented for the first time this fall."This nation will fall far short of its full economic potential for all Americans unless our cities and distressed rural areas are healthy," Rubin said in remarks prepared for a video to the Association for Enterprise Opportunity where the award details were announced. "By helping poor people in the United States enter the economic mainstream, we reduce the social costs of poverty, increase national productivity, and improve social conditions for all of us. ... We don't have a monopoly on good ideas in the United States. This works overseas, and if adapted to our own economy, it can work in America."Mrs. Clinton, who has encouraged micro-enterprise lending in the United States...more
If you have been having some tough luck and are having a hard time making out what is being said, you may need to have your ears checked. There is nothing worse than having an active conversation with someone and trying to figure out what is being...more
Helping the economy and raising incomes requires increasing productivity, and the saving rate is central to that objective. The initiative we are announcing today has the potential of raising our national saving rate as well as reducing the cost of...more
If you have been experiencing a rash of problems with your ears lately and it has affected the way you communicate with your friends and family, don't go and see a therapist just yet. You may think that you are going crazy and in reality you aren't....more
Lipo, or liposuction, is a type of procedure that allows individuals to reduce the amount of fatty tissue present in their body in specific areas. This is a type of cosmetic procedure that does not often have health benefits stemming from the actual...more
If you have been wondering what you need to be on the lookout for when you are trying to identify hearing loss, then you don't need to search any further. Remember hearing loss can affect anyone, no matter how young or old they are. Below is a list...more
Many people are very apprehensive when it comes to taking a hearing test. Although you may not be very enthusiastic about it, you should be happy to know that it will uncover the source of any problems you have been experiencing. You should also be...more