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WASHINGTON - Military members will receive a 3 percent pay raise as President Bush urges Congress to revise some provisions regarding Iraq contained in the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq - The Arab Jabour Governance Center, which will be the headquarters for the Arab Jabour Governance Council and local groups, is open.
WASHINGTON - An audio tape released by Osama bin Laden Dec. 30, 2007, purports that al Qaeda does not kill innocent civilians, but the terrorist network's actions in Iraq contradict this claim, a coalition spokesman said.
WASHINGTON - A combined Afghan element led by 203rd Commando Kandak conducted a series of raids throughout the Sabari district in Afghanistan's Khowst province.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces in Iraq captured a suspected insurgent leader during operations to disrupt criminal networks in the Husseiniyah area.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan - A team of airmen and soldiers help deployed servicemembers battle stress at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, and at some 20 surrounding forward operating bases.
MANNHEIM, Germany - For the first time in the European military theater, a cyber-threat intelligence cell has been created specifically to detect, monitor and combat malicious digital infiltrations on military computer networks.
WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is looking for eligible students to apply for its 2008 scholarships.
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Thackery is part of an HH-60 Pave Hawk unit that flies alongside Army aircraft to provide medical treatment and evacuation in Afghanistan.
TAQADDUM, Iraq - Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Sanders is an operations chief who uses his diverse background to help to bridge the cultural gap between U.S. troops and Iraqis.
WASHINGTON - A Virginia group is putting technicians wounded while disposing of explosive ordnance in touch with their families to help with their recovery.
KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. soldiers helped local Afghans celebrate the opening of the Aftabachi Girls' School in the Aftabachi Village during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. "They don't have enough schools around here, so this one's a big one for them," said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Henry L. Rodriguez.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed five terrorists and detained 14 suspects during anti-al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq.
BAGHDAD - Fourteen Iraqis have begun working in the Defense Reutilization Material Office yard to reduce damaged and unusable vehicles into scrap metal. The metal will be sold to an outside business and eventually end up in an Iraqi foundry.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed several enemy fighters and detained nine others in an operation to disrupt Taliban leadership and weapons-facilitation networks Dec. 27 in Afghanistan's Zabul province.
WASHINGTON - Military spouses now have access to more educational scholarships, thanks to a new partnership.
WASHINGTON - Coalition troops killed 11 insurgents and captured 19 others during separate operations in Iraq, military officials reported.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and U.S. security forces detained two suspected terrorist bombers and seized a weapons cache during separate operations in Afghanistan.
BALAD, Iraq - Iraqi police and U.S. special operations forces seized two suspected extremists believed to be complicit in the kidnapping of three U.S. soldiers in early May, U.S. military officials said.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team have seen progress in the security situation over the past 15 months, going from 150 enemy attacks per week for their first two months in Iraq to about 10 significant events per week.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps made a quick stop at Camp Eggers Dec. 26 and passed a message from a modern-day Marine Corps hero's family to Marines serving in and around Afghanistan's capital city.
BAGHDAD - For an Army staff sergeant deployed to Iraq, his quest to make a positive impact during his tour of duty took him to Iraqi neighborhoods and schools.
WASHINGTON - Having been ejected from Baghdad and its environs during the surge of forces, al Qaeda in Iraq is attempting to re-establish itself in regions north of the capital city, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Air Force Staff Sgt. Erik Ryland helps save lives by inspecting ammunition.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces conducted an operation to detain Taliban extremists in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained one suspect during operations targeting al Qaeda in central Iraq.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Coalition and Afghan national security forces delivered tons of humanitarian aid to hundreds of villagers in Nangarhar province. The forces delivered more than two tons of blankets, flour, rice, prayer rugs, toys and other items.
WASHINGTON - An Oklahoma woman who helped her Iraq-veteran son deal with post-traumatic stress disorder has created a foundation to help more veterans and their families readjust.
ADIL, Iraq - Iraqi troops and U.S. Army soldiers and delivered backpacks to school children at the Kawaryzmi Primary School in Adil earlier this month.
WASHINGTON - The Iraqi people increasingly are siding with the coalition against extremists in their country, a unit commander there said.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Thousands of miles away from home, airmen in Afghanistan still found ways to celebrate the holiday season.
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A small, blinking Christmas tree sits in the dining facility. Aside from a few other lights, it is the only symbol of Christmas on Forward Operating Base Wolverine, in Afghanistan's Kunar province.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan - The holiday season began early for the military postal service on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan. At the beginning of November, the number of packages and letters being handled tripled and was expected to peak during the days surrounding Christmas. Officials expect the rush continue through the end of January.
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Military men and women in eastern Kunar province were surprised by a visit from the Army's top enlisted soldier and several celebrities at the remote Camp Blessing, Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - Violence is down about 60 percent in Iraq since the June troop surge, and the top military commander in Iraq said he wants the trend to continue in 2008.
ROTA, Spain - If they made movie starring Robin Williams about this year's Chairman's USO Holiday Tour it could be titled: "Good Morning, Arifjan, CampVirginia, Taqqadum, Ramadi, Tikrit, Balad, Kabul, Kandahar, Manas, Aviano, Rota."
WASHINGTON - President Bush used his weekly radio address to thank America's servicemembers who will spend Christmas far away from their homes and loved ones.
WASHINGTON - Recently returned combat veterans said they found that Americans long to hear firsthand accounts about duty on the front lines without media filters.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department today topped its year-end goal of delivering 1,500 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to troops in the Afghanistan and Iraq.
CAMP WILSON, Afghanistan - Coalition and Afghan soldiers are well-equipped, but the Afghan police need more help.
WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England thanked a group of servicemembers who have completed nationwide speaking tours as part of the "Why We Serve" public-outreach program.
MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Constantly evaluating U.S. strategy in Afghanistan makes sense given the unpredictability of the area and the enemy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
WASHINGTON - The $70 billion in emergency funds approved by Congress has sidestepped the need for the Army to issue furlough notices during the holiday season, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
BASTOGNE, Belgium - Sixty-three years after the Battle of the Bulge, standing next to the killing field in Belgium where he once found himself face-down in the snow surrounded by the dead and dying, Ted Paluch had a chance to honor those fallen comrades.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq - While most soldiers are tucked in their beds for the night, a mail handler deployed in Iraq is waiting for the mail to arrive.
KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea - Airmen from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, completed an 11-day air combat training exercise with sailors flying F-18 Hornets at Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan.
WASHINGTON - In his annual holiday message, President Bush thanked servicemembers and their families for their sacrifices.
WASHINGTON - Members of North American Aerospace Defense Command are gearing up to track Santa Claus' travels on Christmas Eve, providing detailed information about his whereabouts on the command's Web site and through a toll-free telephone line.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces brightened the lives of Afghan adults and children alike with a wave of humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and coalition forces killed one suspected terrorist and detained 24 others in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - After visiting some 50 countries during his first year running the Defense Department, Secretary Robert M. Gates said he has yet to find one that doesn't want to work with the United States.
WASHINGTON - Ongoing Multinational Force Iraq operations against terrorists are focused in the country's northern provinces, where al Qaeda activity is heavy.
KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 600 military men and women stood for hours in the cold for a live USO show highlighted by Kid Rock and Robin Williams at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan - As he sat eating breakfast Dec. 7, Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard had no idea that he was just hours away from a struggle to save the life of the airman sitting next to him.
WASHINGTON - An Illinois-based group is working to honor one soldier by supporting many other servicemembers.
WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen brought the Chairman's USO Holiday Tour to Afghanistan. A C-17 carrying Robin Williams, Kid Rock, Lewis Black, Lance Armstrong and Miss USA Rachel Smith landed in snow at Kabul International Airport.
WASHINGTON - One year into the job, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he's pleased with the turnaround in Iraq and particularly proud of speeding up the timetable for getting mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to deployed troops and instilling changes in how the military treats its wounded troops.
WASHINGTON - A Congressionally-appointed group of experts released its findings after a year-long diagnosis of the military's health care system.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - As the holiday season approaches, many soldiers would like more than anything to receive just one simple present: the chance to be with family and loved ones.
WASHINGTON - The Army's assignments branch is reaching out to soldiers who have not deployed to combat in an effort to relieve those who have gone repeatedly.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Fort Bragg, N.C., will receive about 1,400 more soldiers as part of the Army's "Grow the Army" stationing plan.
WASHINGTON - The decrease in violence in Baghdad's northern and western outskirts has created a sense of stability and economic activity that Iraqis view as a presage to the return of normalcy.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces captured a suspected "special groups" leader during operations yesterday in the northern Baghdad area.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - U.S. and Afghan soldiers handed out stuffed animals, blankets and coats to Afghan villagers in an operation named for an Army major's childhood toy.
WASHINGTON - President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanked Congress for approving emergency defense spending, but both men said more money is needed to prosecute the war on terror and other defense operations.
WASHINGTON - Christmas came early to several camps in Kuwait, thanks to Bank of America.
WASHINGTON - A new Defense Department program is helping civilian employees injured in job-related accidents and illnesses return to work.
WASHINGTON - Citing the many gains achieved by the military over the past year, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanked America's men and women in uniform for their service in a holiday message.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - The 1st Cavalry Division passed control of Multinational Division Baghdad to the 4th Infantry Division during a ceremony at Camp Liberty.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Airmen of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing helped give the gift of freedom to residents of the village of Musa Qalah.
SOUTHWEST ASIA - A deployed airman joined an elite group of aviators after flying 200 combat missions and reaching 1,500 combat hours.
WASHINGTON - The Turkish government provided "ample notification" of plans to conduct air strikes against Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters.
WASHINGTON - The Army's new plan for stationing its growing number of troops will affect 380,000 soldiers and family members and cost more than $66 billion in construction projects through 2013.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HERO, Afghanistan - Airmen in a medical mentoring team here have been working hard to ensure the successful opening of an Afghan National Army hospital.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is expected to top its year-end goal of delivering 1,500 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Targeted operations by coalition and Iraqi forces, along with attitude shifts by local citizens against al Qaeda in Iraq, are taking a toll on insurgent efforts.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - There must be a "full and complete" partnership between coalition and Iraqi security forces for success in the country, the coalition's day-to-day commander of ground operations in Iraq said.
WASHINGTON - It's too soon to start celebrating the Senate's action to add $70 billion for Iraq war funding to the omnibus spending bill, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters.
RAMADI, Iraq - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Ramadi, Iraq, and said he's amazed at the differences from a year ago.
WASHINGTON - No injuries to marine mammals have been attributed to sonar use since the Navy began taking additional steps to minimize harm to such animals, a Navy official said.
WASHINGTON - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Iraq notes significant improvement across nearly every major category measured.
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - A disabled Iraq war veteran thought he was going to pick out colors and tiles for a bathroom remodel, but instead was surprised with the keys to a new home.
WASHINGTON - Extremists are intimidating Iraqi citizens less and less, thanks to security improvements in the country, a unit commander there said.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - In today's world of technologically advanced aviation, Army pilots alone cannot keep AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters operational without ground crews.
PEORIA, Ariz. - Arizona cable subscribers will soon have better access to military news thanks to an agreement between an Arizona city and a national cable provider.
TAQQADUM, Iraq - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he is firmly committed to allowing conditions on the ground in Iraq to dictate his future advice.
TAQQADUM, Iraq - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff fondly remembers the smiles USO entertainers brought to the faces of his crews, and he is seeking to spread those smiles around Iraq.
BASRA, Iraq - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael G. Mullen stopped in Basra, Iraq, and spoke to British commanders about the recent transfer of the province to Iraqi control.
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff issued his holiday message, thanking military members and families for their service and asking that others remember their sacrifices.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Northern Command is cementing a vast network of relationships critical to protecting the homeland against attacks or natural disasters and providing a unified response should one occur.
WASHINGTON - A new Defense Department report reflects military needs and goals in acquiring improved unmanned systems.
CAPIRO, Honduras - U.S. servicemembers from Joint Task Force Bravo took to the mountains around Soto Cano Air Base to deliver food and supplies to Hondurans living off the beaten path.
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - A master driver at Camp Victory, Iraq, became a licensed personal trainer in 2001 and has been helping others achieve a healthy lifestyle ever since.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces killed more than 21 insurgent fighters and dismantled roadside bombs in Afghanistan, military officials said.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and coalition forces killed five suspected terrorists, detained 30 others and destroyed insurgent tunnels and weapons in Iraq over the past three days.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - In a first for Afghanistan's Kapisa province, the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team unveiled a new women's shelter here Dec. 13.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq - Concerned local citizens near Bawi, Iraq, handed over a large weapons cache to soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Dec. 16.
WASHINGTON - This holiday season, the American Red Cross will make sure holiday greetings generically addressed to wounded troops at military medical facilities will find a home.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Army National Guard Spc. Michael Lucas received an extra-special homecoming from Iraq when he and his family were selected for the ABC-TV reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
BAGHDAD, Iraq - This month, Kazim, a village contractor, with help from U.S. Army civil affairs officials, is working to restore the drinking water supply for the Iraqi town of Sedamine and four surrounding villages.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition troops detained two suspected Taliban members, seized weapons caches, and administered vital medical treatment to bombing victims in Afghanistan over the past week, military officials said.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed six suspected terrorists, detained 29 others and destroyed five weapons caches in Iraq over the past five days, military officials said.
WASHINGTON - Halfway through the rollout of the Defense Travel System, officials say it's streamlining the travel process while improving service.
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Paratroopers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), also known as "The Rock," visited a school nestled along the banks of the Pech River in Bar Narang, Afghanistan, earlier this month.
WASHINGTON - America's wounded troops are getting the best medical care possible, and the country is committed to ensuring the bureaucratic system serves them equally well, President Bush said.
WASHINGTON - Military families now can access military-supplied air transport to travel to their official "homes of record" located outside the continental United States when their sponsors are deployed for 120 days or more.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FORTRESS, Afghanistan - Cooks at a forward operating base in Afghanistan bring a personal touch to their duties to keep their fellow soldiers' morale high.
WASHINGTON - Joint Chiefs Chairman Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen said U.S. troops are performing "magnificently," but added that he is concerned about stress on ground forces.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - It was time to rock out at the Camp Arifjan logistics base in Kuwait, as the USO Holiday Tour entered high gear.
WASHINGTON - Mike's Guardian Eagle Foundation offers financial aid to military members and their families.
BASRA, Iraq - Multinational Division Southeast relinquished control of Iraq's Basra province to the Iraqi government. "This event ensures the progress of the abilities of Iraqi armed forces in training, efficiency and personal integrity," the Iraqi national security advisor said.
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Fifteen Iraqi children can get around easier, thanks to the new wheelchairs they received earlier this month at the Radwaniyah Palace Complex Civil-Military Operations Center.
WASHINGTON - Working with Iraqi forces and citizens, coalition forces in Baghdad have made significant progress against al Qaeda.
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - Entertaining troops for six years in a row, the 2007 Hope and Freedom USO Tour brought its show to soldiers in Baghdad.
SOUTHWEST ASIA - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael G. Mullen is bringing United Service Organizations entertainers to visit with troops in seven countries in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe.
WASHINGTON - In a Dec. 16, 2007 statement, U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, Multinational Force Iraq commander, and Patricia A. Butenis, chargé d'affaires, said "the United States and Multinational Force Iraq welcome the transfer of security responsibility in Basra province to Iraqi responsibility as a positive step on the path to Iraq's self-reliance."
ARLINGTON, Va. - In a few hours in freezing temperatures, about 3,000 volunteers placed more than 10,000 balsam fir wreaths with blazing red bows on graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
WASHINGTON - President Bush used his weekly radio address to call on Congress to pass critical funding for the war on terror before the Defense Department is forced to begin furloughing civilian employees.
WASHINGTON - A local butcher in Iraq is back to work in a new shop with plenty of customers and plans to expand, thanks in part to small grants to local business owners to jump-start their operations.
WASHINGTON - Beleaguered by surge-fortified Iraqi and coalition forces, al Qaeda and other extremists also are quickly losing any influence they may have had among the local populace.
WASHINGTON - Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter and Army Secretary Pete Geren sent letters to installation commanders, telling them to prepare for possible furloughs due to a lack of funding for the global war on terror.
WASHINGTON - President Bush reported to Congress on the scope of overseas deployments to support the war on terror, emphasizing that he'll direct additional measures as necessary to ensure the United States can protect its citizens and interests.
WASHINGTON - Active military elements are preparing to assist federal emergency responders to help beleaguered Midwest residents cope with the effects of recent massive ice storms, a senior U.S. military officer told Pentagon reporters.
WASHINGTON - Terrorists in Iraq are preying on the country's juveniles, a top Army commander there said.
WASHINGTON - Staten Island residents sending mail to servicemembers are getting help from a local troop-support group.
EDINBURGH, Scotland - The United States will prepare an integrated plan to examine alliance goals in Afghanistan and set out a roadmap for allies to follow, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in Edinburgh, Scotland.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition troops conducted follow-up operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, after week-long clashes with Taliban fighters largely cleared the area of insurgents.
WASHINGTON - More than 200 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles were loaded onto a ship operated by Military Sealift Command bound for Iraq and Afghanistan.
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Americans in Afghanistan helped the Afghan Border Police in eastern Khowst improve their capabilities by training them to effectively fire Soviet-designed machine guns.
COMBAT OUTPOST CLEARY, Iraq - Soldiers attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a health clinic in Wahida, Iraq, and marked the occasion by providing free medical attention to citizens.
WASHINGTON - Six members from three generations of Tabitha White's family have served in the military, so her service in the Marine Corps is a point of pride she takes seriously.
WASHINGTON - Santa's USO elves will host about 2,000 troops slated to transit through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport before catching flights home to their families and loved ones.
Arlington, Va. - More than 140 National Guard members responded to a band of deadly mid-December storms from eastern Texas into northern New York and New England. Inch-thick ice brought down trees and power lines, leaving thousands in need of emergency assistance.
WASHINGTON - Ongoing U.S. military efforts to disrupt insurgent operations in and around Baghdad are garnering continued success, a senior military officer posted in Iraq said.
WASHINGTON - There's no set limit on how long the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior program will provide one-on-one service to severely wounded soldiers and their families, a U.S. Army official said.
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Coalition mentors recently guided the Afghan Border Police in Khowst province to make notable improvements at a border control point.
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and R. Nicholas Burns, undersecretary of state for political affairs, arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland, for meetings with allies working in Regional Command South in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - Top U.S. military and diplomatic leaders in Iraq condemned a car-bomb attack that targeted civilians in Amarah.
WASHINGTON - Officials are calling 40 reports of sexual assault at the U.S. service academies during the 2006-2007 school year a sign that programs designed to encourage victims to report are working.
WASHINGTON - A Defense Department report concludes that the service academies have made "great progress" in establishing prevention and response programs for sexual harrasment and violence.
BUTGENBACH, Belgium - U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg leaders and staff members retraced the route of the 6th Panzer Army's thrust into Belgium, seeing where soldiers thwarted Hitler's plan to split the Allied advance into Germany and capture the port of Antwerp, Belgium.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - U.S. soldiers are bringing supplies to Iraqi veterinarians to help them get back to work.
RAMADI, Iraq - For Army Spc. Gerald Bradner, serving in Iraq is a way to relate to family members.
WASHINGTON - The Army has not made a formal proposal to cut its order for mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, but officials are looking at the service's long-term need.
WASHINGTON - The singer-songwriter known as Five for Fighting will give away some 200,000 free CDs for U.S. troops.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will travel to Edinburgh, Scotland, for meetings with allies with troops in southern Afghanistan.
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Troops in Kosovo had a chance to enjoy a live telecast of a National Hockey League game that featured pictures of themselves. "I e-mailed everyone I know," said Army Lt. Col. Elaine Berkowitz.
WASHINGTON - A Congressional Research Service report confirms the Defense Department estimate for when the Army and Marine Corps will be forced to furlough civilians and shutter bases.
WASHINGTON - A lack of supplemental war funding from Congress would affect U.S. training efforts for Afghan soldiers and police, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told federal legislators.
WASHINGTON - Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 14 terrorists and detained 13 suspected insurgents during operations targeting al Qaeda networks in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Most servicemembers will receive a higher housing allowance in 2008 with the average increase more than doubling over last year.
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - The 4th Infantry Division began deploying to Kuwait in early November for final preparations before taking over as the headquarters element of Multinational Division Baghdad.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces treated more than 700 Afghans during a Dec. 7-8 medical operation. It was "an overwhelming success," an Afghan soldier said. "We are trying to limit the Afghans' suffering."
NANGARHAR, Afghanistan - Army Pfc. Sarah Becker has spent most of her year deployed as an Army medic gaining the respect of soldiers across Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
WASHINGTON - Taliban attacks have picked up in Afghanistan this year, but the group is growing weaker.
WASHINGTON - Efforts to stabilize Afghanistan are achieving "solid results," but the mission isn't over, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told U.S. legislators.
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has officially notified Congress that the department will begin the furlough process for some civilian employees.
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Kyle Causey fulfilled a lifelong dream when he left Massachusetts for Texas to attend Air Force Basic Military Training. It took him more than six years, and he had to defeat cancer to reach this milestone.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces in Iraq killed one terrorist, captured another and detained 30 suspects.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan - Engineers from the Republic of Korea will return home after completing their mission in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - A Chilean winery, through its U.S. marketer, is helping to make sure servicemembers stationed away from home this holiday season can stay in touch with loved ones.
WASHINGTON - For the sixth month in a row, all services -- active and reserve -- made their recruiting goals.
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Multinational Corps Iraq dedicated its new broadcast studio to a Marine public affairs officer killed last year in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Military officials encouraged the Senate to ratify a treaty that would guarantee aspects of vital passage and overflight.
WASHINGTON - Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, will be turned over to Iraqi provincial control in two weeks.
WASHINGTON - Army Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner serves a new recipe for entertainment during "The Grill Sergeants," a cooking show on the Pentagon Channel.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Commanders of two coalition task forces met with Afghan government officials to discuss rebuilding infrastructure and developing health care in the country's Parwan province.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces targeted insurgent networks in Afghanistan's Helmand province, killing several militants and detaining 10 others.
WASHINGTON - Positive trends in Iraq's Anbar province are permanent, the commander of coalition forces in western Iraq said.
BAGHDAD - A soldier in Iraq now serves under a military dentist who treated his parents at a refugee camp in the Philippines a quarter century ago.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces captured several wanted individuals and dozens of additional suspects during operations targeting al Qaeda networks throughout Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces in Iraq are getting help from local concerned citizen groups in what officials say is the most effective way to stem violence.
BAGHDAD - Soldiers from Multinational Division Baghdad conducted a health fair for students at the Al Aflaph elementary school in the Salhiyah neighborhood of Baghdad.
WASHINGTON - Violence in Iraq has been stabilized enough to allow governmental, economic and social advances to move forward, a Multinational Corps Iraq official said.
SCHWEINFURT, Germany - A pilot program is assessing soldiers returning to Germany from Iraq for possible mild traumatic brain injury.
WASHINGTON - Many deployed servicemembers have received a morale boost thanks to computers donated by a Michigan-based group.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pressed for multilateral cooperation to better protect the Persian Gulf region from destabilizing forces.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Iraq's neighbors must help the country succeed as a peaceful, stabilizing force in the region, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on the international community to keep up its pressure on Iran.
WASHINGTON - A survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, said it's important to remember the lessons the nation learned.
WASHINGTON - The Army is getting ready to launch a new pay and personnel system next year that will streamline personnel processes and integrate the active-duty, National Guard and Army Reserve components.
WASHINGTON - Though U.S. officials now believe Iran stopped its nuclear weapons program four years ago, the jury is still out on the extent to which Tehran is influencing the battlefield in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Commanders in Iraq have adjusted the force posture and will continue to make assessments before the next redeployments.
WASHINGTON - As ground forces in Iraq make more progress against insurgents, Army aviation assets back them up with crucial mobility, medical and combat support.
WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition soldiers foiled a Taliban ambush in the Kariz-e Sadeqin area of Afghanistan's Farah province.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq - Army Staff Sgt. Obinna Awusah's peers say he goes the extra mile to accomplish a mission and always places the needs of others before his own.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces captured two wanted individuals and seven additional suspects during an operation to disrupt al Qaeda networks in Iraq's capital city.
BAGHDAD - U.S. soldiers handed out $10,000 in micro-grant funds to an Iraqi small business and a home for mentally handicapped children.
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Nearly 40 Afghan soldiers and policemen have completed the first of five training phases to learn to safely handle unexploded ordnance.
WASHINGTON - Transitioning from military to civilian life can be daunting for some, but one group is helping to streamline the process.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will encourage closer cooperation to promote security in the Persian Gulf region at the fourth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.
WASHINGTON - Marine Cpl. Sean M. Henry is telling the military's story to the American public as part of the Defense Department's "Why We Serve" public outreach program.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates commemorated a historic date in U.S. naval history -- Pearl Harbor Day -- at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command headquarters in Bahrain.
WASHINGTON - A cadre of military officers with special foreign language training and cultural expertise are helping the U.S. military bridge gaps between American allies and local foreign populations.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is prepared to defend the United States and support civil authorities in ways not even thought of a decade ago.
WASHINGTON - Reported murders in a region adjacent to Baghdad on the city's eastern boundary have dropped to levels not seen in two years.
WASHINGTON - Throughout the Middle East, the U.S. Navy provides vital medical support to U.S. troops serving in the war on terror.
WASHINGTON - As Iraqi police forces grow, the coalition is focusing on organizational strategies to sustain officers and departments for the long-term.
WASHINGTON - A focus on security in local areas has brought about an improvement in security throughout Iraq, and officials believe the country's economy needs to follow a similar track.
WASHINGTON - The USS Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit were part of a "friendship-building event" with Cambodia.
BAGHDAD - Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 19 suspects during operations to disrupt al Qaeda activities along the Tigris River Valley in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - The National Fatherhood Initiative is looking for a few good military fathers for the 2008 NFI Lockheed Martin Military Fatherhood Award.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited the USS Vicksburg in Bahrain to tour the vessel, meet its crew and thank them for their service in the Persian Gulf region.
WASHINGTON - Defense officials lauded 16 of its workers for being everyday heroes in overcoming disabilities.
MANAMA, Bahrain - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the broad perspectives he's received in Iraq over the last two days have convinced him Iraq is on the right track.
BAGHDAD - Violence in Iraq has dropped significantly in recent months, but it's too soon to declare the home stretch in U.S. operations, the commander of Multinational Forces Iraq said.
BAGHDAD - Iraqis have once again begun to fill the market streets of a northeastern Baghdad neighborhood.
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - First lady Laura Bush attended a special event at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to learn about challenges facing military youth and to let them know they're not forgotten.
WASHINGTON - State and Defense department officials signed a joint memorandum that will increase coordination concerning private security contractors in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Improved conditions in Iraq and a desire to remain a light, mobile force caused the Marine Corps cut its order for mine-resistant, ambush–protected vehicles, a decision that included careful assessment of its effect on safety of deployed forces, the commandant of the Marine Corps said.
WASHINGTON - The idea of Marine units moving into Afghanistan to replace Army units is off the table for now.
WASHINGTON - Though the rapid growth of Iraq's Interior Ministry has posed challenges, the Iraqis are forging ahead with the process and seeing progress.
WASHINGTON - As negotiations on Kosovo's "final status" are expected to reach a political stalemate, a top commander in NATO's Kosovo Force said his troops are prepared for any potential conflict.
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WASHINGTON - The United States-Peoples' Republic of China annual defense consultative talks ended with the two nations agreeing to increase military-to-military ties.
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BAGHDAD - Coalition forces detained 10 suspected terrorists during operations to disrupt al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Air Force Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, arrived at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, with more than 25,000 pounds of supplies for Afghan families, collected by his wife, Jan.
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Soldiers who mentor border police in Afghanistan's Khowst province find there is plenty of action, variety and adaptation involved in sharing their skills.
WASHINGTON - Moderate Muslims held in coalition detention centers in Iraq are turning in radical Muslim detainees on a daily basis.
WASHINGTON - NATO aims to render the Taliban and other extremists in Afghanistan irrelevant by establishing a security landscape that allows the creation of news jobs and bolsters faith in national institutions.
WASHINGTON - In an effort to lift spirits and say "thank you" during the holiday season, 10 Washington-area chefs presented recovering servicemembers and their families with a mouth-watering meal.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates reaffirmed U.S. support for Afghanistan and praised the progress made by Afghan forces.
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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Coalition forces detained four suspected militants during an operation to disrupt extremist networks in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province..
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 25 suspects during operations designed to disrupt al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Coalition and Iraqi forces have made significant recent gains against al Qaeda.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Afghanistan's Khowst province to see firsthand "a model of concerted counterinsurgency effort, the synergy that comes from an integration of 'hard' and 'soft' powers."
WASHINGTON - Some Army civilians may get layoff notices before Christmas because emergency war funds have not been approved.
WASHINGTON - The new national intelligence estimate on Iran's nuclear program proves Iran is still a threat to world peace, President Bush said.
BAGHDAD - Soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, were on hand to reopen the Baghdad Zoo's latest projects: an indoor horse stable and a children's swimming pool.
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Mentoring Afghan national security forces puts coalition soldiers everywhere in Afghanistan, which means a lot of wear and tear on their vehicles. But that's not stopping them.
BAGHDAD - When Sgt. Jason Stisser, of Troop O, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, found out he was coming back to Iraq, he quickly brushed up on his Arabic.
WASHINGTON - A new intelligence estimate that says Iran stopped its covert nuclear weapons program in 2003 is good news, but also presents cause for concern.
WASHINGTON - Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division have "lifted the blanket of fear" that al Qaeda imposed on the Sunni communities under its protection.
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Coalition mentors stationed in northern Afghanistan continue to take interest in the country's future by investing time and money in the "younger generation."
SOUTHWEST ASIA - More than 1 million leaflets were pushed out of a 40th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules over 10 designated drop zones in Iraq, urging local citizens to provide information on three top leaders of an armed insurgent militia
WASHINGTON - The United States-Peoples' Republic of China Defense Consultative Talks got under way at the Pentagon in the shadow of China's refusal to let U.S. ships make port calls in Hong Kong.
WASHINGTON - For the past four years, the Community Ballet Association of Huntsville, Ala., has recognized the sacrifices of servicemembers past and present with a special performance of the holiday classic "The Nutcracker."
WASHINGTON - Congress needs to act soon to approve emergency funding for troops in the war on terror, President Bush said.
WASHINGTON - President Bush told 200 military children gathered in the East Room of the White House for a holiday party that he admires their parents and is grateful for their service.
WASHINGTON - Defense officials announced the deployment of five National Guard brigade combat teams to begin in summer 2009.
WASHINGTON - The nation's top enlisted member credits a first sergeant's willingness to "Check It" with saving his life in Iraq.
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Several militants were killed during a coalition operation targeting Taliban command-and-control networks in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces detained seven suspects during operations to disrupt al Qaeda operations in Tarmiyah, Iraq.
BASRA, Iraq - Army Maj. Rick Smith's job in Iraq includes coordinating and building relationships between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the British army.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in Afghanistan to get a face-to-face assessment from commanders about conditions on the ground.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The sacrifice and shared understanding among military spouses was the focus of the third "SpouseBuzzLive" conference near Fort Bragg, N.C.
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled to Djibouti to see firsthand how to prevent terrorism in the Horn of Africa.
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Congress must act quickly to approve a bill to fund troops fighting in the war on terrorism.
BALTIMORE, MD - The U.S. Naval Academy is celebrating Navy's historic sixth straight win over Army after a 38-3 victory in the 108th Army-Navy football game in Baltimore, Dec. 1.
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With six months until the 85th Academy Awards, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have been named producers for the telecast.
New Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Hawk Koch announced Aug. 23 the duo's first involvement with the Oscars. The 85th Academy Awards will air live locally on 13abc Oscar Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.
"Craig and Neil are forward thinkers who bring a unique perspective to the Oscar show," Koch said in the press release. "Their enormous collective talent, coupled with their love of film, serves our show perfectly."
"We are very excited to collaborate with Hawk and everyone at the Academy to produce this year's Oscars," said Zadan and Meron, in the release. "We hope to utilize our experience in producing features, TV and theater to bring something fresh and special to this incredible awards show. When we filmed 'The Bucket List,' we made our own personal bucket list, and producing the Oscars was #1. It's truly a great honor."
Musical background
Both Zadan and Meron served as executive producers on the 2002 Best Picture winner "Chicago," which won Oscars in six of the 13 categories in which it was nominated. Their credits also include the features "Footloose" (2011), "Hairspray" and "The Bucket List." Zadan also produced the original "Footloose" (1984).
Television work for the pair includes the NBC series "SMASH" and Lifetime drama "Drop Dead Diva," as well as TV movies "A Raisin in the Sun" and the upcoming "Steel Magnolias." On Broadway, they recently produced the Tony Award-winning revivals of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and "Promises, Promises."
Their work has amassed 73 Emmy nominations 12 Tony nominations and seven Grammy nominations.
Finding a host
The producers will get right to work in finding a host for the Oscars, their No. 1 job. Zadan and Meron will work with Koch in selecting an emcee for the Brobdingnagian awards show.
Jimmy Fallon was rumored to host, along with Lorne Michaels of "Saturday Night Live" producing. Both confirmed they would not be involved with the Oscars next year.
The 85th Academy Awards, for outstanding film achievements of 2012, will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries worldwide.
Toledo Free Press Lead Designer and Film Editor James A. Molnar blogs about all things Oscar at TheGoldKnight.com. Watch him discuss movies on "WNWO Today" around 5:50 a.m. on Fridays.
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Due to the enormous success of the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man, screenwriter James Vanderbilt has been hired to write the sequel. Wait. That doesn't make any sense. The studio is just assuming that an unreleased movie is going to make a ton of money and already moving on to a sequel? That's quite cavalier of them.
To be fair though, he was also involved in the now-scrapped Spider-Man 4, so he's got a pretty strong track record of penning Spider-Man movies that no one has seen. It's not our place to question the studios.
Vanderbilt did write David Fincher's Zodiac, which means that he is absolutely qualified to write Spider-Man. Simple movie math says that (Fincher writer)>(Comic book movie writer), and you can't argue with math. Well, you can, but you'll fail. The Amazing Spider-Man shoots its gooey web all over audiences July 3, 2012. (THR)
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A new scholarship has been established for a Marshall University student studying the field of radio in honor of the man who has been the driving force behind Marshall's student radio station for more than two decades.
The establishment of the "Dr. Charles G. Bailey Award" was recently announced, as a way for his former and current students to say thank you to the man who has impacted nearly every student he has come in contact with. 20 donors, made up of mostly former and current students, raised over $20,000 for the scholarship.
"You can't talk about WMUL without Dr. Bailey," says outgoing student Station Manager Adam Cavalier.
Since 1985 students have come and gone from Marshall's student radio station, WMUL-FM, but Dr. Charles Bailey has remained a constant, pushing students to reach heights and achieve success they didn't know were possible.
"He is hard on you, but he's a guy that has devoted his life and time to the station and students," remarked Alex Reed who served as Station Manager and is now the voice of the Wheeling Nailers.
During Dr. Bailey's time as faculty manager, students have won 1,136 national, regional and state awards setting a standard for other college radio stations around the country to live up to.
At WMUL's recent 50th anniversary banquet speaker after speaker went to the podium to recall their time working at WMUL-FM and it was nearly impossible for them to tell their stories without mentioning how Dr. Bailey had impacted their lives in some way.
"I spent so many hours in his office talking about so many things over the years," said Todd McCormick who served as station manager from 1995 to 2000.
Trips to Dr. Bailey's office were not always pleasant and trust me I was called to the office more than once. His critiques were often harsh and often you left mad and maybe even cursing him under your breath. However, they were always true and never intended to demean you. It was an honest evaluation so you could grow as a broadcaster, identify your weaknesses and continue to improve.
"I've always said while he can be harsh, I've never encountered a professor that cares so deeply for one's success," says Cavalier.
Dr. Bailey even cares about his students' well being outside the classroom. I stayed on campus during the summers and need a little extra cash. So, Dr. Bailey hired to me to work in his yard all summer mowing grass, trimming trees and bushes, cleaning out holly leaves from landscaping and we even repainted his large front porch. Even in those instances Dr. Bailey took the time to teach lessons such as attention to detail. Sometimes the lessons were a little simpler, such as where to avoid the poison ivy.
"Chuck Bailey is unique. I have such respect for him because he's changed lives. He's dedicated himself to this program and university and we are the beneficiary of this gift," says Mike Farrell who sits on the university's Board of Governors.
It's not often you find a professor who has left such an impression on his students that years later they hold a great deal of respect and admiration for him. It is probably less often that you find a professor who later becomes your friend.


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Tigger (Sanguine) Personality
Sanguines bring color and energy into the world. Without sanguines, the rest of us would be a bit more drab, a bit less fun. Sanguine means blood, or a blood red color. Our blood carries the oxygen that fuels our bodies. Just like our blood, sanguine people bring energy wherever they go. Sometimes a LOT of energy. The child who is most apt to be mis-labeled as ADHD is, more likely, a full Sanguine in action.
Sticking with our Hundred Acre Woods example, Tigger is the perfect Sanguine and because that is easier to spell, we'll refer to Sanguines as Tiggers. Watch any of the Winnie the Pooh cartoons and you'll quickly figure out both the strengths and weaknesses of Tigger.
On our temperament chart (which you can see by clicking here), Tigger is in the upper left hand corner, high on the vertical energy scale and way over to the left on the horizontal people orientated scale. Tiggers love a party. They are enthusiastic about everything and can see the bright side of any situation. They live lives full of color and optimism, charm and charisma. It is the sworn duty of every Tigger to cheer up anyone they think is feeling down. One of their greatest strengths is the ability to see the world with the innocence of a child, boiling even the most perplexing problem down to the simple facts. While some may see this as gullibility, or even simple mindedness, it is truly a gift. He doesn't spend much time dwelling on what ifs. Tigger picks up himself up and is off to the next adventure with a speed that can leave the other temperaments wondering if Tigger even lives in the real world.
This is probably a good place to remind you this description is of a 100% Tigger type temperament. Most children will be a blend of two temperaments with a little of a third thrown in. You will most likely find characteristics that fit your child in at least 2 of the descriptions. Add in environmental influences, being overtired, or plain old emotional fluctuations and some days it may seem a child goes from one extreme to another, never fitting neatly into any description. This is particularly true for children under about 6 years of age. Before that age, much of their character is still forming and it is very difficult to pinpoint their temperament. It is still useful to understand the different temperament types. When a child is loud and boisterous for example, you will know it is likely Tigger's desire for attention. Guide and direct those traits into their positive uses instead of trying to stamp them out as "character flaws"
Tigger Kids
Like all the temperaments, the tendency toward being a Tigger shows up from childhood. Tiggers will walk early because they are so intent on getting someplace new. They laugh easily and often and are usually the ones in trouble right from kindergarten age, for talking too much. Tiggers can be the drama queens as well. Although they don't cling to hurts and frustrations for long, they do delight in flamboyant displays of emotion. As quickly as they flare up, they will calm back down and gear up for the next outburst.
As I was typing this, I glanced at my tea cup and saw this little quote on the tag of my tea bag: "our intuition lies in our innocence." Tiggers have intuition in bucket loads. With their open hearts and childlike faith that all will work out, their hunches and insights about the world around them are worth listening to.
One of my favorite Tiggers is Courtney. She was on the playground with other kids helping to build a snow fort one day when I was on recess duty. Courtney really didn't care what they were building, she was in it for the fun of being with others. Before too long another group of kids came over and decided it would be cool to destroy the fort. Since they were bigger than Courtney's group of builders, they did kick down the whole structure that had taken a full 2 days of recesses to build. The reactions of the various kids were revealing. Some ran to me, the teacher on duty. After all, they had been wronged and since they were Melancholy Eeyores, they would not stand for anything that was not right and fair. A couple of the kids stood up to the wrecking crew and gave them a verbal what for. As Choleric Rabbits, they were not going to put up with anyone who tried to change their plans. The Phlegmatic Pooh Bears quietly stood back and observed, watching and remembering what everyone else did. But Courtney, our full blooded Tigger, just shrugged her shoulders, hugged a Phlegmatic friend who was crying, and enthusiastically started a snowball fight, right then and there.
Some of the other kids couldn't understand her reaction. The Rabbits had spent the hours they weren't on the playground, formulating their strategy for using that fort as a base from where they were going to rule the playground. The Eeyores put a lot of time and effort into designing exactly how the fort should look, figuring out how much water to add so the snow would be just right for packing and worrying about the chances of a rainstorm coming up and washing all their hard work away. Courtney's attitude was more than some of them could grasp. How could she be so uncaring about all their hard work? How could she be so disloyal to their team?
Courtney's intention was not to be disloyal and she certain did care. She cares about people, though, not about things. She took one look at the situation, decided it wasn't worth getting upset about and moved on to something more fun. Now, snowball fights were forbidden on the playground. Too rough, someone in authority decided, too many chances for kids to get hurt. Courtney knew the rules, but her sense of fun and her desire to lighten up the situation, over-rode any thought of rules. Actually, she didn't even consider that there was a rule about snowball fights. It seemed to be the right thing to do at the time and she went for it, full blast. If ever there was a perfect example of Tigger, Courtney is it.
Tigger Grown Up
Tigger moms are the most fun moms of all. Need a unique Halloween custom? She'll stay up until 2am the night before making one for you. Want someone to chaperone 15 cub scouts to the fire station? She'll do it and make it a grand time for everyone – especially when she accidentally hits the switch for the firetruck siren and then can't figure out how to turn it off. She handles upsets like that with aplomb and has the ability to charm the frazzled fire chief when it's all over.
Tigger is charming and charismatic. People love to be around him. If you walk into a crowded room and see a group clustered around an animated talker, you can be sure that person is a Tigger. Because their corner of the temperament chart adjoins Phlegmatic Pooh and Choleric Rabbit, Tiggers can draw on the strengths of both those temperament types. They can organize a party with ease (although they don't worry about details) and they have the skills of Pooh when it comes to making everyone feel welcome.
Finding Your Fit
Carrie was born a full Tigger to two very Eeyore parents. Dad is a professor of linguistics and Mom is an accountant. They are both very precise and deliberate in everything they do. From the moment she could walk and talk, the words Carrie heard most frequently were: "sit down and be quiet". She firmly believed she lacked a self control gene because everything she did was seen as too boisterous, too noisy or too impetuous for her orderly parents.
Mom and Dad had her entire educational career mapped out before she was 3. They expected Carrie to go to college and get a professional degree, just like they did. Every step of her education was designed with that goal in mind. Not surprisingly, Tigger upset the apple cart. Carrie was not very good at academics. She was a solid "c" student, much to her parents dismay. She didn't care about what she termed "useless" subjects like algebra and ancient history. She cared about art, and music, and funky clothes and time with her friends.
Because Carrie is a good hearted, loving child she worked hard and did make it into college as her parents wished. She even took business courses, because all her life she had been brought up to believe that was the only "right" career path. But her real love was the theater department. She spent all her free time there, working on sets, designing costumes, making posters and, the greatest joy of all, actually performing.
After college Carrie got a job at a big insurance company and began the cubical life. She always felt vaguely out of place though, like a flamenco dancer at a formal ballroom dance. Because she had some Rabbit-like leadership and organizational skills, plus some of Pooh's ability to instinctively read people, she got along well, everyone loved her at work. But it just didn't fit.
After learning about temperaments, Carrie realized she was created to be outgoing, imaginative and buoyantly gregarious. She understood that her parent's more reserved view of the world was only one way to live, not the only "right" way. More importantly, she come to the revelation that she was not flawed, she wasn't missing a self-control gene or anything else. She was living a poorly fitting life. Her current job didn't allow her to use many of her natural gifts and constantly required her to use strengths in the opposite, Eeyore, temperament.
Tiggers are quick decision makers and Carrie didn't hesitate. When the local theater company advertised for a production manager, she was the first one to apply. She got the job and three weeks later said goodbye to the cubical farm. The new position hasn't the high income of her former job, it doesn't have the status of a corporate executive, and her parents were strongly opposed – once they found out. Carrie forgot to mention the change until almost a month after she had switched jobs. She quickly settled into her new lifestyle and adapted to the changes with the ease of a Tigger.
Sanguine Tiggers are the fuel for the world's engine, they light us up, they burn bright and hot and occasionally need a little containing, but without them world would be plain gray.
Tiggers tend to lapse a bit in their organizational skills. While there is no need to be a perfectionist, some attention to detail is necessary to keep life running smoothly. Every Tigger has at some point or another missed an appointment that he forgot about. He was sure he'd remember it, so why bother writing it down? Day planners can feel like a ball and chain. Tiggers love the idea of being organized, they'll even attempt to implement an organizational system in their life. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But by the time they've spent the grocery money on a planner and a few more bucks on the audio seminar that tells them how to use it, they've given up on the whole idea because it seems way too overwhelming.
Start small and simple. Get a regular wall calendar and a pack of colored dot stickers or colored markers. Tiggers are creative and love color! When making an appointment, go over to the calendar and slap a red sticker on the date and use a favorite color marker to make a note of the time and place of the appointment. Make sure the calendar is hanging some place where it can be seen every day. Mine is on the wall beside the door to outside. I can't leave the house without seeing that calendar sitting right at eye level. I've even been known to put a purple sticky note on my car dashboard if I knew I was going to have a very busy day of errands and there was something I must not forget. Organizing doesn't have to be complex or unwieldy. Fun colors and simple systems will make a world of difference.
A word about personality weaknesses. We all have them, no one is perfect. However, knowing our personality weaknesses is not an excuse to accept them or worse, flaunt them. A Tigger, using personality as an excuse might try to pull a: "you have to forgive me for being irresponsible, it's just my personality" kind of attitude, and it is not okay. We are responsible for becoming the best we can be. Jesus was a perfect blend of all the temperaments and He is to be our example. Tigger will never be as good with details and logical thinking as Eeyore, but that doesn't mean he can't work to improve. On the other hand, Tigger was not created to be like Eeyore so he shouldn't strive to be something he's not, simply the best he can be


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DULUTH -- The Duluth City Council on Monday approved Phase II of a contract with Atlanta-based Sky Design to design wayfinding signs that will strengthen community identity and help residents and visitors find their way around the city.
"This signage will project Duluth's strong sense of place and our desire to create the feeling that 'you have arrived' at someplace special once you enter into the City of Duluth," said Alisa Williams, the city's public information and marketing director.
The council had approved Phase I to research potential sign locations in the amount of $9,350 with Sky Design in November. The Phase II cost for sign design totals $15,950.
The new city logo and tagline "Duluth -- Capture the Spirit of Good Living" will be incorporated into the signage, Williams said.
The council is appointing a committee to provide input on the signs, she said.
Mayor Nancy Harris and the council proclaimed Jan. 11 Jim Hall Day and presented the outgoing councilman with a crystal statue bearing the city's new logo. Hall also was given a photo album of his activities while in office. An appreciation reception for his service to the city preceded the council meeting.
Hall, who did not seek re-election, served two four-year terms on the council.
Municipal Judge Charles Barrett swore in Billy Jones to his first four-year term on the council and returning Councilman Jim Dugan, who has served on the council since 1999.
Jones, a lifelong Duluth resident with five generations of his family residing in the city, is an IT project manager at Cisco.
Council Member Marsha Bomar was named mayor pro tem for 2010. Bomar, who was out of town, will be sworn in to her second four-year term at the Jan. 25 council meeting.
In other business, the council:
* Amended the budget to reflect $10,783 received from FEMA as reimbursement for damages to the city's infrastructure caused by the September floods.
* Named the Gwinnett Daily Post as legal organ for Duluth in 2010.
* Renewed the appointment of the Lawrenceville-based law firm of Thompson & Sweeny as the city's legal counsel for 2010.
* Appointed the 2010 engineering firms of record for the city.
* Set dates for regular council meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. A work session precedes the meetings at 6:15 p.m.
* Honoring Public Works Department employee Anthony Griggs as Employee of the Year for 2009. Griggs was selected by his peers.
Mayor Harris will deliver the annual State of the City address at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26 at Duluth First United Methodist Church. The theme will be Duluth as a "healthy city." For reservations, go to www.duluthstateofthecity.org.
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Spring break weekend citations and arrests
CORPUS CHRISTI - With the first weekend of spring break over, how is everyone behaving?
The Corpus Christi Police Department already has begun tallying the numbers of citations and arrests during this year's spring break festivities.
How the rest of the week turns out will depend on the weather, said Capt. Tim Wilson. Crowds were moderate Sunday because it was overcast and windy.
"We'll just take it as a it comes, and we just hope everyone is orderly," he said.
Citations and arrests so far:
Eight arrests for public intoxication
Three misdemeanor warrant arrests
Two possession of marijuana
One citation for possession of drug paraphernalia
One citation for a dog on the beach
Two resisting arrests
129 traffic citations
One driving while intoxicated arrest
Things to remember:No refusal week, meaning if suspected drunken drivers are caught, they can have a blood sample taken automatically if they refuse a Breathalyzer.
Beach traffic on Mustang Island will move south from Access Road 3 to the exit at Zahn Road.
Leave the dogs and glass bottles at home and do not to burn wooden pallets, because they leave nails behind.
Any car parked on the beach also must have a beach permit.
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The Department of Justice decided that portable handicaps aren't enough for handicap people going into hot tubs and swimming pools; they have to be permanently installed. In this clip, Neal Boortz explains why handicap spatulas are a symbol of overwhelming, overbearing government.
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Two bikes? Get this for your Chariot
I got sick of moving the one that comes with the Chariot from my bike to wife's bike and back all the time. Now we can hitch up any time.
It was pretty embarrassing moving the original one to her bike and then a few days later going on a ride together, but feeling too lazy to move it back to mine. "Hey, look at that jerk. He makes his wife pull the Chariot (with two kids!) behind her bike." No more!
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FIFA 12 sprinkled in the sort of imperfections players want to see in a sim sports game. The Player Impact Engine introduced last year, for example, gave players more authenticity in their movement and interactions. To expand on the great gameplay offerings last year, FIFA 13 includes more dribbling options and a crucial improvement in realism, First Touch Control.
%Gallery-157622% Pulling both triggers while controlling the ball now allows players to enjoy the "complete dribbling" feature in FIFA 13. While the lone left trigger gives players access to a fair amount of bigger skill moves and the left bumper is used for the small ball movements added last year in precision dribbling, the dual-trigger ball control lies somewhere in the middle. By doing so, your player will continue to face defenders while keeping control of the ball.
I found that switching between the different trigger-based mechanics made for an even more fluid means of dribbling and controlling the ball. Using the more risky skill moves and then pulling in the second trigger to retain control of the ball and fake out a defender is surprisingly more satisfying than ball control in FIFA 12.
As one of the marquee features of FIFA 13, First Touch Control may sound like another tangible gameplay element when it actually has more to do with the way the game determines the outcome of a pass. Should a crossed ball come in to a player too fast or with a wild spin, the first touch a player has on the ball is much less predictable this year.
Past games had players easily passing and fielding nearly any ball with ease, regardless of the player's skills and the speed of the ball. Adding more physics into the equation lends a ton of authenticity to on-field play. Better players seem to maintain control of the ball quicker than a bench-warmer would. In the least, I found myself acting with more care and caution while passing, opting for safer passes.
Skill Games highlights the short list of new features this year. The mode includes 32 mini-games across eight different categories. Each category is devoted to a skill used in the game, such as free kicks, dribbling, penalty kicks, and crossing. Not only is it fun to attempt lob passes into barrels set up on the field, but it improves your understanding of the controls and skills as they're used in a game. Even when considering tiered goals and online leaderboards, it still doesn't take long to work through every mini-game and wish there were more, though.
One of the improved skills in FIFA 13 is tactical free kicks. A few options have been added this year for players when taking and defending free kicks, like calling on and controlling a third kicker as well as running over the ball with them to fake the defense out. Sadly, I couldn't get that particular mechanic to work, though the added ability to inch your wall forward and jump it multiple times on defense proved to be effective in stopping the opposition's threat. More nuances in performing free kicks is welcome, and I look forward to seeing how it operates in the finished game.
Subtleties are everything in the sport of soccer (or football, depending on your side of the world). A bad bounce should result in complications on the pitch, and FIFA 13 is taking strides to reflect that on the virtual field. Skill games help players learn a few of those subtleties, even more necessary this year thanks to First Touch Control and added dribbling styles. FIFA 13 is shaping up to be less predictable version of soccer, which is exactly what it needs to be.
FIFA 13 is coming to the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on September 25, 2012.
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- Game format Optical disc, Downloadable
- Online features Multiplayer, Voice chat, Video chat, Store, Browser
- Drive capacity 250 GB
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- Motion controls Accelerometer, Gyroscopic
- Video outputs HDMI (v1.3), RCA / composite
- Released 2012-09-25
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MasterCard Announces PayPass Wallet Services
MasterCard has unveiled PayPass Wallet Services, a "new global offering for banks, merchants and partners that will make it faster and easier for their customers to make purchases in stores or online by allowing them to securely pay with a simple click of the mouse, touch of the tablet screen or tap of the smartphone."
The services are comprised of three distinct components: PayPass Acceptance Network (PayPass Online and PayPass Contactless), PayPass Wallet and PayPass API, each of which offers a consistent shopping experience regardless of how and where consumers shop and makes it easy for developers to integrate into existing checkout systems.
American Airlines and Barnes & Noble are among the first merchant partners to incorporate the PayPass Wallet Services on their websites and others are expected to join in the coming months.
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Internships expand, support Abyssinian restoration in Portland
PORTLAND — The Abyssinian Meeting House, the third oldest black congregational church in the nation, held a reception last weekend to mark the African American holiday of Juneteenth and introduce new interns.
Almost 20 years have passed since the founding of the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian in 1996. Committee founder Deborah Cummings Khadourai was present Saturday to speak to visitors about the significance of the building at 73-75 Newbury St. and the progress of the restoration.
The city recently awarded the committee almost $118,000 for the nationally registered historic site through a Community Development Block Grant. Khadourai expressed gratitude for the funds, but noted that the estimated cost for restoration of only one side of the building is $250,000. The price range to replace just one window is $10,000-15,000.
Leonard Cummings Sr., chairman of the executive committee, estimated costs from beginning to completion at $3 million. Fundraising remains a central focus of the committee's efforts, with programming plans contingent on restoration progress.
Recent milestones include containing a free-flowing stream that continuously ran through the basement, the discovery of an operational wooden pipe on the property, fixing the roof and uncovering original timbers.
There aren't any paid staff working for the project. Volunteers, including architects, engineers and geologists have provided vital support to the restoration efforts. Last year, the committee began an internship program with three participants. The program expanded this year with seven interns from about 20 applicants.
Some of the current interns were introduced at the open house. The event was the first day on the job for three of the paid interns expected to participate: Aprille Roseboro, 15, and Kahdeem Soul, 19, both of Portland, and Kiarah Luter, 19, of Westbrook.
Each has a specific skill set that they will utilize.
Roseboro has plans to create an educational graphic novel about the meeting house; Luter, who is a sophomore at Hampton University, majoring in international relations, hasn't quite decided on a project, but she said she was happy to learn that "there is a black history here." Similarly, Soul was uncertain about what his exact contribution would be, but with a range of talents including videography, digital art and photography, he is certain it will be a visual project.
The open house, attended by about 50 people, was held to mark June 19, also known as Juneteenth, which is celebrated as the day slavery effectively ended. The meeting house is of considerable significance to the Portland community, a nationally recognized landmark due to it's role in the Underground Railroad.
Many visitors were visibly moved by their experience in the building. One remarked that she had lived on Munjoy Hill her entire life and had always been curious about the meeting house. Reading the informational display, she simply said, "I never knew."
The committee's newest board member, Shelley Roseboro of Portland, expressed her interests in the multitude of personal stories connected to the Abyssinian, citing Francis Harper in particular.
"It's powerful just to be in this space. It was a safe place for African Americans," Roseboro said. "... The abolitionist movement was a peaceful movement that really helped shape Maine's values."


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SAN MARCOS, Texas - Tina Schulz extended her hitting streak to nine games, but the Lamar Lady Cardinals saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end with a 10-1 loss at Texas State in a non-conference softball game Thursday evening.
Schulz had a fourth-inning single for Lamar (12-11), one of just five hits for the Lady Cardinals in the game. Lamar's only run came when Casey Cromwell hit her fifth home run of the season, a solo blast over the wall in straightaway center field.
Texas State (19-15) scored in all four of its innings, scoring two in the first, three in the second, one in the third and four in the fourth. The game ended after the top of the fifth because of the mercy rule.
"You're not going to win many games when you get just five hits and make three erros," Lamar coach Holly Bruder said. "Coming off a great weekend where we swept Central Arkansas, I was hoping for a little more production today."
Jordan Masek went 2-for-2, including a three-run home run for Texas State. Courtney Harris also added two hits for the Bobcats.
Lamar starter Shannon Millman (6-6) took the loss allowing six hits and six runs, four earned, over 2 1/3 innings. Lauren Dannelley allowed three hits and four runs, all earned, in 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Rayn House (16-10) pitched a complete game for Texas State, allowing five hits and one run.
"Rayn House is a good pitcher," Bruder said. "She's one of the best we have faced this season."
Lamar returns to action with a three-game Southland Conference series at Sam Houston State this weekend. The Lady Cardinals, who are in first place in the conference with a 7-1 record, will play a doubleheader against the Bearkats at 3 p.m. Saturday and a single game at 1 p.m. Sunday. All three games will air live on www.LamarCardinals.com.
"We have to put this behind us and be ready to play this weekend," Bruder said. "We know Sam Houston is a good team. The fact they split with Baylor shows that."


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Toward Efficient and Effective Software Sustainment, Second in a SeriesAcquisition , CMMI , Software Sustainment , Team Software Process (TSP) No Comments »
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In my preceding blog post, I promised to provide more examples highlighting the importance of software sustainment in the US Department of Defense (DoD). My focus is on certain configurations of weapons systems that are no longer in production for the United States Air Force, but are expected to remain a key component of our defense capability for decades to come, and thus software upgrade cycles need to refresh capabilities every 18 to 24 months. Throughout this series on efficient and effective software sustainment, I will highlight examples from each branch of the military. This second blog post describes effective sustainment engineering efforts in the Air Force, using examples from across the service's Air Logistics Centers (ALCs).


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