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Part Two: Flu Prevention and Treatment – DoD Roundtable Discussion
In a continuation of information sharing about the H1N1 virus the Department of Defense New Media Directorate held a second Roundtable Discussion this morning. The discussion centered on the outbreak of H1N1 last July at the Air Force Academy among new cadets arriving from all 50 states and several overseas countries as well. On June 25th 1,500 new cadets arrived for training and on the 4th of July there was a large social event in which all participated. The virus spread during this time frame and eventually during the month long period there were 134 confirmed cases and 33 suspect cases of the flu (about 11% of the freshmen cadet…
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Veterans’ Day Teacher Resource Guide
What is Veterans Day to you? A sale? A day off of work? A day off of school? An opportunity to appreciate the sacrifice our veterans have made? For many reasons I am glad that our schools do not have it as a vacation day. The students have the opportunity to learn what Veterans Day is about. Once again, the Department of Veterans Affairs has a Teachers Resource Guide available. Last year it started a dialogue at my son’s school. I even spent a few hours in his class on the morning of Veterans Day. (Veterans’ Day in the Classroom) I forwarded the ‘2009 Veterans Day Teachers Guide’ on to…
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Carrot Dip With a Kick
Dinner was not progressing as it should have last night. My mind was going 7 places at once and the hunger bar was rising higher than the oven was baking. Times like this call for desperate action: Search and destroy leftovers in the fridge… and get them out into a decorative bowl to make them looks PLANNED and more importantly appetizing. Let’s hear it for a cream cheese Crunchy Carrot Dip… with a kick.4 oz cream cheese1/4 cup walnuts1/2 cup canned carrots, chopped1/2 apple (dipped in lemon juice to keep from oxidizing)3 shakes of Frank’s Hot Saucepinch of salt to taste. Place all ingredients into a food processor. Pulse on…
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November’s Featured Military Reward
Fall is definitely here and our beautiful leaves in Michigan are now gone! During October we continued to see a rapid growth in the number of new ads at MilitaryAvenue offering a Military Reward! We enjoy seeing all of the new ads at MilitaryAvenue because they are connecting the military community with military friendly businesses that support the troops with actions! There are so many new ones and their great Military Rewards make choosing the best one a very tough job! The MilitaryAvenue team has chosen a military family owned photography business with a great MilitaryReward! If you know of a business offering a military discount tell them about MilitaryAvenue!…
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Stars and Stripes Holiday Day Messages are now open for submissions!
If you have a loved one stationed overseas be sure to send them a little Christmas spirit with a Holiday Message in the Stars & Stripes print edition. Visit the Stripes Holiday Messages website http://messages.stripes.osd.mil/ tosubmit a Holiday Message to a loved one deployed or stationed overseas. Messages submitted before Nov 27th will appear in the newspaperaccording to our publishing schedule (http://messages.stripes.osd.mil/2010/holiday/schedule) If you miss the deadline you can still send a message to your loved one via Stars & Stripes online, but it will not be in the print edition. I did this last year for my husband deployed in Iraq and so did my mom. He treasured that…
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Popular Articles: Week of October 25 – 31
It can be hard to keep up with the latest news and happenings around the Military Community. Here are ten of the most read articles on MilitaryAvenue for the past week; news that is important to our Military Families and their community! “Former Army Staff Sgt. Joe Beimfohr used the example of other wounded warriors to re-adapt after losing his legs in an explosion in Iraq. Now he’s helping others with disabilities.” This was one of our week’s most popular articles. Keep Reading. 1. Flu Prevention and Treatment – DoD Roundtable Discussion 2. MilitaryAvenue Alerts 3. The Power of Reading 4. Face of Defense: Immigrant Serves Adopted Country 5. My…
