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Remembrance (or, Messages from Norin and Lue)
troisnyx* officiel —
Authority: 125
Translation : To : Annette When you go back, please dont forget me. Remember me always... Dont forget us. Youre my very first friend of Indian origin. Ill remember you. Annette, do take care of yourself when you get home. Win To : Annette Annette, when you get ...2 days ago -
Turning Sissies
Socyberty —
Authority: 567
What is the society afraid most of the young nowadays? Shaking there will be another troublemaker? Or one more juvenile delinquent in the family? True. They got all the reputation and they are doing great! There is another concern however. On the other hand, are we turning our children into sissies? Not on large ...1 week ago -
My 1:1 Singapore Armed Forces Digital Camouflage Uniform
Fortress of Testicular Fortitude —
Authority: 434
While my National Service experience has been a mixed bag of surprises, I was looking forward to receiving the latest SAF uniform in 1:1 scale, having collected them in 1:6 scale to some extent.It features: Arms badge on the right collar.Formation badge on the right arm.Name on top of the right pocket.Rank in the ...1 week ago -
Culture of Corruption: Michelle Obama edition
Michelle Malkin —
Authority: 805
Back on June 12, I detected Michelle Obama’s fingerprints all over the Americorps IG scandal and flagged the First Lady’s former chief of staff-turned-Americorps senior adviser, Jackie Norris.So, this is no surprise via Byron York:Congressional investigators looking into the abrupt firing of AmeriCorps inspector ...1 week ago -
Defence Ministry has got nine boxes of medals from ex servicemen
Thaindian News —
Authority: 729
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday revealed in the Lok Sabha that his ministry has received nine cardboard boxes of medals returned by ex service men in protest against non-acceptance of their demand of one rank one pension.Replying to a question, Antony informed members that a committee ...1 week ago -
Back from 3rd Annual ICT (In camp training)
Fadzuli.com —
Authority: 114
Alright this year I wasn’t really that involve in the trainings as I usually do however similar to other ICTs, we are deprived of much sleep which we usually have that comes with the intense training.Why did I say I wasn’t involve as much. Basicly this year I really wanted to test out a new [...]1 week ago -
The First Gathering of VISTAs at the White House – 45 Years Ago Today
The New Service —
Authority: 120
This past week my friend Rich lent me a copy of a book called Warriors for the Poor by William Crook and Ross Thomas, published in 1968, which tells the story of one of our first national service corps, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). Inspired by the Peace Corps as a way to improve the lives of people ...1 week ago -
New Horizons in Mental Health
Fighting Monsters —
Authority: 121
New Horizons, which is the 10 year plan for Mental Health strategies and plans is finally published today after a long gestation period of consultations. It is the successor to the National Service Framework for Mental Health which covered the periods between 1999 – 2009 so just about makes it out by the end of ...2 weeks ago -
Craig Jarvis Reviews Stand at Ease by Gary Green
BOOK SA - Reviews —
Authority: 432
Verdict: carrot Gary Green’s Stand at Ease is an unusually humourous take on conscription. Finally here is a book that pokes a light-hearted stick at national service and the South African Defence Force during the conscription years. Many books have been published over the years that describe the hell of the ...2 weeks ago -
For Corps Members: Free or Low-Cost Gift Ideas for People You Love
The New Service —
Authority: 120
homemade soap, wrapped in cloth Giving gifts when you are a corps member. Last year I wrote about how people can show love to the corps member in their life through their holiday gift-giving . This year I wanted to offer some ideas about how corps members themselves can give gifts when their incomes are often ...2 weeks ago -
Alan Khazei, City Year Co-Founder, Running for the Senate in Massachusetts — Election in Two Weeks
The New Service —
Authority: 120
Among the hopefuls to fill Ted Kennedy’s long-held Senate seat is City Year founder Alan Khazei. Alan Khazei, from his campaign website Twenty years ago Alan Khazei and Michael Brown co-founded City Year, a national service corps that became a model for AmeriCorps in the early 90s. Today, Khazei is ...3 weeks ago -
The Death of Volunteerism?
On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah —
Authority: 135
From GetLiberty.org and Americans for Limited Government comes this disturbing story: Last week, Nick Balzano, an executive board member of the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Allentown Local 32BJ chapter resigned after threatening to file a grievance against the Allentown, PA city council for ...3 weeks ago -
Doing the digging the dinosaur media won’t do
Michelle Malkin —
Authority: 805
Big Government has a treasure trove of ACORN docs dumped to cover the criminal racket’s tracks before Jerry Brown launched a pretend probe.The Washington Examiner’s Byron York has the goods on the Americorps IG scandal and exploding sex scandal involving Obama crony/Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson, DC schools chief ...4 weeks ago -
It’s Past Time To “Restore The Republic”
Audacity —
Authority: 106
What does it mean be a true patriot, a pro-republic American? Former Senator Gary Hart says it is to recognize the role of civic virtue, of participation in the public affairs of the community, and to be among the men and women of whom future generations of Americans will say, “They were worthy of their [...]4 weeks ago
