Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Recent military operations in Iraq and ongoing operations in Afghanistan, along with the operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest in a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. This book provides an overview of select policies and developments with regard to military personnel including: reserve component personnel issues; military pay and benefits; military retirement reform; military justice and court-martial review; military funeral honours and military cemeteries; the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; and military base closures.

Aspiration Highway represents an ambitious path for success. Three authors take their interpretations from life occurrences and present them as a poetical story. Poetry is combined to flow as life flows. It starts with time and the need to make the most of it. Encouraging people to stop and take notice of the beauty that surrounds them, discovering who they are, connecting with memories, and finding humor in day to day living. This story embarks on finding our soul mate, falling in love, breaking up, proposing, growing old together, and eventually losing someone close to us. With each journey there are paths to choose and dreams to fulfill. Whether a person walks, runs, or drives to the end is inconsequential. Keep moving forward and don't lose site of the destination. Embrace the ups and downs we each experience and seek a positive solution. Poetry is more than just a feeling: it is a story and a vision. Our vision is to inspire others to take the positive road known as, Aspiration Highway.

Peace is needed now more than ever in schools, by pupils and teachers alike. This inspiring guide provides primary, secondary and special schools with practical methods to improve pupil and teacher wellbeing, combat bullying, and promote peace both inside and outside the school gates. The founder of the Peaceful Schools Movement, Anna Lubelska, has brought together ideas and stories from teachers and charity workers to present a simple four step system for promoting positive peace in individuals, relationships, the school community and the world. It covers how to reduce stress, promote positive mental health, resolve conflict, nurture the potential of each individual, and encourage children to develop peacemaking skills and values. This holistic resource is equally beneficial for children and staff, and transforms school environments for the better.