New battle training center on tap (The Leaf Chronicle) Army soldiers at Fort Campbell will have a virtual high-tech battleground to fight today's conflicts, which will lead the way in Army training....more...Imams say Blair's call for training in UK universities is misguided, (Guardian Unlimited) Muslim spiritual leaders say Blair's call for training in UK universities is misguided, reports Jessica Shepherd....more... Renovation inspires Charleston man to start home inspection business (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) CHARLESTON ? A lifelong love of home rehabilitation and remodeling has inspired Bruce Ebel to recently start a home inspection business....more... Developing camaraderie crucial before deployment to war zone (Contra Costa Times) Although Guard soldiers traditionally have been "weekend warriors," helping out during crises at home, the Iraq war changed that. Beginning May 10, the soldiers spent more than two weeks training at Camp Roberts....more... Virtual battleground to prevent real 101st casualties (The Tennessean) CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ? Soldiers at Fort Campbell will be training in a virtual high-tech battleground in about two years, at a cost of $22.4 million....more... Senior Help (Lake County News Sun) Computer classes ...more... Stroke Victims Regain Focus Through Working Memory Training (RedNova) A new study finds that victims of acquired brain injury, such as stroke can improve their attention by using a software-based program to train working memory, a key cognitive function that allows individuals to hold information "online" for short periods of time....more... Events & More (Daily Southtown) American Red Cross babysitters training class will be offerd from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday by the Burbank Park District at Newcastle Park, 8050 S. Newcastle Ave....more... An American dream of beauty (The Charlotte Observer) One day in May, Louise Diouf took home from art class a diorama of cardboard with a few crude plaster figures inside. On the back wall she had scratched "Louise' Salon" in black paint. Artistically speaking, it wasn't much. But for Louise, it represented all her aspirations for a future in America....more... |