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Features the NRPA/Oglebay Computer Use Institute. Resources of the institute; Recommendations from Doyle Allen, director of Camden/Kershaw County Parks and Recreation in South Carolina.

Describes the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Types of people who go to the island for vacations; Description of the local landscape; History of the island; Local architecture; Travel information; Restaurants; Hotels.

Features several inns in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Cliff Lodge; Jared Coffin House; Pineapple Inn.

The article announces the selection of Guardsman Staff Sergeant Kenny Walker as one of the U.S. Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010.

The article discusses the 13 live test of the United States' ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) system that is designed to safeguard the country from a ballistic missile attack. On December 5, 2008, five Army National Guard soldiers in Alaska took part in destroying a target ballistic missile in space. The test was considered a success by Alaska National Guard leaders and Defense Department officials at Pentagon.

The article reports that one of the C-17 Globemaster IIIs aircrafts of the Mississippi Air National Guard's 172nd Airlift Wing as formally named "The Spirit of the Purple Heart" during a ceremony in Jackson, Mississippi on November 20, 2007. The aircraft flies on routine, transporting more than 19,000 wounded or ill patients on aeromedical evacuation missions from Iraq to Germany and the U.S. The ceremony also featured patriotic speeches and the unveiling of a nose art on aircraft No. 33113.

The article reports that 18 members of the Maine Air National Guard Cycle Team rode to celebrate and promote the U.S. Air Guard's 60th anniversary. The cycling was part of Air Force Week New England, which celebrated the Air Force's anniversary with special events in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Provides information on several issues concerning tourist trade. Details on flea markets, antiques and discount stores in Connecticut; Tourist destinations and rate of package tours in Saudi Arabia.

The article reports that U.S. Republican Representative Jeff Espich and U.S. Senator Mike Delph are criticizing Ivy Tech Community College for increasing tuition fee. The 4.9 percent tuition increase for the next two years has been cleared by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Espich and Delph asserted that public colleges should keep its rates because of the recession.

The article reports that the remains of a Colorado Air National Guardsman who vanished during an observation flight 39 years ago in Vietnam were laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on April 3, 2008. Major Perry Jefferson was an intelligence officer with Colorado's 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phan Rang, South Vietnam.

The article discusses the Reserve Officers Association's (ROA) Capital Campaign to support the Minuteman Memorial Building and the Endowment Trust. The association's campaign is the core of its fund-raising effort. ROA requires all potential avenues toward raising capital to cover all the current and emerging financial requirements. The article provides tips to ROA members in contacting a potential donor.

The author discusses the various activities and programs of the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) in the U.S. He talks about the success of the 2007 Mid-Winter Conference and Exhibition and the corresponding events that took place. According to him, the main goal of the organization is to be able to maintain a solid membership growth in order to achieve financial stability and serve the needs of its members.

In this article the author describes his attendance at the 2007 Southwest music festival held in Austin, Texas. He notes that the prevailing political attitude in Austin is more liberal than that of the rest of Texas. He describes the raucous behavior of British citizens who attend the event and a number of unknown bands that played the festival and later went on to significant fame.

The author reflects on the support given by the Reserve Officers Association of the United States Inc. to the wounded soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those who have returned from war have the opportunity to speak with U.S. President George W. Bush about their battle experiences and attended the banquet program. He also emphasizes the efforts of the organization to maintain its stable membership growth in the nation.

The article discusses the goals of the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) of the United States. Some of the Olympics and ROA's similar goals include working tirelessly and firm dedication, perseverance and focus. The five interlinked goals of ROA are communications, education, legislation, membership and fund-raising for financial health and stability.

The article discusses developments involving the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA). The Executive Committee looked at particular issues while underlining strategic goals during the national president's term. One of these goals is to develop ROA into a preferred association for defense education. The leaders of ROA also discussed the unique congressional issue of legal attacks against the Veterans Memorials.

The article reports on the progress of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States Inc. (ROA). The achievements of the organization included the provision of health care benefits to Reserve members based on the 2007 U.S. National Defense Act, implementation of discipline to meet the mission of ROA, and creation of new strategies. The national president, Mike Smith, acknowledged the continued support of its members and concerned people.

The article presents a message from the National President of the Reserve Officers Association as he assumes his post. He expresses appreciation for his predecessor, the staff, and the national convention in San Antonio, and outlines plans for further advancing the Association in the fulfillment of its mission. His plan emphasizes the key areas of Communications, Education, Legislation, and Membership, in addition to junior officer participation and department and chapter activities.

Focuses on the advancement in balloon technology in 1998. Developments on long-duration balloon program of United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Result of Winzen Engineering's flight testing of a stratospheric balloon; Information on planetary aerobot developed at Jet Propulson Laboratory in California.

Mentions how actress Megan Mullally is selling her two-bedroom Mediterranean-style home in the Hollywood Hills in California. Her plans to purchase another home; How Mullally won a Screen Actor's Guild Award.

Actress Winona Ryder is looking to unload the merchandise she stole from a Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue in 2001. On April 7, 2003 Judge Elden Fox commended Ryder for completing 480 hours of community service following her shoplifting conviction last December. Her lawyer, Mark Geragos, asked the judge whether she could auction the more than $5,500 worth of clothes and accessories--Ryder had reimbursed Saks for the goods--and donate the proceeds to charity. Geragos's question awaits a final ruling.