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This is The (not so) Daily Win / SNOWY / The Daily Battle thread. If you wish to be a Winner too, and if you can proudly proclaim, "Still Not Over Winning Yet," all you need do is let me know on this thread. Don't send me a Freepmail, I might miss it. (Warning: All this winning can become highly addictive. If you feel you are becoming too addicted to winning, we urge you to seek help at the Twelve Step Recovery Program, Winners Anonymous) The Internet Acronym 'SNOWY' stands for Still Not Over Winning Yet. Be SNOWY! This thread...

NEW YORK – A massive late winter snowstorm pummeled the Northeast on Monday, grounding hundreds of flights, causing spinouts on highways, delaying trains and buses and closing school for over a million children from South Carolina to Maine. The same storm hammered the Southeast on Sunday as it made its way north, blanketing Civil War statues and canceling hundreds of church services around the region. By Monday, the storm was dumping snow on Maine, and most areas in the storm's wake expected to see at least 8 to 12 inches of accumulation. The blizzard-like snow — together with sleet, freezing...

Most citizens would probably agree that the military services put considerable effort into being good neighbors and friends of the environment. To these ends, they have established and maintained expensive and manpower intensive programs to comply with laws and regulations designed to protect the environment. When the military commits to a program, it does so with its characteristic enthusiasm, which usually goes beyond an effort to just barely comply. Sometimes the cost and effort put into compliance can negatively impact other priorities more closely related to mission, such as training and readiness. At some point, it is incumbent upon senior...