European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes june 2007 your Money Senate panel oks group 8 use of a system if there Are Silver linings be Hind the grinding sacrifice and Heartbreak that the in Vasion of Iraq has brought to the one of them is Likely to be comprehensive re form to the Way disabled military members and their families Are helped by the government before and after leaving the Senate armed services and veterans affairs committees this month sprinted ahead of House and ahead too of various commissions and task in the race to do whatever seems right and affordable for americas particularly wounded the veterans affairs commit chaired by Daniel approved legis lation wednesday that would re open the department of veterans affairs health system to Mil lion veterans in priority group those who have adequate in comes and no service connected Tom Philpott the group 8 provision is in the traumatic brain injury and other health programs enhance ment act s other provi Sions would require the a to develop individualized plans for rehabilitation and reintegration of veterans who suffer traumatic brain injury a signature injury of cur rent wars where the enemy relies on Roadside extend eligibility for a health care for All combat Veter ans from two years up to five years after release or this would provide More time to identify and treat Tai and Post traumatic stress disorder direct that a enter into agreements with Nova care facilities to provide Tai care and re thursdays Market summary indexes 52 High Low name last net chg Ltd chg chg 52wk chg nose now Jones industrials Dow Jones transportation Dow Jones utilities nose composite amex Index Nash a composite 500 Midcap Russell 2000 do Wilshire 5000 amex most Active or More name last chg forum Psi corp sprint nex Pfizer Geneles Micron Gnu or pm cup inc i Tigre 683176 647528 350208 335010 325662 309778 236085 234716 231011 225247 most 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rehabilitation and Quality of the committee grabbed its group 8 language from a Sepa rate Bill introduced by Patty it would order a to rescind a Foury Earold regulation that bans new group 8 Enva Secretary Jim Nicholson would retain authority to impose the ban Howe he would have to reaffirm that the ban is still Larry former committee sup ports most of 1233 but he tried Exchange rates military rates euro costs july Dollar buys july British Pound july japanese yen july South korean won july commercial rates Bahrain British Canada China Denmark Egypt Hong Kong Hungary Israel Japan Kuwait Norway Philippines Poland saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey new military Exchange rates Are those available to customers at military Bank ing facilities in the country of issuance for South the Netherlands and the United for no local currency Exchange rates purchasing British pounds in Germa Check with your local military Bank ing commercial rates Are inter Bank rates provided for reference when buying All figures Are foreign currencies to one except for the British which is represented in and the which is precious metals new York merc dose Gold Silver interest rates prime discount Federal funds Market rate 3month 30year sources the associated Bank of America to dissuade colleagues from re opening group 8 arguing it could tighten Access to care for War wounded the democrats answer to Long lines for a health he is simply to get More people standing in but Akaka said All provisions of 1223 complement the dignified treatment of wounded warriors act of 2007 1606 approved a week earlier by the sen ate armed services in goes far beyond help for disabled veterans approved by the House in the for the Senate armed services chaired by Carl endorses a special review of disability ratings for All veterans since have separated from service with disability sever Ance pay rather then disability re its part of the commit tees goal to enforce consistency in disability awards across the ser vices to the extent with the the House passed packet of wounded Warrior initiatives focused on improving support ser vices for injured members and the Senate Bill is More inspired by testimony last april from retired army James Terry chair Man of the veterans disability benefits a is implement ing recommendations of an inter Agency task Force on returning War heroes the services Are act ing on recommendations of an in dependent review group on outpatient care Congress awaits recommendations in july of the presi dents commission on wounded warriors and in october lawmakers will get a final report and recommendations from the Veter ans disability benefits commis to email , write to military Box 201201111 or visit and sensibility Money tip of the Day tips for Public speaking by Marshall Loeb Market watch new York if you Are one of the estimated 15 million americans suffering from a Pho Bia of Public take the trick to overcoming your fear May be As simple As reexamining your Basic assumptions about Public speak say Harrison Monarch and Larina communications coaches and authors of the new Book the confident Here Are three of the Public speaking myths that can hamper performance myth 1 everyone can Tell in panicking when you present in front of a anxiety is often compounded by the belief that your nervousness is in your feelings Are harder to read than you no one but you knows your heart is Rac so take a breath and try to Calm its also helpful to remember that anxiety distorts the lesson youre probably doing much better than you myth 2 people Are judging Many of us suffer from the mistaken belief that nervous Ness automatically counts against most audiences re Spond better to speakers who exhibit signs of discomfort than they do to those who Are Overly confident and because people who seem slightly ill at ease in front of a crowd often appear More Humble and another important Point most people have some level of worry about speaking in so when they see your nervous they May empathize with what youre going Monarch and Kase the lesson the audience is probably on your myth 3 postmortem will help me those of us who suffer from a fear of Public speaking Are our own worst Crit write Kase and and we tend to use the postmortem As an Opportunity to Rumi Nate Over our which Only exacerbates the the lesson skip the pos game your news local Militar covering All the bases and the military issues that affect else hut