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Take a look at http://www.edu-observatory.org/maps/utm.html.  There's a link there to some online conversion utilities.

For what it's worth, having the weapons deactivated is not enough - the deactivation still has to meet the Security standards, be inspected and certified. In my Armoury, we have the 17 Wing Armourers come up once a year. They certify the display weaponry (both Mess and Museum) and present me...

It's called the Liberty Bell March, by the (in)famous John Philip Sousa. It's also the march past (honest and for true - see http://www.saskd.ca/heritage.pdf, page 413) of the Public Affairs branch. I used to tease our past Bde PAFFO mercilessly about it, intimating that the Pythonesque...

Moore's clothing gives military personnel (including Reservists) a 10% discount off all purchases. My husband and I found this out accidentally while shopping there - the salesman overheard us talking about the Army, and piped up with the discount.

Mr. Staniowski was a Canadian, although he lived in Las Vegas at the time. In fact, he was the brother of LCol Ed Staniowski  - http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2004/apr/05/516641451.html. For those who don't recognize LCol Staniowski, see...

Well, there's two possibilities - one is that I can Google with the best of them and hang around alt.folklore.urban too much. The second is that my beret is currently sporting its own foil lining. In my current work environment, that may be a sensible precaution.  ;D In either case, however...

Obviously not enough staff officers on these boards. Everyone knows we live for research: http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html Of course, that is the bog-standard mind-ray deflector model. More substantial threats require the use of a colander for support...

I believe that's her pen name. She is Worthington's daughter, as Frum mentions at http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/diary020804.asp. There was a slight media kerfuffle a while back when personal email from Crittenden to family and friends identified her husband as the author of the "Axis of...

Curiouser and curiouser: http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=5b7e494c-9de1-4deb-87a2-4273329099ad Armed group claims to have explosives missing from Iraqi depot Canadian Press Thursday, October 28, 2004 BAGHDAD (AP) - An armed group claimed in a video obtained Thursday to have...

There's actually a far easier way, that could be implemented overnight for anyone. Outlook can be set to forward copies of your email - technically, this could be set to forward to any valid email account, but DND has chosen to block forwarding to outside addresses. When I questioned why this...

;D Which reminds me of another favourite; unattributed if I recall correctly: Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

I don't know why. I had two civilians, in separate conversations, mention to me today how sorry they were about Lt. Saunders.  I didn't find it surprising, and I expressed my appreciation of their sentiment. Were they wrong? I don't believe so, and I'm not sure why you would find fault.  "...

Don't keep us in suspense - which Huxley sentiment are you referring to? I suspect "The only completely consistent people are the dead", but he said a lot of things. Some favourites: "Several excuses are always less convincing than one." "An intellectual is a person who has discovered...

I'm glad to know that I don't have the only haunted Armoury in Canada. While a lot of the noises are just the moans and groans inherent in an old building (or, in our case, the sound of the underground river that flows beneath the basement), there are some happenings that have been reported...

I always suspected it was meant to exclude serving soldiers from pawning their medals for beer money.  ;D

Don't forget the Thunder Bay Historical Society as well - they have a good WWII collection. For the team information, try the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (they may have more information on Doug Rathbone, too - he was the team doctor to the Twins in later years).

Single ship? The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff by a Russian submarine in 1945. Loss of life is generally estimated between 5000 and 7000, but some recent studies conclude that the actual death toll could be over 9000. If you're talking single incident, it would be two ships - the Cap Arcona...

You can also contact the curator of the Thunder Bay Military Museum, LCol Jack Young at 343-5175. He may be able to provide assistance. Another option is to contact 18 Field Ambulance at 343-5754; they have access to much of the 4th's history.

That makes a great deal of sense, actually. The entire concept of the sup reserve has failed badly, both as a pool of trained soldiers and as an "easy" way for bringing people back on strength. It's faster and easier to recruit someone new than to try to bring someone back - while both instances...

http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/AEL/PUBS/300-008/B-GL-382/003/PT-001/B-GL-382-003-PT-001.pdf