The 8(a) Streamlined Technology Application Resource for Services. (STARS) II Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) â â8(a) STARS IIâ, a/k/a âSTARS IIâ, is a Multiple Award (MA), Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity. (IDIQ) contract to provide information technology (IT) services and IT services-. based solutions which may include the integration of ancillary support which is.
Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images. First Trimester. Many women may find their appetites changes very early in the first trimester of pregnancyâpossibly even before they know that they are pregnant. Some women may suddenly find themselves not hungry at all, and that even the mere thought of food makes them feel ill.
Cravings occur frequently during pregnancy, but certain cravings, like chomping on ice, may indicate something potentially more serious than a craving for pickles and ice cream. An urge to eat non-nutritive substances, a condition called pica, can occur in pregnant women with low iron levels.ica in Pregnancy. The desire to eat ice is just one type of craving seen during pregnancy. Women may also crave starch, dirt, clay or paper. Women who eat ice during pregnancy may do so because it soothes the sore and irritated tongue often seen in iron deficient patients, a 2007 Los Angeles Times article suggests.