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03 September 2005
I spotted Spinrad's 'Bug Jack Barron' and 'The Druid King' at Borders last night. I also saw Sawyer's 'Mindscan' in hardcover there. Sterling's latest is nowhere in sight.
All four books were not available at Sunny bookstore. Over the years, I seem to have the impression that Sunny bookstore is simply carrying less and less new SF titles in favour of true and tried bestsellers. I have bought a lot less books from Sunny bookstore these few years.
I may visit the Kinokuniya bookstore at Ngee Ann City sometime today.
The new 2005 reprint of 'Bug Jack Barron' is much more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than the older black one which I have got. Yes, I know, the new has that usual defocused photograpy but the colours are consistent within a limited palatte. The old cover is just a bunch of gaudy red words within a black cover. Horrid!
I bought the 'The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State' and 'Historiography : Ancient, Medieval, and Modern' from Borders last night.
This is an outstanding new volume based on information available since 1989. The perspective offered is from Soviet sources and it includes operations like the previously unknown Operation Mars.
Soviet casualties figures in individual campaigns are presented in tabular form whereas previous studies of this titanic struggle have often omitted this aspect. The figures are startling as the casualties is indicative of the enormity of the campaigns in the Eastern Front.
Units positions and strengths which was previously estimated and guessed at in studies based on German sources are also presented in this volume and some of Glantz's other work. David M. Glantz who is often considered the current English language authority on the Soviet war machine in the Second World War has written a concise, accessible and invaluable work of the Great Patriotic War from Soviet sources.
I have read Glantz's study on Kursk and Operation Mars.
"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry." Richard Dawkins
A tank destroyer which is based on mounting a 75mm L48 gun on a PzKw-38 chassis. This diminutive vehicle was to prove a thorn in the sides of the Allies.
It was adopted by the Swiss army as the G13 after the Second World War. The vehicle was also in service with the Swedes for a limited number of years postwar.
A few months ago, I visited a model shop at Sunshine Plaza at Prinsep Street and bought a book on the operations leading to the liberation of Czechoslovakia. In the book, there are many unusual black and white photos of the Soviet and Germany armour and troops, photos which I have not seen elsewhere. The Hetzer is prominent in many of the photos.
"I must write a letter to you
I must make myself clear
It is spot on time, right on cue
I am a clam, somebody said to me
It's obscene, there must be a motive behind
It's obscure, there must be someone behind"
Clan of Xymox 'Muscovite Mosquito'
02 September 2005
It's a Friday! Finally, the end of the week draws near. I shall visit Borders tonight and do my usual weekly book hunt. I may pick up Norman Spinrad's 'The Druid King'. Then, I will go sit at a cafe, draw some stuff and read the rulebooks to my newly acquired wargames 'Under the Lily Banner' and 'Men of Iron'.
On the matter of arcade and console games, I read on the Asian Wall Street Journal that Square Enix is buying Taito. And Bandai bought Namco some time ago. Has there been a wave of consolidation in the Japanese game industry? These are names from my younger days when I still visited the arcades. I have fond memories of Namco's 'Assault'. Ahh... those days in the late eighties when 'greed was good'. Heheh.
The Malaysian national carrier, the Malaysian Airline System (MAS) appears to be haemorrhaging to the tune of 280.7 million riggit this quarter. It is obvious that the other Malaysian carrier, the discount airline, AirAsia, has been a major contributing cause. Will this eventually be a case of national pride sustaining the national carrier like in the case of the Filipino national carrier? If AirAsia were to finally destroy MAS, will it be renamed to AirMalaysia? I wonder.
While I am interested in the Cheng Ho expeditions, I am loathed to spend money for entry to the exhibition held at Suntec City since it is associated with the '1421' book, a volume, surely, of somewhat dubious scholarship and research, something akin to the von Daniken and Velikovsky schools of research in history and science. Hmm... I am undecided.
I am reminded. I will keep a look out for Sterling's new book 'The Zenith Angle' and Robert Sawyer's 'Mindscan'. 'Zenith Angle' doesn't seem very promising. Oh well. More on those later.
A fun piece to do. I drew quickly while I was having a sweet drink at the domain of Dr. Evil (ie. Starbucks) at Liat Tower one weekend. I am quite pleased with the finished piece. I have quite a few more drawings of this nature lined up.
"I've been searching for so long
Now i'm chasing the shadows away
I've been trying, yes i tried to find my way
No more crying in the make or break decade"
Alphaville 'Flame'
01 September 2005
I just won this off an auction on eBay and it arrived last week. Hurrah! I ordered it on Amazon once but after a few months, they wrote back that they could not locate that item despite having listed it! Boooo!
This is an aggressive and infectious single without the harsh electronics found in some industrial and ebm releases, being full of bleeps and such. The vocals are heavily processed, distorted (the usual cookie monster vocals) and harsh. WOO! Good stuff.
The stomping single includes several remixes of 'Gunman', a remix of 'Nuclear Winter' and the track 'F-117'. It makes one want to don on a pair of steel-tipped boots and go out there and do some damage! My two favourite Funker Vogt singles are 'Gunman' and 'Subspace'.
The quintessential rivethead single. Gonna blast this.
This was done at the same time as the previous work. For this piece, I was inspired by the great in-game graphics found in Guild Wars. One of the villages in that game had a hint of an Italian or Spanish village during summer. Hence, I tried a stark image of stone buildings in the sun. This is a very small pen sketch measuring 10cm by 8cm at most. Most of my sketches today are small quick affairs.
"A tacit contract! That is to say, a wordless, and consequently a thoughtless and will-less contract: a revolting nonsense!"
Mikhail Bakunin on the Social Contract
31 August 2005
I sketched this over coffee at a cafe at Millenia's Walk. No, it is not the Appian way.
'You've come this far
It's just a little further from where you are
Another hour, another mile, one more year
It might be easier to let yourself disappear.
Always on the outside
And all eyes turn away
All eyes turn away.'
Faith and the Muse 'Whispered in your Ear'
30 August 2005
I was at a talk and panel given by Robert S. Sawyer, Norman Spinrad and Bruce Sterling on Monday night at the sixteenth level of the library.
Before the talk, I waited with Kelvin, Brian and JF at a reception area. Robert Sawyer came up and started talking to us. I told Friendly Rob that I had read about three or four of his novels and have about eight or ten lying about. I told him that I first discovered 'Factoring Humanity' some years ago and was struck by its humanity of this hard SF novel. Friendly Rob said that this was his most favourite of all his work.
The reference library of the National Library is known as the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library and evidently the sixteenth level is known officially as the 'Pod' and is within the confines of that Lee Kong Chian Reference Library. So, a reference to this location would be the "Lee Kong Chian Reference Library - Level 16 - The Pod at the National Library at Victoria Street". Confused yet? The 'Pod' is already an overused and tired word as well as being part of a product name. The word is getting somewhat dated through 'over-usage' and can only get more dated in a few years. As if it is not enough with bad names, the Pod, being on the sixteenth level cannot be reached through the lifts in the main lobby which stops on the thirteenth floor, it can only be accessed using a keycard via a lift secreted in a large hall on the third floor of this new monstrous and labyrinthine library. Amusing to say the least. Anyhow, enough with the absurdities of the library and its myriad names.
The title of the talk and panel discussion is 'The Future Is Already Here: Is there a place for science fiction in the 21st century?' It is also the title of a talk that Robert Sawyer gave to the Library of Congress some time back.*
Sawyer is the optimist which is not a surprise given that he is one of the few purveyors of hard SF left today.
Sterling examined the genre worldwide (Italy, Mexico, Finland, Japan) and related fantastic fiction like New Wave, magic realism, hard SF, anime/manga, etc and he pronounced that speculative fiction is thriving at present. He took the long view and noted that SF is a relatively young form within the vast span of human history and there is no guarantee that it will last.
Spinrad disagreed with the title and pointed out the semantic absurdity of the premise.
There was a question from someone about the short story form and why she thought it had received less attention. Sterling spoke of the SF magazines which publishes short stories and Sawyer spoke of the editors. Spinrad spoke of the form and noted that the short story is not a short novel and neither is the novel a long short story and went on at length.
When the direction of the talk shifted to alternate history and military SF written by the likes of S.M. Stirling and Harry Turtledove, I posed a question to Spinrad on 'The Iron Dream' about his satire. It was too amusing not to ask. 'The Iron Dream' was, of course, a SF novel ('Lord of the Swastika') purportedly written by Hitler, filled with phallic symbols (ie Steel Commander) and 'glorious' violence as found in the military SF genre. Spinrad responded and spoke of a joke he had with his editor, agent or publisher (I forget which) and how he had ideas for a large joke which will, under an assumed pen name, create a military SF series where the protagonists conquered and destroyed the worlds of other SF...
Brian asked what their thoughts were on an interesting Dick story on precogs and SF writers and a SF convention when the thread of the conversation was on SF predicting the future. All three writers did agree that SF is not predictive literature. Sterling also mentioned of his talks with corporate futurists. Later, the direction shifted to the entertainment aspects of SF.
At a point in the discourse, one of the members of the audience asked about 'Dune' which he thought was the greatest SF novel ever written. This brought upon a howl of laughter from everyone in the panel and the audience including Kelvin, Brian, myself. Sterling, Sawyer and Spinrad laughed and Sterling said that 'Dune' is not a great SF novel. The others said something to that effect. I do think it is about time that people recognised that 'Dune' is NOT the greatest SF novel of all time, nor is it a great SF novel. Finally, someone has the courage to say it out loud. A case of the Emperor's New Clothes!
On a curious note, the panel of science fiction writers was 'moderated' by a person who during the course of the talk mentioned his name as 'Singh' and nothing more. Who was this person who was seated between the writers? Was he a moderator? A government handler? An internal security staff? A librarian? A writer? A critic? A famous cultural commentator? A renowned educator? Sponsor of the event? He did not appear to have shown any indication of having read any work from Sawyer, Spinrad and Sterling. Why was he there? Moderation? He stuck out like a sore thumb throughout the session.
Spinrad mentioned his fascination with Admiral Cheng Ho and his voyages and what might have been the voyages had continued. He noted the existence of the '1421' book. He was curious and had noted that there was an exhibition in Singapore on this. I showed him a book I had with me, Paul Kennedy's 'The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers' which did compare the powers at 1500 and the subsequent rise of Europe and decline of Ming China and other civilisations.
After the talk, I managed to ask Spinrad if his new fantasy novel, 'The Druid King', was prompted by 'ka-ching' a la Kevin J. Andersen? He told me that he had read Julius Caesar's account of Gaul and, as it was, it was an account from the victor, he wanted to do a historical re-telling. Julius Caesar's 'The Gallic War' and 'The Civil Wars' are amongst the most eloquent of propaganda and literature. (The Commentaries) I had read the former but not the latter. I will be giving 'The Druid King' due consideration after this. I also did manage to ask him about 'Bug Jack Barron' (1969) which pre-dated Phil Donahue, Oprah and Geraldo. A precursor of things to come.
Then, Sterling came. He said that he had been obligated to write his blog for Wired. I said he could easily put many photos just as he had been doing. He said he wasn't a good photographer. Spinrad asked how much he is being paid for the blog and Sterling laughed, saying that it was not enough. Sawyer has a website and a blog too.
On a superficial level, my observation of the three authors were that they were personable and approachable. None of them were self-important, nor were they acting like celebrities. They were passionate people. Spinrad was engaging with ideas abound, Sterling was sincere and down to earth and Sawyer very friendly and articulate. Some of Sterling's statements were sometimes laced with irony but they were not the bitter and black irony of certain cynical British writers and commentators. He's a Texan, how bitter can Texans get? (Okay, one did get angry enough to invade on account of someone trying to kill his dad... Hahaha.)
I had a migraine throughout the talk and my head was pounding. Intense pain. My eyes were 'tearing'. While I waited, Wilson managed to ambush Sterling and got an autograph from Bruce Sterling for his nice hardcover copy of 'Heavy Weather'. I don't know if Wilson was armed with a rotary cannon or what. Woo!
Then, we adjourned though I would have loved to talk to Spinrad, Sawyer and Sterling further. Brian, Wilson and Colin went over to CHJMES for dinner while I took a taxi home.
Robert Sawyer gave an earlier talk at the Library of congress in 1999 and the text is available at his website. A worthwhile read.
*Robert Sawyer mentioned this in his talk.
"There was that word again, and that was where the whole thing was at. Malcolm Shabazz, Prophet of the United Black Muslim Movement, Chairman of the National Council of Black Nationalist Leaders, Recipient of the Mao Peace Prize, and Kingfish of the Mystic Knights of the Sea was neither more nor less than a nigger. He was everything the shades saw when they heard the word nigger: Peking-loving ignorant dick-dragging black-oozing ape-like savage. And that cunning son of a bitch, Malcolm knew it and played on it, making himself a focus of mad white hate, the purposeful prime target of garbage throwing screaming Wallacite loonies, feeding on the hate, growing on it, absorbing it, saying to the shades, "I'm a big black mother, and I hate your fucking guts, and China is the Future, and my dick is bigger than yours, you shade bastard, and there are twenty million bucks lkike me in this country, a billion in People's China and four billion in the world who hate you like I hate you, die you shade mother!"
Exerpt from Norman Spinrad's 'Bug Back Barron'
This is an over the top piece of work with an almost improbable landscape. This is an enjoyable sketch which I did over a glass of cold blended coffee at NYDC at the Heeren one Saturday afternoon some time back.
"Creation as literally depicted in Genesis is indeed supported by faith (and needs to be, since it is not supported by anything else, certainly not the Pope, nor the Roman or Anglican hierarchies). Evolution, on the other hand, is supported by evidence." Richard Dawkins
29 August 2005
A Defence most irresolute
In Richard Connaughton's 'Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear', it would appear that the most serious failing in the Russian army is that of defence that is irresolute. Time and again, during the campaign, the Russian army would mount a successful initial defence, inflicting heavy casualties upon their Japanese opponent only to withdraw later.
A vacillating Russian leadership which was unable to decide between sending reinforcements and launching an offensive ultimately chose withdrawal. The Japanese army was then able to assume a moral superiority that gave them an aura of invincibility.
The Malayan campaign of 1941-42 echoed the war of 1905. Likewise, the British and Commonwealth leadership mounted an irresolute defence, withdrawing frequently from position after position when faced with assaults from Japanese infantry supported by tanks. The Japanese 25th Army proved irresistable then.
In the case of the desperate defence at Wake Island and Bataan, outnumbered American defenders were tenacious, inflicting casualties on the Japanese and retarded the Japanese Army and Navy's offensive timetables. What was the difference? A leadership of higher quality? Better trained troops with greater morale?
On a related topic, at least three volumes on the defence of Singapore were released since 2004. They include Peter Thompson's 'Battle for Singapore', Colin Smith's 'Singapore Burning', Brian Farrell's 'The Defence and Fall of Singapore 1940-1942'.
The Farrell volume is an academic study while the other two are narratives.
Other related books released recently include '60 Years on: The Fall of Singapore Revisited', 'Buffalos over Singapore', 'Hurricanes over Singapore', 'The Guns of February', 'Bloody Shambles Volume 1'.
"Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all." - Herbert Spencer
I was recommended this series on account of its artwork. A cursory flip through revealed some competent work that was not too stylised like some of the other manga titles. 'Great figure work, this has potential,' I thought to myself.
I bought the three books and started reading on a late Saturday night. To my dismay, this is among the least compelling and badly written manga series I have read to date. Only 'Striker' (also known as 'Wolf Brigade' comes close). The 'Crying Freeman' series was perverse in its themes and plotting but had great artwork and an unusual backdrop. 'Strain' was racist but had great artwork. 'Akira' was overwrought with a byzantine plot but it had a sense of fluidity, a dynamicism that transcends its weak premise.
'Deus Vitae' does not have much redeeming in it. The artwork is, upon a closer examination, uneven. Where there is good art, it is inevitably that of nude or almost nude women. Idealised nude women with perfect figures if you will. It would appear that the majority of this artist's effort went into his conception of his perfect woman. All the selenoid mothers were similar. I have drawn enough nudes previously to note that these are possibly stylised fantasies of probably one woman, teenaged but without the school uniform and panties!
The theme has elements directly lifted from the horrendous 'Terminator III: Rise of the Machines'. The beginning of the book almost echoes word for word the film from which the premise was 'stoken'. Other obvious elements include the human versus selenoid (human versus replicant!) theme from 'Bladerunner'. How unoriginal can one get? The writer has not bothered to disguise the material and as such, the series has a strong feeling of deja vu. Besides the incoherent plot and the flimsy characters, the dialogue felt contrived. There is precious little to recommend in this series. Avoid.
"Religions do make claims about the universe--the same kinds of claims that scientists make, except they're usually false." Richard Dawkins
28 August 2005
Jagdpanzer IV
A successful assault gun which was produced in numbers. The modern Jagdpanzer Kanone 4-5 is based on this deadly vehicle. The earlier version of the Jagdpanzer IV is armed with a 75mm gun which is 48 calibres in length (L48). The later version was simplified for production has a higher profile and a longer-barrelled weapon at 70 calibre lengths (L70). I drew this with pencils, Artline technical pens, and Copic markers. Like my other tank sketches, it took between two to three hours.
"Indifference, hollow laughter
Bathes the walls of this lost home
So futile, all attempts
Affectations, long to roam
Ever spinning, vile actress
Answered blindly to the call
The price, child yet again we sit
And watch our private rome fall"
Faith and the Muse 'Trauma Coil'
Another piece conveying movement. Strong winds blow across the meadows.
"You can halt your car for an afternoon in utopia
We shall stop the wars on those afternoons in utopia"
Alphaville 'Afternoons in Utopia'
A swift piece to convey movement. Deliberate in its simplicity.
"We're pilots watching the stars
The world pre-occupied
We're pilots watching the stars
Who do you think we are ?"
Goldfrapp 'Pilots'
Bruce Sterling gave a talk in Singapore on Saturday night at the sixteenth level of the new National Library. The topic of the talk is 'From Cyberpunk to Industrial Design - Writing Science Fiction in the 21st Century'. Sterling related that he is now teaching at a design college in Pasadena. From industrial design and the improbable term 'science fiction', Sterling delved into tracking and the RFID technology. He also spoke of a third way and the insustainability of the physical.
When Sterling spoke of 'mission statement design' and how a corporation's raison d'etre could arise from there, it was not unfamiliar, a case of stating the obvious. This, could, of course, easily have been a management talk given by a management guru type or some New Age mystic, and it could well have been within the realm of the business school academia too. When the cyberpunk hero spoke on it, well, I think my friends and I were more than amused. Sterling on management practices? Whoa!
And yes, the power of the word is undoubted, especially when it is a large faceless entity, a composite of individuals labouring under a set of mission statements and rules.
Colin took the picture of him (above) using a mobile phone.Sterling was also impressed by the library. I suspect the panorama of the cityline during sunset was a feast for the senses. Colin and I were impressed too. Sterling's blog has an account of his trip to Singapore. And his subsequent blog entry. On another note, Norman Spinrad and Robert Sawyer will be joining Sterling for a talk on Monday night.
Sterling is, of course, known for his books, 'The Artificial Kid', 'Islands in the Net', 'Schismatrix', 'Holy Fire', 'Heavy Weather', 'Distraction', 'Hacker Crackdown', 'Involution Ocean'. He is, after all, the cyberpunk prime mover. The ideologue.
Norman Spinrad, the American New Wave SF writer, is notorious for 'Bug Jack Barron', the ultimate sellout novel, the novel of co-opting (of course, co-opting today need not be so obvious, if you know what I mean...) and 'Iron Dream', a book of symbols and fetishes. Strangely, he has recently written the first part of a fantasy trilogy. Colin or Wilson said ka-ching! I thought so too when I first saw it.
Robert Sawyer has often been called the 'Canadian Heinlein'. 'Factoring Humanity', 'Frameshift', 'Calculating God'. He is known for his hard SF novels.
I have read quite a few of Sterling and Sawyer's work. I have read a little of Spinrad work. The rare 'Iron Dream' was tasteless yet funny given the juxtaposition. Those who enjoy militaristic SF may want to read 'Iron Dream' (aka 'Lord of the Swastika').
Colin, Brian and I were at Jerry's Barbeque and Grill at Club Street for dinner later. Atmospheric place. Good place to bring women.
"We have never been a people of complacency. We Singaporeans have never abandoned our wise tradition of universal military service..."
Exerpt from Bruce Sterling's 'Islands in the Net'


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میں آپ سب کو ایک بہت خوش اور پر امن عید کی مرضی.
اللہ تمہارے اعمال صالحہ قبول فرمائے،
تمہاری خطائیں معاف کر دیں اور دنیا بھر کے تمام لوگوں کے مصائب کو کم. عید مبارک
Eid Wishes in Urdu
'Eid-ul-Azha Mubarak', may Allah shower countless blessing upon you and your family. Keep me in your prayers.
When my arms cant
reach people close to my heart.
I always hug them with my prayers.
May allahs peace be with you.
A very happy eid mubarak 2 U.
Happy Eid Messages
As Allah waters HIS Creation,
May HE also sprinkle HIS wonderous
blessings over you and your beloved ones.
I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Eid. May Allah accept your good deeds, forgive your mistakes and ease the suffering of all people around the globe Eid Mubarak
आप सभी को इस महत्वपूर्ण ईद की
बहुत बहुत शुभ कामनाएं
आप और आपका परिवार
हमेशा सुसखि रहे
ईद की बहुत बहुत बधाई!
Eid Mubarak Wishes in Hindi
I know its too early… but l have hundreds of boys and pretty girls to wish. So, I decided to finish off uncles & aunties first! EID Mubarak in Advanced 😉Eid Mubarak Status 2016
Sending u warm wishes on "EID-UL-Fitr"
and wishing that,
it brings your way ever joys and happiness.
Remember me in ur prayers.
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May Allah flood your life
with happiness on this occasion,
ur heart with love,
ur soul with spirtual,
ur mind with wisdom,
wishing u a very Happy Eid Mubarik
Wishing U a Very Very "HAPPY EID MUBARIK"With Luv And Best Wishes. May This Eid Day Brings LOT of HAppiness And JOYS in ur LIFE. May u Live Long LIFE… And That EID day Will comes in UR life Hundrad Times… Eid Mubarak Wishes
Sending warm wishes across the miles, just to let you know how much you are missed on EID day…
May God send his Love like Sunshine in his warm and gentle ways to fill every corner of your heart and filled your Life with a lot of happiness like this EID day. Wishing you EID MUBARAK! Eid Mubarak Quotes
Nazar ka Chain Dil ka Suroor hoty hen,
Kuch Aisy Log Jahan me Zarur hoty hen,
Sada Chamkta rahy Unki Eid ka Tehwaar,
Qareeb Reh ker bhi Hum se Door hoty hen..!
Many are the wishes
that are being sent your way,
but the is a special one
for a very happy Eid Day
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All your latest BSODs are saying this:
******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck C2, {7, 109b, 5090322, fffff8a016075230} GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from fffff80002ef7100 GetUlongFromAddress: unable to read from fffff80002ef71c0 Probably caused by : Ntfs.sys ( Ntfs!NtfsCommonCreate+257b ) Followup: MachineOwner ---------
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Focus on training means public can enjoy enhanced leisure services
One thing you can be sure of is that providing the training for over 8,000 government staff who manage the venues hosting a wide range of cultural and leisure activities is far from relaxing and is definitely no walk in the park.
"Our focus is to offer training that meets operational needs and increases service standards for the public," says Brenda Law, chief training officer for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. "The emphasis is on professionalism and practicality and the job involves arranging tailor-made programmes, some of which take place on the job."
In addition, there are in-depth courses in general management, languages, communication and IT-related subjects. When appropriate, local experts or specialists from overseas will give lectures or lead seminars on topics such as sports and cultural venues, managing national sports associations, horticulture, organising events and marketing the arts.
Such diversified programmes require systematic planning. Therefore, an annual plan is drawn up based on service needs and the feedback from staff surveys about training requirements. The findings are presented to a departmental training committee for discussion and approval before decisions are implemented.
"For specific areas like customer service, the surveys help to determine our approach, so we can address precise needs and difficulties," Ms Law explains. "That ensures training programmes are relevant for staff in their dealings with customers."
Special events
To prepare for the 5th East Asian Games being held in Hong Kong in 2009, the department sent staff to work with the organiser of last year's games in Macau to learn about running a major multi-sports event. However, that was just one aspect of what has to be done. "You need specific training to organise major events, but these must be built on the skills and knowledge staff have to discharge their day-to-day duties," Ms Law explains.
As an example, a programme was initiated last year for the employees of 87 sports centres overseen by the department. The objective was to introduce reforms and improvements by listening to the public and enhancing service standards. Training plans were devised accordingly and follow-up surveys were used to gauge their general effectiveness. The entire process took about nine months to complete. "We have reached a certain level but won't stop there because we want to see sustained improvement," Ms Law says.
In recent years, the department has actively brought in external coaches, trainers and consultants with different expertise in order to help out. The Civil Service Training and Development Institute has also lent a hand by providing relevant courses in senior development and financial management skills and by offering practical advice to meet the varying needs of different divisions.
Cost conscious
Since each government department is financially independent, resources for training must be carefully allocated. "We don't operate a big budget," Ms Law says. "However, as a department, we have accumulated experience over the years and pass this on to our own staff at less cost."
If necessary, though, the budget does stretch to covering occasional overseas training programmes which are not available locally. Consequently, in 2005, around 35 employees were sent abroad to study such diverse topics as garden design, horticulture, plant conservation techniques, outdoor recreation, and management of performing arts. "In Hong Kong, it's mainly the government that provides leisure services," Ms Law says. "If our experts go abroad on exchange programmes or attachments, they can gain wider experience and bring back new insights."
Ms Law believes that team building is a key to providing good customer service. Therefore, programmes combining classroom and experiential training have been organised to enhance team spirit and collaboration. "Through taking part in activities not necessarily related to work, staff realise what makes a good team and how to communicate better, build leadership and achieve goals," she says. Debriefing sessions follow each activity to discuss how the team faced various challenges and how certain lessons can be applied in the workplace.
When every working day can be hectic, the main challenge is often to ensure staff receive all the training they need. As a result, the department has produced a series of CDs and DVDs giving employees the chance to learn at their own pace and when time allows. "It is a cost effective method and increases training efficiency," Ms Law says. "We encourage this type of learning, even if it is more difficult to monitor and requires staff to take the initiative."
She adds that there are also refresher courses available for staff who are being reassigned or taking part in job rotations. "The ultimate goal is to enhance our services and, in doing that, we have to satisfy both internal and external customers," she says.
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Trailer stuck in construction zone causes I-94 backup near Gladstone
A trailer pulling 16-foot-wide combines got stuck in a construction zone west of Gladstone, causing a backup of a couple miles on eastbound Interstate 94 on Thursday morning.
State troopers are currently rerouting traffic to Highway 10 through Gladstone, Capt. Kyle Kirchmeier said.
The stuck trailer has to turn around to get out of the construction zone. Kirchmeier said he expected traffic to be back to normal by about 11:30 a.m.


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Shuttle Experiment Data Reached Earth, Scientists Say
More than 80 percent of the results of the Israeli experiments conducted aboard the shuttle Columbia were relayed to Earth prior to the spacecraft's disintegration.
More than 80 percent of the results of the Israeli experiments conducted aboard the shuttle Columbia were relayed to Earth prior to the spacecraft's disintegration.
A report published yesterday by the Israel Space Agency and scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Open University shows a large portion of the findings were relayed to the ground in real time. The findings will be transferred to Israel next week.
The researchers say the experiments yielded a number of important scientific results and findings, including rare photographs of lightning formed at high altitudes and of dust movement in the Middle East region.
Furthermore, photographs taken by Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon provide initial proof that dust inhibits the development of clouds.
"The results of our experiments in space far exceed our expectations," said Avi Har-Even, director-general of the ISA, yesterday. "When I informed Rona Ramon and Ilan's father of the results of the experiments, they were very excited and saw it as an achievement."
The main Israeli experiment conducted by the Columbia crew was known as MEIDEX (Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment). It was designed to study dust particles in the area of the Mediterranean. Studies carried out until now have shown that the dust carries germs and viruses between continents and also has an effect on rain clouds.
The Israeli scientists yesterday rejected claims that the data yielded by the experiment was primarily technical. In the second week of Columbia's mission, they said, fierce storms raged over the Atlantic Ocean and, on nine orbits, the astronauts photographed and recorded dust plumes moving westward from Africa.
"Thanks to the data received, we will be able to conduct a serious study on the characteristics of the dust," explained Prof. Yosef Yehoyakhin, an expert in atmospheric sciences from Tel Aviv University.
The researchers said that particularly significant findings came from photographs taken by Ramon above the jungles of Brazil. The photographs show huge concentrations of dust stemming from controlled fires in the Amazon area and the researchers have concluded that the dust prevents rain clouds from reaching the area of the fires.
Another experiment conducted by means of the MEIDEX camera yielded unique photographs of lightning storms. The Columbia crew was asked to document "sprites" - an electromagnetic phenomenon that occurs at high altitudes. "I hoped we'd manage to get just one picture of a sprite," said Dr. Yoav Yair of the Open University yesterday. "But we have managed to document 11."
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The Yomiuri Shimbun In Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, traditional Japanese washi paper producers have been drying the inner bark of kozo trees in a snowy field. Kozo trees are a mulberry species, and their fibers are used for the locally made yukyushi paper. This process, called yukizarashi, whitens the inner barks, which are left out in the sun for about 10 days. On partially clear Feb. 15, Tomonobu Miyamoto, who heads the local association of paper and washi products makers, spread kozo bark over the snow, which was almost two meters deep. "Thanks to the sunny spells, I can get a lot of work done today," Miyamoto said. The yukizarashi work will continue through mid-March. [Released on Feb. 16, 2017]


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The magazine "G.I. Jobs" has named West Virginia University a "military friendly school" for the fifth year in a row.
"Inclusion on the 2014 Military Friendly Schools demonstrates WVU's commitment to providing a supportive environment for student veterans, service members and their dependents," said Jerry McCarthy, WVU interim veterans advocate.
"G.I. Jobs" features the top 20 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace student veterans.
More than 800 veterans, military personnel, or their dependents study at WVU. This fall, 188 new student vets enrolled at WVU.
In 2004, WVU began implementing services and initiatives for veterans. The university has also established a veterans' advocate in the Office of Financial Aid and has adopted veteran-friendly classes tailored to veterans' interests and needs. It also has a network of connections on campus to serve as resources for veterans, according to a news release from WVU.
"WVU will continue to offer student veterans' programs and services to reduce achievement gaps, increase diversity awareness at WVU, its mission and increase the importance of student veterans as members of our campus community," McCarthy said.
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Part of the interdisciplinary arts curriculum at Eugene Lang College, the Dance concentration offers a unique undergraduate curriculum centered on recent developments in the field, combining intensive practice and performance opportunities with a rigorous liberal arts education. The curriculum emphasizes research and experimentation, while fostering a sense of social responsibility.
Studying Dance at Lang is not just about learning the history of the discipline or training to become a performer or choreographer; it also involves looking to dance in order to think about the world. Dialogue takes place across artistic genres and students are encouraged to think about dance in social, historical, and cultural contexts through a variety of disciplinary lenses. Students learn to think critically about their art, and they graduate with skills that enable them to explore, research, and engage in thoughtful discourse about whatever discipline they choose to pursue, whether dance or a related field. Learn more about the Dance program.
Undergraduate students from any school in the university who are not
majoring in Liberal Arts can select a minor from Lang's offerings.
Similarly, Lang students who are not pursuing a BA or BS in Liberal Arts
can select a minor from those offered in other schools, provided they
meet the prerequisites and related requirements. (Lang students pursuing
a BA or BS in Liberal Arts: See Self-Designed Major, below.) Note: Arts
majors can enroll in any minor of their choice, including an Arts minor
in a discipline different from the one already being studied in their
This page outlines requirements for the Dance minor. Students can also study this subject as a concentration (BA, The Arts) or as part of a self-designed major (BA or BS, Liberal Arts). Arts majors can also choose the Arts in Context concentration,
in which they study dance along with a liberal arts discipline. Many
courses in the Dance curriculum are suitable for students with any
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The Dance minor is designed to introduce various approaches to dance research, including embodied practice and academic study of theory and history. The minor in Dance requires a minimum of 19 credits in the following courses:
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Spanish media claims the balls for the Champions League draw were HEATED
Spanish newspaper AS are claiming that the Champions League balls were heated before the semi final draw – and that it was a fix.
They don't explain why they're accusing UEFA of this, but there is the hint in the comments from readers that it was all to avoid another all Madrid final – something that's been the case in two of the last three seasons.
AS wrote: "The first ball that came out in the draw of the Champions League semi-finals was that of Real Madrid.
"Ian Rush shook all the balls in the drum. So far, so normal.
"With the next ball came the mystery as the Welshman went directly to Atleti without barely moving the other balls."
Last Madrid derby at the Calderon
Atleti are of course leaving the Vicente Calderon come the end of the season, and this will mean their final game against Real Madrid at the stadium will be a Champions League semi final – where they can knock their rivals out and gain some revenge for the two finals they lost at the hands of Madrid and Ramos.
The feeling among Atleti fans this year is that it is their time – and it would be third time is a charm should they actually knock Real out.


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(This recipe was originally posted in conjunction with August's theme, Snacks from Scratch.)
These little bites of deliciousness take only a few minutes to prepare, and are a healthy(ier) substitute for potato chips. You can also use them as salad croutons, or in soup. (I'm thinking they would really amp up the flavor of a bowl of tomato soup!) Oh, and they give you really great breath!
24 oz plain oyster crackers (2 - 12 oz bags)
1 envelope dry Ranch dressing/dip mix
3/4 tsp dill weed
1/4 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 C canola OR olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place oyster crackers in a large bowl and set aside. Wisk together remaining ingredients with a fork. Wisk quickly for 1 minute. Pour oil mixture over crackers. Seal bowl and shake/toss carefully or until all crackers are coated. Pour into a jelly roll pan. If any oil mixture remains in the bowl, use a rubber spatula to scrap it out and pour it over the crackers. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes (or until all oil is absorbed), stirring every 5 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.
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Many theories suggest that humans have evolved gradually and their bodies have been moulded into a much better form. However, the senses have remained the same! There has been a physical modification in the human body structure, and now we have a complete transformed med body as compared to our ancestors.
The organs in our body that we were using earlier are not of any use now, as the eating habits and much more have chanced since then. It will be very interesting to know about the organs of our body that we are not using now.
Have you ever thought why we have wisdom teeth and that too when we have grown pretty old? It is the remnant of the teeth that our ancestors used to have instead of the molar teeth. However, now it has no such use and is in fact a mess when it comes to its growth. There are more such organs that we don't use anymore, check them out.
In this article, we will share with you about some human organs that are not needed anymore. Have a look at some useless organs of the body.
Wisdom Teeth
Nowadays, almost all the people get their wisdom tooth removed, as it is of no use and causes immense pain. In early humans, these third molars had a proper role to play like other teeth. Since the human mouth has become smaller due to evolution, there is not enough space for these teeth inside the mouth.
Body Hair
Another useless part of the body is body hair also served the purpose of keeping the body warm in our ancestors. Today, we spend our money and time to remove them, as now they are unwanted.
Appendix (part of intestines)
It is a tiny pouch located at the point where small and large intestines meet. Earlier, it used to play a part in the process of digestion; however, now it has no use in our body. Most people get it removed, if there is any infection in it that is called appendicitis. In early humans, this pouch was used to digest plant food.
Darwin's Point In Ear
There is a small bump at the insides of your upper ear, this is called Darwin's point. About 10 percent of people have this tiny protuberance in the ear. Since Charles Darwin first described it when discussing genetics, this body part was named after him.
Erector Pili (Goose bumps)
These are tiny muscles present at the base of hair follicles. These muscles contract to cause what we call as goose bumps. These were important for ancient humans to survive the cold weather. Goose bumps raise the body temperature by creating a layer of warmth on the skin. Nowadays, they have a different meaning and are used to represent a particular emotional state.
Third Eyelid
This is known as Plica semilunaris in medical terms. This is a little fold of tissue located in the inner corners of the eye. Scientists believe that it is the remnant of the third eyelid that was present in early humans. However, this tissue has a function today. It helps drain out your tears and sweep foreign bodies from the eye.
This has no true function in the male body. However, some men can lactate and develop breast cancer due to this. This is the most useless organ of the human body.


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Quaint and cute!!! Quiet little neighborhood, but also convenient to shopping, services and the freeway. Hard to find affordable and comfortable home.
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Quaint and cute!!! Quiet little neighborhood, but also convenient to shopping, services and the freeway. Hard to find affordable and comfortable home.
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Concrete Perimeter
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Counter Top - Formica
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Electric Oven, Electric Range/Cooktop, Range/Oven Free Standing, Exhaust Fan/Hood
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Red Bluff is located in California. Red Bluff, California 96080 has a population of 14,131.
The median household income in Red Bluff, California 96080 is $32,393. The median household income for the surrounding county is $42,369 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in Red Bluff 96080 is 35.2 years.
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On April 14, 2011 VMA – 214 Black Sheep hosted a historic squadron reunion at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. The reunion was attended by three of the five remaining original Black Sheep Squadron members (Ed Harper, Jim Hill, and Harry Johnson). In addition to these legendary figures, other past and present squadron members, and other VIPs attended the event.
Several books have been written about this famous squadron, its pilots, and it's Commanding Officer Major Boyington. A short history of the Black Sheep Squadron includes its re-establishment in August of 1943 by Marine Corps Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington due to a lack of USMC fighter squadrons in the Pacific. Contrary to popular belief and the theme in the 1970s TV show Baa Baa Black Sheep, the members that originally formed the squadron were not trouble makers, drunks, misfits, screwballs, officers about to be court martialed, and/or absent without leave (AWOL). They just happened to be unassigned/replacements pilots awaiting assignments to a squadron. The squadron flew the new Vought F4U Corsair; although this wasn't the first aircraft type they flew. This was the first time a Marine Corps unit received new planes and not navy "hand me downs." At the time, the Navy was struggling with getting the Corsair carrier qualified and subsequently gave their new Corsairs to the USMC. VMF – 214 flew 1,776 combat missions in the Pacific and generated nine aces.
Although the genesis of VMF – 214 is historic and generated some legendary Marine Corps aviators, the Black Sheep did not stop making history or producing world class combat aviators when World War II ended. They were the first Marine Corps squadron to see combat in Korea, to be "special weapons" qualified, to receive several outstanding safety record awards, and operate the AV-8B Night Attack Harrier.
The morning started with a 60 minute panel discussion in VMA – 214's briefing room with Harper, Hill, Johnson, "The Black Sheep" author Bruce Gamble, and ten journalists. During this panel discussion, Harper, Hill, and Johnson were asked a wide variety of questions regarding their experiences as Black Sheep Squadron members. These are some of those questions and their responses:
What made the aviators of the Black Sheep unique?
"We weren't macho, just different!"
"There were a lot of good squadrons in the Pacific that did a lot of great work. They just didn't get the publicity or a bad TV show named after them."
What was Pappy Boyington like?
"He made us young pilots brave. He (Boyington) was fearless, not conventional! He encouraged his pilots to take the fight to the enemy. Boyington once told Johnson and other pilots if they saw something to shoot, shoot it. He would take care of himself."
What do you think of today's Marine?
"Today's Marine makes me very proud, they are outstanding, and a credit to the service."
How does it feel to be together with your fellow Black Sheep?
"We are sorry that more aren't here. We seem to have more respect for our fellow squadron members now, than we did when we flew together. Our relationships have gotten stronger as the years have passed."
What was it like to be in your first dogfight?
"I was very green. I got focused in on a Zero and followed him very low over the ocean. What I didn't see was the Zero's wingman roll in on me. I only knew that he was there because he had started shooting at me. That Zero's wingman shot me up good!" Shooting down a Zero wasn't easy – at least for me."
After an incredible hour with some of the plank owners of VMF – 214, we walked down to the Black Sheep hanger for a squadron hosted BBQ. In the hanger was a vintage F4U Corsair (from the Friedkin Family of Texas – The Comanche Fighters) painted in WWII VMF – 214 colors and an AV-8B Harrier. The Harrier was VMA – 214's Commanding Officer's (Lieutenant Colonel Schroder) aircraft with "Major Gregory Pappy Boyington" painted on the left canopy rail.
Reunion attendees included family, friends, and past and present members of VMF/VMA – 214. They were first treated to an aerial demonstration of an AV-8B from the Black Sheep. After the demonstration, Lieutenant Colonel Schroder welcomed everyone to the reunion and then lunch was served. Lunch included BBQ pulled pork and all the trimmings. The BBQ was provided by Del King of "BBQ for our troops." The purpose of BBQ for our troops is to show their support for the men and women of our Armed Forces by donating world class BBQ meals. BBQ for our troops is a non-profit organization (https://www.bbqforourtroops.com).
After lunch, Lieutenant Colonel Schroder returned center stage. First, he introduced Colonel Anton Nerad, the Commanding Officer of Marine Air Group 13. Colonel Nerad welcomed everyone and then presented Lieutenant Colonel Schroder and Sergeant Major Maldonado on behalf of VMA – 214 with a 20,000 Hour Mishap Free Award. Lieutenant Colonel Schroder thanked his troops for their hard work and efforts. He added that it was due to the squadron's hard work and efforts that lead to the squadron receiving this award.
Lieutenant Colonel Schroder then took a few minutes and talked about the squadron's incredible history and Pappy Boyington. He explained that before his death in January 1988, Boyington donated his Medal of Honor watch to the squadron. This watch is now worn by the commanding officer on special occasions, such as the reunion today.
Once the presentations had concluded, the hanger bay turned into a huge meet and greet. Squadron mates that hadn't seen each other in many years told old stories, Black Sheep Marines' family and friends enjoying time together, and everyone having an opportunity to meet the original VMF – 214 members. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed spending time with these legendary Marine Corps aviators.
As mentioned early, Bruce Gamble author of "The Black Sheep" attended the reunion. I had the opportunity to speak with Bruce and found him an incredible source of information on VMF – 214 and the Pacific campaign of World War II. In addition to the book on VMF – 214, he has authored a book on Pappy Boyington and is currently working on a book about Rabul during World War II.
As I walked around the hanger, I had the good fortune to meet and talk with many great Marine Corps aviators who had a connection to VMA – 214.
One of these Marine Corps aviators was retired Colonel Tom "Groucho" Carstens. Colonel Carstens was the Commanding Officer VMA – 214 from 1987 -1989. Carstens reported to VMA – 214 as his first fleet squadron after flight school. Groucho had the unique experience of being the first Black Sheep, who received his flight training by the United States Air Force, to land on a carrier. During the Vietnam War, Naval Flight School was overbooked and their overflow student aviators were sent to the USAF. Air Force flight school has produced its fair share of world class combat pilots and aces, but lacked one thing Naval Flight School provides – carrier landings! Tom didn't make his first carrier landing until months after he reported to VMA – 214 as a nugget pilot. In October/November 1971 his Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel JJ McCarthy took the Black Sheep off the coast of California to the USS Hancock for carrier trials. It was during this deployment Groucho became part of VMA – 214 history becoming the first USAF trained squadron member to trap on a carrier. Fast forward almost sixteen years and then Lieutenant Colonel Carstens was now the Commanding Officer of VMA – 214. He would be the last A-4 Skyhawk Blacksheep skipper. Groucho retired from the United States Marine Corps as a full Colonel in January 1999.
As an interesting bit of VMA – 214 trivia, there is a widely known aviation illustration of a trio of A-4 Skyhawks title "Triple Threat" by artist John Doughty, Jr. If you look closely at the center Skyhawk, you will notice that it is Lieutenant Colonel Tom "Groucho" Carstens name on the aircraft.
After speaking with Tom Carstens, I met with another past Commanding Officer of VMA – 214, Colonel Russ Stromberg. Coincidentally, Colonel Carstens turned over command of VMA – 214 to Colonel Russ Stromberg in July 1989. Stromberg would be the first Commanding Officer of VMA – 214 to fly the Harrier. I asked Colonel Stromberg how he would compare the flying characteristics of the Harrier to the Skyhawk. Russ simply said the Harrier was "very stable" and the "funnest" aircraft he had been able to fly. Colonel Stromberg served as the Commanding Officer of the Black Sheep from July 1989 through August 1990.
The reunion ended with a squadron banquet at the MCAS Yuma Officers' Club. The banquet began with some opening words by Colonel Nerad. Next, Bruce Gamble presented a history of VMF – 214 during World War II. This was followed up with a panel discussion with the audience and Jim Hill, Ed Harper, and Harry Johnson. Colonel Stromberg ended the presentation with some comments regarding Ed Harpers' influence on Marine Corps Light Attack community.
As Colonel Stromberg described, Ed Harper is most widely known for being an original member of Pappy Boyington's Black Sheep squadron. From a statistical perspective, Harper achievements as a Marine Corp aviator were legendary in their own right:
Combat Missions
– 97 during WWII
– 21 during Korea
– 14 during Vietnam
- 13 medals, including 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 2 Purple Hearts
- 4,245 Flight Hours
- 123 Carrier Landings
What some people don't or didn't know about Ed Harper was his contribution to Marine Corps aviation after his tour of duty with VMF 214. As Col Stromberg put it, "no one made more of an impact on the Marine Corps attack community than Ed Harper."
Colonel Harper was the project manager for the A-4 Skyhawk and for an aircraft that would be as revolutionary as the MV-22 Osprey is today. That aircraft would be the AV-8 Harrier. Colonel Harper was instrumental in the actual purchase of the unconventional "Vertical Take Off and Landing" (VTOL) aircraft. As Colonel Stromberg phrased it "Ed Harper took the Harrier from a white sheet of paper to rubber on the ramp." Other than avionics upgrades and the Lightening Pod, Ed Harper's "hands" are all over the Harrier.
For more than 67 years, VMF/VMA – 214 has been at the forefront of Marine Corps aviation and is not expected to slow down any time soon. With the Joint Strike Fighter coming online by the middle of this decade, VMA – 214 will take night attack to the next level, much like they did in the late 1980s with the AV-8.
It is hard to express what an incredible experience it was to talk with legendary Black Sheep squadron members Ed Harper, Jim Hill, and Harry Johnson one-on- one, hear their stories of flying combat missions in the Pacific, and to shake their hands! Needless to say, it was an honor and privilege to have the opportunity meet these Black Sheep Squadron plank holders in what some have said would be their last reunion.
A special thanks to MCAS Yuma Public Affairs Gunnery Sergeant Lisbon and Lance Corporal Diamant for a great job accommodating me and the other members of the media at this event and an additional thanks to Sergeant Major Maldonado for allowing me to attend the reunion banquet and ceremony.


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The 6-foot-3 junior immediately hopped on one foot past the baseline and eventually fell to the floor. He was on his back with his hands covering his face for several minutes before spending the rest of the game on the bench receiving treatment, including ice. He was seen leaving the arena on crutches.
The darling of last season's NCAA tournament in leading Davidson within a missed 3-pointer of the Final Four, Curry is averaging 29 points and 5.8 assists. He has twice scored more than 40 points in a game this season and is shooting 39 percent from 3-point range. He scored 39 points Thursday in a win at Wofford.
A first-team preseason Associated Press All-America, Curry's star quality has produced large crowds at nearly ever game Davidson has played this season. The son of former NBA 3-point specialist Dell Curry, the sweet-shooting, baby-faced guard has led Davidson to another strong season and potential NCAA tournament berth.
Losing Curry for any long stretch would be a tough blow for the Wildcats. After the graduation of playmaker Jason Richards last spring, Curry moved to point guard this season and took on an increased role running the offense.
With Davidson's front line playing inconsistently, Davidson has depended on Curry even more. His 753 points this season account for 36 percent of Davidson's offense.


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Monday, May 09, 2011
Mothers Day 2011
The one who raised me and the one who raised my precious Sevy.
Sev and I packed our bags (yet again) and headed up the road Friday evening.
We drove all the way from Columbia, SC to Asheville, NC with both dogs and a truck packed to the brim with camping gear. We were hoping to get to the Biltmore before dark, but we didn't quite make it. We ended up pitching our tent in the dark, but that was okay, at least we made it with no doggy throw up accidents!! Molly is doing so much better with her car sickness issues.
We woke Saturday morning to a gorgeous view...the Biltmore estate? NO. A field full of horses!!..and the Biltmore estates, which is a beautiful location, but I loved seeing all of the horses even better.
We cheered my mother-in-law on as she competed in a 50 mile endurance ride on her sweet horse, Elle.
It was the first ride I've ever had the chance to watch Sue compete in, she and her horse are an amazing little team.
I only wish I had taken my camera!!! I could not believe I had forgotten it!!
Molly was a little hesitant around all of the tall, strange looking, long faced creatures at first...but after awhile she seemed to just as comfortable around them as they were her.
In between ride check-ins, I took Molly for walks, we played fetch and even introduced her to her first river encounter-where she promptly charged into the water before she realized what it was and then freaked out.
She was such a good little dog, everyone wanted their turn at petting her soft fur.
Ali was no exception, he always charms anyone he comes in contact with. He is such a little ham and crowd pleaser. I think both dogs had a lot of fun and were exhausted on the ride back to Inman, SC on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday evening, I got to see my mom! We spent the evening throwing tennis balls and a frisbee for Molly. We retired to the back porch when the sun went down and just enjoyed the warm weather.
Sunday morning we woke up and enjoyed breakfast together...breakfast that my mom cooked for us! It's okay, you can say it.....Bless her heart! I know! However, if you know my father, then you know I've never been allowed in moms kitchen. Nope. True story, when I was little I used to try and watch mom while she cooked, dad would come into the kitchen and sternly say "OUT!...out of the kitchen! No children in the kitchen!!" He would say it was because kids have dirty hands and he couldn't trust our hands being clean...but I think he was just afraid mom would make a mistake cooking his dinner if she had us rugrats running around under foot ;-)
Still, to this day, he gives us the stink eye if we're anywhere near the kitchen when mom is cooking. Therefore, mom got to cook her own breakfast. So sad. It's okay though, because I never really got to watch mom cook, I don't really know how to! So it was probably a good thing I didn't get the chance to cook my mother breakfast for mothers day.
I really do have a great mother and I thank God for her daily.
Yesterday evening our preacher spoke on the importance of mothers passing down their faith and teaching their children about Jesus.
Sometimes, in my crazy life, I forget just who it was that taught me my morals, who raised me to love the Lord, who first read the Bible to me and who wrestled me into my tights on Sunday mornings so that we could make it to church on time (or close to it).
I am blessed to have a mother who raised her daughter to know the Lord.
I am blessed to have a mother that, even when her daughter pushed every one of her buttons, threw a tantrum, insisted that she knew what was best for her life, and did everything completely backwards from the norm, still loves me unconditionally.
Happy Mothers Day Mom, I love you :-)
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- Anne said...
oh Linds I can't imagine life without you and your sweet brother. I am the one who was blessed.
- Anne said...
Love you forever and always.
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