Right now, I'm at the library inside of the CFAC base where I can pretend that I belong to CNFK related matters. I think I will be able to take advantages of an awful lot of things in here. I gotta go. I'm heading to the gym to play ball.

John M. Bird Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet

Vice Admiral John M. Bird, the son of a career naval officer, lived throughout the United States during his childhood and ultimately settled in Pensacola, Fla., where he graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School. In 1977, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America and has completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI in Foreign Affairs, International Relations and National Security.

As a career submarine officer, Vice Adm. Bird has served on both fast attack and ballistic missile submarines in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. His assignments included, USS Seahorse (SSN 669), USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN 641), USS Sea Devil (SSN 664), USS Tunny (SSN 682), and USS Scranton (SSN 756) where he served as the commanding officer and was awarded the Naval Submarine League’s Jack Darby Award for Inspirational Leadership and Excellence in Command, and earned the Submarine Squadron 6 (CSS-6) Battle Efficiency "E" for two consecutive years in 1994 and 1995. He commanded CSS-8 which included eight fast attack submarines in Norfolk, from August 1999 to April 2001.

Vice Adm. Bird served as special assistant (legislative affairs) to the Chief of Naval Personnel; principal assistant in the Office of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Undersea Warfare (Readiness and Tactics); Division Chief for Central, South and Southeast Asia (J5); and the assistant deputy director for Political-Military Affairs Asia, J5, on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Following a two year assignment as J3/J4 - Director for Operations and Plans, Logistics and Engineering, United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), Norfolk, Vice Adm. Bird assumed command as the 39th Commander of Submarine Group 7, Commander, Task Force 74, and Commander Task Force 54 in Yokosuka, Japan. In December 2006, he assumed duties as the deputy commander and chief of staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor.

On July 12, 2008, Vice Adm. Bird became the 46th Commander of U.S. 7th Fleet.

At the age of 26, nothing on earth can hold me back.

I`m skilled in the field, so slide to the side.

meaningless shit

I will not let it slip away.

They say time heals everything. But then eventually, only unforgettably precious memories that I want to keep forever will remain. Hopefully, I will be able to deal with them in a positive way.

What doesn't fade away inside of me is not materialistic things. At this time I really need to push myself to the limit. Mentally, physically I have to challenge it. I am eager to become a bridge between ROKN and USNFK. Whatever I do is going to be related to the both sides. Preparation for any given situation is essential.

You don't have to hesitate to reach out to people you care about.

How To Beat The Claw Game

A little girl wants a toy from the claw game and figures out a way to cheat the game to get the one she wants.

The Redeem Team

The '92 Olympic hoops squad of Magic, Michael and Larry was "the Dream Team." The nickname du jour for '08: "the Redeem Team." James likes the ring of it. "I want U.S.A. basketball to be dominant again," he says emphatically. "Every time people see the red, white and blue, they fear us." But the world won't cower until LeBron comes through. That's a guarantee.

U.S. Naval Forces, Korea (CNFK)

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) is the Navy's regional commander for the Republic of Korea. The CNFK mission is to provide leadership and expertise in Naval matters to area military commanders, including the Commander in Chief for the United Nations Command, the Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC), and Commander, United States Forces Korea (USFK). CNFK also function as a liaison to the ROK Navy, the CFC staff in armistice and in wartime, as well as to the Yokosuka, Japan-based Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet.

Although CNFK normally has no seagoing forces assigned, there are approximately 300 active duty Naval personnel assigned to various joint, combined, and Navy billets throughout the ROK peninsula. These personnel are actively engaged in planning and execution of numerous operations and exercises throughout the Korean theater.

CNFK's armistice priorities are aimed at preparing the force for conflict in the event deterrence fails. CNFK conducts contingency planning for Naval forces ashore with the CFC staff and the U.S. Seventh Fleet to refine the theater plans. CNFK's staff of 84 personnel in Seoul manages U.S. Naval issues on the peninsula during armistice.

CNFK is also responsible for Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC), and U.S. Naval Forces Korea Detachment Pohang. CFAC is a support base that coordinates all U.S. Navy ship port visits and provides liaison to the ROK Navy on training and operations. CNFK Det Pohang is co-located with ROK Marine Base Pohang, and is responsible for coordinating ROK training areas and firing ranges for use by U.S. forces. They are also responsible for maintaining fuel and ordnance storage and reserves.

I will represent our community..don't want to let them down.

even if nobody gives
a damn about what
I'm there for..I'll live for
one shot, one opportunity
that turns the whole
thing around. just suck
it up and, keep it real,..
do what I can do.

Is it too much to ask for the script in advance..?

I can make ANYTHING to be a reason to get frustrated over.

Naval Jinhae Base Command

My First Laptop Computer

Toshiba Satellite L310

Design

The design concept of Toshiba's Satellite L310, like its elder sister L300, is basic. It's a straightforward two-tone laptop in silver and black, and doesn't pretend to be "personalised" to your needs. There's no mess of multimedia buttons either, or a fingerprint scanner. However, simplicity reduces cost, and more resource allocated for true performance other than trying to be fancy.

Features

Satellite L310 features a webcam at the top of the 14.1-inch, 1,280 by 800 screen; modem port on the back; 6-in-1 card reader, wireless on/off switch, headphone and microphone jack, 3 USB port and DVD SuperMulti drive, Ethernet port, VGA out. The L310 is clearly targeted at those who don't update their laptop that often, and are working off a budget.

Internally, it's just functional — a single core Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor, 1GB of RAM will get you by, the Intel GMA X3100 is workable and the 120GB hard drive is a pretty good size for a budget laptop. Make no bones about it, this is not a fancy machine, but for the cost it's really hard to complain — the specs and price makes this the perfect cheap office or Internet machine.

well..it could've been

Time to take it seriously !!!

According to U.S. News & World Report, Teachers College, Columbia University stands alone as the #1 Graduate School of Education in the nation in 2007. Teachers College was also ranked #1 Graduate School of Education from 1996-1998.

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