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            Bear’s Tale

        Monday, MAY 15, 2006

        At sea


 

NOON POSITION

Dockside Balboa Panama - Fueling

 

WEATHER FORECAST

More of the same hot and humid weather for the next day or two.

 

3/C Engineering PT Exam One – Monday May 15 Ericcson classroom 2000

 

Get Involved!  Volunteer to help ASCMA plan ship activities and events.  There will be a meeting tonight at 7 pm in Osborne classroom.  Bring suggestions, ideas, and a good attitude.  All ASCMA Officers are required to attend.  All other welcome!

 

Pirate’s Cove will open at 8 pm this evening due to the ASCMA volunteer meeting.

 

Job Well Done!

Bravo Zulu to all 3rd class deck students for passing the 1st Morse code test with high marks. You may come to my office (radio room) after 1300 tomorrow (May 15, 2006) to check out light boxes.

Saarheim

 

Comdt’s Corner

Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI):  The first of three sessions of the seminar series will be held at 1900, 16 May, in Bowditch.  Session one is being held on 16 May and 24 May.  The sessions will last no more than one hour.  Those students who haven’t turned in their Student LPI – Self assessment to me need to turn them in at least 24 hours in advance of the first session.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Corps Corner

Cadet Cruise Mast will be held in the Asst Comdt’s Office at 1830, Tuesday, 16 May 06.  Uniform is khaki or equivalent.

~Everyone is reminded that flip flops are not an authorized leisure wear item.  The only time they are authorized is when you are off the ship.

 

 

LOST –

·  Black Electric Sunglasses, last seen either in 02 lounge or computer lab.  Please return to Tony Maude.

·  Black 60 gig Ipod and Etymonic Research headphones – if you borrowed them, please return them to Joe Swindel or to the ship’s office.

·  Kodak digital camera – last seen at Coconut Restaurant on Wed night.  If you brought it back, please return to David Kopra or the Ship’s Office.

 

FOUND

· Knife

· Cell Phone

 

 

 

Channel 20

7:00pm Dead Poets Society

9:00pm Michael

Channel 22

7:00pm School of Rock

9:00pm Bourne Supremacy

Channel 24

7:00 pm Finding Neverland

9:00 pm Underworld

 

Bow Cam                                                        Ch. 16

Electronic Chart                                              Ch. 14

Bear’s Tale                                                     Ch. 18

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Breakfast

Fresh Fruit, Juice, Coffee

Assorted Cereals, Milk

Eggs to Order

French Toast

Bacon

Pastries, Muffins

Lunch

Tuna Casserole

Grilled Cheese/Ham

Ravioli Bake

Veggies

Salad Bar/ Soup

Assorted Desserts

Dinner

Roast Beef/Au Jus

Mediterranean Veggies

Noodle Casserole

Rice Pilaf

Veggies

Salad Bar/ Soup

Assorted Desserts

 

How many amendments are there in our Bill of Rights?

 

Which ocean is deeper, the Atlantic or the Pacific?

 

If you’re at the top of the Sears Tower, what city are you in?

 

What U.S. President said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?

 

What group founded the city of San Francisco?

 

What part of your brain coordinates muscle movement?

 

What does the abbreviation DVD stand for?

 

Name the first six Presidents of the United States.

 

What two bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Gibraltar?

 

Answers are posted on the bulletin board by the Ship’s Office.

 

YESTERDAY'S ANSWER KEY:

Who was the last emperor of the Incas?

Atahualpa

 

In what classic book is the ship Pequod captained by one of the main characters?

Moby Dick

 

How did Revolutionary War heroine Molly Pitcher get her name?

She carried water in a pitcher to soldiers on the battlefield

 

Who directed the movie Citizen Kane?

Orson Wells

 

What land purchase in 1867 was called “Seward’s Folly”?

Alaska, 7Secretary of State Wm Seward negotiated the purchase.

 

What famous words are attributed to Patrick Henry?

“. . . give me liberty, or give me death!”

 

In what country did the conquistadores seize land in the 16th century?

Spain

 

Is Singapore closer to China, India, or Russia?

China

 

Is the Redwall series by Brian Jacques best categorized as fantasy, horror, or humor?

Fantasy

 

Who wrote the opera The Magic Flute; Bach, Mozart or Wagner?

Mozart

 

What was the main cash crop of the Jamestown colony?

Tobacco

 

In what year did the Constitution of the United States go into effect?

1789

 

How many 9s do you use when you count every digit from 0 – 100?

20 (remember to count the 9s from 90 – 99)

 

In 1947, who became the first prime minister of the newly independent India?

Jawaharlal Nehru

 

 

 


 

 
 
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