NOON POSITION

Latitude                                   9° 06.5’S

Longitude                                79° 13.5’W

Avg. Speed from Noon            14.8 KTS

Distance to Go                        200 NM

WEATHER FORECAST

For arrival expect conditions not unlike we saw today. However, visibility could drop to less than 2 nm in haze at arrival time. For our stay in Callao Peru expect day time highs in the low 70’s with moderate to heavy cloud cover with  comfortable evening  temps in the upper 50’s.  Winds are predicted to be variable around 8 to 10 knots, with humidity around 80%.  This is Cadets Isenhour and Osborne saying stay warm and have fun in port.

Congratulations to Evan Osborn for completing the 1/C celestial Program!  Bravo Zulu! 2/M

Makeup exam for Morse code will be held at 2000 May 19, 2006 in the Ericcson classroom.

Saarheim

3/C Engineers – The second diesel engineering I examination is at 2000 in the Bowditch classroom on Friday, the 19^th.

Email:  Remember: Text Only.  No attachments.  If you’re account is not working, you need to send a message to HelpDesk or add you r problem to the sheet outside the office being as specific as possible.

ASCMA

• Scary movie Fridays begin tonight with “Carrie” at 2000 in Pirate’s Cove.  Free Popcorn!!!!
• Anchor Pool (Last Line)  Don’t forget to stop into Pirate’s Cove and throw your best guess into the hat!

John Loth, Mike Pecsok, and Jeff Blais, please see Ms. Anne Passarello in Pirate’s Cove.

Peru Presentation – by CMA Business Students

All are invited to view a presentation on Lima, Peru Friday night at 2100 in Ericcson classroom.  Free otter pops for first 20 to attend, courtesy of ASCMA.

Corps Corner

·  Attention all Div 5 members:  There will be a meeting on Friday, 19 May, at 2100 in Bowditch Classroom for those students not on watch.  Important information regarding Peru will be passed.

·  Laundry:  Each laundry soap bucket now has a laundry scoop to be used to provide you with the amount necessary for our type of machines.  Please use them (one scoop per load) and also please remember to move the scoop to the new laundry soap bucket when the old one is empty.

·  Washers:  Whatever you do, please do not secure power to the clothes washers or try to open the doors once the cycle starts.  This causes the engineers to have to re-program the washer and/or fix the doors.  Due to the low availability of door parts, messing with the power or opening the door once the cycle starts may ruin that washer for the rest of the cruise.

·  All laundries will be secured for the port visit starting at 0600, 20 May.

·  Everyone has done a great job conserving water thus far.  During this inport, approximately 2500 gallons of fresh water will be used by the engineers to replace the jacket water on #1 MDE.  Please continue to conserve water during the port visit.

·  Interior doors throughout the ship:  please do not let them slam shut.  Positive control of the door as it closes will not only reduce the number of doors the engineers and deck day work personnel are having to fix…but it’s a safety issue too.  A properly closed door also acts as a fire or smoke boundary in case of an emergency.  Maintaining positive control as the door closes will also reduce the number of fingers or other appendages caught in doors.

·  The only authorized item besides human waste to put in the toilet is toilet paper.  Paper towels do not equal toilet paper.  If you are using one of the common heads on the main deck, please throw away your paper towels into the trash cans.  Paper towels clog up the toilets, system check valves, pumps, and do not disintegrate in the MSD causing all kinds of problems.

·  If you do not have a PORT PASS, you need to see the Purser at 1900 on Friday, 18 May, in the Ship’s Office.

Lima Peru Port Information

Peru port information is posted outside the main cargo hatch area across from the underclass mess.

Arrival formation information is posted outside the main cargo hatch area across from the underclass mess.

There will be two shuttle buses rotating on an alternate ½ hour schedule to and from Mira Flores.  During rush hours, the buses will probably run continuously until they can get back to a half hour schedule.  Due to the rotation, you should be able to pick up a bus in Mira Flores or at the ship every half hour – in theory.  Only the C/M, Asst Comdt, Ship’s Agent, or the Captain can alter the routes or stops that the buses make.

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.

·   Black Sunglasses – Please return to Brandt Montgomery

FOUND

· Knife

· Cell Phone

· Safety Goggles – see Annie in Pirates Cove

· Cal Maritime Coffee Mug – see Annie

BBC radio, now on TV channel 18, when available.  More news coming soon!

Channel 20

7:00pm The Client

9:00pm Mystery Men

Channel 22

7:00pm About Schmidt

9:00pm Black Hawk Down

Channel 24

7:00 pm Must Love Dogs

9:00 pm Fever Pitch

Bow Cam                                                        Ch. 16

Electronic Chart                                              Ch. 14

Bear’s Tale                                                     Ch. 18

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Who was the first African American to play in the modern major leagues?

What word is not from an African language: yam, banana, yogurt, or gumbo?

What document gave women the right to vote in the United States?

Who conquered the Incas?

In a race between a lion and a zebra, which animal would win?

What current countries land was fought over in the French & Indian War?  What country gained control of that land area?

Count from one to five in French.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

What fruit grows in a grouping commonly referred to as a “hand”.

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

YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS:

Name the day the Allies invaded France during WWII.

June 6, 1944

Is Venus de Milo the name of a Greek statue or a French palace?

A Greek Statue

Thomas Edison once said that genus is 1% inspiration and 99% . . . what?

Perspiration

Which type of mirror is shaped like the inside of spoon?

Concave

Name the last chief of the Native American nation of the Nez Percés.

Chief Joseph

Arrange in order from smallest to largest:  Delaware, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut

Does a philatelist collect stamps, coins or clocks?

Stamps

An impeached President is automatically removed from office.  True or false?

 False, after impeachment, the Senate holds a hearing.

What bird is the national symbol of Mexico?

The Bald Eagle

Who wrote nonsense verse:  Robert Browning, Edward Lear or Christina Rossetti?

 Edward Lear

What do we call the symbols used in ancient Egyptian writing?

Hieroglyphics

What type of fish are found in the Dead Sea?

 None, the water is too salty to support life.

According to the CFR Title 46, where is the smoking lamp located on most merchant vessels.

Ask Mr. Weinstock

After oxygen, what is the most abundant element on earth?

Silicon