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Though Christmas

couldnt be spent with

our families, the divi-

sions put up a great

effort to make it feel

like home and bringsome Christmas cheer

onboard the USS Hopper.

Divisions had secret

Santas and stocking

stuffers. Families,

schools, and churches

sent an abundance of

Christmas cards and

cookies (which everyone

has been working hard

to burn off since).

The competition was

friendly and fun, and

gave everyone a warm

feeling that is much

needed during the holi-

days away. The CO saidit best when he said

It is a great honor to

serve your country dur-

ing the holidays, and

I think everyone can

feel that sentiment.

See more photos

page 4...

On Christmas

Eve, 2009, the ships

crew worked diligently

to compete with each

other in a Christmas

Decorations competi-tion. Though we could

not be home with our

families, people still

showed they were in the

spirit of Christmas

with decorations,

Christmas music in the

P-ways, hot chocolate

and eggnog, letters

from students, and some

of the crew even

dressed up as some of

your favorite Christmas

Characters.

With an ice

cream social, for the

winning division, onthe line, the competi-

tion became fierce.

Supply, coming in

fourth place, had a se-

vere advantage in the

cookie department. De-

signed to bribe the

judges by harboring the

only kitchen available,

the cookies were a suc-

cess. The CO said they

were, Hands down, the

best cookies in the

competition. Unfortu-

nately, cookies alone

were not enough to win

first place.

Coming in third

place was CC division.

IC2 McClains sisters

class provided them

with a lot of Christmas

cards. They obviously

put some money in to

make their P-way feel

like you were driving

around the neighborhood

looking at Christmas

lights with your fam-

ily. They had a huge

inflatable snowman that

had gone missing, but

resurfaced just in

time.

CA division hada plethora of hand-made

Christmas decorations.

They had a nativity

scene, a Christmas tree

with edible decoration,

candy cane icicles,

candy filled snow balls

and Christmas cards

from a Sunday school

class. STG3 Hall

dressed up as Jack

frost and ambushed the

judges with a wintry

blast of snow while

STG3 Blomstrom waited

downstairs as a Christ-

mas Elf to welcome themto the North Pole.

STG2 Kester, as Mrs.

Clause, then came out

with hot chocolate and

cookies to complete the

North Pole experience.

The most edible P-way

earned them second

place.

In first place,

however, R-Div put up a

great fight. DCA

dressed up as a snow-

man, and DC2 Avery was

a fire-fighting snow-

man. Their P-way had a

lot of Christmas lights

and they had snacks for

the judges as well.

They had cookies, car-

rots and milk avail-

able. They also had

letters for Santa for

what each person in the

division wanted includ-

ing longer working

hours and more drills.

Thankfully, Santa did

not bring these.

Christmas Competition Gets Fierce Written by STG3 Blomstrom

US NAVY

E D I T O R:I T 2 ( S W) L A NGS T ON

V OL U ME 1 0 , I S S UE 1

1 5 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 0 A ma z i n g S c u t t l e b u t t

Inside this issue:

Cultural Change 2

Hopper Marathon 2

What Causes Str ess? 3

Hail & Farewell 3

Whered That Come From? 3

MWR Schedule 4

Chri stmas Photos 4

STG2 KESTER (M S. CLAUSE), STG3HALL (JACK FROST), AN D STG3

BLOM STROM (ELF).

Chri stmas 2009 5

Sports Capsule 5

New Years Eve CasinoNIght

6

Military News 7

Celebrity News 8

New Year Traditions 9

Sailor of the Week 10-11

101 Things That AnnoyMe...

12

Picture Caption Contest 12

Horoscopes 13


2/13

Our Founding

Fathers built our country on

life, liberty and the pursuitof happiness. To this day,our country still runs on that

foundation. Yet, one

question lingers in the mind,

How far does that founda-

tion reach? Since our startwe have always waged wars

on our beliefs and desires to

be independent, to be free

thinking, and to be treated

justly. We continually

defend our own soil andnow we find ourselves

defending other countries

soils. Our brothers and

sisters are on the ground in

Iraq and Afghanistanwaging the current wars.

We fight for reasons that

appear to be for the better

good of our world and that

will leave our own country

safe. Yet, with each day

that our presence is evidentin the Middle East, cultural

changes occur. Westerniza-

tion is in progress. Womenare becoming educated, are

being liberated; yet fastfood chains are infiltrating

more developed areas of the

Middle East and contribut-

ing to the degrading health

and obesity of those coun-

tries. Cultures are chang-ing for good and for bad.Culture, the definition of

what a country is. It is un-

derstandable to protect our

own interests and longevity

in the scheme of things, butto change otherswho are

we to do that? Who are we

to take away from the foun-

dation that another country

is built on. We know from

our own history that it takesa lot for a country to liberate

itself and to stand up on its

own. So, why would we go

above and beyond protect-

ing our own interests tochanging the foundation of

another country? Is it right

for us to project our beliefs:

religious, political, and/or

social, onto others? It is not

right for us to project and

change others cultures toprotect ourselves. We are

ultimately robbing others of

their history and their futurefor those bad changes we

are making. But to protectourselves, we must leave a

footprint on a country. This

footprint is unintentional,

but the change we make

appears to be a ripple now.

How big is the ripple goingto get? Theres no way totell, but we need to think of

whether or not there are

ways to protect ourselves

and our interests without

making large ripples,especially negative ripples.

Is it possible to leave only

the good and if not, do those

in charge of the countries

we are influencing under-

stand the possible repercus-sions that could occur from

our influence? How do you

weigh the good against the

bad? And if you think the

good is better than the bad,what if it turns out to be

wrongis it recoverable?

We must believe that these

other countries are the mod-

ern day images of our

Founding Fathers, but for

their own countries, andtake the chance for the

pursuit of life, liberty and

happiness for themselves.We can only do what we

have done throughout ourcountrys life; we can only

look to protect our interests.

We must trust that others

Name Total Calories Favorite Workout

1. OS1 BOYCE 43 ,583 .76 Elliptical

2. FCC STEW ART 38 ,491 .0 Tread mill

3. STG2 BRANDO N 26 ,660 .4 Tread mill

4. CS1 JACKSON 24 ,179 .9 Tread mill

5. ENS RO BERTS 18 ,94 0.6 3 Trea dmill

6. CS3 STEARNS 18 ,00 3.0 Ellip tical

7. STG 2 KESTER 17 ,11 8.3 Ellip tical

8. FC2 SEYMO UR 9,14 7.0 Tread mill

9. CMC STUCKEY 8,5 89 .2 Trea dmill

10 . O S1 BELLARD 8 ,48 5 .0 Ellip tical

Cultural ChangeFor Better or For Worse? Written by FPO (ENS Gerardo)

H OP P E R MA RA T H ON ( F r o m 0 9 J a n ) I n f o r ma t i o n p r o v i d e d b y CS 1 J a c k s o n

Is it possible to leave only

the good and if not, do those

in charge of the countries we

are influencing understand

the possible repercussions

that could occur from our

influence?

P a g e 2 A MA Z I N G S C UT T L E B UT T

Keep up the gr eatwork guys!

Cultures are changingfor good and for bad. -FPO


3/13

Hail & Farewell

Hail

ENS KelleyGSMC Gamez

ETC ScottET1 Moore

EM2 LabutongQMSA Lennox

EM1 WilliamsFC1 Marvin

GSM1 EtienneGM2 Spitz

Farewell

GSM2 WardET2 Troutman

GSM1 NguyenOS2 Yepa

tic goals at home andat work. Exercise on a

regular basis.

Eat well-balancedmeals and get enoughsleep.

Meditate.

Get away from yourdaily stresses withgroup sports, socialevents and hobbies.

V OL U ME 1 0 , I S S UE 1 P a g e 3

Stress is caused bythe body's instinct to

defend itself. Thisinstinct is good inemergencies, such asgetting out of the wayof a speeding car. Butit can cause physicalsymptoms if it goeson for too long suchas in response to life'sdaily challenges andchanges. When thishappens, it's as

though your body getsready to jump out ofthe way of the car,but you're sitting still.Your body is workingovertime, with noplace to put all theextra energy. This canmake you feelanxious, afraid,worried and uptight.

Tips for dealing withstress

Don't worry aboutthings you can'tcontrol, like theweather.

Prepare to the best ofyour ability for eventsyou know may bestressful, like a jobinterview.

Try to look at change

as a positivechallenge, not athreat.

Work to resolve con-flicts with other peo-ple.

Ask for help fromfriends, family or pro-fessionals. Set realis-

"tattoo, and be-

came utilized to

describe the next

to the last bugle

call for the

night.

Gold Ear Ring

Not a nautical

term but a pieceof nautical

knowledge: In

case a sailor was

lost at sea, he

wore a golden ear

ring to compen-

sate the finder

of his body for

giving him a

Tattoo - During

the days of

walled cities,

tavern keepers

would say "tap

toe" when the

town bugler

sounded the call

for everyone to

return to theirquarters for the

night. It meant,

"The tap", or

bar, is "to" (To

be closed). To

soldiers

stationed near

the cities, it

sounded like,

Christian burial

and having a

priest pray over

his grave

Stateroom-

Derived from U.S.

paddlewheel

riverboats, in

the 1800s first-class cabins were

named after

various states in

the union (i.e.

New York,

Virginia,

Pennsylvania)

hence the name

Stateroom.

What causes stress? Written by CS2 Peralta

Whered That Come From? Written by MPO (ENS Bickings)

Stress is caused bythe body's instinct to

defend itself.

Information provided by

PS2 Saeteurn


4/13

M WR SCHEDULE OF EVEN TS

31JAN - $500 Bingo! Bingo cards will be

sold several days prior to the event.

06FEB - XBOX game tournament (Modern

Warfare 2, Madden, Call of Duty?)

07FEB - Eating Contest! Depending on

number of contestants, it will be one

representative from each division. Hot-

dogs, wings, chicken nuggets ?)

14FEB - Buy lolligrams, which wi ll be sold

on the mess decks several days before,

for your division and/ or your shipmates!

20FEB - Hoppers Got Talent! Sign up to

sing, dance, play an instrument, be astand up comedian, whatever your talent

is. Show off what youve got, the prizes

will be worth it!


January/February 2010

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25Signups for EatingContest

26 27 28 29Hotdog EatingContest

30

31 1 2 3 4 5HoppersGot Talent

6

7 8Bingo Card

Sales

9Bingo Card

Sales

10Bingo Card

Sales

11Bingo Card

Sales

12Game Night

13Bingo Card

Sales

14Valentines DayBINGO

15 16 17 18 19 20

*All events subject to change due to Hoppers schedule changes*


5/13

and Caps out in front. The

Penguins, Bruins, and Rang-

ers are the next trio with not

a lot of separation betweenthe 5 teams fighting over the

last 2 playoff spots. In the

Western Conference the

Blackhawks and Sharks

have opened up sizable

leads. While 3rd -10th place

are only separated by 7

points. The Los AngelesKings are holding the 8th

spot 3 points clear of the

Red Wings and 4 pointsabove the Stars.

The Baseball Writers have

chosen the Hall of Fames

class of 10. It consists of

exactly 1 player. Andre

Dawson, who is most

known for his seasons withthe Chicago Cubs and the

now moved Montreal Exposmakes it in on his ninth bal-

lot. Bert Be HomeBlyleven missed making it

by 5 votes on his 13th at-

tempt and Roberto Alomar

was 8 shy of being a first

ballot inductee. 11 players

did not get enough votes to

remain on the ballot next

year.


CHRISTMAS BINGOWINNERS:

1st G ame: CS1 Jackson won$50

2nd G ame: Split betweenG SMFN Ha lili, FC2

McCalee r, & ET3 W hitleywon $5 0

3rd G ame: FC2 Latorre won$50

Black O ut: STG 2 W eidlichwon $1000

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

M&M GUESSING

CONTEST

(Total was 558)

W inner: ETC Hoga n with theguess of 55 0 won the entire

bottle of M& Ms and his choiceof movie selection

2nd Place W inners: STG2Kester and GSMFN Bickel won

$1 5 gift certificates to

Amazon (donated b y O S1Boyce)

CHRISTMAS

DECORATING CONTEST

1st Place: R Division

2nd Place: CA Division

3rd Place: CC Division

4th Place: S-2 Division

All winning divisions wona divisional Ice Cream

Party!

C h r i s t ma s 2 0 0 9 o n t h e Ho p p e r !

Tech. The Hawkeyes won

24-14. And last but not

least, the game that game

for all the marbles #1 Ala-bama vs. #2 Texas. The

Tide took an early lead and

held on to with their first

National Championship

since 1992.

The NFL playoff picture has

been set and this weekendsee the Wild Card games

being played. Three of the

four games are repeats ofcontests on the last day of

the season. The NY J-E-T-

S Jets! Jets! Jets! are going

to play the Cincinnati Ben-

gals again. Can Ocho Cinco

and gang have a better

showing after there 37-0

drubbing last week. Theother Saturday game is the

rematch and third meetingbetween the Cowboys and

the Eagles. Will the EaglesD be able to put pressure on

Tony Romo as well as stop

the Dallas run game. Sun-

day sees Tom Terrific lead

the Patriots against the al-

ways tough as nails Ravens

in the only game that is not

a repeat from last week.While the Cardinals and

Packers face off again with

Arizona the team hoping to

bounce back after getting

embarrassed. After thesegames sort themselves out

New Orleans, Indianapolis,

Minnesota, and San Diego

will get into the action.

The Eastern Conference has

4 teams up top with the

Cavs, Celtics, Magic andHawks within 3.5 games of

each other. The next team,

the Heat, are 8 games be-hind the Cavs. If the season

were to end today Charlotte

would eek out the final spot

by a half game over the

Knicks and one game on the

Bulls. The Western Confer-

ence is more packed with

the Lakers above the fray.2nd through 11th places are

only separated by 6.5 gameswith Oklahoma City holding

the 8th and final spot butonly one game is between

them and New Orleans,

Utah, and Memphis.

The NHL is showing a cou-

ple of very strong teams on

top with a gaggle of others

below. The Eastern Confer-ence has the Devils, Sabers

HOPPER SPORTS CAPSULE Written by IT1 Andrews

It is the start of a new year

and that means Bowl season

has finished up for college

football. It is the NFL play-offs time. NHL has passed

the mid way point. The

NBA is starting to shake out

the haves from the have-

nots in the East while the

West is up for grabs. The

Baseball Writers have

picked this years Hall ofFame inductees.

The college football bowlsthat used to be pretty much

done on the 1st of January

now stretch all the way to

the 7th this year. With this

staggering of games they

could have fit a playoff in.

But I digress. The Rose

Bowl between #8 Ohio Stand #7 Oregon was won by

the Buckeyes 26-17. TheSugar Bowl saw #5 Florida

dismantal #4 Cincinnati 51-24. The Fiesta Bowl be-

tween the two non BCS

conference schools saw a

competitive game between

#6 Boise St and #3 TCU

had the Broncos come out

on top again 17-10. The

Orange Bowl had #10 Iowaface off with #9 Georgia

Ive never won anything

through MWR before. Im going

to take my divi sion out for

some cupcakes and around

-STG2 Weidlich on winning the$1000 Black Out Bingo on

Christmas


6/13

Winners!!!

1st Place: EN2 Tran - PSP

2nd Place: FC2 Weyant - BOSE Headphones

3rd Place: CS2 Mendoza - Oakley Sunglasses

Special thanks to all the dealers and MWR reps

who helped make this event run smoothly and

successfully!

N e w Y e a r s E v e C a s i n o N i g h t

A MA Z I N G S C UT T L E B UT T


7/13

2 New Cammies

The Chief of Naval Operations

has approved two new camou-flage uniforms to be worn byground force troops. The newuniforms are digital and comein woodland and desert pat-terns, similar to the combat

uniforms worn by the Marines.The new uniforms will be iden-tified by NWU Type II (DigitalDesert) and NWU Type III

(Digital Woodland). TheNWU Type II new uniformswill be worn by Naval SpecialWarfare Command, Seabees,

and EOD Technicians. Othersailors assigned to the NavyExpeditionary Combat Com-mand will continue to wear thelegacy woodland cammies untilthe release of the NWU TypeIII. All other units will con-tinue to wear the blue and grayNWU.


On Sunday, De-

cember 27th, the crew got

together for a Tug-of-Warmatch on the flight deckwith efforts of BM3 Blake-

more and ICFN Perez. The

men fought like gladiators,

for a victory of strength. It

was plain to see, after someserious struggles, that brute

strength alone couldnt win

this competition. It took

combined effort, teamwork,

and timing. The mens

teams stacked themselveswith weight and muscle, but

let it be known that just be-

cause they looked big didnt

mean they were stronger.

The officers team showedan outstanding effort to

charge to victory over all

other teams with an unde-

feated record. They were

unstoppable! Deck divi-

sions team showed that

team work and experience

handling a line were a most

valuable asset. Half way

through the mens struggle,2 female teams surfaced tohave their try. The first

match sent half of BM1

Julians team to the deck,

but they recovered strong

for a close victory over theirchallengers. Overall, 6

teams played, and fun was

had by all. The ranking

teams are as follows:

1st Place:

1st LT (LTJG

EIDSON), ELECTRO(ENS THOMSON), AUXO

(ENS DRIVER), FCO

(LTJG SINGLETON),

MPO (ENS BICKINGS)

2nd Place:

BM2 BOYD, BM3 RIOS,

BM2 CAFFIERO, BM3

BLAKEMORE, BMSN

CRUZ

3rd Place:

ET3 HAVILAND, CTT1

HEWITT, OS1 BOYCE,

LSSN TODD, MA1

WEAKLEY

4th Place:

CSSN BACHAND, CS2

MENDOZA, CSSN

ROBERSON, ET3 MUZ-

ZIE, LS2 MAZIC

1st Place(females):

BM1 Julian, BMSN

KWIATKOWSKI, LSSNCORLEY, CS3 RIOS

2nd Place(females):

GSMFN BICKEL, GSMFN

HALILI, GSMFN THO-

MAS, STG3 BLOMSTROM

Navy of 2030 could

bring sci-fi to rea lity

There is a possibility that Sail-

ors in the year 2030 may beusing laser based weapons,flying fighter jets from a com-puter console and spendingtime protecting satellites inspace. The year 2030 which isnow the potential retirementdate for many of the younger

sailors. Were going to needto fight at the speed of light,and by 2030, I think the tech-nology will support direct-energy weapons, said RearAdm. Carr, head of the Officeof Naval Research. One of the

biggest changes sailors should

expect to see during the next 20years is improved safety.

Navy attempted sui-

cide rate nearly 3

Percent

Suicide rates in the Navy areslightly higher than the othersservices in 2008, according to arecent Defense Departmentsponsored survey. The Navys

attempted suicide rate is at 2.8percent or estimated 1 in 35

sailors which is three timeshigher that the previous surveyconducted in 2005. The at-tempted suicide rate in theArmy was 2 percent, the Ma-rine Corps at 2.3 percent and

the Air Force at 1.6 accordingto the 2008 survey. The surveyof 28,546 service membersincluded different ages, races,genders and ranks. The resultsdid not include troops deployedduring the time of this survey.

Strong Enough? Written by STG3 Blomstrom

Mi l i t a r y N e ws Wr i t t e n b y I T 1 Ma s o n

I nteresting FactsBy CS2 Peralta

Officials: Sailor usedfake name for 22

years

Chief Engineman ArturoPuente, has used a fake name

for the last 22 years. The 41year old sailor was charged andaccused of making false state-ments when he applied for adiplomatic passport in 2006.Investigators discovered thatthe real Arturo Puente died in1980 in Oregon at the age of

11. The mother of Puente indi-cated that the birth certificateissued to her deceased son wasstolen during a car theft shortlybefore her son passed away.He told a local newspaper thathe is confused by the chargesand has since returned to work.

He admitted that his name isnot Puente, he goes by thename Guillermo Salinas

-Ketchup was sold in the1830s as medicine

-There are more nutri-ents in the cornflake pack-age itself than there are inthe actual cornflakes

-Chocolate has the samechemical, phenyl ethyl-amine, that your brainproduces when you fall inlove.


8/13

Elton John Helping Eminem Fight Drug Use

Elton John stated that he has been helping Eminem for the past 18months battle his drug problem. Eminem admitted that he sufferedfrom a drug addiction that led him to taking up to 20 Vicodin, Am-bien and Valium in a day. The numbers were getting so high, thathe did not know what he was taking. Elton John stated thatEminem is doing good to fight his dependency on drugs.

Celebrity News Written by IT1 Mason

Jared The Subway Guy is Engaged

Jared Fogle a.k.a. Jared the Subway Guy popped the question

to his girlfriend of a year, Katie McLaughlin last November.They plan to exchange vows this summer, but not before hegets himself back into shape. He has gained more than 40lbs

last year and wants to be fit for the wedding and wants to

look darn good in those wedding photos.


CONGRATULATIONSto Hoppers newest

Enlisted Surface

Warfare Specialist!

Keyshia Cole is Engaged and Expecting

Keyshia Cole finally admitted that she is planning a wedding with her

NBA star fianc, Daniel Gibson of the Cleveland Cavaliers. She also

admitted that she is pregnant with their first child. This admission came

after months of internet speculation and rumors. She also included thatshe has separated herself from her mother and sisters, stating that at this

point in her life she needs serenity and peace to move forward. She is

due this spring. They have yet to set a wedding date.

Victoria Beckham Takes the American Idol HotSeat

Victoria Beckham will join the American Idol

judges panel when the show takes its talent searchto Boston for its season premiere. She was very

excited to be asked to do Idol. Her husband andboys are fans of the show. She will work along sideSimon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi.She believes in constructive criticism and is a verypositive person, so she will always try to find some-thing good and helpful to focus on, be it someonessinging, their looks or their overall style.

IT2(SW) SHADDOCK


9/13


I know that many

people have tradi-

tions regarding the

holidays. In my

past, that is from

as far back as I

can remember, the

biggest traditions

regarding the new

year have been

watching a ball

drop, kissing some-

one close to me at

the stroke of mid-

night, and writing

a resolution for

the new year. Itwasnt until decid-

ing what to write

about that I ever

thought of where

these traditions

came from. What I

found was rather

fascinating to me

and I would like to

share it with you.

The tradition

of celebrating the

New Year, on Janu-

ary first, can be

dated back to 153

B.C. The ancient

Romans had a mythi-

cal two faced king

named Janus. Janus

could simultane-

ously look back at

the year that

passed and into the

year on coming,

thus becoming the

symbol for resolu-

tion.

The ball in

New York City was

created in 1907. It

was put in place to

create attention to

the second biggest

building, during

that time. The

building was home

to the New York

Times. Owner Adolph

Ochs wanted to draw

attention to his

celebration partyfor the New Year.

When the headquar-

ters of the paper

was move to Time

Square in 1914 the

parties continued

annually and the

ball was recon-

structed in 1920.

Since then the only

time the ball has

not dropped was

during WWII and a

moment of silence

was observed in its

place.

The kiss at

midnight started

with masked balls.

The mask itself

represented the

evil spirits or

wrongs of the year.

The kiss symbolizes

purification from

said evil spirits

into the New Year.

The making of

a resolution actu-

ally comes from Ju-

daism. It is part

of a holiday called

Rosh Hashanah. The

purpose of a reso-

lution, in this

holiday, to reflect

upon one's wrongdo-

ings over the year

and both seek and

offer forgiveness.

Today the NewYears resolution

is a commitment

made to oneself to

change for the bet-

ter.

Other tradi-

tions that I have

found include but

are not limited to:

Eating 12 grapes

one for each month

of the year with

the bell stroke at

midnight. Eating of

lasagna as the only

type of pastas con-

sidered good luck.

At the first toll

of midnight, the

back door is opened

and then shut to

release the old

year and lock out

all of its bad

Heres To a New Year Written by STG3 Hall

luck. Then at the

twelfth stroke of

the clock, the

front door is

opened and the New

Year is welcomed

with all of its

luck. For the Chi-

nese New Year,

every front door is

adorned with a

fresh coat of red

paint, red being a

symbol of good luck

and happiness. Al-

though the whole

family prepares afeast for the New

Year, all knives

are put away for 24

hours to keep any-

one from cutting

themselves, which

is thought to cut

the family's good

luck for the next

year

No this does-

nt mean that we

should paint the

doors red and not

use knives, refuse

to eat anything but

lasagna and grapes,

or put on a mask to

get away with kiss-

ing people.


10/13

P a g e 1 0 A MA Z I N G S C UT T L E B UT T

HOPPERS SAILOR OF THE WEEK

1)Hometown: Placentia, CA

2)Favorite Food: Chocolate cake but for those who dont consider

cake food a big, juicy piece of Ribeye

3)Favorite Movie: Scarface/Casino

4)Favorite Activity: Working out

5)Favorite past-time in Hawaii: Getting shave ice and laying out on

the beach

6)Goals in life: To be successful in all that I set my mind too

7)Goals in the Navy: To get my RN degree and submit an officers

package

IC3 CARDENAS

1)Hometown: Guam2)Favorite Food: Lumpia

3)Favorite Movie: Equilibrium

4)Favorite Activity: Hanging out with friends

5)Favorite past-time in Hawaii: Going out to Makapu and body surfing

with friends

6)Goals in life: Get a college education, work for a business com-

pany, be successful7)Goals in the Navy: Make E-5, get ESWS Pin, expand my horizon as a

sailor in the Navy

8)What do you like about the Hopper? Amount of tireless effort we do

as a ship, being recognize for what we accomplish, the people.

FC3 IRVIN

QM3 DYE

OS2 MCKINNEY

1)Hometown: Cali, Colombia

2)Favorite Food: Japanese Food and Colombian

3)Favorite Movie: All the sequel of Sew4)Favorite Activity: Dancing5)Favorite past-time in Hawaii: Going out to the Movies and have a

home cook meal with my husband.

6)Goals in life: Finish my degree in Computer Science, and start

working for the DOD as a Computer Technical or start a business with

my husband. And after the military I am going to start a family.

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FC2 WEYANT

1)Hometown: Groton, NY2)Favorite Food: Tuna noodle casserole

3)Favorite Movie: Braveheart4)Favorite Activity: Sports, Hunting, Fishing5)Favorite past-time in Hawaii: Fishing

6)Goals in life: Be a good Father and Husband

1)Hometown: Melbourne, Florida

2)Favorite Food: Chili and Beer3)Favorite Movie: Airplane

4)Favorite Activity: Going to see the Orlando Magic5)Favorite past-time in Hawaii: Bonfires on the Beach

6)Goals in life: Get my Bachelors Degree, Get a job that I really en-

joy and retire as soon as possible.


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VBSS: Its what you

join when the NRA

is just too far

away to help you

compensate for

something.

-ET3 CRANDALL

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submissions to IT2

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to talk about, but

they never seem to

get around to that

part where they ac-

tually contribute

something. For all

of you out there

without a sense of

irony who didnt get

the punchline, yes I

am making fun of my-

self.

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13. Recycling.

Not the general con-

cept of recycling,

just the system we

use. I dont want to

sort my trash, its

trash, I threw it

out for a reason. We

spend too much money

on recycling centers

for it to even be

worthwhile. They

should just hire

people to sort outall the trash and

break what can be

reused back down to

raw material. Then

start converting

dumps into recycling

centers, not the

other way around.

This way it stimu-

lates the economy by

creating jobs in-

stead of investing

way too much of ourmoney into something

that isnt paying

any dividends. I

think its time they

put me in charge of

everything.

14. The space pro-

gram. Whatever hap-

11. Using indiffer-

ence as an excuse to

be lazy. If you

really care so lit-

tle, than whats

stopping you from

just getting what-

ever it happens to

be done and over

with? You obviously

dont have anything

better to do or

wouldnt be com-

plaining about how

much you dont care.

You would be work-ing, so get to it.

12. Ants. Ants annoy

me, whether its the

red ones, brown

ones, black ones,

just ants in gen-

eral. Im pretty

sure that if ants

went extinct, it

wouldnt really have

that big of an im-

pact on the ecosys-

tem. I believe we

have enough other

little bugs in the

ground to make up

for all the scaveng-

ing. You know, the

ones that dont bite

the hell out of you.

pened to that thing?

I strongly support

giving those guys a

bigger budget. Were-

nt we supposed to

have people on Mars

by now? A few condos

on the Moon or some-

thing? Ever hear of

Helium 3? Google it,

we seriously need to

gut the Moon and get

our hands on that

stuff. Besides,well wish we had

some space travel

available when that

Large Hadron Col-

lider finally jump

starts a big bang

and destroys the

world.

15. Overly critical

people. You know

those people who

just have so much tosay about everything

they dont agree

with, everything

they think is wrong,

and how they could

do a better job?

Yeah they got plenty

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JANUARY 2010 H OROSCOP ESBy IT2 F iorel lo

AriesSlow StartThe year seems to start off in reverse as you experience sudden stops and serious demands on your time. The emphasis is on

your professional life now, the Chiefs exam may present itself when other things are going on like your liberty.

TaurusCautious Optimism*You find meaning in life from instinct rather than intellect this month, as you are able to find answers with your feelings

rather than your head. Using Google never hurt either, if your computer isnt rebooting.

Gemini

The Waiting Game2010 seems to start off on the wrong foot with pleasure becoming more and more elusive. Luckily there is a port visit soon to

assist you in putting your best foot forward.

CancerSlow MotionExpressing yourself carefully helps avoid misunderstandings in this backwards month. Individuals whose strange ideas chal-

lenge your traditional values should not be dismissed unless it involves moving midrats ahead 3 hours.

Leo

Ready, Aim, Don't FirePowerful forces restrain your creative self-expression this month as work-related issues are emphasized. Managing your anger

can be crucial to your happiness now, cause the Christmas bills are gonna keep pouring in.

Virgo

Ray of LightA light is cast this month on old relationship matters and areas where you need to let go with grace. Self-expression, creativity

and beauty are emphasized shortly before you transfer out on Desert Hawk!

LibraBound to HappenYour freedom of movement is restrained this month, over night liberty may be secured in turn for a good night rest. It may be

nearly impossible to make progress toward your long-term goals right now, such as becoming more Like A Chief!ScorpioMaster of Your Destiny

On the down side, mixed messages and difficulty with details are likely to arise this month, could be due to profile issuescausing your email not to work.

Sagittarius

Paying the PriceYou have big plans for the year, yet January seems to start off in slow motion. Instead of looking out toward the distant hori-

zon, growth and meaning may come closer to home. While order negotiation may be at the forefront, facing these issues in-

creases your self-esteem to boost your confidence on your journey toward your long-term dreams.

CapricornDrop Your AnchorsThere's an urge to bring more romance and creativity into your life, and you can happily find a fresh path to guide you now.Accepting and letting go of your past aspirations helps you clean the slate and plant the seeds for new goals to work toward

so dont stress much about not making board.

Aquarius

Back to Square OneEager as you are for this new year, there are still relationship issues left over from the past that must be addressed. The more

you attempt to push past your current circles of A, B, C, and D, the more frustrated you might become. Just remember when

in doubt, Charlie out.

PiscesExpanding Your UniverseWhile January seems to start off with things moving in reverse, this month also brings wisdom, optimism and good fortune to

ignite your entrepreneurial spirit. Keep in mind not all things bought over seas can be sold in America!

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