Monday, April 4, 2011

Asian Defense News: Singapore News ~ Fury Over Driver Who Parks At Handicapped Lot....NSI News Source Info # 1770

Asian Defense News: Singapore News ~ Fury Over Driver Who Parks At Handicapped Lot....NSI News Source Info # 1770

April 4, 2011: A white BMW that is regularly parked at a lot reserved for the disabled has raised the ire of civic-minded Singaporeans.The car, which is missing a handicapped label, usually hogs the only available parking space reserved for the handicapped at a carpark in Bukit Purmei HDB estate.

The driver's inconsiderate behaviour has enraged a resident so much so he alerted the district's Member of Parliament Sam Tan, reported The Sunday Times (ST).

The latter then informed the Housing & Development Board (HDB).

The driver of the BMW with licence plate number ER 61U has been identified as 34-year-old Yew Chee Heng, owner of Rich Harvest Florist & Trading. His shop is located near the carpark in question.

The HDB told the paper it is aware of the case "where an inconsiderate driver repeatedly parked his car in the reserved space for disabled drivers".

The authority has been taking enforcement action, a spokesman said.

"For recalcitrant motorists such as this case, we will intensify our enforcement action against the offender and mete out stiffer penalties," a spokeswoman said.

A check on the HDB website revealed, between 16 March to 1 April, Yew chalked up seven parking summonses, all unpaid, each with a fine of $50.

Yew declined to be interviewed when contacted by the same paper.

President of the Handicaps Welfare Association Nancy Chia said such illegal parking is "a big problem."

"If the non-disabled cannot support the disabled, then where else can we get support from?"

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Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore Takes Over Command Of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force....NSI News Source Info # 1769

Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore Takes Over Command Of Multinational Counter-Piracy Task Force....NSI News Source Info # 1769

April 4, 2011: Singapore has taken over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational counter-piracy task force. The change-of-command ceremony was held on board the Royal Navy frigate HMS Cornwall, in Djibouti this morning. The ceremony was witnessed by Commander Combined Maritime Forces Vice Admiral (VADM) Mark Fox and attended by Singapore's Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral (RADM) Ng Chee Peng. This is the second time Singapore has commanded CTF 151.

RADM Harris Chan from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will lead the CTF 151 command team to coordinate counter-piracy operations by CTF 151 in deterring and disrupting piracy in the Gulf of Aden (GoA) over the next three months. The command team, comprising 25 SAF personnel, will operate from the US Navy destroyer USS Mason and will work closely with task forces from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the European Union as well as with navies from other countries assigned to protect national vessels operating in GoA. Joining the SAF command team are five officers from Indonesia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore And US Military Cooperate For M-Learning....NSI News Source Info # 1768

Asian Defense News: Singapore Defense News ~ Singapore And US Military Cooperate For M-Learning....NSI News Source Info # 1768

April 4, 2011: Singapore’s Ministry of Defense and the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) have teamed up to make medical-related training content available on mobile devices under an Office of the Secretary of Defense Coalition Warefare Programme (CWP) on mobile learning.

Under the CWP project, the effectiveness of distributing critical medical training content using cellular infrastructures in more than 20 nations will be evaluated and according to the plan, allow medical responders from multiple nations to access needed information from the site of a natural disaster.

Scott Shephard, Chief of the Joint Training Directorate, USJFCOM, said that this project has the potential to help improve US medical efficiencies as well as benefit medical personnel from other nations. “Singapore’s participation is key as they bring a high level of mobile learning expertise to the table,” he added.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Attack Brega....NSI News Source Info # 1767

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Rebels Attack Brega....NSI News Source Info # 1767

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 3, 2011: Libyan rebels shell pro Gadhafi positions just outside Brega, Libya, Sunday, April 3, 2011. Libyan rebels want to install a parliamentary democracy in place of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, one of their top leaders said Sunday, dismissing Western fears that their movement could be hijacked by Islamic extremists.

DTN News - ISRAEL DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Prepares For Multi-Front War In War Games....NSI News Source Info # 1766

DTN News - ISRAEL DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Prepares For Multi-Front War In War Games....NSI News Source Info # 1766
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 3, 2011: Military holds drill aimed at preparing forces for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas; exercise did not include soldiers, live-fire.

In the face of a changing Middle East, the IDF held a set of war games this week aimed at preparing the military for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria and Hamas.

The exercise did not include soldiers or live-fire exercises, but was held to drill commanders and their decisions in the event of a large-scale war on multiple fronts.

The exercise was the first overseen by new Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz. It was organizedby Maj.-Gen. Gershon Hacohen, head of the IDF Colleges.

The coffee miracle

Coffee's definitely getting better for each and every day with the new espresso machine. We're both more than satisfied with the breakfast development since this machine came into our lives. And it is so damn stylish! I would also like to point out what an extremely quick delivery Londinium accomplished for our machine. It was with us within three days from London and their personal service and enthusiasm is exactly how you would wish all companies to treat their clients. +++++ for the machine, the service and the assistance in how to make the best out of the machine. How I love dealing with brands, companies and people who know what they are doing, are efficient in their methods and perform what is promised. Quality all the way through. This machine is what I believe, the best one out there for the cruiser who values real coffee and want to find a comfortable and easy way to have it made. The machine might have a bit higher price tag than the regular percolators or moka machines but then again, this one makes real espresso and as far as I know, there is only this machine to get it done onboard a boat without using electricity. /T

The Caribbean dogs

Look at my little hairy friend underneath my seat. He's resting here in the shadow on the open harbor café where I use to hang out with my laptop. Sometimes I have as much as three dogs under the same couch, making it impossible to put my feet on the ground. Sweet. On these islands there are dogs running around everywhere. In many areas, especially in St Lucia as what we've seen, the dogs are getting badly treated by local kids and elders who hit them hard and throw things on them when they pass them by on the streets. Some say it is a remaining behavior from inherited memories from the colonial times when the dogs were better treated and higher valued than the african slaves. The dogs were the ones who guarded the white men's sugar plantations and when slaves intended to flee, they were hunted down with dogs and got killed. The uncomfortable treatment of the dogs seen on the streets of today might hurt to observe coming from a Scandinavian/European country where dogs are our friends and family members, but I also understand that all things have their own reason and have to have their own natural cycle. Can't change deeply ingrained behaviors like those in one day. Here under my seat they are more than welcome though. /T