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BHA tourney raises dollars
With over 100 golfers and a record number of sponsors, the Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) 2006 fundraising golf tournament was a huge success. Over $20,000 was raised from the tournament which will be used to support BHA's educational efforts. Half of that amount will be placed into the BHA's scholarship fund. "We are extremely pleased with the support from sponsors, the golfers and companies which donated prizes for the tournament," stated BHA President Earle Bethell. "Since the tournament's inception in 1999, the Bahamas Hotel Association has been able to contribute over $180,000 to support hurricane relief and a variety of education, training and industry development programs that ultimately benefit the community," he added. This year's tournament supporters included: Abaco Beach Resort; American Eagle; American Express; Anthony's Bar & Grill; Asa H.
Campbell graduates 677 at winter ceremonies
Campbell University held three graduation exercises on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16. A total of 677 degrees were conferred, including 130 graduate degrees and 547 undergraduate degrees.
Fuquay-Varina businessman and entrepreneur Bob Barker delivered the commencement address at the service on Friday in which 130 students received graduate and professional degrees.
Barker, who is the chairman and CEO of the Bob Barker Company, the nations largest manufacturer and distributor of institutional products, is a true American success story. Starting his business in the back room of a barber shop, he sold Fuller Brush products door-to-door and even taught himself how to sew mattress covers when he was in the process of initiating his own detention supply business.
4th MLG Marine receives national scholarship award
MARINE FORCES RESERVE, New Orleans - (Dec. 7, 2006) -- Many young people are not sure what path to take in life during their senior year of high school or college. They question what will happen once they cross the stage. One Marine, however, doesn't have to worry about that.
Cpl. Doug J. Schmid, a 21 year-old field radio operator with Company C, 4th Landing Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, received the Truman Scholarship Award in May for a paper he wrote on the need to expand civil affairs units in the Marine Corps.
Upon graduating from the Citadel, Schmid plans to attend the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, where he looks forward to studying for his master's degree.
In Australia, Schmid will study counterinsurgency as well as philosophy and international relations.
TESDA, PIA finalize tech-voc scholarship to empower Region 8 media
Tacloban City (December 8) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Regional Office 8 and the Philippine Information Agency met yesterday to make final arrangements for the free training of the Region 8 Media. Director Juan Sabulao, Jr. through Mr. Eliseo Padagdag met with Director Olive Tiu to determine the training needs of the Region 8 media practitioners. Through these trainings, it is hoped that the media practitioners will be able to develop or enhance the skills needed in the practice of their profession. It would be recalled that TESDA Director General, Secretary Augusto Syjuco during his visit to Tacloban to advocate the Ladderized Education Program of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, instructed Director Sabulao to facilitate the fulfillment of his promise to Director Tiu and the media of Region 8 to give free trainings.
Tamil scholar from France
THE "Navarathiri" or Durga Puja holidays were around the corner. This is a time when women in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry arrange exhibitions of dolls called "golu" and invite their friends home. We were in Dr. Francois Gros' elegant flat, close to the beachfront in Puducherry. "This is my `golu'," he said, smiling and pointing to a short wooden cupboard with glass doors that had rows of painted dolls arranged neatly on the shelves. They were made by artisans in Andhra Pradesh. "I bought them 18 years ago. They belonged to the family of a Chettiar," said Gros. The Chettiar's family was relocating and wanted to sell off the dolls piece by piece. "I bought all of them. But there is no Saraswathi [goddess of learning] here. They kept the Saraswathi doll with them. You cannot sell Saraswathi, can you?" said Gros.
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