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By MCSN Cameron Bramham The Signature Staff Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)hosted a group of professional Italian pizza makers who made woodfired pizza and held a freestyle pizza contest during the monthly Single Sailor dinner party at Midtown April 19. “The Chapel started the single Sailor dinner a while back and this month we wanted to mix it up and try something different. We also have a wood pizza oven that has been lying around so we wanted to test it out,” MWR Director Bill Bray said. “So, we had Nino talk to some people he knows to get people who are actual competitive pizza makers. Kind of like a BBQ cook-off in the PIZZA, continued on page 12
A group of professional pizza makers, led by Connections manager Nino Zappala prepare and bake Italian style pizza in MWR’s new wood-burning pizza oven at Single Sailor’s night at Midtown on April 19.
American, Italian dog handlers train together Article by MC2 Gary Prill NPASE East
NAS Sigonella MWD Division, along with Italian Polizia, Carabinieri and Customs came together April 22 to train together and learn new techniques. There were 25 dog teams present, some coming from as far away as Palermo. Apr. 29 H: 75 update L: 59
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Sigonella MHS students participate in a variety of academic competitions and academic enrichment activities. These activities are designed to enhance and extend classroom instruction and provide students with the chance to apply their academic skills in reality-based situations.
Sailors whose Perform-toServe (PTS) quotas expired March 1, in accordance with NAVADMIN 352/10, have until May 1, to request reinstatement.
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Italian Polizia, Carabinieri and Italian Customs joined the Military Working Dog (MWD) Division at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella for a day-long joint forces training evolution that took place at the Ship in the Box training Station on NAS Sigonella’s Operational Base. The training focused on four core elements MWDs are trained for, and involved 25 different dog teams, some traveling all the way from Palermo, Sicily. The morning started with attack and patrol training. Canines specializing in drug searches were run through different scenarios to locate and identify different hidden drugs throughout the
Photos by MC2 Gary Prill, NPASE East The NAS Sigonella community came out to the Land Annex on NAS I on Saturday, April 23 for an egg hunt, arts & crafts activities, games, pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny and more. The Eggstravaganza is an annual event held by Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation Sigonella.
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Make sure you don’t miss the annual Sagra del Pomodoro (Tomato festival) which runs from Apr. 30 through May 1 in Sampieri.
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There’s a big festival coming up in the town of Noto, where floats of flowers will be on display, depicting different scenes from the traditional Sicilian way of life.
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Join MWR as they turn the skate park into a giant zumba party. Come ready to have a blast and burn some calories with this Latin-inspired dance party on Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m.
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DirecT liNe Good Day Awesome Sigonellans, In case you have not noticed we are a much busier base lately. Our flight line has been filled with an assortment of aircraft from nations around the globe. Canadian, Swedish, Turkish, Danish and an assortment of other nations perhaps to follow are all using Sigonella as a base of operations as they continue to support NATO coalition objectives. So what does this mean for us? NAS Sigonella continues to fulfill our role as a world class front line support base and will continue to do so in the days ahead. Even with the increased operational tempo we need to keep several things in mind. First, with the increased tempo, many families’ lives may get interrupted as service members are called in to work at all hours of the week. To all the families, thank you for supporting your service
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member through this time. To the service members, continue to be ready day or night to support your command and help us meet our mission objectives. I also want to send out a Bravo Zulu to all the men and women who have already dedicated so much time in support of our mission and to those who where responsible for prepping buildings and spaces to house the influx of NATO personnel. Without your efforts we would not have been able to meet mission demands so smoothly. The next thing I want to talk about is the behavior I expect from each and every one of you. We have a lot of senior foreign personnel on base and I expect each one of you to act like the American ambassadors you are on and off the base, whether you’re at work or relaxing at Jox during your off-time. Another thing that everyone
Highlighting Students’ Accomplishments Submitted by DoDDS Sigonella Sigonella MHS students participate in a variety of academic competitions and academic enrichment activities. These activities are designed to enhance and extend classroom instruction and provide students with the chance to apply their academic skills in reality-based situations. We would like to share information about some of these wonderful DoDEA-sponsored opportunities as we highlight some of our students’ accomplishments. The Model U.S. Senate (MUSS) engages high school students in a unique simulation of the congressional process of the United States Senate. Jason Black and Cyara Meza, representing Sigonella HS at MUSS in Germany this March, successfully applied their leadership skills to lobby, debate, and pass legislation. The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium ( JSHS) is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics scholarship contest where students present their original research projects. Connor Peet, a Sigonella 9th grade student, won 6th place in the regional JSHS competition held in Germany this February. Alexia Charlot, Austin Flanagan, Gabe Gage, and Connor Peet formed the Sigonella HS Academic Games team and competed in the April tournament held in Germany. During the Academic Games, teams of four answer questions reflecting a Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Butler Public Affairs Officer Lt. Matt Knight Deputy Public Affairs Officer Dott. Alberto Lunetta Editor Tracie Barnthouse Staff Writers/ Photographers MC1 Christopher Delano MC2 Gary Prill GM2 Kris Carmody MCSN Cameron Bramham The Signature editorial office is located at: Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily PSC 812 Box 3020, FPO, AE 09627 Telephone: 095-86-5440: DSN 624-5440
broad high school curriculum to include the subjects of math, science, social studies, history, culture, language arts, and literature. Ten Sigonella students were chosen to attend LinguaFest this past November in Germany. LinguaFest offers participants a rigorous, immersive language experience in the language that they are currently studying. Brian Burke and Tristan Morris were selected to attend a special LinguaFest session on Arabic. The International Student Leadership Institute (ISLI) brings DoDDS students together with students from German, Dutch, Czech, French, Italian, and other European countries to gain understanding of international relations and consensus building. Robyn Brand and Jason Black represented Sigonella MHS at ISLI in Germany in February. Also in February, Junavy Frianeza and Adam Ostergaard, Sigonella 7th grade students, attended the Junior Leadership Seminar ( JLS) in Germany. The JLS is designed to identify young student leaders and develop their leadership skills. Future Educators Association (FEA) students, Hailey Flanagan and Erica Cartwright, attended the annual DoDDS-Europe FEA Conference in Germany in February. The girls attended three intense days of sessions, lecACCOMPLISH, continued on page 12 This civilian enterprise (CE) newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of The Signature are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense (DoD), or the U.S. Navy. The appearance of advertising in this newspaper, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the DoD or Stampa Generale S.r.l., of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. The Signature is published weekly by Stampa Generale S.r.l., Sig. Bruno
should keep in mind is OPSEC. Everyone knows not to talk about mission details but there is another area that concerns me. We have increased traffic on the flight line and everyone wants to take pictures; these photos are of a more sensitive nature then ever before. There is and continues to be a nophoto zone in effect on NAS 2 without the appropriate permission from NASSIG Security and the Public Affairs Office. And now, in a complete topic shift back to family matters, here are the names for our area ombudsmen, at least as I know them: AFN Michella Tidwell: 624-1422 AIMD Maxine Johns: 624-1431 CTF 67 Olga Schultz: 346-6632062 CTF 67 Gayle Hill: 624-1246 ETD Jennifer Topolski: 624-1675 FISC Rachel Barto: 624-1372 Global Hawk/Air Force Marisela Tijerina: 624-1435
NASSIG Amanda Raymond: 624-1357 NASSIG Amanda Duenes: 348-259-1389 NASSIG Alexandria Lindert: 349-462-4322 NASSIG Michelle Herrera: 624-1361 NAVHOSP Luanna Dodson: 095-919-648 NAVHOSP Wendy Nguyen : 624-1699 NAVHOSP Jamie Andrews: 624-1704 NCTS Kelly Hughes: 335135-0325 NMC Charlie Rakes: 6241537 PWD Diann Rickert: 624-1531 PWD Brandi Snider: 624-1597 Ombudsmen are a fantastic resource and ours are among the best. Finally, watch out for your shipmates. Everyone is responsible for safety. If you see a potentially
dangerous work related situation inform your chain of command or notify your safety representative and should you find yourself near a liberty related bad or unsafe situation, intervene, ACT! Keep up the good work Sigonella.
NASSIG WORSHIP SERVICES Chapel Offices: NAS I 095-56-3975, NAS II 095-86-9049 PROTESTANT ROMAN CATHOLIC Sunday Sunday 1045 Protestant Worship (NAS I) 0900 Catholic Mass (NAS I Chapel) Wednesday 1200 Catholic Mass (NAS II Chapel) 1700 Fellowship Meal Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 1800 Adult Bible Study 1130 Catholic Mass (NAS II Chapel) Youth Group JEWISH LAY SERVICES Children’s Class First Friday CHURCH OF CHRIST LAY SERVICE 1800 Shabbat Service (NAS I Chapel) Sunday sigshalom@yahoo.com 1300 Bible Study (NAS I Chapel) 1330 Worship Service Call 624-5128 or 338-736-3061 OTHER SERVICES/ACTIVITIES POINTS OF CONTACT Muslim Prayer Room, open for daily prayers, NAS II Chapel, x9049. Latter-day Saints: Sunday 1300 Catania Chapel, shefchik@hotmail.com; 624-1393 AA Meetings: Monday,Wednesday, Friday – 1900, NAS II Chapel, 346-840-7745
Chairman, Undersecretary visit deployed troops By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, April 24, 2011 – The man who is responsible for personnel and readiness issues for the Defense Department observed how his decisions impact the fight during his visits to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq this past week. Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, accompanied Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to meet with overseasdeployed military members serving at forward operating bases and main inBrandi, Publisher, Naval Support Activity, Capodichino (Naples), Italy - Tel. 081568-7884, Fax 081-568-7887. E-mail: stampagenerale@tin.it. Editorial submissions are welcomed from all Naval Air Station Sigonella departments, divisions and tenant commands. Editorial submissions should be sent to the Public Affairs Office via thesig@eu.navy.mil, guard mail stop #68 or hand-delivered to our office no later than the close of business on the Friday proceeding the expected publication date. All articles submitted by non-staff members will be considered contributing writers. The Signature will not publish any anonymous articles. All advertisements in this publication are the property of Stampa Generale S.r.l. Any reproduction of advertisements in The Signature is unauthorized without the written consent of the publisher.
stallations. “I’m responsible for all people in the military,” Stanley said yesterday during an interview aboard a C-17 aircraft en route to Washington. “I can’t do my job just by pushing papers. I need to be out here understanding the operations, understanding what our troops go through.” In Afghanistan, the retired Marine Corps major general visited service members at Bagram Air Field and Forward Operating Base Salerno in Regional Command—East and Kandahar in RC-South. He also met with military personnel assigned to the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. In Iraq, Stanley visited facilities in and around Baghdad. And when the C-17 he was riding in on the way home stopped at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Mullen and Stanley met with troops at Landstuhl Medical Center.
“I was able to speak to a great many people,” Stanley said. “This [experience] will help me do my job.” As undersecretary, Stanley has responsibility for setting military and civilian personnel policy, the DOD health care system, family matters policies and issues, wounded warrior policies, DOD dependent schools, recruiting, retention and manning issues, to name just a few. Stanley has been involved in personnel policy issues related to the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law, and he has helped to develop the training the services are putting into place. Stanley also is a key player in Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ campaign to seek efficiencies across the department. The closure of U.S. Joint Forces Command and the decision to reduce Army and Marine Corps end strength begin-
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CNE-CNA-C6F/CNREURAFSEA IG Hotline It’s everyone’s responsibility to report fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in Navy activities to: Office of the Inspector General, Naples, Italy Leave a recorded message 24/7: DSN 626-2983, Comm: 081-568-2983 Speak to the Investigator: DSN 626-2964, Comm: 081568-2964 Email: ighotline@eu.navy.mil Website: www.cnic.navy.mil/europe/index.htm You can choose to remain anonymous or confidential.
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Perform-to-Serve shared responsibilities By MC1 LaTunya Howard Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Sailors whose Perform-to-Serve (PTS) quotas expired March 1, in accordance with NAVADMIN 352/10, have until May 1, to request reinstatement. Eligible Sailors must submit a NAVPERS 1306/7 to their respective enlisted community manager (ECM) to have their PTS quota restored. Reenlistments or extensions to meet obligated service requirements must be executed no later than 45 days from ECM approval. "If you're in a leadership position, this should be a top priority," said Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Force Master Chief (AW/SW/NAC) Jon D. Port. "Sailors E-6 and below with up to 14 years active service must use PTS/Fleet Rating
Identification Engine (RIDE) to remain in the Navy. They must carefully watch those time lines and work with their command retention team to ensure timely application.” According to Port, the command career counselor, lead petty officer, lead chief petty officer and the Perform-to-Serve coordinator are members of the command retention team. Guidance on PTS requirements can be directed to these members. "PTS is as much the Sailor's responsibility as it is a command responsibility," Port added. "But Sailors need to be provided the tools and information to do this. That informational role rests with the command retention team." An approved PTS application is required before negotiating orders, reenlisting or extending. An application must be submitted even if a Sailor intends to separate from the Navy or is not recommended for
reenlistment. "Getting into PTS on time is not enough," said Joseph Kelly, PTS/Fleet RIDE program manager. "Sailors must also pay attention and start negotiating orders and handling reenlistment prerequisites to ensure the quota doesn't expire." NAVADMIN 352/10 explains the PTS/Fleet RIDE integration policies and procedures, and includes specific time lines Sailors have to meet stay in the Navy. Sailors who need more information about how to request restoration of their PTS quota can visit the PTS/Fleet RIDE page linked at www.npc.navy.mil. The "Decision Memorandum for Restoral of Rescinded PTS Quotas" gives the specific steps needed to restore a previously approved PTS quota. For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.
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Why did you join the military?
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SrA Jonathan McKnight "I joined right after 9/11, and after high "I was living in a bad enschool I really wasn't vironment, and I just going anywhere else." wanted to get out and see
AWOC Curtlynn Harris "To do something different. To travel and do something exciting."
the world."
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hector Hoyas (right), an aerial delivery field service department instructor, and Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Phillips, an airborne pavements and equipment operator from the 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Squadron, turn away from the rotor wash as a Nevada National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off with a Humvee at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during sling-load training on April 15, 2011. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
PS1 Wilson Palacio A1C Casey Mayberry "To travel, like here to Italy"
"My recruiter showed me a video of a submarine surfacing, a plane landing on a carrier and sailors on liberty in Thailand. He told me its not just a career, it an Adventure! And I was SOLD!"
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SAPR Walk 4:30 p.m. Community Plaza
Using conflict for positive change 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. FFSC
Tobacco Cessation Class 9 a.m. x4950
Breastfeeding Basics Class 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. FFSC NMCRS Volunteer Orientation 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Playgroup 1-4 years old 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. FFSC
American Red Cross Volunteer Orientation 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Budget for Baby Class 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. NMCRS
Playgroup 0-12 months 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. x4291 Ombudsman Assembly 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. x4291
Arrivederci Class 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. FFSC
NMCRS Thrift Store Open 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. CPR Certification 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. NMCRS
FFSC can be reached at x4291 American Red Cross at x4900 Does your command or organization have an event you’d like to see on the Community Calendar? Email us at thesig@eu.navy.mil and let us know!
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Fleet and Family Support Center Administration Building Bldg. 319 (NAS I) Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. DSN 624-4291 Commercial 095-56-4291
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Empower. Enrich. EDUCATE. What is discipline? adapted from American Humane Association
As part of their natural development, children sometimes challenge or test parental and adult expectations and authority. Sometimes, children simply choose to misbehave in order to gain something (e.g., attention, an object, power, peer approval). This is a significant part of the growth process of children, yet it should not be without consequence. Discipline is how children learn right from wrong, acceptable from unacceptable. Parental or adult discipline of children should be designed to help children engage better with others and to modify or control their behavior. Providing appropriate discipline to children is one of the most essential responsibilities of a parent. And providing consistent and positive discipline helps children grow into responsible adults. According to the Committee for Children (2004), the purpose of discipline is “to encourage moral, physical, and intellectual develop-
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ment and a sense of responsibility in children. Ultimately, older children will do the right thing, not because they fear external reprisal, but because they have internalized a standard initially presented by parents and other caretakers. In learning to rely on their own resources rather than their parents, children gain self-confidence and a positive self-image.” What about the use of physical discipline? American Humane, as a policy, opposes the use of physical discipline on children at home, in the community, or in school. In two national surveys, Murray A. Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire, found that 90% of parents of three- and fouryear-olds had struck their children and that 22% of parents of children under one year of age had also hit their children. The second study in 1997 found that 44% of mothers reported spanking their children during the previous week, and reported spanking their children approximately twice a week (Straus, Sugarman, & Giles-Sims, 1997).
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How does physical discipline affect children? Children in the 1997 study whose parents used corporal punishment to reduce anti-social behavior actually experienced the opposite from their children in the long run an increased probability of aggression and other antisocial behavior. Disciplining children by spanking does not facilitate learning. Instead, it may halt the unwanted behavior only while the child is in the adult’s presence, or it may scare a child into submission. While it may teach a child what not to do, it fails to teach a child what is expected of him or her and what is an alternate behavior. Additionally, physical discipline is most often used when the parent is frustrated or without other resource. Spanking in these circumstances may lead to an unintentional injury or more serious abuse. The following illustrate more of what physical discipline does: • Increases anxiety and fear DISCIPLINE, continued on page 12
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Shoe king says no ads on Colosseum faceli, Landmark must be saved from 'barbarism' says Della Valle Story and photo by ANSA Rome - Shoe tycoon Diego Della Valle vowed there would be no ads on the major facelift of the Colosseum he is bankrolling. He said winning a tender to be sole sponsor of the project on the 2,000year-old symbol of Rome would save it from firms planning to use it as a massive billboard. "We're very proud to be able to guarantee for the Colosseum the tranquility such an important monument deserves. "No one will be allowed to use it for publicity purposes, starting with us. "It's a landmark that must be protected from advertising barbarism". Private sponsors have funded the restoration of landmarks in art cities like Rome and Florence in recent years but the advertising hoardings they have put up have often sparked controversy. Dismissing talk of his Tod's footwear giant unfairly claiming the spotlight, Della Valle said the project would be a model for similar planned schemes in Venice and at Pompeii, which urgently needs funding after a series of collapses. He said the full details of the Colosseum project would be provided in May. Della Valle hooked up with Rome city council on the multi-million-euro plan in January after efforts to muster a consortium of businessmen ran aground. An accord was signed in Rome city hall between Della Valle, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno, Culture Undersecretary Francesco Giro and the government commissioner for central Rome's archeological area, Roberto Cecchi. "It's the end of a nightmare and the start of a great hope," Alemanno told reporters. "In the past I have stressed the need for private sponsorship to re-launch the
image of the monument because public money was lacking". He said Della Valle was "giving Italy a great present" in what should prove a "pioneering" initiative. Work on the 25-million-euro project will start at the end of this year and will
take "between 24 and 36 months", Giro said. Visits to the Rome icon will not be affected, the officials said. Rome city council's bid to muster a group of private sponsors behind a project to refurbish and make safe the world-famous site fell apart in mid-December. Concerns were raised from the outset over allowing corporate advertisers to use the famed monument to promote their products. But the culture ministry and Rome city council pledged the sponsorship would be "discreet" and in keeping with the Colsseum's dignity. Alemanno also guaranteed that the
sponsor would not be allowed to put his name on the giant tarpaulin sheets masking the scaffolding during the restoration work. Pressure to get the project moving rose after parts of an inside wall fell off in May. Fortunately, their impact was cushioned by protective netting that has been around several sections of the Colosseum since the 1980s. "The Colosseum is chronically ill. It's showing all the signs of its age, a natural, physiological disease," Giro said at the time. The complete restoration of the almost 13,000 square meters of exterior walls is expected to start in the coming months. As well as the clean-up, unsightly barriers between the lowest arches will be removed and replaced by protective fences like the ones set up around the Roman Forum some years ago. The monument, which is already lit up occasionally for special events, will then get a permanent illumination system. The project will follow the recent reopening of the Colosseum's third tier with its panoramic views of Rome and, far below, the first opening of the underground network of tunnels that took gladiators and wild beasts up to the arena. As part of the restoration, new fire and security systems will be installed. There will also be state-of-the-art metal detectors which, like the fences, will be positioned at some distance from the monument. Alemanno has described the planned project as "epoch-making", promising it will make the monument safe for years to come.
Tomato Festival this weekend in Sampieri
Make sure you don’t miss the annual Sagra del Pomodoro (Tomato festival) which runs from Apr. 30 through May 1 in Sampieri, a fisherman's neighborhood of the Baroque town of Scicli in the Ragusa province. This mouthwatering festival, which kicks tomorrow (Apr. 30) at 10 a.m. in the town’s center, is aimed at promoting the local tomato industry by
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highlighting its nutritional and therapeutic properties. The sagra will feature food booths selling traditional Sicilian specialties, arts and crafts, folklore parades, sports events and entertainment. For more information, directions and detailed festival schedule visit http://www.sagrapomodoro.com/
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Rome exhibits life and dark legends of Emperor Nero
Rome’s most controversial emperors, Nero, will be the star of an exhibition hosted in the Colosseum and in the areas of the Roman Forum/Palatine that he created before and after the fire of Rome – July 18, 64 AD. Open through September 18, 2011. Story on page 13.
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NASSIG sailors beautify Motta sports field
On Apr. 19, a group of volunteer Sailors from NAS Sigonella’s OPS Department finished the beautification of the Motta sports field, located in the Terre Nere neighborhood, which was initiated by the Sigonella Fil-Am Association two weeks ago. Sailors cleaned up the brush and removed weeds surrounding the soccer field. The group, which was led by Ericka McKim, was welcomed by Motta Councilor for Culture Vito Caruso and City Council President Anastasio Carrà as well as by their assistants Nino Santonocito, Salvatore Platania and Salvatore
Di Martino. The event was coordinated by the NASSIG PAO. The list of the had working American volunteers included LS3 John Delaluz, LSSN Jeremiah Leber, LS2 Ian Robertson, LSSN Yanlaksekad Dejene, ET2 Michelle Sandretto, ABH1 Mbangei Mba, ABH2 Ryan Kingarther, ABE2 Brent Messer, ABH2 Zlando Dahn, PO1 Dahn Zlando, and PO2 Ryan Kingarthur, ABH2 James Corey, ABH3 Brown Kelsey, ABH3 Ford David, and GM2 Ericka McKim. “Our hearts are filled with gratitude to all the wonderful
American volunteers who dedicated this environment cleanup day to strengthen the friendships between our communities,” said Dr. Angelo Giuffrida, the Motta mayor. “Being new to the island, it was nice to get out and help give the local community a safe and clean place to play sports,” said ABE2 Messer. Volunteers interested in participating in Navy Community Relations projects are always needed. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Mr. Alberto Lunetta, the Community Relations Officer at 624-5229 or alberto.lunetta.it@eu.navy.mil
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Come Out and Enjoy the Festival This C more informatio By Lt. Matt Knight Words fall short to describe the absolutely breathtaking sight of millions of the most vibrant Sicilian flower petals “painted” on a massive canvas of roads and architecture in a modern display of art and heritage. This will be the site that greets any festivalgoer at the Noto Infiorata (flower) Festival from May 13 until May 15. The town’s artisans spend all year preparing for the festival, creating intricate and elaborate designs to cover Via Corrado Nicolaci, one of Noto’s main streets as well as several smaller displays throughout the city. The designers use a wide range of flowers, grass, coffee and other organic materials to produce vibrant multi dimensional mosaics.
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The artistic displays are usually open 8 a.m. on Saturday of the event until late Sunday evening, when the festival events wind down. If you want to really get an appreciation for what goes into their creation, you can observe the work in progress which begins May 13 in the evening and will continue through the night until the festival officially starts on Saturday. The Noto Infiorata Festival started 32 years ago by a group of artists and floral enthusiasts. The techniques and festival background are inherited in many ways from the techniques practiced each year in the town of Genzano, near Rome, which has held their Infiorata Festival since 1778. Every year, there is a different theme, each designed to match the artwokr
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portation or simply get on A-19 exit near the Agip between NAS I and II on SS 192 and head towards Catania, then take the tangenziale towards Siracusa then eventually merge onto A18 to Siracusa. Stay on A-18 well past Siracusa until you see the Noto exit. The trip takes about an hour and a half to two hours depending on traffic and parallels the coast. If you notice you are heading inland on A-18 you have gone past Noto. For more information on the festival call the Noto Public Affairs Office at 0931-896902 or 0931-896904 or visit http://www.comune.noto.sr.it/index.p hp?lang=en ITT is offering a trip to the festival, departing on May 15 from NAS I at 10 a.m. and returning at 8 p.m. Sign up by calling 624-4777.
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*Breakfast: Hot Oatmeal, Grilled Sausage Links, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Asstd Doughnuts, Cinnamon Rolls. *Lunch: Cream of Potato Soup, Breaded Pork Chop, Baked Fish, Tempura Fish, Oven Glo Potatoes, Tossed Green Rice, Seasoned Mix Vegetables, Summer Squash, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Pudding. Speed Line: Grilled Hamburger/ Cheeseburger, French Fried Potatoes, Baked Beans. *Dinner: French Onion Soup, Chicken Cacciatore, Steamed Rice, Spinach, Cauliflower Polonaise, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Pudding.
*Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Grilled Minute Steak, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast, Asstd Doughnuts, Italian Croissant. *Brunch: Breakfast items, Chicken Gumbo Soup, Chili Macaroni, Oriental Stir Fry, Lima Beans, Peach Cobbler, White Cake w/ Frosting. *Dinner: Manhattan Clam Chowder Soup, Teriyaki Chicken, Paprika Buttered Potatoes, Pork Fried Rice, Carrots, Whole kernel Corn, Peach Cobbler, White Cake w/ Frosting.
*Breakfast: Farina, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Biscuits and Gravy, Grilled Sausage Patties, Asstd Doughnuts, Bran Muffins. *Lunch: Spanish Soup, Beef Tacos, Burritos, Chicken Fajita, Mexican Rice, Refried Beans, Calico Corn, Carrots, Jalapeno Cornbread, Raspberry Filled Cake, Pecan Pie. *Speed line: Chicken Drum, F. Fries Potatoes . *Dinner: Navy Bean Soup, Roast Turkey, Steamed Rice, Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Gravy, Seasoned Asparagus, Honey Dijon Vegetables, Raspberry Filled Cake, Pecan Pie.
*Breakfast: Hominy Grits, Corned Beef Hash, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast, Asstd Doughnuts, Danish Diamonds. *Lunch: Velvet Corn Soup, Baked Chicken, Lasagna, Oriental Rice, Oven Brown Potatoes, Steamed Cabbage, Cauliflower Au Gratin, Easy Chocolate Cake, Crisp Drop Cookies. *Speed line: Pizza. *Dinner: Cream of Asparagus Soup, Chicken Tetrazzini, Ratatouille Eggplant, Lyonnaise Rice, Mustard Greens, Easy Chocolate, Crisp Drop Cookies.
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*Breakfast: Farina, Grilled Ham Slices, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Buttermilk Pancakes, Asstd Doughnuts, Crumb Cake. *Brunch: Breakfast Items, Beef Barley Soup, Swedish meat balls, Buttered Pasta, Brown Gravy, Sprouts Superba, Fried Cabbage w/ Bacon, Snickerdoodle Cookies, Apple Crisp. *Dinner: Pepper Pot Soup, Spaghetti w/meat sauce, Rice Pilaf, O’Brien Potatoes, Peas w/ Celery, Okra Melange, Snickerdoodle Cookies, Apple Crisp.
*Breakfast: Hot Grits, Minced Beef on Toast, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast, Asstd Doughnuts, Butterfly Rolls. *Lunch: Creole Soup, Turkey Curry, Baked Fish Fillet, Steamed Rice, Savory Style Beans, Cauliflower, Crisp Drop Cookies, Cherry Crumble Pie, Strawberry Gelatin. *Speed line: Roast Beef Sandwich, French Fries Potatoes. *Dinner: Tomato Bouillon Soup, Baked Breaded Pork Chops, Steamed Rice, Brown Gravy, Green Beans Nicoise, Carrot Slices, Crisp Drop Cookies, Cherry Crumble Pie, Strawberry Gelatin.
*Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Creamed Ground Beef, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, Blueberry Pancakes, Asstd Doughnuts, Danish Diamonds. *Lunch: Puree Mongole Soup, Fish Amandine, Country Style Steak, Brown Gravy, Potatoes Au Gratin, Steamed Rice, Spinach, Peas w/Carrots, Vanilla Cookies, Strawberry Shortcake, Tapioca Pudding. *Speed line: Grilled Hamburger/Cheeseburger, French Fries, Baked Beans. *Dinner: Beef Barley Soup, Baked Chicken, Steamed Rice, Savory Squash, Steamed Broccoli, Vanilla Cookies, Strawberry Shortcake, Tapioca Pudding.
Hours of Operation Mon-Fri: 6 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. (Breakfast), 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Lunch), 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Dinner) Sat, Sun, Holidays: 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. (Breakfast), 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Brunch), 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Dinner)
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W h a t ’s g o i n g o n fo r C i n co de M ayo ? Giant Zumba Party Join Fitness as we turn the skate park into a giant zumba party. Come ready to have a blast and burn some calories with this Latininspired dance party on Friday, May 6 at 6 pm.
SpareTime Bowling Cinco de Mayo Fiesta SpareTime Bowling Center and Sigonella's Latin American Association (LAA) are teaming up and hosting a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta from 5 – 10 pm, on Thursday, May 5. Bring the family to enjoy some latin music, eat at LAA's taco and nacho bar and enjoy a few games of bowling. Also keep in mind at 6:30 the kids will enjoy taking a turn at breaking the piñata! For more information contact the bowling center at 624-4302, look up LAA on Facebook under Sigonella-Latin American Association or email LAA at sigonellalaa@gmail.com.
Take 5 & Connections
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Stop by Take 5 or Connections on Thursday, May 5 at 1800 for a taco or two in honor of Cinco de Mayo. It’s Fiesta Time. We will have all the supplies you will need to make your own piñata. Don’t miss out we will also be giving away prizes. For more information call 624-5602.
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BEASTLY- Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Alex Pettyfer, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter Krause
Friday, April 29 5:00pm Mars Needs Moms PG PREMIERE 7:30pm The Adjustment Bureau PG-13 Saturday, April 30 2:00pm Rango PG 4:30pm Rio G PREMIERE 7:00pm Take Me Home Tonight R Sunday, May 1 2:00pm Rio G 4:00pm Hop PG 6:30pm Beastly PG-13 Tuesday, May 3 5:00pm Mars Needs Moms PG 7:30pm Take Me Home Tonight R Wednesday, May 4 5:00pm The Adjustment Bureau PG-13 7:30pm Hall Pass R Thursday, May 5 5:00pm I Am Number 4 PG-13 LAST SHOWING 7:30pm Beastly PG-13 Friday, May 6 5:00pm Fast Five PG-13 PREMIERE 8:00pm Battle: Los Angeles PG-13
Kyle Kingson has it all - looks, intelligence, wealth and opportunity - and a wicked cruel streak. Prone to mocking and humiliating "aggressively unattractive" classmates, he zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra, inviting her to the school's extravagant environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in a particularly savage fashion. She retaliates by casting a spell that physically transforms him into everything he despises. Enraged by his horrible and unrecognizable appearance he confronts Kendra and learns that the only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is - a task he considers impossible. Repulsed by his appearance, Kyle's callous father banishes him to Brooklyn with a sympathetic housekeeper and blind tutor. As Kyle ponders how to overcome the curse and get his old life back, he chances upon a drug addict in the act of killing a threatening dealer. Seizing the opportunity, Kyle promises the addict freedom and safety for his daughter, Lindy if she will consent to live in Kyle's Brooklyn home. Thus begins Kyle's journey to discover true love in this hyper-modern retelling of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" story. (86 min.) MARS NEEDS MOMS- Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Joan Cusack
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli - who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo embarks on a quest to save his mom - a wild adventure that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader. With the help of a tech-savvy, underground earthman named Gribble and a rebel Martian girl called Ki, Milo just might find his way back to his mom - in more ways than one. (88 min.) RANGO- Johnny Depp, Alanna Ubach, Abigal Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina
Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be. (107 min.) THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU- Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly
On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas - a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself - the men of The Adjustment Bureau - who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path... or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her. (106 min.) Movie schedule is subject to change. Please call to confirm. Movie Hotline: 624-4248
Check out what’s going on with MWR Commands - are you ready?!?! The Command Challenge is back! This is not your average challenge. In honor of Armed Forces Day the Sports & Fitness Staff invite Commands to submit your team to compete for command recreation funds. Full event packages available at the NAS I or NAS II fitness desk. Event is Friday, May 13 on NAS II.
ITT has Many Trips Sicilian Country Day in the Town of Licodea Eubea Saturday, May 30 Whether you are just arriving or about to PCS this trip is a must! You will experience the true Sicily, you will see everything from an Archeological Museum, a castle, to how ricotta cheese is made. Mt. Bike in the Ronza Park and enjoy an Agriturismo Lunch Saturday, May 30 With the weather warming up you won’t want to miss this 3.5 hour bike ride through the Ronza Park in Enna. After the bike ride we will enjoy a relaxing lunch at an Agriturismo. Don’t worry ITT will provide the bike, and a packing list. For more information on ITT trips call 624-4777.
Take 5 & Liberty Gals only Spa Day Ladies don’t worry we didn’t forget you guys enjoyed the golf trip last month, this month it’s your turn. Come join us for a spa day with your best girlfriends. Choose a package or individual treatments. Call Take 5 for more information and spa package prices. We will be departing at 8:30 am. Liberty Volunteer Day Wednesday, May 11 Come out to help the Liberty program clean out the sports shed! BBQ to follow. Liberty does so much for all of us, now is your chance to give back and say thank you for all they do! Grill your Own Steak Looking to get out of the Barracks or away from your house and meet some new people! Grill your Own Steak is the prefect opportunity. You provide the meat of your choice and we will provide a variety of side dishes and tableware. Tuesday, May 10 we will be at Take 5 at 1600. Monday, May 23 we will be at Connections at 1600. For more information on Take 5 activities please call 624-5602.
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PIZZA, continued from page 1 states, Italy has pizza cook-offs.” Connections manager, MWR employee and professional pizza maker Nino Zappala said wanted to bring the two cultures together and knew his friends would love to put on a show for the Sailors. “The reason we are here today is to host the monthly single Sailor dinner party. We are very happy to be here and I know everyone I invited out here had a great time fixing pizza for the people here at Sigonella,” Zappala said. “This was the first time MWR did something like this and we hope to participate in many more. We had fresh ingredients, great people and a lot of fun, so what else could you ask for?” MWR Liberty Program Manager Christy Eschenbacher said it was a very easy process coordinating the event and making it happen. “We had a lot of luck putting this together thanks to Nino and his connections,” Eschenbacher said. “He made a few phone calls and got some his old friends together and it happened pretty quickly. We were happy to have them here and for them to take time out of their days and show us a little bit of the Italian side of life was really awesome.” Eschenbacher said it was really cool to see something that you will almost never see back in the states. “We see stuff like this on TV and in movies all the time, but how many times do you get to see pizza maker performers in real life,” Eschenbacher said. “So, to be able to actually see people do this in person was a great experience.” Zappala said that the kids who performed are professional pizza makers who travel throughout Italy and compete in competitions. “For the occasion today, I displayed freestyle trick demonstrations to make the event more tasteful and of course made fresh pizza that didn’t cost anybody anything,” Zappala said. “We had four kids who displayed a great performance today and I know anyone who saw them perform, enjoyed it as well.” Bray said that he believes that the event was very successful and that he hopes to see the pizza makers more in the future. “I think everyone enjoyed the great pizza for one, and what the kids did with the pizza dough was incredible,” Bray said. “Right now, we’re doing this for special occasions, but hopefully get a strong reaction from the community members and can get these guys to come back and keep putting on great shows for us.” Eschenbacher also said she hopes there can more performances in the future and also believes that events like the pizza makers show will help bring more Italian culture to the base. “We try and will continue to make efforts to bring the Italian culture to the base and the Sigonella community members as much as possible,” Eschenbacher said. “Something we have noticed is that most single Sailors are not as ambitious to go out and explore the island as other service members who are married and have families. So, our goal for tonight was to get as many Sailors out as possible and let them have the chance to experience something different. In a way we try to bring the culture to them and I want to personally thank Nino and his friends for putting on a wonderful performance for us.”
ACCOMPLISH, continued from page 2 tures, and activities related to the teaching profession. Math Counts is a middle school math skills and problem solving competition. Representing Sigonella MHS were Alexandra Goergen, Kyle McCullough, Andreas McCullough, and Adam Ostergaard. While most Math Counts teams field only 8th graders, Sigonella MHS had two 6th graders chosen for their team. Aiko Vapor was our Sigonella MHS Geography Bee champion and Cote Montejo placed second. Geography Bee is a middle school geography knowledge and skills competition. During the March JROTC drill competition, cadets competed in two general drill categories with judging in 7 different events. One Sigonella team made up of Jason Black, Kalani Dickerson, Marco Montero, Jake Serna, and Jack Wegman placed in the top 30% out of almost 2000 teams nationwide on the academic test event. The talented Bay sisters, Laura Bay (10th grade) and Amanda Bay (12th grade), auditioned and were selected as 2 out of only 8 singers for the DoDDS-Europe Jazz Vocal Ensemble which trained and performed at the prestigious Jazz Seminar in Naples in January. DISCIPLINE, continued from page 5 • Hinders the development of empathy and compassion for others • Makes children angry in response • Heightens aggression toward others • Decreases compliance and increases resistance • Harms relationship with parent or caregiver • Potentially causes unintended and severe physical injury • Decreases self-esteem • Increases the probability for an array of undesirable social and psychological behaviors • Teaches that violence is an acceptable way to handle conflict How can I discipline positively? American Humane encourages parents and other caregivers to use techniques that constitute a positive and appropriate discipline of children, such as: • Discipline with love • Listen and communicate • Focus on the behavior, not the child • Respond immediately • Relate the discipline to the offending behavior in duration and severity • Be realistic • Remain calm • Be fair • Do not harm or injure • Set boundaries • Make it a learning opportunity • Be consistent • Be creative • Develop rules and expectations in advance • Use timeouts • Reward or praise desirable behaviors • Model desired behavior • Encourage the child’s cooperation and understanding • Develop behavioral contracts and incentive charts What else can I do? Be a role model. This can help you teach your children appropriate behavior, self-control, responsibility, and accountability, while increasing their self-esteem. If you need help managing your own behavior or want to learn better parenting techniques, contact your Fleet and Family Support Center, church, physician, or school for a referral or assistance.
DOGS, continued from page 1 course. To close out the training bomb dogs went through a explosives detection course. “This was a joint training exercise, where we observed one another’s tactics,” said Leading Chief Petty Officer of MWD Division, Chief Master at Arms Richard Eckles. “The camaraderie that we bring everyone together helps out with our community relations amongst the local authorities.” This is the first of two events planned for NAS Sigonella and falls into the semi-annual combined training that is conducted between Italian police forces and Armed Forces Police forces. Last year’s event was hosted by the Polizia of Palermo, and the newly opened local polizia, K-9 and mounted police headquarters of Catania. “Last year we took our dog teams and traveled up to Palermo, this time it was our turn to host,” said Eckles. “We try to host it once every 18 months here at Sigonella.” Following the training, Italian and U.S Forces MWD teams performed demonstrations, and the NAS Sigonella Security Department hosted a BBQ and gift exchanges for all the participants. “The American BBQ is always a hit for the Italians, they love the burgers and hotdogs, and you can’t forget the cheesecake,” said Eckles. “The interaction with these guys is all around great, I feel the training was a great success.” VISIT, continued from page 2 ning in fiscal 2015, he said, were among the personnel recommendations in DOD’s drive to save taxpayer dollars. Visiting troops deployed to combat zones, Stanley said, helps him to focus on what is truly important, and what it is the nation is asking these young men and women to do. “This helps me do my job better, and gives me more information to set priorities in the Pentagon,” he said. Stanley said he found that the troops are proud of their service and “they felt they were making a difference. They really are heroes.” This does not mean service members don’t have concerns and they expressed them to the chairman and undersecretary at “All Hands” sessions in Afghanistan and Iraq and during smaller meetings with senior noncommissioned officers and junior officers. Service members asked the undersecretary and the chairman how budget cuts might affect personnel issues. Both Stanley and Mullen said that they want to ensure that personnel items in the budget are addressed first, so that service members receive the training, supplies and equipment they require before deploying. They also said that they will protect effective programs that support military families. Both men emphasized that the U.S. military must continue attracting the right recruits, and also retain the best of this generation’s combat-hardened officers and NCOs. If that happens, the services will weather the budgetary storm, Mullen said. Stanley said he was not pleased by the threatened shut down of the federal government on April 8, which was averted by an 11th-hour compromise on Capitol Hill. “I need to tell you personally, we don’t need to be having any more conversations about government shutdowns that affect [service members’] pay,” he said. “That is totally un-sat, totally un-sat.” Military pay ought to be exempt from the effects of any shutdown, Stanley said. Political leaders can shut down the government, he said, but service members should be paid. “Don’t touch their pay -– not them,” Stanley said. “We ask too much of them. They are risking their lives for us, and their families depend on getting those paychecks on time.”
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Etna Marathon bike race By Sonja Hurt Milo, the city of wine, music and mountain biking, is giving amateur mountain bikers the chance to try their hands at racing. A local mountain bike club, Team Mongibello, will be hosting the annual Etna Marathon on Saturday, May 14th. The race starts at 10:00am and is followed by a pasta party at 1:30 and a live concert by Farasibà (ethnic percussion & drums) at 2:00. The race takes you up the mountain, through scenic vineyards, lava rock and breathtaking views. After an endless, exhausting climb up the mountain, you will drop into heart stopping single track. The race ends on a long downhill, back into the city of Milo. You can register for the race online at http://www.etnamarathonmtb.it/en/index.php. If you are not affiliated with any Italian mountain bike team, you would choose the Excursion category. If you sign up after May 6, the price goes up, so act fast if you want to participate. The entry fee
includes the pasta party and live concert. If you want to make an entire weekend of the event, you can stay and watch the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) pass through Milo on Sunday, May 15th. If you have any additional questions about the event, you can email Sonja Hurt at Sonja.Hurt@eu.navy.mil.
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Rome exhibits life and dark legends of Emperor Nero Show traces Nero's heroics in Rome's great fire Article by ANSA The Rome exhibit "Nerone", examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens Tuesday April 12 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. Nero's reputation has twisted and writhed through greats of Western literature like Chaucer and Shakespeare. He was known as the emperor "who fiddled while Rome burned", although fiddles weren't invented for more than 1000 years after his death. Instead, Suetonius wrote that Nero played the lyre and sang while much of Rome was consumed by flames in 64 AD. Suetonius also accused Nero of arson that started the fire. New archeological findings, displayed in the Colosseum, reconstruct details
of the day before, the day of, and recovery efforts after the devastating fire that occurred on July 18, 64 AD, and sweep away much of the mystery and ignominy that swirled for millennia around the event. Nero's family portraits illustrate the dramatic, often violent domestic affairs of his upbringing in the house of the ancient Roman senate, the Curia Julia. The luxury in which he lived - and the black propaganda of extravagance it spawned - are the subject of an exhibit in the Cryptoporticus of Emperor Nero, a vaulted gallery Nero built to provide shady passage from his own palace to other imperial palaces on the Palatine Hill. The luxury of the imperial palace is treated also in the Palatine Museum. An exhibit in the Temple of Romulus shows the legends of Nero as elaborated by the cinema. "Nerone" is curated by Maria Antonietta Tomei and Rossella Rea, both of Rome's supervisory body for archeological assets, the Soprintendenza Speciale per I Beni Archeologici di Roma. The show runs through September 18.
Two employees were loading a generator onto a EUROCARGO IVECO flatbed truck. Each side of the bed is equipped with two dropside gates. Each gate is attached at two points, one gate to the tailgate and a six inch wide center piece, and one to the front gate on the bed and the same six inch wide center piece. One employee lowered both gates on one side of the bed and left the center piece in place. They found that they could still not fit the generator on the truck bed so the employee decided to remove the center piece. He proceeded to push down on the two levers that release the center piece and the top section came down and hit him above the left eye cutting him in the process. He received five stitches and was given seven days bed rest. Lost Time = 7 Days Svc member was driving home from work. As he was coming up on a sharp left curve in the road, a large truck came around the curve towards him taking up half of his lane. He swerved to the right and hit a concrete block wall on the side of the road. He was given muscle relaxers
to his head. He was given one day bed rest and was told to report back to medical the following Thursday to have the sutures removed. No Lost Time Days
for slight whiplash. No lost time or light duty was given. No Lost Time Days Svc member was driving to work. He came upon a Local National who was moving quite slow and decided to pass him. When he came upon a passing zone he put on his blinker and moved into the left hand lane. The Local National driver, who had given no prior indication that he was going to do so, started to make a left hand turn onto via Rinaudo. During the turn, the front left wheel well caught the passenger side bumper causing it to a tailspin. The svc member atempted to regain control of his vehicle by turning his steering wheel in the opposite direction of his spin. This failed to correct the situation and his vehicle struck a concrete barrier on the side of the road. Both airbags deployed and he was wearing his seatbelt, however he hit his head on the hook for the visor above his steering wheel. The hook dug into his head at the hairline and grabbed his skin, peeling it towards the back of his head about 9cm in a V shape. Svc member was taken to NAS I emergency room where he received 16 staples and four sutures to reattach the skin
Svc member twisted ankle while playing basketball at NAS II gym indoor court. Diagnosed with a severe sprain, he was prescribed to R.I.C.E. (Rest Ice Compress & Elevate). No Lost Time Days Svc member was driving west on SS-192 coming around a left hand curve in the road when the car engine shutdown and all power to the car was lost. The steering wheel locked and the car continued to move to the left. He applied the brakes however the car continued to drift off the side of the road and into some bushes. A security vehicle arrived on the accident and stopped to investigate. There were no injuries and no damage to the car however the driver tested positive on a breathalyzer. No Lost Time Days Employee was transferring the linen cart from loading site to the central storage. While doing that, the wheel crossed over his foot. Lost Time: 17 Days
Who: NAS Sigonella Pack 53 Boy Scouts What: Pine Wood Derby and Cake Auction When: April 30, 12 p.m. Where: Midtown Complex
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Commissary Jobs Two Part-Time Vendor Stocker Positions open at the Commissary. Looking for U.S. military or spouses.
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Please contact Gary Bufalo at Gary.Bufalo@deca.mil or 335706-5400 if you have any questions, or are interested in either of these positions. Experience preferred.
NAS Sigonella’s Joint Reception Center Mandatory check-in for all coalition forces supporting OPERATION UNIFIED PROTECTOR Location: NAS II Chapel (Bldg 742) In the parking lot of the Gateway Inn and Suites Contact Phone: 624-9049 Purpose: To maintain accountability for all coalition personnel affiliated with Operation Unified Protector. The JRC is also a one-stop shop to provide all operational and recreational points of contact that deployed units will need. The JRC maintains up-todate MWR activities, Red Cross contact information, base maps, bus schedules, and information for the Fleet & Family Support Center here at NAS Sigonella.