Tennis Star, Federal Judge Passes

Senior US District Judge Robert J Kelleher was the oldest remaining judge appointed by President Richard Nixon.  He was the captain of the 1963 US Davis Cup tennis team.  Today, the fraternity of judgeship and the fans of tennis have lost a legend.

Judge Kelleher passed away in his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 99.

Robert Kelleher was appointed to the bench by Nixon in 1970, and received cases well into his 90's.  As a judge, Kelleher presided over an espionage case that would be the basis of a book and a movie.  

As a tennis player, he and his late wife, won the mixed double championship in 1947.  He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000.

The impact that Kelleher has had on the country as a judge, and on the world as an athlete, is positive and remarkable.  Good bye Judge Kelleher.

To read entire article, please visit FoxNews.

Best Port in the Gulf

It's always nice to be recognized for your hard work.  It's extra nice to be considered the best at what you do.  In the Gulf, Bahrain can add another #1 to the list of things they do best.

APM Terminals, a shipping management company, just named Khalifa bin Salman Port as one of the most productive ports in the Gulf.  The service and the turnaround time that is rendered in this port "makes life easier for everyone who comes to the facility."


Barges and other customers carrying cargo appreciate this because that means they can get back out to sea quicker and make more trips, thus make more money.

Congratulations to Khalifa bin Salman Port!

To read the entire article, please visit The Sacramento Bee.

You Are Never Too Smart

Especially when your intelligence is counted on to develop good, sound, and lawful judgments!  Judges study and practice, and study more to know the law better than anyone else.  After all, someone's freedom or conviction lies on their shoulders!  That is why plans are being drawn up to help educate judges in Bahrain in regards to women social and humanitarian rights.

For a long time in Arab countries, the laws were written, whether literally or figuratively, for women.  They were accepted and tolerated.  But nowadays, with a global movement of women's right, those laws are being addressed and studied for greater understanding and implementation.  The reason this is so important is because law is the doorway to democracy.  Without law, there is no real freedom.  The education these judges will receive will improve the freedom that women enjoy.

To read entire article, please visit Gulf Daily News.

McDonalds

Remember as a kid, driving by McDonalds?  Right underneath the golden carches was the phrase, "With over 1,000,000 served."  The number always seemed to get bigger and bigger.
Today, the number can read, "19 Served."  Local McDonalds in a South Carolina town have come together to help a few of their employees go to college.  This year, the 19 winners received portions of a $59,000 donation pot.  The money goes to any expense for a university student.

To read entire article, please visit The Coastal Source.

Microsoft Surfaces

Tablets have become a part of our daily lives. We either own one or know someone who does. The tablet market is dominated by the Apple iPad. There is virtually no competition with the iPad knocking all competitors out of the water. In prior years, Microsoft has attempted to outdo Apple with its failed Zune. This time, instead of rush a product out, Microsoft waited and debuted its tablet by the name of the “Surface”. It seems that Microsoft might have a chance in this tablet market.

 The said to be gorgeous device comes with a 3-millimeter thick keyboard and works on the Windows RT operating system. It has a magnetic touch keyboard that snaps on and a kickstand to prop it upright. Another version will run on windows 8 Pro operating system, but it is slightly thicker. No news yet on what the battery power is like, but it has been said to be a “tablet that’s a great PC—a PC that’s a great tablet.”

Look out for the Surface in the fall of this year!

To read the entire article, please visit FoxNews

The Future of Tomorrow

The kids of today are tomorrow’s future. A saying we all have heard at one point or another. It can be a scary thought, that what the students of today learn can change their lives forever. Whether they have an amazing teacher who engages them in learning or an inadequate one that steers them away from education can be the difference between a bright future and a dim one.

In a society what’s needed are well-qualified instructors to help those kids. This means that they need to understand how to teach if they are to encourage students to learn. In Bahrain, it is understood that brighter kids make for a brighter future. Teachers make up a huge portion of the information that today’s kids learn, so in any functioning society there needs to be amazing teachers!

Because of Bahrain’s dedication to having a bright future it created the University of Bahrain’s Teachers’ College in 2008. Tomorrow the first graduates will walk across the stage. They can then go on to shape the futures of tomorrow just as throughout the course of their lives instructors helped them to be able to take each step to receive their diplomas.

To read entire article please visit Bahrain News Agency.

DREAM Act

Before I begin, I want to make a disclaimer that this does NOT in any way reveal the political stance of the BAC.  We are not affiliated with any specific political party.  But the reason that I wish to address this is because it's something very real in the United States.

Imagine a boat sailing across the ocean.  The passengers are searching for a new land, a new opportunity.  They port at the dock of Ellis Island, touch hard ground for the first time in months, and suddenly, the whole world has opened up to them!  That is how this country was founded!  On the courage of immigrants.

For a very long time, illegal immigration has been a problem.  People from all over the world want to come to the "Land of Opportunity" to have a better life.  And to all we have said, "Welcome.  Here is how it works..."  But some have chosen to do it their own way, and this has been the root of a great debate in the country.

President Barack Obama has executed a law that allows young illegal immigrants to live without fear of deportation as long as they meet certain requirements.  The reason this is so scary is that the president has ignored all policy and precedence, as he bypassed Congress to put this law into place.  

Some argue that this move is unconstitutional and purely political.  Others cheer the boldness.  Some fear even more for the economical disaster and unemployment rate.  Others believe this will help create jobs and circulate money.

Whatever your stance on this Dream Act, there is true division in the country.  And if history has proven one thing over and over again, it is that a house divided in itself will not last.  If the US is to overcome, it must come together.  For or against.  Right or left.