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U.S. Space Camp alumnus Sylvester Jamail Larkins (Ist row,
2nd from right) poses with his fifth-grade class at Jamestown
Elementary School. The students are holding pictures sent to
them by astronaut Marsha lvins, of her and her crew mates at
Johnson Space Center in Houston, Tex. The two types of
Python team pulls its weight in East Point
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East Point, Ga. Several
members of Augusta’s Python
Power Team recently competed
in the Georgia state drug-free
power lifting championships.
In the ladies’ division, Karen
Kirkpatrick squatted 145
pounds, bench pressed 105 and
dead lifted 275 pounds on her
way to winning the 123-Ib. class.
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Denson dominated the 148-
pound class. Coupled with a 120-
pound bench press and a 270-
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decais represent the two missions Ms. lvins has accomplished,
and the pictures that sport them have been with her in space.
Jamail aspires to become an astrophysicist or an astronomer.
His teacher, Mrs. Virginia Robinson (right) and his principal, Dr.
Rose S. Ishmal, are included in the picture.
won First Place, but also the Fe
male Best Lifter award.
Sixteen-year-old David
“Drano” Jones had abadday, but
managed to dead lift 335 pounds
and squat 280 to capture the
teenage division.
With a team record 445-pound
dead lift, Lee “Prince” Cross won
the 165-pound class. Cross
benched 240 pounds and squat
ted 375 pounds.
A 350-pound bench press pro
pelled Lewis “Da Juice” Bruce to
victory in the 198-pound class. A
525-pound squat put Bruce ahead
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and he never looked back.
Said Coach Tee Meyers, “I was
very proud of the Python lifters,
and I'm sure we will put on a
good show for the Augusta com
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Meyers refers to the Python
Bench Press, Dead lift and Two-
Man Dead Lift Championships,
to be held at Butler High School
onJanuary 22. Call 790-3806 for
details.
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Power Team compete in only
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Danforth new assistant vice
president of Express Personnel
By Rhonda Y. Maree
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writers
After lending advice to many
small businesses on how to grow
and profit, Robin Danforth is
putting her advice to the ulti
mate test,
A former marketing consult
ant with the CSRA Business
League where she counseled cli
ents on how to start, save or
expand a business, Ms, Danforth
is currently assistant vice presi
dent of Express Personnel and
the Walker Group.
“Before, I assisted businesses
in all aspects, but it was up to
them to implement the plans,”
she said. “Now, I have the oppor
tunity to apply my skills and
accept the challenge of making a
business grow.
“It makes a difference to me,
and I'm able to get more out of it
because a lot of what happens is
up to me,” the Augusta native
said.
A 1986 graduate of Augusta
College with a bachelor’s degree
in business administration, Ms.
Danforth said she has a lot to
offer Express Personnel, a tem
porary employment agency that
hasbeen in operation since 1987.
“I bring with me my back
ground in business development,
my creativity, my motivation and
my willingness to make this
work,” she said confidently.
“I know there’s a lot of compe
tition out there, and being a mi
nority business, I feel we have to
always work harder.
“It takes a lot of determination
to be successful at anything
you're going to do in life, and I'm
determined to make this busi
ness work,” she said.
In addition to providing em
ployers with competent, tempo
rary help, Express Personnel
also handles employee payroll
and billing.
Ms. Danforth said the compa-
New military I.D. cards
just may be foolproof
By Patrick E. Franklin
Signal staff writer
Fort Gordon, Ga.
The Department of Defense is
movingintothe scanner age. The
new DOD Real Time Automated
Personnel Identification System
(RAPIDS)is in place at Fort Gor
don and ID cards will never be
the same.
George Jacobs, Personnel Pro
cessing Branch chiefat Fort Gor
don, says “RAPIDS is the out
growth of concerns expressed by
Congress and the General Ac
counting office. There was a
fraud, waste and abuse problem
due to the fact old ID cards were
relatively easy to duplicate or
alter.
“The new cards are digitized,
tamper-resistant and machine
readable. There is also a holo
graphiclaminate, as well as check
digits, in the new bar code.”
Jacobs says the mission now is
to let operations supporting the
soldier, such as the Post Ex
change and the Commissary,
know the RAPIDS ID cards look
very different.
“The main thing now is to get
folks acquainted with the new
ID cards. We won’t be making a
mass replacement, so for awhile
we will have both the old and
new cards out there,” Jacobs said.
“Assoldiers’, family members’,
reservists’and retirees’ cards are
replaced through attrition, we’ll
issue them new cards. Sowe want
to let folks know to watch for
both. The colors used on the card
remain the same, green for ac-
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ny has much potential, and she
intends to make it realize this
potential.
“I like putting things togeth
er,” she said, “and if ] have a task
to do, I make sure it’s accom
plished.”
In addition to her business ex
pertise, Ms. Danforth is an expe
rienced communicator. She host
ed the community television
show “It’s This Way” for six years,
conducts seminars and writes
promotional copy and news re
leases.
This upwardly mobile busi
nesswoman isn’t only concerned
with her personal business suc
cesses, though. She and other
black business women are join
ing forces to form Business La
dies of Distinction, a mentor pro
gram for young black women.
When not busy brainstorming
for ways to improve business,
Ms. Danforth enjoys singing in
her church choir, reading and
cooking.
She and her husband William
have a 1-year-old daughter,
Danielle.
tive duty personnel, red for re
servists and their families, blue
for retirees and tan for family
members,” Jacobs stated.
“We've already had instances
of the new cards being held by
banks and other organizations
because they thought the new
cards were counterfeit. If a sol
dier uses his new ID card and
someone tries to confiscate it,
they should call the ID card sec
tion (791-3337) and we will help
them deal with the problem,”
Jacobs said.
The new ID card is now pro
duced completely on computer.
The black and white photo,
name, social security number and
other personal information are
printed on the card using a laser
printer.
Once the card is laminated
using the new holographic im
ages, it very much resembles a
credit card.
The time associated with re
placing a lost, stolen or outdated
ID card should also be reduced.
From the time you enter the ID
card section, and start the pro
cess to replace your card should
be no more than 10 minutes.
Another benefit of the new
RAPIDS ID card is the bar code.
It contains all personal informa
tion about the holder.
Once the system is completely
implemented it can be used for a
wide variety of purposes: aircraft
manifests, drug testing labels,
automated billeting and morale,
welfare and recreational activi
ties are just a few of the possible
uses.