Feedback contains information on updates and some background information that might be of interest to some readers. It also has comments from web site readers that might have wider interest than just to me. To that end, and to possibly prevent having to respond to the same questions and comments again and again, this page provides responses that answer some of your questions, even some you've not yet asked. Be forewarned that I write for enjoyment as well as for enlightenment, and hope that you'll appreciate my humor. If not, then send me a comment and maybe I'll post it here. Or maybe not.

As with other areas where I post items of interest, I'll include dates and have the newest first so you don't have to go scrolling through a lot of "old news" (is that an oxymoron?). To speed up page loading, entries have been divided by year, with larger years' entries split.

Jack Terwiel     

2002	2003	2004	2005: Jan-Jun  Jul-Dec
2006: Jan-Jun  Jul-Dec	2007: Jan-Jun  Jul-Dec	2008: Jan-Jun  Jul-Dec	2009: Jan-Jun  Jul-Dec
2010: Jan-Jun  Jul-Dec	2011: Jan-Jun   Jul-Dec	2012: Jan-Jun

June 21, 2005 – Major Reconstruction Pause
Osan AB: Whew! I think that it's been a fairly successful couple of days of work getting the various construction projects regrouped into ten discrete sets to make it easier to track each project from start to end. Now it's time to pause on this project because it's newsletter time. Over the next several days, there are three newsletters to produce: the monthly e-mail newsletter, the quarterly retiree print newsletter and the quarterly widow print newsletter. And then it's off to Taegu to help celebrate the July 4 Retiree Appreciation Day with the Area IV Retiree Council and retirees.

For your longer-range planning, I will be out of country from Aug 8 for two weeks, the first part of which will be spent with family in New York. Then it's off on TDY to attend an Army Retirement Services Officer Workshop in Alexandria, Virginia. My wife will try to cover the office at least some of the time, primarily for the widows, so please try to hold off until I'm back in the office on Aug 22. And I want to say "Thank You" to IMA-KORO for offering this opportunity to attend another RSO Workshop (I also attended the biennial event in 2003).

June 19, 2005 – Major Reconstruction Underway
Osan AB: The "Construction" part of Osan AB has become very complex and hard to use – for both you and me. As a result I've started a major reconstruction effort to make it easier to use. Because it's so time-consuming, I've decided to post the pieces as they are completed. I started with the Family Housing because it's the second most complex after the Shopping Mall construction history. You can tell what's completed by the underlined entries on the Osan AB Construction Projects Menu. It's available on the Osan AB page as the third button under "Construction."

The old construction buttons will remain until the cutover is completed. Also, new images (starting from Jun 12) will only be found in the rebuilt pages. I will try to focus cut over on the current construction projects (such as Chili's and the Mall Parking) that are high interest.

Asia Hotel Waterfall: I was able to get a nice movie clip of the Asia Hotel waterfall in operation. It's 1.57MB, not for dial-up connectors. If you have a fast connection, check it out and relax.

For Osan Dual Status Retirees: The Network Control folks have removed the block from the subscription form on the home page. You can now subscribe from your computer connected to the Osan network.

June 4, 2005 – Traveling the Electric Train/Subway System
Songtan Schedule: The subway schedule posted on this web site has been less than useful – in Korean and a poor copy. So today I built a new schedule for the Songtan Station Electric Train (Subway) with accompanying map. It's large enough for even us retirees to read. The map is available in PDF (70.3KB) and Microsoft Excel XLS (79.5KB) formats.

I discovered in preparing the new schedule a very useful site for the Electric Train/Subway system of Seoul and surrounding areas. It's at http://www.smrt.co.kr/english_smrt/cyberstation_smrt/cyberstation.jsp and provides a fully navigable map of the entire system; the ability to zoom in and out (to the right of the + and - is the cancel to restore the full map); and with the capability to map out a route from one point to another (result shows travel time and a fare that is lower than what you actually have to pay) and select whether you want the shortest route or the fewest transfers; and access to individual maps of each line such as the partial map I include with the Songtan schedule. Check out the site, it's a lot of fun to explore and it's all in English.

June 1, 2005 – New Feature at Osan Info
Quick Clicks: The lack of update inputs by the Area Retiree Councils (three of four councils are inactive) led to my decision to delete the area retiree council information blocks on the Osan Info page. They have been replaced by two information blocks to provide "Quick Clicks" to data that might be buried somewhere under Osan AB and Songtan City. The "Quick Clicks" give you handy access to useful information. (This one's for you, Ron.)

Under the Songtan "Quick Clicks" I was going to include and regularly update the list of currently-available rental housing in the Osan AB area to give folks an idea of what's available, where, and for how much. However, when I checked with the Housing Office to pick up the latest copy of the list, they said they don't produce it anymore. Too bad.

May 29, 2005 – Walkabout at Osan
Better View of Main Gate Clock: On May 7, I included a close-up view of the new time/temp sign at the main gate. Here's a long shot from the shopping mall (and that's 6:09AM).

Out and About: Across the street from the Challenger Club was a local denizen getting breakfast. The grass really is greener on the other side of the fence, particularly after some rainfall. And at the Osan Elementary School, I discovered a new species, a "Killer Humpback Whale." It's a Humpback with the coloring of a Killer Whale (Orca). Very imaginative.

How Times Change: The dormitory across the ballfield photo (grass is greener) above is one of the new 156-person dorms. I can remember when we would have 156 people in the space of half of one floor of the new dorms. On the back of this one I discovered something else that's changed. The new dorms are protected from chemical-biological attack, and here is part of the protection (ingress on right, egress on left).

May 16, 2005 – Keeping Up at Osan
More Noisy Neighbors: Last week I included a movie clip illustrating the noisy construction going on across the street from the officer dormitories, 929 and 918. This week I had a chance to catch another one in action. This machine drills into the soil and bedrock into which the pilings will be inserted. On what should be a quiet Saturday, here's what they're listening to (1.77MB video/audio mpg file).

May 7, 2005 – Developments at Osan
E-mail Newsletter: I was wondering why so few were subscribing to the e-mail newsletter until I received a phone call Friday from a Korea retiree who was getting an error message (File Not Found) when he tried to save his subscriber info. A check of the file showed that it was missing a critical piece of information tying the form to my account. (It had worked in testing when it was first posted.) I corrected it Friday afternoon and it should be working fine now. Errors like this should be reported immediately by phone or e-mail so I can find the problem and fix it. As reminder, you can sign up using the subscription form, if you want to start receiving Still Serving in Korea each month.

Users of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express probably received the May issue of the e-mail newsletter with the header a bit out of kilter. The "disclaimer" section is narrower than the title and date in the e-mail newsletter. This problem has been corrected and future issues will show it properly. The problem is unique to the Microsoft mail programs.

New Sign: There's a new sign high above the pedestrian entrance at the main gate and facing the Shinjang Shopping Mall. It shows the alternately flashing time and temperature. Is this the official time for the start of curfew?

Noisy Neighbors: The occupants of officer dorms 918 and 929 have been enduring some noisy neighbors (2MB video/audio mpg file) with the construction in the lower family housing area and removal of a chunk of Hill 180.

April 24, 2005 – This Week at Osan
E-mail Newsletter: Eight additional subscribers joined the mailing list this week, bring the total to 175 who received the four previous quarterly issues that were sent out today. Everyone is reminded to sign up using the subscription form, if you want to start receiving Still Serving in Korea each month.

(4/24/05 Update) After sending the e-mails, I discovered an error in formatting that required I send a corrected copy of Newsletter 04-3. I apologize for having to send a corrected copy (which only affected HTML recipients but also got sent to Plain Text recipients. Sorry!). I also discovered that Mozilla Thunderbird users (and possibly affecting other Mozilla versions) who are not receiving the HTML newsletter formatting and images must go to "Options" then select "Advanced" (bottom item on left sub-menu). Under "Privacy" you can either uncheck "Block loading of remote images in mail messages", or check the block beneath it and specify either "Address Book" (recommended) or "Collected Message." If the newsletter is blocked or identified as Junk by the Spam filter, right click on the "From" address of the newsletter and add it to your "Address Book".

Osan AB: There are new photos showing the inside of the new Post Office. Unfortunately, the mailboxes have been installed with key locks rather than combination locks. With the frequent turnover of Osan personnel, key loss or failure to turn in keys upon departure will be a headache. The Post Office folks are painfully aware of this and will replace the locks as soon as money becomes available.

Springtime at Osan: Osan continues to add color, as shown here. The "yellow wind" (dust storms from the Gobi Desert) have been pretty mild at Osan, though other areas of Korea have been hit hard.

(4/24/05 Late Addition) The camera battery died yesterday, so I went back today and took more photo of the family housing construction, Transportation building and Osan-Ni enlisted dormitory. And got some fun photos of a woodpecker's hole and the woodpecker hiding on the opposite side of the tree; the golf course and enlisted dormitories from across the golf course; the new ROK building construction; a barbecue at the Pavilion; a mugged Magnolia; and the waterfall in action at the Asia Hotel (aka the old Chun-Il Hotel).

April 16, 2005 – Feedback
E-mail Newsletter: The e-mail newsletter has finally been fixed by contracting with a commercial mailing service. The clickable table of contents and "return" buttons now work exactly the way the on-line HTML version works; and I have complete control over formatting of the Plain Text version, so it's much easier to read. There are currently 167 subscribers signed up who received the newsletter from the new service. I'm asking everyone who receives the hardcopy newsletter to sign up using the subscription form, and ask anyone else who's interested to please sign up and enjoy Still Serving in Korea.

I promised an e-mail newsletter starting with Issue 2004-2 and to keep that promise I have formatted all three of the previous HTML newsletters to be sent via e-mail. All subscribers who are signed up by Apr 23, 2005 will receive all four of the e-mail newsletters (2004-2, 2004-3, 2004-4 and 2005-1) that weekend. If you're a subscriber, you will have the option to read, keep or discard any or all of them. After that, you can expect the next newsletter within the first 10 days of May and every month thereafter. Remember, if you want to comment on the newsletter, send your e-mail to still-serving@rao-osan.com.

The new e-mail newsletter will be sent out monthly, and then some articles from three of these newsletters will be used to create the quarterly hardcopy newsletter. By subscribing to the e-mail version, you get more news, more timely, and you save both the government and me some money that is spent on printing and mailing the paper version. By the end of 2005, I hope to have most subscribers changed over to the electronic newsletter.

Besides more timely, colorful, clickable newsletters, the electronic version offers the opportunity for interactivity between you and me, not exactly Letters to the Editor but a chance to contribute. Want a clue for the first try at this? Check out "Laughing Matters" in Newsletter 05-1 then put on your thinking caps.

Springtime at Osan: Warmer weather has arrived at Osan and the forsythia (Korean: gae-na-ri) across from the temporary passenger terminal is in full bloom. Also greening up is the Lakes at Osan golf course as show on this green. But the ballfields show behind the golf course are still brown. Any guess which of the two – golf course or ballfields – makes more money?

March 19, 2005 – Updates: Special Request Response: One of the Guestbook entries asked for photos of some the old hangouts. So here goes: EZ Riders and a long shot showing proximity to main gate; the Golden Gate; and the UN Club.

Photo Update: From near the Pacific House Dining Facility you can see the new family housing peeking out from behind the Senior NCO Dorm. Along with construction by the USAF, the ROKAF is also in a construction boom with new family housing near the main gate and a building expansion near the golf course. Chili's is moving right along. And in a March 6 photo below, I showed a very faint white line showing the front of the latest familiy housing construction project. The contractor helped clarify exactly where that line is.

Addendum Photos: After looking at the Chili's photo, I noticed the Post Office in the background and realized I had failed to include some updates for you. So here it is from the theater; the Broadway staircase under construction; the main entrance (behind the blue cover); and access from the Shopping Center main entrance. And here's an added bonus on the current status of the TMO building.

March 10, 2005 – Updates: Death of a Photo Contributor: It is with great regret that I pass along the news that photo contributor Dan Klopsten died of cancer. Dan's 1958 photos of Osan AB and Songtan provided valuable insight to Osan's history.

Guestbook Protection: During a 24-hour period Mar 9-10, more than 70 spam entries from two sites were recorded in the Guestbook. So on Mar 10 I installed anti-spam protection on the Guestbook to prevent a repeat. The protection requires that as part of adding an entry, you must type in a six-digit code that is displayed on the entry form. It's simple, it's painless. Give it a try while you add some nice words about this web site.

Tours: Tour schedules for April and May have been added to the What-Where? page of Osan AB. Check out the great tours available as the beautiful Korean Spring weather nears.

US Jobs: Jacobs Sverdrup has added a couple of US-based job listings for Information Assurance specialists. Jobs are listed as being in Wash, DC and/or Warren, MI.

March 6, 2005 – New Photos:  Three of the airmen's dormitories have been completed and they have been moved from "Construction" to "Additions," which was separated to two pages, one showing 2005 additions and the other covering 2002-2004. Because I was late in catching the opening of the ballfield dormitory, I added some additional photos of that one because of its unusual location. This leaves one airmen's dormitory still under construction and headed for an August completion.

A new category has been added to the "Construction" photos to separate family housing from other projects. Also, a new family housing construction site is included in today's photos. There are a couple of extra photos of the construction around the swimming pool. One looks up Hill 180 from next to the swimming pool building. The other shows the front edge of the construction marked off by a very faint white chalk line in front of the swimming pool building.

Updates are also provided for the construction of Chili's, the Post Office and the shopping center parking lot. And there are a couple of photos showing the progress of the Transportation building.

And finally, here's the latest on the chameleon main gate sign, which now is showing Wing information such as this. While I was coming down Hill 180, I noticed the fence was out of kilter at what is normally a ROK overflow parking area. Closer inspection revealed that someone was in "Drive" instead of "Reverse" with this result.

Web Page Update: Updates of the web pages continue, but at a reduced rate. So far, only one small problem remains and that's in the Korea Info pages under Osan Info. And, fortunately, it's purely cosmetic and only affects the small number of folks who use the Opera browser. And I just acquired the (Linux) Konqueror browser so I will be able to check the web site against that browser.

February 21, 2005 – Korea Info Updated The Korea Info page has been rebuilt and updated with some incomplete actions. The Climate page displays too wide in Internet Explorer, but all the information is visible. The cause is elusive, so I decided to put it up "as is." (Addendum: fixed 2/21 @ 2200 hrs.)

A few other minor cosmetic changes were made that you probably won't notice. Just for fun, what you should notice is the new Quick Tip on the home page. In working on the Kimchi page under Korea Info, I discovered an interesting photo on a web site the page links to. I refer to it in Quick Tip as "Kansas Kimchi," because the second photo that appears shows the Won Bok cabbage used to make cabbage kimchi. The rows of cabbages extend to the horizon, and I don't believe there's anyplace in Korea like that. Looks more like Kansas (or Nebraska, or Iowa, etc.) to me. I picked Kansas just because it flows better with kimchi.

How do you like the new headline for the Feedback page? Another "just for fun" project.

February 19, 2005 – Visitor Info Updated The Visitor Info page has been rebuilt and updated with some different links. All pages under Visitor Info have also been updated, the last and most challenging being the Bus Schedules. On a positive note, the schedules now show entirely within the screen boundaries, the same way as the other updated pages. There's no need for horizontal scrolling to see the information at the right. Phone numbers have been added for the New Kyung Dong bus service terminals at Yongsan, Osan and Camp Humphreys. Another benefit besides design and compatibility is that the redesigned Bus Schedules page file size is 85% smaller but it remains visually the same as before. Your benefit is that it downloads to your computer 85% faster (I hope).

February 12, 2005 – Construction Updates; Tour New RAO and Meet New RAO Part-Timer: New update photos are available for the progress on Chili's, the unveiling of the new Post Office, construction activity at Building 1091 (the last of the "crack houses"), and the continued clearing out of the old 100x buildings.

There is a slide show to introduce you to the new "RAO-unleashed" as sole occupant of Room 103, Building 936. And there's a new part-time volunteer working several days a week in the RAO who is introduced in the slide show.

February 8, 2005 – More Page Updates:
On the home page, Korea Links had some errors in the job links (thanks, Gene). These have been corrected. And on the Osan Info page, the OffBaseKorea link has gone away, and I planned to replace it with JustOffBase, but that turned out to be a non-starter. So I have replaced it with a link to the Gyeonggi (Kyonggi for old-timers) Province web site. This is the province where Osan Air Base is located. In checking it out, I discovered instructions on how to obtain a Korean driver license, and so you will now find a link to that page on the Privileges page where it's included under Resident Retiree in the Transportation information.

February 6, 2005 – Death of Well-Known Osanite; RAO Office Update; What is W3C XHTML 1.0
It is with great sadness that I report the death of Mr. Felix Smith, the long-time manager of the USA Federal Credit Union. Tens of thousands of Osanites interacted with Mr. Smith, and his customer-oriented approach to doing business meant that many, many people were helped to achieve dreams, solve problems, and generally make their lives better because of him. Without his unstinting assistance, the RAO would have had a much harder time assisting new widows in adjusting to their changed economic circumstances caused by the loss of their husband. He died on Sunday, January 30.

For those following the RAO office saga, I'm pleased to report that the office finally became exclusive RAO territory on Feb 2. I'll be posting photos when I get it in order.

As mentioned in previous Feedbacks, I've been working to standardize web site pages to be consistent across web browsers. When the web page is tested and meets the defined standard, that page can display the icon shown at the lower left of the home page. W3C is the World Wide Web Consortium, a group dedicated to ensuring consistency in the way browsers work. XHTML is Extended Hypertext Markup Language, the code that is used to make what I want to show you readable in the format I specify. XHTML is a more formal implementation of HTML, the most popular code now in use. What you will be seeing is mostly cosmetic changes that I chose to make in hopes that it's more readable and appealing to the eye. Most of the hard work relates to what goes on "behind the curtain."

January 30, 2005 – Updates on Family Housing Construction, Shopping Center Parking and Chili's; and More
Finally had a chance to go back and look at the progress of the family housing apartment construction behind Mustang Valley Village, and an update on the teardown of 1003, 1004 and 1005 as more family housing construction starts. In the same place is an update on shopping center parking lot construction and an update of the slow progress with Chili's.

Well, the construction next to the Education Center is moving along. But the photo shows what looks like an electrical transformer. One long-time resident suggested it will be a concrete pad to provide a more stable location for the large satellite dish that used to be in that spot, but it looks more extensive than that. Don't know if I ever recorded the fact that the Skivvy 9 orderly room/lounge building was converted to the temporary location of the McPherson Rec Center. Skivvy 9 orderly room is now in Bldg 938 with Finance. And the newest main gate sign has reverted to form.

I hope you like the new format that I'm using for the web pages. I know that it's been a benefit to users of browsers other than Internet Explorer, and a benefit to me in learning more correct techniques than duct tape and baling wire to hack together the HTML code. I was so pleased with the new format of "About RAO" that I contrived to include it in the "Quick Tip" to get more people to look at it. I've been working on other pages and you'll stumble onto them from time to time, recognizing them from the new format. One conversion I did today (accessed from both SSA News in Pay Matters and TRICARE Information in Health Matters) reduced the file size from 43.3KB to 15.1KB. What does that mean to you? Besides the appearance, it means files download and display faster, and we all like when that happens. The reduction was accomplished by using a 5.53KB style sheet to specify how the page looks, and that style sheet is shared with a number of other files. So besides speeding download, it reduces the amount of space my files take up on the server, meaning more room for photos.

Pretty clear day today, so while up the Turumi Lodge stairwell to shoot Chili's, I took this photo of Jin-wi Myeon, the village just north of the base. And now, as the sign says, Have A Nice Day.

January 27, 2005 – Area I Retiree Council Needs Help
Ken Black, the Chairman of the Area I Retiree Council is requesting that Area I retirees get more involved in council activities. Ken is now the only active officer of the council, with both the Vice Chairman and Secretary positions vacant. The next meeting is Friday, January 28 at Reggie's. Area I retirees are encouraged to get involved.

As mentioned in the second paragraph of the January 22 entry, I'm working on standardization of the web site pages. After some problems caused by browser incompatibilities (read Microsoft), I found the fix that I needed. So rather than wait and overwhelm you with lots of changes at once, I've started posting the pages as they get done so you can ease into the new format. Today's update is for Hot Issues, Pay Matters (formerly Money Matters) and its subordinate news pages, Health Matters and the subordinate Air Evac page, Rumor Control and Korea Casualty. In addition to the cosmetic changes, the pages now look pretty much identical from browser to browser.

(Note for techies: The compatibility problem was that I use frames and Internet Explorer would put a horizontal scroll bar on any page in the new format that exceeded the screen height, even though it was well within screen width. After trying several "hacks" that didn't work, today I found the fix. It was a simple change on the index page for "scrolling" from "auto" to "yes." Unfortunately, while it fixed the problem in IE, Opera now shows the horizontal scroll bar all the time. Given that IE has about 90% of the market and Opera has about 1%, the decision was a no-brainer. Why did the previous format of the screens (like this one) not have the problem? They were created using Microsoft FrontPage just like this one. 'Nuff said.)

January 22, 2005 – Subway Service Started
The extension of the electrified subway train service to Cheonan has been completed and service started on Jan 20. For those who are interested, a schedule in Korean is available in medium resolution PDF (472KB) and high resolution PDF (1.43MB). The left side of the schedule shows the northbound (to Seoul) schedule and the right side shows the southbound (to Cheonan) schedule. The numbers 5, 6, 7, 15, etc., are the hours (5am, 6am, 7am, 3pm, etc.) and the minutes are shown to the right of that in two horizontal rows. The upper shaded row is the Sunday and holiday schedule; the lower unshaded row is the schedule for the rest of the week. Print off the schedule for a quick exercise in using it. Looking at the "5" block at the upper left, there is one train departing Songtan Station to Seoul on Sunday at 5:52am. There are two trains departing Songtan Station to Seoul the other days at 5:28am and 5:52am. (I was told the number under the time is the train number.) If you want to leave Songtan for Cheonan sometime around noon on a weekday, go down the right side hours column to 11 and you find there is a train at 11:59am. The next train is at 12:16pm. One retiree took the subway to the Immigration Office at Suwon on opening day and reported it took about 30 minutes and cost 1,200 won. The nearest station in Suwon is about 1 kilometer from the Immigration Office (map available at RAO), within reasonable walking distance. I was told by the same retiree that there are 27 stops between Songtan and Seoul. I'll try to get the travel time to Seoul from someone who takes that trip and post it here along with some more information on costs to various locations. I'll also try to get some photos posted next week of the new Songtan Station, which looked like this in July 2003, while still in the early construction stage.

A bit more cosmetic work has been done on the web site. The home page has been replaced to correct a problem with the alignment of the light blue vertical line down the center. The backgrounds on several other pages have been replaced for aesthetic reasons. Standardization is going slowly due to discrepancies on how the pages display between Internet Explorer and the other browsers. If I can find workarounds that work for me, the standardization will be implemented. The goal of standardization is a little more commonality in layout from page to page without getting boring, as well as giving me practical and productive opportunities to learn more about web site design.

January 15, 2005 – Osan Shopping Center Parking; Update on Post Office and Chili's; More Family Housing; Mystery Sign Revealed
Construction of the large parking lot for the Osan Shopping Center has begun as the old McPherson Recreation Center and recent Mini-Mall destruction begins. An update photo of the new Post Office shroud reveals little on the hidden progress. Chili's work site activity accelerates. The OHOP (Osan House of Pancakes) has been replaced by Checkertails, which is located in Building 923, across the street from where the OHOP was.

New destruction/construction has also commenced in the area behind the Mustang Pool. The 100x buildings that have housed BOQ/VOQ, field grade officer housing and the Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) will make way for the new multi-story family housing to be constructed on that site. The Mustang Pool will also go.

The mystery sign at the main gate has finally been revealed as to ownership and what it advertises. As I speculated in the last item of the Oct 28 posting below, it would be either MWR or AAFES. It's MWR.

Speaking of MWR, while taking a photo of Chili's construction site, I saw unusual construction activity next to the Chili's site. Also, the Turumi Lodge has provided an interesting smoking area there.

For those wondering what will happen with the site of old AAFES Exchange building, it's supposed to be demolished to make way for a new enlisted club to replace the Challenger Club, and a new Community Center to finally provide an adequate replacement for the MacPherson Recreation Center.

January 4, 2005 – This Page Is Shorter; Fixing Compatibility Problems; Shopping Center Phone Numbers
To speed up loading of this page, it has been divided so that this page includes posts since August 15, 2004. If you would like to see earlier posts, from August 8 back to the first one, click here or on the "separate page" in the second paragraph at the top of this page.

Major changes were made to the RAO home page, the Osan Info page, Osan AB page and to all the slide shows in Then and Now and What Was It Like. These are now all fully compatible with browsers by Netscape, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera. While making structural changes, I also modified the left navigation options on the slide show pages so that, when you select Then and Now or What Was It Like, you can navigate through all the files in that category rather than having to return after one series to select another menu. You still have the option at any time to return to the menu using the right navigation options on the slide show pages.

As a result of the changes (that took about five days of incremental builds of the home page as I learned while I went), you'll see a few cosmetic "anomalies." For example, the vertical separator bars between sections on the home page are not lined up properly. This is caused by a suggestion I followed to speed up page loading by breaking the page up into separate tables. The result is an alignment error that affects all browsers. I may work to correct that in the future as I learn more. For now, just try to ignore it.

Some retirees have been asking questions about curfew and other policies. The latest USFK curfew policy was issued Dec 29. For those in the Osan AB area, the latest 51FW Commander's Policies was published on Nov 1.

And a complete listing of the Osan Shopping Center phone numbers is now available at the Osan Info>Osan AB >What-Where page.

(For those who are wondering about compatibility problems: Internet Explorer allows for very sloppy coding – making it easier for newbies like me – causing problem in other browsers that are more compliant with the standards. For example the home page was about 50% longer in Netscape and others, so I had to make a lot of changes to get it to fit the screen. Similar problems occurred with the Osan Info page and the others I listed above. I installed the three browsers on another computer that allowed me to test the code with each one as a page was completed. Lots of work, but the result is close to what I was hoping for. In the process, I learned more about the value of knowing and following standards from the beginning.)

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