Jessica Whitney Dubroff (May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a 7-year-old pilot trainee who was attempting to become the youngest person to fly a plane across the United States when, 24 hours into her flight, her small plane crashed after takeoff from Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Dubroff was born in Contra Costa, California. During her flight, which included several stopovers, Dubroff became an instant media celebrity. Her flight was vigorously followed by supporters and media outlets such as CNN, ABC, FOX and others who monitored her flight every day for the duration of her trip, reporting each time she landed or took off, until the tragic ending of her "Sea to Shining Sea Flight."

Dubroff took off from Cheyenne in heavy rain and a sudden storm. These weather conditions contributed to the plane's crash within a few minutes of takeoff. Jessica Dubroff, her father Lloyd Dubroff, and her flight instructor Joe Reid (who was legally the pilot in command for all her flights and was apparently manipulating the controls during this particular flight) were killed in the crash. She spoke to her mother on the telephone moments before the crash with the last words, "Mom, do you hear the rain? Do you hear the rain? I just want to take off in the plane."

The National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that pilot Joe Reid had made an "improper decision to take off into deteriorating weather conditions when the airplane was overweight and when the density altitude was higher than he was accustomed to, resulting in a stall caused by failure to maintain airspeed. Contributing to the pilot in command's decision to take off was a desire to adhere to an overly ambitious itinerary, in part, because of media commitments."

A book about Jessica Dubroff's life has been published by her mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway.

The accident, and its associated publicity, led to Federal legislation that prohibits anyone who does not hold at least a private pilot certificate and a current medical certificate from being allowed to manipulate the controls of an aircraft during any record attempt, aeronautical competition, or aeronautical feat.

James的骑士队输了。

如果上一场多拿两分，他们就可以去佛罗里达挑战Miami了。

然而他们输了，两分。

上一次打入东区决赛还是14年前，

14年的阴霾，今天本可以是个终结。

天知道他们下一次何年才能再入决赛，

克利夫兰的球迷何时再睹光彩。

上帝不掷色子。

就好像当年阵容豪华的Blazer七战Laker，

最后一节领先十多分还是不幸被反扳。

是年该队土崩瓦解，

如今的联盟鱼腩。

此后三年，

Laker三夺冠。

James还年轻，

克利夫兰的球迷们还可以期待。

然后历史的长河埋没了太多期待，

命运的青睐向来有限。

Ewing的憔悴如流星般划过纽约人的心中，

Barkley的拳头重重地砸向无奈，

Malone叹了口气，挥挥手离开舞台。

可幸Morning得一Wade，整装待发冲击桂冠，

壮士暮年雄心依在，

只是如今的娃儿只识Wade翻手云覆手雨，

Morning当年的看客早就曲终人散，

同一个舞台不同的角，

多一份平实去一份姿态。

选秀的轮盘飞速地转，

一年又一年把NBA刷得流光异彩。

折戟断戈，成王败寇，

只是流年匆匆，顷刻间，璀璨与岁月不再。

Today I played basketball with Nelson in company.
He's quite a good point guard.
Even if I've so many years' experience of playing,
I did learn a lot basic yet important stuff from him.
Here is it:

1 When shooting, form is number one important. Whether it's near or far, always keep the same shooting form.
2 When shooting, jump straight up and step down on the jumping point.
3 When practising crossing walk, make the ball align with body, not askew.
4 Practise with ball round belly, head and kneel.
5 Practise passing ball accurately.ead and kneel.
6 Before taking the ball to shoot, get hand prepared in front of chest.
7 Play 2 hours match, practise 1 hour by self.

Good suggestions~~