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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Aug. 20, 2007 - U.S. Northern Command officials are working closely with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Guard and the state of Texas on hurricane response preparations.
Hurricane Dean is crossing the Caribbean Sea, packing sustained winds of 150 mph. At 11 a.m. Eastern Time today, the National Weather Service reported the storm was 385 miles east of Belize City, Belize, moving west at 21 mph. while most computer models predict landfall in Belize or Mexico, the possibility exists that the storm could turn toward the Texas coast.
"While we remain fully engaged in defense of the homeland, our collective Department of Defense capabilities and resources will be utilized for significant events such as hurricanes and other natural disaster contingency operations," NORTHCOM Commander Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart said. "We can help save lives, mitigate suffering and prevent property loss."
NORTHCOM continues to respond to requests for Defense Department support in preparation for Hurricane Dean's possible landfall in the United States, officials said.
NORTHCOM has deployed the following personnel to support the federal response:
-- The Region 6 defense coordinating officer and a six-person defense coordinating element deployed to Corpus Christi, Texas, at FEMA's request prior to landfall of Tropical Storm Erin. The coordinating officer and team have moved to Austin, where they are collocated with FEMA and other responding agency assets.
-- The Region 10 defense coordinating officer and element deployed to Baton Rouge, La., at FEMA's request to assist the Region 6 coordinating officer.
-- A joint regional medical planner deployed to Austin to support the Region 6 defense coordinating officer.
-- A 17-person team from Standing Joint Forces Headquarters North deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to Texas. Ten personnel will support the Region 6 defense coordinating officer in Austin; seven personnel will support Army North at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
-- An eight-person joint patient movement team from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., deployed to Austin to help coordinate aeromedical evacuation efforts.
-- A joint interagency air-ground coordination team from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., deployed to Austin at FEMA's request to assist FEMA and the Texas Emergency Operations Center and to help with aeromedical evacuation and search-and-rescue efforts.
-- The Region 2 defense coordinating officer and element deployed to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Aug. 15, where they supported a FEMA advanced emergency response team. Those personnel are redeploying to their home station in New York.
Should active-duty forces be requested to respond for hurricane operations, the regional defense coordinating officers will provide their command and control and also will facilitate requests for any additional Defense Department support through NORTHCOM.
"Local and state officials, in concert with the National Guard, are the first-line responders," Renuart said. "But U.S. NORTHCOM is prepared to respond in support of the needs of the state, and we are anticipating the kinds of capabilities they might require."
NORTHCOM officials are coordinating with FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Guard to ensure full situational awareness and an appropriate response posture to Hurricane Dean, officials said.
"We have created stronger ties with our National Guard and civilian agency partners with mutual understanding, respect, and appreciation of each others' missions, capabilities, and practices," Renuart said.
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There's something unequivocally comforting about spending your entire day tending to the well-being of a couple of loaves of bread. I love the initial excitement of seeing that your yeasted batter has, indeed, risen as it should. I love punching the dough down after it's risen a few times over. I love kneading the dough until my arms ache and my fingers are so entwined in the dough that it takes a good few minutes to untangle myself. Most of all, I love the smell of baking bread creeping throughout the apartment as the cowboy plays his guitar. The ultimate reward that comes from this fragrant loaf is sitting down to a hearty chunk of it slathered with strawberry-raspberry preserves from my favorite Chicago grocer – The Green Grocer. On bread-baking days I feel a sense of accomplishment that only comes from honest, wholesome productivity.
In between waiting for the dough to rise and then rise again (like a Phoenix!), we spent the good chunk of Saturday gathering our food for the week. A trip to the wondrous Chicago French Market made both of our days. Of particular enjoyment was chatting with the local butcher, Dick McCracken of Fumare Meats, from whom we bought some delicious prosciutto from for Saveur's "Piselli Al Prosciutto" (Sweet Peas and Prosciutto) from their latest issue – "Classic Roman Food." The most fascinating piece of take-away knowledge from this indelible resource – did you know that the changing colors of the leaves in the fall in the United States is a result of the acidity of our soil? Sure is pretty… Or that everything from lettuce to turnips tastes ever-so-slightly different from country to country as a result of this? Or that the only place to get a chicken that actually tastes like chicken used to (read The Omnivore's Dilemna, anyone?) is a place down on Fulton Market that steadfastly refuses to sell to the public?
This bread is SO GOOD… and so good for you! The millet is the star here as it contributes a surprisingly sweet flavor and pleasantly crunchy texture… but lets not forget the flax seed and its nutty aroma! The combination of white, whole wheat, and white whole wheat flours makes for a miraculously light, tender loaf. Can we call this "super bread?!"
Whole Wheat Bread of Millet & Flax Seed
1 3/4 cups millet
1/4 cup flax seeds
1 cup hot water from your tap, for soaking millet
3 packages dry active yeast
2 cups warm water, for dissolving yeast
2 tablespoons raw honey (from your farmer's market!)
1 cup unbleached white flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
4 to 5 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons safflower oil
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
oil, for coating a bowl and baking tins
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk (whichever kind suits you)
1.) Begin by soaking your millet in the cup of hot water. Set aside, and dissolve yeast in a large bowl with the warm water. Add honey, white flour, and whole wheat flour. Stir with a spatula until smooth. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size; 40-50 minutes. I've found that the interior of my oven with the light on is a reliable source of warmth.
2.) Stir in the oil, salt, millet (and any remaining water), and flaxseed until everything is evenly dispersed. Then, gently stir in the white whole wheat flour gradually (about 1/2-1/3 cup at a time) with your spatula until the dough won't take anymore flour.
3.) Turn dough out onto a well-floured flat surface, coat your hands in a bit of flour to help prevent "concrete hands," and knead dough for 5-10 minutes; until smooth and supple.
4.) Oil a large, clean bowl, place dough in bowl, and turn over a few times to coat with oil. Cover tightly, place in a warm place, and let rise until doubled in size; 40-55 minutes. Punch that dough down with your fists, cover, place in a warm place, and let rise until doubled in size; 30-40 minutes.
5.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil two standard-size baking tins. Break apart the dough in the bowl into two loaves. Place in tins, put in a warm place (without a cover this time), and let rise one last time until doubled in size; 20-25 minutes. While the dough is rising, make a glaze by beating the egg and the milk together. When dough is doubled in size, slash the top a bit with a knife, brush with glaze, and bake until beautifully golden and crisp on the outside; 50-60 minutes.

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Finally another post from me. And it´s an awesome one! Cult Nails Toxic Seaweed is soooo cool! I love it!
It´s a green jelly base with green glitter and red flakies. I used 3 thick coats to get some opacity, on some nails 4... And eventhough I don´t really like that, I do get a good wear out of it. While I´m writing this, it´s the 5th day of wear. No chips and only very minimal tipwear. Althoug it could be the topcoat too. I used my INM Out The Door with gold holographic glitter. I hardly ever use it, but it seems to work well on me or just on this polish.
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text: Mental Illness Prolific Among College Students Parents Underestimate Prevalence, Preparedness Of Students Aug 25 2004 Arlington, VA — Due to a high rate of mental illness found among the college population, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill urges parents to talk to their children about mental illness before college and maintain an open dialogue throughout young adulthood. This recommendation follows the release of a new study, conducted by NAMI and Abbott Laboratories, which found a high incidence of mental illness among the college age population, yet a lack of education and understanding among both the students and their parents. A key finding of the survey, administered as part of Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day, was the large number of students who reported an experience of symptoms associated with serious mental illness. According to the survey: One in three students reports having experienced prolonged periods of depression. One in four students reports having suicidal thoughts or feelings. One in seven students reports engaging in abnormally reckless behavior. One in seven reports difficulty functioning at school due to mental illness. "The impact of untreated mental illness on a college student's life can be devastating," commented Ken Duckworth, M.D., assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and medical director for NAMI. "Undiagnosed mental illness can cause people to withdraw socially, drop out of school, engage in substance abuse, or exhibit other unsettling behaviors. For example, studies show that as many as 50 percent of people with untreated bipolar disorder attempt suicide at least once. Therefore, it is essential that parents and students alike are educated and aware of the signs and symptoms to ensure early diagnosis and treatment." Many students report experiencing the warning signs of mental illness, yet parents lag in their awareness and understanding of these symptoms. Fifty percent of students rate their mental health as below average or poor, while only 25 percent of parents report their student's mental health to be in this range. In addition, 30 percent of students report that they or a friend have had problems functioning at school because of a mental health problem, yet only seven percent of parents say their student has experienced this. "Parents should talk to their college student about mental illness before they leave for college and maintain a regular dialogue throughout the school year," said Mike Fitzpatrick, executive director of NAMI. "The majority of people with bipolar disorder, for example, experience an onset of symptoms before the age of 20, making late adolescence an essential time for awareness. While parents can't prevent mental illness, educating themselves and their college age children can help encourage early diagnosis – and early diagnosis can save lives." Students report a lack of education on mental illness. Mental illness is a major concern for the college student population, yet nearly half of students report receiving no education on mental health issues before starting college, including education from family, friends, teachers, counselors or clergy. In addition, approximately half of students report receiving no information on mental health from their college or university. In contrast, the majority of parents – nearly 75 percent – report that they or another family member discussed mental illness with their student prior to college, however only 22 percent of students report receiving this education. "Awareness needs to be a top priority for members of all communities, especially those interacting with the college age population," added Fitzpatrick. "Just as parents and colleges discuss alcohol use, sexually transmitted diseases and eating disorders with students, they should also cover mental illness. The college age population must be informed, not only for the sake of their own health, but also to help recognize the signs and symptoms in their friends." According to the survey, students are most likely to turn to friends should they experience a serious emotional problem while at school. Sixty-two percent of students reported that they would turn to a friend, 46 percent would access a parent, and 30 percent would go to a campus counseling center. Parents and students alike lack an understanding of mental illness and bipolar disorder. Both parents and students report many misconceptions about mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder resulting from a chemical imbalance in the brain and can be treated with medication and counseling. However, according to the survey: Thirty-five percent of parents and 48 percent of students believe bipolar disorder is at least somewhat attributed to a character flaw or weak willpower. Fifty-five percent of parents and students somewhat believe that people with bipolar disorder should not be in positions of responsibility. More than 70 percent of parents and students would be uncomfortable to some extent if a close friend or family member was dating or marrying a person with bipolar disorder. In addition, parents and students do not realize the enormous consequences of an untreated mental illness such as bipolar disorder. Nearly one in four parents and students do not agree that untreated bipolar disorder can lead to suicide, but other studies show as many as 50 percent of people with untreated bipolar disorder attempt suicide at least once. More than one in four parents and students do not understand that untreated bipolar disorder can lead to contact with the criminal justice system, yet sources show that people with untreated mental illnesses spend twice as much time in jail. About Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, is a serious brain disorder that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy and functioning. It is characterized by episodes of mania and depression that can last from days to months and usually begins in late adolescence, but can begin in early childhood or as late as a person's 40s or 50s. There is a strong genetic component related to bipolar disorder, however, genetics do not always predict who will develop the disorder. Bipolar disorder is a chronic and generally life-long condition, requiring life-long treatment. About Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day was created to increase awareness of bipolar disorder, promote early detection and accurate diagnosis, reduce stigma, and minimize the devastating impact on the 2.3 million Americans presently affected by the disorder. Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day is hosted by the NAMI, with support from Abbott Laboratories, and will be heldon October 7, 2004, during Mental Illness Awareness Week. For additional information on bipolar disorder, please visit NAMI's Web site at www.nami.org. About NAMI NAMI supports a national grassroots effort to transform America's mental health care system, combat stigma, support research and attain adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, jobs and family support for millions of Americans living with mental illnesses. NAMI's 1,000 affiliates are dedicated to public education, advocacy and support and receive generous donations from tens of thousands of individuals as well as grants from government, foundations and corporations. NAMI's greatest asset, however, is its volunteers – who donate an estimated $135 million worth of their time each year. Survey Design, Methodology FGI Research administered this survey over the Internet during June and July 2004. Prospective respondents were sent email invitations to complete the appropriate version of the survey. A total of 1,033 current college/university students (ages 18-31), 1,028 parents of college students, and 282 patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder (ages 18-35) completed the survey. Prospective student and parent respondents were recruited from FGI Research's SmartPanel(tm) of Internet survey participants nationwide. The patient sample was obtained from a targeted ailment panel with additional screening questions applied. Student and patient respondent samples have been statistically weighted so that the proportions of men and women in each group represented in the results reflect their actual proportions in the U.S. population. ###


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You see America and its education system in all their glorious, exhilarating, crushing, infuriating contradictions in our national high school chess champion team.
Chess tends to be the domain of privileged schools whose star players have had their own personal chess coaches since elementary school. Yet the national champion team comes from a high-poverty, inner-city school, and four-fifths of its members are black or Hispanic.
More astounding, these aren't even high school kids yet. In April, New York's Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn, where 70 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, became the first middle school team ever to defeat kids about four years older and win the national high school championship.
The champs are kids like Carlos Tapia, a Mexican-American in the eighth grade, whose dad is a house painter and mom a maid. The parents can't play chess and can't afford to give Carlos his own room, but they proudly make space for his 18 chess trophies.
"Chess teaches me self-control" that spills over into other schoolwork, Carlos said in the I.S. 318 chess room, as a rainbow of students hunched over their boards, brows furrowed.
This will be my last column for a number of months, as I'm taking a leave to work on a new book with my wife. So I asked my Twitter followers what they'd like me to write about in this column, and one suggested I address: How do you do your job without getting incredibly depressed?
I promise, I'm not the Eeyore of journalists. The truth is that covering inequality, injustice and poverty can actually be inspiring and uplifting because of kids like Carlos. Just sprinkle opportunity around, and dazzling talents turn up.
This isn't about chess. It's about investing in kids in ways that transform their trajectories forever. The returns on capital would make Wall Street jealous.
Take Rochelle Ballantyne, who was raised by a single mom from Trinidad and soared on the I.S. 318 chess team. Rochelle, now 17 and aiming to become the first African-American woman to become a chess master, has won a full scholarship to Stanford University. She's planning to attend even though she has never visited the campus.
"We were meant to break stereotypes," Rochelle told me. "Chess isn't something people are good at because of the color of their skin. We just really work very hard at it."
That seems to be the secret. A part-time chess tutor named Elizabeth Spiegel arrived at I.S. 318 in 1999 and parlayed a tiny budget into a team that drills tirelessly. A dynamic, passionate teacher who volunteered much of her time, she nurtured a team that since 2000 has won more middle school championships than any other in the country.
One way of assessing what she has accomplished: Based on estimated chess ratings, Albert Einstein would rank third on the I.S. 318 team.
I wish the column could end on this triumphant note. But if these extraordinary kids are a reminder of what can happen when we invest in creating opportunity, they are also a reminder that budget cuts fall disproportionately on the needy.
"Funding for extracurricular activities has dried up," said John Galvin, an assistant principal who oversees the 95-member chess team. The kids run bake sales, candy sales and walkathons to raise the $50,000 needed to attend tournaments each year, but on trips they sometimes survive on peanut butter.
Galvin has tried approaching corporations and hedge funds for donations but has had little luck. Budget cuts have already trimmed the after-school chess club to three days a week from five.
A moving documentary about the team, "Brooklyn Castle," is scheduled to air on PBS later this year, and that may help with fund-raising.
But similar cutbacks are playing out all across America. In 35 states, inflation-adjusted school financing is below 2008 levels, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. As of July, school districts have slashed 328,000 jobs since 2008, and budget cuts have devastated early childhood education that lays the foundation for children's lives.
Affluent kids continue to enjoy nursery school and chess tutors, even as programs for poor kids are eliminated. Education is the best escalator out of poverty, but for too many kids it's creaking to a standstill.
As we make historic fiscal decisions in the coming months, let's not balance budgets by slashing investments in our future. That would be like economizing on heating bills by feeding the front door into the fire.
While on leave, I'll be rooting for kids like Carlos to soar to another national championship — and far beyond. Given the returns, the question isn't whether we can afford to invest in opportunities for kids but how we can possibly afford not to.
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DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - Feb 5, 2013) - MusclePharm Corporation (
MusclePharm issued a total of 1,500,000 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock in a registered direct offering at a price of $8.00 per share. Each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into two shares of common stock, subject to adjustment. The net proceeds to MusclePharm from the closings were approximately $10.8 million after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.
GVC Capital LLC acted as the lead placement agent for this offering.
The shares described above were registered pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-184625), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 16, 2013. A prospectus relating to the offering was filed with the SEC on January 17, 2013.
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HUMBLE, Texas — D.A. Points came back from a long rain delay and made four pars, the last one giving him a one-shot victory in the Houston Open and a trip to the Masters.
With a putter he once borrowed from his mother and never returned, Points rolled in a putt from just outside 12 feet on the final hole to polish off a 6-under 66 and avoid a sudden-death playoff with Masters-bound Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel.
It was quite a turnaround for Points, whose only other PGA Tour win was at Pebble Beach two years ago with actor Billy Murray along for the laughs.
He started the year by missing the cut seven times in nine tournaments. He arrived at Redstone Golf Club having not broken 70 in last nine rounds. But he stayed in the hunt after opening with a 64, and he kept his calm when he returned to the golf course after a rain delay of nearly three hours.
"Thank you for staying," Points said to the sparse gallery in the bleachers as he walked off the green.
Stenson birdied his last two holes for a 66 before the storms rolled across Houston, and while he came up one shot short, he moved up to No. 42 in the world ranking to earn an invitation to the Masters. Horschel was on the 18th tee when play was halted, and then had to wait some more for his turn to hit on the tough driving hole. He split the middle, found the green and two-putted for par to join Stenson in the clubhouse lead.
They waited around for a playoff that wasn't necessary when Points saved par on his last two holes.
"I've been having a really tough year," Points said. "To have a putt to win, you want that starting out every week. I would have liked for it to have been closer."
Points picked up his final birdie on the par-5 13th when the hole got in the way of his chip and kept the ball from running well past. It instead stopped 3 feet away.
Then, he made it hard on himself.
His 5-iron to the 17th came up well short, and Points hit a beautiful pitch-and run to tap-in range for his par. On the final hole, his hybrid began to sail right of the green toward the bunkers, but it caught just enough of the grass to hand up in the rough. He played a peculiar shot, lobbing the pitch instead of playing it closer to the ground, and the ball came up well short on the rain-softened green.
The putt dropped into the left corner, and Points screamed so loud it could be hear over the sparse applause.
Suddenly, his year is looking up.
He finished at 16-under 272, and the win gives him another two-year exemption. His exemption from the Pebble Beach would have expired this year. More important, the win gets him back to Augusta National in two weeks.
Twenty players were separated by four shots going into the final round, and it stayed that way for a while, with a dozen players poised to make a run and seize control as the storm clouds gathered.
Phil Mickelson opened his final round with four straight birdies, and he was still in the picture until a three-putt double bogey on the 14th hole. He had a 68, and wound up six shots behind.
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AGADIR, Morocco — Marcel Siem of Germany shot a 2-under 70 to win the Hassan II Trophy by three strokes.
He earned his third European Tour title with a 17-under 217. Siem held off Finland's Mikko Ilonen and England's David Horsey, who were tied for second.
The French Open champion was four shots ahead overnight but had a slow start with a bogey on the first hole. Three birdies from Siem and a mid-round slump from Ilonen gave him a decisive lead.
The 72nd-ranked Siem will wait for the results of the Houston Open to see if he'll reach the top 50, which would earn him a first spot at the Masters.


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Beginning the day with the lead, Dufner fell behind with early bogeys on two and three. He bounced back quickly with a birdie on the fourth, fifth, and seventh holes to join the leaders at nine under par.
He added a birdie at ten to retake the lead alone. Dufner, first in greens in regulation and second in driving accuracy, birdied the sixteenth hole to keep pace with surging playing competitors. On the final hole, with a hazard left and trees right, Dufner launched his tee ball straight up the middle. With only a short wedge shot left, Dufner played a shot to the middle of the green, 25 feet from the pin. He then poured in the downhill, right to left putt for the one stroke victory.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After cruising to a 3-0 win over Western New England University volleyball faced the host Engineers of MIT in the championship match of this year's Quad Invitational. After tying the match at 1-1 through the first two games, the host Engineers squeezed off back-to-back wins to down the Beacons (14-13) by the final of 3-1 Saturday afternoon at the duPont Athletic Center.
With the split the Beacons three-match win-streak came to an end Saturday afternoon despite making a hard push against the Engineers. UMass Boston still remains the only other team other than MIT to win the annual Quad Match with their last title coming in 2010.
Following the conclusion of the third match a pair of Beacons were named to the All-Tournament for their standout play which saw UMB earn 3-0 wins over Rivier University and Western New England. Elizabeth Glavan (Edina, Minn.) and Megan Pollock (Wilton, Calif.) were both named to the All-Tournament team.
Glavan combined 38 digs on the second day alone to go along with her 19 that she recorded in Friday's win over the Raiders. Pollock was just as impressive tallying 25 assists against Western New England, before finishing with 34 in the loss to the Engineers.
In the first match of the day, UMB had to pull out a pair of tight decisions to claim their third straight 3-0 victory. Game one saw the Beacons hang on to earn a 25-23 win, before cruising to a 25-17 win in the second. The third game saw UMB jump out to a comfortable lead in the beginning, but as the game continued to unfold the Golden Bears quickly closed the gap.
The Beacons would have to make a hard push at the end of the third to earn a 27-25 win and improve their record to 14-12. Junior Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) led the Beacons with nine kills, while Bri Sousa (Swansea, Mass.) scored seven and finished with a season-high .429 hitting percentage. The sophomore was also dangerous at the net as she combined for two solo blocks and four block assists.
Pollock tallied five aces and nine digs in the victory, while Christine DuPuis (Minden, Nev.) finished second on the team in put-ups with 10. As a squad the Beacons tallied 10 total blocks in the victory with Julia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) and Corrine Porter (Huntington Beach, Calif.) each tallying one solo stop and a pair of block assists.
With MIT dispatching Rivier in their first match of the day, the two knew the tournament title would be on the line as the two squads stepped onto the hardwood.
With the exception of the second game, which UMB dominated MIT 25-12, all three games were extremely close. MIT started the match off with a 25-19 victory in the first. After the Beacons tied the match at 1-1, the Engineers pulled out a 25-22 decision in the third and a 26-24 decision in the fourth dropping UMB's record to 14-13 on the year. The Engineers improved to 18-7 overall in a rematch of last year's NCAA Regional Tournament First Round.
Morrison was once again the go-to hitter for the Beacons with her 11 kills on 23 attempts. Porter threw down nine spikes, followed by Murphy with eight. Just like the first match of the day, Pollock was dangerous from the end line scoring four more aces to bring Saturday's total to nine respectively.
Defensively it was Glavan leading the charge with her 19 digs, with Porter right behind her with 15. Sousa was sensational as well tallying seven block assists to once again lead the Beacons to a combined 10 total blocks.
Volleyball returns to action on Tuesday when they travel to Eastern Connecticut State University for a 7 p.m. Little East Conference match.


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Agencies may pay an extended assignment incentive (EAI) to eligible Federal employees assigned to positions located in a territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. An EAI is meant to assist agencies in retaining experienced, well-trained employees in these locations for a longer period than the employee's initial tour of duty.
An individual who meets the definition of "employee" in 5 U.S.C. 2105, including employees in General Schedule, senior-level and scientific or professional, Senior Executive Service, and prevailing rate positions, is eligible to receive an EAI, except for those employees excluded by 5 CFR 575.506.
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Before paying an EAI, an agency must establish a plan that designates the officials with authority to review and approve payment of an EAI. The plan must include the categories of employees which are prohibited from receiving an EAI, the criteria to be met or considered in authorizing an EAI, procedures for paying the incentives, requirements for service agreements, and documentation and recordkeeping requirements.
Before an employee may receive an EAI, the employee must sign a written service agreement to complete a specified period of additional employment with the agency in one of the covered locations. In addition, the service agreement must specify the amount of the incentive payment, the method of paying the incentive, the conditions under which an agreement may be terminated, the requirements and procedures for the repayment of incentive payments if the employee separates prior to the completion of the service period, and any other terms and conditions for receiving and retaining EAI payments.
By law, the total amount of service an employee may perform in a particular territory, possession, or commonwealth under one or more EAI service agreements with an agency may not exceed 5 years. To receive an EAI an employee must also have completed 2 years of continuous service immediately before commencement of a service agreement for an EAI.
An EAI may not exceed the greater of -
For example, assume an agency wishes to pay the maximum extended assignment incentive to an employee (GS-13, step 3) who signed an extended assignment incentive service agreement to serve 39 pay periods (546 days), and his or her annual rate of basic pay at the beginning of the service period is $65,335. To determine the maximum extended assignment incentive payment the agency may authorize, the following calculations must be made: (1) $65,335 (annual rate) x .25 (25%) x 1.5 years (546/365) = $24,501; and (2) $15,000 x 1.5 years = $22,500. Thus, the employee may receive extended assignment incentive payments of up to $24,501.
For the purpose of computing an EAI, "rate of basic pay" means the rate of pay fixed by law or administrative action for the position held by an employee, including any applicable special rate under 5 CFR 530, subpart C, or locality-based comparability payment under 5 CFR part 531, subpart F, or similar payment or supplement under other legal authority, but before deductions and exclusive of additional pay of any kind.
An EAI is not considered part of an employee's rate of basic pay for any purpose.
Agencies are required to record specific data and provide those data to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the use of EAIs and to evaluate the extent to which these payments improve the retention of employees for longer than their initial tour of duty. The specific data requirements agencies must maintain are listed in 5 CFR 575.515.
Before February 15, 2006, each agency must submit a written report to OPM containing the specific data required on the use of EAIs for the period from May 2, 2003, to December 31, 2005. OPM will include this information in a report to Congress due no later than May 4, 2006, on agencies' use of EAIs.
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Today, Mandai is home to the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and River Safari.
We propose for the Mandai Project to build on the concept of Singapore as a city in a garden by rejuvenating this treasure into a complete nature destination.
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This data protection policy ("Data Protection Policy") outlines how the MPH Group manages personal data ("Personal Data") as defined by, and which is subject to, the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 in Singapore (the "Act").
1. Preamble
1.1 We are aware of the revised Advisory Guidelines on the Act for NRIC and other National Identification Numbers that the Personal Data Protection Commission ("PDPC") issued on 31 August 2018, and we are in the midst of reviewing our relevant websites, systems, platforms and policies to adhere to these guidelines.
1.2 We seek your understanding that we are continuing with the collection and use of NRIC or other National Identification Numbers (which consists of Birth Certificate numbers, Foreign Identification Numbers, Work Permit numbers, and passport numbers), while we enhance our websites, systems, platforms and policies. We expect to effect these changes within the timeframe prescribed by the PDPC.
1.3 Please be assured that we will safeguard your Personal Data under our care.
2. Personal Data
2.1 We will or may collect, use, disclose and/or process Personal Data about you. The purposes for which we will collect, use, disclose and/or process such Personal Data are set out below in paragraph 5.
2.2 Personal Data refers to any data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data; or data and other information to which the MPH Group has or is likely to have access to including existing data in our records which you have provided us in any forms you may submitted to us or via any form of interaction with us.
2.3 If you provide the Personal Data of anyone other than yourself (including your family members), you warrant that you have informed him/her of the purposes for which you are providing their Personal Data to us (as set out in paragraph 5 or otherwise notified to you) and that he/she has consented to your disclosure of his/her Personal Data to us for those purposes.
2.4 You must ensure that all Personal Data that you provide (whether such data relates to you or to other persons) is true, accurate and complete and promptly notify us of any changes to such Personal Data.
2.5 Examples of Personal Data which you may provide us include but are not limited to the following:
a) Name;
b) NRIC/Passport/Other Identification Number;
c) Telephone Number;
d) Mailing address, country of residence;
e) Email address;
f) Social media account user name;
g) Profile details such as your interests;
h) Date of birth, gender;
i) Photograph; and/or
j) Credit card number/bank detail.
3. Collection of Personal Data
3.1 You can generally use and browse our website without disclosing your Personal Data to us (however, please see paragraph 5 below), except where such disclosures may be necessary to allow us to respond to your requests or in cases where you contact us directly.
3.2 MPH Group may collect Personal Data, directly or indirectly, from an individual or authorized representative of an individual in a number of ways, such as when:
a) you use our services provided through online platforms and other technology platforms (such as our membership portals, e-stores);
b) you apply for a job with us;
c) you subscribe to our alerts or newsletters;
d) you sign up as member, volunteer, ambassador or animal adopter in any of our parks;
e) you participate in our tours, events, campaigns, programmes, marketing or promotional events or in contests;
f) you share your content in any format (such as your posts, audio, photos or videos, etc,), including via photography kioks where your photos or videos are taken, etc, with us on request or when we take photos, videos or other media at locations accessible to visiting public in our parks or on our premises;
g) you participate in programmes organized by third parties for visits to our premises (eg. third party platforms such as school / education website portals for public educational programmes or camps);
h) you use our customer services at any of our parks (such as mobility aid rental service, baggage deposit services);
i) you enter or move through our premises (including through the issuance of visitor passes, conducting identification checks);
j) you participate in our public programmes such as the Zoo Explorer Camp;
k) you communicate with us in relation to any enquiry, request or feedback;
l) you participate in our interviews, market research or surveys; and/or
m) any other manner of collection reasonably related to the above.
4. Consent of Collection of Personal Data
4.1 By submitting information to us, communicating with us, or signing up for any products and services offered by any member of the MPH Group, you agree and consent to MPH Group collecting, using, disclosing and sharing amongst ourselves your Personal Data, and disclosing such Personal Data to our authorised service providers and relevant third parties in the manner set forth in this Data Protection Policy.
4.2 When you provide MPH Group with any Personal Data relating to a third party (such as information of your dependents, spouse, children and/or parents), you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and/or the consent of that third party has been obtained for the collection, use and disclosure of the Personal Data by us for any of the purposes listed herein.
5. Purpose and Use of Personal Data
5.1 Generally, MPH Group collects, uses and discloses your Personal Data for the following purposes:-
a) to communicate with you on our and/or our partners' products and services, announcements, promotions or contests (including updates on our parks and facilities, membership programme features, etc);
b) to respond to your enquiries, requests, feedbacks or products and services improvements;
c) to process and administer your transactions with us (such as processing gift voucher purchases, handling and return of large baggage deposit services, rental and retrieval of mobility aids, handling of lost and found items notifications or return);
d) to process your application for membership, volunteer, ambassador or job;
e) to verify your identity;
f) to facilitate the running of our parks, premises and the provision of products and services to you, including to manage the administrative and business operations of our companies and comply with our internal policies and procedures;
g) to execute, administer and manage your visit to, or events you participate in at, our premises including administration and liaising with organisations which arrange for your visit (such as education executives for school visits, Zoo Explorer camps or other public programmes);
h) to facilitate business asset transactions such as asset sales, mergers or acquisitions involving any of our companies;
i) to obtain your feedback or participation in surveys, market research and/or analysis for statistical, profiling or other purposes to enable us to customize, review, improvise and develop our products and services, to understand customer preferences, behaviour and market trends;
j) to manage the safety and security of our premises and services including but not limited to conducting security clearances and carrying out CCTV surveillance, granting or refusing admission to our premises and tracking your movement on our premises;
k) to provide media announcements or responses;
l) to response to any claims, actions or proceedings and/or to safeguard and enforcing our contractual and legal rights and obligations;
m) to manage and prepare any reports regarding incidents or accidents;
n) to comply with any applicable rules, law and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines as well as to assist in investigations and law enforcement by relevant authorities; and/or
o) any other purpose reasonably related to any of the above.
5.2 For any other purpose(s) not set out herein, MPH may notify and seek your further consent in accordance with the requirements of the Act before using your Personal Data for that other purpose(s), such as when you are asked to provide your Personal Data before you participate in a contest, or when we ask you to share your photos (or media) with us for use on our websites, social media accounts, or for developing our online and public profile and community.
6. IP Addresses
6.1 When you use or access our websites, we may collect and store information about your computer (including your IP address, operating system and browser type) for the purposes of system administration.
7. Cookies
7.1 Our websites use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. We may also collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns. Such information assists in increasing efficiency when you browse our websites and enables us to improve our websites.
7.2 Should you wish to disable the cookies of our websites, you may do so by changing the setting on your browser. However, you may not be able to enter certain part(s) of our websites.
8. Third Party Websites
8.1 Our websites may, from time to time, contain links to and from third party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please ensure you carefully read and review the privacy policies of these websites before you submit any Personal Data to these websites.
9. Disclosure of Personal Data
9.1 MPH Group will take reasonable steps to secure your Personal Data against any unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure and ensure that access to your Personal Data is limited to persons whom we reasonably believe require access for effective delivery of our services to you for the purposes listed herein (where applicable) or any other purpose as consented by you.
9.2 Subject to the provisions of any applicable law and in order to carry out the purposes listed herein, we may share or disclose your Personal Data to the following third parties:
a) related corporations and affiliates of MPH Group;
b) agents, contractors or third party service providers (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) contracted by MPH Group to provide operational services such as courier services, insurance, telecommunications, information technology, payment, payroll, processing training, market research, storage, archival, customer support investigation services or other services;
c) organisations which arrange for your visit to our parks or premises (such as education executives organizing school visits or public programmes);
d) banks, credit card companies, secretarial agents, billing organizations and their respective service providers;
e) our business associate or partner, investor, assignee or transferee (actual or prospective) to facilitate business asset transactions which may include any merger, acquisition or asset sale;
f) our professional advisors such as lawyers, auditors, accountants or consultants;
g) law enforcement agencies, relevant government ministries, regulators, statutory boards or authorities in compliance with any laws, rules, guidelines and regulations or schemes imposed by any governmental authority; and/or
h) any other person to whom you authorize us to disclose your Personal Data to.
9.3 MPH Group will use all commercially reasonable endeavours to ensure that our employees, officers, partners and such other third parties who have access to your Personal Data to observe and adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
10. Withdrawal of Consent, Access and Correction of Personal Data
10.1 You may write to our Personal Data Protection Officer at the address provided below if you:
a) have any queries or feedback relating to your Personal Data or our Privacy Policy;
b) wish to withdraw your consent to any use of your Personal Data as set out in this Privacy Policy; or
c) would like to obtain access and make correction/update to your Personal Data in our record
Data Protection Officer
Address: 80 Mandai Lake Road Singapore 729826
Email: [email protected]
10.2 Please note that for any Personal Data provided to us by a third party (e.g. your company or a recruiter or a parent), you should inform such party to write to MPH Group for any queries, feedback, complaints, and access and correction requests on your behalf.
11. Miscellaneous
11.1 Retention Period: Generally, MPH will retain your Personal Data up to a maximum period of seven (7) years or until retention of such data is no longer necessary for any legal or business purposes.
11.2 Where we store your Personal Data: The Personal Data we collect from you may be transferred to, stored and processed at a destination outside Singapore. By submitting your Personal Data, you agree to the transfer, storing or processing. MPH will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
11.3 MPH Group reserves the right to modify and update this Data Protection Policy from time to time to ensure that this Data Protection Policy is consistent with any changes to the laws and regulations applicable to MPH Group and also the developments of our products and services. All communications, transactions and dealings with us shall be subject to the latest version of this Data Protection Policy in force at the time.
11.4 This Data Protection Policy shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Singapore.
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American Forces Press Service
April 24, 2007 – Coalition forces detained 10 suspected terrorists in Iraq today, and three Iraqi civilians and six police officers were killed and 49 people were injured in car bomb attacks yesterday and today, military officials reported. Coalition forces detained 10 suspected terrorists and uncovered a cache of weapons in several operations in central Iraq today.
Three coordinated coalition forces raids apprehended 10 individuals suspected of operating with al Qaeda in Iraq and facilitating foreign fighters southeast of Fallujah.
In Baghdad, coalition forces discovered a weapons cache containing rockets, mortars, terrorist propaganda and improvised explosive device-making materials. Explosive ordnance disposal teams neutralized the cache.
"We will continue to work diligently to eliminate foreign terrorists, who are killing innocent Iraqis every day and destabilizing the country," said Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman.
Elsewhere, three civilians were killed and 36 were injured after two suicide bombers detonated their vehicles in western Ramadi today.
The first attack occurred after two trucks approached the Huriyah police station. The lead vehicle exploded near the entrance at 1:18 p.m., causing a nearby house to collapse, killing three civilians and injuring 31, including five police officers.
"Two trucks came around the corner; the lead truck exploded, and the second truck sped away," an Iraqi police officer who was at the Huriyah police station said.
About 15 minutes later, two kilometers southwest of the first attack, a sedan exploded near a restaurant in the 5-Kilo district, injuring five.
Yesterday, a car bomb detonated at an Iraqi police checkpoint near Diyala's provincial council headquarters, killing six policemen on site and wounding 13 more, one of whom died later.
"This will not deter the work of the honorable and dedicated (people) to bring about security, peace and prosperity," said Diyala Gov. Raad Hameed al-Mula Jowad al-Tamimi, who said he condemns the criminal and cowardly acts by the terrorists.
Although a provincial council meeting was about to begin, the target of the attack is unknown since the vehicle detonated as the Iraqi police were directing traffic, allowing a coalition forces convoy to pass through the checkpoint unhindered.
"The provincial council, who was meeting to discuss the 2007 provincial budget, continued their meeting despite the attack," said Army Col. David W. Sutherland, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division commander and senior U.S. Army officer in Diyala. "The council members refuse to be intimidated or swayed by this attack, realizing security and stability for the people is necessary."
Iraqi army and police were on site immediately to execute emergency procedures and secure the area. Nine of the wounded Iraqi police were transferred to a coalition force medical facility for treatment. The additional police officers were transferred to Baqouba General Hospital.
"The responsiveness of the Iraqi army and police was critical in today's attack, as it prevented the death of local citizens and possibly, government officials," Sutherland said. "Their quick response shows the increasing progress of their forces and their desire to protect the people of Diyala."
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq and Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)
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by J. David Moxley
During the past 15 or 20 years, something of an evolutionary
process has been going on during which computers
have undeniably altered almost every walk of
life. This impact is perhaps nowhere more evident than
in management, for the machines that have wrought
minor miracles in the scientific world have proved to be
both boon and boondoggle to the business world.
Relatively up-to-date financial analysis was among
the first applications of computers that awakened businessmen
to the potential of the machines. But many
painful experiences in those early years also brought an
awareness of a major problem: the difficult, often impossible,
task of communication between non-technical
managers who were not systems oriented and computer
personnel who did not fully understand business needs.
If computers were to be viewed not as facilities to be
managed but as tools for creative management, this
problem had to be overcome.
Unquestionably the computer has made contributions
in the past to the evaluation of complex business problems.
It has provided new perspectives on masses of
data and economical trial-and-error experimentation
through simulation. These advances occurred despite a
communications gap, but are becoming increasingly
common as the communications problem is solved. As
managers become more successful in communicating,
their use of computer-based information systems becomes
more and more extensive. This step in the evaluation
of business problems has a significant impact on
the philosophy and style of management.
If we as auditors fail to keep pace, it is likely that a
detrimentally wide gap between the management art and
the auditing art will open. This article describes STRATA
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GOOD NEWS: Hearing that the icy vestiges of winter have been cleared just in time for summer's arrival is always a positive thing. And news out of Yosemite on June 15 is indeed positive; word has arrived that Tioga Road will open on Saturday morning, June 18. The Tioga generally takes a few weeks to plow and ready, but given this past winter's heavy precipitation, crews have worked right up to the start of the summer season. (There are also avalanche areas along the high Sierra passage, surely making the work and impressive efforts of all involved all the more arduous. Gratitude.)
GETTING THERE: The road opens at 8 a.m. on June 18 (but note that there will be no services). Since the annual window for enjoying the Tioga is short, best get up during the summer months. That said, do a conditions check first. You'll stop at Tuolumne Meadows and enjoy some wildflowers and vistas, yes? Of course you will. We're pretty sweet on several highways throughout the state -- yeah, 395, you are way, way up there -- but Highway 120, which is essentially the Tioga Road as it rambles over the Sierra, grabs the heart with its pretty views and serious Sierra wildness.
ONE MORE THING: If you're hitting Yosemite on the first day of summer proper, you can get in for free.


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With the news that Mike Westhoff is honest-to-goodness retiring, we asked our old friend and former TJB regular writer R in CT to write an homage to one of his favorite coaches Mike Westhoff. Enjoy!
So as some of you old-timers on the site know, I've long been a big fan of Mike Westhoff, and have greatly enjoyed watching him roam the Jets sidelines since he joined the team in 2001.
As he gets ready to coach in his last game—his 624th—before retiring and going on to the next phase of his life (TV analyst possibly?), it seemed like a great time for an appreciation of his Jets career.
I could bury you under all sorts of numbers to prove what a great impact he's had on this franchise and how he's contributed to its successes during his Jets career, but I thought the best number might be 10 ...
As in ...
The Top 10 Reasons I'll Miss Mike Westhoff as Special Teams Coach of the New York Jets
10. Every year, I've looked forward to who was going to be the next breakout kickoff return star—Chad Morton, Justin Miller, Leon Washington, Brad Smith, Joe McKnight. Sure, the names changed, but the results were always the same: The Jets would always be among the league leaders in kickoff returns, and whoever was the Jets returner would be in the discussion for the Pro Bowl. A true star maker!
9. Every season during Westhoff's 12-year tenure, the Jets have had at least one return for a TD—an NFL record—and 16 overall, which means at least once a season I leapt straight off my couch screaming my brains out! (Most exciting play in football, I'd argue.) To put that in perspective, from 2001-10, on average less than half the teams in the league have had one kickoff return TD, and since they changed the kickoff rules, only 10 teams have one this year and 9 last year. That's a more impressive streak than anything the Baltimore Batman has done.
8. No one hops in glee like Westhoff down the sideline as he trails one of his returners taking it to the house. I know he's had issues with his leg, but I've always loved how he'd get swept up in the rush of the moment, and those accursed crutches would fall by the wayside for a few moments. (And I'm very glad that he doesn't even need them at all!)
7. There may be no more honest—or downright funny—coach. I was watching his farewell presser on Thursday, and not only did he take a few fun shots at Dave DeGuglielmo ("I was here during the hurricane, and available for interviews, but none of you asked."), he also took a crack at Robert Malone, suggesting that during his punt that was blocked during the 49ers game, he had "enough time back there to read 'War and Peace.'" I'm also still waiting for Brashton Satele to open his freaking pizza place. Pretty sure you won't hear New England's special teams coordinator Scott O'Brien making comments like that (if he's allowed to make any at all).
6. Speaking of things that no other special team coaches are probably doing any time soon—reeling in sharks.
5. Sticking with the nautical theme, I've always pictured Westhoff a bit like Capt. Ahab (the crutches subbing for the peg leg), searching all these years for the elusive white whale that is the Lombardi Trophy. Just glad he's going out on his own terms rather than inadvertently hooked to a whale (although he probably feels as if he's been dragged to the bottom of the sea a few times after this year). "From hell's heart, I punt at thee!"
4. Having Westhoff has always given the Jets an edge over most opponents as his special-team units have often been critical in field-position, and this past season notwithstanding, very rarely have they outright cost the Jets a game by giving up a big return. To put it simply: Not giving away free points is helpful in winning games, something that Mark Sanchez has yet to learn.
3. Listening to Westhoff bark at players during practices, I've often pictured him like Rocky's trainer Mickey—I almost expected to see him have returners chasing chickens around the practice field or to hear that he told his players that he wanted them "to spit nails ... and eat white lightning and crap green thunder!"
2. To copy another Burgess Meredith character, I always vaguely held out hope that he had his cane booby-trapped like The Penguin, and that during the appropriate moment during a game, when a key opposing player got near him on the sideline, he'd gas him with some knock-out tranquilizer. (For the record we actually don't know that this has never happened.)
1. One third of NFL football is special teams, and as a Jets fan, I've been spoiled knowing that the team has had one of the best weapons in that regard: Westhoff's beautiful mind. A true innovator in special teams (remember how after the kickoff changes, the Jets were among the first teams to work the inside-the-5-yard-line returnable kick to hold teams inside the 20 rather than just go for the touchback?), he's also been a leader, a teacher and fiery competitor. He has been a pure joy to watch coach on (most) Sundays.
Good luck to Coach Westhoff! Despite the challenges this year, you have not been taken for granted and will be severely missed by all Jets fans!
R's most recent book Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Connecticut History came out on Sept. 18, and is available for order from Amazon.com. If you want to read more from R in CT, feel free to follow him @raybendici or visit raybendici.com.