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October 24. 2013 2:04AM
Brandon Bass and Avery Bradley each scored 16 points to lead the Boston Celtics past the Brooklyn Nets, 101-97, in an exhibition contest at TD Garden Wednesday. Boston center Vitor Faverani contributed 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocks in 24 minutes.
Gerald Wallace netted 14 points and Jeff Green added 12 points.
Tyshawn Taylor had 15 points to lead Brooklyn. Former Boston stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett made the trip to TD Garden but elected not to play.
Boston led 93-92 before Bradley made two free throws and assisted on a 17-foot jumper by Bass. Kelly Olynyk stretched the lead to 99-92 with a layup with one minute to play. Bradley accounted for the last two Boston points with free throws, his last one coming with 37 seconds. Down four points, the Nets went to Taylor, who missed a three-point shot with 29 seconds left. The Celtics managed to run the clock out for the win.
It was Boston's final preseason game. The regular season begins Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Toronto against the Raptors.

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Subject: Unauthorized Banking
Date: April 4, 2006
Description: Trinity Savings Bank, Ltd. Nassau, Bahamas
Trinity Savings Bank, Ltd. Marlboro House, Cumberland Street PO Box N 1201 Nassau, Bahamas
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel and Examining Personnel
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has been informed that the above-mentioned entity has represented itself as a bank and offered banking products and services to the general public. The Central Bank of the Bahamas reports that there is no record of such a company being authorized or licensed to conduct the business of banking from the Bahamas. The OCC has not authorized the referenced entity to operate as a bank or conduct banking business anywhere in the United States.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures and the Mets are toying with the idea of fixing their damaged rotation with Jenrry Mejia. There is now talk of sending Mejia to the minors to stretch him out in preparation of making him a starter.
The rotation is where the Mets wanted Mejia all along, but instead of starting him in the minors they opted to use him in a variety of roles out of the bullpen on the major league level. It only shows they didn't have a real plan.
I don't like the idea of bouncing Mejia around and wonder what impact it could have on his development. He seems to be handling things well in his present role and believe they would be better off just keeping him here and getting him ready for the rotation next spring.
We all saw how they rushed Bobby Parnell. Maybe Parnell wasn't going to make it all along, but there's no telling how the change of roles hindered his development. I know, I know, you're going to say Parnell is terrible, but would he be so bad if they had a plan and stuck with it?
We really don't know, and I'd hate to see the same mistakes made with Mejia.


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On March 2, 1836, when Texas was still part of Mexico, 59 delegates gathered at Washington, Texas, to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Texas Independence Day
The fierce battles that ensued—including the fall of the Alamo on March 6; the massacre of Texian soldiers by order of Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 27; and finally, the decisive Battle of San Jacinto, led by Major General Sam Houston on April 21—established Texas as an independent nation. Texas remained sovereign for nearly 10 years, until December 29, 1845, when the Lone Star State became part of the United States.
On March 2, numerous events statewide commemorate Texas Independence Day. (See the Texas Highways Events Calendar to find a celebration near you.) Take a moment to toast Texas with these words, written by the late historian Joe B. Frantz:
"To Texas…. Joyous and sparkling, Evergreen when it rains, enduring in drought; Timeless, endless in boundaries, exciting; Home to the adventurous of yesterday and today; With shrines from the past and space and spirit for the future. To Texas. Everlasting in the hearts of your people!"
No, my friend, it's not a typo
Most of y'all know that the word "Texas" apparently comes from the Caddoan word for friendship, tejas—hence Texas' much-deserved reputation as "The Friendship State."
But "Texian"? Hold your horses, and don't rust up your spurs, partner. That's no typo. According to the Texas State History Association's splendidly searchable Handbook of Texas Online, "the term Texian is generally used to apply to a citizen of the Anglo-American section of the province of Coahuila and Texas or of the Republic of Texas." The term was replaced (in general usage anyway) after Texas was annexed to the United States in 1845, but since Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar had used it to foster patriotism during Texas' independence (1836-1845), some Texans called themselves Texians well into the 1880s. Might still.
A banner history
The Texas state flag, with it's five-pointed star on a sea of blue, and two bold stripes of white and red (with the white always on top, please!), is, in fact, the 1839 national flag of the Republic of Texas. (As with the U.S. flag, red represents bravery; white, purity; and blue, loyalty. Preservationist Adina de Zavala, best known for her courageous actions in preventing the Alamo from being razed in the early 20th Century, suggested that the star's five points represent fortitude, loyalty, righteousness, prudence, and broadmindedness.)
And while we're used to thinking that six flags have flown over the state, the reality is that there have been more than that, given that some countries didn't have standard banners at the time or modified them to avoid confusion on the battlefield. But that's nitpicking: Since 1519, when Spain—the first European nation to claim what is now Texas—raised its flag on Lone Star soil, Texas has been governed by six nations: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.
During Spain's reigns, 1519-1685 and again 1690-1821, at least two versions of the Spanish flag flew above Texas soil. Both designs incorporated emblems of León and Castile, or the lion and castle. A simple version probably flew at Spain's first settlement in Texas, Ysleta Mission, founded in 1681 at present-day El Paso. Take note: That's more than a century-and-a-half after Hernán Cortez arrived in the New World; Texas was a desolate place back then. After 1785, Spain's flag depicted a lion and a castle on a shield surmounted by a crown.
France staked its claim here in 1685 with the arrival of French nobleman René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, who founded his doomed settlement, Fort St. Louis, a few miles inland from Lavaca Bay. Shipwreck, disease, and eventually, La Salle's assassination squelched France's future in Texas. When Spanish soldiers arrived in 1689, they found the fort in shambles. Regarding the flag: In the 1680s, according to the Texas State Library, France did not have one official flag, so it's unclear which design La Salle might have carried. For the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition, the white flag scattered with golden fleurs-de-lis was adopted as the flag of Texas under French rule.
Under Mexico from 1821-1836, Texas flew the familiar green-white-and-red-striped flag emblazoned with an eagle and snake, both images from pre-Columbian mythology. As a republic, Texas adopted the famous Lone Star flag, and on joining the Union in 1845, it became the 28th star in the United States of America's Stars and Stripes. Then, 16 years after Texas joined the Union, in 1861, the American Civil War erupted, and Texas joined the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, in fact, had three national flags, including the controversial Union Jack design, but the first Confederate Flag to fly in Texas was the simple Stars and Bars—a blue field with a circle of seven stars, alongside horizontal stripes of red and white. In 1865, of course, Texas rejoined the Union, and Old Glory has topped flagpoles—flapping proudly alongside the Lone Star flag—ever since.
For more on Texas flags and Texas history, see the Texas Almanac's online sesquicentennial edition at www.texasalmanac.com, or the Web site of the Texas State Library, www.tsl.state.tx.us. Also, you can order Texas flags (as well as flags from around the world) in a wide range of prices from San Antonio's Dixie Flag Company; www.dixieflag.com.
Notes on a Song
In 1929, Fort Worth songwriters William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright won a state-song contest sponsored by the Texas Legislature with their jaunty "Texas, Our Texas." A tad of trivia: After Alaska became a state in 1959, Mr. Marsh changed "Largest" to "Boldest" in the third line. (If you'd like to hear the music, log on to Lone Star Junction at www.lsjunction.com, and click on "Songs of Texas.")
Texas, Our Texas
Texas, Our Texas! All hail the mighty State!
Texas, Our Texas! So wonderful so great!
Boldest and grandest, Withstanding
ev'ry test;
O Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blest.
God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong,
That you may grow in power and worth, thro'out the ages long.
(Sing twice.)
Texas, O Texas! Your freeborn single star,
Sends out its radiance to nations near and far.
Emblem of freedom! It set our hearts aglow,
With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo. [to chorus]
Texas, dear Texas! From tyrant grip now free,
Shines forth in splendor, Your star of destiny!
Mother of heroes! We come your children true,
Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you. [to chorus]


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Pictured: Tracey Leone
Photo courtesy: David Silverman Photography
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Former Harvard assistant coach Tracey Leone has been named the head women's soccer coach at Northeastern, it was announced Tuesday.
Leone spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard, working with her husband and Crimson head coach, Ray Leone. During her stint with the Crimson, Leone helped Harvard win two Ivy League championships in 2008 and 2009, reaching the NCAA tournament in both seasons. While Leone was in Cambridge, Harvard posted a 29-16-7 overall record.
A three-time NCAA champion during her playing career at North Carolina, Leone has spent 13 seasons coaching with her husband at multiple institutions. She was an assistant coach for Ray at Arizona State from 2005-06 and at Creighton from 1991-92. Leone left Creighton in 1993 to start Clemson's women's soccer program as head coach, and Ray joined her as assistant coach a year later.
Leone went on to lead Clemson to six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the quarterfinals in 1997 and 1999. In total, she was 89-39-4 at Clemson, including four NCAA Tournament victories.
Between collegiate coaching positions, Leone brought her expertise to the international level, serving as the head coach for the United States Soccer Federation Under-19 women's national team from 2000-03. In that capacity, she won a world championship in 2002, and then served as an assistant coach to the U.S. women's soccer national team during the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a gold medal.
A four-year letterwinner as a midfielder at North Carolina, Leone helped lead the Tar Heels to national championships in 1986, '87 and '89 with a runner-up finish in 1985. She was also a three-time NSCAA All-America honoree.
Tracey Leone Named Head Women's Soccer Coach at Northeastern
Pictured: Tracey Leone


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Environmental Alphabet
Students will:
- build their scientific literacy by using new topic-related vocabulary in a team setting
- share their understandings with the larger class
- interpretation
- reasoning
- using reference materials
- research
- large pieces of paper
- pencils
- dictionary
- encyclopedia and other reference materials
- Divide the students into teams and assign each team 5 or 6 letters of the alphabet.
Have teams write each letter clearly, one at a time, on paper. After each letter, ask students to write a concept or item that is related to climate change or to the environment. After the idea, concept or item, have students write a fact or piece of information they have learned from the news, reference materials, or the Climate Change exhibition.
Some Examples:
- A—atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere consists primarily of oxygen (about 21%) and nitrogen (about 78%). The remaining gases include small amounts of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other trace gases.
- F—fossil fuels. Every day we use fuels formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals. Oil, coal, and natural gas are fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide is a byproduct from the burning of fossil fuels.
- After teams have completed their letters, have them present their "Environmental Alphabet" to the class and post them on the wall.
Copyright © 2008 American Museum of Natural History. All rights reserved.
More About This Resource...
This activity, created to complement the Museum's Climate Change exhibition, challenges students to dig deep to research environmental concepts.
- Working in small groups, students are assigned a set of letters to illustrate with climate change facts, ideas, or concepts.
- The activity ends with a classroom presentation of the letters, creating an environmental alphabet that can be posted for display.
Completion Time
Approximately 1 period
TopicEarth Science
SubtopicClimate/Climate Change


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GEORGIA -- I've been a member since 1999. For the first time ever, I redeemed for an ecard 4 days ago. Every place else I get ecards, come within 24 hours, I emailed through the page on the site asking for information about how long it takes because I would like to redeem for another. Since then I read on the site that it takes 4 or 5 days. No one has bothered to answer me to give me information. I won't ever get an ecard again. In the past, I had problems with them recognizing points from purchases and they responded and fixed this issue immediately. I thought a lot of them and am disappointed about the change.
GEORGIA -- I agree with another user. When they started I love to use them. Now... I ordered airline tickets and hotels through MyPoints and they don't have records on those clicks. It just happened on those that's expensive items missed? Submitted missing points requested, they had been good with missing points until this. Even you have proof. They ignored. They said they will talk to the company and it has been more than one month. So disappointed with them now.
Will start look for other similar program. If I find one, there will be farewell to MyPoints. Just don't use CheapOair, Expedia, Booking.com with MyPoints. Expedia one after I submitted the complaint they did credit me back but that one is only like $200... Others were over $1000... lost...
GEORGIA -- I've been with MyPoints since they basically started and was really pleased, but I'm sorry to say they aren't what they use to be. It's now difficult to ensure your searches and purchases are truly being applied, and heavens help you if you try to go through their customer service. They keep sending you back to their redemption process for issues, and believe me, this process stinks!!!! I've yet to get a live person to assist me, so, like AT&T they have become more interested in their own revenue vs the customer; whether you're a long time customer or not makes no difference to them. I'd look around for other reward programs first, and read the reviews!
I'm another person who's gotten 'screwed over' royally by MyPoints. I'd actually been a member since late 1998 and had never even redeemed my points once, as I wanted to accumulate a large amount and get something really nice with them. Well, having accumulated a huge number of points through them (over a faithful 12+ years!!!), I just today got an email saying that my MyPoints account was canceled. They said I'd violated their 'Terms of Service' somehow, though no definite reason was given.
All my points were canceled. I'd advise everyone: Don't waste your time with MyPoints. You'll be clicking your brains out - for absolutely nothing! I'm going to talk to the BBB about them. You've been warned - so beware MyPoints!!
I have been using MyPoints for about a year now and have not had a problem. I was reading the reviews here and thought I should write one to let everyone know that not everyone has problems with the site. Typically I use their Bonus Mail to get my 5 points at a time although I have done several trial periods (one for Rhapsody and one for LifeLock) to get more points - 1000 and 500 respectively. I have also shopped through their site for things I can buy online and have signed up for DirecTV through their site (10,000 points).
There have been several times (although not the majority) that I have not been awarded points. On those occasions, I emailed them a copy of the confirmation email and then I got the points within 5 days. They usually send an email within 24 hours to say they are looking into it. If they need more information, they email me again. Otherwise, they just email me after a couple of days to say the points were awarded. Once, when I signed up for DirecTV, I accidentally used the wrong email address. I emailed them after the 30 days to see if the points were awarded anyway. I just changed out the email address in the confirmation email and the points were awarded.
I typically redeem for $25 gift cards since I want them as soon as I can get them. So far I have received over $200 and I have another $50 pending. I see people complain about this, but it is an optional service. Even with a few glitches (one being that I have never received points for their MaxPoints offers where you sign up for newsletters), the majority of the program works well.
I get all of my points for bonus mail, most of my shopping points, and all of my click through to offer points without any problems. If you typically buy things online, there is no reason not to use this program since you can still get points on your credit card and get extra points and money back for shopping you would do anyway!
I signed up to participate in an offer MyPoints was running with Goldster. I received an envelope from Goldster to used to send my gold jewelry to this company for purchase. By participating with MyPoints, I was to receive a $25 above the purchase price of my jewelry. Accoding to Goldster, I would be notified of an offer for the purchase of my jewelry within 3 days. I could accept or decline. If declined, my jewelry would be returned.
I never received notification from Goldster on the purchase price for my jewerly. Weeks later, I received a check for $5.95. Yes, I did say $5.95. I was shocked. I would NEVER have accepted an offer so low. I trusted that this was a trusted vendor, because the offer came from MyPoints. Repeated emails to MyPoints.com have not been responded too.
Look at the bottom of every BonusMail you receive. In many of them in teeny tiny print, it says you have to opt out of future emails from this advertiser. Suddenly I'm on all kinds of email lists I didn't opt in for PLUS many of these are sleazy companies that quickly sold my email address on. Opt out that is snuck into very fine print is not best practices for advertisers and makes BonusMail a huge pain in the ass because you have to check every email even if it's not one you would click through on, otherwise you'll be stuck with SPAM.
Complain long and loud and especially make a complaint at FTC.gov. Every spam email you receive should go to SpamCop. Maybe when their advertisers get their IP addresses blocked for SPAM, they'll change their completely shady business practices.
I have been a member of mypoints for many years now and have never had a problem with them or receiving rewards (with the exception of a few delayed points posting). I currently have 31,931 points in my account (some of which are still in pending mode). Yesterday I received a bonus mail from them and immediately clicked through. Suddenly the page changed and it said, "Your account has been closed due to violation of our Terms of Service. To view the MyPoints Terms of Service, click here."
I thought it had to be a mistake and I emailed them immediately (as they have no other contact information). Today I got a response back, "Thank you for contacting MyPoints Member Services. Your inquiry has been forwarded to our MOPS Team for further review."
I was curious as to what a MOPS Team is so I googled it and came across the my3cents website and it appears that this is the norm for accounts around the holidays - making purchases, accounts suddenly closed and points stolen. If I had of known this in advance I would have made my purchases through the airmiles website. This is total bs. That's all I can say.
Mypoints waited until I had almost 8000 points. I was saving for a gift card for my son's birthday in March. Today they have closed my account for no apparent reason! They let me order through them and waste hours reading through their emails, all for nothing! They get paid for what you did through them and then they dump you so they don't have to pay! They are a SCAM. DON'T waste you time like I did. I can't even email them to find out why they closed my account. I can't find a address or phone number to call or write. I would like to file a complaint against them with the BBB.
Long time user without an issue. Recently tried to exchange points for a gift certificate. For the first time they ask you to enter birth month and day. When you enter it you get an error message saying it does not match their records. I went into my MyPoints site and there is no place that asks for this information. I have sent several emails, and provided information they requested. They no longer respond to my emails, and just try to call them. They can keep my points.


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After growing up missing her father while he was pursuing the American dream for their family, Claudia Calderon knew she wanted to move to the United States, too.
After growing up missing her father while he was pursuing the American dream for their family, Claudia Calderon knew she wanted to move to the United States, too.
Calderon lived in Mexico with her mother while her father, who couldn't violate his visa by leaving the country, worked to gain his citizenship so he could reunite his family.
"It was difficult not having my father, but he didn't forget about us," Calderon said.
Calderon, now 28, was finally able to move to Framingham about six years ago.
"It was such a surprising moment, when (my dad) told me all the paperwork is done and I could come," Calderon said.
And just two weeks ago, Calderon achieved her ultimate American dream by taking her oath and officially becoming an U.S. citizen.
Calderon's process began with English classes at the Framingham Adult ESL Plus program, offered as part of the public schools, just a few months after she moved to this country. Last year, she began taking the program's citizenship classes.
"It's a bit of a long process, but I thought it was so interesting," Calderon said. "Sometimes people will be here and not know a lot of things about where they're living. I'm so excited to know so much about my new country."
Since her father had gone through the citizenship process, it was easy for Calderon to decide she wanted to as well, but other immigrants have a much harder time taking that step.
"Even with a green card, you're not safe in this country," said Peg Wheeler, an Irish immigrant from Bellingham who is taking citizenship classes in Milford. "You can be deported at any time and that's the fear."
Madelyn Hennessy, the citizenship program administrator for Catholic Charities who organizes classes in Milford, Worcester and Leominster, said she hopes to dispel the fears of legal immigrants who have earned their chance to apply for citizenship.
"Since 9/11, it's been more and more difficult to become a citizen because there's really an anti-immigrant sentiment in this country," Hennessy said.
Charlie Bishop, who teaches a class in Milford, said the classes have yet to take off there because immigrants are afraid of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and even of their neighbors.
"Too many people without an understanding of English and without fair skin are looked down upon and they shouldn't be," Bishop said. Bishop, a veteran, said he hopes to pass his love of this country on to his new "brother and sisters." "I think it's very important for anyone here, in America, to take that oath and become citizens."
Hennessy said it is important to distinguish between legal immigrants and illegal.
"These immigrants are not costing us money or trying to take welfare," said Hennessy, noting the $680 application fee for citizenship. "When people become citizens, they get better jobs and contribute more to the economy. It's a good thing for the economy."
"These are people that are really going out of their way to do the right thing and help our country. These are people we should be admiring because this is what our country was built on," Hennessy added.
Other locals going through the citizenship process said it wasn't fear that discouraged them, but confusion.
"It's intimidating, knowing all the bureaucracy that goes into it," said Neil Queen, a Milford resident from Great Britain who has lived in the United States for 15 years. "If you fill one thing out wrong, they send it back to you."
Queen said he simply would have renewed his green card if he hadn't heard about the classes being offered in Milford.
"I jumped at the chance to have someone help me through the process," Queen said.
Wheeler, who has lived in the United States for 50 years, said she tried once before to apply, but was overwhelmed by the paperwork.
"They do need to make it easier," Wheeler said. "You have to go into Boston to get fingerprinted, then go to Lawrence for the interviews."
Hennessy said for many immigrants, becoming a citizen is about reuniting their family. Once a citizen, they can sponsor their parents and children to come here as well.
Hennessy said often, through the process of learning about this country, it becomes about much more.
"They are always so proud when they are sworn in, to take that oath," Hennessy said.
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Madrid or Mallorca? Spain has many inviting places, not only beautiful travel destinations, but also great places to live. Mild summer evenings, delicious tapas and hot rhythms – it is little wonder that many people decide to spend much of their time here in a sunny second home. Are you too looking for a home down south? Today we will be introducing two properties in Spain, both of which are equally appealing. The only question remains: Madrid or Mallorca?
This wonderful property exudes an exquisite sense of quality and style, both within its interiors and throughout the grounds. Situated in La Florida, the most sought-after residential district of Madrid, the approx. 2,900 m2 garden forms the ideal oasis for taking a stroll amid the serenity of splendid trees and foliage. The play of light and shadow outside creates a unique atmosphere, which continues inside the house in each of its tasteful rooms. The various interiors on the ground floor each open out onto the glorious outdoor pool. A hallway with lofty ceilings and a marvellous semi-circular staircase leads to all wings of the house. This dwelling has a noble charm all of its own, as well as benefitting from magnificent and well-preserved quality standards, and upmarket surroundings very close to the centre of Madrid.
This villa combines a high-quality construction standard with excellent finishes, contemporary design and privacy. Completed in 2012, the property consists of an impressive entrance hall, a bright lounge and dining room, a spacious kitchen and a laundry room, as well as three bedrooms, each with an en suite bathroom. The living area with its lovely high ceilings opens out onto the covered terrace and gardens. The pool, with a length of 20 metres, is fitted with LED lights and massage jets. Just some of the other wonderful features on offer include a saltwater pool, underfloor heating, reversible air conditioning, an automated lighting and sound system, a garage for six cars, double glazed windows, a private water well, water softener, wireless Internet all over the house, and much more besides.


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Durango has made yet another best of list. Now, Sunset magazine, in its January edition, has chosen our mountain city as one of 18 Great Snowy Getaways.
(One among 18? For a town used to being in the top 10 it feels like being damned with faint praise, i.e., Youre one of the 18 most beautiful women I know. Thanks I guess.)
Among the Durango attractions Sunset mentions are Purgatory for skiing, the ride to Cascade Canyon on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Trimble Hot Springs and the annual paean to silliness Snowdown scheduled Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
Durango is accustomed to being placed among the elite for one reason or another. True West Magazine named the city one of its 10 top True Western Towns of 2013 and Outside magazine named the city runner-up as Best New Adventure Hub.


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STOCKTON - A pump station on the south bank of the Calaveras River is in danger of failing in a major storm, officials warn in a new report.
STOCKTON - A pump station on the south bank of the Calaveras River is in danger of failing in a major storm, officials warn in a new report.
And residents of that neighborhood may have to pay to fix the problem.
The neighborhood is already in a high-risk federal flood zone, forcing homeowners to buy flood insurance. Officials have proposed building a $30 million gate at the head of Smith Canal to alleviate that problem.
But even with the gate, about 1,700 homes and businesses will remain in the flood zone if the pump station is not replaced, said Chris Neudeck, the engineer for Reclamation District 1614, the tract between Smith Canal and the Calaveras.
Replacing the pump station could cost $2.3 million, according to a report by Neudeck's firm, although officials are seeking help from the state.
"Unfortunately, those 1,700 homes will get a double whammy," Neudeck said.
Most of those homes are north of Michigan Avenue and west of Kirk Avenue.
It's not yet clear how much new assessments to pay for both the gate and the pump station would cost property owners each year, Neudeck said. That information may come out in the next couple of months as plans move forward.
The assessments would have to be approved through Proposition 218 elections. Ultimately, residents will have to decide if they want to continue paying for flood insurance or whether they want to pay more now to get out of the flood zone.
The roughly 70-year-old pump station, adjacent to the Hoover Tyler Little League baseball field, collects stormwater runoff from an area of about 700 acres and pumps that runoff into the Calaveras River.
It's the biggest of 11 pump stations serving the area between Smith Canal and the Calaveras.
But it can pump only about one-third of the amount of water that the surrounding neighborhood is likely to shed during a severe storm, the likes of which might occur on average just once a century.
Making matters worse, the corrugated metal sheeting beneath the pump station is rusting, and supporting wooden beams have rotted.
Overall, the pump station structure is "severely antiquated and in danger of detrimental collapse," concludes the report.
Officials are partnering with the Stockton East Water District in pursuit of a state grant that could pay for half of the pump replacement project.
The plan calls for Stockton East to reduce the amount of water flowing down the Calaveras when the rebuilt pump station is operating, thus reducing flood damage and raising groundwater levels east of town.
The pump station was tested in late November and early December, when Stockton got almost 3 inches of rain in three days.
Leaves clogging storm drains probably helped slow down the water rushing into the pump station, helping keep the flow under control, officials said.
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ALBANY, N.Y. – A northern New York couple has been arraigned on charges they intended to physically harm or sexually abuse two Amish sisters after kidnapping them from a roadside farm stand.
Stephen Howells and Nicole Vaisey of Hermon were each charged Friday with two counts of first-degree kidnapping.
St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain said 39-year-old Howells and 25-year-old Vaisey were jailed without bond.
The sisters, ages 7 and 12, vanished Wednesday night in Oswegatchie, touching off a massive search in the farming community near the Canadian border. They turned up safe Thursday night at the door of a house 15 miles from where they were taken. The Associated Press generally does not identify victims of alleged sexual abuse.
Rain declined to discuss a motive for the abduction or provide any other specifics about the suspects. She said information provided by the girls helped lead to Howells and Vaisey. The suspects' home is about 13 miles from where the girls live.
"The suspects agreed to go to the sheriff's office to be interviewed earlier today and they were arrested after those interviews," Rain said.
Searchers had scoured the farming community of about 4,000 people, in a hunt hampered by a lack of photos of the girls for authorities to circulate.
The Amish typically avoid modern technology, and the family had to work with an artist who spoke their language, a German dialect known as Pennsylvania Dutch, to produce a sketch of the older girl.
The episode left a sense of vulnerability in a community where residents said even small children often walk unaccompanied to school.
"One thing that comes from this is that people learn this can happen in a small town," the prosecutor said. "I think the public will take precautions, and that's the sad thing."
Patricia Ritchie, the state senator representing the region, said many are now reluctant to let their children play outdoors unattended.
Ritchie said the Amish are responding in a way that may forever change a familiar feature of the local landscape: Some are taking down their roadside stands.
"This has sent a shockwave through their community," she said.
Associated Press writer Michael Sisak in New York City also contributed to this story.


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Myofascial pain syndrome in dogs
Myofascial pain syndrome is a difficult-to-diagnose and seldom-treated condition in dogs. This is despite the fact that it's been a recognized pain issue for more than 400 years and entered mainstream human medicine almost 80 years ago. It's rarely taught in the university setting, and there are no books about it.
The trick of trigger pointsMyofascial pain syndrome is always associated with a taut band of muscle fibers within the affected muscle. Multiple trigger points—extremely tender spots—are within these fibers where the myosin and actin have become fixed in the contracted state. This constant contraction can result in both loss of motor function and chronic pain.
The motor component may occur secondary to injury, but, in my experience, it more often is the result of a constant low-grade contraction of the affected muscle. When a muscle is used in slight contraction, fibers always are the first to be put to work and the last to get rest.
We've all experienced this when we try to hold our arms overhead to perform a task. Very quickly it feels as though we're holding a heavy weight; this is because we're using only a few muscle fibers for a simple task, and as those fibers become exhausted, there are no others helping out. The constant contraction eventually causes the working fibers to use all the ATP (energy) required to "un-contract" the muscle. It also puts pressure on local blood vessels, causing a localized ischemia that blocks sources of energy (oxygen-saturated blood) from reaching the affected area when it's needed most. This becomes an insidious pattern resulting in trigger points that can last for many months.
The sensory component of a trigger point can be appreciated by direct palpation of that point. Gentle palpation of the taut band or trigger point often leads to the dog reacting with a jump or with a look toward the side of palpation. More vigorous palpation commonly results in vocalization with a menace and escape response.
Why do animals develop trigger points? Consider an orthopedic procedure or osteoarthritis of the hindlimb. To keep weight off the painful bone or joint, a slight contraction of muscles, such as the iliopsoas, sartorius or rectus femoris, occurs whenever the dog is standing. This protects the painful bone or affected joint but eventually causes trigger points to form. Trigger points usually are multiple and clustered within a muscle. In fact, it's not unusual to final a dozen points in a single muscle.


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It sounds like your issue is not that split frequencies are bad but that multiple uplinks makes it difficult for the crew to listen to one uplink. ITU region regulations for ground station operations are the culprit. Space has no borders but Earth does so have of the problem is getting everyone to agree on a single uplink. Not everyone in the world has the same frequency allocations nor do they use the available spectrum in their region the same way. The issue is not the 20-30 miles but the number of callers in the 2000 km wide footprint. The station has to listen to all of them. Since you can't hear all of them, it becomes difficult to know when someone is talking or not without guidance from the station operator. In the MIR days, the crew did not have the luxury of near full time satellite communication that provides voice, email communication and an IP phone that lets them make phone calls. If the MIR crew wanted to talk to someone, they needed to use the ham radio or the Russian VHF space to ground system. The ISS crew has plenty of options to choose from when they want to communicate and it depends on the personality of the crew as to which ones get utilized. Kenneth - N5VHO -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of McGrane Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:43 PM To: Manned space BBS Subject: [sarex] further late reply regarding ISS simplex Greetings from patrick N2OEQ Despite support of the present frequency scheme for the ISS I still wish to disagree with the policy of split operation with different phone uplinks. Back when the MIR was up, the russians operated simplex and left the radio on to listen for callers. On several occasions, I called the MIR according to my tracking program and was rewarded several times with a response. With two different uplink frequencies, the astronauts are less inclined to leave the radio on to listen for callers. When there were several callers here on simplex responding to a CQ call from the MIR, we acted civilized and took turns and everyone made contacts so I dont buy the absolute need for split operation. Besides, how many callers could there be within 20 or 30 miles up to the horizon. We've had years of robot like amateur radio on the ISS. How about loosening the ties! Thanks for the soapbox..... pat ---- Via the sarex mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex ---- Via the sarex mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex
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Fire experts will be allowed to testify in Keene murder trialBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 14. 2013 8:53PM
CONCORD — The state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday fire experts can testify about their findings in a 1989 Keene apartment building fire that killed a family of four.
The court also reversed the trial court's ruling that a 2002 recorded telephone conversation in which prime suspect Daniel McLeod admitted he set a couch inside the building on fire is admissible at trial.
McLeod faces four second-degree murder charges for allegedly setting fire to the 88 High St. apartment building in 1989. Newlyweds Carl and Lori Hina, their 4-month-old daughter, Lillian Hina, and Sara Hina, Carl's 12-year-old daughter, died in the blaze.
McLeod had been living in California for 15 years when he was arrested on the charges June 30, 2010 and returned to New Hampshire. The arrest was the first made by the state's Cold Case Unit.
McLeod pleaded not guilty to the charges.
State prosecutors appealed the trial court's ruling that suppressed some expert testimony related to arson and the contents of the one-way telephone intercept authorized by the state Attorney General's office. The conversation occurred Jan. 3, 2002 between McLeod and Kurt Frazier, who knew McLeod in 1989.
In a 5-0 decision written by Justice Carol Conboy, the Supreme Court also ruled fire experts can offer expert opinion about the cause and origin of the blaze.


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If you're watching local TV news early in the morning in the next few days, tuning in to check the weather Saturday morning, or unwinding with Judge Mathis or Access Hollywood, get ready for a visual assault.
Using federal election rules that give congressional candidates virtual carte blanche to say and show whatever they want in television ads, an out-of-state anti-abortionactivist who's running for Congress in South Florida is taking to the airwaves starting Wednesday.
Randall Terry's ad, which is only getting a handful of showings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach TV markets, is guaranteed to grab attention and repulse many people at the same time.
Terry, the founder of Operation Rescue, said in a telephone interview the ad isn't the kind of political spot a viewer needs to see 10 times before it makes an impression. "You can inoculate somebody with one ad. They will never forget that ad," he said.
Entitled "Samuel L. Jackson Carries Water for Racists," the ad rips the actor for his support for President Barack Obama and asserts that abortion amounts to "black genocide" because African-American fetuses are aborted.
It shows graphic pictures of bloody, dismembered fetuses.
Terry said he hopes to convince black voters "to abandon Obama," so he made an effort to buy ad time on programs that attract young African-American viewers. "This ad will explain racism and black genocide to young African Americans in a way that grips them, shakes them, and hopefully wakes them from their political coma," he said.
The ad doesn't say anything about U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, the candidate that Terry is running against. Terry is a resident of West Virginia.
Hastings said the ad is "offensive and in my view it doesn't dignify a response."
Joanne Stermer, president of the National Organization for Women chapter in Broward and treasurer of the Pro-Choice Coalition of Broward, termed Terry's ad disgusting.
"I think it's going to turn off people. I really can't believe that the anti-choice people would even take a look at that and think it's legit. I give them more credit than that."
The video goes after Margaret Sanger, who founded Planned Parenthood. And Sarah Brown, a South Florida resident who serves as a vice president of the National Federation of Democratic Women, called it a "desperate attempt" by Terry.
Brown said in an email:
"Margaret Sanger came of age in a time when women were expected to submit to men and have as many children as their bodies could bring to term regardless of what the circumstances were. She saw the results of the desperate actions women took to avoid having another child that cried out in hunger and lived in squalid conditions and was determined to help them. This commercial is insulting to women who honor the work done by Margaret Sanger to better the lives of all women and children without regard to race or origin. As to his allegations that Ms. Sanger killed "black babies", Ms. Sanger was concerned with Population Growth in all races of people.
Terry promised more to come before Election Day. He said they'd be "unprecedented" and the "most talked about TV political ads" in decades.
"We have ads coming that are, No. 1, unprecedented, and, No. 2, will probably be the most talked about TV political ads since Willie Horton," Terry said.
The so-called Willie Horton ad, used in the 1988 presidential campaign was a much talked-about effort that supporters of Republican presidential candidate George H.W. Bush used to make Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis appear soft on crime. Democrats said it was racist.


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Charles Osgood
Welcome to my blog on beliefnet.com. I am pleased and proud to be able to share my wide-ranging thoughts on the most important media in the world: television.
I'll start by sharing how one television show was a part of my life as a youngster, and is even more special to me as I have gotten older.
I never used to understand why my Uncle Gerry used to watch "CBS Sunday Morning" every, well, Sunday morning.
The then-Charles Kuralt hosted program seemed so deadly-dull with its news and feature stories and peaceful segments on nature.
That's not to say I still wouldn't take the train from Port Jefferson to Seaford (N.Y.) for my aunt Lois' delicious breakfasts on occasional Sundays.
I just didn't understand why Gerry, a large and gregarious man with a voice that could barrel through Brooklyn, could sit there for an hour and a half contently and quietly watching that program.
After the passing of Kuralt some years back, Charles Osgood took over as host and nothing changed.
Except me, thank goodness.
Being a little bit older and a bit more mature now, I get why Gerry Gallagher, who also unfortunately passed in recent years, enjoyed the program so much.
The best way to describe it is like opening a Sunday newspaper without getting all the ink all over your hands.
Osgood, and a cast of fine reporters, deftly take the viewer through features on news, politics, history and culture and thanks usually to Bill Geist, a laugh or two as well.
The show's recent piece on a goose that befriended a man at a Los Angeles park was simple but brilliant.
Perhaps that's the best way to describe CBS Sunday Morning, as well.
Simple but brilliant.
This column is in memory of my cousin Timothy Gallagher, who left this earth far too soon after suffering a recent heart attack.


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The Intelligence Community (IC) has been implementing substantial change in every dimension of its business. Some of these re- engineering efforts are based on IC-wide task force analyses of internal processes; others are in response to the recent geo-strategic and technologic changes in the national and international environment. Many of the examples show the IC to be forward-leaning and willing to take bold steps away from the limitations of the past. Agencies have recognized the need to change the way they relate to and understand traditional and emerging customers as shown in the specific examples below. IC and agency-specific process reinvention efforts follow, listed under the heading Process Change. The following list of reinvention steps are part of the IC's effort to forge a mix of analytical, collection, and support resources. These resources will meet the challenges of evolving customer needs within severely limited budget constraints.
Customer-Focused Change
The Central Imagery Office (CIO) was established as a joint DOD-IC organization in 1992 to provide responsive support to DOD, the IC, other federal government departments and agencies, and the civil sector. It is charged with transforming the frag-mented imagery pieces into an integrated United States Imagery System. To that end, the CIO is developing an imagery architecture to help balance capabilities and capacities across all elements of the imagery cycle. It will also be used to support imagery use at all operational levels.
The Classification Review Task Force (CRTF), led by the CIO, is a zero- based review of security policy for all national imagery and imagery- derived information. The goal of CRTF is to develop imagery security policy that supports maximum use of imagery by customers while protecting truly sensitive sources and methods.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has taken a leadership role in using new technologies to support customers. The Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communi-cations System (JWICS) and the Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System (JDISS) are widely recognized as leading- edge applications of information technology. These technologies have been major catalysts in the expanding customer support relationship with the United Nations and its peacekeeping activities.
The Department of Energy Office of Intelligence has established a process of designating intelligence representatives to each of the functional areas in the department. This ensures timely and accurate identification of the customers' needs and focused responses.
The Treasury's Office of Intelligence Support has substantially expanded its customer base without an increase in resources. The office is now servicing officials in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
The National Security Agency (NSA) is aggressively pursuing better access to its customers through improving reporting formats and the integration of senior agency representatives and analysts in customer activities. Formats for reporting range from the highly technical report (which moves from producer to consumer in a matter of seconds) to the very detailed and focused International Trade and Finance Summary.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), using off-the-shelf technology, developed a PC-based remote publishing system. This system enabled the CIA to support President-elect Clinton and Vice President-elect Gore with full scale daily intelligence briefings in Little Rock, Arkansas, and at other locations during the transition period. CIA has reduced to two the number of hardcover publications sent to consumers. At the same time, desktop publishing has allowed offices to tailor products for consumers, resulting in better service at no extra cost and in a very timely manner. Also, the downgrading and release of agency documents of historical interest has been accelerated. Over 200 CIA personnel are serving in customer organizations, including National Programs, as intelligence representatives, advisers, and staff support personnel. The CIA has also established an Associate Deputy Director for Operations for Military Affairs to better coordinate support and collaboration with military customers. The CIA also has taken steps to either declassify or lower the controlling caveats on several sectors of its reporting for use by military and regulatory/enforcement customers.
As a part of the effort to refocus its activities from Cold War targets to the emerging priority issues of the 1990s, the CIA is providing increasing support to government organizations. These organizations include the Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as to multilateral bodies such as the United Nations. That support includes, among other things, information on the environment, including hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and oil spills proliferation, and economic and competitiveness issues. The private sector also benefits from some of that information. For example, the foreign public media information collected by CIA provides a growing volume of highly valuable information not only to government organizations but to the private sector via Commerce's National Technical Information Service as well. This includes information on trade policy, economic and technological competitive-ness, environmental pollution, and other important issues. The CIA produces 25,000 copies of the World Factbook, which has become an important source of basic information to other U.S. government agencies and private sector businesses. The Government Printing Office routinely sells some 5,000 copies of each edition at $25 each. In addition, several private firms buy the book and then convert it to CD- ROM for sale to their customers. Because of their efforts, it is the ninth most popular CD in the world.
Army intelligence will build and maintain the ARGUS database to further the Central MASINT (measurement and signature intelligence) Office mission to interconnect all DOD and national intelligence interests into a single common and unified MASINT database with various levels of access. Community members will have access to MASINT requirements and the collections made against them with the option to select specific hardcopy or tapes. ARGUS will be available in fiscal 1998. The Army's automated intelligence production management system is being expanded by DIA into a future Department of Defense intelligence information management system that has broader IC application.
Process Change-- The Community
The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) is implementing an improved IC resource management system that links needs to resources using a four-step process improvement plan. The four major components of this plan are:
--- Implementation of the National Intelligence Needs Process, which will provide a more effective basis for assessing customer needs and permit a more rational allocation of resources against those needs.
--- Implementation of a more systematic IC-wide planning process, which will start with a clear statement of objectives.
--- Implementing changes to the Capabilities Programming and Budgeting System, which will make National Foreign Intelligence Program (NFIP) programming and budgeting more closely parallel that of the DOD Planning, Programming, and Budget System.
--- Implementation of a rigorous IC performance assessment process. The National Intelligence Council (NIC), with assistance from Community Management Staff (CMS), will identify shortfalls and gaps in current collection, production, and other intelligence support in key areas of concern to customers.
The following lists some examples of IC initiatives designed to bolster an already growing spirit of cooperation within the IC:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has implemented the National Security Threat List (NSTL) concept for prioritizing counterintelligence targets. The NSTL, now widely adopted throughout the counterintelligence community, reinvented the approach to counterintelligence as a result of world changes and in anticipation of the changing needs of the Community. The Counterintelligence Representative to the National Security Council also was recently revalidated by the President.
In addressing the accelerating volume of available information, the Army's Project PATHFINDER provides a collection of analytical tools that helps the user navigate through voluminous data and accomplish routine tasks significantly faster (days vs. weeks) and with greater accuracy. To date, Project PATHFINDER is used by over 200 analysts in 18 government agencies.
To avoid unnecessary duplication among the IC's scheduled intelligence products, the National Intelligence Producers Board (NIPB) has initiated joint reviews of annual production agendas. The NIPB will also hold quarterly follow-up reviews to accommodate changes in the production plans. In addition, the production community is making greater use of the "lead agency" concept to reduce duplication and orchestrate current intelligence support on selected problems and issues.
A DCI Environmental Task Force was created to expose key non- intelligence elements of the government and 70 prominent environmental scientists to intelligence collection capabilities. It was also to test the applicability of these capabilities to environmental issues. The task force completed its interim report in May 1993. The report states that a large number of assets have the potential to contribute significantly to our understanding of the environment.
CIA, DIA, and NSA recently took a major step forward in breaking down a significant barrier to Community coordination by establishing a policy of employee badge reciprocity. Employees can now work with their counterparts and attend confer-ences and training in one another's facilities without the hindrance of redundant security processing. CIA, DIA, and NSA have also established a Rotational Exchange Program to foster career development of intelligence officers by providing rotational assignment opportunities within the IC.
NSA, DIA, CIA and the Services are now jointly manning the National Military Joint Intelligence Center. This promotes better coordination of IC-wide support to national contingency and crisis operations and eliminates redundant watch operations.
The DCI Interagency Balkan Task Force is an excellent example of how the IC's resources can be brought together in support of a foreign policy crisis. The Task Force has been in existence since June 1992, and includes representatives from CIA, DIA, NSA, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). By bringing together collectors, intelligence analysts, and policy analysts, the task force provides the senior policymaker with one-stop shopping when requesting IC assessment on various U.S. policy initiatives or an enhanced IC collection effort against a particular target.
Process Change--Agencies
DIA/GDIP. The Director of DIA, as the program manager of the General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP), is striving to create a functional, coherent enterprise that will promote increased integration between budgets and organizational jurisdictions. Services and activities within the GDIP are realigning and reorganizing activities across the board.
In DIA, National Military Centers for collection, production, and infrastructure have been created. These organizations will have functional issue managers that will span the GDIP and align with the services, which will have national centers on ground, maritime, and aerospace issues. The reorganization of DIA has been described as a cultural change. The most comprehensive reorganization of DIA since the end of the Cold War, it deals with the "spiritual aspects" of the organization rather than merely shifting office symbols. The overall objectives were to reduce the ratio of support positions to substantive positions to 25:75, reduce management positions by 30 percent, restructure the organization along functional lines, enhance responsiveness to military operational requirements, and expand the organization's focus on IC management issues. Resources of the Unified and Specified Command Joint Intelligence Centers have been realigned to make them more responsive to a different world with changing requirements. As a result, nearly 500 billets were realigned and some 300 reduced.
CIA. CIA has merged four components in the Directorate of Operations into two. The merger of the Directorate of Science and Technology Offices of SIGINT Operations and Special Projects is under way. Implementation plans are being drawn up to merge the Office of Imagery Analysis/ Directorate of Intelligence into the National Photographic Interpretation Center.
Approximately one-third of CIA's components have undergone major restructuring over the past three years. Nine have experienced the loss of one or more divisions or groups. Ten others have comprehensively reorganized to better align capabilities and services with changing demands. Reorganizations, along with a general search for efficiencies and flexibility, permitted reduction of management layering. The Directorate of Intelligence, for example, has eliminated more than 15 percent of its management positions since 1991.
In another example, a division within the Directorate of Operations reorganized itself around six key strategic issues and integrated collectors and analysts in a successful effort to improve service to the customer. Central to the process was an in-depth interactive dialogue with all of its customers and an exhaustive analysis of work flow, variances, and quality of work life. The goal was to design an organization that is quality oriented and responsive to customer needs, and provides a strong focus for job satisfaction and challenge to its personnel.
In the Office of Leadership Analysis in the Directorate of Intelligence, the wiring diagram of the organization was symbolically destroyed at an all-hands meeting. A task force of employees representing all levels and all disciplines developed a process to establish ongoing reinvention as customers' needs and demands change, downsizing continues, and resources are realigned.
In the Office of Information Technology, 99 out of 100 recommendations made by 18 Quality Teams were adopted. This resulted in savings and cost avoidance of 61 staff labor-years and $3.5 million.
The CIA has developed the framework for a commercial credit card program designed to simplify small purchase procedures by offering an alternative to the use of purchase orders, delivery orders, blanket purchase agreements, etc. In addition to reducing the administrative costs, the program will result in less paperwork and improve lead times.
NSA. NSA has embraced the Total Quality Management (TQM) process since the late 1980s. Over 100 teams have yielded the following improvements:
--- Reduced the time needed to install computers and networks from over 100 days to just 14 days.
--- Saved over $2 million annually by streamlining the bill-paying process.
--- Improved in-house manufacturing yields of leading-edge technology printed circuit boards by 50 percent.
--- Reduced stock purchases by $25 million annually.
--- Increased the in-processing rate for supplies and materials deliveries by 20 percent monthly with no increase in staff or budget.
--- Reduced the average time to award certain classes of contracts by 40 percent.
Army. Army Intelligence has undertaken many system and process improvements to enable the Army to make informed decisions; develop optimum investment strategies; react to changing requirements, threats, and resources; and better meet the needs of the military commanders. Such special applications as providing high-volume, time-sensitive intelligence products to theater and unit levels, consolidating science and technology and general military intelligence at one location, and improving the timeliness and accuracy of Army requirements validation, tasking, and reporting are but three examples of many system and process improvements.
Navy. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has taken considerable strides in consolidating and streamlining its intelligence processes. Since January 1993, the Naval Intelligence Command has been eliminated, thus creating a more directly responsive organization. ONI has reorganized into eight major directorates, each having direct access to the Director of Naval Intelligence. All analytical efforts are now contained within one organization. General military intelligence and scientific and technical intelligence elements have been merged. By 1994, ONI will have moved into the new National Maritime Intelligence Center in Suitland, Maryland, along with elements from the Coast Guard and Marine Corps.
DOE. The Department of Energy (DOE) is establishing on-line, secure computer-based communications between its headquarters and nine DOE national laboratories. This vastly improves the timeliness and comprehensiveness of foreign intelligence available at the organizations.
Department of State. The Bureau of Intelligence and Research's (INR's) TIPOFF program uses sensitive intelligence to advise law enforcement and intelligence agencies that suspected terrorists have been detected at U.S. ports of entry. Since TIPOFF first began providing records to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in June 1991, 50 suspected terrorists have been detected arriving at U.S. ports, where INS agents were able to take appropriate action. Intelligence Community Reinvention
Foreign Language Laboratories. Under sponsorship of the DCI Foreign Language Committee, the Community is reinventing foreign language training and testing process to share resources and development costs across Federal language schools, user intelligence organizations, and academia. The Center for Advancement of Language Learning has initiated a standardized proficiency testing plan and coordinates development of teaching materials for seldom-taught languages such as Arabic, Korean, Cantonese and Serno-Croatian. CMS led the quick-reaction development of tools for English-only speakers to work with Chinese-only speaking aliens in support of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. The Federal Language Training Laboratory of CIA's Office of Training and Education has developed interactive video courses in Spanish and Russian and is developing French and Arabic courseware.
TIPSTER Text Program. This lab is working to better serve the needs of its customer--the intelligence analyst. It aims to significantly speed the process of finding data (for example, background information on a current crisis) from a massive library of multilingual, digitized textual material. The tools include software systems for routing messages, systems for document retrieval from large archival storage, and information extraction systems that automatically scan textual data and place specified information into standardized data structures.
Support to the Combat Operator. This NSA lab examines, documents, and improves signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities to provide real-time information to the combat operator. Working directly with pilots, aircrew, and other combat operators, it will develop detailed information requirements profiles for different combat missions. This will allow the operational military and the IC to determine how to best use SIGINT information to enhance overall combat effectiveness.
Multi-functional Maintenance Teams. This NSA lab is developing programs to cross-train maintenance workers so that one worker may now do what used to take two (or more). In addition, the lab will test a "building manager" approach to provide self-directed teams to each of NSA's six buildings. The goal is to respond to customer requests faster, establish better customer relations, and provide more personalized service.
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That looks amazing! I would have never thought to make a kale pizza. Thanks for the great inspiration!ReplyDelete
- Travels4Food7:20 AM
You rock! I have a package of this pizza crust in my pantry and just hadn't tried it yet! There's a pizza place around the corner from us that serves gluten-free crusts: my partner doesn't mind it but I'd rather eat shoe leather, so I've been a little avoidant of this mix. Thanks so much - can't wait to try it this week.ReplyDelete
Sounds delicious! You don't miss the cheese? I'm currently trying to be dairy-free for a while, and that's my hardest part. But I suppose if you have other bright flavors, who needs cheese?ReplyDelete
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THE ONLY THING deeper than a natural-gas well is the ignorance of the anti-fracking crowd.
Fracking — formally called hydraulic fracturing — involves briefly pumping water, sand and chemicals into shale formations far below Earth's surface and the aquifers that irrigate crops and quench human thirst. This process cracks these rocks and liberates the gas within. Though employed for decades with seemingly no verified contamination of ground water, anti-fracking activists behave as if this technology were invented specifically to poison Americans.
"Fracking makes all water dirty," declares a poster that Yoko Ono recently exhibited at a Manhattan carpet store. According to another: "Pretty soon there will be no more water to drink."
Matt Damon's 2012 film "Promised Land" dramatizes fracking's supposed dangers by showing a toy farm devoured by flames.
In contrast to this hyperventilation, former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson told the House Government Reform Committee in May 2011: "I'm not aware of any proven case where the fracking process itself has affected water."
Frackophobes would be astonished to see how much Anadarko, America's third largest natural gas producer, obsesses over the environment in its Marcellus Shale operations. Anadarko and the American Petroleum Institute discussed these practices during a late-June fact-finding tour they hosted for journalists here in Williamsport, Penn.
Before drilling, Anadarko identifies flora and fauna near production sites. In Pennsylvania, it uses outdoor cameras to determine which animals traverse the area. This helps Anadarko work with landowners to restore their property, post-production, or enhance it with vegetation that will attract desired species.
A large pond on a small hill belonging to the Elbow Fish and Game Club temporarily holds production-related water for an adjacent development site. After 50 to 100 days of drilling and well construction, and two to five days of fracking, about six to 12 wells quietly will begin to collect natural gas from this field. At that point, the soil excavated for the pond will be removed from storage and returned from whence it came. Anadarko will plant local grasses and flowers, and the place will look largely untouched as the wells yield gas for 20 to 40 years.
A few minutes away by car, several wells are being fracked on acreage owned by a farmer named Landon. A thick felt and rubber pad, surrounded by a large berm, prevents potential spills from contaminating Landon's soil.
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Rather than peddle ill-informed nonsense about fracking, Yoko Ono and company should learn what Anadarko is doing and encourage other producers to adopt its standards as best practices. And if another company is cleaner and safer, challenge Anadarko and its competitors to learn that producer's lessons.
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Deroy Murdock is a Fox News contributor, a nationally syndicated columnist with the Scripps Howard News Service, and a media fellow with the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.


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No. One mind, one soul. Two minds, two souls.
at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities
God don't made no mistakes...so it must be His will...you know...to teach us something.
Interesting. When you ask that question to Christians they try to avoid it, they change subject.They won't admit their God is either flawed or cruel.