Three-time Olympian Lisa Misipeka and pitcher Kip Bouknight, who put together one of the greatest seasons a Gamecock ever had, were among the five standouts named to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.
Joining Misipeka and Bouknight in the university's athletic hall of fame were soccer star Clint Mathis and swimming standouts Wade King and Charlotte Hamilton. The group will be inducted during ceremonies on Sept. 13, the South Carolina Letterman's Association announced Thursday.
Misipeka won an NCAA indoor title in the 20-pound weight throw and an outdoor crown in the hammer in 1998.
Bouknight is South Carolina's career wins leader with 45 victories from 1998-2001. His best year came in 2000 when Bouknight was virtually unbeatable with a 17-1 mark.
CLEMSON: Six swimmers were named to the men's All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Swimming and Diving team.
Matthew Balderston, James Crout, Adam Farnham, Sean Geary, Joel Johnson and Brian Regone made the team for the Tigers.
• Jennifer Grove, Cassandra Larussa, Michelle Parkhurst and Rachel Regone were named to the women's All-Atlantic Conference Academic Swimming and Diving team for Clemson.
GOLF: Dorman's Taylor Weaver finished with a 73 and just failed to qualify by one stroke at the U.S. Women's Amateur Sectional qualifying in Lexington, N.C.
Sarah Sturm, a former Spartanburg standout, shot a 74, Greer's Haley Stephens and Union's Ann Maness each shot a 78.
Former Chicago Bears tackle Tank Johnson will not face charges connected to his arrest in a Phoenix suburb on suspicion of drunken driving.
Police said Thursday the case would be closed with no request for prosecution. Gilbert police spokesman Sgt. Andrew Duncan declined to elaborate.
"I am not surprised by this decision, but I am relieved," Johnson said in a statement released by his lawyer.
Johnson was arrested June 22 after an officer pulled him over for speeding and taken to the police station. He was released without charges.
• Oakland Raiders defensive end Bryant McNeal was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop in Columbia.
McNeal, a 27-year-old reserve, was wanted in Florida for selling a Land Rover to a pawn broker for $15,000 when he didn't own it, Clearwater, Fla., police spokesman Wayne Shelor said.
The former Clemson player will remain at the Lexington County jail until Florida authorities make arrangements for his extradition, Lexington County sheriff's spokesman Maj. John Allard said in an e-mail. Allard said McNeal told authorities he did not have an attorney.
• Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked.
The Falcons signed Noriaki Kinoshita, a native of Osaka, Japan who played the last three years with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europa.
• In Port Orange, Fla., former Florida and Bethune-Cookman football player Avery Atkins was found dead in his car in the garage of his aunt's home Thursday in what police called a suspicious death.
The 20-year-old player could not be revived by paramedics, Port Orange police Sgt. Wayne Dorman said.
Authorities would not release further details, and Dorman did not elaborate on why police consider this suspicious. An autopsy will be performed.
Atkins was a freshman cornerback on the 2005 Gators and was projected to start on the 2006 squad, the eventual national champion. He was released from his scholarship last summer by Florida coach Urban Meyer because of a domestic battery charge against him.
• In Columbia, Mo., DeMarre Carroll, a highly regarded transfer and nephew of Missouri men's basketball coach Mike Anderson, was shot in the ankle early Thursday during a disturbance outside a downtown nightclub.
• The New York Islanders finally found free agents willing to sign, inking All-Star forward Bill Guerin to a two-year contract and center Mike Comrie to a one-year deal on a busy Thursday.
• Germany passed the nation's first anti-doping law Thursday, making it a criminal offense to possess and deal in performance-enhancing drugs.
Producing and dealing with doping substances will now be considered a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
How many schools have applied for an alternative to the online tests? Please make it clear how many of the schools are primary and how many are secondary.
Please name each school and make it clear why each school requested an alternative to the online test. For instance did they lack the technology to deliver the tests; does the school suffer from poor connectivity etc?
For each school please make it clear the type of alternative test that is being provided – do candidates simply answer questions using pencil and paper?
How will the alternative tests be marked – does the class teacher mark them or do they have to be sent away? If they have to be sent away how long does the government anticipate it will be before the class teacher has the results?
How long does the government expect the alternative numeracy test to take to sit at P1, P4, P7 and S3?
How long does the government expect the alternative literacy test to take to sit at P1, P4, P7 and S3?
Finally, by the end of the current school year in June 2018 how much does the Scottish government anticipate it will have spent on developing and delivering the new national assessments in literacy and numeracy at P1, P4, P7 and S3? Could you please provide a breakdown of the main costs?
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, an exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. name, address, date of birth, qualifications, CV, etc. and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 1998. This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
An exemption under section 33(1)(b) of FOISA (commercial interests) also applies to some of the information requested. This exemption applies because disclosure of this particular information would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of ACER UK.
In answer to your further questions regarding the use of the offline solution, no school or local authority has applied for an alternative to the online assessments. Therefore we have no information to provide.
In response to your questions on estimated timescales to complete the offline assessments, it is anticipated that there will be no difference in the time taken for children and young people to complete either online or offline assessments. While the actual time will vary between individuals and their capabilities, the general expectation is that each assessment should take no more than 45 minutes. You can find information on this within the SNSA public website at
Finally, a breakdown of the main costs that the Scottish government anticipates will be spent developing and delivering the new national assessments in literacy and numeracy at P1, P4, P7 and S3 by the end of the current school year in June 2018 is displayed as document 10 in the response information attachment.
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Joseph McFarlane Pool of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 September 2010.
Lance Corporal Pool was serving as part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force in Helmand province, involved in conducting operations over the last few months aimed at bettering the lives of the local people by improving security and increasing their freedom of movement.
On Sunday 5 September 2010, the Brigade Reconnaissance Force were completing an operation in the Nad ‘Ali (North) district to disrupt the insurgency by denying enemy freedom of movement and were conducting a series of searches on compounds of interest.
At approximately 0700hrs during an exchange of fire with insurgents, Lance Corporal Pool was killed in action following a rocket-propelled grenade attack.
Lance Corporal Pool, aged 26, was originally from Dumfries but lived in Greenock, and enlisted in the Army in August 2003. After completing the Combat Infantryman’s Course at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick he joined 1st Battalion The King’s Own Scottish Borderers before the formation of The Royal Regiment of Scotland in March 2006.
His dedication to his comrades on the battlefield was only surpassed by that to his family; his fiancee Lynsey and sons Lee and Jamie were never far from his thoughts. He also leaves behind his mother and father, Stella and Roddy, and brother Ryan.
Joseph was a loving son to Stella and Roderick, brother of Ryan, loving father of Lee and Jamie and devoted partner to Lynsey. Joseph lived life to the full and was proud of everything he achieved in the Army, always putting others first and doing the best he could at all he did.
The family would be grateful if the media respect their privacy and let them grieve in peace at this time. RIP son, we will always love you.
Joe was a loving fiance and wonderful dad of two boys aged seven and two; he was much loved and he will be missed by all his family and friends.
Lance Corporal Joe Pool of 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland was killed in action in Nad ‘Ali district on Sunday 5 September. A former King’s Own Scottish Borderer, Joe was no stranger to operational tours, having served previously in Northern Ireland and Iraq. Fit and tough as a butcher’s dog, he had recently qualified as a Physical Training Instructor and an Anti-Tank Detachment Commander.
I take some small comfort from the knowledge that he died doing a job that he loved and that he was so very good at. He died a soldier’s death, in close combat, bravely and tenaciously taking the fight to the insurgents, and in doing so helping to protect the people of Afghanistan from a barbaric enemy. I suspect that he believed passionately in what he was doing, and I know that he enjoyed it.
Like so many young soldiers of his generation he had an irrepressible sense of adventure, and a talent for this unique profession of ours. I first met him in Iraq in early 2008 where he was serving with the Brigade Surveillance Company; a task reserved only for the best soldiers within the battalion, and a job which patently suited his natural soldiering skills.
I was not at all surprised that he volunteered for the Brigade Reconnaissance Force during our tour in Afghanistan, or that he passed the demanding selection and training course with relative ease. As a member of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force he has been at the forefront of this counter-insurgency campaign over the last five months. Arguably they have seen more action than any other sub-unit during this deployment, and Joe was always at the vanguard of their fight.
Despite the intensity of the fight he remained undaunted throughout, part of a close-knit band of brothers for whom heroism, gallantry, service and sacrifice are more than mere words. I am exceptionally proud to have been his Commanding Officer over the past two years.
The battalion and the regiment have lost a very capable junior commander. We will miss him, and will remember him always. But our loss can never compare to that of his family; his fiancee Lynsey, his two young sons Lee and Jamie, his parents, Roddy and Stella, and his younger brother Ryan. Our thoughts and our prayers are with them at this dreadful time.
Lance Corporal Joe Pool was killed in action whilst in a firefight with insurgents in northern Nad ‘Ali, fighting alongside his brothers-in-arms in the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, doing a job that he loved and was deeply proud of. Joe was the ultimate Scotsman, exceptionally proud of his heritage, tough, stoical, and incredibly loyal. An outstanding soldier and Junior Non-Commissioned Officer but above all he was a true friend to all in the Brigade Reconnaissance Force.
Courageous and resilient, he was always at the forefront of the fight, leading the way, protecting his men and inspiring them through the tough times they endured. It was a privilege to have known and served with such an outstanding character who made such a mark on us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with his fiancee and his two boys that he leaves behind. He died a hero, protecting those he led, selfless to the last. He will never be forgotten.
Lance Corporal Joe Pool was a committed and enthusiastic member of Delta Company, as well as a friend and supporter to so many of us. At the very first opportunity to do so, Joe volunteered to serve in the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, the most demanding role for an infantryman in Helmand. He wore the responsibilities of this important and difficult job lightly and was well known as a hardworking and highly professional combat infantryman.
Joe will be missed by his friends in Delta Company and as much by those with whom he shared the daily risks and hardships within the Brigade Reconnaissance Force. Joe’s sacrifice leaves a gap in our ranks and our hearts that cannot be filled, but his courage and spirit will inspire us for the rest of our lives. Our thoughts and prayers go with Joe’s family and friends.
Lance Corporal Pool was a pleasure to command in the Javelin Platoon. As a Physical Training Instructor he was one of the fittest men I know. This combined with his quiet sense of humour would have him cracking jokes when the rest of us were exhausted during loaded marches.
An utterly reliable individual, Lance Corporal Pool was one of the core men in the platoon. He will be sorely missed by anyone who had the pleasure to work with him. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
Joe was one of my recruits at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick. A likeable, robust and reliable soldier with a witty sense of humour, Joe was liked by all members of his platoon and even more by his section members, and would put his neck on the line for any of them; even when it would cost him a broken jaw.
Joe was fair, and at the front of every event. Never one to back down nor give up, his tenacious and aggressive style of soldiering saw him excel in training, gaining the award of best at physical training. Always untouchable and leading from the front on every occasion, this trait continued with him through battalion life and to the end.
Poolie would have no doubt gone far in the battalion. Already a Lance Corporal, and a strong one at that, he could have breezed through any course thrown at him and was ready for that next step. A better soldier you could not want by your side.
As a soldier, he was in his element with cam-cream on, a bayonet fixed and in the thick of the action. I have no doubt that Joe loved every minute of his time with the Brigade Reconnaissance Force where I imagine he stood out a mile.
Joe will leave a massive gap within his peers in the battalion and will be missed by all in a tight-knit Javelin Platoon. Our thoughts and regards go out to your young family buddy. You are in our hearts mate. Rest in Peace, you will never be forgotten.
Lance Corporal Joe Pool was a true character within the battalion and a great team player, working with the other Physical Training Instructors in the gymnasium. His calm relaxed approach to life made him fit in straight away with the rest of the gym staff. He was always up for a laugh and loved to be amongst the wind-ups on whoever it was that day; many a time he would be the instigator.
He was a Physical Training Instructor who took a lot of pride in developing and motivating the soldiers he trained, always getting the best out of his lessons and students - notably during Mission Specific Training, ensuring the battalion was battle-fit for Operation HERRICK 12.
Joe was a very competitive sportsman, best renowned for his performances in the boxing ring, and most notably last year when he represented the battalion in a three-round hard fought battle against a 3rd Battalion The Rifles Regiment opponent. Joe will always be missed as a colleague and even more so as a friend; the gym will not be the same without him. My thoughts are with all his family and friends at this sad time.
I first met Joe in 2007 during pre-deployment training for Operation TELIC 11. I spent six months working closely with him, operating with the Brigade Surveillance Company. In 2009 I was lucky enough to be selected along with Joe to be part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force for Operation HERRICK 12.
Joe was immensely proud to be a Brigade Reconnaissance Force soldier. The fighting was fierce and the operations dangerous but Joe showed no fear and would constantly be in the thick of things during any contact. He was a cracking soldier, always up for a laugh, never afraid to help the lads whenever he could. He was completely dedicated to his job and he gained the respect and friendship of all he served with.
Joe was also a die-hard Celtic fan. I think the only thing he loved more than his beloved football club was his fiancee and children. Joe will be sorely missed by many, particularly by the Brigade Reconnaissance Force and the boys in the Javelin Platoon. My heart goes out to those who will miss him most, his fiancee, his family, and his friends at home in Scotland. Sleep easy you Scottish Warrior, gone but not forgotten.
I was extremely saddened to learn of the death of Lance Corporal Pool while he was fighting to improve the lives of people in Nad ‘Ali, in Helmand. He was a proud Scotsman and a talented soldier who shone in demanding specialist roles. He will be sorely missed by his colleagues but his loss will be most keenly felt by his family, and my thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
Three soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan will always be remembered by their former school thanks to a Heroes Wall unveiled by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal last week.
The Heroes Wall at Melior Community College in Scunthorpe was unveiled by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal [Picture: Corporal Mike O'Neill RLC LBIPP, Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
The brand new £18m Melior Community College in Scunthorpe was formally opened by Princess Anne, who toured the new buildings and met some of the 950 pupils.
The Community College, which caters for 11-16-year-olds, moved into the new buildings in June last year from two separate sites, replacing the Thomas Sumpter and South Leys Schools which amalgamated four years ago.
Three former pupils who attended the school are Corporal Bryan Budd VC, Corporal Ben Leaning and Craftsman Anthony Lombardi, who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The three soldiers’ families and representatives of their regiments were invited to be present when the new Heroes Wall was unveiled, and to meet Princess Anne.
The idea for the Wall came from an aspiration to raise £10,000 for the Help for Heroes charity, and staff and pupils bought slate tiles with their names on them. Above these fundraising tiles are commemorative tiles to the three fallen soldiers to perpetuate their memory within the school.
Both Corporal Budd and his brother Stephen, who currently serves in the Army as a Warrant Officer (WO), attended Thomas Sumpter School - one of the schools that make up the new college:
“It is the first time that I have met her and it is nice of her to do this kind of event and support the military and their families.”
Corporal Budd, who grew up in Scunthorpe, was serving with 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) when he died aged 29 as a result of injuries sustained during a fire fight with Taliban forces in Sangin, Helmand province, in 2006. He was later posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
His family were accompanied to the unveiling of the Heroes Wall by representatives from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA) based in Pudsey, near Leeds:
The school contacted us about two years ago to say that they wanted to do this,” said Mr Trevor Girdham, Corporal Budd’s stepfather. “It has been a good day and the plaque is a nice tribute.
Her Royal Highness also met the family of Corporal Ben Leaning, who were accompanied by members of the Queen’s Royal Lancers, the regiment he served with in Iraq.
Corporal Leaning was in a Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle when it hit an improvised explosive device in Maysan Province, Iraq, on 19 April 2007. The explosion killed him and another trooper and injured the gunner and another two soldiers:
The regiment went above and beyond the job description in what was done for me after I lost Ben,” said Tracey Hazel, Corporal Leaning’s mother. “There is a good contingent of them here today and it means a lot to me.
“The Princess Royal was lovely and asked if we were local. All my family and all Ben’s dad’s family went to Thomas Sumpter School and I even remember a couple of the teachers today. It is good to see the plaque on the wall and know that Ben’s memory is being kept alive here.”
Craftsman Anthony Lombardi was serving with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), attached to the Light Dragoons, when his Spartan light tank was caught in an explosion in Babaji, Helmand province.
A former pupil of South Leys School, Craftsman Anthony Lombardi was aged 25 when he died in 2009. His parents Walter and Helen, accompanied by his brothers Stephen, 28, and Robert, 16, met the Princess Royal:
Robert is hoping to join the Army and be in the REME, which he wanted to do before Anthony was killed,” said Helen. “I don’t want to hold him back - I will cope with it.
It has been a good day. I have a prototype of the plaque at home as well. Anthony’s aunt, Chris Cox, and myself went to Thomas Sumpter School and it has been good to see the new college.
The Princess was shown around the College and met members of the staff and pupils. She also unveiled the plaque, formally opening the school, and signed the visitors’ book.
It is highly unusual that we have three ex-pupils who died serving their country and as a school we could not let this slip by unnoticed. Now we have the Heroes Wall we know they will never ever be forgotten. As new children come through the doors they will ask about those former pupils and what they did for their country.
There are currently around 130 data centres in central government and hundreds more across the wider public sector. The government is currently considering proposals for reducing the number of data centres to an optimum number of secure, efficient, resilient services by 2020.
The City of Boise, Idaho, plans to add six battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to its fleet and invest in additional charging stations throughout the city, reported the Idaho Statesman.
Three of the vehicles will be funded by a federal tax rebate that the city's waste collector, Republic Services, reseived for using compressed natural gas.
The city plans to purchase three Nissan Leafs, one Chevrolet Volt, one Ford Fusion, and one Ford Focus. It will also add charging stations at eight locations around the city.
NASA has launched streaming video on the section of its Web site devoted to the ISS, with a view of Earth as well as the exterior structure of the station.
The video is transmitted to the ground primarily while the astronauts aboard the complex are asleep, usually from about 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. CST. When live feeds are not available, a map showing the current location and path of the station will be streamed from NASA&apos;s Mission Control in Houston.
The streaming video will also include audio of communications between Mission Control and the astronauts, when available. When the space shuttle is docked to the station, the stream will include video and audio of those activities.
The International Space Station is a partnership among the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe. Construction began in 1998 and will be completed in 2010. Eighteen crews have lived aboard the complex since 2000, including the current crew of three.
I’ve recently come to realize how difficult it is for federal interns to coordinate rotations across different agencies. It’s not that bosses oppose it; quite the opposite, they encourage it. Rather, it’s just tough to line up different agencies’ policies for developing memorandums of understanding (MOU) via email and phone.
This difficulty is one of the biggest obstacles to rotations getting off the ground, and I know from talking with others that I’m not the first to experience this. (I know many of you in Young Government Leaders have felt this pain).
The federal government should either use the MAX Federal Community for government-wide intern rotation collaboration or build a site specifically for it. I favor the first option since it already exists; the site is very secure; already has 52,000 people; and is stress-tested up to a quarter million people.
A main page could be called Government-Wide Rotations, and then different pages should be set up for collaboration between agencies. For example, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) could have an intern rotate with the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The page under Government-Wide Rotations could be labelled OSD-CDC Rotations, and pages under that one would be restricted to the main parties involved. The allows for fast, secure, and easier file sharing and communication among different parties.
I’d even add that more than intern rotations it should have all detail opportunities which often exist at middle and senior levels.
For PMFs, they are technically supposed to be posted on the pmf.gov website but the best way to find rotations is actually the PMF listserv
I’ve always seen details as a great opportunity for offices to bring in talent quickly and staff to get new opportunities but it’s always been hard to get the info. Some agencies do a great job like EPA of dispersing the info within their agency but most do not
Personally, I am not a big fan of the MAX website. It is not the most user-friendly website and I’m skeptical of the number of users. I’d prefer that a website like GovLoop published a list of opportunities for details. It could be sort of like a Match.com experience to match interested folks up with opportunities. Some agencies are trying to do this internally. I’m not sure what the optimum solution is, but I don’t think that MAX is the best solution. Plus, who knows when funding will be cut for this website, like it was for FedSpace.
Time was when a lot of government agencies, including a few I worked for, kept their records in the equivalent of an old shoebox containing a few old spiralbound notebooks left in the care of that secretary, whats-her-name, who retired four years ago…
Yeah. With the advent of e-mail a few decades ago records keeping got moved off the back burner. Now with implementation of Web 2.0 technologies many agencies are re-visiting this task with growing alarm.
How exactly are we going to keep records of our director’s Facebook statuses (stati?), or our agency’s Tweets? This is not just an issue for historians or those irritatingly nosy people who FOIA everything. With the new administration’s goal of transparency in government, using a political party’s organizational e-mail for official communication probably isn’t going to fly. And any messages or statements disseminated on social networking sites are going to have to be kept track of.
Somehow I have visions of “Auto-archiving” Facebook applications by 3rd party fly-by-night dotcoms cold calling my office right now and I shudder. Having to buy several site-specific solutions with names like “Tweet-Cage” or “FaceSav”, doesn’t seem like a cost-benefit winner to me. New services will spring up daily. I think an in-house solution would be the most efficient, but every time this comes up all I hear about is expanding budgets for server storage.
Other than resorting to a faith-based initiative like contracting several monasteries of monks to scribe everything on parchment, which may result in the same embarrassment as that faith-based firewall idea, some government-wide solution is needed, even if is just a set of onerous procedures. Maybe BEFORE we dive headfirst into the Web 2.0 pool?
Unfortunately, the solution is quite easy. You block all access to social network sites for offices and officials who might post public data that needs to be retained. You do this until the records laws catch up with the technology and either legislate or accept the dillema this causes. It may not be the ideal solution, and it may not satisfy those in power, but it’s the only technical solution that works.
In the private sector, server storage costs next to nothing, so I don’t know why it costs so much for the Public Service. I think the concern over records in a web 2.0 environment is actually ironic. A year ago teens were being warned off Facebook because “it never goes away”. Now we’re concerned that we won’t be able to prodice the records we need as demanded by laws which were never written to address collaborative networks, let alone electronic records effectively.
In the US, the product of the Government belongs to the people, and by moving into the Social Network sphere you’ve placed the information in the people’s hands. By using Google Docs, Twitter and Facebook, as long as those core services exist, you’ll be able to find everything that you’ve ever done there. The answer isn’t burying your head in the sand and blocking access – the answer is radical new partnerships with the private sector providers to ensure that access to the records remains.