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Joseph Silvestro, 52, and his wife Julie Silvestro, 43, each waived their right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith to their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme. The federal Information charged them with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.
From February 2005 to September 2007, the Silvestros conspired with each other to defraud mortgage lenders and financial institutions by obtaining larger loans from lenders than the actual sale price associated with a particular property. These loans were based on material false and fraudulent representations, and by concealing material facts. Under the terms of the plea agreements, it is the government's belief that the loss attributed to the Silvestros totals more than $567,000. The defendants have reserved their right to contest the amount of loss at their sentencing hearings.
The following properties were referenced in the Information as being part of the mortgage fraud scheme:
3909 Scarritt, Kansas City, Missouri;
811 NE 83rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri; and
1043 Ella, Kansas City, Kansas.
The Silvestros admitted that they arranged for mortgage documents that often included payment of fictitious and fraudulent invoices to their company, Taylor Investments, Inc., as part of the settlement statement. The plea agreements cite three properties in which the Silvestros fraudulently claimed invoices for Taylor Investments, ranging from $20,000 to $37,000. Those proceeds were deposited into the Taylor Investment bank account, but spent on personal expenditures by the Silvestros. Mortgage documents also falsely represented that a substantial cash down payment was being brought to the closing by the buyer.
By pleading guilty, the Silvestros also agreed to forfeit to the government any property derived from the proceeds of the mortgage fraud scheme.
Under federal statutes, the Silvestros are each subject to a sentence of up to five years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000 and an order of restitution. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
Matt J. Whitworth, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced the guilty plea.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Ketchmark. It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


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"We wanted to create a place where the community has a voice on the type of products that we source, opposed to getting lost scrolling through 40 million products," says Ishai Reinfeld, CEO of Daily Steals
Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 29, 2017
While there's no shortage of e-commerce websites promoting daily deals and deep discounts, Miami-based company, Daily Steals, is taking a different approach by offering deals with a purpose. Unlike other websites that dictate what customers should buy, Daily Steals puts the spotlight on its customers, offering the community the chance to express exactly what they want to buy. Instead of clicking through pages of unwanted products, the team listens to the community and then carefully curates highly desirable products such as brand-name electronics from cellphones and laptops to drones, apparel, beauty products, home essentials and toys.
Daily Steals is run by a group of seven, tech-savvy millennials from South Florida and New York, who like most millennials, are always on the hunt for high-quality electronics at a great price. The group considers themselves the "ultimate" bargain hunters, who truly believe that customers are a crucial part of the decision-making team. "We wanted to create a place where the community has a voice on the type of products that we source, opposed to getting lost scrolling through 40 million products," says Ishai Reinfeld, CEO of Daily Steals, which engages its customers by continually surveying them in-person and online. "We listen to the community, which allows us to make calculated purchases, and then pass on deep discounts to the customer. Our website also offers a simple, easy shopping experience. You see the good stuff, click a few buttons and buy the desired products."
The community-oriented company is also taking another innovative approach to deal-sharing by offering "crowdsourced discounts," which means the more people that buy a featured product, the more shoppers ultimately save. The new Crowdsourced Discounts Campaign will launch a new round of deals on July 3, 2017, showcasing new limited-time deals on smartwatches and smartphones including a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, Apple Watch, and Samsung Gear Fit, selected by the community. During each crowdsourced discount sale, the featured item(s) will be available on the site for three to five days, and the community will pledge to buy the product, then place it on hold at the initial price, and as more people pledge to buy the product, the price goes down. No one is charged until the sale ends. Everyone, including the initial customers, will pay the final lower price. "We want the community to physically tell their friends about the crowdsourced deal, as well as share it on social media," says Reinfeld. "The more people who get involved, the more everyone benefits."
Daily Steals offers more than just feel-good deals, the company is also focused on doing good in the community. Their socially-innovative "Steal with a Feel" program will allow the online community to nominate a different non-profit each month, and the non-profit that gets the most votes, will receive five-percent of Daily Steals' profits.
For more information, please visit http://www.dailysteals.com.
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#52 Reagan and Gorbachev Defuse the Cold War, 1987
Poster caption: In December 1987, President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union held a historic summit in Washington DC. The two leaders signed the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the first treaty to limit nuclear arms—signaling a significant shift in the Cold War between the superpowers. (Photograph, December 8, 1987. Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library)
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That Tidal has undergone a revitalization in recent months is undeniable. This is mainly attributed to notable album releases by some of its main artistes such as Rihanna, T.I, Beyoncé and Kanye West. The release of the albums through the giant online music streaming app has also seen its ratings improve significantly. After Kanye West's TLOP drop, Tidal's app reached its highest position on iTunes store. The release has purportedly attracted more than one million trial members to the app.
The success experienced by Tidal is mainly attributed to Desiree Perez, who has been a close confidant to Tidal's founder, Jay Z. She has had a hugely successful spell working for the award winning hip hop artiste. Desiree has become renowned for her nonsensical attitude and tough negotiation skills. This has seen her negotiate tours on behalf of mega artistes signed to the streaming app. Perez belongs to the Hova Circle, which is a formidable group consisting her husband Juan Perez, Jay Brown, Chaka Pilgrim and other notable personalities who are pivotal in Tidal's day to day operations.
"Baby Ruthless", as she has commonly been referred to in some quarters has helped Tidal to build a market for itself, more so among young music lovers. The creation of this market niche has helped the site to become a force to reckon with in the music streaming industry. The industry has for years been dominated by more established rivals such as Apple Music. Perez has helped Tidal to refine its releases to focus on what the consumers want. It has similarly redesigned its website to create three different sections. These are Tidal Discovery, which focuses on new releases, Tidal Rising for emerging artistes, and Tidal X for live performances.
Important Notes about Tidal
Tidal is a music streaming services, which allows members to subscribe and listen to their favorite music at a fee. It combines HD music videos, which are curatively edited. To date, more than 25 million audios and 85,000 music videos have been released through Tidal. Among all the music streaming sites, Tidal pays the highest royalties to artistes. It also has a unique ownership model, which allows artistes to act as co-owners.
Since its re-launch, the streaming service has acquired more than 3 million subscribers. Its co-owners are some of the most notable names in the music industry.


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Unwinding in Whistler After Dark
After a long day on the slopes, Whistler offers a broad variety of entertainment options, ranging from cinemas and activities for the young to bars, pubs and live music running until the small hours of the morning.
Whistler's nightlife is legendary and the clubs rock until the early hours seven days a week. Footsteps from the hills, mountain views and ample patio space are characteristics of Whistler's favorite après spots. Typically, there's live mu
sic and plenty of people when the lifts close. Whether its location, food, music or atmosphere that you value most, there are plenty of great places to unwind in style. there are plenty of cool bars and clubs to choose from in Whistler with live music and DJs spinning tunes on the decks to suit all styles of party people and all musical tastes.
Theater and Music
Maurice Young Millennium Place is Whistler's 2,090 square meters all round gathering place that hosts music concerts, film premieres, theater, seminars and much more.
Whistler Theatre Project (WTP) is a groundbreaking new venture that will bring professional summer theater to the residents and visitors of Whistler in 2006, with its classical, musical and contemporary repertoire. WTP was created to entertain, enlighten, inspire and bring audiences the magic of theater through a unique and memorable outdoor experience. All productions will be staged outdoors, under an open backed tent.
The town is also home to some excellent musical talent and it brings in some of the country's top musicians for entertainment. The 20-something crowd and the slightly older crowd happily co-exist on crowded dance floors at the bars in Village Square and Village North. DJs here spin everything from 1980s classics to house beats to big-band swing. The live music scene is equally vibrant, highlighted each summer by the Whistler Arts and Music Festival.


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We've done a lot for P.E. this year. Most of it has come from activities done with our homeschool support group in casual group activities. Some from things we've done on our own for fun. In this area, we've had a lot of variety this year mostly because of our homeschool support group that's grown more organized, with more volunteers, over the years.
Our group's soccer meets twice a month usually for at least an hour and a half, though often it's closer to two hours. A homeschooling dad coaches, having them do warm-up exercises, a variety of drills, and then they play the game. The coach volunteers his time so soccer is free to members of our group; our group offers a variety of similar activities for free because we ask all of our parents to volunteer in some capacity over the course of the year. I really appreciate this as our funds are limited and I'm not a sports person who'd feel comfortable teaching a variety of sports. Soccer is casual, with no uniforms or requirements other than coming dressed in appropriate clothes for running the field. The kids' skills have greatly improved over the years, and now they'll often start up their own casual soccer game at park meetings.
Similarly, another dad in our group ran a Golf Club and a Tennis Club that each met monthly. In the Golf Club, we've met at a public golf course and the kids have learned to use the driving range and practice putting on the putting green. They're working up to playing a round of golf together. Clubs purchased from a thrift store have kept this sport inexpensive and I like the idea that my kids will have a working knowledge of golf, even if they aren't passionate about the sport, so that if their future involves someone who wants to chat about business over a golf game, they won't be totally out of their element. Likewise, for the Tennis Club, we've used rackets bought from the thrift store to minimize the cost. When a neighbor was cleaning out his garage, he gifted us with a ball holder and a plethora of tennis balls; in my experience, it really helps to chat with the neighbors about what the kids are doing. A mom in our group ran a fitness club that met twice a month the first half of the year with calisthenics and lessons in nutrition and other aspects of health. Now a teen is running a twice-monthly basketball fundamentals clinic. Since he's being scouted by college basketball teams, he knows his stuff and has helped the other kids learn a lot. When all of these activities are put together, the kids have had some form of organized physical activity at least once a week, sometimes twice, for one to two hours at a time.
In a local public high school P.E. class, which is usually about 45 minutes long, a good portion of the time is used for changing clothes, showering, and taking roll. So two hours a week of organized physical activity is about what a public school P.E. course would offer. With the activities listed above, my kids are doing close to that amount of activity, but they do a lot of other activities as well.
My son wanted to learn archery, so together, he and I went to a 4-H training session and became 4-H certified instructors (well, Junior Instructor in my son's case). Together with some other moms in our homeschool support group, we started a 4-H Archery Club for other homeschoolers. The 4-H group gives us insurance, some equipment, and a place to meet free of charge. We meet twice a month at the local fairgrounds and have been teaching about 20 students, ranging in age from eight to eighteen, to shoot with bows and arrows at targets.
If you throw in the biking, running around at the park, swimming, and other activities, along with some lessons in health and safety, we've done a lot more than the 120 hours that are usually cited as the minimum for earning one high school credit. If you add in all the P.T. (physical training) my son's been doing with his Young Marines group and the workouts he's done on his own, he's definitely earned more than one credit in P.E. this year, but one credit of P.E. seems enough for the year to me.


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Syrniki are a type of small Russian cheese cakes normally made with cottage cheese. Traditionally a breakfast food, these tasty morsels are sweet enough to serve as a dessert. Although the basic ingredients for syrniki are the same, small variations in ingredients, quantities, and preparations are plentiful.
A dry Russian cottage cheese, called tvorog, is usually used to make syrniki. Farmer's cheese, unripened cheese similar in consistency to cream cheese or ricotta, is usually used if tvorog is unavailable. If a wet cottage cheese is used, it can be strained through a fine sieve to give the desired consistency. Using cheese that is too wet results in runny syrniki that will not form into patties or cook correctly.
In addition to cottage cheese, sugar, eggs, flour, and salt are included in syrniki. If a sweet cottage cheese is used, however, the sugar may be omitted. The flour used may be all-purpose, wheat, or semolina and is often a combination of semolina and another type. Very little flour is used in syrniki, and some cooks recommend not using any at all. Flour is also used to coat the working surface when forming the dough into the thick discs.
Some versions may also include lemon juice and zest. Cinnamon or sour cream is also occasionally added. Raisins are added in some versions as well. Syrniki are often served with fruit jam. The jam may be included while the cheese cakes cook or after they are complete.
To make, the cheese, eggs, and sugar are usually mixed together, then the flour is stirred in to create a dough. Mixing can be done by hand or in a food processor. Any additional ingredients are added with the first three.
Once the ingredients are mixed, the dough is often chilled before shaping. Afterward, the dough can be shaped into balls or thick discs. Alternately, the batter can be dropped straight into a frying pan from a spoon and shaped with the back of the spoon. Although the mixture should not be too runny, it should not be stiff enough to roll like bread or pasta dough. If it is, too much flour has been added.
Syrniki are fried in cooking oil or butter. These cheese cakes are not, however, deep fried. Once placed in the pan, the patties are allowed to cook for a few minutes on one side before flipping and cooking on the other side. Finished syrniki are golden colored.
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VMworld Europe 2010 goes Copenhagen
Eric Sloof just reported on NTPro.nl that next year VMworld Europe 2010 will be held at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen.
This was revealed onthe last page of the VMworld 2009 conference guide.
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Minnie Driver has become the first celebrity patron of Oxfam to step down in the wake of the sexual misconduct scandal.
The 48-year-old actor, who was one of the charity's 16 ambassadors, said she was "in no uncertain terms" withdrawing her support for the charity despite working with it for more than 20 years.
On Twitter, Driver said: "All I can tell you about this awful revelation about Oxfam is that I am devastated.
"Devastated for the women who were used by people sent there to help them [and] devastated by the response of an organisation that I have been raising awareness for since I was 9 years old."
The development came as the international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, is to pledge £5m in government funding to help protect vulnerable children across the globe. Mordaunt is set to announce the funding following a speech in Stockholm heavily criticising abuse in the aid sector on Wednesday.
Driver had attended previously attended high-profile fundraising events for Oxfam in Los Angeles and New York, and travelled to Cambodia and Thailand for the Make Trade Fair campaign.
Her profile on the charity's website said she had been a spokesperson on trade justice and making world trade rules work for developing nations.
In a statement, Driver further explained her decision, saying she was "nothing short of horrified" by the allegations against Oxfam International.
The statement continued: "In no uncertain terms do I plan to continue my support of this organisation or its leaders. And though it is unfortunate that after 20 years I am no longer able to advocate and defend through this specific framework, social and economic injustice is more globally prevalent than ever.
"I certainly will not let the abhorrent mistakes of a troubling organisation stop me or anyone else from working with good people in this space to support a population of human beings around the world that needs our help."
In a statement, Oxfam said: "Minnie Driver has been a devoted Oxfam supporter for many years, and we are grateful for her commitment to ending global poverty.
"Her decision to step down as an Oxfam Ambassador saddens us deeply, but we also understand and respect her choice.
"As an organisation, we are ashamed by the actions of some of our staff and are more committed now than ever to learn from our mistakes and ensure we uphold the highest levels of safeguarding standards in our work around the world."
On Wednesday representatives from international aid agencies and ministers from more than 20 countries will be present at the Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit when Mordaunt is expected to call the allegations about Oxfam staff "horrifying".
She will say: "I know that everyone here today, and decent people across the international development sector, share my disgust at these appalling violations. And share my determination to lead a full, comprehensive and systematic response to them.
"The sexual exploitation of vulnerable people, vulnerable children, is never acceptable. But when it is perpetrated by people in positions of power, people we entrust to help and protect, it rightly sickens and disgusts. And compels us to take action."
She is also expected to say: "Unless you safeguard everyone your organisation comes into contact with, including beneficiaries, staff and volunteers – we will not fund you. Unless you create a culture that prioritises the safety of vulnerable people and ensures victims and whistleblowers can come forward without fear – we will not work with you. And unless you report every serious incident or allegation, no matter how damaging to your reputation – we cannot be partners."
She will add: "Sexual abuse and exploitation is an issue the entire development sector needs to confront."
The £5m from the aid budget will go to the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children – a network of governments, aid agencies, foundations and researchers working to stamp out child abuse across the globe.
In 2016, the organisation pledged to work together to end "violence against children in every country, every community and every family".


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September 26, 1997
City ambulance service scrutinized
City officials critical of lack of fee collection by the Pecos Ambulance Service, call situation "pretty serious."
By GREG HARMAN
Staff Writer
PECOS, September 26, 1997 - It's a good thing that the Pecos Ambulance Service has the weight of the city behind it. "Any other business that operated like this would be bankrupt," said City Attorney Scott W. Johnson at the City Council meeting yesterday morning.
In the ambulance service's August report, of the $9,657 invoiced only $243 was collected. And in the July report, no money was collected out of $9,013 invoiced.
Steve McCormick, City Director, said he had been "assured of total collection by the end of October."
The situation which has been going on for three months is "pretty serious," according to Councilman Graham. The council asked Johnson to meet with Bill Cole, Chief of Pecos' Ambulance Service, and see what could be done to enhance the collections.
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Marquez came before the council seeking to lease property located at 1104 S. Cedar for a boxing club. The Marquez's, who want to lease the unoccupied property, are willing to do all needed repairs to the property but are not looking to buy at this point.
"We want to see what happens if we are approved," they said. James Marquez, who said that there is a boxing club in Pecos that is doing very well, wants to do something on his own for the community. He plans to open a business where "anyone can go and work out."
The council voted to move ahead with drafting a preliminary lease that then could be circulated to the other taxing entities. Should it be approved, the city would act as trustee on the lease.
The council approved a resolution to support the submission of a proposal to the Texas Youth Commission for the site location of a new juvenile corrections facility in Pecos. The Texas Youth Commission has plans to build a new 330 bed high restriction (fenced) juvenile facility and is accepting applications from Texas cities. An public hearing was held earlier this week in Pecos, and members of the community got firmly behind the proposal.
Included in the council's resolution of support is a list of incentives that will be furnished by the city should it be chosen as the location for the site. The city agreed to provide the water and sewer infrastructure to the facility; labor and equipment necessary to clear the construction site and grading for drainage (with the county); free water and sewer services for a period of one year; 10,000 cubic yards of fill material for construction of perimeter roads, parking areas, and building foundations (the county will provide an additional 10,000 cubic yards); and a cash incentive of $100,000.
The tax collection report (which shows an outstanding balance of $7,656), the municipal court report, and the city financials were all approved at the meeting.
West Texas Gas was awarded the bid for providing the city's fuel, after City Manager Kenneth Neal recommended the city "go with the low bid that provided multiple locations." The consideration of appointing a police reserve was tabled until an executive session could be called.
The Pecos-Barstow-Toyah school district provided their tax collection report for the months of October 1996 through August 1997, including errors and corrections of 1996 and prior tax rolls. Errors and corrections totaled $2,365.25.
Local Option Over-65 exemptions were listed at 15,000, medical disability exemptions at 10,000, and exemptions for disabled veterans up to 12,000.
Balmorhea HS celebrates homecoming
PECOS, September 26, 1997 - Balmorhea High School students began their homecoming activities this week with a pep rally on Thursday. The rally was held after the junior high game in the gym.
Today, the Balmorhea High School Student Council will hold a parade at 4:30 p.m. It will begin at the high school and end downtown at the gazebo.
The Business Professionals of America club will hold a reception for ex-students from 6 to 7:15 p.m. today in the school cafeteria. There will be food and fun at the reception, followed by the 1997 Homecoming game against Marathon.
The Balmorhea Bears will take on the Marathon Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. "It's just another game we have to win," said Balmorhea High School head football coach Ennis Erickson.
Reeves Co. exempt from welfare to work
PECOS, September 26, 1997 - Reeves and Loving counties are among the 25 Texas counties which are exempt from the 18-25 law, part of the Welfare Reform Law, which requires welfare recipients between those ages to work at least 20 hours per week, according to Rey Carreon, Client Self-Support Supervisor for the Texas Department of Human Services office in Pecos.
Under the Welfare Reform Law passed last year, 18.8 percent of Texas families on welfare are required to participate in a work-related program by Oct. 1. Carreon said that "whatever Texas is doing is working," because the statewide trend is a decrease in welfare case loads. In fact, Carreon said that new caseworkers are not needed here because of the declining number of welfare recipients.
During July and August, Carreon said, "we dropped 71 cases from Reeves and Winkler counties," which are the counties that he oversees. He said that 41 of those cases were in Reeves County.
"One of the things we run into here is we don't have a jobs program here, so we encourage clients to seek employment on their own," Carreon said.
Despite the lack of the jobs programs that more populated or industrial areas have, Carreon's office does have ways of helping welfare clients to find employment.
"We make copies of newspaper want ads, both from the Pecos Enterprise and the Odessa American. The school notifies us of their openings, and we encourage employers to notify us of their openings," Carreon said.
Carreon said that his office will do what they can to help employers who are looking for workers and willing to give welfare clients a chance. "We will even let employers use our conference room to conduct interviews," he said. If you are an employer with a vacancy to fill, you can contact Carreon at 445-5487.
Entries sought for county fall fair
By ROSIE FLORES
Staff Writer
PECOS, September 26, 1997 - It's time to get those entries ready for the annual fall fair, according to organizers of the 1997 Reeves County Fall Fair.
The fair is scheduled for Oct. 9-11 and will feature many contests and exhibits housed inside the Reeves County Civic Center.
In division one, youth and adult foods, the categories are, cookies, candies, breads, pies, cakes and canned goods.
Division two is made up of adult and youth clothing and division three will be featuring youth and adult hobbies and crafts.
Division four is for youth needleworks and adult needleworks. Categories in this division include, quilts, knitted and crocheted articles and creative stitchery.
Youth and adult ceramics will be judged in division five and division six will have youth and adult photography.
Adult arts is set aside in division seven.
Best-of-show ribbons will be awarded along with honorable mention.
On Thursday, Oct. 9, at 9 a.m., all non-perishable entries will be accepted to be displayed.
Food entries will be accepted at the fair from 9-9:30 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 10. At 10 a.m., food and non-perishable entries will be judged.
Entries should be picked up on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Children invited to Chuckwagon Day
PECOS, September 26, 1997 - Chuckwagon Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, at the West of the Pecos Museum from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Fun activities such as singing and story telling will be a part of the morning.
Ages four and up are eligible to participate. Parents need to accompany their child to pre-register The deadline is Friday, Sept. 26.
There will be no charge to participate and everyone is welcome to attend.
For more information call the museum at 445-5076 or come by First and Cedar Streets, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Last hurdle cleared for radioactive dump
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) September 26, 1997 - Three opponents of a proposed low-level radioactive disposal site in Andrews County will not be allowed to participate in future hearings, possibly clearing the way for the project's approval.
Leslie Craven, an administrative law judge for the state Department of Health, has denied party status to Peggy Pryor, sister Melodye Pryor and Avis Fick, who are among the most vocal opponents to Waste Control Specialists' project near the New Mexico border.
The three would have been allowed to speak at another hearing regarding a TDH permit for storing radioactive material. They have 20 days to appeal Thursday's ruling.
If no appeal is filed, the judge likely will recommend that TDH issue the permit to WCS.
"We're not going to give up yet," said Ken Henderson, president of the small anti-waste group located in Andrews, which has been overwhelmingly supportive of the project. "Money's going to play a big part in it."
WCS president Ken Bigham said in a news release Thursday that the decision eliminated the "last major hurdle" before it can begin accepting low-level radioactive waste for treatment and storage.
Andrews is about 35 miles north of Odessa.
PBT administrators file grievances
PECOS, September 26, 1997 - Today, three Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD administrators filed separate grievances with the school district alleging unequal treatment in the way the district has compensated them and retaliated against them for their political activities, according to Ana Hernadez, one of the filers.
PBT Board President Frank Perea said today that he is not aware of the details of the grievance and would not comment on the issue.
"I heard they were going to file a grievance, but I haven't seen anything on it yet," said Perea. "I don't know that they have filed officially," he said.
Newly appointed PBT Interim Superintendent of Schools Ken Norris was not available for comment at press time.
Robert Hernandez, Juanita Davila, and Ana Hernandez all have at least 20 years with the district. The three allege there are PBT district employees, some who are not certified and some who have less years of administrative experience, being paid higher salaries or who have been given higher administrative positions.
"We don't want something for nothing," said Robert Hernandez, who was previously a principal but is currently the Pecos High School vice principal. "I have given 26 years of my life to this school district and I have many more years of experience in administration than others who are being paid much more money. I've been demoted and passed over for promotions for illegal reasons and I'm not going to take it any more."
"I have been retaliated against and had duties taken away from me because I have taken positions relating to the education of our children which were unpopular with certain board members," said Ana Hernandez, who was Special Education Director at one time but is now Director for Counselors and Gifted and Talented Program.
"I have been stripped of my duties relating to the Gifted and Talented Program because certain board members wanted total control over the program and I did not agree with that. The end result is that I have been targeted and subjected to illegal discrimination. My compensation level compared to that of others in the district with less years of experience speaks for itself. There is no valid reason for such a disparity," she said.
Juanita Davila, a principal with the district, said, "There are principals with this district who have significantly less years of administrative experience than me who are being paid much more than me. It's unfair and illegal. The school district's own documentation speaks for itself."
The three administrators hope to resolve their claims through the school district's grievance process. However, said Robert Hernandez, "We're ready to go to federal court if we have to, if that's what it takes to get treated fairly and equally."
The three administrators predict that other administrators will likewise be filing similar grievances soon. PBT Board President Perea stated the grievances will be handled according to procedure.
"We've handled other grievances before and if this one is filed we will handle it when it comes before the board," he said.
Perea explained that there are three levels to the procedure. Level one would be to file the grievance and present it to the principal of the school the employee is located at.
"But since these individuals are administrators, they will skip to level two, which is presented to the superintendent," said Perea.
Perea stated that if the superintendent does not find a grief or grant them a remedy, it then goes to level three, which is the board.
The board can then grant a remedy or relief, of what they are seeking, according to Perea.
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Missouri Congressman Russ Carnahan says the stalemate in Washington over the budget has more to do with ideology than numbers.
A government shutdown will begin at midnight if Congress is not able to reach an agreement on the remainder this year's budget.
Carnahan says Republicans are targeting Planned Parenthood, the EPA, and public broadcasting as part of their proposed cuts.
"Certainly people are entitled to their own opinions about that," Carnahan said. "But this is not the way to do it."
Democrats have agreed to $37 billion in cuts, while Republican House Speaker John Boehner asked for $39 billion.
Carnahan says Congress needs to turn its attention to working on next year's budget.
In the event of a shutdown, Carnahan said that one of his offices will close in Missouri, but his staff will keep working in Washington.
"We believe this is an all hands on deck moment that we need to be here working, to get to a compromise, but also to be sure when people have questions that there's someone here to answer them," Carnahan said.
Congressional members will be paid during a shutdown but staff members would not.
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PBSO: Boca man slaps woman in face, hits her with his pickup
A suburban Boca Raton man hit a woman with his pickup and tried to run another man over Wednesday night, authorities said.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies arrested Michael Post, 34, on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple battery and leaving the scene of a crash without injury. He was being held at the Palm Beach County on Thursday in lieu of $47,000 bail.
The deputies were called just after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a hit-and-run in the 11900 block of Anchorage Way. A 23-year-old woman told deputies she saw Post harass an unidentified woman and nearly run a man over with his pickup. For reasons not specified in the arrest report, Post pulled the vehicle up to the 23-year-old woman and slapped her in the face.
He then drove the pickup forward, swerving to the left and hit the woman's knee, the report said.
The man whom Post allegedly tried to run over told deputies he saw Post verbally abusing a woman. The man moved closer to read the truck's tag when Post allegedly put the vehicle in reverse and tried to run him over. The man jumped out of the away to avoid being hit.
He ran away as Post put the pickup in drive and tried to run him over a second time, the sheriff's office said. Post reportedly drove away from the scene while cursing loudly.
Later on, a deputy was completing the preliminary investigation when the witness spotted Post drive past the scene toward State Road 7. The pickup was stopped and the alleged victims positively identified Post as the person responsible for the hit-and-run.


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I have hit a new low in DIYs. I had that week off from blogging last week, and I just can't seem to catch up. I started thinking seriously on Monday about what sort of DIY I could make. I had just purchased one of those cute white pumpkins, so I thought I'd do something with that.
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I have hit a new low in DIYs. I had that week off from blogging last week, and I just can't seem to catch up. I started thinking seriously on Monday about what sort of DIY I could make. I had just purchased one of those cute white pumpkins, so I thought I'd do something with that.
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Brilliant. I have been meaning to make tons of these and just can't seem to get to that machine! I need a lesson or a million myself!ReplyDelete
Happy Hump Day!
Awesome project!!!ReplyDelete
"I'm 40, not 6." Thank you for the early morning LOL. I really love the pillow. One of these days I'm going to DIY something.ReplyDelete
I will take both the pumpkin and the pillow.... as we both know, these are way better than I could ever do :) I do have two pillows in need of new covers... perhaps I'll bring them over to you??! :)ReplyDelete
Such a awesome way to reuse a t-shirtReplyDelete
That's a great idea - I wonder if I could do something similar with some of Ollie's old onesies? We have some that some friends decorated for us and I bet I could make him a few little baby pillows!ReplyDelete
Such a cute idea! Just adorable.ReplyDelete
Let's sew do this. I can teach you a thing or two. Literally. I probably only know two things. My sewing philosophy is the same as the one in the kitchen. I generally don't follow instructions, patterns, or recipes.ReplyDelete
that's a great idea!!! and you should use your sewing machine! especially pillows with straight stitches - I'm bet once you learn you'll think it's super easy!!ReplyDelete
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Half of a project is the idea; the other half is execution. Most of us are talented at one or the other. Don't beat yourself up -- you excel at being creative. When you're ready, you'll develop necessary skills to implement your good ideas.ReplyDelete
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I really like the pumpkin! It is really cute. I hope you are keeping it. And that pillow is pretty awesome tooReplyDelete
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! That pumpkin is HILARIOUS!!! : ) You excel at children's art. Thus why you don't see me doing DIY's every day. They are hard!ReplyDelete
The pillow turned out cute and looks like someone over the age of 8 made it.
this might be the funniest blog post i've read (ever). i wish i could have seen you making that owl pumpkin :) the good news? that pillow is AWESOME.ReplyDelete
This is too funny Meghan. I need inspiration for my son's pumpkin project this year and I wish I saw your owl pumpkin. He won last year with our entry of Sally & Jack from the movie "The nightmare before Christmas". The good news is that pillow is an awesome idea.ReplyDelete
Ha I understand fully. I actually took sewing classes in college, determined to learn and I have a beautiful vintage sewing machine in the attic just beckoning me to come give it a go, but I am so bad at it, everything always looks so terrible and I get so frustrated. So there it sits, maybe someday I'll try again.ReplyDelete
it turned out cute and MUCH better than anything i could make!ReplyDelete
So crafty and fun.ReplyDelete


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Joseph Nechvatal: Contaminations
Beecher Center for the Electronic Arts
Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 27, 2006 Through Jun 25, 2006
Viral media has taken on the connotations of videos and websites that spread
their ideas across large demographics quickly; for Joseph Nechvatal, his
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Contaminations, his show at the Beecher Center for the Electronic Arts, is a
collection of static and dynamic works incorporating the viral process to
transform digital collage into surreal abstractions.
What is remarkable is that Nechvatal has been doing computer-robotic
acrylics since 1986, that is, 20 years. Such a time span is almost
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media for the same span is equally unique. But for Nechvatal, it is perhaps
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canvases, most of about 8'x10 in span, and robotically created with wall-
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The series of ten or so static pieces constitutes a mini-survey of
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Controlling the number of iterations that the code operates on the graphic
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on canvas with the aforementioned technique.
In addition to the static works, Contaminations has an adjoining room where
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viral dissolution of an image, but speculation upon correlations are entertaining…
Contaminations represents a fine representation of works from a long-
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realization of the virtual, in providing references to the physical and the
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A couple weeks ago, our weekly family adventure found us in Lausanne at Luna Parc, the annual spring carnival. We celebrated my son's 8th birthday with rides, games and carnival food. This outing also provided my husband with an important nostalgic adventure – down memory lane. I loved hearing him describe his outings to Luna Parc with his parents and brother and then later with his high school friends. His eyes lit up looking at the lights, hearing the sounds of laughter and happy conversation (and all the screaming!) and tasting the soft-serve ice cream. He was brave enough to take our 12 year old up on the 60 meter high swings and I had a go at the ferris wheel, both of which provided an outstanding view of the gorgeous landscape. While my middle child dared some of the scarier rides, my little guy stuck to the Fun House, swings and bumper cars, which he rode five times!
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Josh is 15 and in Grade 10. He also works in a fast-food restaurant on Friday nights and weekends. He's injured in a car accident in August and misses the whole year of school and has to quit his job while he recovers from his injuries and works at his rehabilitation. Josh will receive income replacement to cover the lost income from his part-time restaurant job and a lump sum payment to compensate him for his missed year of schooling.
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Mayor Rob Ford's surprise choice for his powerful executive committee is Councillor Josh Colle, a leader of council's "mighty middle" that thwarted Ford on transit, the budget and more.
Colle consented to the appointment, which was recommended by the city's striking committee Friday, during a wild morning of political wheeling and dealing on committee appointments for the last half of council's four-year term. Council will have final say.
Colle (Ward 15, Eglinton-Lawrence) acknowledged that some will believe the conservative Ford administration is trying to neutralize him, but said he told the mayor's office he intends to remain independent.
"What I'd like to see is the policy and the direction that comes to council floor (from executive) more even-handed and centrist, and I think I can lend that voice," he said.
"But at the same time I was pretty clear when approached about this that I've got to vote the way I've got to vote . . . My hope is that I can inject some reason and ration and new ideas into some of these discussions."
Colle replaces Michelle Berardinetti, who was considered a moderate voice, leaving Jaye Robinson the only woman on Ford's 13-member executive.
Beradinetti (Ward 35, Scarborough Southwest) told the Star she wanted off the executive partly to get a break from Ford's staff pressuring her to vote with the mayor.


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Thu · October 11, 2018
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pmZebulon
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Guerilla Toss
Ecstatic, vital, and brilliantly unhinged, Guerilla Toss promotes positive energy and twisted spirituality through the less-traveled path of brutal, intelligent, live rock and roll dance music. Like a hurricane of healing bliss, a Guerilla Toss concert is more of a ritual than a performance. It is the unique pairing of musical voices and backgrounds that makes Guerilla Toss such a special party band. But they are more than that – GT gets real when you pay close attention. Their music is inspired by both tragedy and beauty, drug addiction/mental illness and the re-birth of the soul through spiritual practice and psychedelic drug healing – helping the listener overcome these mind-fuck hardships.
Ben Katzman's Degreaser
Not everything needs to be so serious all the time. Sometimes we all need to have fun. Sometimes we all need to shred. This is the essence of Ben Katzman's DeGreaser, a band that eschews worldly concerns in favor of the pursuit for blazing riffs and keeping it gnarly. We Bled To Shred, the band's upcoming EP is due out June 30th via Katzman's own BUFU Records (Tall Juan, Veiny Hands, The Lentils), a hilarious and rather ingenious concept album about DIY rock being threatened by an evil musical machine called the Bloggernaut (and there's a comic book too). It's a story that rings out louder by the day, but I'll save that conversation for another time. The band are taking some well deserved jabs but doing so in the name of having fun and doing what they love. It's a pure sentiment that is reflected in their tongue-in-cheek humor and dedication to well, old school shredding.
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Here is a List of Journals in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, seismology etc.
- Acta Geotechnika
- ASCE Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering. One more "classic" journal of geotechnical engineering published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Go to Products and services then publications, then journals.
- Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
- Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal, by National Research Council of Canada.
- Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
- Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations
- Earthquake Spectra
- Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. The Journal started in 1996. Suggested by Mete Oner.
- European Earthquake Engineering
- Geomechanics and Geoengineering, by Taylor and Francis.
- Geomechanics and Engineering, an International Journal. The Geomechanics and Engineering aims at opening an easy access to the valuable source of information and providing an excellent publication channel for the global community of researchers in the geomechanics and its applications.
- Georisk Journal, by Taylor and Francis.
- Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, an International Journal published by Springer.
- Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ), published by ASTM International.
- Geotechnique. One of the "classic" journals of geotechnical engineering.
- International Journal of Geomechanics, started in 2001 and currently is published by the ASCE/Geo-Institute).
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering
- Journal of Geoengineering Sciences, by IOS Press
- Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
- Proceedings of the ICE - Geotechnical Engineering, published by ICE and Thomas Telford London.
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, published by the British Geological Society.
- Seismological Research Letters, published by the Seismological Society of America.
- Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
- Soils and Foundations, one of the well-known publications, published by the Japanese Geotechnical Society.
- The International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, by J. Wiley and Sons. Currently this journal has papers available online.
- The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories. A NEW journal focusing on the practice of our Profession. All papers are available for free.
- The International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, offered by Maney Publishing in association with J. Ross Publishing, is a quarterly publication of peer-reviewed original papers, technical notes, and book reviews by international scholars covering all topics of geotechnical engineering. The aim of the Journal is to provide high quality papers on recent research and developments that will be important contributions to the literature and to the profession.
- Geomechanis and Tunnelling, by J. Wiley and Sons, Editor: ÖGG - Austrian Society for Geomechanic
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Chicken Noodle Soup
Few things taste more comforting than homemade chicken noodle soup on a chilly autumn day. I followed my mom's recipe to make this delicious soup for dinner with friends last week. Soup is great for get togethers because it is convenient to keep warm, easy to eat and almost universally loved. Here's how I made it:
Begin by placing a whole chicken (insides removed) in a large stock pot with some halved carrots and celery stalks, quartered onions, garlic cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves, sprigs of thyme basil, oregano and salt. Cover just barely with water and bring to a boil. Skim the surface for any impurities floating around. Reduce the heat to med-low, cover and allow to simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hours depending on the size of your bird.
For the noodles, start with a couple cups of flour. I used cake flour because I was out of all purpose, which is normally what you would use. Cake flour worked well, though! I suspect the fineness of the flour prevented the dough from rising, which is great because puffy noodles are weird, unless that's what you're going for. Next, mix a teaspoon of salt into the flour mixture.
Make a well (dig out a hole in the middle of the bowl, piling spoonfuls of flour mixture along the sides of the bowl until a nice well forms in the middle) and crack three eggs into it. Beat the eggs with a fork and then start incorporating the flour mixture. Do this gradually. At some point, you will need to use your hands to mix/knead. Keep adding flour until it won't take anymore. You can knead it in the bowl or on a floured surface, about five minutes. Let the dough rest for a few minutes before rolling it out.
Cut the ball of dough in half and roll each section out separately- this helps with getting it as thin as possible.
Halfway there!
Roll the noodle dough up like a jelly roll.
Cut off pieces of any width you like and unroll them to make long noodle strands.
Dry them on a tea towel for a few hours and then they're ready to boil! Some of my noodles had funny shapes like zig zags because I didn't roll my dough into a perfect rectangle (or a rectangle at all, let's be honest) so if that bothers you, roll your dough out to have four right angles and you'll be good to go.
By now, the chicken should be done, so remove it and let it cool. Strain the broth with a fine sieve and reserve the strained liquid. Once the chicken is cool, shred it into pieces using two forks, removing skin and bones. Set aside.
Add fresh chopped carrots, celery, onion and herbs to a pan and saute in a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Cook for about 6 minutes until vegetables start to soften but are still crunchy.
Add the strained broth to the vegetables and bring to a boil, then drop in the noodles a couple at a time. Keep tasting the noodles to see when they're ready- mine took about eight minutes. Reduce the heat when the noodles are done and add the chicken. Adjust seasoning to your liking- I added a generous about of Lawry's seasoning to mine. Warm and serve!
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Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Discussion
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whole game considered ''online''?
Drenus posted on Feb 23, 2013 10:15:20 AM - Report post
seeing as CoH 2 is imcomming soon, i felt like playing the first, so i installed it, and got the trainer
now, upon starting, the first thing you're hit with, is a login screen, not even campaign/skirmish is accesable without logging in
after logging in, if i click skirmish, and simply wait, someone will join, so im worried about using the trainer at all, as it seems that even skirmish with Ai is considered ''online'', and i will find my account blocked in a few days, if i continue to use it, any thoughts?
Skaldond posted on Feb 23, 2013 10:42:56 AM - Report post
if you are unsure if the game counts as online only and are worried about your account then dont use the trainer.
Since there are people who give me crap for my grammar and is to lazy to check my profile I will say it here as well. I am dyslexic so give me a break as I *TRY* to spell correctly.
Ratchet_Expert posted on Feb 23, 2013 1:51:46 PM - Report post
When you select Skirmish, make sure you either close the free slots or set them to Easy/Med/Hard AI. As long as there are no available slots for players to join, you can use the trainer and won't get banned. I've been doing it for years, never got banned.
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Thanks Ratchet, that was the responce i was looking for
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Found this picture on Twitter this morning -
how's this for yarn bombing? Just yarn bombed scaffolding outside my yarn shop!!!
And that yarn hop is http://yarntastic.co.uk/ which is in Worthing, West Sussex.
If you look to the left of this page, you'll see that I design for Make & Craft Magazine - well right there on the front cover - top right - are my Christmas Socks!!
How fab is that!
Today's Class / Workshop had an added pupil
Meet Lilly
Today's Class / Workshop had an added pupil
Meet Lilly
One of my pupils, her "mummy" had a situation at home (smoke alarms going off willy nilly) and couldn't leave her home with the noise, so she phoned me to check if she could bring her along.
Today we covered "JayGo"
or Join As You Go
And they all did
wonderfully well
They really have grasped this Crochet Lark very well!
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Origin of Psychology
The study of mind began from the past 350 B.C by the Greek philosophers like Aristotle, Plato, Thales etc. The concept of Dualism was proposed by Rene Descartes, he stated that both mind and body work together. Later in 1850s Charles Darwin studied the Origin of Species and the changes observed in human beings. 1879- a great boom in the field of psychology occurred. Wilhelm Wundt- The Father of Psychology, intended to study the changes and behaviour of humans. Later, various studies were conducted for the years together and Psychology still holds a mystery in human behaviour.
- Track 1-1 Early Believes in Psychology
- Track 2-2 Western Psychology
- Track 3-3 Beginning of Experimental Psychology
- Track 4-4 Eclecticism- An Approach on Different Theories
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So, I figure that if I start talking about the game I am making during streams, I might as well start a thread similar to Belannaer's to start showing what I am doing. So here is what I have gotten together in the past couple weeks!
I'm working on a 2D top down shooter. I've decided to start off using Gamemaker (the same engine used to make Hotline Miami, Spelunky, and Risk of Rain). I'm trying to focus on a genre that doesn't really get much love: investigation with a noir influence. I looked at Noir Syndrome and while it is interesting, it didn't capture the same feel I am going for and LA Noire, while a good noire story, also didn't have the same feel.
This is also my first game project, though not my first foray into coding, with the only thing publicly available (and the only thing that is any good) being a mod I made for minecraft.
So, here are some screenshots and a couple things I have gotten working and am still working on. All of these are placeholder graphics created in a couple minutes by the way, they are not final in any way (and gamemaker has started adding support for vector graphics, so if they get more than swf support, I will be moving to vector graphics).
This Just shows a bit of the basic (cheaty) lighting system I have in place right now. Red are enemies, the player is the grey one. I'm playing around with a few different options for the lighting. I kind of like the idea of not being able to see into closed rooms, with the ability to look through a door before entering for a limited view. Also considering creating a shader to be able to do a little bit more with lighting...but that would require teaching myself OpenGL (and I'm currently teaching myself C++).
What kind of investigation game would it be without having clues? I plan on making the clues a way of learning more about the mobsters you face and building on the story without being an essential part of the game so people who want to just murder their way through are able to (though wouldn't mob bosses increase their security if they keep hearing other bosses are being murdered?). Double cursor there (only one is active)...
Shaded green to show they are the boss for testing. Just needed another color. You can shoot the boss if you want to, but there will be other ways of dealing with them.
The start of the dialogue system I got into place today (the people look blurry because they are scaled up sprites). Reads strings from a text file and draws them to the screen. No way to select the options currently though and I need to do quite a bit more work to get it working on any useable level. The dialogue pops up when you get close enough to the boss. I really want to have a branching dialogue system but that may not be possible for my first game. It's quite a bit of work to get set up, though I have started looking into it and may be able to have something passable after a month or so of researching and working. If not, I may just have a simple "kill, let go, or arrest" choice system with a chance to talk the boss down if you choose arrest.
I've been having a lot of fun working on this for the past couple weeks. It's good to have something while I am between jobs. Hopefully I can continue developing it when I start work again in the fall. I also do have more features and mechanics planned (and actually working) than I have shown here. I also made a test game before this that has some more features that I am still adding (e.g. better AI that will search for the player if you break LOS rather than stopping dead).


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Hosts Israel find silver lining in defeats
Monday 25 March 2013
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Two narrow friendly defeats have convinced midfielder Marouan Kabah that Israel "will do well" when they host the Under-21 finals, with big crowds helping to inspire Guy Luzon's side.
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Although UEFA European Under-21 Championship hosts Israel suffered successive 2-1 defeats in preparation games against fellow participants Netherlands and Germany, the men in white and blue are not feeling disheartened.
Israel's U21s have played no competitive football for two years and have scant experience of this level generally, but any doubts regarding their sharpness were countered emphatically in 2-1 losses against two-time champions Netherlands and 2009 winners Germany. The team understand they can improve, but these displays have boosted their belief ahead of this summer's showcase.
"We are still learning this kind of football," conceded midfielder Marouan Kabah. "However, I think if we play at the same level that we have in these matches – and with the same motivation and desire – we will do well." Striker Orr Barouch, meanwhile, lauded the collective strength of Guy Luzon's side: "Our advantage is that we play well together, as a team."
The swathes of fans that flocked to The Mushava and Bloomfield Stadiums were another fillip for the tournament hosts. The friendly contests brought an average of 10,000 spectators per match – something to inspire Israel ahead of their June kick-off.
"We need to say 'thank you' to our fans," said midfielder Omri Altman, a member of the Fullham FC youth team and the youngest member of the Israeli squad. "I think we repaid them with two interesting matches and some good football – hopefully we will have even more fans in the summer."
"David met Goliath," said Luzon as he summed up a heartening week's work. "Then he saw Goliath was not scary as he might have thought. We showed we can put up a fight against European-level teams and I am encouraged as the tournament approaches."


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In the most recent issue of The New Yorker, photographer and writer Teju Cole describes President Barack Obama as "an elegant and literate man with a cosmopolitan sense of the world" who is "in the line of Jefferson and Lincoln."
He then openly wonders how it is that the Noble Peace Prize winner and distinguished author oversees a targeted killing program that has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, many of whom were women and children.
"How on earth did this happen to the reader in chief?", Cole writes.
From The New Yorker:
[Drones] are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt. The sixteen near misses of the preceding year killed between two hundred and eighty and four hundred and ten other people. Literature fails us here.
Since " law seems to be getting us nowhere," Cole expresses his exasperation by rewriting the opening lines of seven classic books.
One is Franz Kafka's The Trial: "Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was killed by a Predator drone."


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It's assumed you have a well-written CV and covering letter.
Do you want to get a job as quickly as possible? Then, learn from my experience.
2 forces can provide you job; one is from your active hunting (AH) and the other is from your passive hunting (PH).
You should understand these 2 forces and use all the techniques at the same time.
Passive hunting has a great power; you allow others to find you instead of applying for a specific job.
Active hunting means you find where job is advertised and you apply for it.
Pattern - Let people know (PH)
- Word of mouth has a great power. Just let people know you're available.
- Change your status to "I am available for work" on professional networks such as LinkedIn. That sentence is better than "I am looking for a job" because by "I am available..." you create a picture in other people's mind that you are an opportunity.
- Allow all your professional friends and colleagues know about it. Use your network and networks of your networks e.g. previous colleagues, professional friends ...
Pattern - Post your CV to job search sites (PH)
Post your CV on job search sites such as Monster, JobServe and CWJobs. Agenceis and Companies will find you themselves.
Pattern - Create a new discussion / entry in User Groups (PH)
- Fine some user groups such as London .NET User Group, Senior .NET Developer group on LinkedIn
- Post entries and create new discussions about your availability and your expertise
Pattern - Join Events and Groups (PH and AH)
- Join professional user groups in your area such as ALT.NET and read their posts and discussion boards. People post the available positions they know in these user groups.
- Join professional networking sites such as LinkedIn
- Build up, maintain and expand your network.
Maybe the best way to get an IT job with Microsoft technologies is to approach Microsoft Gold Partners and Microsoft Partners in your area yourself.
Find them here. Microsoft jobs here.
In this way, you will have much more chance to get what you want and the Company will be happier because they don't have to pay to agencies.
- Avoid sending email to firstname.lastname@example.com. This means "automated deletion" most often! Find a person inside the company, find his email address and send a short personal email about your availability.
- You should create a database to keep record of all your conversations with people inside the Company. Otherwise, suddenly you see you have sent emails to tens of people and you can't control it any more. I created an Access database with 2 tables; Companies and Contacts to record all the conversations and emails :D
- Once you do this, you will have the database which is very valuable for future reference as well. There are about 1000 Microsoft partners in only 10 miles of my home!
- Don't send email to 2 people inside one company at the same time. Wait for at least 1 week if you want to find another person inside the Company. In the meantime, you can try other Companies.
- Who to approach? Managing Director, Development Manager, Program Manager
Applying for jobs advertised by agencies for permanent roles is not a very good pattern because:
- Companies prefer avoiding them because they charge them a lot
- Often agencies are experts in wasting time
- Too many candidates apply.
Pattern - Going through agencies for contracts (AH)
It's a good approach to go through agencies for contract jobs; however, if you can find a contract using your network, it's the best.
Build up and maintain relationship with the agencies if you chose to approach them. Don't just click the Apply button!
Anti-Pattern - Paying LinkedIn to let you InMail (AH)
Don't pay for finding the email address of a person in a Company. LinkedIn charges almost $10 for each InMail!
Finding that email address is easier than you think (up to 3 minutes). It's most often has the pattern of
. @ . - if it didn't work, try other combinations.
Also, you can try Google :D - Search for firstname.lastname@example.com, then the samples will appear.


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We shall walk side-by-side from the Jail to the Josephine County Courthouse, where we will rally and send a clear message that our home is worth saving! Please join us! We all live here. Do something!
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