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LUCKYANDLOVE traveling all the way from Los Angeles will be performing for their first time in the UK and will play new tracks from their 2nd LP "Transitions", a soon to be released record Distributed by Southern Record Distributors UK.
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LUCKYANDLOVE write catchy electro pop songs with analog synths + live drums. Vocalist & multi-synth-pedal-instrumentalist April Love, and drummer & multi-synth instrumentalist Loren Luck, uses every extremity while blissing out audiences with live improvisation and modulation. Loren Luck a drummer, plays melodic phrases on electronic drums and drum synthesizers with his light sticks, layering beats, musical patterns, and driving polyharmonies. Singer April Love plays analog synths that are keyed stroked and pitch bent through a keytar, and modulated through her foot pedal.
On May 26th, Los Angeles's analog synthwave and darkwave darlings will be releasing their second LP, Transitions, distributed globally through Southern Record Distributors UK and Forced Exposure in the US. Get sonically "adjusted" while traveling.Transitions, is a sonic neon rainbow of synthgaze, an ocean of darkwave, and a jungle of electro punk. It's the record to pack on your next vacation with tracks like Summertime Frolic, a fresh alpha wave inducing breeze. No vacation is complete without hearing an Animal, and you'll find yourself in a spy movie with Dangerous Run Away. to write and perform live on this record with Grammy winning engineer Be Hussey
Their debut LUCKY+LOVE LP was featured on Amazon Prime's show, This Week #Indie featured over 400 press and radio shows worldwide.
Big Take Over called their debut LP record, "addictive with its rhythmic pulsations, distant yet attractively whirling vocals, synth-heavy bass, and layered, vibing harmony. This is rich, intriguing synthtastic mastery."
LUCKYANDLOVE's 2017 debut self titled limited edition LP on white vinyl is distributed through SRD UK will be for sale at concerts.
They'll be touring the west coast in April and kick off their UK tour this Summer with B-Movie at Synthwave Live 3 in London
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Tonight we'll be playing at the Starbucks in Glasgow. That's the one on Rt. 40 in the People's Plaza shopping center. We'll play from 5-7pm.We're really excited about the show coming up this Saturday. We're opening for Sum of One (myspace.com/sumofonemusic) at the Everett Theatre in Middletown. The show starts at 6pm and seating is limited, so come early! It's a free show and it's going to be awesome!Hope to see you this weekend!-Jenny
Monthly Archives: February 2008
New CD?
Tyler and I will begin some preliminary recording for our new CD next week.
I know, it still seems like we just released the last one.
But hey, we've got new stuff. We may as well document it.
I have no idea when we'll be releasing this one, but we'll keep you posted on the progress.
God of this city!
This past weekend Tyler and I had the privilege of attending the Passion 08 Conference in Washington, D.C. The experience was phenomenal for so many reasons. I'm going to try to relate just a bit of what happened this weekend, but first I'll give you a little background about the Passion Movement itself and how I became acquainted with it.
The Passion Movement is led by Louie Giglio and basically exists to encourage college students to make God more famous by taking His name to their campuses, friends, and the globe. The movement is based on Isaiah 26:8, which reads, "Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts." The verse basically sums up Passion's mission statement. Passion events vary in size and format, but each event focuses on bringing a community of college students together in corporate worship and igniting them to shine for Jesus in tangible ways when the event is over. The movement has been extremely succesful-God is moving and lives have changed.
I'm not really sure how I first learned about Passion. When I was 14 something changed in me, and I began to really pursue a personal relationship with Christ. This desire for Him permeated every aspect of my life–including the music. I began to feel most alive when worshiping God through music. Yes, I am one of "those people" who raises her hands during worship and has a tendency to jump around a little bit. The thing is, that always came naturally to me. I don't really remember seeing other people worshiping that way first. It just always felt right. I was disappointed when it seemed like the rest of my church stared at me and didn't get me at all.
I'm not sure how I got my first Passion cd, but I think it was during my freshman year of high school. The songs really spoke to me. In between 9th and 10th grade my family moved to Mississippi. We became involved in a local church and the youth minister there was taking a group of college students to a small Passion event in Baton Rouge and asked if I'd like to come along. I thought it'd be a good idea, so I went.
It was amazing. I'd never felt so free in worship. Passion events now usually draw thousands of students, but this one only had a few hundred. Even so, I'd never been in a room with that many people worshiping and without feeling judged in some way. It was incredible. From what I remember it was an acoustic worship time led by Christy Nockels and some dude on acoustic guitar. Louie Giglio might have been the speaker, but honestly, I didn't even really have a sense of who Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, or any of the people related to Passion were at the time.
So Passion seven years later still does it for me. I came home this weekend ready to pursue God whole-heartedly with some new worship songs and life changing messages in tow. Louie shared the story of a girl who through the care and friendship of her roommate went from hating God to committing her life to him in two weeks. Incredible! I think we have a tendency to box God up sometimes, and without saying it of course, believe that God isn't big enough to do certain things or to move in the hearts of certain people. In truth, He most definitely is big enough!
On Saturday night we sang a song called God of this City. The chorus goes like this:
For greater things are yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city.
Greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done here.
Singing that chorus over Washington D.C. was amazing. To think of all the homeless people living in D.C. and all of the corrupt politicians and stuff that goes on behind closed doors, and to know that God can mend all of that in a second–WOW!
Let that be a word of encouragement to you today.
Ode to Mom.
I was in a BSM staff meeting this afternoon when Tyler reminded me that today is a very important day:
It's my mom's birthday.
Mom, I'm sorry, when I called you and said "Happy Birthday" it wasn't because I am an incredibly thoughtful daughter. (Should I really be admitting this?) Alas, Tyler is the thoughtful one–kudos to Tyler for remembering his mother-in-law's birthday. I mean seriously, do most men remember that sort of thing?
I am blessed with an incredible mom. When I was very young (think toddler here) my family was stationed at Yakota Air Base in Japan. My mom was 25 or 26 when we moved there and she had three children all under the age of 4. My dad was a new pilot and flying all the time–sometimes for weeks at a time. My poor mom lived in a foreign country with two toddlers and an infant, no family, and spent a good amount of time having to take care of us by herself. (Keep in mind, none of this was my dad's fault–he is also an excellent father.) Somehow, the Lord saved my mom from insanity, and she managed to keep the house, all three of us, and herself in one piece. I still can't figure out how she did that.
20 years later my parents are still together and my mom is still doing an excellent job at teaching me about life and growing up. Obviously, some things have changed. I'm married; I'm 22 instead of 2; I don't live at home; etc. But she's still just as encouraging and caring as she was when I was little. My mom doesn't pick up my toys anymore or chase me around the house, but she does pick me up when I have an emotional break down and just need someone to talk to, and she and my dad still chase me (now with Tyler!) around from show to show in support of the music.
My mom is the kind of woman I hope to be one day. She loves her family unconditionally, more often than not sacrificing her own wants or needs to meet our needs. She is an inspiring teacher (Teacher of the Year in Anne Arundel County, MD 2007!) who strives to love each of her students, no matter how hard it might be to reach them or how much they misbehave in class. She is a supportive wife, loving my dad in all circumstances, and always willing to follow his lead. And she's one of those Christians whose faith consumes her existence (If only we all lived that way). Her love for Christ and desire to pursue him is present in every decision she makes. I love that.
So mom, happy birthday to you. I look forward to the next 20 years and beyond of being "mothered" by you.
Weekend of shows….
At the close of each weekend I think about each show, the good points, the bad points, the things I didn't expect, etc, and I plan to blog about the experiences come Monday. Now it's Saturday again and I'm realizing that I haven't brushed the subject of last weekend's gigs. And of course, many of the memories have already faded. Let me see what I can remember.
Last Friday night we played at a Starbucks in West Grove, PA. Our friend Paul Zimmerman-Clayton came along to play djembe and sing a little. The show went really well and we met a lot of new people–Tyler even managed to run into an old friend from high school. I swear, you can't take him anywhere without him knowing someone. Some of the evening's highlights include: 1) Forgetting to bring our mics and frantically calling Sara Manning to ask her to bring them to us. (Sara, Kate Roberts, and Erin Toole all came out to the show and in doing so really saved us from not being able to play.) 2) Tyler breaking his D string within the first 15 minutes of the set. 3) Paul breaking the same D string during the first song of his set. 4) Paul farting so badly in one song that we couldn't continue singing. (I know, this is terrible to post for all to see, but it really was a hilarious moment.) 5)Loads of free frappuccino samples. Ladies came around every 5 minutes with a different flavor and I was able to snag a few between songs.
All in all, a great night.
Saturday afternoon came and brought with it a gig at Starbucks in Middletown. This show was great too. It's always nice to see familiar faces. Highlights include: 1) Tyler breaking the same D string as the night before on the first song, while finger picking. 2) Rebecca Terczak (my best friend–we've know each other since kindergarten) showing up as a surprise while we were packing up our equipment to leave. She had the time wrong. But it was still lovely to see her.
Saturday night we played at a coffee house called Building Bridges Cafe. This was quite an interesting gig. We played well (despite being a little worn out from the show earlier in the day), but I must say, it wasn't what we expected at all. I was told that this coffee house was aimed at singles in their 20s and 30s. Boy was I surprised when the average age of the audience turned out to be about 40. The really funny part was that Paul's girlfriend Jen brought a bunch of her single roommates. They hid behind our merch table, and I don't blame them really. Highlights of the show include 1) Free dinner and 2) Greg Schmeer (Erin Toole's fiancee) accidentally pulling some important electrical cable during Plans for Us that left us in the dark. Greg, seriously. I thought you were an engineer.
Now that I've successfully recapped last weekend, Tyler and I will proceed with the music this weekend. We look forward to seeing some of you!
oh valentine's
I suppose I've been on a brief posting hiatus, or I've just been too tired to think clearly enough to write much of anything useful. Either way, I apologize for my lack of blogging enthusiasm as of late.
Today is a big day for many a couple in the United States (is Valentine's Day a world-wide holiday? I actually have no idea). Many women awoke this morning gleefully hoping for and anticipating a romantic surprise. I wonder how many couples will become engaged this evening? (I'm pulling for my sister–don't worry her boyfriend doesn't read this blog, so no pressure there.)
I used to really love Valentine's Day. One year I wrote Tyler a poem and framed it. The next I bought him roses (Tyler's sentimental, it's appropriate) and drew pretty hearts on new guitar picks. When he told me to keep the roses at my apartment and even left the card I made him behind, I realized that Valentine's Day probably didn't mean much to him. So this year, I surprised him with a Valentine's Day of our own two weeks early. He loved it! I honestly think everyone should celebrate Valentine's Day everyday…but if you want to do something out of the ordinary, don't do it on the same day as everyone else. It kinda ruins the moment when you know that half the nation is sharing it with you.
So this year, celebrate your own Valentine's Day.
Maybe you'd prefer to do so this Saturday at 9pm at Deep Blue. We'll be playing!
check out this valentine's day greeting: http://youtube.com/watch?v=81HmfmL1P5Q
dentist woes…
I went to the dentist this morning.
I'll say it again: I went to the dentist this morning. Going to the dentist is not one of my favorite experiences (as I think many of you would agree) and this morning was particularly painful. So I admit, I've been a slacker. I was a little sporadic in my visits to the dentist while in college (it's hard to schedule appointments and stick to them when you're traveling, living in different states, and let's face it, the dentist doesn't usually rank too high on a college student's priority list) and I just recently switched to Tyler's dentist, so needless to say, it's been a while. But honestly, is a simple teeth cleaning supposed to hurt THAT much?! There were moments when I wanted to cry out in pain, found myself choking back tears, and looked at the hygenist with pleading eyes, begging her to stop scraping my teeth. Somehow she never noticed my extreme discomfort, and subsequently proceeded, relentlessly with her scraping efforts. I walked out of the office with a sore mouth, but no cavities (cavity free for 22 years baby!) and a renewed zeal for flossing as to avoid future discomfort.
I haven't blogged in a nearly a week, so I thought I'd do a little recap of what's been going on in the Jenny & Tyler world:
-We watched the Super Bowl with my parents in Bowie on Sunday and were satisfied with the outcome. (We don't have TV so this was our first football game of the season–I didn't even know who was playing until the day of the game.)
-We added a few more dates to our March and April calendar.
-Saturday marked a momentous occasion: for the first time since we've been married, Tyler & I both had off work and we were in Newark. We celebrated by sleeping in and having breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Yum.
-We began recording some acoustic versions of songs that we'll be releasing each month. The songs include some tracks from the album and a couple surprises here and there.
-We've been writing songs for the next album (which we'll start working on this month).
Other than that it's been the usual shows on the weekends/Starbucks & BSM during the week routine. Hope to see some of you this weekend!
remember to brush & floss daily!


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"How The Trout Killed Custer"
On the 25th of June, 1876, George Armstrong Custer and 251 men with his 7th Cavalry were killed, along with many Sioux and Cheyenne, on that hot afternoon in 1876. We are all probably familiar with the story, but not "the rest of the story."
The campaign was mounted as a three element movement into Sioux Indian country in the area of the Big Horn mountains under the supervision of General Terry, who came up the Yellowstone River from Ft. Lincoln, Dakota Territory. Col. George Armstrong Custer commanded the 7th Cavalry with his element. Col. Gibbon came down the Yellowstone from the area of Livingston with infantry, and General George Crook came up from the south from Ft. Laramie. The plan was to trap the hostiles and bring them in to reservations.
Things became messed up when the troops under Gen. Crook were attacked by the Sioux with Crazy Horse on the Rosebud river. This battle occurred about one week before Custer ventured down the Rosebud from the Yellowstone, found the Sioux and Cheyenne on the Little Big Horn and rode to his glory.
How did trout play a role in the outcome of the battle? Well, when Gen. Crook got soundly roughed up with several casualties, he retreated back to the area of present day Sheridan, Wyoming to lick his wounds. He was an avid fly fisherman and carried a fishing rod with him. He was languishing and fishing while Custer and the 7th were getting walloped. I really wonder whether the battle would have had a different outcome if Crook had arrived as planned.
Incidentally, Major Benteen, who was with Custer, but had been sent with three companies of troops to patrol to the south, survived the battle and about a year later was commanding troops in the pursuit of the Nez Perce. The Indians referred to him as the "officer on the big white horse carrying the fine rod." Yep, he also was an avid fly fisherman, and carried his tackle with him on many campaigns. I guess no one could really blame these guys for their pursuit of the trouts. Just imagine being able to put a fly into those streams before White Man successfully "tamed" the west!
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"Each school built for every 100 children led to an average increase of 0.12 years of education and 1.5 percent in wages."
NBER Faculty Research Fellow Esther Duflo uses a major shift in education policy in Indonesia to test the premise that spending more money on infrastructure can in fact increase human capital and reduce poverty. In Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of School Construction in Indonesia: Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment (NBER Working Paper No. 7860), Duflo concludes that the Indonesian government's 1973 decision to use part of its oil revenues to build more schools led to significant improvements in education and wages for the generations who benefitted from this new policy.
Duflo points out that when one studies the impact of infrastructure on schooling outcomes, it is often difficult to distinguish between the effects of the school themselves and that of the factors which led to the construction of those schools. If children are better educated in regions which invest more in schools, is it because the investment is profitable or because communities where parents and children value education invest more in schools? Conversely, if children are less educated in regions where there is more investment in schools, is it because schools are harmful or because communities or the government invest more where children are lagging behind?
In 1973, the Indonesian government launched a major school construction program in which more than 61,000 primary schools were built over five years. This was the fastest primary school expansion ever undertaken. It was a radical turnaround in the government's thinking about education, since no investment had been made in the late 1960s. The government also decided to build more schools in regions where primary school enrollments were particularly low.
Duflo finds that the policy initiative was effective in increasing education and encouraged a significant proportion of the population to complete more years of primary school. Those who had already left school when the program was launched (those aged 12 or older in 1974) had completed fewer years of education in regions where more schools were built (this reflects the government's policy of building more schools where education level where low to start with). However those who were young enough to attend the newly built schools took advantage of the opportunity: the education levels rose faster over time in regions where more schools were built.
While the quantity of education certainly increased in the Indonesian experiment, the quality could have suffered. To assess this, Duflo looks at the impact of this program on the most direct measure of productivity: wages. In 1995, those who attended the new schools as children were in the labor market. She finds that the gain in the hourly wage of those who were young enough to attend a new school, relative to the older generations, is larger as the number of schools that were built in their region of birth increases. She calculates that each school built for every 100 children led to an average increase of 0.12 years of education and 1.5 percent in wages. Combining the two results suggests that an additional year in school increases one's wage by about 7 percent. Duflo finds no direct evidence of any deterioration in the quality of education. "But even if it has, the effect on wages shows that this decline was not sufficient to offset the impact of the increase in quantity," she concludes.
Perhaps the greatest insight into the Indonesian policy experiment comes when Duflo compares the cost of building schools to the benefits from higher wages. She warns that this type of analysis requires additional assumptions and should be treated cautiously. Nevertheless, she finds that the cost of the program was smaller than the gains from higher wages for those exposed to new schools.
The cost of the program was large from the outset: 61,000 schools were built at a total of $5 billion in 1990 dollars; just for the construction phase between 1973 and 1979, it amounted to 2 percent of Indonesia's GDP in 1973. Still, even though a school construction program takes a long time to generate positive returns because the costs are upfront and benefits are spread over an individual's life, "The evidence [...] suggests," Duflo writes, "that the program was a profitable investment, with an internal rate of return substantially higher than the average interest rate on government debt in Indonesia over the period."
Duflo adds that the benefits might be even larger once additional factors such as health, fertility and child health are taken into account. She suggests that further research into this area might shed light on the broader social impact of increased spending on education infrastructure in the developing world.
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When looking down on the area from a bird's eye view, the Ecuadorian Andes jump out of the surrounding blanket with a collage of colors. It is as if nature has created its own embroidery. But a closer look will soon make you realize that this beautiful panorama is not only an expression of nature, but also a product of people's labor.
The city of Loja is one of the oldest cities in Ecuador and was established in its current location on 8 December 1548. Today, its streets and architecture remind visitors of its 500 year-old past and the fact that Loja was a pioneering city. It was the first city that made use of electricity in Ecuador - something that was quite an achievement in 1897. It went on to grow as any city ...


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Two of the Housing Board's (HDB) upcoming integrated developments will combine form with function in design features that will incorporate water with public spaces, and reduce its wastage.
Oasis Terraces, a neighbourhood centre in Punggol, and Kampung Admiralty, a senior-friendly complex that includes studio apartments and other amenities, will both feature rain gardens and vegetated swales that will help to clean rainwater run-off for use in irrigation, for example.
Yesterday, they were among 14 projects to receive national water agency PUB's Active, Beautiful, Clean (ABC) Waters certification for extensively integrating design features.
The ABC Waters programme, in its 10th year, aims to spruce up Singapore's water bodies and transform concrete canals and drains into areas that can also be used for community events and recreation.
Under the certification scheme, started in 2010, projects must score sufficient points in criteria such as integration of water features within site architecture, and community engagement.
Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor presented the certificates to project developers at an ABC Waters seminar at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, held in conjunction with this year's Singapore International Water Week.
"We are beautifying waterways across Singapore and integrating them with surrounding landscapes... developers play a very important role in bringing ABC Waters to the masses," she said.
Oasis Terraces will also have water features such as jumping jets, water wheels and rhythmic water geysers, while Kampung Admiralty features a tiered design that helps to retain and treat more than 30 per cent of the site area's rainwater runoff.
Landscape architect Koh Jiann Bin, who has been involved with over 20 projects that have adopted the ABC Waters concept, including Oasis Terraces, said the programme has given him a new understanding of landscape design.
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Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, according to multiple reports Tuesday.
McCutchen injured his left knee during a rundown in the first inning of Monday's loss to the San Diego Padres and underwent an MRI exam on Tuesday.
"I didn't feel it pop or anything," he said after the game. "Something felt uncomfortable, something that made me grab my knee and go down."
In his first season with the Phillies, the five-time All-Star is batting .256 with 10 homers, 29 RBIs and a league-leading 43 walks through 59 games.
McCutchen played nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009-17) before splitting the 2018 season with the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees.
The 32-year-old signed a three-year, $50 million contract with the Phillies in December.
The Phillies were expected to call up outfielder Adam Haseley from triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill the spot on the 25-man roster.
Philadelphia also acquired veteran outfielder Jay Bruce in a trade with the Seattle Mariners over the weekend.


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Basin employers strive for good work environment
Midlanders recall tough times and ruined fortunes after a promising oil boom turned sour more than three decades ago.
Major oil corporations shut down and shipped out, businesses called it quits and banks failed as the demand for oil dried up in the 1980s. The nationwide oil glut left Midland in the dust.
West Texas oilman Tim Leach was just a 20-something kid out of college back then.
"We were too stupid to be afraid," he said with a laugh.
Now Leach is on the top rung of the corporate ladder as chief executive officer of Midland-based Concho Resources, one of the state's top oil and gas producers.
He's also on the favorable side of a boom and bust cycle, with lofty goals of doubling production in the next three years.
But Leach will need boots on the ground to do it — a problem many of Midland's largest employers face these days with a 2.8 percent unemployment rate.
The reality of that figure — the lowest in Texas and tied with Logan, Utah, and Bismarck, N.D., for the lowest in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — was clear at a recent career fair, where most of the job seekers were already employed.
About 50 companies filled the Horseshoe Arena on a chilly day in early February hoping to lock down prospective workers. Those who took the bait wore work boots and heavy tan jackets.
"Employers are going after what's called the passive job seekers — the people who are already employed but looking," said Kim de la Pena, Eventures Career Fairs general manager, who estimated that between 550 and 700 people registered for the February fair.
About 76 percent of workers surveyed by Express Employment Professionals reported being open to new opportunities or actively looking for a new job, according to local recruiter Samantha Clark.
"That's over three-quarters of employees who are ready and willing to change jobs," Clark said.
At Concho, recruiting and retaining quality workers means creating an environment where people want to work, Leach said.
And if the oilman hopes to see 50 rigs on the horizon in the next two years — 26 more than he has today — the company must continue to offer the competitive advantage, whether it's a significant benefits package or in-house medical services for employees and their families.
"We're just starting to scratch the surface on how big a company you can build here," Leach said. "The oil and gas resources are here. It's really a question of, can you get the people here?"
Traveling down Illinois Avenue in downtown Midland, it's hard to miss Concho's headquarters. The center's green glass shimmers in the sun and stands out among other Tall City buildings.
During an interview in a scenic conference room, Leach shared the story of how the multibillion-dollar company began. It's almost hard to believe that Concho started on a card table in 1997.
"Those were the exciting days," the Texas A&M Aggie said. "Those mornings where you wake up and break out in sweat because you know you have people counting on you."
The complete startup took place in 2004, and after a decade in the industry, Concho has become the sixth largest oil producer in the state of Texas and the largest in New Mexico.
"The game has changed," Leach said. "It's not so easy to be a small company anymore like it used to be when we started."
That's because of a shift to horizontal drilling, said Leach, who explained that running an energy operation with several drilling rigs requires lots of people and lots of permits.
"It's like a giant logistical problem," he said.
But horizontal drilling is more economical, and capital-efficient, and Leach said it allows operators to get oil and gas out of the ground "at rates and with economics that we've never seen before."
That means Concho — which doubled its head count in the past three years — needs even more people.
Concho plans on adding between 150 to 250 employees a year to double production, according to numbers provided by Scott Kidwell, Concho's director of government and public affairs.
"We have a lot of jobs rotating in," said Kidwell, noting Concho has hired nearly 20 new workers each month so far this year.
There were 221 new hires last year, including field workers, accountants, managers, information technology staff, analysts, attorneys, engineers, geologists, petrophysicists, geophysicists, land managers, administrative and support staff, technicians, field supervisors and officers, according to the numbers. Concho is still in need of geoscientists.
One notable trend is the number of young people pouring into the energy business, Leach said.
"If you look at the demographic at Concho, there's 50 and older and then there's 30 and younger," he said. "We have a lot of young people, and that's really a good thing. You can feel the energy around the building."
Some of those young workers grew up in Midland and pledged never to return.
"Before you know it, they are married and back here working," Leach said. "It's in your blood."
Concho's college intern program also helps to plant an early seed. The company had 43 interns last year, and Kidwell said nearly all come back to work for Concho after college.
"We give them real responsible jobs and a mentor who works with them," Leach said. "We need to get them up to speed as quickly as possible."
In some ways, the Midland oil and gas industry markets itself.
The most recent Bureau of Economic Analysis report shows that last year Midland was first among the nation's metropolitan areas for per capita income. There's money to be made in the oil patch, and a flood of workers — some with years of experience — are ripe for the picking.
That's what happened at Bold Energy III, an independent exploration and production company.
The first Bold started with 10 employees, grew to 14 in its second generation and now has 23 on staff, said Peggy Worthington, a founding partner who now serves as business development manager.
Unlike some companies with aggressive recruitment campaigns, the majority of Bold's employees made the first move, Worthington said in mid-February from her simple yet scenic office in downtown Midland.
"Bold's management team targeted specific skill sets in its recruiting efforts and has been very fortunate over the last eight years in attracting professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit," Worthington said. "The majority of Bold's staff have made significant personal investments in the company. A dollar spent or a risk taken impacts virtually every member of Bold's staff."
Bold has a seasoned team of landmen, engineers, superintendents, geologists and accountants. More than half of Bold's staff are 20- to 30-year veterans in the oil and gas business.
"I don't know (if) you're going to find — anywhere you look — a more seasoned group than you would find here in the Permian Basin," Worthington said.
The 61-year-old talks with a soft, pleasant Southern accent, but her experience in the oil and gas industry speaks for itself.
Worthington got her start in East Texas, first handling minerals for a Dallas attorney before landing a job at ARCO and moving to Midland in 1989. A decade later, she took a risk and formed Sundial Resources, which she ultimately sold.
Not afraid of failure, she worked for another oil and gas company before joining Bold Energy in 2004. Last year, Worthington was recognized by the American Association of Professional Landmen for her work as a senior landman.
"My mother instilled in me that there were no limits, but I had to do the hard work," she told the Reporter-Telegram last year after receiving the award.
For all of Worthington's years in the business, West Texas has proven to be tough training ground — mostly because of divided ownership of land and minerals, she said.
"Land is like a layer cake in that each formation has unique ownership and pooling problems. From the many years I have worked as a landman, the Permian horizontal play has by far been the most exciting and challenging," Worthington said.
But it's the challenges and growth potential that keep Bold employees on the payroll, she said.
"I believe that in today's Permian job market, the thing that allows people to be happy in their job is new challenges and training," she said. "Being bored in a job is one of the main reasons employees look to other opportunities."
Lack of recognition and growth opportunities, too much stress and work-life imbalance are to blame for a drop in job satisfaction, according to the survey by Express Employment Professionals, which also teamed up with CareerBuilder, Gallup and Ernst & Young.
Job dissatisfaction leads to greater turnover, which can cost a company 50 to 150 percent of the lost position's salary, Clark said.
"When employees leave, it costs the businesses productivity and loss of knowledge, and it adds stress to remaining staff members," she said. "Not to mention what it costs to replace the employee in hiring and training expense and time."
Concho retains its workers by creating a culture people want to be a part of, said Leach, noting the company also tries to maintain a good reputation and invest in the community.
"Companies have character," he said. "They reflect the people who work there."
On this day, employees on the bottom floor of One Concho Center rushed to a room with gifts and diapers to what appeared to be a baby shower. Tickers in the elevators shared the company's stock prices — stock ownership is one perk of working at Concho.
In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, the company offers an in-house doctor and nurse for employees and their families. Leach said Concho eventually will build a day care center.
"Those kinds of things you really have to do to distinguish your company from other companies," Leach said. "That's our strategy. We wanted to use that as a competitive advantage to get people to work for us."
A week before Leach and Kidwell met with the Reporter-Telegram, Concho sponsored Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midland's annual Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser.
Community service and philanthropy were part of Leach's original vision for the company. After the 1980s bust, Leach said the need for a corporate leader emerged. He wants Concho to have the positive impact on Midland that Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy have on Oklahoma City.
That's when Kidwell pointed out Leach's favorite community outreach event: Concho's annual Christmas party.
"When you know the company you work for cares about what you're doing in the community and cares about your family, it's fun to come to work," Kidwell said.
One of the first booths greeting visitors to February's Eventures Career Fair was a 20-foot exhibit from the oilfield chemical solutions company XChem, a subsidiary of Irving-based NCH Corp.
The booth featured giant posters of oilfield technology, and company recruiters offered passersby a taste of what it's like to work as a hydraulic fracturing technician, delivery driver or manager.
Friendly yet focused, Alan Madden, X-Chem's director of human resources, was on the hunt that day to hire 30 employees to add to the 500 companywide.
"Our biggest challenge in this market is finding enough people to fill the openings we've had," Madden said. "We have a lot of competitors here, and we're all competing for the same people."
Across the arena, job seekers waited in two- to three-person-deep lines just to speak to a recruiter at a company that offered similar oilfield services.
People from all ages, walks of life, experience levels and employment statuses stopped at the X-Chem booth to inquire specifically about the oil and gas industry, Madden said.
"It's interesting, and it's growing very rapidly — they want to be a part of that," he said. "They want to see a long-term career opportunity."
The Express Employment Professionals survey indicated only 17 percent of hiring managers say job seekers have the necessary skills.
But lack of training isn't a problem for X-Chem, which offers a monthlong paid training program.
"We really give you the resources to learn the position you've been hired for," said Madden, noting it's sometimes better to train a new person than break a seasoned worker of bad habits.
No matter the level of expertise, Madden said X-Chem must offer competitive salaries to keep up with the market.
"If a driver makes $18 (an hour) at a competitor, we may offer them $20," he said. "When you're 22, and you make $4 or $5 more an hour, that's a lot. It catches their attention."
Still, it's hard to hire locally. About 40 of XChem's employees commute from the Dallas-Fort Worth area each month; they work two weeks in the Permian Basin and have one week off back home in the Metroplex, Madden said.
"They are definitely getting a lot of pavement time," he said.
Referral bonuses might help with the recruiting process, but finding housing is a challenge if new hires aren't already living in Midland-Odessa.
"We try to help with housing assistance — just to get them going," Madden said. "The problem is they can't find anything affordable once that ends."
Finding housing for new employees isn't much of a problem for Concho Resources or Bold Energy, which typically tap into Midland talent.
Still, Leach said the company does help with housing until new recruits find or build proper housing — which is available but still costly.
"There's kind of a sticker shock of what you get and what you have to pay for," he said.
Madden agreed: Employees who relocate to the Permian Basin get less bang for their buck compared to other Texas markets.
The same goes for hotels. Two years ago, Madden paid $115 for a hotel room in Midland. The room rate at the same hotel goes for $250 these days, and the cheapest he found during this trip was $185 a night.
Like hotels, new housing developments are being built, but Madden said not all employees can afford to pay that much.
"If someone is a driver making $22 an hour, they can't afford a $400,000 house," he said.
Offering his version of a saying once uttered by West Texas oilman Clayton Williams, Bill Kent said that he didn't go broke during the 1980s bust, but he sure got bent.
Kent's father, E. L. "Buck" Kent, got the family into the gasoline business in the 1950s while his older brothers ran convenience stores and quick-lube businesses.
After returning to Midland during the good times, the 27-year-old set his sights on taking over The Kent Cos. and asked his father to give him a chance.
"He didn't think I could do it," he said with a laugh.
It took the youngest sibling a year to put the plan in place, but Kent eventually bought the family business from his father with high hopes of accelerating growth.
Everything changed when the bust hit. The young Kent watched as banks and other businesses failed.
"It was hanging on with bloody fingernails for about 10 to 15 years," he said.
But he held on and today owns multiple umbrella companies, including Kent Kwik convenience stores, Avis Lube, Mr. Payroll Check Cashing and a Baskin-Robbins franchise.
Kent recalled how the lean times taught him invaluable lessons.
"I had this vision to have good people," he said. "We weren't going to be as big as our competitors. We weren't going to be as financially strong as our competitors at that time. But we certainly could try to out-operate them."
Friendlier people and better service — it's a vision Kent took to the bank, and it's a vision that has paid off.
The company struggles just as much to find quality workers as other non-oil and gas businesses in the Permian Basin, but Kent prides himself on never lowering his standards of employment.
In September 2013, the company took out an advertisement in the Reporter-Telegram that read: "I don't usually apply for jobs, but when I do, it's for Kent Kwik. (And then I usually fail my drug test.)"
At the time, Kent said the ad was designed to underscore the company's drug-free environment.
"I've heard people say, 'Man, it's so tough I've considered dropping drug testing or drug screening.' We refuse to do that," Kent said.
But while visiting with Kent and his human resources department, it was clear the company also had a good sense of humor. Kent was loud and funny, and his employees weren't afraid to speak up and joke with him.
"We're fun," said Kent's assistant, Meredith Bright, who noted the drug screening ad was meant to show the company's creative atmosphere. "If you're just honest with people and make it funny, you get more people."
Last year, the Kent Cos. — which had about 800 employees in 2012 — spent more than $1 million in the Permian Basin on getting workers in the door. Kent made it clear that his company will grow despite current hiring struggles.
"We can't let the fear of trying to attract people prevent us from running a business," he said. "When you get stagnant in your growth, your people don't have much of a career path. We want our people to grow, and the only way to get that opportunity is to keep growing the businesses."
The company pays fair wages, but Mary Lou Holt, Kent's human resources director, said it's hard to compete with oilfield salaries.
"We don't intend to match oil companies, because we can't," she said.
Incentives include offering part-time health benefits and flexible schedules for families. The company also rents apartments to secure housing for workers, but Kent said it's expensive to provide those benefits for entry-level employees.
Training is also a top priority at Kent, and there's a Kent Kwik training store next to its headquarters on Big Spring Street that allows new recruits to get hands-on experience.
Rather than "throwing them into the deep end after two or three days," Kent said workers have time to understand how the process works. He hopes new hires are trained well enough to run a shift on their own after working in the fake store.
"It's a high-cost model — an expensive approach. But we believe it pays dividends," Kent said.
Costs continue to go up each year for recruitment, which Kent called a "moving target."
"We have thrown a lot of money at it," he said. "I don't see how anyone operates out of West Texas with it being anything but a high-cost business."
At the February career fair, another convenience store chain offered visitors a chance to "earn their stripes" as an assistant manager.
Stripes Convenience Stores has dozens of locations in the Midland-Odessa area, and recruiter Melissa Gonzalez traveled from Corpus Christi to hire 15 people for the new assistant manager positions.
"We just need the assistant general managers to help with busy stores the oil industry has created," she said. "We want the money, but we need help."
Employees have plenty of opportunity to move up the corporate ladder at the family-owned business, she said. But it can be hard getting them in the door, and the housing shortage makes it difficult to recruit from outside the area.
"We had the opportunity to relocate people from all over the United States, but it became a challenge to find housing for them," Gonzalez said, noting two-month relocation packages fell flat after hiring 10 general managers last year.
Still, nearly all of the general managers recruited last year in Odessa are still there and thriving, she said.
"It's a 100 percent success," Gonzalez said.
The housing bubble is also costing Lithia Auto Stores qualified mechanics, according to company recruiters.
Lithia can train and certify workers, but many leave because they can't afford to live here, said Melissa Gaston, Lithia's personnel coordinator.
The car dealership has four stores in Odessa and three in Midland. Salesmen and saleswomen are given a salary for the first six months but work off commission and incentives after that, said Heather Hernandez, talent acquisition and development lead.
There's an opportunity to make good money, but it's a challenge to compete with oilfield wages.
"And sometimes, not everyone is a salesperson," Hernandez said.
Other company recruiters at the job fair found unique ways to attract workers.
Craigslist advertisements tend to work for Aaron's stores in Midland and Odessa, said Esther Aranza, associate resources recruiter. And despite
lower employment numbers in West Texas, applications are still pouring into the Texas Department of Public Safety because it's a state agency.
A corporate recruiter for Bobby Cox Cos., which own Rosa's Cafe, Taco Villa and Texas Burger locations in the area, said a good work environment is key to keeping workers — even in high-stress restaurant jobs.
"It's how you treat them and what kind of benefits you have," said Susan Belmore.
Kent couldn't agree more. The president wants to create a fun, family atmosphere.
"It's important for us and always has been to have people who feel like they belong to something more than just a job," he said, noting he hires people for careers, not jobs.
Treating people well goes a long way, he said.
"You have to give back to your people. They are the ones busting their tails to make you money and having to deal with all of the challenges that our business has," Kent said. "You need to find ways to take care of them."


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John P. Murtha Congressional Papers, 1974-2010, AIS.2010.04, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. was born June 17, 1932 in New Martinsville, West Virginia, and spent most of his early life in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. He attended Ramsey High School, where he lettered three years in basketball and football, graduating in 1951. He then attended Kiskiminetas Springs School before enrolling at Washington and Jefferson College, where he once again played football.
Strong feelings about the Korean War and patriotism led him to enlist as a private in the United States Marine Corps in June of 1952. He was assigned to the 13th Officer Candidate Screening Course and upon completion was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. In 1955, he finished two and a half years of active duty as 1st Lt. in the United States Marine Corps, then used his G.I. Bill to attend the University of Pittsburgh while working at a gas station. He and his wife, Joyce, moved to Johnstown, Pa., in 1958, with their three children (Donna, John, and Patrick). Murtha was the owner and manager of the Johnstown Minute Car Wash, the first of its kind in western Pennsylvania, washing up to 1,200 cars on Saturdays with up to 36 employees. He also attended the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh as well as the Pittsburgh campus of the University of Pittsburgh part-time in order to complete his B.A. in Economics by 1961. Murtha completed graduate work at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Murtha volunteered for active duty in Vietnam in 1966 where he spent one year as an intelligence officer with the First Marines. He was wounded twice while participating in five major operations south of Da Nang for which he received two awards of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal with V device.
After returning home, Murtha began his political career by winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative from the Johnstown district. He lost in the general election, however, to longtime incumbent Republican John Saylor. Nonetheless, Murtha tried again and was elected to represent the 72nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a special election in the spring of 1969 upon the death of Rep. Edward McNally. State Rep. Murtha was then elected to a full term in 1970, and served in this capacity until 1973.
The unexpected death of Congressman John P. Saylor in late 1973 saw State Rep. Murtha running for Congress in a 1974 special election. A tight race against his opponent, Harry Fox, left Murtha the winner and a newly elected member of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress in 1974 – the first combat veteran from Vietnam to serve in the House of Representatives.
For the next 36 years, Rep. Murtha would play an integral role in areas such as defense, energy, and healthcare. He was a longtime ranking member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, chairing it from 1989-1995 and again from 2007 until his death in 2010. Additionally, Rep. Murtha advocated for those in his district and created numerous economic opportunities for his constituents; he co-founded the Congressional Steel Caucus in 1979 and was successful in bringing a number of companies and institutions into the region, including Sony and Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Energy Response Team and the Software Engineering Institute, among others.
In addition to a prominent presence on the national stage, Rep. Murtha was a recognized expert on national security matters and he played a key role in advising on international affairs. In his time in Congress, he was frequently tasked to visit the world's hot spots and to survey and assess the situation and advise on the role the United States should play. Some of those countries he traveled to were Vietnam, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, all the countries in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Balkans. Rep. Murtha served on the newly established House Subcommittee on Select Intelligence Oversight Panel in the wake of 9/11.
On November 17, 2005, Rep. Murtha came out as an opponent of the war and occupation of Iraq calling it a "flawed policy wrapped in illusion." While those in support of the war, including the President, condemned Murtha's remarks, many applauded his efforts and his courage to speak out against the conflict.
On February 8, 2010, John P. Murtha died from complications of gallbladder surgery. After 36 years in office he was the longest serving congressman in Pennsylvania history.
The John P. Murtha Congressional Papers comprise over 300 boxes of paper-based materials, audio-visual materials, and three-dimensional objects generated or gathered and in the care of the office of Rep. Murtha during his 36 years of congressional service (1974-2010) as congressman from Pennsylvania's 12th District. The material includes administrative files, personal and campaign materials, legislative files, project files, correspondence, and material relating to the Iraq War. In addition to the large amount of paper materials, there is also a substantial amount of audio-visual materials, including photographs, moving images, and sound recordings, as well as a collection of objects, awards, and memorabilia.
In order to preserve the integrity of the collection, as well as efficiently use time and resources, a substantial effort was made to keep much of the collection in original order and are in some cases arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Given the size of the collection, it is highly suggested that keyword searches are used to find and locate material within the collection.
The collection is arranged into the following ten series which reflect the primary activities of Rep. Murtha during his time in Congress, with additional materials being separated by media-type:
Series I. Administrative Files, 1974-2010
Series II. Personal and Political Files, 1932-2010
Series III. Legislative Files, 1974-2010
Series IV. Media and Press Relations, 1970-2010
Series V. Project Files, 1965-2010
Series VI. Iraq War Response, 2005-2008
Series VII. Audio-Visual Material, 1974-2010
Series VIII. Memorabilia
Series IX. Constituent Correspondence, 1973-1994
Series X. Electronic Records
ULS Archives & Special Collections, October 2015University of Pittsburgh Library System
Given the personal nature of materials in Series VI. Iraq War and Series IX. Constituent Correspondence, a signed letter of confidentiality is required to access these materials.
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Gift of Mrs. Joyce Murtha on May 1, 2010.
This collection was processed by Emily Hikes, Project Archivist, from 2013-2015. Many students helped with processing, including Andrew Brown, Sarita Wescott, Caitlyn O'Malley and Emily Enterline. The finding aid was compiled and the collection completed by Ian McGlory in 2015.
John P. Murtha Congressional Papers, 1974-2010, AIS.2010.04, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Series I. Administrative Files, 1974-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Series I contains scheduling files and invitations to events and speaking engagements, as well as appointment books, internal office files aggregated from all office branches, file keys and forms, support files for automated records, and staff lists. Many of these files were kept by administrative assistants as well as staff working in regional offices known as Field Representatives. This series also includes a number of folders containing 'Qwips' or faxed files, being sent to and from the DC office to the regional offices. A small amount of material is from the main office in DC and overlaps with some of Rep. Murtha's personal files.
Subseries 1. Scheduling, Invitations, Appointments, 1974-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 1 contains files relating to Rep. Murtha's day-to-day schedules, invitations, and additional appointments. They are arranged largely in chronological order.
Subseries 2. District Office Files, 1974-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 2 contains a mixture of records kept by staff who worked in branch offices such as Johnstown and Punxsutawney and including records such as memoranda, indexes, questionnaires, and faxes. This includes the work of a number of key personnel in the district offices such as John "Jack" Frank who operated mostly in Indiana, Mark Critz who was based in Johnstown, and Joe Yankovich, among others.
Series II. Personal and Political Files, 1932-2010 (Bulk, 1974-2010)
Scope and Content Notes
Series II contains correspondence, personal writings, and other records relating to Rep. Murtha's personal life and political activities. This includes correspondence with prominent political and civic figures, personal correspondence with friends and family, trip files, and some records relating to his own Congressional campaigns. Additionally, there are records and drafts relating to Rep. Murtha's own memoir From Vietnam To 9/11: On the Front Lines of National Security, published in 2003.
Subseries 1. Personal/VIP Correspondence, 1974-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 1 contains correspondence sent by other parties including members of Congress, military officials, and other high-ranking government officials including the President, as well as colleagues and friends from both the Washington D.C. and the Johnstown area.
Subseries 2. Personal, 1932-2010 (Bulk, 1974-2009)
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 2 contains papers found in Rep. Murtha's desk, cabinets, and closets in his office in Washington, D.C. and including his military records, passports, biographical information, lists of achievements and awards, letters and information on family history, and personal journals wherein he recalls events and stories often pertaining to his foreign trips.
Subseries 3. Trip Files, 1975-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 3 contains briefing books, reports, photographs, and correspondence pertaining to Rep. Murtha's extensive foreign travel. Files are chronological and focus on the country or state to which he traveled as well as a separate set of reports generated by his frequent traveling companion, LTC Charles Horner, who served in various capacities for the Department of Defense throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
Subseries 4. From Vietnam to 9/11: On the Front Lines of National Security, 2003-2006
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 4 contains several drafts of the memoir Rep. Murtha wrote with John Plashal and published in 2003, including the updated foreword for the second edition printed in 2006 as well as some records related to book press and publication.
Subseries 5. Campaign and Political files, 1974-2008
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 5 contains materials developed through the "Murtha for Congress" committee and are related to his numerous campaigns for U.S. Congress.
Series III. Legislative Files, 1974-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Series III contains documents the legislative activities of Rep. Murtha and his staff. The collection contains sponsored and co-sponsored bills, Congressional Records, correspondence from Murtha's office, legislative assistant files, voting records, as well as records relating to the Congressional Steel Caucus materials, as well as compendiums of legislative activity and a selection of records relating to legislative topics.
Due to the size and range of materials this collection, not all records are in their original order. Browsing this series is not recommended, and it is strongly suggested that keyword searching is used to find relevant materials.
Subseries 1. Bills Sponsored/Co-Sponsored and Floor Remarks, 1973-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 1 contains bills that were sponsored, co-sponsored, or introduced by Rep. Murtha as well as Remarks from the Floor of the House of Representatives and in the Congressional Record. There are also a number of files containing related correspondence.
Subseries 2. Congressional Record Inserts, 2008-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 2 contains Congressional Records and Inserts, which contain the proceedings and debates held by Congress in different sessions, within the last few years of Rep. Murtha's time as Congressman.
Subseries 3. Correspondence
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 3 covers correspondence regarding legislation. Included are correspondence to other members of Congress, as well as other Government officials, letters to the President, Presidential thank-you letters, among others.
Subseries 4. Legislative Assistant Files, 1974-2010
Scope and Content Notes
Subseries 4 contains the records and files of legislative assistants who worked in Rep. Murtha's office. The subseries is arranged into sections for each of Rep. Murtha's legislative assistants: Carmen V. Scialabba, Gabrielle Carruth, Debra Mayer, and Judy Grundy. Given the numerous responsibilities of his staff there may be a small amount of unrelated files including those with sensitive information. Many of the files are related to specific projects and appropriations. These cover defense and non-defense technology, economic development, transportation, energy, the interior, and healthcare.
Section: Carmen V. Scialabba, 1974-2000


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Corea after scoring versus Costa Rica
BRIAN SCIARETTA - Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Former US Under-17 international Dustin Corea is caught in the center of a fight that has jeopardized soccer in El Salvador.
Corea, 18, is both an American and El Salvadorian citizen who previously played for the US U-17 national team in U-17 World Cup qualifying. On April 25, 2009 he took part in the US U-17s' 3-0 victory over Honduras when he came on as a second half substitute.
It was an official event that would require him to file a one-time switch with FIFA if he ever wanted to play for El Salvador.
Since U-17 qualifying, Corea has fallen out of favor with US U-17 head coach Wilmer Cabrera and US U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen. As a result, he was recruited by El Salvador's federation for their U-20 team.
In November, Corea accepted a call-up to play with El Salvador's U-20 team for Central American qualifying with the top teams advancing to the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championships which is also the World Cup qualifying tournament. In other words, it was an official tournament for CONCACAF and not just a friendly.
Corea played well in this tournament. On December 1, he scored for El Salvador in their 6-1 victory over Belize. He would also score for El Salvador against Costa Rica in a 1-1 draw that would advance El Salvador on goal differential over the Costa Ricans.
While El Salvador did advance in the tournament, their problems were just beginning. This past week according to Masconazo.com, the Costa Rican federation filed an appeal to have the results vacated which would eliminate El Salvador from U-20 competition this cycle.
Why is this?
Well, Costa Rica is claiming that El Salvador used an ineligible player for the tournament in that Dustin Corea was on record as an American player. In their appeal, they claim that El Salvador never filed the FIFA-mandated switch for Corea. This was an official tournament and such a switch is required.
As embarrassing as this incident has become for El Salvador, the federation's defense is even worse. According to losprovocadores.net, El Salvador did not file the switch because they were not even aware that he ever played for the US.
It's not like this was a huge secret.
Corea has been interviewed by many news organizations, including us here at YA, about his involvement with the US U-17 team. Even the official post-game recaps on CONCACAF's website discussed Corea's play for the US U-17's. The fact that El Salvador did not address this matter is an astonishing level of oversight and incompetence.
Not only are Costa Rica likely to win their appeal, but FIFA have also come down hard on countries for not following the rules regarding official youth tournaments. In 1990, Mexico that was disqualified from the senior World Cup in Italy because they fielded an over-age player in an official youth tournament.
As for now, Corea remains on the books as a US player and El Salvador's soccer federation will have to await a potentially serious punishment.


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The Latest: Club denies racism claim by Muslim businessman
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on a Muslim businessman suing a Connecticut yacht club for alleged discrimination after his membership application was rejected (all times local):
4 p.m.
A Connecticut yacht club is denying race and national origin played roles in the club's rejection of a Muslim businessman's membership application last year.
William Murray is a lawyer for the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford. He said the club strongly denies allegations of racism, discrimination and bigotry in a lawsuit filed by Kamran Farid (CAM'-ran far-EED'), a co-founder of the fruit bouquet business Edible Arrangements.
Murray says the club's board never considers race, religion or national origin when choosing members. He said response from members against Farid's application was "unprecedented and overwhelming," but he declined to disclose the reasons.
Farid and his wife are seeking a court order for the club to stop discriminating, undisclosed damages and a suspension of the club's liquor permit.
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A Muslim businessman and his wife are suing a Connecticut yacht club on allegations club board members rejected their membership application last year because of their religion and falsely claimed they supported terrorism.
Kamran Farid (CAM'-ran far-EED') is a co-founder the fruit bouquet business Edible Arrangements. He and his wife, Kara, sued the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford in state court in August, alleging discrimination, racism and bigotry. They're seeking a court order for the club to stop discriminating, undisclosed damages and a suspension of the club's liquor permit.
Club officials and their lawyer did not return messages seeking comment. Farid's lawyer says club officials deny the allegations.
Farid and his family now live most of the year in Reunion, Florida, but spend summers at their Branford home.
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OCM Recycle West will be at the Rim Country Senior Center in the Heber-Overgaard area on August 16th. We're collecting old electronics, such as computers, printers, monitors, cell phones, etc., and will be selling refurbished computers at great prices! The e-Waste drive will benefit the Rim Country Senior Center, with the donation of updated computers and monitors for their seniors to use. We're very excited to be in the Heber-Overgaard area and hope you'll come out and support the event!
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Okay, okay, some of you may be planning to watch. But I highly doubt the event will live up to the mainstream media's manufactured drama and high-octane hype:
DENVER (AP) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney come face to face for the first time in this presidential campaign Wednesday night for a nationally televised debate that will give millions of Americans a chance to size up two fierce competitors in a moment of high-risk theater.
Romney, trailing in polls in a number of key states and running short on time to reverse his fortunes, is angling for a breakout performance in the three 90-minute presidential debates scheduled over the next three weeks.
Obama, well aware that the remaining five weeks of the race still offer enough time for tectonic shifts in his prospects, is determined to avoid any campaign-altering mistakes as he presses his case for a second term.
Were there really 19 of those things? Well, no wonder we're all a little debate-weary.
A pre-debate skirmish Tuesday over Vice President Joe Biden's passing reference to "a middle class that has been buried the last four years" demonstrated how just a few words can mushroom into something larger during a heated contest for the White House. [...]
In a quadrennial pre-debate ritual, each campaign has worked overtime to raise expectations for the opponent while lowering the bar for its own candidate. The thinking is that it's better to exceed lukewarm expectations than to fail to perform at an anticipated level of great skill.
But both men are seasoned debaters: Obama has been here before, facing off with McCain in 2008. Romney hasn't gone one on one in a presidential debate, but he got plenty of practice thinking on his feet during 19 multicandidate debates held during the Republican primaries.
Here are my debate predictions, in no particular order:
- Neither candidate will do as well as his partisan supporters (including, where applicable, the mainstream media) thinks he has done.
- Neither candidate will do as poorly as his partisan opponents (including, where applicable, the mainstream media) thinks he has done.
- No startling new policy statements, opinions, or philosophical viewpoints will be revealed unless a candidate "misspeaks" (in which case the party defense mechanism will be on display full-force for the first 24 hours after the debate to tell us why the candidate didn't in any way mean what the plain language would suggest he meant)
- Soundbites will have primacy over substance, but Twitter-friendly bits will trump soundbites
- Demonstrably untrue things will be said, but the media will not pay much attention to the untruths uttered by their favorite candidate
- Short of an utter meltdown by President Obama, the debate will be declared a victory for him, whether it actually is or not
- The debate will have almost no effect on the undecideds, who don't watch debates and may not even bother to vote
- Bonus prediction: conflict in the Middle East will continue regardless of what happens at the debate
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Today is my younger brother John's birthday (he's younger by 19 months). He is the other half of "the reds" as my mom calls us. I hope his day is filled with fun and games.
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The Twins
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the smock I made for her 1st birthday so I said I'd make another one. Done. This one might be cuter than the original one.
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blog2print.com has an option to make a pdf and it's only $7.95 so I do that every year. 2014 is done!
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Betty's BIG Birthday!
My dear friend Betty Manderino turns 90 today! I helped her put her life history together as a gift for her family and this is the cover. She's lived a wonderful life and is an example to so many. [Thanks to Peter and Shaunna Baird for their help with the book.]
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I just can't stop thinking about him. His ripped body, black leather and dark hair.
You swore off those bad boys when you were a girl.
But this one's different.
Luke Reynolds: He's hard and mysterious – there's something genuine in those haunting eyes.
But he's part of an MC, you're a doctor. You can't love a wayward man, can you?
Yet here you are in the rain, aching for just one more moment.
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Marco Kurz has confirmed several players are available for selection, whilst also providing an injury update ahead of Adelaide United's clash with rivals Melbourne Victory.
The Reds travel to Etihad Stadium for their second Original Rivalry meeting in the Hyundai A-League this season on Friday night.
The two sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Round 3 at the Adelaide Oval.
Kurz said he will remain without Danish winger, Johan Absalonsen, for a couple more weeks.
However, the German went on to announce that full-backs, Michael Marrone and Ben Garuccio, are back from respective suspensions.
Vince Lia, who was an unused substitute in the loss to Sydney FC last Friday, is also in line to feature after recovering from a knee issue.
His last appearance was incidentally against the Victory, where he scored both goals in that draw – a pair of long-range strikes.
"Johan is not available," he said. "I think he's always on a good way and now we hope he can train next week a couple of exercises with the team.
"But he's not available for Melbourne Victory, but Benny, Mickey and Vinnie are players that are available and for us it's important that we have the players comeback from injury and suspensions."
Defender, Taylor Regan, is ruled out for the match but is ahead of schedule with Kurz suggesting he may return via the Youth Team to help expedite his fitness levels.
"He started to train with the team this week but he was nine weeks out of training and it's too early this game," he said.
"But it's good to have him back in the training process and maybe he can play a couple of minutes with the Youth Team but we will see."
Adelaide United will face Melbourne Victory in Round 10 of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 season on Friday, 8 December at Etihad Stadium. Kick-off is at 7.20pm ACDT.


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David Pitchford of Florida has decided that WikiLeaks and its owner Julian Assange have caused him significant amount of emotional "destress" and decided to sue them for $150 million. We hope he will use some of the cash to pay for a few English lessons.
In the submitted document whose "style" just oozes professionalism, Pitchford said that release of sensitive documents has caused worsening of his "hyper tension", depression and stress. He further said that he's in constant fear of suffering another heart attack and stroke for belief that the world is on the brink of Nucliar (sic) war.
While we would normally suggest Pitchford simply to not watch the news, or try to learn to spell for that matter, it is probably unreasonable to ask for such isolation from media or exposure to education. On the other hand, yours truly blows his top whenever he sees the great unwashed act as Mother Theresas for shedding a tear on national TV for whatever idiotic reason possible. Needles to say, I've never sued Oprah.
More here where you can find the document in full, just don't make too much fun of them, you might cause Pitchford additional emotional "destress" or even trigger a "nucliar" holocaust.
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Bible Stories
Sometimes I wish we could take the "Holy" out of the words "Holy Bible." Often, it feels like the word "Holy" has made the Bible nearly unapproachable for many people. Too often, I've seen people keep the Bible and what's inside it at a [safe] arm's length distance. It's almost as if we're afraid it will "zap" us if we get too close. We might respect it, revere it even, swear on it, but never really read it and allow its stories to shape our lives. And that's too bad, because if we actually read the Bible, just read it, we would learn a lot about ourselves.
Let me give you a little example. A week ago, one of the appointed Bible lessons for the Seventh Sunday of Easter we read this little story from the book of Acts that talked about finding a replacement for Judas. [see: Acts 1:15-26] The story takes place after Jesus's Ascension but before the Day of Pentecost. The disciples of Jesus are sitting around and they realize that they're one person short. Jesus picked twelve disciples but they're down a man. It then goes on to describe the end of Judas's life [which, in the more sanitized version we read on Sunday morning, had been excluded]. The story talks about Judas's body bursting open and his bowels gushing out. Now that's a story! And one we, in our holy approach to the Bible sometimes leave out. As we read the whole of the story, we see that the church has a complicated relationship with the character of Judas. For me, one of the reasons it is good to read this is because nearly all of us have complicated, and a little messy, relationships with God and the church. The Bible tells us these stories and acknowledges these messy relationships, if we only allow it to do so.
But there's another part of the story, toward the end of Acts 1 that is at least as interesting as the story about Judas. So, they need to pick a new apostle and the story describes how they get down to two guys; Justus and Matthias, and they have to make a choice. Notice how they do it. They roll dice! Do you believe it? Something as important as choosing a new apostle is done by rolling dice. What a crazy story!
I'm not proposing we make choices in our lives by rolling dice [although there have been a few people who have read this story, applied the "holy" moniker, and decided that this is a good way to make a big decision – to each their own]. What I am proposing is that we see in this story a whole bunch of very human emotions and decision-making processes. God works with us where we are, and with whom we are and not who we fantasize or wish we were. The books, the stories, are holy because God is in there and we are in there with God. All of the glory and beauty and mess and chaos and ugliness of life are in there. I highly recommend you read it, you'll be amazed by what you find in there. If you need a little help getting started, let me know. It's one of the things I do.
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Teen years are and were hard for all of us. That's when we find the beginnings of who we'll be, and depending on our surroundings, choose to let it flourish or hide it away so as to make ourselves less of a target. People are all insecure, especially at the onset of discovering the world. And as such, we hate when we see a glimmer of confidence in someone, we tear it down as quickly as we notice it so we feel less different.
I was home-schooled until the age of 14 before entering the public school system. I was 14 when I first really felt insecure. I worked hard, I believed I could be anything I wanted until I was 14. I remember feeling sick when I walked into the halls of my new school. I was made fun of for trying hard, I was made fun of for being too happy. I made some friends here and there, stood around with the misfits, the awkward misunderstoods. But looking back I knew we all were.
As my family continued to move around I took each new school as an opportunity, a chance to be more of the person I wanted to be. With the loving encouragement of my family I was able to grow into myself pretty well, blocking out the banter of those I forced myself to understand didn't matter.
But that didn't change my popularity, I was always sitting against lockers doing homework, searching for a seat, or eventually just leaving any chance that I could. As a result I was generally ignored, cherished by a small group, and always hated by a few.
There were the ones who decided I was too positive -- they hated how much I smiled. They would pretend to run into me in the halls, shout names at me from their cars if we passed in the streets. Threatened me, pushed me around -- they even keyed my car for pulling up to the "wrong party." I even remember being hated by someone who just decided someone needed to hate me (who recently messaged me on Facebook to apologize...). People hated me for absolutely no reason. And that stands even to this day, it still stings every time.
Bullying comes in so many forms. Whether or not it may be physical, it's painful. Whether or not it may be for any reason at all, it still cuts deep. I receive too many letters from young fans before and after my shows filled with anguished scribbles about depression and sadness. I see girls who have shredded their own skin and have forgotten (or never learned) their own value.
I wish I could grab each one by the shoulders and shake them up and say: "Don't you know it has nothing to do with you? Do you even know how great you can be?" I'm only one person and sometimes I feel helpless, but I sure as hell understand being in a dark place, struggling with yourself. We all know the place, you just need someone to remind you about the other side, the good one. The loving one, the beautiful one, the REAL one. The one where you can be anything you want. The one that gets eclipsed by sadness sometimes.
All darkness passes, and all haters stumble. My dad always used to tell me to keep my eyes up, I urge you to do the same. There will always be people that hate you, but hate is only as powerful as you allow it to be. Talk to someone, pour it out, love yourself, find the things that make you believe and make you passionate, dive into them. Nothing and no one else matters. Maybe someday your haters will find that out too.


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The TFT 5 Professional Kit 3 for Tiva offers a complete solution for creating graphical user interfaces on TFT displays using an ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller programmed in C.
It bundles the mikromedia 5 for Tiva with the mikroC PRO for ARM compiler & IDE (with USB license dongle), and a license for the Visual TFT GUI design software.
The number of modules integrated on a single PCB is remarkable. These include communications interfaces like the popular CC3000 WiFi module, a Nordic nRF24L01P 2.4GHz RF transceiver, and an Ethernet connector with LAN filter. It has 8MB SDRAM that you can use to store images and resources for the large TFT touchscreen with a performance boost. The VS1053 Stereo Audio Codec with quadrupole audio jack allows MP3 audio reproduction. A microSD card slot is available for storing external resources.
An ADXL345 Serial Accelerometer helps detecting the screen orientation. A Li-Polymer Battery Charger and a battery connector allow the board to have an autonomous battery power supply. A discrete On/Off switch is provided. A piezo buzzer can provide audible signals. An RTC battery backup will retain date/time settings.
Perhaps the most significant feature is the integrated mikroProg for Tiva ICDI debugger, so you can program and debug without needing to purchase any additional hardware.
The board measures 135.1 × 86.8 mm. All unused microcontroller pins are available via pads along the sides of the board (header pins are provided loose). These allow you to add the optional mikromedia 5 for Tiva Shield for further expansion possibilities.
A color user manual is included, and the board comes with a software example pre-loaded. Additional code examples are available for free download. The board also ships with a stylus, an Ethernet cable, a USB cable, a microSD card, and a set of spacers for mounting purposes.
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"Punishing Turkey by Philip Geraldi
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As Turk currently living in Turkey I could not agree more. The writers sentiments are quite ours, reflecting the thoughts of educated Turks but we can't seem to get it across, especially due to mainstream media. I certainly hope cool-headedness on both sides prevails and Turkey remain one of the closest allies of the US. Ambition of greater influence in the region does not counter the interests of the US in the region. On the contrary, a more powerful Turkey with more influence behind it's words would mean an extension of NATO's power in the region, which is purely military in the region right now. A bigger-brother so to say in the region to the smaller and less stable countries of middle east who's a member of NATO and a close ally of the US who does not turn it's back to Russia and the more flamboyant regimes of the middle east would only be an asset to the US. It would also be a starting point for promoting democracy and fairness in the region. Israel and Turkey do not have an organic animosity towards each other. I believe that the current crisis will be over relatively soon and we'll once again have a working relationship.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 June 2010 at 11:18
I think the article is wrong in its premise that turkey didnt grow more antagonistic to "the west" (tm). They simply are, be it on a tactical level to enforce or a strategic turn from EU membership. [irony on] Thank you frau Merkel for preserving the racial purity of the EU and ensuring a much more bloc-like future foreign policy environment. Sometimes it appears to me that german elites grow so f.ing stupid at the start of every century that all they can do is creating a world that matches their stupidity. And guess what, we are up to a whole new clusterf..k as germany is now for all practical issues in charge of EU-wide economic policy. Please guys, could you please splitt up again. [irony off]ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 November 2011 at 15:48
Just listened to your take Phil on the recent flap in Iran and Lebanon.ReplyDelete
I think Scott Horton is right on target that the Israelis blew the cover off these 2 cells in order to promote their war on Iran.
I think it's time to blow the lid off all the top dogs in the mossad world wide.
Watch ALL sources because it's going to fly now.