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I've done a lot of interviewing over the years of both developers and testers.
Hiring is a very inexact science, but you can maximize your success rate by using effective screening techniques.
Below are some of the more effective approaches I've used and have seen used as a job-seeker.
Tech Screen
In my experience, it works best for a Tech Screen to be done first for developers and testers (and for technology managers too) , and it's far more efficient to do these by phone than FTF for both the interviewers (can cut it off sooner) and the seeker (one less day to wear a suit). Using Skype or other videoconferencing can provide additional early insight into their communication effectiveness.
I've found it's much more important to focus on aptitude than specific skills, because things change fast in the technology business, and you're always going to need your people to be pushing the envelope and learning if you want to innovate and consistently deliver value over time. I like to focus on their approach to how they delivered one example project (of their choice), including overcoming obstacles, rather than only on the technical aspects of how they used language X or pattern Y – this usually shows whether they had to learn new skills or think outside the box.
Many recruiters and ads have a tendency to screen based on a specific skill, which I refer to as Buzzword Buzzkill. For example, a Developer role "must have 5+ years C#, using ASP.NET MVC jQuery", or a Tester role "must have Selenium Webdriver experience". Examples of more enlightened criteria I've used or seen are "5+ years of C# or Java, full-stack web development, using at least one Javascript framework" and "must have experience in developing test automation using one or more compiled or interpreted languages".
I also usually try to make a preliminary determination during a tech screen of how well the current interests (not just abilities) of the candidate and needs of the offered job align.
Toward the end of a tech screen I've seen CoderPad used, which is a great way to see if they "think in code" to a sufficient degree they can type simple constructs without an IDE or intellisense, and also how fast they type which you cannot take for granted.
Toward this end, I have found the following "buckets" useful to quickly weed out candidates who are not a good fit. Note my criteria are weighted toward hiring for product-oriented start-ups / SMBs, or small high-performing teams within larger organizations:
- Corporate Cog: Someone who has worked primarily for larger companies / on larger teams often has to make an adjustment to be effective on a smaller team. Assess whether the person is going to need lots of hand-holding, wants to do only one thing, is not comfortable with perceived risk, doesn't want to leave their comfort zone of what / how they are accustomed to doing. Example red flags: "I thought you were bigger than this" or asking "do you offer tuition reimbursement or sabbaticals" early in the interview process.
- Lone Ranger: Has worked alone much more than collaboratively with a team. Can occur even on project teams. Example: Someone who has done only narrow contract engagements which didn't require much interaction or collaboration, or has worked in an isolated manner on teams not following agile principles of frequent review and feedback.
- New New Thing Groupie: Emphasizes interest-in / experience-with latest / bleeding edge technologies or buzzwords to the exclusion of describing in-depth experience delivering projects of any depth. Example: Someone who repeatedly says they have most liked learning new things / are interested in your job because you're using cool technology, to the exclusion of talking about what they've delivered or your product.
- Tire Kicker: S/he is just not that into you. They are often seeking the highest-paying / cushiest-benefits job they can get, to the exclusion of being interested in your product, how they could contribute to it or how they could be challenged. Example red flags: "I've got 2 other offers and expect to get 2 more within the next week".
- Hyperbolator: Exaggeration of experience on either resume or during tech screen, e.g., listing experience with some technology when it was used only by someone else on a project, or so shallow as to be irrelevant. Examples: "I listed InstallShield but never personally used it, it was used on a project I was on", "I've never written a web service, only consumed them".
- Blabbergaster: Similar to Hyperbolator, but differing in that this individual might actually have the relevant experience, but have focus issues and / or underdeveloped listening skills. For example, if they spend more time explaining why they didn't do certain things on a takehome test than just having attempted them, or if you picture this person leading a meeting where they leave everything open-ended with no ability to drive to closure. Examples: "While working on the takehome test I wasn't sure what you were looking for, so I stopped", or "blah blah blah… what was your question again?"
- Disgruntled Knowledge Worker: Someone with a fair amount of work experience who seems to have never been satisfied at any job (vs. making the most of each opportunity), complains of being "misunderstood" or "underutilized", might be too prone to blame their not having found that perfect job on outside factors like the economic downturn.
- Egghead: Someone who has very strong theoretical understanding, but not enough balance with real biz apps and / or app delivery. Example: Candidate who had worked for years at NCSA, had very strong math skills, but working on primarily research projects of 6 months to 2 year duration, no concept of frequent delivery via an SDLC.
- No There There: Someone who doesn't have much depth (at least in areas of interest to the company / job), despite a lot of experience as measured in years or projects – they were in roles on projects where they didn't do much technically challenging work. Example: Someone with 5 years .NET experience, who had never used a collection construct; a tester who had years of work experience but solely manual testing, no automation or use of a programming language.
- Take me Mold me: Someone too inexperienced for the position, who would either require an inordinate amount of training, or does not demonstrate enough initiative to come up to speed quickly. When hiring interns or junior level, the latter is the key criterion.
Takehome Test
I like to use a takehome test as the next step after a successful Tech Screen, for both developers and testers, usually with a deadline of 3-4 days or a weekend, taking into account any schedule constraints they have. This is very useful to see how they approach a simple problem, document their approach in simple terms, make and list their assumptions and invest enough time to demonstrate interest. A key is how well they organize and summarize information – for testers I use a test that requires some minimal statistical analysis, since that is crucial to avoid the data-proliferation-without-summarization syndrome.
Optional second-round Screen
If the Tech Screen and Takehome Test are a slam dunk, I usually skip this – otherwise having a different person, such as the hiring manager or an HR recruiter, assess "soft skills" and cultural fit, delve more into what we're looking for in the position and to what degree it meshes with what they're looking for – like the Tech Screen, I find this is best done by phone or videoconference.
FTF Interview
During the FTF interview I like to use two interviewers at a time for at least one time slot, which allows the interviewers to trade off between talking and thinking (it's hard to do both well simultaneously, at least for me!), drives out how well the candidate deals with multiple streams of interaction as often happens in a work setting, and compresses the interview schedule. Two of the key "soft skills" I focus on are time management and ability to summarize and analyze information. I also like planning a group lunch with at least some other team members, which helps determine how they would mesh with the team.
Other Resources
- Start-up Spotlite's insightful essays on how they do engineering interviews: "Interview Goals: Engineering Skills" and "What to Expect at a Spotlite Interview"
- Interviewing at TrialPay 101: Nice brief outline of what this highly selective employer (extends offer to 1 in 50 interviewed, 1 in 500 who apply), focuses on in the interview process for engineers. They generally do a phone screen -> live coding round -> onsite FTF.
- Laczlo Bock, Google: In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal
- "brainteasers are a complete waste of time" – I've found the same, they both artificially inflate and deflate impressions of candidates
- "Behavioral interviewing also works — where you're not giving someone a hypothetical, but you're starting with a question like, "Give me an example of a time when you solved an analytically difficult problem."" - as mentioned above in Tech Screen, I find focusing on a project someone did, rather than solely leading with specific skills questions, drives out their analysis and coping skills.
- Johanna Rothman: Hiring Technical People Blog, including Cultural Fit, Hiring Testers articles
- David K. Williams: The Case For 'Under Qualified' Employees: The 5 Best Reasons To Hire For Aptitude, Not Skills
- Adam Kooperman, CultureFit Technology Staffing: Hiring Contract and Permanent Technical Employees with an emphasis on Culture Fit
- Adam Bryant: New York Times Corner Office twice-weekly interviews with executives on the topics of hiring, culture and leadership
- ProgrammerInterview:
- Good site to mine for ideas, mainly for tech screening…
- But it is hardly exhaustive…
- I've observed a fair number of companies seem to use this or similar sites, as there are "greatest hits" questions that get asked a lot like:
- OO: What is the difference between an abstract class and an interface?
- SQL: What is the difference between inner and outer join?
- SQL: What is a clustered index?
- CoderPad: Online tool to facilitate coding evaluation during a phone or video conference.


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- Naruto starts out in sage mode for all of the fights up to round 7.
- Naruto starts out in his controlled tail beast form after round 6. He can still run out of chakra and revert however.
- He possesses full knowledge on every single foe he fights in this guantlet unless I state otherwise.
- He possesses standard ninja gear he carries around.
- Everyone is fighting on the belief that whenever they kill someone, they'll come back. So they'll kill without worries.
- Everyone is in character.
Round 1
Sasori & Deidara
- Sasori starts off in Hiruko. He can also use the 3rd Kazekage puppet, himself, and the 100 red puppets later on after Hiruko's destroyed.
- Sasori & Deidara possesses knowledge on Naruto's jutsu's and speed.
- Deidara's equipped with a pouch of clay. He's also on his clay bird in the beginning of the fight.
- Fight takes place where Sasori fought Chiyo and Sakura. Distance is 33 meters.
Round 2
Konoha 11 (Everyone that's in this pic. Switch Naruto with Sai however)
- Shikamaru leads the Konoha 11 with Neji second in command; Sai, Sakura, Neji, Rock Lee, Ten Ten, Hinata, Shino, Kiba & Akamaru, Ino, and Choji (Allowed to turn Butterfly mode)
- Character on.
- Konoha 11 has basic Manga/Anime knowledge on Naruto. To clarify, whatever private things Sakura knows of Naruto, she knows.
- Konoha 11 prepped 1 day before this fight. Konoha 11 are willing to share intel to beat Naruto.
- Fight takes place in the crater that 6 tails fought Pein. Starting distance is 100 feet.
- Win by KO, Incapicatation, Death.
Round 3
Kazekage Gaara
- Gaara knows what Naruto can do based on what he's seen of him in the series.
- Fight takes place in the Village hidden in the Sand. Distance is 100 meters.
Round 4
Kakashi Hatake, Might Gai, & Yamato
- Kakashi & Gai both possess knowledge of Naruto based on the Anime/Manga series.
- Kakashi prepped 3 hours ahead of this battle.
- Fight takes place in the forest of Death. Starting distance is 25 feet.
- Win by any means necessary.
Round 5
- Orochimaru's allowed to use summonings including Manda and Manda 2.
- Takes place in Oros lair. Distance is 100 feet.
- Orochimaru possesses full knowledge on Naruto.
- Orochimaru's at his top and prime. He's also not going to screw around.
Round 6
Sage Jiraiya w/ Ma and Pa
- Jiraiya's allowed to use summonings.
- Jiraiya possesses full knowledge on Naruto and his new abilties.
- Standard equipment
- Takes place in the Rain village at the location Jiraiya fought Pein. Distance is 50 feet.
Now Naruto becomes his controlled tailed beast form:
Round 7
Raikage A
- Raikage only has knowledge on what he's seen from Naruto in the manga/anime.
- Raikage has both of his arms.
- Win by any means necessary.
- Fight takes place in the 5 kage summit where Sasuke fought Raikage. Starting distance is 30 meters.
Round 8
Killer Bee
- Bee possesses full knowledge on Naruto's capabilties, powers, and mindset.
- Bee starts out with 7 of the swords he used against Taka and Samehada.
- Fight takes place in the setting where Taka fought Hachibi. Starting Distance is 25 meters.
Round 9
Itachi Uchiha
- Itachi possesses knowledge based on what he's seen in the series.
- Itachi won't use MS at the start of this match. He'll use it only if he needs to.
- Itachi's eyes are in it's top form.
- Standard equipment.
Round 10
Minato Namikaze
- Minato has no knowledge on Naruto's current abilties.
- Minato possesses 6 sealed marked Kunais.
- Fight takes place in the woods. Each tree is 15 by 15 feet far apart. Starting distance is 100 meters.
Can Naruto clear this guantlet?
Which ones can he clear?
Which ones does he lose?

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It's Bella versus Katniss! Jennifer and Kristen bumped into each other at the 85th Academy Awards red carpet, and things did not look too friendly!
Jennifer Lawrence stunned the crowd on the red carpet in baby pink at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, while Kristen Stewart wowed in white. When the two stars, both 22, met each other on the red carpet, things looked awkward! Read on for all the details!
Jennifer Lawrence & Kristen Stewart Meet On The Red Carpet
Jennifer and Kristen met on the red carpet, and while we don't know what they said to each other, a picture says a million words! I imagine their conversation went like this:
Jennifer: So, Twilight is over. At least I still have two Hunger Games movies left to be released.
Kristen: Whatever, vampire movies are way cooler than movies about fighting to the death.
LOL! Just kidding. I'm sure Kristen was congratulating Jennifer on her Best Actress nomination for Silver Linings Playbook. Kristen and Jennifer should be friends because they have so much in common!
They both arrived solo to the awards, they both dated their British co-stars, they both auditioned for the role of Bella in Twilight, and they are both the stars of huge blockbuster franchises: The Hunger Games and Twilight.
Plus, both girls were left red faced when host Seth MacFarlane sang a song and did a dance about seeing actresses boobs, and both girls were mentioned!
What do YOU think HollywoodLifers? Should Kristen & Jennifer be best friends?
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i just saw jennifer lawrence in silver linings playbook ( and i have also see hunger games)—she is just so MUCH BETTER an actress than kristen stewart can ever hope to be—my goodness—–her acting and emotions in that movie were amazing—i am so happy she won an oscar—–very much deserved for such a young and talented actress——-if they are friends—great BUT kristen stewart will never come close to jennifers acting abilities !!!!!!!
@meisright What picture are you looking at. In this picture Kristen looks fatter than Jennifer. Kristen must have forgotten her spanx because she sure looks like she has gained weight. Neither one are "fat" however. Jennifer looks beautiful – Kristen looks like she just came out of a street brawl.
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I GUESS ,JENNIFER is the real reason she came to oscar ,even when she should be at home nursing her foot or whatever that happen to her.she knew p/p will think ,it is because ,jennifer will win that made her show up to avoid what the media may say,or probably she knew what is being said in the media—-that she may not attend ,so she wants to prove them wrong,and then showed up with cruches to get enough attention as usual.like i said before—-victim as usual.
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More than 3,000 fans turn out for city's first big film premiere
Mayor Hugh Hallman officially declared Monday "X-Men Day" in Tempe in honor of the city's first blockbuster world premiere.
More than 3,000 fans showed up at Harkins Cine Capri at Tempe Marketplace for the red-carpet event preceding the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" premiere.
The theater complex showcased the film on all 16 screens, holding a total of 3,000 movie watchers, said Dan Harkins, the theater company's CEO and owner.
Local residents crammed together in the northeast Tempe Marketplace parking lot in hopes of catching a glimpse of the movie's stars.
Local radio DJs Johnjay Ven Es and Rich Berra hosted the red-carpet festivities, which included ticket giveaways to the showing.
Hallman said he wasn't surprised by the turnout for the premiere.
"Tempe was built for this sort of event," he said. "I know we will be hosting more premieres down the road."
Local celebrities Matt Leinart, Alice Cooper and American Idol star Scott MacIntyre were among the attendees.
ASU cheerleaders and the McClintock High School band performed for the introduction of the Harkins owner.
Harkins thanked the crowd for their support and for bringing Arizona its first blockbuster film premiere.
This month, Tempe finished with the highest number of online votes and won the 20th Century Fox promotional contest to host the film's premiere.
Harkins also got the crowd pumped up as he introduced the stars of the film: Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber, Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Will.i.am.
Jackman arrived in true Wolverine fashion, on a motorcycle.
After shaking the hands of his fans, Jackman thanked the crowd for the turnout.
"This is my first time out to Arizona, and I know it won't be my last," he said.
After speaking to the crowd from a podium, the film's stars signed autographs and talked with reporters.
In her first big blockbuster role, Collins said she didn't need to do much to prepare for the physicality her role demanded.
"I'm pretty active in my day-to-day life, but I did need to watch what I ate more often," she said.
Schreiber, who plays Wolverine's main nemesis Sabretooth, said his character required a lot more preparation to portray him.
"I had a strict diet that I needed to maintain for six months, and I had to hit the gym hard," Schreiber said.
In his first live-action movie, rapper and lifetime X-Men fan Will.i.am said he was adamant about appearing in the film.
"I was such a huge fan of the comic book and films," he said. "When I was approached to be in the movie, I accepted on the spot. I didn't care who I was playing, as long as I got to be a part of it."
Another actor who was enthusiastic about appearing in the action film was Reynolds, who said he had lobbied for the role of Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, for years.
"This has actually been a dream come true for me," Reynolds said. "Chances like this come along once in a lifetime, and I'm glad it finally happened."
After posing for pictures and answering last-minute questions, the actors watched the premiere of the film with fans.
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Hi Tony,
I see your point. But the guys that are into quads already know about this and it is just a flying machine, similar to the ufo#8. I think the guys in micros might enjoy a quad. I still enjoy my #8's. And there is a certain amount of brand loyalty to deal with. Looks like a very nice product.. regards, Bill |
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Not sure why people are worrying about the brushed motors. Have you ever changed one in a micro-heli? They get a bad rep because you have to change them often in airplanes (because people fly them at WOT), but in a heli? This thing has 4 motors to share a 75gr load. It will rarely be flown at WOT and those motors drive a large gear...
If you have to worry about something, then, it should be the propellers!!!! They seem proprietary and they are not protected for impact. Otherwise, this seem like a total winner!!! Beat the winter blues since you should easily fly this in your house! So small! Thank you for what look like another awesome product HH. And thank you for a BNF package, though I would have liked a BNF Basic as well... Oh well, another charger for my stack! |
Dec 29, 2011, 05:27 PM | |
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Just a bit more info....
The mQX flies pretty light, so the motors and batteries are not struggling at all... the battery life is pretty impressive... you guys will see once you have them. Because of this, the motors are not loaded heavily or working that hard... so it is efficient and long lasting. I am sure it will lift a decent amount... have not played with 'lifting' that much myself... maybe on the order of it's own weight.... you guys are the best ones to do that experimenting. As David E said... It is a lot more fun to fly than even we anticipated at the start. It's small size and durability seem to encourage most of us to do a lot more forward flight than we did with other larger less durable quads.... was quite liberating... flies quite well in 'forward flight' regimes.... I think this one will find a home! David Horizon Hobby |
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But, videos can be decieving, so, again, it is just speculation. I am confident that there are plenty of customers who will be interested in what the mQX offers. Have Fun, David |
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But did you ever think that maybe the reason the availability is so high, the products are so widely distributed, and generally consistent quality (if not necessarily premium custom grade quality) *IS* because of that price premium? A premium, I might mention, that most are more than willing to pay (assuming it exists at all after their huge volumes and economies of scale), in order to get that quality and availability*? In other words, they are successful for a reason. It obviously perturbs you, and I guess that's fine. But how often do you have to say it? *(Not to mention customer service and returns functions that are generally regarded as world-class and certainly better than anyone else in the industry) |
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More than 75 people from Kleberg County, Corpus Christi and Goliad attended a Workshop on Uranium Mining, Saturday, May 17, 2008. The workshop was held at St. Gertrudes Catholic Church Parish Hall in Kingsville, Texas. It was co-sponsored by STOP (South Texas Opposes Pollution) and the Coastal Bend Sierra Club. The Workshop was conducted by Dr. Richard Abitz, an environmental expert from Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Abitz is a geochemist who has worked 18 years on environmental problems associated with hazardous and radioactive waste, including remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with uranium and its decay products and the assessment of human health risk from exposure to toxic carcinogenic substances.
The purpose of the workshop was to educate the residents of South Texas concerning the short term and long term environmental and health issues related to uranium mining operations. The mining company, Uranium Inc. Resources (URI) in Kleberg County, publicize that they are dedicated to the welfare and safety of the communities they operate in and that they will restore the groundwater to its original pre-mining quality. The question is have they lived up to their claim and are they good stewards of the water, air and land where they mine?
Dr. Abitz pointed our some scientific and environmental problems with URIs uranium mining operation:
First, when an ore zone is located and a monitoring ring established, the entire area needs to be tested in a statistically valid fashion. Before extensive exploration and mining takes place some areas will have drinkable water and some will be slightly higher than drinking water standards. However, once mining begins, the entire area is totally contaminated. The monitoring ring of wells around the production zone is critical to detect the escape of contamination outside the designated protection area. All of these excursions (escapes) need to be reported and addressed to prevent the contamination from spreading to nearby domestic wells. Currently, the method URI uses to report excursions does not account for low levels of contamination that pass by the monitor wells, because the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) accepts an invalid method for the reporting of excursions. Another question of safety is this: Who will monitor and pay for excursions once the mining company is finished mining and moves out of the area? Abitz states that uranium levels will increase when restoration is abandoned and groundwater is known to move slowly but steadily towards Kingsville.
Second, to restore the water to its pre-mining quality, accurate baseline measurements must be established prior to extensive exploration drilling. Dr. Abitz stated that when you dig a lot of exploration holes, disturbing the rock formations and injecting a lot of drilling fluids into the aquifer that raises the oxygen level in the water which will begin the release of uranium in the water. Therefore, with some uranium already in the water from the many bore holes, the baseline samples will be elevated and will not represent the true baseline pre-mining quality of the water. He stated, "If you want to know what the pre-mining quality of the water is we need to look at it in an undisturbed setting". Another mistake made by URI and the TCEQ is that they take only one sample per well hole. According to Dr. Abitz, "this is not a scientifically valid procedure." He insisted that at least four samples from each well hole should be taken over a period of one year to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal guidelines.
Third, retired State Senator Carlos Truan, asked a question about restoring the aquifer to its pre-mining condition. "Is it really possible to restore the groundwater to its pre-mining quality?" Dr. Abitz declared firmly from his many years of experience across the United States, "The (mining) operations where I have looked at the data, I have never seen mining companies even come close to pre-mining levels." He further commented that it cant be accomplished scientifically because only so much of the uranium can be removed and small amounts of oxygen remaining in the water and the rock crevices will continue to release the uranium. Thus restoration will be impossible for decades and decades. (Since 1989 URI has been mining in Kleberg County but according to the Rice Report 2006 and current updates they have not been able to restore the water to its pre-mining conditions nor to the predetermined restoration table in any of the three areas they have mined.)
Dr. Abitz addressed another important question about long term restoration posed by City Councilman, Stanley Laskowski. He asked, "What happens if a mining company certifies to TCEQ that they have met the restoration table but acknowledge that a certain amount of oxygen remains in the water." Abitz paraphrased his question. "If oxygen remains in the water after the mining company has met the restoration table, what is going to happen (to the water quality)? Will it stay that way? The answer is, no. If there is oxygen in the mining zone and the ore is in an unstable state, it (uranium and other chemicals) will continue to bleed off. And they (URI) will never be able to get all of the uranium out." (An examination of 32 permits from closed South Texas in-situ leach mines showed that in each case, companies were permitted (by TCEQ) to leave behind minerals such as uranium, molybdenum and selenium at higher levels in groundwater than were listed in the original permit. Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Nov. 5, 2006)
Fourth, Dr. Abitz pointed out that while mining uranium, other toxic and cancer causing elements are being released into the water or air, e.g. arsenic, selenium, lead and radon gas.
These elements may be toxic and/or carcinogenic over the long term but the threat from uranium is primarily as a heavy metal toxin. For example, drinking water with elevated amounts of uranium can cause serious kidney damage, especially in young children. Area framer, Gary Underbrink, raised a concern about toxic chemicals getting into the food chain. Abitz commented that exposure to cancer causing chemicals can reach humans through the food chain. Vegetation and crops are contaminated by uranium and other chemicals in the water, animals drink the water and eat the vegetation, and humans eat the products and meat of the animals. TCEQ is doing little or no research on these issues as they relate to human health and safety.
Finally, Kleberg County resident, Josephine Smith asked, since TCEQ is not doing its job to protect the people and the environment, what can be done about it? Dr. Abitz said you have to begin at the local, county and state representative levels requesting that your elected officials complain and take action against the Railroad Commission and TCEQ for not developing and enforcing safety procedures. And, if that doesnt work, complain to EPA in Washington that your state agencies are not doing their job to protect the people.
In closing, URI claims frequently through newspaper ads and community donations that their company is a good steward of the water, air and land in Kleberg County and a positive contributor to the community. However, while mining uranium, if they are doing long range permanent damage to the aquifer, then they are not a good corporate citizen. Causing serious damage to the underground water, Kleberg Countys most precious natural resource, does not indicate that URI is dedicated to the welfare and safety of this community.
Respectfully submitted by Mark M. Walsh, Treasurer of STOP


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The death of Jamie Hood's brother to a police bullet in 2001 and Mr. Hood's dramatic surrender Friday in Athens, Ga., after a four-hour hostage standoff offers a provocative -- and personal -- timeline of rising tensions between police and street criminals in the last decade, leading to more bloodshed on the beat even as violent crime overall has decreased.
After being approached by two Athens-Clarke County police officers investigating a carjacking, Mr. Hood allegedly opened fire and escaped, leaving one officer dead and another seriously injured. Police tracked Hood to an apartment on Friday after he reached out to police to begin negotiating his surrender.
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First, the good news: for the first time since the recession began, more small business owners say they are planning to hire over the next six months. Now, the not-so-good news: those same small business owners also say they are now more concerned about their cash flow than before the recession began. In other words, companies might not be able to follow through on those hiring plans unless they can sort out their cash flow problems. These results, which come from the Small Business Monitor survey released this week by American Express OPEN, present an interesting wrinkle for those waiting on a surge in hiring (see the OPEN Forum Small Business Monitor chart).
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Ladies, your men need to be honored as well. Holding your man in high regard in front of others, that's honor. Other women may be dogging their men, but if you remember that he's working diligently to take care of you and the family and he's being the best father/husband/lover/head of household he can be, you can honor him even when he's not around. The world's greatest men have all made mistakes, but they have also been honored by their wives. Ladies, I can speak for many of us when I say, the rest of the world may be against your man, at work, in social circles, believe it or not, maybe even at church. You can't control any of that. The one thing you can do which may help to overshadow the negativity in his life…honor him for who he is. He may not even share with you his challenges or pain. Sometimes, that's how we men are built. Please be aware, if your husband/fiancée/significant other is assisting in providing for you and your family, he has a lot of weight on his shoulders. If you show that you merit and value his position to you, at least he knows the people that matter most have his back when he may feel life is dealing him a tough hand or the world is against him.
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General Services Administration senior executive Sanjeev "Sonny" Bhagowalia has accepted a new post as the state of Hawaii's first full-time chief information officer starting in July, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced.
Bhagowalia currently serves as deputy associate administrator of the GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, a post he has held since May 2010. At the GSA he has helped to implement White House open government and e-government initiatives including Data.gov, cloud computing, data center consolidation and mobile applications.
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I wonder whether these 2 month wonder projects (Sonny's Data.gov) are behind our current IT malaise of overheated expectations and anecdotal victories. Either data.gov was a repositioned older, longer project for which Sonny takes undue credit or Data.gov was rapidly built like a Potemkin village that will collapse as soon as the props holding it up are removed.
Good catch Observer. Also wasn't this a remarkably short GSA tenure?? I thought he was going to be the guru to the future of GSA cloud offerings? http://fedscoop.com/tv/gsas-sonny-bhagowalia-on-benefits-of-cloud-computing-to-the-federal-government/
Hmmm ... "credited for extraordinary achievement for getting Data.gov up and running in just two months". Did someone validate this statement? Wasn't data.gov up and running before he arrived? Also, isn't it just a recasting of geospatial onstop w/ more data sets.


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City on western edge of the metro enjoys both measured growth and a quaint feel.
Todd Bartels, Hanover Economic Development Authority chairman, works at Pearson Bros. Inc., which sealcoats roads in the Midwest.
The far western suburb of Hanover straddles a river, two counties and a blend of identities.
The town is rural and suburban, pastoral and industrial, historic and new. Once on the verge of explosive growth, its current state is now balanced, residents say.
"The problems with the housing market gave us a chance to slow down a bit and make sure the community was the way we wanted it to be," said Jim Hennessey, a retired Honeywell executive who has lived in Hanover for more than a decade.
Back in 1999, Hanover, which sits on the border of Hennepin and Wright counties, had no stoplights, three bars and restaurants with limited meals. Now there's a new liquor store, a bank, a computer store and a 24-hour fitness center. The traffic near the light on County Road 19 gets backed up at rush hour, and waits are frequent for the lunch buffet and dinner at the River Inn downtown.
Some 30 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, out on Interstate 94 and through St. Michael, Hanover now has about 2,900 residents, up from 1,300 in 2000, when the first phase of the Crow River Heights residential development was moving ahead. Back then, City Council meetings could be contentious, because wary residents were concerned about the potential of life-altering growth in the town, which embraces the Crow River. Founded in 1891, Hanover has maintained a historic bridge over the river and a quaint feel unimpeded by big-box chains.
On one edge of town, an older development with split levels blends into the newer, mostly taupe homes without decks that back up to lush cornfields.
Out in the Bridges at Hanover development, where the homes come with bigger porches and garages, residents might see cows out in a nearby farm.
White-fenced horse farms are nestled down the roads from developments carrying inscrutably nouveau street names such as Mallard, Meadowlark, Meander, Kadler, Kaitlin, Kayla and Kalea.
It's a blend, or as Hennessey says proudly of the mix: "You can still smell the manure."
'Nicest drive in the world'
The juxtaposition isn't incidental.
"It's not just about growing — it's about how you grow," said Todd Bartels, chairman of the city's Economic Development Authority. Bartels doesn't live in Hanover, but he works for Pearson Bros. Inc., a seal-coating company that moved into the town's industrial park in 2005. The company trucks rumble in and out at all hours in the summer for the climate-driven business. Mechanics work in the back garages, and drivers sleep in trailers so they can log longer hours.
Chris Strong, who runs Pearson with her brothers, said Hanover welcomed the company's heavy equipment on its roads. "Some cities, they don't want you coming in with the trucks anymore," she said.
Hanover also welcomed Pearson's neighbor, Astro Engineering and Manufacturing. Owner George Ross moved the company out from Plymouth to get "double the space for less money," he said. The property taxes are about a fourth of what he paid in the closer-in suburb, Ross said.
"They're more lenient here," he said. Ross, a Wayzata native, also enjoys the 20-minute river road commute from his home west of Delano. "I've got the nicest drive in the world."
Settling into modest growth


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Book of Saints – Daniel – 21 July
DANIEL (Saint) Prophet. (July 21) (5th century B.C.) One of the Four Great Prophets, and the inspired writer of the book under his name in Holy Scripture, of which the Church recognizes some sections whose Divine origin was unknown to the Jews. Besides what is therein narrated, tradition holds that the holy Prophet did not return into Judaea with his fellow-countrymen, but remained in Persia, where he died, a centenarian. The Roman Martyrology indicates Babylon as the place of his death, but his tomb is still shown at Susa. His relics, translated to Alexandria, are now venerated at Venice. The Greeks keep his Feast on December 17, together with that of the Three Children cast into the fiery furnace (Daniel 3).
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- Monks of Ramsgate. "Daniel". Book of Saints, 1921. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 October 2012. Web. 6 March 2015. <http://saints.sqpn.com/book-of-saints-daniel-21-july/>


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