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Glasscock County News
Volume 18, Number 07 Garden City, Texas April 11, 2012
County Delays Decision on Abatement
Meeting in regular session April 9, the Glasscock County Commissioners' Court postponed a decision on whether to grant a tax abatement to a DCP gas plant until its May 14 meeting. Clay Fowler of Capitol Appraisal in Austin and Trey Novosod, representing DCP, attended the meeting.
Fowler told the court the abatement under discussion would cost the county approximately $1.5 million in tax dollars over a ten-year period. He said most abatements are granted to encourage economic development in an area, usually in the form of jobs. Manufacturing plants are often given abatements, he said. He mentioned a wind farm in a neighboring county that was given an abatement, but employs only seven people and most live out of the county. He questioned the economic benefit of that abatement to the county that gave it.
Glasscock County Judge Kim Halfmann said an abatement to the DCP plant might be opening the doors for more abatements for future gas plants, and Commissioner Gary Jones noted that no other similar entity has even asked for an abatement.
More Teeth into Driveway Permits
Commissioners discussed tweaking the county's commercial driveway permit to try and get tank batteries farther off county roads without impacting landowners. Commissioners and Sheriff Keith Burnett agree that the permits are not perfect, but are working most of the time, and both regulations and compliance will get better.
Burnett asked for and got the commissioners' court's approval to work with landowners where necessary to make safe places for school busses to pull over to load and unload students and to turn around.
He also asked commissioners to have signs in their precincts replaced that have been painted with offensive language. Burnett said he gets the calls from citizens who are angered by the signs continued presence.
Commissioner Mark Halfmann asked Burnett how farmers are going to move equipment along roadways in the county with all the truck traffic. Burnett had no answer except to say that he doesn't see how it's possible to safely move equipment on CR 125, CR 110, CR130 or State Highway 33. He added that it is not legal to move such equipment at night.
Burnett advised the court that he will be asking for a third deputy in the next fiscal year. He said, "We're being run over!" He also said much of his department's equipment is getting old and will soon need replacing.
Animal Control Association Helps With Predator/Pig Control Efforts
Lynn Glass gave Judge Halfmann a check for $8,900 from the county livestock association to help fund predator control. The money comes from voluntary donations from county livestock producers.
Donald Petersen with TxDOT gave commissioners an update on their regional activities, but seal coating the shoulders on State Highway 2401 was the only 2012 project in Glasscock County.
There were no Glasscock County applicants for recent TxDOT job openings.
Commissioners will get specifications together for a fire barn at the Drumright location and construction of an equipment shed at the county barn on CR 415 with the intention of putting bid proposals out after their May 14 meeting.
Saying they needed more information, the court tabled until the May meeting a request from Eco-Drip for a relay radio on the water tower in Garden City, which would help the company's Internet service.
The court accepted a conflict of interest statement from Commissioner Halfmann, part owner of Desert Stone Quarry.
New Sound System Slated for Gym
At a special meeting March 22, GCISD Superintendent Steve Long reported to the board that a pre-bid meeting with architects and contractors to discuss the high school renovation had gone well. He said work will probably start June 4 and should be completed before school begins in August. Long showed a rendered ceiling plan for the rotunda area, with the starburst done in red, black and white, as it is now. The board seemed to agree they wanted to keep the school colors in the ceiling, while changing the wall colors.
Long reported that a new sound system in the game gymnasium will cost $13,000. The board agreed that the current system is awful. Board member Tibby Niehues said there simply has to be a way to make the sound such that people are understandable. Other board members said the school wouldn't pay for anything less.
After a lengthy closed session regarding teachers' contracts, the board approved 20 one-year term teacher contracts, five multiple assignment one-year term contracts, one probationary contract and eight independent contractors.
The board also raised the salary schedule for non-teaching positions (maintenance, bus drivers, secretaries, cafeteria workers, bookkeeper and substitute teachers).
Harston Resigns; T. Burnett GGCD Manager
At a special meeting Feb. 1, the Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District's Board of Directors accepted Rick Harston's resignation and hired Tisha Burnett as the new manager/secretary. Burnett will have a 90-day probation period and a general contract, with an annual salary of $40,000.
At its regular meeting March 20 (Allan Fuchs absent), the board directed Burnett to gather managers' contracts from several other water districts for board review. The board wants a new contract to replace the one it has used for many years, which board members have decided has "no teeth." After review, the board may write a contract, or have a lawyer write it.
Burnett and the board discussed an oil well which Apache plans to drill that is close to the Garden City Water System's reserve water supply, northwest of the county road equipment barn on CR 415. Burnett said there is nothing the water district can do to stop the drilling as long as the company is within state and district rules, which she said it is.
Directors said county government and GGCD need to stand together in attempting to protect the public water supply.
Burnett reported that the May directors election will be canceled, since no director plans to resign and no one else is running for a position on the board. Directors are Kenneth Braden, Wayne Hirt, Galen Schwartz, Allan Fuchs and Russell Halfmann. The terms of Braden, Hirt and Fuchs are expiring in May.
Burnett also said the county is in a "severe drought," according to the Palmer Drought Survey, and she will issue the appropriate notices regarding that fact.
Burnett, reporting on a recent meeting of the West Texas Weather Modification Assn., said 128 clouds were seeded from April 20 to Oct. 11, 2011; she said 11 of those clouds were seeded over Glasscock County. She said three of the associations four planes are operational, with the fourth to be ready soon. All four are currently stationed in San Angelo. GGCD pays more than $26,000 annually for its part of the WTWMA's cloud seeding efforts.
County EMS Stocks Ambulances with Donation
Medical treatment aboard an ambulance can mean the difference between life and death in critical emergency situations. The minutes it takes to get to a hospital can be deadly if treatment isn't administered while en route. The Glasscock County EMS recently received a $2,500 donation to stock its ambulances with life saving materials through America's Farmers Grow CommunitiesSM. Charles Braden, a farmer in Glasscock County, was a winner in the program and directed the donation to the EMS.
"The EMS helps the whole community and it is made up of all volunteer workers," Braden said. "They don't get paid for being on call 24 hours a day, so I am happy to do everything I can to help them and make their job easier."
The service will use the $2,500 to purchase supplies for the ambulances, including new batteries, medications, bandages and blood pressure monitors. These purchases will allow the service to remain in compliance with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
"Grow Communities is an amazing program," said Christy Seidenberger, president of the EMS. "We also received the donation last year and it helped us purchase needed pediatric supplies, and this year we look forward to purchasing blood pressure monitors."
In a ceremony held on April 3 at the school in Garden City, Braden got the chance to present the Glasscock County Volunteer EMS with the $2,500 donation.
Through America's Farmers Grow Communities:
· Farmers in 1,245 eligible counties have the chance to win $2,500 for their favorite community nonprofit organizations.
· The Monsanto Fund has invested more than $3.1 million to rural communities this year alone.
· More than $352,500 in total has been donated to nonprofits in Texas.
· A list of all winners and more information can be found at www.growcommunities.com.
Grow Communities is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund to invest in farm communities such as Glasscock County. It aims to highlight the important contributions farmers such as Braden make every day to our society.
Finely Textured Lean Beef Information
Glasscock County Extension Agents recently received the following message from Dan Hale, Professor and Extension Meat Specialist at Texas A & M.
"Agents: I have personally viewed the process of producing finely textured lean beef. It is safe and 100% beef. Its physical characteristics and make-up described in the media are misrepresentations. If you have further questions please call me at 979-587-9245. Our faculty has reviewed this product extensively.
The following is a good, accurate overview that I received from the Texas Beef Council."
The Texas Beef Council is a non-profit organization funded by Texas farmers and ranchers. For more than 25 years, we have focused on sound science to communicate the benefits of lean beef in an overall healthy diet. Because of our commitment to educating consumers, we are providing you with this information today to present facts on a subject you have either read, seen or heard about in the past several weeks.
You have probably received a few questions or wondered yourself about lean finely textured beef (LFTB), or what the media are calling "pink slime." I can understand why! At the Texas Beef Council many of us are health conscious parents, and just like you, we want to make sure our families, school children and Texas consumers have access to high-quality, safe food. Unfortunately, as with so many things, it's hard to discern the facts from the hype. Here's what you should know and can share with anyone asking you about LFTB:
1) LFTB is beef. When steaks and roasts are cut, it creates the "trim" that becomes ground beef. The LFTB goes through a process to remove fat from the beef trim that can't effectively be reclaimed with a knife. It is then added to ground beef as a concentrated, lean source of protein. Though some media outlets are reporting this product is filler, that's not true.
2) Ground beef that includes LFTB is proven safe and supported by independent scientists, safety advocates and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). By law, E. coli and Salmonella cannot be in meat supplied for school lunch. In some cases, a small, safe amount of ammonia gas or citric acid is used in the process of LFTB, which like other safety measures along the way, reduces the potential for bacterial contamination. FSIS has reviewed and approved this practice as safe, and safety advocates have applauded it as an effective way of ensuring safe beef for consumers.
3) Processing aids like ammonia gas, citric acid and others do not appear singled out on food labels because by definition and by law, they do not affect the finished food.
4) The nutritional profiles of LFTB and traditional ground beef are nearly identical. LFTB is 90-to-95% lean (5-10% fat) and, just like all beef, is a good or excellent source of 10 essential nutrients including protein, iron, zinc and B vitamins.
5) LFTB offers affordable nutrition for kids, which is critical given shrinking school budgets, rising food costs and the fact that for many kids, school lunch is their best chance at getting a well-balanced meal during the day.
You may be wondering if we're talking about the same product after all you've heard or read about "pink slime," but the fact is, the gross descriptions of this product and process aren't true. LFTB is simply a low-fat source of beef added to ground beef used in dishes you know and love.
There are a number of resources available if you're interested in learning more or looking for information to share, including: a fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture; video of the process from one of the LFTB suppliers, Beef Products Inc.; an interview and expert Q&A with Dr. Russell Cross, former FSIS administrator and current head of the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University; and a "pink slime" myth debunking website.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions or concerns. I'd be happy to connect you to a number of experts on this subject.
Sincerely, Richard Wortham, Texas Beef Council Executive Vice President, firstname.lastname@example.com
April 15: Spring Chicken Affair in San Angelo
Sunday, April 15th – that's the date brightly colored tents will dot San Angelo's southwest skyline, fryers will bubble with 9,000 pieces of chicken and musical entertainment will fill the air. The occasion is the 30th annual Spring Chicken Affair set to begin at 11 a.m. on Knickerbocker Road behind First Financial Bank to benefit West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
Tickets are $8 per person at the event or in advance at the sponsors of this popular fundraiser: First Financial Bank, H-E-B Food Store and Foster Communications. The San Angelo Restaurant Association provides the expertise and personnel to serve the Sunday-after-church fried chicken meal with all the trimmings.
For those who can't stay and enjoy the activities, take-out meals will be
available. Also, thanks to Home Motors Towing Service, volunteers will deliver
food to homebound individuals within the San Angelo city limits who have no
transportation or have physical limitations which prevent them from attending.
Call WT Rehab at 223-6300 by April 11 to arrange for delivery.
Featured entertainment will be provided during the event by The Divas … five performers who are known for strong vocals, surprising instrumentals and a genuine appreciation for each other's talents.
"All of us at Rehab are extremely grateful to everyone responsible for this huge undertaking and we invite the Center's friends from the Concho Valley to come and join the fun as serving lines will be open until 2 p.m.," said WTRC President Woody Gilliland. Events such as the Spring Chicken Affair make it possible for the Center to serve all who seek its services, regardless of their financial circumstances. For more information about the event or Rehab services, call 223-6300 or visit the web site at www.WestTexasRehab.org.
In The Spotlight
• Lane Halfmann was awarded All American Honors in livestock judging at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, placing fourth highest of more than 300 participants. He was a member of the Blinn Community College judging team. Halfmann, the son of Terry and Mark Halfmann, is a sophomore at Blinn and will transfer to Texas Tech next fall.
• Filing dates for school board positions are July 21 – Aug. 20, according to Kathy Wheat. Board members whose terms are expiring are Tibby Niehues, Kevin Hirt, Nathan Halfmann and Doug Jost. Newly elected members will serve four-year terms.
• Those who need to do business at the Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District office in Garden City should call ahead to be sure someone is there. Manager Tisha Burnett sometimes has to be out of the office, and part-time help may not be available. Burnett says office phone calls roll to her cell phone, so she shouldn't miss calls.
• The Board of Director of the Glasscock County Appraisal District is seeking applicants for the position of Chief Appraiser. This has been a part time position in the past. The directors have decided that it is time to make this position full time because of the significant increase in the workload of the appraisal district due to legislative changes and the many changes happening in our county. Applications will be accepted until 4:00 pm on April 20, 2012 or until the position is filled. For more information or for an application, please contact the Glasscock County Appraisal District, P.O. Box 155, 124 S. Myrl Street, Garden City, TX 79739, Ph: 432-354-2580, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
• GCISD Kindergarten Registration for 2012 – 2013 is Wednesday, May 9 at 2:45 p.m. Children who will be attending Garden City's kindergarten next year are invited to come to the kindergarten classrooms where they will be able to meet the teacher, and to participate in fun activities. Children need to be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2012 to enroll. Parents will go to the elementary office to register their children. Bring a copy of your child's birth certificate, shot record, and social security card. If you are unable to register your child at this time, come by the elementary office at your convenience or call 354- 2243.
• Swim lessons will be June 11-14 and June 18-21 for ages 3 and up. You can email Tibby Niehues at email@example.com or call 432-264-8220 or 432-354-2220 for more information or to sign up. The cost is $20 per week.
• The Gutierrez family thanks everyone in the community for their prayers and support during Alicia's recent health crisis. Your kindness and generosity are greatly appreciated.
• There will be a rabies vaccination clinic May 10 at the St. Lawrence Church Pavilion from 1 to 3 p.m. and in Garden City at the community center from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $8 per animal for rabies; $20 for distemper/parvo, $15 for feline distemper, $5 for dewormer, $12 for Bordetella and $10 for rattlesnake vaccine. For horses, the cost is $10 for rabies, $20 for a Coggins test, $20 for distemper/strangles, $15 for flu/rhino, $25 for west nile, $25 for encephalitis/tetanus or option of one $25 shot for west nile/encephalitis/tetanus. Animals must be present; no "take home" medications.
The clinic is sponsored by the Glasscock County Extension Program Council and partial proceeds will go to the local 4-H club. Dr. Dustin McElwee of Brock Veterinary Clinic will provide the service. By law, it is the owner's responsibility to have pets vaccinated against rabies.
• Reminder: Bearkats, Classes 1960 thru 1970 will have a reunion April 21 at the Hampton Inn in Brownwood. The event starts at 10 a.m. with a meal at 1 p.m. Individuals are responsible for making their own reservations by calling 325/641-1122. Contact Sandra Seidenberger Wilde, 432/397-2373, firstname.lastname@example.com or Tavie Daniel Murphy 830/303-8850 (day), 830/379-4860 (night), email@example.com if you are coming (so they have a meal count), or for more information.
• REMINDER: Farmers can nominate a school district for a $25,000 grant from Monsanto to enhance the areas of science and/or math. The nomination period ends April 15. Go to www.GrowRuralEducation.com to nominate your school.
• Glasscock County Sheriff's Office Monthly Report March 1 - 31: Wrecks – 7, Livestock/Animal Calls – 5, Medical Calls – 8, Rescue – 1, Fires – 0, Assist Motorist – 3, Arrests – 6, Other – 2, Oilfield Calls –7, Theft –7, Total Citations – 103.
4-H News:
2012 Major Stock Show Results
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Livestock Judging Results:
• Practice Contest at Texas Tech:
The team of Brody Halfmann, Reggie
Halfmann, Rafe Royall and Bryson Batla placed 2nd.
The team of Matthew Halfmann, Peyton Royall, Allyson Halfmann and Chapman Royall was 10th.
• San Angelo Stock Show- Livestock Judging Contest:
Senior Team- Brody Halfmann, Reggie
Halfmann, Blayne Batla and Bryson Batla 2nd place
• Clarendon College Invitational Judging Contest:
Senior Team- Brody Halfmann, Reggie
Halfmann, Blayne Batla and Bryson Batla- 6th Place
From the Schoolhouse
Jr. High TMSCA Meet Results:
At the Plains meet, Garden City Jr. High placed 1st in Sweepstakes competing with 1A – 3A schools, placing first in number sense, calculator and science. Nineteen students qualified to compete in San Antonio in April.
Individual placements were:
Number Sense- 1st Team: 8th grade – Rafe Royall 2nd, Seth Miller 3rd, Hope Halfmann 4th, Carlie Hollingsworth 5th, Hugo Almazan 7th, Braeden Jones 8th, Ashlyn Koenning 9th; 7th grade – Jackson Abney 2nd, Nohemi Cardenas 4th, Kortney Halfmann 5th, Itzamara Carranza 7th, Christy Montes 10th; 6th grade – Scott Miller 1st, Kenzie Schaefer 2nd, Xalli Sotelo 3rd.
Calculator- 1st Team: 8th grade – Ashlyn Koenning 2nd, Rafe Royall 3rd, Hope Halfmann 6th, Megan Hughes 7th, Seth Miller 9th, Hugo Almazan 10th; 7th grade – Nohemi Cardenas 1st, Kortney Halfmann 2nd, Itzamara Carranza 4th, Christy Montes 6th; 6th grade – Derek Halfmann 1st, Ally Burnett 3rd, Scott Miller 4th, Kenzie Schaefer 5th.
Math- 1st Team: 8th grade – Carlie Hollingsworth 1st, Rafe Royall 3rd, Hugo Almazan 4th, Seth Miller 5th, Braeden Jones 6th, Hope Halfmann 7th, Ashlyn Koenning 7th; 7th grade – Nohemi Cardenas 1st, Jackson Abney 3rd, Christy Montes 4th, Kortney Halfmann 5th, Itzamara Carranza 6th; 6th grade – Scott Miller 1st, Ally Burnett 2nd, Kenzie Schaefer 3rd.
Science- 1st Team: 8th grade – Rafe Royall 1st, Seth Miller 2nd, Braeden Jones 4th, Hugo Almazan 6th, Ashlyn Koenning 10th; 7th grade – Jackson Abney 4th, Nohemi Cardenas 6th.
TMSCA State Meet Results:
Team placements: Number Sense 4th, Calculator 6th, Math 9th, Science 9th, Sweepstakes 8th.
Individual Results: Peyton Schaefer 10th Number Sense; Lexie Schaefer – 5th Number Sense, 6th Calculator, 5th Math, 7th Science; Ashley Halfmann – 10th Number Sense, 9th Calculator, 7th Math; Brazos Hirt – 4th Number Sense, 8th Calculator, 8th Math, 9th Science; Kadden Kothmann – 8th Number Sense, 4th Calculator, 9th Math, 2nd Science; Holly Halfmann – 7th Calculator, 6th Science; Hope Allen – 9th Calculator.
FFA News:
AG Mechanic Results:
GCISD students entered three projects in the Houston show, which had a total of 398 entries.
Individual entries:
• 12' Entrance Gate — Maddie Hoelscher and Calleen Jansa, 1st in class, 4 in division, 4 in overall showmanship
• Water Well Pulling Wheel — Sarah Hoelscher and Carlie Hollingsworth, 4th in class
•1929 Farmall Regular — Jacob Dalton, Katy Multer, Cassie Hirt, Taylor Hughes, did not place in the top 4
All 3 projects received a blue ribbon for quality.
Dates to Note:
April 12 – Area Track Meet @G.C.; April 14 – State Robotics @Dallas; State JH TMSCA @San Antonio; Area OAP @ Howard College; Area Livestock Judging @ Texas Tech.
Check the school website at: http://www.gckats.net for a schedule of current events and sporting events
REMINDER: Schedules are subject to change!
Next Issue Date and Deadline
The next issue of the Glasscock County News will be May 16, 2012. The deadline for that issue is May 14, but earlier material is helpful. Send information to: P.O. Box 98, Garden City, TX 79739; phone or fax: 432/354-2221; e-mail: email@example.com.
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SteamOS Beta Non-UEFI Support & Other Untested Features
Subject: General Tech, Systems | January 22, 2014 - 06:27 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, SteamOS
When Valve launched SteamOS, it was definitely a beta product. Its installer prompted Ryan to make a troubleshooting video on our Youtube channel. It also apparently required a computer equipped with a UEFI which only became common about two or three years ago. It is also very difficult to install as a dual-boot configuration which complicates its coexistence with Windows (because Microsoft will certainly not support it from their end).
Thankfully, most or all of these issues are being addressed in the latest beta SteamOS ISO... at your own risk. They are very careful to highlight that this beta has not been properly tested. Given that their initial release could nuke a random hard drive full of data, I would take that warning seriously.
These changes come from the project, "Ye Old SteamOSe". I am not sure that it solves the USB overwrite issue that we experienced (unless it was already fixed at some point) but I would expect that custom partitions and dual-boot would be impossible if that bug still existed. The highlighted features, according to the announcement's comments, are:
- Non-EFI support
- DVD install support
- Custom partitions in Expert mode (cannot resize NTFS partitions).
- Dual-boot in Expert mode.
If you would like to give SteamOS installation another shot, on a machine that you feel comfortable testing software with, then check out the Steam Universe thread.
Valve Virtual Reality Project at Steam Dev Days
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | January 21, 2014 - 04:35 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, virtual reality
Steam Dev Days was last week. At it, Valve announced a redesign of their Steam Controller and the removal of Steam Greenlight, among other notables. This was a press-free event, officially. Of course, due to Twitter and other social media platforms, everyone can decide to be a journalist on a whim. Things are going to leak out.
Other things are going to be officially released, too.
Michael Abrash held a speech at the event discussing his virtual reality initiative within Valve. Both it and the Steam Machine project was in question when the company released Jeri Ellsworth and several other employees. After SteamOS was announced and castAR, Jeri's project at Valve, had its Kickstarter, it was assumed that Valve gave up on augmented reality. Despite this, they still kept Michael Abrash on their staff.
I would speculate, completely from an outside position, that two virtual reality groups existed at one point (at least to some extent). The project seems to have been sliced into two parts, one leaving with Jeri and one continuing with Michael. I seriously doubt this had anything to do with the "High School Cliques" that Jeri was referring to, however. She said it was "longtime staff" (Michael was newly hired around the end of Portal 2's development) and not within her hardware team.
These are the specs that Valve has developed prototypes to.
1K x 1K per eye is about 100x less than they would like, however.
Ooo... 100 megapixels per eye.
I just believe it all shook out to an unfortunate fork in the project.
Politics aside, Michael Abrash sees virtual reality affecting "the entire entertainment industry" and will be well supported by Steam. I hope this would mean that Valve will finally drop the hammer on music and movie distribution. I have been expecting this ever since the Steam infrastructure was upgraded back in July 2011. Of course, neither server or software will solve content availability but I am still expecting them to take a shot at it. Remember that Valve is creating movies, could they have plans for virtual reality content?
The latest prototype of the Oculus Rift uses camera tracking for low-latency visibility.
This looks like Valve's solution.
The PDF slide deck is publicly available and each page includes the script he heavily followed. Basically, reading this is like being there, just less fun.
Steam Controller Is Changing?
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling, Shows and Expos | January 16, 2014 - 08:19 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Dev Days, Steam Controller, CES 2014, CES
Valve has always been a company based on experimentation and it looks like the Steam Controller is not the lighthouse which guides SteamOS through the fog. Just a week after presenting the prototype at CES, a 3D mockup of a new one makes not-insignificant changes. Gone is the touchscreen and the first revealed button placement. Frankly, just about the only things untouched on the front face are the twin touchpads and the palm grips.
Image Credit: Leszek Godlewski (Twitter)
To fully understand the breadth of the changes, the announcement image is included below. There is basically no discussion about the back so that aspect might be untouched.
The changes were apparently made to assist compatibility with games ported from more traditional input schemes. Looking at the original prototype, there was no obvious mapping from a Sony or Microsoft-based controller to those buttons spread out for both the left and right thumbs to access. The new setup is the typical four face buttons on the right and four more buttons on the left as a surrogate directional pad. If they continue to iterate down this path I hope that the directional pad is more effective than most from the last two generations. It looks like the four directions are separated from one another which does not inspire confidence.
There are two stories which entangle on this one. The first is that Valve is willing to perform rapid iteration until they achieve what they consider a maximum. That is the method to quickest success especially since it allows cross-pollination between designs.
The second is that it also makes the public a little bit nervous.
Steam In-Home Streaming Closed Beta First Wave Begins
Subject: General Tech, Networking | January 15, 2014 - 07:27 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, SteamOS, pc game streaming
In-Home Streaming could be the feature most likely to kick-off SteamOS adoption. This functionality brings existing PCs to televisions without requiring the user to actually bring the box to their living room. Likewise, to justify purchasing a SteamOS behemoth, it seems likely to me that Valve will allow streaming back to Steam client from Steam Machines.
Video Credit: Devin Watson (Youtube)
Obviously the catalog of Windows games is the most obvious usage for In-Home Streaming but, in some years, maintaining just one high-end computer might dominate.
We will soon find out more about how it works. Valve has just allowed the first wave of development partners (and apparently many others) to the In-Home Streaming closed beta. Youtube videos are already beginning to leak out, or not-leak out depending on the NDA if one exists, which show it in action. The video, embedded above, is of a Lenovo T410 with an Intel Core i5 and integrated graphics streaming DayZ over Wireless-G. It looks pretty good at, they claim, without any noticeable lag.
The floodgates are open. Now, we wait with our umbrellas.
CES 2014: Kyle Orland (Ars Technica) Tries Steam Controller
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | January 9, 2014 - 07:21 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: CES 2014, CES, valve, Steam Controller
Valve has garnered a lot of hype leading up to this CES. This event was the launch of Steam Machines from their OEM partners. The line-up for their keynote speech was intense, Ryan tweeting in the crowd a whole half of an hour before the speech. Finally, at 7:59 pm EST, Gabe begun to speak... and taking questions by 8:02. Included below is a dramatization of the event.
Yes, I know, "Simpsons did it..."
... South Park probably did it too.
As previously reported, thirteen OEM designs were presented and available to discuss their product. Steam controllers came up during the question period and brought out a pretty big detail: while Valve will be making the Steam Controller, other manufacturers will be allowed to make their own. Currently release date and expected price are still unknown.
Some journalists actually got their hands on the official Steam Controller and they, naturally, shared their thoughts. Kyle Orland of Ars Technica was one of them and his opinion was quite literally split down the middle. On the one hand, pun fully intended, aiming felt about as comfortable and effective as a mouse. On the other hand, movement in legacy mode was aggravating without any tactile feedback signaling where any of the eight directions (up, down, left, right, and the diagonals) start and end.
Again, this opinion only stands for shooter-style games in "Legacy Mode". Developers can use the controller more effectively when they design their title for the actual API. Legacy mode maps controller input to mouse and keyboard events and signals.
He also had other comments (positive and negative) about the button layout and other aspects of the controller. It might be worth checking out if you keep in mind: it is early times and he only had a few minutes to base his opinion.
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CES 2014 Podcast Day 2 - ASUS, Lucid, Valve, Seagate and more!!
Subject: General Tech | January 7, 2014 - 10:21 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, valve, SteamOS, Seagate, podcast, lucid, LaCie, iosafe, CES 2014, CES, asus
CES 2014 Podcast Day 2 - 01/06/14
It's time for podcast fun at CES! Join us as we talk about the second day of the show including new products from ASUS, Lucid, Valve, Seagate and more!!
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Subject: Editorial, General Tech | January 7, 2014 - 07:25 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: valve, SteamOS, steambox, opinion, Gabe Newell, CES 2014, CES
Valve Co-Founder Gabe Newell took the stage at a press conference in Las Vegas last night to introduce SteamOS powered Steam Machines and the company's hardware partners for the initial 2014 launch. And it has been quite the launch thus far, with as many as 13 companies launching at least one Steambox PC.
The majority of Steam Machines are living room friendly Mini-ITX (or smaller) form factors, but that has not stopped other vendors from going all out with full-tower builds. The 13 hardware partners have all put their own spin on a SteamOS-powered PC, and by the second half of 2014, users will be able to choose from $500 SFF cubes to ~$1000 Mini-ITX builds with dedicated graphics, to powerhouse desktop PCs that have MSRPs up to $6,000 and multiple GPUs. In fact, aside from SteamOS and support for the Steam Controller, the systems do not share much else, offering up unique options–which is a great thing.
For the curious, the 13 Steam Machine hardware vendors are listed below.
- Alienware
- Alternate
- CyberPowerPC
- Digital Storm
- Falcon Northwest
- Gigabyte
- iBuyPower
- Materiel.net
- Next
- Origin PC
- Scan Computers
- Webhallen
- Zotac
As luck would have it for those eager to compare all of the available options, the crew over at Ars Technica have put together a handy table of the currently-known specifications and pricing of each company's Steam Machines! Some interesting takeaways from the chart include the almost even division between AMD and NVIDIA dedicated graphics while Intel has a single hardware win with it's Iris Pro 5200 (Gigabyte BRIX Pro). On the other hand, on the CPU side of things, Intel has the most design wins with AMD having as many as 3 design wins versus Intel's 10 (in the best case scenario). The pricing is also interesting. While there are outliers that offer up very expensive and affordable models, the majority of Steam Machines tend to be closer to the $1000 mark than either the $500 or $2000+ price points. In other words, about the same amount of money for a mid-range DIY PC. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as users are getting decent hardware for their money, a free OS, and OEM warranty/support (and there is nothing stopping the DIYers from making their own Steamboxes).
A SFF Steambox (left) from Zotac and a full-tower SteamOS gaming desktop from Falcon Nothwest (right).
So far, I have to say that I'm more impressed than not with the Steam Machine launch which has gone off better than I had expected. Here's hoping the hardware vendors are able to come through at the announced price points and Valve is able to continue wrangling developer support (and to improve the planned game streaming functionality from a Windows box). If so, I think Valve and it's partners will have a hit on their hands that will help bring PC gaming into the living room and (hopefully) on par (at least) in the mainstream perspective with the ever-popular game consoles (which are now using x86 PC architectures).
What do you think about the upcoming crop of Steam Machines? Does SteamOS have a future? Let us know your thoughts and predictions in the comments below!
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Valve Releases Steamworks API for Steam Controller
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | December 19, 2013 - 08:42 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Controller
The Steam Controller is a gamepad where touch replaces analog joysticks. Developed internally at Valve, its design focused on being a comfortable gaming accessory which did not compromise on the accuracy allowed by an absolute position-based input device (ie: a mouse). Velocity-based inputs, such as thumbsticks, have the hand-eye and/or timing problem where we need feedback to know when to cease giving input to actually stop. It is a lot easier to make a good estimate of how far to move your hand (or finger, or eye) and perform that action without further feedback necessary.
It is just how we behave.
Valve is very confident in their design and believes that it is accurate enough to emulate a mouse. In fact, most games (if and until the Steam Controller gains traction) will be operating in "Legacy Mode" which emulates a mouse and keyboard. They are requesting that the community develop many shared profiles, on a game-by-game basis, to give a large catalog of known configurations by the time the device ships publicly.
But what about the not "Legacy Mode"? The main announcement is that Valve has shipped the controller's Steamworks API to allow developers direct access to its hardware. In other words, rather than emulate a mouse and keyboard, the developer can use the hardware in the way they see fit. Of course this will be most useful for the touchscreen (if a blank 4-quadrant button is insufficient) and the haptic feedback but can also mean new methods of emulating the velocity-based input of a gamepad.
Remember, I said velocity input is less accurate for things like rapid rotation between randomly oriented targets. Flight games often prefer long continuous input which are great for joysticks and thumbsticks. Simply put, traditional gamepads are "better" at certain things (driving games, flight games, third-person games where accuracy is not important but quickly pressing one of four-or-so commands is, etc.). Many developers will want this controller to solve those problems, too.
Keep an eye out at Steam Universe for more updates like these; they occur rapidly as of late.
A not-so-simple set of instructions
Valve released to the world the first beta of SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system built specifically for PC gaming, on Friday evening. We have spent quite a lot of time discussing and debating the merits of SteamOS, but this weekend we wanted to do an installation of the new OS on a system and see how it all worked.
Our full video tutorial of installing and configuring SteamOS
First up was selecting the hardware for the build. As is usually the case, we had a nearly-complete system sitting around that needed some tweaks. Here is a quick list of the hardware we used, with a discussion about WHY just below.
|Gaming Build
|Intel Core i5-4670K - $222
|EVGA Z87 Stinger Mini ITX Motherboard - $257
|Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB 1866 MHz (2 x 4GB) - $109
|Graphics Card
|NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB - $999
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB SuperClocked - $349
|Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD - $168
|EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Case - $189
|Power Supply
|Included with Case
|Optical Drive
|Slot loading DVD Burnder - $36
|Peak Compute
|Total Price
We definitely weren't targeting a low cost build with this system, but I think we did create a very powerful system to test SteamOS on. First up was the case, the new EVGA Hadron Mini ITX chassis. It's small, which is great for integration into your living room, yet can still hold a full power, full-size graphics card.
The motherboard we used was the EVGA Z87 Stinger Mini ITX - an offering that Morry just recently reviewed and recommended. Supporting the latest Intel Haswell processors, the Stinger includes great overclocking options and a great feature set that won't leave enthusiasts longing for a larger motherboard.
Continue reading our installation and configuration guide for SteamOS!!
SteamOS is here ... well more here than Half Life 3 anyways
Subject: General Tech | December 13, 2013 - 11:59 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: valve, steam os, Gabe Newell
Well it is December 13th and as promised you can get your hands on Steam OS, more or less. We've tried starting the download a few times here at PC Perspective and are running into a few difficulties but maybe you will have better luck. Click onto this link to head to the SteamDB site and you just might be able to get your hands on Valve's new operating system. We have been lead to believe it will bear a lot of resemblance to the already familiar Steam Big Picture though as we have yet to get a working image to install on a machine that is hard to verify. There is a secondary repository you can try as well.
And a new magnet link torrrent just popped up which should help you a lot! Magnet link for torrent download.
As they state on the page "Valve is having server issues (no wonder), download will probably fail." but you probably expected that anyways. Of course you will not be able to download a Steam Machine, unless you are one of those lucky so-and-so's who got in on the beta. Once we have succeeded in installing Gabe's new plaything on a machine you can expect an update but until then why not try it on your own. No word on if this will support badgers or not.
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January 19, 2012
LINN — The town has two new chiefs, but "new" may not be the best word to describe them.
On Jan. 9. the Linn Town Board approved Mark Cates and Jason Smith as the new police and fire chiefs, respectively.
They have taken over the positions previously held by former police chief Dennis Wisniewski and former fire chief Tim Rasch.
Although Wisniewski entered retirement Jan. 6, Rasch said during a Jan. 11 telephone interview he remains a member of the Linn Fire and EMS Department.
Cates and Smith are seasoned veterans.
During a telephone interview Monday, Smith said he has served on the Linn Fire Department since 1992.
He has been the department's treasurer, secretary, lieutenant, captain and, for the last two years, second assistant chief.
"I think I can do the department some good as chief," Smith said.
Not only has Cates served on the Linn Police Department since 1987, he's a police training instructor and has been a state park ranger at Big Foot Beach State Park and an emergency medical technician.
"If you look at the years I've been here, I felt if there was any time in my career for this to happen (becoming police chief), this would be the time," Cates said during a telephone interview Friday. "Hopefully, I can move forward positively."
When it comes to selecting a town police and fire chief, the process differs.
For fire chief, Smith said department members elect a new chief and other officers.
Then, the Linn Town Board decides on finalizing those election winners as the officials.
On Jan. 9, the board did so unanimously.
But it was up to just the five Town Board members to select a new police chief.
During a Jan. 11 telephone interview, Linn Chairman Jim Weiss said the first question board members had to answer was whether to hire from within the department.
"The board investigated whether there was any interest in the position," Weiss said. "Mark had expressed a willingness to talk about it."
Weiss also said he felt good about Cates for the job. Apparently, so did the board. Again, on Jan. 9, the vote was unanimous for Cates.
"Everybody was very comfortable with Mark," Weiss said. "He's a longtime officer in Linn, very well-respected. He knows the community, he knows the residents, he knows the existing officers.
"He has a very calm demeanor and appears to have good focus to help develop all of the officers within the department."
Cates and Smith are replacing people who served their departments for several years.
Wisniewski was a town of Linn police officer for 22-1/2 years. In March 2007, the Linn Town Board selected him to be the next police chief, replacing former chief Gerald Kerns.
Cates was hired as a part-time Linn police officer in 1987. He went full-time in 2000.
But before that, in the late 1980s, Cates also was a ranger at Big Foot and worked part-time for the Geneva Lake Law Enforcement Agency.
"I grew up in this area," he said. "My family had a dairy farm south of Zenda, down on State Line Road. That's where I was born. I went to Reek School, then went to Walworth Grade School and graduated from Big Foot High School. We had moved back to Linn and I graduated from Big Foot in 1980."
Also before 2000, Cates was a certified wastewater treatment plant operator who worked in Fontana.
"Also, during that time, I think it was around '81, '82, I became an EMT and I was on the town of Linn rescue squad," he said.
Currently, Cates also is a firearms and "simunitions" instructor.
Simunitions combines firearms training with scenarios to "bring more reality into" the police-based exercises, he said.
Cates said he enjoys diversity, and he liked being an EMT, but the continuing education requirements grew harder to fit into his schedule.
However, when he would respond to accident calls as an EMT, he said seeing other police officers on the scene opened his eyes to a different profession which would still allow him to help people.
"That's when I realized being a police officer you could help people out," Cates said. "It's not just writing people tickets, it's helping them."
He said he likes the community and its people and one of his goals as the new police chief is to improve communication with everyone in the town.
"It's a pretty spread-out area a very wide range of people we deal with," Cates said. "We deal with multimillionaires and the middle class (and) we want to treat everyone the same."
More about his goals for the department will appear in a future edition of the Regional News.
But last week, Cates and Weiss expressed excitement about the transition and the changes it may bring.
"I think we're all looking forward to working together and creating a unified cooperation with the chief, all of the town's police officers and the Town Board," Weiss said.
"I appreciate this chance," Cates said. "Hopefully I can work well with the people of the township and the Town Board."
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As for the Linn Fire and EMS Department, Smith said he didn't want to make "a big deal" about his step up in the ranks.
"I don't have any major goals or changes (to make) other than to just keep everybody working together," Smith said.
He is replacing Rasch, who joined the Linn Fire Department in 1995 and became chief in 2004.
On Jan. 11, Rasch said he believes the newly installed officers will do a good job.


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The Comets, under Athletic Director Scott Cathcart, compiled a record 283 points to outdistance Grossmont, last year's winner, which finished second with 213 points.
Palomar won or tied for conference championships in men's water polo, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, baseball, men's golf and men's swimming.
The Comets won the state community college championship in softball for the fifth time and finished third in the state in baseball. San Diego City College won its fourth state title in badminton. Grossmont placed second in the state in sand volleyball and third in the state in both women's indoor volleyball and men's indoor volleyball.
DeVore, a World War II hero and Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient who left a long legacy both in academics and athletics at the college, conference, state and national levels, died in January 2011. He was 92.
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Most of these things are just extra money, but some money is certainly better than no money! Especially if you're without a car and wouldn't have a way to get to and from a part-time job outside the home.
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Slice the Pie is a website you can use to rate and review music. You can sign up at 13 and older. Simply listen to a clip of a song — most of the time by a newer artist — and give it a 1 to 10 rating along with four or five sentences explaining what you liked or didn't like about the music clip. Pay for each music clip you rate varies. Sometimes I get as much as .18 cents and then other times it's down to 7 cents. Slice the Pie occasionally has special promotions where you can earn more for rating songs. They pay out every Tuesday and Friday with Paypal. You must have at least $10 to request your money.
Go here to read my full review of Slice the Pie or here to get started.
Fiverr is a huge marketplace where people post services they are willing to provide for $5. Teens are allowed to sign up and post services here. Fiverr actually has potential to turn into more than just side money. Many people do make their living from Fiverr. If you're wondering what services to offer, just take a look at what other people are offering and see if you can do something similar. Fiverr pays you with Paypal and after all the fees, you will receive almost $4 for every $5 order you receive and complete.
Go here to read more about Fiverr or here to sign up.
U-Haul is a well-known company (I'm sure you've heard of them) that occasionally has work from home customer service type jobs available. This is definitely more of a real job than an extra money gig like most of what is listed here. Most of the work from home customer service jobs I come across require that applicants be at least 18 years old, but U-Haul hires workers that are as young as 16!
You can read my full review of U-Haul here or go here to check and see if they have work from home positions available now.
Sell on Etsy
Etsy is an online marketplace for all things handmade and vintage. You can open up a shop on Etsy with your parent's consent if you are under the age of 18. However, your parent or guardian will have to additionally be the one who manages your shop.
You can learn more about how Etsy works here or go here to read more about opening up a shop on Etsy as a minor.
My Likes
If you are a teen very active on social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) you can earn some money sharing links through My Likes. You can sign up for My Likes as long as you are at least 13. They pay out with Paypal once a week on Fridays if you have earned at least $1. You also have the option of getting paid with an Amazon gift code.
Go here to sign up for My Likes or here to read more about it.
Revenue-Share Writing
Are you a writer? You'll find that most of the upfront pay writing sites won't let you register until you are at least 18, but luckily many of the rev-share sites will let teens sign up to write. Revenue share sites allow you to write articles across many different subjects and accumulate money over time on those articles through ad clicks, social media shares, and more. Some revenue share writing sites that will let teens sign up are as follows:
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Survey Panels
You can get paid a little bit for sharing your opinions as a teen. Many, many online survey panels do permit you to sign up as long as you are at least 13 years old. Like most other things you can do as a teen, this is money that is slow to build up. But the more survey panels you are a member of, the more survey invitations you should receive. Doing surveys here and there as you receive them can certainly add up to extra money in a month's time. Below are some of the better panels out there that allow users to sign up at as young as 13. Note some links below are my affiliate links. Read my disclosure here.
- Epoll – Read Review – 13 & up
- My Survey – Read Review – 14 & up
- Survey Savvy – 14 & up
- Mindfield Online – Read Review – 15 & up
- Chooz – 14 – 35
- Springboard America – Read Review – 14 & up
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Reward Sites
Reward sites are similar in a way to survey sites because it's something you can do here and there to build up cash and rewards over time. These sites usually have a mix of different things you can do to earn — search the web, redeem offers, answer surveys, watch videos, and several other things. Most of them also pay in points. The more you participate, the more you can build up. The points can usually be redeemed for not only Paypal cash but also various merchandise and Amazon gift codes. Here is a list of some of the more popular reward sites you can begin using as a teen:
- Swagbucks – 13 & up – read my review of Swagbucks here.
- InstaGC – 13 & up – Work at Home No Scams has a thorough review of how InstaGC works here.
- Zoombucks – 13 & up
- Quick Rewards – under 18 must get parent's permission (this one pays out daily!)
Jingit is a way to earn money watching videos, taking surveys, and also interacting with their various product campaigns. Teens that are at least 13 can sign up for Jingit. Other requirements are that you must have a Facebook account, a mobile phone with text messaging, and live in the US. Payments are made to a Visa debit card weekly. You will have to sign up for the debit card, you can't send the money to a card you already have.
Go here to read my Jingit review and learn more about how it works or here to go ahead and sign up.
This is a newer online tutoring site that lets you sign up to tutor people in virtually any subject. You do not need to be a professional and you can sign up at as young as 15 years old. So if you are a teen or know a teen that has vast knowledge in a subject that could be taught to others online, this might be a good idea.
Go here to sign up for Enroll.
Qmee is a browser extension that you can install on pretty much any browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.). Once installed, sometimes Qmee will show sponsored advertisements on the side when you're searching on any popular search engine. Each advertisement will pay a certain amount (usually a few cents or more). If you visit any of the ads you see when they pop up, you'll get that cash into your Qmee account. They will pay out instantly to Paypal no matter how much is in your account. Qmee is open to people ages 13 and up in either the US or the UK.
Go here to sign up for Qmee.
Other Tips …
Get a Paypal Account
You'll notice some of these online opportunities pay out with Paypal. It is possible to get a Paypal debit card if you are under 18. You'll just need to ask your parents to sign you up for a Paypal Student Account.
Combine the Above Opportunities
It's pretty obvious that most of the things I found above for teens don't pay all that well. I would suggest combining these to maximize your overall earnings. Do as many as you have time for.
Finding a REAL Work From Home Job
If you are at least 18 and you need an actual work from home job, you should stay updated on the leads I post here Monday through Friday.
I feel that you can never have too many resources for finding home jobs since not all sites post the same leads, which is why I also recommend FlexJobs. This is a very reputable site for home job seekers that posts daily job leads that are pre-screened for scams. They've been featured on USA Today, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal. One month costs $14.95 and for me it's been worth the money. When you begin signing up, you may be greeted by an operator who offers you a coupon code, so your first month of access could be much less expensive than $14.95.
I find interesting new work from home jobs posted there every day from reputable, known companies. If you only want to pay for one month to try it, you can go into your account and set it up so it doesn't bill you for the next month, very easy to do. However, I have decided to keep my subscription.
Helpful E-book
Sell It, Trade It, or Get It Free – a Young Person's Guide to Making Money Online is a really good, useful e-book that may provide some more help. I read through this one several months ago and was very impressed by the ideas it had for young people to earn extra money.
Note to Parents
Be mindful that internet scams are everywhere. Try to screen what your teen is doing online to make sure they aren't getting taken in by one of the many scams floating around. Stay as involved as you can.
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Meet the Newcomers: Sara Summers
Sara Summers
Texas Tech TV's "Meet the Newcomers" series continues with a look at freshman forward Sara Summers, a native of University Park, Texas, who has played in all three matches so far this season.
Summers, a four-star prospect by Top Drawer Soccer, ranked among the top-10 players in the state of Texas coming out of Highland Park High School where she played for one of the top prep programs in the state.
Natalie Schmutz
Texas Tech head coach Tom Stone knew he had another promising forward when Natalie Schmutz signed a National Letter of Intent this past spring.
A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Schmutz was a four-star prospect coming out of Marcus High School and the FC Dallas club program. She was also ranked among the top 40 players in the state by the soccer website TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Schmutz received her first collegiate action last weekend in Texas Tech's 2-1 exhibition victory over No. 25 Denver. She will likely make her Red Raider debut Sunday evening when the Red Raiders host Denver at 7 p.m. at the John Walker Soccer Complex.
Carissa Christensen
Faced with the upcoming loss of senior goalkeeper Victoria Esson, Tom Stone went out this past spring and signed one of the top goalkeepers in the country in Carissa Christensen.
A native of Alta Loma, California, Christensen was ranked as a three-star prospect and one of the top 50 players out of the state of California by the website TopDrawerSoccer.com following her senior season at Los Osos High School.
Christensen arrived at Texas Tech, not only adjusting to life in West Texas but also competing for the starting goalkeeper job with fellow freshman Marissa Torres as well as sophomore returnee Lauren Watson.
Rebekah O'Brien
A native of Spring, Texas, Rebekah O'Brien arrives at Texas Tech as one of the top recruits nationally in the 2014 class after being named a four-star prospect according to Top Drawer Soccer.
O'Brien, one of the top 30 players out of the state of Texas last year according to the publication, played for the Albion Hurricanes '96 club team out of Houston, one of the top programs in the region.
She saw her first collegiate action last Saturday, playing 39 minutes on the back line in Texas Tech's 2-1 victory over No. 25 Denver in an exhibition match.
Haleigh Fancher
Haleigh Fancher arrives at Texas Tech as one of the top players out of Missouri where she recorded over 30 goals and 12 assists during her time at Rock Bridge High School. The Columbia, Missouri native played for Sporting Columbia Soccer Club, one of the elite programs in the midwest.
Fancher will be on the Texas Tech sideline when the Red Raiders open the 2014 season this Friday with a 7 p.m. contest against New Mexico at the John Walker Soccer Complex.
Marissa Torres
After introducing the newest Red Raider with the longest distance to travel to Lubbock on Thursday, Texas Tech TV highlights West Texas native and freshman goalkeeper Marissa Torres.
Torres arrives at Texas Tech following a stellar four-year playing career at Amarillo Tascosa where she totaled over 200 saves each of the last two seasons. She is one two new goalkeepers to the Red Raider roster this fall, joining Alta Loma, California native Carissa Christensen.
Torres will take part in her first collegiate soccer match Saturday evening when the Red Raiders travel to face No. 25 Denver in an exhibition match. That match is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start at CIBER Field in Denver.
Alex Marmureanu
No Red Raider freshman traveled a further distance to Lubbock this summer than Alex Marmureanu. The Los Angeles native left the sunny skies of Southern California for the South Plains in Lubbock where she has quickly adapted to the West Texas culture.
As only a freshman, Marmureanu will provide the Red Raiders some additional depth up front as the 5-9 forward was a constant threat in front of the net for her Westside Breakers SC club team.
Marmureanu is one of eight freshmen on head coach Tom Stone's roster this fall. Texas Tech TV will get to know each freshman leading into the Aug. 22 season opener against New Mexico at the John Walker Soccer Complex.


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That's the challenge facing Dutch start-up Lemnis Lighting today as it begins selling the American version of what apparently is the world's first dimmable LED bulb compatible with home light fixtures.
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by Herman Melville
Moby-Dick Fate and Free Will Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
So strongly and metaphysically did I conceive of my situation then, that while earnestly watching his motions, I seemed distinctly to perceive that my own individuality was now merged in a joint stock company of two; that my free will had received a mortal wound; and that another's mistake or misfortune might plunge innocent me into unmerited disaster and death. Therefore, I saw that here was a sort of interregnum in Providence; for its even-handed equity never could have sanctioned so gross an injustice. And yet still further pondering ...I saw that this situation of mine was the precise situation of every mortal that breathes; only, in most cases he, one way or other, has this Siamese connexion with a plurality of other mortals. If your banker breaks, you nap; if your apothecary by mistake sends you poison in your pills, you die. True, you may say that, by exceeding caution, you may possibly escape these and the multitudinous other evil chances of life. But handle Queequeg's monkey-rope heedfully as I would, sometimes he jerked it so, that I came very near sliding overboard. Nor could I possibly forget that, do what I would, I only had the management of one end of it. (72.4)
In this passage, we begin to understand that the complex webs of fate aren't just random lines, the interconnections between different people. You can control your own fate to the extent that you can move your end of the line, but because you're interdependent on others, they can affect you in the same way, and that can feel like predestination... or at least something out of your control.
Quote #8
Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure. Oh, busy weaver! unseen weaver! – pause! – one word! – whither flows the fabric? what palace may it deck? wherefore all these ceaseless toilings? Speak, weaver! – stay thy hand! – but one single word with thee! Nay – the shuttle flies – the figures float from forth the loom; the freshet-rushing carpet for ever slides away. The weaver-god, he weaves; and by that weaving is he deafened, that he hears no mortal voice; and by that humming, we, too, who look on the loom are deafened; and only when we escape it shall we hear the thousand voices that speak through it. For even so it is in all material factories. The spoken words that are inaudible among the flying spindles; those same words are plainly heard without the walls, bursting from the opened casements. Thereby have villainies been detected. Ah, mortal! then, be heedful; for so, in all this din of the great world's loom, thy subtlest thinkings may be overheard afar. (102.8)
It's fascinating that the weaving of the world's fate by God seems to preclude the possibility of actually hearing words, listening to people around you speak, or being able to talk to God himself. The process of working out where the world is going prevents anyone from actually communicating while it's happening.
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"What is it, what nameless, inscrutable, unearthly thing is it; what cozening, hidden lord and master, and cruel, remorseless emperor commands me; that against all natural lovings and longings, I so keep pushing, and crowding, and jamming myself on all the time; recklessly making me ready to do what in my own proper, natural heart, I durst not so much as dare? Is Ahab, Ahab? Is it I, God, or who, that lifts this arm? But if the great sun move not of himself; but is as an errand-boy in heaven; nor one single star can revolve, but by some invisible power; how then can this one small heart beat; this one small brain think thoughts; unless God does that beating, does that thinking, does that living, and not I. By heaven, man, we are turned round and round in this world, like yonder windlass, and Fate is the handspike. (132.17)
Even Captain Ahab himself doesn't really understand what's driving him. Is he pressed onward by his own desires? By God's decisions? After all, if you believe in God, then isn't God responsible, directly or indirectly, for everything everyone does? And, if so, does that mean nobody is responsible for their own actions? Surely not. But Ahab doesn't seem to be trying to claim that he isn't responsible for what he does—he seems scared that he might not be.


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Seattle Mariners trade rumors indicate the team is trying to acquire Starling Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now these Seattle Mariners trade rumors don't seem to come with a lot of confirmation, though a report from Lookout Landing on Tuesday (July 22) is claiming that the team is trying to land him. A deal like this would land the team a right-handed hitting left fielder that could also bat first or second in the batting order very easily. The question is just how much reality is held in these reports.
Marte is having a down season for the Pirates, posting a .258 batting average and .328 on-base percentage. He does have 26 extra-base hits and 21 stolen bases to his credit, though, and provides plus defense in either corner outfield slot. This could mean that he would be an improvement over Endy Chavez and Dustin Ackley for the M's if a deal was to be struck. He would also create a tandem with James Jones at the top of the order that could drive opposing pitchers crazy on the basepaths.
Most fans want to know what other players are included in these Seattle Mariners trade rumors. At the top of the list are Taijuan Walker and Nick Franklin as parts that would be dealt. Both players would likely work very well for Pittsburgh, but the package also probably wouldn't end there. A third prospect or one of the good relievers in the Seattle bullpen would also have to be included as well. As least this is what the rumors floating around social media have seemed to indicate.
Adding to this story is the fact that the Pittsburgh Pirates don't have Starling Marte in the lineup for Tuesday night's game, lending itself well to the believably of the recent rumors. The big question is why would the Pirates want to give up any of their three elite outfielders? It's possible that the team has become desperate to acquire more pitching, but a player like Walker might not help in the short-term. Locking up Marte in a long-term deal during Spring Training also seems to point toward this deal not happening.


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Mayor Bloomberg Job Approval Still in the Dumps
They've never recovered from the snowstorm fail.
Mayor Bloomberg's poll numbers tanked after the city's plowing fiasco in December and apparently have yet to recover. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, only 39 percent of New Yorkers approve of Bloomberg's job performance. "Conventional wisdom says historically third terms haven't been too successful," Bloomberg said on election night, 2009. "But we've spent the last eight years defying conventional wisdom." [Quinnipiac]


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Grayson Murray
March 17, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --- The East Carolina men's golf team finished eight the Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida State at the Southwood Golf Course with a final round 290. The Pirates finished with a 3-day total of 6-over 870 (288-292-290).
Florida State led wire-to-wire with a 25-under 839 (277-284-278) and finished seven strokes ahead of second-place Mississippi State at 18-under 846 (278-284-284). Coastal Carolina placed third at 12-under 852, followed by South Florida (-3) and Ohio State (-2) to round out the top five.
The Seminoles' Daniel Berger earned individual medalist honors with a 54-hole score of 11-under 205. A trio of golfers finished tied for second at 10-under 206.
ECU freshman Grayson Murray fired a 73 in the third round to conclude the tournament at 4-under 212 (70-69-73), alone in 10th-place. Senior Zach Edmondson also fired a 73 Sunday to finish tied for 17th at 1-over 216 (71-72-73).
Junior Eric Brady turned in the Pirates' lowest round of the day at 1-under 71. Brady carded a 75 in each of the first two rounds and earned 34th-place at 5-over 221 (75-75-71). Fellow junior Ryan Eibner shot 2-over in round three to finish at 6-over 222 (72-76-74) in 40th position. Freshman Jacob Hicks and redshirt freshman Al Dickens tied for 51st at 12-over 228.
The Pirates return to the links on March 24 at the Seahawk Intercollegiate in Wilmington, N.C.


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A warung is an Indonesian term for a small roadside stall that sells snacks, drinks and convenient household items. However, in Tanah Lot a warung is also the local coffee house, corner store and community meeting spot for customer specially guide to sit and exchange the latest news or gossip while they waiting their guest.
Every block has at least a dozen warung's that serve the daily needs of locals and anyone else who happens to pass by. Some warung's are crude makeshift structures of bamboo and oddments of timber, while others may be a more permanent construction built as an afterthought on the outer perimeter of the family compound. The general setup of a warung is fairly basic, consisting of aged wooden benches for customers to sit upon.
Goods are displayed in glass canisters on shelves or spread across large plastic covered tabled that can be wiped down with a damp cloth. Most Balinese warung's are a chaotic jumble of goods and sometimes even the vendor can't remember where things are kept. Owning a warung does not really generate a great income as most goods are sold for just a few hundred rupiah above the recommended retail price.
But the main benefit for a warung proprietor is that the work is flexible and if it is attached to their home they can go about their other daily household chores in between sales. Opening a small warung is a popular means of employment for married women as they can literally 'take care of the shop' whilst suckling a newborn infant or prepare the numerous offerings required for Balinese Hindu ceremonies and rituals.
As the Balinese habitually snack throughout the course of the day, the warung is the ideal spot to satiate one's appetite with a sweet sticky rice cake and a tall glass of aromatic coffee. Children come to buy cheap candies and imitation soda drinks cooled with chunks of ice.
Many warung's at Tanah Lot provide customers with a small platform-like seat constructed from strips of bamboo and plastic. In an era where shopping malls and trendy cafes have sprung up all over the island, there still remains a place in Balinese society for the humble warung. For many there is a sense of comfort in sitting at the warung with friends in familiar surroundings that are void of pretentious consumerism. (BTN/015)


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A while back I reviewed an amazing hair removal device called the Me Smooth in this column This remarkable proeuct, but Syneron Beauty Inc., a subsidiary of Syneron Medical Ltd., is an at-home hair removal system system powered by patented elōs technology, which combines Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and Radio Frequency (RF) energies to selectively target hair follicles and deliver heat deep into the dermis of the skin (FYI: the connective tissue layer of the skin located below the epidermis, containing nerve endings, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood and lymph vessels). By doing this, it inhibits hair growth. Legs can be treated in as little as ten minutes, your bikini zone in two minutes, and your armpits in just 60 seconds! The treatments are fast and easy, and most importantly, effective and safe on all skin tones from fair to dark. At the launch event, a lot of emphasis was put on the fact that people with deep skin tones have had issues with pulsed light in the past, because some devices have caused de-pigmentation of the skin deeper skin. The mē smooth could really be a boon for this particular population, because it is the first at-home device to be FDA cleared as safe and effective to treat all skin tones —and in just 7 weeks! ,
For those with light skin and hair (and this columnist fits that description), the treatment is actually more challenging, but my personal experience with the product was a good one. I did see a reduction in hair growth and in how fast it grew back as long as I continued to use it regularly, but like most things, I got distracted, traveled a lot, and simply stopped using it. That is not the fault of the machine, of course. When I received the new attachments, which I'll be telling you about in literally, seconds, I fired up the machine again, and once again, was surprised and delighted with the results.
I have been chatting up this incredible device ever since I saw it demonstrated months ago. Some technology is really magical. Me smooth is simply amazing!
At the time I wrote my initial review in May 2013 (read the original examiner.coml review for detailed information about Me Smooth and how to use it) , the device hadn't been cleared for use on the face. But in the last couple of months, there have been exciting new developments! The device is now clinically proven effective on the widest range of hair colors and has been approved for use on the face. And now, there are some attachments including a precision applicator that let you to treat small, targeted areas, and there's also an epilator to optimize treatment on light hair.
For women who have to wax, pluck or pull annoying facial hairs, the news that the same effective device that they can use on the rest of their body can also be used to reduce and remove facial hair, is welcome use. Clinical investigator, Dr. Jerome M. Garden, MD, Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Northwestern University and Director of Physicians, Laser & Dermatology Institute in Chicago states: "During the clinical trials, the mē smooth hair removal device demonstrated a high safety and efficacy profile for facial treatments. There was no increased risk with use of the device on the face compared to other body sites. Hair reduction was very favorable with completion of the treatment protocol, demonstrating a real value in using of the mē device for facial hair removal on all skin types." A new Precision Adaptor accessory for the system allows for targeted treatments, enabling consumers to easily spot treat small areas on their face around moles and lips as well as any hard to treat areas on the body.
Another improvement to the mē smooth system has to do with the preparation of the skin. Previously, you had to remove the hair from the area you were planning to treat (e.g. by shaving it) before using the mē smooth to ensure that the device had the closest connection to the skin as possible. Now, there are two new attachments, a shaver and a mē Epilator, that enable you to remove the hair from the surface of the skin you want to treat, as you are treating it. The new attachments slip on and off with ease, and are activated with a button on the top panel of the device itself called "epilator/shaver." The precision adaptor accessory doesn't have any moving parts, it just has a smaller window to concentrate the light pulses and works just like the original mē smooth head does.
Alas, the Shaver is designed to prepare the skin for dark haired users, while the device's new Epilator attachment prepares the skin for fair-haired people to help optimize their results. For some, epilators range from mildly irritating to quite painful, so if you have sensitive skin and a low threshold for epilation, this attachment night not be the bonus you've been waiting for. On areas such as legs, where there is some "padding" it isn't uncomfortable, but I can see where some might find it a problem in more sensitive areas. However, the convenience of the all in one hair removal/treatment option that makes the entire process faster and more convenient.is great, it is just unfortunate that the fair-haired/skinned people got stuck with the epilator, not the shaver. You can still use the me smooth without the new attachment, simply by shaving, first.
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The cost of the actual mē smooth device retails is $395.00 and an elōs Replacement Cartridge is available separately for $50.00. Each of the elos cartridges give you up to 6,000 pulses, which seems like a lot, until you realize how much area you have to cover on body parts like legs, to get results. But in-salon hair removal is a lot more, and you don't get to do it in the privacy, convenience and comfort of your own home. Also, you can share the unit (just get different elos heads for your friends/family) so that brings the cost down. And, of course, you get to keep it. The mē smooth is one of those "modern miracles" that if you can afford it, can really make life easier. Now, with the new features, it's even better.
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by William Shakespeare
Coriolanus Theme of Power
The ruling class has all the power, the plebeians are rioting in the street, and a brooding hero is about to swoop in to save the day. (Maybe.) Nope, it's not Dark Knight Rises: it's Shakespeare's Coriolanus, set in 491 B.C.E., when early Republican Rome has just transitioned from being ruled by a monarch to a government run by elected officials. With the last tyrant king (that would be Tarquin) tossed out on his rear end, there's a power vacuum and everyone is scrambling for, well, power. Shakespeare uses the struggle for social and political power in ancient Rome in order to ask some pretty timeless questions, like:
- What factors should determine how power is distributed in society?
- Should everyone get an equal say in how a government is run?
- Are violent demonstrations a legitimate form of protest?
Coriolanus doesn't actually give us definitive answers. But Shakespeare does show us that aristocrats like Coriolanus are completely unfit to be political leaders: they have absolutely no clue that they have a social, political, and moral obligation to care about the powerless, the poor, and the hungry.
Questions About Power
- Why do the plebeians have a beef with the patricians in this play? Is the riot in Act 1, scene 1 justified?
- Why do the plebs zero in on Caius Martius Coriolanus in particular as the "chief enemy to the people"?
- What role do the tribunes (Sicinius and Brutus) play in the struggle for power between the patrician and the plebeians?
- Do you think the play is sympathetic toward the lower classes' struggle to gain power? Why or why not?
Chew on This
Although the tribunes are elected officials who are supposed to look out for the peoples' best interests, they seem more interested in talking advantage of tensions between the patricians and plebeians in order to gain personal power.
The social and political struggle for power in Coriolanus is just as relevant today as it was in ancient Rome and in Shakespeare's England.