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A Pembroke Dock man with an already "formidable" criminal record has been jailed again.
Carl Pemberton Phillips, aged 41, was on police bail for a drugs offence when he was found running heroin into the town.
Phillips, recently of Stranraer Road and then Chapel Road, Llanreath, but now of no fixed address, admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin between July 10 and August 13 last year.
Swansea crown court heard that Phillips made eight trips to Cardiff to buy heroin.
His driver, Gordon Skyrme, 37, of St Michaels Road, Pembroke, admitted the same offence.
Geraint Walters, prosecuting, said Phillips had been released from jail under licence when police searched his then home on December 21, 2012, and saw him throw a package into the garden which contained 38 grams of amphetamine.
He was arrested but then there was "an inordinate delay" before he was charged with possessing the drugs with intent to supply, which he admitted.
By then, said Mr Walters, police had targeted a car driven by Skyrme in which Phillips was a passenger.
Officers could not find any drugs at first but took Phillips into custody. A short while later he went to the toilet and produced a bag containing 27 grams of heroin.
Dyfed Thomas, representing Phillips, said he had to accept that he had been under licence from prison when he committed the amphetamine offence and on police bail when he began running heroin into Pembrokeshire.
Judge Keith Thomas said Phillips had a formidable record going back to 1989, which included the growing of cannabis and the actual supply of amphetamine.
Skyrme, he said, had driven Phillips to Cardiff in return for petrol money and some of the heroin, but his offending had been persistent.
Phillips was jailed for four years and Skyrme for two and a half years.


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AUSTIN – Texas has the largest dove population, the most dove hunters, and the most flexible dove hunting framework in the nation. A recent opinion survey indicates Texas dove hunters are content with the current seasons and bag limits.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department asked the opinions and attitudes of Texas dove hunters toward season structures and bag limits in an August 2009 mail survey sent to 7,500 recipients. Besides revisiting several issues of continuing interest, the dove survey specifically sought feedback on three issues, including the late season segment being established in the North Zone, late season segment interest in the South Zone, and the new 15-bird daily bag limit for the Central and South Zones.
"We have a lot of options available for tweaking the system and want to be sure we're serving the needs of our dove hunters," said Corey Mason, TPWD dove program leader. "Some things, like opening prior to September 1, are out of our hands. But, according to the survey results, our hunters prefer by a two-to-one margin that traditional September 1 opener."
Recent changes in mourning dove harvest strategies resulted in the Central Management Unit having a single season structure option, a 70-day season, and 15-bird daily bag limit, although state regulations can be more restrictive should the Commission choose. With 10 extra days now available in the Texas North Zone, TPWD asked hunters what season structure they preferred. A split season was preferred by 56.7 percent, with a shorter late segment being most preferred. Additionally, under current regulations, this season structure would standardize regulations between the North and Central Zones.
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I have done a significant amount of trial and error as well as reading about component based design. I am looking to tackle this using multiple subsystems for various component family types, but what stumps me is when I look at the aspects that tie directly to the rendering engine. Most articles tend to refer to a single "renderable" component; however elude that there is some level of a hierarchy behind that component. In fact, my rendering engine API behaves similarly where there an IRenderableObject interface that each mesh, light, particle, etc all derive from.
At first, I took this approach, stuck a name plate component and a mesh component for my avatar on my entity, those two components self registered with the render system and kaboom! The subsystems were designed that for a specific entity, only 1 component of a given type (in this case base type is renderable) could be associated to a given entity. I made a few changes to the container API and now the subsystems can manage multiple components for the same family within a particular subsystem, such as the render subsystem. But this feels wrong to me because if I need to update name plates after meshes, etc then I loose that ability because the render system seems all those components it manages as a common base type, "renderable" so the notion of order between various renderables is non-existant.
So taking a simple example, a mesh system, name plate system, and lighting system. Each system handles a single component type but they all require some level of access to the render engine to perform their job. Additionally, some of these require a scene node which is what my existing render component provides. Is it common practice to have multiple renderables per game object or should my render engine expose it's API via an interface and that interface be provided to the mesh, name plate and lighting systems?
I suppose it depends on how much of an abstraction you want a "renderable" to be. It seems to me you could go a low-level route and have a renderable represent more or less a single graphics draw call - basically consisting of a transform, a reference to a mesh, a reference to a shader, etc. In that case, each object could have multiple (possibly many) renderables - representing not just different components but also mesh parts with different shaders applied, attached to different bones in the skeleton, etc.
On the other hand, you could make a renderable a higher-level object that represents multiple draw calls and knows how to do each of them. In that case it might make sense to have a single renderable per object, or perhaps per component.
As for order control, one way to do it is to associate various sort keys with renderables, and update / render them in the order implied by the keys. For instance, the nameplate update key could be later than the mesh one. But the render keys might be in a different order than the update keys, based on the order things need to be drawn for correct appearance. For efficiency, not to have to totally re-sort everything on each frame, you could carry over last frame's sorted lists, and only update them when new objects are spawned or sort keys get changed (if you allow them to change).
The great thing about the rendering engine library I am using (OGRE), it abstracts away a lot of the complexity behind actually loading the mesh from disk and preparing it so that it can be rendered in the next render call to the target window. My job basically is to call a createEntity() method on my scene manager with reference to the mesh, the mesh is loaded and then all I must do is initialize any additional options on the scene entity object that I wish and then attach it to a scene node which requires the transform's orientation, position, and scale. I can also use OGRE's material manager to load textures (mesh) and then apply those textures as a plane or call createLight() to create lighting or using draw commands to project 2D text for name plates and billboards, etc.
From a separation of concerns perspective, it seems bad to have a high-level render component that knows how to do ALL these things, but maybe that is how it is done in commercial software. The concept of a "sort key" is very new and one which I haven't even seen introduced before in any articles or design documents about this particular architecture. Typically, I see that functionality should be broken down into simple components and subsystems, which would follow one for meshes, another for lights, one for name plates, etc. But they each of these require the ability to invoke things on the render engine.
My first thought was that all these various subsystems (mesh/lights/name plates) would be provided an IRenderer interface during their construction and during the update() call to those subsysetms, they could use this IRenderer interface to invoke drawing methods. Another solution to be totally decoupled without an interface would be to take the interface API and create events from those calls and simply have these various subsystems dispatch events to create lights, meshes, or to fade a light or destroy a light source, etc.
Ideally I would prefer to keep from having OGRE referenced in so many component and system files because I believe it should be encapsulated so should I change engines down the road, I could with minimal efforts. But maybe I am either suffering from over-engineering or over-generalizing too, idk.
I think trying to design to make it "easy" to switch from OGRE to a different renderer later on is probably a bridge too far. It's reasonable to expect that making a major change in the project like that would touch a lot of code.


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One of the industry's most prolific and successful designers with Chanel, Chloe, Fendi, and his own label, Karl Lagerfeld's also known as one of the strangest characters in the world of fashion. How many other people do you know with teddy bear replicas of themselves? He's also written his own incredibly detailed diet book, and we assume he's the inspiration behind the Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night." The fact that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are obsessed with him is prove enough that this guy is a little kooky, but he makes clothes the ladies adore.
AppealKarl Lagerfeld is rarely seen without his dark sunglasses and fan, and while that has an eery Darth Vadar quality to it, it's also kind of rock star fabulous. While this and other details of his private life remain cryptic, his public persona is unequivocally all about making women look radiant. As such, his magnetism is measured by sheer awareness, and most women with a mind for fashion already feel like they know him, and more importantly, that he knows them. Nicole Kidman, Mischa Barton and Jennifer Lopez are among the current celebs who wear his clothing while others like Madonna and Kylie Minogue have specifically requested his designs for their musical extravaganzas.
In an effort to better fit into skinnier suits (and look like his models?), the once-stocky Karl Lagerfeld recently shed close to 100 pounds in a year. It was a transformation that caught the industry off-guard and led to a book called The Lagerfeld Diet, which detailed his liquid-heavy, low-everything diet. The book also offered beauty "hints" for women, like applying cold water to the breasts daily to add extra tone. Moving right along…
SuccessKarl Lagerfeld is a fashion expert (read: chameleon) who can put most people to shame with his knowledge of style. He's older than old, but he'll always know what's cooler than cool. His career has spanned more than 40 years and has included stops at Chanel, Fendi and Chloe, and many incarnations from his own label. Stylish jackets, attractive accessories, sexy perfumes, elegant dresses -- he's been there and aced that with nods like the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Fashion Footwear of New York, Neiman Marcus, and Golden Thimble awards to back it up. Lest we forget, he's also an author and photographer.
This celebrity eccentric is also full of surprises. Besides the narcissistic teddy bears, which he designed in 2008, he's also featured as "DJ Karl Lagerfeld" in the Grand Theft Auto: IV video game. The music isn't a shocker when one learns that the man owns 200 iPods. Already a pop culture mainstay, this is a sign that the "weird" Karl Lagerfeld is just as likely to jump aboard a new trend as he is to create one. Maybe he's not so different from everyone else after all?
Karl Lagerfeld BiographyKarl Lagerfeld was just one "t" removed from perfection. Born Karl Lagerfeldt, he lost the "t" upon entering "the biz" to make himself more marketable. Clearly, it made all the difference. As the son of a powdered milk producer and a lingerie saleswoman, it's easy to see where he got found his fashion inklings. He immediately took a liking to drawing and sketching, which led to making dresses, and eventually sent Lagerfeld into a state of creative clothing brilliance from which he has yet to recover and everyone else has yet to fully comprehend or appreciate.
At 16 years old, Karl Lagerfeld was living in Paris and was already versed in German, French, Italian, and English. On a whim, he entered the International Wool Secretariat Competition and won a prize for a coat design. Contest judge (and designer) Pierre Balmain mentored him at his fashion house, and Lagerfeld went on to Jean Patou, where he would be the lead designer from 1958 until 1963. With a backbone of experience and still bursting to the seams with ideas, he decided that freelancing across a variety of labels would be the only way to fulfill his fashion destiny.
karl lagerfeld works with chloe and chanelThe ever-changing styles of the '60s and '70s allowed Karl Lagerfeld's imagination to evolve with each new season and the countless labels that hired him, making him a global trendsetter in the process. Lagerfeld formed a long association with Fendi, for whom he began with fur and ready-to-wear before branching out into luggage accessories and products. With Tiziani, he launched a ready-to-wear label called Tiziani-Roma, which gained a star client in screen legend Elizabeth Taylor. Then there was his long relationship with the Chloe house, where he released the company's first fragrance, and proceeded to make their designs younger and lighter -- releasing a ready-to-wear look described as "Byronesque" that would later be passed on to Stella McCartney. He also ventured out alone during the '70s to create three of his own fragrances, starting with Lagerfeld for Men.
During the 1980s, Karl Lagerfeld achieved critical and commercial kudos for reinvigorating Chanel. Hired as its creative director and lead designer in 1983, his work there included a 1987 haute couture line that earned him the Golden Thimble Award, the highest of awards for fashion designers. He also launched his own label, which resulted in sporty efforts like KL and ready-to-wear elegance like his own 1984 signature line. Along the way, his efforts would not only make the clothes and fashion houses popular, but also the models. For example, his selection of Claudia Schiffer as a face for Chanel almost instantly gave her supermodel credibility.
karl lagerfeld works with madonna and mariah careyMore recently, Karl Lagerfeld has been active in other ventures, in addition to his fashion work. A lifelong admirer of theater and live performance (as are most fashionites), he created special costumes for the film, Callas Forever, in 2002. He later contributed to Madonna's Re-Invention tour by creating custom outfits, something he also did for Kylie Minogue and her Showgirl tour. Also an avid photographer, Lagerfeld worked with Visionaire for a photo spread of celebrities au naturel and later snapped Mariah Carey's cover shoot for V in 2005. To top it off, his recent contract with Dubai Infinity Holdings will allow him to create homes on Isla Moda, an island entirely devoted to fashion.
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My husband Charlie (52) diagnosed 6/07 with Stage IV cholangiocarcinoma after 2 months of not feeling good, low energy, weight loss. Dr. says surgery, RFA, all the other options are NOT an option for him. (Cancer in both lobes of liver). Only way to get rid of cancer completely is with a liver transplant. Univ. Phil. Med. Center @ Pittsburgh said NO, he doesn't meet criteria for t'plant. Sending all husband's med. info. to Mayo Clinic to see about a clinical trial. I know there's no cure at this time for this cancer, but now what....feeling lost in this crazy medical maze. Any suggestions, help or info. would be greatly appreciated. We're in NC, 2 children, ages 19 and 16.
So far, Charlie's had 1 round of Gemzar (7 wks) and is doing much better. Little more energy, gained all the weight he lost back. Had 1 wk. off and just started another 7 wk round of Gemzar. CT scan showed no reduction in size of tumors in liver. It was our understanding tumor needed to reduce to be considered for t'plant. Dr. tried it, but they said no. Thanks!


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Board of Supervisors to Recognize Residents and Staff, and Adopt Resolutions
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, April 23, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will recognize residents and staff, and adopt the following resolutions. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
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The Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution to recognize the late Malcolm "Rich" Richardson for his outstanding commitment to the Fairfax County Public Library. Richardson contributed more than 9,000 hours over a 10-year period as a volunteer to the Virginia Room of the Fairfax County Public Library. Credited with designing the first database to hold the Fairfax County Historic Newspaper index, Richardson received many awards from the county and the History Commission, as well as a National Association of Counties 2000 Acts of Caring Award.
American Prisoner of War From WWII to Be Honored
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Colonel George Juskalian, of Centreville, for his heroism and honorable service to the United States. Jusakalian served more than 30 years in the United States Army and participated in World War II, as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was captured in North Africa by Rommel's troops during World War II and was held captive as an American prisoner of war for more than two years. He was awarded two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit, four Bronze Star Medals and a Combat Infantryman Badge with a star during his military career. As a briefing officer in the Pentagon, Juskalian worked for then Chief of Staff of the United States Army Dwight D. Eisenhower following World War II.
Effective Leader at the Helm
The Board of Supervisors will present a certificate of recognition to Kerrie Wilson, chief executive officer of Reston Interfaith, for her selection by the Meyer Foundation to receive a 2006 Exponent Award. The foundation based its selection on Wilson's initiative and leadership efforts to strengthen the community.
50 Years of Public Service
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Florence Rowland for 50 years of public service with Fairfax County. When Rowland began her career with Fairfax County, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president and there were approximately 200,000 residents in the county, based on an estimate of U.S. Census figures. Rowland will be recognized for her unparalleled work ethic, setting an outstanding example, exceptional character and interaction with the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, county staff and residents, which have been hallmarks of her unprecedented length of service in Fairfax County government.
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Minor character on the American television show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" aired on the FX Network. Gail the "Snail" is the cousin of Dennis and Dee Reynolds. She is a glommer at family functions, is very irritating with the annoying habit of slurping her spit while holding a conversation with you, and the only known method for getting rid of her once she has glommed on to you, is to douse her with a huge quantity of salt. Salting the "snail" acts as a repellent as it causes her to shrink from your presence. She is know to puff medical marijuana at family funerals, drink monster energy beverages and dry hump shirt-tail relations all night long and go to local raves with glow sticks. She will proudly show too much skin at family gatherings, boasting that she has become more confident, has grown into her body and is no longer a virgin. She has an affection for giving hand jobs to her uncle Frank under her mother's kitchen counter, but her technique results simply in the mashing of Frank's penis. Gail is also referred to as the "Garbage Pail Cousin" and likes to "wake and bake".
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Miguel Cabrera was given the afternoon off on Sunday to help heal his injured ankle that forced him to exit Thursday's game early and serve as the team's designated hitter on Friday and Saturday. The hope was that pairing the break on Sunday with the scheduled off-day on Monday would allow him to return to full action this week.
It appears the strategy worked, as Cabrera will rejoin the team both in the lineup and in the field tonight.
Here's the lineup for Tuesday's 8:00 PM (ET) series opener versus the Kansas City Royals. (via Brian Britten, director of media relations for the Tigers).1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Andy Dirks, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. Delmon Young, DH
6. Alex Avila, C
7. Jhonny Peralta, SS
8. Omar Infante, 2B
9. Quintin Berry, LF
SP – Justin Verlander
It's a lineup that looks a lot better in the light of Delmon Young's month-long surge at the plate (though I don't believe it will continue), and it's certainly better than what we were looking at in late May and early June when Jackson, Dirks, and Avila were banged up and Ryan Raburn was failing to produce.
Luis Mendoza will take the mound for the Royals. He's compiled a 4.26 ERA this season, and has not faced the Tigers.
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I admit it. I am totally enamored with the new iPhone, even though I have yet to purchase one. After hearing about the activation snags within the first 48 hours, however, I am content with waiting to make the investment.
Even before the television commercials saturated the airwaves, my iBook advertised the cool new gadget every time I logged onto Safari—and I was instantly hooked. iPhone, which hit the marketplace on June 29, combines all the goodies a gizmo-lover wants: It's a mobile phone with wireless Internet access, and it also features Apple's iPod music and video player. I mean, this is too good to be true! Of course, after some research, I realized I was right.
While it is a great personal device, it may take some time for iPhone to become a tried-and-true tool for reliable business communications. According to Ken Dulaney, VP of mobile computing at Gartner, this first generation has its share of hurdles, including a lack of support from major mobile-device management and security suites, and its construction leaves much to be desired. For example, some critics are complaining that the unit does not have a removable battery, making it a breeding ground for support issues.
I am more concerned by the fact that only one mobile-solution provider— AT&T—supports the gadget so far. Please don't misunderstand. I am not turned off by the company per se. But I am turned off by how it handled the activation process.
Those lucky to get an iPhone were instructed to activate the gadget directly through the AT&T Web site. Doing as they were told, thousands of users flooded the Web to get their iPhone online. However, heavy traffic overwhelmed the telecommunications carrier and left approximately 2% of buyers out of touch for about 48 hours.
Asking buyers to activate iPhones from their own computers "is a brand new process in the industry," according to Mark Siegel, AT&T spokesman. "No other carrier has had people activate their phones or accounts this way."
Some analysts described the activation woes merely as a short-term "public-relations issue" for AT&T and Apple. Maybe those lucky souls got their phones to work.
In reality, I see a bigger problem: Apple and AT&T dropped the ball when integrating their activation services. The iPhone launch is described as an event that drove more traffic during its first weekend on the market than any other device's first month in the marketplace. Related media blasts and promotions ensured this. That said, both companies should have taken a very serious look at whether they were prepared to handle the potential consumer volume and taken stronger steps to back up the operation.
Let's face it. These days, if anyone is knocked off of a Web site or if screens freeze as a user tries to place an order online, that shopper will take her business elsewhere. While the iPhone is only available through one carrier today, the situation might make me rethink the experience if I were Apple.
The good news is that many of these activation troubles were fixed by Monday, July 3. But to me, that was two days too late. Will the glitch kill the hype of iPhone mania? Probably not. However, I patiently await the next generation of iPhone when the price comes down and third-party support goes up.


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The Colorado Rapids Reserves earned a 1-1 draw with the Sporting Kansas City Reserves on Sunday morning on Field 20 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park Complex. Brian Mullan scored an impressive volley for the Rapids, who move to 0-3-1 (W-L-T) in Reserve League action, while the Sporting Kansas City reserves improve to 1-1-2 this season.
Mullan's goal came in the 65th minute when Josh Janniere played a long corner kick to the far side of the box. The veteran midfielder stepped up and hit a first-time volley, knocking the ball into the lower corner of the net, past Sporting goalkeeper Eric Kronberg, who couldn't get enough of the shot to keep it out.
The Rapids dominated the second half, especially after Kansas City defender Omar Colley received his second yellow card of the game, forcing the visitors to play the final 38 minutes of the match down a player. Quincy Amarikwa and Steven Emory each had chances to give the Rapids the lead, Amarikwa's shot in the 62nd minute went just wide, and Emory's strike from distance in minute 75 was tipped over by Kronberg.
Sporting Kansas City had most of the possession in the first half, and were rewarded just before the halftime whistle when Korede Aiyegbusi received a long ball behind the Colorado defense and chipped the ball over onrushing goalkeeper Steward Ceus. Kansas City had other chances to take the lead in the first half, including a curling shotfrom Milos Stojcev in the 4th minute that hit the post, and another chance minutes later from C.J. Sapong that was saved by Ceus.
The Rapids Reserves will next face off against the Houston Dynamo on June 7 in Houston.
Scoring Summary:
SKC – Korede Aiyegbusi (Omar Colley) 45+'
COL – Brian Mullan (Josh Janniere) 65'
Misconduct Summary:
SKC – Omar Colley (caution) 37'
SKC – Omar Colley (second caution/ejection) 52'
Colorado Rapids Reserves – Steward Ceus; Anthony Wallace (*James Rogers 46), Scott Palguta, Mike Holody, Eddie Ababio; *Ricardo Perez (Andre Akpan 75), Steven Emory, Josh Janniere; *Dillon Serna, Brian Mullan, Quincy Amarikwa
Substitutes Not Used: Ian Joyce, Sanna Nyassi
Sporting Kansas City Reserves – Eric Kronberg, Scott Lorenz, Julio Cesar, #Omar Colley, Kevin Ellis, Korede Aiyegbusi, Birahim Diop, Luke Sassano, Milos Stojcev, C.J. Sapong (#Leo Gibson 50'), *Nate Opperman (*Wes White 71)
Substitutes Not Used: Eric DeJulio, Jimmy Nielsen
* = Denotes Colorado Rapids Academy or Sporting Kansas City Academy players
#= Denotes SKC trial players
Weather: Sunny, 67 degrees
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While some are episodes are more entertaining than others and some seem outright hard to even comprehend (more or less believe), Lost Tapes is an original concept and combines both fictional creatures with real nature facts regarding the fictional creature's environments, food sources, hunting techniques, and even other animals similar to the mythical beasts.
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WCU To Present 1940's Detective Noir
The William Carey University Theatre will present the original 1940's detective noir "Crimson," by Amanda Walley, October 11-13 and 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Joe and Virginia Tatum Theatre in Hattiesburg.
The play takes place in 1947 New York. Ex-cop and current private detective Hal (Cameron Moesta of Carriere) comes face to face with his old foe Frank (Kevar Maffett of Olive Branch), the gangster who controls the city. It is at the Crimson Palace Hotel where their past catches up to them. Meanwhile, some innocent and some not so innocent hotel employees get caught in the cross fire. Frank rules with an army of henchmen including his right hand man Bugsy (Zach Lancaster of Picayune), Roy (David Regan of Hattiesburg) and Joe (John Tyler Robinson of Greensburg, La.). Showgirls Ruby (Ashlyn Watts of Picayune), Amber (Catherine Kennedy of Meridian), and Scarlet (Sarah Fox of Poplarville) dance their way through the colliding worlds of Hal and Frank. Hotel employees receptionist Marian (Katie Hardeman of Southaven), bartender Paulie (Billy Burkes of Meridian), and bellhop Dave (Jason Piglia of Picayune) contribute to this stylized crime drama.
Tim Matheny is chair of the theatre and communication department, and Dewey Douglas, technical director and assistant professor of theatre and communication, is the director. The play is entirely student-designed. The scenic designer is Jana Barkley of Picayune, the lighting designer is Billy Burkes, and the makeup and hair designer is Catherine Kennedy. Zach Lancaster is sound designer and Chris Permenter of Oak Grove is costume designer. Bethany Bonin of Biloxi is properties master, Alisha Fishel of Olive Branch is stage manager, Sydney Dedeaux of Pass Christian is light board operator, and Ben Salters of Poplarville is sound board operator.
"'Crimson' is an homage to the 1930's and 40's detective stories made popular by writers such as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler and actors like Humphrey Bogart and William Powell," Douglas said.
Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for military and senior citizens, and $5 for students. Reservations can be made by calling 601-318-6221. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. beginning October 8.


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I know there isn't a lot of positivity out there, but after watching tonight's game I really wanted to make an appreciation thread for Jeff Foster. I know he has his limitations, but I was really impressed with his effort tonight. He's clearly in a lot of pain (I'm assuming back) out there, but he sacrifices his body every game with little regard for his future.
For some reason it really stood out tonight. Did anyone else notice? He looks like he can barely walk, but he's diving towards the bench for a loose ball. I hope the fact that he's willing to sacrifice so much in his condition will rub off on some of the guys like TJ, Murphy, Rush, etc. We definitely need it.


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East Garrison's first rooftops are peaking over a wall separating the Fort Ord planned community from Reservation Road. And, many more rooftops could be joining them within a year.
A few months after a groundbreaking ceremony, construction on a $22.9 million, 66-unit affordable housing project dubbed Manzanita Place is well under way.
Backed by MidPen Housing, the rental apartments complex is the affordable housing component of the 244-acre, 1,400-home East Garrison community's first phase.
The apartments should be finished and ready for occupancy by low and very-low income residents in May.
According to MidPen spokeswoman Beth Fraker, construction on the apartment complex is about 20 percent complete, and the resident application process is expected to get under way in the fall.
In a statement, Fraker said: "As the first completed development within the larger master-planned East Garrison community, we look forward to Manzanita Place being part of a vibrant, mixed-income community with many wonderful community amenities, public parks and an arts district."
The project is on an accelerated timeline because of the use of $10million in federal stimulus funds and must be finished by September 2013.
At the same time, East Garrison master developer Union Community Partners is nearing the completion of infrastructure on the site, and the first market-rate homes could be under construction by early next year.
According to UCP vice president Jim Fletcher, the plan is to start securing building permits by January and begin building shortly thereafter. Fletcher said the plan is for UCP's home-construction subsidiary Benchmark Communities to build as many as a dozen model homes and up to 30 "production" homes in three or four different "subcommunities" through UCP as part of the project's first phase.
A home sales office could open as soon as May, he said.
Since taking over the East Garrison project in 2009 after the original developer fell into bankruptcy, UCP has made steady progress on the mixed-use community development plan.
UCP and the county signed a new development agreement last summer that essentially kept the original three-phased project concept intact.
The project's first phase is expected to include 441 homes, neighborhood parks and open space, a community park and the beginnings of a town center.
Later phases of the development call for 959 more housing units including affordable housing projects, along with an arts district employing historic army buildings, a town center with shops, a fire station and library, and several parks.
Under the development agreement, all market-rate lots are to be sold by March 2016, and all market-rate housing units are to be ready for occupancy by March 2021.
Jim Johnson can be reached at email@example.com or 753-6753. Affordable housing · For information on how to apply for Manzanita Place housing, call 855-APTS-NOW
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· For information on how to apply for Manzanita Place housing, call 855-APTS-NOW


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Gene Toberer, 68 - February 04, 2010
Gene E. Toberer, 68, of Eustis, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Lexington.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at St. John's Lutheran Church of Eustis with the Rev. Beverly Rautenberg-Panko officiating. Burial, with military honors, will take place at the East Cemetery at Eustis.
For a complete obituary, see the print edition of the Gothenburg Times or purchase an e-subscription for the complete paper on-line on Wednesday afternoons.


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I spoke to one of the directors of this company today. I have never had a ruder interviewer, and he was also extremely unprofessional. He cross examined me on the phone about the business I started after redundancy (motivated self-starter, transferrable skills? highly irrelevant!!), and wouldn't ask me about extensive professional experience, the languages I speak, in fact not a single relevant question at all for the position. Think he was taking out some stress on me from an argument with fellow director/ wife or a business error.Will not let them know about the spelling mistake on their website! Think their style on this and in interview would reflect the service they'd give both candidates and businesses. Wheeler White did not create a good impression and I think that their efforts at recruiting would be disheartening for anyone.
Frazier Deakin recruitment specialists ....absolute rubbish, I have never come across a less professional outfit. The most surprising part, my vacancy was handled by one of the Directors. I went through four interviews and during this time it was never a problem reaching him on his mobile, ( he even answered using my name). However, after my final interview when he did not call to provide feedback as promised, I tried reaching him and he never answered, knowing full well it was me calling. I left two messages he never returned. On the Frazier Deakin website it promises candidates " Provide extensive feedback from each interview, allowing candidates to understand why they were or were not successful"Rant over....Stay away!!!!
Extra Personnel Birmingham- terrible. Absolutely disgusting. No respect for candidates, highly racist. Wasn't paid several times (worked there over a year, was receiving weekly wages, didin't pay @ 20 times), when asked for the money had to wait at least a month because it had to be processed etc + was called very rude (but I was only asking for monies I earned). Not returning phone calls, receptionist was very nasty on several occasions. Better be without work then deal with them, seriously.
SQ Computer Personnel (sqcpDOTcom)
One fine day a lady (no name to avoid any personal abuse) from SQCP called me and spoke about this position, I was a good fit for. Right in the call she told me that she liked my experience and that she will fwd my cv to the client and asked me to reply to her email asking exclusive confirmation for submission (all in the first call itself), which I promptly did. And assuming that my cv has been submitted to this client, I had to reject two other agencies from submitting the cv to this client.
On the next day, tried to get in touch with sqcp to find out if they had any feedback. No reply to emails or phone calls (msg's left), then after two days of my struggle to get in touch with this lady, finally got hold of her and by this time, I had a doubt about the cv submission itself. So the first thing I asked her was whether she submitted my cv and if she had any feedback.
She promptly replied that she did not submit the cv, apparently because she found a better cv to submit. I asked why she couldnt tell me the same thing 2 days ago when I could have actually sent the cv through another agency, she had no reply!
Just avoid SQCP!!
They hurry you to give them exclusivity confirmation
Do not tell you if they don't submit the cv (after excl. confirmation)
No response to emails or calls, even after promising cv submission to client
Absolutely no integrity and not professional
Very evasive when you need to talk to them
Everyone should be aware of the constant problems you have when working for a recruitment agency. The one common problem I had was with Man Power the problem was the amount of phone calls you get in a day! They tell you not to leave your phone switched on however they end up ringing you! They expect you to answer the calls but leave them switched on when your at work. Well how does it work when they ring you at bloody 9.55 in the morning for a check up! Recruitment companies love doing that and then give you stick for not answering your phone.
Always keep your phone on for silent is what I would recommend. The second point I would like to make is make sure you turn up on time and give them a call back to let them know how your day has gone at work. By doing this it helped me gain some communication with them and put me forward for other roles. By doing this you will help your communication with the recruitment agency develop quite well.
If you are not working yet and would like to go see them I would recommend the following tips. Always go in dressed well and put together your best points. Tell them what you are good and show them the hunger ness towards finding work with them.
One thing I did was keep ringing them up every day and eventually they put me first for a role. If you keep doing that they will think lets just give this guy a job! If you ring everyday just keep doing that about roles you like with agencies they will put you forward first for a role.
Recruitment companies are not the best to work for but at times they can find work fast. It all depends on how you handle them and how well you fit their criteria.
Principal People have prevented me applying for jobs with them because I applied to a job directly that they were in the process of putting me forward for. The thing is they don't tell you the name of the company so I didn't know until I'd arranged an interview. They are just a bunch of bully boys. Keep well away form them.
I'm writing a survey that will review the quality of recruitment agencies, but needing help on the questions, have so farDid I feel the consultant had my interests at heartFeedback skillsProfessionalismWould I use agency again Anyone wish to add any from their experience ?
I will let you decide on the following agency, Lifeline Personnel.I was rushed in to register with them, filled out a whole load of forms, i counted 11 including a CRB (which i would have to pay for) and sent on an informal chat (interview) to a prospective client for a month long assignment, When i turned up i was told it was just for a week, and only a week!, i asked the agency about this and received indistinct reasons for the apparent inconsistency, i was told however that they wanted me to start on Monday, i was reluctant and was then told it 'may' continue as part time for a month thereon, i requested confirmation of this by email three times! without success, i also did not receive any confirmation of this by phone either.A tale of caution.
I have worked in the Recruitment Industry for 20 years and take my profession very seriously. It's disappointing to read about so many bad experiences.
The problem lies with a staff high turnover in the industry and consultants being forced to meet sales targets. What I call the 'pile them high sell them cheap approach'. That is why I have always worked for smaller independents.
I've worked for my current company for the last ten years and I have helped many people get onto the career ladder and they always come back when they are ready to move on. I am only as good as my last placement and it serves no interest to put the wrong person in the wrong job because neither the client or candidate will be repeat customers.
If you are unhappy with the way you have been treated check if the agency is a member of the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and you can always make a complaint.
On a final note. If you want to get ahead in the current climate you have to do your homework. For as many people as I see I probably only offer to take 30% on our register.
Why? Well there are many reasons but are just a few:
* Unrealistic salary expectations for the level of experience
* Being economical with the truth and hoping I won't spot gaps on a CV
* Not doing enough preparation and believing someone has a devine right to a job without very little effort
* Applying for roles for which their CV has no relevance
Having said that I have met some wonderful people and I love my job. I promise you that we are not all bad.
I registered with Luis Ben Associates back in February 2009. I found the staff to very kind and polite, offering drinks and buscuits etc. The interview was very indept and wrote plenty of notes on my cv which I missed. They told me they would be in touch by the end of the week and they were. I was asked to attent an interview the following week which was very successful. They contacted me on two occassions before my interview to check my availability and to see if I was ok. This recruitment agency do care about the situations you are in especially in this current climate and they do what they say they do. I found Luis Ben Associates Ltd to be the best agency to help you find employment and I would recommend the company to anyone seeking work. Well done guys, very impressed with what you did.
Don't use Lawrence Harvey, terrible company. Most recruiters are usually really helpful, after all, they are doing you a service you don't pay for. However, you just need to be careful as at the end of the day they are working for their own interests.
Unfortunately, those at Lawrence Harvey not only work in their own interest but manipulate the whole process. I found out that they had called up the other company I had an offer with (not through them) and told them I had lied on my CV. As a result, the offer was pulled and I was left with one option- their company.
Not only that but I went in to meet them and it was a shambles. I waited forty-five minutes to speak with someone and when they did come all they did was try and get information out of me so they could find other roles.
I have a lot of praise for some agencies, Lawrence Harvey is most definately not one of them.
I worked for an independent recruitment agency for 14 months as an assistant recruiter. This meant I wasn't doing sales calls to companies, but I was doing everything else. This gave me a unique insight into recruitment agencies, agents and procedures. Some which were general practise, some which were unfair, and some downright rude.
I had been to about seven million agencies in my adult life and was disappointed by most. I found independent agencies the best at keeping in touch and sorting out your needs, but maybe not having the most jobs.
Permanent Recruitment
~The Premise~
This is from my own experience and does not reflect the whole of the recruitment Recruitment agents have to bring in a required amount each month, for mid level consultants in the City this was about £10k, with a threshold of £5k (this is what you reach before the consultant takes commission). Each 'placement' would be between 15-25% of the annual salary of the 'placement' so a fee for someone earning £20k was usually £4k. From the monthly target the consultant will take home about 20% of the money they have earned over their threshold. An average consultant will take home £1000 + their basic salary.
The initial sales calls seemed to be quite hard work, but this is where they are trying to get a client, once you please the client, you will generally get repeat business from them - no more selling!
Candidates usually come from websites, like jobsite, secsinthecity etc and come in the form of an e-mail. Each consultant may be advertising up to 10 jobs, each job may get 100 applications a day. You have no time to be picky. Eventually you learn the art of speed reading and spotting mistakes. If there are a lot of mistakes, or the CV is messy, or the last few jobs were at short intervals, you delete. From that experience, I have made sure my CV is clean, tidy no mistakes and set out to what the job requires.
From these candidates CV's you will decide which ones could be ok for the job and you should, though in my experience it's not done often enough, telescreen. This means to see if the person is really right for the job, make sure their tech knowledge is good if that is needed, also check they can get to the location where the job is - salary they are looking for, as sometimes people will just apply for anything and not realise that the job is 50 miles away and anything else on the job spec you think is necessary - for example the client may have told you that the role is seated somewhere on your own and you won't see another soul all day. I would check with the applicant if that is something they really want to do.
Invite the candidate in
I would invite people to come in and see me, as when the client signs a contract, it will usually say that the recruiter will meet and test all applicants. I also test (word excel and typing if for an admin/secretarial role). Then we chat for 20 mins - 40 mins. This would be going through their history, try to find out what they are looking for in a job, and find out more about them to make sure if there are a quite a loud character, you don't put them forward for a role on their own in the basement. Also when you get to know someone you can talk confidently about them and their strengths rather than solely depending on a piece of paper.
During this time, I would make people feel comfortable and listen to all they had to say, if some were shy or had bad experiences with agencies (haven't we all) I would explain to them that I like to bring people in that are suitable for a job I have. And make sure they know that I did the whole agency thing too and it was awful, this gains understanding from applicants and builds a relationship.
After this interview I would briefly pop to my desk and print out all the job specs I had that they might be suitable for, then I would talk to them about the job and the companies and see which if any they liked the sound of. The applicants could take the spec away with them to mull over. If in any event they were not keen, it was always my policy to convince them to go and interview. As you cannot tell what a company is like from a piece of paper.
In an occasion where I didn't think the applicant was right for any of the jobs I had, I would still talk to them about the job and give them a spec. The agency I worked for didn't want anyone leaving without anything in their hands. This seems cruel, but from my experience, at some of the agencies if I'd been given a job spec I wouldn't have felt the time I had spent there was pointless as I have done most of the time.
Submitting the candidates to the clients is fairly pain free, if you have a good relationship with the client, and knowing what the client wants will come second nature, you will see people and think - ooh that is a 'Barclays' person - for example. Someone that will fit in with the culture and the team, which is often as important as the skills themselves. In the event you have a perfect personality, but not the right skills, the sales ability comes into play. Then the back and forward with interview times is just the best fun - an obvious joke !!
~Getting the Job~
I would give pre interview advice face to face or over the phone for all my candidates. That would mean going through competency based questions, which seem to be all the rage these days and how to act, dress, where the location is etc. Often this would be outside work hours and I would call from my mobile while I was eating my dinner at home. Just to make sure all the candidates were prepared for what they might face. I wasn't given the interview questions - obviously, but from the job spec you can work out what they might be, and I would try to help the nervous, people who had not interviewed for a long time, people who had been made redundant, older people, younger people. It was pretty much everyone who was nervous on interviews. I would also make sure they had questions to ask and knew about the company.
When one of my candidates gets a job (even though I wasn't on nearly the same pay structure as the consultants) I would leap with joy. I would be so happy, I think it is one thing I miss about the job, seeing someone so happy and you making their day, the four other rejection calls I had to make were the downside!
We would then have to track the candidates through to their start date, checking if they had had any other offers, making sure the client had sent the paperwork and making sure your candidate had handed their notice in. This could be a long drawn out process at times.
~The Bad~
A lot of the time the good bits made up for the bad. But from my experience, my boss would call out I&O, which means in and out. This would be relevant just on what someone looked like. One of our clients like pretty young blondes, an overweight brunette with glasses and braces walked in and she was politely shown the door after having a super quick interview. A lot of pressurising was put onto the candidates if they did receive a job offer. Some consultants would make them hand their notice in so they could get that fee in the present month's figures rather than the next month. Or just pressurising to take the job. As I was not on commission and by trade am a customer services person, I hated being told to tell someone to take a job. Hence why I left. Some consultants would not call their candidates back which I hated as that happened to me so many times.
~The Conclusion~
With so many people applying for jobs, it is impossible to service all candidates how you would want to. Each 12 hour day for me was jam packed and I had no time to breathe, let alone have a lunch break, so some people did get left by the wayside. If applying to agencies through the internet, for the best response from them, I would make sure I looked my best when going to the agency, make sure my CV looked the part and was relevant to the job I am applying for. To be honest the last 5 months I have avoided agencies as they make my blood boil when they don't call or drop me an e0mail from time to time. I am also fully aware they are having to work much harder to get jobs from their clients as the clients would rather take a chance and advertise in the paper and spend £3k less than use an agency. So while they can be useful, sometimes if you don't look the part, you don't get anywhere with them. If you have had quite a few knock backs from them, try going in your best suit slapping some make up on making sure you smell clean and fresh, have a haircut etc, Or just go directly to the companies. That's what I have done !
If anyone needs any help with how to deal with any issues - I would be glad to help !
Thanks for reading - I know it was a long one !!
I've never heard such a load of old tripe in all my life. Recruitment agents are essentially telesales people. They will do ANYTHING to con people into accepting a job, even if it is clearly unsuitable for the candidate.They are totally self serving and any argument to the contrary is just self gratification on the part of the recruitment agent.The reason most people think they are cowboys, is because they are. 90% of people aren't going to be wrong!
Having worked as a Recruitment Consultant for a couple of years I thought I would share my wisdom with all you job hunters.
Never think for one second that Recrruitment Agencies are doing you a favour by helping you find work. It works the other way, you are helping them. Why else would they be so willing to help you without charging a fee.
Basically it works like this:
A company rings in with a temoporary/permanent position that they have. They then agree an hourly rate that the company will pay to the agency for the right person.
The agency then finds somebody to do the job and agrees an hourly rate with him/her and makes anything from £1 - £5 per hour in profit.
Don't get me wrong, recruitment consultants work their arses off but just remember Consultants are the best liers in the world and you should never believe a word they say


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NASA Loses Another Climate Satellite – What's Next? [VIDEO]
NASA's Glory satellite was destroyed when its protective fairing failed to open, rendering it unable to achieve orbit.
As cnet's Bill Harwood explains, it's a $424 million boo-boo, and that's on top of the very similar Orbiting Carbon Observatory loss in 2009.