Judge slams municipal court study as waste of time
Judge JE Weatherly criticized a $35,000 study by Yarger Decker and Thomas for proposing abolishing a municipal judge’s post and numerous changes. The 126 page report, delivered Sept. 18, suggests one time savings of $350,000 and annual revenues of $200,000 plus, with total implementation cost at $220,000. Weatherly warned the plan could harm the court system while city officials said they will study and consider recommendations, noting some costless items don’t require council input.
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JE. Weatherly
Yarger Decker and Thomas, Inc
Weatherly
Global pact gains first approval at Kyoto conference
Nations gave preliminary approval to the Kyoto Protocol, pledging binding cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The EU aims minus 8 percent, the United States minus 7, and Japan minus 6 by 2008 to 2012, with 38 countries totaling a little over 5 percent below 1990 levels. Raul Estrada labeled the move impactful for atmospheric concentration.
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Kyoto
Japan
European Union
United States
Raul Estrada
Scientists achieve Star Trek like feat in photon transfer
In Austria, researchers destroyed photons in one spot and created replicas about three feet away by transferring polarization traits via entangled photon pairs. The work by Anton Zeilinger and team, reported in Nature, hints at future ultra fast computing and speculative teleportation concepts once dismissed by Einstein as spooky.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Nature
Anton Zeilinger
University of Innsbruck
Odessa Development Corporation forms five member board
Five businessmen were appointed to direct Odessa Development Corporation after the Odessa City Council approved bylaws and created the entity to spend a $2.4 million anticipated from a one fourth cent sales tax approved last month for economic development. Board members include Robert Williams Robert Chavez Don Wood Jose Molina and Charles Sorber. Chavez noted the group will first organize and get to know one another.
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Odessa Development Corporation
CDC
Odessa
Robert
Bobby) Williams
Williams Paving
Robert Chavez
Permian Machinery Movers
Don Wood
Southwest Convenience Stores
Jose Molina
Great Basin Petroleum Service
Charles Sorber
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Empty Stocking Fund Trails Last Year In Odessa
The Empty Stocking Fund campaign in Odessa is at the halfway point with a $40,000 goal and just $9,218 raised. Donations yesterday totaled $1,700, far below last year’s pace when $17,380 was reached, aided by a $5,000 anonymous match and a $3,000 OA contribution. The Salvation Army and Odessa American fund aid low income families with Christmas gifts and food, including residents such as Heidi.
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Odessa
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