Lawyers: No plan yet to go after Chevron money
Ecuadorian lawyers who won a 9.5 billion judgment against Chevron said they will not seek collection until Chevron finishes its appeals. Lead attorney Pablo Fajardo said enforcement will occur only after all legal avenues in Ecuador are exhausted. Chevron plans further appeals and sought a continued ban on collection.
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Chevron
New York
Chevron Corp
Nicolas Zambrano
U.S
Ecuador
Tiple
Pablo Fajardo
Fajardo
Odessa College eyes public radio upgrade in Permian Basin
Bidders competing to run KOCV in Odessa foresee a phased upgrade costing 250000 to 500000 with a new tower north of Odessa. Marfa Public Radio representatives describe serving 12000 square miles and 12000 people while planning local sports shows and campus studios. Bids were due by 2 p.m. Tuesday as the trustees prepare a vote on the winner.
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KOCV
Odessa
Michael
Ginter
Big Bend National Park
Fort Stockton
Odessa-Midland
West Texas
Marfa Public Radio
Permian Basin
Marfa
Odessa College Board of Trustees
Daphne Dowdy Jackson
Public Radio
David Eggleston
Midland
NPR
Tall City
Dave Davies
Texas Public Radio
Marfa Radio
Eggleston
Odessa College to hear bids on NPR station setup
Odessa College board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Joe Zant Community Room to award a bid for restoring KOCV funding and signal service and evaluate proposals from Basin PBS and UT Permian Basin. Local residents urged improving Midland service amid declining donations and enrollment.
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Odessa College Board of Trustees
Joe Zant
Odessa College Student Union Building
Dingus
NPR
Midland
Davies
Cheri Dalton
KOCV
Census shows blacks and Hispanics reshape Texas South
The census notes sustained reverse migration to the South after the Great Migration era. It cites Odessa and Ector County figures, with ECISD black student share at 5.3 percent and overall Hispanic growth driven by Texas migration, business openings and bilingual media. Community leaders discuss limited political activism among Hispanics.
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South
Midwest
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Odessa Naacp
Gene Collins
Collins
Odessa
Ector County
Ector County Independent
Adkins
Texas
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Manny Puga
Puga
Dos Mundos
LULAC
Carol Uranga
Mexico
Uranga
United States
Computer crushes competition on Jeopardy
In the Man vs. Machine face off on Jeopardy Watson the IBM supercomputer defeated human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. After a strong Final Jeopardy showing Watson earned 35734 dollars while Jennings and Rutter posted 2400 and 5400 dollars respectively.
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New York
Ken Jennings
Brad Rutter
Watson
IBM
Jennings
ECISD Teases New Tech and CSCOPE Expansion Plans
Tyler ISD and University of Texas at Tyler announce a new partnership enrolling all students in an engineering course and two math sections at New Tech on a March start. Vega to begin in March pending release. CSCOPE pilot at Milam Magnet, Bonham Junior High and Odessa High eyed for district wide rollout 2011 2012, with board approving purchases and policy updates amid budget concerns.
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Boulter
Vega
Tyler Isd
University of Texas At Tyler
Mike Adkins
ECISD
Talley
Tyler
New Tech
Cscope
Milam
Bonham Junior High
Odessa High
Texas
Denise Shetter
Karen Kopec
Kopec
Chuck Isner
Texas State Teachers Association
Isner
Rachel Juarez-Torres
School Health Advisory Council
Texas Association of School Boards
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Associated Press
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Marfapublicradio.org
Tprorg
South Plains Public Radio
Kohm.org
mazDa
Boulter Middle School
Kelly Grimsley
Etna
Elim
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