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  1. On 5/31/2018 at 9:46 AM, Catpfish said:

    Update on the shipping...just got my order in and I placed it on Friday.  Lost Monday due to Memorial Day and that is pretty quick turnaround.  I never even got a shipping confirmation.  I have given a kit to a co-worker who has a lot of mosquitoes, so I might have something to report in a couple of weeks.

     

     

     

    Any thoughts after the weekend?

  2. On 5/25/2018 at 9:25 AM, LW Goatman said:

    Mosquitos are always bad at my house and i'm bordered by a creek. I put up the Spartan mosquitos system and haven't been bit once this year. These things work and are $20.

    Spartan Mosquito Link

     

    Closest retailer to Austin is Elgin, not exactly down the street.  At this point I'm considering buying the 10 pack on their website for $200 or driving out there and having BBQ.

  3. Apparently they're trying to get all informals done by the 20th of June.  Also found out that they mailed the evidence packet, but it just hasn't arrived yet because the hearing date was set so soon, fuckers.  

    They moved a bunch of desks into an upstairs room and have about 20 stations set up right next to each other.  They're very clear you only get 15 minutes.  Last year we were in the cube farm downstairs at normal workstations.

    I was able to get 30k knocked off, but considering they raised appraised from 290k to 390k or so it doesn't really feel like anything.  I showed up with pics of needed repairs (roof and porches have leaks and need to be completely replaced) and got very little traction with that.  I was nice to the guy and he used a unremodeled house as a comparable (our neighborhood was all built between 1960 to 70ish, and I think he said it sold for 290k), but they improved our condition because we pulled a permit last year and that skewed how they compare values to our neighbors & comps.  Didn't matter that we didn't add square footage and almost all of the cost went straight to HVAC and water heater replacement, because we moved 2 interior walls to make a bathroom bigger they consider it a major remodel.  Our plumber refused to work without pulling permits (don't blame him, its his licence) but next time I'll think twice about pulling permits for any work.  I'm glad we don't plan on staying in this house too much longer as the taxes will quickly be assessed at well more than the house is worth if they aren't already.  Not 1% but goddamn this process is frustrating.

     

    Side note, almost laughed out loud at the dude who sat down next to me and tried to argue that his house was worth less than his purchase price from this year.  Don't think he had much luck.

  4. Have my informal tomorrow.  They were nice enough to send me notice on Friday of last week.

    Also weird, they didn't send an evidence packet this year like I requested.  It states in the letter that they'll provide that info at the informal.  Dicks.

  5. On 5/21/2018 at 8:41 AM, UrbanAchiever said:

     

    I was impressed by the overall fitness level of the participants. It seemed like everyone took running seriously, and the majority of runners were affiliated with running groups or clubs. In the states, I see a lot of people who are just checking the box to say they've completed a marathon and don't really care about their training leading up to it or their time. That definitely wasn't the case with this race, and I don't know if that's typical of European races or if this one just drew a more competitive crowd. 

    This seems to be a euro thing in general. All of the euro climbers, divers, runners I’ve run into take their sport very seriously. 

  6. Ramsey runs a shitload.  Surprisingly so does Ozil.  I know there will likely be some players that can't handle the demands of more uptempo press, but those 2 won't be it. 

     

    IMO the question is does he like/dislike them for other reasons.  Both drift in and out of form, I personally think they were overplayed when in form under Wenger which led to other issues.

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    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four employees with the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Office were arrested, along with three others, in a "really big organized scheme" regarding vehicle titles, according to state officials. 

    Authorities were alerted in March 2018 to the possible fraudulent activities happening in the tax offices for Precinct 1 and Precinct 2 after an audit by the Travis County Auditor's Office. To investigate the anomalies, Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore requested help from the Texas Department of Public Safety. 

    "This audit revealed some irregularities that were alarming," DPS Regional Commander Martin Freeman said. Investigators started reviewing videotapes from the two precinct offices in question. 

    After more than two months of investigating, authorities arrested seven people. The four Travis County employees ranged from someone who had been there more than two decades to a couple of employees with only a few years with the office. DPS says one of the other suspects is the spouse of an employee. The suspects are:

    • Shell Kenneth Prieto-Reese, 43, Theft by Public Servant - Employed as a Tax Specialist II and has been with the county since September 2008.
    • Cathy Lynn Wilson, 57, Theft by Public Servant - Employed as a Tax Specialist III and has been with the county since December 1995
    • Susie Alvarez Araujo, 43, Theft by Public Servant - Employed as a Tax Specialist II and has been with the county since April 2015
    • Steven Hernandez, 35, Theft by Public Servant - Employed as a Tax Specialist I and has been employed with the county since July 2015
    • Hipolita Tiquet De Dios, 41, Engaging in Organized Crime
    • Cecil Leary, Jr., 61, Engaging in Organized Crime
    • Eulalio Hernandez, 72, Engaging in Organized Crime

     

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    Clockwise from top left: Shell Kenneth Prieto-Reese, Cathy Lynn Wilson, Susie Alvarez Araujo, Steven Hernandez, Hipolita Tiquet De Dios, Cecil Leary, Jr., Eulalio Hernandez. (DPS)

     

    Freeman says the suspects were minimizing the taxes they were paying on vehicle title transactions along with other violations. For example, if a vehicle was purchased for $20,000, the scheme would lower the value of the purchase price so the taxes owed on it would be lower. In some cases, the county employees would take bribes in exchange for a title that shouldn't have been assigned, Freeman explains.

    "If you have an employee that doesn't have integrity and is taking bribes, they can pass stamped documents and sign titles that should not be assigned," Freeman says. 

    Investigators also seized hard drives, cellphones, documents and $72,000 in cash. 

    During the last legislative session, lawmakers approved funding and staff for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to establish its Compliance and Investigations Division. Executive Director of TxDMV Whitney Brewster says the new division was integral to this case. "The TxDMV takes reports of fraud waste and abuse very seriously. It's critically important to maintain the public's trust while conducting business on behalf of the state,"  Brewster says.

    While the satellite offices remain closed, the TxDMV is providing support to help Travis County at its main Tax Assessor Collector's Office at 5501 Airport Blvd. 

     

     

  8. So I was looking at the table yesterday, and noticed only the top 6 have positive or even goal differential.  It made me curious, so I looked up the last time so few teams shared that stat.  You have to go back to the 98/99 season before 6 teams or less had even or positive GD at the end of the season.  Every other season has had at least 7, and most had 8 or 9.

    Obviously if Burnley win their last game by 2 goals or more, this season would look less like an outlier.

  9. fuck these diving pieces of shit with a fatass knockoff of a maradona on the fucking sideline.

     

    I really appreciate that Xhaka feels the same way with his scream of "fuck off" right after the goal.

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