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Looming budget sequestration would cost West Virginia thousands of jobs.
The state could lose 1,047 jobs in fiscal 2013 due to Department of Defense spending reductions for military equipment alone, the Center for Regional Analysis at George Washington University has estimated.
Small West Virginia businesses — those with fewer than 500 employees — could lose more than 4,200 jobs through fiscal 2013, according to another estimate from the same center.
Neither of these is a complete analysis of the implications.
But while the whole state will feel the effects — the estimated military equipment cuts would mean a $90 million reduction in gross state product, for example — observers say the impact will be concentrated in the North Central region.
Sequestration is an automatic, across-the-board budget cut imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 as a last resort for deficit reduction.
It consists of about $1 trillion in cuts over the coming decade.
And it starts, if Congress and the administration don't act, with more than $100 billion on Jan. 2 -- about $55 billion from security and defense and about $55 billion from non-defense programs, or around 8 percent of budgets, with a few budget areas such as Social Security exempted.
"Sequestration was a self-imposed threat, a terrible alternative that was never really intended to happen," said lawyer Michael Schrier at a presentation he delivered on Nov. 13 in Fairmont with colleague Eric Whytsell of Jackson Kelly's Washington, D.C. office. The talk was hosted by the Affiliate Leadership Council of the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation.
"The problem is," Schrier said, "now we're looking at the terrible alternative."
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What should government contractors and subcontractors expect if Congress doesn't prevent the "terrible alternative"?
Whytsell divided it into three areas.
For one thing, existing contracts are likely to be downsized.
"We should expect non-mission critical stuff to go first," he said. "They'll be forced to make choices about terminating or restructuring programs and contracts, reducing quantities, pushing out delivery schedules."
A second area: less spending on new contracts.
"I think there will be some delays in awards," Whytsell said, along with more sole-source awards, more firm-fixed-price contracts "in situations that simply do not make sense," and more cost sharing.
And, in a third area, contracts are going to become more demanding, with renegotiated rates and heightened ethics enforcement.
In a way, Whytsell observed, this is not new; it's been going on ever since the recession hit. It's just that, with sequestration, it will go from chronic to acute.
Region at risk
"If sequestration were to go into effect, then it could put the operations of our local federal facilities in jeopardy," said WVHTC Foundation President and CEO James Estep.
"I'm especially concerned about the National Energy Technology Laboratory," Estep said, referring to the facility in Morgantown. "It is already on the administration's list to cut. Unfortunately, sequestration would provide a great excuse."
The projected cuts could be crippling to the small business community, he added.
"While larger companies may be able to absorb some level of cuts, small businesses could be put out of business," he said.
John Dahlia, director of corporate communications for D.C.-area contractor Global Science and Technology, agreed.
"We're very concerned," Dahlia said. GST has more than 60 employees in West Virginia, most of them in Fairmont working under contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Like Estep, Dahlia expressed concerned for NETL in Morgantown, and also for the NASA Independent Verification and Validation facility in Fairmont and the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg — agencies that directly employ many in the region and that contract with many more.
And he fears a brain drain from the I-79 corridor if budget cuts go deep enough.
The effect could be a sort of undoing of the slow, organic way in which the high-tech corridor has matured since the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd got the FBI complex located in Clarksburg more than 20 years ago.
Little by little, early, small contractors have grown and split and started new companies, developed expertise, mentored younger entrepreneurs and fostered relationships with numerous university departments.
The corridor has emerged as a tight community of high-tech businesses and researchers and developers with interdependent capabilities. But it still, in many ways, is just beginning to realize its potential for innovation and commercialization.
"If the worst happened, it could set back our efforts by ten years," Estep said.
Whytsell had some suggestions for how businesses can prepare.
"Figure out which of your contracts are most likely to be what the government wants, and that's where you spend the money and effort to make sure you're performing them top-level," he said.
"Don't give the agency any reason to think that you ought to be culled from the herd. You want to be exemplary."
And be the contractor that offers solutions.
"It's not just doing a good job. You've actually got to think what you can do that will help them," he said.
Melissa Loder, a Clarksburg-based business opportunity specialist with the Small Business Administration, added to the list.
"Watch your cash flow," she said. "Even when you get a nice large bread-and-butter contract, you really need to be lean."
Get very familiar with human resources law in case layoffs are going to be needed.
Above all, don't go into denial and don't be secretive — discuss this with employees.
Can it be prevented?
Many believe lawmakers would not let sequestration happen, although the record of the 112th Congress gives little comfort.
"If you believe all the press coverage and all the prognosticators and commentators and everything else, the current thinking is it won't happen," Schrier said. "But can I sit here and say it won't? No."
There are two schools of thought, Dahlia said: "That it's not going to happen, or that it's going to be pushed further down the road."
Estep said he has to hope Congress will act.
"However, I am concerned that there isn't much time left to put a solution in place," he said.
Asked whether discussions with the state's delegation in Washington would help, Schrier said absolutely.
"I think both parties are looking for the cover with their constituencies to move away from the party lines to try and strike and grand bargain," he said. If enough representatives heard from enough constituents, "maybe some would start listening and we could avoid all this."
Dahlia also suggested communicating with Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., who chairs the Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who chairs the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee on Senate Appropriations. Both manage processes related to funding for those major federal agencies located in North Central West Virginia.


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When Daphne Lee Martin arrived at her Telegraph Record Store in New London around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, there were already close to 50 people — and their ears — waiting in line.
Such is the excitement generated by the annual National Record Store Day — a relatively recent holiday on the calendar but one celebrated with fervor by what might accurately be called Serious Music Heads. Among the most anticipated releases were albums, singles and boxed sets by LCD Soundsystem, R.E.M., Nirvana, David Bowie, Devo, Jerry Garcia, the Flaming Lips, Mazzy Star, the Doors, the Velvet Underground, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and dozens more.
The fact that Record Store Day took place the day before Easter was not lost on Niantic's Sommer Brooks, who was stalking the various Telegraph display bins of vinyl albums and merchandise, all of which were special artist or label releases available only for the event.
"This is bigger than Jesus coming tomorrow," Brooks said happily, clutching a shopping bag with records by Built to Spill, the Pogues with Joe Strummer, and Gram Parsons. "This is an essential shopping day, plus it's important to help support local businesses that do good stuff in the community."
"A decent chunk of our Record Day stuff was gone within the first hour," said Rich Martin, who co-owns the Telegraph with wife Daphne. "We set up two large tables with just merchandise specifically for today. It's like a feeding trough. It can be a little frustrating because you don't know, until you get your shipments, how much of what you ordered will actually arrive. Sometimes you're anticipating a lot of the Gram Parsons — and maybe you only get one or two. Still, this is a great day and a lot of fun."
Indeed, throughout the afternoon and into the evening, the aisles of the Telegraph were clustered with folks eagerly flipping through not just the special material but the regular stock of rock, jazz, country, blues and other styles. The festive spirit was bolstered by ongoing live performances by acts such as CBYD, Daphne Lee Martin, Ketch Tha Cataclysm, Sam Peduta of Elison Jackson and Pocket Vinyl.
Daniel Boroughs of New London, who brought his toddler son, Harvey, along with him to the Telegraph, was actively seeking out and hoping to revisit music that had been "coming of age" soundtracks from his youth. At the same time, he said, "It's a good idea for Harvey to have early exposure not just to music but to this sort of atmosphere. This is a family-friendly place, and you can't always say that about record stores."
In Niantic, at Tumbleweeds, there was a sign out front announcing Record Store Day and a display rack just inside the door with a varied selection of products.
"We have a nice cross section of regular customers," said clerk Christa Weil, "and our staff tries to pick the Record Store releases that will appeal. We offer a lot of classic rock, blues and jazz."
Dave Brush of Salem walked in and headed straight to the Record Store Day merchandise. "I come in here regularly; I'm a classic rock guy and they have a lot of stuff I like." He picked up 7-inch single releases by Link Wray and Devo. "These are the sort of things I wouldn't buy online. But you come into a great store like this and there's an art to the browse. It's fun to come across this stuff because you're not sure what you're going to find. That's one reason Record Store Day is something to look forward to."
Tumbleweeds owner Tara Wyatt, wearing a "Buy Vinyl" T-shirt, said she loves the idea of Record Store Day, and the store does well with it, but she's had to change her strategies in recent years. "We have to be careful in what we order," she said. "I can't afford to dump ten grand on Record Store Day releases and just hope we sell it all. You can never predict what's going to happen with music. For example, people thought cassettes were dead. But they're coming back. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are releasing cassettes. If you have a small store, you have to be careful and smart."
Over at Mystic Disc — the area's iconic and seminal vinyl record store now in its 25th year — owner Dan Curland was talking with a shop full of longtime regulars. The mood was, frankly, ambivalent. On the one hand, customers were definitely picking up Record Store Day gems. At the same time, there was considerable grumbling about what Curland described as inequities in the distribution system for Record Store Day.
"Originally, Record Store Day was a good idea — a sort of us-against-them statement by indie stores against corporate chains like Target. But that's changed. I can no longer service my customers," Curland said.
He said that small chains of independent stores — like Newbury Comics, Bull Moose and the Sound Garden — get preferential treatment. "For example," Curland said, "R.E.M. released 1,000 copies of 'Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions,' and there are 250 participating stores in Record Store Day. Theoretically, each store should be able to get four copies of the REM release if they want four."
Curland said he asked for four — and got one.
"If you go to eBay, there are already copies of the R.E.M. going for $300 — well over what we would charge," Curland said. "Someone's going to the chains, who have multiple copies, buying them and flipping them. They're not fans. Meanwhile, I have longtime regulars who are huge R.E.M. fans — and I can't get them a copy."
Still, the mood in Mystic Disc was familial, even if they all agreed Record Store Day could be better run.
"We're still happy to be here because we're all fans and some great music was made available today," Curland said. "But I want Mystic Disc to be able to provide that music and survive — just like I want the Telegraph to survive and I want Tumbleweeds to survive. We're running businesses, but we all love the music."
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Product DescriptionManitou was founded over 20 years withThe goal of producingThe mostTechnologically advanced products imaginable.They have provenThemselves overThe years, and continueTo create cutting edge products. When you produce a fork and name itThe Marvel, it better be nothing short of absolutely marvelous.The Marvel Pro has some nifty features includingTPC Technology Absolute + cartridge compression damping, and adjustableTPC cartridge rebound damping; yet weighs in at 3.3lbs. How isThat for marve
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Strengths: +Amazing quality and finish
+Rebound adjustement is very effective
+Smooth progression during the travel
+Sensitivity/ISO air spring response
+Lock out is easy to use
+Light weight
+Effortless to set up
Weaknesses: -No manual suplied (alltough on the internet there is everything that you would want to know avaible including finetuning the damping/shim stacks etc)
-Sensitive spring preload adjustment with a conventional pump / gauge range
-Occasional over engouragement for riding the bigger stuff
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I used a Topeak pocket pump to inflate the forks to manufacturers suggested pressure (80PSI / 5bar for rider weight). It may be a good idea to use manufacturers own pump but that item wasn't available when I placed the order.
These forks seem to work with very narrow range of pressure so to be able to fine tune it accurately the gauge has to be calibrated by dedault for the lower pressure range.
First impression suggest that these are light weight yet sturdy forks.
None of any flexy feeling with 180mm front disc.
Clicking adjustements for the damping and rebound action work well and effectively.
No need to use them flat out.
I made two rides around singletrack/all mountain course trying out different settings and finally got it spot on. This product really enables faster ride on the rough terrain because the damping works like a dream ! Front wheel is very stable in wet roots and and smaller rocks. I can keep pedalling and just point the wheel where I want to go. Super grip on the tire. It is unbelievable how soon I got used to this product and get noticeably faster tracktime.
Then I hit some more technical stuff with steep rocky hills, smooth trialsy mountain stuff and I could ride along some lines that I never could imagine would be possible without a proper trials bike. No spongy jumpstick feeling here, just accurate control and predictable behaviour all the time. GREAT FEELING !
The Lock Out works neatly and I soon started to use it on every uphill while on tarmac riding to forest. I wasn't thinking that there will be much use for this feature because this is the first time I have the oppoturnity. But it works well and is super easy to activate from the crown while riding. No need for a cable operated lock out in my opinion 'cos you can just flick the lock out on with your index finger with no effort.
It makes me very feel confident about riding capabilities and I'm now enjoying my ride like I have a completely new bike.
I weight 64kg/140lbs and alltough Manitou states that these forks are intented for XC/Expedition use I can say that at least for a lighter rider this is a killer choice for rougher stuff as well !
It's still easy to notice that these are air forks for the faint amount of stickyness at the very begining of the travel with higher preload pressure. It may be just something that needs some time to bed in properly. Personally I felt that this kind of tight response actually made me faster while ascending track with loadsa tight corners and roots/small rocks. On bigger stuff the fork just evens out all the obstacles and that stickyness is not noticably any more.
This may be due to personal refenrence because I'm just used to spring coil responsiviness.
For the price (-40% discount; paid 360€ at CRC bikes) these are nobrainer forks for many purposes especially for a hardtail xc/allround frame. 120mm travel did not make Kinesis truckish at all but still calmed it down so it doesn't beheave nervously at lower speeds let alone going downhill where I can just let the bike roll with out constantly using brakes to tame it down.
They work just like you'd expect and are super stable and light weight. Expectional quality and pro feel.
Manitou seems to be the most underrated suspension manufacturer there is !
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Strengths: Very Strong for the weight. efficient travel. @100mm of travel feels much more plush. crisp, solid lockout and on the trail tuning.
Weaknesses: white?
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The Marvel Pro is great because it can actually function as an all mountain fork (if you can handle the shorter travel). It is perfect for XC, but is very strong. There really isn't a downside to this fork in my mind- it does more than it's intended target use. I thoroughly enjoy this fork. It is not as light as my R7, but it is definitely stronger. And as XC trails increasingly become more AM trails, this fork is fit for the task. I am 6'2", 220 lbs, and this thing can take all I can throw at it. It is not on the cheap side, but then again, you will not be replacing it anytime soon, and I think most people would go through 2 lesser forks before this thing even slows down.
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La Crosse, WISCONSIN (WXOW) The Friday night lights will continue to shine brightly on the Aquinas and Central football programs at Harring Stadium.
The two schools and UW-La Crosse entered into a 10-year deal for both to play their home games at the Veterans Memorial Sports Complex.
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- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, Wine, Wine Bar
- Private Party Facilities: For fabulous parties, lasting memories and none of the stress, choose Truluck's for your next event. Our Naples Room accommodates up to 50 seated guests or 60 for a cocktail reception. The entire restaurant is available for up to 260 guests. Truluck's is the perfect place for corporate dinners, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, rehearsal dinners and more. The Naples Room features a dedicated service staff, private kitchen and your very own chef.
- Private Party Contact: Laura Hearn 7137837270x
- Entertainment: Live piano bar entertainment nightly starting at 5:30 p.m.
A word from Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab House - Houston
We invite you to escape to Truluck's. A getaway for the senses. Come savor the freshest Crab, direct from our own fisheries. Delight in our fresh-catch seafood menu or select tender, juicy steaks prepared to perfection. Then complement it all with delicious wines by the glass and bottle.Continued
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128 reviews since June 2, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.4
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (78)romantic (51)fit for foodies (42)notable wine list (42)good for groups (36)great for lunch (33)vibrant bar scene (26)hot spot (17)neighborhood gem (13)late-night find (7)great for brunch (5)great for outdoor dining (4)scenic view (2)kid-friendly (1)Show More
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/25/2014Everything about the evening was great. We will recommend the restaurants.Special Features:
- rrOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 9/17/2014First time eat Truluck's and enjoyed the evening. Food was good, I ordered the steak special with crab claws and appetizer. If I was to go again, would skip the steak, but the crab claws were outstanding. Ambiance is good, excellent service…pricey but worth for a special occasionSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very good steakTokyoexpatDined on 9/14/2014We went for the steak and we were not disappointed. The steak and the side orders were of excellent quality. My only criticism was the service was hurried and fast. My wife and I were on vacation, and let our server subtly know that there was no rush. Although I didn't time how long, it seemed like the steak was back in about 5 or 10 minutes after we ordered.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/10/2014I would have given you 5 out of 5 stars but my waiter forgot my lobster bisque. It wasn't that big of a deal because I didn't remember until I got home.Special Features:
- great food but priceyrestaurantweekDined on 9/9/2014The food and atmosphere are great, however the food can get pretty expensive. Highly recommend asking the market price for any of the items that dont show a price prior to ordering.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- food good but poor serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/9/2014The food was good, but the service was very poor. We had to wait a long time for tea, our check etc. We never even got the dessert from our power lunch. It was embarrassing since it was a business lunch that there was a delay in simple things, but at least the ambience was nice enough that the client felt the effort had been made to try and make it a pleasant experience.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Seafood expertsBrandiWineVIPDined on 9/7/2014Truluck's office excellent seafood selection and is prepared in an exquisite manner. Everything is extremely tasty and the wine selection is excellent.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very DisappointingFineDiner77Dined on 9/5/2014It had been years since I visited TruLuck's due to a poor experience a few years ago. A client chose the spot, and as a good vendor I obliged. The service was expected and the lobster bisque was excellent. I ordered the "Jumbo Shrimp Platter" with Garlic Sautéed Spinach. The shrimp were far from "Jumbo". I would guess 21-30/pound size. I was served 5 shrimp that looked horribly lonely on the large plate. The spinach was good, but lacked seasoning. After adding a few dashes of salt, it was good. $200.00 for 4 people and no one was excited about their dish. Hopefully I can talk clients out of making this choice ever again.
- Great foodAlittleBYRDieDined on 9/2/2014Trulucks has amazing seafood. The crowd can be a little old at times. But that is expected due to the pricing of the food. Wish they would offer specials more often. Would probably come more oftenSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- destinDined on 9/2/2014Too little fresh seafood. pls look at this immediately as I had problems last time as well.Special Features:
- Great seafood, steaksOpenTable Diner Since 2006VIPDined on 9/1/2014Excellent service and delicious seafood, tasty steaks. Booked table to celebrate daughter's birthday dinner. All service was knowledgeable of her birthday, very attentive. She even received a special dessert for the celebration at no charge. Highly recommend.Special Features:
- Great ServiceServiceDined on 8/29/2014Our waitrase Was fantastic!! Food was ok. Asked for well done steak and parts where charcoal. Next time I will get the medium well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday dinnerKatedidVIPDined on 8/19/2014Three of us celebrated a birthday in our group several days ago. Seafood was excellent. one of us is salt restricted and that wasn't a problem. great service.Special Features:
- NiksPicksDined on 8/16/2014The restaurant staff was very accomodating and friendlySpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- GreatPickyDined on 8/8/2014I enjoyed my dinner and the food was excellent...a great ambiance that could be suitable for various occasionsSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DeliciousOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 8/7/2014The food was delicious and we had great service. We have been here several times and it is always amazing.Special Features:
- Total fanfoodiefan27Dined on 8/5/2014Had a great time the whole night was so relaxing and a great change from the ordinary! Can't wait for our next visit. The Sea bass was a true palate pleaser.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not a great value1stTimerDined on 8/2/2014While the ambience was quite nice, I amnot sure it was a good value for my (many) dollars. The service was okay, the food was (just) okay, but the price was double what I can find nearby....with usually better food. I was somewhat disappointed as I was expecting "one of the best places in town". It wasn't. I would find it hard to recommend it to my friends as "the best".
- Always exceeds our expectations!JennJVIPDined on 7/31/2014My husband I and enjoy going to Trulucks for dinner, but we decided to go for lunch. Our server was wonderful. We had the private seating in the back-perfect to people watch and the food was delicious as always. We always try something new and we love it every time!!Special Features:
- Stone Crab Claws!karenpeachDined on 7/28/2014that is why we go. they are fresh and delicious. The mustard sauce is fabulous. they ARE expensive, but when you love them...especially when you can't get them where you live...you are willing to pay for them! The lobster bisque is also delicious!Special Features:
- Flaming DessertSA2HOUDined on 7/26/2014First time at Truluck's and it was a great experience. Our server Enrique was very attentive, but not over the top where he interrupted our conversation the whole evening. The food was amazing. We had steak and king crab. Very fresh. It was a special occasion and the birthday girl got a flaming chocolate dessert with a side of ice cream. A nice way to end the experience. I thought it was going to be a little more upscale as a whole. Possibly a dress code but people were there in shorts and t-shirts. That was the only down side to the whole experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OHHOTDAMNOHHOTDAMNVIPDined on 7/26/2014SURPRISINGLY WE WERE THERE FOR OUR 4:00 P.M. RESERVATIONS ON SATURDAY, YET OUR SERVER ROSE SEEMED RUSHED!!! EVERYTHING SHE SAID TO US WAS…I'LL GET IT OR CHECK "IN A HURRY!" IT WASN'T THAT MANY PEOPLE THERE, YET OUR NORMAL SERVER ROSE, WAS QUITE RUSHED AND SHE PREFACED MOST REQUESTS WITH "IN A HURRY!" THE ORIGINAL BASKET OF BREAD BROUGHT TO OUR TABLE WAS FROM THE DAY BEFORE. THE BREAD WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND NOT FRESH. A BIT SURPRISED AT OUR OVERALL EXPERIENCE AT TRULUCK'S ON SATURDAY. IT DIDN'T LIVE UP TO MY NORMAL EXPERIENCE AT TRULUCK'SSpecial Features:
- Consistently GoodRestaurateurDined on 7/22/2014Trulucks is one of those restaurants that you can count on each visit for great service, a good environment and good food. A little on the pricey side but it's well worth it. This restaurant has been within my top ten list of restaurants in the City for a long time running. I've never had a bad experience there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Maybe a Off night for themOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 7/19/2014This was the first time I have taking my wife to eat at Truluck's in Houston and the host treated us like we didn't belong in the restaurant. We show up at 9:25pm for a 9:30pm reservation and was told that we need to wait for seating closer to our time. Didn't say you can wait in the bar or we are running a little behind. We did get seated around 9:34pm and then waited for our waiter to talk to us for about 10 minutes. We did order and the food was outstanding as always. I've had a lot of business dinners with great service at Truluck's. So this hopefully was a off night for them.Special Features:
- SchlumbergerDined on 7/18/2014This is the perfect place for a quiet intimate dinner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Business dinner gone badhapidinerDined on 7/17/2014The restaurant was so loud that our server commented that she'd never had it be so tough to hear. Three of us were in a banquet and could not carry on a normal conversation. Outstandin tea collection though the French Press leaked all over the table. The crab was tasteless, the Steak Dynamite was well prepared but had too many flavors. One of my guests did not finish her soup or fish. Dessert waas amazing but too little, too late.
- Business LunchBellairefoodguyDined on 7/16/2014The service was very good. Turluck's servicers allowed us to discuss business without them constantly interrupting us to order. The food was good but not outstanding. I had the Salmon with their house salad. I would order the same again, the salad was very good. I did not order the Crab legs since I believe they are out of season, therefore they would not be fresh. Next time I go I am going to try their shrimpSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Special OccasionBirthdayDined on 7/9/2014Trulucks - Thank you for the great service and food, Anytime I have or want to go somewhere special I can count on Trulucks the best steaks and seafood. The desserts are outstanding as well.Special Features:
- Second review of TrulucksButchDined on 7/8/2014We were a group of four celebrating a birthday. We all had the stone crab (from California this time of year). The crab and sides were enjoyed by all. The waiter brought a complementary flaming dessert that was appreciated. Service was a little slow as times but the waiting was very busy covering a lot of tables. He was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. We will certainly return again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Hospitality and Great SeafoodKennyGDined on 7/6/2014We had my wife's birthday dinner there because she loves to eat crabs and shrimps. Large crab craws and jumbo Alaskan King Crabs were great. She enjoyed and appreciated my selection of the place for dinner. We will come back soon.Special Features:
- Good but issuesZr2SteveDined on 7/5/2014Ambience was good and the service was too! The sea bass I ordered had an ammonia taste to it which means the fish was not fresh. My wife's seafood (red fish) was excellent, but the side of grilled asparagus was pretty burnt and stringy. For the price of the dinners, the food should have been of better quality. We were out for a romantic evening and would've liked to have stayed for dessert and coffee, however there was a very young child at the table next to us who was not behaving and crying so the experience was not there for us.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Would recommend to anyoneJudgeDined on 7/4/2014Excellent Service and the Meal was wonderful. From time we entered until we finished (over 3 hours), we were treated the way you expect to be taken care of in a finer restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Vegetarian Tofu & Salmon SaladWorldFoodieDined on 7/2/2014The vegetarian menu item sounded delicious so took a chance. Sadly the menu did not describe it as loaded with jalapenos which made the dish impossible to eat even though I do not mind spicy food. But when the heat over powers the rest of the dish - its not worthy of finishing. The tofu was was well prepared though. My associate had the salmon salad where the salmon was well prepared and seasoned but the salad was drowning in dressing. Advise ordering the dressing on the side.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious and charmingJackiejoDined on 6/28/2014Best steak in Houston!! Everything was delicious and the service is charming!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 6/22/2014Great food, great service, very enjoyable experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful place to celebrateTravelingguyDined on 6/20/2014We scheduled our anniversary dinner here. It was great. We went early and sat at the bar to drink and enjoy the excellent entertainment. From the time we were seated we were served and greeted by the staff. Bryan our waiter could not have been more accommodating or attentive. This will be the top choice for special events. In addition all food items we ordered were outstanding. But that is a given. It was the service that made this special.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good Seafood in HoustonZorro47VIPDined on 6/19/2014Dinning at Truluck's has been - always - a good experience. The service was polite and professional, and the wine list more than acceptable - they could improve though to include more Sauvignon Blanc (goes great with stone crab. They have reduced the size of the scallops they serve. Nice bar and good ambiance.Special Features:
- Great experiencelunchbunchhouston14Dined on 6/18/2014Service was perfect. Food delicious. Reasonable price.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Simply awesomefishfreakDined on 6/17/2014This is the second time I've been to Truluck's and both times I had the miso glazed Chilean sea bass. I've never had a piece of fish melt in my mouth like this did, and the appetizers were great as well. They have an excellent wine list and the desserts were as delicious as they were large.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent Place for Business LunchOkieboatDined on 6/17/2014Combines great atmosphere with high quality food and service. While you can order a full meal you can also just get a light, yet filling lunch meal at a reasonable price. very good atmosphere to conduct a business lunch. Wait staff is attentive, yet does not continually interrupt your conversation.Special Features:


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Are we on the brink of creating a human-like digital mind?
The human brain contains some 100 billion neurons, grouped in specialized function zones, connected by a hundred thousand billion synapses - the neurons representing individual data processing and storage units; and synapses the data transfer cabling, connecting all the processing units.
Correlating its processing ability to a supercomputer, it's been estimated it can perform more than 38 thousand trillion operations per second, and hold about 3.6 million gigabytes of memory. Equally impressive, it's estimated that the human brain executes this monumental computational task on a mere equivalent of 20 watts of power; about the same energy to power a single, dim light bulb. In today's technology, a supercomputer designed to deliver comparable capabilities would require roughly 100 megawatts (100 million watts) of power; an energy equivalent that could fully satisfy the power consumption needs of roughly a thousand households.
An ambitious $1.3 billion project was very recently announced in Europe to simulate a human mind in the form of a complete human brain in a supercomputer. It's named the Human Brain Project. A similar project in the U.S. planned by National Institutes of Health (NIH) is called the Brain Activity Map project.
Assuming we learn enough from these efforts to design a new architecture in computer processing which can approximate the ability of the human brain - what's to stop us from creating the cognitive faculties that enable consciousness, thinking, reasoning, perception, and judgement? After all, we as human beings develop these abilities from data we acquire over time through sensory inputs connecting us to our experiences, and from information communicated to us by others.
Think about it. Is there anything related to our experience - be it physical, historical or conceptual - that cannot be described in language, and therefore be input as executable data and programming to create a human-like digital mind?
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Mar 14 2013: Well, it could be the perfect being, on a digital scale, which, does not exist on this planet. Allowed to make a mistake and repair it, commit adultery or feel lust , take a life and feel remorse, envy another computers abilities, all the human aspects and experiences of being? No, it is not the human-like mind. With all the power and ability, would it not be over controlling or overbearing in throwing out all the jargon that goes on the the human mind, at random impulse, such as, speak the unspoken thought at will. Feelings of the senses, emotional or physical, is not a trained or learned knowledge, but rather a part of being. It comes naturally. No spreadsheet here. Can this computer reproduce itself or desire to? Far from perfect when you start eliminating things like desires. As computers are, it would be a great attempt for the perfect knowledge base But, do we really want it to have the ability to, pardon the expression, part the seas?
Mar 16 2013: I'll preface this by saying I'm no expert -- just an average Joe thinking out loud...
But I don't know if I agree Leslie. We were not always as we are now. When you say, "Feelings of the senses, emotional or physical, is not a trained or learned knowledge, but rather a part of being. It comes naturally. "
All of these concepts and emotions have been learned and acquired over time and generations in my view. I truly believe this was an evolutionary process in which the human species has continued to evolve. Within the vast expanse of time, it was just a second ago that we arrived -- and we are evolving perhaps faster than any species now or before us. The game changer has been the way in which our brains' developed -- which many scientists believe was a product of environmental change.
With the advent of language and the written word, our ability to preserve, recall, transfer and build upon past experience and knowledge creates an exponential multiplier in our ability to evolve intellectually. And now with the Internet, the whole of the humanity can connect, learn from and add to that body of knowledge. We have evolved in a technological sense in the last few decades more than in all of our previous 200 thousand year history.
Do we want to create a non-biologic, human-like intelligent entity is another question. If it were truly an open-ended program designed to think for itself -- it might decide the human race is flawed and who knows what the consequences would be...
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I would love to tie my iPad into my Verizon network! Only if the prices were a little lower...
Verizon is slow here. A little better than AT&T's Edge so it wouldn't benefit me to switch. A price war, on the other hand, would be awesome.
how is it that this story/rumor keeps going around? The networks are not compatible. Verizon's network can't meet the voice and data requirement that apple likes the iphone to have. They're changing their network in order to have voice/data together....but that is 2 years minimum before the switch.
Wouldn't I to buy a new model of iPad (one with a CDMA radio) to use it with verizon? I just got my 3G iPad last week and I'd be rather annoyed if I had to turn around and sell it again.
How are they testing when there is no such thing as a CDMA iPad?? I smell BS..
I too have started testing on the Sandstorm77 network. I will be offering unlimited data at $19.99 a month unlimited. Oh and this would be a CDMA network.
My thoughts exactly, how the hell are they testing the ipad on a CDMA network. Bunch of BS i agree with chuckiecheese!
I won't believe it till I see it
If the price is right I'm switching networks
Really People, Correcting peoples posts? Don't you have anything better to do?
I would think that anyone's jailbroken iPad can be used on any digital cellular network. I mean, the iPad uses a standard Mini-PCI cellular card, just like the ones used in laptops. You could just take a working Mini-PCI card from a laptop, install it in the iPad, change the APN setting, and surf, no? Maybe you would need a device driver, but that would be the only obstacle...
maybe they are making gsm network and edge just for ipad or maybe 3g, when it comes to cdma network and ipad i think its bs too.
Dont dismiss it as BS, if you look at the iPad teardown, the 3G module plugs in to the end of the main board.
It would be easy to have a CDMA version already in testing, all Apple would need to do is swap out the radio on a small number and Voila!
I don't care if it never debuts on Verizon, I guarantee they have CDMA versions of every device they make. They want options. Just like they had prototyped various versions of the iPod Touch with cameras, I'm positive there are CDMA iPhones and iPads in the wild, and likely have been for each iteration of iPhone since the 2G.


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So I keep hearing I need to add more to my registry. My mom tells me I have plenty.Are there any must have items that first time mamas should know about ? Maybe I'm missing something ?
So I keep hearing I need to add more to my registry. My mom tells me I have plenty.Are there any must have items that first time mamas should know about ? Maybe I'm missing something ?
Must haves are different for everyone really. The basics are a place for baby to sleep, diapers, clothes, feeding supplies, and a car seat. Others things are nice but not necessary. I listed a bunch of things below to give you some ideas, but if you think you have all your basics covered then don't add things just for the sake of adding them.
Baby fever medicine
Baby orajel
Nail clippers
Infant mittens (to prevent them from scratching themselves)
Breast feeding supplies if you are breast feeding-pump, milk storage bags, nipple cream, nursing bras
Bottle brush
Different size bottle nipples
Sleep sacks
Pack and play
Baby seat (such as a bumbo)
High hair (though you won't use it for a few months)
Baby monitor
Changing pad and covers
Usually the registries offer suggestions, there are endless lists of things you can buy, but it's up to you what you think you need and/or will actually use. Good luck!
The basics I'd suggest are: bottles, bottle brushes, a breast pump if you are going back to work or breastfeeding, small swaddling blankets, carseat, stoller, crib once that converts usually has the most value for your money, crib sheets, outfits starting 0-3 or 3-6 which I'd recommend a lot of onesis for the early days because the baby isn't going to be comfortable in the fancy frilly stuff. A nice outfit for the first hospital picture if you want, diapers, wipes, shampoo, soap socks, and a baby memory book. I'd wouldn't worry about bumper pads unless they are mesh. Also, for guests with a smaller budget I'd recommend gift cards to whatever store you like.


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An area of Bangui, Central African Republic, indicating heavy damage from violence. Imagery collected 21 November 2013 by the WorldView-2 satellite (copyright DigitalGlobe) was compared with imagery collected 6 June 2014 by the Pleiades satellite (copyright Airbus Defence and Space) and shows more than 100 destroyed and damaged structures in this area. In all of Bangui, more than 2,000 destroyed or damaged structured were identified in UNOSAT analysis. In some areas, evidence of reconstruction was also apparent as of 6 June 2014. More information and maps at: http://www.unitar.org/unosat/maps/113


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The "Faces of Meth" — before and after police mugshots of drug users that depict the effects of methamphetamine on the human body — debuted eight years ago this month. It has aged a lot better than the folks using the drug.
A new ad has just been released and the pictures will horrify you. I've used one of the least shocking photos at right.
Many Americans learned most of what they know about meth from the TV crime drama "Breaking Bad." In the acclaimed TV series, a high school chemistry teacher makes the drug in a home lab and begins selling it, raking in millions and running afoul of organized crime.
That's what makes the drug so hard to control. Almost anyone can make it using common chemicals.
Making meth is dangerous. Toxic gasses are created and homemade labs have been known to explode.
Using meth is even worse. Whether injected, snorted or smoked, meth affects the central nervous system, creating a temporary high. It also creates brain damage and in a matter of months significantly alters the way a person looks.
Smoking the drug promotes tooth decay, causing teeth to literally rot out of the user's head. The so-called "meth mouth" is easily observed in the photos.
Meth also creates acne or makes it worse. Frequent drug users pick at the skin causing scarring.
Meth users tend to quit eating properly, and the body begins to consume body fat and muscle, creating a gaunt look.
The overall effect is that many meth users look like they've aged years in just a few months.
The term "Faces of Meth" was coined in December 2004 by a reporter in Oregon. Soon afterwards, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, located in Oregon near the Washington state line, began its famous drug prevention project.
December 5th, 2012
2:55 pm
dont do drugs…
December 5th, 2012
2:56 pm
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December 5th, 2012
3:03 pm
meth is evil. like some of the ad campaigns say, 'not even once'. it's not worth it. it will take hold of you and not let go until there's nothing left.
December 5th, 2012
3:04 pm
Actually there is a website that posts before and after pictures of meth users.
Google it. There are a lot of them and they are all like this.
Why would anyone be stupid enough to do meth?
December 5th, 2012
3:05 pm
Meth is one of the worst drugs ever!! The Mexican Gangs are making this stuff in Commercial Labs and flooding our cities and towns with this stuff. One hit and you're hooked.
December 5th, 2012
3:05 pm
This also applies to those visiting methodone clinics
December 5th, 2012
3:07 pm
No one cared what u looked like after smoking crack cause it was only blacks so now i'm supposed to feel sorry for white meth heads?
December 5th, 2012
3:09 pm
Anything that makes you feel like its the last day of school at 3 pm is dangerous. That said, these people would have had to do a LOT of the stuff to look like that. Doing it once or twice will have zero effect.
December 5th, 2012
3:11 pm
Here is the website of before and after pictures:
December 5th, 2012
3:14 pm
One would hope someone considering doing it would certainly change their mind, seeing this.
For an example of what heroin will do to you, take a look at any recent picture of Keith Richards. It literally takes the life out of someone's face.
December 5th, 2012
3:26 pm
Mike – I feel you.
December 5th, 2012
3:26 pm
Am I the only person interested in trying it once? Just to see what it is like.
December 5th, 2012
3:29 pm
Mush Mouth, I guess you are the lone IDIOT on this one.
December 5th, 2012
3:30 pm
Don't pull the race card Mike
December 5th, 2012
3:38 pm
I know it sounds bad, but meth mugs were a source of hilarity….and fright in my old newsroom.
Tell you what though, when my kids are old enough, these are the pictures I will show them to keep them off of drugs.
December 5th, 2012
3:38 pm
Mike, the race card is 1990 overplayed, move on to some other complaint that is relevant today…like your food stamps and other entitlements. Brenda, sounds like you speak from experience…keep it up you'll be dead.
December 5th, 2012
3:42 pm
Any drug that is a man made mix up, pound up, cook down, strain out, or filter down is just not ready for prime time. The only drug that is ready for prime time are Indica and Lamsbread Sinsemilla.
December 5th, 2012
3:42 pm
It is really strange that more black people don't do this drug.
December 5th, 2012
3:43 pm
Mike, don't be absurd. Pulling the race card frivolously is like crying "Wolf!", desensitizing people from looking deeply at the real issues.
December 5th, 2012
3:47 pm
Meth is an example of the free market at work. For years conservative lawmakers, prosecutors, and other law enforcement officials bragged about the number of drug dealers they were responsible for sending to jail. What they didn't consider was that those actions cut off the supply to affluent users. Well guess what – those users started making their own.
December 5th, 2012
3:47 pm
Like many things. people that take meth have this, It won't happen to me attitude, I can control it, I know what I am doing..
December 5th, 2012
3:53 pm
I don't know how far this meth infused "glamor look done gone" sentiment will go, but truly; when inner city crack heads were showing up looking like half rotted fence posts and crack babies coming out were looking like the oil patched under a 1985 Chevy Camaro…no one was appalled….
White people may like to deny it, but no problem is a problem in America until it is a white problem. That is just the way it is, and if you believe different turn to Fox News.
December 5th, 2012
3:53 pm
She looks demonic.
December 5th, 2012
3:56 pm
I agree, if this were just a so called "inner city" problem, that only affected black and brown people, no one would have said a peep. Sad but true.
December 5th, 2012
3:58 pm
If the people understood the ingredients used to whipped up these drugs. That enough, should be a deterent. Unfortunantly, when your soul has been compromised, you are Lost. But, there is HOPE, if you believe and really want to: Give it up, Turn it loose and Surrender, and Restoration will bring you through.
December 5th, 2012
4:10 pm
I am in the banking business and I have seen both consumer and commercial customers who got hooked on meth. Within six months a meth addict will lose everything they have: their house, their business, their family. I've seen enough of it to know. Six months is all it takes.
So sad.
December 5th, 2012
4:20 pm
Stupid meth heads. What a waste of air.
December 5th, 2012
4:33 pm
This is just another attempt to scare the human race in to conforming to other's ideals. I've done meth before. Never became addicted. Alcohol is far worse and it is legal.
Those of you who fall for this get what you deserve.
I think you are either a liar or a crank dealer because no one who has done meth is stupid enough to type what you just typed. Not even a Republican talk radio listening Rushbot, and we know how they love their drug addicts like the meth ho Ayn Rand and Mr. go deaf doing Oxy Rush…………
December 5th, 2012
4:34 pm
Lets not forget the millions of moms nationwide who use their kids Ritalin as their own meth habit in order to fit into their skinny jeans.
December 5th, 2012
4:39 pm
Whew Andy, thank God I don't have to worry about that. My kid doesn't take ritalin, but is she did it STILL wouldn't matter as my wife never did have any "skinny" jeans lol.
December 5th, 2012
4:44 pm
I wouldnt say Meth is all bad. I am actually doing quite well. Well there was this one problem where I ended up killing a few people poisoning a baby, but it really wasnt that big a deal.
December 5th, 2012
4:46 pm
What a solid argument: The same states that give safe harbor and money to illegal aliens think pot should be legal as well.
Well good for them.
December 5th, 2012
4:51 pm
"No one cared what u looked like after smoking crack cause it was only blacks so now i'm supposed to feel sorry for white meth heads?"–Mike
Only a Racist like Mike who lives so far down the intelligence chain to come up with a foolish and bigoted statement like the one above. Get over your hate for white people, Mike. Some of them are my best friends and they are pretty nice people.
December 5th, 2012
4:52 pm
"This is just another attempt to scare the human race in to conforming to others ideals. I've done meth before. Never became addicted. Alcohol is far worse and it is legal.
Those of you who fall for this get what you deserve."
You sir, are an idiot and/or a liar. One taste and it can and will suck you in. I lost a year and a half of my life to it. These days, I'm thankful that I didn't lose more than that. Alcohol is the gateway to all sorts of other experimentation, but meth is far worse.
December 5th, 2012
5:09 pm
If you want a frightening look @ what alcohol and drug addiction does to normal, everyday people young and not so young watch a couple of episodes of "Intervention" on A&E. The impact on their families is the worst part.
December 5th, 2012
5:19 pm
Until our society chooses to "make the punishment fit the crime" for the manufacturers and dealers of these drugs (herion & meth in particular), this will continue to happen.
When caught, the dealer and the manufacturer get off light compared to the damage inflicted …. the lives destroyed … in pursuit of money..
We should follow the example of China and other countries where drug dealing is not tolerated and is very harshly punished … deal drugs in China .. and bye bye
December 5th, 2012
5:40 pm
This is ruining our society, it's an epidemic. It is the root cause of the majority of crimes, at least in the town where I live. It's out of control and will never get any better until the laws are tougher and the so-called judges take their panties off and quit being buddies and politicians. Actually, preventing the manufacturing,distribution and consumption of this junk would be considered a form of gun control.
December 5th, 2012
5:44 pm
So Mike is saying white people only react and create anti-meth campaigns because they see mostly white people destroying their lives with meth, right? But white people didn't do the same in response to seeing mostly black people destroying their lives with crack cocaine?
If there were no anti-crack campaigns, then that means nobody, black nor white, created them. Doesn't that make black people just as guilty as white people for turning their backs on the crack epidemic? And what about popular rappers like Jeezy and Lil Wayne who glorify manufacturing and selling crack in their music? They're doing even worse than turning their backs on the problem. They're encouraging the lifestyle. How about we put some of the blame on them. And on the dealers.
Get off the "white devil's" back and take a share of the responsibility.
December 5th, 2012
6:22 pm
C'mon everybody. Drugs are not a racial issue.They are an American issue, they are a State issue and they are all of OUR local issues. I am a white male who has been around thousands of people through my work over many years and I can tell you this.Yes, I have seen black people into drugs. I've also seen white people into drugs.If there are green and purple people I've probably dealt with them too. Bottom line is the same people continue to suffer because of these tards and that's their family and children,plus all of the other innocent victims….Also, If some rotten-toothed white guy kills me over $5 or a piece of scrap metal, I'd be just as dead as if a black junkie killed me for my car. (By the way green-teeth,I'm always watching)
December 5th, 2012
6:36 pm
Mike —– What the hell does race nave to do with this you my friend are a stupid pig>>>>>>>
December 5th, 2012
6:38 pm
Fes you are an idiot also.. Smile for the camera LOL
December 5th, 2012
6:40 pm
WHAT THE F__K does race have to do with this??? NOT A DAMM THING.. Get over the Black White issue and lets fix the problem.. RACE BAITING JUST MAKES IT WORSE.. HOW stupid are the people?????
December 5th, 2012
6:57 pm
Oh, by the way. I know this is about meth, but why do we have people risking and losing their lives trying to prevent drugs coming across the border when we have some states legalizing marijuana ? I'm not saying I'm for or against it. I'm asking how can we arrest a smuggler for bringing something over here that's legal in certain places. This is one jacked up place and I only hope and wish that the sissies and politicians that caused it pay for it.
December 5th, 2012
7:03 pm
after looking at these ads, I've decided not to do meth. What drugs should I do instead?
December 5th, 2012
7:07 pm
I've always been one to experiment with drugs, mostly pot. In the mid 80s there was a documentary about the new crack epidemic. They showed this haggard looking young man. Then they showed a pic of his high school Sr. pic and he was beautiful. He was then 21. They asked him when he knew he was hooked on crack. He replied, "when I exhaled the first time." That scared the crap out of me. Same with meth.
December 5th, 2012
7:10 pm
Very, very, very sad.
December 5th, 2012
7:12 pm
She looks like that guy on Tales from the Crypt you can smoke weed everyday heavy and you wont look like that good grief!
December 5th, 2012
7:25 pm
White folks do not want to hear about race when it is not convenient of comfortable for them.
That is quite disingenuous. You can't call other folks racists when they make an observation that gives you a moral fever. Take your "Tylenol." Learn about your weaker dispositions and go forward better for having found the guts to do so.
It is a fact that when 1980 came and we started to see black crackhead looking like stick ghosts with the eyes of a dead fish and when we started seeing the heartbreak that was a- predominantly black crack baby. It was not news.
White people did not take a stand for these fellow Americans. They went into gated communities and bought guns, and secluded themselves like they always do from "minority threats."
Social problems are only important in America when one of two things happen.
1. They cost white people money.
2. White people are the victims.
Now, if you want to call this observation racist that makes you a liar or stupid or both.
December 5th, 2012
7:31 pm
It is sad but people are just sorry. We can blame Drugs all we want. Drug dealers deal for the money. Drugusers care about being high and that is it. You are going to see more because we are not teaching responsiblity anymore in the family, schools and definitely our government. Presidnt Obama and all this free assistance programs are a big part of the problem. People have way too much free time. So don't blame drugs only blame our sorry ass society.
December 5th, 2012
7:32 pm
Also this is our new society thanks too all these liberals.


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The Treasury works with local volunteers to establish a phone bank, review property listings and call residents to inform them of potential unclaimed property.
Claimants will then be instructed on how to proceed to claim their property from the Treasury.
Treasurer Hollenbach serves as custodian of all unclaimed property surrendered to the state that is presumed lost or abandoned. "Most of the properties are in the form of cash," Hollenbach said, "from old insurance policies to stocks and bonds to leftover bank accounts.
There are also more than 20-thousand unclaimed items stored in the Treasury vault including a Joe DiMaggio autographed baseball, some silver bullion, jewelry and gold coins. It's our duty to help return these items to the rightful owners."
Each year, the Kentucky Treasury returns millions of dollars in unclaimed property to Kentucky residents.
Since 2008, under the proactive leadership of Treasurer Hollenbach and his Treasure Finder's Program, the Treasury has returned a record $ 72-million in unclaimed property.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – State officials said Wednesday that oil and gas production in Ohio nearly doubled between 2012 and 2013, driven mainly by exploration in the Utica shale.
"The Utica play is the real deal," declared James Zehringer, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
ODNR oil and gas division chief Richard Simmers, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Craig Butler, JobsOhio Senior Managing Director David Mustine, and State Fire Marshal Larry Flowers joined Zerhinger Wednesday to provide an update on oil and gas exploration in the Utica during an event at Stark State College in North Canton.
The event was streamed live on ODNR's website.
Zehringer said Ohio's oil production in 2013 increased by 62% versus 2012, while natural gas production skyrocketed 97%, the biggest production numbers in the state's history.
ODNR's Simmers reported that in 2013, the Utica alone produced 3.7 million barrels of oil, or 45% of total oil production in Ohio. In 2012, the Utica produced just 12%.
Production of natural gas in the play also grew significantly, Simmers reported. In 2013, the Utica produced 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas, or about 60% of the state's total output. In 2012, Utica production was equivalent to 16% of the state's collective natural gas production.
In just the Utica, oil production rose 470% during that period, while natural gas production increased 680%, he said. Also, in 2012 there were just 85 wells deemed producing. Last year, 352 were producing.
"Production per well is going up as well," Simmers noted. "As this play begins to mature, and we're in the very early stages of this play, companies are learning how to drill the wells, but their also learning how to fine-tune the completion."
As technologies improve, production out of Ohio's wells in the Utica should increase, Simmers continued.
Production leveled off during the fourth quarter 2013, Simmers said, mainly because of processing and pipeline limitations in the play. "The Utica is more of a gas play," and the wet gas -- butane, ethane, and propane, for example -- that is tapped from wells require additional processing and fractionation before it can be shipped to markets.
However, production during the first quarter of 2014 increased significantly, Simmers said, an indication that processing plants and pipeline networks are finally catching up with the number of producing wells in the state.
A total of 418 wells produced 1.9 million barrels of oil and 67 billion cubic feet of natural gas, during the quarter, according to data presented.
"I think that trend is going to continue," Simmers said.
Since 2012, private energy companies have invested billions of dollars in Ohio to shore up the state's oil and gas infrastructure, added JobsOhio's Mustine. This infrastructure includes hundreds of miles of gathering and transportation pipelines across Ohio, as well as large processing plants that are able to process natural gas and ship it to market.
"Conservatively, I use a figure of $6 billion of midstream and pipeline commitments made. Much of that has already been invested," he said.
Large energy players such as M3 Midstream, NiSource Midstream, Williams, Caiman Energy, and MarkWest Energy have all pumped massive investments into large-scale processing plants and pipeline networks in the state, Mustine said. "We have some of the largest companies in the United States, perhaps the world, investing billions of dollars in Ohio to develop the Utica shale."
Further development of the Utica is also to likely stimulate the state's petrochemical industry, especially if work proceeds on a multi-billion dollar cracker plant just across the state line in Monaca, Pa.
The state is also making strides to ensure that the industry is monitored safely.
Simmers said the number of on-site inspections stood at 23,000 in 2013, while the state has doubled in size the number of inspectors it employs.
The Ohio EPA's Craig reported that new regulations have helped expedite the permit process, reducing the time from when a company first applies with a general permit to it being issued to a matter of weeks than months.
However, the general permits also come with some of the toughest leak detection and repair requirements in the country, Craig noted.
There are also regulations involving seismic testing at certain well sites, newly introduced since ODNR linked a hydraulic fracturing operation in Poland Township to a series of earthquakes in eastern Mahoning County.
Once ODNR ascertained a link between the quakes and the well, the hydraulic fracturing operation was shut down.
"ODNR has and will continue to make decisions that are necessary to protect Ohioans, no matter how unpopular they may be," Zehringer said. "If an operation must be stopped or a company suspended in order to protect Ohioans and our environment, we have and we will take the right steps necessary to do so."
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