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WARREN - BP America Production Co. has opted not to lease minerals on more than 4,000 acres in Trumbull County, releasing nearly 200 property owners from their signed contracts.
The decision was made after BP completed its research on the property deeds and found legal issues that could not be overcome on these properties, according to Curtis L. Thomas, BP's director of government and public affairs in Ohio.
''Upon completion of this due diligence review, in certain instances there were issues with the property, such as situations where the property was under lease by another party, or where there was current production by an existing well,'' Thomas said this week.
James Marsteller of Kinsman, who had leased the mineral rights on his 56 acres with BP, said a previous lease he had signed with Cobra Resources LLC became an issue and led to BP releasing him from the lease.
Marsteller expressed his frustration, noting that he had believed he was released from the Cobra lease before he signed on with BP, but later found out Cobra had instead sold his mineral rights to Carrizo Utica LLC.
''I don't know what's going on. It's all a big mess,'' Marsteller said Thursday.
He was one of about 180 Trumbull County property owners with combined acreage of about 4,203 acres released by BP from their lease agreements since November.
Dan Alfaro, communications director for Energy in Depth, a research, education and public outreach campaign sponsored by the Independent Petroleum Association of America, called BP's due diligence ''responsible,'' and noted that, ''a lease agreement is a partnership.''
BP's Thomas said in an effort to keep the lessors informed, letters were sent out, giving them a period of time to clear issues like title defects. In addition he said a team in the BP office was set up to work with concerned lessors attempting to clear these defects.
''In a small percent of these instances, the defects were not cleared within the time frame allotted so the terms of the Agreement to Lease dictated that BP release the property,'' Thomas said.
He said BP records show that the company has released about 7 percent of the leases with the Associated Landowners of the Ohio Valley, or ALOV, that were taken by BP.
''We have paid and fulfilled the bonus payments terms of the remainder of leases," Thomas said.
BP in March had inked a mineral rights lease deals with Trumbull County property owners representing about 84,000 acres for future oil and gas production in the Utica / Point Pleasant shale formation.
Signing bonuses reached up to several thousand dollars per acre, plus contracts outline additional royalties on the minerals of about 18 percent.

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Red represents love. Red suggests passion. Red is bold. And red belongs to February, thanks to Valentine's Day and American Heart Month.
Red food phytochemicals
Red fruits and vegetables get their coloring from the phytochemicals lycopene and anthocyanin.Mostly from lycopene:Tomatoes, watermelon, pink/red grapefruit, red carrots, red peppers and guavas.Mostly from anthocyanin:Strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, red currants, cherries, red grapes, blood oranges, red-flesh peaches, red apples, red pears, red beans, red cabbage, red onion, radishes and red potatoes.Other:Beets, rhubarb and the stems of chard get their color from phytonutrients called betalains.
In fruits and vegetables, red is a flag of the good kind. It's a sign that these foods are preying on "free radicals" and hopefully shielding the body from diseases.
Red pigments in everything from beets to pink grapefruits are phytochemicals at work. Think of "phyto" the way it sounds, and it is a clue: chemicals "fighting" damaging oxidation caused by those rogue molecules, or free radicals, as well as suppressing chronic inflammation that can fuel diseases, including heart and some cancers.
The red coloring comes from lycopene or anthocyanin, both potent antioxidants.
Tomatoes and watermelon pack the biggest punches of lycopene, but the body also taps it from red peppers, pomegranate, red carrots and cabbage, among others.
But unlike other instances in which heat diminishes nutrition, processing actually can boost the benefits, at least in the case of tomatoes. Processed tomato products such as juice, sauce, paste and salsa actually offer greater access to lycopene than a fresh fruit does. Sun-dried tomatoes are one of the most concentrated sources.
And interestingly, seedless watermelons tend to have more lycopene than those with seeds.
A number of scientific studies have linked lycopene to a reduced risk of cancer, especially prostate, lung and stomach, as well as cardiovascular disease and macular degeneration.
Anthocyanin shows up in hues ranging from red to purple/blue. It colors many red berries — strawberries, raspberries, cranberries — and other fruits such as cherries, red-fleshed peaches, red apples and blood oranges. Red beans, radishes and beets also are bearers of this pigment.
As an antioxidant, anthocyanin's specialty appears to be battling inflammation, the body's natural response to infections and injuries. But according the American Institute of Cancer Research, chronic low-grade inflammation seems to harm body tissues in ways that accelerate development of age-related health problems, such as hardening of the arteries.
Inflammation also may open the door to cancer by damaging genes and increasing cell turnover and development of blood vessels that allow cancer cells to grow and spread, the AICR says.
While red-food research is ongoing and not yet conclusive, the overall benefits of a plant-based diet are indisputable. In the most recent report, scientists at Oxford University found that vegetarians were 32 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than people who ate meat and fish. The researchers followed almost 45,000 adults, a third of them vegetarians, for almost a dozen years and accounted for factors such as their age, whether they smoked, alcohol consumption, physical activity, education and socioeconomic background, according to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Matt Greene, executive chef of Duvall Catering and Event Design, says color is important in menu and meal planning because it makes the plate "pop" with excitement and whets the appetite for those healthy foods.
Greene thinks red foods "tend to have a little more brightness to them," perhaps reflective of their acidity, as in tomatoes and stone fruits. "People gravitate toward things that are bright," he says.
Because Duvall's kitchen cooks according to the seasons, it can be more difficult to work in the reds during winter. But there are beets readily available at this time, and red bell peppers are consistent in quality year round.
Right now, Greene is especially keen on watermelon radishes that he is getting from the GrowFood Carolina warehouse. They are large as radishes go and green on the outside surface. He sliced one open to reveal a gorgeous pinkish-red flesh — almost too pretty to eat but also too fetching to resist.
Weighing in on red
We asked several folks in our midst to name a favorite red fruit or vegetable and tell us what they find especially appealing about it. Here's what they have to say:
Alluette Jones-Smalls, Alluette's Cafe, downtown Charleston:
"I have so many favorite reds because I'm a vegetarian. I would say beets. Because of the vitamin content and the fact you can utilize the tops as well as the bottoms and they're so nutritious. And they are so versatile. You can eat it raw, dress it up if you want, put it in a smoothie, there are so many things you can do with that beet. Food draws the eye, and of course that controls the brain. If it looks pretty, they are going to assume it's going to be good until the palate gets it. I try to make colors here. Like if someone comes here and wants collard greens, I'm going to top it off with some fresh red tomatoes and raw white onion. It makes it a little more appealing."
Kenneth Melton of Lowland Farms, Johns Island, which practices organic and sustainable farming methods:
"Right now, we're growing red carrots, Atomic Red carrots — it's one of our favorites. They are pretty, tasty and have huge greens on them. It's like a regular carrot, but it's red, or pinkish red. It's a heirloom carrot we've been growing this year. We've been growing five different colors, and that is one of them. When we have a whole bunch together with orange, that red is really an eye-catcher. And the chefs seem to love them."
Dr. Marian Taylor, a cardiologist at MUSC who is actively involved in the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign:
"Does red hot chile pepper count? I grew up in Puerto Rico, and so I love spicy food. The hot chile peppers are something that remind me of my childhood and the good food I used to have when I lived there. And they are heart healthy. They have capsaicin, which has been shown to be good as an anti-inflammatory. They've got good analgesic properties. There have been some studies that have shown they actually help prevent or reduce cancers, especially prostate cancer. They have heart-healthy effects, they cause arterial relaxation and perhaps lower blood pressure. In addition to the capsaicin, they are high in antioxidants and flavonoids, which are heart healthy as well. And they contain lots of vitamin C. So it's a win-win."
Kevin Johnson, chef-owner of The Grocery restaurant in downtown Charleston:
"Radishes. Just because they taste good, the crunch and the pepperiness they can add to dishes is what we kind of reach for a lot. The diversity ... some are almost sweet, some are real spicy, kind of like your Valentine's Day. We braise them, we wood-roast them, we pickle them, we serve them raw with soft butter and coarse salt. We haven't mentioned slicing them and putting them on the salad bar, which is what most people think of radishes as, but they are truly a sweet root vegetable not unlike turnips, or those kind of things."
John Schumacher, the food and beverage wizard of the Charleston RiverDogs:
"Between beets and tomatoes. I remember a funny thing I did with tomatoes. ... I do have to say tomatoes. When I was living on James Island, I was so enamored with them I actually painted a 4-foot tomato on my living room wall. I don't think the landlord was very happy with me.
" I think about (the) tomato, how important it is in every culture ... all over the world. Originally, it was considered poisonous, it was part of the nightshade family. I think if they re-did a food pyramid for the South, I think the tomato would be part of the pyramid. Everything in the South almost starts with a tomato, whether it's a tomato pie or a tomato sandwich — one of the first things I look forward to every year. To me, it's all about the acidity ... a true sign between a homegrown one and one you buy in the store. That's where the signature flavor comes from."
Colin Quashie, an artist who lives in the Lowcountry:
"Definitely red grapefruit. I absolutely love red grapefruit. I grew up in Florida and had access to a lot of citrus growing up. It's juicy and succulent. Red grapefruit is not quite as acidic as white grapefruit, so it tastes more orange-y to me than anything else. I love the color, how it tastes. I could sit down and eat a bag of those things in a heartbeat. I don't particularly care for them in salads. I actually just peel them and take my time with a very sharp knife and liberate all the meat in them in a nice bowl. I love to have it refrigerated slightly and sit down with that on a hot day and just enjoy the taste of red grapefruit."
Enan Parezo, chef owner of Twenty-Six Divine catering and cafe in downtown Charleston:
"I love tomatoes, I always have. My mom is 100 percent Italian, so obviously, a lot of tomato sauce, a lot of fresh tomatoes. I remember when we were younger, we always had a garden, we grew tomatoes. My mom used to do this really simple salad with tomatoes out of the garden, basil out of the garden and just toss that up with a little onion, oil and vinegar, salt and pepper. Can't beat that. It's the simplest thing. All the juice that comes out when the tomato marinates, just sop that up with bread."


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In "Alice in Wonderland," Alice opens a door to a whimsical world where a purple Cheshire cat appears out of nowhere - and having tea with a Mad Hatter is the norm.
She enters that world dazed and confused, yet feels 10 feet tall - literally - and finds her way by opening more doors, not knowing who or what is on the other side.
While the real world isn't drawn from a storyboard, it is magical in a very real sense.
It's magical in the sense that this world - like Alice's - has many doors. Some we bust through, others we open inch-by-inch with our backs close to the wall. We don't always know what's waiting on the other side, either, but that's one of the places where strength comes from.
There's strength in opening a door and not knowing what's behind it, for better or worse. However, there's a lot more strength in opening a door, knowing what's on the flipside, staying and letting emotion flood your bones.
There's always that fear of coming face-to-face with the Boogie Man. There's fear in knowing people have the capability to stab you in the back if you open the same door that seems to stay shut.
It's almost like watching someone you thought you knew walk away - without a wave or a flip of the wrist. You can choose to close that door again or leave it open just enough for them to walk back through.
The question then becomes "Should I let this person back in?" or "Am I strong enough - good enough to go through this again?"
I think there's magic in that as well. It's proof that you're strong enough to allow yourself to feel something, regardless of what brought you to your breaking point - or how numb you've become as a result of it.
Strength grows in the same deep - often times, dark - places where fear grows. Doorways are strategically placed in spots where you can't get to them right away - and will only open when you find the boxing gloves you need to knock them down.
You can do it through words. You can do it through song. You can put pen to paper.
I like to have a balance of all three. I find that the best way to combat the heaviness of life and the daily demons that accompany it is to have an arsenal - because fear has many faces.
Strength doesn't have to be visible to the naked eye. You just need to let it shine when it really counts - like a flashlight.
I found my flashlight and boxing gloves at an early age and it's a new fight every time the world casts its doubt on me.
So, don't run away next time fear creeps in. Let the Boogie Man come at you with everything he's got. Let the monsters crawl out from underneath the bed.
They may know how to scare, but what they don't know is that you've got a flashlight - and know how to use it.
Erin Kelly, 27, was born with cerebral palsy in Seoul, Korea and now lives in Altoona. E-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A shorthanded Truckee wrestling team competed in two tournaments in the past couple of weeks, the Dublin High School Tournament this past weekend and the Lassen Tournament on Jan. 12.
With Javier Virrey sidelined with a knee injury, the Wolverines competed with only two wrestlers at both tournaments, Tyler Curtis and Dylan Clifton.
Curtis, who was previously undefeated on the season, suffered his first loss in the finals of the Lassen Tournament. He rebounded well, however, as he went on to capture the championship in his 182-pound weight class at the Dublin Tournament and improve to 15-1 on the year.
At Lassen, Dylan lost by pin to the No. 1 seed in his 126-pound weight class, Zack Ruybal of Del Oro High. He then lost by pin to Razi Lovett of Central Valley in his second match and was eliminated from the tournament.
Curtis, seeded No. 2 in his weight class, won his first match by pin. He then defeated Etna's John Souza with another pin, putting him in the finals against No. 1-seeded Zack Ewelt of Damonte Ranch.
The match started well for Curtis, as he found himself up 2-0 at the end of the first period. But in the second period Curtis made a mistake that cost him six unanswered points as he fell behind 6-2.
"Tyer was the aggressor the whole match. Ewelt was mainly defensive the whole match," said Truckee coach Al Salas.
Curtis made a gallant comeback but came up short, 4-6, for his first lost of the season.
Curtis took his 12-1 record into the Dublin Tournament.
"I asked coach Mike Halket (a former Truckee High wrestling coach) to not seed Tyler No. 1," said coach Ron Curtis. "I did not want to jinx anything. But when we arrived at the tournament he told me they could not do anything other than seed him No. 1."
The senior did not disappoint. Curtis got back on the winning track with a pin over Miguel Chavoya of Liberty. He made quick work of his opponent in his next match, pinning Jeff Brinkley of Granada in 25 seconds to advance to the finals.
Curtis earned a tough decision in the final match, 15-10, over Jesus Izazaga of Hilmar to take the crown in the 182-pound class.
Clifton, meanwhile, who was second last year at the same tournament, began with a narrow 10-9 win to set up a match against No. 1-seeded Daniel Barker of California High, who defeated Clifton by pin.
"There's a reason he was seeded No. 1," coach Curtis said. "He was really good."
Clifton lost his next match to Athenian's Miguel Rodriguez by pin. He still had one more match, though, and he secured fifth place in the tourney with a 15-10 decision over Victor Verissimo of Hilmar.
Both Clifton and Tyler will compete in the divisional duals at Spring Creek this weekend, where they will face eight grueling matches.
"Each match means so much, our kids come out limping after the weekend," said coach Salas. "We must wrestle every team in our league on one weekend - by far the toughest weekend of the season."


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2013 SCE FCU Annual Report
Modern Technology with Good Old-fashioned Service
"A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
At SCE Federal Credit Union, it actually goes beyond this. We do not have customers, we have members. Every single person who has an account with us is an owner of the Credit Union. We make every effort to be laser-focused on providing the very best for our members. In addition to offering highly competitive rates, convenient products and services, and advanced, secure technology, we believe it all comes down to service. We can be superior in all other areas, but if we are not serving our members well and striving to provide "Wow" experiences for them, we would be missing the mark. Thank you for allowing us the privilege to be of service.
Report of the Chairwoman & CEO
As you will read from the information provided in this annual report, your Credit Union had another successful year financially. This, of course, is great news as we need to be financially profitable to stay in business. But maximizing our profits is not the principal metric SCE FCU uses to define success. As a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution, we evaluate our profit needs every year by simply asking ourselves how much net income we need to generate a reasonable amount of reserves and to allow us the opportunity to research and implement more services to offer our member-owners.
Our overriding definition of success is being there when our members need us, providing the best possible pricing for all our services, and by being active participants within our local communities. Even during the economic "dark days" we all experienced in the last few years, your Credit Union was not forced to close branches or lay off any employees.
We believe, and many members have confirmed, the primary reason we survived the "dark days" is because we care about our member-owners. We care by being very proactive in trying to help when they're faced with financial challenges. Even though we did not engage in the sort of practices that eventually burst the mortgage bubble and helped send the country into a very deep recession, we reached out to our members and offered to modify their mortgage and other loans until they got back on their feet.
But we must always combine offering the highest level of service to our members with being proactive and continually researching and implementing new products, utilizing emerging technologies to improve our deliverables and service profile. To that end, SCE FCU added a number of new products and improved existing ones – all in an effort to make your financial experience as easy and stress-free as possible.
A sample of these new and improved services include:
- We developed and installed a state-of-the-art lending system that will allow members to apply online and get an instant response, as well as assist our member service staff in providing a much higher and quicker level of personal assistance to members.
- We vastly improved our direct deposit program. You can now deposit a check by simply taking a picture of it with your smartphone and sending it to us. That same technology was installed in most of our ATMs as well.
- We improved Snapshot, our personal financial management program. With Snapshot you can access all your accounts, even from other financial institutions, from any PC anywhere. Soon you will be able to access Snapshot from your smartphone.
- We now make buying your dream house easier. If you are looking to buy a house (or refinance your current loan), you can simply go to our website and complete an application in minutes. Even better, we have trained loan officers ready to assist you every step of the way.
As you can see by this list, our commitment to our members is not just to add technology and reduce, or even eliminate, the personal contact as many banks are doing these days. Our commitment is to always be here with the highest level of technology AND to be just a visit to one of our branches or a phone call away.
"If you get everybody in the company involved in customer service, not only are they 'feeling the customer' but they're also getting a feeling for what's not working." ~ Penny Handscomb
Everyone – from your Board of Directors to Senior Management staff and every employee – is committed to serving our members. After all, without you we are not us.


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HUNTINGTON (AP) - John Preston Smith has trained more than 14,000 dogs in his 70-year-long lifetime.
That number translates to training one dog each day for a little more than 38 years and three months, but dogs were a part of Smith's life long before he knew he had a special gift with man's best friend.
"It's always been a part of my life. I was brought up in a household where there always was at least one dog," Smith said. "I don't know really how it happened, but I always have just seemed to have an affinity to be able to handle all types of problems, whether it's an aggressive dog or otherwise."
Amongst his dog training, training for his second half-Iron Man Competition and his full-time job as an insurance salesman in Huntington, he has managed to find time to write seven books - two of which are concentrated on the topic he loves the most: "14,000 Dogs Later," and "The Bog." The other five books easily could be drawn from Smith's eventful life, which, on its own, reads like an American history book.
He was born and raised in Huntington, and after graduating from St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, he attended college in Wheeling before he enlisted in the Army.
He took a job with the Military District of Washington, and he was able to meet President John F. Kennedy just days before he traveled to Dallas and was assassinated. Smith handled press relations for President Kennedy's funeral as well as former President Herbert Hoover, General Douglas MacArthur.
After leaving the Army, he attended and graduated from Marshall University, before he took a press relations job at Kent State University, where he witnessed the killing of four students by the Ohio National Guard in 1970.
He returned to Huntington, where he met his wife, Emma Sue, and they raised three children together. They also have four grandchildren.
Through all of that life he has lived, Smith said one thing did remain constant, and that has been his love of dogs. He shares that love by continuing to train dogs and offering his assistance to the Friends of the Cabell-Wayne Animal Shelter group by both participating in finding foster homes for dogs and offering up his services for free during the group's events.
He hopes that passion for his fourlegged friends is especially apparent with "The Bog," which is his most recent literary offering.
"This book deals with some of the more unexpected questions I've encountered in dog training - the more spiritual and emotional questions, like how dogs are communicating with you, how they deal with time and whether or not they have souls," he said. "I wrote the book with the idea of answering those questions as best I could." While the book is based more on his personal experiences and some imagination, Smith said he was surprised by how warmly his book has been received by readers.
"I didn't know when I wrote it that it was going to impact readers' feelings and spirituality as much as it does," he said. "People want to believe God gave us this special gift, and there has to be something for them when they pass away. I think this soothes their souls and concerns as to what is going to happen when their dogs die."
Smith, a dedicated family man, also has found a way to translate his passions for dogs and writing into support for the Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital, by donating a portion of each sale of "The Bog" to the hospital.
"My grandson was born at Cabell Huntington Hospital, and he has a chromosomal disorder. Since there was no children's hospital here, my family has had to travel to Columbus, Morgantown and Lexington to get him the specialized care he needed," Smith said. "With this hospital, more than 500 families annually will not have to leave Huntington for their children's care."
To purchase a copy of "The Bog," ''14,000 Dogs Later" or any of Smith's other seven books, visit www.jprestonsmith.com.


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When we brought you news of Ford's
overhauled F-150 powertrain lineup for 2011, most people were
quite happy with the changes made. However, there were some that were
skeptical about the possible power ratings for the optional EcoBoost
V6 engine.
Some simply weren't buying into the
idea that the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 -- a twin-turbocharged engine
that sees duty in the Ford Taurus SHO and Ford Flex -- could possibly
produce even more power in a truck platform that would undergo much
more stress.
Today, however, Ford is giving the
naysayers a healthy dish of crow to eat with the final
power/torque figures for the EcoBoost V6 engine option in the
2011 Ford F-150. The engine will generate 365 hp at 5,000 rpm and an
outrageous 420 lb-ft of torque at 2,500 rpm. Even more impressive is
that 90 percent of peak torque will be available from 1,700 rpm to
5,000 rpm. Towing capacity with the new engine matches that of the
larger 6.2-liter V8 engine option -- 11,300 pounds. Better still, all
of this is achieved using regular unleaded fuel.
For comparison, the EcoBoost V6
generates 365 hp at 5,500 rpm and 350 lb-ft at 1,500 rpm in the
Taurus SHO.
The new EcoBoost will be a more
expensive engine option than the 5.0-liter V8 which generates 360 hp
and 380 lb-ft of torque.
"Truck customers should think of the
EcoBoost truck engine as a gas-powered engine with diesel-type
capability and characteristics," said Jim Mazuchowski, Ford's V6
engines program manager. "The twin turbochargers and direct
injection give it the broad, flat torque curve that makes towing with
a diesel so effortless – and hard acceleration so much fun."
"Customers have embraced the EcoBoost
solution of delivering the power they desire with the fuel economy
they demand in a no-compromise package," added Derrick Kuzak, group
vice president, Global Product Development. "From the start, we
have pledged that this solution applies to any engine and any
customer. The EcoBoost truck engine for the 2011 F-150 will deliver
those attributes and has been specially tuned and tested to deliver
the best-in-class towing and capability our truck customers demand."
The EcoBoost V6 engine option will be
available for the F-150 in early 2011. Although Ford didn't give any
specific fuel economy numbers for the engine, it will more than
likely be more fuel efficient than the less powerful 5.0-liter V8.
quote: but I'm also aware that maintenance on them isn't going to be cheaper vs. a naturally aspirated motor
quote: I'm talking about the inevitable turbo failures and etc. that are part of a forced induction engine.
quote: An all-new engine Every Ford truck engine undergoes a tortuous testing program, and the EcoBoost truck engine was no exception."We're testing this EcoBoost truck engine just as we would all of our other F-150 truck engines – we have exactly the same expectations and it has to pass all our truck durability and reliability tests," said Kris Norman, powertrain operations manager. "From our standpoint, this is an all-new engine specifically designed and engineered for the F-150. Everything is validated to the higher stress levels and higher customer usage levels found in any F-150 engine."Three avenues that test and validate engines are computer analysis, laboratory testing and in-vehicle validation. For the 3.5-liter EcoBoost application in the 2011 F-150, that includes:More than 1.5 million hours of analytical timeMore than 13,000 hours of dynamometer testing, including more than 5,000 hours at full boost and more than 2,500 hours at or above 5,000 rpm; the dyno testing helps ensure durability in excess of 150,000 milesMore than 100,000 hours of vehicle test time encompassing the full range of potential customer operating conditionsAll the tests together replicate more than 1.6 million miles of customer usage – the harshest-use customer. A customer profile reflecting extreme-use driving style, road types and vehicle usage, including maximum towing and payload situations, was developed to underpin the testing program.
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"Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute." - John Mortimer
It's tempting to treat the recent firing of West Virginia superintendent of schools Dr. Jorea Marple as farce, because that's the form the characters and events seem to demand.
First, there is Board of Education president, Wade Linger, whose inept ousting of Marple violated nearly every principle of sound management.
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You know you've failed as a leader when you end up looking worse than the person you fired. That's the spot in which Linger put himself and the board because, whether Dr. Marple deserved to be fired or not, Linger provided neither warning nor reasons before taking action and his embarrassing inability or unwillingness to do so since makes the episode reek of backroom dealing and cronyism.
In ramrodding through Marple's dismissal, Linger blatantly ignored the state's open meeting law as well as assorted personnel due process requirements and even failed to notify at least two other board members of his intention to raise the issue. Then Linger burnished his reputation for arrogance by reminding those who dared question his actions that the superintendent serves at the will of the board. Otherwise, he offered only a few content-free platitudes about the need for a new direction before asserting that the board's priorities are to "build mutual trust," "commit to change and transparency," and "improve communication."
I'd give my right arm to know how the AP reporter who recorded those comments managed to keep a straight face.
Linger and his allies on the board have succeeded only in plunging the state into crisis and opening the way for assorted lawsuits. They've also reminded us why our ineffectual Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin always uses his middle name. Otherwise people might assume his middle initial stands for "ridiculous," which is how he appears after allowing days to go by without comment except for a prepared statement in which he feebly thanked Dr. Marple for her service, but said nothing about her firing.
By comparison, Virginia's governor, Bob McDonnell, was faced with a similar crisis earlier this year after the University of Virginia Board of Governors attempted to carry out a similar hit job on the president of that university. Faced with an uproar not unlike the one building in West Virginia, McDonnell threatened to fire the entire board unless they resolved the issue while demanding, "Regardless of your decision, I expect you to make a clear, detailed and unified statement on the future leadership of the university."
"A clear, detailed and unified statement" is precisely what West Virginia's Board of Education has not given citizens of the state and, one suspects, cannot.
But, Linger's ineptitude; Tomblin's ineffectuality; the tears we are told that Dr. Marple shed over her firing; the rumored political intrigues of former Gov. Joe Manchin - who appointed the board members who voted for Marple's dismissal - and those of his wife, Gayle, who sits on the board, are just "Happenings in Hooterville," the ongoing soap opera that is our state capital. What we need to focus on are the kids and deciding what we need to do to improve upon West Virginia's standing as the least educated state in the nation.
At present there is no public discussion of these issues by the governor or members of the Board of Education. In fact, as he tries to ram through the appointment as state superintendent of Randolph County Schools superintendent James Phares, Board President Linger is working assiduously to ensure there is no discussion or debate lest, it derail the appointment of a cipher whose views on educational policy are generally unknown.
Meanwhile, when asked about educational policy, the governor and others in state government point to the now almost legendary Educational Audit. But, that document, whatever its merits, is about making schools more cost-effective and not much about how to improve education. While saying a great deal about administration and expense management, the audit contains not a word about curriculum, teaching methods, early childhood preparedness - all issues that West Virginia desperately needs to address.
Remarkably, as of this writing, the governor and the Board of Education still have it within their power to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. They can respond to the current fiasco by temporarily reinstating Dr. Marple, if she is willing, and by conducting a public review of her performance in which any criticisms or concerns that board members have, as well as Dr. Marple's replies, are put on the table to be considered by all West Virginians. At the same time, other candidates for the job should be invited to submit credentials as well as their visions for education in West Virginia. These should also be shared publically. Such a process would allow West Virginia to initiate a much needed public discussion and even salvage a shred of dignity.
Ironically, last year, when the board conducted its most recent superintendent search, from which Dr. Marple emerged as the unanimous selection, board president Linger expressed dismay that there weren't more applicants from around the nation and he openly wondered why. He needn't have looked any farther than the mirror for an answer. After witnessing Linger's banana republic-like leadership of the board, few qualified candidates are likely to apply for the opportunity to labor under the whimsical ways of West Virginia politics. But, what's done is done and we must muddle through as best we can.
Sean O'Leary can be reached at email@example.com or at his blog the-state-of-my-state.com.


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What Baby Boomer doesn't remember the childhood game of Wiffleball? This baseball variation still features the hard plastic bat, lightweight enough for even the very young. And who could forget the signature perforated hollow ball, which is capable of delivering a wide assortment of curveballs. Wiffleball is moving out of the backyard and into the competitive sports arena. And in Today's game the fields and the rules are as varied as the players themselves.


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Learn how to turn your passion into your profession as photographer Catherine Asanov shares valuable insights on navigating the business side of photography. Find out how to create a brand identity that sets you apart from the competition and get Catherine's tips for developing and promoting your signature style. Watch a portfolio review to learn how to select, format and showcase your best images to convey a versatile, cohesive style. Delve into marketing strategies for effective online and print promotions and learn how to capitalize on SEO and social media to promote your brand and attract new clients. Develop an action plan for finding clients and building lucrative long-term relationships and learn to navigate common legal and budget questions. Get the knowledge you need to jump-start your photography business today!
Meet your instructor, style photographer Catherine Asanov, and discover the types of professional photography careers that are available. Catherine will help you determine whether you're a good fit for this line of work and preview how this class will help you unlock the business side of your brain.
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Tilt-Shift lensesReplacements to for the TS-E 45 and TS-90 are coming in 2014 we're told. They may be announced in 2013, but definitely won't be shipping before the years end.
At least two more EF lenses will be announced in 2013 and should ship in limited quantities before the year is out. We weren't privy to which lenses would be coming at this time. I would expect at least one prime and one zoom.
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I suspect it will be a 35 1.4 II or 35 1.2
.I'm suspicioning a 35mm.I don't believe Canon dances much to the tune of competitors -- BUT, I suspect the Sigma 35mm is taking a pound of flesh Canon doesn't want to be giving up.
Previous rumor suggests that the zoom may be the 16-50:http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=16.0... this rumor suggested a 24-70 with IS. That was launched earlier this year - 24-70/f4 IS USM. One of two lenses from that rumor has now been delivered, increasing the odds that the other half of the rumor is correct.http://www.canonrumors.com/tag/ef-16-50-f4l-is/


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What great news!!! Your baby is precious and looks SO happy!!! I really hope you start feeling better once you get some decent sleep. Sleep deprivation is ROUGH... Hang in there mama!
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My two cents? You need to get yourself happy and healthy first. Pull out all the stops to do so. Jobs, money, living situations all come and go but this little guy is yours forever. Do what needs to be done to help yourself and the rest will fall into place. It may take time, tears, and lots of patience but it will be worthwhile in the end.
I will keep you in my prayers!! Many hugs to you and your little one!!
Awh yay. I didn't comment before but have been waiting for an update, glad it's looking better for you. He is adorable & I love his name! I'm so excited for you to get better & gain a connection & love with your son, because there is nothing like it! Stay strong girl :)
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I hope you know you aren't alone. At one point or another, we all feel exhausted, overwhelmed and like we dont measure up. I'm almost 2 years into my own company, have social groups, great friends, and an unbelievable husband. I still ended up pouring my heart out to the ppd counselor a few months ago. But guess what? You don't have to be perfect every day. You get to be frustrated, annoyed and unhappy sometimes. It's ok. We're all there with you.
You have a beautiful son and a beautiful heart for opening up to us. I really hope someone else can read your story and see the incredible light you are shining on the reality of PPD and the hope for treatment and healing.
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I just read your post and then your update and I want you to know that I am so happy you are now getting help I have been there and its hard and i am still sorta in that place but i have alot of help and meds to keep me going and its something that takes alot of work and patience to get thru its not something that just goes away. You son knows you are his mom and there is going to come a day probably very soon since he now says mum that he will look at you and you will know it will just click and you will say to yourself "wow this is what ive been missing"
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President Barack Obama appears poised to nominate Chuck Hagel, who served two terms in the US Senate as a Republican, to succeed Leon Panetta as Defense Secretary.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Hagel will be Obama's choice to take over for Panetta at the DoD. Many of those same outlets are predicting that Hagel will face strong resistance in his Senate confirmation hearings, with much of the opposition coming from Republicans.
According to a report published Sunday in USA Today, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has called Hagel too inexperienced to lead the Defense Department, and Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who serves on the Armed Services committee, told NBC that Hagel should not expect a lot of confirmation votes from Republicans.
Hagel, like all Cabinet nominees, needs a simple majority in the Senate to win confirmation. The current balance is 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans, and two independents – Angus King of Maine and socialist Bernie Sanders of Vermont – who caucus with the Democrats.
Some of the talk around opposition to Hagel has focused on his alleged lack of commitment to Israel and a 1998 remark he made about James Hormel, a gay Clinton appointee who later served as ambassador to Luxembourg.
According to the Los Angeles Times, many Republicans are suspicious of Hagel because he has called on Israel to negotiate with Palestinians and because he opposed some of the sanctions aimed at Iran.
Hagel called Hormel "openly, aggressively gay" and voiced his opposition to an ambassadorship for the meatpacking heir. Then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi never allowed a vote on Hormel, but Clinton used a recess appointment to make Hormel ambassador. In December, Hagel apologized for the 14-year-old remarks.
While these are major issues that will no doubt surface in the confirmation hearings, as they should, could it be that some Republican opponents are more concerned with superficiality than policy? Could it be that because Hagel is not as adamantly Republican as he once was before the Tea Party began exerting disproportionate and undue influence over the GOP and US policy, senators like Coburn and Graham are more concerned with their own political careers than what is best for the nation?
Hagel backed Democrat Bob Kerrey, a fellow Nebraskan, in his failed bid to regain a US Senate in the Cornhusker State. In March of 2012, Al-Monitor asked Hagel if he was still a Republican. He answered as follows:
"I don't know what the Republican Party is. I know why I registered a long time ago; my first vote was in the Mekong Delta absentee in 1968. But we'll find a new center of gravity... After the American people speak in November, that gives us some new possibilities. If the president is re-elected, like most two-term presidents, your fifth and sixth years can be your most productive."
One could read that remark a number of ways, but in retrospect, it would seem that Hagel was signaling Obama he wanted to come aboard and serve in some capacity should the president win re-election.
Obama did win re-election, by a larger majority than many pundits expected. Had the Tea Party Congress elected in 2010 not gerrymandered so many districts, the Democrats may well have won back control of the House in 2012, too.
Support for the far right is slipping and slipping fast, and it would not be surprising to learn that people like Coburn and Graham harbor a deep-seated resentment at Hagel for daring to use the "R" after his name since he said he doesn't even know what the Republican Party is.
But then again, who does? The GOP has been in disarray since winning the House in 2010, and there doesn't seem to be much clarity on the horizon. Hagel may or may not be the most qualified person for the job, but he deserves a fair hearing even if the most extreme Republicans no longer view him as one of their own.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Hagel will be given that "fair hearing," but it remains to be seen if that means confirmation. At the very least, it ought to mean that things like an "R" or a "D" or even some other letter behind a nominee's name should hold less significance than the answers provided in the confirmation hearings.
All we can do is wait and see how it unfolds.
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When you become eligible for Medicare , you will have a variety of options related to Medicare Part D (also known as Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage).
If you decide to use Original Medicare, which is administered by the government, you will also have the option to buy a stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Participants with Original Medicare often choose to purchase Medicare Part D from private companies. It is important to know that private insurance companies who offer prescription drug coverage are approved by Medicare to offer prescription drug plans.
If you decide not to purchase a Medicare Part D plan when you first become eligible during your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP or ICEP) for Original Medicare, there might be long-term consequences. For example, if you decide to purchase it after your initial enrollment period, you may have to pay a late enrollment penalty.
The words "late enrollment penalty" may give the impression that you might have to pay a onetime fee, however, the penalty payout will last for the duration of time that you have coverage. As a result, you could pay a higher monthly premium for Medicare Part D.
Here is the way Medicare.gov describes how late-enrollment penalty is calculated:
Not everyone will pay a late enrollment penalty, and there are some exceptions.
Some participants will satisfy the requirement for creditable prescription drug coverage. Even after age 65, some people maintain prescription drug coverage through their current or former employers or their union. Other participants may have drug coverage through military or veterans' benefits programs.
These other insurance plans are required to determine whether the drug coverage is "creditable" - meaning it must be as good as, or better than Medicare Part D.
As long as the plan is considered creditable coverage, many participants decide not to purchase a Medicare Part D plan until their existing coverage runs out. Why? Because the drug benefit and coverage are often more generous with these other types of insurance. Once this coverage is no longer available or offered, participants can avoid the late-enrollment penalty if they buy a Medicare Part D plan within 63 days of the day creditable coverage ended.
There are other situations participants should know about. First, if you choose a Medicare Advantage Plan instead of Original Medicare, a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan may already be included. In this case, you do not (and should not) buy a separate plan for drug coverage.
Also, participants with low incomes and very few financial resources may qualify for Medicare Part D's Extra Help program. If participants qualify, a late enrollment penalty would not apply, even if they've never had prescription drug coverage of any kind.
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More on FW Symphony concert Friday night
As I was listening to Stefan Asbury conduct the Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements, I kept thinking, "This is too slow." But I hadn't heard the piece in a while, and I didn't have a score handy.
Today, though, I listened to both Stravinsky's own 1946 recording, and a modern one by his apostle Robert Craft. Both had a LOT more energy and imagination than the rather tepid performance Asbury conducted.
I might also have mentioned that Asbury had his head buried in the score much of the time. And that's how the piece sounded: embalmed.
It was doubly a shame in that Stravinsky's neoclassical-period scores so rarely turn up around here. Dare I hope one of our orchestras will program the wonderful Symphony in C, or Danses concertantes? Or that the Dallas Opera might do "The Rake's Progress," one of the greatest operas of all, and not just of the 20th century?


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Big Trouble in Little China (Weng Chiang inspired?)
After rewatching The Talons of Weng Chiang I couldn't help but notice some
similarities with Big Trouble in Little China by John Carpenter.
1. Chinese Mysticism
2. Fair use of underground tunnels and passageways
3. Lead baddy must apease Chinese god/diety with 2 girls!
Maybe these are just coincidences, but I think TOWC could've easily been
inspiration for Carpenter.


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We first brought you news of the production version of the
Prius v, a larger variant of the popular Prius, back
in January. The Prius v is the latest effort by Toyota to expand its hybrid
reach and make the Prius nameplate its best selling model in the United States
(that honor currently goes to the Camry).
Ed Larocque, Toyota's Marketing Manager of Advanced
Technology, has confirmed
that the 5-seat hatchback will go on sale in October of this year. The
Prius v was supposed to go on sale this summer, but the earthquake
that hit Japan in March altered Toyota's production schedule.
Toyota hopes that it will find 30,000 buyers a year in the
U.S. for its new Prius v, which shouldn't be too hard a target to hit. Toyota
sold 140,928 Prii in 2010 alone.
The larger body of the Prius v allows it to have more cargo
room than its sibling (34.3 cu ft behind the rear seats versus 21.6 cu ft).
Toyota says that this better use of space will make the vehicle a better fit
for young families who don't want to step up to a mammoth minivan or crossover.
Unfortunately, maximum seating capacity for the Prius v is
an un-minivan-like five. Toyota offers a seven-seat variant of the Prius v in
Japan which is made possible because the Japanese market vehicle uses a
smaller, lighter lithium-ion battery pack which is located between the front
seats. In an effort to keep costs in check for the U.S. market, Toyota decided
to use an older style nickel-metal hydride battery pack which is located in the
cargo area, robbing space for the third-row seat.
Another downside is that the Prius v uses the same
powertrain as the standard Prius, yet it is over 200 pounds heavier. That means
that 60 mph comes up in a leisurely 11.5 seconds. The added weight and inferior
aerodynamic design mean that the Prius v can "only" muster 40 mpg
combined compared to 50 mpg combined for the Prius.
Pricing has not yet been announced, but it expect the Prius
v to be priced a few thousand more than a comparably equipped Prius.
The Prius family will grow yet again this time next year
with the 50+ mpg subcompact Prius c.
quote: Why do you take issue with Conservative minded people having just ONE outlet in the entire world that puts things in a Conservative context?
quote: I commend Fox News along with Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, et al, for bringing us the polarized state we find the country in today.
quote: but the fact that a documentary on Fox News' bias called Outfoxed was released in 2004 really shows how great this channel is and for how long it has been glorious.
quote: "Some people say...."
quote: No facts, no discussion, few if any arguments, he simply out-shouts whomever questions him.
quote: A lie told often enough becomes truth
quote: This is is my absolute favorite Fox technique...
quote: When Donahue...
quote: My other favorites are when he can't win on the merit of his arguments so he huffs and he puffs and kicks them off the show. Way to be a good sport champ!
quote: Once people get it through their thick skulls that both sides have viable positions
quote: I just don't buy the belief that liberals are inherently wrong and that conservatives are inherently right.
quote: It is this sort of foolishness (from both sides) that is tearing this country apart.
quote: You are, in fact, a waste of space. Meaning that literally the world would be better off if the space you occupied were simply empty space. Take your moronic non-ideas and non-arguments and shove them some place else.
quote: Go crawl back under your rock. You're getting your stupid all over the internet.
quote: You're apparently retarded.
quote: You are dealing with one of the most irrational, out of touch anti-fanboys I've seen on any message board. Deal with him like you'd deal with an angry 4 year old, have a laugh, and move on.
quote: And not ONCE in this entire thread have one of you admitted the hypocrisy of slamming Fox when other networks do the same thing, if not worst.
quote: Absolutely, no documentary can be true because of Michael Moore's plentiful a$$.


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College's tuition up
June 21, 2013
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors passed its 2013-14 budget of $144,501,400 Thursday, which included a tuition increase of 4 percent for state resident....
Tuition costs at PCT are already outrageous. Now they're hiking rates again??? Gifting the city $100K doesn't sound like the college has interest in conserving spending to keep costs down. Just throw it on the backs of the students. I know a lot of young people with degrees from PCT that are underemployed and carrying a ton of school loan debt. Not a good way to start out in life.
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So now the students of PA's schools have to pay for the training of the natural gas industry? I wonder how much the Energy Technology Education Center cost? We all know this is state funded training ground for this parasitic industry. This is just another cost of this industry that they will not incur, the people that are losing so much will incur this cost too. Wake up people, we get nothing out of this but destruction of our state! PCT needs to wake up and stop supporting this parasitic industry!
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Stop giving free tuition to foreigners and allowing those on welfare to have a free ride, drop out, free ride again, drop out, free ride again, etc. The person who roomed with the niece was on her third try at college and never got out of bed to go to class and we, the taxpayers, were footing the bill. She also received so much in food stamps that she actually sold the food she purchased to the college kids....this needs to change.
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the ability to terminate another's super ability.
If you find out that a friend( or enemy) is bestowed with powers that can only be defined as super, then you will have to find a way to use this ability--NEGATE! This may be the only way to stop a loved one from the corruption of power.
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A more formal version of the popular saying, Fuck bitches get money.
shortened- DWAC
pronoounced- duhwaaahk
shortened- DWAC
pronoounced- duhwaaahk
Stephen and christina know how to Disregard women, acquire currency all day everyday.
av christinaD&stephenF 28 november 2010
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Another way of saying fuck bitches get money.
"Sir, what do you plan on doing for the rest of your life?"
"Disregard women, Acquire currency!"
"Disregard women, Acquire currency!"
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Source: Strategy Analytics
quote: iPhone 5 is expected to take the top spot in Q4
quote: You can't possibly think that the S3 outselling the iPhone isn't impressive. With all the other options, with dozens of other models available, one single model outsold the iPhone. That says a lot.
quote: That's all they got, profits and money. Not much else it seems.
quote: I really don't care about apples profits. I am a consumer not an investor, I care about product and features and the iPhone is falling short, missing too many features and the OS has been bested and left in the dust. No, its Apple that has catching up to do with its OS. I think you already know that.
quote: But what else is new, Droid fans normally have a problem seeing clearly through their anti-Apple hate goggles.
quote: Your king is falling and hard.


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Hot Links: Did AA make bad repairs, too?
In today's Hot Links, we see why I a) have a fear of flying and b) am glad I'm not Dan Morales' ex-wife.
1. American Airlines is rejoining Southwest on the list of carriers facing regulators' ire over maintenance practices. According to The Wall Street Journal, the FAA suspects that AA mothballed a plane to hide defects. The move reportedly occurred as regulators investigated possible improper repairs to at least 16 MD-80s. American says allegations of impropriety "misrepresent the facts." Southwest, meanwhile, recently got permission to keep flying dozens of planes with unauthorized parts. Back in the spring, you may recall, the FAA made both airlines cancel hundreds of flights over inspection and repair issues.
2. Dan Morales (right), the Texas attorney-general-turned-federal-felon, secretly made a key to his ex-wife's house and entered it without permission, Texas Lawyer reports. Now a judge has ordered ol' Dan, who was freed from prison on probation, to have no contact with his ex. Remember why he went to prison? Tax fraud (not telling the IRS about his personal use of political contributions) and mail fraud (related to his pursuit of fees in the state's multibillion-dollar tobacco lawsuit settlement).
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My predictions for the eight vacancies:
NY Islanders: Tavares. DUH
Dallas: Jamie Benn
Ottawa: Jason Spezza
Buffalo: Tyler Myers
Columbus: RJ Umberger
Calgary: Jiri Hudler
Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos
Edmonton: Taylor Hall
I'm completely joking about Calgary. It will probably remain empty. That franchise is on a sad path. Too bad we can't beat them.
Who do you guys think will fill the empty captain vacancies?


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The act of taking a shit and napping at the same time. Usually done in office work settings, the shnap allows one to nap at work without getting hassled by the boss.
I was mad drunk last night, so I had to take an hour shnap in the handicap stall(ahh shnap).
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When one takes a nap while sitting on the toilet. The shnap generally occurs at the work place and is the result of over eating, a bad hangover, boredom or a combination of the three. In order for one to take a shnap, he/she does not need to actually take a shit. The purpose of the shnap is that toilet may be the only place an employee can nap during the day.
I was so hungover on Friday that I went and took a shnap around lunch time. When I woke up 15min later I tried to stand up, but my legs were completely asleep, so I sat down and took another shnap.
av mountie21 14. oktober 2009
When one falls asleep on the toilet for a short period of time, often while taking a shit.
Phil was found on the toilet in the morning, as excessive drinking often causes him to take a shnap.
av Andrew Ballance 11. oktober 2007
A short nap. Often the act of physically laying down without falling asleep.
Hey Sabrina, wanna take a shnap? I'm awful tired but I still want to go out on the town for a spell.
av brynliejohnston 26. januar 2015
The act of a person having a shit prior to going for a nap. This is usually done after a night of heavy binge drinking or a morning of strenuous activities.
Leigh felt that going for a "shnap" before going to her parent in laws house was completely necessary, not only will she be refreshed but would also feel no urges to go for number 2 time whilst there. One may consider this as a tactical "Shnap"
av CrummieBunt 23. oktober 2013
A shnap is when you tell everyone you are going to take a shit and instead you take a nap on the toilet.
Oh man this lecture is long, im gonna go take a shnap
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Posted 12 May 2012 - 04:33 AM
The premise is fairly simple, you are thrown into a world where you mine for minerals and gems in order to craft a shelter, equipment, and weaponry. During daylight you are free to explore, chop wood, harvest plants, whatever you feel your project of the day should be. Come sundown is when the creatures lurk, and you must seek out shelter or fend them off in the dark in attempt to survive. Once you have a well fortified shelter you may choose to sleep through the night as long as no creatures can enter during that period of time.
Everything in the world is destructable, from the terrain to the animals. If you want to build a city in the sky that towers above the clouds, or dig hundreds of feet into the earth until you tap into lava, the world of Minecraft allows all of it. It's a true sandbox experience that has little limitations on what you can build or create.
I just played this for the first time upon it's release and i've been enthralled by it since, has anyone else played this game and what are your thoughts on it? Graphically the game may turn many away which is unfortunate because there's a very solid and original premise underneath the retro NES visuals. If you haven't tried it, check out the demo. It's not for everyone but if you get into it like I have you'll be happy to have tried it.
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In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 13 May 2012 - 08:06 PM
For guys complaining about the retro graphics there is already a great mod: made by MESA (just yt it to see how it looks), replacing the 8bit look with highresolution textures.
Although the game now has a creative mode I would still recommend Sinpley Player Commandos to everyone. Working on building the Winged Wheel but its so tough to do need to look for other Addons to make it happenI guess.
Posted 13 May 2012 - 10:11 PM
I personally have no problem with the way the game looks, and having it on xbox I don't have much option to upgrade the textures with mods or anything. The game is so good and seamless that I was able to overlook the graphics almost immediately. Play it for five minutes and you'll probably hate it, invest in a couple hours and those few hours will turn into days.. then weeks.. once you get it there's no going back. Long term, I can see myself putting more time into this game than I did with Skyrim or Fallout 3 because there's just so much replayability and so much to go back to.
Glad to see i'm not the only one that's completely absorbed into this game.
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 15 May 2012 - 11:48 AM
I prefer Survival mode as I like to work to get the materials I need for a project, whether a castle, a town, or a floating fortress.
Skilled hockey is, and will forever be, winning hockey. Deal with it.
"A perfect vision, some simple ways to let you know
Free range humans all couped up naked clone is playing lame" Avon by Queens of the Stone Age
Posted 15 May 2012 - 05:31 PM
Posted 15 May 2012 - 10:16 PM
I love Minecraft. It is pretty addicting and you can lose yourself in it for hours. Here's a pretty good review on Minecraft:
I prefer Survival mode as I like to work to get the materials I need for a project, whether a castle, a town, or a floating fortress.
At the moment i'm just building and exploring on "peaceful" mode which is basically monster free come nightfall. Once I get more comfortable with the game and learn the ins and outs i'll go back to putting it on normal for a bit of a challenge.
When I first starting playing, I remember spending days building a fortress not knowing that Creepers exploded. I got a few trapped in my fortress with me because I didn't make the floor stone and a few detonated creepers later I had some walls and a lot of craters. My fortress was rubble and I lost hours of building time.
It's very fun and addictive, I see this as one of those games i'll constantly go back to and mess around with.
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 19 July 2012 - 04:24 PM
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 03 August 2012 - 03:27 AM
HankthaTank - Squirrels, they hate to be thrown. / Why is the magical unicorn named Brian... Jedi - I just downloaded the "kids" book, "Go the F--k to Sleep" as narrated by Samuel L. Jackson on my kindle. I am now ready to be a daddy. / *Checks Router* No, I'm positive I didn't hit the "Wings Defense Sucks" button. Electrophile - I'm just glad the Wings were able to win despite the Curse of Brian. ACallToArms - I think Trey needs to put something about payroll tax and deferred income in his sig... Edicius - I'd rather [have] a soundbite of me saying "I like (man sausage)" rather than "I like Crosby".
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The APWA Winter Maintenance Supervisor (WMS) Certificate Workshop provides a well-rounded overview of all aspects of snow and ice control for individuals charged with supervising their winter maintenance operations. It's a great way for attendees to start off the conference. The goal is for participants to:
This is an all day workshop with testing throughout the day. Attendees receive a Certificate of Completion upon achieving a score or 80% or above. This is a great training opportunity for new supervisors, senior operators or anyone wanting a good overall understanding of winter maintenance operations.
This workshop is also available to be hosted by your chapter. For more information visit the Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate page.


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American gymnast Aly Raisman earned a gold medal for her athletic prowess in London. It�s her mom who�s gone viral.
NBC�s video of Lynn Raisman watching her daughter perform on the uneven bars last Sunday, with her nervous murmurs and face and body contortions, was the single most replayed moment on Tivo digital video recorders that night. It has even inspired a YouTube spoof.
The network doesn�t have �parent cams� trained on the stands during every Olympic event. Moms and dads are featured only when they are relevant to the story lines, veteran NBC producer Molly Solomon said Thursday. But they�ve already been indelible parts of the network�s coverage in the first few days of the London Games.
The parents of American gymnasts John Orozco and Dannel Leyva were palpable presences during that sport�s coverage. The bronze medal-winning Leyva�s dad was his coach and a bundle of energy. NBC introduced Orozco�s parents in a segment that talked about the sacrifices they made in helping the Bronx athlete reach a high level of competition. When Orozco�s dreams were shattered by some subpar performances, he was near tears, and his mother�s face reflected similar agony.
�Can you imagine the emotions of watching your kid compete?� Solomon said. �To me, it�s part of the fabric of the story.�
One of NBC�s best moments came after South African Chad Le Clos unexpectedly beat American Michael Phelps in the butterfly. Americans by now are used to seeing Phelps� mom, Debbie, cheer her son�s many medal-winning performances. This time, the camera caught her in a double-take, first thinking it was another gold medal before learning her son had been beaten in the end.
NBC producer Dan Beard was in the stands and heard a man shouting, �That�s my son! That�s my son!� He quickly ordered cameras to catch video of Le Clos� sobbing father, his head wrapped in a South African flag. The parents with their contrasting emotions made for arresting images.
For many American athletes, NBC producers know the parents already through the research-gathering process leading up to the Olympics. Seemingly more athletes these days are teenagers, and their parents are the emotional and financial support system through years of training. A Procter & Gamble ad campaign for the Olympics focuses on just these sacrifices that moms make.
Not all parents are comfortable being a part of their child�s moments. Solomon recalled a recent Winter Olympics where the parents of an ice dancing team asked that the cameras stay focused on their children. The mother of American ice skater Evan Lysacek is usually out of the arena, unable to watch her son perform live.
�If they don�t want to be on camera, we are respectful of that,� Solomon said.
NBC learns from Olympics officials where an athlete�s family has seats before the competition takes place. There�s always a double-check, with a researcher going up in the stands to make sure that information is correct.
Imagine the embarrassment of getting it wrong. Judging by many of the expressions, however, it�s usually pretty easy to tell when they�ve got it right.


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Banksy + The Simpsons = O.M.N.
Oct 12th
That would be "Oh My Now" – as in, this is so 2010 (and BEYOND) that it makes me want to cry Truvia-sweetened tears into an issue of Vice Magazine while listening to Dubstep at a Fundraiser Tweetup for a DIY community bicycle collective that won't fix your bike, but will show you how to fix it yourself.
That's not to say I don't love it, of course.
In case you missed it, On Sunday night one iconic politically-inclined graffiti artist teamed up with one iconic long-running animated television series to produce what Gizmodo is calling "the most acidic, in-your-face title scene ever seen on TV".
I wouldn't go so far as to call it acidic, but darned if that word doesn't sound sharp in a sentence.
Apparently, Banksy is the first artist ever to direct and storyboard a Simpsons intro, and according to BBC some 20th Century Foxers weren't particularly pleased with what he came up with (malnourished child labourers putting kittens through wood chippers to stuff Bart Simpson dolls… no bigs).
How the heck Groening and co. tracked down the elusive faceless artist (who recently tagged the heck out of this here city, as you may recall), nobody knows.
Maybe Banksy came to FOX? We already know he's familiar with the show…
However it went down, it did go down. And it's still making waves like whoa two days after the episode aired.
I would have blogged about this earlier had I not been sidetracked by Thanksgiving family fun. You see, sometimes the blog's got to sit on the back burner… much like the delicious meal I didn't help my mom make because I was too busy vigorously cleansing my skin after catching snakes and frogs with my brother.
You will see a video of that adventure soon, but for now you can watch this:
My Thoughts: Smart, edgy, funny in an ironic and classically Simpsonesque way.
The subtext is dark and all too genuine, I'm sure – but the actual elements of the animated sequence are too ridiculous to be taken at face value (nobody can say that Banksy is actually accusing sweat shop manufacturers of using dead dolphin heads to seal envelopes).
That said, it does push boundaries – without being blatantly offensive, racist or gross.
I can think of a few other Sunday night cartoon producers who should take note. (Okay, only one. He just happens to produce more than one Sunday night cartoon. Okay, only one – he just repackages it three times, adjusts the hue on Rupert Murdoch's TV while they're lying in bed and says "Seee baby? It's not the same show! The characters are different colours! Oooh and look – this one has an alien! Seeeee?"