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Missed a vote? Like a member of Congress? We understand. For your convenience, we've prepared this handy week-ending list of the first-round match-ups posted so far in the 2008 NOTY Tournament. Cast your ballots now.
Bulltron Regional:
Introduction, ballot and No. 1 Destiny Frankenstein v. No. 16 Maurkice Pouncey
No. 2 Manix Auriantal v. No. 15 Silky Labie
No. 3 Knowshon Moreno v. No. 14 Urban Couch
No. 4 Perfect Engelberger v. No. 13 Othello Cheeks
No. 5 Firm Dinkins v. No. 12 Dom Perignon Champagne
No. 6 Weekendfer Saurit v. No. 11 Jabu Lovelace
No. 7 Da'Veed Dildy v. No. 10 Spaceman Africa
No. 8 Thankgod Amaefule v. No. 9 Gorgeous Morgan
Sithole Regional:
No. 1 Fabio Assalone v. No. 16 Clarence Clapsaddle
No. 3 Dominitrix Johnson v. No. 14 Travis Trim
No. 4 Hurtis Chinn v. No. 13 Mackintosh Muggleton
No. 5 Terdsak Jandaeng v. No. 12 Bridget Midgett
No. 8 Genesis Lightbourne v. No. 9 Phyllis Mangina
We'll be back on Monday with more action on the Road to the Final Four!
Friday, February 29, 2008
2008 NOTY Week One Roundup: Vote Now!
NOTY on TV
We made a lengthy appearance this week on Comcast SportsNet's fabulous Blog Show hosted by Dan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog and Mr. Irrelevant's Jamie Mottram. Steinz sports a Vanilla Dong T-shirt. The blogerati break down the 2008 NOTY field around the 4:40 mark. But do watch the entire show.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 3 Dominitrix Johnson v. No. 14 Travis Trim
As Gilbert Arenas can attest, it's never a good idea to trim your johnson.
2008 NOTY First Round: Sithole Regional
No. 3 Dominitrix Johnson: Illinois State point guard. Submits to no one.
No. 14 Travis Trim: Shot a New York state trooper. Suspected of shooting two others. Holed up in a house. "Fugitive Trim Surrounded," headline read. It did not end well.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 4 Hurtis Chinn v. No. 13 Mackintosh Muggleton
We're halfway through the Sithole Regional, where, as in life, a strong Chinn is preferable to a pretty Mugg. Vote.
2008 NOTY First Round: Sithole Regional
No. 4 Hurtis Chinn: Wide receiver for the RiverCity Rage of the United Indoor Football League. Teammate of Hall of Name member Moses Regular.
No. 13 Mackintosh Muggleton: Cheeky-looking British actor boy whose name sounds like that of a Hogwarts first-form.
A Word from the Commissioner
I am the High Commissioner of the Name of the Year Committee.
You don't hear from me very often. That's mainly because I hate technology. Though I have one, I despise the Blackberry. Though I use one, I balked at the personal computer. Though I carry a Metrocard, I long for the subway token. Buh-log? It's taken me a while to get on board, even for one in honor of my greatest creation.
But we're here. And while you, my children, have helped make NOTY an oasis in the interweb desert, you have strayed. You cull names from the series of tubes. You worship in the temple of the name changers. Worst of all, you are obsessed with Dong (Vanilla) and Poon (Poony).
So like Moses (the one in the Bible, not the Hall of Name), I feel it necessary to come down from the mountaintop to offer some Wisdom Bleboo before you screw everything up.
So here's the skinny from the High C:
Sithole Regional: There's too much sex in the Sithole. And too much sex weakens the legs. Assalone, Clapsaddle, Johnson, Trim, Horse Dick, Licking, Moustache—they're not going to have anything left for the later rounds. Looking for a long shot? Bridget Midgett. [Editor's note: Um...]
Bulltron Regional: We (the NOTY Seeding Committee) must have been drunk (or podcasting) when we did the Bulltron. Except for Frankenstein and Thankgod, I've got the 'dog winning every first-round match. The sea shall part for Silky Labie—until she meets her Destiny.
Chrotchtangle Regional: The best matchups of the tourney! Fonda Dicks v. Poony Poon in the Chrotch 16. Pansy Ho v. Cash Dixon Ringo Starlight in the Chrotch 8. Get the kids to bed early.
Dragonwagon Regional: The 'wagon is up for grabs. Double-E Steeve Ho's gonna have to deal with a full-sentence high (Have-A-Look Dube) and the always-tough legacy name (Daniel Best-Spicehandler, spawn of 2004 NOTY Jerome Fruithandler and fictitious NOTY legend Billy Joe Spicemonger). And no one should look past this year's Olive McWeeney (Edward McClammy).
Destiny Frankenstein got a great draw in the weakest part of the bracket. And she's really flexing in her first-round game. More blowouts to come as we continue on the road to the eventual crowning of Destiny Frankenstein as the 2008 NOTY.
Bet your Dong on it.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 5 Terdsak Jandaeng v. No. 12 Bridget Midgett
Quoth a Deadspin commenter: "Come on the 12-5 upset HAS to be Bridget Midgett over Terdsak Jandaeng... Wait, I just read that second name out loud."
2008 NOTY First Round: Sithole Regional
No. 5 Terdsak Jandaeng: Sinewy southpaw featherweight. Subject of one of our favorite posts. NOTY cousin to 2007 fourth-place finisher Kyle Sackrider.
No. 12 Bridget Midgett: Probably pronounced mi-JET. But whatever. Stirs fond memories of former nominees Clinton Hinton and Shula Hula.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 8 Genesis Lightbourne v. No. 9 Phyllis Mangina
We love us some women's basketball.
2008 NOTY First Round: Sithole Regional
No. 8 Genesis Lightbourne: In the beginning, God said let there be Lightbourne. (Yes, we know there's a discrepancy with the ballot. Someone on the NOTY Nominating Committee mistyped the Iowa State women's basketball player's name.)
No. 9 Phyllis Mangina: Respected Seton Hall women's basketball coach. No relation to Mark Mangino or Eric Mangini. Still awaiting coaches named Manginu and Mangine. Her nomination makes us a little uncomfortable.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 1 Fabio Assalone v. No. 16 Clarence Clapsaddle
The first round of the Bulltron Regional is complete--but voting continues on every match until the entire first round of the tournament is done. Onto the Sithole Regional, named for the legendary Godfrey Sithole.
2008 NOTY First Round: Sithole Regional
No. 1 Fabio Assalone: Accounting clerk on staff of The Sopranos. Relation to mixed martial arts fighter Pat Assalone unclear.
No. 16 Clarence Clapsaddle: Mid-20th century U.S. Army colonel who, fittingly, was in the cavalry. Foreshadowing the rise of NOTY, Time magazine in a 1941 article saw fit to footnote a mention of one Brig. Gen. Harry Lewis Twaddle with other interestingly named military officers, including Andrew Hero 3rd, Strong Boozer, Rollo Ditto, Jud Yoho, Donald Wackwitz and the nominee. We also have a photo of a young Clarence.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 2 Manix Auriantal v. No. 15 Silky Labie
We have a feeling the gutter-minded out there will give this 15 seed the nod against a classic going-both-ways name that references both bad 1970s television and a continent.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 2 Manix Auriantal: Globetrotting minor-league basketball player from Canada by way of Haiti. Brothers named Hennssy and Rodwins. We're hoping first name is an intentional homage to the detective series about a convertible-driving Armenian-American Korean War vet.
No. 15 Silky Labie: Florida environmental bureaucrat. Google asks: "Did you mean: silky labia." The computers are taking over! Run for your lives!
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 7 Da'Veed Dildy v. No. 10 Spaceman Africa
Punctuation makes a welcome debut in the tournament, facing off against an invented name. Given the sharp divisions on the NOTY Committee over this issue, we're surprised this name made the field.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 7 Da'Veed Dildy: Stanford men's basketball player. Excellent use of apostrophe. Extra credit for innovative spelling of pedestrian first name. Then there's his surname.
No. 10 Spaceman Africa: Drunken English soccer fan who changed his name. Buddy Crazy Horse Invincible didn't make the cut.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 6 Weekendfer Saurit v. No. 11 Jabu Lovelace
We just love this match-up. It's a shame someone has to lose.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 6 Weekendfer Saurit: 268-pound high-school defensive tackle in Houston. 800-pound name.
No. 11 Jabu Lovelace: Rutgers backup quarterback. Pronounced zha-BOO. Let's quote Every Day Should Be Saturday: ``Must have stolen his name from the first draft of Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday script or from the rolls of herpes test pseudonyms.'' And there's video!
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 3 Knowshon Moreno v. No. 14 Urban Couch
Welcome to Day Three of the 2008 NOTY Tournament. One note: First-round voting will continue until (and after) all 32 matches have been posted. So if you miss a game, go back and be a good citizen. Today's first battle: creative naming versus a Couch with a better first name than Tim.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 3 Knowshon Moreno: Superstar Georgia tailback. Routed Ynot Bubba to win Name of the Week. First name combines that of mother Varashon—herself named for a short-story character—and the word ``know.'' Surname honors Pittsburgh Pirates centerfielder we affectionately dubbed ``Omar the Out-Maker.''
No. 14 Urban Couch: Cherokee-descended art professor at West Virginia University who died last year. Wonder if he became frightened whenever he saw a burning couch.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 4 Perfect Engleberger v. No. 13 Othello Cheeks
Fans will want to see an all-inthe-family Engleberger-Champagne second-round tilt. But with references to Shakespeare and basketball, Othello Cheeks is another strong example of the going-both-ways doctrine.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 4 Perfect Engleberger: Could face murdered son Dom Perignon Champagne next. It just worked out that way. Really.
No. 13 Othello Cheeks: Plaintiff in civil-rights lawsuit in New York. Lost Name of the Week vote to Chrotchtangle Regional No. 2 seed Free-King Afrika.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 5 Firm Dinkins v. No. 12 Dom Perignon Champagne
Watch out for those 5-12 upsets! Some folks think that Dom Perignon Champagne was underseeded. But Firm Dinkins has it going both ways--a respected quality among NOTY veterans. Vote.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 5 Firm Dinkins: Honor-roll student at Montana State University. Mayoral. Firm.
No. 12 Dom Perignon Champagne: Killed in drive-by shooting in 2004. Son of Jeron Champagne and Bulltron Regional No. 4 seed Perfect Engleberger.
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 8 Thankgod Amaefule v. No. 9 Gorgeous Morgan
Thanks to NOTY friends Deadspin, the D.C. Sports Bog, Dan Shanoff, Awful Announcing and others, the opening day of the 2008 Name of the Year Tournament was a blockbuster. But if we're going to crown a champion before the country elects a president, we need to do some serious voting. We'll be posting two to four matchups daily for the next two weeks. Check back often.
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 8 Thankgod Amaefule: Nigerian footballer. Bested a slew of excellent African soccer names for spot on ballot. Say his last name out loud.
No. 9 Gorgeous Morgan: Cousin of 2007 NOTY 13th-place finisher Yourhighness Morgan. Another cousin, Handsome, and brother Prince didn't make the cut.
Monday, February 25, 2008
2008 NOTY First Round: No. 1 Destiny Frankenstein v. No. 16 Maurkice Pouncey
Twenty-five years ago. Thriller. Grenada. The Evil Empire. Lorenzo Charles. The Hitler Diaries. The Pine Tar Game. The Apple Lisa.
Name of the Year.
We've come a long way since Hector "Macho" Camacho upset the late Baskerville Holmes to become the first Name of the Year in 1983. How long? Two words: Vanilla Dong.
It will indeed be tough to top last year's winner. But we're going to try. We whittled nearly 300 names down to a final 64. We seeded the field. We even podcast the proceedings.
Now it's up to you. Print the ballot. Fill it out. Argue the merits of No. 1 seeds Destiny Frankenstein, Steeve Ho You Fat, Fabio Assalone and Reprobatus Bibbs. Debate whether Dom Perignon Champagne was robbed with a No. 12 seed or whether No. 5 Baffelly Woo can take out No. 4 Poony Poon in an inevitable second-round matchup. Start a pool. If you want, send us your Final Fours.
But we're still exhausted from tabulating last year's ballots. So we're voting online. Starting now, we'll roll out two to four first-round pairings a day in the four NOTY regions—Bulltron, Sithole, Chrotchtangle and Dragonwagon, honoring some Hall of Name legends—with a big build-up to the Final Four. So check back regularly.
And we know: Brian Suksomwong didn't make the field. Because he changed his name. The NOTY High Court ruled that if you can get on the ballot with a legal name change, you can stay off it that way, too. So everyone's favorite trumpeter will be watching from home with LaceDarius Dunn, Boy Waterman, Lisa Shot With Arrow (it was a bad year for Native American names), Dick Swett (it was a bad year for Dicks, too), British Footman, DarQuavis Tucker, Jupiter Crabtree, Kosuke Fukudome, Joebar Damosmog, Poopa Dweck, Unique Bishop, Kingjack Washington and 200 or so other eminently worthy nominees. Next year, we'll do an NIT.
Let's get started:
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 1 Destiny Frankenstein: Former All-American softball player. Celebrated by Big Daddy Drew. Wrote to us.
No. 16 Maurkice Pouncey: 300-pound Florida offensive lineman. Full name LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey. Twin brother disappointingly named Michael. Reminds us a little of Lucious Pusey.
Many thanks to the incomparable 289 for the NOTY Tournament logo and NOTY banner, and to Kissing Suzy Kolber's illustrious Monday Morning Punter for the site redesign.
Friday, February 15, 2008
2008 NOTY: The Podcast
The NOTY Seeding Committee gathered recently in a saloon in lower Manhattan to enjoy one of the happiest nights of our year. A waitress remembered us, grabbed our master list and critiqued the nominees for the 2008 NOTY Tournament. We feigned interest and returned to the business of selecting the field.
It wasn't easy. We received close to 300 nominees, many accompanied by absolutely fantastic verification. We considered a 256-name tourney, but that seemed a bit unwieldy. So we settled on the usual 64. The High Commissioner announced the nominees one by one. Two nays from the four-member committee bounced a name from the field. After three trips through the roster, we got down to 64. Then we seeded everyone.
The High Commissioner wore headphones and a microphone attached to a laptop. And talked. For three hours. Then he took a day off to edit the proceedings into a 10-minute podcast. We mocked him, but the final product is strangely compelling, especially once you get used to the High C's mob-functionary voice, which after three decades of friendship we've almost managed to do.
Next week, we'll post the full ballot and begin online voting for the 2008 Name of the Year. In the meantime, enjoy the show.


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i have the hypertech max energy on my 01 2500 HD. i was wondering if anyone knew if it turned off the torque management like the diablo does. if it doesnt then i will sell it and get a diablo
05-02-2010, 06:13 PM #2I dont know if it can but What you could do is go to a performance shop and they can hook your truck up to a tuner and disable it. You could also buy your own tuner or send your ecu off and have it tuned and sent back to you.
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World Record: 75 Donuts at Once (videos)
by Zack K
This post is dedicated to Dan Frederiksen, who called the GTR "primitive."
This is my kind of team building exercise: setting the world record for most simultaneous donuts. Dear "trust fall", you are officially the saltine packet at the buffet of team work. The previous record was 57, done in Australia sometime between 1902 and now. This time, 75 cars from around Northern California assembled at Infineon, for the weekly Sonoma Drift event. All the cars spread out on the tarmac. Some elected to put a cone down as a reference point. Considering you're swinging a 3,000lb metal bat next to other 3,000lb metal bats, might be a good idea to stay in your area.
After some brake stands (the hoon's answer to the National Anthem) the cars let loose, looking like a pinwheel firework factory mishap. Spirals of tire smoke as far as the eye could see. (Good thing I brought my re-useable grocery bags to the store today; It's all about balancing our carbon footprint.) And where there's drift cars, there's cameras. Like a football replay thingy, we found 5 good angles for you to watch from. Enjoy, and bless these 75 brave drivers. They're like the Buzz Aldrins of our generation. Ok, not really, but this is awesome.
Look for China to eventually break this record, with a bunch of 12 year old drivers on growth hormones in cars that "so are NOT direct copy cats of a Nissan, Mustang or Mazda!!"
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Forgive and … Embrace?
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you"
Matthew 5: 44
Today's Gospel reading from Matthew offers quite the challenge to each of us, and as it is pointed out, one that is counter to how many of us live. It's inevitable that over the course of our lifetimes we will be wronged by others (just as we will inevitably do wrong to others), and what we've been taught is to 'forgive and forget.' Often, it's not the event or situation that we forget, it's those involved; we work to write those individuals out of our lives completely. But in today's Gospel reading, we are reminded of our call to love people more fully, regardless of situation or circumstance. The very people we are challenged by most – those who we find hardest to care about – are those we must embrace closer. Maybe it's those who have hurt us in the past, maybe it's a college roommate with whom we aren't necessarily compatible, or maybe it's those who we find in the fringes of our society. To embrace them means to embrace Christ's call to love.
Loving as Christ did isn't simply done by recognizing Christ in ourselves and sharing it, it is also done by recognizing Christ in those individuals and situations around us. As we stay attentive to His presence in our lives and the lives of others with much prayer and much persistence, our hearts and our world will be filled with more love and less hate and apathy.
God of love and God of peace, we pray that you may guide us
in our discipleship of love. Help us see your face, your hands, and your heart in those around us, and lead us to lives where your love can show through our thoughts,
our actions, and our words, even when it is most challenging. Amen.
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Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against AVX
February 8, 2013 9:55 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court that electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. is responsible for pollution at its old plant in Myrtle Beach. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., upheld the decision by U.S. District Judge Terry Wooten in 2011.
Boeing Asks Permission To Conduct 787 Test Flights
February 5, 2013 10:18 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal regulators say they are evaluating a Boeing request to conduct test flights of its 787 Dreamliners, which were grounded nearly three weeks ago after a battery fire in one plane and smoke in another. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the request, but officials declined to elaborate.
Foxconn To Widen Scope Of Union Elections
February 4, 2013 1:46 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwan-owned Foxconn Technology Group, a leading maker of Apple's iPhones and gadgets for other global brands, is widening the scope of union elections at its sprawling facilities in China. The move, confirmed by the company Monday, follows a series of recommendations from an international panel hired by Apple to audit conditions for the 1.2 million workers in Foxconn's mainland factories.
Air India Still Flying Troubled 787s
February 4, 2013 1:01 pm | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsAir India continued to fly some of its 787 Dreamliner jets after the United States and other countries grounded the fleet as the probe into the aircraft's battery problems continues. Travel editor Peter Greenberg speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about why some 787s are still allowed to fly.
Owners Of Bangladesh Factory Where 7 Died Arrested
February 1, 2013 10:29 am | by Julhas Alam, Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo owners of a Bangladesh garment factory where seven workers were killed in a weekend fire were arrested Thursday as police investigated allegations of murder and negligence. Police were questioning Smart Export Garment Ltd. Chairman Sharif Ahmed and Managing Director Zakir Ahmed after a court placed them on a two-day remand.
Feds Sue RG Steel Owner For $97M In Pension Funds
January 31, 2013 1:59 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAn agency tasked with protecting retirees' pensions is suing the owner of bankrupt RG Steel. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is seeking $97 million in a federal court in New York to cover unfunded liabilities and plan contributions. Renco Group allegedly dumped 24.5 percent of its ownership before the May 2012 bankruptcy, selling out to Cerberus Capital Management solely to avoid its pension obligations to more 1,350 retirees.
Judge Rejects Apple's Patent Damages Demands
January 30, 2013 1:40 pm | by Paul Elias, Associated Press | News | CommentsA judge rejected Apple Inc.'s demand to increase the $1.05 billion in damages a jury ordered Samsung Electronics Inc. to pay its fiercest rival in the smartphone market. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh also rejected demands from both companies to conduct another trial on different issues over claims that the South Korean company unfairly used technology controlled by Apple to build its iPads and iPhones to market knockoff products.
Next In BP Spill Saga: Civil Trial Worth Billions
January 30, 2013 10:19 am | by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | News | CommentsNow that a $4 billion plea deal has resolved BP's criminal liability for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill nearly three years ago, the company will turn its focus to a trial that could potentially cost it billions of dollars more in civil penalties.
MI Gov. Asks For Ruling On Right-To-Work Law
January 29, 2013 2:05 pm | by David Eggert, Associated Press | News | CommentsGov. Rick Snyder asked the Michigan Supreme Court on Monday to rule quickly on the constitutionality of the new right-to-work law that takes effect in late March, saying questions on how it would impact 35,000 unionized state employees must be resolved before new contract talks begin this summer.
DuPont, Easton-Bell Feud Over Kevlar Trademark
January 29, 2013 1:57 pm | by Randall Chase, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThe DuPont Co. is feuding with sports equipment maker Easton-Bell Sports over the use of the Kevlar trademark in packaging for bicycle tires and locks. DuPont filed a federal lawsuit in Delaware this week claiming that Easton-Bell's prominent use of the Kevlar trademark on tire and lock packages infringes on DuPont's trademark.
Report: Gov't Allowed High Pay At Bailed-Out Firms
January 29, 2013 10:20 am | by Marcy Gordon, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsA government report criticized the U.S. Treasury Department for approving "excessive" salaries and raises at firms that received taxpayer-funded bailouts during the financial crisis. The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said Treasury approved all 18 requests it received last year to raise pay for executives at American International Group, General Motors and Ally Financial.
China Levies Anti-Dumping Tax On U.S., EU Chemicals
January 28, 2013 2:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChina says it will impose anti-dumping duties on two chemicals from the United States and European Union for five years. The Ministry of Commerce said it ruled that U.S. and EU companies have been selling the chemicals at unfairly low prices, hurting China's domestic industry.
U.S. Officials Defend Handling Of Boeing 787 Mishaps
January 24, 2013 2:18 pm | by Joan Lowy, Associated Press | News | CommentsObama administration officials struggled Wednesday to defend their initial statements that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is safe while promising a transparent probe of mishaps involving the aircraft's batteries. FAA is working as quickly as possible to find the cause of the problems, assembling a team of technical experts that includes experts from industry as well as the agency's staff, Huerta said.
Whirlpool Wins ITC Decision In Anti-Dumping Case
January 24, 2013 2:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. International Trade Commission issued a final ruling Wednesday determining that Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc. and other foreign manufacturers have been selling washing machines in the U.S. at below their market value, hurting the U.S. industry. The decision means the U.S. government will impose duties on imports of the washing machines.
Unions See Sharp Decline In Membership
January 23, 2013 2:14 pm | by Sam Hananel, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector as cash-strapped state and local governments laid off workers and — in some cases — limited collective bargaining rights.
Wal-Mart Warns Suppliers On Stricter Measures
January 22, 2013 2:04 pm | by Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer | News | CommentsWal-Mart Stores Inc. has alerted its global suppliers that it will immediately drop them if they subcontract their work to factories that haven't been authorized by the discounter. Wal-Mart's stricter measure, along with other changes to its policy, comes amid increasing calls for better safety oversight after a deadly fire at a Bangladesh factory that supplied clothing to Wal-Mart and other retailers.
Court Won't Hear Challenge To Clean Air Act Rule
January 22, 2013 1:59 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to a tough new clean air requirement limiting sulfur dioxide emissions. The high court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal from businesses and industrial interests involving an Environmental Protection Agency regulation setting emission levels of sulfur dioxide, a colorless gas with the smell of rotting eggs.
Environmentalists Hail Obama Climate Change Focus
January 22, 2013 10:23 am | by Matthew Daly, Associated Press | News | CommentsEnvironmental groups hailed President Barack Obama's warning Monday about climate change, but said the president's words will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Obama pledged in his inaugural speech to respond to what he called the threat of climate change, saying, "Failure to do so would betray our children and future generations."
Aviation Technology Advances, FAA Tries To Keep Up
January 21, 2013 2:34 pm | by David Koenig, AP Airlines Writer | News | CommentsAfter two separate and serious battery problems aboard Boeing 787s, it wasn't U.S. authorities who acted first to ground the plane. It was Japanese airlines. The unfolding saga of Boeing's highest-profile plane has raised new questions about federal oversight of aircraft makers and airlines.
Toyota Settlement May Signal Future Legal Strategy
January 21, 2013 10:15 am | by Greg Risling, Associated Press | News | CommentsAs Toyota Motor Corp. chips away at settling lawsuits claiming its vehicles suddenly accelerate, the question remains whether attorneys who sued could prove to a jury there was a design flaw. The company maintains stuck accelerator pedals, faulty floor mats and driver error are the reasons for vehicles unexpectedly surging, while plaintiffs' attorneys contend Toyota's electronic throttle control system is to blame.
Shanghai Workers Lock Up Execs In Labor Dispute
January 21, 2013 10:11 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWorkers at a Japanese-owned electronic parts maker in Shanghai locked up around 10 Japanese executives for two days to press their demands for better pay and working conditions, releasing them early Sunday after police intervention. Among the captives was the president of Shinmei Electric Co., the parent company of the Shanghai factory.
Over 140 Nations Adopt Treaty To Cut Mercury
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Deputy Revenue Secretary Mark Muchow estimates that a $2 billion cracker plan would see its taxes cut by nearly $30 million in the first year alone under Tomblin's proposal.
The measure applies to non-real estate property, in this case business machinery, equipment and inventory. Labeled "personal" property by the West Virginia Constitution, these assets are normally taxed at 60 percent of their market value. The proposal would instead assess this property at 5 percent by declaring it salvaged.
Muchow said that would value a $2 billion cracker facility at $100 million for property tax purposes, instead of at $1.2 billion. The counties considered likely sites for a cracker tax such as an industrial property at 2.5 percent, resulting in a $1.5 million annual tax bill, Muchow said. A cracker would otherwise be charged around $30 million that first year, though the amount would gradually drop over time as its machinery and equipment age and lose value, he added.
The West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy has questioned this and other proposals targeting "personal" property taxes. It argues that government spending can play a positive role in economic development, and scrutinizes tax cuts pursued to attract business.
Neither Ohio nor Pennsylvania tax non-real estate property. This has been a key point for those seeking to lure a cracker. The Center for Budget and Policy contends that taxes on "personal" property are offset by West Virginia's rates for real estate property, which tend to be lower than that of other states. The center estimates that a $1.2 billion cracker would pay $34.4 million in property taxes in West Virginia, absent Tomblin's proposal, but nearly $40 million in Ohio because of that state's higher real estate rates.
Muchow said that while West Virginia tends to charge lower real estate property rates, commercial property is taxed at twice the level as residential property. He also said that more than half of the property of a typical industrial site is machinery, equipment and inventory, not real estate.
"In manufacturing, an overwhelming share of the property is going to be personal," Muchow said. "The tax puts us at a competitive disadvantage."
Muchow also said that even $1.5 million in annual property taxes would be huge for the host county, and that property would not be subject to depreciation.
"It's not every day that a county gets a $2 billion-type investment," Muchow said. "That's far above the level of investment we're used to."
Tax incentive legislation: http://tinyurl.com/79d7jhc
American Chemistry Council cracker plant estimates: http://www.americanchemistry.com/shalegasimpact


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Amaryllis Still Life
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Every year I buy Amaryllis bulbs and they usually bloom right around Christmas. They really brighten up the winter days, with their enormous and colorful flowers.
Created Nov 26, 2011. Unless noted Copyright 2011
MsMystery .
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FANTASTICALLY DONE. Love that you can even "see" the little bits of pollen that have brushed off. Love the colour - really bright and cheerful and so striking against the background. Another fave.
Beautiful drawing like the real Amaryllis this beautiful christmas flower....5/5collect
Wow! This looks so real. A beautiful drawing . Amaryllis is such a lovely flower.5♥s and faves
I bet that they brighten up the winter days! Because the flower I see here looks gorgeous; I love the passionate jasper color of it with hints of citrine. I absolutely adore the way you drew its petals and stem. I like the blurred bg. 5/5 and faves.
Fantastic job on the petals' textures and colors. This is lovely :) 5h and collection
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