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Best iPad 2 apps
So you've got an iPad 2, and now you need to fill it with lovely iPad apps. But with 65,000 apps available just for the iPad what are the best ones to get and are there any that take advantage of the new features of the iPad 2.
We've scoured the massive collection of iPad apps available (mid March) on iTunes to see what's on offer and what you should download. We've tried, tested and reviewed all of the following free iPad apps ourselves, rather than just guessing whether they're good or not.
READ: Best new iPad apps to show off the Retina Display
Let's get it out of the way from the start. This is the most fully functioning music app out there giving you what the majority of individual apps offer, but only better and in one package.
You get to play piano, guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and if you've got the right dongle, even record your own guitar playing as well.
Broken down into a number of different areas or instrument groups, the idea is that you can play your favourite instruments, lay down a track, and then edit and manage them into a song before exporting said track into iTunes or your desktop; you can then share it with your friends.
The whole experience is incredibly easy, and depending on your musical skill rather than computer skills, you can create a track in minutes rather than hours.
Playing music is one thing, but you probably want to record it too, and here Apple makes it very easy. Press record, you're counted in, and off you go.
Each instrument is laid down in individual tracks and there is an editing page that gives you the control to edit it all.
The interface is very much like GarageBand on the Mac and you can add more instruments, loops, delete tracks, expand and shrink, and basically anything else you need to create that next Number One.
Drawbacks? If you want to share the finished track you've got to plug in your iPad to a computer.
At £2.99 in the UK and $4.99 in the US, if you're into music, this is a steal.
Read more: GarageBand for iPad (iPad)
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8
Price: £2.99
Rating: 4/5
With the inclusion of front- and rear-facing cameras on the iPad 2, it makes complete sense that Apple has chosen to introduce a tablet version of its own film editing application iMovie for the first time.
The video editing software, iMovie, which features as part of the iLife package for Macs, has been enhanced for use with the iPad's touchscreen. It also features the company's precision editing system, multitrack audio recording, new themes specific to this version, AirPlay support - to stream video to an Apple TV - and is universal, so can be used on iPhone 4 or the latest generation of the iPod touch too.
According to Apple's iMovie page, the new universal iMovie application for iOS will be compatible with the iPad 2, iPhone 4, and fourth-generation iPod touch, but not the original iPad.
iMovie and Garage Band for iPad will cost $4.99 in the US and £2.99 in the UK on the App Store
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8
Price: £2.99
Rating: 4/5
Real Racing 2 HD
It was a hit first time around and there's no difference for the second version either. Real Racing 2 HD is a superb game in the world of accelerometer tipping driving titles. The only time you have to put your finger on the screen to block any of the rather pretty graphics is if you want to brake. Seeing as braking is only for sissies, then you never need to interrupt that view at all.
This take two of the game comes with 10 hours of gamepla,y with 30 cars to unlock from the likes of BMW and Chevrolet and a highly amusing multiplayer mode for up to 16 players at a time courtesy of the Apple Game Center. You're never going to quite get that racing sim feel that a console can offer but as simplified mobile versions go, this is an entire grid better than anything else out there.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/real-racing-2-hd/id414566922?mt=8
Price: £5.99
Rating: 4/5
Infinity Blade
Arguably the best of the bunch is Infinity Blade on the iPad. It's an action/RPG, but more than anything a one-on-one fighting game complete with special moves, magic attacks, combos and all weapon, skill and armour upgrades. The aim of the game is to take on and defeat the God-King who's a bit tasty with a sword and likes to show that fact off again and again as he runs your through with it.
Each time the bugger does you, you come back as another member of your family blood line to test him again until you finally conquer him. Fortunately, it takes a while and there's plenty of entertaining gameplay out of this purchase. Best of all, the graphics on Infinity Blade are as close to perfect as we've ever seen on the iPad. They wouldn't look amiss on a full games console - all the more reason to play this on the iPad 2 with its brand new, suped up insides. Enjoy.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/infinity-blade/id387428400?mt=8
Price: £3.49
Rating: 4.5/5
Dead Space for iPad
Survival horror fans need look no further than Dead Space if they've just picked themselves up a nice, powerful iPad 2. It's a unique story unto itself, so you won't be getting a rehash of whatever console version you might have played in the past. EA has optimized the game for the more powerful innards of the latest Apple tablet and it really shows when the blood starts flying and the nasties are right in your face.
Although we felt slightly aggrieved at the brevity of the game - just 12 levels - there's some real satisfaction in chainsawing the bad guys limb from limb before booting them to the floor. Fortunately, the gameplay is easy and natural enough to cope with frantic moves when the chips are down and you find yourself surrounded. There's no virtual d-pad to worry about. Just swipe the screen anywhere for effect. Possibly best of all is something that most people might miss out on - the sound. You can play the thing on speakers but, for the full shock indulgence of the horror genre, make sure to use your headphones.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dead-space-for-ipad/id396021266?mt=8
Price: £3.49
Rating: 4/5
Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD
We're not going to say that we enjoyed Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD quite as much as Real Racing 2 HD, largely because we didn't, but that doesn't mean it's not a good 'un in its own right. It's nice to be out on the streets in a Burnout-style gear jammer, and the 42 cars and bikes from manufacturers such as Ferrari, Ducati and Lamborghini are certainly enough to keep you at it until everything possible has been unlocked.
Possibly the most enjoyable part of the whole experience for petrol heads out there is taking a little tour of your 3D garage and tinkering with each of the vehicles until you've got them tuned to exactly how you drive. Also, do make sure you sift through the game control options until you find the one that suits you best or you won't get the most out of what is a thoroughly enjoyable game.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/asphalt-6-adrenaline-hd/id400975931?mt=8
Price: £3.99
Rating: 4/5
The other use for the infamous photo booth was when having a crazy time with buddies or a special friend, where you'd bundle into a dreary box to have your pic done; it's this experience that the app tries to jump on the back of (although Pocket-lint didn't get a special friend until 30 years of age and so is not talking from first-hand experience).
In practise and the app does everything very well with a quality feel throughout; the makers, Synthetic Corp, of Hipstamatic fame, clearly know how to put together a polished camera-based app.
Once you have everyone you want in frame, hit the button and you'll get four shots with four different retro effects, whereby you can share one or all of the photos through the usual channels. Time, date and location are also included.
There's no word on whether you'll be able to import lenses and filters from the Hipstamatic range, but if you're into the whole analogue-fad-on-digital-device thing then for the money this is well worth a look.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/incredibooth/id378754705?mt=8
Price: 59p
Rating: 4/5
It's the official app for Twitter for the iPad and comes with a number of features that will make reading your latest tweets or tweeting them out really easy, including especially for the iPad 2 the ability to use the camera and video functions.
You're allowed multiple accounts, the ability to set up notifications so you can be alerted when you get a new mention or direct message from anyone or just your friends, whilst the three panel view makes everything really simple.
We especially like new tweeting features like autocomplete on friends' names, hashtags and the ability to add your location to your tweet if that's your thing.
If you're into Twitter this is a must.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitter/id333903271?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
Skype for iPhone
If you're not too fussed about the Facetime from an Apple device to another apple device you can download Skype for iPhone and run it on the iPad 2. While you have to live with the doubled up icons and keyboard, you do get to do video calling still as the iPhone software is happy to tap into the iPad 2's camera regardless.
Now you can have Skype to Skype video calls from anywhere around the world including when you are on a 3G connection. However, be warned it will eat through your monthly data allowance fairly quickly.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skype/id304878510?mt=8
Price: £3.99
Rating: 4/5
For iPad and iPad 2 (but still worth downloading)
We'll waste no time in telling you that here at Pocket-lint we love Dropbox's simplicity, and thankfully it offers an iPad version to work within the eco system.
Once connected you can then share your files quickly from your desktop to your iPad. The app allows full access to your Dropbox folder, the chance to email out, and the chance to upload photos via the app too.
This really is the quickest way to get your documents on to your iPad for free.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8
Price: £2.99
Rating: 4.5/5
Evernote is a simple but very effective idea. It's basically a cloud-cloud-based filing system for notes so you don't have to rummage around trying to find all the scraps of paper that you've made important notes on, only to lose them in a jacket pocket or in the bottom of a bag.
This enables you to take notes as pictures, written notes, audio notes or you can just upload a file. You give each one a title as you do so and you can even tag them as well. Once you're done, you hit upload and off they go into the cloud for you you to look at later on.
It works well on a laptop, but it's particularly well-suited to the iPad as you're more likely to be carrying it around with you.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
With so many ways of getting our fix of news, reviews and features from around the web you might find something you want to read, but just don't have the time to do so. That's where Instapaper steps in. This handy app is a "read later" offering that lets you bookmark web pages to then read offline later at your convenience.
The iPad app syncs with a central account so you can save stuff on your desktop or iPhone and those "read later" requests are then automatically synced with your iPad app and vice versa.
Once synced you can then read the articles offline without an internet connection.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8
Price: £2.99
Rating: 4/5
What if there was a magazine that was personal to you, that was customised with your own personal and social interests? Well, there is and it's called Flipboard. As well as gathering news from a number of prominent sources, it also scours your Facebook and Twitter data and presents that info as well.
What you end up with is a personalised magazine where the pages are made up of articles, videos and pictures already fetched from you from any links that appear in your social media streams, and there's even a unique front cover, just for you.
Your magazine is presented with headlines, pictures and text, and if you click an article you get it in full screen. What's more, you can share and reply from within the app (including Facebook thumbs ups) and, as the magazine is always evolving - newer material is always found on the first few pages - so it never gets old.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4.5/5
We've all been there. That moment where you are watching a movie and you see an actor that you recognise but just can't place. Here IMdb turns your iPad into a massive movie database so you can quickly search a movie and solve the riddle at the press of a button.
While the app will give you wealth of features like latest on what's coming to the cinema and the top 250 movies of all time. It's most helpful when its giving you the biography of actors that you are trying to place.
Find the movie, find the actor and then you get their page detailing their life story, with pictures, trailers, and links to buy any of their movies from Amazon if you're that way inclined.
Never again will you have the pain of knowing you've seen them, but for the life of you not remembering where.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/imdb-movies-tv/id342792525?mt=8
Price: Free
Okay so not actually an iPad app, but it still gives you all the functionality of the iPhone app here on the iPad. If you're a Spotify user already, then you'll have no problems using the app as it's as straight forward as the desktop version. Your account is synchronised across all your Spotify platforms (with sync-on-the-fly) so if you create playlists on your PC, they are copied over to your iPhone and vice-versa. Also, all of your account details are automatically copied as well.
As well as your playlists, you can search for artists, albums and tracks as per the desktop version, and play tunes straight away, with streaming over Wi-Fi and 3G possible. The Wi-Fi streaming is obviously a lot more reliable than streaming via your phone network, but we found that 3G streaming (on the Three network) was more or less spot on, with just the odd stutter. Better still you can sync tracks offline to listen when you're on a long journey without the worry of eating up your bandwidth for the month.
To use the app, you'll need to sign up to Spotify's Premium service (£9.99 per month).
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/spotify/id324684580?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
BBC iPlayer
The concept of BBC iPlayer for iPad is that you get the excellent iPlayer features in one app, so you don't have to mess around with the iPad browser and the BBC website. Fire up the app and you're presented with a colourful tiled screen of the hot stuff on the BBC that you should watch.
All you need to do is select the programme of your choice and then press play on the following page. Seconds later (on a good Wi-Fi connection) and the show will play with the option to have it in Standard or HQ (essentially high definition) quality.
If you like the sound of a programme, but haven't got time to watch it right at that moment you can mark it as favourite to watch later. However, what you can't do is mark it as a favourite to watch later when you are not on a Wi-Fi network, like on the aeroplane or a train.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bbc-iplayer/id416580485?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 3.5/5
Sky News for iPad
This handy app lets you get the most out of the 24 hour news channel when you're away from a TV. There are three main ways of accessing content - Timeline, Top Stories, or Live. Timeline, as it suggests, will give you a timeline of the channels news content over the last 24 hours allowing you to scroll left to see what you might have missed since you last checked-in.
Next is Top Stories. This is Sky News editorial telling you what's big or hot on the channel right now. Videos are arranged in size of importance and you can scroll down the page to reveal more. It's not an endless list, but when we played with the app there were still plenty to watch.
Live is as you would expect - a live stream of the Sky News channel - although it's buffered so you can rewind back around a minute before you started watching and up to 1.5-hours if you've been watching for a while, or pause the action; again handy if you've just missed the beginning of a news segment or need to go back to a story you've seen. The live stream is a simulcast so you get the adverts and all. You also get ticker tape flash messages for breaking news at the bottom of the screen, regardless of where you are in the app.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news-for-ipad/id422583124?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
Sky+ Remote
Specifically designed for the iPad, Sky+ Remote basically transforms your Apple tablet into an interactive digital TV guide. You can select programmes to record without having to pick up your traditional remote, in the same way as you use the Sky+ iPhone app. The iPad app takes this a step further by highlighting shows and films that you may want to record.
Selecting one of the "picks of the week" will fire up a screen giving you more information on the show, like how long it is and whether it's in HD. As long as you've pre-activated your account, pressing record will send the command directly to the Sky box under your TV.
The whole premise of the app is to let you schedule your television viewing at the start of the week, whether you are sitting on the train coming home or actually on the sofa in front of the television. If you've got Sky+ then this app is pretty much essential.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky/id301250225?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4/5
Amazon WindowShop
This app has been designed specifically for the iPad, with a user-friendly GUI and multi-touch support. The idea is to make it a bit easier to find what you're after, and therefore get you spending more of your hard earned pennies with the e-retailer.
The idea is that you can search, browse and buy from Amazon UK (and thousands of Marketplace sellers) using a picture-led interface. It's basically the same as using Amazon online, but with an interface that's been designed for the iPad's zippy touchscreen.
If you shop at Amazon and you've got an iPad then this app is an absolute must-have.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/windowshop/id407808237?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4.5/5
Atomic Lite
A browser you say? Why yes, but this browser has one killer feature over the iPad's Safari. Private browsing.
If private browsing wasn't enough to sway you - ideal if your iPad is being left for the whole family to use (think birthday's not porn), then Atomic Lite also brings tabbed browsing to the mix as well. Quick and simple, this is a good alternative to Safari.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/atomic-web-browser-browse/id347929410?mt=8
Price: 59p
Rating: 4.5/5
Amazon Kindle
You didn't think that Amazon would let Apple have all the fun with book purchases on the iPad did you?
Here you get Amazon's very good Kindle application that has been designed and formatted to benefit the bigger screen.
The free app lets you access some 450,000 titles both free and paid for from the company's electronic book store.
Signing up for the free service is incredibly easy and you can sync your books with other devices like the iPhone, BlackBerry or your computer; so you can pick up where you left off regardless of what device you've got with you.
As with iBooks (only available in the US at the moment) you'll be able to buy books on the fly, which is handy if you're in the airport and about to get on a long flight.
Within the iPad version you can bookmark pages to return to later as well as change the font size and select whether or not the page is shown on a white, black or sepia background (something the iBook offering can't do).
Realising that a screen shining in your face when you're reading in bed might not be the greatest of ideas, you can also adjust the brightness of that screen to virtual darkness within the app.
Portrait and landscape modes are offered, although frustratingly landscape offers only a single column of text rather than two pages, making the line length rather long and at times difficult to read.
Fonts can't be changed, and unlike iBooks you're only able to note or highlight a word rather than access the dictionary or search for it on Google.
With more books on offer than the Apple iBook store, as well as UK availability, this is one to check out if you are planning on reading on your iPad.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kindle/id302584613?mt=8
Price: Free
Rating: 4.5/5
By popular request, here are a few more. Thanks for the suggestions and keep them coming.
Reeder for iPad
As the name suggests, Reeder for iPad is a Google Reader client and, as it happens, a particularly smooth way repackaging it all into a nice iPad friendly format. You can browse by either feed or folder as well as fully manage and share your account too. What's more, it'll also cache the heavier parts of the articles rather than leave them devoid of the nice pretty pictures when you're reading offline.
Reeder for iPad might not be as sexy as something like Flipboard but its more traditional presentation in newspaper/book format is somehow quite comforting. Best of all though, it just works really nicely and is one of those apps that makes you want to keep swiping your finger across that touchscreen display.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reeder-for-ipad/id375661689?mt=8
Price: £2.99
Rating: 4/5
Air Video
It can be a bit of a pain getting content on and off the iPad 2. You don't always want to do everything via iTunes and you'll often find that a video format isn't supported once you go to play it on your tablet anyway. Air Video offers a nice way round all this by letting you stream your clips over the air, whether at home or away. What's more, it can convert you files on the fly as it does so. So, just because DivX and Flash aren't Apple's cup of tea, that doesn't mean that you can't watch them on your device.
The app does require you having a piece of free software installed on the computer where you've got your videos stored and, for conversion on the fly, you will need a reasonably modern machine but other than that, it's all plain sailing. Check out the free version before you go full fat to see that it works with your set up but you should be very pleased with the results.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-video-watch-your-videos/id306550020?mt=8
Price: £1.79
Rating: 4.5/5
If you'd rather not fart around with desktop software or even bother streaming things from A to B, then CineXPlayer offers probably the most consistent non-Apple supported video experience for the iPad and iPad 2 - since the VLC app was pulled, anyway. As the name suggests, it's largely about the Xvid video codec library which seems to be the format of choice for TV and film torrents and other downloads in this day and age.
Movie management is good, playback is high quality and the whole shebang is put together rather well. Perhaps the only downside is that it's not absolutely 100 per cent bullet proof which the developers happily admit. So, unfortunately, we would have to recommend that you check your transfered files actually play before getting on the plane to find out all you've got to keep you occupied on your trans-atlantic flight is Angry Birds.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id384098375?mt=8
Price: £1.79
Rating: 4/5
Rage HD
One of the best tests of the iPad 2 is that graphics processing power and Rage HD is another good game to put your device through its paces. It's a first person rail shooter set in a post-apocalyptic game show and it's your job as the guy who's in the wrong place at the wrong time to blast your way out of a mutant-infested hell hole. Tick, tick, tick, all very fun.
That said, there are a few slight niggles with the game that need to be read before you get disappointed. It's a rail shooter, so on the one hand that's good because you don't have to faff around with virtual d-pads. On the other, the game does tend to take away your aim sometimes as it auto-swings your around toward another destination. On top of that there's only three weapons and a handful of levels. Still, for £1.19, it's really good value for what you get
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rage-hd/id400707675?mt=8
Price: £1.19
Rating: 3.5/5
Once blasting nasties has got to you, you might want to try something a little more high brow in terms of your iPad 2 video testing. The institution that is TED has all of its talks online in the form of an app for anyone to watch and become enlightened for bupkis. Just a shame TED doesn't run university courses.
The UI on the app itself is certainly pleasant enough and before you ask, yes, you can save talks to watch offline as well as streaming the video over your network. The only downside to all of this is that not all of the talks are quite as mind blowing as SixthSense and after a while you might want to get back to killing those mutants again.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ted/id376183339?mt=8
Price: free
Rating: 4/5
100 Cameras in 1 for iPad
To really enjoy that iPad 2 experience you want to be rubbing people's noses in it by using the camera as much as possible and one app that lets you do that is 100 Cameras in 1 recently released especially for the Apple tablet. There's something fairly familiar about this filter-based post-production set up but a considerable amount of the dullness is removed by the idea of the 100 (we didn't actually count) presets, each with its unique and rather pretentious name.
You can flick through them with that satisfying swipe of a finger until you find something you rather like the look of and then play with the sliders at the bottom to fine tune it to perfection as something you want to keep or just upload direct to whatever social platform you choose. Until we get to muck around with Aperture or Lightroom, this is as good as it's going to be.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/100-cameras-in-1/id408481287?mt=8
Price: £1.19
Rating: 3.5/5
A lot of people will tell you that Shazam is the way to go for this kind of music recognition and playback app on the iPad 2 and they might be right. But what SoundHound offers that the competition doesn't is a system that'll work out and tag what you're trying to hum and sing as well.
Thankfully, there's more than just this gimmick to the app which does for the colour orange what Shazam does for blue. You can use it to look up artists, their discography and other information on them as well as pull in YouTube video performances plus song lyrics for you to sing along to. Naturally, there's also a link to the iTunes Store to donate more money to Apple just in case you haven't parted with enough Jobs-bound cash as it is. The app is free but there's also a paid version that comes without the small ad banner.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundhound/id355554941?mt=8
Price: free
Rating: 3.5/5
If you're going to use your iPad as the post-PC business machine as well as tablet of fun and games, then you'll find an app like SoftSign of serious use. While the world is attempting to go paper-free, the fact remains that all your contracts and legals still require the old John Hancock in order for approval and, unless you usually carry a printer and scanner under each arm, it's not a very digital-friendly process for e-mailing such a document over to someone.
Fortunately, this is where SoftSign comes in. It's a PDF reader for the iPad plus a little bit more. The app lets you annotate the text in freehand or print and includes special fields for signing contracts with a swish of your finger. The security aspect comes in by the use of a special passcode which you can set to ensure that your kids don't start signing your life away while you're not looking.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/softsign/id421120969?mt=8#
Price: free
Rating: 4/5
Documents To Go Premium
You could waste both your time and your money downloading the three separate Apple apps for office documents that are Pages, Numbers and Keynote or you can just pick up Documents To Go Premium Office Suite for £8 less. That smart piece of economics will allow you to create, view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files from the latest MS Office packs as well as the iWork bits and pieces if you want to.
On top of that, it's also a PDF reader, it'll sync two ways with you desktop and it comes with support for Dropbox, Sugarsync, Google Docs, Box.net and iDisk as well. Not bad at all.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/documents-to-go-premium-office/id317107309?mt=8
Price: £9.99
Rating: 4.5/5
Your favourites
Are there any other essentials that you think should be on the list? Let us know in the comments below.
Additional reporting by Dan Sung and Libby Plummer.


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Never Discount a Woman's Voice
Bob Stallman
American Farm Bureau
President, American Farm Bureau
Someone once said that women get the last word in every argument and anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument. Being outnumbered by two daughters and my lovely wife, I can attest to this sentiment.
It is this persuasiveness, persistence and passion that have brought women to the forefront of politics. They can swing elections, bring awareness to issues and sway the toughest critics. Because of their believability and influence, women help shape and broaden organizations like Farm Bureau.
Hell Hath no Fury
Research shows that women are trusted more so than men. This is particularly true when it comes to issues like healthcare, education and the community in which they live. Women identify with these issues because their families are personally affected by them. Because of this, women tend to speak from a first-person point of view, which lends more credibility to any issue.
Just take a look at the significant role "soccer moms" played in President Clinton's elections. Women also swing the vote in many state and local campaigns.
A key tool at women's disposal is the Internet. A recent study shows that women spend more time than men on social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter—averaging 5.5 hours a month compared with 3.9 hours for men. It is these sites that consumers, reporters and decision-makers go to for information, which helps explain why women are a growing force to be reckoned with.
With significant issues currently facing U.S. agriculture and rural areas – like estate taxes, teacher shortages and the downturned economy – Farm Bureau's female members play a major role in getting our messages heard.
A Force to be Reckoned With
The American Farm Bureau recently wrapped up its annual Women's Communications Boot Camp, which is an intensive training session where participants learn how to communicate effectively for agriculture and Farm Bureau. They train in public speaking and working with the media, as well as learn how to run for public office and testify in legislative forums. I'm really proud of the group of women who just graduated, as well as the graduates that came before them.
Farm Bureau needs strong women leaders, both within women's leadership programs and elsewhere in the overall structure of the organization. My challenge to Farm Bureau women is this: figure out where there are opportunities in leadership, step up to the plate and use your unique talents and abilities to fill in the gaps.
The involvement of women in agriculture is important. Their involvement in Farm Bureau is vital. And whether they are running for public office, talking with their local Chamber or PTA, or using Facebook, women's active engagement can be the factor that tips the scales.

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To begin, the show featured a symmetric latticework like a grand Parisian gate opening down the front of a red dress, on the neck of a white one and as a black cloak. For those who are more minimal, favouring the less ornate, there were a few structural cape dresses, though still no shorts, pants or anything other than a skirt.
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Jul 23, 2007
LNE Escapes!
I'm not sure what LNE will end up doing next... keeping him in may end up taking a moat :-).
Brian Davis
4 comments:
- Robotica said...
well nxt see if it can overcome obstacles on its own without a remote that flips the front tracks.
- Jul 23, 2007, 11:50:00 PM
- David Levy said...
Very cool.
I was wondering how the front tracks are flipped? Is that what the u-sensor is used for?
Also: Is there a special behavior that kicks in when the robot is flipped?
- Jul 24, 2007, 12:59:00 AM
- Andy said...
Lol, yeah, make it AI next time Brian ;) And as Martyn said, impressive! Even though I've seen that video once before :P
- Jul 24, 2007, 1:02:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Actually, while most of the video clips that I use to assemble the "LNE escapes" video are remote controled, it can detect and cross obsticles autonomously - it uses the US sensor to position itself a known distance from an object, then uses the flippers to "feel" for the height of the object before deciding if it is small enough to try to cross it. It can also use the Hitechnic acceleration sensor to judge the body angle, both preventing it from flipping or activating a self-righting routine if it does find itself on its back. My original goal had been to give it a lot of ways to sense its environment, but it turns out it's been easier to try to interprete just a few.
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BP is one of the world's largest energy companies, with interests in more than 100 countries and over 96,000 employees. BP Alternative Energy, formed in 2005, brings together all BP's interests in zero and low-carbon power generation: BP Solar, the company's photovoltaic business; wind power generation; hydrogen power - which combines fossil fuel power generation with carbon capture and storage to provide extremely low carbon power; and BP's natural gas-fired power interests. BP Alternative Energy has an active wind development portfolio in Europe, North America and Asia; the company's hydrogen business includes two announced projects (in Los Angeles and in Peterhead Scotland); BP Solar is a leading global solar company; and; BP also participates in more than 13,000 MW of gas-fired generation around the world.
Federal Contract $: $1472.9m
Total Number of Instances: 63
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Instances of Misconduct
1. Violations of Texas Environmental Regulations
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fined BP Products North America, Inc. a total of $130,625 for three violations of TCEQ rules and state laws at its Texas City refinery. During inspections conducted in 2004 and 2005, the TCEQ found BP failed to prevent unauthorized releases of air contaminants and failed to cap an open-ended line.... more»
2. Emergency Planning Violations (Texas City Refinery)
BP Products North America Inc. agreed to pay a $420,662 civil penalty and spend $365,000 on supplemental environmental projects to resolve Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) violations at its Texas City, Texas, refinery. The settlement addressed the company's noncompliance with EPCRA reporting requirements by failing to submit toxic chemical release inventory information to EPA and the State of Texas for the period 2002-2005, and failure to maintain reporting records for calendar year 2004.... more»
3. 2005 Texas City Refinery Explosion – Civil Litigation
An explosion and fire occurring on March 23, 2005 at BP Products' Texas City refinery killed 15 and injured hundreds. The incident led to more than 3,000 lawsuits. BP, which has settled approximately half of those claims, agreed in September 2007 to settle the claims of four victims that were the first to go to trial. The terms were not disclosed. BP has not disclosed the settlement terms of any of the Texas City cases other than a $38 million donation to schools and hospitals in a case involving a plaintiff whose parents died in the explosion. See related BP Amoco P.L.C. instances "Workplace Safety Violations (Texas City Refinery)" and "Texas City Refinery Explosion - Guilty Plea."... more»
4. Capacity Release Violations
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) assessed a $7 million civil penalty on BP Energy Company for violations of FERC's capacity release policies. In addition, BP will "implement a compliance monitoring plan to resolve multiple violations of regulations for posting and bidding of released capacity, the shipper-must-have-title requirement, and the prohibition on buy-sell transactions. The violations involved thousands of individual transactions in 2005 and 2006 stemming from BP's management of customers' capacity rights on interstate natural gas pipeline and storage facilities. The most serious of BP's violations involves a practice known as 'flipping,' which evidences a deliberate strategy for evading FERC regulations that require posting and competitive bidding for discounted long-term releases of capacity...FERC found that BP transported 24.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on capacity it acquired improperly through flipping transactions." FERC noted in a press release that BP "could have faced substantially higher penalties had it not self-reported its violations, and had it not also demonstrated exemplary cooperation with FERC's Enforcement staff during the investigation."... more»
5. Texas City Refinery Explosion – Guilty Plea
BP Products North America Inc. agreed to plead guilty to a one-count felony violation of the Clean Air Act for conduct that resulted in a March 2005 explosion and fire at its Texas City refinery that killed 15 and injured more than 170 others. BP admitted that from 1999 up until the day of the incident, several safety procedures required by the Clean Air Act had not been implemented. BP will pay a $50 million criminal fine (the largest ever assessed under the Act), a $400 special assessment, and serve three years of probation. BP will also be required to implement various facility-wide renovations that are expected to cost up to $265 million. See related BP Amoco P.L.C. misconduct instances, "Workplace Safety Violations (Texas City Refinery)" and "2005 Texas City Refinery Explosion – Civil Litigation"... more»
6. Unsafe Working Environment (Gulf of Mexico)
BP America Production Company was assessed a $25,000 penalty by the Offshore Minerals Management on October 25, 2006 because "operations were not performed in a safe and workmanlike manner. While making an assessment of the unsafe conditions on the platform that needed repairing, the construction crew did not barricade a 3'4" x 3'4" opening in the stairway landing. Later, one of the crew members was injured when he fell through the open hole approximately 20' and into the Gulf of Mexico."... more»
7. Whiting, Ind. Refinery Clean Air Act Violations (2012)
BP North America agreed to pay an $8 million penalty to the United States and the State of Indiana and invest more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art pollution controls and cut emissions from BP's petroleum refinery in Whiting, Indiana. The government alleged violations of Clean Air Act (CAA) in connection with construction and expansion of the Whiting Refinery, as well as violations of a consent decree entered into with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2001.... more»
8. Clean Water Act Violations in Curtis Bay, MD
The United States filed a lawsuit against BP Products North America alleging Clean Water Act violations for failing to prepare and implement an adequate Facility Response Plan (FRP) at BP's petroleum terminal in Curtis Bay, Maryland, and for failing to develop and implement an adequate program of oil spill response drills/exercises. BP settled the lawsuit pursuant to a consent decree imposing a $210,000 civil penalty.... more»
9. April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Private Economic Loss and Medical Claims Settlement
BP reached a $7.8 billion settlement over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. In April 2010, a blowout on the Macondo well destroyed the Deepwater Horizon, killed 11 workers, and caused the spill of more than 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over three months. The settlement will resolve approximately 100,000 private claims for economic loss, property damage and medical injuries. It includes $2.3 billion specifically earmarked for economic losses related to the seafood industry in the Gulf of Mexico. BP also promised to provide $105 million to improve the availability, scope and quality of healthcare in Gulf communities. The settlement, which does not cap the amount BP must ultimately pay, does not resolve claims brought by the federal and state governments, nor does it cover claims against BP's partners on the Deepwater Horizon rig, including rig owner Transocean and cement contractor Halliburton. The settlement is not an admission of liability by BP.... more»
10. Workplace Safety Violations (Texas City Refinery)
"On March 23, 2005, an explosion and fire occurred in the Isomerization Unit of BP Products' Texas City refinery as the unit was coming out of planned maintenance. Fifteen contractors died in the incident and many others were injured… The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, among other agencies, have conducted or are conducting investigations. At the conclusion of their investigation, OSHA issued citations alleging more than 300 violations of 13 different OSHA standards, and BP Products agreed not to contest the citations. BP Products settled that matter with OSHA on September 22, 2005, paying a $21.3 million penalty and undertaking a number of corrective actions designed to make the refinery safer." See related BP Amoco P.L.C. misconduct instances, "2005 Texas City Refinery Explosion – Civil Litigation" and "Texas City Refinery Explosion - Guilty Plea."... more»
11. Violations of Air Quality Regulations (Carson, CA)
In March 2005, it was announced that BP would pay over $106 million in the largest legal settlement ever with Southern California's air pollution agency. The agreement ended litigation over pollution from the BP West Coast Products refining plant in Carson, where neighboring residents have complained for years about emissions from the facility. The settlement requires BP to pay the South Coast Air Quality Management District $31 million in cash, which includes $25 million in penalties and $6,012,360 for past emission fees; $30 million over 10 years to fund programs for asthma diagnosis and treatment; $25 million to replace a waste system that reduces hydrogen-sulfide pollution; and $20 million for other pollution controls at the plant.... more»
12. Underpayment of Oil Royalties
On April 11, 2000, BP Amoco agreed "to pay $32 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. and administrative claims that the corporation underpaid royalties due for oil produced on federal and Indian leases since 1988"... more»
13. Violations of the Clean Air Act
On July 25, 2000, the EPA and Justice Department reached an agreement with BP Amoco. "Under the agreement, BP Amoco, the nation's second-largest refiner, is expected to spend more than $500 million on up-to-date pollution-control technologies and work practices at nine refineries to reduce emissions from all sources - from stacks, leaking valves, wastewater vents and flares… In addition, BP Amoco agreed to pay a $10 million penalty."... more»
14. Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste (Alaska)
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., a subsidiary of BP Amoco P.L.C. "pleaded guilty to one felony count related to the illegal disposal of hazardous waste on Alaska's North Slope, and it agreed to spend $22 million to resolve the criminal case and related civil claims…BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., or "BPXA," admitted in U.S. District Court in Anchorage that it failed to immediately notify authorities of a release of hazardous substances to the environment, and it agreed to pay the maximum criminal fine of $500,000. As part of the plea agreement, BPXA also admitted that it failed to provide adequate oversight, audits and funding to ensure proper environmental management on Endicott Island, Alaska."... more»
15. Exposing Employees to Explosion Hazards
"Exposing employees to explosion hazards has led to $141,000 in proposed penalties against BP Amoco Polymers, Inc., by the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The alleged willful and serious citations for violation of safety standards resulted from an inspection of a March 13 explosion and fire that killed three workers at the company's Clanton Road plant. OSHA cited BP Amoco for two alleged willful violations with proposed penalties of $125,000 for exposing employees to the release of hazardous energy… The company received three serious citations with proposed penalties totaling $16,000 for failing to: properly install pressure relief devices; require proper face protection for employees working with corrosive materials; and properly train employees on lockout/tagout."... more»
16. Failure to Protect Employees from a Chemical Release (Texas City Refinery)
"BP Amoco's Texas City oil and gas refinery has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for its alleged failure to protect employees from a chemical release and fire. Proposed penalties total $63,000. OSHA issued citations to the refinery for 14 alleged serious violations of safety standards following an investigation that began March 30 when a pipe ruptured on a furnace, releasing flammable vapors that ignited a fire in the Ultraformer No. 4 (UU4) desulfurizer section."... more»
17. Conspiracy to Manipulate the Propane Market
"Dennis N. Abbott, a former trader at a U.S. subsidiary of British Petroleum... pleaded guilty to conspiring to manipulate and corner the propane market in the winter of 2004...Under the terms of a plea agreement, Abbott faces up to five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and supervised release following any incarceration. Abbott has agreed to cooperate with law enforcement officials in an ongoing investigation...Abbott admitted in his plea agreement and an accompanying factual statement that from Feb. 5, 2004 through July 28, 2004, he and other employees of a British Petroleum subsidiary, BP Products North America (BP), agreed to manipulate the February 2004 propane market for TET propane." See related BP Amoco P.L.C. misconduct instance, "Conspiring to Corner the Propane Market (CFTC v. BP Products North America)."... more»
18. Alaska Pipeline Leaks - Guilty Plea
British Petroleum Exploration (Alaska), Inc. (BPXA) agreed to plead guilty to a violation of the Clean Water Act for leaks of crude oil from a pipeline onto the tundra and a frozen lake on Alaska's North Slope. BPXA will pay a $12 million criminal fine, $4 million in community service payments to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and $4 million in criminal restitution to the state of Alaska. BPXA will also serve three years of probation and will be required to replace 16 miles of pipeline at an estimated cost of $150 million. The government alleged that two different leaks from BPXA oil transit lines occurred in March and August of 2006 due to BPXA's failure to heed warning signs of imminent internal corrosion that a reasonable operator should have recognized. The leaks resulted in a spill of more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil. In November 2010, the government petitioned the court to revoke BXPA's probation on the grounds that its conduct prior to another North Slope oil spill in November 2009 constituted criminal negligence and thus violated the terms of probation.... more»
19. CFTC v. Kelly (Attempted Manipulation of the NYMEX Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contract)
Paul K. Kelly, a former gasoline trader for BP Products North America, Inc., paid a $400,000 civil penalty to settle charges of violating the Commodity Exchange Act. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged him with manipulating the price spread between the November and December 2002 unleaded gasoline futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on October 31, 2002.... more»
20. Conspiring to Corner the Propane Market (CFTC v. BP Products North America)
BP Products North America Inc. agreed to defer the prosecution of a one-count criminal information charging the company with conspiring to violate the Commodity Exchange Act and to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. According to the criminal information, in April 2003 and February 2004, traders working for a subsidiary of BP America Inc. conspired to manipulate and corner the market for TET propane, or propane transported in the Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company pipeline system to the northeastern and midwestern United States. Per the agreement, BP will pay a $100 million criminal penalty and approximately $53 million in restitution. BP will also pay $25 million to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Consumer Fraud Fund and a $125 million civil penalty to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In return, the government will not to prosecute BP for a period of three years if the company fully complies with the terms of the agreement, which also requires BP to cooperate with an independent corporate monitor and with Department of Justice investigations into the propane manipulation schemes. See related BP Amoco P.L.C. misconduct instance "Conspiracy to Manipulate the Propane Market."... more»
21. Environmental Violations in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's ecological ministry fined Tengizchevroil, a Chevron-led consortium developing the country's Tengiz oil field, $609 million (later reduced to $309 million on appeal) for environmental violations relating to the stockpiling of sulfur between 2003 and 2006. The fine was imposed in July 2007, although it wasn't announced until October. Chevron has a 50 percent stake in the consortium. Other members of the consortium include ExxonMobil, which has a 25 percent share, and Lukarco, a joint venture between Lukoil and BP, which has a 5 percent share. Tengizchevroil reportedly paid the fine, plus $10 million in legal fees, in November 2007.... more»
22. Clean Air Act Violations (Toledo, OH)
BP agreed to pay $1.75 million for alleged illegal discharges of pollutants and reporting violations at its Toledo, Ohio refinery. The settlement resolves claims that BP violated the Clean Air Act by emitting excess quantities of sulfur dioxide by unlawfully flaring gases containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide. Such emissions contribute to acid rain. The agreement also resolves claims that BP violated the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) by failing to immediately notify emergency response authorities when the pollutants were discharged. BP agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.4 million and spend $350,000 on two supplemental environmental projects.... more»
23. Clean Air Act Violations at Eight Refineries
BP Amoco and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement to resolve Clean Air Act violations at eight refineries owned by BP, Amoco and Arco (recently acquired by BP) around the country. The settlement required BP to pay a civil penalty $9.5 million to the federal government and $500,000 to the State of Indiana. BP also agreed to install new pollution control technologies designed to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide from refinery process units and to implement various other comprehensive anti-pollution programs and practices.... more»
24. Safety Violations at Scotland Refinery
BP was fined £1m (approx. $1.4 million) for breaching safety laws at its Grangemouth, Scotland refinery. The company pleaded guilty to charges relating to two separate incidents at the complex in June 2000. In the first incident, a high pressure steam pipe broke, injuring a woman. In the second incident three days later, a break in other pipework caused the release of highly flammable vapor which led to a major fire.... more»
25. Delays In Installing Leak Detection Systems
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation assessed BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. $300,000 in fines and penalties ($150,000 of which was suspended) for delays in installing leak detection systems for Prudhoe Bay crude oil transmission lines on Alaska's North Slope.... more»
26. Safety Violations at Oregon, Ohio Refinery
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined BP Products North America Inc. more than $2.4 million for unsafe operations at its Oregon, Ohio refinery. OSHA inspectors found 32 "willful citations," two "willful violations," and five other "serious violations."... more»
27. Leaking Underground Storage Tanks in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality fined BP Products North America Inc. $869,150 for leaking underground storage tanks at eight of its former gasoline stations in Michigan. "The DEQ is currently monitoring over 200 former gasoline stations where BP has reported releases from underground tank systems. A study conducted by the DEQ in January 2006, found a noncompliance rate of approximately 60 percent and that 47, or 63 percent, of BP's 74 highest risk sites have not complied with regulations in Michigan's Leaking Underground Storage Tanks statutes."... more»
28. Violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
The Minerals Management Service of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Production, Inc. for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. According to a notice published in the Federal Register: "Operator failed to verify employees were trained to competently perform the assigned well control duties. Additionally, they failed to have a remote-controlled station that could operate the valves in the flow and vent lines of the diverter. These violations contributed to a loss of well control event on November 14, 2002. There was no pollution or injuries."... more»
29. Nationwide MTBE Groundwater Contamination Litigation
A dozen oil companies, including BP America Inc., Chevron Corp., Shell Oil Co. and Valero Energy Corp., agreed to pay over $423 million to settle litigation with public water providers in 17 states over groundwater contamination from the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). The companies also agreed to pay cleanup costs that arise in the next 30 years. Defendant ExxonMobil refused to settle and faces numerous MTBE trials, scheduled to begin in September 2008.... more»
30. Clean Air Act Violations (Texas City Refinery)
BP Products North America Inc. agreed to pay a $12 million civil penalty, spend $6 million on a supplemental project to reduce air pollution, and spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA) violations at its Texas City, Texas, refinery. The settlement resolved the company's noncompliance with a 2001 consent decree and CAA regulations requiring strict controls on benzene and benzene-containing wastes generated during petroleum refining operations.... more»
31. Violations of Texas City Refinery OSHA Settlement
In October 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued $87.4 million in proposed penalties to BP Products North America Inc. for the company's failure to correct potential hazards faced by employees at BP's Texas City, Texas, refinery. Safety violations at the refinery resulted in a massive explosion in March of 2005 that killed 15 and injured 170. The penalties were a result of BP's alleged violations of a settlement agreement it entered into with OSHA in September 2005, under which the company agreed to corrective actions to eliminate potential hazards. For noncompliance with the terms of the settlement agreement, the BP Texas City Refinery was issued 270 "notifications of failure to abate" with proposed fines totaling $56.7 million. OSHA also identified 439 new willful violations for failures to follow industry-accepted controls on the pressure relief safety systems and other process safety management violations with proposed penalties totaling $30.7 million. In August 2010, BP agreed to pay a $50.6 million penalty for the failure to abate violations. (The Department of Labor discovered it had assessed 29 duplicate violations and adjusted the penalty to $50.6 million.) In July 2012, BP paid $13 million to resolve 409 of the 439 willful violation citations issued in October 2009.... more»
32. Garner v. BP Amoco Chemical (April 2007 Texas City Chemical Leak)
A Texas jury awarded over $100.3 million in damages to ten BP employees who claimed they were injured in April 2007 at BP's Texas City plant. They claimed they were exposed to toxic chemicals while repairing two refining units damaged in a plant-wide 2005 shutdown and that BP had a poorly maintained workplace and lacked sufficient monitoring to detect toxic chemicals or warn workers of a release.... more»
33. Sept. 2009 OSHA Inspection of Ohio Refinery
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited BP North American Inc. and BP-Husky Refining LLC's refinery in Oregon, Ohio, with 42 alleged willful violations involving the exposure of refinery workers to a variety of hazards. OSHA proposed over $3 million in penalties. The fine resulted from an inspection in September 2009 undertaken pursuant to a 2007 settlement agreement between OSHA and BP. Although the inspection found that BP had complied with the settlement agreement, OSHA found numerous violations at the plant not previously covered by the agreement.... more»
34. Unsafe Operations During the Slip and Cut of the Drill Line
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Oil Inc. for a violation occurring on March 16, 2001. According to MMS: "Unsafe operations were conducted during the slip and cut of the drill line and an employee was seriously injured."... more»
35. Bypassed Level Safety Low for Glycol/Hydrocarbon Separator
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Corporation North America Inc. for a violation occurring on June 12-13, 2001. According to MMS: "Level safety low (LSL) for glycol/hydrocarbon separator was found bypassed."... more»
36. Improperly Grounded Skid Mounted Electrical Pressure Washer
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Oil Inc. for a violation occurring on March 15, 2001. According to MMS: "Rig floor hand injured after receiving a shock from an improperly grounded skid mounted electrical pressure washer."... more»
37. Failure to Test Oil Low Level Sensor
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Production Inc. for a violation occurring between December 13, 2000 and December 3, 2001. According to MMS: "The oil low level sensor on the heater treater was not tested within the required timeframe (missed 13 monthly tests)."... more»
38. Fire Water System Violation
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Production Inc. for a violation occurring on June 19, 2002. According to MMS: "The fire water system was operating below the minimum required 75 psi."... more»
39. Bypassed Relays for the Pressure Safety High/Low For Four Producing Wells
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Production Inc. for a violation occurring in May 2002. According to MMS, the violation involved "Bypassed Relays for the Pressure Safety High/Low for four producing wells."... more»
40. Failing to Conduct Crane Dismantling and Removal in a Safe and Workmanlike Manner
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP America Production Company for a violation occurring on November 2, 2002. According to MMS: "The Operator failed to conduct crane dismantling and removal operations in a safe and workmanlike manner, resulting in the crane falling into the Gulf of Mexico. Accident occurred due to failure to follow the procedures established in the Job Safety Analysis (JSA)."... more»
41. Surface-Controlled Subsurface Safety Valve Violation
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP America Production Company for a violation occurring on January 3, 2003. According to MMS: "Surface-controlled subsurface safety valve for Well No. E-18 was blocked out of service."... more»
42. Rig Gas Detection System Bypassed While Drilling Operations Were Being Conducted
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP America Production Company for a violation occurring in March 2003. According to MMS: "The Rig's Gas Detection System was bypassed with ongoing drilling operations being conducted."... more»
43. Asbuilt Diverter System Violation
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior fined BP Exploration & Production Inc. for a violation occurring in August 2002. According to MMS: "A fire occurred involving the asbuilt diverter system leading to damage to property and the environment. The diverter system was not installed as in the approved plan, had inadequate supports, added right angle turns at the ends, and did not provide for downwind diversions."... more»
44. February 1990 Tanker Accident off Southern California Coast
British Petroleum agreed to pay nearly $3.9 million in restoration and settlement costs for a February 1990 tanker accident that spilled 400,000 gallons of oil into southern California coastal waters. The settlement resolved all federal and state natural resources damages claims stemming from incident, when the BP tanker American Trader ran aground and spilled oil over 60 square miles of ocean, fouling wildlife and beaches between Seal Beach and Laguna Beach, California.... more»
45. Washington, DC Underground Storage Tank Violations
B.P. Products North America Inc. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled underground storage tank violations occurring at four of the company's former gas stations in Washington, D.C. from 2002 through 2005. BP, which neither admitted nor denied EPA's allegations, agreed to pay a fine for failing to perform corrosion protection inspections every 60 days at three of its four facilities, and for failing to provide release detection oversight for two small waste oil underground storage tanks at two of the facilities.... more»
46. Colluding to Fix Commissions Paid on North Sea Oil Contracts
The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with oil trading firms AIG Trading Corporation, BP Exploration & Oil Inc. and Cargill International S.A. that prohibited the companies from exchanging broker commission information involving contracts for Brent blend crude oil, a crude oil produced in the North Sea. The government accused the companies of colluding from July 1992 through May 1993 to lower the commissions they paid to brokers in the U.S. for these contracts.... more»
47. Manipulation of Western Electricity Market (FERC Settlement)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accused BP Energy Company of manipulating electricity prices in western U.S. markets. A FERC investigation found three occasions in 2000 when a BP Energy trader attempted to manipulate electricity prices at Palo Verde, an important trading hub. BP Energy acknowledged that this trader's actions were "inappropriate, disappointing, and embarrassing for the company." As part of the settlement, BP Energy, which did not admit to any wrongdoing, agreed to contribute $3,000,000 to fund tow-income home energy assistance programs for customers in California and Arizona.... more»
48. Manipulation of Western Electricity Market (California Settlement)
BP Energy Company and the State of California settled allegations that BP Energy overcharged for electricity during the period January 1, 2000 through June 20, 2001. As part of the settlement, BP agreed to pay $18 million.... more»
49. Whiting, Ind. Refinery Clean Air Act Violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement with BP Products North America Inc. over alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's petroleum refinery in Whiting, Indiana, with BP agreeing to pay almost $60,000. EPA alleged that BP discharged more than twice as much lead and cadmium from its hazardous waste incinerator during a test in March 2004 than is allowed by the Clean Air Act.... more»
50. Wind River Reservation Environmental Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled with BP America Production Co., CamWest, Inc. and CamWest Limited Partnership for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Oil Pollution Act on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Fremont County, Wyoming. The conduct at issue involved underground injection, oil containment, and surface water discharges. The settlement included penalties and supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) totaling over $1.3 million. BP paid approximately one-third of the total.... more»
51. American Samoa Gasoline Additive Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with Mobil Oil Australia Ltd. and BP Southwest Pacific Ltd. for alleged violations of gasoline detergent additive regulations in American Samoa that occurred between April 2000 and August 2002. Both companies agreed to pay over $340,000 in penalties and the cost of installing respiratory equipment for the LBJ Medical Center in American Samoa.... more»
52. Violation of Clean Air Act Fuel Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached settlements with BP Products North America, Inc. Motiva Enterprises, LLC and Equilon Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US for alleged violations of gasoline and diesel fuel standards under the Clean Air Act. The settlements resolve alleged violations occurring from 1999 through 2004 at retail outlets, terminals and refineries located throughout the United States. BP agreed to pay a civil penalty of $900,000 and Shell agreed to pay a civil penalty of $600,000. BP and Shell also pledged to perform extensive remedial efforts to correct the alleged violations and to prevent the recurrence of similar violations.... more»
53. Submitting False Reports for Southern Ute Indian Tribal Land Energy Production
The U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement fined BP America, Inc. approximately $5.2 million for submitting false, inaccurate, or misleading reports for energy production that occurred on Southern Ute Indian Tribal lands in southwestern Colorado. According to the government, tribal auditors found that BP reported incorrect royalty rates and prices for royalty purposes, and reported well production on leases other than those to which the production is attributable. The government alleged that BP's actions were knowing or willful.... more»
54. Employee Compensation Antitrust Litigation
Non-union managerial, professional and technical (MPT) employees of the major oil companies filed lawsuits under the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1–7) alleging that the companies, including Exxon, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron, illegally colluded to set the wages of MPT employees at artificially low levels by sharing salary, bonus and compensation data. Lawsuits filed by Former Exxon employee Roberta Todd and several other plaintiffs were reportedly settled in 2009 for an undisclosed sum with the defendants not admitting any liability or wrongdoing.... more»
55. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Federal Cleanup Costs
On June 3, 2010, the federal government sent BP a preliminary bill for $69 million to recoup costs incurred as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The costs were incurred for federal agency support of operation of ships, aircraft and boats and support of environmental assessment/monitoring; for Department of Defense support of salvage and removal efforts; for National Guard activation and deployment in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida; and for state cleanup and environmental assessment efforts. The government will bill BP regularly for costs related to the spill according to the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command, the government and industry task force managing the spill response.... more»
56. Clean Air Act Penalty for Releases of Hazardous Pollutants at Texas City Refinery
BP Products North America agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas petroleum refinery. The settlement addresses violations stemming from two fires that occurred at the refinery in March 2004 and July 2005 and a leak that occurred in August 2005. The settlement also resolves allegations that BP failed to identify all regulated hazardous air pollutants used at the refinery in plans submitted to EPA.... more»
57. April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Federal Contracting Suspension
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) temporarily suspended BP Exploration and Production, Inc., BP P.L.C., and affiliated companies from new contracts with the federal government. EPA took this action due to BP's lack of business integrity as demonstrated by the company's conduct with regard to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, oil spill, and response, which resulted in the filing of a criminal information and BP's pleading guilty to eleven counts of misconduct or neglect of ship officers, one count of obstruction of Congress, one misdemeanor count of a violation of the Clean Water Act, and one misdemeanor count of a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see BP P.L.C. instance, "April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Federal Criminal Settlement"). The government lifted the suspension in March 2014 pursuant to an administrative agreement requiring the company to implement reforms addressing ethics compliance, corporate governance, and process safety.... more»
58. Gulf of Mexico Early Restoration (April 2010 Oil Spill)
BP Exploration and Production, Inc., promised to provide $1 billion for early oil spill restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico pursuant to an agreement with the Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the five states bordering the Gulf. The money will be divided among the states, Interior, and NOAA to restore coastal marshes, beaches, and barrier islands and conserve ocean habitat. The agreement does not absolve BP of legal liability for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill that occurred in 2010.... more»
59. North Slope Clean Water Act / Clean Air Act Settlement
BP Exploration Alaska agreed to pay $25 million in civil fines to settle charges arising from two pipeline spills on Alaska's North Slope in 2006 and the company's failure to comply with court orders to properly maintain its pipeline. BP Exploration Alaska was held responsible under the Clean Water Act for the discharge of more than 5,000 barrels of oil onto the Arctic tundra and into a North Slope lake. The settlement also addressed Clean Air Act violations relating to BP Exploration Alaska's improper asbestos removal along the pipeline in the aftermath of the spill.... more»
60. Deepwater Horizon Coast Guard/BOEMRE Investigation
A joint investigation team (JIT) consisting of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the U.S. Coast Guard investigated the causes of the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion, loss of life, and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The JIT concluded that the decisions and actions of BP, Transocean, and Halliburton violated federal safety regulations and caused a blowout at the Macondo well, which led to the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig. Of the more than 50 causes, contributing causes, and possible contributing causes of the disaster, BP was found solely or partially responsible for at least 25. (See pp. 194-199 of volume 2 of the final report for a summary of the JIT's findings.)... more»
61. U.S. ex rel. Wright v. Chevron (Underpayment of Natural Gas Royalties)
BP Amoco Corp. (formerly Amoco Corp.), Amoco Production Company, BP Exploration & Oil Inc., BP America Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, and Vastar agreed to pay $20.5 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and American Indian leases. The government alleged these companies improperly deducted from the royalty values they reported the cost of boosting gas up to pipeline pressures, improperly reported processed gas as unprocessed gas, and improperly failed to perform "dual accounting" on certain federal leases.... more»
62. April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Federal Criminal Settlement
BP Exploration and Production reached a $4.5 billion settlement with the federal government over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill, and response. The agreement resolved all criminal claims by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and civil securities fraud charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In its resolution with the DOJ, BP agreed to plead guilty to 11 counts of misconduct or neglect of ship officers, one count of obstruction of Congress, one misdemeanor Clean Water Act count, and one misdemeanor Migratory Bird Treaty Act count. In addition, two BP supervisors on the Deepwater Horizon (Robert Kaluza and Donald Vidrine) were charged with involuntary manslaughter, seaman's manslaughter, and a Clean Water Act violation, and a former senior executive (David Rainey) was charged with obstruction of Congress and making false statements to law enforcement officials. The $4 billion settlement with the DOJ includes $1.256 billion in criminal fines, a $2.394 billion payment to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and a $350 million payment to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). BP also agreed to a term of five years' probation and to implement measures to improve the safety of its drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico and improve its corporate ethics policies and practices. In its resolution with the SEC, BP agreed to pay a $525 million civil penalty for misleading investors by significantly understating the oil flow rate in multiple reports filed with the SEC in April and May 2010.... more»
63. Violations of RCRA, SDWA, and Superfund Financial Assurance Requirements
Several subsidiaries of BP America, Inc. agreed to pay a $426,500 penalty and ensure that more than $240 million in funds are secured to resolve violations of hazardous waste, drinking water and Superfund financial assurance requirements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that between 2006 and 2010, Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Exploration Alaska Inc., BP Products North America Inc., BP Corporation North America Inc., and BP West Coast Products LLC failed to meet their Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and Superfund financial assurance requirements.... more»


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The injury bug has bitten the Starkville High School linebacker position in what football coach Jamie Mitchell called "a tragic" situation.
First, the Yellow Jackets lost junior linebacker David Fair during the third quarter of the Tupelo game to a torn anterior cruciate ligament and is out for the rest of the season, then senior J.B. Barriare, the other starting linebacker, went down in practice Tuesday with a broken ankle.
As Starkville looks to Friday night's rivalry game at West Point (7:30 p.m.), Mitchell said things have been made much more tougher with the losses of the team's two top tacklers in Fair and Barriare.
"We're going into this game and the rest of the year without our two starting inside linebackers," Mitchell said. "That's huge.
"We're struggling to find a way to piece some things together. You lose David, then you lose J.B."
Fair was the leading tackler after three games for the Jackets (2-1) with 28 total. He also had two tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
"He's the heart and soul of that defense," Mitchell said.
Barriare was right behind Fair in the tackle department with nine total and he also had a forced fumble.
The only thing Mitchell said SHS must do in moving forward is findng other players to contribute.
"We're struggling right now to get the pieces glued back together and find some guys to step up," Mitchell said. "There's a great quote, 'the next man up,' and we've just got to find out who that next man is.
"Taylor Johnston (sophomore linebacker) is going to have some big shoes to fill. He's going to have some opportunities to play and there are going to have to be some other guys as well. We'll try to battle through it and find some other guys who can make plays."
There are also some concerns that sophomore center Ryan Minor may not be able to play against the Green Wave due to a swollen hand.
"We're worried about (Minor) because he's been a part of that offensive line," Mitchell said.
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