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Robbery suspect sentenced for earlier forgeries
BARRE An East Barre man who was charged recently with robbing five convenience stores at knifepoint in the Rutland area has been sentenced for forging nearly $9,000 in checks stolen in central Vermont.
Patrick O. Blodgett, 26, was sentenced Wednesday in Washington County criminal court in Barre to six months to three years in prison on three counts of misdemeanor false pretenses. Two counts of false pretenses, including one felony charge, were dismissed under a plea agreement.
According to the police affidavit, Blodgett stole blank checks from mailboxes and forged them in his name in April and May. Police say he tried to cash $8,788.96 in checks stolen from residents in Barre Town and Orange.
Blodgetts sentence is set to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving. On Jan. 27, he was sentenced in Chittenden County criminal court in Burlington to nine months to three years in prison on convictions of felony forgery, petit larceny and possession of stolen property.
According to the police affidavit for that case, Blodgett was caught at a bank in Williston in May trying to cash one of the checks he stole in central Vermont.
Blodgett could do more jail time, because on Jan. 23 he pleaded not guilty in Rutland County criminal court to five felony counts of assault and robbery. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 90 years in prison.
According to police, Blodgett and Arabella Babcock, 21, of Rutland, admitted they committed robberies in Rutland and Wallingford on Jan. 4, 5, 11, 19, 20 and 22.
Blodgett and Babcock, who police say acted as a getaway driver, were arrested in Rutland within minutes of the Jan. 22 robbery at Granger Street Market & Deli. Police credited the catch to a Rutland resident who told police he saw a silver Jeep Liberty parked near the store when it was robbed.
Twenty minutes after the robbery, police found a vehicle matching that description parked on Cottage Street with Blodgett and Babcock inside. The pair later told police they were parked there because they were using heroin they had just purchased, according to the affidavit. Police say the drugs were paid for with $117 they stole from the market.
In Rutland court, Assistant Attorney General Robert Menzel said the robberies were a drug-fueled crime spree.
Both Blodgett and Babcock were ordered held on $150,000 bail.
Police said at the time of their arraignment that they did not suspect Babcock or Blodgett in the recent rash of burglaries in the Barre area.
The recent string of charges arent Blodgetts first brush with the law: He was the getaway driver for the highly publicized R&L Archery gun burglary in Barre in 2006. He was convicted in 2008 of felony accessory after the fact and petit larceny and given a four-year deferred sentence. He successfully completed probation for that sentence in 2012.
According to police, Blodgett, who was then 19, along with 17-year-old Leonard A. DiMuzio, picked up 16-year-old David Bailey in a truck after he broke into the shop and stole four guns.
Blodgett told police he and DiMuzio tried to remove the serial numbers from the guns with a file but then traded one of the weapons for an ounce of marijuana and another for a bag of sugar Blodgett thought was cocaine.
Blodgett also has previous convictions of retail theft and resisting arrest in 2011.
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Ohio Northern University captures fourth at Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
The Ohio Northern University chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) captured fourth place at the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) East competition at the University of Central Florida April 11-13.
Thirty-two teams of ASME student members took part in the competition, which consisted of three races (a men's and women's drag race and an endurance event) as well as design and innovation evaluations. The host school, the University of Central Florida, took top overall honors, with Rose Hulman finishing second and Franklin Olin College finishing third.
The ONU team took fifth in the design event, fourth in the innovation event, 7th in men's and 13th women's speed events, and fifth in the endurance event.
ONU's ASME chapter adviser Michael Rider, professor of mechanical engineering, said, "After a fifth-place finish at last year's competition with a three-wheeled vehicle, the team decided to switch to a two-wheeled vehicle to increase speed and be more competitive. The team made drastic changes, such as a new frame design, a carbon fiber shell that was manufactured here at ONU for the first time, and a new innovation that featured retractable training wheels based on the rider's speed."
Human-powered transport is often the only type available in underdeveloped or inaccessible parts of the world and, if well designed, can be an increasingly viable form of sustainable transportation. ASME's Human Powered Vehicle Challenge provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate the application of sound engineering design principles in the development of sustainable and practical transportation alternatives. In the HPVC, students work in teams to design and build efficient, highly engineered vehicles for everyday use, from commuting to work to carrying goods to market. The competition events included a safety inspection, speed race, innovation showcase and a drag race.
The ONU mechanical engineering majors that competed were Ken Wachtel, a senior from West Chester, Ohio; Jason Tropf, a senior from Findlay, Ohio; Wes Brown, a senior from Fremont, Ohio; Chris Hauenstein, a junior from Hudson, Ohio; Evan McKee, a senior from Medina, Ohio; Dan Herting, a junior from Beavercreek Township, Ohio; Brett Bomba, a senior from North Royalton, Ohio; Morgan Sperry, a senior from Batavia, Ohio; Lauren Poll, a senior from Shaker Heights, Ohio; Dan Meeks, a junior from Kenton, Ohio; Sam Inbody, a freshman from McComb, Ohio; and Billy Mills, a freshman from Dunkirk, Ohio.


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JOHNSBURG – The first sections of storm sewer have been installed at the Johnsburg and Spring Grove roads' intersection and crews have begun excavating the hillside west of Riverside Drive, according to the project's engineer.
The next step is continuing the installation of storm sewer east of Spring Grove Road, heading toward the downtown, and beginning to raise the roadway west of the Johnsburg Road hill.
The work is part of plans to widen Johnsburg Road to three lanes – one in each direction and a center lane for turning. Traffic signals will be installed at Riverside Drive and Spring Grove Road.
The second phase will include installation of a roundabout where Johnsburg Road, St. Johns Avenue and Chapel Hill Road meet.
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Tucker falls seven spots in ratings
Tucker County dropped seven spots in this week's WVSSAC football ratings after falling at Moorefield.
The Mountain Lions (3-1) went from seventh to 14th in Class A. The loss snapped a 13-game regular-season win streak for Tucker County, which will visit Philip Barbour on Friday.
The Yellow Jackets (3-1), meanwhile, remained 12th, while 3-0 East Hardy stayed in the fourth spot.
Madonna and Williamstown are tied for first in Class A, while St, Marys is third and Greenbrier West fifth.
Fairmont Senior, which visits Elkins on?Friday night, remained No. 1 in Class AA. Sissonville, Summers County, Frankfort and Wayne rounded out the top five.
Philip Barbour, a 28-7 winner over Liberty in its last outing, is 13th, moving up two spots.
Huntington, George Washington, Capital, Point Pleasant and Wheeling Park are the top five teams in Class AAA.
Lewis County at 20th is the highest-rated area school.
The ratings determined the top 16 teams in each class that qualify for the state playoffs that will begin in November.
Football ratings
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1. Huntington4-014.251
2. George Washington4-013.00t2
3. Capital3-012.67t7
(tie) Point Pleasant3-012.67t9
(tie) Wheeling Park3-012.6712
6. Oak Hill3-012.33t7
7. Morgantown4-011.25t9
8. Martinsburg3-110.25t2
9. Cabell Midland3-19.75t2
(tie) University3-19.75t2
11. Jefferson3-19.50t6
(tie) South Charleston3-19.50t14
13. Hurricane3-19.25t16
14. Hedgesville3-19.00t16
(tie) Washington2-19.0013
16. Hampshire2-18.33t16
(tie) Winfield2-18.33t14
18. Logan3-18.2511
19. Greenbrier East3-17.75-
20. Lewis County2-17.67t19
1. Fairmont Senior3-011.001
2. Sissonville4-010.502
3. Summers County4-010.00t4
4. Frankfort3-09.006
(tie) Wayne3-09.00t7
6. Bridgeport3-18.259
7. Lincoln3-17.75t10
8. Ritchie County3-17.50t10
(tie) Wyoming East3-17.50t4
10. Chapmanville3-17.25t10
(tie) Mingo Central3-17.25t15
12. Bluefield2-17.0017
13. Philip Barbour3-16.75t15
14. Ravenswood2-16.673
15. River View2-15.33t7
16. Robert C. Byrd2-25.25t10
17. Keyser2-24.75-
(tie) Nicholas County2-24.7514
(tie) Roane County2-24.75t20
20. James Monroe1-23.33-
1. Madonna3-08.67t4
(tie) Williamstown3-08.673
3. St. Marys4-08.502
4. East Hardy3-08.33t4
5. Greenbrier West4-08.251
6. Notre Dame3-08.00t4
(tie) Valley Fayette3-08.00t8
8. Man3-17.50t12
(tie) Meadow Bridge4-07.50t8
10. Clay-Battelle3-07.33t10
11. Wheeling Central3-17.25t10
12. Moorefield3-17.00t12
13. Doddridge County4-06.50t12
14. Tucker County3-15.757
(tie) Wahama3-15.7517
16. Bishop Donahue3-14.75t18
(tie) Parkersburg Cath.3-14.75t18
18. Tug Valley2-24.50t15
19. Pendleton County2-24.00t15
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Singapore's First Ever Anti-Drug Campaign Latin-Hip Hop Flashmob
Do you take drugs? Or know anyone who does?
GAH. What a negative way to start a blog post.
Restart. LOL.
So I mentioned in my Going Backstage – NDP Preview 2012 post and my Turning 28 post about a flashmob I took part in. It is, for me, one of the highlights of 2012, the year that would supposedly have witnessed total annihilation of the human race.
Our flashmob committee, in view of the recent slew of drug-related deaths, especially highlighted by celebrities like Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston, decided to adopt a flashmob with a message – an anti-drug campaign.
We made a promotional video to invite people to join us! All the steps were learnt like, 5 minutes before the camera started rolling. LOL.
I love that the video showcases many places in Singapore. Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum, CBD, Clarke Quay, Vivo City, Orchard, etc.
I appear in the final scene (*hint* I star as a possessive and OTT girlfriend. hoho), but you've gotta watch from the start to understand the build-up. It's a very well-filmed video!
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Re: My tablet won't respondKel1677 Dec 23, 2011 10:02 AM (in response to Kel1677)
I held the power button for 20 seconds and it turned off and is now working fine. Thanks
Re: My tablet won't respondAngie414 Apr 18, 2014 9:57 AM (in response to Kel1677)
Thank you!!
Just tried on mine and it worked!!
Re: My tablet won't respondCaesius Dec 26, 2011 10:29 PM (in response to Kel1677)
The same thing happened to me tonight (on exactly the 14th, and final, day allowed by the return policy). Another thread had the same issues noted and it was suggested that one should press the Power Button and the n button at the same time for 20 seconds. It did not work the first time I tried it, but it DID work the second time I tried it. It started to boot up, but then was interrupted with a message that said (I'm paraphrasing here), "Do not turn off your nook, Installing New Software."
In the time it took to write this, the update was complete and the Nook Tablet was on and ready for use. Nothing was reset. My files are still there. There was then a smal green 'n' in the left corner (where the download, SD Card and email notification is seen). I touched that and a pop-up indicated the update was complete. Best of luck.
Addendum|Correction: I re-read the exact phrasing of your issue (which I came upon when searching for a solution to my problem). I only just noticed that you mention that your screen is still lit, but black. I did not notice if mine was still lit (I had it on, then put it to sleep, then it would not respond at all 90 minutes later). That was my exact issue. The other issue, where I got the 20 second Power Button+N Button solution, came from a thread where others stated they could not get theirs to turn on. I still suggest attempting the above solution as it helped me and others. I hope the fact that your yours is "still lit" will not be an issue.
Re: My tablet won't respondCatysAKeeper Jun 30, 2012 6:19 AM (in response to Caesius)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
As my husband will tell you, I have the WORST history of dropping all my devices and having them act wonky later because of it, but I have never once dropped my NT. As other posters thought, I figured I had run the battery down event though I recalled the battery being at least half not two hours earlier from when it started acting up. Even though initially I tried holding down all the buttons, I didn't hold them long enough. After it charged all night and still didn't turn on, I came here. And I'm so glad I did! Thank you again.
Re: My tablet won't respondagem09 Jul 1, 2012 11:48 AM (in response to Caesius)
the exact same thing happened to me. When i pressed the power button and "n" down for 20 seconds a second time, it installed new software and now everything is back to normal!
Re: My tablet won't respondmstut Jul 9, 2012 7:13 PM (in response to Caesius)thanks, that really worked,
Re: My tablet won't respondhpwizard101 Jan 18, 2013 8:05 AM (in response to Caesius)OMG! Thank you so much for this helpful hint! It really saved my nook tablet, and my self esteam!!
Re: My tablet won't respondamazinblazinbeavin Jan 20, 2013 6:03 AM (in response to Caesius)thank you thank you for your input on this. last night my screen went black but light (when turned sideways you saw a light). i did the power button and n button didn't work the first time but did on the second time. I just wanted to say thank you. My nook is only 4 months old so it was upsetting to go through this and not be able to get a hold of anyone from B&N. The closest B&N to me is over 25 miles away. So again thank you.
Re: My tablet won't respondilovesharks Mar 23, 2013 11:55 PM (in response to Caesius)
Thank you so much for the advice. I was listening to Pandora, and all of the sudden...nothing! I pushed the on/off button, held it down, and then pushed the "n" button, still nothing. I held the on and the "n" button down for 20 seconds-nothing happend. I tried for the second time and my Nook started right up. I still have all of my books, apps, and music. Thank you for your post!
Re: My tablet won't respondgypsydayne Apr 17, 2013 11:28 PM (in response to Caesius)This worked for me! Thanks so much for posting about it! Didn't work the 1st time I pressed power & N but did the second time. Everything is still there, problem solved!
Re: My tablet won't respondCraftyBookCollector Dec 27, 2011 10:47 AM (in response to Kel1677)
Yep, we're having the same problem. While browsing the B&N website for books the screen just went black and ours is making a horrendous buzzing noise that won't stop (still going after 2 hours). The screen is still lit but dark/blank. Pressing the power button will not work, not even holding it down. What in the world is going on here? I'm not happy about owning a $249 piece of junk.
Re: My tablet won't respondCraftyBookCollector Dec 27, 2011 10:56 AM (in response to CraftyBookCollector)
ok we just tried the "hold the power button down AND the "n" button down for 20 seconds and that worked to finally turn it off. I don't understand what that did but at least it's finally shut up! Hopefully there isn't a serious problem that makes the nook tablet freeze up like that and hopefully it doesn't happen again. That isn't normal and I'm affraid this is just a temporary fix and that we will experience related problems later down the road that will no longer be covered after the warranties end. This is really rediculous.
Re: My tablet won't respondladysaotome Jan 22, 2012 8:10 PM (in response to Kel1677)
Mine just suddenly did the same thing - went black but still lit. Holding power for 20 seconds turned it off. Thanks! (I know it wasn't the update, I've had that for a while.) What's interesting is when I turned it back on, it said my wifi password was incorrect. But I was able to go to options and hit "connect" and it connected right away. I've had a lot of wifi error messages lately even though it stays connected.
Re: My tablet won't respondkatari Feb 11, 2012 12:31 PM (in response to Kel1677)
The pressing the n button and the power button at the same time definitely works! the first time i tried it it wouldn't start up, but the second time it rebooted after 10 seconds of holding the two buttons down.
Re: My tablet won't respondlauretta6 Feb 13, 2012 8:12 PM (in response to katari)
Thank you all for the info. My nook came back on after I pressed both buttons twice for 20 seconds. It appeared to need a reboot for some reason.
Does it look like we will have to take our tablets back to the store and hope they figure it out.
I did not do anything to cause it to not work. I was reading a book, stopped and put it down. When I picked it up again it would not respond. I guess I will go to my local store and ask questions.
$250.00 is a lot of money for something that will not work after the first two months. I got it as a gift for Christmas and do not have a receipt but I registered it.
Re: My tablet won't respondJanak Mar 29, 2012 5:59 PM (in response to Kel1677)
The same thing has happened to me multiple times. We have not had the tablet very long, but I think it has frozen like this about 4 or 5 times. What a pain in the butt.
Re: My tablet won't respondJess0317 Apr 1, 2012 5:32 AM (in response to Kel1677)
THANK YOU! My NT just suddenly went dark yesterday. It was fine in the morning and then I went to use it yesterday afternoon and NOTHING! I thought maybe I had run the battery down, but when I went to charge it- nothing happened. The light on the USB cable stayed green. I was so FRUSTRATED and was going to take it in this morning but (keeping fingers crossed) this takes care of it. When I held the power and n buttons down, nothing happened the first time but the second time it came on and said that the battery was too low to turn on so I put it back on the charger and WOO HOO it turned orange! Does anyone know WHY this happens?
Re: My tablet won't respondRopebender Apr 8, 2012 2:48 PM (in response to Jess0317)
I have had this happen with 4 Nook Tablets, B&N replaced them all, and I am getting a new replacement now for the fifth one that has had this issue. Let me tell you what I have learned from experience, plus over 20 years in Electronics servicing. After watching carefully, most of the time, but not all, the Nook is in use for long periods of time. One time the Nook was not in use for a long time, but was fully charged and not used all day, but when I turned it on the battery was almost completely discharged. There is a dark purplish glow to the screen and the nook is warm. Power cord plugged in turns orange, and you can leave it plugged in for hours but it never turns green.
I have not had the "20 second power/U button fix" work on any of the nooks, so if this works for you, it may be something different. I would bet my bottom teeth (they are my own) that this is a Processor Lock-Up issue. All the buttons on the Nook work through processor inputs, so if the processor is locked up, none of the buttons are recognized. The dark blue cast to the screen means the unit is not dead or off, just not responsive to the buttons. Normally what you would do in a situation like this is to remove all power (like you would do to your Desktop if it locks up.)
The trouble is, this is a soldered-in Lithium-Ion battery that you can't unplug (and opening the case to unsolder the battery would void your waranty.) so the temporary solutionj is to letthe batery completely discharge (overnight will do it.) In the morning, plug in your charger and the nook will charge up normally and in about half an hour you can press the On button, or the U button and it will work great again, until the next time.
I think it is a heat issue. Long use, or apps that use lots of computing power cause heat, and the heat is not properly dissapated. When the processor gets too hot, it locks up, and once it locks up you can't turn it off or reset it, it has to shut itself down. The people who designed the Nook Tablet might have underestimated the length of continuous useage some of us would be subjecting them to, and did not provide sufficient heat-sinking on one or more of the components. When they test the returned units, they cannot test them as hard as they are used in the field, so the units are put back into the Refurbished pile. Folks who don't use their Nooks for continuous hours will probably never seea problem. Power users will continue to be frustrated.
I am hanging in there, trusting that they will eventually resolve this issue. I love my tablet, even though everytime it is replaced I have to re-enter all my passwords, and start over on all my games. In spite of the troubles, I am a happy user, and a Nook Supporter.
Re: My tablet won't respondYellowPineapple May 10, 2012 7:23 PM (in response to Ropebender)
Re: My tablet won't respondNarey May 16, 2012 6:37 AM (in response to YellowPineapple)
Thanks folks.... I'm thanking you all ahead of time, because I just know that's going to work. My screen went blank, but on (bluish cast/lit) when I left it on an email in progress just for a few minutes. I still love my nook tablet!
Re: My tablet won't respondfivereaders Sep 15, 2012 10:19 AM (in response to Ropebender)
Since my NT has done the same thing a number of times recently, I would like to know what things I shouldn't use if I don't want it to happen. You mentioned usage that would be particularly heat-generating. I use my Nook mainly to read books, but also to play Sudoku, and occasionally for Internet.
Thank you.
Peace, Colleen
Re: My tablet won't respondJanetOH Jun 7, 2013 6:03 PM (in response to Ropebender)Thanks for your explanation. I wonder if having a cover is keeping the heat in?
Re: My tablet won't respondalwissell Jun 20, 2012 7:30 PM (in response to Kel1677)
Thank you! Same thing happened to me and by holding down the power button and N for 20 seconds it turned off. I have the security password screen and could see if very faintly when it was stuck. I held down the power and N button until that went away then powered it up fine.
Re: My tablet won't respondtay323 Jul 3, 2012 12:07 PM (in response to Kel1677)
Dealing with this issue right now. I went to "shop" to see the daily deal and it would not work. I hit the home button and it is unresponsive. I've tried the "n" button and "power" button hold with NO success. I got this as a Christmas gift from a relative out of town. I'll be devastated if it no longer works. I love my NT!
I can get it to turn on but it freezes at the "read forever" screen. (or whatever it says)...
It was completely charged when this happened so I know it's not a charged battery issue.
Any suggestions?
Re: My tablet won't respondPJLLB Jul 3, 2012 12:18 PM (in response to tay323)
tay323 wrote:
Dealing with this issue right now. I went to "shop" to see the daily deal and it would not work. I hit the home button and it is unresponsive. I've tried the "n" button and "power" button hold with NO success. I got this as a Christmas gift from a relative out of town. I'll be devastated if it no longer works. I love my NT!
I can get it to turn on but it freezes at the "read forever" screen. (or whatever it says)...
It was completely charged when this happened so I know it's not a charged battery issue.
Any suggestions?
Hold the power button for at least 20 seconds, then release, wait and then attemtp another power up.
Re: My tablet won't respondPumpkynLuvr Jul 12, 2012 7:35 AM (in response to Kel1677)
Alright, I made an account just to post on this thread.
My fiance has a Nook Tablet. He got it for himself for Christmas last year, and up to about a month ago, it's been fine. He's a bit of a computer nerd, so he has messed with it a bit.
But, as I said, starting a month ago, the NT will not turn on unless it is plugged in with the AC adapter. The n stays green, as it's plugged in all the time so it doesn't have a chance to discharge any power. Once it's removed from the charger, it immediately shuts down and that's all she wrote. It's becoming increasingly frustrating for both of us, seeing as how it's supposed to be portable. Holding the power and n button together does nothing. Holding any combination of the buttons for any amount of time hinders no results when it's not plugged in with the AC adapter.
Any thoughts?
Re: My tablet won't respondjulievmoffitt Nov 19, 2012 4:35 PM (in response to Kel1677)My nook tablet 16 gig froze with blank slightly lit screen after using Netflix. Didnt know what to do for hours until I came here. I held down the power button and the small n button for 10 seconds. It shut down. I held the power button and it came back on with no problems. Netflix does this to my laptop too. Anyway, I hope this helps someone who has a frozen nook tablet!
Re: My tablet won't respondRedHeartFL Nov 25, 2012 11:42 AM (in response to Kel1677)
All of the symptoms mentioned here have been discussed in some of the technical forums about the NT. There are several bugs in the NT firmware (the semi-hardwired software that operates the "guts") that for instance cause the battery to not charge properly. There is a method to reboot to factory specs... if you develop a problem you cannot fix that might be what is needed. I'd rather not tell people how to do this (just that it's possible and from what I've read, will fix some of the weirder and un-fixable stuff). NOTE: That is a last-resort option only!!! You might even want to first take it to a B&N store, they have a special micro-SD card that allows them to do things that ordinary owners cannot do, and may be able to figure out and fix problems. I'm mentioning that as another possibility because I don't know what's on that card except that on a 16GB NT, they can repartition the internal memory so that you can have more space for your own stuff that you didn't download from B&N. (They can, for instance, have around 5Gb for B&N stuff, and 8Gb for your own stuff.)
Re: My tablet won't respondMac_24 Jun 24, 2014 10:00 PM (in response to RedHeartFL)
I have tried everything that everyone has said to try and no luck. I had plugged my Nook in and left it over night. The next day it would not come on. When i plug it in now it flashes orange and green. It then goes to green and stays for about an hour, then it flashes red. Took it to B&N and the rep could not get it to work. He even called support. The sad part is i had only had it 2 months past warranty. I just put aside. Now I am trying again. I really love my tablet, but if I can't get it to work, I won't purchase another one as this one was a Christmas present. Maybe someone out there can tell me something different.
Re: My tablet won't respondkawnuk71 Apr 13, 2013 7:58 PM (in response to Kel1677)
I don't normally leave a post on ANYTHING, but I just had this problem on my nook but mine was in sleep mode when it happened. I used it at a restaurant then put it to sleep. When I got home I tried to turn it on and nothing happened it was completely dead. I plugged it in (even though I knew that it didn't need to be charged) and the indicator on the charger was orange. I left it sit while I looked it up on here to see what I could do. After reading everyone's post's I went to try the power button and the N button together, I was prepared to wait at least 30 seconds and then try it again since most people said it would take 2 times to try this. It only took about 10 seconds and started up on the first try. I am so glad this worked since I have had my nook tablet for over a year and have NEVER had a problem with it. This thing is my life it goes everywhere with me and I use it more than my laptop. I don't know how I ever would have lived without it. Thank you to everyone that has put a post on here to help with the problem. This has truly been a saving grace.
Re: My tablet won't respondv-m Jun 1, 2013 3:30 PM (in response to Kel1677)
My Hd nook starts at stops at 99% and stays there!~ help
Re: My tablet won't respond5ivedom Jun 4, 2013 1:03 PM (in response to v-m)
Please search for 99% - lots of other people have gotten this and some have found workarounds.
You'll have to try a lot of things like
Pressing power button and 'n' button for 30 seconds.
Restarting a few times.
Charging it overnight.


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- Oilseed groups concerned with EU energy directives
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The American Soybean Association (ASA), joined by other U.S. oilseed producer and industry organizations, has expressed serious concerns to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk about the requirements of the European Union's (EU) Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and with the impact the RED is having on access for U.S. agricultural products to EU markets.
In a letter delivered to Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Kirk March 9, the group is requesting a meeting with USDA and USTR to consider options for responding to trade barriers resulting from and influenced by the RED. The letter asks USDA and USTR to place an immediate priority on seeking to initiate bilateral negotiations between governments.
Further, the group asks USDA and USTR to communicate with third country governments regarding the implications of and needed response to the RED. ASA believes a highly coordinated effort is needed to identify and respond to the immediate, as well as longer-term, market threats resulting from RED implementation.
"Trade reports indicate that, since the RED was implemented by Germany on Jan. 1, 2011, U.S. soybean exports to that country have declined significantly, and soybean oil processed in the EU from U.S. soybeans is being re-exported out of the EU," said ASA First Vice-President Steve Wellman, a soybean producer from Syracuse, Neb. "As other Member States transpose the RED into national law, ASA anticipates the economic viability of exporting U.S. soybeans to the EU will be further eroded, and that a $1 billion market could be lost."
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Police probe Wallingford armed robberyBy JOSH O'GORMAN
STAFF WRITER | March 26,2013WALLINGFORD- Police are searching for a man who threatened a pregnant woman with a knife and stole her vehicle during an early-morning robbery today.
Around 5:52 a.m., Vermont State Police received a 911 call from the manager of the Smart Shop store at 172 North Main St. According to police, the manager, who is six-months pregnant, was arriving to open up the store for the day when she was approached by a man with a knife, who forced her inside the building.
"He did actually threaten her with a knife," said State Police Detective Sgt. Albert Abdelnour.
The robber forced the manager into the bathroom, stole an undisclosed amount of cash and took the manager's car keys, police said. Police later recovered the manager's vehicle on Creek Road near the Route 4 overpass in North Clarendon.
The manager was not injured. There were no other employees or any customers in the store.
Police describe the robber as a male, between 5-feet 5-inches tall and 5-feet 9-inches tall with a medium build. The man was dressed entirely in black, including a black mask that completely covered his face.
Anyone who might have seen anything suspicious between 5 and 7:30 a.m., either near the store or where the vehicle was found, is asked to call the State Police Rutland barracks at 773-9101. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at www.vtips.info.
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ROCKINGHAM Green Mountain Railroad wants to build a $3 million wholesale propane gas depot in Rockingham, but local officials are worried about fire safety issues.
Town Manager Willis Chip Stearns said Wednesday that the proposal from Green Mountain Railroad, a division of Vermont Rail Systems, has already started preparing the site where it wants to build a wholesale propane depot, which would include three 60,000-gallon tanks.
The propane gas would come to the Rockingham site via a new rail spur, Stearns said.
But he said the town and Bellows Falls Village Fire Department have concerns about providing fire services for the facility, and the lack of any local review of the project.
Stearns said the project does need a letter from the Rockingham Volunteer Fire Department and the Bellows Falls department about providing fire services. He said he had instructed the two fire chiefs to withhold any such letter until more information is available.
While the site is in Rockingham and outside the Bellows Falls village limits, the site, which is adjacent to the Bellows Falls Industrial Park, would be also served by the village fire department and the village hydrant system, Stearns said. But he said the closest hydrant was 1,000 feet away.
The project comes as village voters consider cutting one of the five full-time positions in the Bellows Falls Village Fire Department. The special village meeting, which was called after the proposed village budget was defeated last month, will be held June 24.
Adding insult to injury, Stearns said, the railroad pays no property taxes, and thus wouldnt pay for the firefighting services. The railroad leases the rails and land from the state, said Chris Cole, chief of planning and intermodal systems for the state Agency of Transportation, and the state doesnt pay taxes.
Cole said railroad law dates back to the 1860s and largely makes the railroad exempt from any state or local law.
Eric Benson, staff attorney for Vermont Rail Systems and Green Mountain Railroad, said Thursday the railroad had been working with the town and village for more than a month. He said information that the town and village had concerns about firefighting was the first Ive heard about it.
Benson said the railroad helped other communities with petroleum fuel depots in Walpole, N.H., and other towns. He said the railroad would be willing to help with a one-time contribution, such as buying a piece of equipment.
Benson said that while immediate plans call for three 60,000-gallon tanks, there is room for seven tanks. He said the project would be a multimillion-dollar project, while Stearns put the value at close to $3 million.
Benson said that propane gas facilities were very safe, safer than other petroleum depots.
The railroad had approached property owner Horace Bezanson, said Benson, and purchased his home and recycling center. The house will be turned into an office, an older house demolished and the recycling center building removed.
He said the railroad had helped the Bezansons move to Lebanon, N.H., to be closer to family.
Benson said the railroad had purchased about four acres of land and that site preparation was already underway. He said the railroad hopes to start shipping propane in August.
The state is paying one-third of the cost of the new rail spur that will be built to accommodate the new fuel depot, according to him.
Stearns said that Green Mountain Railroad and Vermont Rail Systems has hired Dead River Co. to manage the facility once its built.
The site is between the rail lines and Route 5, he said, and is adjacent to the former Steamtown Rail Museum property, which is now owned by Green Mountain Railroad.
Benson said an earlier case involving a large salt shed on the Steamtown property, owned by Green Mountain Railroad, took the issue of railroads and Act 250 all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with the railroad winning.
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It's up to you to tell us who should be part of the Phillies All-Time team. Once a week during the winter, we'll unveil one position for you to vote on. After all the votes are tallied, and all the position filled, we'll release the results. Make your vote count!
Below are the top choice and their totals as a member of the Phillies. WAR is used from Baseball-Reference.
- Carlos Ruiz (6+ seasons, 1x All Star): .275 avg, .781 OPS, 52 HR, 299 RBI, 15.2 WAR
- Bob Boone (10 seasons, 3x All Star): .259 avg, .695 OPS, 65 HR, 456 RBI, 11.5 WAR
- Mike Lieberthal (13 seasons, 2x All Star) .275 avg, .783 OPS, 150 HR, 609 RBI, 13.6 WAR
- Darren Daulton (14 seasons, 3x All Star) .245 avg, .783 OPS, 134 HR, 567 RBI, 20.9 WAR
- Andy Seminick (12 seasons, 1x All Star) .244 avg, .770 OPS, 123 HR, 411 RBI, 15.9 WAR
- Stan Lopata (11 seasons, 2x All Star) .257 avg., .814 OPS, 116 HR, 397 RBI, 15.6 WAR
Who we're voting for:
-Ian Riccaboni: My vote for best Phillies catcher is Stan Lopata. Lopata, like so many other Phillies catchers, such as Leiberthal and Ruiz, lacked longevity but had extreme peaks, and in my opinion, the highest peaks of any Phillies catcher. Lopata's three year stretch from 1954 through 1956 is better than any other Phillies' catcher's best three years and helped him earn the starting job from Seminick. Lopata was pretty putrid defensively but much of that was corrected once he became the first catcher to wear corrective, and tinted, eye wear in the 1950s.
-Ryan Dinger: I Vote for Carlos Ruiz. When this question was first posed, my initial inclination before checking the numbers was to say Darren Daulton was the best catcher in Phillies history. But after researching, it's hard to argue against Chooch. Not only has he been a stellar defensive catcher, guiding the team through what has been their best era of pitching (and in general), but he has also become a solid offensive player. His career .781 OPS with the team is just two points behind Dutch, and he's produced nearly double the amount of fWAR per season.
-Jay Floyd: I know that Mike Lieberthal is the best catcher in Phillies organization history. After reviewing those stats, however, it's easy to see that Liebey topped all others in games caught, HR, RBI, OPS, batting average and nearly all other crucial categories. Despite the fact that his Phils career spanned the exact years between the '93 pennant winning team and the franchise's next playoff appearance in 2007, the Phillies' 1st round draft pick from 1990 should rank atop the list of best catchers in team history.
-Don M.: My vote for Catcher goes to Bob Boone. Bob Boone had little power and even less speed, but what he lacked offensively, Boone more than made up for with the gear on. He managed to produce enough with the bat at the ultimate defense-first position to hold down a starting spot on some of the best teams in the Phillies' history, including the 1980 World Series Championship team.
-Pat Gallen: My heart says go with Chooch because of everything he's meant to this team recently. But one of the true leaders over the last 30 years was Darren Daulton. He helped catapult the Phillies to a run in '93 that will forever stick with me. He was also a pretty good offensive catcher for a few seasons. Perhaps he, and other Phillies, was aided by a little juice, but so what. It was a fun run led by Dutch.Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
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It's hard for me to vote for Ruiz because he hasn't had a full career yet. 6+ years isn't that close to the 10 of Boone, and is even further from the 13-14 years of Leiberthal and Daulton. He's been very, very good, but I just don't think 6+ years qualifies him yet for "all time catcher."
I didn't see Seminick or Lopata, so I won't vote there, either. I'm old, but not that old. (My father liked Seminick and hated Lopata, but I never thought much of my old man's judgement.)
Of the three remaining catchers, I liked Lieby the most and Daulton the least. But I would never base my judgement merely on "like" or "dislike," so I'll just have to abstain here.
I agree with you George.
Chooch's career is too short so far. He has been good as catcher. He handles the pitchers well & that's important. This last year he tainted his career with amphetamine use. (I hate cheaters!) Dutch lost my respect because he was steroid user. Lieberthal was too over rated by the organization. He wasn't that good & he didn't handle the pitchers well.
I never saw Seminick or Lapata play so I can't judge on them.
Booney was a solid catcher & handled the pitchers well (I think Chooch is better than Booney, in this category.) Boone wasn't a hacker! He played honestly, so he got my nod!
It's just my opinion.
I took defense into account . . . Boone was the highest rated by fangraphs – and had the highest Caught Stealing % …………since none was a true standout offensively, that defense, and longevity made me pick Boone …..though none is clear-cut winner …and I understand a vote for any of them
Daulton was pretty good offensively in 1992-93:
92: .270/.385/.524 (155 wRC+), led NL with 109 RBIs
93: .257/.392/.482 (131 wRC+), 105 RBIs
By fangraphs, even with Boone's defensive advantage, Daulton had 25.4 WAR, Lieby 22.2, Lopata 21.9, Seminick 21.7, Ruiz 18.6, Boone 18.4
(and the only left-handed catcher to ever play the position regularly, Jack Clements of the 1880s and 1890s, 23.2)
For their entire Phillies-career … would you say that any of these catchers (Daulton especially) a clear-cut offensive standout over the rest? Daulton had some very good years, and is one of my favorite players, but I chose to think of this as what would I want from my catcher for an All-time team . . . I chose who I thought was the best defensively, since that is most important at that position, and to this "team" …
I'll contradict myself somewhat when it gets to CF and the Maddox vs. Ashburn (vs Victorino?) debate
I accept FG's weighting of offense/defense, but understood.
This may be at least partly due to PEDs (not that I care to open that can of worms again), but offensively the 2nd half of Daulton's career (age 30-35) was much better than the first half:
1983-91: .222/.326/.360 (92 wRC+) – slightly above average among catchers
1992-97: .265/.381/.481 (131 wRC+) – 2nd only to Piazza among catchers over those years
As part of the older generation, I do remember very well Stan "Stash" Lopata but was too young to watch Andy Seminick catch with the team. I was captivated with Lopata's unique batting stance and as writer Ian Riccaboni stated, he had the best offensive stats powerwise during a streak of 3 or 4 years than any Phillies catcher before and after. If i remember correctly, Lopata's defensive skills were adequate at best.
Lopata would be my sentimental choice but I'm allowing mind over heart in evaluating the "best catcher" choice. There is no clear cut choice as far as I can see, My pick is Bob Boone simply because I watched him play and without referring to any sabermatrician's beloved stats (they don't reveal everything), appreciated his defensive skills, working with pitchers and leadership, And I do remember some big time clutch hits from him during the Championship season. He would be a winner with any club; he just make a club that much better.
george i think his nickname was "stosh" not stash.
Who are you talking about? I never mentioned the word stosh, nor the word stash.
Thats a tough one with Liberthal been such a long fixture here. I always enjoyed watching Dutch. I actually met him once in a gas station. It was real early and not in the best neighborhood . I couldnt belive it was him, saw several jerseys, baseball bats and gloves in his back seat. Like a 10 year old kid (I was about 19 back then) i cautiously approached. I said Darren Daulton is that really you. He smirked said yes got some gas and left.
i always loved liberthals defense, and he had some real good offense also. but i was always turned off by how he called a game. chooch and dutch probably along with boone called very good games i'll give the nod to chooch though. but in my overall outlook i picked daulton, for his O. D and game calling and his highest war rating.
I sometimes wonder if a catcher's game calling abilty is questioned undeservedly. Sometimes I'd guess that the pitching staff doesn't have the "stuff" for a catcher to call much of anything. If, for instance, the pitcher that day has a bad curveball, what can the catcher call if that same pitcher only has an 87MPH fastball and no other effective offspeed pitches? What if his command is never very good? Is it the catchers fault if he call for a pitch over the corner and the guy on the mound puts it down the middle?
Excluding 2007 to current, I gotta go with Lieberthal. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Dutch, Chooch, and Booney, but Lieberthal performed during an era when the Phils were frankly quite crappy. The way I look at it, if Lieberthal had played on a team like the '08, '09 teams or on the '93 team, his numbers would be far better than what you see there. Hitting can be infectious and so can winning and attitude. And although it's not a "what he WOULD have done" vote, I think Lieberthal to perform under what he was surrounded with justifies him as the best.
How come I can't vote for Lenny Webster?????
How come I can't vote for Lenny Webster?????
The poll is rigged!
because you can't joe! nanananananan lol!
One of the best managers ever, Earl Weaver passed today at the age of 82.
RIP Earl. He was also one of the best baseball broadcasters for a short while too. As you can imagine, he didn't mince words when he felt he needed to be critical, and didn't rain praise on otherwise ordinary ball players. It was refreshing to hear someone that didn't proclaim every player or play as "great".
I grew following Earl's Orioles and well as the Phillies. What a show it was to watch him in action. Guys like him are in a class by themselves. That's why I like Charlie and Leyland so much I guess.
What a weekend – Stan Musial died on Saturday – I never saw the man play being from an AL city (Baltimore) but I heard stories from my dad. What a career, what a legacy.
On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'
Earl Weaver..
I never saw Musial play either, but when I was about 10 years old or so, the Cardinals were in for an exhibition game just after coming north in April at either D.C. Stadium or Memorial stadium in Baltimore, I can't remember which. My uncle was a long time Cardinals fan so he took my father and me to the game. Prior to the game when we were seated, my uncle and father recognized the now retired Musial in the seats right behind us!
I was just a kid so I wasn't really awe struck, but my dad and uncle sure were. He was a really nice guy, and as I look back on the experience, my dad and Stan the Man conversed throughout the game as if they were just ANY two fans at a game! He signed my program, though I have no idea what happened to that. Do yourselves a favor and check Musial's stats on BB Reference, his numbers were just mind boggling.
His last atbat was an RBI – he knocked in a young Peter Rose.
Brooks, what are you talking about? Musial played his entire career for the cardinals and Pete Rose played for the reds while he was young (and he never played for the cardinals).
Dave P. – I believe what he meant to say was that his last hit (an RBI single on Sept 29, 1963) went past rookie 2nd baseman Pete Rose who ironically would go on to surpass Musial's NL hit record. ( and of course Cobb's ML record)
Couple points on Earl as people get carried away giving him superlatives. Not that he doesn't deserve them, mind you, but Earl in death is a carbon of life. I never saw anything like it. Earl gets to heaven this afternoon at 2:30 pm eastern, and is gonna get in a hellacious arguement with the Director of Gatekeeper Ops as to whether he should go in before The Man. Same in life. Earl was a bad loser, for sure. He was colorful, for sure. But again, he couldn't get ahead of the field because while deserving of greatness, his act was enhanced by his matchups with Billy, who don't need no introduction by last name. One thing for sure, you cannot come with light years of comparing Earl's footprint on Orioles baseball with anyoone that ever managed the Phils. Sorry, Dallas. Sorry, Charlie.
There was also a side of Weaver that most didn't know. I read something on another board this morning about a guy who, when young, used to hand write letters to players in hopes of getting pictures, letters and autographs back. I'll quote the rest of his post-
"One was from Earl Weaver. He wrote that his team is "very good because they stayed in school and stayed away from drugs" and" if I wanted to play ball I had to stay in school and stay away from drugs"."
He not only took the time to write the kid back, he sent an important message. I liked reading that.
Earl probably figues "screw it, that'll just give 'em more to talk about during induction weekend since it's a light year.
When outfielder Pat Kelly told Weaver he intended to become a minister so he could "walk with the Lord," Weaver said he'd rather Kelly "walk with the bases loaded."
We switched from Dutch to Chooch on our 2012 review of our Phillies All-Time Team. It's really close… in terms of tenure, Lieby has them all (his cumulative numbers are better than the rest) but he wasn't as sharp defensively as Boone or Chooch and wasn't a stalwart at the dish. Dutch was probably the best offensive catcher but he had a pretty short prime and Chooch is right up there (especially after last season). He is the most well-rounded catcher and although Lieby has more tenure, we felt that Chooch has set himself apart as the best in franchise history at this point. Our re-post was done before his adderall test was announced but I'm not sure I'd change it based on that alone.
Lieby does have most of the cumulative stats, but Daulton has the highest cumulative WAR, both by baseball-reference (as Pat shows), and by fangraphs:
It's fairly close though. I also wrote an all-time team article for another pub., and catcher is one of those that's a tough call.
In his lengthy career, Stan Musial won 3 World Series. Location. location, location is a lot in this life. Before there was Ozzie Smith, there was Dal Maxvill, a teammate of The Man's his last 2 years with the Cards. Maxvill walked away with 5 rings. Was Maxvill a better player than Stan. Dal, who really was a terrific defensive player totalled out of the game with these numbers in 14 years.
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Isolate those numbers versus what today's average shortstop runs, and you'd think Dal was lucky to last 14 years. And he picked up FIVE rings along the way. And not a 1 of them was undeserved. Man could play shortstop, and I bet Stan appreciated him as much as I'm sure the flipsode worked.


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Today, I tried to motivate my 9-year-old sister to clean her room. She said she'd only agree if she could kill me. Thinking she was just kidding around, and not a total psychopath, I said sure. She ran to her room shouting, "Yes! I'm gonna use the big knife!" She's still cleaning now. FML
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Today, I've been on duty at the hospital for just three hours so far, and I've already pulled five carving forks out of four different people. Good job, everybody. FML
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Today, trying to be kinky while giving my boyfriend a blow job, I whipped him with my ponytail. He was thrilled, until I accidentally head-butted his dick. He curled up into a ball and wouldn't let me touch him again. FML
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Today, the car in front of me in the drop-off area at my son's school parked, and the driver got out. I basically leaned on my horn and gave her every dirty look in the book. She said nothing but stared at me as she opened the back of her van to unload her child's wheelchair. I'm an asshole. FML
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Five men are injured after an explosion in an ice fishing camper near Williams in far northern Minnesota.
Lake of the Woods County Sheriff Gary Fish says the propane furnace exploded and blew out the windows at 8 a.m. Sunday on the shore of Lake of the Woods at Zippel Bay.
KVLY-TV reports the victims are Rod Bolstad of Hillsboro, his sons Jacob and Joel Bolstad as well as Al Stokke and Willy Huotari.
All five were initially taken to a Baudette hospital and then airlifted to a Duluth burn center. Huotari and Rod and Jacob Bolstad were listed in critical condition Monday, Joel Bolstad was in serious condition and Stokke was in fair condition.
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Ranking the teams beyond the first and last few is very difficult. We could be very good. Our weak spot might be at point guard. Kidd is not what he once was. Prigioni is an unknown. I am not a fan of Felton, but if he can concentrate on ball distribution and defense and replace his volume shooting Knicks history with selective shooting, he could well convert me. Unless absolutely necessary, given our other offensive weapons, he should never take the last shot.
I am intrigued by Denver and Minnesota. Keep your eye on the Russian whose name is not Kirilenko. Shved could help them very much. Denver will run the hell outof everyone else. Our games with them should be very interesting.
It looks as if we will have Rasheed and there are suggestions that the last roster spot could go to Kenyon Martin once it is clear that he will not make more than the veterans minimum from any other team. If so, the Knicks will provide a new definition for "veteran" team.


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The State Board of Education will honor 296 of the state's
outstanding teachers, administrators, support service
personnel and community members for their contributions
to education at the 29th annual Those Who Excel/Illinois
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and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Robert Grimm, a physics teacher and Science Department
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BELPRE- If drilling of the Utica Shale natural gas deposit makes its way into Washington County, towns like Belpre could see benefits to businesses as workers will need places to live and eat, said an official from the Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association.
SOOGA President Jim Javins spoke to around 30 people at the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, discussing the economic and environmental impact of the Utica Shale on the area.
"Jobs is always the big issue," he said. "Whenever you read anything about the Utica Shale and the State of Ohio, it is that it has created many jobs.
"It is suppose to create many more and I think it will, because it has been very successful."
The Utica Shale is primarily under Ohio with the primary location for drilling extending from the eastern border to the center of the state. The Utica Shale, which covers around 14,000 square miles, or 10 million acres, is deeper than the Marcellus Shale, which is more prevalent in West Virginia.
Counties in eastern Ohio, including Carroll, Harrison, Columbiana, Jefferson, Guernsey, Noble and Monroe, where Utica development has occurred have seen a drop in their unemployment rates of 1-3 percentage points. Sales tax revenues have increased by 10 to 25 percent in some areas.
"You should see an increase in business across the board if this thing comes to Belpre," Javins said.
Energy companies have invested $2.75 billion in Utica Shale development in Ohio, Javins said. Those figures do not include lease and royalty payments, regular operations and other expenses.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce Study estimates 65,680 new jobs in natural gas-related fields in 2014. The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program study estimates around 204,000 new jobs in 2015 based on exploration/production and supply.
It takes 75 workers to take a typical well from planning to production, Javins said. Every shale well site requires about 400 workers.
"These things are huge," he said "They require a lot of equipment, manpower and services."
Impacts to the area will be a need for rental property/housing, lodging, real estate services, restaurants, health care, convenience stores, automotive dealers, repair garages, shopping, legal services, welding services, pipeline services, employment agencies, recreational facilities, technical training/schools, insurance and improvements to the school systems as more families will move to the area.
Environmental impacts include increased traffic, noise and dust from trucks, drilling rigs and heavy equipment, Javins said. Roads may be in need of repair more often.
Fracking should not be an environmental impact as it is completed 1 to 1.5 miles underground, which is much deeper than the groundwater supplies, he said.
Javins said the first Washington County horizontal well in the Ohio Utica Shale began operation on April 15. The well in on the Farley pad in northern Washington County. It is one of four wells that will be at that site.
Karen Waller, director of the Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce, said there is an interest in what might be coming and how it will impact the area.
"Obviously there is an interest," she said. "We are working hard as a community to advance the business climate and the quality of life in the area.
"I live here and I am interested in how all of this might impact my life and my residency here."
Whether Utica Shale development makes it down around Belpre remains to be seen. As wells are developed, operators keep track of gas production. If wells are underperforming, operators may move from an area.
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