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Skip to comments.Survey reveals most valued skills for oil and gas workers
Posted on 04/12/2013 10:23:36 AM PDT by thackney
As the oil and gas industry faces a severe workforce shortage, identifying top talent and building targeted training programs have become critical pursuits for employers.
The most valued skills in oil and gas industry are detailed in a new study by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, sponsored by British oil giant BP. The results, coming from 773 members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers worldwide, outline the top talents you need to get a job and get ahead in your oil and gas career.
See which skills were rated very important for a successful career in oil and gas by the highest percentage of respondents.
2. TEAMWORK -- 61 percent
3. COMMUNICATION -- 60 percent
4. WORK ETHIC -- 58 percent
5. TECHNICAL SKILLS -- 57 percent
I think my nephew should get to the oilfields and put his welding skills to good use. Sure he'd be a trainee but he has a good work ethic and willingness to learn.
Big demand for welders willing to work long hours in desolate places and make it to work each morning on time.
Welders are always in demand.
If I were a younger man, that's where I would be.
It can make you an older man in a hurry.
I spent 5 years in Yemen during 1993 and a couple months into '94.
Your never going to be any younger than you are right now!
I worked on an oil exploration crew for a while here in Michigan back in the 80s. Long days out in any kind of weather.
I see Midland on that list:
Midland counts on 53-story tower as oil again buoys Texas
It will be the tallest office building between Dallas and Los Angeles.
We lived in western ND at the start of the boom where one trucking company there had a bonus that would have been laughable 40 years ago.
The bonus was $500 per month just for showing up on time each day.
I see the necessity and value of the bonus considering the work ethic of today's workforce, for example a neighbor who was to be at work at 8 am felt she did not need to leave her home until 8 am. I knew several like her.
Now the major oil companies are coming back to Midland, led by Chevron, which is building a $100 million office campus and more than doubling its local employment to 1,500, said County Judge Mike Bradford. This boom shows promise because demand is growing as new technologies open up drilling opportunities, said Perry, who runs an oil and gas investment company.
You got any MI contacts in O&G? I'm in regulatory complance but an extensive background in E&P, midstream and transmission.
I'd really like to get back to MI...
You just depressed the heck out of a lot of us.....some good joke available at our expense though. I told a friend I went to the doctor for some help. He asked, "What sort of help do you need Mr. Bob?" I said I needed to have my sex drive lowered. He looked at me in amazement that an old soul such as I could have such a problem. Of course his amazement became a bit more somber when i said, "I'm trying to get it lowered from between my ears to down where it belongs"....
Well, one guy there took a job with them and worked all the overtime until it was done. He lived in the company housing and ate their food. Saved every dime and sent it home to his wife. A ton of money and he planned to retire when he got home.
When he got home he found that his wife was long gone, she had sold the house, and there were no bank accounts left.
She had sold everything he owned and skipped town.
I really doubt a jury would convict him if he had ever found her.
That happened to a friend of mine in the Navy.
A neighbor is a supervisor for some oil company in ND. He said when it's real cold he works them for 10 minutes outside then they take a break for 15 minutes inside to warm up.
A buddy of mine in Yemen with me came home to an empty house as well. She even took his clothes and gave them to the new boyfriend.
Does beat the hell out of sitting behind a desk doing the same thing, day after day, year after year.
Ooofff. That hurts.
The neighbors told him she sold the house and moved less than a year after he went to work on the pipeline.
My buddy was lucky it didn't get that far. But then it was only 6 weeks or so for him.
Thank you for posting. You knowledge and experience are appreciated!
I have heard that some companies will seek out a worker with those qualities and pay for further training. Do you have any ideas, knowledge, or suggestions on that?
Thanks again!
My son just got his class b and won an award in driving in tthe local truck rodeo. He also has heavy equipment and Osha certifications. I can get him his class A this summer. Should I make sure he has a class a before he goes out to the oil patch or can he earn one there. He graduates in two months. Homeschooler.
I'm closer to 61then 60 and I made $80000ishit last yr driving trk on the baken
This lasted start to finish of the Alaska pipeline. It was a ton of money with all his overtime!
My son just got his class b and won an award in driving in tthe local truck rodeo. He also has heavy equipment and Osha certifications. I can get him his class A this summer. Should I make sure he has a class a before he goes out to the oil patch or can he earn one there. He graduates in two months. Homeschooler.
A class a CDL opens many doors to a good job. Tanker endorsement is a plus as well as a hazardous material endorsement. You can go to work for some companies here and theu will help you get a class a license
He will have tanker endorsement. Cannot obtain hazmat until 21. He is 18.
I suspect some will. I am in engineering so we needed entry level to start with a degree. But there is plenty of jobs out there. What area of the country or will he move?
I am not fully qualified to answer your question, but my experience is as follows. While I was in western ND I had a class A and trained another driver who then became qualified and got his Class A. He then got a oil patch job where there was a rigorous training period.
I believe they give good training in the specifics of the oil patch and quite likely winter driving up here. But I really think the Class A is the first step you gotta get on your own.
I hope your son has winter driving experience. What I mean by this is driving on solid ice/compacted snow mile after mile after mile with strong side winds and occasional drifts. I seen many a truck in the ditch, many fatal, because of poor winter skills.
Additionally the road ditches fill level with snow and it is next to impossible to tell where turn offs are during a storm. Yes, there is possibly a stop sign poking above the snow to give a clue, but I've seen many a truck drive right into the ditch thinking they were on an approach or another road. And there are times when it is difficult to tell where the center of the road is when the road is full of snow and level with the ditch top. Yes, there might be fence lines or trees to give a clue, but that does not always work.
There are easy jobs, such as simple delivery, most are tanker jobs hauling water or oil, the worst is rig moving. I did rig moving in the 80's. It was very hard on people and machine. Imagine being sunk down to the frame in mud all the way around with a 100,000 pound pipe tub. Then a D-6 starts to push, another pulls. Yes you get where you are going, but you also have a few air brake lines torn off.
Not sure what State your story took place, but most States require both husband and wife signatures to selling real property, even if only one is on the Deed.
With a class b license he could move the workover rigs. They service the existing wells working on the tubing inside the cased well.
He might want to look at roughnecking to begim with or a frak crew.
They pay pretty good and give you a place to stay.
On the drilling rigs you can find a company that works 2 weeks on 2the weeks off...bringing home about $50000 a year
Another possibility is she had someone forge his name at a notary public?
Thank you for the insight. Looks like he has a local rigging company job, which will give him some experience and a class A.
If it was forged, there is recourse. In Community Property States, he would have to sign at closing and would be signing more than just the Deed.
If this dude signed off on a Deed release or transfer in front of a Notary, then stupid is as stupid does and he deserved the screwing.
I say this was another of those "sad and exciting" stories, urban legend.
No, it was a friend of my brother, and he don't lie.
"If it was forged, there is recourse. In Community Property States, he would have to sign at closing and would be signing more than just the Deed."
Michigan isn't a community property state and there is no recourse if he has no idea where she went. He got royally screwed.
Those are pretty good skills to have for just about any job.
Can't go wrong by going to Texas. the question is where?
The Permian basin or the Eagle Ford? Both have jobs for him
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I Like This Street
12 comments:
- Hannah said...
Is that an actual street? And where is it?
- August 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM
- Kiersten White said...
It is! It's right by Zion's National Park in Utah. My dad took the photo : )
- August 30, 2011 at 2:39 PM
- Broken Angel said...
Now to find something concerning Lend or Reth. xD I wish I found that place first. *pouts*
- August 30, 2011 at 3:55 PM
- Lexie said...
Ahaha, that's awesome. Evie should totally see this street in the last book.
- August 30, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Whirlochre said...
I feel a competition coming on — Evie avenues from around the world.
Or what about villages?
There's an Evie in the Orkney Isles...
- August 30, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Now that is cute. I wonder if there's a Lend Lane somewhere?
-Christine from Arizona
- August 30, 2011 at 10:04 PM
I think we should totally find a Lend Lane! And if there isn't one, make one! :)
- August 30, 2011 at 10:41 PM
This. Is. So. Cool. Kind of like when I moved, there was a street on my way to school with my best friend's name on it! Kind of weird too, since "Landry" is not a very common name...
- August 31, 2011 at 6:20 AM
- Holly L'Oiseau said...
That is pure awesome!
- August 31, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- rockyriverteenlibrarian said...
There is a Lend Lane here:
Lend Ln
Saugerties, NY 12477
I also found Reth in The Netherlands, France, and Central Serbia.
Google Maps is pretty cool, now hopefully you have some fans in those places who can do the picture taking!
- August 31, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Madeleine said...
That's so neat! I'm definitely headed there next time I'm in Utah!
- August 31, 2011 at 11:18 AM
- Kristi said...
NICE! :p
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Bugs the bite: C_WrapKey returnning CKR_MECHANISM_INVALID
By izick on Mar 02, 2009
When looking through a truss of the output, metaslot calls the ncp crypto accelerator to do the wrapping operation; however, as displayed by 'cryptoadm list -mv', ncp does not support wrapping. This situation was fixed in OpenSolaris under bug 6543159. OpenSolaris now checks if the provider supports the operation before calling it. If it does not support the operation, the provider is skipped. But this is Solaris 10, which does not have the 6543159 fix. So when the C_WrapKey operations fails on ncp, it return CKR_MECHANISM_INVALID. So we know why the error exists, but why is metaslot returning that error code?
Metaslot was built so that one provider fails, it will try another provider if available. So continuing down the truss output, metaslot does failover to pkcs11_softtoken. But the C_WrapKey call fails with an error of CKR_WRAPPING_KEY_INCONSISTENT. Now we are on to something.. Both providers failed
So why did we not see pkcs11_softtoken's correct error code, but saw ncp's incorrect error code? Well it was a design decision for metaslot. We can only report one error code.. Metaslot makes the assumption by using the first error code, CKR_MECHANISM_INVALID. In 99% of the cases, where both providers support an operation it's safe to bet that they will both have the same error code. This is just that 1%.
So after fixing the CKR_WRAPPING_KEY_INCONSISTENT issue in the application, the operation worked. Under the hood, it still fails on the ncp call, but succeeds on the pkcs11_softtoken call and that success is returned.
If such an error happens to you, the best way to find the true error code is to run the below:
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No Apologies Necessary: Just Play the Game
Jeff Paterson
February 23 2012 12:36PM
Since news broke Tuesday morning that Pavel Datsyuk would be missing from the Detroit Red Wings line-up for the next 2-3 weeks, it has been said and it has been written that a Vancouver Canucks win at Joe Louis Arena Thursday would somehow require an asterisk. The suggestion is that if the Canucks are the team to snap the Wings NHL-record 23-game home win streak, the victory will be tainted due to the fact Datsyuk won't be present and accounted for. It's a preposterous notion.
Read on past the jump!
Pavel Datsyuk is an amazing player who can control the game at both ends of the ice. He produces on offense for the Wings, and he shuts down opponents best players. He is among a very small group of elite NHL'ers who can truly do it all, and there is no doubt that the Red Wings are not as formidable with their best forward on the mend after having his knee scoped.
While there is no question that the match-up of Western Conference superpowers will be lacking Datsyuk's star power, those people who want to make the claim that a Canucks victory – should they get one – won't be recognized the same way it would be if Datsyuk was playing, need to step back for a moment and look back to October 13, 2011.
Not a single person suggested that night that the Wings 2-0 victory over the Canucks at the Joe was tainted or required some sort of demarcation because Ryan Kesler was not in the Vancouver line-up. Kesler missed the game as he recovered from off-season hip surgery, and there is no doubt the Canucks weren't quite as formidable without the reigning Selke winner in the line-up that night.
Injuries happen. They are a big part of the game. The Wings are – and have been for a long time – the model franchise in the NHL, and their home ice win streak is incredible. But during the run, they've benefitted from teams missing key players and they themselves have won the last six games on home ice without starting goalie Jimmy Howard, leaning instead on third-stringer Joey MacDonald.
It's one game. One mouth-watering match-up, but it's just one game. No one will win the Western Conference based on the outcome Thursday at the Joe. The teams will line-up, the puck will drop and let's hope the best team on the night comes away victorious. Things transpire over the course of a long season and injuries are one of them. Great games – even without key players – are another. Regardless of what happens in Motown on Thursday night, neither side will have anything to apologize for when it comes to the end result.
February 24 2012, 10:06AM
It's just like the folks who say that wasn't really a "win" because it went to a SO. Okay, then, by that logic remove three or four, I forget, of the Wings' wins that also went to a SO. So no, no excuses, I agree. Those are all the negative nellies and debbie downers anyway. Pfft.


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ROCKFORD--During the daytime, Ron K. Lund says it's very quiet near 7th Street and Broadway.
"We don't see it during the day, it's at night when all the bad stuff happens."
With dozens of arrests in recent weeks for sex solicitation, including 21 in a police sting over the weekend, businesses are on alert to the problem.
"I personally believe it exists," says Yolanda Mendoza, who's worked at a bridal shop for five years. "I haven't seen it during the day, maybe it's something during the night."
"It's a nice area during the day," says Lund, owner of the Thrift Boutique Resale Shoppe for nearly 30 years. "We have a lot of businesses down here. We've never had any problems during the day."
However at the end of the day, safety comes to mind as more businesses close up shop during the daylight hours. Broadway Florist changed their hours in 2008; electing close at 6pm instead of 9pm. Now the flower shop locks up at 5pm.
Aside from the obvious economic affect the prostitution problem has had on the neighborhood, it's been a personal problem for Karen Elyea. The 11th Ward Alderman moved her business from Broadway to East State Street after she was solicited in her store. She still lives in the area.
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Global International Waters Assessment Report Launched
Freshwater Shortages, Engineering of River Flows, Pollution and Overfishing Highlighted in Final Global International Waters Assessment
21 March 2006 - Freshwater shortages are likely to trigger increased environmental damage over the next 15 years, according to an international report of the worlds waters.
Falls in river flows, rising saltiness of estuaries, loss of fish and aquatic plant species and reductions in sediments to the coast are expected to rise in many areas of the globe by 2020.
These in turn will intensify farmland losses, food insecurity and damage to fisheries along with rises in malnutrition and disease.
Overall agriculture ranks highest as the key concern on the freshwater front among the 1,500 experts involved in the final report of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA).
Globally, there has been an increased demand for agricultural products and a trend towards more water-intensive food such as meat rather than vegetables and fruits rather than cereals.
Knowledge gaps are also to blame, with many developing countries operating in the dark on the size of their water resource, and the precise patterns of supply and demand.
Aquifers represent the largest information gap, which is an increasingly significant hindrance for effective water management given the growing dependence on groundwater," says the report released in advance of World Water Day 22 March.
Market failures are also highlighted as important contributors to damage in both freshwaters and coastal zones.
Most production inputs are under-priced compared with their full social and environmental costs, says the report, citing the under-pricing of water, subsidies for pesticides and fishing and incentives for infrastructure, like dams and water transfer schemes.
The damage to international waters from overfishing and destructive fishing methods is also underlined.
The report points to the excessive catches fueled by $20 billion a year fishing subsidies, poor enforcement of fishing laws and destructive practices like blast fishing on coral reefs.
The investment of one dollar (in blast fishing) can generate an immediate 200-fold return for local fishermen but leaves a devastated reef that takes 50 years to recover, says the report.
The report recommends ecosystem service payments as one way of better valuing the goods and services provided by natural features like coral reefs and wetlands.
For example, it argues that wetlands in Mexico would be less vulnerable if landowners are paid for the waste water treatment provided by these natural pollution filters.
Climate change is viewed as the overarching issue in the report, with specific concerns for fisheries and marine organisms.
It estimates that climate variability is the key controlling factor in fishing yields for about half of the worlds large marine ecosystems.
These include the East and West Greenland shelfs; the Benguela Current off Southwest Africa, the Canary Current off Northwest Africa and the Humboldt Current off the West coast of South America.
Thus climate change may have important impacts on yields in these sensitive regions.
These are among the findings from the GIWA implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and national governments, especially Nordic ones.
The assessment, a unique endeavour, brought together not only scientists but experts from social and economic backgrounds.
They have been evaluating current and future trends in the freshwater and coastal waters of some 66 transboundary water areas, mainly linked with developing countries.
Their final report, Challenges to International Waters: Regional Assessments in a Global Perspective, is formally launched today, complete with a string of forward looking recommendations to reverse the damage and declines.
Klaus Toepfer, UNEPs Executive Director, said: There are many important messages emerging from this pioneering study. One that rings loud and clear is the economic one -- that our collective failure to value the goods and services provided by international waters, and to narrowly price the benefits in terms of the few rather than the many, is impoverishing us all.
I sincerely believe that overcoming poverty and meeting the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals requires us to look harder at the way we manage the natural world. Demands that we give greater value to the natural capital of forests and grasslands up to our freshwaters and coastal habitats, he added.
Mr Toepfer thanked Gotthilf Hempel, Professor Emeritus for Biological Oceanography at the University of Kiel, and Science Advisor to the Senate of Bremen, Germany, for his great contribution.
"Professor Hempel, our GIWA Ambassador, played an important role in the preparation of the final report. We are indebted to him for his wisdom, experience and knowledge in guiding the final chapter of this seminal work," he added.
GIWA has been looking at five priority areas including freshwater shortages, pollution and overfishing.
The report concludes that there is cause for serious concern in all areas and that many of the problems are expected to increase in severity by 2020.
Among the positive findings is an expectation that the overfishing problem will improve in over 20 per cent of the GIWA regions/sub-systems over the next two decades as a result of more sustainable management practices.
Freshwater Shortages
The GIWA experts predict that the environmental impacts of freshwater shortages will mostly increase or remain the same over the next 15 years.
Only around six of the areas studied, including the Murray Darling Basin in Australia, the Mekong River region and the Russian Arctic region, are expected to see impacts decline.
The report notes that rising demand by irrigated agriculture now accounts for 70 per cent of freshwater withdrawls with only 30 per cent of this returned to the environment.
This compares with industry and households which return up to 90 per cent of the water used.
Almost a third of the regional teams pointed to modification of water flows as a severe consequence of shortages.
Modifications include the building of dams, river diversions, water transfers, and other structures designed to supply water and energy.
Such engineering works can obstruct migration routes and reduce spawning habitats. The report cites the impact of dams on the Volga River which have reduced the spawning habitat of Caspian sturgeon.
They can also be highly inefficient. More than 90 per cent of the water in Namibias Eastern National Water Carrier canal is lost through evaporation.
The loss and change in water flow as a result of engineering works can have important knock-on effects.
The report cites the loss of ecosystems in the Aral and Dead seas and impacts on the Volta River Basin and in Lake Chad.
The Berg River estuary in South Africa has suffered high salinity levels which are affecting birds, fish and bottom living invertebrates, as a result of upstream water withdrawls.
Similar problems have been experienced in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system where more than 30 dams, barrages and river diversions upstream have reduced dry season river flows in Bangladesh by up to 60 per cent.
The construction of the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in Ghana has increased the proportion of children infected with the parasitic disease schistosomiasis from five per cent to 90 per cent.
Transboundary pollution ranks as the top issue in a quarter of all the international waters studied and a further third classed it as their second most serious concern.
By 2020, the environmental impacts of pollution are predicted to increase in severity in over three quarters of the GIWA regions/sub-regions, making this the most negative future outlook for any of the GIWA concerns, says the report.
Suspended solids, increasing mainly as a result of deforestation and agriculture, severely affect coral reefs, seagrasses and river habitats in an estimated one fifth of the areas studied.
These include the Caribbean Sea, the Brazil Current, East African Rift Valley lakes and all regions of Southeast Asia.
Eutrophication triggering oxygen deficiencies as a result of fertilized agricultural run-off, sewage discharges and air pollution is present in lakes, rivers and many semi-enclosed seas in Europe and Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It is on the rise in Northeast Asia and the Gulf of Mexico.
Dumping of solid wastes is a priority issue in many rivers and coastal areas of sub-Saharan Africa, in Small Island Developing States globally, parts of the Indonesian seas and stretches of the Rio Grande in the Gulf of Mexico.
Chemical pollution is an issue as hot spots including Central America, West Africa, South and Southeast Asia as well as on the River Jordan, Aral Sea and the Arctic rim.
Impact of oil spills was assessed as severe in the Caribbean Sea, Niger Basin and the Benguela Current in Southwest Africa.
Overfishing and Other threats
Overfishing and other threats to aquatic living resources is ranked as the top priority in over a fifth of the GIWA areas studied with 60 per cent of the teams citing over exploitation as severe.
Three quarters of the regions say destructive fishing practices are harming habitats and fish dependent communities.
Destructive fishing includes bottom trawling, blast or bomb fishing, fishing with poisons such as cyanide, muro-ami nets, and other locally employed techniques.
Blast fishing in Indonesia is expected to cost that country at least USD three billion over the next 20 years. A sustainable hook and line fishery could generate net benefits of $320 million over the same period.
Many farmed fish operations are unsustainable. Outbreaks of disease at shrimp farms in the Humboldt Current, West coast of South America, have cost $600 million annually, not including economic damage to wild stocks.
The report is optimistic that at least in some areas new policies and management actions are beginning to be introduced that promise to improve the situation.
Community management of fisheries, certification of fish and the extension of marine parks also promise improvements.
For example, catches near the Bamburi Marine Park in Kenya have increased more than twofold since it came into existence.
Habitat Modification
Climate change, alteration of river flows, coastal developments, pollution and other factors are adding to habitat modification and changes in freshwater and coastal living communities.
In the Guinea current region, the expansion of Accra, Ghana, has led to the clearing of over half of the mangroves and significant areas of marshland.
In the Philippines, 60 per cent to 80 per cent of mangroves have been cleared for port developments.
Land reclamation projects in the Pacific Islands has led to more than half of the regions mangroves being lost or severely degraded.
In the Volta River Basin, degradation of mangroves has changed the fish species composition by 70 per cent since 1969. It has led to the collapse of the shrimp and Jack mackerel fishery and a down turn in the freshwater clam industry.
Notes Editors
GIWA, was a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-led and Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded programme, with Kalmar University, Sweden as the main executing agency that hosted the GIWA Core Team and Co-ordination Office. All GIWA reports are available in print and at www.unep.org/dewa or www.giwa.net/publications
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Water: A Crisis of Governance UNESCO - UNEP Press Release (9 March 2006)
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From a 'Dog to a Dawg.
Harrisburg's Tyler Smithpeters lucked out mascot wise when he signed with Southern Illinois University late last spring.
As far as comparisons, that's about it for the 6-foot-3, 170-pound Saluki freshman, who prepares for his first game in the maroon and white unis Saturday when SIU takes on Harris-Stowe at 7:05 p.m. at the SIU Arena.
It's one of two exhibition games that Smithpeters is expected to see action in.
After that, it's believed that SIU head coach Barry Hinson will make a decision as to redshirt Smithpeters or not.
From adapting to class schedules, to a change in color scheme, Smithpeters has run the gamut in his first year at Southern Illinois University.
The biggest difference for Smithpeters, "Not seeing my dad everyday in practice."
Smithpeters, along with his father Randy, led Harrisburg to last year's Class 2A State Championship, the program's first, when they beat Seaton Acadmemy.
Harrisburg finished 33-1 last year as Smithpeters was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Assocation's All-State First-Team and was named Southern Illinoisan Co-Player of the year (with teammate Capel Henshaw).
Smithpeters averaged 17.5 points per game, along with six assists and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 40 percent from 3-point range.
Smithpeters displayed his 3-point shooting expertise at SIU's Annual Fan Jam as he narrowly lost to Desmar Jackson in the 3-point shootout.
When asked about his first clue that he's not in Harrisburg anymore, Smithpeters was quick with a response.
"The biggest one is you can't take plays off here. I took a lot of plays off in high school and now in practice if you take a play off, the coaches really get after you."
Smithpeters admitted to the wear and tear his body took in the first couple of weeks in the camp, adding that he's now learn to accept and appreciate getting in the weight room.
"I don't know how many ice baths I have taken in the last two months, but my body is starting to get used to it. It's getting a lot better," Smithpeters said. "Boot camp was one of the hardest thing I have ever done in my life for sure. Being mentally tough was more important than being physically tough. We are in the weight room four times a week right now and sometimes I will go in the morning to get an extra lift in. I need it and I know it."
On the notion that Smithpeters does not receive a red shirt, he says he's ready.
"I'll just go out there and play hard when I'm asked too and do what I can do to help this team win some ballgames."
If Hinson does decide to give Smithpeters a red shirt, the freshman is also comfortable with that decision.
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The Mizuno Wave Rider 17 is a standard, daily running, neutral shoe designed for a neutral foot motion.
High mileage dependability gets a whole lot lighter with the Mizuno Wave Rider 17. Featuring an innovative U4ic midsole for reduced weight without sacrificing cushioning, this neutral trainer keeps you going no matter the mileage. A blown rubber outsole provides traction and durability, and a seamless upper ensures that your foot is wrapped in security and comfort.
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Weight: 8.6 oz (size 9)
Stack Height: 31mm (Heel); 18mm (Forefoot)
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Comments: I have run in Mizuno Riders for years with a few breaks because they progressively got narrower. I ran in the Rider 15's and 16's and thought that they were great shoes. I liked the 16's because of the wider toe box. But they both pale in comparison to the 17's. I purchased my Rider `17's at a local running store. They really are a fantastic running shoe. These shoes are soft, but you still feel the road, The toe box is wide which is a big plus for me. They are incredibly light and as advertised you are not thinking about your shoes when you are running. This shoe is no doubt one of my favorite Riders of all time. I have just two negative comments. The fit of the shoe was a bit problematic. I usually wear a 9.5 and it seems a bit long. I tried a 9--too small I went with the 9.5 and it seems fine. Finally, I agree with other reviews I have read. It took about 20-30 miles to break these shoes in to achieve that soft/feel the road status. After that initial break-in period th ey have been great. I now have 200 miles on them and I think I can get 350-400. I would highly recommend the Wave Rider 17.
From: Anonymous. July 21st 2014
Comments: Got some more miles on these shoes since moving to FL from VA three months ago and really like them. I give them two thumbs up in the fit, comfort and durability departments. I think I'd like them better if they had, say, a 10mm heel-to-toe delta, but that's a minor nit to pick.
From: Bruce, Davie, FL, USA. June 30th 2014
Comments: An update: maybe it is me or maybe it is the summer heat, but after about 80 miles the midsole, particularly in the front of the shoe, feels squishy. I originally wrote that the transition was good, but not so much now. The Runningwarehouse video review said that they were firmer than some alternatives, and that was true in the beginning, but now they just feel very soft. I'd be interested if others found the same thing.
From: Anonymous. June 7th 2014
Comments: I've run about 30 miles in them now. Simply a great pair of shoes for those looking for a neutral shoe with some medial support. Flexible in the forefoot, stable in the rear but with flexible cushioning for various landing patterns. Despite the official stack height, the shoes feel lower to me. The transition is very good for my funky left foot; not the bulky feeling of earlier versions of this shoe and 'traditional trainers.' I usually run in much lower stacked shoes and with less control, but I was looking for something with more control and these work very well without feeling overly bulky. I phoned in my order and got a good discount, too! Thanks Runningwarehouse!
From: Anonymous. May 19th 2014
Comments: I really wanted to like these. The ride is ok, if a bit clunky in the heel, and well cushioned- toeing the line between comfy and too mushy. The weight is right on. The upper is terrible, though. The tongue is awful and cut up my third, fourth, and fifth toes on both feet. Tried cutting and taping the tongue material which covers almost my entire foot but there's just way too much material there. I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending these to anyone. If you swear by Mizuno there are better choices in brand.
From: Jeff, Brooklyn, NY. 3/4/14
Comments: First Mizuno shoe I've worn that runs true to size. My only previous experience with the Wave Rider was the 14 and it was a miss, but I've been a big fan of the Precision and Elixir. The WR 17 seems to pick up the slack for those two discontinued models, and it looks like the outsole will last longer. I've only gotten in a short run on the dreadmill so far (thanks to the "polar vortex"), but my first impressions are good ones. I'm looking forward to getting some more substantial road and trail miles in them.
From: Bruce, Ashburn, VA USA
Comments: Ran in these for the first time tonight and they live up to Mizunos great reputation. I felt smooth and light the entire run, and they have just the right amount of cushioning. I went through 3 pairs of the 16s, and the 17s fit the same, but my heal slips a little in these shows, nothing the right lacing technique can't fix. Highly recommended shoe for the supnate (which I do) to neutral runner, and the weight makes it perfect for speed work as well for any normal or long run. 5 Stars
From: Adam, Augusta, GA, USA
Comments: I have honestly been looking for a new pair of running shoes for literally, I kid you not, 4 months. I tried Sports Authority, I tried Dick's, I tried EVERYWHERE. I was literally so depressed and thought I'd never run again. I have low arches but am not a heavy built person and supportive shoes do not work for my feet. They hurt more than they help. Also, my big toe on my right foot slightly is larger than my left, so that has been annoying when trying to find shoes. I tried the Free Flyknit+ from Nike, Nike Frees, Lunar 1's, Brooks Purecadence 2's and Glycerin 11's, Wave Sayonara from Mizuno, Wave Ronin, and Wave Creation 16's with little luck. I always found something wrong with one of them, whether the toebox crushed by big toe on my right foot or the shoe did not feel right or comfortable. After visiting a specialty running store and being introduced to these, my troubles have ended. I cannot speak to durability, since I have had them for less than a week. But they are supremely comfortable, upper is FANTASTIC and is not restrictive. Runs true to size. I am sized at barely over a 12.5, but I wear a 13 in all my shoes and got a 13 in these. They are great shoes! I recommend them to anyone stuck between what kind of shoe to buy. Seriously, get them if in doubt. Also, try Adidas running shoes. I tried them on in store after being a long term nike guy, and discovered that maybe I'd look into Adidas after these wear out.
From: John, College Station, TX, United States
Comments: It's official: the WR 17 was love at first run. I never liked the 16s, good shoe but they just felt wrong on my feet. The 17s feel so much comfier yet are more than 10% lighter, plus they look better (I have the dark slate). My Gel Nimbus 15s are going to be relegated to coaching duty now as I can't go back to them after the light, breathable, cushioned yet responsive WR17s. Amazing job Mizuno, and before i forget, the long thick tongue feels great and is far better than the short Nike tongues or thin Adidas ones. Sizing advice is correct, I wear either a 12 or an 11.5 and in these I was the latter. 5-stars for this shoe, I'm ordering a second pair from RW once I finish this review.
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Maple candy brings back memories of teenage loitering, wandering between shops along the main drag of my chintzy hometown, spending my babysitting money on sugar, salt, and Hypercolor jackets. Pure maple sugar, concentrated in the figure of a quaint leaf or lighthouse, flooded our brains and fueled the many evenings of pointless hyperactivity.
I bought some maple candy recently at the fair, and it powered me through the crafts tent at the end of a long day. I realized then that maple candy, though a one-way ticket to diabetes in any significant quantity, is practically a whole food! It has only one ingredient! And it comes from trees!
Maple candy can get expensive. Making your own at home is cheaper, and not too difficult. Half of an $18 quart of syrup gave me one pound of candy, enough to cause a racing pulse and blackouts. Not a bad deal.
I followed this recipe, and I have a few hints:
1. Use a tall pot. When the syrup hits its boiling point, a cloud of sticky, burning froth will rise up in a flash. I don't need to tell you how much it would hurt to get this maple magma on your hands, or how awful it would be if hot syrup hardened instantly on your stovetop. So use a tall pot.
2. You'll need a candy thermometer. They are not expensive.
3. While the syrup boils in step 5, don't leave the stove. Stand there, breathing in maple fumes, while you wait for the exact moment the syrup reaches its desired temperature. This happens quickly!
4. In step 7, stir only until "the liquid loses its gloss and starts to become opaque." If you wait too long the syrup will harden as you try to pour it into your molds. I stirred too long, and the heart and star above were the only candies I managed to get into my teeny tiny bundt pan. The rest look like lumpy (but delicious) rocks.
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I mean, he loves Batman becuase well he is to much fun.
But does this guy feels any romantic things?
Not for Harley for anything, i mean he is pretty much demisexual, still i dont see him feeling romantic love.
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Also Rape isnt about sex, is about violence, for the same is easy to explain why The Joker can rape people, becuase, well he enjoys pain and violence, so it makes sense that he rapes, but id dont think he enjoys sex.


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Washed out road pits drivers against Bonner County
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - A washed out road has homeowners and Bonner County in a stalemate. Bowen Arrow Road flooded about a month ago. The county is saying it can't fix it. Drivers are asking who will?
When Sand Creek flooded it took a chunk of road with it, forcing dozens of people to detour a half hour to get out of the area. For drivers like Tanya Bos, it put a big pinch on the wallet.
"Add $250 worth of gas extra every month," Bos said.
Eventually someone brought in sand and concrete so cars, one at a time, could cross. The neighborhood, north of Ponderay, needed help. Bonner County said their hands are tied.Washed out Bonner County road video
"County cannot put money toward repairing that road. So that would be responsibility of homeowners or the developer or whoever has the authority over the road," said Bob Howard with Emergency Management.
Homeowners aren't sure they can afford that. Tyrel Remsburg, who has lived in the area for years, started fundraising. He's put out a few jars in Ponderay, but said it's not going well.
"I'm trying. I'm really trying it's not working," he said.
So far he's collected around 50 dollars; repairs could cost thousands of dollars.
During the flood, emergency management did make sure emergency services were ready to access the area if needed.
As for asking FEMA, Emergency Management said the flooding was not a federally declared disaster and therefore FEMA was not really involved in handling the flooding.
The Idaho Transportation Department did not return calls for comment on this story Tuesday.


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New Balance 750 v1 Lightweight Running Shoe - Mens
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New Balance brings a little style to your workout attire with the original men's 750 lightweight running shoe! With a breathable mesh upper and lightweight design, version 1 of this innovative shoe will keep your feet comfortable during your entire workout.
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March 12, 2013
NB Mens 750
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Kastler, herself, is definitely one of those people who have supported the hospital for the long haul. She will continue to serve Dixie Regional assisting Intermountain Southwest Region Vice President Terri Kane with special assignments and projects while making a gradual move toward full retirement. The transition was initiated in early 2013 with Kastler stepping down this week as next week a new leader will be formally named in her place. Kastler's role as chief development officer has encompassed fund-raising accountability for the region's three hospital foundations (Dixie Regional Medical Center, Valley View Medical Center, and Garfield Memorial Hospital).
"We are so grateful for Kerry's dedication and service over the past nearly 30 years," said Kane. "Under her leadership she grew Dixie Regional's main fundraising event — the annual Jubilee of Trees — into the largest showcase of designer trees and holiday entertainment between Las Vegas and the Wasatch Front. Most recently this event raised an unprecedented $1 million to advance trauma care. I look forward to a continued association with Kerry in her new role. Her many achievements have helped to create the breadth of healthcare services in this end of the state that we enjoy today."
Kastler began her career at Dixie as the volunteer secretary to the Foundation Board of Trustees in 1986 and became the hospital's first paid foundation director in 1989. For several years she served a dual position as volunteer services/public relations director, and in 1999 she again accepted the position of foundation executive director. Over the past three decades she has collaborated with board members and community volunteers to initiate and fund such still successful philanthropic programs and initiatives as:
• Jubilee Homes – in both St. George and Cedar City – charitable lodging for patients and families of patients receiving critical care at Dixie Regional and Valley View Medical Centers
• Trees of Light and Life – the foundation of the hospital's commemorative giving programs to provide tribute contributions in honor and memory of friends and loved ones; first tree atop 400 East Campus; second on southwest corner of River Road campus
• Hospital Thrift Store (formerly Repeat Performance) facilitates the recycle of clothing, housewares, furniture and more to benefit bargain hunters and low income families; proceeds benefit the hospital
• Mammogram 500 – program to fund 500 free mammograms for underserved at-risk women; program continues today serving hundreds of additional complimentary mammograms
• Jubilee of Trees fundraising event – increased revenue from humble beginnings of less than $50,000 to $1 million
• Rulan D. Woodbury Jubilee Classic Golf Tournaments – benefit Dixie Regional and Valley View Medical Centers
• Tribute Bench – commemorative giving
• $23 million – raised in partnership with community volunteer leaders. Kastler served in campaign leadership to raise more than $23 million for major hospital advancements named above and also including the new hospital campaign at Dixie, Valley View's cancer center, Life Flight rotary wing air ambulance, the Dixie Regional Health & Performance Center, newborn intensive care and the advancement of trauma care services.
Kastler received her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah went on to complete graduate studies at Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) and earned a certified fund-raising executive (CFRE) professional designation in 2007. She was the first executive director/president of Dixie Regional Medical Center Foundation and the first chief development officer for the region. She has served as a member of faculty for the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy and has presented at several national and regional educational conferences. She currently serves on the board of the Southern Utah Non-Profit Legal Center and The Spectrum's editorial board.
Kastler's broader community involvement includes service as chairman of the board for the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce and an Emeritus Sunshiner (the chamber's ambassador group). She chaired the Dixie Tub Thumpers Toastmaster's Club, served as Chairman of the St. George Planning Commission and as vice-chair of the Washington County Planning Commission. As a past member of the Spectrum's "Writer's Group" she authored more than 100 opinion columns.


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Near the end of 2002, Cindy Pickles developed acute respiratory distress. It took two and a half years of testing and multiple consults before a pulmonary hypertension diagnosis (secondary to scleroderma) was made. Not wanting others to experience her roller coaster ride in search of the correct diagnosis, Cindy organized the Piedmont PH Support Group, which includes patients from the Triad area of North Carolina. The group is active with PH fundraising, education, awareness and advocacy. Cindy also served as the Conference Committee co-chair for PHA's 9th International Conference and Scientific Sessions (2010).
Cindy graduated from the Montefiore Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA in 1971. She obtained a BSN from Gardner Webb University in 1988. Her nursing career includes 19 years working in Emergency Departments and 11 years working for HMOs. Her HMO experience includes: case management, claims review, prior authorizations, admission certification, quality improvement and HEDIS reporting. She worked one and a half years for NC Baptist Hospital implementing and teaching a new an inpatient acuity system.
Originally from St. Mary's, Penn., a small town in the northwest section of the state, Cindy now lives in Lewisville, N.C. with John, her husband of 36 years. They have two children: Tim, 35, a computer programmer for the government and LeeAnn, 20, a student at UNC Charlotte majoring in system engineering. Two miniature schnauzers – Sassy and Gizmo – are great companions for the empty nesters.
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I would start with the throttle.
Maybe we could start with the basic hardware for the Arduino (I don't even know which one or which kit to get)
a display (if android readouts are too difficult for the beginning)
and some sensors (temperature, hal sensors for speed and crank cadence, maybe a photo sensor to automatically switch on the backlight when it's too dark)
Is this, what I should buy?
I'd rather have everything I need to start out and not start buying more stuff in 2 weeks.
Can this Uno handle all the sensors and outputs that I want to do, or would I need something bigger for that?
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Seychelles Cruel World Flat Sandal
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Fun, flirty and oh so cute, the Cruel World flat sandal from Seychelles is anything but ordinary. Grab a pair of these printed sandals and dance your way out the door.
- Polka dot, floral or stripe print fabric upper
- Ruffle trim
- Heel strap with adjustable buckle
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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Location: New York
September 26, 2013
SO cute!!
"These are so super cute. A friend described them as sundresses for your feet. They run a little small - not extremely, but if you're in between, I'd go 1/2 size up. Love."
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Location: Boston, MA
July 08, 2013
crazy in love
"Let me start off by saying I love these beauties! I got them in yellow, they are super duper cute! A must have for summer, the ruffle is phenomenal! They run true to size, are of an outstanding quality (I love Seychelles for their quality). If you are still debating, buy them now!!"
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