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When parents enroll their child in athletic programs, they expect their child will be respected and the coach will be a positive influence on their child. In most cases this is true, however, it is no longer prudent to make this assumption without taking some steps to ensure the safety and well-being of the child. Many schools and most recreation programs are having a difficult time finding people willing to coach. Consequently, most states have exceptions in their teaching certification programs that allow schools to employ non-educators as coaches. In most cases these people have had no training in professional ethics or child development.
A small percentage of coaches go into coaching because it provides them with access to children for the purpose of exploiting them. A former coach, now incarcerated, reports "the easiest way to get a teaching job is to say you are willing to coach. Initially I was asked to coach sports that I knew nothing about, but I did it because it gave me access to children." This person said the abuse "often happened before games and after games. I made arrangements to pick one boy up before the others and dropped him off last so that I was able to be alone with him." This coach worked hard to gain the trust of parents: "I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs and the parents knew this, they thought 'this individual is ok with my child.'" Another incarcerated coach said, "I also groomed the parents by letting them see me with their children—how well I treated them—but it was a mask to get them to trust me, so that I would have access to their child
"The child molester has found a home in the world of youth sports, where as a coach he can gain the trust and loyalty of kids—and then prey on them" (Nack & Yaeger, 1999[). This contention is supported by reports of hundreds of incidents of coaches sexually abusing their players. For example, a Little League coach who is now serving an 84-year sentence reports that he misses sex with his preferred partners—his players. He pleaded guilty to 39 counts of lewd acts with children, four boys and a girl, that occurred while he was a coach. He is described as "articulate, cool and composed". He estimates that he "has molested a couple of hundred children between the ages of 11 and 14, whom he first met through his work in Little League". He granted an interview to Sports Illustrated with the hope that, "[he] can say something that will make sense to parents" He feels that he should remain in prison because "I have a predisposition to want to be around, and am sexually aroused by, young boys. I can't be where I have access to boys"
Amazingly, during the time he was molesting these children he was on probation for an earlier molestation offense in a nearby town. None of the parents knew that he had undergone more than five years of treatment in two state mental hospitals for child molesting. At the sentencing hearing, one 13-year-old victim told him, "You made my life a wreck." A father said, "You're worse than a murderer. A thief steals what can be replaced. A murderer kills his victim one time. What you have done to these children is going to last the rest of their lives"
Nack and Yaeger (1999) report "[a] computer-database search of recent newspaper stories reveals more than 30 cases just in the last 18 months of coaches in the U.S. who have been arrested or convicted of sexually abusing children" This is "despite the fact that child sex-abuse victims, for reasons ranging from shame and embarrassment to love or fear of their molesters, rarely report the crime. For every child who reports being molested at least 10 more keep their secrets unrevealed" Nack and Yaeger (1999) believe there are "indications that after decades of being ignored, minimized or hidden away, the molestation of players by their coaches is no longer the sporting culture's dirty little secret" They note that Steven Bisbing, a clinical and forensic psychologist who studies sexual abuse of children by authority figures reports sexual abuse by coaches "occurs with enough regularity across the country, at all levels [of society], that it should be viewed as a public health problem" Although some child molesters are married, most are not. "The majority are white males who have average to high IQs and extremely good verbal and interpersonal skills. . . . The majority also claim they were molested as children (though only a small percentage of victims become molesters)"
Coaches who sexually exploit children seduce them the same way that adult men and women seduce each other. They flirt with them, buy them gifts, show them personal attention, laugh at their jokes, and generally let them know that they are special. As they seduce the child, they evaluate the child's vulnerabilities. The determined molester is cunning and patient and takes whatever time is necessary to break down the child's inhibitions. This process sometimes takes weeks or even months.
Coaches who molest athletes face serious consequences. For example, in a Wisconsin case, a high school football coach faced up to 90 years in prison after being charged with sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16. The child told investigators that the coach coerced her into performing a sex act and threatened to kill her if she told anyone (Chronis, 2002).
Coaches who molest children generally have more than one victim. For example, while investigating a basketball coach who allegedly molested two 13-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl, detectives encountered two other alleged victims. The two boys said their coach repeatedly touched their genitals through their clothes. One boy told police that the coach kissed him on the lips and that he sometimes touched himself in front of the child. The girl said she was in his car when the coach pulled into a park and pushed his finger inside her genitals. The abuse of the boys allegedly occurred in the coach's car, at his home, and during basketball practice (Gilot, 2002).
Former coaches who are now serving prison sentences report that they had molested 30 to 70 children before they were discovered. Some indicate that they went into coaching because it "gave them opportunities to be around children." Most of these former coaches report that they never threatened the youngsters or coerced them. "I just told them that this was a secret between us guys, no one else needs to know. When asked how he selected his victims, one incarcerated former coach said, "Some boys would just flat out say 'no—don't do that!' I would stop. The others never said to stop, so I continued with them
Athletes Are Reluctant to Report
By the time an athlete is molested, the youngster often views the molester as a friend and is reluctant to get him or her into trouble. Because the stigma of homosexuality is very strong, boys often do not report their abuse. Some athletes are afraid their parents will be disappointed in them. One victim said, "I didn't want people finding out what was happening. . . . I didn't know what to say. . . . He was my coach! . . . I was embarrassed about it. . . . I'm still embarrassed about it." The molester is most vulnerable to detection when he or she breaks off the relationship. It is then that the child begins to realize that he or she has been used.
The sad truth is that sports provide the perfect opportunity for adults to sexually exploit children. Coaches are placed on a pedestal by parents and children. They work closely with youngsters, often away from other adults. In some cases they travel out of town together, often staying overnight. Parents have assumed that their child will be protected because there are other children around. Clearly this is not a guarantee. Some experts estimate that a molester will molest 120 times before he or she is caught.
Organizationsl Liability for Coaches
School district liability for the actions of coaches is the same as it would be for any other school employee. The key is whether the school administration took reasonable precautions in hiring and supervising the coach, and whether it took prompt and appropriate action as soon as allegations came to its attention. For example, the mother of a girl who had sex with a former coach sued her youngster's school district, contending the school should have known the coach had a history of sex with minors. The teacher and former track coach was convicted of one count of first-degree statutory rape, four counts of statutory sexual offense and five counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor, and is serving a prison sentence of between 36 and 45 years. The lawsuit alleged school officials failed to report the teacher's behavior to authorities "even though they knew or should have known that his actions were criminal" ("Woman suing school," 2002).
What can Parents do to Protect Their Young Athletes?
School administrators must educate parents regarding strategies to protect their children. Parents should be told that they cannot assume that just because the coach is popular, he or she is ethical. Parents must be encouraged to talk with their children. If parents are suspicious they should investigate. School districts should make it clear that parents are welcome to visit before, during, or after practice. Practices should not be closed to parents.
Most children will talk if adults will listen. One coach convicted of child abuse said, "I did not assault children that I thought communicated too well with their parents." Parents should be encouraged to talk with their children about appropriate and inappropriate behavior. Children should be taught what sexual harassment and abuse are. Children should be told to tell their parents if there is any inappropriate touching, serving of alcohol or drugs, or showing pornographic material.
Parents and school districts must make it clear that they are paying attention. They must send the message that they are going to look for molesters, find them, and report them. All coaches should be required to submit to a background check and fingerprinting, and should be asked to read and sign a code of ethical conduct. Most importantly, the organizing agency should encourage open feedback before and after the season. They should have each participant and each parent complete an anonymous evaluation of the program, specifically seeking information about any inappropriate conduct by players or coaches.
What Should Coaches do to Protect Themselves?
Athletic programs are faced with a very real dilemma. On the one hand, they need more competent, caring adults who are willing to give their time to the development of youngsters. On the other hand, many coaches are leaving coaching because they fear that they will be falsely accused of some type of inappropriate behavior.
Short of leaving the profession, what can a person do to reduce the likelihood of a false accusation of abuse? It would be naive to believe that there are no false charges. Consequently, coaches must not only behave appropriately, they must behave in a way that cannot be misconstrued. Coaches who meet with athletes behind closed doors create a situation where there are no witnesses to confirm what took place. Unless there is some type of medical or weather emergency, coaches should not drive athletes to or from games or practices. When traveling with a team, the coach should not be alone in a room with an athlete. Coaches should have uniform selections made by a committee that includes parents, in order to guard against the selection of low-cut revealing tops or revealing shorts. The issue of conducting closed practices can be argued from both sides. On the one hand, many ethical coaches believe that a closed practice prevents overbearing, verbally abusive parents from interfering with the coaching process. On the other hand, having closed practices may expose the coach to allegations of misconduct. If a child alleges that a coach behaved inappropriately, and there are no witnesses to what happened, it may come down to a jury's opinion of what happened.
Sexual Exploitation in Schools: How to Spot it and Stop it, Robert J. Shoop, Corwin Press, 2004, Excerpted and used with permission.
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Right-wing media disappear Bush in assigning oil spill blame
Right-wing media figures have repeatedly claimed that it's "time we stopped blaming Bush" in discussions of the Gulf oil spill. However, under the Bush administration, federal offshore drilling regulators relaxed regulatory standards and were plagued by ethics scandals.
Conservatives say it's "about time we stopped blaming Bush," "ridiculous" and "offensive" to do so
Giuliani: "It's about time we stopped blaming Bush." On the June 17 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Rudy Giuliani said President Obama has "been president now for 18 months" so "it's about time we stopped blaming Bush."
From the June 17 edition [1] of Morning Joe:
JOE SCARBOROUGH (host): In the role of devil's advocate, we hear that we had the technology to stop this, in 2002, though, Dick Cheney and his energy task force said, no, we're not going to take an extra step.
GIULIANI: I have no -- I have no idea what Dick Cheney did five or six years ago.
SCARBOROUGH: Isn't it important to know?
GIULIANI: Of course it's important to know
SCARBOROUGH: It's part of the story.
GIULIANI: It's important to know as part of the history of this but the reality is, he's been president now for 18 months. It's about time we stopped blaming Bush.
Perino: Democrats are "ridiculous" and "offensive" to lay any blame for oil spill on Bush administration. On June 14 on Fox News' Fox & Friends, former Bush press secretary Dana Perino said that it was "offensive," "small," and "ridiculous" to put any blame for the Gulf oil spill on the Bush administration.
From the June 14 edition [2] of Fox & Friends:
BRIAN KILMEADE (co-host): So there you have it on the Sunday shows as if the president Bush left yesterday, he's blaming. I mean, does President Bush have to go back, or someone like yourself go back and say what you inherited?
PERINO: Well, you know, we could, but I think that the American people by now they've -- it's gone from being, okay, yeah, we get it, you're blaming them to being ridiculous to now just being offensive and I think they look so small. And I think about those leaders -- they know that that is not true. They know that there are answers to every single one of those things and they chose not to talk about them.
And if you -- if one of those reporters had had the guts to say name one, name one regulatory piece that was repealed during the Bush administration that led to this or that. And instead they don't ask them about their role in the housing crisis or in the banking crisis. And I think I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of Democrats suggesting that we also try to drill for our own resources here in America because we have a national security and national economic security situation when it comes to our oil resources so it's just ridiculous.
KILMEADE: Right. Dana, also there's been at least 30,000 different wells drilled over the last 50 years in the Gulf. There's never been any accidents. Because one happens, it's George Bush's fault?
PERINO: Right. That's why it sounds so ridiculous. And I think, you know, if it was children that parents would fight - you know, children fighting in the back seat of a road trip, I think the parents would finally turn around and say, shut up or we're going to kick you out of the car.
Morris: "What's he going to do, posthumously blame Bush?" In a May 28 interview [3] with Newsmax, Dick Morris responded to the Obama administration noting the lack of oversight of the Bush administration's Minerals Management Service (MMS), which oversees offshore drilling, by asking if Obama would "posthumously blame Bush."
Huckabee: "Next, George Bush will be responsible for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby." In an interview on Fox News' Hannity, Fox News host Mike Huckabee said it was "outrageous" for blame to be laid on the Bush administration for MMS mismanagement, and that "next George Bush will be responsible for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby."
From the June 4 edition of Fox News' Hannity (via Nexis):
TUCKER CARLSON: So, earlier this week, the center for American progress basically the in-house think tank of the Obama administration from which many Obama administration officials have come, issuing a report referring to this oil spill as quote "Dick Cheney's Katrina" and trying to lay the blame, you can imagine, on the now retired former vice president and the reasoning was so tortured and stupid, I won't repeat it here. We are seeing this again and again from the left trying to make this somehow a product of conservatism, this bill.
HUCKABEE: That, to me, is an outrageous, ridiculous approach. I mean, next George Bush will be responsible for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. I mean, where does this stuff stop? You know, at some point is I've been trying to say, Barack Obama bought the cow, it's his to milk. He can no longer blame everything he experiences on George Bush and Dick Cheney and the Republicans. He has a majority in the House. He has it in the Senate. He got the White House, and he's had it for a year and a half. He has to man-up and accept responsibility to be president of the United States.
O'Reilly: "Dishonest" for Democrats to "continue to lay it all on Bush." On the June 14 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly said that "there was not much difference in the Bush oil policy than the Clinton oil policy" and that "there's plenty of blame to go around," so "for the Democrats to continue to lay it all on Bush is flat out dishonest."
From the June 14 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor (via Nexis):
O'REILLY: President Bush did ban drilling off Florida's west coast. And there was not much difference in the Bush oil policy than the Clinton oil policy. Both presidents allowed deep water drilling in some areas, as did President Obama. And Congress went along with it.
So there's plenty of blame to go around. And for the Democrats to continue to lay it all on Bush is flat out dishonest.
Hannity: Chris Dodd has "lost his mind" to blame Bush for spill; "he should keep his opinions to himself." On the May 25 edition of Hannity, host Sean Hannity responded to Sen. Chris Dodd's comments about the Bush administration's role in the mismanagement of MMS by saying "clearly, he lost his mind" and that "maybe a guy like Chris Dodd, who was shamed into retirement and amid the stench of corruption -- maybe he should keep his opinions to himself."
From the May 25 edition of Hannity (via Nexis):
HANNITY: Now that the administration says they're in charge and they own this crisis, I guess that means anything and everything that happens from this moment on is on their watch. They are responsible. They will be held accountable. But at least one Democrat isn't on message and is still blaming all of this, believe it or not, on George W. Bush. Watch this.
DODD: They come into office a year ago with all of this. And so after the last eight years of...
IMUS: Oh, come on!
DODD: ... a regulatory environment where ... drill, drill, drill. You -- what -- I think you were quoting "Drill, drill drill" a few months ago, weren't you, and Sarah Palin, the two of you? Drill, drill, drill?
IMUS: Now, I wasn't saying it. Don't try to lump me with Sarah Palin. And don't use that lame excuse to me about the Bush administration. Have you lost your mind!
DODD: Not at all.
HANNITY: Well, clearly, he lost his mind, and I'm glad Imus was there to call him out on that. Now, maybe a guy like Chris Dodd, who was shamed into retirement and amid the stench of corruption -- maybe he should keep his opinions to himself.
Hannity: "When do we get over this idea that everything" is Bush's fault? Perino: "They can't help themselves" -- "rinse and repeat." Later on the same edition of his Fox News program, Hannity asked Perino: "Eighteen months Barack Obama has been president of the United States. When do we get over this idea that everything is George W. Bush's fault?" She responded, "[T]hey seem that they can't help themselves. Like Chris Dodd, right, like, on the shampoo bottle, it says "rinse and repeat":
From the May 25 edition of Hannity (via Nexis):
HANNITY: Let me deal with the issue of Imus and Chris Dodd. I mean, the economy is Bush's fault. The financial crisis is Bush's fault. The terrorist, you know, watch list is Bush's fault. Everything is Bush's fault. Eighteen months Barack Obama has been president of the United States. When do we get over this idea that everything is George W. Bush's fault?
PERINO: Well, they seem that they can't help themselves. Like Chris Dodd, right, like, on the shampoo bottle, it says "rinse and repeat"...
PERINO: That's all they do. It's, like, over and over and over again. And it's a common response.
Weasel Zippers: Every time a Democrat engages in "blame-Bush nonsense" then "we get one free shot to the face." Conservative blog Weasel Zippers responded [4] to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) noting MMS deregulation under the Bush administration by saying, "There's only one way to stop this blame-Bush nonsense, every time a Dem does it we get one free shot to the face. I'll do my patriotic duty and volunteer my services."
Andrew Malcolm: Dodd is "eager to spread blame elsewhere." Los Angeles Times blogger and former Laura Bush press secretary Andrew Malcolm responded [5] to Sen. Dodd's comments by saying that "Chris Dodd has been in the U.S. Senate now for five six-year terms and might have been looking into drilling safety precautions instead of special mortgage deals. So he too is eager to spread blame elsewhere."
Radio Equalizer: Progressives have "turned to an old standby: gratuitous Bush-bashing." Brian Maloney, writing [6] at the conservative blog Radio Equalizer, responded to a progressive radio discussion about deregulation of the oil industry by saying that "with Obama's inaction on the rapidly-escalating Gulf oil crisis becoming increasingly clear, his 'progressive' minions have turned to an old standby: gratuitous Bush-bashing."
Inspector General reports detail MMS ethics violations during Bush admin.
Inspector General found "a culture where the acceptance of gifts from oil and gas companies were widespread" in Louisiana MMS office under Bush. The Department of Interior's Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated [7] allegations against MMS employees for conduct that "occurred prior to 2007" in the Lake Charles, Louisiana, district, and "found a culture where the acceptance of gifts from oil and gas companies were widespread throughout that office," and that prior to 2007, "receiving gifts such as hunting trips, fishing trips, and meals from oil companies appears to have been a generally accepted practice by MMS inspectors and supervisors in the Gulf of Mexico region." MMS subsequently "provid[ed] additional ethics training to employees."
IG investigation found email porn, illegal drug use at Louisiana MMS office under Bush. The Lake Charles investigation also found [7] that -- in addition to accepting gifts from oil companies-- MMS employees "admitted to using illegal drugs during their employment at MMS," including a clerical worker who said "he had used crystal methamphetamine the night prior to coming to work at MMS," and an inspector who "admitted that he might have been under the influence of the drug at work after using it the day before." Moreover, while reviewing MMS employees' email accounts "from 2005 to 2009," the OIG found "numerous instances of pornography and other inappropriate material on the e-mail accounts of 13 employees, six of whom have resigned."
IG: Bush MMS employee negotiated a job with drilling company while inspecting their platforms. The IG report [7] states that a Lake Charles MMS employee, who now works for the Island Operating Company, an oil and gas production firm, negotiated a job with the company while inspecting IOC platforms.
Source told OIG that some Bush MMS inspectors allowed oil and gas companies to fill out their own inspection forms. From the May 24 report [7] on the Lake Charles MMS office:
Another confidential source told investigators that some MMS inspectors had allowed oil and gas production company personnel located on the platform to fill out inspection forms. The forms would then be completed or signed by the inspector and turned in for review. According to the source, operating company personnel completed the inspection forms using pencils, and MMS inspectors would write on top of the pencil in ink and turn in the completed form.
We reviewed a total of 556 files to look for any alteration of pencil and ink markings, notations, or signatures. We found a small number with pencil and ink variations; however, we could not discern if any fraudulent alterations were present on these forms.
Inspector General: "Culture of ethical failure" at Colorado MMS office under Bush. The Office of Inspector General also issued a report [8] on September 9, 2008, stating that several investigations uncovered a "culture of ethical failure" at the Lakewood, Colorado, MMS office. The report stated that "between 2002 and 2006, nearly 1/3 of the entire RIK [Royalties In Kind] staff socialized with, and received a wide array of gifts and gratuities from, oil and gas companies with whom RIK was conducting official business." In addition, the investigation found a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity in the RIK program - both within the program... and in consort with industry. Internally, several staff admitted to illegal drug use as well as illicit sexual encounters." The report further stated:
Our investigation revealed that many RIK employees simply felt that federal government ethics standards and DOI policies were not applicable to them because of their "unique" role in MMS. When interviewed, many RIK employees said they felt that in order to effectively perform their official duties, they needed to interact in social settings with industry representatives to obtain "market intelligence." Some felt their free attendance at industry functions was an absolute necessity given that it was industry's practice to conduct business over lunch, dinner, and golf outings.
One RIK employee opined that because RIK regularly paid a major producer to transport oil, it was perfectly appropriate for him to attend a "treasure hunt" in the desert with all expenses paid by the producer. Another RIK employee went so far as to say that RIK's goal was to be "part of industry."
In September 2009, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced [9] plans to end the royalty-in-kind program, which collected royalties in oil and gas, rather than cash.
Under Bush, MMS relaxed oversight of drilling, ignored safety warnings, downplayed oil spill concerns
Bush MMS adopted regulation stating drillers are "in the best position to determine the environmental effects of its proposed activity." The Washington Post reported [10]on May 25 that the actions taken by MMS, "are shaped in part by a 2005 regulation [11] it adopted that assumes oil and gas companies can best evaluate the environmental effects of their operations." The article stated that "[t]he rule governing which information the MMS should receive and review before signing off on drilling plans states: 'The lessee or operator is in the best position to determine the environmental effects of its proposed activity based on whether the operation is routine or non-routine.' " Rolling Stone magazine reported [12] that these "new rules pre-qualified deep-sea drillers" to receive ... an exemption from environmental review," even though such exemptions were "originally intended to prevent minor projects, like outhouses on hiking trails, from being tied up in red tape."
In April 2008, Bush MMS loosened rules requiring blowout plan. The Associated Press reported [13] on May 5 that a "rule change two years ago by the federal agency that regulates offshore oil rigs allowed BP to avoid filing a plan specifically for handling a major spill from an uncontrolled blowout at its Deepwater Horizon project." AP further reported: "The MMS rule change, made in April 2008, says that Gulf rig operators are required to file a blowout scenario only if one of five conditions applies. For example, an operator must provide a blowout scenario when it proposes to install a 'surface facility' in water deeper than 1,312 feet. While Deepwater Horizon was operating almost 5,000 feet below the surface, [BP spokesman William] Salvin said the project did not meet the definition of a surface facility. The MMS official agreed."
Bush MMS 2007 environmental impact assessment for BP lease dismissed risk of massive oil spill. The Washington Post reported [14] on May 5: "While the MMS assessed the environmental impact of drilling in the central and western Gulf of Mexico on three occasions in 2007 -- including a specific evaluation of BP's Lease 206 at Deepwater Horizon [15]-- in each case it played down the prospect of a major blowout." The Post stated that "In one assessment [16], the agency estimated that 'a large oil spill' from a platform would not exceed a total of 1,500 barrels and that a 'deepwater spill,' occurring 'offshore of the inner Continental shelf,' would not reach the coast. In another assessment [17], it defined the most likely large spill as totaling 4,600 barrels and forecast that it would largely dissipate within 10 days and would be unlikely to make landfall." According to [18] the Times-Picayune, these assessments "paved the way for BP to assert that its plans for drilling in Lease Sale 206 posed no real dangers":
Before the lease of the oilfields in 2008, the MMS wrote a generic Environmental Impact Statement for the entire northern and western Gulf of Mexico that made the catastrophic well blowout that happened April 20 seem like a near impossibility.
MMS produced its blanket Environmental Impact Statement for 11 proposed leases, mostly off the Louisiana and Texas coasts. One of those planned sales was Lease Sale 206, which gave BP the right to drill at what is known as Mississippi Canyon 252 with a Transocean oil rig called Deepwater Horizon.
The MMS assessed everything from the possible impact of noise on marine life to the specific vulnerabilities of sea turtles and sturgeon, but through it all, the agency assumed any oil that might be spilled would be minimal and any leak would be quickly shut off.
The document states that small oil spills and leaks from pipelines and ships are relatively common and have little effect on the environment. In fact, thousands of natural seeps in the sea floor combine to pump much more oil into the Gulf of Mexico each year than the current manmade leak has produced, but they are spread all over the sea in amounts that quickly dissipate, according to the study.
When it comes to the type of oil well blowout that happened April 20, MMS was downright dismissive. The agency determined that fewer than six of every 10,000 wells would have a blowout that caused any oil to spill. Blowouts are "rare events of short duration," the study stated, and "the infrequent subsurface blowout that may occur on the Gulf OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) would have a negligible effect on commercial fishing."
That paved the way for BP to assert that its plans for drilling in Lease Sale 206 posed no real dangers.
Bush MMS failed to respond to 2004 warning about vital piece of blowout preventer. The Wall Street Journal reported [19]on May 3 that "[f]ederal regulators learned in a 2004 study that a vital piece of oil-drilling safety equipment may not function in deep-water seas but did nothing to bolster industry requirements. The equipment, called shear rams, is supposed to seal off out-of-control oil and gas wells by pinching the pipe closed and cutting it." The Journal further reported that "[e]xperts theorize the rams may have failed to work as expected in the Deepwater Horizon disaster."
Bush MMS ignored warnings about faulty cementing in wells. The Associated Press reported [20]on May 24 that numerous MMS reports identified "poor cement job" as the cause of offshore accidents, including incidents that took place in 2005 and 2007, "[y]et federal regulators give drillers a free hand in this crucial safety step." AP noted that rig owner Transocean and "independent experts" have pointed to "faulty cement work" as a possible cause of the blowout, and that new rules "in the works long before the Deepwater Horizon" took effect June 3, which "take a conservative watch-and-wait approach and demand only routines already carried out around the industry: a management program with monitoring and diagnostic testing."
WSJ: In 2003, Bush MMS decided not to require last-resort shut-off device. ABC News reported [21] on April 30 that in 2000 MMS "issued a safety alert that called added layers of backup 'an essential component of a deepwater drilling system.'" However, according to [22]the Wall Street Journal, "The industry argued against" mandating a remote-control shut-off switch that serves as "last-resort protection against underwater spills," and "[b]y 2003, U.S. regulators decided remote-controlled safeguards needed more study. A report commissioned by the Minerals Management Service said 'acoustic systems are not recommended because they tend to be very costly.'" The Journal noted that the Deepwater Horizon rig did not have a remote-control device, which is required "in two major oil-producing countries, Norway and Brazil," and that [23]"[i]ndustry consultants and petroleum engineers said that an acoustic remote-control may have been able to stop the well, but too much is still unknown about the accident to say that with certainty."
NPR similarly reported [24] that Michael Saucier, MMS regional director in New Orleans, said at a hearing, "I think it was around 2001, there were some draft rules concerning secondary control systems for BOP stacks, and those rules were then sent up to headquarters to continue through the process." The NPR report goes on to state, "But what came back from headquarters were not rules, he said, just notices that 'highly encouraged' companies to use the backup systems. 'There is no enforcement on it,' he said."
Bush MMS reportedly suppressed scientists' concerns about environmental impact of spills in Alaska. A June 6 Denver Post article [25]reported that an MMS office in Alaska rejected a 2006 analysis conducted by a biologist, which stated that a large oil spill could significantly harm fish populations. The analysis, which would have "required MMS to conduct a more detailed environmental impact statement before auctioning leases in the Beaufort Sea," was rewritten after a supervisor told the biologist that his analysis would cause a "delay in sale 202. That would, as you can imagine, not go over well with HQ and others." The Denver Post further reported, "Concerns raised by another MMS biologist, James Wilder, that the impact on polar bears was not adequately addressed in Shell's Alaska exploration plan, also were rebuffed, according to e-mails."
Bush administration promoted offshore drilling, sought to expand it
Bush MMS reports touted importance of offshore drilling. Bush's MMS released a report [26] in 2004 -- titled Deep Water: Where the Energy Is -- that stated, "our best source of new domestic energy resources lies in the deep water Gulf of Mexico and other frontier areas." MMS reported that due to "declining production" in "near-shore, shallow waters" in the Gulf of Mexico, "energy companies have focused their attention on oil and gas resources in water depths of 1,000 feet and beyond." MMS estimated that "the deep water regions of the Gulf of Mexico may contain 56 billion barrels of oil equivalent, or enough to meet U.S. demand for 7-1/2 years at current rates." Bush's MMS also released a 2008 report [27]titled Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2008: America's Offshore Energy Future.
Bush asked Congress to ease ban on offshore drilling. In a June 18, 2008, speech [28], President Bush said "First, we should expand American oil production by increasing access to the Outer Continental Shelf, or OCS. Experts believe that the OCS could produce about 18 billion barrels of oil." In the September 6, 2008, presidential radio address [29], Bush said: "Congress should open the way for environmentally responsible offshore exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf. Experts believe that these areas could eventually produce nearly 10 years' worth of America's current annual oil production."
Bush issued executive order to end ban on offshore drilling. In a June 14, 2008, speech [30], President Bush announced the executive order he had issued to end the prohibition on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf: "So today, I've issued a memorandum to lift the executive prohibition on oil exploration in the OCS. With this action, the executive branch's restrictions on this exploration have been cleared away." Bush's executive order was meant to prompt congressional action needed to fully rescind the ban, and he noted, "This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action from the U.S. Congress."
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Mars Hill, N.C. - Eric Renegar led Brevard with four hits, including a two-run home run in the top of the second inning as the Tornados raced out to an 11-1 lead, but thanks to a nine run frame in the bottom of the second, Mars Hill was able to battle back to take the opener in the weekend series at Henderson Field, defeating Brevard 15-12.
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Brevard struck in the top of the first as Randy O'Dell brought in three runs on a single to right field as the Tornados took advantage of two Mars Hill miscues in plating four runs in the frame. Kramer Clark added an RBI single to put the score at 4-0, but Mars Hill answered with a run in the bottom of the first as Coty Pate doubled in Michael Bueker to put the Lions on the board.
The teams combined for 16 runs in the second inning as Brevard put seven across the plate in the top of the frame to put the score at 11-1, before the Lions came roaring back with nine players coming around to score in the inning to put the score at 11-10. Altogether, 25 batters stepped into the box and the inning saw several pitching changes.
Renegar opened the frame with a two-run home run and added an RBI single, while O'Dell drilled a two RBI double to left field, scoring Champ Stuart and Zach Merriken in the frame to provide the majority of the damage in the inning for Brevard. Tommy Scala and Bueker both had multiple RBIs in the inning as the Lions sent 14 batters to the plate in cutting a 10 run deficit down to one.
Mars Hill knotted the contest up at 11 in the bottom of the third inning as Chris Peek singled in Jake Wooten, and the Lions continued their run to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Scala drove in a run on a base hit up the middle and Jacob Rand drew a walk, scoring Ben Hunt to put the Lions up 13-11 after five innings. Chris Peek and Shawn Weber added RBIs in the bottom of the sixth to push the advantage to four at 15-11 with three innings to play.
The Tornados threatened to send the game into extra innings in the final frame as Brevard loaded the bases with zero outs as the first four batters in the inning reached base. Bennett Hixson opened the inning by drawing a walk and Renegar advanced him to second with his fourth hit of the afternoon, this one a single to left field giving BC runners on first and second. Cody Queen was plunked by a pitch to load the bases, before Tarron Robinson drew a bases loaded walk, scoring Hixson to put the lead at 15-12 with zero outs. However, Hearrall retired the next two Brevard batters on strikes, before getting the final BC batter to hit into a groundout to end the game in favor of the home team.
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I feel like my daughter will look back and resent me not having catered food, clowns and ponies, and a renowned artist painting her smash cake portrait for her 12month party!!
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'Bethesda has officially announced The Evil Within, the first game from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's studio Tango Gameworks. The Evil Within is a survival horror title due to arrive on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and next-generation consoles in 2014.'
That was wicked
Just what resident evil 6 should have been
Good screens! Cant wait to see it in motion soon!
Release date now please!
Well...those are disturbing. Looking forward to seeing the gameplay and preparing my pants.
looks more like a Silent Hill game than Resident Evil.
The title of the game, and the images reminded me of The Evil Dead remake. Good movie.
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OMG! OMG! this shit is so AWESOME!
these screens looks ... I am so hyped for this!
You are a god sir thank you for posting <3
this game looks crazy, cant wait.
the legend has returned to claim his throne once again
Creepiest thing i've seen this year...
wow... wonder what it will be like.
looking forward to a gameplay video.
Awesome screens! Thanks Dark11.
Well guys, looks like survival horror is back! Best start buying in some spare undies ;)
This game will F* RE ass sooooooo hard until RE can't use it own ass anymore!!! ^^
Anyway, thx for the screenshot mate. Bubs+
holy shit this is beautiful! cant wait to play this! looks pretty scary too :3
Holy crap. That trailer looked cliche and silly, but these screens get me pumped to no end.
That looked awesome. If the game itself even holds up to half of what was in the trailer it's gonna be creepy and scary as hell. Which is good since haven't had a good scary game since the Silent Hill series started going downhill. Can't wait to see more of this.
survival horror has officially been revived
So, is that the kind of visual quality we can expect from the PS4 version? I mean, can anyone in the know tell whether or not these are just bullshots or has there been any word on whether this is the way it will look on PS4 because if that's really how it's gonna look that's just crazy, especially the pic just after the... Whateverthecrap it is has taken a bullet and all the blood is spraying out, that looks pretty damn awesome.
Gonna trade in Dead Space 3 for this nuff said!!! True horror indeed. Who is the idiot that disagree? This looks great!!!!
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I'm sorry but I'm extremely more hyped for this than The Last Of Us.
I'm hyped for both. I can't say "more" then the other because they look like both great games and completely different directions.
Finally Shinji Mikami leaves the WRPG Teenage bullshit and goes back to what he does best.
I want fallout 4
i agree lol and this was lame. the gameplay wont touch the last of us gameplay. this game will just have a bunch of fake horror crap. horror isnt scary. i want something deeper with character interaction like the last of us. instead of just blood guts and evil crap.
LOL!, you will get Fallout 4, this isn't being done by Bethesda the studio, its just being published by Bethesda.
The team at Bethesda is still very much working on Fallout 4.
That was amazing
I was kind of expecting Bruce Campbell to appear at the end and say "Groovy" :)
It has an Evil Dead vibe to it...and I mean the original not the crappy over rated remake thats just come out
lol You hate everything that gets remade? One good thing though there going to make evil dead 4 with Bruce Campball back. Did you watch the end of the credits? Looked it up to see if it meant anything and there going to work on a script this summer.
Or they mighf call it Army of Darkness 2.
Well I don't think it is but I don't think it wouldn't be to hard since Evil Dead 1 & 2 and Army of Darkness the story has changed a little. How Army of Darkness starts is different from the end of Evil Dead 2. And Evil Dead 2 is really kind of a remake of Evil Dead 1 since I don't see the relation with it. Bruce Campbell should be dead. But the movie seem pretty close to the original until they went a different direction at the end. I still liked it though.
I hate everything thats remade?....Oh I'm sorry I don't believe I've talked about other film remakes on here before.
Anyway they are totally differnt films with totally different back stories about the book of the dead.
They should stay separate
I hope Army of Darkness 2 has nothing to do with this average remake. The majority of people who like the remake probably haven't even watched the original. If it was called anything other then the Evil Dead it wouldn't be getting such good reviews.
I've never seen the original Evil Dead, but I just saw the remake last night and I have to say that virtually any 2-star horror movie on Netflix is better than that crap. What a terrible movie, wasn't scary at all, just gruesome and boring.
Well if you watched the originals you would of gone in knowing the movie wouldn't be scary. Just gruesome. The evil dead movies changed each one though. First one was more surious. 2nd one added a little comedy to it. Then Army of Darkness is pretty much pure comedy.
Am I going to die in 7 days? WTF did I just see lol.
I hope this is a good game. Looks good, but these days most games are just mediocre at best.
Here is to hoping its a PC release as well and is a good PC release. Thanks for the screens too.
Looks like a blend of a lot of horror games.
RE 4/5 comes to mind, Silent Hill, and even The Suffering.
Can't Wait!
Getting the pc version for the mods.
I have a feeling this will be 1080p, 30fps on ps4 and 720.
F*cking awesome!!!!!!!!!
It's finally here, Zwei is finally here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my god. I've never felt better about shitting my pants.
and where is the gameplay? how an people be so happy with not gameplay?
what the #$%%# is wrong with this gen gamers ..
I don't see nothing original here(looks like a cheap SIlent hill and Saw) and if they did not show gameplay is because the games looks and plays cheap, just like any other game that does not show gameplay, this devs Bathesda's gameplay is always cheap and simple, very generic.
I hope i'm wrong and they step up like Demon soul's or TLOU in term of gameplay.
ps.. maybe I'm upset because they show a stupid movie instead of a gameplay video.. is just annoying.
that looked insane.
that trailer alone has already put this game on top of my next-to-buy games.
I hope the collectors edition has a free set of diapers. I've been dying to [email protected] myself at a good horror survival game for soooo long LoL..
Hopefully it will be as good as, if not better than SH2
"Resident" Evil = Evil "Within", well done Mikami-san.. welcome back!
Lets hope its not an action game. Most horror games are action games with creepy stuff. This should be survival horror.
It says its a mixture of action/horror
I was thinking it would be action/horror because it needs to appeal to everyone.
I hope so too but as long as there is no gamepley there is no game for me.
It certainly looks very interesting. From a personal perspective, I'm put in mind of what almost appears like a Grudge/Silent Hill meeting, which in my eyes, isn't a bad thing. God knows I enjoyed both (I never played the SH games). I haven't enjoyed a good survival - horror game in a long time, the last being Fatal Frame 3. Make it right Bethesda! :)
I have the silent hill HD collection and havent worked up the courage to play through them yet, lol
Well Mikami himself said that he was going for pure survival horror.
That's was fudging creepy.
So much hype for Live Action trailer, lulz. It looks cool, but come on, show gameplay.
Does it really matter since the game will be made by Bethesdas and it will more than liclky be a good game like Skyrim and Fallout...I know Bethesdas games are a glitch fest but to some dergree you really cannot blame them since they are doing all they can with giving massive us massive open world games like the Fall Out and Elders series.
I am really hype to see what they can do with the horror genre and what they can do with next gen tools.
E3 will be very intresting and I have a feeling that Bethesdas will be on MS stage.
It's not made by Bethesda, they are publisher.
Bethesda is the publisher, not the dev, they have nothing to do with its development.
This is Shinji Mikami's (& new studio) first survival horror game in years, and any fan worth himself knows to look forward to this with no limit.
*Facepalm* http://youtu.be/UANQRarwMQE
Edit:Looks like i'll be buying two copies one for PS3 and the other for PS4.Come on everyone do your part.Let's make this game succeed.
To understand gameplay more look at the previous games by Shinji Mikami. His games have great gameplay so chances are it won't be bad.
Looks OK so far but not much to go on, I've never been a fan of live action trailers, I want to see the game or at least what it looks like. Not a real life interpretation of what they might have wanted to make but can't.
At least this gives an idea of what the creatures you'll be coming up against will look like. Which I think have some wicked cool designs personally. :]


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were you there? did you see the entire meeting? maybe he was pushin' the limits of some people in there and they saw him as a pain in the ass and that sealed the deal and they tazed his shit...
the truth video by the way? the fuck? did you know that the rodney king video only had the part where he gets beat up, making the public ignorant to why he got his ass beat. and because they edited the tape/started filming late, there were riots across the nation. so fuck awf.
the whole started taping late thing was a lame excuse used by the defence to try and justify what they did......
it's a matter of popular opinion man. the court said this he said that the video tape showed this. he was resisting a previous arrest, and george holliday figured he'd make a quick buck if he videotaped what he saw. police would beat the shit out of me if i resisted arrest too. shit, i got the shit beat out of me for loitering and prowling in a neighborhood where cars were getting broken into... but there were simply no riots for the white race because noone videotaped it and put it all over the news... and words don't mean shit. even if i stood on national tv and explain in detail what i did, noone would give two shits because there was no video of it happening.
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Scientists now believe that lowering your cholesterol may be part of the answer, at least for women. While cholesterol has long been associated with heart disease, researchers in California have found that women who have gone through menopause and have high cholesterol levels may be more likely to suffer from dementia and mental sluggishness than those with normal cholesterol levels.
Researchers measured levels of total cholesterol, HDL ("good") cholesterol, LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and triglycerides (fatty substances in the blood) in 1,037 older women and again 4 years later. At the end of the study, the women completed a questionnaire that measured their ability to concentrate, remember, and reason.
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Overall there was little to complain about given that the Hotel fits into the "General Commercial Budget" range, Shower was exceptionally powerful and good. Restaurant Good. Staff cheerful in the main There was confusion at reception. We had booked a twin bedded room and at first were shown a double room. I had a little difficulty getting Reception to agree that I had a confirmation showing exactly what we had booked. As the Hotel was very busy , there was a problem giving us what we had booked, but eventually all was sorted
God facilities for diner and breakfast None
Convenience from Motorway Did not have childrens facilities as advertised. (Main reason I chose it)
The Campanile is adjacant to the motorway and easy to locate. The staff are very courteous and the restaurant offers good food. This is the second time we have visited and we will visit again.
Generally a fair enough price. Helpful staff and a nice patio to sit and have drinks/meals. A little distant from the city of Beziers. This is a good 90 minutes walk away, (we did it twice!!). The weekend we visited, Beziers had a very, very limited taxi service so location is a problem. We has a triple room which was very cramped for 3 adults to function in.
Your staff kind and helpful The evening meal seemed pricey
Standard Campagnille hotel in quit hotel area.Good for overnight stay. Room price on bill was different from Bookings.com price, but revised after my comment.
our overnight stop at the hotel was very convenient and comfortable,we had a good meal and would use the hotel again if flying to Beziers
practically on the beach, comfortable, inexpensive, good restaurant, friendly staff, air-conditioning, lcd tv some noise in the evening from a club downstairs - take earplugs just in case
We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the room, we thought it might be a bit 'budget', but was fine
Goood location, it is right on the beach. Took a bus from Beziers, which was about 35 minutes. The bed was not that comfortable, a little to hard. BUT everything was very clean.
An excellent location next to the Mediterranean,a super restaurant and helpful reception who allowed us to check in very early in the day.A bonus to have a terrace ,shared with 4 other rooms but good to have that early evening glass of wine on ! Bathroom a little dated and could do with a re vam-but it was very clean so not a great problem
We particularly enjoyed the food at dinner. The standard was excellent, and the staff were efficient though unobtrusive.
Exactly as I expected: clean, efficient and good value but certainly no frills. We ate in one night and the dinner was excellent and good value.
Clean and tidy with a nice little pool and didnt feel crowded even in mid August; although the hotel was full. The manager was friendly and service was good, our room was a family room and didnt have air con so was a bit stuffy at night in the high heat. The hotel is about 10 mins from the beach by car, it is located in central Vias. The breakfast was great value at 6 euros and had lots of everything self service easy. I would stay again on our family budget. Vias has a great shallow sloping beach ideal for little kids and paddling. No Air Con but it wasnt advertised and is fine as long as you dont have a heat wave in Mid August like we did.
The Owners where very nice and helpfull,the rooms where clean and comfortable.Thank you for a lovely stay !!!
Friednly staff,good food, comfortble atmosphere
Wonderful small hotel with a beautiful outdoor swimming pool, free wi-fi and free secure gated parking. Hosts speak multiple languages. Rooms at front have balcony that overlooks the pool. Good breakfast for reasonable price. Interesting towns nearby for visit with car. Day boat trips on Canal Du Midi possible nearby. Hosts very accommodating.
situation, friendly and clean, good value for money pillows uncomfortable
The owners of the hotel really went out of their way to make us feel at home, I really couldn't praise the owners highly enough, in particular William, who was always on hand when we needed anything. The hotel itself is very comfortable and has a lovely pool and terrace where you can relax and take in the sun. The food in the hotel was very good in particular the breakfast was great value at 6.
good location nice pool . very limited choice for breakfast
It was easy to find. The staff and management were extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is in a very queit area.
the owners made us very welcome the location is good the pool area is good we had a great stay
cheap, free open parking small room with very small window, automatic check in on the machine
To be fair , we only stopped for a quick overnight break from driving and this hotel is only good for this , the room is so small and the bathroom is the smallest i've ever seen , you have a shower and the curtain just horribly wraps around you , we paid the same money and stayed in bigger rooms on our journey so unfortunately wont be going to a premiere classe again.Absolutely ideal for back packers etc.
it was diffficult to find it!!!
Location,Middle of nowhere and well out from city centre made having a car essential otherwise you were restricted to eating and drinking in the hotel across the road which was on the pricey side,If the need arises in the future I would definately look for alternete accomodation.
simplicity, cleanliness as for the value for money
En-suite in our room was poorly maintained. Water in toilet cistern ran continually when flushed and there was a strong 'drains' smell in the cubicle. The room was not 'non smoking' as requested although I appreciate that this is not guaranteed.
Breakfast good as usual if a little pricey One of the lights didn't work, or a plug socket and there was panel hanging loose in the bathroom.
location was good not very easy to spot the sign of the hotel
Good Center for our requirements Having used these hotels all over france they offer an exelent service for travelers who just want a good nights sleep without fuss
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Friendly staff, nice terrace. Off the beaten track to a small beach town in France with an excellent beach.
A nice, friendly, family run hotel in a small town close to the beach of Vias Plage. Ideally located for exploring a lovely area of France. It was nice eating breakfast on the terrace and there is ample parking closeby. It was extremely hot when we stayed and air conditioning would have been useful, however there was a fan in the room.
Friendly (much more so than the other hotels we stayed on this trip). Very high standard of cleanliness. Great setting for the excellent price, just across the road from the photogenic old town and its market and shops (including internet cafe), with large car park 50m away. Breakfast (including tasty home-made Portuguese jam) on spacious terrace overlooking orchard. Thin walls - we could hear the person next door snoring. No hotel wifi.
Simply but comfortably furnished accommodation, great for a budget break, close to Beziers/Cap d'Agde airport, and with friendly, helpful staff. Just a stroll from the historic centre, cafes etc
The staff were helpful, spoke good english and were very laid back about our arrival time. The location was easy to find and near a beautiful canal and decent pizza restaurant that was welcome after a long drive from spain. We had no complaints.
Very charming staff/owners. Attentive and warm.
The staff were lovely, very helpful and welcoming. The room was very clean and excellent value for money.
Soap instead of shoeshine would be nice.
It was very easy to find and has very good access to the motorway and services. Hans was very welcoming and the town is very pretty.


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If you've been around long enough, you've seen plywood go from being the top structural panel in the industry to becoming an also-ran that's now second to oriented strand board (OSB) in usage among home builders.
To get a sense how widespread OSB usage has become, you can do your own unscientific research. Drive through a subdivision under construction. House after house will be sheathed in the panels made with wood chips.
OSB hit the market in the late 1970s and was almost immediately a hit. According to the Structural Board Association, "in 1980, North American OSB panel production was 751 million square feet (3/8" basis)," says the Website of the Structural Board Association, which dissolved in 2008. "By 1990, this figure was 7.6 billion square feet. In 2005, this figure had grown to 25.0 billion square feet."
The product immediately found an audience with contractors and builders, despite the fact that many thought it looked like chipboard or particleboard, says Mary Jo Nyblad, sales and marketing manager for Boise Cascade's plywood and particleboard division. "All it takes is for one guy to use it, and more followed," she says. Boise, which used to make both types of panels, sold its OSB division to Ainsworth Lumber Co. in 2004.
Mainly due to its look, consumers and home buyers had the perception that OSB was cheap and an inferior product, but the panels found success among multifamily builders, Nyblad says. "It was readily accepted because there was no home buyer per se," she continues. "It was a good fit." The fact that the panel was economical also played a large role in its acceptance.
At first, plywood and OSB competed hammer and nail for market share. In the 1980s, Nyblad says, OSB started appearing on sidewalls and roofs, but plywood was still largely used for floors. Plywood tried hard to fend off OSB, but it could not compete well against OSB's lower cost. As a result, by the late 1990s, the panels had achieved parity in terms of usage, with OSB continuing to gain.
"In 2000, for the first time, OSB production marginally exceeded plywood production," according to the Structural Board Association.weaetxdyvaydzcwq "By 2006, OSB production grew to nearly 60% of the North American panel market share." Manufacturers of both panel types agree OSB's share of the production home market might even be closer to 75%.
To be sure, there is no difference between OSB and plywood as a structural panel, says APA - The Engineered Wood Association. The Tacoma, Wash.-based group is a nonprofit trade association that represents U.S. and Canadian manufacturers of plywood and OSB as well as other structural engineered wood products.
"Both products meet the local and national building codes," says APA market research director Craig Adair. They are equally interchangeable for walls and roof sheathing, and for flooring underlayment, he adds. Moreover, both panels install fast and easily. Specified correctly, they perform as intended. Manufacturers from both sides claim their products offer better nail holding ability, but Adair says both meet the same requirements.
Still, after Hurricane Andrew tore through South Florida in 1992, leaving well over 250,000 people homeless and almost $30 billion in damage, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners banned OSB for use as roof sheathing.
Even though OSB dominates the construction market, some contractors and builders have problems with the performance of the product and have remained plywood loyalists. Nyblad says, for example, that there are regional preferences for plywood such as the Northeast, Northern California, Southwest, and Seattle in the rainy season. (In the dry season, these regions use OSB.) Plywood is particularly popular among DIYers and custom builders as well, she adds.
"We typically use plywood for all of our roof sheathing and subfloors," says Steve Ronchelli, a senior project manager with custom builder Jim Murphy & Associates in Santa Rosa, Calif. Ronchelli says it's partly due to the performance, but he allows that "it might just be a regional thing." Northern California is close to the forest of the Pacific Northwest, so the lumber comes from nearby, he adds.
Brian St. Germain, an OSB technical expert at LP Building Products in Nashville, Tenn., says "the main stronghold for plywood is with traditional builders who have stuck with the [product]."
The main main complaint of OSB—its intolerance to moisture—has been largely fixed, manufacturers say and is no longer an issue. "We can get equivalent moisture resistance with different resins and waxes that create water repellency," St. Germain says.
Each panel has its advantages and drawbacks, which makes it difficult for builders to choose the right product for a particular application. The decision only becomes more time-consuming given manufacturers's claims and counter-claims about a myriad of issues, including some stances that are supported by third-party sources and users and some that are not.
But enough information exists to glean a fairly accurate picture of what each panel--plywood and OSB--can and cannot do. To evaluate the options for your proejct, here's a handy guide that outlines the pros and cons of traditional plywood and OSB in various applications.


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This past weekend I went on a drive with some friends. Three of the four of us had partied the night before and had hardly slept, but come one, its a drive! Sleep chosen over getting to enjoy some of the best and most scenic roads California has to offer? NEVER!
My friend Joe, the one with the best car and the one who didnt party, did all the driving. We rode along in his recently purchased 2011 BMW 335d. Hes so in love with his diesels fuel mileage that he has put 3k miles on it in the month that he has owned the car. In fact, just three hours after he drove out of the dealership I joined him on a canyon run.
The canyon fun on this run started in the affluent town of Montecito. You know youre in an affluent neighborhood when you start seeing Sotherbys Real Estate signs on lawns, and you cant even see the houses from the road because the fences are so high. Soon enough, however, the fancy houses stopped and we hit the rural areas of Santa Barbara, which is where the roads got really good.
Super tight twisties with lanes that narrower than the car, that to us is perfection. As we ascended higher into the hills surrounding Santa Barbara the road surface got poorer, but the views got better and better. We could see all of Santa Barbara below us with the ocean providing a beautiful back drop. Eventually we made it to Solvang for brunch (at 5pm) using canyon roads almost exclusively. Never once did anyone feel car sick, though it was probably due to the fact that we hadnt eaten. Heck, we were having so much fun we had forgotten all about food.
How could you think about food when the roads you are traveling go from butter smooth through affluent neighborhoods, to rough in the hills, then you hit the valleys were they turn into dirt, eventually going into the woods. We did water crossings, encountered pot holes that could swallow a smart car and went over dozens of cow catchers. We never encountered a cop, and mostly just saw a few pick-up trucks driven by farmers who were probably thinking These yuppies must be lost!
At the end of the day we did 470 miles of nothing but canyon roads. The round trip took a total of about 10 hours, though we did kill a lot of time stopping for pictures and walking around Solvang looking for a place to eat. In the end we had a fun adventure, which made us closer friends and we got to see parts of California where few venture. All this while riding in what might just be one of the best daily drivers out there.The 335d allows you to get great fuel mileage without having to sacrifice in the fun department. If I had the money I would be all over one.
Towards the end of the drive, Joe brought up a good point; If you told a regular person, Yeah I spent my Sunday driving around for fun through the canyons. Theyd probably think you were mad. Theyd probably ask you Why would you spend your whole day just driving around? You didnt even have to! But a regular person always sees driving as a chore; the Purist see it as a way to de-stress. We see it as a way to discover new places and get to know our car more. If we bring friends along, its a way to become closer with them and share in the adventure. We dont always have to go on drives though; sometimes we are just happy sitting around talking cars, working on cars, or washing our cars. Well go to a car show and right after go home and instead of resting we start uploading and sharing our pics. Or well go somewhere and sit down to discuss cars. We think about cars all day every day. Outsiders think we are weird, but when we are around other Purists we are seen as regular people.
Id like to ask you guys, what do you see as the definition of an automotive Purist and would you consider yourself one?
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I do all that plus my career revolves around cars. I grew up in an enthusiast household and my dad still road races his C6 corvette (plus we are building a dedicated LSx based C4 race car right now for competition in NASA and SCCA) I am pretty much completely immersed
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I consider myself an automotive enthusiast, not a purist. A purist is one that would never modify a vehicle (unless the mod involves factory parts) because they came best from the factory. And a purist would never ever stick parts from Brand A into a vehicle from Brand B. Examples of this are everywhere in the muscle car ranks - stick a Chevy engine in a old Pontiac muscle car (easy, since they are essentially identical) and purists will call you all sorts of nasty names. Some extreme purists would even object to an LS motor in a C4 Vette because that motor didn't come out until the C5. I was once yelled at by a guy at a stoplight because I had 15" Rally wheels on my '68 Camaro instead of 14" Rally wheels as it came from the factory.
I don't think "purist" is the right word, as cwsqbm suggests, "enthusiast" better captures what you're saying.
The trouble with the word "purist" is who defines "purity"? Does an automotive purist eschew all electronic assistance, wanting nothing but mechanicals between he and the road? Will a purist tolerate fuel injection or is a carburetor the only acceptable solution since it is purely mechanical? What about power assisted steering or brakes, or a fly-by-wire throttle in lieu of a cable?
Enthusiast is definitely the word you want. The enthusiast is appreciative of new automotive technologies that aid in the driving experience. A purist is more exclusionary, looking to get to the bare bones IMHO.
Whatever the word, I'm one of those too. I used to take my 328 through the dusty roads in Southern Utah all the time. Mt Caramel highway...mmmmmm....
Great pics man.
At least you have friends that will load up n go for a fun run just cause...my friends need a destination to get in...I need enthusiast friends
I never thought of myself as a purist, but i hate automatic, and all I wanted was no ps and no power brakes. I love how my buddies 2002 feels It's so raw. I do wish to sup up my car, but would never mix brands like up above.
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This kit uses the same teeth-whitening technology preferred by dentists to whiten teeth by up to four shades in a week. Applying the medical-grade whitening gel and holding the plasma light to your teeth for two minutes accelerates the whitening process by up to 200% over typical bleaching toothpaste. The light has an integrated mouthpiece that you bite down on to ensure the light is aligned properly with the teeth. Includes two mouthpieces, 1/3 oz. of whitening gel for up to 30 applications, and a whiteness shade guide to monitor progress. Light requires three AA batteries. 3" L x 2 1/2" W x 1" D. (5 2/3 oz.)
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I bought this after trying several products from another company that claimed to whiten teeth and never did.. Well this product really works!! I have been using for about a week now and have already been asked by my husband how my got to be so white in such a short time. I love I use it daily twice to be exact and will continue use for as long as it is available. It is compact, easy to use, no mess and takes no time at all for the treatment, I feel like I just walked out of the dentist office!! I highly recommend this to anyone who feels they need to brighten their smile and their day!!!
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While still in the process of using this product, I believe I have already seen a difference in the whiteness of my teeth. Will continue to use it and look forward to a whiter smile in the future.
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easy to put gel on teeth, easy to slide tray into mouth. Not sure how to get all teeth (upper and lower) into plastic tray. No pictures showing how in directions. Do upper first, then lower? not sure, and directions not complete. I want white, not bright yellow. Used so far 3 days/nights in a row, so the jury is still out.
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After 5 uses, there was no change in whitening.
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Hi, I'm using BT2 with upgraded aircrack suit (ver 0.9.3)
I have an atheros chipset and I successfuly started it in monitor mode with
I have tried "Interactive packet replay"Code:airmon-ng stop ath0 airmon-ng start wifi0 3
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I have checked the injected packets with a true wifi sniffer.Code:aireplay-ng -2 -b <AP MAC> -d FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF -t 1 ath0
they seemed to be fine.
the destination MAC was FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
and the source MAC was the same MAC of the associated client.
and my REAL MAC was not mentioned in the injected packets.
so , everything seems to be OK, since in this kind of attack I don't need to associate my REAL MAC, right?
but I didn't succeed to increase the IVs.
so, whats going on here?
why the AP does not respond to those injected packets?
mybe some security settings in the AP ?
as I know , I configured the AP without additional securtiy settings.. but since I'm newbie , whos knows..


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Vomiting guys are pretty awesome
Vomiting guys are pretty awesome
Yo chalk, what kind of paper do you use for your stencils?
evol, i like your shit, or cerex, that guy's stuffs niz like the weird troll characters. bank
this is one i made the other day... sorry about the size, and the splater... but its on a t-shirt with fabric spray paint stuff. and to the person who asked about what to make stencils out of, you get "sil pat". u can find it in the cooking isle in krogers or tom thumb. but you can also get stencil paper-plastic at hobby lobby around the clothing supplies isle. =]
Cerex dog, that shit is bank. Ya should put some good clear coat on that and slap those around man.
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oh shit, my bad, e_vols stuff is dope. but im sure yours is too cerex
dude, the splatter makes it even more sick. quality stencil
iv only been doin graff 4 a few months still shity but better than b4.....it says axis i cant make the x good tho it always looks like i k
was workin on a skeleton sticker, and had trouble with the ribs, so i put a shirt on him turned him into a pirate
took my time on this one, best stickie so far
go to a website were theres just graff pics and look at every pic so u have a
damn good idea how ur finished work should look like then after that work on ur own flow and style and thats how u stop beying TOY
borg, i love that sooo sick
Not sure what i write
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heres 1 of mine this 1 is cool because i can write
"I Like Tacoooooooooos"
these is another 1 of my pastes i like it because i can write wierd shit next to the head like
"i like pancakes" or "can i see your vagina"
^^ haha sorry bout that, dope stickers, lovin them throws
evol, fin, roolete all you guys are rockin it. start posting in the other sticker thread.