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In the not too distant past, Lord Lucien Sylvanus of Wyvar had been commissioning his generals to explore the ruins of his kingdom in search of gold and treasures. Funds had been desperately needed; Lucien want to throw a war. Denizen regencies to the east had been growing soft and lazy from economic prosperity. To overcome the dullardy that was creeping into his own lands, Lucien sent word to these lands to invite them to the field of battle, to enjoy the adrenaline of warfare and the manliness of sword-in-hand. What can we say? They came! At least, a coalition of venerable soldiers from the golden age of "Castle" arrived, ready to spill brik-gore across the plain. But...I'm getting ahead of myself.
The Dragon Guard were first on the scene and took the opportunity to view the battlefield and assemble themselves...
Turn 0/Setup
A view of the battlefield. The Dragon Guard could hardly believe their eyes. A beautiful expansive plain with a river coursing through it. In the distance (though out of bounds) a castle and small hamlet. Lucien could not place who controlled this fiefdom nor if he had been prompt with his taxes. Little matter, bigger issues at hand. Several hillocks dot the landscape, a smithy, three perimeter towers, and the sunken ruins of some long-forgotten Colosseum...
Here, to the Dragon Guard's left flank, two perimeter towers and the smithy. The river effectively cuts the battlefield in half. This flank affords no bridge to cross. For this battle, water has no dangerous effect. It simply cuts movement in half. It effectively takes a turn to forde the river.
Sunken ruins at the center of the map. Here also is the only bridge to the river.
Lucien surveys his battle lines. To the left he places his Dragon-maw flamer, a unit of spearmen, his bodyguards, and a Dragonmage. He has heard rumors that his adversary might be employing outriders. He has no desire to leave his prize siege engine undefended.
To the right, the rest of the Dragon Guard. A squad of spearmen and a squad of dual wielders are supported by two units of archers (one on the hill), a griffin-riding mage (the actual "Hero" unit), another Dragonmage, and several Dragon Knights. The Dragon Knights deploy on the other side of the river to avoid having to slosh through water on turn 1.
Ah, the Dragon Guard's adversary (played by my friend Erbe). These classic knights are deployed with two units of spears to the far right, toward the center 3 units of archers, some halberdiers, and a full squad (8) heavy knights. Two ballistae are on the far left hill. This army also sports a fire "wizard" (uses a flame thrower), a necromancer (who was almost useless...you'll see!), and the knightly Hero (shiny broadsword, samurai armor, visored helm).
...AND a sneaky group of scouting light cavalry (one of the units is a sorceress/damsel). With their special ability, they have deployed behind the scenic tower to my left flank, about a foot or so from my battle lines ...Thank Brikthulu I kept some infantry with my warmachine or it'd be toast
With battle-lines drawn, the carnage ensues!
Turn 1
Dragon Guard
The small force on my left flank reforms to take on the outriders behind the tower. The Dragonmage uses his supernatural dice pool to create a fire "wall" in front of the partially exposed Flamer Cannon.
With an epic sprint roll, the griffin wings its way up onto the top tier of the ruins. Below, Dragon Guard infantry approach the bridge to begin the march to the other side (and their foes!).
For his feat, the cantankerous wizard diverts the river smack dab into the middle of the heavy cavalry. No casualties, but their movement is hampered, and the field is even that trickier to maneuver.
To the far right, the Dragon Knights begin skirting the hamlet. The Dragonmage joins them. I have left one unit of archers on the hill.
Classic Knights
Because of distance, the Classic Knights do very little except push forward onto the field. Knights attempt to get out of the water. On the left flank, the outriders do not take the bait but begin circling around the other side of the tower (not shown).
Turn 2
Here you can see where the outriders attempted to skirt back around, presumable to outrun my infantry and get back to the bulk of their army.
After moving my own units forward and the bodyguard along the edge of the tower, the Dragonmage sends a fireball to obliterate two of the outriders! First brik!
With his second heroic feat, my blue mage summons two Scarab "water beetles" from the depths of the ruins Slightly out of this photo, the infantry on the right flank reach the narrow walkbridge and begin filtering across.
And here my brilliance turns to folly. The feat from last turn kicks me in the pants and prevents my knights from getting to the center of the field; no charging action for them. They wait by the hamlet.
Classic Knights
The sorceress with the outriders sees the predicament she and her soldiers are in. Ordering them to back up, she summons some magicks to cause an earthquake, one that will topple over on top of Lucien and his body guards! Sadly, the feat fails, and the tower crumbles with little other effect (I didn't push for any more adverse effects because simply removing the tower now effectively prevents the outriders from doing this cute ring-around-the-rosie dance).
After moving his infantry up, Erbe unleashed a deadly volley to slay the Water Scarab. The necromancer took the opportunity to, Diablo II style, raise a humanoid skeleton from its remains ... side note, because I'll forget to mention it later, but this is the only skeleton the necromancer was able to raise ALL GAME
More general movements from Erbe. The archers on his right flank were also able to take one point off my griffin.
Turn 3
Lucien and the body guards wheel to the left of the ruined tower. Unable to make it into combat, they successfully block any attempt to escape in that direction. The spears on this side also move forward, the Dragonmage had attempted a speed-boosting spell, but the sorceress-damsel was able to disrupt the magicks.
With the river in the way, the Dragon Knights do the next best thing, sweep around into the narrow gaps, setting up charges for next turn. The Dragonmage had attempted to enchant their movement such that they could walk through the walls of the building, but that was ineffective. The champion has decided to take on the Classic Heavy Knights all by himself...yeah...that's gonna work...
My infantry are still, also, fiddling with the bridge and trying to get across the river...
The second Scarab Beetle charges and skewers one spearman.
And the Griffin swoops down from his perch on the ruins and begins to snack and hack at a squad of crossbows. Three are slain this turn and the 4th is taken out of commission next turn as he tries to run away!
"Oh my! It is quite a swift and perilous descent from all the way up here...I think i'll not jump down just yet...I'd much rather hurl fireballs from the parapet than risk soiling my shiny blue hat!"
Classic Knights
The Dragon Guard's first casualty is costly: a Dragonmage. Speared by a ballista bolt.
The second ballista veers off course and impales a classic knight!
"Hhhaaahhhh!" With a shout and the mystical crackling of mana in the air, the classic knight's fire mage utterly roasts the Griffin. Two arcs worth of flamer damage are pretty good. Pretty good.
You can see from the first photo, too, that Erbe is moving his halberds forward to meet my squad of dual-wielders (who have finally traversed the bridge).
In a rage of retribution, classic Spearmen turn the Scarab into a kebab. Having not used a feat in a turn, the Blue Wizard attempted to turn this corpse into a firebomb. The feat failed.
(Note: this photo may be bleeding into turn 4). With nothing doing, the outriders charge in and attack Lucien and the bodyguards. The resulting flurries (after two rounds of combat...the end of turn 3/beginning of turn 4) leave one bodyguard slain and two mangled horses (I play that, if a minifigs weapon cannot reach to hit the mounted unit, the horse must be taken out before the mounted fig can be harmed).
Turn 4
Dragon Guard
On the left flank, the spearman commit to a successful charge which eliminates the sorceress-damsel. I may have attempted to roast her with the Dragon Flamer Cannon, but that would have failed.
The dragon knights are also finally capable of engaging some enemies! I cannot for the life of me remember why the one in the center is dead; response attacks from the enemy hero probably. The dragon knight champion takes out the enemy hero's horse.
(blurry pic): Two dragon knights peel off and assault the ballista squad on the hill. The attacks whiff.
Atop the sunken ruins, my blue mage hero decides it is time for more pyrotechnics. A fabulous flurry of supernatural dice rolls sends a fireball careening down at a squad of 5 archers. Only 1 survives the fiery blast! Fire is fast becoming the most effective weapon the field of battle.
Classic Knights
A very sad day for the Dragon Guard. Before he can duck down behind the battlements, the last squad of classic archers sends a lethal volley at his pointy blue hat! I feel like my tactical decisions up to this point had been very sound. I REALLY need to start remember to send redshirts with my hero!
The now lone outrider slays a second bodyguard.
A combination of flame staves and halberdiers reduces the dual-wielder squad by 2 and leaves one on fire. Two halberdiers pay for this attack with their lives.
The classic hero uses his feat to spring off the ground and claim another horse as his own.
Turn 5
Combats continue on the right flank and one member of the upper ballista squad is eliminated.
The dual-wielders execute the final two halberdiers, while at the same time a squad of Dragon Guard archers combine fire against the classic fire mage (the archers still haven't crossed the river .
Nothing eventful happens on the left flank that I can recall...
Classic Knights
On their turn, Erbe has his remaining archers gun-down my final magic user. As a side note, I have been using the tentative 2010 rules for supernatural dice/powers in my last several games and I have to say that I really enjoy their flexibility and easy of use. But that is neither here nor there...
More combat on the ballista hill with both knights and crewmen whiffing attacks left and right. I think there were some ridiculous damage rolls countered by ridiculous armor rolls squeezed in here.
And at long last the second unit of classic heavy cavalry charge into the dual wielders, reducing their number significantly. Attacks back are negligible.
And on the right flank, the classic hero continues to rack up a sick kill-count by dispatching yet another dragon knight (or if he hasn't he is GOING to rack up a sick kill count).
Turn 6
Dragon Guard
Finally...FINALLY the Dragon Guard are able to mop up the outriders on the left-hand flank. But the feat cost me the lives of all of Lucien's body guards. And NOW, I've got another river to cross...
Which the left-flank soldiers are quickly attempting to do. A failed charge by the spearmen leaves them pretty open to counterattacks, and I'm none too happy about that.
This is a lovely image, yes it is. You see, the dual-wielders had been eliminated a few seconds earlier by the remaining classic knights. BUUUTTT, my spearmen had finally buttplugged across the bridge (just shoulda had them jump in the water to begin with...) and so they decide to charge into the knights. Let me just say, minifigs charging with spears are just the sh*t, hands down. Try it sometime. No, go ahead...I'll wait right here while you to...
Right flank carnage: the champion still achieves nothing but the hill ballista squad is finally out of the picture!
Classic Knights
Boo. A combination of archer fire and charging spearmen eliminates my squad of infantry before they can even cause damage.
Oddly, nothing else happened this round; Erbe is running low on figs and all other combats were whiffs or ineffective.
Turn 7
Dragon Guard
In a flash of horse hair and steel the remaining two dragon knights kick it down the hill and slam forcefully into the second ballista squad. They stand absolutely no chance!
And THIS attack was bonkers. Waste-deep in the river, the Flamer Cannon Crew decides to unload on the classic spear squad. Heh. Needing something like 5's or 6's to hit all of them, I roll at least a 6 for every single spear person. That's 3d4 fire damage a piece. A real, royal spear person barbecue.
On the right flank, several spearmen of my own have peeled off from the main unit to attack another squad of classic spearmen. The classic knights still refuse to die.
Classic Knights
Oh woe is the Dragon Guard! The Dragon Knight champion is slain by the classic Hero (who now wields a second sword that he stole from someone else).
And here you can see the effects of the spearmen battle that is waging on the right flank. I also think my archers are finally across the river.
Classic archers continue to pick off Dragon Guard spearmen, this time on the left flank.
Turn 8
Dragon Guard
At long last, after many casualties, the spearmen finally eliminate the knight with whom they were in combat.
On the left flank, a cat-and-mouse game ensues between the squad of archers and my last two spearmen...Constant charging, shoving and shooting that does not end well for the spearmen.
Classic Knights
FATALITY! Through combat and heroic feats (decapitation), the classic hero has now officially slain every single one of my mounted dragon knights, including the champion. Soul-crushing.
The Final Turns
(I'm going to consolidate the titles for these last pictures since there are like 3 more turns yet to go but most of those turns have only one or two things happening...)
Once across the river (finally), my archers pick off the last of the classic mounted knights (not the Hero).
Sensing that so many archers should not go unchecked, the classic knight jumps the river and assaults the archer squad. His attacks WHIFF. Above that, you can see the last vestiges of the spearmen battle waging.
Said battle comes down to a mono - e - mono situation, locked in a fight to the death.
And in a move that has been deemed very Agincourt, my archers disengage from the classic hero (who WHIFFS his attacks of opportunity)...
...the two squads of archers roll a massive amount of dice (of which this is only a portion)...
...and pin the Classic Hero to the ground. I think the damage total was around 61...so...yeah...
Still on the right flank, the necromancer who can't raise a single skeleton teams up with the spearman to kill my own last spearman.
But those two are then shot to death by my remaining 16 archers
AND...at this point, all Erbe has left is 4 archers of his own. I still have my 16 archers, Lucien, and the Dragon Flamer left. The archers choose to flee the scene, hopefully to tell more of their comrades that there is a battle going on and they should come join the fun
The End
Victory went to the Dragon Guard. I once again retained my ability to roll 6's like a boss. Not that this really matters, but the Dragon Guard are now 3-1-0 on the field of battle. Hope you all enjoyed another edition of Rev's battle reports. Thanks for reading. We'll see you next time.


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Style Inspiration: Dressing up Your Mantel
Mantels are the perfect place to showcase artwork, mirrors, and accessories. The display on mine is always changing, because there are just so many variations that can work.
One of the quickest ways to establish a mantel as a focal point is to anchor it with a large mirror or single piece of art. Then you can add in accessories, symmetrically for a more traditional look and asymmetrically and layered for a less formal and often more modern look.
Smaller art can work well in a gallery style or neat line. A bold wallpaper can replace artwork and mirrors, and live branches will bring height and organic softness. Mantels are also a perfect spot for small collections and seasonal decorations, from stockings to pumpkins to foliage.
1. Jason's Charm & Potential
2. Regas NY via Decor8
3. Domino via Little Green Notebook
4. Sweet William via Decor8
5. Ron Marvin via Decorpad
6. Domino via Little Green Notebook
7. Via Little Lovables
8. Elle Decor
9. Via Home for the Better
(Images: as linked above)

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Family Recipe Friday – Mushrooms Florentine
I grew up eating this at most of the family holiday's with the maternal side of my family. But, we called it spinach casserole. As a child, I hated spinach, and no, it don't not matter that Popeye ate all of his. As far as I was concerned, we could send him mine as well. I, would take a spoon full of the cheese and mushrooms.
Mushrooms Florentine
1 lb fresh mushrooms
2 packages frozen spinach
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup melted butter
serves 6-8 people 1 cup freshly grated cheddar cheese
garlic salt
To prepare:
Wash and dry mushrooms. Slice off stems. Saute' stems and caps until brown, browning the cap side of mushroom first. Cook spinach according to package and strain excess liquid from spinach. Line a shallow 10″ casserole dish (about 1 1/2″ deep) with the spinach. Season with salt, chopped onion and melted butter.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. Arrange the sautéed mushrooms (caps and stems) over the spinach. Season with garlic salt. Cover with remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees, or until cheeses is melted and browned. Casserole may be prepared in advance.
Bon Appetite!


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Fox News Resumes Perennial Gas Price Charade
Research ››› ››› JOCELYN FONG, SHAUNA THEEL, DAVID SHERE & JILL FITZSIMMONS
As the employment outlook improves, Fox News is advising Republicans to focus on blaming President Obama for rising gasoline prices -- a claim with no relation to economic fact.
Fox News Talkers Converge On Highly Misleading Talking Point
Fox Blames Obama For Change In Gas Prices From January 2009 To Now. On at least six occasions in the past week, Fox News has pushed the talking point that gasoline prices have almost doubled (increasing 83% or 90% or 91%) since Obama took office in January 2009. The claim was also promoted this week by the Drudge Report and CNSNews, as well as the Senate Republican Conference. Fox falsely suggested that Obama's energy policies are to blame for the increase in prices, without explaining that prices were low in January 2009 because the recession slashed demand. [The O'Reilly Factor, 2/9/12][CNSNews.com, 2/14/12] [Drudge Report, 2/14/12][Senate Republican Conference, 2/15/12][Fox & Friends, 2/15/12][Your World with Neil Cavuto, 2/15/12][The Five, 2/15/12][Special Report, 2/15/12][Fox & Friends, 2/16/12]
Fox also repeatedly aired variations of the following graphic:
[Your World With Neil Cavuto, 2/15/12]
Gasoline Prices Plummeted In Late 2008 In The Midst Of A Massive Recession. This chart shows that oil and gas prices fell sharply in late 2008 (displayed as an index to show the correlation between oil and gas prices):
[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, accessed 2/16/12]
Wash. Post In Feb. 2009: "The Overwhelming Cause Of The Collapse In Oil Prices Has Been The Faltering World Economy." From a February 2009 Washington Post article:
Just one year ago, the price of oil finished trading at more than $100 a barrel for the first time, fueling speculation about a new era of oil prices. Yesterday, oil finished trading in New York at $39.15 a barrel, and that after surging 13 percent for the day.
The overwhelming cause of the collapse in oil prices has been the faltering world economy, which has fueled the drop in consumption.
Oil use in China, which most forecasters a year ago assumed would be the engine for increasing global demand, has screeched to a halt. [Washington Post, 2/20/09]
Former API Economist: Recession Is "One Way To Reduce Oil Prices, But Not A Very Attractive One." In an email to Media Matters, Michael Canes, Senior Research Fellow at the Logistics Management Institute, former Chief Economist of the American Petroleum Institute, and a supporter of increased offshore drilling, wrote:
Most oil market experts believe that the rapid and sustained reduction in oil prices that began in 2008 and extended beyond occurred because the world economy began to slow down and ultimately to experience a deep recession. This is one way to reduce oil prices, but not a very attractive one. [Email to Media Matters, 3/7/11]
Gasoline Prices In Canada Have Followed Same Trend As U.S. The following chart shows that gasoline price trends are basically the same in Canada as in the U.S., underscoring the fact that prices are driven by the world oil market and not by Obama's policies. The difference between the two lines reflects the fact that the U.S. has relatively low gas taxes.
[GasBuddy.com, accessed 2/16/12]
Analysts: Speculation, Refinery Closures Currently Pushing Up Prices. From a February 14 Bloomberg Businessweek report:
Strangely, the current run-up in prices comes despite sinking demand in the U.S. "Petrol demand is as low as it's been since April 1997," says Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service. "People are properly puzzled by the fact that we're using less gas than we have in years, yet we're paying more."
Kloza believes much of the increase is due to speculative money that's flowed into gasoline futures contracts since the beginning of the year, mostly from hedge funds and large money managers. "We've seen about $11 billion of speculative money come in on the long side of gas futures," he says. "Each of the last three weeks we've seen a record net long position being taken."
Refineries have also been getting squeezed by higher crude prices over the past several months, forcing some of them to shut down rather than operate at a loss, says [equity analyst Jason] Stevens. " [Bloomberg Businessweek, 2/14/12]
Conservative Media Also Tried To Blame Obama For Last Year's Prices. [Media Matters, 1/5/11, 4/24/11, 4/25/11, 5/9/11]
Fox Advises GOP To Try To Cash In Politically On Gas Prices
Steve Doocy: Gas Prices Are An "Opportunity To Disrupt" Positive Economic Narrative. On the February 16 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy said: "As you look at the price of oil going through the roof, and nobody's talking about it, this has the opportunity to disrupt what some are saying, 'oh look, good news for President Obama. The economy is getting better.' Not if gas prices mess it up." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 2/16/12]
Steve Hayes: Republicans Should "Point To The President's Role In Causing These Gas Prices To Go Up." Appearing on Special Report, Fox News contributor Steve Hayes said: "Republicans have to make an argument. It's not just that we look at the gas prices. Republicans have to explain what gas prices have gone up, and unlike the White House, which seems to suggest this is random effect, point to the president's role in causing these gas prices to go up." [Fox News, Special Report, 2/15/12 via Nexis]
Fox Anchor Hopes High Gas Prices Will Be "Enough To Derail" Obama's Re-election. On the February 16 edition of Fox & Friends, guest-host Juliet Huddy asked if rising prices are "enough to derail [Obama's] return to the office." Fox News contributor Eric Bolling replied: "Well it better be. What else matters? How much we pay for a gallon of gas. How much we pay for a loaf of bread." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 2/16/12]
Pat Caddell: Gas Prices Are "A Perfect Issue" For GOP. Fox News contributor Pat Caddell lamented that Republicans are unable to "mount a narrative that has a big idea to it," and said that the price of gasoline "is a perfect issue" for Republicans. [Fox News, Your World With Neil Cavuto, 2/15/12]
A.B. Stoddard: Rising Gas Prices "Will Be A Good Talking Point For Republicans." On the February 15 edition of Special Report, Fox News contributor A.B. Stoddard said: "I think the increase of gas prices since President Obama has been in office is high and it will be a good talking point for Republicans. However, I don't think that it is going to be a driving campaign issue if the economy continues in the direction that it's going." [Fox News, Special Report, 2/15/12 via Nexis]
Doug Schoen: Gas Prices Could Prevent Obama From "Benefitting From The Drop In The Unemployment Rate." On the February 16 edition of Varney & Co. Fox News contributor Doug Schoen said that Obama is "benefitting from the drop in the unemployment rate to 8.3%, and the growing perception in the polls that things are getting better and ultimately, with the Republican party divided, there needs to be some force outside the system to question that narrative for him to be hurt. Gas prices could be it." [Fox Business, Varney & Co., 2/16/12]
Fox News' Talking Points On Gas Prices Are Wholly Removed From the Facts
U.S. Oil Production Has Increased Over The Past Few Years -- And Prices Have Still Gone Up. From the 2012 Annual Energy Outlook by the Energy Information Administration:
Domestic crude oil production has increased over the past few years, reversing a decline that began in 1986. U.S. crude oil production increased from 5.1 million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5 million barrels per day in 2010. Over the next 10 years, continued development of tight oil, in combination with the ongoing development of offshore resources in the Gulf of Mexico, pushes domestic crude oil production in the Reference case to 6.7 million barrels per day in 2020, a level not seen since 1994. Even with a projected decline after 2020, U.S. crude oil production remains above 6.1 million barrels per day through 2035.
EIA also provided the following chart, which shows the recent reversal of a 30-year trend in declining U.S. fuel production (orange line). Still, EIA projects that oil prices will continue to rise in coming decades.
[Energy Information Administration, 1/23/12]
Number Of Oil Rigs In Operation In The U.S. Now Highest On Record. From the Energy Information Administration:
[Energy Information Administration, accessed 2/16/12]
AP: "The Data Certainly Make It Harder For Republicans" To Back Up Their Claims About Obama's Energy Policies. From an Associated Press fact check:
From the presidential campaign trail to Congress, Republicans have been hammering Obama for locking up the nation's energy resources. GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, for one, accuses Obama of pursuing policies "that keep us from using our own energy."
But such complaints don't hold up. The U.S. produced more oil in 2010 than it has since 2003, and all forms of energy production have increased.
In speeches and his first campaign ad, Obama also points to the nation's reduced dependence on foreign oil. But the energy information agency says that the decline began in 2005 and comes from a variety of factors -- among them the recession, high gas prices that dampened driving and changes in efficiency and consumer behavior that pre-date the Obama administration.
Even if Obama's policies aren't the cause for these trends, the data certainly make it harder for Republicans - and the oil and gas industry - to substantiate their claim that his policies have dampened energy production. [Associated Press, 2/6/12]
EIA Director: Expanding Drilling In Federal Areas Is Not Expected To Have A Large Impact On Prices. From the March 2011 Congressional testimony of Richard Newell, Administrator of the Energy Information Administration:
In the short-term, oil markets react to many competing factors in a global context, and it is extremely difficult to disentangle the near-term impact of mid-to-long-term developments in the context of oil markets that see typical daily price movements in the range of 1-2 percent, and much higher fluctuations at times. Long term, we do not project additional volumes of oil that could flow from greater access to oil resources on Federal lands to have a large impact on prices given the globally integrated nature of the world oil market and the more significant long-term compared to short-term responsiveness of oil demand and supply to price movements. Given the increasing importance of OPEC supply in the global oil supply-demand balance, another key issue is how OPEC production would respond to any increase in non-OPEC supply, potentially offsetting any direct price effect. [Energy Information Administration, 3/17/11, emphasis added]
Even The American Petroleum Institute Doesn't Claim That Opening All Federal Areas To Drilling Would Lower Prices. CNNMoney.com reported:
[American Petroleum Institute's Rayola] Dougher said that if all federal land was open to oil drilling -- not just offshore but Alaska's wildlife refuge and all federal land in the West that isn't a national park -- the country could produce an extra 2.8 million barrels of oil a day by 2025.
Being that she represents the oil industry, Dougher gave the idea a hard sell.
She said it would create another 500,000 jobs, add $150 billion each year to government coffers and shave a significant chunk off the country's foreign trade deficit.
But one argument she didn't make was lower prices.
"How would that play out in the market, what impact would that have on prices," she said, "we just don't know." [CNNMoney.com, 4/25/11]
Former Bush Economic Advisor: "You Can't Change The Oil Price Very Much With The U.S. Exploration." On the April 26, 2011 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Doug Holtz-Eakin, who served on George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors said, "you can`t change the oil price very much with the U.S. exploration":
MATTHEWS: Well, let me ask you this. If we were raping this continent, if we were drilling offshore everywhere, deep drilling, risking everything -- just like we did, down in -- with BP, if we were taking apart the ANWR and drilling everywhere, would the price of gas be much different? In the world market, since this all fungible, if we were doing all that here in the United States, would the price of gas be much different? I`m just asking that question.
HOLTZ-EAKIN: No, he can`t change the price very much. So, I mean, he`s trying to do things --
MATTHEWS: But the conservatives are saying all you have to do is pump like -- all you got to do is drill like -- Pawlenty said, just got at this, dig, dig, and dig, drill, drill, and drill, and somehow the price of the gas is going to down on the world market. You`re saying that`s not true?
HOLTZ-EAKIN: Well, I mean, you can`t change the oil price very much with the U.S. exploration. It certainly can`t change it quickly. We know that. And I think Republicans have been honest about that.
You also aren`t going to change the price of gasoline attacking oil companies. You know, the president is saying, oh, we got to get rid of $4 billion subsidies. That`s 3 cents a gallon, OK? That`s not a solution.
MATTHEWS: Would you get rid of them?
HOLTZ-EAKIN: Yes, but it`s not going to change gas prices that way. [MSNBC, Hardball, 4/26/11, accessed via Nexis]
Energy Analyst: "Americans Tend To Exaggerate The Price Effects Of Fluctuations In Domestic Production." According to Joseph Dukert, independent energy analyst and former president of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics said via email that "Americans tend to exaggerate the price effects of fluctuations in domestic production in relation to the total amount of oil in global trade. On the larger stage, the perception of geopolitical risks is more important." [Email to Media Matters, 4/21/11]
Oil Expert: "The Oil Industry Has Been Able To Convince People There Is A Connection Between U.S. Drilling And Prices." From a January 2011 Greenwire article:
If gas prices keep increasing, Republicans probably will make a push on increased fossil fuel production, said Ken Green, resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute think tank.
But experts disagreed about how much impact additional drilling could have. Crude oil is a global commodity, Green said.
"The world price is the world price," Green said. "Even if we were producing 100 percent of our oil," he said, if prices increase because of a shortage in China or India, "our price would go up to the same thing.
"We probably couldn't produce enough to affect the world price of oil," Green added. "People don't understand that."
U.S. production could be negated by decisions that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries makes, said Philip Verleger Jr., energy economist, and David Mitchell EnCana, professor of management, at the University of Calgary's business school.
"Suppose the U.S. were to boost production 1 million barrels a day," Verleger said. "OPEC has the capacity to cut 1 million barrels."
The oil industry has been able to convince people there is a connection between U.S. drilling and prices, Verleger said. [Greenwire via NYTimes.com, 1/4/11]
Oil Analyst: "Drill Drill Drill Thing" Is "A Simplistic Way Of Looking For A Solution That Doesn't Exist." From an April 2011 CNNMoney article:
The problem is this: While increased oil and gas drilling in the United States may create good-paying jobs, reduce reliance on foreign oil and lower the trade deficit, it will have hardly any impact on gas and oil prices.
That's because the amount of extra oil that could be produced from more drilling in this country is tiny compared to what the world consumes.
Plus, any extra oil the country did produce would likely be quickly offset by a cut in OPEC production.
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Iowa High School Wrestler Forfeits Match Against Girl
Joel Northrup is a sophomore at Linn-Mar High in Iowa. He is also considered one of the best wrestlers in his weight class and was a favorite to win in the state wrestling tournament he was to compete in yesterday.
Then he showed up to the first rounds of the tournamnet, officially reported, and withdrew from the first match he was to compete in. His scheduled opponent? Cassy Herkelman, one of two girls who qualified to compete in the Iowa state wrestling tournament.
Northrup made the following statement: "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Cassy and Megan and their accomplishments. However, wrestling is a combat sport and it can get violent at times. As a matter of conscience and my faith I do not believe that it is appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner. It is unfortunate that I have been placed in a situation not seen in most other high school sports in Iowa."
Girls have been allowed to compete in boys wrestling teams in Iowa for more than 20 years but this was the first season where any girls have qualified for the state tournament.


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Alema necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 647 diseños de 107 diseñadores freelance.
Alema Hardware
Alema has been a wholesale distributor of European and domestic cabinet hardware and woodworking supplies since 1982.
At our showroom in North Hollywood, CA we offer many types of hardware, not all of which are featured on our online store yet. They include hardware for cabinets, closets, furniture, woodworking, and more. You can visit our web site to get a more detailed idea of the type of things we sell: http://www.alema.com.
Our employees have many years of experience in the industry. Our approach combines our deep product expertise with a focus on great customer service.
We're looking at expanding our presence online and we're looking for an updated, more relevant logo and identity to use in that effort.
WHAT WE ARE NOT: We are not a general purpose hardware store like Home Depot. We don't sell hammers or hoses.
Future Opportunities:
We're expanding our online and offline marketing efforts as well as sprucing up our new web store. Pretty soon we're going to need some offline print ad design as well as online merchandising and ad graphics. Even if you don't win, if we like your work we'll get your info and probably be in touch.
Primary: Industry customers such as cabinet makers, woodworkers, interior designers, furniture manufacturers, etc.
Secondary: Non-Industry customers such as those buying hardware for their own cabinets or closets. For example, a couple remodeling their kitchen and purchasing new knobs / pulls for their cabinets.
We need a new logo to replace the existing one that's been used for over twenty years. Eventually it will replace the current logo everywhere: on our web site as well as on business cards, forms, ads, etc.
The logo should not be overcomplicated or fancy. Your logo ideas can be just our name or one with an image/icon beside it, no preference at this point. Just make sure any symbol is relevant to our business (no hammers or nails). We do not have a tagline or slogan that you need to include in your submissions.
Although we do carry some hardware for older cabinets or with an antique look, generally we're doing hardware for modern European-style cabinet applications so the logo shouldn't be old-timey or rustic.
- Must scale for use on business cards as well as print ads
- Should work against a white background
- Should work in both B&W and 4 Color (for B&W and Color print ads or B&W forms, e.g. invoices)
- Use web safe colors
- Logo should be legible on the web no larger than 400x60 pixels (*approx.*)
- Final artwork should be supplied in a vector format
FYI, the current logo was designed over twenty years ago and does not contain much, if anything, that we need to keep in the new logo. It might be good to carry over the color combination of Red / Blue but even that is not an absolute requirement at this point.
Expect FREQUENT feedback from me. Thanks everyone!
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Ive been exclusively same sex active for past several years and while that is probably my predominant orientation, I have had relationships w women in the past but find it very difficult to explore that side, with honesty and I would like to explore it. Dont know where to start really....
Some time back when I was coming to grips with my sexuality, I was hanging out on a GLBT BBS. Remember those - you know, the ones you DIALED INTO with a MODEM that made weird noises as it connected?!?
Anyway, I was lucky enough to run onto both a straight woman and a gay man who both were mature enough to figure that I was NOT straddling some sexual fence. Those two and others truly helped me in no small way to recognize and embrace my bisexuality when a lot of others in that same community expected me to commit one way or the other, straight or gay.
What's even screwier is that Kinsey determined over half a century ago that sexuality isn't a toggle switch but a CONTINUUM ... yet apparently there are people out there who don't want to hear that.
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The switch has created a bit of a stir in the Australian spatial information community. Our industry association (SIBA) sent out a stern word of warning about authoritative data and the risks of dealing with User Generated Content (UGC).
Firstly, let's recognise that Google Australia is not alone in moving to a model where it's reducing dependency on 3rd party content providers. Since 2009, Google worldwide has been sourcing its own streetmaps, and making them updateable by its users . And major online mappers such as Mapquest and Microsoft's Bing Maps have already adopted the free, crowdsourced basemaps from OpenStreetMap.
The second thing to note here is the implicit assumption about what makes spatial datasets authoritative. In warning about the risks of using UGC, SIBA writes:
"In applications where data integrity/quality is of high importance, spatial data should be current, accurate, the best quality possible and from an authoritative source."Actually, there are two assumptions hidden in this statement: (1) crowdsourced data is not authoritative, and (2) only authoritative sources can provide data that is current, accurate and of the highest possible quality. However, neither of these two assumptions really stand up to scrutiny.
Crowdsourcing has given us the concept of 'decentralised authority', where the confidence in an (online) information source is derived from the community that maintains it, instead from the reputation or mandate of a central organisation. The success of Wikipedia over its traditional counterpart the Encyclopaedia Britannica is the most well-known of many such examples.
What's more, UGC often provides us with content that is more accurate, and certainly more current than traditionally sourced data. Where updates such as new roads or developments typically take over 6 months to make it to the PSMA datasets, they are visible in OpenStreetMap almost instantaneously. It's been reported to me that in for instance in Brisbane OpenStreetMap is routinely more up to date than other sources.
For many users data currency is a critical component in determining quality and fitness for purpose. To suggest that only so-called 'authoritative' providers can give us 'the best quality possible' represents a rather limited perspective.


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- Court Holidays 2019
- Does the Sheriff's Office allow citizens to pick up dead deer that have been hit and killed by a car?
- Do you do fingerprint cards?
- How do I get a background/records check on myself?
- Do you accept stuffed animals?
- How do I take hunter safety classes?
- When I go on vacation, will the Douglas County Sheriff's Office check my home?
- How can I get a copy of an incident report?
- How can I get a copy of an accident report?
- Where do I go for a municipal traffic ticket?
- What are redemption rights?
- How do I know if I live in an area served by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office?
- My license tag was stolen. Now what?
- What's unusual about calling 9-1-1 from a cell phone?
- What's the difference between jail and prison?
- How do I obtain a copy of an arrest record or a background check?
- What is the difference between a sexual offender and a predator?
- What is the difference between a criminal case and a civil case?
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- How do I file a complaint against a Douglas County Sheriff's Office employee?
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How can I get a copy of an accident report?
For accident reports that occurred in the Lawrence city limits you can locate your report on the Lawrence Police Department's website here.
For Douglas County Sheriff's Office accident reports, you can submit an open records request here.
If you were involved in the accident, incurred property damage, or a relative of someone involved in the accident, the report is free. Come to the Sheriff's Office during regular business hours or call to have a copy mailed or faxed to you.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is open 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
Attorneys, insurance companies, or anyone not involved in the accident, may obtain a copy of the report by submitting a $5.00 fee.
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The newly expanded Vons shopping center at Figueroa Street and La Loma Road in Eagle Rock is nearing completion, with a roster of tenants that includes The Habit (grilled onions, please), Wells Fargo, T-Mobile and Supercuts, according to information posted inside the supermarket. While some residents in Eagle Rock might take issue with the preponderance of chain stores, others are not too happy with the name given to the formerly nameless shopping center: Figueroa Plaza. The Boulevard Sentinel reports that the name did not got over well with some of those who attended a recent Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce meeting. Their main problem? "Figueroa" makes it sound like the center is in Highland Park. Says the Sentinel:
Critics say that the name implies the center is in Highland Park, which has a much larger identity with North Figueroa Street than does Eagle Rock. They contend that the name should not have "Figueroa" in it, but instead should include "Eagle Rock" or "Colorado."
The Sentinel offers some alternatives – La Loma Plaza or Annandale Plaza – but there is no indication that the name will be changed. Perhaps critics will take some comfort in the fact that the shopping center is building an Eagle Rock monument sign at the corner of the property.


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For their debut at Tom Foolery's Restaurant & Bar on Saturday, the Mighty Merkin will usher in a mix of familiar covers by adored bands like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Green Day, but not without throwing patrons for a loop.
Predicting the Mighty Merkin's setlist for a show is like peering into a crystal ball that's malfunctioning. You'll see bits of the future, while the rest will appear fuzzier than Kimbo Slice's beard.
For their debut at Tom Foolery's Restaurant & Bar on Saturday, the Mighty Merkin will usher in a mix of familiar covers by adored bands like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Green Day, but not without throwing patrons for a loop.
"One song could be by Bon Jovi and the next one would be by Digital Underground," said guitarist and vocalist Scott Testerman, 38, formerly of Middletown and now living in Bear. "You never know what you're going to get when you come out to see us. We like to keep everybody on their feet."
On a few occasions, even the guys in the band have found themselves dumbfounded by songs they've covered.
"I'll throw a curveball and whip into some Prince, or something, and [my bandmates are] like, 'what in the world is he doing?'" boasted Testerman.
Bassist and vocalist John Smith touched on some unique '80s covers in their catalog, including a classic by The Commodores.
"We're [incorporating] Cameo and 'Play that Funky Music' by Wild Cherry," said Smith, 36, of Elkton, Md. "Sometimes we play 'Kiss' by Prince and 'Brick House.'"
Keeping their repertoire fresh is a must, but the Mighty Merkin also knows its roots lie in traditional covers that most people can, or should, expect to hear.
"Playing in this area, you have to hit a certain type of staple with a lot of the songs, for instance: 'Summer of '69,' '867-5309/Jenny,' stuff like that," explained drummer Rob Connors, 33, of Coatesville, Pa. "We really try to incorporate a lot of that in there."
They also like to stitch in new tunes to keep younger listeners interested. The newest song the Merkins learned was "Locked Out of Heaven" by R&B-pop heartthrob Bruno Mars.
Since the Merkins cover a wide range of music, the guys are always confident they can put a Kool-Aid smile on a listener's face.
"The music's kind of all over the place, so you're hitting everyone there," said guitarist and vocalist Roger Holcomb, 38, of Elkton. "If you don't like this song, you'll probably like the next one. If you don't like that one — I guarantee you're going to like the next one."
A merkin might sound like the name of a magician or sea monster. But it's actually a pubic wig. Actresses/actors have donned merkins in Hollywood films to avoid inadvertent exposure of genitalia during nude or semi-nude scenes.
When asked if Smith thinks the band's name is taboo, he responded: "Considering the music we play and the people that come out to hear us, they're going to wonder what it is; and then they ask, and they get a chuckle out of it," he quipped. "I don't think it's taboo at all."
WHAT Mighty Merkin in concert
WHEN 10-1 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23
WHERE Tom Foolery's Restaurant & Bar, 714 Ash Blvd., Middletown
COST Free
INFO tomfoolerys.info or 449-2211


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LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- As the world's major powers prepare to discuss Iran's nuclear program, experts are arguing the legality of a potential Israeli and U.S. military strike on Iran.
Anthony D'Amato, a professor of international law at Northwestern University, has said the use of force by Israel and the United States to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons would uphold international law, Britain's The Guardian reported Thursday. The United Nations charter recognizes the right to self-defense in the event of an imminent attack, though some experts wonder at the precise meaning of word "imminent," the newspaper said.
"Iran says it wants to push the Israelis into the sea and that they are constructing nuclear weapons. That's enough for me to say that cannot be allowed. If the U.S. or Israel takes the initiative to block that action, it can hardly be said to be violating international law. It can only be preserving international law for future generations," he said.
Bruce Ackerman, a constitutional law professor at Yale, said he's skeptical about the claim of imminent threat.
"The idea that the United States is under imminent threat from Iran is preposterous. It is not preposterous that Israel's under threat from Iran. It just isn't imminent," he told The Guardian.
"Similarly, this is not a case having to do with the war on terror. It's a case in which one sovereign feels threatened by another sovereign. It's just the kind of thing that has been happening for a very long time and it was precisely this kind of anticipatory anxiety generating wars that the League of Nations and then the United Nations was intended to respond to," he added.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported representatives of the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, for nuclear talks are not all on the same page when it comes to determining the best way to keep Iran in check.
"We really do not have a common view of what's the real offer to be made to Iran to bring it to serious negotiations," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said while in Washington this week.
Ryabkov said the six nations do agree it would be "disastrous" for Israel to conduct a military strike against Iran.
"We are all for a diplomatic solution," he said.
An unidentified senior U.S. official was among diplomats who downplayed the differences of opinion among the various players.
"All are in agreement on the core principles," the U.S. official said.


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Lindsay Kemp
Jean Genet
Our Lady of the Flowers
Jean Genet wrote Our Lady of the Flowers while in prison in 1942. It was published anonymously the following year, and sold around 30 copies. It wasn't until after the Allied Forces liberated France in 1944 that the bulk of the copies were bound and sold.
Due to its sexual content Our Lady of the Flowers was sold as high class erotica, but Genet never intended it as such. It would take until the book had been revised and reprinted by Gallimard in 1951 that Our Lady of the Flowers received the critical accolades it richly deserved - even if Jean-Paul Sartre described it as "the epic of masturbation."
It was an over-the-wall conversation with a neighbor that led Lindsay Kemp to create and produce his now legendary dance production of Flowers in 1974. As Lindsay recounted to Dangerous Minds last year:
'I'd just rented a little cottage, a country retreat, in Hungerford in Berkshire, and my next door neighbor - it was one Sunday morning and we were listening to Round the Horne, we all did on those Sunday mornings - and my neighbor across the fence leaned over and said.
"Oh hi, I think this book might interest you."
And it was Genet's Our Lady of the Flowers. And I began to read it, and as soon as I began to read it I could already see it on the stage, and I could see myself as Divine, the central character. And two weeks later, we opened it.
Only someone of Kemp's incredible talents and vision could have produced Flowers, and the production put Kemp and his dance company literally "on the map." Since then, Kemp and Co. have performed Flowers all across the world to incredible acclaim.
In 1982, a video was made of the Lindsay Kemp Dance Company performing Flowers at the Teatro Parioli, Roma. It is rarely been seen since, and the video is a incredible treat for anyone interested in dance, performance and theater.
Previously on Dangerous Minds
Lindsay Kemp is on the 'phone: Scenes from his life from Genet to Bowie
Lindsay Kemp: Seldom seen interview about his production of 'Salome' from 1977
David Bowie and Lindsay Kemp's rarely seen production 'Pierrot in Turquoise' from 1968
With thanks to Lindsay Kemp's Last Dance


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By Andria Cheng
Target Corp. isn't the only retailer /quotes/zigman/253872/delayed /quotes/nls/tgt TGT preoccupied with damage control. Retailers, in the final countdown to Christmas, are up against disappointing sales in their biggest season of the year.
One more sign sales missed the mark: retailers' in-store sales for the week ended Sunday, Dec. 22, fell 3.1% from a year earlier while traffic plunged 21%, according to traffic tracker ShopperTrak. The decline is worth noting because Friday, Saturday and Sunday, along with Black Friday, were expected to be among the top four shopping days of the season.
The performance compared with ShopperTrak's original forecast of sales increasing 2.4% and traffic declining 10% in November and December combined.
Sales in November and through Dec. 15 also have missed the mark, up 2% even though November sales itself was a bright spot, up 3.4%.
"We've been seeing downward traffic for the whole season," said Bill Martin, ShopperTrak founder, in an interview, adding he's now looking at sales for the two crucial months combined to rise 2% to 2.4%. "Consumers were out there but they were just visiting fewer stores. They were very targeted for what they were buying."
Meanwhile, he said retailers' last-minute gimmicks and discounts to get people in stores, including sales of 30% to 50% off and buy one and get one free deals, also compressed sales. "The discounts are heavier than last year," he said. They are "headwinds for the sales growth."
He said it's crucial for retailers to get sales post Christmas as consumers visit stores to redeem gift cards, which don't count as sales until after they are redeemed. In fact, Dec. 26 and this Saturday both are expected to be among the season's top 10 shopping days. "There's a lot of money that's still out there."
Meanwhile, weak in-store sales are being partly offset by growth online. Online sales between Dec. 15 and Dec. 18, for instance, jumped 13%, with 23% traffic growth, according to Custora Pulse, which tracks real time data from over 100 U.S. retailers.
Indeed, other data show that while consumers were doing last minute shopping this past week, it won't be enough to make up for December's overall lower numbers.
"We think business picked up strongly this past weekend, as anticipated, but total holiday sales are still trending below plan," said Morgan Stanley analyst Kimberly Greenberger. "The question now is will retailers meet or miss Street expectations? Beating, except for a few isolated cases, looks increasingly unlikely. If sales over the last few days before Christmas aren't terrific, negative 4Q earnings revisions could follow."
Greenberger said her research showed 80% to 85% of all specialty apparel retail goods are on sale, up from 75% last year. Half of the retailers in her coverage universe are giving whole-store discounts, up from 35% last year. "While week 3 didn't reveal price reductions implying all-out panic, there weren't many positive signs either," she said.
While robust traffic was observed at retailers like Gap Inc. last week, it likely came at the expense of aggressive promotions, she said.
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With the verdict on pre-Christmas sales all but written, retailers are already looking past Christmas.
For instance, on Sunday, H&M already advertised in its New York store windows "Day after Christmas Sale from $5." It also promised to give the first 100 people in line scratch-off prizes worth up to $300.
— Andria Cheng
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Veteran financial analyst Rick Sherlund, settling back into his role covering Microsoft, is out this morning with a new report on what he calls "the next big thing" for the Redmond company — a future lineup of touch-based Windows 8 hybrid notebook/tabet computers based on Intel's "Ultrabook" specifications for thin, light and connected machines with extended battery life.
This new "Ultrabook Touch" category won't have a big impact during Microsoft's current 2012 fiscal year, which began in July, write Sherlund and his team at Nomura Equity Research in their report this morning.
However, he predict a noticeable impact after that. He writes …
"We are bullish on fiscal 2013, anticipating a rich year of new products in high margin businesses including the launch of Windows 8 on a new breed of Ultrabook Touch devices which we believe will generate a compelling upgrade cycle, a new version of Office for Windows 8 code named Office 15 (with touch capabilities of the Windows Metro interface), and a significant new version of the Windows Server operating system (Windows Server 8)."
Sherlund is forecasting 11 percent revenue growth and 15 percent earnings growth for Microsoft in fiscal 2013, and strong growth in fiscal 2014 as prices for the Ultrabook Touch devices decline. That compares with his projection of 7 percent revenue growth and flat earnings for fiscal 2012.
He writes, "We like the stock, not because of fiscal 2012, but because of the trends we see looking out to fiscal 2013 and 2014."
Microsoft previewed Windows 8 in September. The new operating system comes with a tile-based interface and support new applications meant to make Windows tablets more competitive with the iPad but also designed to overhaul the experience on traditional PCs. Microsoft hasn't yet said when Windows 8 will be released, but Sherlund predicts a beta at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
Sherlund started covering Microsoft for Goldman Sachs when the Redmond company went public in the 1980s, and resurfaced at Nomura earlier this year, covering companies including Oracle and Salesforce in addition to Microsoft.


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You Are Aurora! (A.K.A. Sleeping Beauty.)
Thoughtful and loving. Authority figures probably have been sheltering you all of your life. Thankfully you're a very tranquil person who is content with what life has given you, but secretly you want to know how the outside world works.
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From The Files Of November 15, 1990'90 A new memorial marker dedicated to all veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam was dedicated following Veterans Day services at
the courthouse Monday. The new memorial joins the memorial of Civil War, Spanish-American War and The World War Veteran on the left and the monument to all veterans in the center of the new memorial area.
Three persons were arrested Thursday evening, November 8, along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County and charged with an armed robbery which occurred late that afternoon at the Dutch Haus Inn Motel off Interstate 70 in Crystal Spring. Two males entered the motel's office and used a sawed-off .22-caliber Mossberg rifle to rob motel managers. A description of the vehicle and occupants was given to turnpike troopers, and the trio was stopped in the Bowmansville area of Lancaster County area Thursday. McConnellsburg police traveled to that area and arrested the three.
McConnellsburg High School girls volleyball team finished a shining season, placing second in the state following Saturday night's state tournament at Robert Morris College in Coraopolis. The team advanced to quarterfinal play after defeating every team in their pool. The Spartans finished the season with a 26-1 record.
Harold and Alice Hunsecker of McConnellsburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary the weekend of September 15 and 16 with their family in a restored log house in Snyder County.
Deaths: Dale "Toadie" McQuade, McConnellsburg; Mildred Melius, McConnellsburg; Clem Lake, Needmore; Genevieve Sipes, Hancock; Wilford Cutchall, McConnellsburg; Gertrude Truxell, Largo, Fla.; Margaretta Brown, Fort Littleton; Dorothy Kriner, Shippensburg; Raymond DeShong, Harrisonville; Dean Johnston, McConnellsburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Sean Ward of Chambersburg on November 2; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wertz of Warfordsburg on November 6.
Karen Smith and Danny Smith of Crystal Spring were united in marriage September 15 at Needmore Bible Church. Parents of the couple are Jay and Maxine Barton of Crystal Spring and Ray and Kim Smith of Harrisonville.
Lori Ann Spade and Curtis Lee Glazier were united in marriage at an outdoor ceremony at the grove at Ebenezer United Methodist Church near Harrisonville. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Coy Spade of Hustontown and parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Glazier.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 13, 1980'80 As Old Glory waved in the first chill winds of November, a persistently patriotic crowd huddled in front of the cenotaph at the courthouse
for Veterans Day services following a parade through downtown McConnellsburg. Guest speaker was Clarence Dietz, state representative and WWII veteran.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the new IGA Foodliner Store in the Penn's Village Shopping Center was held last Thursday.
The official tabulation of Fulton County's votes in last week's election has been completed, and the only major change is a large increase in the number of votes going to Congressman Bud Shuster. Running uncontested for reelection in the Ninth District, Shuster was registered under both the Republican and Democratic parties.
For more than 20 years, Beulah Fix has taken to the woods come turkey season hoping to come home with a gobbler, but without any luck. On Saturday her luck changed. She was hunting with her husband, Haddie, on Scrub Ridge and managed to bag their Thanksgiving turkey, a 12-1/2 lb. gobbler with a three-inch beard.
On Monday, Wilkie Mellott and his sons, 18-year-old Kirk and 14-year-old Kevin, were hunting in Sideling Hill Mountain and the two boys were lucky enough to bag turkeys. Kirk's was 18 pounds with a 7-1/2-inch beard and Kevin's, 19 pounds with a 19-1/2-inch beard.
Specials at the IGA: Pillsbury Plus cake mix, 69 cents; Campbell's tomato soup, 4 for 89 cents; Kellogg's Rice Krispies, 99 cents; Hunt's tomato paste, 4 for 79 cents; Pillsbury biscuits, 4 or $1.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cromwell of Three Springs on November 3; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Clark Jr., McConnellsburg, on November 5.
Deaths: Hazel Sipes, Harrisonville; Donald E. Swope Jr., Needmore; Mrs. Golda M. Browand, Burnt Cabins.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 26, 1970'70 Some 7,000 Pennsylvania veterans who served in the Vietnam War should be getting their state bonus checks this week.
The Fulton County Jaycees have been working and planning the past week to herald the beginning of the Christmas season in the county with a little more fanfare than has been shown in the past. On Friday, Santa Claus will be at the firehall and will ride on a fire truck through the streets of the borough, turning on all the Christmas lights strung across the streets as he goes. The trip will end at the Penns Village Shopping Plaza, where he will alight to greet and talk to the children of the county who are all invited to be at the Big D Shopping Center on the big night. "Dial Santa" is another project of the Jaycees.
A victory banquet was held by the Fulton County Democratic Party at the Mountain House Restaurant on Friday night to celebrate the election of Milton Shapp as governor in the November election by a landslide vote throughout Pennsylvania and by a majority of 47 votes in Fulton County.
David Lorentz left Monday to drive to Boulder, Colo., where he will join relatives for a river camping trip on Green River, Utah, over Thanksgiving, after which he will continue to Tuscon, Ariz., where he will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gobin III.
Marriage licenses: Robert L. Statler of Greencastle and Donna M. Barber of Greencastle; Steven M. Stultz and Carleen Fisher, both of Mercersburg.
The McConnellsburg High School Band was one of 14 guests from two states to appear in the annual Band Youth Day program at Gettysburg College on November 14.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ramsey of Breezewood on November 16; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Yost of Needmore on November 16; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gordon of Mc- Connellsburg on November 17; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Plessinger of McConnellsburg on November 17; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Truax of Warfordsburg on November 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Mellott of Hustontown on November 20.
Miss Saundra Ann She, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin She of Fort Loudon, and Harold Fix Jr., son of Faye Z. Fix of Reservoir Lane and Harold Fix of McConnellsburg, were united in marriage on November 15 at the Trinity United Church of Christ in St. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chilcote of Hustontown recently went to Oklahoma. Mrs. Chilcote spent some time with their son, Terry, and his wife while Bill did some hunting and returned home. Mrs. Chilcote plans to return with Terry and his wife in December.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Alloway of Hustontown celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on November 14 in the community room of The First National Bank, where they were the guests of honor at a surprise reception.
Deaths: W. Guy Horton, Burnt Cabins; Mrs. Nettie Horton, Lewistown; Norman Harry Shaw, Neelyton; Walter A. Reeder, Mercersburg.
New of men in service: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary L. Barnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barnett of Hustontown, is currently on duty at Phu Cat Air Base in Vietnam.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of December 1, 1960'60 Nelson Deshong, 14, McConnellsburg, remains in serious condition at Washington County Hospital with a compound fracture of the skull and
other injuries suffered in an auto accident on November 23. He was a passenger in a car driven by his 16- year-old brother, Gerald, which ran off the road south of Mc- Connellsburg, knocked down a utility pole, rolled over and burst into flames. Both occupants were thrown from the car. Gerald suffered abrasions and contusions.
Sgt. Blair M. Souders has returned to Fort Dix, N.J., after spending a 30-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Souders. His wife, Elfriede, who is a German citizen, remained behind with their two children, to apply for U.S. citizenship before joining her husband in Panama.
David D. Kendall was painfully burned last Thursday, while helping with the butchering at the William F. Keefer farm at Sipes Mill.
Pfc. Frederick B. Humbert Jr. is now serving with the U.S. Army in Korea.
Dr. Theodore Whitsel, formerly of Hustontown, has opened an office for the practice of internal medicine in Huntingdon.
"The Ultra Ray Wash and Dry" laundromat will be opening soon in the Cline building on Lincoln Way East. The coin operated automatic laundry will have 14 washing machines and seven dryers and will be open 24 hours a day.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hosmer III of Turtle Creek, Pa., announce the birth of a daughter, Dawn Lee, on November 1. Mrs. Hosmer is the former Joann Palmer, granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Judson Palmer of Needmore.
Navy Ensign Edgar H. MacKinlay, McConnellsburg, returned to Mayport, Fla., on October 30 following six weeks combat training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, aboard the destroyer USS Turner. During the training period, the ship stopped at Kingston, Jamaica.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lynch, Needmore, on November 23 at the Medical Center.
Orien Mellott, McConnellsburg, and Alice G. Yocum, Huntingdon, were marriage in Manassa, Va., on November 24.
Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Hamil observed their 50th wedding anniversary on November 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Water, Burnt Cabins, have moved to Kingsport, Tenn.
Deaths: Roy Deshong, Wells Tannery; Fred G. Lodge, Mc- Connellsburg.
Sarah Ann Johnston, McConnellsburg, and Raymond Kirk Cover, Big Cove Tannery, were married on September 23 in the Cito Methodist Church.
60 Years Ago
From The Files of November 30, 1950'50 Flood damage in Fulton County probably reached an all-time high in the rainstorm preceding the snow during the past weekend.
Basements in houses which never before became wet were flooded; whole fields were inundated; garages were destroyed; families became isolated; and utility services were disrupted.
Births: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Lake of Baltimore on November 16; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlain of McConnellsburg on November 22; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reeder of Hustontown on November 24; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hann of Harrisonville on November 24; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Strait of Harrisonville on November 25; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Keebaugh of Mc- Connellsburg on November 26; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Keefer of Hustontown on November 23.
Donnie Miller of Hustontown, who enlisted in the Navy last week, has been sent to Great Lakes, Ill.
Deaths: Jesse Alber Cavender, Sr. of Amaranth; Mrs. Huldah Belle Sigel; Mrs. Lillie Grove Patterson of Mc- Connellsburg; Andrew Curtin Clevenger; Mrs. Alice Mc- Clain of Shirleysburg; Mrs. Catherine (Reed) Heeter of Windber.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 28, 1940'40 On November 20 P.P. Huffard, president of the
National Carbon Co. Inc. of New York City, announced that John Spangler had been elected vice president of the company. Mr. Spangler, who is well known by Fulton Countians, has been with the National Carbon Company for 22 years. Starting as a salesman, he was later promoted to general sales manager, a position held for several years. Mr. Spangler recently purchased the Robert Fleming farm north of town and plans to build a summer home there in the near future.
Death: Claude Metzler Sr. of Philadelphia.
George W. Sprowl Jr. and Kathleen Shafer were married on November 23.
On Tuesday afternoon, two Huntingdon County men were given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Thad M. Shimer of Mc- Connellsburg on a charge of disorderly conduct as the result of a shooting affair at the home of James Wible near Clear Ridge on November 17. Found guilty of discharging a shotgun at the home of Wible, each paid a fine of $10 and costs. Immediately following the first charge, the two men were charged with pointing and discharging a firearm. On this charge, both were committed to jail in default of bond.
A 17-year-old Bethel Township boy, who was recently sentenced to the Fulton County Jail for six months on a larceny charge, was transferred on Tuesday to the Industrial School For Boys at Oakdale. Sheriff Porter Duvall and Private Paul Ruda took the youth to Oakdale.
George Bretz, about 36, a state game protector of Shippensburg who was on special duty in Fulton County, was reported missing on Tuesday night by game protector Isaac Baumgardner of McConnellsburg. Bretz, who became bewildered in the fog and spent the night on Tuscarora Mountain, was located near Sylvan early Wednesday morning after an allnight search by about 100 men.
Mrs. T.P. Garland is able to be around the house again following her serious illness.
Roy Rummell of Mc- Connellsburg and William Keebaugh of Hustontown each killed a wild turkey on Tuesday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Richards of Cito announce the birth of a daughter on November 21.
Clifton Foster of Wells Tannery met with a serious accident the past week. While sawing wood with a "buzz" saw, his hand came in contact with the saw, severing one finger and lacerating another.
Mr. and Mrs. George Grissinger Jr. have gone to housekeeping in McConnellsburg. Mrs. Grissinger is the former Miss Beaulah Thomas of New Grenada.
Mrs. Mabel Yetter marked her 32nd birthday last week.
Little Wanda Fitry of Waterfall is very ill at this writing.
Brinton Knepper and Myrtle Clippinger were married on November 23.
James Hockensmith of Harrisonville recently moved his sawmill to the James Hollinshead tract in Belfast Township.
Henry B. Conner and Amanda Perrin were married on November 14.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of November 27, 1930'30 Deaths: Dr. William H. Brosius of Mont
Alto; Merrill Wilson Brady of near Big Cove Tannery; James E. Lyon of Altoona.
The Sheeder Green Grocery was purchased last Thursday by Howard Stewart and Harry Elvey and they have already taken possession.
Miss Zoe Mason, a member of the McConnellsburg High School Alumni Association and now teaching in Akron, Ohio, has sent to the school library a well-chosen list of new books.
Dewees B. Waite and Louella Brown were married on November 17.
Russel Nelson, a teacher at St. James School, Md., is spending as much time as possible with his mother, Mrs. John Nelson, who is seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Philip Rotz.
Another scarlet fever victim in town is little Ruth Harris, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. J. Harris. She is under the care of a trained nurse, Miss Mary Kirk, of Big Cove Tannery.
County Treasurer George W. Lodge was taken to the Chambersburg Hospital last Friday, in serious condition from infection which started from a small wound on his hand.
Tom Ira Mills and Catherine Stuckey were married on October 25.
Born: a son to Rev. and Mrs. Charles McClay of Burnt Cabins on Thursday morning.
The R&G Motor Co. advertises the new Chevrolet Six this issue. Some of the prices quoted are $510 for the phaeton, $475 for the roadster, $495 for the sport roadster with rumble seat, $545 for the coach, $545 for the standard five-window coupe and $635 for the standard sedan.
Orben Hebner and F.L. Lashley returned to their homes in Buck Valley on Sunday after spending two weeks with friends in Long Island.
Joseph D. Potter of Buck Valley is in the Hagerstown Hospital, the result of being "kicked" in the face while attempting to start his tractor. The Buck Valley correspondent says: "we are unable to learn the exact extent of his injuries at this writing but his nose in broken and his jaw, and it is very probable an eye is gone. He is in a very serious condition."
Vivian Stahle, teacher of Harmonia School, is also in the Hagerstown Hospital with an infected jaw caused by an extracted tooth.


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Pitching plus power have always been baseball's greatest winning equation and the Mets finally got it last night with a solid start from Mike Pelfrey and four homers.
The Mets have questions with their rotation after Johan Santana, and the Mets have gotten three solid starts in their first four games.
Pelfrey had his rough spots, but with the exception of one inning he overcame them. Last night, working under cold and windy conditions, Pelfrey showed marked improvement. He continually threw first-pitch strikes.
Pelfrey gave up two runs in six innings, an effort he can build on. The bullpen pitched well for the second straight game. It looks as if Fernando Nieve appears to have gotten the first crack at being the eighth-inning set-up man.
Pelfrey was aided by his defense, especially Alex Cora, who made two scintillating plays, one of which saved a run. The offense was four homers – two each by Jeff Francoeur and Rod Barajas – and amazingly enough, a couple of hits with runners in scoring position.


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The Catholic University in the 21st Century
Featuring Patricia O'Hara, Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School.
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Dean Patricia O'Hara, Professor of Law, Notre Dame School of Law; Dean of Notre Dame Law School (1999-2009), first woman officer at the University of Notre Dame, Vice President for Student Affairs (1990-1999).Invitation to Engage in a Conversation:
Daring to be Different: Creating a Vision for Catholic Higher Education in Challenging Times
Catholic higher education faces serious challenges from multiple fronts over the next few years. Among them are the economic and demographic pressures confronting all institutions of higher learning, and the difficulties of living up to the charge of Ex corde Ecclesiae to serve as an institutional witness to the convictions of the Catholic Church in an increasingly polarized political climate. Meeting these challenges will require from us precisely what we aspire to provide our students: morally responsible leadership, thinking critically, acting wisely, and working skillfully to advance the common good.
We invite the St. Thomas community to join us in a sustained conversation about how we can creatively and comprehensively respond to these challenges in ways that will contribute to the University's growing prominence as a leader in Catholic higher education. Over the course of this year, we will be offering a serious of programs in which leaders in higher education from around the country share their varied perspectives and experiences with creative approaches to meeting our common challenges. It is our hope that these programs will serve as a catalyst for community-wide conversations about the future of the University.


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In a game that had a much different score than the meeting between the East Central University and Southeastern Oklahoma State women's basketball teams earlier this season, the Lady Tigers claimed a 69-62 Great American Conference win over the Savage Storm in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
The Lady Tigers (18-7, 13-6 GAC) were led by Durant, Okla., native senior Regan Browne. Browne tallied a new season-best 19 points and added two rebounds, five triples and an assist. Junior Alycea Price was also strong for ECU, garnering her third double-double of the year, on 12 points and a career-best 14 rebounds.
The first half started a little slow, with neither team scoring until 3:30 had run off the clock. The Savage Storm (10-15, 8-11 GAC) were the first to score when they hit a three with 17:26 on the clock. The Lady Tigers quickly followed with a triple of their own to start a 10-0 run over the next three minutes. Southeastern countered with a 7-2 run over the next three minutes to cut the lead to two (12-10).
That lead was quickly increased to 15; with a 13-0 ECU run until 8:25 remained in the first half. The teams traded shots over the next four minutes before another 7-0 run by the Lady Tigers pushed the lead out to 34-15. The Savage Storm then pushed over the final four minutes of the half, going on a 12-5 run to head into the locker room with ECU leading 39-27.
Southeastern opened the second half just as they ended the first, going on a 5-0 run to cut the deficit to seven (39-32). After the Lady Tigers earned their first points of the half the teams traded points and scoreless streaks for the next six minutes.
ECU kept the lead between eight and 12 points during the span before the Savage Storm made a come-back attempt.
Southeastern used an 11-0 run over a three-minute span to tie the game at 52, with 9:15 left on the clock. However, sophomore Dilan Webster hit one of her three shots for the game to give the Lady Tigers the edge again. The shot helped spark ECU and the team then used two 4-0 runs to take a 62-56 lead with 2:15 left to play. The Lady Tigers kept fighting and held the Savage Storm to four points over the final minutes of the game, while scoring seven of their own for the 69-62 win.
ECU earned a slight advantage with two more overall shots and two more triples made, but the big difference came on the boards, where the Lady Tigers brought down 58 rebounds to 47 by the Savage Storm. ECU also claimed a key 24-15 lead on the offensive glass and used that advantage to score 19 second chance points.


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