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Its interesting the way people react to stories in an mmo. Evidently they're so immersive that people react to their characters as if they were real. For example, Garrosh and Sylvanas. Boith are much m ore active in the ongoing storyline than ever before, are out and about doing things and generally being more interesting than faction leaders have been in the past. People seem to look at them as if they were our actual, real life leaders though, and call for their dethroning and/or killing. Its fascinating to compare other works of fiction to MMOs. I don't think there was a lot of cries of "Empire favoritism!" after Empire Strikes Back. We seem to accept that as a guided narrative, whereas WoW, being every bit as guided in large scale plot, immerses our characters into the world to the point where we want what is best for our characters and for the world in which they live e.g. good leaders and successful war machines. I guess it goes to show you how different these mediums can be from one another.
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There's also a huge difference in the medium. Movies are not MMOs. Plotlines that work for passive media with a single perspective do not work for immersive media with dual perspectives. Making a character drama in immersive medium is hard enough, but it's been done in games like Alan Wake and Silent Hill. But imagine that you had to play as the NPCs in those games rather than the focus character, it'd be terribly uninteresting.
Further complicating the matter is that they're trying to have an epic plotline that can not have an epic ending. All Epic tales end in victory for someone and defeat for someone else. The hero might not win, but someone does. The greeks sacked troy in the Illiad, Sauron was destroyed in the Lord of the rings, the Empire was shattered in Star Wars, the Allies destroyed the Axis in WWII, the Soviet Union collapsed in the Cold War. Those are epic stories with epic endings. That will not happen in the Horde v. Alliance story arc of WoW, so it's silly to try and raise the stakes that high because they're setting everyone up for a letdown.
"This is their darkest hour, but they shall fight back. They shall fight them on the beaches, and in the cities, and in the landing zones. They shall fight on until they've secured a stalemate, God willing."
It just doesn't sound good.
Horde getting more spotlight than Alliance isn't a problem.
Playing both sides, and having played all Warcraft games, the Horde bias is clear to me, simply because on every front, whenever the Horde and Alliance has faced each other on a battlefield anywhere, the Horde has always won.
The only reason there is any humans, dwarves, gnomes or blood elves alive in eastern kingdoms at all is because a huge part of the Horde deserted at a critical moment in the Second War. So it can't really be said that Alliance won the war in their own right (because they were better, when they clearly weren't). The Horde just defeated itself.
In warcraft 3, there were 2 horde-alliance fights and 1 horde-night elves fight. Horde won all three. Also, they killed Cenarius. Who is now alive and neutral in the horde-night elf conflict. Makes sense that he is no longer caring about whether the horde is cutting down every tree in Ashenvale or not.
And then we have WoW, where the Horde has won every single, in-game, in-lore, fight against the Alliance.
Ashenvale, Stonetalon Peak, Southern Barrens, Azshara, Western Plaguelands, Hillsbrad Foothills, Twilight Highlands, Swamp of Sorrows, Gilneas, Lost Isles, Arathi Highlands, Silverpine Forest, Icecrown, (upcoming) Dustwallow Marsh? Horde Wins every time.
This clearly shows that compared to the Horde, Alliance is useless in combat.
Comparing the races, it's clear that the Horde is much more powerful.
I mean, for example, the Goblins managed to conquer a new homeland. The Worgen had to be GIVEN a tree for their entire nation as charity!
The Darkspear tribe managed to retake their home. The gnomes failed to do the same.
The only hope, as I see it, for the Alliance to win a decisive victory against the Horde on the battlefield, is if some external faction comes and helps them. But there is none!
The following factions will never interfere if the Alliance is slaughtered by the Horde, for any reason (that's what being neutral means) :
The Kirin Tor and Dalaran
The Red, Green, Blue and Bronze Dragonflights
The Earthen Ring, including Thrall
The Argent Crusade
Steamweedle Cartel
The Sha'tar, including Khadgar
Cenarion Circle, including Malfurion
The Demigods, including Cenarius.
ALL of the above has taken a stand not to interfere in Horde-Alliance combat. So I don't expect any of the to do so, for any reason, including, but not limited to, the death of Jaina Proudmoore and everyone in Theramore at the hands of the Horde.
So, to put it short, Alliance has no chance against the Horde on the battlefield, as we have already seen, unless someone comes and help them, BUT THERE ISN'T ANYONE LEFT TO DO THAT SINCE THEY ALL THE ALLIANCE'S FRIENDS ARE NEUTRAL.
There is, of course, the chance that Vol'Jin, Lorthemar, Baine and/or Sylvanas turn on Garrosh and helps the Alliance defeat him, but if the Alliance needs help to fight the Horde, they still suck.
The only thing that can convince me that the Alliance can beat the Horde would be to see, in-game, the Alliance conquering and keeping either Grom'Gol or Hammerfall, or both. (And maybe rebuilding Stromgarde, too.)
But my guess? We will, after the Horde takes Dustwallow March, never EVER see the Alliance winning over the Horde in such a way that maps and borders are redrawn. Blizzard loves the Horde too much to ever have Alliance taking one of their strongholds.
I would like to be wrong, but I'm not.
Thankfully, I play both sides, so I can at least feel like a winner half of the time. As Horde, I love to fight Alliance in quests because YAY we get to push the scum out of yet another area FOR THE HORDE! As Alliance, I hate quests chains that turn me against the Horde because wow... ANOTHER retreat... or in the case of Andorhal and Stonard: YAY we are winning... oh wait.. we lost, time to go home...
Storytelling in an MMO setting is harder than a movie, book or single-player setting. One of the biggest hurdles to Warcraft storytelling is that Blizzard can't ever have one side truly lose. Blizzard needs to keep both sides, it's built into their game, it's built into their playerbase. Considering the uproar over Theramore, what do you think would happen if Blizzard outright eliminated the Alliance completely as part of the story?
They've dug themselves a nasty hole. They want the story to be about the Horde/Alliance conflict, but it's a conflict that can have no real resolution or it undermines the entire game. How can you perpetuate a game that relies on a conflict if you resolve and end that conflict?
As much as people WANT it, perhaps the overall WoW story would actually be better and more robust if they gave up on the Horde/Alliance war and moved on to other stories. For example, the most praised/favored raids are Karazhan, Ulduar and Icecrown. None of that story had anything to do with the War that is supposed to be so important to Warcraft. Blizzard might be able to tell a good story here, but it's gonna be very hard when the players are constantly calling for story equality for the two sides.
Hm, let's count.
Zones controlled by, or won by, the Alliance (after you've played through them):
Azuremyst Isle
Bloodmyst Isle
Darkshore (doubtful)
Dun Morogh
Loch Modan
Elwynn Forest
Westfall (doubtful)
Redridge Mountains
The Alliance don't get to control Wetlands or Duskwood, it's just that there aren't any horde there.
Oh and the Alliance control Gilneas, I think. But you'll never know or see that unless you play the Horde. And it's not so much as they control it as the Forsaken hasn't killed everyone off with their plague yet, since they need to deal with the insurrectionists in Shadowfang Keep first.
Total count:7-9 (10 if you count Gilneas).
Zones controlled by, or won by, the Horde (after you've played through them):
Northern Barrens
Southern Barrens
Stonetalon Peak
Ashenvale (doubtful)
Dustwallow Marsh (upcoming)
Eversong Woods
Tirisfal Glades
Silverpine Forest
Gilneas (if you play as Alliance)
Hillsbrad Foothills
Western Plaguelands
Arathi Highlands (doubtful)
Swamp of Sorrows (doubtful)
Twilight Highlands
Total count:12-15 (17 if you count Gilneas and Dustwallow Marsh).
Oh and BTW? Anyone noticed that when the Horde play a zone, even a zone that is one-sided, they get to WIN a decisive victory and own the whole zone, while the Alliance gets zones like Wetlands and Duskwood, where they get to control maybe 5% of it after all quests are done? I mean, seriously? The Alliance isn't even powerful enough to control Westfall...
Now, I know that Blizzard loves the thought of screaming and honorable Horde warriors steamrolling over everything in their path, especially Alliance, but while it makes it awesome to play Horde, it makes it less and less fun to play Alliance.
Cause let's face it: who wanna play on the losing side?
Which is also why Blizzard would never let the Alliance thrash and conquer Horde cities. They play mostly Horde (as can be clearly seen on Blizzcon and in interviews) and they don't wanna lose, either.
Oh, and the suggestion that the heroes are losing ground and only wins dramatically when it's almost over? And the referenses people make to Star Wars and Lord of the Rings? Can't be applied here. Why not? Since the Alliance aren't the Heroes of the story and the Horde aren't the Villains. Neither side isn't, in any way, supposed to have the moral high ground. Horde are just that much better in combat. And honestly, since the Alliance CLEARLY can't stop the Horde expansion, the Horde should just keep steamrolling them until none are left. That's what I would do. There's no hope for peace anyway. (Remember, this is Warcraft, and Blizzard have clearly stated that they want to put more War back in it.)
Oh, and the zone argument. Would actually be valid if the Horde could take a lot of zones from the Alliance and the Alliance could take some somewhere else. As it is, I predict that Alliance will lose and lose, and then there will be status quo and frozen borders forever. Or the Horde will just think that they don't need more land and stop expanding their borders. (Which, either way, means that the Alliance suck vs. the Horde.)
Oh, and Blizz? Stop comparing the Alliance to the Rebel Alliance, Gondor, or WWII USA and the Horde to the Empire, Mordor, or WWII Japan. You're not fooling anyone. Silly.
@Hobstadt You are discounting Alliance levelling zones from being Alliance territory because there are no Horde mobs there. That shows we're probably arguing about different things here.
I agree the Alliance could do with a resounding victory or two over the Horde, simply to even the scales. The question, I suppose, is where? I'd like to see the razing of Theramore spark an Alliance resurgence that pushes the Horde out of Dustwallow. Perhaps Arathi is another candidate.
From a position of ignorance; I've never played an Alliance character through the Twilight Highlands. Do the Alliance and Wildhammer Dwarves get completely pushed out then? My impression was that once the two groups had joined together, their victory was pretty much assured... and then some sort of wedding?
No, I am discounting the zones that the Alliance don't conquer, or is mostly in control at the end of the quests, as being Alliance territory.
If all Alliance control in a zone is Darkshire, or Menethil Harbor, I can't really say that Duskwood or Wetlands is Alliance territory.
And meh! The Horde can have Theramore and hang Jaina from a tree outside it for all I care. Let the Alliance have Grom'Gol and Hammerfall instead. And rename Hammerfall Swinedeath and Grom'Gol Idiotscream. That should offend and piss off the Hordies enough to ensure further conflict.
Twilight Highlands on Horde: Prove your worth to the Dragonmaw by raze every Wildhammer town you can find.
Twilight Highlands on Alliance: Save the retreating dwarves! Run, little dwarves, run!


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Ironic. Piers Morgan, from England, a country against which we bore arms against to beat back their tyranny and to drive them out of this country. I can see how he understands Americans and their Constitution. I need to get back my movie now .... "The Patriot".

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This is the worst chocolate chip recipe I have ever baked. The instructions on the Kirkland package of chocolate chips says to bake them 12 minutes. I did and the dozen on the cookie pan were burned. I had to experiment to find how long to bake them. I found that 7 minutes turned them brown but did not burn them. I should have bought Nestles and followed their recipe. I have never had such a bad result from a recipe. I am disappointed the cookies are not what one would expect from a chocolate chip recipe.ReplyDelete
I don't know what the previous post is talking about. These taste the best really soft and yummy. Everyone loves them when I bake them. I have never burned them. There are 2 different cookie recipes on back of different bags. I think you got them confused. This recipe says 8 to 10 mins they just recently changed recipes. Stick to this one.ReplyDelete


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Food bank stops in Highland
HIGHLAND | The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana sets up its mobile market from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Wicker Park Pavilion, 8554 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland. This special distribution for those in need of food assistance includes produce, bread, meat and canned and dry goods. It will be set up like a farmers market, and participants will receive Food Bank Bucks to buy the food they want. Bring bags or boxes to carry supplies. For more information, contact Megan Sikes, (219) 980-1777, firstname.lastname@example.com. http://www.foodbanknwi.org.
Midwest Zest Fest opens
HIGHLAND | The Midwest Zest Fest opens to a three-day run at Main Square Park, 3001 Ridge Road, Highland. It includes carnival rides, festival food, arts and craft booths, a beer tent, live music and a crowning of a king and queen. Stop in at the Sour Note Karaoke Bar (the beer tent) for a beverage and karaoke. Hours are 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 8. Check www.midwestzestfest.com for a complete entertainment schedule.
Antique watch, clock show
CROWN POINT | An antique watch and clock information house is from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Matthias Church Hall, 101 W. Burrell Drive, Crown Point. Bring old clocks and watches for free evaluations (not appraisals) by members of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. For more information, contact Elliott Spearin, (219) 663-3168, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Townwide garage sale on tap
DYER | The Dyer Recycling Commission sponsors a townwide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Northgate Park, 618 Northgate Drive.
LOFS hosts Harvest Time Sale
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS | A Harvest Time Sale, featuring garage sale items, crafts and vendors items, is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Lakes of the Four Seasons Clubhouse, 1048 N. Lakeshore Drive. Rain date is Sept. 14. Proceeds fund community projects sponsored by the LOFS Women's Golf Association. For more information, call Debbie at (219) 988-5451 or (219) 742-8644.
Bike run benefits hospice
CROWN POINT | The seventh annual Lil Lear Memorial Bike Run is from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Buddy & Pal's, 1206 E. Summit St., Crown Point. Sign-ups start at 10:30 a.m., the last bike out is 12:30 p.m. The $20 fee includes T-shirts to the first 100 people to sing up, free dinner and entertainment, ride prizes and more. Proceeds benefit Hospice of the Calumet Area. For more information, call Christine Boyer, (219) 309-7090, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Celebrate at Dyer festival
DYER | Dyer's Hometown Celebration is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Jewel parking lot, Calumet Avenue and U.S. 30, and includes a VFW beer garden, 5K, music by a disc jockey, a live band, food and vendor booths, car show, sports memorabilia silent auction and a celebrity appearance. For more information, contact Shawna Barbush, (630) 388-9522, email@example.com.
Wine, Dine and Shop
WHITING | It's Wine, Dine and Shop time from noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Whiting. Buy a passport to travel the downtown business district of Whiting, enjoying free samples of wines from the businesses, tastes of food from the restaurants and visiting shops for a chance to win prizes. Tickets are $10. Advance tickets are available at The Junkyard, 1504 119th St., and the Chamber of Commerce, 1417 119th St. Last year tickets were not available the day of the event. For information, contact the Whiting/Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce or Kathleen Ulm at The Junkyard, (219) 473-1501.
Back-to-school jamboree
GARY | State Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary, hosts a back-to-school jamboree from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Indiana University Northwest. A variety of events are planned through the day, including three-on-three basketball and a film festival.
Heart walk steps off in C.P.
CROWN POINT | The American Heart Association's Lake County Heart Walk is from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point. For more information, call (219) 996-4958.
Heavenly Harps concert
WHITING | A free Heavenly Harps concert is from noon to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the Whiting Library, 1735 Oliver St. Box lunches with a drink and dessert will be sold. Picnic tables will be provided. In case of inclement weather, concert will be held indoors. Sponsored by Friends of the Whiting Library and Art's Alive.
Library mural dedicated
LOWELL | The new murals in the children's room of the Lowell Public Library will be dedicated from 3 to 6 p.m. at the library, 1505 E. Commercial Ave. Refreshments will be provided.
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Hog roast helps horse riders
HOBART | Exceptional Equestrians Unlimited serve a pig roast from noon to 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 73rd Avenue and Ind. 51. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children. There is also a bake sale, disc jockey and games. EEU is a therapeutic horseback riding facility for children and adults with special needs. For more information, call (219) 945-0726. $8 for adults; $5 for children.


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I have made this several times and everyone loves it. The second time I cut back on the sugar (1 cup) and butter (3/4 cup) and it was still fantastic! So easy to make! Everyone wants the recipe.
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After canceling classes because of major heating problems on Monday, officials at Rattlesnake Elementary said they'll reopen the school on Tuesday. Missoula County Public Schools officials said they've ordered new parts for a broken boiler, which should arrive this week.They've installed industrial and space heaters and temporary venting to heat the school until the parts arrive. They said students should dress in layers because the temperature will vary throughout the building. After school activities at the school are canceled through Friday except for Campfire Kids Club.
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As economic conditions continue to recover, many vacationers are opting out of an overseas excursion and buying a Recreational Vehicle (RV) instead. With a pent up demand for replacement campers, as well as a flood of new buyers entering the market, sales of motor homes have jumped 30% from the previous year, making 2013 a year of record RV ownership.
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Stock price movement of these three recreational vehicle companies showed a significant upswing of around 25% in last 12 months, due to both strong fundamentals, and revenue increases.
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Call it a blessing, or a curse, but it is a time-tested fact that consumers in the United States are sensitive to the changing economic scenarios of the country. Now that the economic recovery is being reported in the news more than ever, American consumers are showing a revival in their confidence and the demand for luxury items is increasing.
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Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) is the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs) in the world. The company has a 36.1% share of the total RV market. This industry went off a cliff in the 2008 through 2010 period when the recession was in full force and consumers were scared -- or unable -- to commit to relatively large purchases such as RVs. In the depths of this gloom in 2009, Thor more »
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Why You Should Take a Ride With This Stock
By Mark Lin - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: DW, THO, WGO
Have you recently brought your family overseas for a vacation and found luggage restrictions and long waiting times at the airport affecting your mood ? You might have considered buying a recreation vehicle for family vacation purposes. About one in 10 U.S. household with someone 35 years old and above at the helm owns a recreation vehicle.
Thor Industries (NYSE: THO), the largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles (RVs) globally, is more »
Investing in the Unlikely All-American Vehicle
By Leo Sun - June 8, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, THO, WGO
When I think of a distinctly American vehicle, I usually don't think of a Ford (NYSE: F) Mustang or a Chevrolet Corvette from General Motors (NYSE: GM). I tend to think of RVs. Many other countries don't have a market for RVs, due to the impracticality of owning one in an urban environment or the lack of RV campgrounds which offer water and electrical connections. By comparison, American more »
It Looks Like a Winnebago With Wings!
By John Casteele - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: NAV, THO, WGO
My first encounter with an RV made by Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO) was in Mel Brooks' sci-fi spoof Spaceballs. I was only around 8 years old at the time, but the beat-up old Winnebago that Lonestar and Barf travelled the galaxy in stuck in my mind as a symbol of the open road. Imagine my surprise to grow up and find that Winnebagos currently only make up around 20% of more »
The Avengers Portfolio
By Jon Quast - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: T, CBI, IBM, THO
We all love the characters; we've all seen the movie. Here are some stocks that deserve a second look, all inspired by the Mighty Avengers.
Iron Man
Even though Iron Man isn't technically iron (he's a gold titanium alloy), our first stock is Chicago Bridge and Iron (NYSE: CBI). Founded in 1889 in Chicago, CB&I is a contractor basically. They build power plants, oil storage facilities more »
The Avengers Portfolio
By Jon Quast - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: T, CBI, IBM, THO
We all love the characters; we've all seen the movie. Here are some stocks that deserve a second look, all inspired by the Mighty Avengers.
Iron Man
Even though Iron Man isn't technically iron (he's a gold titanium alloy), our first stock is Chicago Bridge and Iron (NYSE: CBI). Founded in 1889 in Chicago, CB&I is a contractor basically. They build power plants, oil storage facilities more »
Made in America: RVs
By Robert Hanley - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: PATK, THO, WGO
The great American pastime of hitting the open road with family and friends hit a speed bump during the financial crisis, as discretionary incomes fell sharply. The leading manufacturers of RVs, like Winnebago (NYSE: WGO) and Thor Industries (NYSE: THO), were also hit hard and many of their smaller competitors made the lonely trip to bankruptcy court. Fortunately, the federal government's stimulus programs have helped the industry prosper again more »
Are There Risks that Could Keep Winnebago From Enjoying a Smooth Ride?
By Brian Hill - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-A, F, THO, WGO
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) has long been one of the premier brands in the recreational vehicle -- RV -- market. Now, I'll admit to having preconceived notions about the whole RV culture. I imagined a dreary trailer park experience where your neighbors Bubba Ray and Doreen are parked two feet away, play country western music from the 1980's, and keep inviting you over for "brewskis" and grilled hot dogs more »
Four Stocks with Strong After-Hour Earnings to Move on Tuesday
By Brian Nichols - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: GILD, HI, SWI, THO
While the market was busy digesting the trouble within the quarterly reports of Baidu and Yum! Brands, there were other companies beating expectations. These under-the-radar stocks posted solid quarters and could very well trade higher throughout Tuesday's session. As a result, I am looking at those companies.
A Fast-Growing Under-the-Radar Stock Worth Watching
The recreation vehicle manufacturer Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) fell 6% on Monday prior to announcing preliminary more »
This RV Manufacturer Is Steadily Rolling Along
By Gail P. - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: HOG, THO, WGO
I've been taking a look at companies which are due to report earnings in the near future. Next on my list is Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO) which will report first quarter earnings on Monday December 10. The stock is currently trading near its 52 week high of $14.49.
Winnebago is in an interesting industry. Prior to the recent recession, the company, and its stock was growing like gangbusters more »
The Bigfoot Portfolio: Let Sleeping Yetis Lie
By Jon Quast - November 26, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, HP, MNTX, NFLX, THO
No one has ever offered irrevocable proof that Bigfoot exists. Therefore, a thorough and accurate taxonomy is impossible. We hear reports that he may be between 7-10 feet tall and weigh 200-600 lbs. He also could possibly be strong enough to push over trees and hurl large boulders at Boy Scouts and lumberjacks who wander too far into his domain. We can't be exactly sure what this beast is more »
Thor Industries, a consolidation story
By Damon Churchwell - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: PII, THO, WGO
It is worth noting stocks that have shrugged off the selling spree of late, forging ahead behind solid sales and earnings growth. Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) the maker of recreational vehicles and mid-sized buses has done as such. Signs point to strength ahead, as well, given the recent preliminary announcement of a 30% sales gain in the October quarter, an acceleration from the 15% July-period increase. Thus, the likelihood more »
Is Playing a Cyclical Upturn Safe?
By William Bias - August 27, 2012 | Tickers: OSK, STS, THO, WGO
Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) is a company that sells RVs, buses, and ambulances. It has experienced a run up of 13% over the past month (see stock price chart below). The reason for this run up is probably because investors are finally recognizing the improving fundamentals of this company since the last recession. Revenue has grown 35% per annum between 2009 and 2011. Revenue has grown 11% for nine months ending Apr. 30. Free cash flow grew 34% per annum between 2009 and 2011. It was cash flow positive for nine months ending Apr. 30 whereas it was cash flow negative this time last year. However there are four reasons why I think buying the stock of this company is not a good idea.


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this upcoming weekend, Mama J & i are hosting a bridal shower for one of my dear friends, Crissy.
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Bottled water continues to gain popularity here and is now second in sales to soft drinks. Bottled water costs up to 10,000 times more than tap water, more than gasoline ounce for ounce. At St. Olaf, we have the choice of either paying $1.30 for 20 ounces of Dasani water or drinking water for free from the tap.
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So what if they're from the same water source? If they're treated differently then bottled water is bound to be safer. In fact, tap water is more carefully regulated than bottled water in this country. Tap water quality is controlled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which limits the amount of certain contaminants.
Bottled water is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is supposed to have the same standards as the EPA, but FDA regulations only apply to water that is bottled and transported between states, not within the same state.
The FDA also relies on companies to do their own testing, which can sometimes lead to higher levels of certain contaminants. Some people purchase bottled water believing they can avoid chemicals that may be added to tap water, yet much bottled water contains the same chemicals. There is no evidence that bottled water is any safer or healthier than tap water; it is simply a lifestyle choice.
It is imperative to understand what goes into the making of the bottle itself and what happens to it when the bottle is discarded. Petroleum is used in making the plastic and in transporting the bottles all over the country and the rest of the world. Even though the label on the bottle says "please recycle," about 90 percent of bottles end up in landfills, where they take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade.
St. Olaf prides itself in being a "groundwater guardian." Our tap water is safe to drink so it is unnecessary to buy bottled water. While most of the United States has some of the safest tap water in the world, there are some contaminated water sources, mainly in areas of high pollution. In these cases, bottled water would be a safe alternative, as long as it is not derived from other contaminated sources. In order to find out which bottled water is the safest, check Consumer Report or other guides.
In the meantime, at St. Olaf we need to cure our drinking problem and say no to bottled water. Instead, put the money you would have used to purchase bottled water towards organizations that pledge to keep your tap water safe.
Staff Writer Katie Godfrey is a junior from Madison, Wis. She majors in American studies with an environmental studies concentration.


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Archimedes's favourite insight printed in 3D
Archimedes was at the cutting-edge of Ancient Greek technology but he might have increased his ability to engage with ordinary folk had he access to a 3D printer.
One of the polymath's favourite proofs was showing mathematically that a sphere that fits exactly inside a cylinder fills two thirds of its volume. A representation of this was displayed on his tomb.
Now, to mark the 2300th anniversary of his birth, Elizabeth Slavkovsky and Oliver Knill of Harvard University have used a 3D printer to create an object of the precise dimensions needed to demonstrate the insight visually.
They printed a slightly different version of the proof - a hollow hemisphere supported above a cylinder which contains a cone that takes up one third of the cylinder's volume. Fill the hemisphere with water and it drains into the cylinder, filling it exactly to the brim. Using a hemisphere means you can see the water drain, making it easy to grasp what Archimedes proved.
The pair reckon that 3D printers - which make it easy to create objects based on equations - could transform mathematics education. Slavkovsky has helped students print personalised mathematical objects. "It gave them a tangible thing to consider," she says.
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My all-girls school invited the local all-boys school to attend the symposium today. Not one guy showed up because they though it'd be boring.
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Intuition Development Workshop – New Price
A funny thing happened to me on the way to creating the Intuition Development Workshop. When I originally planned this workshop, I was intending to charge $397 for a ticket. Along the way, some well-meaning people started talking to me about charging more for the workshop and creating tiers to allow some people to get… Read On