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Even before the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, experts warned that it could have a huge impact on the U.S. economy. Nearly a million federal workers have been furloughed, and the collateral damage has threatened millions more Americans who rely directly or indirectly on government-funded programs.
As the U.S. Treasury approaches its statutory debt limit, the government is essentially running out of borrowing power. The Senate has announced a potential deal that could end the shutdown, but the House has yet to vote on it. So with the announced deadline of Oct. 17 less than 12 hours away, what's going to happen if Washington isn't able to break the gridlock? Here are a few of the consequences of a continued shutdown.
1. The government will start picking winners and losers
The shutdown hasn't stopped the government from continuing to incur expenses, especially with essential operations continuing. Until now, the government has been able to fund those expenses by raising debt.
As of midnight, though, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said the government would have only about half the cash it needs to fund its operations on a typical day. As a result, a lack of cash would force the Treasury to prioritize payments. Its decisions would potentially pit bondholders against Social Security recipients and defense contractors against educational institutions in what could become the highest-stakes lobbying situation ever.
2. Creative solutions could provide alternatives to federal government funding
With many of the highest-profile services that the federal government helps provide, other players are involved that could help pick up the slack. For instance, last week a group of governors successfully convinced Washington to allow state governments to fund national parks in their respective states, allowing them to reopen. Although the moves are costly for the states, the fact that the parks bring in so much revenue for their tourist industries that spending money to keep them open makes economic sense. Moreover, the bad publicity from park closures could have had a longer-term impact on local economies, as those whose trips were disrupted would have hesitated to risk that issue a second time.
How long states could afford to fund parks and other federal obligations is uncertain, though. In particular, if a debt default occurs, states would presumably stop receiving the large amounts of federal funding they typically get. That would leave them even more cash-strapped and less able to handle added burdens on their already strained budgets.
3. Earnings season would have a brand-new scapegoat
Often, companies trying to justify poor results pin the blame on things that are beyond its control. Earlier this year, many companies pointed to cold and wet weather to explain drops in revenue. This time around, though, the government shutdown could become the popular excuse.
Already, many companies have referred to the shutdown as hurting their business. Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK ) slashed its earnings guidance for the fiscal 2013 year by about 10%. Although other business-specific factors played a role in the guidance cut, the company also pointed to the shutdown as hurting growth. Linear Technology (NASDAQ: LLTC ) made a similar negative prediction in its latest quarterly earnings report, generally citing the crisis as potentially affecting its business customers and their willingness to spend money on Linear's products. It therefore projected as much as a 4% drop in sales in the coming quarter compared to its most recent quarter.
Corporate officials suggest the impact could be widespread. BlackRock (NYSE: BLK ) chairman and CEO Larry Fink has argued that a default would crush the financial markets and the economy. That could have secondary effects on BlackRock's investment business, especially given its huge exposure to the ETF market. But Fink argued that even a short-term solution wouldn't eliminate the real danger of default or all the other negative consequences of the government shutdown.
Debt is bringing the government shutdown to a head
It's hard to separate the impact of the government shutdown from the debt-ceiling debate, because hitting the debt ceiling will make the shutdown a lot worse. Even if no deal happens, the full impact of the government shutdown won't be known until well after midnight tonight.
The silver lining of the government shutdown might be that millions of Americans have finally asked how we got into this debt mess in the first place. The Motley Fool's new free report, "Everything You Need to Know About the National Debt," walks you through with step-by-step explanations about how the government spends your money, where it gets tax revenue from, the future of spending, and what a $16 trillion debt means for our future. Click here to read the full report!
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The Weekend is ending..
Sunday, November 18, 2012
It's been a fairly uneventful weekend, really. Friday, I was feeling really tired and ended up going to sleep really early. I just felt exhausted for some reason. Saturday morning I woke up and told myself - I WILL RUN OUTSIDE. If you know me, you know I hate running outside in Colorado for 2 reasons. 1) It's cold here. 2) It's hilly here. I am not a fan of cold weather running. And I REALLY hate hills. I was seriously spoiled living in Phoenix - my running path was very flat, and it was rarely ever cold! BUT I got super lucky yesterday. It was 45 degrees out when I finally got my butt out there. I had some underarmour compression pants on, a moisture-wicking tshirt, and a nike dri-fit cold weather fleece like top over that. I figured that was enough layers without being too hot. I also had my garmin all charged up and ready to go; my fitbit because I am loyal to it these days; and my gymboss to keep me on par with my running intervals. Oh and my bondi-band 13.1 headband - that's motivation! I felt like a runner again :) On the schedule was 40 minutes of 4:1 intervals. I said it in my last blog, but I will say it again. I am a big fan of these intervals. I think when I start HM training, these are the intervals I will stick with. And the gymboss set on vibrate took all of the thinking out of intervals for me!
Anyway, I headed out at 9:35am, and opted to just run around my block. It's about .85 miles around the whole block - I figured this would minimize the hills in my area - eventually I will have to move away from the block running though. It ended up not being cold really at all - I probably could have worn a lighter top. But overall, I was comfortable. My splits:
1 - 11:42
2 - 11:35
3 - 11:32
.45 - 11:34
I am glad I was able to keep around the safe pace for the entire run. And according to Garmin, my outside run pace hasnt changed really at all since the summer, so that is good.
I gained 154 ft in elevation, and lost 149 ft in elevation - so not very hilly. There was only one part that was uphill. It was a gradual uphill and on the last lap I really struggled, but Garmin said I maintained my pace on the uphill so that is good.
If you ever really wondered what the elevation is like out here in Colorado Springs - the minimum elevation on my run was 6,375 ft, and the maximum elevation was 6,453 ft. Yes, we are very high up here. And running in this type of altitude is really difficult to get used to, just so you know.
After my run, I did a 20 minute full body Pilates routine, which made my muscles feel great :) Then I showered and headed out to Old Navy for their Buy One, Get One 50% off sale. I got 2 new pairs of jeans, 2 sweaters, a fleece lounging outfit, a running outfit, and a shirt for J. It was a great shopping trip!
At home, I finished a craft project I've been working on. Last week I made a race medal holder, and yesterday I made a race bib holder. Super easy! I will have to post pictures of them once I hang them up. This is some serious motivation to get back into racing, right?!
Saturday night J and I went out to dinner at a local mexican restaurant that we hadnt been to yet. It was just ok. The mango daiquiri I had was delicious, but the enchiladas werent fantastic. J seemed to like his meal all the same. We were exhausted and went to bed early last night too.
This morning I forced J to watch 2 hours of Say Yes To The Dress. I think he was ready to kill me after that. hehe Guilty pleasure, for sure. I did Level 1 of 30 Day Shred using 3lb weights (because those dont hurt my thumb to hold). I havent done that in over 2 years. It wasnt as bad as I remembered it. Then I went to the commissary to pick up food for the next few days. Bad idea - it was the craziest I had ever seen it!! So I quickly picked up the essentials and left. Since then I've been lounging around, feeling bored, but not really motivated to do anything. I binged on oreo cookies. Never good. I bought oreos because I was going to make oreo cupcakes like last weekend, but I've just eaten the cookies instead. I tracked them though. I should eat dinner soon, but I'm not really that hungry. Wonder why.
Glad this week is only a 2.5 day work week. I am definitely looking forward to a 4-day weekend. I will probably not head out on Black Friday, but it will be nice to have 4 days to start decorating for Christmas, finally!!
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i want to make it up there to run one day...... sigh
have a great week and a happy thanksgiving!
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I'm with you on running in the cold....so why I'm doing a HM in Vegas in December at night I'll never know.
Sounds like you got a great run in!! I don't think I could ever run at that altitude.
Glad you got some stuff at Old Navy...their jeans never fit me anymore.
Fun crafty stuff...perhaps I'll commission you.
I don't exactly force my husband to watch Say Yes to the Dress but he does sit an watch with me sometimes until he can't take it anymore.
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Please post pictures of the race bib and medal holders! I made one for me and one for my husband for father's day this past year but we are already running out of room on them! And yes, they are great motivators (once hung up which we finally did this weekend).
Yay for 4 days off!
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I'm looking forward to a break too!
Have a great one!
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I visited my sister in 2005 with my son and in 2007, is the commissary in CS ever not busy? I have good memories of going to the top of Pike's Peak and the zoo. I got stuck in Denver during a snow storm before making it back to Portland. It's an okay city. She's moved onto Tampa, which I know nothing about. I hope you have a good holiday, love the wallpaper!! Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Good Morning Vietnam
The idea of Americans vacationing in Vietnam once sounded like a bad idea and the combination of golf and Vietnam seemed an unlikely mix. So how about Americans vacationing in Vietnam AND playing golf there? Too absurd for words, right? But the Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail opened six months ago, and Americans are loving it.
James Sullivan first visited Vietnam in 1992 on assignment for Bicycling Magazine. The Iowa Writers' Workshop grad and a friend had been hired to report on their 1,000-mile ride from Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City but you can still call it Saigon) in the south to the capital, Hanoi, in the north. About halfway there, the two stopped in the imperial city of Hue to buy batteries for a portable cassette player. They stepped into a small kiosk where they were served by a pretty young woman named Thuy. She asked if they could stay a while longer to give her sister an English lesson, which they did happily. It was all Sullivan could do though to stop looking at Thuy. He was smitten.
After making it to Hanoi and jumping on a train for the journey back to Saigon, Sullivan impulsively stopped again in Hue and went in search of his Vietnamese vision. He asked Thuy to marry him, but she couldn't give him an answer, not for a year anyway according to local convention. "I extended my trip, then came home to extend my visa," says Sullivan.
He went back several months later and spent the year convincing Thuy and her parents that he was the one for her, not easy considering the almost endless procession of suitors beating a path to her doorstep. But Sullivan's persistence paid off and the couple were married in 1994. They returned to the U.S. and now live in Maine for part of the year, and Hue the rest of it. You just can't make this stuff up.
Not only is this schmaltzy, albeit heart-warming tale almost too farfetched for words, it also has nothing to do with golf. So, bear with me.
For the next 10 years, Sullivan wrote about Vietnam for a number of outlets, including the New York Times and National Geographic Traveler while holding down a day job as a newspaper editor in Maine. Then, in 2005, recognizing the country's "huge PR vacuum," he set up Mandarin Media with offices in Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, and New Gloucester, Me., with a former colleague who'd been running a PR business in the golf industry for 10 years. With Sullivan's extensive knowledge of Indochina and his partner's experience in PR, the pair launched the Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail in July.
"It just made good sense as several factors made it immediately attractive," says Sullivan. "You've got historical interest in Ho Chi Minh itself, a set of superb courses and a booming economy that is fueling expansion of the game there."
Vietnam's inventory of venues numbers 14, of which seven were cherry-picked for the Trail. Both figures are set to rise, however, as Vietnam is currently experiencing huge economic growth, and where there's huge economic growth, there's golf. Greg Norman and Colin Montgomerie are both shaping courses there while 25 or so other developments are currently on the drawing board.
Fly into Hanoi and you get this remarkable, never-thought-you'd-see-the-day trip off to a great start at the 36-hole King's Island GC, where you reach the first tee by boat. That's followed by the immaculate Tam Dao GC designed by IMG, and the gorgeous Chi Linh Star G&CC, whose original 18 holes were built by Independent Golf Course Services of Australia and opened in 2003. A second course is currently under construction.
Having gotten a taste of Vietnam golf, you'll be eager to fly south to Dalat for some more (unless you're James Sullivan, in which case you might cycle to Hue and stop off to see the in-laws). But don't be leaving the north before visiting Ha Long Bay, Vietnam's top tourist attraction. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, the Trail's own web site (see below) accurately describes this stunning network of 1,969 limestone islands each topped with dense jungle-like vegetation as an "otherworldly karst seascape."
In Dalat, 1,500 meters up in the central highlands, you'll discover the oldest and possibly best track in the country. Dating back to 1922 when Frenchman Ernest Hebrard first mentioned the possibility of building a course as part of a resort atop Doi Cu Hill, Dalat Palace's original nine holes were eventually finished in the late 1920s following significant input from Bao Dai ("Keeper of Greatness"), a keen golfer who served as Emperor until 1949 when he was succeeded by Ho Chi Minh's communist regime.
Following his abdication (perhaps "removal from office" might be more accurate), the course was abandoned and remained dormant until 1959 when Dr. Dao Huy Hach, a member of the country's other course, Saigon GC, realized Dalat's cooler mountain climate was perfect for golf and began restoring the course. The nine holes were back in play by 1965 and construction of the second nine, funded and constructed by members of Saigon GC, Japanese construction companies and even the Vietnamese government and the USGA. Jim Snow of the USGA's Green Section says that construction of the second nine coincided with the publication of his department's paper entitled, "Specifications for a Method of Putting Green Construction," and that the club probably obtained the article from the USGA's Journal and Turf Management (September 1960) and used it as the basis for the new greens. He can practically guarantee that nobody from the Green Section staff actually visited the course.
Billy Casper, on a tour of the country organized by the US State Department, was among the first Americans to see the new layout. "It looked like it was just carved out of the dirt," he recalled earlier this year. "There was no grass whatsoever, and dirt greens, too. It was the only time I had ever been on anything like that. But I also remember that Dalat was a very special place."
In 1975, following the end of the war and unification under the communists, golf died in Vietnam and the course went to seed once again. It wasn't renovated until 1993 when a joint project by the U.S.-backed Danao International Holdings Ltd, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, and Lam Dong Province resulted in the complete restoration of the original nine, the successful completion of the second nine and the introduction of bentgrass greens. The course was christened Dalat Pine Lake GC but renamed Dalat Palace in 1995. Danao Holdings took over complete control in 2004 and now not only manages the course, but also the magnificent Sofitel Dalat Palace Hotel. Built in 1922, the hotel offers astonishingly good-value golf packages - during the week $155 will buy you 18 holes with a caddie (female), a night at the hotel and breakfast, while $96 brings you the same at the similarly elegant Novotel Dalat, across the road from the Sofitel and built 10 years later.
From here it's a short hop to the southeast coast and the province of Phan Thiet, known by many as the Vietnamese Riviera, where you can play Nick Faldo's Ocean Dunes GC. The course opened in 1994 and involves natural sand dunes, pine trees and numerous natural water hazards.
On his website, Faldo says the naturally rugged ocean-side property catches a lot of the sea breeze and offers wonderful views across the beaches and lush vegetation that surround the course. "Essentially, we let the dunes determine the routing and the look of the layout," he writes. The best hole is undoubtedly the sublime par-3 9th which shoots through the dunes and casuarina trees to a slightly elevated green. A similarly good deal, a round here plus a night at the Novotel Phan Thiet and breakfast is just $112 midweek.
Five down, two to go and as luck would have it (more likely clever strategy from Mandarin Media) both remaining courses lie within easy distance of Ho Chi Minh City, a three-hour ride on a luxury train from Phan Thiet. The 27-hole Dong Nai GC, an hour from the typically Asian bustle of downtown, was designed by Florida architect Ward Northrup and lies on the banks of Song May Lake, which comes into play more often than not. Vietnam G&CC, which may be the last golf of your trip, opened in 1994 (judging by how many of its courses opened that year, 1994 can probably be regarded as the dawn of Vietnam golf's second coming), and possesses the East and West courses. The older, shorter West, designed by Taiwanese architect Chen King Shih, is actually the tougher while the East is open and features more water hazards. It's also Lee Trevino's only design in Asia.
The golf finished, you now have time to pause and reflect on how surprisingly good Vietnam's collection of courses is and how much potential the country has for golf tourism in the near, and distant, future. Right now though, it's a new destination, especially for golfers, so making your way around does not come without its problems. "The country's domestic air fleet is one of the newest in the world," says Sullivan. "So they've covered all their bases there. But the roads are not great, especially in more rural areas, so road trips can take twice as long as they should."
That situation will, of course, improve as the country continues to prosper. With a current GDP growth rate of 8.17 percent - the fastest rate of growth in southeast Asia (in December 2005, Goldman Sachs included Vietnam on a list of 11 countries it considers promising in terms of future growth) - it won't be too long before traveling the Ho Chi Minh Trail by car becomes practical as well as the more enlightening, illuminating, revealing and just plain interesting way to go.
Vietnam is definitely an "out-of-the-box experience," says Sullivan, one that should appeal to golfers who like to broaden their horizons and who appreciate a bit of culture on top of great golf. "For travelers who enjoy sampling another country's customs and history, Vietnam is an incredibly deep well," he says. "And there's more beach here than in any other country in southeast Asia."
For those who have read this entire article thinking, "Yeah, that all sounds dandy, but I'm an American so won't be safe there," think again. "U.S. citizens should be absolutely fine in Vietnam," says Sullivan. "The Vietnamese have let go of the war in a way that many Americans have not, and unless you foolishly display expensive items or walk into areas that are obviously off-limits to tourists you'll be perfectly safe."
"Vietnamese people are the most forgiving people in the world," writes one Yahoo forum participant. "We don't hate the French, Japanese, Chinese or Americans. If you treat us with kindness you'll have the same respect in return. We always treat guests with kindness and hospitality."
Which leaves precisely zero reasons for golfers not to at least consider Vietnam.
For more information about golf in Vietnam, visit www.hochiminhgolftrail.com. For customized golf trips, visit www.exotissimo.com.
Tony Dear has been writing about golf for 11 years. A former assistant club pro from Sussex, England, Tony started out as a freelancer in 1992 before taking a staff writer's job at Fore!, a magazine based in Peterborough. As the magazine's chief instruction writer, it was Tony's job to compose instructional articles aimed at a youngish readership whose letters to the editor suggested they often got confused by technical jargon and theory. Tony brought his simple approach to teaching golf to the magazine, helping boost sales by 10,000 issues. As a result, he was nominated within the company and nationally for Young Writer of the Year awards.
From there, Tony moved 20 yards across the Emap UK office to join Today's Golfer. There, he was soon promoted to a senior editorial position, focusing on equipment, and became a significant part of a team that saw sales figures double within the magazine's first 12 months.
After three years at Emap UK, Tony was dragged kicking and screaming across the Atlantic by his American wife ("not really, I love it over here") and, after short spells in Phoenix and Denver, wound up in Seattle in May 2003. He recently moved to Bellingham in the far northwest corner of the far Northwest of the U.S. and became a father to a son on whom he has already staked for the 2029 Open Championship. At present, he is freelancing for a number of print and online publications back in England including Today's Golfer, Golf World, Bogey, The Open Championship Magazine and Casino.com. He is also a contributing editor for Denver-based Colorado AvidGolfer.
Recent features include a look at Colorado's self proclaimed 'links' courses, an interview with Suzy Whaley, with whom he played nine holes ("and got soundly thrashed") and a 64-page instruction supplement for Today's Golfer.
Tony has authored three books in the last five years and been nominated for several specialist and young writers awards. "Although I've never actually won one," he admits. He is a member of the Northwest Golf Media Association and the Golf Travel Writers Association based in London.
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Skip to comments.Asserting executive privilege shows desperation in the Obama White House
Posted on 06/20/2012 1:27:30 PM PDT by servo1969
From a lawyers point of view, its hard to imagine anything more stupid than for the Obama White House to assert executive privilege as to the Fast and Furious documents. The subpoenaed documents must have some pretty damning information for the White House to make this move.
More than that, by having asserted the privilege, the lawyer-led White House showed either a profound misunderstanding of the nature of privilege or is conceding that the Fast and Furious scandal which saw the Justice Department pour thousands of guns into criminal hands in Mexico, resulting in the murders of two American law enforcement officers and untold numbers of Mexican and American civilians goes all the way up to the White House.
If youre wondering why those two conclusions (either the White House is dumb as a collective post or guilty as sin), heres a little information about legal privileges. Once a case is in the legal system, the law imposes upon each party a duty to reveal information, provided that the opposing party properly requests that information. When Im advising people who are contemplating litigation, I always warn them that filing suit means giving up lots of their privacy. Theyll be required to turn over vast numbers of documents and to answer intrusive questions, provided that the other side can credibly show that the information sought is reasonably likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
A typical (and appropriate) discovery request might read Please produce all communications between you and any realtors other than the defendant regarding the sale of your home at 123 Any Road in Nowhere Town. Those communications would cover writings, emails, phone messages, etc. Ive worked on cases that have involved the production of hundreds of thousands of pages, answers to hundreds of questions, and innumerable live depositions.
There are relationships, however, that the law considers so important it insulates from discovery or testimony any original communications between the parties to those relationships. The law will not involve itself in trying to ferret out communications between a priest and a penitent, nor will it interfere with the bond between husband and wife. Likewise, recognizing that an attorney cannot give counsel to a client without full and free communications between the two, the law protects any direct communications between an attorney and his client.
In my years as an attorney, I would have to say that attorney client privilege is the privilege I see asserted with the greatest frequency. What I also see is lawyers who assert it in the hope that no one notices that a lawyer isnt actually involved in the communication at issue or, at least, wasnt involved initially.
The deal is that you cannot shield otherwise unprivileged information by lodging it with your attorney. For example, if your corporate client has a memo on file that says Ive got a great idea for defrauding our competitor, your client cannot prevent the other side from discovering that document by mailing it to you, the lawyer, with a cover letter saying, You need to know about this document. However, to the extent your client writes you a long letter explaining everything he knows about the case, good and bad, that letter to you is privileged. In the same way, your response explaining the legal consequences of the events described in the letter is also privileged.
More simply put: in order to assert any legal privilege, both of the parties covered under the privilege must have participated in the communication and must have exchanged original information that does not exist independent of the privilege.
Because of the way privilege operates, we can understand Obamas assertion of executive privilege in only three ways.
(1) Obamas White House was either involved in Fast and Furious, which is bad;
(2) or it means that Obamas White House doesnt understand the nature of a privilege, which is embarrassing, especially with a lawyer at the helm;
(3) or it means that the documents Holder is hiding are so dreadful that Obamas White House would rather risk looking criminal or stupid than take the risk of allowing Congress and the public to see those documents.
No matter how you look at it, by inserting itself into this struggle between Holders Justice Department, on the one hand, and Congress, on the other hand, the White House made an already bad situation look much, much worse.
I am sure Obama is working on the pardon for Holder he will issue on Nov 7th.
(4) All of the above.
Committee just voted to hold Holder in contempt. What is more important is that all the Democrats voted no. That supports my theory that Democrats are communists and have no respect for the law.
This now will go to the full House where you can expect that it will be by party line and the communists Democrats will all vote no. Then it will go to the Senate where all the likewise Democrats will vote no and this will end the rule of law. ALL DEMOCRATS ARE COMMUNISTS AND THEY WILL AND HAVE DESTROYED THE RULE OF LAW. I STRESS AGAIN. DEMOCRATS ARE COMMUNISTS.
Has the WH given grounds for invoking EP?
Also very important is the fact that one cannot claim "partial" privilege. Holder and the DOJ have already provided info about the February 4th, Ron Weich letter, for example. It is not legally permissible to now claim privilege on the remainder of that documentation. When part of it is out, the rest becomes fair game!!! One cannot testify and then claim 5th Amendment protection for the REST of what he was going to testify to!!!!
And that is a slim reed.
This is all about gun running right?
Well at one time it was. Now it's also about dead U. S. Law Enforcement officers, dead Mexican nationals, and more than likely other dead U. S. Citizens.
If this were a Republican administration, at this point this would all be about...
1. the president not respecting law enforcement
2. the president betraying the INS (who cares what the flavor of the day name now is)
3. the president being a racist, for not caring about dead Mexican nationals
The media loves to play up where we rank in the world these days, because in some cases it makes the U. S. look bad.
I'll bet they won't be reporting the ranking of the nation's press anytime soon. It's dead last.
We even get some truth out of Egypt, Syria and Iran these days.
When it comes to the U. S. and the Leftists, we sure don't get any out of our press.
I wish I knew if it was online as a video, but judge Napolitano, this morning on Fox News, gave a more direct explanation of Executive Privilege as it pertains to the WH. There are 4 areas where the SC has ruled the president can claim EP. The two that could be pertinent are 1) National security, and 2) Presidential confidentiality. The president/Holder could be claiming that dealings under F&F could fall under national security. OTHO, the 2nd category directly involves the president in the scope of the discussions.
I don't believe for a minute Obama wasn't involved with F&F from the get go. What I'm very curious about, is the fact the information about the claim of executive privilege came from Holder and, as yet, there's no direct correspondence from the WH.
I could be wrong, but from what I have read, it does not go to the Senate. Technically, Holder is being charged with being in contempt of the House, so as long as the House votes in the affirmative, the contempt charge is referred to the US Attorney for prosecution.
Of course, anyone who could prosecute the case works for Holder, so nothing will happen.
FYI.... Some legal thoughts of what has happened and is about to happen with F&F.
My lights keep dimming.
Must be all the paper shredders cranking up in DC.
My understanding is that the House can issue a contempt citation without the involvement of the Senate.
FYI.... Some legal thoughts of what has happened and is about to happen with F&F.
'Obama goes Nixon, claims executive privilege on F&F'
Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa notes that this means that Obama is claiming privilege for documents it has been claimed he never saw.
The assertion of executive privilege raises monumental questions, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said in a statement released Wednesday shortly after the presidents move. How can the President assert executive privilege if there was no White House involvement? How can the President exert executive privilege over documents hes supposedly never seen? Is something very big being hidden to go to this extreme? The contempt citation is an important procedural mechanism in our system of checks and balances. The questions from Congress go to determining what happened in a disastrous government program for accountability and so that its never repeated again.
Grassley is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and has previously called a Justice Department investigation into the Fast and Furious gunrunning operation botched.
Seems Holder retracted that accusation.
I find it very interesting and underappreciated that he retracted that accusation.
Vote next week
Here a phone numbers and addresses of congress critters. Let them hear from you. As many as thirty Rats may vote with the majority.
Holder feet to the fire!
Ban the sale of high capacity mags and or semi-auto rifles?
I mean, really. Obozo seems to be throwing all kinds of stuff up against the wall to see what sticks.
Damn, I thought I'd seen it all with Slick Willey. This guy makes Clinton look like a sophomoric little horn dog teenager unable to control his urges.
Obozo's truly a Marxist.
I think they are only claiming EP for that part of the documentation set that involves discussions with the White House, so a partial claim is possible if there have been no releases of such communications (which I think is the case).
I don't think this is necessarily an either-or proposition. I think they are BOTH dumb as a post AND guilty as sin.
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Here a phone numbers and addresses of congress critters. Let them hear from you. As many as thirty Rats may vote with the majority.
Holder feet to the fire!
The retraction doesn't matter. The original accusation was out there for a couple of news cycles so it has become truth.
I'm sure they are busy wrting the script now for the next movie: "All the President's Contemptuous Butt-Monkeys."
What the hell does law have to do with it when you have the MSM covering for you and the threat of major riots as your ace in the hole
Now it's 0bama's turn to stonewall F&F. He will claim some alternate definition of Executive Privilege and defy anyone to prove him wrong. The MSM will carry that water into the gates of hell for him.
NOPE: Does not need to go to the Senate, thank God or it would die there.
The House can vote and if the yeas prevail, hold the most corrupt, biased, racist, Atty General this country has ever had, in contempt on its own.
Another aspect of claiming Executive Privelege is that Holder no longer has the option of submitting the documents before the vote takes place in the full House.
To do so would be a violation of Executive Privelege!
This WILL go to a full House vote.
Before the final vote to approve a contempt resolution against Holder, the committee passed an amendment with many reasons why Obama's executive privilege is not valid. Some of the reasons include the fact that the time Obama should have claimed executive privilege was 8 months ago when Eric Holder was first called to testify, and also the fact that the president has not even claimed executive privilege and instead they have heard it from the DOJ who is not authorized to invoke the privilege.
So has the White House (aka Obama) actually invoked the much ballyhooed Executive Privilege or hasn't it?
Shows more stupid than anything to me. Really by this point shouldn't they all know it never works. No president has ever gotten executive privilege to stick. Of course with an election he's looking like he might lose looming it might actually work for him, just drag the process out another few month and nobody will care.
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where is obamas reply?????
Historically most such pardons are issued in the last couple of days the President is in office. In other words, sometime in January before the new POTUS is sworn in.
Thank you for this post & hoosiermama for the ping.
I'm wondering if they panicked & outed themselves accidentally. Anyway, it's done now. What's really beautiful is that there are at least a few dems who know it- and most wondrous of all, they aren't getting immediately piled on. That's *really* unusual.
Another aspect of this that has gone completely unnoticed...since F&F involved running guns across an international border, the State Department had to have known about it and approved....meaning Hilliary Clinton is involved.
Slightly OT: Are you listening to Levin? He just said after the full House passes the contempt vote, Issa should file a civil lawsuit against Holder in Federal court in DC and seek expedited action.
I don't know about that. The media need a good summer show, a real stemwinder of a Constitutional Crisis so that people tune in, watch Sam Ervin all day and buy the tampons, anti depressant pils that may or may not make you want to commit suicide or give you an erection that lasts for 12 hours.
The impeachment of Barak Obama just may be the feel good hit of the summer! A blockbuster.
And just think, the EP redefinition which screws Obama was written up by. . . Wait for it. . .
Miss Hillary Rodham herself during the Richard Nixon inquisition in 1973-74.
Absolutely delicious.
Nothing to disagree with you on the substance, but I object toIll bet they wont be reporting the ranking of the nations press anytime soon. Its dead last.
the usage of the press in that context. Freedom of the press is a right of the people, not a privilege of a nobility or a priesthood.Accordingly it is presumptuous of journalists to call themselves the press. Freedom of the press is a right which pertains to you whether you own a press yet or not.
In fact, since you have a computer with internet access (and probably also a printer, for that matter) you do have a press in the sense that you have spent money for technological means to transmit your opinions to a wide audience. The Constitution explicitly promotes technological progress
Article 1 Section 8.The Congress shall have power . . . To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries . . .
so the contingency of technological progress in transmitting opinions to a wide audience cannot be considered foreign to the Constitution, requiring or allowing government regulation. If in fact it is determined that government regulation of modern opinion-transmission technology is needed, the Constitution has provision to accommodate such a contingency:
Article V - AmendmentThe Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
The conclusion is that wire service journalism, which is homogenizing influence on journalism, should not be allowed to arrogate to itself the term the press as if it were a title of nobility or a priesthood.
Maybe. I've been waiting for the MSM's inherent shark nature to kick in but they have passed up dozens of juicy (and meaty) stories about The Won to date.
Good idea.
Heard that since the crime happened in AZ the family could charge WithHolder and 0 in a civil suit for wrongful death.
Just announced today:
ICE agent's [Jaime Zapata] family files wrongful death claim against Justice Dept.
When I first started to read our post, I was afraid it was going to weave into a defense of the press.
In reality, you expanded the group that should be considered to be a part of the press. So yes it was a defense of the press, but in truth you and I are included. Anyone with a voice and a way to disburse it, even if only to provide their own editorial opinion, is a part of the press.
I appreciate you reinforcing this tenet.
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|In the News
|2016 CAL FIRE Fuel Reduction Grant
Thanks again to the great work of John Mock, Ph.D., and Kimberley O'Neil, Yosemite West has been rewarded its 8th fire safety grant. The 2016 grant is nearly $100,000. Although there is no cost to property owners, we will need your participation to meet the goals of the grant and actually see the desired fire safety improvements. Read more on the 2016 grants page.
|2015 PG&E Fuel Reduction Grant Successfully Completed
Thanks to the hard work of Kim O'Neil, John Mock, and many others, we have successfully completed a fuel reduction grant from PG&E, successfully felling 140 dead trees along Public Utility Easements in Yosemite West. More info on the grants page.
|County Supervisors discuss draft contract for external review of YW finances
On March 18, 2014, the Board of Supervisors held discussion and public comment on the draft contract for an independent external review of past financial transactions of the 2004 Assessment Bond and financing of the YW WWTF. Read extracts from the Board Minutes here.
|Public Works Update on Yosemite West water & sewer issues
On February 6, 2014, Mariposa County Public Works Director Peter Rei sent an update on the status of our water and sewer systems. Public Works is required to prepare quarterly reports by the State Water Board. Read the report here.
|County Supervisors discuss external audit of Yosemite West sewer finances
On January 7, 2014, the Board of Supervisors discussed hiring an outside independent auditor to conduct an analysis of the finances of our 2004 Assessment and repairs to our Wastewater Treatment Facility. Read extracts from the Board Minutes here.
|County Supervisors discuss Yosemite West water & sewer issues
On December 10 and December 17, 2013, Mariposa County Board of Supervisors held substantial discussion and public comment on YW water and sewer issues. Read extracts from the Board Minutes here and here.
|Memorial Day and Labor Day events
YWPHI's Memorial Day Picnic will be Sunday May 25, 2014 at noon, and the Labor Day Potluck Brunch & Annual Meeting is planned for Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.
|Labor Day Potluck Brunch & Annual Meeting
YWPHI's annual Labor Day Potluck Brunch & Annual Meeting will be Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. It will be at the Stepien's home, 7595 Azalea Lane (off Henness Circle). As always, please bring your own chair and a dish to share (and maybe some ice as well). See the newsletter for more details.
|Newsletter Published
We just published a new issue of In the West, our community newsletter. You should receive a copy by email or you can read it online here.
|2013 Grand Jury Final Report
The 2012-2013 Mariposa County Grand Jury issue its finaly report, which is available on the county website. It includes their recommendation to carry over the Yosemite West Wastewater Treatment Plant investigation to the next grand jury and a separate report by the YW Maintenance Advisory Committee's Ad Hoc Committee. We've also cached a copy of the report here.
|YWPHI sponsors free chipping for the community
Email email@example.com to reserve space in our free community chipping program. The crew will be chipping on Monday, June 17th, 2013, but you need to reserve space early and have your piles flagged ahead of time. They'll be chipping branches that are bigger than kindling but not bigger than than 8 inches in diameter. Do your part to stay fire safe!
|Fire Season Begins
Yosemite National Park has announced that the 2013 season officially begins on Monday, May 20, 2013. This is the earliest opening in the last five years, and it's a very dry year. Review our resident's guide for a refresher on steps you can take to protect your property and the community.
|Maintenance Governance Updates
The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve an ad-hoc committee today that will meet more frequently to review our infrastructure issues and report back to the Board with recommendations for resolving the issues. We have an excerpt of the agenda.
Also, the full minutes for the February 5, 2013 study session has been published. This includes many important documents and reports, summaries of what public speakers said, and written statements from YWPHI and local residents. If you're curious was was said or submitted, see the full minutes.
|YWMDAC Special Meeting
Peter Rei announced a Special Meeting of the Yosemite West Maintenance District Advisory Committee will be held Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 2pm in the Wawona Library. An agenda has been public and is available for download. The meeting is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
|Emergency Preparedness Plan Meeting
Don Florence, Mariposa County's Emergency Planner along with YNP Fire Chief Kellie Martin, Mariposa County Fire Chief Jim Wilson, and YNP District Rangers and others, will be presenting an information roll out for the Emergency Preparedness Plan for Yosemite West on Saturday, February 16th at 1pm at 7304 Buck Brush Lane. Please come ready to partake in this information roll out. Refreshments will be provided, but you might want to bring a chair!
|Interim Grand Jury report on WWTF
The Mariposa County Grand Jury has released an interim report on the Yosemite West Waste Water Treatment Facility. It is available for download
|Boil Notice Rescinded Jan 28, 2013
The boil notice from Jan 19, 2013 has been recinded. It is no longer necessary to boil your drinking water. The full notice is available for download.
|Boil Notice Jan 19, 2013
You likely received a CodeRED call or posted written notice that a boil notice is in effect until further notice effective January 19, 2013. The public works notice has an anticipated resolution date of January 25, 2013. Unofficially, we've heard that the computer controlling the water storage pump(s) failed and the water storage tanks ran dry. Regulations apparently require a boil notice after this occurrs.
|Attend a Mariposa County Meeting Feb 5, 2013
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors (who are also the Yosemite West Special District Board of Directors) will hold a Study Session to discuss current issues affecting Yosemite West Maintenance District on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Board Chambers of the Mariposa County Administration Building on Bullion Street in Mariposa. There are many critical issues affecting Yosemite West with varying opinions about appropriate long-term solutions. Read the notice from the county here.
Please seriously consider attending and voicing your concerns and opinions. The resulting decisions will have long-lasting effects on the community, the infrastructure, and local taxes and fees.
|Trash Issues
Please remember to be diligent with trash and remind your guests to do so as well. There have been multiple recent issues with people dumping trash on the ground around shared private dumpsters. This has included large household items (e.g., sofa bed, mattress, table), and also large piles of household waste. Total Waste will not pick up these items from outside the dumpster, so this makes the community look bad, attracts wildlife, and forces other residents to volunteer time to clean up the mess and transport it away (or pay someone to do so). In other, possibly related news, coyotes are active once again in the neighborhood. In better news, there's some possibility of a summer recycling program; if this interests you, please contact Rea Jackman for more information on how you can help make this a reality.
|Water Shutoff Thursday, November 15, 2012
The county plans to have the water off on Thursday from 9am to 5pm. Henness Ridge Rd and Henness Circle are not expected to be affected. Remember to flush your water line afterwards to avoid debris in your water heater and don't be surprised if there's extra chlorine in the water to disinfect any contaminants for a few days.
|YWPHI Archives Finding Aid
John Mock did a great service working with the National Park Service to archive the historical records of YWPHI. They've produced a "Finding Aid" that you can download. It lists and describes the documents. Get it here.
|Water Shutoff Monday October 29, 2012
The county has notified us that the water system needs to be shut off on Monday to replace one final pressure reducing valve. Full details in the letter from the county
|Highlands Timber Harvest Starting
The Highlands timber harvest is expected to begin October 29, 2012. Expect empty logging trucks down Yosemite Park Way and full trucks leaving on Henness Ridge Rd
|Fire Season Over
The recent rains (and dusting of snow!) have brought the 2012 fire season to a close. Now is the perfect time to resume burning of pine needles that you may not have completed in the spring (especially given the lack of a community burn pile). It's also a good time to review the info on our fire safety information page and Cal Fire's safety flyer.
|Impromptu "community information/discussion meeting" 9/19
In lieu of the scheduled YWMDAC meeting, Lee Stetson and Peter Rei are hosting a community meeting at the Maintenance Yard at 1:00 pm on 9/19/12. There are several interesting new documents you may want to review ahead of time in the YWMDAC update.
Also, there's an update from Peter Rei on the burn pile and a general maintenance update from Peter Rei.
|Maintenance Update: Peter Rei sent us a maintenance update, which we'll discuss at the annual meeting.
|The community burn pile located at the bottom of Yosemite Park Way is no longer available to anyone for any purpose. Yes, it's true - no more burn pile. Read more.
|Habituated coyotes continue to pose danger in Yosemite West; read an overview of the situation and a Coyote Q&A (read the Spanish version)
Feeding coyotes is illegal; if you see anyone feeding wildlife, please call the California Department of Fish and Game at the CAL-TIP line, 888-334-2258.
The Mariposa County Sheriff asks all homeowners to update their contact information on the CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment page, which will enable you to be notified in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts.
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Yosemite West Property & Homeowners, Inc. (YWPHI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the best interests of property and homeowners in Yosemite West. Yosemite West, a subdivision created in 1967, consists of privately-owned property on Henness Ridge outside of and adjacent to Yosemite National Park's western boundary and other private land. YWPHI works to:
Governed by the YWPHI Bylaws, YWPHI's Board of Directors oversees various YWPHI Committees that engage in community projects and fire safety activities. The minutes from YWPHI Board of Director's meetings and YWPHI annual meetings are available to read once approved.
Please visit the Membership page to download a YWPHI Membership Form and read how membership dues support our community work.
YWPHI also reports on the activities of the Yosemite West Planning Advisory Committee (YWPAC) and the Yosemite West Maintenance District Advisory Committee (YWMDAC). The committees act as a liaison between Yosemite West property owners and the Mariposa County Planning Department and Public Works Department, respectively, and make recommendations to Mariposa County. Individuals serving on these committees are Yosemite West property owners appointed by the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors who may or may not be YWPHI members. YWPHI provides information about the committees as a service to the community, but is not involved with any activities of either committee.
Let us know if you want to volunteer your time, expertise, or ideas to improve your community - we can always use your help!
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The cracks were found inside Watson Academy, which houses Epping's recreation center.
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Matt Moore of CBSSports.com looking at OKC's road: "The Thunder were in all five games last summer vs. Miami. That's forgotten due to the brevity of the series. But they were right there. That has to be the idea. They weren't outclassed in the Finals, they were merely beaten in three very difficult contests before their hearts gave out. They can hang with Miami. They can beat the Heat. They can defeat LeBron. They have to believe that, because otherwise, the ladder they've been climbing for four years doesn't go anywhere. It just hits a concrete ceiling, and they slip and fall into one of those teams remembered for how good they were, and how close they came, but not for having been the best. It's on Durant. It's on Westbrook. The rest of the team is great, they play together. But it will take two of the best postseasons of any two players over the past ten years for the Thunder to win the West, to make the Finals, to beat the Heat. Another long climb up the rope. Nowhere to go but up."
Darnell Mayberry: "For the life of me I can't figure out what Westbrook did to put the fear of God into Brandon Jennings. Every time these two teams meet, Jennings wants no part of Westbrook. It's incredible. Because Brandon Jennings is a tough, confident and cocky little dude. But he loses all assertiveness when facing Westbrook. It happened again tonight. In the opening minutes, after Westbrook scored two quick buckets out of post-ups against Jennings, the Bucks quickly switched Monta Ellis onto Westbrook. Jennings slid over to Sefolosha. At the other end, Jennings couldn't get rid of the ball fast enough, passing ahead to Jennings on the wing before even crossing halfcourt. The only time Jennings really looked for his shot was when the ball swung back to him on the perimeter and he settled for deep 3s."
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Steve McPherson for HoopChalk: "When things are clicking for Oklahoma City, the offense should look very much like a Coltrane performance: there's a kind of inherent unbalance to the way the unit is structured, but so long as the individual talents of the players are marshaled well and don't fail them, they can create beautiful things out of relatively simple material. The problem for the Thunder is likely to come when those individual talents fail them. On the one hand, all those minutes together have made the starters very comfortable with each other, but on the other, that's a lot of minutes for a team to play. A lot of their success last season—especially against the Spurs—came from being able to run their opponents out of the gym. Certainly the compression of the schedule had its own deleterious effect on teams' health, but the Thunder's starting lineup played just a little over half as many minutes last year (664) during the regular season as they have this year. As good as they are, and as much better as they've gotten this season, their success is still grounded in individual virtuosity. It remains to be seen how they'll deal with opposing teams that can find ways to consistently derail their overflowing, video game-esque offense."
Tyler Parker of Ballerball: "He'll be back, Euro-stepping in April on the Peake wood once more. He'll be in other colors now, wearing a lively kind of red, and there will be no cheers for him. Felt beards won't litter the arena any longer and when his threes scrape the ground we won't join in as we used to. We'll yell at Thabo or Russ or, Bird help us, Fisher, and say you can't give him those, because we've seen it before. We know. Or, maybe, we don't. The scariest part of all this is the chance that, maybe, we didn't know what we had. Maybe he was That Dude the whole time. Maybe he's The Bearded Reaper and he's coming for our basketball souls. Or, maybe he's in for a wake up call. Maybe Collison takes thirty charges on him. Maybe Durant and Westbrook lay him over coals and hit the slow roast. I don't know, and that's why this sport is so lovely. Harden is coming back to where he started, to try to make sure those he started with don't continue on. Everything comes full circle."


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(Long Island, NY) In today's environmentally-conscious worldview that is being shared by more and more people, alternative fuel sources are the Holy Grail of the "green" movement. There are many new ways to eschew hydrocarbon-laden gasoline when it comes to filling up your vehicle's tank at the pump, and one of the most oft-talked about are biofuels- mainly ethanol and..


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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in Wednesday for his second term as the president of of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
In his inauguration speech before parliament, Ahmadinejad appealed for national unity and denounced foreign interference.
He focused on foreign policy, saying he would make it "stronger and with more effective new plans." The president urged for unity and said, "We should join hands as we move forward to fulfill our goals."
Ahmadinejad did not directly address the massive street demonstrations against his proclaimed election victory, but said his government would "resist any violation of law and interference."
"We will not remain silent, we will not tolerate disrespect, interference and insults," he said.
Meanwhile, Iranian authorities made a surprising announcement. They said they will bring charges against members of the Iranian security forces who have been accused of killing or torturing anti-government protesters.
At least 30 people are known to have been killed, and hundreds detained, but some say those numbers are actually much higher.
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The city of Philippi and all of its historical charm will come alive today as residents celebrate the famous Civil War land battle of June 3, 1861, as part of the annual Blue & Gray Reunion weekend.
"There is just a whole bunch of things that people can do and see and view the whole weekend," Blue & Gray Reunion Chairman Edgar Brown said.
Visitors will get to witness re-enactments of the land battle, the famous Hanger leg amputation and see many ladies and gentleman don the attire of the Civil War time period.
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Civil War re-enactors enjoy taking part in events at the Blue & Gray Reunion each year in Philippi.
The festivities will begin at 1 p.m. today as traditional crafters show their wares. The food court and craft tables will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. both Friday and Saturday and will open at noon on Sunday.
The official opening with the Blue & Gray Choir chimes in at 6:30 p.m. today at the gazebo on the Barbour County Courthouse lawn. The event will be followed by gospel singing.
Folks can take a self-guided walking tour on Friday anywhere between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the aid of a destination map on the back of the Blue & Gray Reunion brochure. The brochure can be downloaded from www.blueandgrayreunion.org.
Adaland Mansion, four miles north of Philippi, will host mansion and barn tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors may enjoy a quilt show starting at 10 a.m. at Mountain Treasures, or gazebo entertainment throughout the day.
Folks can line up along Main Street by 7:30 p.m. to watch the parade, and they won't want to miss the fireworks at 10 p.m. that soar through the skies above south Philippi near Shop-n-Save.
Everyone can watch the Little Soldiers Battle enacted by children ages 6-12 at 10 a.m. Saturday at the historical Philippi Covered Bridge, or stop in for tea at 10 a.m. at Adaland Mansion instead. The Covered Bridge also will be the site for an 11 a.m. artillery demonstration, while a re-enactors skirmish will begin at 1 p.m.
The re-enactors' camps will be set up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. along South Main Street. Visitors are welcome.
"Go into camp and talk to the soldiers," Brown said. "The re-enactors enjoy people coming in and talking to them."
Saturday activities continue with the Hanger amputation at 2:15 p.m. in the Barbour County Bank parking lot along Pike Street.
"There's a lot of interesting things," Brown said. "Our skirmishes and our battle, and then there is the choir that performs at 3 o'clock at Philippi Baptist Church. It's a really good choir."
The choir will perform period-themed music for all those who attend. Visitors may gather at 8 p.m. outside the Courthouse for the Civil War Ball on the lawn. Anyone who missed the first Hanger amputation can still watch the re-enactment again at 9 p.m. by candlelight in the bank parking lot. The re-enactors' night skirmish will begin at 11 p.m. at the Covered Bridge.
On Sunday, the last day of the Blue & Gray Reunion, a service at Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. will be styled to the 1800s. Another artillery demonstration will take place at 12:30 p.m. at the Covered Bridge. The first land battle of the Civil War re-enactment will start at 2 p.m., followed by one last Hanger amputation re-enactment.
For a complete schedule, more information or to learn how to register for the re-enactments and other special activities, visit www.blueandgrayreunion.org.


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In Brief: Alternative fuel project earns $1M grant for GE
Alternative fuel project earns $1M grant for GE
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday awarded $1 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants to GE Transportation.
The Lawrence Park-based company was awarded the grant for demonstrating natural gas/diesel dual fuel technology for a GE locomotive.
The outcome of the project will determine the viability of liquid natural gas as a locomotive fuel, state officials said.
"Such innovation is key in finding even more benefit from Pennsylvania's abundant shale formations," Corbett said in a statement.
Russell Stokes, chief executive of GE Transportation, thanked the governor for the grant.
"It will help GE Transportation and its customers advance the innovative research and engineering projects that's occurring in Erie to harness alternative fuel sources such as liquefied natural gas," Stokes said.
Charges filed after gunshots fired at SUV
Erie police have charged a man with threatening the lives of two people by firing bullets into a sport utility vehicle early Saturday.
Joseph R. Wayne Jr., 24, is accused of firing several gunshots into a Chevrolet Tahoe in the 1100 block of Wayne Street at about 1:30 a.m. The shooting happened after a fight in a tavern, according to a criminal complaint.
The two people inside the SUV were not injured. The SUV hit two parked cars as it sped off, and was eventually stopped by police a few blocks away, according to police.
Wayne, of the 700 block of East Seventh Street, was arraigned by Erie 4th Ward District Judge Tom Robie on two counts each of criminal attempt at homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person; and on single counts of carrying a firearm without a license, possessing instruments of crime and illegally discharging a firearm. He was at the Erie County Prison on $125,000 bond.
Store worker attacked trying to stop theft
Erie police said two men ran off with a tote full of merchandise after assaulting a Walmart employee Saturday night.
The search continued Monday for the two, described only as males, who assaulted the worker outside of the Walmart in the 2700 block of Elm Street at about 9:30 p.m.
Police said one of the men was trying to exit the store with a tote full of items when a worker tried to stop him. The other man then appeared and punched the employee in the face several times. The men then ran off, police said Monday.
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In his Colts Notebook, Mike Chappell of The Indianapolis Star spoke with Drew Stanton about how glad he is to be in Indy. It's not always the case that players are happy or even possibly relieved to be traded, but in Stanton's case, he has definitely come into a great organization and the beginning of something special in the Circle City. Chappell and Stanton mostly discussed the situation the Quarterback was in with the New Jersey (I don't like calling them New York) Jets:
Even so, Stanton has noticed the controversy swirling around Sanchez and Tebow.
"It's difficult not to see what's going on there," he said. "It's plastered all over ESPN daily, especially with Tebow added to the mix. I didn't want to be a part of that. That I'm thankful for."
I saw Stanton interacting with Andrew Luck last night on NFL Turning Points on the NBC Sports Network (a must watch if you have cable or satellite – I will try to find a link if NBC posted it online). From those few seconds of video and what we see of him on the sidelines, Stanton looks like he has fully embraced his role in the Colts.


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1920s Figural Baseball Trophy
Starting Bid - $200.00, Sold For - $696.00
The sleek art deco style of this baseball trophy is a very rare design we have not seen before, featuring a ballplayer in full swing atop a dramatic winged pedestal. The entire top portion of the trophy has a high quality, reflective dark-glazed finish. Some tarnishing and wear to the silver-plated copper base. This is an exceptionally rare and impressive 1920s baseball art deco figural trophy. Excellent condition. Height 20 inches. Reserve $200. Estimate $400/600. SOLD FOR $696.00
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