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Sheriff’s Roundup

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Sheriff’s Round Up...2

Vendor List...5

Insperity’s Community

Events...6

Blake on the Lake 8

Military Minutes...10

Sports & Outdoors 13

Slim Randles

Home Country...13

Bob Bowman’s East

Texas...15

Penny Uselton...16

Texas Takes...17

Windows 8 News...18

Crossword..

The Dam Gossip...

East Coast News...24

Calendar...25

World & Local...26

Happy Birthdays...2

PRESS RELEASE

October 23rd, San

Jacinto County Detec-

tives, Deputies, and

Constable Yates went

to an address on Kathy

St. for warrant service.

Michael James, W/M

age 37 of Shepherd

was taken into custody

on a Blue Warrant – Pa-

role Violation.

James was trans-

ported to the SJC De-

tention Center, without

incident.

Press Release

A warrant has been is-

sued for Dawn Vandever

of Shepherd. The war-

rant issued is for endan-

gering a child, due to her

1 week old baby testing

positive for methamphet-

amines. This is a felony

and anyone that know

Vandevers’ location is

asked to contact the

Sheriffs Department at

936-653-4367, or call

Crimestoppers at 936-

653-TIPS (8477).

Other SJC Jail

News:

San Jacinto County

Detention Center went

through a jail inspection

this morning, November

5th and passed with flying

colors.

1 Week Old Baby Tests

Positive for Methamphetamines

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 3

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Bridget Willis W/F,

age 36 was arrested

November 2nd in court

for a probation violation.

Curtis Lee Blackerby,

W/M age 52 was ar-

rested November 2nd

at his residence on

FM 945 on a warrant

from Liberty County

for Aggravated As-

sault. Blackerby was

transported to the

county line and

handed over to Lib-

erty County law en-

forcement.

Neil McElroy, B/M

age 28 of Shepherd

was arrested on a traffic

stop November 2nd for

a warrant out of Travis

County for Driving

While Intoxicated, a

warrant out of San Jac-

into County for tele-

phone harassment, in

which the suspect

threatened to kill his

child's mother, and dur-

ing the arrest was found

to be in possession of

<2 oz of marijuana in a

drug free zone.

“Because I’ve never

moved to Washington,

voters know I never forget

who I work for. Repre-

senting our communities

in Congress is a privilege

and I’m very thankful to

my constituents for send-

ing me back to work for

them. I’ll continue to fight

for a stronger economy,

lower taxes, balanced

budget, secure border

and greater freedom from

the growing threat of big

government.

“America is standing at

a precarious point. The

President and Congress

simply can’t keep ducking

the tough issues. We

need to act now - right

now - to tackle America’s

dangerous debt crisis, re-

form our oppressive tax

code and find real solu-

tions to preserve Social

Security and Medicare for

every generation without

raising taxes.

“The U.S. House has

already approved good

ideas and sound solu-

tions. All we need are a

Senate and a President

with the political will to

work with us to get the job

done – now.”

ELECTION RESULTS

November 6, 2012

Statement by U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady on his re-election to a ninth term representing the 8th District ofTexas:

By Hunter Walk

The "MBA: good or

shitty for entrepreneurs"

debate flares up regularly

here in Silicon Valley.

Having attended busi-

ness school at Stanford, I

certainly have a horse in

the race, but I'm also not

one to insist it's (a) the

best choice for everyone

or (b) required for suc-

cess. At the same time,

let's dismiss the notion

that any legitimate entre-

preneur would never go

to business school - ie

that the act of even think-

ing an MBA is worthwhile

proves you're not a real

hacker or hustler.

Key to all this talk is a

more fundamental issue

which most people gloss

over -- the notion of let-

ting an experience define

you versus it becoming

part of who you are. And

thus my take is that it's

fine to get an MBA, but

not cool under any cir-

cumstances to be an

MBA.

Getting an MBA

means you're curious to

learn broadly about theo-

ries and explore how

these techniques can be

applied to various busi-

nesses. Being an MBA

means you think you're

getting taught the one

right answer to problems

- to a hammer everything

is a nail - and that only

MBAs know these dark

arts.

Getting an MBA

means offering your per-

spectives and experi-

ences to your

classmates. Being an

MBA means looking at

your peers as networking

targets.

Getting an MBA

means thinking about

your degree as just an-

other attribute of who you

are - I have brown hair, a

wife, work at Google,

enjoy citrus fruits and

possess a Stanford de-

gree. Being an MBA

means you are "Hunter

Walk, Stanford MBA," el-

evating the matriculation

to a level of undeserving

primacy.

Getting an MBA means

you shoot out of school

wanting to prove yourself

and see what you can

contribute to others.

Being an MBA means

thinking the world owes

you something and that

your value 10x'ed just

from spending two years

on a campus.

At the end of the day,

just be who you are,

which is a collection of

skills, abilities, suc-

cesses, failures, fears,

dreams and hopes. The

most important degree

you possess is Human

University.

By the way, the "get,

don't be" applies not just

to business school but

any accomplishment that

causes one to define their

identity vis a vis an entity

or action. This just as

easily could have been ti-

tled "fine to go to MIT,

don't be an MIT" or "fine

to work at Facebook,

don't be a Facebook."

It's fine to get an MBA but don't be an MBA

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 5

Get YOUR Copy of Lake Livingston’s TDGT @

Coldspring

American Legion Post 629Browder’s Marina

Bubba’s TooCOCISD Office

Coldspring LibraryCrystal’s Bistro

El TaquitoFranklin’s Feed Store

Franklin’s LiquorLakeside Lumber

ShellShell-Point Blank

ValeroLivingston

Classic PromotionsCorner ShellJenny’s Nails

Pedigo FurniturePremier TireSolar Nails

Shipleys DonutsSigns & Printing

Tax OfficeUrgent Doc Clinic

VIP Cleaners

Onalaska

A+ DonutsChevron

Dixie Do’sOld House Beer Store

Sandy Creek Resort & CampgroundValero

Community EventsSponsored by:

Community Events

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 6

Area

ChurchesColdspring United

Methodist Church SundayService is 8:30 am & 11 amSunday School is at 9:45 amYouth Group Wednesday at5:30 pm

Family Faith Church Pas-tors Jeff & Eileen HacklemanSundays in Coldspring @11:00 am www.familyfaith.ws

Christian Faith ChurchSunday Worship 10:30 am &Bible Study 7 pm Wednesday1040 Hwy 190 Oakhurst77359 936.377.4795

First Apostolic ChurchSunday Worship 10:00 amand 6:30 pm Bible Study7:30 Tuesday

Goodrich, TX936.365.3838

First United PentecostalSunday Worship 10:00 am &6:00 pm Bible StudyWednesday 7 pm Youth Gath-ering Fridays @ 7 pm On-Alaska, TX 936.646.4514

Methodist Church ofGoodrich Sunday School9:00 am, Worship 10:25amGoodrich, TX 936.365.2435

Lake Livingston LutheranChurch Sunday School &Bible Study 9:30 am, Wor-ship 11:00 Hwy 190 & FM3152, On Alaska, TX936.646.5681

Lake Station BaptistChurch Sunday School 9:45am, Worship 11:00 am,Wednesday Bible Study 6:00pm Goodrich, TX936.365.2755

New Hope Missionary Bap-tist Church Sunday School9:45 am, Worship 11:00 am

The Universal EthicianChurch Beyond the end of FM135 in San Jacinto County Serv-ices are held on the Sabbath(Saturday) 1 hour before Sunsethttp://www.sunsetservices.org

St. Stephens CatholicChurch Point Blank, TX Mass-4:30 pm every Satur-day!

Laurel Hill MissionaryBaptist Church, Pastor PaulDawkins, Evergreen, TX 105 FM 945 N; 936.767.8497Sunday School @ 9:45,Church Service 10:50 am,Wednesday Night BibleStudy 6:00 pm

Women’s

League

The Women’s

League of San Jacinto

County will meet on

Thursday, November 8,

2012, at the Coldspring

Community Center.

Members and their

guests should arrive at

the Center between

11:30 a.m. and 12:00

p.m. Lunch ($15.00 per

person) will be served at

noon.

The November

program, “Life is a Mira-

cle”, will be presented by

League member Cheryl

Ford.

Members of the

community are invited to

attend this meeting

and/or join the Women’s

League of San Jacinto

County. Membership

dues are $15.00 per

year. For more informa-

tion call Arnette Daugh-

erty at 377-3906.

NOVEMBER

Krissa Bass 2ndDewayne Vickery 3rdJustin Fulcher 4thCrystal Laramore 6thELECTIONS Sissy Lambeth 7thVicki Warner 9thAllyson E. Pearcy 10thKatie Coyle 10thRyan Downhour 13thMark Spurgeon 16thSusan Fowler DabneyJoseph H. Pedigo 18thBobby WatsonAmy Wooten 20thDeAnna McGaha 21stKevin CarterChristy AlexanderMarsha JordanKelly Eddleman 22ndDonna Sikes WarnerBob Kempfer 24thFred Grube 26thVicky ScottSusan Boyd Brown27thAllen Goehrs 28thMillie Evans 30th

DecemberTara Holt 2ndChristopher LaramoreClark OgletreeLinda W. Parker 3rdLisa Anderson 4thDavin James 5thCharlie AragonCynthia Thibodeaux 6thDavid LaramoreNena Gillaspe-FowlerClint DavisJimmy RayHelen Brown 8thSue Lynn BrooksCarol Price 10thJudy Gaston 11thHeath SalazarJoAnn Guillory 12thCody Chong 13thHolly King 14thLauren Ogletree HarrisonMarie Damour 15thCaleb ChongMark LaramoreLori Hart 16thLaTonya Goffney 17thJessica Laramore 19thMary Simpson 21stJane Holcomb 22ndScott Eddleman 29th

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 7

San Jacinto Tax Payer’s Association

Members voted to suspend our November and De-

cember meetings because they fall so close to the

Holidays. There will be no meeting November 20 or

December 18. The next meeting will be January 15,

2013. Thanks.

The Coldspring

Garden Club

... will be meeting on the

first Thursday of Novem-

ber.

The speaker for the

Meeting will be our local

artisan Sandi Osiecki, of

the SandiO Studio.

Sandi is a well known

artist in our area and is

affiliated with the newly

formed art league and

many other organizations.

She is also the represen-

tative for organic prod-

ucts.

Sandi will be speaking on

the use of organic prod-

ucts for controling pests

in your yard and on your

animals.

The Garden Club

meets at 2:00 PM at the

Coldspring Community

Center located at 101E.

Cedar St.

All are welcome to join

us.

In December the club

will not have a speaker as

we will be having our an-

nual christmas dinner.

The group will meet at

11:30 AM. Everyone is

asked to bring a covered

dish or desert

Christmas is a time for

sharing and the Garden

Club has their annual toy

collection. Everyone is

asked to bring a toy for a

boy or girl in an un-

wrapped package.

Please indicate sex and

age level on a tag.

We look forward to

anyone interested in the

Garden Club joining us.

For more information con-

tact our President Man-

nett Farber @

936/653-4100.

Remember November is

2:00 PM and December is

11:30 AM.

Dear Business Owner/Friend

Toyz for Kidz is an organization aimed at providing a helping hand for needy

families in San Jacinto County. In 2011, your donations helped us provide toys

to over 600 children in San Jacinto County. In 2012 your donation will be used

to purchase toys to ensure that these families have a Merry Christmas.

If you wish to give a donation, please fill out the bottom portion of this letter and

attach to your donation. Keep the top portion for your records. If you would like

to mail your donation, please mail to the address above no later than December

15, 2012.

Thank you for your continued support to the children of our community.

Name of business/friend;___________________________________

Thank you for your donation of ______________________ to San Jacinto Co.

Please consider this your receipt.

Toyz for Kidz (EIN# 41-2153258).

Please keep top portion for your records and receipts.

---------------------------------------------------

Name of business/individual: ______________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

Donation: Check or Cash – Amount $_____________

... have once again made

a major contribution to the

Coldspring community!

Pictured above, Gene

and Sylvia Roeseler are

all grins over the success

of this year’s event that,

as of noon on Saturday,

approached $17,000.00.

The final figures will

not be in until sometime

next week, but there is no

doubt that this year’s sale

was the biggest

fundraiser in history!!

The Friends of the Coldspring Area

Public Library

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 8

Presidential Race

President Obama wins

re-election/Romney

Conceedes

District Judge

Casey Jonse upsets

Colorado voted for

EVERY tax increase on

the ballot, they legal-

ized Pot and they voted

for Obama

Harris County

Voters approved $1.89

Billion Houston ISD

bond

METRO referendum

gets voted in

Blake on the Lake

By Blake Kellum

It seems that

Fall has finally ar-

rived in Southeast

Texas and none too

soon for me… Au-

gust was a scorcher

around here with

temperatures and

dry conditions

matching those of

last year. The rains

that finally came in

October did bring

an end to another

mini drought around

Lake Livingston and

Lake Conroe but did

little to help bring

back full Lake Lev-

els.

Now that No-

vember has arrived

it seems that the

rains are coming

more frequently so

there is still hope

that Lake Conroe

can gain another

three feet to top off

at normal pool be-

fore Spring arrives.

The San Jacinto

River Authority’s

Groundwater Re-

duction

Program

(GRP)

has

kicked off

its project

to build

and oper-

ate a

large vol-

ume sur-

face-water

production facility

located on the east

abutment of Lake

Conroe Dam, thus

the large amount of

heavy equipment

seen floating out in

front of the Dam, as

well as the loading

yard on the Dam’s

west end. This can

be seen from Hwy

105 west near Mc-

Caleb Road. All of

this waterborne ac-

tivity is related to

the construction of

the new raw water

intake structure lo-

cated on the east-

ern end of the Dam.

The barges and

cranes will be on

the water for the

better part of the

next year until all

below deck con-

struction is com-

plete.

The contractor

that is leading this

effort is McCarthy

Building Companies

Inc. with offices lo-

cated at the new

Surface Water Plant

site off of Longmire

Road.

Heavy construc-

tion equipment in

front of Lake Con-

roe Dam.

Lake Conroe

Level is steady at

198.13msl, almost 3

feet below normal

pool of 201.00msl,

with no releases

being made at this

time.

Lake Livingston

Level, as reported

from the TRA web-

site, is at

130.61msl, or down

slightly from full

pool elevation of

131.00msl. TRA

is currently re-

leasing

1,000cfs from

the Dam.

As always

for more infor-

mation go to:

www.sjra.net

or www.trini-

tyra.org.

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 9

Washington, D.C.—Rep.

Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice

Chairman of and top Re-

publican on the Joint

Economic Committee,

today said the Federal

Open Market Commit-

tee’s decision to continue

its quantitative easing

policy until mid-2015,

“heightens the uncer-

tainty threatening our re-

covery.”

Brady continued, “Pol-

icy uncertainty, especially

over the year-end fiscal

cliff, is deterring ‘Main

Street’ business from

making job-creating in-

vestments, holding back

our economy. The Fed’s

continued QE ‘infinity’

only exacerbates this

crippling uncertainty.”

“There is little more

the Fed can do to help

this economy. When try-

ing to remove the road-

blocks to our economic

growth, monetary policy

cannot fix what fiscal pol-

icy has created,” Brady

said.

“The Federal Reserve

is exposing taxpayers to

enormous future risks

stemming from its ex-

traordinary monetary pol-

icy actions. The Fed

needs to explain exactly

what positive effects it ex-

pects its actions to have

on economic growth and

employment. Trillions of

dollars of monetary mor-

phine will not fix this

economy. Congress and

the President need to get

our fiscal house in order

and end the uncertainty

over future policy that is

holding our economy

back.”

Rep. Brady is the spon-sor of the Sound DollarAct H.R.4180, whichwould replace the Fed’scurrent dual mandate witha single mandate for pricestability.

Brady Warns of Continued Uncertainty with QE “Infinity”FOMC continues QE3 until mid-2015

Visiting Judge from

Montgomery County,

James H. Keeshan, will

hear the case.

Frederick “Bubba” Eu-

gene Faulkner Jr. was in-

dicted for manslaughter

last year in a car accident

on 156 involving a head-

on collision on Mother’s

Day, May 8, 2011. He is

the son of San Jacinto

County Judge Fritz

Faulkner.

Terry Maher Thomp-

son, was killed in the colli-

sion while Ruphley Earl

McKinney suffered in-

juries. Faulkner Jr. was

on probation at the time

for a previous DWI.

Mr. McKinney has filed

a civil suit against

Faulkner Jr. and his fa-

ther.

Even though the trial is

set, the prosecution men-

tioned they are seeking

an additional aggravated

assault charge against

Faulkner Jr. when a grand

jury convenes for Novem-

ber for the injury of Mr.

McKinney.

Special prosecutors

from Montgomery County

delayed pursing the

charge, waiting to see if

the case reached a plea

agreement and to deter-

mine the health condition

of McKinney as he recov-

ered from injuries.

The prosecutionis

ready for trial and said

they would combine both

indictments together but

Defense attorney Mike

Davis said if his client

was indeed indicted on a

second charge, he would

have to file a continuance

to prepare to a defense

for his client.

Judge Keeshan con-

cluded the pretrial hearing

by requesting the defense

and the prosecution pre-

pare a questionnaire for

the potential jurors. The

questionnaire is to glean

information regarding in-

formation residents have

about the defendant and

the case.

Faulkner Jr. Manslaughter

Trial Set for 26 November

Military Minutes

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 10

1/2 boy

1/2 manSent in By Diane Schenk

Did you know the av-

erage age of the military

man is 19 years. He is a

short haired, tight-mus-

cled kid who, under nor-

mal circumstances is

considered by society as

half man, half boy. Not

yet dry behind the ears,

not old enough to buy a

beer, but old enough to

die for his country. He

never really cared much

for work and he would

rather wax his own car

than wash his father's,

but he has never col-

lected unemployment ei-

ther.

He's a recent High

School graduate; he was

probably an average stu-

dent, pursued some form

of sport activities, drives

a ten year old jalopy, and

has a steady girlfriend

that either broke up with

him when he left, or

swears to be waiting

when he returns from half

a world away. He listens

to rock and roll or hip-hop

or rap or jazz or swing

and a 155mm howitzer.

He is 10 or 15 pounds

lighter now than when he

was at home because he

is working or fighting from

before dawn to well after

dusk. He has trouble

spelling, thus letter writ-

ing is a pain for him, but

he can field strip a rifle in

30 seconds and re-

assemble it in less time in

the dark. He can recite

to you the nomenclature

of a machine gun or

grenade launcher and

use either one effectively

if he must.

He digs foxholes and

latrines and can apply

first aid like a profes-

sional.

He can march until he

is told to stop, or stop

until he is told to march.

He obeys orders in-

stantly and without hesi-

tation, but he is not

without spirit or individual

dignity. He is self-suffi-

cient.

He has two sets of fa-

tigues: he washes one

and wears the other. He

keeps his canteens full

and his feet dry.

He sometimes forgets

to brush his teeth, but

never to clean his rifle.

He can cook his own

meals, mend his own

clothes, and fix his own

hurts.

If you're thirsty, he'll

share his water with you;

if you are hungry, his

food. He'll even split his

ammunition with you in

the midst of battle when

you run low.

He has learned to use

his hands like weapons

and weapons like they

were his hands.

He can save your life -

or take it, because that is

his job.

He will often do twice

the work of a civilian,

draw half the pay, and still

find ironic humor in it all.

He has seen more suf-

fering and death than he

should have in his short

lifetime.

He has wept in public

and in private, for friends

who have fallen in com-

bat and is unashamed.

He feels every note of

the National Anthem vi-

brate through his body

while at rigid attention,

while tempering the burn-

ing desire to' square-

away' those around him

who haven't bothered to

stand, remove their hat,

or even stop talking. In an

odd twist, day in and day

out, far from home, he

defends their right to be

disrespectful.

Just as did his Father,

Grandfather, and Great-

grandfather, he is paying

the price for our freedom.

Beardless or not, he is

not a boy. He is the Amer-

ican Fighting Man that

has kept this country free

for over 200 years.

He has asked nothing

in return, except

Our friendship and un-

derstanding.

Remember him, al-

ways, for he has earned

our respect and admira-

tion with his blood.

And now we even

have women over there

in danger, doing their part

in this tradition of going to

War when our nation calls

us to do so.

As you go to bed

tonight, remember this

shot. . ...

A short lull, a little

shade and a picture of

loved ones in their hel-

mets.

Prayer wheel for our

military.... Please don't

break it Please send this

on after a short prayer.

Of all the gifts you

could give a US Soldier,

Sailor, Coastguardsman,

Marine, or Airman, prayer

is the very best one.

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay itsown debts as it goes. A principle which if actedon would save one-half the wars of the world."

-- Thomas Jefferson

NEW YORK – The Hur-

ricane Sandy Pollution

Response Unified Com-

mand is responding to

numerous areas through-

out New York and New

Jersey with environmen-

tal threats caused by

Hurricane Sandy.

Responders with the

unified command are as-

sessing affected areas

and environmentally sen-

sitive areas for pollution

and hazardous materials.

The assessments will be

used to appropriately re-

spond to the identified

areas of pollution.

The unified command

has created branches, di-

visions and task forces to

safely and efficiently re-

spond to these impacted

areas.

Below is the current

response information for

each site as of Nov. 4,

2012:

Motiva Enterprises

spill in Sewaren, N.J.

• Coast Guard over-

sight continues for the

Motiva led response op-

erations.

• Shoreline recon-

naissance teams are on

scene conducting land

and air assessments

daily.

• Product and water

is being recovered by

vacuum trucks from the

secondary containment

area and pumped into a

separate onsite storage

tank. As of Nov. 4, 2012

at 4 p.m., the response

organization has col-

lected 457,519 gallons of

oily water mixture. The

collected mixture in-

cludes product trans-

ferred from one of the

damaged tanks, second-

ary containment and on

water skimming opera-

tions.

• Contractors are

taking the initiative to ex-

amine a sheen coming

from the Buckeye facility

and deploying boom on

scene.

• Skimmers and

vacuum trucks are oper-

ating on Smith’s creek.

• 14,800 feet of

boom has been de-

ployed.

Phillips 66 Refinery

spill in Linden, N.J.

• Coast Guard over-

sight continues for the

Phillips 66 led response

operations.

• Approximately

7,770 gallons of fuel was

reportedly spilled.

Kinder Morgan Inc. spill

in Pert Amboy, N.J.

• Coast Guard over-

sight continues of Kinder

Morgan led response op-

erations.

• Currently rebuild-

ing containment wall

around the tanks.

• Recovered

780,000 gallons of

oily/water mixture.

• Completed clean-

ing of secondary contain-

ment.

• Special attention

is being given to Mill

Creek due to it’s environ-

mental sensitivity.

Great Kills Assessment

Team in N.J.

• No active oil dis-

charges or sheen

sighted. Response oper-

ations will focus on de-

tailed assessment and

plan development.

• Conducted joint

waterside damage as-

sessment with New York

Police Department

• More than 100

vessels observed ashore

and approximately 40

sunken vessels in the

water.

• A fuel dock was

observed separated from

its original foundation.

No sheen was observed,

but the situation was re-

ported to the marina’s

owner.

Atlantic Highlands and

Rariten Bay Assess-

ment Team in N.J.

• Initial site assess-

ment completed, and no

active oil discharges

were reported.

• Response opera-

tions will focus on de-

tailed assessment and

response plan develop-

ment.

• Observed seven

marinas in the Atlantic

Highlands area, and six

vessels were reported

submerged.

• At the marina of

the bay, two sunken ves-

sels were observed. No

pollution was reported.

• At the C Street

Terminal, a sunken ves-

sel was seen near the

36th Street Bridge.

• At the Atlantic

Highland marina, approx-

imately 14 vessels sank

as a result of the storm.

Light sheen was re-

ported, and the marina is

extremely damaged.

• Approximately

100-140 vessels scat-

tered ashore and 10 are

reported to be sunken at

the Brown’s Point, Wag-

ner, Key Port marinas. All

three marinas are utiliz-

ing cranes to retrieve

vessels.

• Hands Petterson

marina reported three

sunken vessels, but no

sheen was observed. Ap-

proximately 50 vessels

are stacked on top of

each other ashore near

the marina.

• Viking marina has

a light sheen with 15

sunken vessels.

Staten Island/Rock-

away Assessment

Team in N.Y.

• Initial site assess-

ments are complete. No

active oil discharges re-

ported.

• Response opera-

tions will focus on de-

tailed assessment and

response plan develop-

ment.

• An active re-

sponse operation is un-

derway for two grounded

vessels with sheening.

• No hazardous ma-

terial was reported fol-

lowing an investigation in

South Beach.

The Army con-

ducted a redeploy-

ment ceremony for

the 3,500 soldiers of

the 4th Brigade

Combat Team, 25th

Infantry Division on

Thursday, Novem-

ber 1, 2012, at the

Sullivan Arena. The

brigade, based at

Joint Base Elmen-

dorf-Richardson,

worked to improve

security, detain in-

surgents, train

Afghan forces and

conduct outreach in

Paktya, Khowst and

eastern Paktika. The

provinces are lo-

cated along

Afghanistan's south-

eastern border with

Pakistan. Eight

paratroopers were

killed during the de-

ployment.

Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command responds to environmental threats

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 12

By Iassen Donov

SGT Craig Warfle of

the 1st Ranger Battalion

became the second most

decorated soldier (SFC

Leroy Petry and his

Medal of Honor holds the

mantle) in the 75th

Ranger Regiment as he

was awarded the Distin-

guished Service Cross

during a ceremony last

Friday, October the 26th.

This also marks the first

time since 9/11 that a

serving Ranger was

awarded this honor. Hell,

to be honest, I’m not

even sure if a Ranger of

the modern Battalions

has been awarded this

since our beginning in

1974

The DSC is second

only to the Medal of

Honor and last Friday’s

ceremony marks the 26th

time it has been awarded

since the Global War on

Terrorism started in 2001

– 11 awards for

Afghanistan and 15 for

Iraq. An interesting statis-

tic is that out of those 26

awards; 10 were awarded

to Special Operations sol-

diers (six to members of

the Special Forces, one

to a Night Stalker, two to

members of Delta Force,

and now one to a

Ranger). The Distin-

guished Service Cross is

the equivalent to the

Navy Cross and Air Force

Cross.

“Immediately after the

kinetic strike, the team in-

serted a Ranger Element

onto the hot landing zone

to the West of the target

area to eliminate the sev-

eral remaining enemy

combatants. Ranger Ele-

ment 1, consisting of

Specialist Warfle and five

others, were tasked with

isolating the Northern

side of the tree line and

suppressing the enemy to

allow Ranger Element 2

to assault from West to

East. Upon infiltration the

Ranger Assault Force re-

ceived effective enemy

fire in vicinity of the

North-South running tree

line where the AH-64s

had just completed gun

runs. As soon as Spe-

cialist Warfle stepped off

the ramp he came under

fire from multiple enemy

positions and without

hesitation returned fire

and crawled 15 meters

through the muddy field

towards the enemy.

From this position, Spe-

cialist Warfle suppressed

the multiple enemy posi-

tions with 150 rounds

from his MK-46 allowing

Ranger Element 1 to

move to the North and

Ranger Element 2 to ma-

neuver to the South.

Under fire and with no

cover in the open field,

Specialist Warfle contin-

ued to suppress the

enemy positions permit-

ting members of the As-

sault Force to get down in

the prone position while

the leaders determined a

way to assault the enemy

positions. After a couple

of minutes passed,

Ranger Element 2 came

under heavy effective fire

from enemy crew served

weapons. Realizing that

Ranger Element 2 was

effectively pinned down in

the open field to the

South, Specialist Warfle

moved with Sergeant

Lugo to the North to flank

the enemy position from

the North-West.

Specialist Warfle,

while under heavy effec-

tive enemy fire, advanced

on the enemy position to

suppress the enemy and

allow the Assault Force to

maneuver on and destroy

the entrenched enemy.

As Sergeant Lugo and

Specialist Warfle volun-

tarily maneuvered to-

wards the enemy

positions they identified

two entrenched enemy

personnel with automatic

weapons firing on the As-

sault Force. Specialist

Warfle continued to ad-

vance on the entrenched

enemy using suppressive

fire alone to protect Ser-

geant Lugo and himself

because there was no

available cover in open

terrain. When Sergeant

Lugo and Specialist

Warfle got within 25 me-

ters of the enemy ma-

chine gun positions,

Specialist Warfle and

Sergeant Lugo were both

hit with a volley of ma-

chine gun fire. Although

Specialist Warfle knew he

had been shot in the right

shoulder he disregarded

his own personal safety

and moved through the

kill zone to Sergeant

Lugo’s side to protect his

incapacitated Squad

Leader. Specialist Warfle

purposefully positioned

himself in the line of

enemy fire and immedi-

ately suppressed the

enemy in order to defend

Sergeant Lugo and pro-

vide covering fire for the

platoon medic, Sergeant

Solomon, to move to and

treat Sergeant Lugo.

Specialist Warfle fear-

lessly continued to pro-

vide accurate

suppressive fire from his

exposed position, allow-

ing Staff Sergeant Myers

and Sergeant Kochli the

ability to move forward,

suppress the enemy, and

then subsequently evacu-

ate Sergeant Lugo. Spe-

cialist Warfle continued to

provide suppressive fire

as Sergeant Solomon,

Staff Sergeant Tucker,

and Sergeant Kochli

pulled Sergeant Lugo

back to cover. Only after

the casualty evacuation

aircraft evacuated Ser-

geant Lugo, did Specialist

Warfle treat the through

and through gunshot

wound to his right shoul-

der by applying a tourni-

quet to his right arm.

Specialist Warfle then

proceeded to engage the

enemy position from a

position between the

enemy and the Platoon

for over twenty minutes

while the Assault Force

reconsolidated and

moved back away from

the enemy positions. He

steadfastly remained at

his forward position deliv-

ering accurate fire on the

enemy until all members

of the Assault Force had

moved across the open

field to cover 100 meters

to the West. Specialist

Warfle bounded back to

the West over the open

field while the Assault

Force provided suppres-

sive fire. Specialist

Warfle’s actions allowed

the Assault Force to

break contact, drop ord-

nance on the enemy po-

sitions, and safely move

to the exfiltration hot

landing zone.

By repeatedly risking

his life for others, Spe-

cialist Warfle’s purposeful

gallant actions, selfless

dedication to the safety of

his teammates, and

demonstrated extraordi-

nary heroism were dis-

tinctive and exemplary.

He is most deserving of

the distinct recognition.

Through his distinctive

accomplishments, Spe-

cialist Warfle’s personal

actions reflect great credit

upon himself, his unit,

Continued on Page 25

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By Slim Randles

Dud was awfully quiet

all through the daily dis-

semination of anything

on page one of the Valley

Weekly Miracle, which

wasn’t like him at all. Just

sucked down caffeine

and silently shook his

head now and then.

“Anita okay, Dud?”

“Oh … sure, Doc.”

“You okay?”

He nodded, then looked

up with a wistful, philo-

sophical look that our

guys don’t usually get

until after the buttered

toast. “Sometimes I think

it’s pearls before swine,

that’s all.”

We waited.

“Music, I mean. You

know how you practice

and practice and then

you get good enough to

actually do something?

Well, I took the accordion

and went to the accor-

dion festival to compete

… well, you know I’m not

really that bad any

more…”

“You’re getting pretty

darn good on that thing,

Dud.”

“Thanks, Steve. Well,

we drove down to the

capital and I got in the

competition and did okay.

Placed third in polka. I

played that new piece.

It’s kinda hard because it

has those minor bass

buttons in it and it took

me forever to learn not to

miss them.

“It was after that. You

see, I put the accordion

back in the car and we

went in for a lunch they

gave everyone.”

“What’s wrong with

that?”

“I forgot to lock the car.

We were halfway through

lunch when Anita asked

me if I’d locked the car

and then it hit me that I

might not have locked it.

She insisted I run right

out and check and that’s

what I did. And that’s

when I lost my faith in

human beings.”

“Oh, Dud,” Doc said,

“someone stole your ac-

cordion?”

“No, it was still there in

the back seat. But some-

one had put two more in

there with it.”

He shook his head.

“Pearls before swine.”

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Daingerfield, the

pleasant county seat of

Morris County, was

named for Captain Lon-

don Daingerfield, suppos-

edly a native of Nova

Scotia, but beyond that

and a few other facts,

Captain Daingerfield re-

mains a mystery man.

Morris County pio-

neers told stories of find-

ing Daingefield’s

millstone and water well,

which pre-dated local

Anglo-American history.

These items were likely

made by Acadian settlers

from Louisiana, but they

returned to the territory

because of Indian hostili-

ties.

A spring known locally

as Daingerfield Spring

was once a popular camp

used by Indians such as

the Choctaws and Cad-

does. Around 1830, Cap-

tain Daingerfield and a

company of 100 men at-

tacked an Indian village

at the spring and, after a

long, bloody fight, the In-

dians were driven away.

Local history says

Captain Daingerfield

settled his family

around the spring,

but the Indians retal-

iated, killing

Daingerfield, his wife and

children.

The Captain and his

family were likely buried

nearby with large flat

rocks marking their

graves. But as the years

passed, the cemetery

and rocks were moved as

new homes were built in

the area.

In those days, it was

the custom of settlers to

plant cedar trees around

the graves of their loved

ones. Near the spot

where the Daingerfields

were buried, large cedars

are now growing.

The problem of finding

more about Captain

Daingerfield is com-

pounded by the fact that

Morris and the surround-

ing counties were once a

part of Arkansas

Army records in Wash-

ington have no record of

Daingerfield and, despite

the efforts of several his-

torians to unearth more

details about the captain,

his family and his fellow

soldiers, his disappear-

ance remains one of the

legendary stories of East

Texas.

Some early visitors

were not kind to the early

town of Daingerfield.

William A. McClintock,

who passed through the

area in 1846, noted in his

diary that the town con-

sisted of "three or four

cabins scarce fit for

pigsties."

But by the early 1850s

the town began to grow.

Sylvia Academy, a private

school for girls, opened

around 1850, and in 1852

the Marshall Presbytery

of the Cumberland Pres-

byterian Church founded

Chapel Hill College.

(Bob Bowman of Lufkin is

the author more than 50

books about East Texas. He

can be reached at bob-

bowman.com)

Bob Bowman’s

East Texas

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 16

By Patricia McCarthywith The AmericanThinker

'It is an American

tragedy that President

Obama, the most incom-

petent, the most igno-

rant, divisive, and the

most arrogant man ever

to hold the office, has

been reelected. It is a

sad commentary on the

quality of knowledge of

the Americans who voted

to reelect a man who has

done so much damage to

the American economy

and to our place in the

world? A man who has

increased our debt to the

point that every man,

woman and child owes a

quarter of a million dol-

lars to the government

for its horrific irresponsi-

bility.

Who on earth are the

people of Massachusetts

who elected the odious

Elizabeth Warren to be

their senator? Are they

so brain-damaged by ac-

ademic indoctrination

that they no longer rec-

ognize right from wrong,

good from evil? It ap-

pears so. Those who

voted for Warren have no

interest in character, de-

cency, or honesty. They

care only about their

agenda and fail to grasp

the damage their ideol-

ogy does to the nation,

let alone their children.

They do not question

whether their ideology is

right or wrong, decent or

indecent. It is a sad day,

to be sure. They have

elected a senator and the

nation has re-elected a

president , each wholly

without character. The

forty-year quest of the

left to control more than

half of the population,

enough to keep them-

selves in power, has

borne fruit and the Amer-

ica of our Founders is

over.

Obama's consigliere,

Valerie Jarrett, has de-

clared that their oppo-

nents will be punished

(that's a lot a states),

their supporters re-

warded! We have just

entered Mark Levin's

epoch of tyranny. The

half of our voting popula-

tion that realizes what a

danger Obama is to our

future will now be prey to

the half that favors Euro-

pean socialism and the

Marxist redistribution of

wealth. That wealth

though is disappearing

fast and furiously. There

is not enough wealth to

be redistributed.

With the implementa-

tion of Obamacare, the

quality of our healthcare

will now certainly decline

drastically. The deaths of

our elderly will be has-

tened, the care of our

seniors restricted. The

value of our dollar will

decline further and

surely strangle our chil-

dren with increased debt.

Access to our own en-

ergy sources will con-

tinue to be off limits

making the price of gas,

oil and coal, the engines

of our economy, prohibi-

tive. Our poor and mid-

dle class will continue to

suffer while Obama's

cronies continue to thrive

on political enrichment.

The Supreme Court

will be turned radically to

the left and our constitu-

tionally guaranteed rights

and freedoms will disap-

pear. Our Constitution,

the most amazing docu-

ment ever produced, will

be abrogated. In four

years, this will be a very

different country, one un-

recognizable to those of

us who grew up when it

was the greatest nation

on the earth. And a nar-

row majority or our citi-

zens voted for this. We

will all suffer for their lack

of informed judgment.

A Sad Day Obama wins Re-election

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 17

By Matt Bruner

During my recent trav-

els I saw something that

struck me as particularly

silly. Some gang-banger

or wannabe scratched his

name into the toilet seat

at a truck stop. I never

condone the destruction

or defacement of the

property of others, but I

suppose I can under-

stand the thrill of having

one’s name posted for

the world to see. What I

don’t understand is the

thrill of having the back-

sides of 400 truckers a

day stuck against it. That

would seem unappealing.

The truck stop is in El

Paso, along Interstate 10.

Parts of I-10 are pretty

desolate. The stretch be-

tween Ozona and El

Paso goes 65 miles with-

out a visible fuel station (

or restroom, for that mat-

ter). I drove it about 5 in

the morning several

weeks ago. On the entire

AM and FM radio bands,

there were three radio

stations, two in Spanish.

I drove over half an hour

without seeing another

car or truck on the road.

That is a lonely road, par-

ticularly for a major Inter-

state highway.A couple of the gas sta-

tions before this stretch havebig signs on the door – “RE-STROOMS FOR CUS-TOMERS ONLY.” I will buya bottle of water or some-thing should I stop, most re-cently a bottle of Perrier, but Istill don’t like their attitude.(Credit where due – I paid a

$1.05 bill with a $100, andthey were cool.) Comparetheir little sad, dirty store tothe place with the beaverlogo. From the road, we seea giant billboard, “Top tworeasons to stop at Buc-ee’s -#1 and #2.” Others bigsigns describe their hugeand clean restrooms, andthe real porcelain toilets.They WANT you to stop anduse the restroom. THEN,they will work on making acustomer of you.

The stingy place has fourpumps, the inviting placehas probably fifty. A con-nection? Causality? Iam sure of it. Makethings inviting, make peo-ple feel like friends andthey will follow you, orcome to visit.

Yesterday, I was driv-

ing westward from

Ozona, Texas toward

Tucson. A full moon was

out in the darkness. The

sun began to rise and lit

up the tops of the moun-

tains orange, with me in

the valley and still in the

dark. It was gorgeous.

Twenty-two hours in my

truck and I was still hav-

ing a great time. I may

not like my government

at times (yeah, most

times), but I love my

country! From mountain

to valley, from stingy gas

station to mega conven-

ience store, we have it

all.

Texas TakesOUT ON THE HIGHWAY

By Penny Uselton

I am writing this before

the election, hoping, upon

hope, that we have new

leadership at the helm of

our country getting ready

to steer us on the right

course with honor and in-

tegrity.

Benghazi is a perfect

example of everything

gone wrong with the di-

rection of this inept, and

feckless, executive

branch of our government

under Obama’s leader-

ship. Talk about getting

caught with your pants

down! The FACTS are

they knew within the first

hour that the

consul was

under attack

by terrorists.

They knew

within 24

hours who

was taking

credit for the

attack. By

5:00 PM EST

in Washing-

ton, D.C., the

president, vice

president and

Leon Panetta,

Secretary of

Defense, had

a meeting at

the White

House for

over an hour.

Officials within

the State De-

partment,

specifically

those who were charged

with the security of our

embassies and consuls,

visibly watched, in real

time, what was happen-

ing on the ground in the

Benghazi compound. The

Deputy Secretary of State

Lamb was one of those

who observed live from a

satellite broadcast.

This was an attack on

our country and its’ peo-

ple….no doubt about it!

Continued on Page 19

BENGHAZI BETRAYAL

Silver Cross Recipient

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 18

By Jason Clement

Windows 8 a new

beginning…

By now you are proba-

bly aware that Microsoft

has released Windows 8,

the latest version of the

ubiquitous Windows fam-

ily of Operating Systems.

Windows 8 boasts many

cool new features, includ-

ing the ability to be

loaded across a new

range of hardware includ-

ing tablets, and featuring

touch-screen capabilities.

I believe no one can deny

the ‘coolness’ of the

newest Windows family

member. But were you

aware that not everything

is sunshine and roses be-

hind the scenes?

I’m not going to fool

you. This article will be a

little long. You’ll laugh.

You’ll cry. And in the end,

you will understand what

the fuss is all about.

A Developing Row

Enter Gabe Newell,

co-founder of Valve (de-

velopers of the digital dis-

tribution platform Steam),

and former developer of

Windows itself at Mi-

crosoft. On July 24th, at

an annual videogame

conference in Seattle,

Gabe Newell had this to

say about Windows 8 in a

discussion about devel-

oping games for the

Linux operating system:

“I think Windows 8

is a catastrophe for

everyone in the PC

space.”

Wait. What? Why

would he say that? It was

even re-iterated in

Forbes.

This was quickly

echoed by other develop-

ers. Blizzard Entertain-

ment’s Executive Vice

President of Game De-

sign for Diablo III, Rob

Pardo, tweeted the fol-

lowing:

Rob Pardo @Rob_Pardonice interview with GabeNewell – “I think Windows8 is a catastrophe foreveryone in the PC space*– not awesome for Blizzardeither

While Blizzard Enter-

tainment has since con-

firmed there will be a

release of the Blizzard

products onto the Win-

dows 8 platform, the de-

velopers blasting of

Windows 8 still continues,

and some developers are

even refusing to have

their applications certified

by Microsoft.

Since then, more soft-

ware developers have

been more or less echo-

ing this sentiment. Even

Minecraft creator Markus

Persson got in on the ac-

tion when he tweeted the

following:

Markus Persson

@notch

Got an email from mi-

crosoft, wanting to help

“certify” minecraft for win

8. I told them to stop try-

ing to ruin the pc as an

open platform.

Markus Persson @notchI’d rather have minecraft

not run on win 8 at allthan to play along. Maybewe can convince a few peo-ple not to switch to win 8that way..

What’s all the

clamor about?

The launch of Win-

dows 8 comes with the

launch of the Microsoft

Windows Store and inte-

gration with X-Box Music

service. Microsoft is fol-

lowing the example of

Apple’s success with the

Apple App Store; and

raising the bar by making

a Microsoft Windows

Store accessible across

all its platforms, including

X-Box, Windows Phone,

Windows Desktops. So

you can order your X-Box

game on your phone,

start up the X-Box, and

it’s already there. You can

order that new music on

your X-Box, and it’s al-

ready on your computer

or tablet or phone. Pretty

cool, right?

There is nothing im-

moral or illegal about this

activity. In fact, Microsoft

is considerably justified in

pursuing a strategy which

has been so successful

for Apple. But this new

strategy pushes further

into our electronic

world and puts the

squeeze not just on

the consumer, but also on

both equipment manufac-

turers and software de-

velopers. All applications

sold through the Win-

dows Store will give Mi-

crosoft the same 30% cut

that Apple derives from

apps sold on the App

Store. Apple is following

suit by extending its App

Store onto their desktops.

When software devel-

opers are developing for

one of the 3 primary plat-

forms (Windows, Apple

OS, Linux), they rely on

the developer of the oper-

ating system to put out a

Software Development

Kit (SDK). The new Win-

dows 8 Software Devel-

opment Kit provides

coding that is streamlined

for using the Windows

Store to market applica-

tions. Again, not surpris-

ing.

Apple has been very

successful in controlling

what apps are available

in the Apple Store. If you

want your App listed, then

play by Apple’s rules

when it comes to the con-

tent of the App, and give

them 30% off the top.

Apple has always been a

closed source, propri-

etary system. They con-

trol the hardware AND

the software. The benefits

to a closed system is that

the software works.

Users of Apple products

generally experience

fewer errors and less

downtime. With that

comes less third-party in-

novation. Most of the

major breakthroughs on

the Apple platform have

been developed solely, or

in conjunction with Apple

themselves.

Microsoft, on the other

hand, took an open plat-

form approach. Granted,

Windows itself has al-

ways been closed. But

development of software

for the platform was left

open, and drivers for the

hardware was also open,

allowing third party devel-

opers of both hardware

and software to innovate

to the sky, with only the

limitations of the Win-

dows platform itself. In

addition, anything you de-

veloped for the Windows

platform was your own.

The profits…were your

own. Allowing an open

development platform

had its drawbacks, and

poorly coded applications

and drivers resulted in er-

rors. This is where the

free market takes hold,

and those companies

who consistently wrote

poorly coded software

were *generally* driven

out of business, and

those who coded well

were able to compete in

the global software mar-

ketplace. Well…so long

as you weren’t coding

some kind of software

which directly competed

with Microsoft products

(more on that later, as

well).

Continued on Page 30

Is Windows 8 a ‘Catastrophe’ for Everyone?

"I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our hu-

manity. The world will only have a

generation of idiots."

-- Albert Einstein

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 19

BENGHAZI Cont’d

Libyan government forcescouldn’t, nor wouldn’t, helpus. The U.S. military got on“ready alert.” Special ops inTripoli, and others flown infrom Sicily, were waiting onan aircraft carrier, within onehour flying time from theconsul. No one gave the or-ders to rescue our people.Evidently the consul and theinformation officer werekilled from smoke inhalationwithin the first hour. If this istrue, that is better than whatwe first heard. The otherthree me, two Navy sealsand a construction repre-sentative, were killed sixhours after the initial raidstarted. We had ample timeto rescue them and payback the attackers for whatthey did.

In the months leading tothis attack, there were nu-merous episodes of Middle-East terrorism (200+) this

year that were directed to-wards Western powers. Wewere attacked in April and,then, June where a largearea of our compound wallwas blown up and still need-ing repair on September 11,2012. By late August, nu-merous consuls had shutdown and sent their peopleout of Libya, including theBrits. Wouldn’t you thinkthat the United States ofAmerica might have fol-lowed suit and pulled out?What, you wonder, wasObama’s group think whenthey had their briefings….ordid they have briefings onthe subject? Were the ca-bles and emails from ourconsul being read? Didthey not see that he had bigconcerns over the lack ofprotection?

We have gotten lie, afterlie, from the Obama admin-istration. The plethora of lieson this September 11, 2012episode are UNFORGIV-

ABLE! We lost Americanswho were serving theircountry and doing the jobwe asked themto do. Ourgovernment“ALLOWEDthem to beslaughtered;”and, then, liedabout it to theAmerican peo-ple. We stillhave overseaspersonnel, whoare in harms’way. They areworking for usand countingon our protec-tion. This isNOT the kind ofgovernment wewant; but wewill deserve thisif we send thispathetic excusefor a presidentback for a sec-ond term! Re-

member you get what youvote for! Give this nation R& R…..Romney and Ryan!

Heart Attack &

Water

Something else I didn't

know ... I asked my Doc-

tor why do people need

to urinate so much at

night time. Answer from

my Cardiac Doctor =

Gravity holds water in

the lower part of your

body when you are up-

right (legs swell).

When you lie down

and the lower body (legs

and etc) seeks level with

the kidneys it is then that

the kidneys remove the

water because it is eas-

ier.

This then ties in with

the last state ment!

You need your mini-

mum water to help flush

the toxins out of your

body.

Correct time to drink

water... Very Important.

From A Cardiac Special-

ist! Drinking water at a

certain time maximizes its

effectiveness on the

body:

2 glasses of water after

waking up - helps acti-

vate internal organs

1 glass of water 30 min-

utes before a meal -

helps digestion

1 glass of water before

taking a bath - helps

lower blood pressure

1 glass of water before

going to bed - avoids

stroke or heart attack

My Physician told me

that water at bed time

will also help prevent

night time leg cramps.

Your leg muscles are

seeking hydration when

they cramp and wake you

up with a Charlie Horse.

Compliments of: " NURSE

PAT " @ TEXAS STATEHEALTHCARE.

GREAT INFORMATION ........SHARE IT WITH THOSE YOUCARE ABOUT!!!

Last Week’s Answers

Crossword PuzzleAcross

1. Soft surface texture

4. Small viper

7. Stop

11. Cuban currency

12. Singing voice

13. Assumed name

15. Egg-laying

17. Paris transport sys-

tem

18. Guided

19. Promptly

21. Tool used to cut gears

22. Metal-bearing mineral

23. Delicate

24. Desperate

27. Elfin

28. Niche

30. Region

33. Seep

36. Call forth

38. Adjacent

39. Sign of assent

40. Portent

41. Luxury watercraft

43. Weaving machine

45. Salacious

46. Permissible difference

48. Astern

50. Bow

51. Champion

53. Append

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58. Rough shelter

60. Charge for profes-

sional

services

61. Water nymph

64. Marked by care and

persistent effort

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aware

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71. Consumed

Down1. Not at any time

2. Stage whisper

3. Fizzy soft drink

4. Distant in manner

5. Feat to attract attention

6. Assigned position

7. Amateur radio operator

8. Beer

9. Supple

10. Tropical starchy

tuberous root

11. Field sport

12. Stream or brook

14. Weep

16. Part of a church

20. Poem

25. Frozen water

26. Rebellion

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29. Turn or place at

an angle

30. One, some, every

or all

31. Actual

32. Deliberate act of

omission

34. Merely

35. Menagerie

37. Conclude

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brace

44. Swallow

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51. Hurry

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recreational use

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The Dam GossipSNICKER

A TOUCHING CHRISTMAS STORY

Sent in by Suzanne York

A couple was shopping at the mall on Christmas Eve and the mall was packed.

Walking through the mall the surprised wife look up and noticed her husband

was no where around and she was very upset because they had a lot to do.

She used her cell phone to call her husband because she was so upset, to ask

him where he was.

The husband in a calm voice said, honey remember the jewelry store we went

into 5 years ago where you fell in love with that diamond necklace that we

could not afford and I told you that I would get it for you one day.

His wife said tearing up, yes I remember that jewelry store.

“Well I'm in the bar next to it.”

Rumor Has It...Whitie Bulger, who spent 17 years in hiding

before being arrested last year, is in the hospi-

tal. Now 83 years old, Bulger was the leader of

the notorious Winter Hill Gang is awaiting trial

for 19 murders. He was taken from prison yes-

terday complaining of chest pains. And...So?

...Police say a San Antonio woman admitted to faking

her own abduction to get the day off from work, ac-

cording to the San Antonio Express-News.

After police found Sheila Bailey Eubank, 48, bound

with rope in her car Oct. 10, she claimed a man had

jumped into her vehicle and forced her to drive around

at knife point on drug runs, the Express-News re-

ported. Eubank said the man then tied her up and left

her in her car in a field.

But detectives found a lottery ticket in Eubank’s

purse that was purchased around the time she was

supposedly being held captive, police told the Ex-

press-News.

Police said surveillance footage at the store where

the ticket was purchased confirmed what they sus-

pected: Eubank faked the whole thing. She later ad-

mitted she “simply wanted a day off from work and

wanted attention,” police said.

Eubank was arrested Wednesday and charged

with aggravated perjury, a third-degree felony. Dumb.

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 21

USED FARM EQUIP-

MENT, FROM

CRAIG'S LIST.

FIFTY YEAR OLD

MANURE

SPREADER - $1

(WASHINGTON, DC )

Fifty-year old manure

spreader. Not sure of

brand. Said to have been

produced in Kenya. Used

for a few years in Indone-

sia before being smug-

gled into the US via

Hawaii. Of questionable

pedigree. Does not ap-

pear to have ever been

worked hard. Apparently,

it was pampered by vari-

ous owners over the

years. It doesn't work

very often, but when it

does it can sling poo for

amazing distances. I am

hoping to retire the ma-

nure spreader this No-

vember. I really don't

want it hanging around

getting in the way. I would

prefer a foreign buyer to

relocate the manure

spreader out of the coun-

try. I would be willing to

trade it for a nicely

framed copy of the United

States Constitution. Loca-

tion: Currently being

stored in a big white

house in Washington,

D.C.

USED FARM EQUIPMENT,

FROM CRAIG'S LIST. FIFTY YEAR OLD MANURE SPREADER - $1 (WASHINGTON, DC )

Fifty-year old manure spreader. Not sure of brand. Said to have been produced in Kenya. Used for a few years in Indonesia before being smuggled into the US via Hawaii. Of questionable pedigree. Does not appear to have ever been worked hard. Apparently, it was pampered by

various owners over the years. It doesn't work very often, but when it does it can sling poo for amazing distances. I am hoping to retire the manure spreader this November. I really don't want it hanging around getting in the way. I would prefer a foreign buyer to relocate the manure

spreader out of the country. I would be willing to trade it for a nicely framed copy of the United States Constitution. Location: Currently being stored in a big white house in Washington, D.C.

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Give the Gift that says you give a Dam!Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

... LOS ANGELES —

Denzel Washington's

character in the movie

"Flight" drinks a lot. An-

heuser-Busch or the dis-

tributor of Stolichnaya

vodka aren’t fans of his

portrayal of a highly func-

tioning alcoholic pilot.

Anheuser-Busch said

it has asked Paramount

Pictures Corp. to obscure

or remove the Budweiser

logo from the film, which

at one point shows Wash-

ington's character drink-

ing the beer while behind

the wheel.

Budweiser isn’t the

only alcoholic beverage

shown in "Flight," which

opened with a $25 million

debut it’s first weekend.

Washington's character

frequently drinks several

different vodkas through-

out the film including

William Grant & Sons,

which distributes Stolich-

naya in the United States.

They also said they did

not license its brand for

inclusion in the film nor

would they have given

permission if asked.

Rob McCarthy, vice

president of Budweiser,

wrote in a statement that

the company wasn't con-

tacted by Paramount or

the production company

of director Robert Ze-

meckis for permission to

use the beer in "Flight."

"We would never con-

done the misuse of our

products, and have a long

history of promoting re-

sponsible drinking and

preventing drunk driving,"

McCarthy wrote. "We

have asked the studio to

obscure the Budweiser

trademark in current digi-

tal copies of the movie

and on all subsequent

adaptations of the film, in-

cluding DVD, On De-

mand, streaming and

additional prints not yet

distributed to theaters.

Beer & Vodka & Driving & Flying Apparently...

Do NOT Mix...

RANGER...Continued from pg 12

and the United States

Army.“

The info that I got

from a 1/75 buddy who

was present at the cere-

mony was that SGT

Warfle laid on top of an

unconscious SGT Lugo

(received a gunshot to

the stomach) to protect

him from the immense

incoming fire. Even with

his shoulder/arm wound

he never stopped firing

his weapon at the Tal-

iban and managed to

drag Lugo to safety. Un-

fortunately SGT Martin

Anthony Lugo, 24, of

Tucson, Arizona suc-

cumbed from his wound

a short time after being

evacuated.

On a side note, the 1st

Ranger Battalion was

also awarded the Presi-

dential Unit Citation (big

deal) for their contribu-

tion to the Afghanistan

war effort from 2010 to

present. Four Rangers

were also awarded the

Silver Star!

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 24

U.S. Marines and

Navy sailors arrived to

help victims in two storm-

ravaged New York City

boroughs and Mayor

Michael Bloomberg took

a commuter train to work.

Marine engineers did

a block-by-block assess-

ment of Staten Island's

Father Capodanno

Boulevard Sunday to de-

termine manpower and

equipment needs for

Monday when more

Marines were expected to

arrive to help with the re-

covery from Hurricane

Sandy.

The military forces

also assisted people in

Queens.

The New York Post

said Marines and sailors

were using hammers and

hacksaws among tools

for construction and

cleanup jobs they could

find.

"It was wonderful to

see them," Jessie Gonza-

lez, 34, told the Post.

Gonzalez's home on

Patterson Avenue was

flooded after the storm.

"They gave us sup-

plies, water and food. It

makes us feel like we're

actually getting help now.

At least we feel safer with

their presence."

Commuters trying to

get into New York Mon-

day had to suffer long

waits and crowded trains,

the newspaper said.

Bloomberg had promised

to take mass transit, like

many other New Yorkers

trying to avoid the devas-

tation in the city streets

and was spotted riding

the 5 train to City Hall

Monday morning, the re-

port said.

The mayor left his

East 79th Street town-

house just before 7 a.m.

He was driven in a black

Chevy Suburban to the

express 5 train stop at

59th Street, the Post re-

ported. On the train, he

read The Financial Times.

New York and New Jer-

sey temperatures neared

freezing early Monday

and officials acknowl-

edged tens of thousands

of residents would remain

homeless for weeks.

As many as 40,000

people in New York City

needed housing,

Bloomberg told reporters

Sunday. About half lived

in public-housing projects

where wind-driven sand

and water knocked out

boilers and electrical sys-

tems.

"We don't have a lot of

empty housing in this

city," Bloomberg said.

"We are not going to let

anybody go sleeping in

the streets or go without

blankets, but it's a chal-

lenge, and we're working

on that as fast as we

can."

He estimated about

20,000 New Yorkers

could still be homeless in

two weeks.

Long Island and New

Jersey officials didn't im-

mediately estimate how

many people were with-

out homes.

More than 5,000 peo-

ple stayed in New Jersey

shelters Sunday, the

Federal Emergency

Management Agency

said.

"This is going to be a

massive, massive hous-

ing problem," New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told

reporters. "And you're

going to need a number

of options for a number of

situations -- short-term,

long-term -- so it's going

to be a true challenge.

We'll get through it, but

it's a true challenge."

Temperatures were

forecast to be in the mid-

40s Fahrenheit later Mon-

day after approaching

and sometimes going

below freezing.

The National

Weather Service fore-

cast a nor'easter

coastal storm with

characteristics similar

to a hurricane would

likely hit the same bat-

tered New York-New

Jersey area Wednes-

day and Thursday. This

would likely bring

heavy precipitation,

high winds and more

coastal flooding, the

service said.

The New York

Times said it would

also likely tear down

power lines recently re-

placed and halt other

repairs.

The number of util-

ity customers in seven

states without power

topped 1.8 million Sun-

day, the U.S. Energy

Department said.

Power outages

reached as far south

as West Virginia, as far

north as Connecticut

and as far west as

Ohio.

New York and New

Jersey accounted for

about 90 percent of the

outages, with nearly 1

million customers with-

out power in New Jer-

sey alone.

The national death toll

from Hurricane Sandy

was at least 110.

More than 182,000

residents of New York,

New Jersey and Con-

necticut applied for dis-

aster assistance from

FEMA, the agency

said. The government

had approved $158

million in assistance

funding.

Gasoline shortages

persisted, with lines at

some gas stations

stretching for miles and

rationing remaining in

New Jersey.

But the crisis was eas-

ing, with about 27 per-

cent of the gas stations

in the region reported

out of fuel, down from

67 percent Friday, the

Energy Department

said.

Cuomo said oil

tankers and barges

were on the way. The

Port Authority of New

York and New Jersey

said the Elizabeth Ma-

rine Terminal in Eliza-

beth, N.J., reopened

Sunday to receive its

first shipments. Other

Port Authority seaports

remained closed.

New Jersey com-

muter-rail service was

limited Monday. The

Long Island Rail Road,

bringing commuters to

New York City from the

eastern suburbs, was

also limited, but the

Metro-North Commuter

Railroad, for com-

muters north of New

York, was close to full

service.

Most New York City

subways were running

to some degree for the

Monday commute, Met-

ropolitan Transporta-

tion Authority Chairman

Joseph Lhota said.

Most of New York

City's 1.1 million

schoolchildren could

return to school Mon-

day, but more than

34,000 students,

whose schools served

as emergency shelters

or suffered structural

damage in Sandy's

flooding, would likely

start back no sooner

than Wednesday, prob-

ably at different

schools than normal,

officials said.

About 143,000 vot-

ers in New York City

were to be assigned to

polling sites outside

their districts,

Bloomberg said,

adding he had "ab-

solutely no idea" if the

city's Board of Elec-

tions was up to han-

dling that.

Navy, Marines Help Hurri-

cane Victims on East Coast

Clear Lake’s Events

November 9th

Lunch with an Astronaut -

John David Bartoe 11:00

am to 12:00 pm NASA

Space Center Houston

November 10th thru De-

cember 24th

Photos with Santa at

Baybrook Mall

November 10th

Bay Area Art Walk

Texas Renaissance Festi-

val

6th Annual Bay Area

Houston Fine Arts &

Crafts Festival

November 11th

Veterans Day Concert

November 12th

Making a Mark, Leaving a

Legacy Exhibit @ San

Jacinto Museum of His-

tory

November 16th

Lunch with an Astronaut -

Ken Cameron

11:00 am to Noon

NASA Space Center

Houston

November 17th

Marine Biologist for a Day

Aquarium Restaurant

Breakfast w/the Sugar

Plum Fairy 8:00 am to

12:00 pm @ Bay Area

Houston Ballet & Theatre

November 22nd

Edgar Smith Family

YMCA-Turkey Trott 7 am

to Noon

November 23rd

Lunch w/an Astronaut-

John David Bartoe 11-12

NASA Space Center

December 7th

Lunch w/an Astronaut

Leroy Chiao

11-Noon NASA Space

Center Houston

December 8th

Christmas Boat Lane Pa-

rade Clear Lake COC

Edgar Smith Family YMCA -

Santa’s Workshop

December 14th

Candles in the Park Cele-

bration @ City of El Lago-

City Hall

December 19th

O Holy Night Family

Christmas Night 6:30pm

to 8:30 pm Calvary Hous-

ton

Lake Livingston Area

Events Calendar

November 5th

2012 Livingston Feed &

Farm Supply Deer Con-

test & Raffle

Date: October 1, 2012 -

December 31, 2012

http://livingstonfeedand-

farmsupply.com

November 6th

Presidential Election!

Election Watch Party @

Crystal’s Bistro in Cold-

spring, TX on Courthouse

Square 936.653.8282

November 13th

6:30 p.m. - San Jacinto

County Republican Party

Meeting at Coldspring

Community Center

Polk Co. COC Board Mtg

November 15th

6:00 p.m. Democratic

Party, San Jacinto County

Meeting at Coldspring

Community Center

Hiring Red, White & You

Pitser Garrison Civic

Center

601 N. Second St.

Lufkin, TX 75901

When: 9:00am - 2:00pm

Hosted by Workforce So-

lutions Deep East Texas

November 16-17th

Livingston Trade Days

Pedigo Park

November 20th

Noon - Chamber Lunch-

eon at the Coldspring

Community Center.

Livingston Lighting Cere-

mony, Courthouse Sq

November 24th

Town Lighting , Cold-

spring Area Business &

Merchants Association.

Trades Days sponsored

by Historical Commis-

sion. Information for

Vendor space, call Betty

at 936-661-8239 or 936-

653-2009.

November 27th

Business After Hours

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Host - The Bradford

Co-Hosts - Classic Pro-

motions and Southeast

Publishers-Contact Polk

Co COC

DECEMBER

1 - Blue & White Christmas,Shepherd Chamber of Com-merce, 936-628-38903 - 6:00 p.m. - ColdspringArea Art League Meeting -Location TBA6 - 11:30 a.m. ColdspringGarden Club ChristmasLuncheon at ColdspringCommunity Center8 - 30th Annual ChristmasOn The Square, Coldspring /San Jacinto County Cham-ber of Commerce, 936-653-2184

11 - 6:30 p.m. - San Jacinto

County Republican Party

Meeting at Coldspring Com-

munity Center20 - 6:00 p.m. - DemocraticParty, San Jacinto CountyMeeting at Coldspring Com-munity Center

CONROE

November 14 - 17

REPUBLIC OF TEXASDOCUMENTSWednesday, 9am--4pmHeritage MuseumInfo: Land Grants signed byTexas Presidents SamHouston, Mirabeau B.Lamar & Anson Jones. Aland grant issued to MaryCorner & other old docu-ments: $1 adults .50 children1506 I-45 N CONROE, TX77305 936-539-6873Email: muse@consoli-dated.net

November 15th

Event: Weight WatchersMeetingsTime: 9 am, 12 pm, 6 pmVenue: Lone Star Conven-tion CenterInfo: Weekly meetings everyThursdayFee: Unspecified9055 Airport Rd.Conroe, TX 77303800-651-6000Website: http://www.weight-watchers.comContact: Weight Watchers

November 17

10:00 am-5:00 PM780 Clepper Street in Mont-gomery-Fernland HistoricalPark For more info: Margie Taylor 936-539-6686E-mail: mtaylor@Mont-gomeryCountyFoodBank.comwww.MontgomeryCounty-FoodBank.com

Donkey & Mule Show17th 8am-5pm18th 7am-3pmLone Star Equestrian Center9325 Airport Rd. Conroe, TX

Tree Lighting at the Outletsat Conroe 5:00-7:00pmInfo: Featuring a live per-formance by Bri Bagwell andThe Banned, real reindeer,carriage rides, face painting,balloon artist, Frosted BettyCupcake Truck, andKSTAR's Lisa Christi.Fee: FREE1111 League Line Rd.Conroe, TX 77303936-756-0904Website: http://www.outlet-satconroe.com

November 24-25th

High Caliber Gun ShowLone Star Convention Cen-ter, 9055 Airport Rd. Conroe,TX 77303

What’s Happening...

When, Where & Why

World & Local

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 26

Washington, D.C.—

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-

TX), Vice Chairman of

the Joint Economic

Committee, today re-

leased the following

charts capturing the

weakness of the cur-

rent economic recovery

under President

Barack Obama.

The first compares

the promises of the

Obama stimulus - 5.4%

- versus today's unem-

ployment rate of 7.9%.

“By every measure,

the President failed to

meet his promise by a

country mile, and mil-

lions of Americans are

hurting as a result,"

said Brady, who points

out that the more accu-

rate comparison would

put the unemployment

rate at 10.6% - almost

twice as large as the

President promised.

“If the labor force

participation rate had

not declined since Jan-

uary 2009, the unem-

ployment rate would be

10.6%, not 7.9% as re-

ported today. Millions

of Americans dropping

out of the labor force is

another confirmation of

the failure of President

Obama’s economic

policies.”

Using President

Obama’s own metrics,

no president has

presided over a worse

recovery in terms of

private job creation

during the last 70

years. “Since the end

of World War II, our

country has experi-

enced ten economic

recoveries lasting more

than one year,” Brady

noted. “Of those ten

recoveries, private sec-

tor job creation under

President Obama

comes in dead last.”

Brady concluded, “Had

the President’s per-

formance been merely

average, 3.7 million

more Americans would

be back to work by now

rather than looking for

work and worrying how

to make ends meet."

Two Charts Depict Failure of Obama Recovery “Obama Missed 5.4% Stimulus Promise by a Country Mile,” says Brady

November 2012 The Dam Good Times Page 27

Washington, D.C.— In a

jobs report unaffected by

Hurricane Sandy, the Bu-

reau of Labor Statistics

reported today that the

U.S. economy added

171,000 nonfarm payroll

jobs during October with

a gain of 184,000 jobs in

the private sector. The

unemployment rate in-

creased to 7.9%.

U.S. Congressman Kevin

Brady (R-TX), Vice

Chairman of the Joint

Economic Committee,

said, "The final economic

report of the Obama

presidency is in. It’s offi-

cial – on job creation

President Obama's re-

covery ranks dead last in

modern times. His failure

over four years to

achieve merely an aver-

age recovery means 3.7

million more Americans

are unnecessarily

searching for work this

morning and our nation's

budget deficit is twice as

high as it needed to be.”

Brady noted, "America's

poor recovery is not a

matter of time; it’s a mat-

ter of policy. No American

president in the past 70

years has made poorer

policy decisions on the

economy than President

Obama. The numbers

simply don't lie."

Hurricane Sandy did not

affect today’s report. The

establishment survey,

which estimates payrolls

jobs, is based on the pay

period that includes the

12th of month. The

household survey, which

estimates the unemploy-

ment rate, is based on

the week that contains

the 12th of the month.

Any employment effects

of Sandy will appear in

next month’s report.

Of the ten economic re-

cessions and recoveries

lasting more than a year

since World War II, Presi-

dent Obama’s ranks last

– half as strong as the

average recovery. An av-

erage recovery would

have created 3.7 million

additional jobs and a re-

covery equal to the pace

of the Reagan recovery

would have generated

6.9 million more jobs

over the same period of

time.

Brady concluded, “The

reality is that the drop in

the unemployment rate

since it peaked in Octo-

ber 2009 at 10% has less

to do with the economy

improving than it has to

do with people losing

hope and dropping out of

the labor market. If labor

force participation had

not declined since the

President took office, the

unemployment rate

would stand at 10.6%,

not 7.9%. The White

House had predicted that

the unemployment rate

would have fallen to

5.4% by this time with

the passage of the Presi-

dent's stimulus plan."

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Washington, DC -

Today, Ways and

Means Chairman Dave

Camp (R-MI) and

Trade Subcommittee

Chairman Kevin Brady

(R-TX) issued the fol-

lowing statements

upon the announce-

ment by U.S. Trade

Representative Ron

Kirk that the U.S.-

Panama Trade Promo-

tion Agreement has

entered into force.

Chairman Camp

stated: “Today's an-

nouncement is wel-

come news for U.S.

workers, farmers,

ranchers and job-cre-

ators. Implementing

the U.S.-Panama trade

agreement will create

new jobs and more

paychecks here at

home. I congratulate

the teams in both

countries for their dili-

gent work. In these

difficult economic

times, we must take

advantage of every op-

portunity to spur

growth and create jobs

here at home. We

must build off this suc-

cess and continue to

promote a robust and

ambitious trade and in-

vestment agenda that

will increase American

prosperity and allow us

to lead again.”

Chairman Brady

added: “I welcome the

announcement that the

U.S.-Panama Trade

Promotion Agree-

ment will enter into

force today. We can

now begin to regain

the market share for

U.S. goods and serv-

ices lost in Panama

during the years this

agreement sat on the

shelf. While I am

pleased that entry into

force will occur now, fi-

nally implementing an

agreement that was

completed over five

years ago is merely

treading water. Much

more work needs to be

done, such as prompt

completion of the

Trans-Pacific Partner-

ship and exploration of

new market access ini-

tiatives for U.S. goods

and services abroad.”

Camp, Brady Statements on U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Entry Into Force

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Later this month, peo-

ple will sit down at dinner

tables with family and

friends for the annual

Thanksgiving Day feast

(followed by the tradi-

tional post-dinner nap

and Texans and Cowboys

NFL games).

But Thanksgiving isn't

just about full bellies and

football. It's also a time

we set aside for reflect-

ing, counting our bless-

ings and enjoying the

company of our loved

ones.

As general manager

and CEO of Sam Hous-

ton Electric Cooperative, I

am thankful for members

like you who support the

mission of this Coopera-

tive not only to provide re-

liable electricity at a

reasonable rate, but also

to be a strong presence

in sustaining the commu-

nities we serve.

I am thankful for our

Directors, those civic-

minded members who

give of their time and tal-

ents to represent your in-

terests as we set policies

and plan for our future

electricity supply.

I am thankful for Sam

Houston EC's employees,

who day in and day out

demonstrate dedication

and professionalism in

performing their duties.

And last-but certainly

not least-I am thankful for

my understanding family,

who sometimes has to

share me with my job.

With their support and

love, my job and my life

are much easier.

I hope that this

Thanksgiving, you also

have plenty for which to

give thanks. May you and

your loved ones have a

happy, healthy and

blessed holiday.

Cooperatively Yours,

Kyle J. Kuntz, P.E.

Sam Houston EC CEO

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Now, if you want your

App or Application listed

in the Microsoft Windows

Store, similar rules to the

Apple paradigm apply.

This gives Microsoft un-

precedented control of

not just of Apps, de-

signed primarily for Win-

dows phones and

tablets, but also of Appli-

cations and Games. The

birth of the Microsoft

Windows Store is a

means for Microsoft to

tighten the reigns on soft-

ware developers, as well

as skimming profits off

the top. Anything Mi-

crosoft doesn’t agree

with can be removed

from the Microsoft Win-

dows Store. The benefits

to this are the same as

the benefits with Apple,

in that tighter control will

generally mean better

working applications. The

problem with closing the

platform is that it stifles

innovation and competi-

tion.

With the launch of the

Microsoft Windows

Store, Microsoft has

taken the first step in

tightening the reins. In

truth, there is not a lot

wrong here…yet. Soft-

ware developers can opt

not to use the Microsoft

Windows Store, and in-

stead continue pursuing

their own software distri-

bution methods. The fear

is that the second step,

where Microsoft further

tightens the reins and be-

gins limiting what can be

installed outside of the

store, or demanding

more criteria in alignment

with Microsoft’s designs,

will be all too easy a step

to take, with little re-

course for the develop-

ers. Microsoft is treading

new ground here, and

seeing how far they can

go. There are already

negotiations going on

with some governments

to ensure that Microsoft

will not be stifling compe-

tition.

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The fee waivers are

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cies under the Federal

Lands Recreation En-

hancement Act.

“We’re honoring our

country’s brave men and

women veterans by waiv-

ing day use fees over the

long weekend,” said U.S.

Forest Service Chief Tom

Tidwell. “We encourage

people who might not nor-

mally enjoy our beautiful

public lands to get out of

the house and enjoy a

forest or grassland near

you. Our lands offer a

wide range of recreation

and educational benefits

such as improved physi-

cal and mental health,

emotional well-being, a

concern for nature, and a

conservation ethic.”

Traditionally, fees are

not charged on 98 per-

cent of national forests

and grasslands and over

two-thirds of developed

recreation sites in na-

tional forests and grass-

lands, nationwide, can be

used for free. Many recre-

ation opportunities such

as camping, sightseeing

and hiking can be en-

joyed throughout the year

at no cost.

The Forest Service op-

erates approximately

17,000 recreation sites

nationwide. Of those, ap-

proximately 6,000 require

recreation fees, which are

used to provide visitor

services, repairs and re-

placements, and facilities

maintenance.

The mission of the US

Forest Service is to sus-

tain the health, diversity,

and productivity of the na-

tion's forests and grass-

lands to meet the needs

of present and future gen-

erations.

Recreational activities

on our lands contribute

$14.5 billion annually to

the U.S. economy. The

agency manages 193 mil-

lion acres of public land,

provides assistance to

state and private

landowners, and main-

tains the largest forestry

research or-

ganization in

the world.

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From UB (remember my UB is a Retired “Full Bird” Col):

(AC) Cheryl asked me the other day, "At your age, what would you

prefer to get - Parkinson's or Alzheimer's?"

I answered, "Definitely Parkinson's. Better to spill a bit of Scotch,

than to forget where you keep the bottle!!"

Dana Perrino ( Fox News) describing an interview she recently had with a

Navy SEAL. After discussing all the countries he had been sent to, she

asked if they had to learn several languages?

His reply: "Oh no, ma'am, we don't go there to talk."

...Happy Thanksgiving

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