Bundles of oil samples are organized, then processed. The Wyoming Machinery laboratory analyzes up to 500 oil samples daily. (Dustin Bleizeffer, Star-Tribune)
A skier plows through fresh powder at the Grand Targhee Ski Area in western Wyoming last week. (Kevin Cass, courtesy photo)
Linda Daniels and Jim Anderson observe the magnified image of an oil sample at Wyoming Machinery Co.'s laboratory in Casper. (Dustin Bleizeffer, Star-Tribune)
Peter Milne pours out samples of locally-produced cherry wine at a tourist shop in downtown Traverse City, Mich. last August. Milne and his wife are both teachers who work in the tourist industry during off months. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Beaches along Traverse Bay are one of the attractions of Traverse City, which relies heavily on tourism for it's economy. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Chart shows index of leading economic indicators, seasonally adjusted for the past 13 months
Workers construct a pipeline in the Jonah gas field south of Pinedale in this 2006 file photo. (Mark Gocke, Star-Tribune correspondent)
Graphic shows deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Peter Milne pours out samples of locally-produced cherry wine at a tourist shop in downtown Traverse City, Mich. last August. Milne and his wife are both teachers who work in the tourist industry during off months. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Beaches along Traverse Bay are one of the attractions of Traverse City, which relies heavily on tourism for it's economy. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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