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I like old comedies from the 20's - 50's.
Here's a comedy team that few people remember today.
Bert Wheeler & Robert Woolsey with Dorothy Lee
Nice board bartermania.
Great music folks. I'm heading to a football game. Arkansas State - Army. Everyone have a good evening.
This is a good year for the rookies.
Thanks
Martin was way off the pace:
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 184.540 39.016 Leader
38 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 178.086 40.430 -1.414
No, he didn't qualify very well. Only one Ford (Kenseth) in the top 15. Hope Martin proves me wrong and wins tomorrow. He needs it.
Looks like OD did a nice job picking out Yes songs.
Good afternoon. Enjoying all the music from yesterday.
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 2, 2006
President's Radio Address
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, I spoke to the American Legion in Salt Lake City. I thanked the military veterans for their lifetime of service to our country. And I gave them an update on the war that America is now fighting in defense of freedom in our time.
We're approaching the fifth anniversary of the September the 11th attacks -- and since that day, we have taken the fight to the enemy. Yet this war is more than a military conflict; it is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century. On one side are those who believe in freedom and moderation -- the right of all people to speak, worship, and live in liberty. On the other side are those driven by tyranny and extremism -- the right of a self-appointed few to impose their fanatical views on all the rest. We did not ask for this war, but we're answering history's call with confidence -- and we will prevail.
We are using every element of national power to defeat the terrorists. First, we're staying on the offense against the terrorists, fighting them overseas so we do not have to face them here at home. Second, we made it clear to all nations, if you harbor terrorists, you're as guilty as the terrorists, you're an enemy of the United States, and you will be held to account. And third, we have launched a bold new agenda to defeat the ideology of the enemy by supporting the forces of freedom and moderation in the Middle East and beyond.
A vital part of our strategy to defeat the terrorists is to help establish a democratic Iraq, which will be a beacon of liberty in the region and an ally in the global war on terror. The terrorists understand the threat a democratic Iraq poses to their cause, so they've been fighting a bloody campaign of sectarian violence, which they hope will plunge that country into a civil war. Our commanders and diplomats on the ground believe that Iraq has not descended into a civil war. They report that only a small number of Iraqis are engaged in sectarian violence, while the overwhelming majority want peace and a normal life in a unified country. America will stand with the Iraqi people as they protect their new freedom -- and build a democracy that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself.
Working side-by-side with Iraqi forces, we recently launched a major new campaign to end the security crisis in Baghdad. This operation is still in its early stages, yet the initial results are encouraging. The people of Baghdad are seeing their security forces in the streets, dealing a blow to criminals and terrorists. According to one military report, a Sunni man in a diverse Baghdad neighborhood said this about the Shia soldiers on patrol: "Their image has changed. Now you feel they are there to protect you." Over the coming weeks and months, the operation will expand throughout Baghdad -- until Iraq's democratic government is in full control of the capital. This work is difficult and dangerous, but Iraqi forces are determined to succeed -- and America is determined to help them.
Here at home, some politicians say that our best option is to pull out of Iraq, regardless of the situation on the ground. Many of these people are sincere and patriotic -- but they could not be more wrong. If America were to pull out before Iraq can defend itself, the consequences would be disastrous. We would be handing Iraq over to the terrorists, giving them a base of operations and huge oil riches to fund their ambitions. And we know exactly where those ambitions lead. If we give up the fight in the streets of Baghdad, we will face the terrorists in the streets of our own cities. The security of the civilized world depends on victory in the war on terror, and that depends on victory in Iraq, so America will not leave until victory is achieved.
For all the debate, American policy in the Middle East comes down to a straightforward choice: We can allow the Middle East to continue on the course that led to September the 11th -- and a generation from now, our children will face a region dominated by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons. Or we can stop that from happening, by rallying the world to confront the ideology of hate, by supporting the forces of liberty and moderation in the region, and by helping give the people of the Middle East a future of hope. And that is the choice America has made.
The path to victory will be uphill and uneven, and it will require more patience and sacrifice from our Nation. Yet we can be confident of the outcome, because America will not waver -- and because the direction of history leads toward freedom.
Thank you for listening.
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Always liked the Yardbirds.
Hey OD. How are you doing?
I wish I had that CD too. 6 hours of music.
Looks like you put a lot Yes on the board yesterday. I'm going through them now. Thanks.
Did you say 48?
Must be a typo.
:)
Thanks. Talk to ya later.
It's starting to feel like fall ddf.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/skin/tenday/72401?from=36hr_topnav_skin
I love it. Wish it would stay this way longer.
Have a good weekend. I'm going to the Arkansas State - Army game tomorrow. Hopefully ASU can pull an upset.
That's good. Looks like TOS will be on two channels. It'll be interesting to see the changes the sci-fi channel made.
FBI Joins Search for Missing Arkansas Teen
Friday, September 01, 2006
DUMAS, Ark. — The FBI on Thursday joined perplexed investigators from Arkansas in the search for a Pine Bluff teenager who disappeared along a busy federal highway after running out of gasoline last weekend.
Agents put out a notice nationally seeking information about Casey Crowder, a senior at Watson Chapel High School. Crowder, traveling back from a friend's house in Pickens on Sunday morning, telephoned her mother to say she had run out of gas and would walk to a gas station.
She was never heard from again.
Searchers have failed to turn up any sign of the girl. Her car was found along U.S. 65 south of Dumas, with her purse and cell phone gone but a softball bat and glove left behind. The car was out of gas, and its emergency flashers apparently had run the battery down.
"I don't know if it's foul play," Desha County Sheriff Don Smith said. "We have found no evidence to suggest foul play or lead us from it, either one."
Dozens of law officers and volunteers have conducted a ground and air search between Pickens and Dumas. Prosecutor Thomas Deen says it was unlikely that Crowder would have voluntarily climbed into a vehicle with a stranger.
U.S. 65 is a major route — mostly two-lane — between Little Rock and Natchez, Miss.
Crowder has blonde hair, green eyes, is 5-1 and weighs about 105 pounds. She also has a pierced navel.
Economy Adds 128,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Dips to 4.7% as Economy Shows Lingering Strength
Friday, September 01, 2006
WASHINGTON — Hiring perked up in August as employers added 128,000 jobs, pulling down the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, sending a Labor Day message that the economic expansion still has staying power.
The latest snapshot, released by the Labor Department Friday, was a bit brighter than expected and should ease any fears that the expansion that began in late 2001 is not in danger of fizzling out.
The tally of new jobs last month was slightly stronger than the 125,000 that economists were forecasting. The nation's unemployment rate dropped down a notch from a five-month high of 4.8 percent in July. Job gains for June and July also turned out to be better than previously estimated. In June, employers boosted payrolls by 134,000 positions and in July they added another 121,000.
The report comes as the nation's work force gets ready to the Labor Day holiday and as the election season looms.
Economic conditions — especially those where people live and work — are likely to be on voters' minds when they go to the polls in November.
Workers' average hourly earnings edged up to $16.79 in August, a 0.1 percent increase from July. Economists were forecasting a bigger, 0.3 percent advance. While workers welcome strong wage growth, economists worry that a rapid and prolonged pickup in wages can ignite inflation fears.
Over the 12 months ending August, wages grew by a strong 3.9 percent. The last time this figure was higher was in June 2001.
The Federal Reserve on Aug. 8 decided to halt a more than two-year long rate raising campaign given the slowing economy and the cooldown in the housing market. The Fed's rate increases were aimed at keeping inflation in check. Fed policymakers expressed hoped that the slowing economy eventually would help lessen inflationary pressures.
Economists have mixed opinions about the Fed's next move on Sept. 20. Some believe the central bank will leave rates alone again, while others predict another rate increase wil be ordered to fend off inflation.
I agree with everyone else. Fall is my favorite season too. Spring would be a close second. It's starting to feel like fall, 76 degrees right now.
That's great. Looking forward to hearing some more later.
Ready for the Y's.
No. Baseball.
:)
The greatest sport in the world.
One of my favorites too. That and the Orange Bowl upset against Oklahoma in 1978. I was in middle school when that happened.
I didn't know they were playing USC till I saw your post. Not ready for football yet. Still into baseball.
They haven't had a big upset since they beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl a few years ago. They're due.
GO HOGS!!!
I bought 1776 by David McCullough this afternoon. It tells the story of those who marched with George Washington the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. Should be an interesting book.
That was cool. A lot of those shows I haven't seen in a long time.
Ozzie & Harriet Nelson
Consumer Spending Rises By Most in Six Months; Inflation Higher Too
Thursday, August 31, 2006
WASHINGTON — Consumers boosted their spending in July by the largest amount in six months, offering hope that the current economic slowdown may not be as severe as some had feared.
The Commerce Department reported that spending rose by a healthy 0.8 percent last month, double the 0.4 percent gain in June. Incomes also were up, rising by 0.5 percent in July, reflecting stronger wage growth.
A gauge of inflation tied to spending showed that consumer prices, excluding energy and food, have risen by 2.4 percent over the past 12 months, the fastest rate of increase in nearly four years.
That increase in inflation is above the Federal Reserve's comfort level for annual price gains of 1 percent to 2 percent and illustrates the competing forces the central bank is currently facing.
The Fed wants to slow the economy enough to keep inflation under control but not overdo the credit tightening and push the economy into a recession.
In minutes of its August meeting released this week, the Fed described its decision to pause in its rate hikes as a "close call." Some economists believe the Fed will remain on hold at its September meeting but other analysts argue that further rate increases will be needed because inflation will remain at unacceptably high levels.
The 2.4 percent rise in consumer prices excluding food and energy for the 12 months ending in July matched a similar increase in September 2004 with that pace not exceeded since a 2.5 percent 12-month rise in August 1995.
U.S. Airways Jet's Landing Gear Catches Fire in Miami; No Injuries Reported
Thursday, August 31, 2006
MIAMI — A jetliner's landing gear caught fire on the runway at Miami International Airport after two tires blew out during landing, officials said. No one was injured, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,211580,00.html
What???
Swiss police stop multitasking motorist Thu Aug 31, 8:17 AM ET
GENEVA (AFP) - A 34-year-old saleswoman was caught driving down a Swiss motorway while she was using her laptop computer and chatting on a handheld mobile phone, police in northeastern Switzerland said.
The driver said she was unaware of any wrongdoing and responded that she was "driving like I always do", police in the canton of St Gallen said in a statement.
A police patrol pulled her over on Wednesday afternoon after they saw her car zig-zagging along the A3 motorway near the town of Murg.
The woman was remanded to magistrate's court because of her "unreasonable behaviour", police said.
Hedgehogs humble McDonald's 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Hedgehogs have finally humbled burger giant McDonald's after years of campaigning, forcing the company to redesign its killer McFlurry ice-cream containers.
Up to now the opening in the container has been large enough for hedgehogs to get their heads into for a lick of the left-over dessert -- a trap they have then been unable to withdraw from, so dying of starvation in untold numbers.
But from September 1, the wide-mouthed opening in the lid of the McFlurry containers will be reduced in size, making them too small for the sugar-loving animals to get their heads into.
"This is excellent, it is long overdue news," said Fay Vass, chief executive of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. "We have been in touch with McDonald's about this problem for over five years and are delighted that they have at last solved the problem."
McDonald's said in a statement the design change had resulted from pressure from the society which prompted "significant research and design testing" to develop new packaging.
"The smaller aperture of the lid has been designed to prevent hedgehogs from entering the McFlurry container in the unfortunate incidence that a lid is littered and is then accessible to wildlife," it added.
One thing airplane passengers don't want to see Thu Aug 31, 8:29 AM ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said Wednesday.
The incident occurred aboard a flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg Saturday. The regional jet, capable of carrying 50 people, was operated by Air Canada's Jazz subsidiary.
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stewart said that with 30 minutes of the flight to go, the pilot went to the washroom, leaving the first officer in charge. But when he tried to get back into the cockpit, the door would not open.
"The door malfunctioned ... this is a very rare occurrence," Stewart said, adding that the crew's decision to remove the door had been in line with company policy.
A report in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said that for about 10 minutes "passengers described seeing the pilot bang on the door and communicating with the cockpit though an internal telephone, but being unable to open the door."
Stewart said the paper's report was "a bit dramatic" and stressed that at no time had the plane or passengers been in danger. She did not say how many people had been on board.
Mammoth $200M wind farm proposed in Iowa Thu Aug 31, 7:34 AM ET
HAMPTON, Iowa - Northern Iowa could have one of the nation's largest wind farms by 2008. Iowa Winds LLC wants to build a 200- to 300-megawatt farm covering about 40,000 acres in Franklin County.
A county zoning board will consider approving permits for the $200 million project next month.
"It's something new and renewable," said Amber Schwarck, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Falls-based company. "It's great for national security, so we can start depending on ourselves and the wind."
Iowa ranks third in the nation in wind energy behind Texas and California, according to the American Wind Energy Association. The Franklin County Wind Farm would help Iowa keep pace with those states and create 30 to 40 technical jobs maintaining turbines, said Schwarck. A pay scale was unavailable.
Company officials said the farm could be the nation's largest — depending on the permits and the county's power grid infrastructure. The project would be built near Bradford and involve 193 landowners in the townships of Grant, Hamilton, Ingham, Lee, Morgan, Oakland and Reeves.
If the county approves the project, construction would start next spring and take about a year, said Franklin County Supervisor Michael Nolte.
"It's not very often you have someone who wants to make a $200 million investment in the county," he said. "That's a huge investment. It's just a win-win for the county."
Schwarck said Iowa Winds has conducted meteorological studies in southern Franklin County since the company was formed in 2002. The project would be its first wind farm.
Iowa has nearly 900 wind turbines capable of producing 836 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 226,000 average homes, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Planned projects — besides the Franklin County farm — would add 120 turbines capable of generating an additional 249 megawatts of electricity, the group said.
Texas leads the nation with 2,400 megawatts of wind energy installed and California has 2,323 megawatts.
Week 1: Arizona
Nepal boy claims to be shortest in world Wed Aug 30, 7:17 AM ET
KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's shortest boy is waiting for word from the Guinness World Records, where he has applied to be named the shortest in the world, his supporters said on Wednesday.
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 14, is only 20 inches tall and weighs 10 pounds.
According to Min Bahadur Thapa, president of the Khagendra Thapa Magar Foundation, they are expecting to receive a reply from London-based Guinness World Records in the next few days. The foundation was set up to collect funds for the boy.
There was no listing on the Guinness World Records' web site on a shortest boy category, but Thapa claimed their closest competitor was 25 inches tall.
The boy and family members are currently touring south Nepal, seeking support for the foundation.
[14:47 EUR/USD: Lower Oil Lifting Greenback] Boston, August 30. Lower oil prices help raise the odds of a soft landing in the US economy and are bolstering the greenback at the moment. Crude has fallen back to $69.20 after flirting with the
$70 area earlier in the day. Lower crude prices also reduce the amount of petro-dollars needed to be diversified by the central banks of oil-producing nations, another macro plus for the dollar if lower prices are sustained. With the market already groaning under the weight of long EUR/USD positions, unforeseen catalysts could lead to a washout to the downside. Keep this one in the back of your head. EUR/USD trades at 1.2822. Stops are seen below 1.2800 and 1.2750. Offers lie at 1.2850/55 and 1.2870/80. Stops are mixed in at 1.2865 and 1.2885.
Jamie.Coleman@Thomson.com
1 dead, 13 injured in hit-and-run spree By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Writer
59 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO - The driver of a sport utility vehicle plowed across sidewalks and crosswalks throughout the city Tuesday, killing one man and injuring at least 13 people in a series of attacks on pedestrians and motorists, police said.
The man struck people in 12 locations until police surrounded him with squad cars, authorities said.
The spree began around noon in Fremont, where a man walking along the side of the road was hit by an SUV. He was thrown into a field and killed, police Sgt. Chris Mazzone said.
Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.
The driver then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 13 people during a 20-minute hit-and-run spree, police said.
The victims were taken to three hospitals. One was in critical condition.
The rampage ended when police arrested the man in the Presidio Heights district. The black SUV was still in the middle of the street an hour later, its front end and windshield smashed in.
"These are the things, these are so senseless," Mayor Gavin Newsom said after meeting with victims and their families. "They're utterly inexplicable. They're impossible to rationalize."
The driver's name was not immediately released, but state motor vehicle records show the license plate on the SUV registered to Omeed A. Popal of Fremont.
An aide to the mayor, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the open investigation, said Popal was the suspect in custody. Court and property records list Popal's age as 29.
A woman who identified herself as his cousin said he was having recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking medication.
"He thought the devil was coming to him," said Zargona Ramish, who went to the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with police. "He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with him?"
The mayhem left a trail of debris on sidewalks and streets. White sheets covered a bloodstained patch of concrete. A broken pair of eyeglasses lay in the middle of the road. And a lone running shoe sat on the asphalt cordoned off by yellow tape.
No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched, said Sgt. Neville Gittens. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.
"It was very chaotic," Gittens said.
Daniel Fulford, a bartender at Frankie's Bohemian Cafe, was tending to customers when he heard tires screeching and saw the black SUV careening around a corner.
"I heard his tires," he said. "Then I heard a couple of thuds. I looked out and saw a couple of people lying in the middle of the street. They were just pedestrians walking."
As bystanders began gathering around the victims, the SUV came back around, swerving and knocking over newspaper boxes on the sidewalk, Fulford said.
"Everybody started freaking out, getting out of the street," he said. "That car was like a weapon. He could have come right at us."
Yes, it'll draw a few customers.
Yes he was Old Drummerman. He was in "Rio Bravo", "Sergent York", "Meet John Doe" and a lot of other great movies.
I use to watch the Real McCoys a lot when I was a kid.