These are some of the recent news articles that caught my attention and some brief observations on them.
A. Yeehaw ! Less than One Year Left of the Junta !
Yes, I know, the inauguration of the next president will not be until 20 January '09. But once the election occurs next 4 November, the lameduck status will completely kick in and the last 76 days will be just an exercise in killing time... (lets hope !)
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/
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B. Energy Department Chooses New Electricity Transmission Lines Corridors
Though these transmission are essential for the future, there will be a lot of complaining and griping about their placement, and some lawsuits are inevitable.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7478876
http://corridoreis.anl.gov/documents/dpeis/maps/Draft_Westwide_Corridors_Nov2007.pdf
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C. Exciting News on the Prairie
This demonstrates how other alternatives are beginning to be more numerous in more places to the traditional agriculture and livestock industries which have long dominated the economy in the High Plains of the Midwest.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/16/5275/
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D. The Manure Flows and Spews from the World's Largest Corporation
Unfortunately, most corporations are like Walmart, feeding the public lies and mistruths about how "environmentally responsible" they are. Few multinational corporations have any interest or purpose in behaving responsibly as good and proper institutions. After all, it would cost them more money and cut into their profits resulting in lower pay for corporate executives and management. The short term is the only way they can ever look at things.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/16/5286/
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E. The Dying of the Dollar and Its Immenent Collapse
Everywhere you turn, the news about the dollar is bad and fears are worsening daily. If the dollar does collapse, what will be the ramifications for Americans ? Among them, much higher fuel prices, marked increases in the cost of almost all consumer goods (since the Republicans let the corporations take all our manufacturing out of the nation), and the end of the opportunity for most Americans to travel internationally. Worst of all, we may all have to endure an economic downturn that may collapse even into a depression with widescale unemployment, hyper inflation and a loss of the taxpayer safety net for many.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3169638.ece
http://www.thebusiness.co.uk/news-and-analysis/358346/saudi-minister-warns-of-dollar-collapse.thtml
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/14/5210/
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F. Bananas and Terrorism
Its not that amazing that multinational corporations participate in the sponsorship of terrorism, torture, and murder to ensure their profits. This has been going on for over a century and the US government has constantly turned a blind eye towards this criminal activity time and time again.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/14/chiquita.lawsuit/index.html?section=cnn_latest
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G. Utah Growing Like a Weed
The Beehive State saw a record in the growth of the population last year with no end in sight on this upward spiral. Get ready for higher taxes, Utahns.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7478889
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H. Speaking of New and Higher Taxes...
After years of delaying the inevitable during the Bill Owens years, Colorado is facing a huge increase in various fees and taxes to get a handle on three troubled areas the state and its citizens are facing: higher education, transportation and roads, and health care and insurance. The current Ritter administration faces a tough choice on which of these three issues should be the focus of a substantial tax and fee increase. Observers feel the governor will choose transportation first, which will result in obscene increases in vehicle registration and drivers' license fees; an increase in the sales tax; and a likely near doubling of the state gasoline tax. The news will only get worse for Colorado citizens in the near future when it comes time to consider the increases in taxes and services for the other two areas which may be even more imposing.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/nov/09/ritter-might-seek-tax-hike-for-one-of-three/
http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3109
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I. Dark Clouds on the Horizon
With all the other troubles and problems facing Americans, what may rank as among the most frightening of looming issues may be the resumption of the Cold War between the US and Russia. Current and future projected trends are very unsettling.
http://www.alternet.org/story/67821/
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J. Real Live Star Wars
The Chinese already are in the process of placing nuclear weapons in their orbiting satellites. It is only inevitable the US and other nations will follow suit. The thought of this is highly disturbing.
http://www.alternet.org/audits/67699/
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K. Six Degrees Increase of Global Temps in 20 Years
A report issued today says just that. The dangers and perils of global warming and climate change are becoming more ominous as each day, week, month, and year go by. And it is too late to do anything about it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/science/earth/17climate.html?_r=1&ei=5089&en=6d5dfd9f9c66d814&ex=1353042000&oref=slogin&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
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L. Leonid Meteor Shower this Weekend
Here where the High Plains meet the Central Rockies, the show will possibly be obstructed by clouds. But if you are up and about around 10pm to 1am you may want to look to see if you can catch a few meteors falling by going to the darkest place you can find and look to the eastern sky.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/071116-ns-leonid-preview.html
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Iran Crosses Nuclear Threshold
This report indicates Iran is closer than ever to being capable of constructing a nuclear weapon. With this news, what will be the reaction of the Bush Junta ? Is it possible to imagine a war starting during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons ? I would think not. Posturing and strong talk for a period of time will probably continue to happen, so the earliest war may start probably will commence militarily in February.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2212071,00.html
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2212071,00.html
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College Football Picks for Week Twelve, 15-18 November
We are to week twelve of the college football season, the last full week of the regular season for many teams, including all those below the FBS classification who will start their playoffs this weekend or next. The next two weekends have only a limited schedule or have conference championship games the first weekend of December. (home teams in BOLD) (47 total games)
Thursday 15 November
# 2 Oregon (-11 1/2) 34, Arizona 24 X +
Arkansas St (-14) 38, North Texas 27 + +
Friday 16 November
#16 Hawaii (-6 1/2) 33, Nevada 31 + +
Saturday 17 November
# 1 Louisiana St (-19) 48, Mississippi 16 + X
# 3 Kansas (-27) 41, Iowa St 3 + +
# 4 Oklahoma (-10) 38, Texas Tech 34 X +
# 5 Missouri (-10) 44, Kansas St 17 (@ KC) + +
# 6 West Virginia (-7) 33, # 22 Cincinnati 27 + +
#21 Michigan (+ 4 1/2) 27 # 7 Ohio St 23 UPSET X X
# 8 Arizona St: IDLE
#23 Kentucky (+7 1/2) 23, # 9 Georgia 20 UPSET X X
#10 Virginia Tech (-16) 38, Miami FL 13 + +
#11 Southern Cal: IDLE
#12 Florida (-35 1/2) 56, Florida Atlantic 6 + +
#13 Texas: IDLE
#14 Virginia: IDLE
#17 Boston College (-8 1/2) 27, #15 Clemson 23 UPSET + +
#18 Boise St (-35 1/2) 54, Idaho 10 + +
#19 Illinois (-14 1/2) 33, Northwestern 16 + +
#20 Tennessee (-12) 26, Vanderbilt 17 + +
#24 Connecticut (-21) 44, Syracuse 20 + +
#25 Wisconsin (-16 1/2) 27, Minnesota 13 + +
Brigham Young (-11 1/2) 30, Wyoming 17 + +
Air Force (-13) 35, San Diego St 20 + +
Utah (-15) 34, New Mexico 17 + +
Texas Christian (-20) 34, Nevada-Las Vegas 13 + +
Temple (-1) 27, Kent St 22 + +
Georgia Tech (-10) 24, North Carolina 16 + +
Tulsa (-17) 32, Army 17 + +
Florida St (-8) 24, Maryland 17 + +
Rutgers (-12) 27, Pittsburgh 13 + X
Arkansas (-11) 27, Mississippi St 26 + X
New Mexico St (-9) 31, Utah St 24 X +
Notre Dame (-6) 34, Duke 23 + +
Alabama (-25 1/2) 28, Louisiana-Monroe 10 X +
Central Florida (-14 1/2) 33, Southern Meth 14 + +
Rice (-3) 16, Tulane 13 X +
Iowa (-13 1/2) 27, Western Michigan 17 X +
Penn St (-2 1/2) 30, Michigan St 20 X X
Indiana (+3 1/2) 29, Purdue 27 UPSET + +
Houston (-13 1/2) 32, Marshall 20 + +
Navy (-17) 40, Northern Iowa 24 + +
Memphis (-11) 33, Alabama-Birmingham 17 + +
California (-7 1/2) 24, Washington 20 X +
Wake Forest (+6) 24, North Carolina St 20 UPSET + +
Oregon St (+3) 34, Washington St 32 UPSET + +
Oklahoma St (-16 1/2) 58, Baylor 28 + +
Louisiana Tech (-5 1/2) 26, San Jose St 23 + +
Louisiana-Lafayette (-3) 29, Florida Int'l 20 + +
Texas-El Paso (+3) 27, Southern Missisippi 24 UPSET X X
South Florida (-8 1/2) 31, Louisville 21 + +
Montana 29, Montana St 27 +
36-11/40-7/4-3
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Thursday 15 November
# 2 Oregon (-11 1/2) 34, Arizona 24 X +
Arkansas St (-14) 38, North Texas 27 + +
Friday 16 November
#16 Hawaii (-6 1/2) 33, Nevada 31 + +
Saturday 17 November
# 1 Louisiana St (-19) 48, Mississippi 16 + X
# 3 Kansas (-27) 41, Iowa St 3 + +
# 4 Oklahoma (-10) 38, Texas Tech 34 X +
# 5 Missouri (-10) 44, Kansas St 17 (@ KC) + +
# 6 West Virginia (-7) 33, # 22 Cincinnati 27 + +
#21 Michigan (+ 4 1/2) 27 # 7 Ohio St 23 UPSET X X
# 8 Arizona St: IDLE
#23 Kentucky (+7 1/2) 23, # 9 Georgia 20 UPSET X X
#10 Virginia Tech (-16) 38, Miami FL 13 + +
#11 Southern Cal: IDLE
#12 Florida (-35 1/2) 56, Florida Atlantic 6 + +
#13 Texas: IDLE
#14 Virginia: IDLE
#17 Boston College (-8 1/2) 27, #15 Clemson 23 UPSET + +
#18 Boise St (-35 1/2) 54, Idaho 10 + +
#19 Illinois (-14 1/2) 33, Northwestern 16 + +
#20 Tennessee (-12) 26, Vanderbilt 17 + +
#24 Connecticut (-21) 44, Syracuse 20 + +
#25 Wisconsin (-16 1/2) 27, Minnesota 13 + +
Brigham Young (-11 1/2) 30, Wyoming 17 + +
Air Force (-13) 35, San Diego St 20 + +
Utah (-15) 34, New Mexico 17 + +
Texas Christian (-20) 34, Nevada-Las Vegas 13 + +
Temple (-1) 27, Kent St 22 + +
Georgia Tech (-10) 24, North Carolina 16 + +
Tulsa (-17) 32, Army 17 + +
Florida St (-8) 24, Maryland 17 + +
Rutgers (-12) 27, Pittsburgh 13 + X
Arkansas (-11) 27, Mississippi St 26 + X
New Mexico St (-9) 31, Utah St 24 X +
Notre Dame (-6) 34, Duke 23 + +
Alabama (-25 1/2) 28, Louisiana-Monroe 10 X +
Central Florida (-14 1/2) 33, Southern Meth 14 + +
Rice (-3) 16, Tulane 13 X +
Iowa (-13 1/2) 27, Western Michigan 17 X +
Penn St (-2 1/2) 30, Michigan St 20 X X
Indiana (+3 1/2) 29, Purdue 27 UPSET + +
Houston (-13 1/2) 32, Marshall 20 + +
Navy (-17) 40, Northern Iowa 24 + +
Memphis (-11) 33, Alabama-Birmingham 17 + +
California (-7 1/2) 24, Washington 20 X +
Wake Forest (+6) 24, North Carolina St 20 UPSET + +
Oregon St (+3) 34, Washington St 32 UPSET + +
Oklahoma St (-16 1/2) 58, Baylor 28 + +
Louisiana Tech (-5 1/2) 26, San Jose St 23 + +
Louisiana-Lafayette (-3) 29, Florida Int'l 20 + +
Texas-El Paso (+3) 27, Southern Missisippi 24 UPSET X X
South Florida (-8 1/2) 31, Louisville 21 + +
Montana 29, Montana St 27 +
36-11/40-7/4-3
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NFL Picks for Week Eleven, 18-19 November
Here are the picks for National Football League games being played on Sunday 18 November and Monday 19 November. Predictions records so far this season are 82-62,.569 straight up; 85-59,.590 against the spread; and 13-21,.382 on the upsets.
Sunday 18 November
SD (5-4) @ Jax (6-3): Jaguars (-1 1/2) 23, Chargers 20
+ +
KC (4-5) @ Ind (7-2): Colts (-14 1/2) 33, Chiefs 13
+ X
Oak (2-7) @ Minn (3-6): Vikings (-5) 26, Raiders 19
+ +
Cle (5-4) @ Balt (4-5): Browns (-3 1/2) 16, Ravens 13
+ +
TB (5-4) @ Atl (3-6): Buccaneers (-4) 27, Falcons 20
+ +
Ariz (4-5) @ Cinc (3-6): Cardinals (+3) 29, Bengals 24 UPSET
+ +
Mia (0-9) @ Phil (4-5): Eagles (-9 1/2) 34, Dolphins 20
+ +
NOrl (4-5) @ Htn (4-5): Texans (pick) 23, Saints 20
+ +
Car (4-5) @ GB (8-1): Packers (-10 1/2) 24, Panthers 13
+ +
NYG (6-3) @ Det (6-3): Lions (+3) 26, Giants 23 UPSET
X X
Pgh (7-2) @ NYJ (1-8): Steelers (-10 1/2) 31, Jets 6
X X
Wash (5-4) @ Dal (8-1): Redskins (+11 1/2) 27, Cocaineboys 26 UPSET
X +
StL (1-8) @ SF (2-7): Rams (-3 1/2) 32, FortyNiners 17
+ +
Chi (4-5) @ Sea (5-4): Seahawks (-5 1/2) 23, Bears 17
+ +
NEng (9-0) @ Buf (5-4): Patriots (-17 1/2) 47, Bills 10
+ +
Monday 19 November
Tenn (6-3) @ Den (4-5): Broncos (-2) 23, Titans 16
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Sunday 18 November
SD (5-4) @ Jax (6-3): Jaguars (-1 1/2) 23, Chargers 20
+ +
KC (4-5) @ Ind (7-2): Colts (-14 1/2) 33, Chiefs 13
+ X
Oak (2-7) @ Minn (3-6): Vikings (-5) 26, Raiders 19
+ +
Cle (5-4) @ Balt (4-5): Browns (-3 1/2) 16, Ravens 13
+ +
TB (5-4) @ Atl (3-6): Buccaneers (-4) 27, Falcons 20
+ +
Ariz (4-5) @ Cinc (3-6): Cardinals (+3) 29, Bengals 24 UPSET
+ +
Mia (0-9) @ Phil (4-5): Eagles (-9 1/2) 34, Dolphins 20
+ +
NOrl (4-5) @ Htn (4-5): Texans (pick) 23, Saints 20
+ +
Car (4-5) @ GB (8-1): Packers (-10 1/2) 24, Panthers 13
+ +
NYG (6-3) @ Det (6-3): Lions (+3) 26, Giants 23 UPSET
X X
Pgh (7-2) @ NYJ (1-8): Steelers (-10 1/2) 31, Jets 6
X X
Wash (5-4) @ Dal (8-1): Redskins (+11 1/2) 27, Cocaineboys 26 UPSET
X +
StL (1-8) @ SF (2-7): Rams (-3 1/2) 32, FortyNiners 17
+ +
Chi (4-5) @ Sea (5-4): Seahawks (-5 1/2) 23, Bears 17
+ +
NEng (9-0) @ Buf (5-4): Patriots (-17 1/2) 47, Bills 10
+ +
Monday 19 November
Tenn (6-3) @ Den (4-5): Broncos (-2) 23, Titans 16
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Recommended Book for Reading
Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth' - by Robert Parry
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Contras-Cocaine-Project/dp/1893517004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195160940&sr=1-1
http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/835
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http://www.amazon.com/Lost-History-Contras-Cocaine-Project/dp/1893517004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195160940&sr=1-1
http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/835
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Monday, November 12, 2007
It Just Keeps Going Up and Up and Up...
The news continues to be awful concerning gasoline fuel prices. Experts forecast a rise of at least twenty cents per gallon before the end of November. That would put most fuel prices at or above the $3.25 per gallon level in most areas of the Central and Northern Rockies and adjacent High Plains. Prices will be higher in metro areas like Denver, Salt Lake, and Boise. Prices in the Southern Rockies will be higher, perhaps near or above $3.35 to $3.40 per gallon in such places as Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, and Albuquerque. And one can only shudder on hearing on high it will be along the west coast where near $4.00 per gallon levels will be the standard.
The most horrifying thing is that we now can expect without question prices next spring to go above $4.oo per gallon everywhere in this region and probably higher depending on global events. Oh the Horror ! Oh the Horror !
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/us_nm/usa_gasoline_price_dc
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The most horrifying thing is that we now can expect without question prices next spring to go above $4.oo per gallon everywhere in this region and probably higher depending on global events. Oh the Horror ! Oh the Horror !
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/us_nm/usa_gasoline_price_dc
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Colorado Rockies to Move Spring Training to Goodyear ?
This story broke today and I have mixed feelings about it
. While it would be sad to see Hi Corbett Field left behind as it has a spectacular retro ambience, arguments can be made about having the organization move to a modern facility currently under construction for the Cleveland Indians to utilize in '09 that is more fan friendly and offers more convenient access to Arizona's other spring training sites. Given the White Sox are moving to Glendale to join the Dodgers in another new facility, the potential move makes sense in a lot of ways. Where will the Diamondbacks go ? The SE Valley near Gilbert or Chandler are a likely destination. But it will be a great loss not to have Tucson as a Spring Training site. The settings, climate, and postgame entertainment, dining, and recreational options are as good if not better than what Phoenix has.http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/211059
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
FYI: List of TV Markets and Major Sports Teams
As one can see, most of the top eighteen markets have full coverage. There are noteworthy exceptions:
# 2 Los Angeles - National Football League
#10 Houston - National Hockey League
#13 Tampa - National Basketball Association
#17 Cleveland - National Hockey League
Markets 19 and 20, Orlando and Sacramento, have only NBA teams. Market 29, Hartford, has no teams. And the markets in the 36th to 49th place have only three teams (#37 NBA San Antonio; #47 NBA Memphis; and #49 NFL Jacksonville). It would appear Buffalo (#50) and New Orleans (#53) have at least one too many teams that they can support, which explains why the Buffalo Bills are positioning themselves to have Toronto as at least a co-market with regular season games to be played in the Skydome (Rogers Centre) in the coming years starting in '08 and why the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA are likely to be leaving the Crescent City within the next two years to either Kansas City, Las Vegas, St Louis, or Baltimore.
Of course if we had professional sports structured with community ownership like what exists in the smallest professional market, #70 Green Bay, home of the storied and legendary NFL Packers, all markets of any size greater or nearly equal to this one could support a team or more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TV_markets_and_major_sports_teams
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# 2 Los Angeles - National Football League
#10 Houston - National Hockey League
#13 Tampa - National Basketball Association
#17 Cleveland - National Hockey League
Markets 19 and 20, Orlando and Sacramento, have only NBA teams. Market 29, Hartford, has no teams. And the markets in the 36th to 49th place have only three teams (#37 NBA San Antonio; #47 NBA Memphis; and #49 NFL Jacksonville). It would appear Buffalo (#50) and New Orleans (#53) have at least one too many teams that they can support, which explains why the Buffalo Bills are positioning themselves to have Toronto as at least a co-market with regular season games to be played in the Skydome (Rogers Centre) in the coming years starting in '08 and why the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA are likely to be leaving the Crescent City within the next two years to either Kansas City, Las Vegas, St Louis, or Baltimore.
Of course if we had professional sports structured with community ownership like what exists in the smallest professional market, #70 Green Bay, home of the storied and legendary NFL Packers, all markets of any size greater or nearly equal to this one could support a team or more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TV_markets_and_major_sports_teams
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Recommended Book for Reading
The End of America: A Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot -- by Naomi Wolf
http://www.amazon.com/End-America-Letter-Warning-Patriot/dp/1933392797/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2165565-0580921?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194847241&sr=1-1
http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/754
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http://www.amazon.com/End-America-Letter-Warning-Patriot/dp/1933392797/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2165565-0580921?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194847241&sr=1-1
http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/754
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Macro-Consequences of Oil Prices Rising
The inevitable downturn in the quality of life and the standard of living for Americans is well underway thanks to the incompetence and corruption of the federal government, particularly the Bush White House junta; and the power, evil, and unquenchable greed of oil corporations.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110902573.html?hpid=topnews
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110902573.html?hpid=topnews
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Why War with Iran is Inevitable
The hawks in the White House have decided convincingly that it must be done. The window for the onset of this war has closed for the year 2007, but reopens again in 2008 around the first of March. An action of this magnitude by the Bush Administration will have grave and profound ramifications on all and every American citizen and community. This is what we have to look forward in the near future.
http://www.esquire.com/print-this/iranbriefing1107#
http://www.esquire.com/features/iranbriefing1107
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http://www.esquire.com/print-this/iranbriefing1107#
http://www.esquire.com/features/iranbriefing1107
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More on the Widespread Alaska Republican Corruption and Criminals
I sure hope Alaskans are as intelligent as I think they are and will throw all these Republicans out !
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/11/AR2007111101585.html?hpid=topnews
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/11/AR2007111101585.html?hpid=topnews
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Report on Successful Rural Counties
This recently published report by Daily Yonder lists 289 rural counties across the nation that are viewed as being models of "success". The list includes eleven Colorado counties, three in Idaho and Utah each, one in Montana, and five in Wyoming. Obviously lists of this kind are highly subjective and filled with biases. But these are all counties that offer a quality of life that is often better than one would experience in an urban or suburban setting.
http://www.newwest.net/main/article/the_rural_wests_most_prosperous_counties/
http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/Reap/Papers.htm
http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-americas-most-prosperous-counties
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http://www.newwest.net/main/article/the_rural_wests_most_prosperous_counties/
http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/Reap/Papers.htm
http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-americas-most-prosperous-counties
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Cubin to Leave US House
Wyoming US Representative Barbara Cubin announced Saturday she would not seek re-election for an eighth term to the US House of Representatives, ending months of speculation on what her plans would be. Cubin has missed more than half the roll call votes during her current term, largely due to illnesses by her husband and an injury she suffered.
This is great news for Wyoming's citizens. Cubin has a woeful record of accomplishment in Congress and has grown rather stale in the job. Whether her replacement is a Republican or a Democrat, the new congressperson has a tall agenda facing them, not only on the national agenda but also for the state of Wyoming. The state is in serious need of additional federal funding particularly in the areas of transportation and renewable energy resources and infrastructural development.
Wyoming's highway system is in need of improvements and upgrades. Interstate 80 cuts across the southern part of the state from Utah to Nebraska spanning nearly 400 miles. Enormous increases in semitruck traffic has left the highway in desperate need of maintenance, expansion, and safety improvements. Large stretches of the highway require a third lane in each direction to be added. The interstate interchange of I-80 and I-25 near Cheyenne is in need of a total reconstruction and modernization as it is inadequate and unsafe. Safety improvements to provide additional safeguards to drivers in light of the increased truck traffic is needed such as lighting, signage, ramp and acceleration lane expansion, and increased availability of modern technologies to aid drivers need to be implimented. In addition, highways not part of the interstate system need to be improved or built. A four to six lane interstate level highway is desperately needed between Rawlins and Casper. A similar highway is also needed connecting the Big Horn Basin to Casper. The Casper to Riverton highway needs to be modernized and upgraded to a four to six lane interstate level highway. The Casper beltway needs to be completed on the city's westside linking Wyoming Blvd and CY Avenue to I-25 with the construction of a new highway making that link. Interstate 180 in Cheyenne has never been finished and is still yet to be a non-signaled highway. Additional reststops and pullover areas are needed throughout the state on both interstate and US highways. And funding should be made to make aesthetic and cosmetic improvements to all entrances into Wyoming on the interstates (Nebraska and Utah on I-80; Colorado on I-25; South Dakota and Montana on I-90)Ideally, that would include a border reststop with tourist and historical information and perhaps even a commercialization of these entrances to include restaurants, lodging, and entertainment.
The other transportation area in need of attention is in regard to passenger rail service. A re-establishment of Amtrak service across Southern Wyoming generally along I-80 from Salt Lake City to Denver is something that should really be done. The infrastructure is largely in place but it would have to be coordinated with the UP railroad with their busy coal transportion schedule.It would be nice to see the UP train depots in communities in Southern Wyoming be in use again in their original purposes. With the pending proposal of construction of a highspeed rail corridor from Casper to Albuquerque, a regular connecting rail line from Amtrak would make sense. The economic development and tourism expansion ramifications of this action would be highly beneficial to many.
And in regards to energy infrastructure, transmission lines are needed to be able to send energy that will be generated by wind turbines to where there is population needing to use this energy. This would also open the possibility of development of solar energy facilities as Wyoming has plentiful sunshine that would allow this kind of energy development.
Finally, the US is in desperate need of finding a new transportation fuel based energy to replace oil and gasoline that originates from the politically unstable and volatile Middle East and other regions around the globe. We in Wyoming as well as in Southern Montana have that replacement fuel waiting to be utilized: coal to diesel fuel. This is not a new technology. Germany powered their military during World War II doing just this. There is a 500 year supply of coal in this region and investment in plants to make this conversion are in true need. This diesel fuel is actually a cleaner burning and more environmentally friendly resource and technology exists to capture the CO2 created in the process and utilize it to force natural gas and water from subsurface areas for human and commercial use. Some investment by the federal government is needed to get this new kind of energy into development.
The Cubin representation in Congress never looked into these vital areas, so the next Wyoming Representative in the US House has an opportunity to push this agenda along with many others to help the US become energy independent and Wyoming more economically diverse and safe.
http://cbs4denver.com/wyomingwire/WY--Cubin-Congress/resources_news_html
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This is great news for Wyoming's citizens. Cubin has a woeful record of accomplishment in Congress and has grown rather stale in the job. Whether her replacement is a Republican or a Democrat, the new congressperson has a tall agenda facing them, not only on the national agenda but also for the state of Wyoming. The state is in serious need of additional federal funding particularly in the areas of transportation and renewable energy resources and infrastructural development.
Wyoming's highway system is in need of improvements and upgrades. Interstate 80 cuts across the southern part of the state from Utah to Nebraska spanning nearly 400 miles. Enormous increases in semitruck traffic has left the highway in desperate need of maintenance, expansion, and safety improvements. Large stretches of the highway require a third lane in each direction to be added. The interstate interchange of I-80 and I-25 near Cheyenne is in need of a total reconstruction and modernization as it is inadequate and unsafe. Safety improvements to provide additional safeguards to drivers in light of the increased truck traffic is needed such as lighting, signage, ramp and acceleration lane expansion, and increased availability of modern technologies to aid drivers need to be implimented. In addition, highways not part of the interstate system need to be improved or built. A four to six lane interstate level highway is desperately needed between Rawlins and Casper. A similar highway is also needed connecting the Big Horn Basin to Casper. The Casper to Riverton highway needs to be modernized and upgraded to a four to six lane interstate level highway. The Casper beltway needs to be completed on the city's westside linking Wyoming Blvd and CY Avenue to I-25 with the construction of a new highway making that link. Interstate 180 in Cheyenne has never been finished and is still yet to be a non-signaled highway. Additional reststops and pullover areas are needed throughout the state on both interstate and US highways. And funding should be made to make aesthetic and cosmetic improvements to all entrances into Wyoming on the interstates (Nebraska and Utah on I-80; Colorado on I-25; South Dakota and Montana on I-90)Ideally, that would include a border reststop with tourist and historical information and perhaps even a commercialization of these entrances to include restaurants, lodging, and entertainment.
The other transportation area in need of attention is in regard to passenger rail service. A re-establishment of Amtrak service across Southern Wyoming generally along I-80 from Salt Lake City to Denver is something that should really be done. The infrastructure is largely in place but it would have to be coordinated with the UP railroad with their busy coal transportion schedule.It would be nice to see the UP train depots in communities in Southern Wyoming be in use again in their original purposes. With the pending proposal of construction of a highspeed rail corridor from Casper to Albuquerque, a regular connecting rail line from Amtrak would make sense. The economic development and tourism expansion ramifications of this action would be highly beneficial to many.
And in regards to energy infrastructure, transmission lines are needed to be able to send energy that will be generated by wind turbines to where there is population needing to use this energy. This would also open the possibility of development of solar energy facilities as Wyoming has plentiful sunshine that would allow this kind of energy development.
Finally, the US is in desperate need of finding a new transportation fuel based energy to replace oil and gasoline that originates from the politically unstable and volatile Middle East and other regions around the globe. We in Wyoming as well as in Southern Montana have that replacement fuel waiting to be utilized: coal to diesel fuel. This is not a new technology. Germany powered their military during World War II doing just this. There is a 500 year supply of coal in this region and investment in plants to make this conversion are in true need. This diesel fuel is actually a cleaner burning and more environmentally friendly resource and technology exists to capture the CO2 created in the process and utilize it to force natural gas and water from subsurface areas for human and commercial use. Some investment by the federal government is needed to get this new kind of energy into development.
The Cubin representation in Congress never looked into these vital areas, so the next Wyoming Representative in the US House has an opportunity to push this agenda along with many others to help the US become energy independent and Wyoming more economically diverse and safe.
http://cbs4denver.com/wyomingwire/WY--Cubin-Congress/resources_news_html
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Tampa Bay Rays Announce Plans for New Ballpark
This was a rather shocking announcement coming out of the blue. Nowhere was there any indication the Rays were making any serious plans of pulling out of Tropicana Field. Their plan for a new ballpark on the waterfront in downtown St Petersburg looks to be a great move on the surface and certainly the plan for the new ballpark is marked improvement over the cave-like environs of Tropicana. There appear to be some hurdles to be overcome, but look for this effort to be successful and the new ballpark to be a reality with games being played there in 2012.
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
My Week in Review: 4-10 November
The weekly of life of one J_ _ _ _. L_ _ _ _:
Sunday 4 November: I got an extra hour of sleep as daylight savings ended this morning. Arose around 10:45 am after laying under the covers for about an hour mostly asleep. I toasted frozen waffles for breakfast.I went over to King Soopers and got my Sunday papers, some bananas, milk, bread, and apple pie. It was a clear sunny warm day with some good winds blowing and temperatures near 70 degrees -- yet another kind of day I thought we were done with about three weeks ago ! I then got back home around noon, read my papers thoroughly, did the sudoku, and watched the Broncos get slaughtered in Detroit and a pretty entertaining Kansas City/Green Bay game. I continued to read my papers and then watched another good game between the unbeatens New England and Indianapolis. I had a lunchmeat sandwich for a lunch snack. I watched 60 Minutes which had a real good story about elephants in Chad. I then went to work on my desk/office and made some progress, filling up about three garbage bags with refuse and unnecessary or dated items. I had a TV dinner of chicken fried steaks, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, and a brownie. I took all that trash out and the wind was still blowing decently but it was still warm around 50 degrees. I worked on my blog and surfed while having Mighty Joe Young and A Night at McCools as movies on. I shaved and took a shower and hit the hay around 1am.
Monday 5 November: Back to work for the full day. It was a cold day compared to recently but sunny and calm. I do not think it got much out of the low 4os all day. Being Monday I went straight home very tired. I had spaghettios and butter bread for dinner. I watched the NHL game between the Rangers and Flyers, the MNF game between the Steelers and Ravens, and the Avalanche game against Calgary. I drifted off to sleep on the recliner before 8pm and woke up before 10pm and then continued back to sleep in my bed.
Tuesday 6 November: A cold morning as temps got near 20 degrees and the apartment was in the low 50s when I awoke. But it was a bright sunny cloudless day with little wind and temps climbed to the upper 50s. I worked the full day. Took some big empty boxes from work to use in my repack project of boxes in the garage this week or next. I do need to go do laundry as it has been since late July since I last did this task. I also have to go wash my big area rugs in some oversize washers as those carpets have not been laundered in many, many years as I have had them since 1989. This will probably be the project for Wednesday on my day off. I had macaroni & cheese and peas & carrots for dinner. I watched the Rangers/Islanders NHL game, watched "Carpoolers" on ABC, and the last 7 minutes of the Central Michigan/Western Michigan football game and then the 9pm news on CW2. I totally forgot Boston Legal was on. I had turn the heat on for the first time this season as it was getting chilly inside the apt even with a sweatshirt, sweatpants, and slippers on. I guess I will have no excuse for staying up much past 10:30pm with Letterman and Leno off the air indefinitely with no writers to create their jokes and gags due to their strike. If this carries past the end of college football and maybe even the NFL, I am going to have to do other inexpensive activities like hit the bookstore more than once per week to read and go to the $ movies and rent the cheap old videos at the nearby video stores. I was going to do much of this anyway as we got into winter but now it will become more imperative. Bedtime will come tonight after "Nightline" on ABC.
Wednesday 7 November: A day off from work so I slept in until after 10am. It was a real nice day with lots of sunshine and breezy. The temperature reached into the mid to upper 60s after a morning low below freezing. I went over to the park after breakfast and walked two laps around the perimeter which would be about a mile. I then gathered up the laundry and got that task done for another couple of months. After I finished up around 2:45pm, I went over to Subway and had a footlong while I read my papers. When I got home I removed a few things from the garage and brought them up and took a few empty boxes down. I folded and put away my clean clothes and linens, made the bed, and then relaxed surfing while watching the evening news. The CMA awards are on tonight so I will enjoy this concert but I will keep an eye on the Avalanche/Oilers NHL game as well. The concerts were great and memorable. I went to bed around 11pm after Nightline.
Thursday 8 November: Another full day back to work. The unseasonably warm and mild weather continued as we got into the upper 60s under clear blue skies with breezes. I got home around 5:30 and had a salad with 1000 island dressing and a microwave burger. I watched my comedies (Earl, 30 Rock, Office, & Scrubs) while keeping track of the football games (BYU/TCU & WVa/L'ville). I drifted off into a nap around 8:45 and did not waken until around 10:45. I watched Nightline, checked my email, and updated my blog before going to bed around 11:45.
Friday 9 November: Another full day at work. It was yet again another warm and mostly sunny day with a record breaking high of 67 degrees with virtually no wind. It is a real shame to have be stuck indoors on days like these, but I found a few excuses to go outside three times during the afternoon for a couple of minutes. After I got off work, I put fuel in my truck which was painful as the price per gallon is up to $2.93 which is up about 30 cents in the last three weeks. Damn oil corporations and Arabs -- death to them all ! I used a coupon I got in the paper and went to Qdoba and got two burritos for the price of one and read my papers. I got home around 7:45 and just relaxed through the evening. I watched a good close hockey game between the Avalanche and Canucks. I used my foot massager and soothed my sore feet. Bedtime came after Nightline.
Saturday 10 November: I woke up only about two hours or so after having gone to bed so I surfed some more for about an hour and fell back asleep around 2:30 am. I slept well and did not reawaken until around 10:45am. It was partly cloudy day with temps reaching the mid to upper 60s with no wind. I had cereal for breakfast and enjoyed my day off watching college football. I started with Wisconsin's upset of Michigan, Iowa State's big comeback over Colorado, and Northwestern edging Indiana. I also saw Nebraska come to life and pound Kansas State, Missouri pound Texas A&M, and Clemson swamp Wake Forest. As the afternoon continued, I watched Wyoming get drilled by Utah, Air Force hand it to Notre Dame, New Mexico edge Colorado State in a close one, Texas outlast Texas Tech, and Illinois upset #1 Ohio State. The evening games saw Virginia batter Miami, Kansas outbattled Oklahoma St, Boston College took it on the chin to Maryland, and South Carolina came up short against Florida. The night games featured Oregon St clubbing Washington St, San Diego St trouncing Nevada-Las Vegas, and Fresno St on the islands getting whipped by unbeaten Hawaii. I had a sandwhich for lunch and au gratin potatoes for dinner. Todd was supposed to come by but he never did. All in all, a quiet autumn Saturday spent at home...its been since November of '03 that I have been able to treasure days like this at this time of the year. I watched the Star Trek episode "The Deadly Years" before heading off to bed around midnight.
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Sunday 4 November: I got an extra hour of sleep as daylight savings ended this morning. Arose around 10:45 am after laying under the covers for about an hour mostly asleep. I toasted frozen waffles for breakfast.I went over to King Soopers and got my Sunday papers, some bananas, milk, bread, and apple pie. It was a clear sunny warm day with some good winds blowing and temperatures near 70 degrees -- yet another kind of day I thought we were done with about three weeks ago ! I then got back home around noon, read my papers thoroughly, did the sudoku, and watched the Broncos get slaughtered in Detroit and a pretty entertaining Kansas City/Green Bay game. I continued to read my papers and then watched another good game between the unbeatens New England and Indianapolis. I had a lunchmeat sandwich for a lunch snack. I watched 60 Minutes which had a real good story about elephants in Chad. I then went to work on my desk/office and made some progress, filling up about three garbage bags with refuse and unnecessary or dated items. I had a TV dinner of chicken fried steaks, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, and a brownie. I took all that trash out and the wind was still blowing decently but it was still warm around 50 degrees. I worked on my blog and surfed while having Mighty Joe Young and A Night at McCools as movies on. I shaved and took a shower and hit the hay around 1am.
Monday 5 November: Back to work for the full day. It was a cold day compared to recently but sunny and calm. I do not think it got much out of the low 4os all day. Being Monday I went straight home very tired. I had spaghettios and butter bread for dinner. I watched the NHL game between the Rangers and Flyers, the MNF game between the Steelers and Ravens, and the Avalanche game against Calgary. I drifted off to sleep on the recliner before 8pm and woke up before 10pm and then continued back to sleep in my bed.
Tuesday 6 November: A cold morning as temps got near 20 degrees and the apartment was in the low 50s when I awoke. But it was a bright sunny cloudless day with little wind and temps climbed to the upper 50s. I worked the full day. Took some big empty boxes from work to use in my repack project of boxes in the garage this week or next. I do need to go do laundry as it has been since late July since I last did this task. I also have to go wash my big area rugs in some oversize washers as those carpets have not been laundered in many, many years as I have had them since 1989. This will probably be the project for Wednesday on my day off. I had macaroni & cheese and peas & carrots for dinner. I watched the Rangers/Islanders NHL game, watched "Carpoolers" on ABC, and the last 7 minutes of the Central Michigan/Western Michigan football game and then the 9pm news on CW2. I totally forgot Boston Legal was on. I had turn the heat on for the first time this season as it was getting chilly inside the apt even with a sweatshirt, sweatpants, and slippers on. I guess I will have no excuse for staying up much past 10:30pm with Letterman and Leno off the air indefinitely with no writers to create their jokes and gags due to their strike. If this carries past the end of college football and maybe even the NFL, I am going to have to do other inexpensive activities like hit the bookstore more than once per week to read and go to the $ movies and rent the cheap old videos at the nearby video stores. I was going to do much of this anyway as we got into winter but now it will become more imperative. Bedtime will come tonight after "Nightline" on ABC.
Wednesday 7 November: A day off from work so I slept in until after 10am. It was a real nice day with lots of sunshine and breezy. The temperature reached into the mid to upper 60s after a morning low below freezing. I went over to the park after breakfast and walked two laps around the perimeter which would be about a mile. I then gathered up the laundry and got that task done for another couple of months. After I finished up around 2:45pm, I went over to Subway and had a footlong while I read my papers. When I got home I removed a few things from the garage and brought them up and took a few empty boxes down. I folded and put away my clean clothes and linens, made the bed, and then relaxed surfing while watching the evening news. The CMA awards are on tonight so I will enjoy this concert but I will keep an eye on the Avalanche/Oilers NHL game as well. The concerts were great and memorable. I went to bed around 11pm after Nightline.
Thursday 8 November: Another full day back to work. The unseasonably warm and mild weather continued as we got into the upper 60s under clear blue skies with breezes. I got home around 5:30 and had a salad with 1000 island dressing and a microwave burger. I watched my comedies (Earl, 30 Rock, Office, & Scrubs) while keeping track of the football games (BYU/TCU & WVa/L'ville). I drifted off into a nap around 8:45 and did not waken until around 10:45. I watched Nightline, checked my email, and updated my blog before going to bed around 11:45.
Friday 9 November: Another full day at work. It was yet again another warm and mostly sunny day with a record breaking high of 67 degrees with virtually no wind. It is a real shame to have be stuck indoors on days like these, but I found a few excuses to go outside three times during the afternoon for a couple of minutes. After I got off work, I put fuel in my truck which was painful as the price per gallon is up to $2.93 which is up about 30 cents in the last three weeks. Damn oil corporations and Arabs -- death to them all ! I used a coupon I got in the paper and went to Qdoba and got two burritos for the price of one and read my papers. I got home around 7:45 and just relaxed through the evening. I watched a good close hockey game between the Avalanche and Canucks. I used my foot massager and soothed my sore feet. Bedtime came after Nightline.
Saturday 10 November: I woke up only about two hours or so after having gone to bed so I surfed some more for about an hour and fell back asleep around 2:30 am. I slept well and did not reawaken until around 10:45am. It was partly cloudy day with temps reaching the mid to upper 60s with no wind. I had cereal for breakfast and enjoyed my day off watching college football. I started with Wisconsin's upset of Michigan, Iowa State's big comeback over Colorado, and Northwestern edging Indiana. I also saw Nebraska come to life and pound Kansas State, Missouri pound Texas A&M, and Clemson swamp Wake Forest. As the afternoon continued, I watched Wyoming get drilled by Utah, Air Force hand it to Notre Dame, New Mexico edge Colorado State in a close one, Texas outlast Texas Tech, and Illinois upset #1 Ohio State. The evening games saw Virginia batter Miami, Kansas outbattled Oklahoma St, Boston College took it on the chin to Maryland, and South Carolina came up short against Florida. The night games featured Oregon St clubbing Washington St, San Diego St trouncing Nevada-Las Vegas, and Fresno St on the islands getting whipped by unbeaten Hawaii. I had a sandwhich for lunch and au gratin potatoes for dinner. Todd was supposed to come by but he never did. All in all, a quiet autumn Saturday spent at home...its been since November of '03 that I have been able to treasure days like this at this time of the year. I watched the Star Trek episode "The Deadly Years" before heading off to bed around midnight.
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Latest Winter Outlook Forecast is Much Warmer
The NWS has put forth their forecasts for the coming months in three month blocks. In my area, the outlook has the probability of normal to above normal temperatures to be around 70 % through March, and further we get into the winter, its even more likely we will be above normal. After 1 February the outlook goes to 82 %. Maybe a 70 degree day will occur in December or February...
Nationally the likelihood of the warmest above normal temperatures is in the southwest from Las Vegas and all of Arizona to across all of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma and eastward into Arkansas and Missouri and northward across all of Kansas and most of Colorado. The only areas where it may even be close to normal are Florida, the Pacific Coast, and the Pacific Northwest across Montana into western North Dakota.
http://www.weather.gov/climate/calendar_outlook.php?wfo=cys
http://www.weather.gov/climate/l3mto.php
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/people/klaus.wolter/SWcasts/index.html
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Nationally the likelihood of the warmest above normal temperatures is in the southwest from Las Vegas and all of Arizona to across all of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma and eastward into Arkansas and Missouri and northward across all of Kansas and most of Colorado. The only areas where it may even be close to normal are Florida, the Pacific Coast, and the Pacific Northwest across Montana into western North Dakota.
http://www.weather.gov/climate/calendar_outlook.php?wfo=cys
http://www.weather.gov/climate/l3mto.php
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/people/klaus.wolter/SWcasts/index.html
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Where is There Any Good Economic News ?
The news lately about the US and global economy is all bad. Oil prices will cross the $100 threshold next week, an occurrence unimaginable just a few months ago. The US dollar is in a freefall, having lost over 12 % of its value in recent months against the Euro and more against other currencies. Gold prices are shooting up quickly. The elitist stock market is even in decline, with the Dow having lost about 9 % of its value in the last five weeks. Other indices have seen reversals as well. Retail sales are tanking, the home mortgage crisis grows worse day by day, banks are hemorraging billions of dollars, and the US Treasury has printed about an extra third of a trillion dollars extra to keep the money supply and credit flowing. And prices for all consumer necessities such as food and fuel continue to rise and put the squeeze on everybody.
This is the most grim economic period since the early years of Reagan, over a quarter-century ago. And the most frightening thing is that we are no where near bottom or at a point where the worst is in sight. This will be a long difficult winter for many, and the biggest question awaits --
will we start to see a discernable rixe in unemployment in the coming months with everything else going into the dumper ? Its already seemingly happening in the bellweather state, California.
And to think there is over 400 days left of the Bush Junta in power !
This is the most grim economic period since the early years of Reagan, over a quarter-century ago. And the most frightening thing is that we are no where near bottom or at a point where the worst is in sight. This will be a long difficult winter for many, and the biggest question awaits --
will we start to see a discernable rixe in unemployment in the coming months with everything else going into the dumper ? Its already seemingly happening in the bellweather state, California.
And to think there is over 400 days left of the Bush Junta in power !
NFL Picks for Week Ten, 11-12 November
The picks for this weekend's NFL games which is the tenth week of the season and the final weekend where there are byes for some teams.
Sunday 11 November
JAX (5-3) @ TENN (6-2): Titans (-4) 20, Jaguars 13
X X
DEN (3-5) @ KC (4-4): Chiefs (-3) 23, Broncos 16
X X
BUF (4-4) @ MIA (0-8): Bills (-4) 33, Dolphins 17
+ X
CLE (5-3) @ PGH (6-2): Steelers (-10) 29, Browns 16
+ X
STL (0-8) @ NORL (4-4): Saints (-11) 27, Rams 10
X X
ATL (2-6) @ CAR (4-4): Panthers (-3 1/2) 24, Falcons 13
X X
PHIL (3-5) @ WASH (5-3): Redskins (-3) 17, Eagles 14
X +
MINN (3-5) @ GB (7-1): Packers (-6) 27, Vikings 17
+ +
CINC (2-6) @ BALT (4-4): Ravens (-3 1/2) 16, Bengals 14
X +
CHI (3-5) @ OAK (2-6): Bears (-4) 20, Raiders 13
+ +
DAL (7-1) @ NYG (6-2): Giants (+3) 30, Cocaineboys 27 UPSET
X X
DET (6-2) @ ARIZ (3-5): Cardinals (+1) 20, Lions 17 UPSET
+ +
IND (7-1) @ SD (4-4): Chargers (+4 1/2) 24, Colts 21 UPSET
+ +
Monday 12 November
SF (2-6) @ SEA (4-4): Seahawks (-9 1/2) 31, FortyNiners 14
IDLE: NENG NYJ TB HTN
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Sunday 11 November
JAX (5-3) @ TENN (6-2): Titans (-4) 20, Jaguars 13
X X
DEN (3-5) @ KC (4-4): Chiefs (-3) 23, Broncos 16
X X
BUF (4-4) @ MIA (0-8): Bills (-4) 33, Dolphins 17
+ X
CLE (5-3) @ PGH (6-2): Steelers (-10) 29, Browns 16
+ X
STL (0-8) @ NORL (4-4): Saints (-11) 27, Rams 10
X X
ATL (2-6) @ CAR (4-4): Panthers (-3 1/2) 24, Falcons 13
X X
PHIL (3-5) @ WASH (5-3): Redskins (-3) 17, Eagles 14
X +
MINN (3-5) @ GB (7-1): Packers (-6) 27, Vikings 17
+ +
CINC (2-6) @ BALT (4-4): Ravens (-3 1/2) 16, Bengals 14
X +
CHI (3-5) @ OAK (2-6): Bears (-4) 20, Raiders 13
+ +
DAL (7-1) @ NYG (6-2): Giants (+3) 30, Cocaineboys 27 UPSET
X X
DET (6-2) @ ARIZ (3-5): Cardinals (+1) 20, Lions 17 UPSET
+ +
IND (7-1) @ SD (4-4): Chargers (+4 1/2) 24, Colts 21 UPSET
+ +
Monday 12 November
SF (2-6) @ SEA (4-4): Seahawks (-9 1/2) 31, FortyNiners 14
IDLE: NENG NYJ TB HTN
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Friday, November 9, 2007
Fox News: Cradle of Perversion, Sensationalism, Risque Video
The lowest of the low in media used to be the supermarket tabloids you would see near the checkout stand. Clearly, Fox News is now the hands down clear leader in being the sleaze news source in mass media. These people have no consciousness and a frat boy party attitude towards creating the content that makes up their broadcasts. Shame on those who still watch this sewage.
http://foxattacks.com/decency?utm_source=rgemail
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http://foxattacks.com/decency?utm_source=rgemail
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Hall of Fame Veterans Committee Lists Nominees
The Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee will have 2o names to choose from in making selections for election into the Hall this winter. Most if not all of the names are more than worthy certainly for the Hall. If one name from this list of retired and deceased managers, executives, and umpires needs to be chosen, it would have to be longtime Baseball Players Association Director Marvin Miller, whose impact on the game is almost unmatched in the history of the sport. Other names that should receive greater consideration perhaps would be Doug Harvey, Bob Howsam, and Gene Mauch.
Lets hope for some of these distinguished men to be successfully elected to the Hall.
http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1673&Itemid=42
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Lets hope for some of these distinguished men to be successfully elected to the Hall.
http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1673&Itemid=42
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays No More
The now ten-year old perennial hapless AL East cellar dwellers changed their name today to the Tampa Bay Rays. Untold numbers of Christian zealots rejoiced as the Devil is out of Tampa Bay major league baseball. Hopefully they will attend a few more games in '08 and help move this team towards competitiveness and contention soon. Tampa Bay has lost at least 90 games in each of the first ten years of their existence and has give Florida Gulf Coast baseball fans little to cheer about all these years. Hopefully '08 is the start of better times. The new colors and logo are pretty cool looking as well.
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Thursday, November 8, 2007
Barbara West Dainton, 1911-2007
This is an unknown name to most, but she was an accidental participant in one of the greatest tragedies of the early 20th Century, the sinking of the Titanic. Dainton was only about one year of age at the time of the sinking, and she was the next to last person to be still be a living survivor of the tragedy. Another British woman, Millvina Dean, born in 1912, is now believed to be the sole living survivor of the sinking of the renowned ocean liner brought down by an iceberg to the bottom of the North Atlantic in April 1912 and captured so dramatically and emotionally in two memorable films seen by many.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21692850/?GT1=10547
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21692850/?GT1=10547
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
College Football Picks for Week Eleven, 8-10 November
Here is my picks for 50 of the college football games being played from Thursday 8 November to Saturday 10 November. (home teams in bold)
Thursday 8 November
# 7 West Virginia (-17) 31, Louisville 16 + +
Brigham Young (-7) 30, Texas Christian 24 + +
Friday 9 November
Rutgers (-19) 30, Army 7 + +
Saturday 10 November
Illinois (+15 1/2) 27, # 1 Ohio St 24 UPSET + +
# 2 Louisiana St (-36 1/2) 68, Louisiana Tech 17 + +
# 3 Oregon: IDLE
Oklahoma St (+5 1/2) 23, # 4 Kansas 20 UPSET X X
# 5 Oklahoma (-40) 51, Baylor 14 + +
# 6 Missouri (-20 1/2) 38, Texas A&M 24 + +
# 8 Boston College (-7) 17, Maryland 13 X +
# 9 Arizona St (-7 1/2) 32, UCLA 26 + +
#18 Auburn (+2) 24, #10 Georgia 22 UPSET X X
#11 Virginia Tech (-6 1/2) 31, Florida St 24 + +
#12 Michigan (-3 1/2) 27, Wisconsin 24 X +
Cincinnati (- 6 1/2) 23, #13 Connecticut 13 + +
Texas Tech (+6 1/2) 48, #14 Texas 37 UPSET X X
South Carolina 20, #15 Florida 17 UPSET X X
#16 Hawaii (-17) 44, Fresno St 34 + +
California (+4 1/2) 27 #17 Southern Cal 23 UPSET X X
Miami FL (-3 1/2) 23, #19 Virginia 20 X +
#20 Boise St (-24 1/2) 55, Utah St 17 + +
#21 Clemson (-9) 26, Wake Forest 23 + X
#22 Alabama (-6) 24, Mississippi 16 X X
#23 Penn St (-24 1/2) 44, Temple 13 + +
Arkansas (-1) 31, #24 Tennessee 24 X X
#25 Kentucky (-4 1/2) 28, Vanderbilt 23 + +
Wyoming (+ 13 1/2) 30, Utah 27 UPSET X X
Air Force (-3) 27, Notre Dame 20 + +
New Mexico (-9 1/2) 37, Colorado St 23 + X
Indiana (-2) 21, Northwestern 20 X +
Purdue (-5 1/2) 33, Michigan St 26 X X
Georgia Tech (-14 1/2) 29, Duke 13 + +
South Florida (-16 1/2) 45, Syracuse 13 + +
Colorado (-5) 44, Iowa St 30 X X
Tulsa (-1 1/2) 35, Houston 33 + +
Southern Methodist (-6 1/2) 20, Rice 16 X +
Washington St (-11) 27, Stanford 13 + +
Kansas St (-7 1/2) 33, Nebraska 27 X +
Iowa (-15) 27, Minnesota 16 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-14) 35, Louisiana-Lafayette 24 X +
New Mexico St (+3 1/2) 27, San Jose St 24 UPSET X X
Navy (-16) 42, North Texas 27 + +
Troy (-24) 32, Western Kentucky 13 + +
East Carolina (-7) 24, Marshall 21 X +
Florida Atlantic (-9) 30, Arkansas St 22 + +
Southern Mississippi (-15) 45, Memphis 21 X X
North Carolina (+3 1/2) 32, North Carolina St 29 UPSET X X
Texas-El Paso (-4 1/2) 36, Tulane 28 X X
Central Florida (-21) 35, Alabama-Birmingham 16 + +
Oregon St (-4) 27, Washington 17 + +
Nevada-Las Vegas (-3) 34, San Diego St 27 X X
27-23/33-17/1-8
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Thursday 8 November
# 7 West Virginia (-17) 31, Louisville 16 + +
Brigham Young (-7) 30, Texas Christian 24 + +
Friday 9 November
Rutgers (-19) 30, Army 7 + +
Saturday 10 November
Illinois (+15 1/2) 27, # 1 Ohio St 24 UPSET + +
# 2 Louisiana St (-36 1/2) 68, Louisiana Tech 17 + +
# 3 Oregon: IDLE
Oklahoma St (+5 1/2) 23, # 4 Kansas 20 UPSET X X
# 5 Oklahoma (-40) 51, Baylor 14 + +
# 6 Missouri (-20 1/2) 38, Texas A&M 24 + +
# 8 Boston College (-7) 17, Maryland 13 X +
# 9 Arizona St (-7 1/2) 32, UCLA 26 + +
#18 Auburn (+2) 24, #10 Georgia 22 UPSET X X
#11 Virginia Tech (-6 1/2) 31, Florida St 24 + +
#12 Michigan (-3 1/2) 27, Wisconsin 24 X +
Cincinnati (- 6 1/2) 23, #13 Connecticut 13 + +
Texas Tech (+6 1/2) 48, #14 Texas 37 UPSET X X
South Carolina 20, #15 Florida 17 UPSET X X
#16 Hawaii (-17) 44, Fresno St 34 + +
California (+4 1/2) 27 #17 Southern Cal 23 UPSET X X
Miami FL (-3 1/2) 23, #19 Virginia 20 X +
#20 Boise St (-24 1/2) 55, Utah St 17 + +
#21 Clemson (-9) 26, Wake Forest 23 + X
#22 Alabama (-6) 24, Mississippi 16 X X
#23 Penn St (-24 1/2) 44, Temple 13 + +
Arkansas (-1) 31, #24 Tennessee 24 X X
#25 Kentucky (-4 1/2) 28, Vanderbilt 23 + +
Wyoming (+ 13 1/2) 30, Utah 27 UPSET X X
Air Force (-3) 27, Notre Dame 20 + +
New Mexico (-9 1/2) 37, Colorado St 23 + X
Indiana (-2) 21, Northwestern 20 X +
Purdue (-5 1/2) 33, Michigan St 26 X X
Georgia Tech (-14 1/2) 29, Duke 13 + +
South Florida (-16 1/2) 45, Syracuse 13 + +
Colorado (-5) 44, Iowa St 30 X X
Tulsa (-1 1/2) 35, Houston 33 + +
Southern Methodist (-6 1/2) 20, Rice 16 X +
Washington St (-11) 27, Stanford 13 + +
Kansas St (-7 1/2) 33, Nebraska 27 X +
Iowa (-15) 27, Minnesota 16 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-14) 35, Louisiana-Lafayette 24 X +
New Mexico St (+3 1/2) 27, San Jose St 24 UPSET X X
Navy (-16) 42, North Texas 27 + +
Troy (-24) 32, Western Kentucky 13 + +
East Carolina (-7) 24, Marshall 21 X +
Florida Atlantic (-9) 30, Arkansas St 22 + +
Southern Mississippi (-15) 45, Memphis 21 X X
North Carolina (+3 1/2) 32, North Carolina St 29 UPSET X X
Texas-El Paso (-4 1/2) 36, Tulane 28 X X
Central Florida (-21) 35, Alabama-Birmingham 16 + +
Oregon St (-4) 27, Washington 17 + +
Nevada-Las Vegas (-3) 34, San Diego St 27 X X
27-23/33-17/1-8
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Seattle Citizenry Votes Down Mass Transit/Roads Measure
In a stinging defeat for forward thinking leaders and the environmentally conscious, Seattle voters rejected Proposition 1, a measure that would addressed transportation problems in the King County and surrounding metro area over the next 20 years with a comprehensive proposal that was wide-ranging and multidirectional. This vastness of the scope of the measure may have been one reason for its defeat.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2003998763_elexroadsandtransit07m.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003999373_webprop1aftermath07m.html
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2003998763_elexroadsandtransit07m.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003999373_webprop1aftermath07m.html
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Monday, November 5, 2007
Seattle Votes Tuesday on Mass Transit & Roads/Highways Improvements
Considering that Seattle is highly environmentally conscious area, it is somewhat surprising that mass transit there is among the poorest in the major West Coast cities. The election coming up on Tuesday 6 November will determine if an ambitious broad plan will begin to be undertaken over the next two decades and more. The entire Seattle/King County metropolitan area and adjacent counties will be undergoing a significant infrastructural facelift and traffic will be of a greater annoyance for quite some time in many places.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/10/20/2003965191.pdf
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/10/20/2003965191.pdf
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Sunday, November 4, 2007
CMA Awards Show this Wednesday 7 November
The annual CMA Awards Show is on ABC from 7pm to 1opm MST on Wednesday 8 November.
One of the many highlights of the upcoming show will be a performance by the Eagles of songs from their new album, Out of Eden. Numerous other noteworthy and up-and-coming performers are also going to play. It will be a great way to spend the evening -- being able to watch a multi-performer concert that also includes comedy, humor, and emotion.
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/news/press_detail.asp?re=704&year=2007
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/news/appearances.asp
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/nomwin/default.asp
http://www.cmaawards.com/special/my_picks/
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One of the many highlights of the upcoming show will be a performance by the Eagles of songs from their new album, Out of Eden. Numerous other noteworthy and up-and-coming performers are also going to play. It will be a great way to spend the evening -- being able to watch a multi-performer concert that also includes comedy, humor, and emotion.
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/news/press_detail.asp?re=704&year=2007
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/news/appearances.asp
http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/nomwin/default.asp
http://www.cmaawards.com/special/my_picks/
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A Look into Lives I can Relate to
Having been homeless and living in my truck for over seven months and then to live in a motel for over a year before getting housing, I can understand the circumstances and hardship many of these people are experiencing. In urban areas where housing costs are not in balance with wages, it is difficult for many to get to the point financially where one can have set aside enough money to re-establish a home of their own. And there is the unjust and immoral practice of using credit reports to determine whether a person can be allowed to rent a place.
I am just extremely thankful to have been able to escape this trap due to the kindness and generosity of some wonderful people in my life. You much more appreciate having a home of your own after going through a prolonged period without and despairing that you will never be able to get a home of your own again.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mikecassidy/ci_7304760?nclick_check=1
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I am just extremely thankful to have been able to escape this trap due to the kindness and generosity of some wonderful people in my life. You much more appreciate having a home of your own after going through a prolonged period without and despairing that you will never be able to get a home of your own again.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mikecassidy/ci_7304760?nclick_check=1
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NFL at Season Midpoint
With the completion of this weeks games, all clubs in the NFL will have played at least half their schedule. An outlook for the remainder of the season follows.
NFC
It is not a sure thing to project postseason participants based on a club's performance in the season's first half, but there is a strong probability that allows one to project what clubs will make the postseason. In the NFC, there are four teams that are looking strong: Green Bay, Detroit, Dallas, and New York. Washington is a dark horse for the wild card. Two divisions have yet to have established a clear front runner. In the South, look for New Orleans to eventually win out although both Carolina and Tampa Bay should have a say until the closing weeks. In the West, mediocrity is the rule as it figures Seattle and Arizona will be the eventual winner. The winner of the game on 14 December in Week Fourteen in Seattle between these two teams should take the division. I think you can stick a fork in Philadelphia, Minnesota, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, and winless St Louis.
AFC
This is the better of the two conferences with the league's four best teams residing there. Clubs that are as sure as possible likelihoods to be in the postseason are undefeated New England, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and San Diego. The wildcards will come from among Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, and Cleveland. Buffalo, Kansas City, and Houston are dark horses. I say Tennessee and Jacksonville will win the wild card slots. You can stick a fork in New York, winless Miami, Cincinnati, Denver, and Oakland.
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NFC
It is not a sure thing to project postseason participants based on a club's performance in the season's first half, but there is a strong probability that allows one to project what clubs will make the postseason. In the NFC, there are four teams that are looking strong: Green Bay, Detroit, Dallas, and New York. Washington is a dark horse for the wild card. Two divisions have yet to have established a clear front runner. In the South, look for New Orleans to eventually win out although both Carolina and Tampa Bay should have a say until the closing weeks. In the West, mediocrity is the rule as it figures Seattle and Arizona will be the eventual winner. The winner of the game on 14 December in Week Fourteen in Seattle between these two teams should take the division. I think you can stick a fork in Philadelphia, Minnesota, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, and winless St Louis.
AFC
This is the better of the two conferences with the league's four best teams residing there. Clubs that are as sure as possible likelihoods to be in the postseason are undefeated New England, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and San Diego. The wildcards will come from among Jacksonville, Tennessee, Baltimore, and Cleveland. Buffalo, Kansas City, and Houston are dark horses. I say Tennessee and Jacksonville will win the wild card slots. You can stick a fork in New York, winless Miami, Cincinnati, Denver, and Oakland.
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The Eight Secrets to Happiness
There are sure to be others, but these eight are a good foundation for living a happier life.
1. Make Time for Friends.
2. Forget about Pay Raises; Don't Dwell on Them.
3. Don't Trade Up: You don't know what you have until you do not have it any more.
4. Keep your Commute Short in Time and Distance.
5. Count your Blessings.
6. Enjoy a Good Meal.
7. Challenge Yourself.
8. Give Anything and Everything Time to Happen; Be Patient.
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1. Make Time for Friends.
2. Forget about Pay Raises; Don't Dwell on Them.
3. Don't Trade Up: You don't know what you have until you do not have it any more.
4. Keep your Commute Short in Time and Distance.
5. Count your Blessings.
6. Enjoy a Good Meal.
7. Challenge Yourself.
8. Give Anything and Everything Time to Happen; Be Patient.
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Nearly Year-Long Warmth Run Continues
October temperatures ended up at 3.5 degrees above normal, making this the ninth consecutive month of above normal temperatures for Cheyenne. This also makes 11 of the last 12 months above normal. The record of consecutive months above normal was set recently from September '04 to January '06, a span of 17 months. With the exception of last January, every month in 2007 so far has been warmer than normal, with last March being nearly eight degrees warmer than normal to set the pace. Depending on what happens the last seven weeks of the year, this very well could be the warmest year on record for Cheyenne. It will need to be but just 2.4 degrees above normal for November and December each for that to happen. Similar results will probably be seen in other communities throughout the region, time zone, and nation when everything is all said and done.
http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=cys
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http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=cys
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Comparing Cities Economically
Here is an easy to use java script comparative economic graphic database constructed by the Arizona Republic to compare eight cities. For the most part, Seattle ranks as the best and Phoenix or Atlanta as the worst.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/indicators/index.html
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http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/indicators/index.html
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
My Week in Review: 28 October to 3 November
Here is a little look into my daily life over the last week:
Sunday 28 October: A day off so I awoke around 9:30. One of my atomic clocks erroneously had programmed display showing daylight savings had ended so I thought it was an hour earlier when I first awoke and groggily looked at it. I had some cereal for breakfast and started to watch a little NFL. I then went out to run some errands. I took my newspapers over to the recycling bins, emptied the truck cab of trash and miscellania, went to King Soopers for my newspapers and some bananas, and since I had my computer with me, went on over to Taco John's and set up the computer and surfed after I read my newspapers and ate a taco and set up my little TV to watch and listen to some more NFL action. This is one of several places that have wireless internet to take avail of. The others here are the local bookstore & newsstand, Perkins, Shadows, and the Flying J. McDonalds is supposed to have wifi available at all their stores in the near future, but no sign of it here yet. Other places like Starbucks and Barnes & Noble have wifi access but they make you pay for it. I will not go out to a place and pay for something I can get free elsewhere. Today the warm weather returned again as it is cloudless sunny blue skies and near 70 degrees with little wind. It is supposed to be the same the next two days (while I am at work) and then cool down back to near 40 degrees on Wednesday (my next day off). Last night I thought I had lost my checkbook so I called the bank to put a freeze on my account. I then found the checkbook in my laundry hamper ! The Alzheimers is already starting to hit. So until I physically go into the bank on Monday and get a live person to unfreeze my account I cannot do much. So no grocery shopping until maybe Tuesday night. I watched Game Four of the Series as Boston finished off Colorado to win it in four. Despite the disappointing finish, this Rockies' season was the best ever and full of many exciting moments. And if they had to lose, better it be to the Redsox. I puttered around the place and went to bed around 12:30am.
Monday 29 October: Back to work for the eight hour day. Went to the bank during lunch to unfreeze my account. It was a very warm sunny breezy day that got into the low to mid 70s. Spent a good bit of the afternoon replacing fluorescent bulbs throughout the business. After I got home, I relaxed, ate some tunafish sandwiches, and watched the Broncos on MNF. Took a long hot shower before I hit the hay about 10:15pm.
Tuesday 30 October: Woke up feeling poorly and under the weather. Worked the full day but my energy level was low. It was a warm sunny breezy day close to 70 degrees after a early cloudy start. I got home around 5:30 and was sluggish. I then just went straight to bed around 7pm and slept until around 1:30am. I woke up and had some chicken noodle soup and some biscuits to eat and caught up on my email. Went back to bed around 3am, seemingly falling asleep quickly.
Wednesday 31 October: I slept until after 11am as I had the day off. All the rest I got helped as I felt better. A much cooler day as it did not reach 50 degrees although it was clear and sunny and the wind was very light. I think there may have been a little rain and snow overnight but there was no evidence of it by the time I stirred. I went out about 2pm to go to the post office, bank, and Walmart to buy groceries. After getting all that done by about 4pm, I headed over to Burger King for a sandwich and to read the newspapers. I got back home around 6:15pm and turned on some music to listen to while I puttered around the place. Todd stopped by around 7pm for about 45 minutes and we talked as I was successful in avoiding having trick or treaters hit me up for candy. I went to bed around 11pm.
Thursday 1 November: November arrives here on the High Plains as we enjoy a sunny day with temps in the low 60s. I had to scrape windows on the truck for the first time this season. I worked the full day and get home by 5:30. I watched a little of the VT/GT college football game; the Avalanche/Penguins NHL game; and my Thursday TV shows: Earl, Office, and Scrubs. Mostly I relaxed and surfed. For dinner, I had canned lasagna. I went to bed around 10:45pm.
Friday 2 November: Another full day working. It was a cold sunny day as a front swept through and the temperature started out in the low 20s and made it only to about 45 degrees. I got home around 5:30 and had some Spanish Rice with tomatoes for supper. I watched the NMSU/Nevada college football game on and off; fully watched Ghost Whisperer; and just relaxed in my recliner and surfed. Today was the last day for about two and a half to three months of getting off work with the sun still shining after 5pm. With daylight savings ending Saturday night, the early darkness will be here and does not really get noticeably reversed until we get well into January. Because of where we are on the continent and in the time zone, it is always sad and depressing to deal with 4:30pm sunsets for the coming months. We do not get another post 5pm sunset here in Cheyenne until 20 January and it will be 3 March until we get back to the 5:53 pm sunset we will have on Saturday 3 November, the last day of daylight savings this year. So it is no understatement to say we will be in the dark for awhile. Getting off work when its already dark and having worked all day during the daylight for the most part (except when making the quick trip into work in the morning) leaves one feeling blue and glum. I have been doing this as for as long as I can remember, but it would be nice to live on the far western side of the time zone rather than close to the eastern edge so the winter days would last later into the afternoon. Maybe someday I can experience time from this different perspective for a year or so. It was nice to have daylight savings time extended one extra week in the autumn and three weeks in the late winter and early spring. I think sometime down the road I would like to see another three weeks added on to autumn end and another week to the winter end. But this probably will not be happening for a long time. Just like I want to see the Mountain Time Zone eliminated and the other three North American time zones that encompass the continental US be extended to cover the change. The results would be that the Central Time Zone would be stretched west to include NM, CO, WY, & MT and the Pacific Time Zone would be stretched East to include AZ, UT, & ID. Then I would not have to move to be in the western edge of a time zone... Uh, back to reality.. I watched "Crocodile Dundee and went to bed around 1:15am.
Saturday 3 November: I awoke around 9:30am and had oatmeal and hot chocolate for breakfast. It was a clear sunny day although somewhat windy as temperatures climbed from below freezing to the low 60s. I re-read the Friday papers while college football was airing. I stuck mostly to Penn St/Purdue and Kansas/Nebraska. Later I followed Oklahoma St/Texas; Navy/Notre Dame; Air Force/Army and BYU/CSU. The late afternoon games featured New Mexico/Texas Christian; Oregon/Arizona St; Colorado/Missouri; and Alabama/Louisiana St. For lunch I had some lunchmeat sandwiches and a couple of homemade banana smoothies. As the evening commenced I focused most of my viewing interest on Wyoming/San Diego St but kept tabs on a couple of other ongoing games such as Florida St/Boston College and California/Washington St. I worked on updating my blog, getting rid of some dated or passe content and deleting out some gadgets that were superfluous. For supper I had some cream of chicken broccoli soup and some biscuits. A relaxing quiet day spent at home. Bedtime was planned for around midnight.
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Sunday 28 October: A day off so I awoke around 9:30. One of my atomic clocks erroneously had programmed display showing daylight savings had ended so I thought it was an hour earlier when I first awoke and groggily looked at it. I had some cereal for breakfast and started to watch a little NFL. I then went out to run some errands. I took my newspapers over to the recycling bins, emptied the truck cab of trash and miscellania, went to King Soopers for my newspapers and some bananas, and since I had my computer with me, went on over to Taco John's and set up the computer and surfed after I read my newspapers and ate a taco and set up my little TV to watch and listen to some more NFL action. This is one of several places that have wireless internet to take avail of. The others here are the local bookstore & newsstand, Perkins, Shadows, and the Flying J. McDonalds is supposed to have wifi available at all their stores in the near future, but no sign of it here yet. Other places like Starbucks and Barnes & Noble have wifi access but they make you pay for it. I will not go out to a place and pay for something I can get free elsewhere. Today the warm weather returned again as it is cloudless sunny blue skies and near 70 degrees with little wind. It is supposed to be the same the next two days (while I am at work) and then cool down back to near 40 degrees on Wednesday (my next day off). Last night I thought I had lost my checkbook so I called the bank to put a freeze on my account. I then found the checkbook in my laundry hamper ! The Alzheimers is already starting to hit. So until I physically go into the bank on Monday and get a live person to unfreeze my account I cannot do much. So no grocery shopping until maybe Tuesday night. I watched Game Four of the Series as Boston finished off Colorado to win it in four. Despite the disappointing finish, this Rockies' season was the best ever and full of many exciting moments. And if they had to lose, better it be to the Redsox. I puttered around the place and went to bed around 12:30am.
Monday 29 October: Back to work for the eight hour day. Went to the bank during lunch to unfreeze my account. It was a very warm sunny breezy day that got into the low to mid 70s. Spent a good bit of the afternoon replacing fluorescent bulbs throughout the business. After I got home, I relaxed, ate some tunafish sandwiches, and watched the Broncos on MNF. Took a long hot shower before I hit the hay about 10:15pm.
Tuesday 30 October: Woke up feeling poorly and under the weather. Worked the full day but my energy level was low. It was a warm sunny breezy day close to 70 degrees after a early cloudy start. I got home around 5:30 and was sluggish. I then just went straight to bed around 7pm and slept until around 1:30am. I woke up and had some chicken noodle soup and some biscuits to eat and caught up on my email. Went back to bed around 3am, seemingly falling asleep quickly.
Wednesday 31 October: I slept until after 11am as I had the day off. All the rest I got helped as I felt better. A much cooler day as it did not reach 50 degrees although it was clear and sunny and the wind was very light. I think there may have been a little rain and snow overnight but there was no evidence of it by the time I stirred. I went out about 2pm to go to the post office, bank, and Walmart to buy groceries. After getting all that done by about 4pm, I headed over to Burger King for a sandwich and to read the newspapers. I got back home around 6:15pm and turned on some music to listen to while I puttered around the place. Todd stopped by around 7pm for about 45 minutes and we talked as I was successful in avoiding having trick or treaters hit me up for candy. I went to bed around 11pm.
Thursday 1 November: November arrives here on the High Plains as we enjoy a sunny day with temps in the low 60s. I had to scrape windows on the truck for the first time this season. I worked the full day and get home by 5:30. I watched a little of the VT/GT college football game; the Avalanche/Penguins NHL game; and my Thursday TV shows: Earl, Office, and Scrubs. Mostly I relaxed and surfed. For dinner, I had canned lasagna. I went to bed around 10:45pm.
Friday 2 November: Another full day working. It was a cold sunny day as a front swept through and the temperature started out in the low 20s and made it only to about 45 degrees. I got home around 5:30 and had some Spanish Rice with tomatoes for supper. I watched the NMSU/Nevada college football game on and off; fully watched Ghost Whisperer; and just relaxed in my recliner and surfed. Today was the last day for about two and a half to three months of getting off work with the sun still shining after 5pm. With daylight savings ending Saturday night, the early darkness will be here and does not really get noticeably reversed until we get well into January. Because of where we are on the continent and in the time zone, it is always sad and depressing to deal with 4:30pm sunsets for the coming months. We do not get another post 5pm sunset here in Cheyenne until 20 January and it will be 3 March until we get back to the 5:53 pm sunset we will have on Saturday 3 November, the last day of daylight savings this year. So it is no understatement to say we will be in the dark for awhile. Getting off work when its already dark and having worked all day during the daylight for the most part (except when making the quick trip into work in the morning) leaves one feeling blue and glum. I have been doing this as for as long as I can remember, but it would be nice to live on the far western side of the time zone rather than close to the eastern edge so the winter days would last later into the afternoon. Maybe someday I can experience time from this different perspective for a year or so. It was nice to have daylight savings time extended one extra week in the autumn and three weeks in the late winter and early spring. I think sometime down the road I would like to see another three weeks added on to autumn end and another week to the winter end. But this probably will not be happening for a long time. Just like I want to see the Mountain Time Zone eliminated and the other three North American time zones that encompass the continental US be extended to cover the change. The results would be that the Central Time Zone would be stretched west to include NM, CO, WY, & MT and the Pacific Time Zone would be stretched East to include AZ, UT, & ID. Then I would not have to move to be in the western edge of a time zone... Uh, back to reality.. I watched "Crocodile Dundee and went to bed around 1:15am.
Saturday 3 November: I awoke around 9:30am and had oatmeal and hot chocolate for breakfast. It was a clear sunny day although somewhat windy as temperatures climbed from below freezing to the low 60s. I re-read the Friday papers while college football was airing. I stuck mostly to Penn St/Purdue and Kansas/Nebraska. Later I followed Oklahoma St/Texas; Navy/Notre Dame; Air Force/Army and BYU/CSU. The late afternoon games featured New Mexico/Texas Christian; Oregon/Arizona St; Colorado/Missouri; and Alabama/Louisiana St. For lunch I had some lunchmeat sandwiches and a couple of homemade banana smoothies. As the evening commenced I focused most of my viewing interest on Wyoming/San Diego St but kept tabs on a couple of other ongoing games such as Florida St/Boston College and California/Washington St. I worked on updating my blog, getting rid of some dated or passe content and deleting out some gadgets that were superfluous. For supper I had some cream of chicken broccoli soup and some biscuits. A relaxing quiet day spent at home. Bedtime was planned for around midnight.
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Great Potential News
If this report turns out to be true, this would be truly wonderful news. The REAL ID Act is blatantly unconstitutional. illegal, a deliberate power grab by federal law enforcement bureaucrats, and an utter invasion of privacy.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9809992-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9809992-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
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The Most Influential Conservatives and Liberals in the United States
The London Telegraph compiled a list of whom they believe to be the one hundred biggest Conservatives and Liberals living in the US this week. The list includes many familiar and not-so-familiar names. Conspicuously absent on the list of conservatives is George W Bush, a rather curious decision by this internationally respected media giant.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/66840/#more
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=AI4KMWYZKSMFJQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/exclusions/uselection/nosplit/uscons1-20.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0RQSPWIDQ2KQJQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/exclusions/uselection/nosplit/liberals1-20.xml
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http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/66840/#more
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=AI4KMWYZKSMFJQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/exclusions/uselection/nosplit/uscons1-20.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0RQSPWIDQ2KQJQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/exclusions/uselection/nosplit/liberals1-20.xml
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Explaining the Downturn in the Quality of Life: One Viewpoint
This article does a partial job in explaining the downturn in the American standard of living over the last thirty years, but it omits the horrendous consequences of the vast expansion of American corporations and the cost that has had on small businesses, competition, and the flight of capital from communities, among other factors.
http://www.alternet.org/story/66639/?page=entire
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http://www.alternet.org/story/66639/?page=entire
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NFL Picks for Week Nine, 4-5 November
Here are the picks for the NFL games in Week Nine, Sunday 4 November and Monday 5 November:
Sunday 4 November
WASH (4-3) @ NYJ (1-7): Redskins (-4 1/2) 23, Jets 13
GB (6-1) @ KC (4-3): Chiefs (-1) 20, Packers 19
ARIZ (3-4) @ TB (4-4): Cardinals (+4) 26, Buccaneers 23 UPSET
CAR (4-3) @ TENN (5-2): Titans 27, Panthers 17
SF (2-5) @ ATL (1-6): FortyNiners (+3) 17, Falcons 13 UPSET
JAX (5-2) @ NORL (3-4): Jaguars (+3 1/2) 23, Saints 20
DEN (3-4) @ DET (5-2): Lions (-3) 34, Broncos 27
CINC (2-5) @ BUF (3-4): Bills (+1 1/2) 26, Bengals 20 UPSET
SD (4-3) @ MINN (2-5): Chargers (-7 1/2) 37, Vikings 13
SEA (4-3) @ CLE (4-3): Browns (-1 1/2) 19, Seahawks 16
NENG (8-0) @ IND (7-0): Colts 27, Patriots 24
HTN (3-5) @ OAK (2-5): Texans (+3) 29, Raiders 23 UPSET
DAL (6-1) @ PHIL (3-4): Eagles (+3) 31, Cocaineboys 26 UPSET
Monday 5 September
BALT (4-3) @ PGH (5-2): Steelers (-9) 20, Ravens 10
IDLE: MIA STL CHI NYG
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Sunday 4 November
WASH (4-3) @ NYJ (1-7): Redskins (-4 1/2) 23, Jets 13
GB (6-1) @ KC (4-3): Chiefs (-1) 20, Packers 19
ARIZ (3-4) @ TB (4-4): Cardinals (+4) 26, Buccaneers 23 UPSET
CAR (4-3) @ TENN (5-2): Titans 27, Panthers 17
SF (2-5) @ ATL (1-6): FortyNiners (+3) 17, Falcons 13 UPSET
JAX (5-2) @ NORL (3-4): Jaguars (+3 1/2) 23, Saints 20
DEN (3-4) @ DET (5-2): Lions (-3) 34, Broncos 27
CINC (2-5) @ BUF (3-4): Bills (+1 1/2) 26, Bengals 20 UPSET
SD (4-3) @ MINN (2-5): Chargers (-7 1/2) 37, Vikings 13
SEA (4-3) @ CLE (4-3): Browns (-1 1/2) 19, Seahawks 16
NENG (8-0) @ IND (7-0): Colts 27, Patriots 24
HTN (3-5) @ OAK (2-5): Texans (+3) 29, Raiders 23 UPSET
DAL (6-1) @ PHIL (3-4): Eagles (+3) 31, Cocaineboys 26 UPSET
Monday 5 September
BALT (4-3) @ PGH (5-2): Steelers (-9) 20, Ravens 10
IDLE: MIA STL CHI NYG
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The FAIR Tax: An Alternative to the Income Tax
It will be interesting to see if an idea like this can get off the ground in Congress in 2009. It is quite obvious the current income tax system in broken and biased against certain demographics in our nation. The big question is will this proposal be able to generate like revenues for the federal government as the current system does. Another question is what effect a change in tax systems will have on the demand for middle and high end consumer goods. Only Huckabee of Arkansas among the current candidates for the presidency has endorsed this proposal. Something certainly must be done to address the failure of the current income tax system and that proposal must be politically and economically palatable to a majority of lawmakers, policy analysts, and the next presidential administration. This may be the best hope.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_tax
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_tax
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American Nuclear Attack on Syria in September ?
Until investigative journalism does some digging and research, the truth behind what happened in the Syrian desert in September will remain a mystery. It is shocking to contemplate that American military forces deployed a nuclear weapon on foreign soil and the American public is being totally kept in the dark about an action of this magnitude.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380718519&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380718519&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
Paul Tibbets, 1915-2007
Paul Tibbets was the heroic pilot of the Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the first ever atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945, effectively ending World War II. Had the powers to be not elected to take this military action or if we had been unable to create this technological weapon, there is total certainty that I and my siblings would have never come to existence and the world would have turned out to be much different place these last 62 + years. General Tibbets was a living legend and true American hero.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-tibbets2nov02,1,4842065,full.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage&ctrack=2&cset=true
http://www.theenolagay.com/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-tibbets2nov02,1,4842065,full.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage&ctrack=2&cset=true
http://www.theenolagay.com/
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
College Football Picks for Week Ten, 1-4 November
Here is my picks for 49 of the games being played between Thursday 1 November and Sunday 4 November in college football. Only four weekends left after this one is completed. (home teams in bold)
Thursday 1 November
#11 Virginia Tech (+1 1/2) 24, Georgia Tech 20 UPSET + +
Friday 2 November
Nevada (-7 1/2) 45, New Mexico St 28 + X
Saturday 3 November
# 1 Ohio St (-15) 31, #21 Wisconsin 10 + +
# 2 Boston College (-7 1/2) 24, Florida St 20 X +
#17 Alabama (+7) 29, # 3 Louisiana St 27 UPSET X +
# 5 Oregon (-7 1/2) 27, # 4 Arizona St 24 + X
# 6 Oklahoma (-22) 44, Texas A&M 20 + +
# 7 West Virginia: IDLE
# 8 Kansas (-19) 27, Nebraska 13 + X
# 9 Missouri (-4 1/2) 27, Colorado 16 + +
#10 Georgia (-16) 27, Troy St 20 + +
#12 Michigan (-6) 20, Michigan St 16 + +
#13 Connecticut (-2) 23, Rutgers 20 + +
#14 Hawaii: IDLE
Oklahoma St (+3) 27, #15 Texas 23 UPSET X +
#16 Auburn (-39) 45, Tennessee Tech 7 + +
#18 South Florida (-6) 20, Cincinnati 17 X +
#19 Southern Cal (-14 1/2) 31, Oregon St 22 + X
#20 Florida (-14 1/2) 30, Vanderbilt 13 + +
#22 Boise St (-27) 48, San Jose St 20 + +
#23 Virginia (even) 27, #24 Wake Forest 24 + +
#25 Clemson (-17) 39, Duke 13 + +
Wyoming (-4) 30, San Diego St 23 X X
Brigham Young (-21) 41, Colorado St 17 + X
Air Force (-16 1/2) 37, Army 17 + +
New Mexico (+3 1/2) 31, Texas Christian 27 UPSET X X
Indiana (-6 1/2) 31, Ball St 17 + +
Northwestern (-1) 24, Iowa 22 X X
Miami FL (-11 1/2) 34, North Carolina St 16 X X
Pittsburgh (-13) 33, Syracuse 17 + X
Kansas St (-19) 45, Iowa St 13 X X
East Carolina (-6) 29, Memphis 22 + +
Penn St (-7) 23, Purdue 20 + +
Navy (+4) 26, Notre Dame 25 UPSET + +
Texas-El Paso (-7 1/2) 32, Rice 27 X +
Arkansas St (-17 1/2) 22, Florida Int'l 13 + +
Arizona (+2) 24, UCLA 21 UPSET + +
Central Florida (-14) 39, Marshall 10 + +
Texas Tech (-21 1/2) 47, Baylor 23 + +
Tennessee (-28) 58, Louisiana-Lafayette 13 + +
Maryland (+2) 13, North Carolina 10 UPSET X X
Fresno St (-20 1/2) 54 , Utah St 23 + X
Idaho (+3 1/2) 20, Louisiana Tech 17 UPSET X X
Washington (-3) 34, Stanford 27 + +
Southern Miss (-11) 36, Alabama-Birmingham 17 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-5) 32, Louisiana-Monroe 27 + +
Tulsa (-6 1/2) 27, Tulane 17 + +
Illinois (-13) 44, Minnesota 20 + +
South Carolina (+4) 28, Arkansas 24 UPSET X X
California (-14 1/2) 35, Washington St 23 + +
Sunday 4 November
Houston (-19) 38, Southern Methodist 17 + X
36-13/33-16/3-6
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Thursday 1 November
#11 Virginia Tech (+1 1/2) 24, Georgia Tech 20 UPSET + +
Friday 2 November
Nevada (-7 1/2) 45, New Mexico St 28 + X
Saturday 3 November
# 1 Ohio St (-15) 31, #21 Wisconsin 10 + +
# 2 Boston College (-7 1/2) 24, Florida St 20 X +
#17 Alabama (+7) 29, # 3 Louisiana St 27 UPSET X +
# 5 Oregon (-7 1/2) 27, # 4 Arizona St 24 + X
# 6 Oklahoma (-22) 44, Texas A&M 20 + +
# 7 West Virginia: IDLE
# 8 Kansas (-19) 27, Nebraska 13 + X
# 9 Missouri (-4 1/2) 27, Colorado 16 + +
#10 Georgia (-16) 27, Troy St 20 + +
#12 Michigan (-6) 20, Michigan St 16 + +
#13 Connecticut (-2) 23, Rutgers 20 + +
#14 Hawaii: IDLE
Oklahoma St (+3) 27, #15 Texas 23 UPSET X +
#16 Auburn (-39) 45, Tennessee Tech 7 + +
#18 South Florida (-6) 20, Cincinnati 17 X +
#19 Southern Cal (-14 1/2) 31, Oregon St 22 + X
#20 Florida (-14 1/2) 30, Vanderbilt 13 + +
#22 Boise St (-27) 48, San Jose St 20 + +
#23 Virginia (even) 27, #24 Wake Forest 24 + +
#25 Clemson (-17) 39, Duke 13 + +
Wyoming (-4) 30, San Diego St 23 X X
Brigham Young (-21) 41, Colorado St 17 + X
Air Force (-16 1/2) 37, Army 17 + +
New Mexico (+3 1/2) 31, Texas Christian 27 UPSET X X
Indiana (-6 1/2) 31, Ball St 17 + +
Northwestern (-1) 24, Iowa 22 X X
Miami FL (-11 1/2) 34, North Carolina St 16 X X
Pittsburgh (-13) 33, Syracuse 17 + X
Kansas St (-19) 45, Iowa St 13 X X
East Carolina (-6) 29, Memphis 22 + +
Penn St (-7) 23, Purdue 20 + +
Navy (+4) 26, Notre Dame 25 UPSET + +
Texas-El Paso (-7 1/2) 32, Rice 27 X +
Arkansas St (-17 1/2) 22, Florida Int'l 13 + +
Arizona (+2) 24, UCLA 21 UPSET + +
Central Florida (-14) 39, Marshall 10 + +
Texas Tech (-21 1/2) 47, Baylor 23 + +
Tennessee (-28) 58, Louisiana-Lafayette 13 + +
Maryland (+2) 13, North Carolina 10 UPSET X X
Fresno St (-20 1/2) 54 , Utah St 23 + X
Idaho (+3 1/2) 20, Louisiana Tech 17 UPSET X X
Washington (-3) 34, Stanford 27 + +
Southern Miss (-11) 36, Alabama-Birmingham 17 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-5) 32, Louisiana-Monroe 27 + +
Tulsa (-6 1/2) 27, Tulane 17 + +
Illinois (-13) 44, Minnesota 20 + +
South Carolina (+4) 28, Arkansas 24 UPSET X X
California (-14 1/2) 35, Washington St 23 + +
Sunday 4 November
Houston (-19) 38, Southern Methodist 17 + X
36-13/33-16/3-6
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Sunday, October 28, 2007
Sunday 28 October News Articles and Observations
Here are some recent news articles from around Sunday 28 October and my brief observations on them.
A. Just Like Financial Scandals of the Near and Distant Past
Most financial scandals and downturns that have occured in the history of our nations and many others are due to chicanary and corruption on the part of insiders and wealthy cretons trying to score a big financial coup. Most of the time they get off completely or relatively easy for their stark criminal acts and behaviors, leaving the consumers and taxpayers to pay the price and take the blows. The ongoing and worsening housing mortgage crisis and downturn are just another example of this.
http://www.alternet.org/story/65037/?page=entire
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/26/4820/
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B. The Federally Elected Official Who is the Biggest Crook
The stench of the neverending flatulence of the corruption being spewed by senior Kentucky US Senator and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is so obvious and apparent. Hopefully intelligence and justice will win out and this hoodlum will be ousted in November '08.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/66322/#more
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C. The End is Near For Many Primates
These 25 species will disappear from the wild within the next two decades and the only place they will still exist will be in zoos and in private collections.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/26/endangered
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D. Was Wellstone the JFK of the Early 21st Century ?
Had Minnesota US Senator Paul Wellstone had not been killed in a plane crash in 2002, it is highly probable he would have a top contender for the US Presidency in 2008. He had an extraordinary vision of how to take America into the second decade of this century.
http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=3804
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E. Visible Results of the Dieoff of Honeybees
Genetic manipulation of these creatures may be the cause of their widespread demise in many places across North America.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/28/4858/
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F. Dodging the Bullet so Far on Oil Price Increases
Unfortunately, we will not for much longer. How high will it go ? Lets hope for a mild winter, particularly in the Northeast, so usage of home heating oil doesn't drive the price even higher.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/news/economy/gas_oil/index.htm?cnn=yes
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSP21758220071026?sp=true
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G. Many if not Most Foreign Made Goods Being Made Sometimes by Children
There is little doubt this travesty and immorality is more widespread than we think and is being cleverly and astonishingly covered up by American and other multinational corporations all in the name of profit and greed.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2200590,00.html
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H. Water Woes Growing Nationally
The problem is only worsening in places like the Southeastern US where it was largely unimaginable less than a decade ago. Will Atlanta have to become like Tucson and ban lawns of green grass ?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071026/ap_on_re_us/vanishing_water;_ylt=AtNVZ2YEHkjAN7wCbP25p.Ws0NUE
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A. Just Like Financial Scandals of the Near and Distant Past
Most financial scandals and downturns that have occured in the history of our nations and many others are due to chicanary and corruption on the part of insiders and wealthy cretons trying to score a big financial coup. Most of the time they get off completely or relatively easy for their stark criminal acts and behaviors, leaving the consumers and taxpayers to pay the price and take the blows. The ongoing and worsening housing mortgage crisis and downturn are just another example of this.
http://www.alternet.org/story/65037/?page=entire
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/26/4820/
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B. The Federally Elected Official Who is the Biggest Crook
The stench of the neverending flatulence of the corruption being spewed by senior Kentucky US Senator and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is so obvious and apparent. Hopefully intelligence and justice will win out and this hoodlum will be ousted in November '08.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/66322/#more
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C. The End is Near For Many Primates
These 25 species will disappear from the wild within the next two decades and the only place they will still exist will be in zoos and in private collections.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/26/endangered
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D. Was Wellstone the JFK of the Early 21st Century ?
Had Minnesota US Senator Paul Wellstone had not been killed in a plane crash in 2002, it is highly probable he would have a top contender for the US Presidency in 2008. He had an extraordinary vision of how to take America into the second decade of this century.
http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=3804
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E. Visible Results of the Dieoff of Honeybees
Genetic manipulation of these creatures may be the cause of their widespread demise in many places across North America.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/28/4858/
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F. Dodging the Bullet so Far on Oil Price Increases
Unfortunately, we will not for much longer. How high will it go ? Lets hope for a mild winter, particularly in the Northeast, so usage of home heating oil doesn't drive the price even higher.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/news/economy/gas_oil/index.htm?cnn=yes
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSP21758220071026?sp=true
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G. Many if not Most Foreign Made Goods Being Made Sometimes by Children
There is little doubt this travesty and immorality is more widespread than we think and is being cleverly and astonishingly covered up by American and other multinational corporations all in the name of profit and greed.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2200590,00.html
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H. Water Woes Growing Nationally
The problem is only worsening in places like the Southeastern US where it was largely unimaginable less than a decade ago. Will Atlanta have to become like Tucson and ban lawns of green grass ?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071026/ap_on_re_us/vanishing_water;_ylt=AtNVZ2YEHkjAN7wCbP25p.Ws0NUE
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Redsox Best the Rockies in Four
It was a letdown after the long exciting run, but the Colorado Rockies had their season end on a somewhat negative note as the Boston Redsox took the World Series for 2007.
This was by far the most exciting season for the Rockies, particularly the last two weeks of the regular season, the play-in game with San Diego (which I was so fortunate to attend and really enjoy along with my brother), the NLDS, and the NLCS. We got to see a lot of young guys get better and come together as a team.
The best is yet to come for this young and exciting club. I, like many other baseball fans, look forward to the '08 season.
Pitchers and Catchers Report in less than 11o days !
This was by far the most exciting season for the Rockies, particularly the last two weeks of the regular season, the play-in game with San Diego (which I was so fortunate to attend and really enjoy along with my brother), the NLDS, and the NLCS. We got to see a lot of young guys get better and come together as a team.
The best is yet to come for this young and exciting club. I, like many other baseball fans, look forward to the '08 season.
Pitchers and Catchers Report in less than 11o days !
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Happy Birthday to Mom
Here's wishing a Happy Birthday to my Mom, the greatest and most influential person ever in my life.
My Week in Review: 21-27 October
Another week, another story of the daily life of an aging boring old white guy.
Sunday 21 October: Awoke around 9:15am and looked out the window to see that a light dusting of snow had occurred overnight. Got ready for work and headed over to King Soopers to get my newspapers and some cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Worked 11-6 as the day was not too busy and free of any noteworthy occurences. I got home just in time to watch the start of Game 7 of the Cle/Bsn ALCS; also kept tabs on the Den/Pgh SNF game. Read my papers more fully, did the sudoku, and ate butter bread for dinner. It was a cold day although the sun did break through by midafternoon. I do not think it got to 40 degrees and there was a cold NW wind blowing to chill one's bones deeply. I think we only got about 2-3" of snow which mostly melted upon falling. I had to use the wipers to plow what little did stick off the windshield when I started out today. By the time I left work, one could not even tell that it had snowed earlier in the day. The official NWS total was 1.2". Watched a little more TV while re-reading my Sunday papers and went to bed around 12:30am.
Monday 22 October: A day off from work. Got up around 11 after staying under the covers for about an hour or so on the cold crisp morning. Ate some cereal for breakfast. Surfed and tried to stay on top of Rockies tickets fiasco. Headed out around 1:30 and went Barnes & Noble and read and browsed for about an hour. Then I went over to BK and had a couple of sandwiches; read the Rocky, USA, and Cheyenne papers; and did all the puzzles while listening to Irv & Joe on the Fan. I've been listening to those guys since I moved to this area 19 years ago and heard about their radio sports talk show. They are always informative, entertaining, and opinionated which is why they are the best at what they do in this area and have been on the air for over 25 years. Today ended up being a warmer sunny day with wind as it got near 50 degrees after a morning low around 23. I went home around 4:45 and caught the evening news. Halfheartedly watched MNF in the first half and then a little more closely in the second half. Puttered around the place doing some odd things throughout the evening. Turned to Nightline to hear the latest on the fires in Southern Cal as both Leno and Letterman were repeats. Started watching Forest Gump at 11am and surfed a little more while I watched. Went to bed around 1am.
Tuesday 23 October: Another day off from work; consecutive weekdays is always nice. I slept in until around 10am. I then had cereal for breakfast. I did nothing away from the place. It was a warm sunny windy day with temps around 60 degrees. I spent about an hour plus in the garage going through the remaining boxes to see what I still need to bring up. I found a fair amount of stuff and also organized some boxes in a limited way. I still need to rebox some aging boxes and go through some others and discard some things that I no longer want or need. I figure I have about three to four hours of work in the garage still so it will keep me busy in the coming weeks on my day off. Hopefully I can have it done completely before the end of November. I still have yet to find any of my wall tapestries and its quite bewildering where they are. I still need to finish hanging pictures in the apartment and finish organizing my desk and office. So I have some activities to keep at in the coming weeks. I talked to Matt and we lamented the inability to get tickets to the World Series and discussed coming down when the Rockies close in on the championship. Later I more fully repaired my broken end table, fixed the screenguard to one of my speakers and hooked up an antenna to my bedroom receiver. I watched on and off the Avalanche-Oilers game and the ABC news special on the Southern Cal fires that pre-empted Boston Legal. Dinner consisted of canned ravioli which tasted great as I had no lunch. I took a nice long hot shower that was relaxing and went to bed around 11:45.
Wednesday 24 October: Back to work for the eight hour day. A surprisingly sunny warm day as we got into the mid 70s and tied a record. Had peas and Lipton noodles stroganoff for dinner. Watched Game One of the World Series, but Boston scored early and often and turned it into a rout. I fell asleep watching it in fourth inning or so and didn't wake up until the eighth. Surfed and zapped awhile before going to bed around 11pm
Thursday 25 October: Another record setting warm sunny day as we got to 76 degrees which is about 20 degrees above normal. I worked again all day and got home to watch Game Two which turned out to be much better and closer as the Redsox edged the Rockies 2-1 to take the 2-0 series lead. Kept tabs on Air Force-New Mexico and Boston College-Virginia Tech. I had Lipton chicken broccoli noodles and carrots for dinner. Later, I made myself some butterscotch pudding. Went to bed around 11pm.
Friday 26 October: Back to work again for the eight hour day. Weather changed to a cool cloudy day with temps never getting past 40 degrees and no sun all day. When I got home, I had some cream of mushroom soup and some grilled cheese sandwiches. Watched the Avalanche-Flames game and caught the episode of Ghost Whisperer. Kept tabs on Boise St-Fresno St. Went to bed around 11pm as all this week there were repeats of both Letterman and Leno.
Saturday 27 October: A day off from work (or so I thought) so I slept in until around 9:45. Enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of oatmeal. It was a cloudy cold day but we did get some dim sunshine through the clouds late in the afternoon but it never got much above 50 degrees. Got called into work and worked from noon until 5pm. I went next store to watch game three of the World Series and some college football at the sports bar "Shadows". I had a bowl of minestrone soup and a mushroom cheeseburger while watching. Hit the hay around midnight.
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Sunday 21 October: Awoke around 9:15am and looked out the window to see that a light dusting of snow had occurred overnight. Got ready for work and headed over to King Soopers to get my newspapers and some cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Worked 11-6 as the day was not too busy and free of any noteworthy occurences. I got home just in time to watch the start of Game 7 of the Cle/Bsn ALCS; also kept tabs on the Den/Pgh SNF game. Read my papers more fully, did the sudoku, and ate butter bread for dinner. It was a cold day although the sun did break through by midafternoon. I do not think it got to 40 degrees and there was a cold NW wind blowing to chill one's bones deeply. I think we only got about 2-3" of snow which mostly melted upon falling. I had to use the wipers to plow what little did stick off the windshield when I started out today. By the time I left work, one could not even tell that it had snowed earlier in the day. The official NWS total was 1.2". Watched a little more TV while re-reading my Sunday papers and went to bed around 12:30am.
Monday 22 October: A day off from work. Got up around 11 after staying under the covers for about an hour or so on the cold crisp morning. Ate some cereal for breakfast. Surfed and tried to stay on top of Rockies tickets fiasco. Headed out around 1:30 and went Barnes & Noble and read and browsed for about an hour. Then I went over to BK and had a couple of sandwiches; read the Rocky, USA, and Cheyenne papers; and did all the puzzles while listening to Irv & Joe on the Fan. I've been listening to those guys since I moved to this area 19 years ago and heard about their radio sports talk show. They are always informative, entertaining, and opinionated which is why they are the best at what they do in this area and have been on the air for over 25 years. Today ended up being a warmer sunny day with wind as it got near 50 degrees after a morning low around 23. I went home around 4:45 and caught the evening news. Halfheartedly watched MNF in the first half and then a little more closely in the second half. Puttered around the place doing some odd things throughout the evening. Turned to Nightline to hear the latest on the fires in Southern Cal as both Leno and Letterman were repeats. Started watching Forest Gump at 11am and surfed a little more while I watched. Went to bed around 1am.
Tuesday 23 October: Another day off from work; consecutive weekdays is always nice. I slept in until around 10am. I then had cereal for breakfast. I did nothing away from the place. It was a warm sunny windy day with temps around 60 degrees. I spent about an hour plus in the garage going through the remaining boxes to see what I still need to bring up. I found a fair amount of stuff and also organized some boxes in a limited way. I still need to rebox some aging boxes and go through some others and discard some things that I no longer want or need. I figure I have about three to four hours of work in the garage still so it will keep me busy in the coming weeks on my day off. Hopefully I can have it done completely before the end of November. I still have yet to find any of my wall tapestries and its quite bewildering where they are. I still need to finish hanging pictures in the apartment and finish organizing my desk and office. So I have some activities to keep at in the coming weeks. I talked to Matt and we lamented the inability to get tickets to the World Series and discussed coming down when the Rockies close in on the championship. Later I more fully repaired my broken end table, fixed the screenguard to one of my speakers and hooked up an antenna to my bedroom receiver. I watched on and off the Avalanche-Oilers game and the ABC news special on the Southern Cal fires that pre-empted Boston Legal. Dinner consisted of canned ravioli which tasted great as I had no lunch. I took a nice long hot shower that was relaxing and went to bed around 11:45.
Wednesday 24 October: Back to work for the eight hour day. A surprisingly sunny warm day as we got into the mid 70s and tied a record. Had peas and Lipton noodles stroganoff for dinner. Watched Game One of the World Series, but Boston scored early and often and turned it into a rout. I fell asleep watching it in fourth inning or so and didn't wake up until the eighth. Surfed and zapped awhile before going to bed around 11pm
Thursday 25 October: Another record setting warm sunny day as we got to 76 degrees which is about 20 degrees above normal. I worked again all day and got home to watch Game Two which turned out to be much better and closer as the Redsox edged the Rockies 2-1 to take the 2-0 series lead. Kept tabs on Air Force-New Mexico and Boston College-Virginia Tech. I had Lipton chicken broccoli noodles and carrots for dinner. Later, I made myself some butterscotch pudding. Went to bed around 11pm.
Friday 26 October: Back to work again for the eight hour day. Weather changed to a cool cloudy day with temps never getting past 40 degrees and no sun all day. When I got home, I had some cream of mushroom soup and some grilled cheese sandwiches. Watched the Avalanche-Flames game and caught the episode of Ghost Whisperer. Kept tabs on Boise St-Fresno St. Went to bed around 11pm as all this week there were repeats of both Letterman and Leno.
Saturday 27 October: A day off from work (or so I thought) so I slept in until around 9:45. Enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of oatmeal. It was a cloudy cold day but we did get some dim sunshine through the clouds late in the afternoon but it never got much above 50 degrees. Got called into work and worked from noon until 5pm. I went next store to watch game three of the World Series and some college football at the sports bar "Shadows". I had a bowl of minestrone soup and a mushroom cheeseburger while watching. Hit the hay around midnight.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
College Football Picks for Week Nine, 25-28 October
Here are my picks for the upcoming college football games for week eight from Thursday 25 October through Sunday 28 October. (home teams in bold)
Thursday 25 October
#2 Boston College (+3) 23, #8 Virginia Tech 17 UPSET + +
New Mexico (-6) 31, Air Force 24 + +
Friday 26 October
Boise St (-3) 38, Fresno St 34 + +
Saturday 27 October
#25 Penn St (+4 1/2) 24, #1 Ohio St 22 UPSET X X
#3 Louisiana St: IDLE
#4 Arizona St (-3) 27, #23 California 23 + +
#5 Oregon (-2 1/2) 30, #12 Southern Cal 26 + +
#6 Oklahoma: IDLE
#7 West Virginia (-6 1/2) 27, Rutgers 21 + X
#9 Kansas (-3 1/2) 24, Texas A&M 17 + +
#10 South Florida (-6) 20, #23 Connecticut 16 X +
#11 Florida (-7 1/2) 29, Georgia 17 (@JACKSONVILLE) X X
#13 Missouri (-29) 45, Iowa St 13 + +
#14 Kentucky (-14) 33, Mississippi St 20 X +
#15 Virginia (-4 1/2) 32, North Carolina St 22 X X
#16 South Carolina (-2 1/2) 20, Tennessee 13 X X
#17 Hawaii (-30) 56, New Mexico St 24 + +
#19 Texas (-21) 36, Nebraska 27 + +
#20 Michigan (-23) 48, Minnesota 13 + +
#22 Auburn (-17 1/2) 38, Mississippi 13 + X
#24 Alabama: IDLE
Wyoming (-10) 27, Nevada-Las Vegas 17 + +
Utah (-6 1/2) 31, Colorado St 20 + +
Wisconsin (-9 1/2) 28, Indiana 13 + +
Purdue (-14) 37, Northwestern 16 + +
Wake Forest (-6) 27, North Carolina 10 + +
Louisville (-10) 34, Pittsburgh 26 + +
Illinois (-14) 38, Ball St 10 + X
Texas Tech (-13 1/2) 29, Colorado 13 X X
Michigan St (-4) 23, Iowa 10 X X
Vanderbilt (-14) 24, Miami OH 20 + +
Arkansas (-41) 49, Florida Int'l 7 + +
Tulsa (-14 1/2) 33, Southern Methodist 20 + +
Tulane (-2 1/2) 16, Memphis 13 X X
Utah St (-2 1/2) 34, Louisiana Tech 31 X X
Washington (-3 1/2) 28, Arizona 23 X X
Kansas St (-26) 44, Baylor 16 + +
East Carolina (-15) 30, Alabama-Birmingham 13 + +
Maryland (+4 1/2) 24, Clemson 20 UPSET X X
Nevada (-18) 38, Idaho 17 + X
Florida Atlantic (-6 1/2) 23, Louisiana-Monroe 20 X +
Marshall (-9) 26, Rice 14 + +
Oregon St (-14) 35, Stanford 16 + +
Washington St (+6) 24, UCLA 23 UPSET + +
Troy St (-6) 33, Arkansas St 22 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-10) 27, North Texas 10 ++
Florida St (-17 1/2) 28, Duke 7 + +
Texas-El Paso (+6 1/2) 27, Houston 24 UPSET X +
Sunday 28 October
Southern Mississippi (-3) 34, Central Florida 24
31-14/31-14/1-3
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Thursday 25 October
#2 Boston College (+3) 23, #8 Virginia Tech 17 UPSET + +
New Mexico (-6) 31, Air Force 24 + +
Friday 26 October
Boise St (-3) 38, Fresno St 34 + +
Saturday 27 October
#25 Penn St (+4 1/2) 24, #1 Ohio St 22 UPSET X X
#3 Louisiana St: IDLE
#4 Arizona St (-3) 27, #23 California 23 + +
#5 Oregon (-2 1/2) 30, #12 Southern Cal 26 + +
#6 Oklahoma: IDLE
#7 West Virginia (-6 1/2) 27, Rutgers 21 + X
#9 Kansas (-3 1/2) 24, Texas A&M 17 + +
#10 South Florida (-6) 20, #23 Connecticut 16 X +
#11 Florida (-7 1/2) 29, Georgia 17 (@JACKSONVILLE) X X
#13 Missouri (-29) 45, Iowa St 13 + +
#14 Kentucky (-14) 33, Mississippi St 20 X +
#15 Virginia (-4 1/2) 32, North Carolina St 22 X X
#16 South Carolina (-2 1/2) 20, Tennessee 13 X X
#17 Hawaii (-30) 56, New Mexico St 24 + +
#19 Texas (-21) 36, Nebraska 27 + +
#20 Michigan (-23) 48, Minnesota 13 + +
#22 Auburn (-17 1/2) 38, Mississippi 13 + X
#24 Alabama: IDLE
Wyoming (-10) 27, Nevada-Las Vegas 17 + +
Utah (-6 1/2) 31, Colorado St 20 + +
Wisconsin (-9 1/2) 28, Indiana 13 + +
Purdue (-14) 37, Northwestern 16 + +
Wake Forest (-6) 27, North Carolina 10 + +
Louisville (-10) 34, Pittsburgh 26 + +
Illinois (-14) 38, Ball St 10 + X
Texas Tech (-13 1/2) 29, Colorado 13 X X
Michigan St (-4) 23, Iowa 10 X X
Vanderbilt (-14) 24, Miami OH 20 + +
Arkansas (-41) 49, Florida Int'l 7 + +
Tulsa (-14 1/2) 33, Southern Methodist 20 + +
Tulane (-2 1/2) 16, Memphis 13 X X
Utah St (-2 1/2) 34, Louisiana Tech 31 X X
Washington (-3 1/2) 28, Arizona 23 X X
Kansas St (-26) 44, Baylor 16 + +
East Carolina (-15) 30, Alabama-Birmingham 13 + +
Maryland (+4 1/2) 24, Clemson 20 UPSET X X
Nevada (-18) 38, Idaho 17 + X
Florida Atlantic (-6 1/2) 23, Louisiana-Monroe 20 X +
Marshall (-9) 26, Rice 14 + +
Oregon St (-14) 35, Stanford 16 + +
Washington St (+6) 24, UCLA 23 UPSET + +
Troy St (-6) 33, Arkansas St 22 + +
Middle Tennessee St (-10) 27, North Texas 10 ++
Florida St (-17 1/2) 28, Duke 7 + +
Texas-El Paso (+6 1/2) 27, Houston 24 UPSET X +
Sunday 28 October
Southern Mississippi (-3) 34, Central Florida 24
31-14/31-14/1-3
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NFL Picks for Week Eight, 28-29 October
Here are the picks for the NFL games being played on Sunday 28 October and Monday 29 October. (home teams in bold print)
Sunday 28 October
CLE (3-3) @ STL(0-7): Browns (-4) 34, Rams 23
DET(4-2) @ CHI(3-4): Bears (-5 1/2) 27, Lions 20
IND(6-0) @ CAR (4-2): Colts (-7 1/2) 26, Panthers 13
NYG (5-2) v MIA (07) @ London, UK: Ginats (-10 1/2) 37, Dolphins 17
OAK ( 2-4) @ TENN (4-2): Titans (-7) 27, Raiders 16
PHIL (2-4) @ MINN (2-4): Vikings (+1) 20, Eagles 16 UPSET
PGH (4-2) @ CINC (2-4): Steelers (-4 1/2) 44, Bengals 26
BUF (2-4) @ NYJ (1-6): Jets (-3) 17, Bills 16
HTN (3-4) @ SD (3-3): Chargers (-9) 33, Texans 20
JAX (4-2) @ TB (4-3): Buccaneers (-3 1/2) 20, Jaguars 10
NORL (2-4) @ SF (2-4): Saints (-3) 32, FortyNiners 16
WASH (4-2) @ NENG (7-0): Patriots (-16 1/2) 33, Redskins 10
Monday 29 October
GB (5-1) @ DEN (3-3): Broncos (-3) 34, Packers 27
IDLE: KC ARIZ SEA BALT ATL DAL
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Sunday 28 October
CLE (3-3) @ STL(0-7): Browns (-4) 34, Rams 23
DET(4-2) @ CHI(3-4): Bears (-5 1/2) 27, Lions 20
IND(6-0) @ CAR (4-2): Colts (-7 1/2) 26, Panthers 13
NYG (5-2) v MIA (07) @ London, UK: Ginats (-10 1/2) 37, Dolphins 17
OAK ( 2-4) @ TENN (4-2): Titans (-7) 27, Raiders 16
PHIL (2-4) @ MINN (2-4): Vikings (+1) 20, Eagles 16 UPSET
PGH (4-2) @ CINC (2-4): Steelers (-4 1/2) 44, Bengals 26
BUF (2-4) @ NYJ (1-6): Jets (-3) 17, Bills 16
HTN (3-4) @ SD (3-3): Chargers (-9) 33, Texans 20
JAX (4-2) @ TB (4-3): Buccaneers (-3 1/2) 20, Jaguars 10
NORL (2-4) @ SF (2-4): Saints (-3) 32, FortyNiners 16
WASH (4-2) @ NENG (7-0): Patriots (-16 1/2) 33, Redskins 10
Monday 29 October
GB (5-1) @ DEN (3-3): Broncos (-3) 34, Packers 27
IDLE: KC ARIZ SEA BALT ATL DAL
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Attempt to Get World Series Tickets Fails
We gave it a shot, but came up short. With millions and millions of people trying to get but 60,000 or less tickets for the three World Series games to be played in Denver, the odds were very slim that we could score some tickets. Thus, we will be watching the games on television like most everybody else, but a road trip to downtown Denver may occur if the Rockies are on the eve of winning it all on either Sunday 28 October or Monday 29 October. We will just have to see what happens...
GO ROCKIES !!!!
BRING HOME THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP !!!!
BEAT THE BEANTOWNERS !!!!
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GO ROCKIES !!!!
BRING HOME THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP !!!!
BEAT THE BEANTOWNERS !!!!
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2008: Doomsday for the Republican Party
The general elections are now but about a year away, and with each passing week, the news gets more bad for Republicans. I can now see the US Senate with over 60 Democrats and the US House with around 280 Democrats, perhaps even near 300. This upcoming election is shaping up as the greatest sea change politically this nation has seen since the FDR election in 1932.
http://www.airamerica.com/node/5514
http://www.airamerica.com/node/5514
The Consequences of Being PAST the Tipping Point
Many observers, including yours truly, are convinced that the global climate change crisis is now clearly here and that we now past the "tipping point", the moment when any actions by mankind can stop the inevitable and fast changing pace of climate change and the resulting catastrophies, cataclysms, and disasters. Each summer from now into the foreseeable future, ice will continue to melt and disappear from the Arctic region, including Greenland, to the point the region will be ice free on the sea in 15 years or less; and of more alarming concern, the collapse into the ocean of the West Antarctic Ice Shelf, a mass of ice bigger than Alaska, is likely to occur within the decade. These actions will cause a rise in sea level that will significantly make an impact on untold millions and the global economy, along with resulting in rapid and sudden climatic changes that will be nothing short of shocking.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/21/AR2007102100761.html?nav=hcmodule
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/21/AR2007102100761.html?nav=hcmodule
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Long Ago and Far Away...A Moment Back in Time
Reading this article brings back memories from an autumn 25 years ago. It seems such a long, long time ago. I was living in a house on Palo Duro Street in NE Albuquerque with my younger brother and a co-worker of his. We were young, free, and carefree. Barely surviving and living on the edge. Just going to work, watching football (although the NFL was on strike for two months), and drinking a lot of beer (funny-I am still doing two of those three things these days--but extremely rarely even drinking a beer). Parties every weekend with friends and visitors over to live it up. I still have the 27" Curtis Mathes console TV that was half the entertainment system along with my Technics stereo system. We listened to most of our good, now classic, rock on primarily LPs and sometimes cassettes. No CDs, cell phones, satellite TV or radio, computers and the internet, digital recordings and music players -- technology was much simpler. The Milwaukee Brewers gave the St Louis Cardinals an entertaining all-out full battle for the seven games of the World Series.
I went to a Lobos football game against Utah that autumn and, although the stadium was only about half full, the crowd was appreciative. It was a Lobo basketball town inclusively back then, and its nice to see the football team finally come of age in recent years and become the top draw in Albq as the hoops program has stagnated, underachieved, and been uninspiring for many years now. But the university and community is seriously dropping the ball in not taking the time to honor these athletes for their yet unmatched accomplishments after all these years.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/oct/23/teamwork-coaching-helped-1982-lobos-become-greates/
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I went to a Lobos football game against Utah that autumn and, although the stadium was only about half full, the crowd was appreciative. It was a Lobo basketball town inclusively back then, and its nice to see the football team finally come of age in recent years and become the top draw in Albq as the hoops program has stagnated, underachieved, and been uninspiring for many years now. But the university and community is seriously dropping the ball in not taking the time to honor these athletes for their yet unmatched accomplishments after all these years.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/oct/23/teamwork-coaching-helped-1982-lobos-become-greates/
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Baseball's Greatest Miracles: One Man's Opinion
Rob Neyer is a respected ballball writer and historian. His article here is weighted with too many recent occurences but it is still a great read. The list is about team accomplishments and should not have included Joe Dimaggio and his fantastic individual accomplishment or the Kirk Gibson home run. If the Colorado Rockies take the Series, might their story be considered the greatest miracle in baseball history ?
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2007/insider/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=3070306&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fmlb%2fplayoffs2007%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dneyer_rob%26id%3d3070306
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http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2007/insider/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=3070306&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fmlb%2fplayoffs2007%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dneyer_rob%26id%3d3070306
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Vote Yes on All NIne Denver Bond Issues
An important election occurs on or before 6 November in the city of Denver on nine important bond issues essential for maintenance and improvements of the city's infrastructure. Having been a recent Denver resident and employed in varying lines of work that allowed me to personally see virtually all of the city and its infrastructure, I clearly am aware of the needs existing and what is in poor condition and ill-repair. Some of the issues deal with quality of life issues and as Denver is the premier city of the time zone and region, it is essential to maintain and make improvements on the important cultural and educational facilities that help make this city the special place it is. If you are voting, please vote yes on all nine ballot bond issues. You will be voting to make Denver a better and more beautiful place to live, work, and play.
http://www.betterdenver.org/
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http://www.betterdenver.org/
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Hopes of Online World Series Tickets Sales Crash
UPDATE: @9:15pm Mon 10/22: The Colorado Rockies have announced ticket sales will resume at 12noon MDT on TUE 10/23 online.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5728937,00.html
MLB confidently and foolishly boasted that its ability to process ticket orders online was completely immune to any volume of traffic, but that turned out to be a pipe dream. Virtually nobody was able to buy tickets that went on sale at 10am MDT for the upcoming three home games in the World Series for the Colorado Rockies. I was among one of those hoping to get a ticket for Sunday 28 October's Game Four, but I knew it would be a longshot and with the spectacular failure of the online technology, the chances appear even more grim and impossible.
When the announcement is made later Monday evening, my friend and operative will make an attempt again to secure tickets, but securing the four tickets we are seeking will probably be akin to winning the lottery, which by the way is the method that should have been used to manage this process that has turned out to be an unmitigated boondoggle.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5728556,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/tech/article/0,2777,DRMN_23910_5728180,00.html
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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5728937,00.html
MLB confidently and foolishly boasted that its ability to process ticket orders online was completely immune to any volume of traffic, but that turned out to be a pipe dream. Virtually nobody was able to buy tickets that went on sale at 10am MDT for the upcoming three home games in the World Series for the Colorado Rockies. I was among one of those hoping to get a ticket for Sunday 28 October's Game Four, but I knew it would be a longshot and with the spectacular failure of the online technology, the chances appear even more grim and impossible.
When the announcement is made later Monday evening, my friend and operative will make an attempt again to secure tickets, but securing the four tickets we are seeking will probably be akin to winning the lottery, which by the way is the method that should have been used to manage this process that has turned out to be an unmitigated boondoggle.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/article/0,2777,DRMN_23924_5728556,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/tech/article/0,2777,DRMN_23910_5728180,00.html
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