- July 16, 2012 -

We have a "utility room" that I use for my yarn storage. Since I used to have a yarn store up in town & YAS (Yarn Acquisition Syndrome), I have a LOT of yarn. I love to knit & crochet & have enough yarn to last me a lifetime & then some. WOOHOO! Well, we cleaned out that room yesterday. We took EVERYTHING out of it, hosed it all down (years of dust in there), hosed off all the bin lids, labeled a lot of the buckets for quick finding of yarn for specific types of projects, & put it all back nice & neat (over the years it had gotten a little discombobulated with me pulling yarn out, adding yarn, etc. Wow is it nice in there now! Future projects will be much easier to start because if I need XX ounces of regular yarn for my knitting machine, that's in those buckets. If I need XX ounces of fancy yarn to hand knit a sweater ... right over there ... nice! :) LCFD business meeting tomorrow.

Akira screened in Japan for the 1st time. (1988)

Before putting something away, ask yourself it it's work keeping.

Bush unveils strategy for homeland security (2002):

On this day in 2002, President George W. Bush announces his plan for strengthening homeland security in the wake of the shocking September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., in which nearly 3,000 people had been killed. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed on American soil, Bush launched a massive overhaul of the nation's security, intelligence and emergency-response systems through the creation of the White House Office of Homeland Security. Later in the month, the Department of Homeland Security was established as a federal agency. It was part of a two-pronged effort, which included pre-emptive military action against terrorists in other countries, to fight the war on terror.

During a White House press conference that day, Bush gave the American public a preview of the changes to come, including, but not limited to, a color-coded warning system that identified different levels of threat, assessing which industries and regions were vulnerable to attack. He also proposed changes in laws that would give the president increased executive powers, particularly with regard to anti-terrorism policy.

On the day of his announcement, it appeared that Bush and Congress formed a fairly united front in favor of the new policy. However, as soon as the Department of Homeland Security was established, critics who feared the potential abuse of presidential powers and the abandonment of civil liberties in the name of national security raised their voices. Bush tried to reassure them that the changes were constitutional and open to Congressional oversight. However, over the next few years, his administration faced accusations of flagrantly violating the Constitution and creating a political culture of secrecy and cronyism.

Car payments are just a way of life for most middle-class people who have resigned themselves to never getting anywhere financially. Your goal is to try & reverse that mindset, because it's virtually impossible to get rich & build wealth while you've got car payments hanging over your head.

Frequent your farmer's market. For organic fruits & veggies, the best prices usually come from local growers. Plus, with no need to truck the produce hundreds of miles, you'll have reduced your contribution to gas emissions.

How many children did Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI have?

4—2 daughters & 2 sons. Only the 1stborn, Marie Therese Charlotte, survived the French Revolution.

Inimical:

1: Being adverse often by reason of histility or malevolence. 2: Hostile or unfriendly.

She approached her uncle for advice but received an inimical response rather than the anticipated support.

In "inimical," one finds both a friend & an enemy. The word descends from Latin inimicus, which combines amicus ("friend") with the negative prefix in-, ("not"). In current English, however, "inimical" rarely describes a person. Instead, it's generally used to describe forces, concepts, or situations that are in some way harmful or hostile. For example, high inflation may be called inimical to economic growth. Inimicus is also an ancestor of "enemy," whereas amicus gave us the much more congenial "amicable" ("friendly" or "peaceful") & "amiable" ("agreeable" or "friendly").

It used to be that a man waited for a woman to offer her hand before he extended his. Today, regardless of gender, people should shake hands upon meeting, & it doesn't matter who puts out their hand 1st.

Scan to PDF:

Turn your iOS device into a document scanner!
FEATURED IN THE NEW & NOTEWORTHY SECTION BY APPLE!
Scan To PDF allows you to obtain images of documents from your camera or image library and convert them into great looking multi-page PDF files. The app includes a proprietary image processing algorithm that converts the color images taken from the camera into great looking black and white images. Once the PDFs are generated, you can export them via email, printer, or to any other app that accepts PDFs. In fact, printing the PDFs essentially turns the app into a copy machine. Scan to PDF includes many image processing tools such as rotation, crop, copy to clipboard, grayscale, and others.
If you have an efax service, Scan To PDF is a great way of inputing documents for faxing.
You can export images to the clipboard or image library for use in other apps.
Watch the demo video on our website at www.tipirnenisoftware.com.
Features:
- proprietary image processing algorithm for great looking documents.
- import from camera, clipboard, or image library.
- export PDFs via email, printer, DropBox, or to any other app that accepts PDFs.
- export individual images via clipboard or image library.
- magnified view to see full image detail.
- universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
PLEASE NOTE: This app has limited functionality on devices without a camera such as the first generation of iPads. On these devices images can only be imported from the clipboard or image library.

Tex Schramm dies (2003):

On this day in 2003, former Dallas Cowboys General Manager Tex Schramm dies at the age of 83. Schramm served as the architect of 30 Cowboys teams, from the franchise’s inception as an NFL expansion team in 1960 until 1989, when owner Burn Bright sold the team to oil billionaire Jerry Jones. Under Schramm’s stewardship, the Cowboys won five NFC titles and two Super Bowl championships.

Contrary to his nickname, Tex Schramm was born and raised in Southern California. He played high school football in his home state before moving to Austin to study journalism at the University of Texas. After graduation, he took a job as public relations director for the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams had moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles in 1945, and had been the first team to integrate the segregated NFL that same year, with the signing of Kenny Washington and Woody Strode out of UCLA. After being promoted to general manager of the Rams in 1949, Schramm signed the first player from a historically black college, Tank Younger out of Grambling. In 1950, Schramm selected the first African American in NFL draft history, Dan Towler from Washington and Jefferson.

In 1960, after three years working in television, Schramm was hired as general manager of the expansion Dallas Cowboys. His philosophy centered on building a team through the draft, and in 1961, he began by selecting Bob Lilly, a defensive tackle who went on to anchor Dallas’ feared "Doomsday Defense" from 1961 to 1974. In 1963, Schramm drafted Lee Roy Jordan to play linebacker behind Lilly, and the next year chose defensive back Mel Renfro; wide receiver "Bullet" Bob Hayes; and, last but not least, quarterback Roger "The Dodger" Staubach out of the Naval Academy. With a strong foundation in place and legendary coach Tom Landry at the helm, the Cowboys managed winning seasons every year from 1966 to 1985. In the process, they became "America’s Team," beloved by fans across the country.

As head of the NFL’s competition committee, Schramm teamed with the American Football League’s Lamar Hunt to unite the NFL and AFL, first with a Super Bowl played between the champions of the two leagues after the 1966 season and finally with a complete merger in 1970. He also instituted microphones for referees, flags in the end zone to judge the direction of the wind and instant replay to ensure that calls were made correctly.

Upon Schramm’s death, no less an authority than former Dolphins Coach Don Shula told the Associated Press that Schramm had "as much or more to do with the success of professional football as anyone who has ever been connected with the league."

Walk off those pounds in the city closest to you for great people watching.

What does the acronym MSRP represent to a car buyer?

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price—it’s the list price set by the automobile manufacturer that dealers are legally required to post on window stickers on all new cars.

What's the only hard part of an octopus’s body?

Which planet is the hottest, 2nd hottest, & 3rd hottest?

A. Mars

B. Mercury

C. Venus