texan
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Ian Donald Calvin Euclid "Dweezil" Son of singer Frank and Gail Zappa
Moon Unit Daughter of singer Frank and Gail Zappa
Frank Zappa has always been different.
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Ian Donald Calvin Euclid "Dweezil" Son of singer Frank and Gail Zappa
Moon Unit Daughter of singer Frank and Gail Zappa
Frank Zappa has always been different.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I like to read the birth announcements in my local paper but shake my head at some of the names given to the newborns. It's as if the parents grabbed a bag of Scrabble tiles, shook up the bag, selected the tiles, placed them on the holder and used the resulting "word".
texan
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On this day, 27 August 1859. Titusville, PA, A shaft was being sunk deep in the ground and the drill had
reached 69 feet, 6 inches.
W.A. Smith, better known to the drillers and other folk in the small town in Western Pennsylvania as
Uncle Billy, saw a dark film floating on the water. The water was below the derrick floor.
Colonel Edwin Drake kept drilling, because what Uncle Billy saw was oil.
Soon, the first commercial oil well was pumping out 20 barrels of crude oil a day.
This wasn’t Texas crude. It wasn’t Oklahoma gold. This was Pennsylvania oil, folks;
Titusville, PA: home of the first US commercial oil well.
reached 69 feet, 6 inches.
W.A. Smith, better known to the drillers and other folk in the small town in Western Pennsylvania as
Uncle Billy, saw a dark film floating on the water. The water was below the derrick floor.
Colonel Edwin Drake kept drilling, because what Uncle Billy saw was oil.
Soon, the first commercial oil well was pumping out 20 barrels of crude oil a day.
This wasn’t Texas crude. It wasn’t Oklahoma gold. This was Pennsylvania oil, folks;
Titusville, PA: home of the first US commercial oil well.
texan
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On this day, 28 August 1907
It isn’t often that entrepreneur teenagers develop small businesses into corporate giants.
But that’s what happened on this day in 1907 in Seattle when nineteen-year-old Jim Casey borrowed
$100 from his friend, Claude Ryan, and started a local delivery service.
They called it the American Messenger Company. Jim’s slogan was, “Best service, and lowest rates.”
The company did well because Jim and Claude stuck to their principles:
round-the-clock customer service, courtesy, reliability and low rates.
They took these concepts a few steps further, focusing on package delivery for local retail stores, merging
in 1913 with Mac McCabe and forming Merchants Parcel Delivery.
The company was the first to provide consolidated delivery, placing packages with similar street destinations
on one delivery truck. The company’s growing fleet of trucks was then managed by Charlie Soderstrom.
Charlie selected the dark brown color because of its professional appearance.
By the 1920s, the company had grown large enough to expand to Oakland and Los Angeles, California.
It wasn’t long before it became known as United Parcel Service; ‘united’ for the consolidated shipments
and ‘service’ because that’s what they offered.
Today, United Parcel Service or now UPS “operates an international small package and document network in
more than 200 countries and territories, spanning both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
With its international service, UPS can reach over four billion people.”
It isn’t often that entrepreneur teenagers develop small businesses into corporate giants.
But that’s what happened on this day in 1907 in Seattle when nineteen-year-old Jim Casey borrowed
$100 from his friend, Claude Ryan, and started a local delivery service.
They called it the American Messenger Company. Jim’s slogan was, “Best service, and lowest rates.”
The company did well because Jim and Claude stuck to their principles:
round-the-clock customer service, courtesy, reliability and low rates.
They took these concepts a few steps further, focusing on package delivery for local retail stores, merging
in 1913 with Mac McCabe and forming Merchants Parcel Delivery.
The company was the first to provide consolidated delivery, placing packages with similar street destinations
on one delivery truck. The company’s growing fleet of trucks was then managed by Charlie Soderstrom.
Charlie selected the dark brown color because of its professional appearance.
By the 1920s, the company had grown large enough to expand to Oakland and Los Angeles, California.
It wasn’t long before it became known as United Parcel Service; ‘united’ for the consolidated shipments
and ‘service’ because that’s what they offered.
Today, United Parcel Service or now UPS “operates an international small package and document network in
more than 200 countries and territories, spanning both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
With its international service, UPS can reach over four billion people.”
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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On this day, 28 Aug 2012, a company called United Parcel bears little resemblance to the vision put forth by the founder, Jim Casey. "Packages first, then people" and "Profits before people" have replaced "Best service and lowest rates" as the company slogan. "Service" has been replaced by "shareholder profits". "Safety when convenient" and "production first, safety second" have become the norm. Three pkg cars delivering on the same street at the same time---that's logistics.
Happy Founder's Day!
Happy Founder's Day!
menotyou
bella amicizia
You mean, like 4 different trucks on every road leading in to a 4-way stop. Just-oh, off the top of my head- in Theresa, NY? No. That would never happen, right????
texan
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On this day, 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005.
Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural
disaster in the history of the United States.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city on August 28, when Katrina briefly
achieved Category 5 status and the National Weather Service predicted "devastating" damage to the area.
But an estimated 150,000 people, who either did not want to or did not have the resources to leave, ignored
the order and stayed behind. The storm brought sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, which cut power lines
and destroyed homes, even turning cars into projectile missiles. Katrina caused record storm surges all along
the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The surges overwhelmed the levees that protected New Orleans, located at six feet
below sea level, from Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. Soon, 80 percent of the city was flooded up
to the rooftops of many homes and small buildings.
In all, it is believed that the hurricane caused more than 1,300 deaths and up to $150 billion in damages to both
private property and public infrastructure. It is estimated that only about $40 billion of that number will be
covered by insurance.
One million people were displaced by the disaster, a phenomenon unseen in the United States
since the Great Depression.
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005.
Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural
disaster in the history of the United States.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city on August 28, when Katrina briefly
achieved Category 5 status and the National Weather Service predicted "devastating" damage to the area.
But an estimated 150,000 people, who either did not want to or did not have the resources to leave, ignored
the order and stayed behind. The storm brought sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, which cut power lines
and destroyed homes, even turning cars into projectile missiles. Katrina caused record storm surges all along
the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The surges overwhelmed the levees that protected New Orleans, located at six feet
below sea level, from Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. Soon, 80 percent of the city was flooded up
to the rooftops of many homes and small buildings.
In all, it is believed that the hurricane caused more than 1,300 deaths and up to $150 billion in damages to both
private property and public infrastructure. It is estimated that only about $40 billion of that number will be
covered by insurance.
One million people were displaced by the disaster, a phenomenon unseen in the United States
since the Great Depression.
menotyou
bella amicizia
For some reason, 7 years later, the homeless from New Orleans are living in welfare hotels in Watertown, NY.
moreluck
golden ticket member
The reason is you can't just sit around waiting for the gov't to take care of you. You have to help yourself.
I remember the tornado in Joplin....folks were hauling junk and starting to re-build the very nex day.
texan
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On this day, 30 August 1682, William Penn sailed from England.
He later established the colony of Pennsylvania (which, as some of you may know, is now one of the United States)
and now stands on top of City Hall in Philadelphia, PA. Not him, really, but a famous statue of him...
He later established the colony of Pennsylvania (which, as some of you may know, is now one of the United States)
and now stands on top of City Hall in Philadelphia, PA. Not him, really, but a famous statue of him...
menotyou
bella amicizia
moreluck
golden ticket member
I love that couple. I watched their show the past few years. They've been through so much. Their new show this year is on a station I don't get.
menotyou
bella amicizia
Oxygen?
moreluck
golden ticket member
I'm not sure...here, it's like 343 and I don't get those high ones on basic cable.
Just looked it up and it's on Style network (373 here)
menotyou
bella amicizia
115 here(Dish). Too rural for any cable. One phone company option, too. I have all the channels, as I have no life since being on comp.
menotyou
bella amicizia
texan
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On this day, August 31st 1981, The 30-year contract between ‘Mr. Television’, Milton Berle, and NBC-TV expired.
Uncle Miltie had received $6 million for NOT being on the air since his show, The Texaco Star Theatre, went off the
air in the mid-1950s. NBC held Berle to the contract to keep him from appearing on competing networks.
Uncle Miltie had received $6 million for NOT being on the air since his show, The Texaco Star Theatre, went off the
air in the mid-1950s. NBC held Berle to the contract to keep him from appearing on competing networks.
texan
Well-Known Member
On this day, 1 Sep 1983, Korean Airlines flight shot down by Soviet Union
Soviet jet fighters intercept a Korean Airlines passenger flight in Russian airspace and shoot
the plane down, killing 269 passengers and crewmembers. The incident dramatically increased
tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States.
On September 1, 1983, Korean Airlines (KAL) flight 007 was on the last leg of a flight from
New York City to Seoul, with a stopover in Anchorage, Alaskaa. As it approached its final
destination, the plane began to veer far off its normal course. In just a short time, the plane flew
into Russian airspace and crossed over the Kamchatka Peninsula, where some top-secret Soviet
military installations were known to be located.
The Soviets sent two fighters to intercept the plane. According to tapes of the conversations between
the fighter pilots and Soviet ground control, the fighters quickly located the KAL flight and tried to make
contact with the passenger jet. Failing to receive a response, one of the fighters fired a heat-seeking
missile. KAL 007 was hit and plummeted into the Sea of Japan. All 269 people on board were killed.
Soviet jet fighters intercept a Korean Airlines passenger flight in Russian airspace and shoot
the plane down, killing 269 passengers and crewmembers. The incident dramatically increased
tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States.
On September 1, 1983, Korean Airlines (KAL) flight 007 was on the last leg of a flight from
New York City to Seoul, with a stopover in Anchorage, Alaskaa. As it approached its final
destination, the plane began to veer far off its normal course. In just a short time, the plane flew
into Russian airspace and crossed over the Kamchatka Peninsula, where some top-secret Soviet
military installations were known to be located.
The Soviets sent two fighters to intercept the plane. According to tapes of the conversations between
the fighter pilots and Soviet ground control, the fighters quickly located the KAL flight and tried to make
contact with the passenger jet. Failing to receive a response, one of the fighters fired a heat-seeking
missile. KAL 007 was hit and plummeted into the Sea of Japan. All 269 people on board were killed.
