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In 2002, former President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Ten years ago: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it had finished pumping out the New Orleans metropolitan area, which was flooded by Hurricane Katrina six weeks earlier and then was swamped again by Hurricane Rita. A Russian spacecraft carrying U.S. millionaire Gregory Olsen and a two-man crew landed in Kazakhstan after a seven-day space sojourn.

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Five years ago: Rescuers in Chile finished reinforcing a hole drilled to bring 33 trapped miners to safety and sent a rescue capsule nearly all the way to where the men were trapped, proving the escape route worked. Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work in explaining why unemployment can remain high despite large numbers of job openings.

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One year ago: The International Monetary Fund's policy-setting committee promised "bold and ambitious" action to boost a global recovery that was showing signs of weakness. Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York's Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 for a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Earle Hyman is 89. Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is 88. Actor Ron Leibman is 78. Actor Amitabh Bachchan is 73. Country singer Gene Watson is 72. Singer Daryl Hall (Hall and Oates) is 69. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is 65. Rhythm-and-blues musician Andrew Woolfolk is 65. Actress-director Catlin Adams is 65. Country singer Paulette Carlson is 64. Actor David Morse is 62. Actor Stephen Spinella is 59. Actress-writer-comedian Dawn French is 58. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Steve Young is 54. Actress Joan Cusack is 53. Rock musician Scott Johnson (Gin Blossoms) is 53. Comedy writer and TV host Michael J. Nelson is 51. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 50. Actor Lennie James is 50. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player Chris Spielman is 50. Actor Luke Perry is 49. Country singer-songwriter Todd Snider is 49. Actor-comedian Artie Lange is 48. Actress Jane Krakowski is 47. Rapper U-God (Wu-Tang Clan) is 45. Actress Constance Zimmer is 45. Rapper MC Lyte is 44. Figure skater Kyoko Ina is 43. Actor/writer Nat Faxon is 40. Singer NeeNa Lee is 40. Actress Emily Deschanel is 39. Actor Matt Bomer is 38. Actor Trevor Donovan is 37. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg is 30. Golfer Michelle Wie is 26.

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Thought for Today: "Modesty is the highest form of arrogance." — German saying.

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Gambling Problem
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When I go to casinos, the most ridiculous sign I see is the one that says: "If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER."

I thought about it for a moment and dialed the number. When they answered I said, "I have an ace and a six. The dealer has a seven. What do I do?"

[South Carolina Redfish]

Morning LSU

[South Carolina Redfish]

Pretty decent deal on a good cigar at CI today,  WTF that makes 2 days in a row for decent Daily Deals.

10 MB3 Robusto/$40. FS

[LSUFAN]

Morning LSU

Good morning Native. 

[LSUFAN]

Pretty decent deal on a good cigar at CI today,  WTF that makes 2 days in a row for decent Daily Deals.

10 MB3 Robusto/$40. FS

Not a great deal but it is at least a decent cigar at a decent price, they could still do better though if they want more of our money.  The Sis's daily deals are a whole different story, I remember doing their COTM just to keep the 10% off in my pocket but it's been years now since I have even purchased a daily deal from them.

[LSUFAN]

Can you believe Georgia went down again and the Sooners lost, Ohio and Alabama both should have lost their games, both teams ranked higher than they are playing. 

[South Carolina Redfish]

Can you believe Georgia went down again and the Sooners lost, Ohio and Alabama both should have lost their games, both teams ranked higher than they are playing.

You know I felt like TN had to win sooner or later as they are not that bad just could not figure out how to finish the game so that one was not a shocker to me.  Now OK yeah that one blew me away!  Ohio, well it has been a cakewalk for them all year and Arkansas is just bad and AL is not what we have gotten used to expecting.

My guess is GA lost Chub for the year and they are screwed anyway.

I was most startled by the lack of fans, noise and enthusiasm at the LSU game.  I can't believe the school did not do something to get tickets sold and fill that stadium. 

[South Carolina Redfish]

Pretty decent deal on a good cigar at CI today,  WTF that makes 2 days in a row for decent Daily Deals.

10 MB3 Robusto/$40. FS

Not a great deal but it is at least a decent cigar at a decent price, they could still do better though if they want more of our money.  The Sis's daily deals are a whole different story, I remember doing their COTM just to keep the 10% off in my pocket but it's been years now since I have even purchased a daily deal from them.

I have made two purchases from the Sister this year, that operation has gone crazy and CI is not far behind.  Some good deals occasionally at Famous but you have to weed through their scams along the way, they used to be a very reputable place but not anymore. 

[Travellin Dave]

Morning Chip and Dave!