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[South Carolina Redfish]

This constitutes a real FMTT's moment!  SHEESH!

Indiana U Holds 'Practice Halloween' To Help Students Avoid Offensive Costumes

The "Culture Not Costumes" workshop provided students with "practice costumes" and eye-rolling literature.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/22503/indiana-university-holds-practice-halloween-help-emily-zanotti

[Travellin Dave]

This constitutes a real FMTT's moment!  SHEESH!

Indiana U Holds 'Practice Halloween' To Help Students Avoid Offensive Costumes

The "Culture Not Costumes" workshop provided students with "practice costumes" and eye-rolling literature.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/22503/indiana-university-holds-practice-halloween-help-emily-zanotti

Probably took half the Psychology department to work that up.  Sheesh!

[Travellin Dave]

Morning FirstFoursomeOfTheMorningDave and ShootingStarzDean.

[Travellin Dave]

Today is Saturday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2017.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Oct. 21, 1917, members of the 1st Division of the U.S. Army training in Luneville (luhn-nay-VEEL’), France, became the first Americans to see action on the front lines of World War I.

On this date:

In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as “Old Ironsides,” was christened in Boston’s harbor.

In 1805, a British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was killed.

In 1892, schoolchildren across the U.S. observed Columbus Day (according to the Gregorian date) by reciting, for the first time, the original version of “The Pledge of Allegiance,” written by Francis Bellamy for The Youth’s Companion.

In 1917, legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina.

In 1941, superheroine Wonder Woman made her debut in All-Star Comics issue No. 8, published by All-American Comics, Inc. of New York.

In 1942, the MGM musical “For Me and My Gal,” starring Judy Garland and featuring the film debut of Gene Kelly, premiered in New York.

In 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opened to the public in New York.

In 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a coal waste landslide engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales.

In 1967, the Israeli destroyer INS Eilat was sunk by Egyptian missile boats near Port Said (sah-EED’); 47 Israeli crew members were lost. Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters began two days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C.

In 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Both nominees were confirmed.)

In 1986, pro-Iranian kidnappers in Lebanon abducted American Edward Tracy (he was released in Aug. 1991).

In 1991, American hostage Jesse Turner was freed by his kidnappers in Lebanon after nearly five years in captivity.

[Travellin Dave]

Ten years ago: Wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds killed one person near San Diego and destroyed several homes and a church in Malibu. Vice President Dick Cheney said in a speech to The Washington Institute for Near East Policy that the United States and other nations would not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. The Boston Red Sox won the American League championship in Game 7 of their series with the Cleveland Indians, 11-2.

Five years ago: Five years ago: Former senator and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern, 90, died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A Wisconsin man opened fire at the Brookfield spa where his wife worked, killing her and two others and wounding four other women before turning the gun on himself. The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, forcing a final deciding game. Garth Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with trailblazing singer Connie Smith and keyboard player Hargus “Pig” Robbins.

One year ago: Cyberattacks on server farms of a key internet firm repeatedly disrupted access to major websites and online services including Twitter, Netflix and PayPal across the United States. The United Nations celebrated Wonder Woman’s 75th birthday by naming the comic book character as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls, a decision that prompted protests from both inside and outside the world organization (the designation was rescinded in Dec. 2016).

[South Carolina Redfish]

Morning Travellin Dave

[South Carolina Redfish]

Got to go to the new place early to discuss building the book shelves.

[Travellin Dave]

Today's Birthdays:

1833 Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, invented dynamite and foundered Nobel Prizes, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1896)
1917 Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz
1919 Claire Sterling, journalist
1919 Daniel John Chapman Cunningham, physiologist
1921 Jarmil Burghauser, composer
1921 Malcolm Arnold, Northampton England, composer (Bridge over River Kwai)
1922 Liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal
1924 Celia Cruz, Cuban singer, Queen of Salsa. (d. 2003)
1925 Joyce Randolph, actress (Trixie-Honeymooners), born in Detroit, Michigan
1925 Louis J. Robichaud, Canadian premier of New Brunswick (d. 2005)
1926 Leonard Rossiter, actor (Britannia Hospital), born in Liverpool, England
1926 Marga Richter, composer
1927 Nadine Judd, [Nadia Moore/Nerina], South African/British ballerina
1928 Whitey Ford [Edward Charles Ford], American hall of fame baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in NYC
1928 Vern Mikkelsen, Parlier, CA, basketball player (Lakers, HOF), (d. 2013)
1929 Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, American sci-fi author (Tombs of Atuan), born in Berkeley, California
1930 Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London)
1931 Jim Parks, cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)
1933 Georgia Brown, [Lillian Getel], actress (Study in Terror, Fixer)
1934 Jerry Lewis, (Rep-R-California, 1979- )
1936 James H "Simon" Gray, English playwright (Butley)
1937 Norman Wright, rocker (Del-Vikings)
1940 Don Ritter, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- )
1940 Frances FitzGerald, American journalist/author (Fire in the Lake), born in NYC, New York
1940 Geoffrey Boycott, cricketer (stoic England opener 1964-82)
1940 Julie Parrish, Middlesboro Ky, actress (Good Morning World, Capitol)
1940 Manfred Mann, [Michael Lubowitz], South Africa, rocker (Mighty Quinn)
1940 Osamu Watanabe, Japan, featherweight (Olympic gold 1964)
1941 Marina Ripa, countess/writer (My First 40 Years), born in Rome, Italy
1941 Steve Cropper, TN, guitarist/songwriter (Booker T & MGs)
1942 Elvin Bishop, rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1942 Les AuCoin, (Rep-D-OR, 1975- )
1942 Allan Grice, Australian racing driver
1942 Judith Sheindlin, Jurist and Television personality (Judge Judy), born in Brooklyn, New York
1943 Paula Kelly, American dancer and actress (Liz-Night Court), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1943 Ron Elliott, musician (The Beau Brummels), born in Healdsburg, California
1943 Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian
1944 Janet Ahlberg, illustrator
1945 Everett McGill, actor (Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet), born in Miami, Florida
1945 Kathy Young, rocker (Thousand Stars in the Sky)
1945 Nikita Mikhalkov, director (Dark Eyes, Slave of Love)
1946 Lee Loughnane, rocker (Chicago)
1946 Jim Hill, American sportscaster
1946 Lux Interior, American singer (The Cramps)
1946 Phil Ryan, Welsh keyboardist and composer (Man, Pete Brown), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2016)
1947 Younis Ahmed, cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987)
1948 Moses J "Moss" Mayekiso, South African union/SACP-leader
1948 Shaye Cohen, Historian and Professor at Harvard University
1948 Tom Everett, American actor
1949 Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1949 Jonathon Silver, entrepreneur/arts patron
1949 Shulamit Ran, composer
1949 Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)
1950 David H G viscount Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary
1950 Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr (STS 41B, 51L-Challenger disaster)
1952 Brent Mydland, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead), born in Munich,Germany
1952 Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan], singer/actress/writer, Ronald and Nancy's daughter
1952 Trevor Chappell, cricketer (bro of several Aussie underarm bowler)
1952 Allen Hoey, American poet and novelist
1953 Charlotte Caffey, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist (Go-Go's)
1953 Eleonora Giorgi, actress (Nu de Femme, To Forget Venice), born in Rome, Italy
1953 Keith Green, American musician (d. 1982)
1953 Peter Mandelson, British politician
1954 Brian Tobin, Canadian premier of Newfoundland
1955 Eric Faulkner, rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1955 Rich Mullins, American musician (d. 1997)
1956 Carrie Fisher, American actress (Princess Leia in Star Wars, When Harry Met Sally...) and writer (Postcards from the Edge), born i1957 Julian Cope, [Kevin Stapleton], Welsh pop musician (Eve's Volcano)
1957 Steve Lukather, US rock singer/guitarist (Toto-Africa)
1957 Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist, Nobel laureate
1959 George Bell, Dom Rep, outfielder (Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP)
1959 Tony Ganios, American Actor
1959 Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor
1960 Lionel Washington, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Lutcher, Louisiana
1961 Mark Finch, film festival organiser
1962 Don Fardon, Toowoomba QLD, Australian golfer
1962 David Campese, Australian rugby union footballer
1964 Jon Carin, American musician (Pink Floyd, The Who)
1965 Alison Munt, Cairns Australia, LPGA golfer (1992 Jamie Farr-21st)
1965 Chima McLean, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Conestoga), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1965 Chris Duplanty, water polo goalkeeper (Olympics-96), born in Palo Alto, California
1965 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer
1966 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star
1966 Thomas Louis Tolles Jr, Ft Myers FL, PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-3rd)
1967 Bill Berg, St Catharines, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
1967 Gavin Brian Lovegrove, javelin (Olympics-96), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1967 John Flaherty, American catcher (San Diego Padres), born in NYC, New York
1967 Stanley Richard, NFL safety (Washington Redskins)
1967 Paul Ince, English footballer
1968 Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender (Team France 1998)
1969 John McMullen, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 NCAA-15th), born in Santa Rosa, California
1969 Mo Lewis, NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
1969 Tracy Yarbrough, Miss Idaho USA (1996)
1969 Mo Lewis, American football player
1970 Lance Teichelmann, WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
1970 Marc Wilkins, Mansfield OH, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1971 Astrella Leitch, Celeste rocker, Donovan's daughter
1971 Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
1971 Jade Jagger, daughter of Mick & Bianca Jagger, born in Paris, France
1971 Rebecca Lynn Gray, Miss America-Indiana (1996), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1971 René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1971 Shane Hannah, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
1971 Nick Oliveri, American musician
1971 Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
1972 Orlando Thomas, NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
1972 Felicity Andersen, Australian actress
1972 Saffron Burrows, English actress
1972 Masakazu Morita, seiyu and actor
1972 Matthew Friedberger, American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)
1972 Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian professor of international law
1973 Dan Neil, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1973 Derrick Beatty, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
1973 Lera Auerbach, Russian composer
1973 Charlie Lowell, American Musician
1975 Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
1975 Toby Hall, American baseball player
1976 Jeremy Miller, West Covina California, actor (Ben-Growing Pains)
1976 Nirachala Kumya, Miss Universe-Thailand (1996)
1976 Lavinia Miloşovici, Romanian gymnast
1976 Josh Ritter, American musician
1976 Mélanie Turgeon, French Canadian alpine skier
1977 Christie Lee Woods, Texas, Miss Teen USA (1996)
1978 Will Estes, American actor
1978 Joey Harrington, American football player
1979 Khalil Greene, American baseball player
1979 Gabe Gross, American baseball player
1980 Kim [Kimberly] Kardashian, American TV personality (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California
1980 Brian Pittman, American musician (Relient K)
1981 Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
1982 James White, American basketball player
1982 Matt Dallas, American Actor
1983 Zack Greinke, American baseball player

[Travellin Dave]

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.
Jonas Salk

There is no such thing as failure, there's just giving up too soon.
Jonas Salk

I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.
Jonas Salk

If all the insects were to disappear from the earth, within 50 years all life on earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish.
Jonas Salk

[A Friend of Charlie]

Good morning, gents.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Astros Spanked the Yankees 7-1 last night to tie the ALC Series 3-3.

Winner-Take-All and Loser-Goes-Home Game 7 tonight at 8:08 ET on FS1

Go Astros!

They changed the time because it was originally scheduled at 7 EDT.

GO YANKEES!

[A Friend of Charlie]

This constitutes a real FMTT's moment!  SHEESH!

Indiana U Holds 'Practice Halloween' To Help Students Avoid Offensive Costumes

The "Culture Not Costumes" workshop provided students with "practice costumes" and eye-rolling literature.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/22503/indiana-university-holds-practice-halloween-help-emily-zanotti

Probably took half the Psychology department to work that up.  Sheesh!

Only half?

[South Carolina Redfish]

Astros Spanked the Yankees 7-1 last night to tie the ALC Series 3-3.

Winner-Take-All and Loser-Goes-Home Game 7 tonight at 8:08 ET on FS1

Go Astros!

They changed the time because it was originally scheduled at 7 EDT.

GO YANKEES!

HOUSTON -- These are the games that define greatness and make memories. Some of them remain etched in the heart and mind forever. That's what a Game 7 means to almost anyone who loves this sport.

• ALCS Game 7: Tonight, 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on FS1

I am for the Astros but IFthey go home I wifi be for the Yankees over the Dodgers.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Good morning, gents.

Morning Mayor T

[A Friend of Charlie]

Astros Spanked the Yankees 7-1 last night to tie the ALC Series 3-3.

Winner-Take-All and Loser-Goes-Home Game 7 tonight at 8:08 ET on FS1

Go Astros!

They changed the time because it was originally scheduled at 7 EDT.

GO YANKEES!

HOUSTON -- These are the games that define greatness and make memories. Some of them remain etched in the heart and mind forever. That's what a Game 7 means to almost anyone who loves this sport.

• ALCS Game 7: Tonight, 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on FS1

I am for the Astros but IFthey go home I wifi be for the Yankees over the Dodgers.

Same here. I will root American League all the way.