Oh this will be fun:
Schumacher targeting both 2010 titles
Even for a man of his high standards, after three years away Michael Schumacher would be forgiven for setting a modest target for his comeback season. The seven-time world champion, however, is clearly feeling as ambitious as ever and, alongside former Ferrari colleague Ross Brawn who heads up his new team Mercedes, Schumacher is aiming to win both the drivers’ and constructors’ titles.
From DRTSmith – it doesn’t get much more touching than this (unless a Bully did it)
or click here (it’s a flash card)
Holy bad news at school batman!  Checking RollCall to comply with a school assignment I found this article:
Roof of Kelly’s Irish Times Catches Fire – Roll Call
The roof at Kelly’s Irish Times bar caught fire late Friday afternoon, kicking patrons, drinks in hand, to the sidewalk on F Street Northwest and drawing four firetrucks to the scene.
Irish Times is like the a) only place in DC I really remember the name of, b) my favorite, and c) where IAVA went to celebrate the end of the 2009 Legislative sweep, with big success on advanced appropriations.  They’ve got to get it fixed!
IAVA board member Leslie Gelb has a great article on Madame Secretary of State in the U.S.’ most widely read magazine.  As if the upbeat stories about her weren’t enough, he describes in detail how we are getting our money’s worth from this dedicated public servant.
“We’re going to work you to death,†Hillary Clinton promised me with a laugh. She was taking meâ€â€and PARADE’s readersâ€â€along on a typical day in the life of the U.S. Secretary of State
via 24 Hours With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | Parade.com.
I was privileged to be allowed to speak at a presser announcing a new scratch-off lottery ticket to benefit the permanent Veterans Assistance Fund that Texas will use to grant money to benefit Vets. The ticket is expected to bring in about nine million dollars a year. I am not a big lottery player but lots of people are. The ability for the state to help the DAV with their rides to the VA programs or to support the VFW’s Military Assistance Program is great. And it can’t be bad to have something about Vets hanging in every convenience store in Texas.
Mostly I was very happy to see Rep. Chris Turner again – he’s a real, caring legislator and Arlington is lucky to have him – and to really meet Senator Van de Putte, a Texas classic and great friend to all our Veterans.
Here is a roundup of news coverage of the event:
The entire thing is archived at: http://www.house.state.tx.us/fx/av/81pressconferences/91019apc.ram
From: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Lottery_unveils_scratch-off_for_veterans.html
The Texas Lottery Commission on Nov. 9  just ahead of Veterans Day  will start selling the first scratch-off ticket dedicated to a cause other than public education, where game profits now go.
The Veterans Cash scratch-off ticket is predicted to pour $9 million a year into veterans’ services when fully operational, and $5 million for the start-up year. The red, white and blue, eagle-adorned tickets will cost $2 apiece with a top prize of $20,000.
From  http://news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=256012
“Our president Harry Truman once said our debt to the heroic men and women in the service of our country can never be repaid,” Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, said. “They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifice. The fund and the veterans’ cash ticket are but a small token of Texas’ gratitude.”
From http://www.lotterypost.com/news/202482
From  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6675531.html#
Veterans groups plan a push to let their members know about the new game. John Miterko of the Vietnam Veterans of America called it “veterans helping veterans.â€Â
From http://www.kens5.com/latestnews/stories/KENS20091019-Texas-lotto-veterans.2322e9cd6.html
“We could help more veterans with transportation assistance to hospitals. We could help fund PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) counseling services that are so crucial especially to many of our younger veterans. We could do more to reduce the shame of homeless veterans,” said State Rep. Chris Turner.
Ticket sales are expected to generate about $8 million in revenue in its first year. Here’s where money that will go: 65 percent to prizes; 5 percent to retail commission; 7 percent to administrative costs; that leaves 23 percent of sales — about 46 cents per ticket — for the Fund for Veteran’s Assistance.
Holy crap!  The ole’ guy is on pole.  Go Rubens!
(from  The Official Formula 1 Website ):  Thunderstorms had been predicted for Interlagos on Saturday, and the forecast proved devastatingly accurate as heavy rain turned qualifying into the longest session ever held in Formula One history. It began at 1400 and ended two hours and 41 minutes later!
Along the way it left luminaries such as Brawn GP’s Jenson Button down in 14th, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel in 16th and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton in 18th, as Rubens Barrichello did his title hopes a power of good by grabbing pole position for his home race.
It’s an old Dragon launcher.  As long as there was not an actual missile inside the launcher it would be harmless. You need a really expensive sight / battery combination to make it launch.  (unless you are Melanie Griffith in Cherry2000).  I used to be a “Dragon Master Gunner” in the Army – great title, not so great additional duty.
via Texas man to feds: Take my missile launcher, please | Chronicle | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.
John Tedesco San Antonio Express-News
Jarrette Schule found an old missile launcher on his rural property in Comal County near San Antonio.
Sad:  Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies
Mary Travers’s ringing vocals helped make Peter, Paul and Mary’s songs enduring anthems of the 1960s protest movement. She was 72 and lived in Connecticut.
via The New York Times – Breaking News, World News & Multimedia.
Paul will be on Bill Maher’s “Real Time” tonight.  Don’t miss it!
Stop acting so surprised that 90% of our paper money has cocaine on it. This is America. You’re lucky it doesn’t have gravy on it. Read more.
New Episode This Week
Bill returns Friday September 11 at 10PM
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
Kathy Griffin, comedian
Paul Rieckhoff, author and veterans advocate
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, journalist
Richard Clarke, fmr. counter-terrorism czar
More magic in the holy land:
One of the first people to see the mermaid, Shlomo Cohen, said, “I was with friends when suddenly we saw a woman laying on the sand in a weird way. At first I thought she was just another sunbather, but when we approached she jumped into the water and disappeared. We were all in shock because we saw she had a tail.”
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