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How is The Eternal Emperor? We hope he is doing better.

That was kewl on SpaceX. They are kickin' butt and takin' names! It is so nice to see Americans tanking Americans to the International Space Station! We wonder what Biden is going to do with Space Force. Surely he won't trash it.

NewTexas wrote:

How is The Eternal Emperor? We hope he is doing better.

Hi all,

Verner my lord is still being supported by Veno-Arterial ECMO full cardiopulmonary support in the Cardiac ICU. He suffered a Cardiac Arrest during the ambulance ride to the hospital but was successfully resuscitated and defibrillated before arriving at the hospital. However, shortly after arriving at the hospital Emergency Room he went into Cardiac Arrest again. He was put on ECMO to provide cardiopulmonary support while he was being resuscitated and defibrillated and he received the Therapeutic Hypothermia treatment after he was successfully resuscitated. Unfortunately, subsequently he suffered several more Cardiac Arrests due to recurrent and severe cardiac arrhythmia and couldn't be weaned from ECMO support. He has upper body, ambulatory VA-ECMO cannulation and is awake and conscious now but he hasn't been allowed to get out of bed to move about or take an ECMO Walk. He’ll be having his 4th Cardiac Catheter Ablation Procedure today. So please pray for him to have a successful Cardiac Ablation procedure and a fast recovery. Thank you everyone.

Leia

It was 52 years ago this evening that NBC Television Network executives made a decision that would live in infamy. That decision led to the network droping the Raiders-Jets game in favor of their much publicized made for TV movie Heidi.[1]

Prior to the game, NBC President Julian Goodman ordered that Heidi would start on time.

However, by half time the pace of the game had network executives discussing whether or not the game would run long and whether or not to stay with the game. At 6:45 the decision was made to stay with the game and start Heidi late.

Alas, viewers being inundated with promos for Heidi flooded the NBC switchboard. Some were demanding the game remain, others were demanding Heidi start on time.

The call to delay Heidi in favor of the game never made it to master control. Master control personnel executed their last, highest order. NBC left the game with 1:01 on the clock and the Jets leading 32-29.

In the next minute of play, the Raiders scored a two play touchdown, and then the Raiders recovered a fumbled kickoff and ran it back for another touchdown, ending the game in a 43-32 Raiders win.

And the telephone exchange serving NBC went off line. Frustrated football fans even began calling the police in such numbers as to threaten that telephone exchange as well.

My grandfather and I were among those watching that game. He was not a happy grandpa. Had he not been so frugal, he too would have been calling New York.

The next morning the headline in the Rocky Mountain News read, "Heidi You Like That, Sports Fans?" Monday night NBC publicly apologized on the The Huntley-Brinkley Report.[2] They ran the last minute of the football game as part of the newscast.

The now infamous Heidi game set policies among all the networks and the NFL that are still in place today, 52 years later.
— Master controls all have "Heidi phones" that originate from a different telephone exchange then the home exchange for the network.
— The networks will not dump out of a football game (or most other sporting events) before it is over.
— The NFL put language in future broadcast contracts that guarantees viewers in the home and visiting broadcast areas will see the entire game.

You have to wonder what it was like to be one of those execs desperately trying to call into NBC master as the the opening of Heidi ran on their home TV's.
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[1] https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-heidi-bowl
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mXZ9Iy2CDQ&t=1321

Indian Empire wrote:

a) Shouldn't you thank Elon Musk & SpaceX instead? It's not like Trump actively increased NASA funding or persued anot

<—SNIP—>

Incorrect. President Obama ordered the last manned spaceflight programs inside of NASA shut down. Obama made huge cuts in the funding that keeps the Kennedy Space Center up and running, pretty much making sure there would be no more manned flights out of KSC. Hillary had already made noises about taking even more of that budget "for more worthy causes." That is the facility that Space X launches from.

President Trump restored those funds and put a lot of those KSC personnel back to work. The Trump administration made adjustments in contracts to make sure the users of that facility were paying enough to cover government expenses.

Frankly, it sounds like you are Jealous of Elon...

Quetzalleia wrote:

Hi all,

Verner my lord is still being supported by Veno-Arterial ECMO full cardiopulmonary support in the Cardiac ICU.

My best thoughts and all my love.

Thanksgiving food poll is up. Apparently, Mac & Cheese is common in some places which is why I included it. I'm sure I left several foods off the list, so there is an 'other' option.

Trecdom2 wrote:

Thanksgiving food poll is up. I'm sure I left several foods off the list, so there is an 'other' option.

Pizza! A family tradition for decades. Pizza and then go to a movie. This year it will all have to be at the house, but the tradition lives on.

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For your dining pleasure, today's special breakfast will Saturday Ham & Egg & Cheese Tacos [COVID-19 Week XXXV Edition]! This is your delicious morning wake-up call Texas! We have been up all night baking hams just so we can dice them up for this delectable ham and egg taco! 100% Texas born and bred piggies plus Grade AA jumbo, free-range, farm-fresh, brown eggs, scrambled to perfection, equals breakfast taco heaven. The super-juicy ham is flash-fried to give it just a hint of browning on the flat top right before they are gently scrambled into the fluffy eggs. These two simple, expertly-prepared ingredients are hand-rolled in a hot, fresh flour tortilla made on the premises multiple times daily. That is all you need right there, but we are going to spice it up to include the Make It Holler kit, which is a cup of freshly roasted green chilis you can add to your taco. And, ham just screams for cheese as do eggs, so we are including a cup of Texas' own Longhorn Jack cheese to boot. For a little fun, there is a special red cup of Habanero Jack if you really want to holler.

Today's Special Salsa is a Texas Two-Fer - Chile Quemado - our fiery roasted salsa made from tomatoes, onions, garlic, and jalapeños roasted fresh on the grill. Additionally, we will include another red cup of - Sweet Mango Habanero Salsa - roasted tomatoes, bell peppers, habanero peppers, jalapeño peppers, mango, and a touch of cilantro and lime juice, only to be tried by the exceptionally brave. The tacos are hermetically-sealed in a Stay-Warm® pouch that is wrapped in the same ol' aluminum foil we are all so familiar with for our breakfast taco. The Juice Bar will not be possible this week. But, for your beverage needs, a packet of Sanka, Tang and a Lipton Tea bag will be included with every delivery as well as salt and pepper and a napkin. Yes, it is different, but it works and you do not even have to leave your residence. Woo! And, watch out for the drones! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. You know you want to!®

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@ Fort verden - Ok, as Head Cheerleader for Verner, we need to get Verner's heart going in the right direction.

L-E-T-S G-O VERNER !!! L-E-T-S G-O VERNER !!!

Give us a V,
Give us an E,
Give us an R,
Give us an N,
Give us another E,
Give us another R!

What's that spell?
VERNER, V-E-R-N-E-R!

Go Verner Go!

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Please register with your nation name. This is a great opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff, and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome. Texas Chat, 816 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 16¼ years! Check it out! Good stuff!

Vincent's Sunday Surprise Beverage Bonanza

Howdy Dudes and Dudettes of Texas!

Today's Sunday Surprise Beverage is Make - Your - Own - Beverage Day! I've got lots of Large Boxes full of drink making ingredients stacked up right here and I'm going to beam them directly into the home of every Texan in Texas. Everyone will receive a Large Box and it'll materialize on the table closest to you. With all the drink ingredients in your box you can make Spiced Thanksgiving Punch, Holiday Cranberry Mocktails, Cranberry Moscow Mule Mocktails and Cranberry Pineapple Mocktails. There's enough ingredients to make 3 glasses of each drink. You can keep the Instructional Guide CD as my gift to you:

When blending drinks in your blender always add your ice at the end so it doesn't jam up the blender. Also if you've got alcohol in your house and you desire an alcoholic drink just mix your own booze into the beverages.

And today I've included a large Apple, Cranberry and Pumpkin Pie Puff Pastry Turkey in everyone's boxes too. Make this playful Turkey the centerpiece of your holiday table: Store-bought puff pastry is filled with spiced apples, cranberries and pumpkins and baked up into a delicious and awesome looking pie.

I hope y'all enjoy today's Sunday Surprise Snack and Beverages Texans. Yeehaw! :)

Vincent

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The Salaxalans wrote:

Just on the off chance anyone has a spare, I'm looking to buy a Season 2 copy of NewTexas! I came into a small fortune today so now I can try to get a copy of this card I've wanted for quite a while. :P page=deck/card=83/season=2

Update: I got one! :D