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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
Anti-government protesters leave Suvarnabhumi airport Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of anti-government protesters who occupied and shut down Bangkok's main international airport for a week began leaving today as their leaders declared victory after a court verdict disbanding the ruling party.
A young refugee from Myanmar sits on a bus as he arrives for a demonstration outside the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur December 3, 2008, before he was turned away by the police. About 150 Myanmarese of ethnic Rohingya origin gathered outside the UNHCR office on Wednesday to demand for their basic and fundamental rights, and assistance to their problems.
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Television personality Soledad O'Brien attends the Room to Grow 10th Anniversary benefit gala at Christie's on December 2, 2008 in New York City.
DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.
Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
I said this when I worked for him in Green Bay: I have a hard time believing anybody did it any better than him ... And I still feel that way, even now that I am a head coach. He just had a great way about him. He knew when to pat you on the back and when to kick you in the butt. That is why he's been one of the most successful coaches ever. 
We have a bigger artist this year in Pat Green and moving it to World’s Fair Park we think fans will enjoy the open atmosphere
Our stuff is a lot more rock than what you would find on the Texas music scene, like Pat Green
I've played for some of the greatest offensive minds in the game such as Mike Martz, Dennis Green, Tom Moore and Jon Gruden and Coach Rod adapts his system to his personnel as well as anyone ... I could throw the football, so we passed a lot. Woody was a playmaker, but Coach Rod came up with ways to get the ball to wide receiverRod Gardner. Pat White couldn't hit the broadside of a barn when he got to West Virginia, but Coach Rod figured out a way to use him and Steve Slaton by running the option out of a shotgun.
We’ve been lucky as hell. Who would’ve thought recording live music at a club in Fort Worth would spawn this many successful records and this many successful artists?
We’ve never sat back - even though 10 years is coming up. ... To us, it’s just another year of trying to get the next guy out in front of people because that’s what it’s all about
We catch ‘em on the way up or we catch ‘em on the way down, but we get ‘em ... We try to grab ‘em, especially these young guys before they go on to major label deals, because it helps those guys. I know Nashville - I don’t know if they used to; they definitely do now - look at who we’re recording. ... It makes our sales job to an artist pretty damn easy.
Rick created this thing - it literally started out to be the world’s largest collection of country music at the world’s largest honky-tonk ... We’ve kind of captured a live-music venue’s scene, which is pretty much the pinnacle of anybody that’s in country music.
We’ve been here 27 years and we do 100-something acts a year, so it’s not truly reflective of that
It’s marketing Billy Bob’s ... We put little things in the CD case so you can write back and get on e-mail lists ... you’d be surprised - they come from all over the world. The best business models in the world are you keep ‘em simple and stupid.
I really came in doing all the sales, back when we had seven records ... The transition was pretty smooth, because I was in the middle of everything anyway. Rick had a kid, and ... he wants to carry this thing on, so we are just moving forward. We say it’s all about the music, and we’re just a stepping stone in the right direction.
