UPI Almanac for Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.

AITHA, Iraq, March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. and Iraqi security forces chip away at al-Qaida's pool of IED makers and planters in Saladin province in nightly raids dependent on luck as well as good intelligence.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007.

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- While taping Friday's "Tonight Show," host Jay Leno took time to honor the memory of legendary U.S. talk show host Mike Douglas, who died Friday at 81.

PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Former TV talk show host Mike Douglas has died in Palm Beach, Fla., at 81.

Today is Friday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2006 with 142 to follow.

NEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- Fashion innovator Oleg Cassini, who brought the U.S. the Nehru jacket and pillbox hat, has died on Long Island, N.Y., at the age 92.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Megan Mullally says she will use her talk show idols as inspiration for her own syndicated show launching in the fall.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2005 with 142 to follow.