2-1-11 Tues

TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1967 Langston Hughes poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday

1911 The first old-age home for pioneers opened in Prescott, Arizona. [Centenial Celebration]

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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
A strange weather day—snowing hard at 8am, sun shining by 9am, more snow while the sun was shining, clear sky, overcast sky again, then mostly cloudy. We really need the moisture and today kept the streets, sidewalks, and other areas damp, we need much more. Hopefully February will be a much wetter month.

Every day the Egyptian news gets much more confusing. Many are now saying that Obama’s speech in Cairo, back in June, may be part of the reason for this internal situation. He talked to all the people of the Middle East about democracy, peace, individual rights, and government suppression. It might have fueled some of the idealistic to make a move. The people have lived under ‘Emergency Law’ for almost 30 years. More than a generation knows nothing else. There are over 30,000 Egyptians in prison as political prisoners and another 17,000 detained—sometimes for years. Mubarak says that it is necessary to stop the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ from taking over. I am one of those who know basically nothing about the Muslim Brotherhood. When I first heard the name a few years ago, I assumed it was an English translation of Al-Qaida or some other radical terrorists. Not the case. It has been around since the 1930’s and started with the widening of the Suez Canal. It is against colonization. It condemned the 9/11 attacks. Trying to learn more is difficult. Are they saying one thing when they have a different agenda? It is hard to figure out where they stand. The US has allowed the Egyptian government to run a dictatorship for over half a century. We have continued to pour money into the country with the hope that the leadership will keep the Suez Canal open, not attack the Israeli borders, and play nice in the Middle East sandbox. The US has turned a blind eye to the ‘Emergency Law’ and the horrific poverty in Egypt. As a tourist I remember seeing the military everywhere, the tourist police everywhere, our body guard writing down our license number on our taxi, the private police looking under our bus with mirrors whenever we pulled in to our hotel, and the metal detectors going off whenever we entered a museum or hotel with the staff just ignoring them and moving us on. Our tour operator said it was all for show—that Egyptians love Americans and want us to know that we are ‘important’ people and that is how all ‘important’ people in Egypt are welcomed. I believed him and got used to be treated as ‘important’. Now that this situation has erupted, I feel that it was really just ‘Emergency Law’ that ‘kept an eye on us’. As I look back on that trip—especially when we went to the ‘non-tourist’ destinations, I feel like an ignorant person who really had no idea what was really happening. We were simply spending tourist dollars and the government wanted to be sure that is all we were doing. Egypt was a great experience, seeing the history was amazing, learning so much. However; I never felt really comfortable. I wasn’t scared. I wasn’t worried. I wasn’t fearful. I just wasn’t comfortable—and now I am beginning to understand why. So glad I took the trip.

History will tell future generations if the US was in the background of the Egyptian turmoil. I now fear that we are involved in a very difficult tightrope walk and that the US was there building the tightrope and encouraging many to walk it.

I am healing quite well, I guess. All of the SteriStrips have fallen off. I continue to keep the wound well lubricated. It is still a long hard knot across my throat. I hope that will soon disappear too. I’m still wearing all my shirts fully buttoned, or high neck sweaters. I’m sure glad I did this in the winter, as if it was summer, I would look even dork-ier.

AZ news stations are all in a huff over NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s call out today. He said that many of the illegal guns used in crimes in NYC are coming from places like AZ with gun laws that allow bad guys to buy lots of guns. The basic trend of stories is ‘how dare the mayor say that’. Well he did and I fear he is right. The mayor sent undercover buyers to gun shows in AZ. They paid cash, told the sellers they couldn’t pass background checks and were sold guns. Now politicians and news readers who were not at the gun shows are questioning if this even happened. The joy of living in AZ.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
◘      Alcohol-based mouthwash was first developed as an antiseptic for surgery, so next time you get a small cut, dab the area with a mouthwash soaked cotton ball!
◘      After shampooing, pour a capful of alcohol-based mouthwash onto your scalp, leave on for 5 minutes, then rinse and condition. The mouthwash kills the fungus that can cause dandruff.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
◘      More than 25 million vertebrate animals are used in testing in the United States each year — including monkeys, chimpanzees, beagles and other dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, birds, farm animals, and still other sentient beings. After the experiments conclude, essentially all of the animals who have survived the research are killed.
◘      The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the orbiter built to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, cost approximately $1.7 billion.
◘      Approximately 43.6 million Americans were living in poverty in 2009.
◘      In 2008 2,260 tons of gold was produced globally and around 26 tons of diamonds.

¤… PUZZLE: Who Wants To Be a Millionaire …answers at bottom…
1. Which of the following best describes ice?
Slimy      Cold       Electrical      Deranged
2. According to a common phrase, 'there is no place like' what?
Home      A candy store      Heaven     Armageddon!
3. Where would you most likely apply deodorant?
Underarm      Hair      Feet     Tongue
4. Which is not a type of soda?
7Up      He-Gon      Pepsi      Sprite
5. Which company makes Playstation game consoles?
Sega      Sony      Squaresoft      Nintendo
6. In the board game 'Battleship', how many hits does it take to sink a Battleship?
4      5      3      6
7. Where was the city of Calcutta located?
India      Iraq       Indonesia      Russia
8. How many verses are in 'The Star-Spangled Banner'?
5      3      4       2
9. Which Broadway musical has characters named Electra and Cassandra?
The Phantom of the Opera      Cats      Miss Saigon      Beauty and the Beast
10. In what year did music group The Smashing Pumpkins first break up?
2000      1998      1999      2001
11. The Kamehameha dynasty once ruled over which place?
Hawaii      China       Japan      Ivory Coast
12. Which 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle' wore the color blue?
Donatello       Raphael       Michaelangelo       Leonardo
13. Which modern-day sport was developed by American Indians to train for war?
Rugby       Luge       Jai Alai      Lacrosse
14. According to Greek mythology, which of the following was not one of the several rivers connected to the underworld?
Lethe      Lynceus      Styx      Phlegethon
15. Approximately how many miles away from the Earth is the heavenly body known as Luna?
176,000     416,000       239,000       303,000

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM… JOHANNESBURG
 — South Africa's governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect.
A Monday statement from African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe is unequivocal: "This act is anti-ANC and anti-revolutionary. This act is defamatory, insensitive and undermining of woman's integrity."
The fish-on-flesh question has raged in South African media in recent months following reports of the practice at parties of wealthy businessmen and socialites. Earlier Monday, Johannesburg newspapers reported the head of the ANC's powerful youth league had attended such a party over the weekend.
Mantashe adds: "The ANC is not into nightclubs or partying, but it is a revolutionary movement."

A LITTLE LAUGH…
Scene: A conversation between two of my friends.
Friend #1: Are you visiting us tomorrow? Do you need directions?
Friend #2: I'm all set. I have the address, a GPS, and a GPS override.
Friend #1: What's a GPS override?
Friend #2: My wife.

Top 10 Historical Finds…
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of ancient, mostly Hebrew manuscripts that were found at several sites on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Some 825 to 870 different scrolls have been found in 11 caves from 1947 to 1956. Most of the texts are biblical and include fragments of every book of the Old Testament except the book of Esther as well as the earliest known Book of Isaiah and never before seen psalms attributed to King David and Joshua. Some non biblical texts were found as well, and are commentaries on the Old Testament, rule books of the community, war conduct, hymn compositions and benedictions to name a few. The Scrolls are believed to be the library of a Jewish Sect, written by the Essenes and hidden in the caves around the First Jewish Revolt (66-70 AD).
Importance: The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is widely considered the greatest manuscript find of all time. The scrolls predate the next oldest Old Testament manuscript by 1000 years and prove that Christianity was rooted in Judaism. They also give us a clear insight into Jewish life at the time.

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¤…FEBRUARY…¤ [Gemstone= Amethyst Flower= Iris or Violets]
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month ♥ AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month ♥ American Heart Month ♥ Avocado and Banana Month ♥ Bake for Family Fun Month ♥ Beans (Dried and Fresh) Month ♥ Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month ♥ February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month ♥ From Africa to Virginia Month ♥ Grapefruit Month ♥ International Boost Self-Esteem Month ♥ International Expect Success Month ♥ International Hoof-care Month ♥ Jobs in Golf Month ♥ Library Lovers Month ♥ Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month ♥ Marijuana Awareness Month ♥ National African American History Month ♥ National Bird Feeding Month ♥ National Black History Month♥ National Care About Your Indoor Air Month ♥ National Cherry Month ♥ National Condom Month ♥ National Children's Dental Health Month ♥ National Laugh-Friendly Month ♥ National Mend A Broken Heart Month ♥ National Parent Leadership Month ♥ National Pet Dental Health Month ♥ National Time Management Month ♥ National Weddings Month ♥ Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month ♥ Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month ♥ Relationship Wellness Month ♥ Responsible Pet Owner's Month ♥ Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month ♥ Spunky Old Broads Month ♥ Sweet Potato Month ♥ Wise Health Care Consumer Month ♥ Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month

¤…THIS WEEK…¤
24-Feb 4
Clean Out Your Inbox Week
30- Feb 5
Catholic Schools Week ♥ Meat Week ♥ Intimate Apparel Week
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Children's Authors & Illustrators Week ♥ National Patient Recognition Week ♥ Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend ♥ Women's Heart Week

¤…TODAY IS…¤
African American Coaches Day ♥ Freedom Day* ♥ G.I. Joe Day ♥ Hula in The Coola Day ♥ Robinson Crusoe Day ♥ Spunky Old Broads Day ♥ Working Naked Day ♥ Celtic Calendar: Imbolc (also Imbolg or Oimelc), or St Brigid’s Day (Scots Gaelic Là Fhèill Brìghde, Irish Lá Fhéile Bríde, the feast day of St. Brigid), marking the beginning of Spring.
Malaysia: Federal Territory Holiday (1974) (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
Mauritius: Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (1836: this is the 175th anniversary)
Nicaragua: Air Force Day
* Freedom Day The purpose of this holiday is to promote good feelings, harmony, and equal opportunity among all citizens and to remember that the United States is a nation dedicated to the ideal of freedom. President Harry Truman signed and the bill "National Freedom Day" in 1948.

Today’s Births

○ AUTHORS / COMPOSERS
1859 Victor August Herbert Irish composer (Babes in Toyland)
1902 Langston Hughes poet/translator (The Weary Blues)
1904 S.J. Perelman (Sidney/Simeon Joseph Perelman) humorist, writer, Academy Award-winning screenwriter: Around the World in 80 Days [1956]
1897 Denise Robins (aka Francesca Wright, Ashley French, Harriet Gray, Julia Kane) British romance novelist
1918 Muriel Spark Scottish novelist (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
○ ATHLETES
1915 Sir Stanley Matthews 1st British soccer player to be knighted
Rachael Scdoris, 26, American dog musher
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
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○ ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS/…)
Big Boi (Antwan Patton), 36, singer, musician (Outkast),
Don Everly, 74, singer, musician, with brother Phil
1901 Clark Gable actor (Gone With the Wind)
1895 John Ford (Sean Aloysius O’Feeney) director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man)
Sherman Hemsley, 73, actor (“The Jeffersons,” “Amen”)
1952 Rick James [James Johnson], rock/soul/funk vocalist (Super Freak)
Terry Jones, 69, actor, director (“Monty Python’s Flying Circus”)
Garrett Morris, 74, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”)
Lisa Marie Presley, 43, singer
Bob Shane, 77, vocalist (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons)
Pauly Shore, 41, comedian, actor
○ POLITICIANS
1552 Sir Edward Coke English jurist/politician (defended common law)
1931 Boris Yeltsin President of Russia [1991-1999]
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1763 Thomas Campbell founder (Church of Disciples in America)
1833 Henry McNeal Turner black Methodist bishop
¤…Today’s Obituaries…¤
1869 Frederik W Conrad hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68
1966 Hedda Hopper [Elda Furry], US gossip columnist, double pneumonia @75
1966 Buster Keaton [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), lung cancer @ 69
1991 James G MacDonald cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), @ 84
¤…Today’s Events…¤
○ ARTS
1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island (Fernandez Island) for 5 years, his story is the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"
1862 The Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in Atlantic Monthly. The lyric was the work of Julia Ward Howe
1935 1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol
1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television
○ ATHLETICS
1929 1st clean & jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402½ lbs
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1884 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published
1892 Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning the use of the "400" to describe the socially elite
1898 1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Company
1920 1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul MN)
1949 RCA releases 1st single record ever (45 rpm)
1972 1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)
○ INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1839 Cherokee Chief John Ross, and 228 other Cherokees arrive today in Little Rock, en route to the Indian Territory, as part of their forced emigration. Quatie Martin Ross, Chief Ross' wife, will die today. She will be buried in Little Rock.
1917 By Executive Order, today, the Papago (Tohono O'odham) Indian Reservation in established in Arizona. The act will be amended on February 21, 1931, and on October 28, 1932
○ POLITICS (US)
1790 Supreme Court convenes for the 1st time (New York NY)
1978 Harriet Tubman is 1st black woman honored on a US postage stamp
○ POLITICS (International)
1587 English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuart's death sentence
1789 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long
1902 China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1814 Volcano Mayon, @ Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200
1840 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in US, incorporated
1788 Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.

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ANSWERS
¤…Millionaire ANSWERS…¤
1. Which of the following best describes ice? Cold
2. According to a common phrase, 'there is no place like' what? Home
3. Where would you most likely apply deodorant? Underarm
4. Which is not a type of soda? He-Gon
5. Which company makes Playstation game consoles? Sony
6. In the board game 'Battleship', how many hits does it take to sink a Battleship? 4
7. Where was the city of Calcutta located? India
8. How many verses are in 'The Star-Spangled Banner'? 4
9. Which Broadway musical has characters named Electra and Cassandra? Cats
10. In what year did music group The Smashing Pumpkins first break up? 2000
11. The Kamehameha dynasty once ruled over which place? Hawaii
12. Which 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle' wore the color blue? Leonardo
13. Which modern-day sport was developed by American Indians to train for war? Lacrosse
14. According to Greek mythology, which of the following was not one of the several rivers connected to the underworld? Lynceus
15. Approximately how many miles away from the Earth is the heavenly body known as Luna? 239,000
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Gingerbread House

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Monday 1-31-11

TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1961 Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2


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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
It looks like snow. The weatherman says snow. We’ll see. It was a lot cooler today and the wind made it feel even worse. It is winter and Flag just had one of its driest Januarys since they kept records. It is pretty amazing to live in a town where one winter breaks the record for snowfall and the next winter is the driest. It is too bad our city leaders don’t understand that we will never, ever be a ski destination. They keep pouring money, time, and effort into making us sound like a ski resort. I just saw a ski town in NY on the news—talking about the snow they have received lately. Two things jumped out. First, they haven’t made artificial snow in weeks and the skiers commented on how artificial snow is never as good as Nature’s snow. Flagstaff seldom has enough snow during ski season to keep the mountain open more than a week or two. Second, like most ski resorts I now, you ski right into the town—Breckenridge, Aspen, Vail, Telluride… That will never happen in Flag. One has to drive to the slopes from Flagstaff on a highway that gets very busy and has long waits during good ski days. Long waits can be up to two hours. After finally getting to the mountain, the road to the ski area is precarious at best. No one will make parking efficient enough to have skiers park at the bottom of the of the mountain and take ‘mass transit’ to the ski area. Our ski area still behaves like a 1950’s ski area and will not recognize the claims of the indigenous people that the land is sacred.

I’ve been watching and listening to American TV this weekend on the Egyptian turmoil. The only station I seem to be getting real information is CNN. When I travel, I have always been able to spend a few minutes each day watching CNN International. The American CNN has been using their CNN International staff for many of their reports. It certainly gives a different slant than listening to US citizens telling us the news of what is going on in Africa. The big development today has been the rather sudden rise of Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel laureate and former UN Commission leader. To me, it is beginning to appear that ElBaradei has been orchestrating this turmoil for the past few months—if not years. His voice is for democracy for the Egyptian people. That certainly is good. He may or may not be friendly to the US. Today, during several interviews, he says that he is flabbergasted that the American political leadership has continued to say that ‘Egypt is a stable allied friend of America.” Now that he has returned to Egypt and has become very vocal and visible at the demonstrations in Cairo he seems to be ready to become Egypt’s leader—at least until real democratic elections can take place. Egypt has not known ‘democracy’ in my lifetime. Since the British occupiers left, Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak have been ‘presidents for life’. That is not a democracy. Many of the citizens of Egypt want a democracy, but sadly don’t understand what that means. Neither did our founding fathers. Hopefully the Egyptian people will work this all out and in the process save the antiquities of centuries ago. I keep remembering that during my visit a few years ago, the Egyptologists and the tour guides did not see any connection between their lives today and the people who built the pyramids. They had great knowledge and respect for that old culture. I hope the youth of Egypt have that same respect.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
◘      Olive oil is a great makeup remover...just dilute it with water. Olive oil is gentle and moisturize, and it's cheaper than drugstore makeup remover!
◘      Soften your hands while you clean the house...before slipping on rubber gloves, cover your hands with lotion. Your hands will get moisturized while you clean, and the gloves will be easy to remove.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION… MLK
◘      In 1963, King delivered his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech to an audience of 200,000 during the March on Washington. The following year, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment.
◘      Some opponents of the federal holiday said King did not deserve his own holiday—contending that the entire civil rights movement rather than one individual, however instrumental, should be honored.
◘      New Hampshire was the last state to adopt MLK Day as a paid state holiday, replacing its optional Civil Rights Day in 1999.

¤… PUZZLE: Who Wants To Be a Millionaire (…answers at bottom… )
1. What color is milk? Green      white       blue      red
2. When it's pouring rain outside, people sometimes say 'it's raining cats and _____.'
buckets     dogs      men      pennies
3. When you bait a hook and throw it into a stream or a lake, you are most likely trying to catch what? an old tire      a fish      a cold      a mermaid
4. If you can't supply what is best, a common expression says that 'you can't cut the ________.
cake      mustard      butter      pie
5. New York City is also known by what nickname?
The Big Traffic Jam      The Big Orange      The Big Apple      The Big Easy
6. 'BTW' is a commonly seen acronym on computer bulletin boards and in chat rooms. What does 'BTW' stand for?
bite the worm      bend the willow      by the way      buy the world
7. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands is: Molokai      Maui      Hawaii      Oahu
8. Who is the only president who has ever paid off the US national debt?
Andrew Johnson      John Quincy Adams      John Tyler      Andrew Jackson
9. What is pot-au-feu?
 gold at the end of the rainbow      a clumsy fool      homemade cigarettes     boiled meat and potatoes
10. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? Dublin      Glasgow      London      Belfast
11. Where is the largest radio (dish-antenna) telescope located?
West Virginia      New Mexico      Puerto Rico      Germany
12. Who invented velcro?
Sally Fox      George de Mestral      Sybilla Masters      Charles Macintosh
13. The book 'Wild Blue' by Stephen Ambrose is an account of B24 pilots over Germany during WWII. Who is featured as the main character of the book?
Gerald Ford      Jimmy Carter      George McGovern      Hubert Humphrey
14. In the movie 'Gone In 60 Seconds' legendary car thief Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage) must steal fifty cars in order to save his brother's life. What car does he steal last?
Ford Shelby Cobra      Maserati 250F      Ford Shelby GT 500      Aston-Martin DBR3
15. In genetics, the definition of an allele typically includes what: the reason for
large chromosomes in fruit flies     different body types in humans      
different colors of flower petals in peas      different types of grapes

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM… ALBUQUERQUE
-- Albuquerque police said a supermarket worker accused of handing out a yogurt sample contaminated with semen was arrested on outstanding bench warrants. The Albuquerque Police Department said officers were called Tuesday to the Sunflower Market by a woman who said store employee Anthony Garcia, 31, gave her a free yogurt sample contaminated with "bodily fluid," KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, reported. The woman told police she spit the sample out because it tasted like sperm. Police said they are running tests on the sample. "We found where she basically spit out the possible evidence," Sgt. Trish Hoffman said. "As far back as I can remember this is the first time that we've ever dealt with this." Investigators said Garcia was arrested on two outstanding bench warrants, one of which was for failure to appear for an arraignment on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor.

A LITTLE LAUGH…
I returned home from my ninth business trip of the year with a severe bout of jet lag–induced foot-in-mouth disease. As we prepared to go to sleep that night, I wrapped my arms around my better half, gave her a kiss, and announced,
"It's good to be in my own bed, with my own wife!"

*NEW* Top 10 Historical Finds…
A farmer in Xi’an named Yang was drilling for water when he found the Terracotta Army in 1947. The Army was carved by 700,000 forced workers and was buried underground in front of the tomb of Qin Shi Huang so they could protect him in the afterlife. Qin Shi Huang was the first Emperor to unify China and is as much reviled for his tyranny as he is admired as a visionary. Tens of thousands of human and animal statues were created in several pieces and then assembled, each of which is unique. Actual weapons and armor were used in the manufacturing of the warriors but they were stolen shortly after the creation of the tomb. Despite the impressive discoveries in Xi’an, the tomb of the emperor has yet to be found.
Importance:  The Terracotta Army is our doorway to understanding how the real Qin Dynasty army functioned. By examining these clay warriors we can determine the formations of the army and what kind of weapons they used as well as their quality. Fine bronze swords, daggers, billhooks, spears, halberds, axes, crossbow triggers and arrowheads were all found in the pits at Xi’an.

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¤…THIS WEEK…¤
24-Feb 4 → Clean Out Your Inbox Week
30- Feb 5 → Catholic Schools Week ◘ Meat Week ◘ Intimate Apparel Week
¤…TODAY IS…¤
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Child Labor Day
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
National Popcorn Day
Lerwick, Shetland Islands Scotland: Up-Helly-Aa/Norse fire festival: marks the end of the Yule Season
Surrey England: Dicing for Maid's Money Day: since 1674 to select 2 maid servants in the town of good character who roll dice. The highest number receives a monetary award.
Nauru: Independence Day (from Australia 1968)
Today’s Births
○ AUTHORS / COMPOSERS
1872 Zane Grey (Pearl Grey) American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage, Spirit of the Border)
Steve Karmen, 74, jingle writer (I Love NY, This Bud's for You)
1817 Antony Winkler Prins Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)
1797 Franz Peter Schubert Austrian composer (Unfinished Symphony)
○ ATHLETES
Ernest (Ernie) Banks, 80, Hall of Fame baseball (Cubs)
1919 Jackie Robinson 1st black major league baseball player (Dodgers)
(Lynn) Nolan Ryan, 64, Hall of Fame baseball player
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
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○ ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS/…)
1903 Tallulah Bankhead actress (Lifeboat, Die Die Darling)
1892 Eddie Cantor (Iskowitz) comedian
Carol Channing, 88, actress (stage: Hello, Dolly!; Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Minnie Driver, 40, actress (Gross Pointe Blank, Good Will Hunting)
1934 James Franciscus actor (Mr Novak, Longstreet, Hunter)
1915 Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit], TV host (Garry Moore Show, I've Got a Secret)
1937 Suzanne Pleshette actress (The Birds, Emily-Bob Newhart Show)
Justin Timberlake, 30, singer, actor
○ POLITICIANS
Queen Beatrix, 73, Queen of the Netherlands
James G. Watt,74, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior
1920 Stewart L Udall US Secretary of Interior (1961-69) born in St Johns AZ
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1623 François-Xavier de Laval Montmorency, consecrated the first bishop of Québec Canada in 1674
1868 Theodore William Richards chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)
¤…Today’s Obituaries…¤
1606 Guy Fawkes convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed @ 35
1788 Bonnie Prince Charles E Stuart English pretender to the throne, @ 67
1945 Eddie Slovik 1st US soldier executed for desertion since Civil War @ 25
1967 Chief Thundercloud (Victor Daniels) Cherokee (or Muskogee) actor @ 56
¤…Today’s Events…¤
○ ARTS
1936 The Green Hornet was introduced by its famous theme song, The Flight of the Bumble Bee. The radio show was first heard on WXYZ radio in Detroit,
○ ATHLETICS
1974 McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres
1988 Super Bowl XXII (at San Diego): Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10
1999 Super Bowl XXXIII Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons in Miami; Super Bowl MVP John Elway, Denver, Quarterback
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1851 San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California founded
1905 1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
1990 McDonald’s opened their first restaurant in Russia -- in Moscow
○ INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1646 Jesuits "predict" a lunar eclipse for the Hurons of Ossossane. This accurate prediction, made with the use of an almanac, will lead to many religious conversions.
1870 The first acts are taken to establish the White Mountain-San Carlos-Camp Apache Reserve in western Arizona territory, by the Military Division of the Pacific. Major engineer H.M.Robert forwards a map of the proposed reserve to military headquarters in San Francisco for consideration.
○ POLITICS (US)
1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)
1940 The very first monthly retirement check was issued by the U.S. Government -- to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont
1950 President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb
○ POLITICS (International)
1915 1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians
1933 Hitler promises parliamentary democracy
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1675 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
1871 Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky
1968 Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, USSR

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ANSWERS
¤…Millionaire ANSWERS…¤
1. What color is milk? white
2. When it's pouring rain outside, people sometimes say 'it's raining cats and _____. dogs
3. When you bait a hook and throw it into a stream or a lake, you are most likely trying to catch what?
 a fish
4. If you can't supply what is best, a common expression says that 'you can't cut the ________.' mustard
5. New York City is also known by what nickname? The Big Apple
6. 'BTW' is a commonly seen acronym on computer bulletin boards and in chat rooms. What does 'BTW' stand for? by the way
7. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands is: Hawaii
8. Who is the only president who has ever paid off the US national debt? Andrew Jackson
9. What is pot-au-feu? boiled meat and potatoes
10. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? Belfast
11. Where is the largest radio (dish-antenna) telescope located? Puerto Rico
12. Who invented velcro? George de Mestral
13. The book 'Wild Blue' by Stephen Ambrose is an account of B24 pilots over Germany during WWII. Who is featured as the main character of the book? George McGovern
14. In the movie 'Gone In 60 Seconds' legendary car thief Memphis Raines (Nicolas Cage) must steal fifty cars in order to save his brother's life. What car does he steal last? Ford Shelby GT 500
15. In genetics, the definition of an allele typically includes what:
different colors of flower petals in peas
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Sunday 1-30-11

TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1958 The first two-way moving sidewalk was put in service at Love Field in Dallas, TX. The length of the walkway through the airport: 1,435 feet.

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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
After watching another morning of the Egyptian crisis, I called my traveling buddy, Hamdy. He is a tour guide and is very good at ‘reading’ people. That usually means he is good at saying what you expect him to say. When I called his office I just left a voice mail about hoping that he and his family members and friends in Egypt were safe during this crisis. He called me back in about an hour, when he stopped into the office to do some Saturday work. He thanked me for my concerns and said “it’s about time this happened, it should have happened 20 years ago.” His family lives in the rural area and they are not yet having demonstrations, however, in a nearby village the locals did overtake the police chief’s office. Seems the police chief has been around a long time and is not seen as a nice man—harassing people constantly—especially the poor. (The police chief sounded a little like AZ’s own Joe.) He was beaten up and is in the hospital. Hamdy noted that while this was certainly started by the young it was expanding to everyone. He said that many young Egyptians go to school, get their diplomas and if they are not ‘related’ they can’t get a job or use their talent. (That too sounds a little like life on the Rez.) Hamdy said that he is keeping a close eye on the situation and his biggest concern is the young who are looting the National Treasures. He ran a department at the Cairo Museum before coming to the US and realizes the loss that could be taking place. His concern being that the youth have little knowledge of the importance of the pieces in the museum. I asked about our guide who lives in Cairo and he said that he would let me know, but didn’t think she was in any danger. His guide friends seem to be doing well also. As we both knew, the police are usually uneducated men who ‘are related’ and may not be there to serve and protect. The military police and the tourist police are much the same. They support their ‘boss’ as long as the money is there, and their lives are not in danger. Hamdy’s hope is that Mubarak leaves office and that a democratic government is set up to help the people. It was good to talk with him and get a better understanding of what is happening. The final part of our conversation was about our upcoming trip to Ethiopia. He said he wasn’t worried about me, but was concerned about some of the others who may not be ready for the poverty and the lack of top notch hotels on our trip. Turns out this will be his first tour to Ethiopia. He is going there next month to scope it out. I simply told him that all of the travelers are able to read and if they aren’t ready, it is not Hamdy’s problem. Of course he is a tour coordinator and wants everyone to have a great trip and will continue to worry about how travelers perceive his company while in a poor country. I know he will do a good tour.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
◘     Remove water marks from glasses by washing glasses with a damp cloth sprinkled with table salt. The salt acts as a safe abrasive on glass.
◘     Cooking oil that spilled on the floor can be a big pain in the butt to clean up. Best way: sprinkle the mess with flour, let sit for a minute so the flour can absorb the oil, then wipe with paper towel. Spray area with cleaner to remove last traces of oil.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
◘    Congressman John Conyers, Democrat from Michigan, first introduced legislation for a commemorative holiday four days after King was assassinated in 1968. After the bill became stalled, petitions endorsing the holiday containing six million names were submitted to Congress.
◘      Congress passed the holiday legislation in 1983, which was then signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. A compromise moving the holiday from Jan. 15, King's birthday, which was considered too close to Christmas and New Year's, to the third Monday in January helped overcome opposition to the law.
◘      King led the black boycott (1955-56) of segregated city bus lines and in 1956 gained a major victory and prestige as a civil-rights leader when Montgomery buses began to operate on a desegregated basis.

¤… PUZZLE: Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
…answers at bottom…
1. What is the first letter of the English alphabet?
A      B      C      D
2. What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury      Mars      Venus      Earth
3. How many days are in a leap year?
365      366      212      819
4. The names of most continents on Earth begin with which letter of the English alphabet?
A      L      E      Z
5. What year did Christopher Columbus discover America?
1776      1450      1492      1400
6. What is 100 percent of 50 percent of 50 percent of 500?
125      175      250      100
7. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
Alpha      Omega      Macca      Sigma
8. Which of these numbers printed on the back of sandpaper would make the roughest metal or wood if you were to sand it?
120      400      220      50
9. What is another term for a 'midge'?
Guano      Bedstraw      gnat      Short man
10. How many essential vitamins and minerals are in Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal?
10      12      8     6
11. Which of these people did not provide a character's voice in the 1995 Disney film 'Toy Story'?
John Morris      Erik Von Detton      Randy Newman      Tim Allen
12. What animal's scientific name is Bradypus Tridactylus?
Octopus      Sloth      Dwarf      Goby Pterydactl
13. Approximately how many parts make up an average suit of armor?
438      300      200      338
14. What is the nationality of the poet Firdausi?
Syrian      Persian      Finnish      German
15. What is the IQ of broccoli?
2      0      1      3

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM… TAMPA, Fla.
--The self-proclaimed unluckiest man in the world said he was again hospitalized after lightning struck his Florida home while he was on the phone. John Wade Agan, 47, whose previous hospitalizations were for conditions including a butcher knife to his chest, injuries from being robbed at gunpoint in his taxi cab and shoved in the vehicle's trunk, and being bitten by two snakes at the same time -- a claim that has drawn some doubt from experts -- said lightning struck his home Tuesday while he was using a corded phone, leading him to black out, the St. Petersburg Times reported Thursday. Agan, who was taken to Tampa General Hospital, said he woke up surrounded by paramedics with a hole burned in his sock. Agan said he knows his injuries have drawn skepticism before, and lightning-strike injuries are difficult to prove, but he stands by his claims. Lightning experts said injuries from talking on a corded phone during a storm are not unusual.
"It's certainly possible," said Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, a researcher in the field of lightning injuries.

A LITTLE LAUGH…
A lawyer phoned the governor's mansion shortly after midnight. "I need to talk to the governor, it's an emergency!" exclaimed the lawyer.
After some cajoling, the governor's assistant agreed to wake him up. "So, what is it that's so important that it can't wait until morning?" grumbled the governor.
"Judge Pierson just died, and I want to take his place," begged the attorney.
"Well, it's OK with me if it's OK with the funeral home," replied the governor.

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¤…THIS WEEK…¤
20-30      Sundance Film Festival
24-Feb 4      Clean Out Your Inbox Week

¤…TODAY IS…¤
Escape Day: escape to a Spa
Inane Answering Message Day
England: Women Peerage Day (1958) for Royalty only
India: Martyrs' Day
Spain: School Day of Non-violence and Peace
US: Kentucky, Virgin Islands: Franklin D Roosevelt Day
Today’s Births
○ AUTHORS
1866 Gelett Burgess author (Purple Cow)
○ ATHLETES
1923 Walt (Walter) ‘Moose’ Dropo baseball: first baseman: Red Sox, Tigers, White Sox, Redlegs, Orioles, Reds
Boris Spassky, 74, former chess player, journalist
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1814 Jean-Baptist Capronnier French/Belgian glass painter
○ ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS/…)
Christian Bale, 37, actor (3:10 to Yuma, The Prestige, Rescue Dawn, Batman Begins), born in Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Brett Butler, 53, comedienne, actress (“Grace Under Fire”)
Phil Collins, 60, musician, singer, songwriter
Gene Hackman, 81, actor (Oscars for The French Connection and Unforgiven; The Royal Tenenbaums)
1914 John Ireland actor (Rawhide, Gunfight at OK Corral)
Dorothy Malone, 86, actress (“Peyton Place”; Oscar for Written on the Wind)
1922 Dick Martin actor/comedian (Laugh-In, Carbon Copy)
Vanessa Redgrave, 74, actress (Tony for Long Day’s Journey into Night, Oscar for Julia, Emmys for Playing for Time, If These Walls Could Talk 2)
1914 David Wayne actor (Andromeda Strain, Adams Rib)
○ POLITICIANS
Richard (Dick) Cheney, 70, 46th vice president of the US
1915 John D Profumo English politician (C)
1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President [1933-1945], only President elected 4 times [died 83 days after 4th inauguration]
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1899 Max Theiler English/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)
¤…Today’s Obituaries…¤
1948 Mahatma Gandhi India spiritual and political leader, assassinated @ 78
1888 Asa Gray US botanist (Flora of North America), @ 77
1991 John McIntire actor (Virginian, Psycho), emphysema @ 83
1838 Osceola chief of Seminole Indians, in jail of malaria or broken heart @ 33
1951 Ferdinand Porsche German car inventor (Porsche), @ 75
¤…Today’s Events…¤
○ ARTS
1933 "The Lone Ranger" premieres on ABC radio
1956 KRMA TV channel 6 in Denver CO (PBS) begins broadcasting
1961 KAET TV channel 8 in Phoenix AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting
○ ATHLETICS
1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76)
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1815 Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6500 volumes
○ INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1712 Near New Bern, North Carolina, Tuscarora and Coree Indians have built a fort they call Narhantes. Today, as a part of the Tuscarora War, several hundred Indians and a few dozen South Carolina settlers, led by Colonel John Barnwell, will attack the fort.
○ POLITICS (US)
1781 Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland
1798 The first brawl in the U.S. House of Representatives was witnessed by legislators. Congressmen Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold duked it out right there on the House floor. The spat occurred when Lyon spit in Griswold’s face.
1847 Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco
1946 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime
○ POLITICS (International)
1647 Scots agree to sell King Charles I to English Parliament for £400,
1922 World Law Day, 1st celebrated
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1487 Bell chimes invented
1790 Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by Mr Greathead, the inventor
1894 Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit
1911 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba

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ANSWERS
¤…Millionaire ANSWERS…¤
1. What is the first letter of the English alphabet? A
2. What planet is closest to the sun? Mercury
3. How many days are in a leap year? 366
4. The names of most continents on Earth begin with which letter of the English alphabet? A
5. What year did Christopher Columbus discover America? 1492
6. What is 100 percent of 50 percent of 50 percent of 500? 125
7. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? Sigma
8. Which of these numbers printed on the back of sandpaper would make the roughest metal or wood if you were to sand it? 50
9. What is another term for a 'midge'? gnat
10. How many essential vitamins and minerals are in Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal? 10
11. Which of these people did not provide a character's voice in the 1995 Disney film 'Toy Story'? Randy Newman
12. What animal's scientific name is Bradypus Txridactylus? Sloth
13. Approximately how many parts make up an average suit of armor? 200
14. What is the nationality of the poet Firdausi? Persian
15. What is the IQ of broccoli? 2 I know it's strange, but broccoli has an IQ, determined by the reaction to electrical stimuli.
¤…Close up Picture…¤
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Saturday 1-29-11

TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1879 Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established


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MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
I, like so many other Americans, remember where I was 25 years ago today. I was working at Tonalea Day School. We had worked long and hard to get a satellite dish at the school. We wanted students to be able to watch educational programs. The government bureaucrats didn’t see the necessity of this, while that sat in their offices in Gallup and DC and went home to their own cable TV watching. The dish was finally set up on January 26. We had a TV in the library and three could be wheeled into the gym. The plan was to allow our youngest students to watch Sesame Street every day in the library. We had two kindergarten classrooms and both would easily fit into the library and be able to watch on one of two big—for the time—27” TVs. To inaugurate the system, we were setting up the Space launch live. Most of the teachers remembered watching some of the first lift-offs when they were younger. About 250 students and a staff of 40 watched the disaster unfold. It was one of the most difficult days in my career. It would be several months before we started using the satellite TV for Sesame Street.

The events in Egypt are, I fear, more frightening than most Americans realize. Egypt has been a ‘friend’ of the US for many years. The one thing the Egyptian Muslim citizens have never liked about our ‘friendship’ is our support of Israel. They wonder why Americans are not ever given the Palestinian side of the story. Since 1948 the US has backed a country that took land from Muslims to make Israel. The idea burns deep for them. Now that the Egyptian dictatorship is on the brink of collapse, a non-US friendly regime is certainly a concern. Our government’s stance on these events is being watched by the entire Arab world. After all, most of the recent populous uprisings have been spirited through Facebook and Twitter, both are American phenoms. To further our unique relationship with Egypt, none of the protests are ‘un-American’ or ‘Anti-American’ yet the tear gas canisters that are being used on the protestors are clearly marked “Made in the USA.” Some of the protestors are truly confused by this. Our government claims to believe in democracy and says it supports more democracies throughout the world…as long as they are friendly to our form of democracy. When a population overthrows a dictatorship that is friendly to the US, we support it. If not, we claim it is not really a democratic action. Right now, all we hear is that the demonstrators want an end to the Mubarak regime. Mubarak (82 years old) and his family seem so removed from the people. The protestors haven’t named a new leader they want. This is a very fluid situation for the people of Egypt. That makes it a very fluid situation for the entire world. Any change in this area of the world certainly makes change everywhere in the world. I hope the 80+ million people of Egypt realize that they need America as much as America needs them.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT…
○     The best time to de-gunk the bathroom mirror is in the morning after everyone takes their showers. Once the mirror steams up, wipe it off with a towel. the dirt comes off easily, and you'll save money on cleaners and paper products.
○     Do you have a tomato-stained plastic container? Simply put it in a sunny window or out on the patio and leave it there all day. The sun's rays make a great "bleach".

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION… Monopoly—the game
○     The three most-landed-on properties in Monopoly are Illinois Avenue. "GO" and the B&O Railroad.
○     The game board streets in original Monopoly are named after streets in the gambling resort city of Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1972, the Atlantic City Commissioner of Public Works threatened to change the names of the real Baltic and Mediterranean Avenues, but public outcry vetoed the bill.
○     Both the Reading and Pennsylvania Railroads are no longer in business. And St. Charles Place was leveled to make room for a casino. In Atlantic City, the game's Marvin Gardens is actually spelled "Marven Gardens."

¤… Who Wants to be a Millionaire PUZZLE
…answers at bottom…
1. Which of these girls' names is also a herb?
Sue Ellen      Pamela      Rosemary      Amanda
2. The face of which actor appears on his own brand of salad dressing?
Tom Cruise      Paul Newman      Sylvester Stallone      Mel Gibson
3. Which green vegetable is associated with Popeye?
Lettuce      Cabbage      Spinach      Zucchini
4. What would you do with a truffle? 
Eat it      Spend it       Wear it      Bury it
5. Who produced the official report on the Clinton and Lewinsky affair?
Kenneth Cole      Cole Porter      Ringo Starr      Kenneth Starr
6. What colour belt do you buy for your outfit when beginning judo classes?
Yellow      White      Green      Black
7. Who first made the liqueur Benedictine?
Monks       Nurses      Crusaders      Sailors
8. In Greek legend, who was sent to fetch the 'Golden Fleece'?
Apollo       Jason      Hermes      Hector
9. What color is the ELEVEN on a 7-ELEVEN store sign?
Green      blue       red      orange
10. What was the first name of the man who invented the Rubik's Cube?
Erno      Emile      Ernst      Arnold
11. In 1913, which skyscraper was considered to be the tallest building in the world?
Empire State Building      Prudential Building       Chrysler Building      Woolworth Building
12. Which trained professional uses a theodolite in the course of his or her work?
Surgeon      Surveyor      Sea Captain      Graphic Designer
13. What is the offspring of a lion and a tigress called?
Tigelon      Ligron      Liger      Tigon
14. Which Gospel writer is the patron saint of Venice?
Mark      Luke      Matthew      John
15. Which cartoon character made his screen debut in 1935?
Porky Pig      Bugs Bunny      Popeye     Pluto

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM… Los Angeles
Urination plus a colleague's door equals trouble.
That's the hard lesson to take away from the case of a California State University-Northridge math professor, who allegedly urinated on a colleague's door on campus.
Tihomir Petrov, 43, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of urinating in a public place. His arraignment was scheduled for Thursday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in San Fernando, according to the AP.
School officials' yellow flags went up when they saw what they suspected was urine outside another math professor's door. Petrov was rumored to be in dispute with his colleague, according to school officials.
They allegedly struck gold by capturing an incident on camera in early December.

A LITTLE LAUGH…
Five-year-old Becky answered the door when the census taker came by. She told the census taker that her daddy was a doctor and wasn't home, because he was performing an appendectomy.
"My," said the census taker, "that sure is a big word for such a little girl. Do you know what it means?"
"Sure! Fifteen hundred bucks, and that doesn't even include the anesthesiologist!"

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¤…THIS WEEK…¤
23-29
National Handwriting Analysis Week ◘ National Nurse Anesthetists Week ◘ World Leprosy Week
24-Feb 4
Clean Out Your Inbox Week
¤…TODAY IS…¤
National Corn Chip Day
Curmudgeons Day
Freethinkers Day
National Puzzle Day
National Seed Swap Day
Seeing Eye Dog Day
Thomas Paine Day
World Leprosy Day
Gibraltar: Constitution Day (2006)
US: Kansas
Today’s Births

○ AUTHORS
1923 Paddy Chayevsky US, dramatist (Marty, Hospital)
Germaine Greer, 72, author (Daddy We Hardly Knew You, The Female Eunuch)
1737 Thomas Paine political essayist (Common Sense, Age of Reason)
○ ATHLETES
Gregory Efthimios (Greg) Louganis, 51, actor, Olympic diver
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1850 Ebenezer Howard British pioneer of garden cities
1874 John David Rockefeller Jr philanthropist
○ ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS/…)
1912 Professor Irwin Corey comedian (Car Wash, Doc)
1880 W C Fields [William Claude Dukenfield] actor, "on the whole, he'd rather be in Philadelphia"/actor (My Little Chickadee, Bank Dick)
1918 John Forsythe actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty)
Sara Gilbert, 36, actress (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Roseanne”)
Ann Jillian, 60, actress (“It’s a Living,” The Ann Jillian Story)
Adam Lambert, 29, singer, television personality (“American Idol”)
1915 Victor (John) Mature actor: The Robe, Samson and Delilah
Katharine Ross, 68, actress (The Graduate)
Tom Selleck, 66, actor (“Magnum, PI,” Three Men and a Baby, Mr Baseball)
Oprah Winfrey, 57, television talk show host (“The Oprah Winfrey Show”), actress (The Color Purple), producer (owner of Harpo Studios)
○ POLITICIANS
1843 William McKinley 25th U.S. President [1897-1901]; assassinated six months after the start of his second term
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1850 Lawrence Hargrave inventor (box kite)
¤…Today’s Obituaries…¤
1888 Edward Lear British poet/author, heart disease @ 75
1963 Robert Lee Frost US poet (4 Pulitzers), @ 88
¤…Today’s Events…¤
○ ARTS
1845 Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" 1st published (New York City NY)
1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week ($604.30 in 2010USD)with Kansas City Slide Co
1953 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres
1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released
1969 Jimi Hendrix & Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars
○ ATHLETICS
1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange & George Halas elected to football hall of fame
○ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1802 John Beckley of Virginia appointed 1st Librarian of Congress He was paid $2 a day ($29.55 in 2009USD--$7365/annum).
1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland
1929 The Seeing Eye was incorporated -- in Nashville, TN. Its purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind.
○ INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1832 Folsom's Choctaws finally reach the Kiamichi River area, their new home. Several people, and lots of animals, die while en route. Cholera will strike all of the groups.
○ POLITICS (US)
1834 President Jackson orders 1st use of US troops to suppress a labor dispute
1850 Henry Clay introduces a comprise bill on slavery to US Senate
○ POLITICS (International)
1900 Boers under Joubert beat English at Spionkop Natal, 2,000 killed
1991 Nelson Mandela & Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet in Durban after 28 years
○ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1921 Hurricane hits Washington & Oregon(known as Great Olympic Blowdown of 1921)
1949 The ship, The Newport News, was commissioned as the first air-conditioned naval ship
1989 Episcopal church appoints 1st female bishop

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ANSWERS
¤…Millionaire ANSWERS…¤
1. Which of these girls' names is also a herb? Rosemary
2. The face of which actor appears on his own brand of salad dressing? Paul Newman
3. Which green vegetable is associated with Popeye? Spinach
4. What would you do with a truffle? Eat it
5. Who produced the official report on the Clinton and Lewinsky affair? Kenneth Starr
6. What colour belt do you buy for your outfit when beginning judo classes? White
7. Who first made the liqueur Benedictine? Monks
8. In Greek legend, who was sent to fetch the 'Golden Fleece'? Jason
9. What colour is the ELEVEN on a 7-ELEVEN store sign? Green
10. What was the first name of the man who invented the Rubik's Cube? Erno
11. In 1913, which skyscraper was considered to be the tallest building in the world?
Woolworth Building
12. Which trained professional uses a theodolite in the course of his or her work? Surveyor
13. What is the offspring of a lion and a tigress called? Liger
14. Which Gospel writer is the patron saint of Venice? Mark
15. Which cartoon character made his screen debut in 1935? Porky Pig
¤…Close up Picture…¤
Owl
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