IMHO--In My Humble Opinion

Friday

January 22, 2010--Week 3 of 2010: 22 days this year…343 remain

►Provocative Quote .

"Early to rise and ditto to bed, make a man healthy, but socially dead."

~ unknown

►Free Ramblings .

It snowed all night and all day. We are in a winter wonderland. No, not like the song. This winter wonderland has both interstates closed, the airport closed, all city and county offices closed, all schools closed, the ski area closed, most stores and malls closed. A friend just outside of town has lost her internet connection; another friend in town has lost her electricity. This storm has easily dropped two feet on top of the 10” we already had. It stopped snowing about 6pm and at about 6:05 the wind started. Gusts must be up to about 40mph at my place. I am as prepared as one can be. I did dig my vehicle out twice today, after the snowplow cleared the drive and left a nice pile behind my vehicle. I learned during the last big storm that this is necessary, or have to work much too hard to move ice. It is becoming difficult to find a place to put the snow that accumulates on the sidewalks. Both sides of the walk have snow piles that are about five feet high. Luckily the snow is powder, and not too difficult to throw over my head. As we are expecting another two to three feet before it is over, I guess I’ll be learning how to throw snow from a ladder. As you listen to the news and hear how much rain is falling and flooding in Phoenix, remember, Northern Arizona is getting a lot of snow, we just aren’t big enough to make the news.

While we are being buried in snow, the Supreme Court has been busy. For a really long time, under certain circumstances, a corporation is seen as an individual under the law. Now for the first time, a corporation can act as an individual when contributing to political candidates. Ouch. Somehow that doesn’t sit right. We all know that money interests are an important part of this country. However letting corporations give money to campaigns directly will change our country forever. What politician is going to fight against dependence on oil, knowing that the oil corps can pour millions into the opponent’s campaign? What candidate can fight for environmental issues, for education, for the people knowing that a big corporation can derail them in the next election? A pivotal day for America.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”

Naguib Mahfouz: Egyptian Writer/ Nobel Prize winner

►Side Show Stories—Darwin Awards 2010 .

The Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool... by removing themselves from it.

(Hickory Daily Record, NC): Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death in December in Newton , NC . Awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson 38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.

►Random Fact .

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. has 365 steps to represent every day of the year. (I wonder if they add a step for leap year?)

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~ Coconino County Graduation Rate in 2000: 74.6% [AZ rate: 71%]

~ Coconino County Graduation Rate in 2007: 71.2% [AZ rate: 73.4%]

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

Book Blitz Month * Bath Safety Month * Birth Defects Month * California Dried Plum Digestive Month * Celebration of Life Month * Cervical Cancer Screening Month * Financial Wellness Month * High Tech Month * International Creativity Month * International Quality of Life Month * International Wayfinding Month * International Wealth Mentality Month * National Be On-Purpose Month * National Bird Feeding Month * National Clean Up Your Computer Month * National Get Organized Month * National Glaucoma Awareness Month * National Hot Tea Month * National Mail Order Gardening Month * National Mentoring Month * National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month * National Poverty in America Awareness Month * National Radon Action Month * National Skating Month * National Soup Month * National Volunteer Blood Donor Month * Oatmeal Month * Rising Star Month * Self-help Group Awareness Month * Senior Women’s Travel Month * Shape Up US Month * Thyroid Awareness Month

§ Observance Weeks in January

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23

International Printing Week: 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23

Healthy Weight Week: 17-23

Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23

National Activity Professional Week: 17-23 to recognize all those gym people.

No Name Calling Week: 20-24

Sundance Film Festival: 21-31

§ 22 January Observances—US/UN/World

National Answer Your Cat's Question Day

Celebration of Life Day

Roe vs. Wade Day since 1973

§22 January Observances—by country

Ukraine : Ukrainian Day (since 1918)

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1881…Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" erected in Central Park

§Born on this day

~ The Arts

Bill (Wilfred Bailey) Bixby 1934 - actor (My Favorite Martian, Incredible Hulk)

Linda Blair (51) - actress (The Exorcist, Airport)

Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron in 1788 - English romantic poet (Don Juan)

Sam Cooke in 1931 - gospel & blues singer

D[avid] W Griffith in 1875 - movie producer/director (Birth of a Nation)

Diane Lane (45) - actress (Unfaithful, A Walk on the Moon, A Little Romance)

Piper Laurie (Rosetta Jacobs) (78) - actress (Fighting for My Daughter, “Twin Peaks”)

Christopher Masterson (30) - actor (“Malcolm in the Middle”)

Steve Perry (61) -singer (Journey)

Ann Sothern [Harriette Lake] in 1909 - actress

Joseph Wambaugh (73) former police officer, author (The Onion Field, The Choir Boys)

~Athletics

Greg Oden (22) Basketball (Trailblazers)

~Business, Education, Politics

Francis Bacon in 1561 - English statesman/essayist

[Sithu] U Thant in 1909 (Burma) - 3rd UN Secretary-General

Graham Kerr (76) Scotish chef (Galloping Gourmet)

~Science/Religion

Thomas David Jones (55) - NASA astronaut

Lev Landau in 1908 – Soviet physicist, Nobel laureate

§Obits for this day

Judy Garland in 1969 - singer/actress (Wizard of Oz), overdose @ 48

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1995 - Kennedy Matriarch, @ 104

Irving B Kahn in 1994-inventor (teleprompter), @ 76

Lyndon B Johnson in 1973 – 36th President @ 64

Telly Savalas in 1994 - actor (Kojak), prostate cancer @ 70

Queen Victoria in 1901 -64 year reign as Queen @ 82

§What happened on this day?

~ The Arts

1968…"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premieres on NBC

1972…"Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV

~Athletics

1989…Super Bowl XXIII San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16 in Miami; Super Bowl MVP Jerry Rice, San Francisco, Wide Receiver

~Business, Education, Politics

1599…The Spanish attack the ACOMA PUEBLO.

1673…Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated

1690…Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French

1881…Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" erected in Central Park

1946…The Central Intelligence Group, which later became the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was established

1984…A new Apple Computer was introduced . The ad for the new Macintosh computer was first displayed during the Super Bowl.

1985…Cold wave damages 90% of Florida's citrus crop

1998…“The Unabomber’s career is over,” Theodore Kaczynski pleaded guilty

~Science/Religion

1939..Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University

~ Number One Songs in…

1950 Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Dinah Shore

1958 At the Hop - Danny & The Juniors

1966 The Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

1974 Smokin’ in the Boys Room - Brownsville Station

1982 Physical - Olivia Newton-John

► Puzzle .

A list of words is given. To solve the puzzle, think of a single word that goes with each to form a compound word or word pair that functions as a compound word. For example, if the given words are volley, field, and bearing, the the answer would be ball, because the word ball can be added to each of the other words to form volleyball, ball field, and ball bearing.

1 back, short, watch

2 blue cake cottage

3. stool, powder, ball

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ANSWERS

1. STOP: backstop, shortstop, stopwatch

2. CHEESE: blue cheese, cheesecake, cottage cheese

3. FOOT: footstool, foot powder, football

Thursday

January 21, 2010--Week 3 of 2010: 21 days this year…344 remain

►Provocative Quote .

“To know a little less and to understand a little more: that, it seems to me, is our greatest need.”

~ James Ramsey Ullman, US author

►Free Ramblings .

Everyone in Flagstaff is waiting for the ‘big un’. The first two storms have dropped some snow, as expected. My place probably got 10” total from the two storms. They predicted about 24” from those two. Now they are saying the big one is coming and will slowly move through our area on Thursday night through Saturday morning. The third one is expected to bring two to four feet. Think I’ll just wait and see. A couple of good things about all the hype—the HOA has been keeping the parking lot and the main sidewalks fairly clear and the city has kept the streets clear. Our high was only 33° with a low of 27°. The 30mph winds made it no fun to be outside.

OK, so the Senate doesn’t have a filibuster proof majority. Lots can still be done. Every other president has done it and Obama is no different. This ‘NO’ idea for just about everything from the Republicans will have to stop. Our elected representatives are there to help us. If a particular senator or representative does not want to vote for a bill, that is fine…just propose something better. Those who say NO to everything coming from the group in power are able to slow things down, but eventually, they are seen more as part of the problem and will get replaced. Play nice or go home.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”

~Carl Gustav Jung; Founder of Analytical Psychology

►Side Show Stories—Darwin Awards 2010 .

The Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool... by removing themselves from it.

(Kalamazoo Gazette): James Burns, 34, (a mechanic) of Alamo, MI, was killed in March as he was trying to repair what police describe as a "farm-type truck." Burns got a friend to drive the truck on a highway while Burns hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise. Burns clothes caught on something, however, and the other man found Burns "wrapped in the drive shaft.”

►Random Fact .

There are more French restaurants in New York City than in Paris.

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~ 73% of Arizonians are over 18 years old.

~15% of Arizonians are foreign born.

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

§ Observance Weeks in January

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23

International Printing Week: 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23

Healthy Weight Week: 17-23

Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23

National Activity Professional Week: 17-23 to recognize all those gym people.

No Name Calling Week: 20-24

§ 21 January Observances—US/UN/World

National Hug Day

Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day

Squirrel Appreciation Day

§21 January Observances—by country

Dominican Republic : Nuestra Senora de Altagracia Day: Patron Saint

Quebec: Flag Day

New Zealand: Wellington Anniversary—first settlers landed in 1839

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1949...1st televised inaugural parade (Harry Truman)

§Who was born on this day?

~ The Arts

Robby Benson (Robin Segal), (54) - actor

Geena Davis (53) - actress

Mac Davis (68) - actor, songwriter

Placido Domingo (69) (Madrid) - opera singer, one of the “Three Tenors,”

Jill Eikenberry 63, actress (“LA Law”)

Benny Hill in 1924 (England) - comedian (Benny Hill Show)

Richie Havens (69) - folk singer (Here Comes the Sun)

Billy Ocean (Leslie Charles), 60, (Trinidad, West Indies) musician, songwriter

Telly [Aristotle] Savalas in 1924 - actor (Kojak)

Wolfman Jack [Bob Smith] in 1939 – DJ

~Athletics

Jack William Nicklaus (70), golfer

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (47) (Lagos, Nigeria) former basketball player

~Business, Education, Politics

Roger Nash Baldwin in 1884 - founder (American Civil Liberties Union)

John M Browning in 1855 - weapons manufacturer

Christian Dior in 1905 - fashion designer

John C Frémont in 1813 - [Pathfinder], map maker/explorer (western US), Governor (AZ)

Eric H. Holder, Jr (59) US Attorney General

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson in 1824 - Military

Gary Locke (60) US Secretary of Commerce

~Science/Religion

Barney Clark in 1921 - 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart

John Fitch in 1743 - inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)

§Who Died on this day?

Louis XVI in 1793 French king, beheaded @ 38

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin in 1924 Russian leader, stroke @ 54

George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair] in 1950 author (Animal Farm, 1984), tuberculosis @ 46

Cecil B[lount] de Mille in 1959 producer (10 Commandments), @ 77

Howard "Red" Grange in 1991 football's galloping ghost, @ 87

Colonel Tom Parker in 1997 manager (Elvis Presley), @ 87

§What happened on this day?

~ The Arts

1789...1st American novel, WH Brown's "The Power of Sympathy", is published

1959...The Kingston Trio (Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard) received a gold record for Tom Dooley.

~Athletics

1990...John McEnroe becomes the 1st ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum & swearing at an official

~Business, Education, Politics

1880...1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis TN

1915...Kiwanis International founded in Detroit

1919...Sinn Fein proclaims parliament of Free Ireland

1991...CBS News correspondent Bob Simon captured by Iraqis in Persian Gulf

1977...President Carter granted a complete and unconditional pardon today to all Vietnam draft dodgers

~Science/Religion

1674...Father Pierre Millet, Jesuit missonary, "foretells" the coming of today's lunar eclipse, using an almanac. Challenging IROQUOIS shamen to predict the time or date of the eclipse, which they don't, Millet will make religious inroads among the IROQUOIS by his successful prediction.

1677...1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston

1908...Smoking by women became illegal.

1935...The Wilderness Society is founded

~ N E W "Number One Songs in…"

1949...Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore

1957...Singing the Blues - Marty Robbins

1965...Come See About Me - The Supremes

1973...You’re So Vain - Carly Simon

1981...(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon

► Puzzle .

What do these words have in common?

example: apple, banana, orange, kiwi

answer: all are fruits

1 Chasm, rhythm, sarcasm

2 COUSCOUS, COWS, CUSS, VOWS, WOOS, ZOOS.

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ANSWERS

1 Chasm, rhythm, sarcasm: have more syllables than pronounced vowels.

2 COUSCOUS, COWS, CUSS, VOWS, WOOS, ZOOS: cannot tell visually if it's been written in all upper case or all lower case letters.

Wednesday

January 20, 2010--Week 3 of 2010: 20 days this year…345 remain

►Provocative Quote .

"Home to a young boy is merely a filling station."

“Home is a place teenagers stay while the car is repaired.”

~unknown

►Free Ramblings .

Trijicon is a company I had never heard of until yesterday. Now it is big news. They are the Michigan company that has a huge contract with the Dept. of Defense to provide guns, binoculars, and other military paraphernalia to our troops fighting around the world. It turns out that back in 2003 and continuing now, the serial numbers on their products contain a reference to a variety of bible quotations. It has taken seven years to figure this out, but now everyone knows and the company ain’t apologizing. In fact they claim that their founder, who died several years ago, started the practice and they are just carrying on his legacy. One gun sight has a serial number: AC00CQGN32JN8:12. JN8:12 refers to John 8:12, that reads, "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." All references appear to be from the New Testament.

Many in the military are rightly not amused. However, they are not sure there is anything illegal about this. Some Soldier Rights groups are outraged. Illegal or not, what kind of message is, and has been, this sending to our allies and our enemies. Many have said that the wars we are involved in are against Islam. This certainly gives the enemy some propaganda. Hello, not all our soldiers are Christians, and not all those who are Christian see this as a Holy War. Does this company think that by putting religious messages on their weapons somehow makes the war justified? Do they think that if the enemy gets some of these weapons that they will read the serial number and convert? Do they believe that the weapon will only function correctly when in the hands of a Christian? Do they think that the weapon will operate correctly in the hands of an American soldier who is not Christian? This whole thing is outrageous.

Our weatherman was a little off. The first storm brought only about 4” of snow where I live. It was sunny almost all day. The second storm is coming in now. It dropped to 28° last night and only warmed up to 38° today. There were some hefty winds (30mph) at various times today. Just waitin’ to see what tomorrow will bring.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

“Personal example carries more weight than preaching.”

~Chinese Proverb

►Side Show Stories—Darwin Awards 2010 .

The Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool... by removing themselves from it.

( San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriend’s windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut.

►Random Fact .

The watermelon seed-spitting world record is about 70 feet.

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~ In the first decade of this century it is estimated that Arizona’s population grew by 30.3%, Coconino County grew by 17.6% [11th of 15 counties], and Flagstaff grew by 23.9% [43rd of 90 cities]

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

§ Observance Weeks in January

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23

International Printing Week: 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23

Healthy Weight Week: 17-23

Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23

National Activity Professional Week: 17-23 to recognize all those gym people.

No Name Calling Week: 20-24

§ 20 January Observances—US/UN/World

Inauguration Day: every four years in US

National Buttercrunch Day: enjoy ice cream, toffee, or some other butter crunch recipe

Camcorder Day

National Disc Jockey Day

§20 January Observances—by country

Astrology: First day of sun sign Aquarius.

Bulgaria : Grandmother's Day/Babin Den

Mali : National Army Day

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1949…J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen--she was 20 at the time.

§Who was born on this day? .

~ The Arts

George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum] in 1896-comedian, actor

Finlay Currie in 1878 (Scotland) - actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)

Federico Fellini in 1920- director

Harold L Gray in 1894 - creator (Little Orphan Annie)

DeForest Kelley in 1920-Actor: Star Trek

Arte Johnson (81), comedian, actor

Lorenzo Lamas (52) -actor

Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter in 1889 - blues: 12 string guitarist

David Lynch (64): avant-garde filmmaker, Twin Peaks

Bill Maher (54): pundit and talk-show host

Dorothy Provine (73) -actor

Rainn Wilson (44) – actor

~Athletics

Nick Anderson (42) - NBA guard/forward (Magic)

~Business, Education, Politics

Joe Doherty (55) (Ireland) - IRA activist

Ivana Trump (61) – Donald’s wife

~Science/Religion

Joy Adamson in 1910 - naturalist/author (Born Free)

Edwin E "Buzz" Aldrin Jr (80) - USAF/astronaut

Andre-Marie Ampere in 1775 - discovered electromagnetism

§Who Died on this day?

Richard D Blackmore in 1900 English novelist (Lorna Doone), @ 74

John Burman in 1779 Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), @ 71

Alan Freed in 1965 Payoloa DJ (Big Beat), cirrhosis @ 42

Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 India's pacifist, assassinated @ 79

Audrey Hepburn in 1993 - actress (Breakfast at Tiffany's), cancer in @ 63

David Kalakahua in 1891 emperor of Hawaii, natural causes @ 55

John Linnell in 1882 British painter/miniaturist/engraver, @ 90

Barbara Stanwyck [Ruby Stevens] in 1990 actress (Big Valley), @ 82

Carl Switzer in 1959 actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot @ 31

Peter John [Johnny] Weissmuller in 1984 actor (Tarzan), stroke @ 79

§What happened on this day? .

1265…1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester

1356…Scottish king Edward Baliol resigns

1778…1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge MA

1785…Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers

1809…1st US geology book published by William Maclure

1885…The roller coaster was patented by La Marcus Thompson of Coney Island, NY

1887…US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor

1920…Prohibition takes effect stopping the sale and consumption of alcohol

1929…1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona"

1945…FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President

1961…Robert Frost recites "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration

1981…52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed just after Reagan’s swearing in

1986…Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)

1987…Terry Waite a special envoy of the archbishop of Canterbury while attempting to win freedom for Western hostages is kidnapped by Shiite Muslims held in Lebanon. He was and released 4 years later.

1988…Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham

1997…Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit

► Puzzle .

What do these words have in common?

example: apple, banana, orange, kiwi

answer: all are fruits

1 Dermatoglyphics, misconjugatedly, uncopyrightable

2 anticipant, entertainment, ingesting, restores underground.

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ANSWERS

1 Dermatoglyphics, misconjugatedly, and uncopyrightable, each fifteen letters long, are the longest English words in which no letter appears more than once.

2 Only a few words (not counting three letter words) start with the same three letters they end with. They include anticipant, entertainment, ingesting, restores underground.

Tuesday

Week 3 of 2010: 18 days so far this year…346 days remain

►Provocative Quote .

"There is as much greatness in acknowledging a good turn, as there is in doing it."

~unknown

►Free Ramblings .

I woke up about 3am this morning, to find that my temporary dental cap had come off. A very strange feeling. I guess I will know what my mouth was doing, so early in the morning, while I was sleeping. A quick trip to the dentist, and two tries to get it reattached and I was back to waiting for the new cap. I so hate temporary caps…I have had three and two have come off during the wait for the real cap. I must be jinxed.

After the dentist, I did make a stop and get gas, just in case it gets really bad here.

The wind blew hard all night, and woke me up, sort of, several times. The wind died down at sunrise. It has been snowing all day. Not too much is sticking…yet. The sun has gone down, the temp has dropped, and I’m sure I’ll wake up in the morning to a blanket of snow. This is the first of three storms coming through and is expected to drop about 10”. I keep up my mantra: The forest needs the snow. We only went down to 26° last night, and got up to 33° today. One good thing about this first storm, it is not a winter blast of Arctic air…it’s coming to us from California—another state that needs the moisture.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

“We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.”

~Malcolm Gladwell - Author

►Side Show Stories .

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Officials at a Denmark airport said a 3-year-old boy rode the entirety of the baggage belt system, including an X-ray machine. Copenhagen Airport workers said the young boy hoisted himself onto an unattended baggage belt while he and his mother were checking in for an early Thursday flight, The Copenhagen Post reported Monday. The X-ray directed the boy to an area for bags that needed to be handled manually because an identification tag was not detected. An airport worker heard the boy calling out from the area and he was rescued and reunited with his mother. Officials said the boy seemed shaken but nharmed. He was believed to have boarded the plane with his mother as planned.

►Random Fact .

Things I hope don’t return in the new decade: Janet Jackson’s Breast on TV, Carrot Top (The comedian), Tainted Chinese Products, Paris Hilton, Glenn Beck, Excessive Facial Piercings, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, Car Ribbon Magnets, High Fructose Corn Syrup.

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~ An estimated 130 million bicycles were produced worldwide in 2007 (more than twice the 52 million cars produced).

~ A bicycle speed record was attained by American Olympic Cyclist and Ironman triathlon competitor John Howard, when he reached 152.2 mph in 1985.

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

§ Observance Weeks in January

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23

International Printing Week: 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23

Healthy Weight Week: 17-23

Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23

National Activity Professional Week: 17-23 to recognize all those gym people.

§ 19 January Observances—US/UN/World

Baltimore: The Poe Toaster commemorates the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe at his grave.

Rid The World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day

National Popcorn Day

Southern US : Robert E Lee Day

Texas : Confederate Heroes' Day

§19 January Observances—by country

Bahá'í Faith:Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) — First day of the 17th month of the Bahá'í calendar.

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1903 New bicycle race "Tour de France" announce.d

§Who was born on this day?

~ The Arts

Ursula Andress in 1936 - actress

Paul Cézanne in 1839 - painter

Phil Everly (71) singer (Everly Brothers)

Paula Deen (63)- TV chef

Shelley Fabares (66) actor

Tippi Hedren (80), actor

Patricia Highsmith in 1921 author(Strangers on a Train)

Janis Joplin in 1943 - singer

Guy Madison [Robert Moseley] in 1922 - actor (Wild Bill Hickok)

Robert Palmer in 1949 rocker (Addicted to Love)

Dolly Rebecca Parton (64): country music writer/ singer

Edgar Allan Poe in 1809 - writer of macabre short stories

Katey Sagal (56), actor

Jean Stapleton (87): Edith Bunker on All in the Family

Alexander Woollcott in 1887- author

Shawn Wayans (40), actor, commedian

~Athletics

Sky Christopherson in 1976 (Tucson AZ) - cyclist (Olympics-96)

Dan Reeves in 1944 -NFL Coach

~Business, Education, Politics

Robert E. Lee in 1807 - Confederate commander in the Civil War

~Science/Religion

Mohammed in 570 - Islamic prophet (Koran)

Henry Bessemer in 1813 - inventor

Alice Eastwood in 1859 - botanist (Handbook of Trees of California)

James Watt in 1736 (Scotland)- scientist and inventor of an improved steam engine;

James Winston Watts in 1904 developer (Frontal Lobotomy)

§Who Died on this day?

Adriana Caseloti in 1997 - voice (Snow White), @ 70

James Dickey in 1997 poet/novelist, @ 84

Carl Perkins in 1998 singer/songwriter, @ 65

§What happened on this day?

1746...Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Stirling

1806...Britain occupies the Cape of Good Hope

1825...Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett of New York City patented a canning process to preserve salmon, oysters and lobsters.

1840...Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (US claim)

1871...1st Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey

1915...Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude

1920...US Senate votes against membership in League of Nations

1929...Acadia National Park, Maine established

1937...Millionaire Howard Hughes breaks the existing transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in seven hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.

1955..."The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS--Michael Anthony gave away a million dollars, from John Beresford Tipton, to total strangers.

1955..."Scrabble" debuts on board game market

1966...Indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister

1983...Klaus Barbie ( the Butcher of Lyon ) is arrested in Bolivia

►New Puzzle .

What do these words have in common?

example: apple, banana, orange, kiwi

answer: all are fruits

1. acceded,baggage, bedface, cabbage, defaced, and effaced.

2. billowy, abhors, accent, almost, biopsy, bijoux, chintz, and ghosty.

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ANSWERS

1. Seven letter words that can be played on a musical instrument

2. Words that have the letters in their spelling in alphabetical order.

Monday

Week 3 of 2010: 18 days so far this year…347 days remain

►Provocative Quote .

"No really great man every thought himself so."

~William Hazlitt

►Free Ramblings .

The horrors of Haiti continue to fill the news. For those few who do not want to help Haiti, it is not that much different than Yemen. While the major difference is that Haiti is mostly Roman Catholic, the youth of Haiti—like the youth of Yemen--are looking for an answer. Not just a short term answer to getting water, food, and shelter, but they are looking for a long term answer for stopping the poverty. Many NGO’s have been working there for years to prepare the youth for a better life. The Cubans, like the Haitians, had a mistrust of their government some fifty years ago and their rebel leader led them down a very different path than they expected.

Most of us are somewhat familiar with Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. As we celebrate his life, here are some lesser known quotes:.

~In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

~Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

~Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority.

~ A good many observers have remarked that if equality could come at once the Negro would not be ready for it. I submit that the white American is even more unprepared.

~A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

~An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

~Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

~He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.

~I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

~Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. ~Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

~Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.

~We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

People in Flag seem to be getting ready for the big storms that are approaching. It is hard to believe we are getting ready to be snowed in for a week. Today we made it to 42° and while there was a 20mph breeze, it wasn’t that bad a day outside.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

“Old people love to give good advice to console themselves for no longer being able to set a bad example.”

~François Duc De La Rochefoucauld - Writer, Moralist

►Side Show Stories .

DALLAS - Organizers of a pantless ride on the Dallas public train system said about 70 people turned out to drop their trousers in the cold and ride the rails. Brian Alguire and Chris Linville, organizers of Sunday's no-pants ride, said the event marked the first time Dallas Area Rapid Transit riders participated in what has become an annual tradition in many cities, The Dallas Morning News reported. The organizers said most of the participants were in their 20s but nearly every age group was represented. The pair gave only vague reasons for organizing the unsanctioned event. "Why not? I didn't have anything better to do today," Alguire said. Participants offered similar reasons for coming out in the cold and shedding their pants. "I'm a lifelong nudist. I usually stay in a warm place when being nude, though," said Ashley Ross, 19.

►Random Fact .

The blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~A study found almost three-quarters of fatal crashes (74%) in NYC involved a head injury and nearly all bicyclists who died (97%) were not wearing a helmet. Helmets have been found to be 85% effective in preventing head injury.

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

§ Observance Weeks in January

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 18-23

International Printing Week: 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23

Healthy Weight Week: 17-23

Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23

National Activity Professional Week: 17-23 to recognize all those gym people.

§ 17 January Observances—US/UN/World

Winnie The Pooh Day: It’s AA Milne’s birthday

Thesaurus Day: It’s Roget’s birthday

Martin Luther King Day

§17 January Observances—by country

Tunisia : Revolution Day (1956—from France)

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1943…Pre-sliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts. Sales resume after WWII.

§Who was born on this day?

~ The Arts

Kevin Costner (55): Oscar-winner

Cary Grant (Archibald Alexander Leach) in 1904 - actor

Bobby Goldsboro (69) - singer (Honey)

Oliver Hardy in 1892- actor

Danny Kaye (David Daniel Kaminski) in 1913 – actor, dancer

Jesse L. Martin (41) –actor: Law & Order

A.A. (Alan Alexander) Milne in 1882 - creator of Winnie the Pooh

~Athletics

Scott McGregor (56) -baseball: pitcher: Orioles

Mark Messier (49): NHL hall-of-famer

Bud Stallworth (60) - basketball: SuperSonics

~Business, Education, Politics

Montesquieu in 1689 - political philosopher and writer

Peter Roget in 1779 thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)

Daniel Webster in1782 - statesman and orator

~Science/Religion

Joseph Farwell Glidden in 1813 inventor (1st commercial usable barbed wire)

Thomas Sopwith in 1888 – aviation: WWI Sopwith Camel

Thomas Watson in 1854 - telephone pioneer; plus, aircraft designer

§Who Died on this day?

John Tyler in 1862 10th US President @ 71

Rudyard Kipling in 1936 author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), @ 70

Sydney Greenstreet in 1954 actor (Maltese Falcon, Casablanca), @ 74

Carl Betz in 1978 actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), cancer @ 56

Minnesota Fats [Rudolf Wanderone Jr], in 1996 billiard hustler, @ 82

§What happened on this day?

1535…Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru

1733…1st polar bear exhibited in America (Boston)

1862…Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed

1943…Pre-sliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts. Sales resume after WWII.

1944…For quite awhile railroads were seized by the government, and operated by government bodies. On this day, labor disputes were settled, and the control of railroads was given back to their original owners.

1948…Ted Mack came to television as The Original Amateur Hour debuted on the DuMont network.

1958…1st black in the NHL (William O'Ree, Bruins)

1964…Plans for the World Trade Center announced

1975…The Jeffersons was seen for the first time on CBS-TV

1983… Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals are given to his heirs.

1985…Running in competition for the first time since her famed collision with Zola Budd during the 1984 Olympic

1990…South Africa says its reconsidering ban on African National Congress

1993…Martin Luther King Jr holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time: NC, SC, AZ were the last states to make it a state holiday

►Rhyme & Reason Puzzle .

Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)

1. Singapore Sling, lemonade, or rose wine (4,5):

2. failure to point your toes after springing? (5,5):

3. I'm the spookiest specter (spectre..BR.)! (5,5):

4. gummed label on a bottle of rum (6,7):

5. circumference of our planet (5,5):

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ANSWERS

1. Singapore Sling, lemonade, or rose wine (4,5): pink drink

2. failure to point your toes after springing? (5,5): vault fault

3. I'm the spookiest specter (spectre..BR.)! (5,5): ghost boast

4. gummed label on a bottle of rum (6,7): liquor sticker

5. circumference of our planet (5,5): earth girth

Sunday

Week 3 of 2010: 17 days so far this year…348 days remain

►Provocative Quote .

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

often accepted misquote of FDR

“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”

~1st Inaugural Address--1933

►Free Ramblings .

Not a good day for Arizona sports. The Cards left their game plan at the airport in Phx as huge crowds sent them off a few days ago, hoping for a repeat appearance in the Super Bowl. They looked very good, with a touchdown in New Orleans, on the FIRST play. Too bad football has four quarters. After watching most of that horrible game, I turned to the Suns. Another mistake. Suns lost big time. Maybe the Suns and the Cards just traded game plans. Oh well, Cards have next year—again. Suns are not out yet, but rapidly heading for it.

Our discussion group last night centered on Peacemaking. Some very interesting ideas were exchanged. On my trip to Scotland, I heard about NGO’s [Non-Government Organizations]. I guess all my work within the government kept me isolated from them. Since then I saw some great NGO’s in Egypt, South Africa, Botswana, and Zambia. After reading several articles and a good discussion I have a new appreciation for many of the NGO’s I had seen. While we all know that some NGO’s have the potential to be corrupt, the overwhelming majority of NGO’s are working well at the grass roots level to provide people with what they need. This is not the same thing as what a government tells them they want. Giving the people what they say they need is a great way to get support from locals. So much better than arriving with guns or politicians with their own agendas.

The weather service has made me a little nervous. First, on Friday, they said we would have ‘continuous snow starting Monday and not ending till Thursday. They also said only about 6” of snow would accumulate. Now, a short three days later, they are saying there are three storms headed our way--back to back. The first two will drop about 24” on parts of Flagstaff. The last one is still in question, but could drop another 24”. They are already telling travelers to find alternate routes all of next week. The only ‘alternate route’ means just skipping Flagstaff and for most travelers, it means somehow skipping Northern Arizona all together. Great for a tourist town. What the Hell? I think I’ll just sit back and wait and see. For those who travel to or from Flagstaff for work every day, here really aren’t any ‘alternate routes.’ For me to get to any store in Flagstaff, there is only one way to do it. If these storms really materialize, it ain’t gonna be pretty.

With all these football games, it sure felt like Sunday. Then when my favorite Sunday night shows weren’t on, I looked at my watch and surprise…it was Saturday. Retirement brain farts don’t happen often, but when they do, they can really mess up plans.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

“If only people would realize that moral principles are like measles...They have to be caught. And only the people who've got them can pass on the contagion.”

~Aldous Huxley - Novelist

►Side Show Stories Unusual items—true? Can’t verify, but funny anyway.

"Looking over the job listings on The Home Depot website, I noticed one with a highly peculiar job description: 'On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Examples include executive assistant, bank loan officer and accounting clerk.'"

***

"My dad's a writer. His favorite expression is 'The pen's mightier than the sword,' which I believed for a long time. Until I moved into the city, and I got into a fight with this guy. He cut me up real bad, and I drew a mustache on his face...and then I wrote him a nasty letter." --Kevin Brennan

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"Right on the alarm clock is the snooze button, which is basically a built-in cheating option. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but finally I just taped it down." --Arj Barker

►Random Fact .

The average Facebook users spend more than 55 minutes a day on the site. They use the Like button nine times a month and write 25 comments each month.

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~7-Eleven was the first retailer to offer fresh-brewed coffee in to-go cups, introducing it in their Northeast stores in 1964. Today the chain sells more than 1 million cups of fresh brewed coffee from those rather small glass coffee pots.

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

§ Observance Weeks in January

Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17 [honoring Laurel and Hardy]

International Printing Week: 17-23

National Handwriting Analysis Week: 17-23

Healthy Weight Week: 17-23

Hunt For Happiness Week: 17-23

National Activity Professional Week: 17-23 to recognize all those gym people.

§ 17 January Observances—US/UN/World

Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day

Bald Eagle Appreciation Day

Customer Service Day

Hot Heads Chili Days

Kid Inventors' Day

Judgment Day

World Religion Day

§17 January Observances—by country

Poland : Liberation Day –from Nazi’s in 1945

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1949…The first Volkswagen Beetle (The Peoples Car) arrived from Germany, designed by Ferdinand Porsche at the request of Adolf Hitler.

§Who was born on this day?

~ The Arts

Noah Beery in 1884 - US actor (Circus Boy, Rockford Files)

Anne Brontë in 1820 - the less famous sister of Charlotte and Emily

Charles Brockden Brown in 1771 father of American novel (Wieland)

Jim Carrey (48) - actor

Steve Earle (55) –country singer

Steve Harvey (54) - actor

Rock Hudson in 1925 - actor

James Earl Jones (79) - actor: Star Wars [Darth Vader], voice: “This... is CNN”

Andy Kaufman in 1949 - comedian/actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi)

Eartha Kitt in 1927 - actor

Shari Lewis in 1934 - ventriloquist/puppeteer

Maury Povich (71) - talk show host

Kid Rock (39) – singer, actor

Mack Sennett in 1880 - movie creator (Keystone Kops)

Moira Shearer in 1926 in Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina (Red Shoes)

Nevil Shute in 1899 -author, On the Beach

Betty White (88) - actor

~Athletics

Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay (68) – boxing champion

Derrick Mason (36) wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers)

Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante in 1929 - NHL goaltender

~Business, Education, Politics

Al Capone in 1899 in Italy - gangster (Chicago bootlegging)

Robert F Kennedy Jr (56)- attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council)

Michelle Obama (46) – 1st lady

Vidal Sassoon (82) - hair stylist/CEO

~Science/Religion

Benjamin Franklin in 1706 - kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor

James Hall in 1761 in Scotland - geologist

§Who Died on this day?

Chang & Eng Bunker in 1874 Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, @ 62

Rutherford B Hayes in 1893 19th US President, @ 70

Thomas Crapper in 1910 inventor (flush toilet), @ 74

Patrice Lumumba in 1961 African revolutionary, murdered @ 36

Gary Gilmore in 1977 executed, 1st US execution since 1967, @ 37

Barbara Charline Jordan in 1996 politician, pneumonia @59

Clyde William Tombaugh in 1997 discoverer (Pluto), @ 90

§What happened on this day?1718…Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland

1773…Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66º 33' S)

1775…9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests, Kalisk, Poland

1795…The Duddingston Curling Society, the oldest club of its kind, was organized in Edinburgh, Scotland.

1861…Flush toilet (with separate water tank and a pull chain) patented by Mr Thomas Crapper

1871…1st cable car patented, by Andrew S Hallidie

1905…Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C G Scannell

1926…George Burns marries Gracie Allen

1929…Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theatre"

1950…The Great Brinks Robbery ( Boston ) 11 thieves, steal more than $2 million from the Brinks Armored Car depot

1957…9-county commission recommends creation of BART

1983…Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians

1987…President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran

1991…Operation Desert Storm begins

1995…Los Angeles Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis

►Rhyme & Reason Puzzle .

Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)

1. distant sun (3,4):

2. slough off the surly pessimist (4,5):

3. a vernal affair (6,5):

4. exclusive dominion (4,7):

5. proclaims concerns (8,5):

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ANSWERS

1. distant sun (3,4): Far star

2. slough off the surly pessimist (4,5): dump grump

3. a vernal affair (6,5): spring fling

4. exclusive dominion (4,7): sole control

5. proclaims concerns (8,5): declare cares

Saturday

Week 2 of 2010: 16 days so far this year…349 days remain

►Provocative Quote .

"Fame is proof that people are gullible."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

►Free Ramblings .

The Great Decisions Group met tonight. Our topic was ‘Peacemaking’. Very good.

A little breezy and cool today. It only dropped to 27° last night, but took most of the day to make it to the high of 47°. The 18mph wind kept us feeling very cool. The next predicted storm is moving closer. I’m ready.

►Quotes from Values.com—TEACHING BY EXAMPLE .

“And children whose backgrounds have stunted their sense of the future need to be taught by example that they are good for more than they dared dream.”

~Kenneth Keniston Professor

►Side Show Stories Unusual Warning Labels .

"WARNING: Contents flammable." - Found on a container of lighter fluid.

"Do not use orally." - Found on a toilet-bowl cleaning brush.

"Please keep out of children." - Found on a butcher knife.

"Warning: Do not use on eyes." - Found in the manual for a heated seat cushion.

►Random Fact .

Facebook has over 350 million active users. More than 35 million users update their status each day, with more than 55 million status updates each day.

§ Interesting Statistics

*Note: I realize that statistics can be made to say just about anything.

~7-11 has sold over 6 billion Slurpees, almost enough for every one on earth.

§ January Month Long Observances

Birthstone: Garnet …Flower: Carnation

§ Observance Weeks in January

Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17 [honoring Laurel and Hardy]

National No Tillage Week: 13-16 [to reduce soil damage and increase crop production—especially organic farms]

§ 14 January Observances—US/UN/World

Appreciate A Dragon Day

Do Nothing Day since 1973

Religious Freedom Day to commemorate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786

§14 January Observances—by country

Thailand: Teacher's Day

Moslem Countries: Night of Remembrance (Moslem feast)

§ Holy Mackerel: On this day in 1938…Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing.

§Who was born on this day?

~ The Arts

Debbie Allen in 1950 - dancer/actress

Jim Berry in 1932 - cartoonist (Berry's World)

John Hamilton in 1887 - actor (Perry White-Superman)

Marilyn Horne in 1934 - opera singer

William Kennedy in 1928 - US writer

Ethel Merman Zimmerman in 1908 - stage & screen actress

Ronnie Milsap in 1944 - country singer

Susan Sontag in 1933 – American writer

~Athletics

Dave Brown in 1953 - football: Pittsburgh Steelers safety

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean in 1911 - baseball pitcher and commentator

A J Foyt in 1935 - auto race driver

~Business, Education, Politics

Fulgencio Batista in 1901 President/Dictator of Cuba

André Michelin in 1853 (France) - industrialist/tire manufacturer (Michelin)

~Science/Religion

Frank Zamboni in 1901 – American inventor of Ice Rink Cleaner

§Who Died on this day?

Carole Lombard in 1942 actress, plane crash @ 32

Robert R "Bob" Jones in 1968 founder (Bob Jones University), @ 84

David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian] in 1972 (Alvin & Chipmunksand Witch Doctor), heart attack @ 52

Ted Cassidy in 1979 actor (Lurch-Addams Family), heart problems @ 46

§What happened on this day?

1776…Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks

1868…Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit

1920…18th Amendment, prohibition, becomes the law of the land - one year after ratification; it is repealed in 1933

1936…1st photo finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Hialeah FL

1939…Comic strip "Superman" debuts

1956…Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine

1958…A grasshopper plague causes serious damage across the state of Colorado and Neighboring states. This particular plague damaged farmer’s crops, annoyed tourists, and cost millions of dollars.

1970…Colonel Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya

1981…Bernadette McAliskey formerly known as Bernadette Devlin, was shot by gunmen who burst into her home at Coalisland in County Tyrone. The injuries are serious, but not life-threatening

1985…"Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds

1991…After midnight of this date, war was to be declared in the Persian Gulf if Iraq did not pull out of Kuwait

2003…Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on its final mission

►Rhyme & Reason Puzzle .

Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)

1. peculiar fish from the North Atlantic. (3,3):

2. ransack a famous Parisian landmark (5,6):

3. perky ship's captain (7,7):

4. anger on the twelve-person judicial panel (4,4):

5. fondness for Minnesota footballer (6,6):

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ANSWERS

1. peculiar fish from the North Atlantic. (3,3): odd cod

2. ransack a famous Parisian landmark (5,6): rifle Eiffel

3. perky ship's captain (7,7): Chipper skipper

4. anger on the twelve-person judicial panel (4,4): Jury fury

5.. fondness for Minnesota footballer (6,6): Viking liking

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