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| Tuesday ~ February 16, 2010 |
| Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. ~ Dale Carnegie |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... Bozo criminal this morning is from the International File. From Calgary, Alberta, Canada comes twenty year old Jacques Lepointe...in jail for breaking and entering. The bozo did his time and was released in mid-november. He left behind several items in his cell when he got out... perhaps the most important being a diary listing the dates and locations of 150 homes he planned to burglarize when he got out. The police were on hand to greet him at the first home on the list. |
| " conduce " PRONUNCIATION: ( kuhn-DOOS, -DYOOS ) MEANING: verb intr.: To lead to or contribute to a particular result. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin conducere (to lead, bring together), from com- (together) + ducere (to lead). Ultimately from the Indo-European root deuk- (to lead) that led to other words such as duke, conduct, educate, duct, wanton, and tug. USAGE: "We find ourselves under the government of a system of political institutions, conducing more essentially to the ends of civil and religious liberty, than any of which the history of former times tells us."Abraham Lincoln; Lyceum Address; Jan 27, 1838. |
1852 ~ The Studebaker is born
Henry and Clement Studebaker founded H & C Studebaker, a blacksmith and wagon building business, in South Bend,
Indiana. The brothers made their fortune manufacturing during the Civil War, as The Studebaker Brothers
Manufacturing Company became the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn carriages.
1862 ~ Capture of Fort Donelson
General Ulysses S. Grant finishes a spectacular campaign by capturing Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River in
Tennessee. This battle came ten days after Grant's capture of Fort Henry, just ten miles to the west on the Tennessee
River, and opened the way for Union occupation of central Tennessee.
1878 ~ Silver dollars made legal
Strongly supported by western mining interests and farmers, the Bland-Allison Act-which provided for a return to the
minting of silver coins--becomes the law of the land.
1894 ~ John Wesley Hardin is pardoned
Infamous gunslinger John Wesley Hardin is pardoned after spending 15 years in a Texas prison for murder. Hardin,
who was reputed to have shot and killed a man just for snoring, was 41 years old at the time of his release.
1945 ~ Bataan recaptured
On this day, the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines is occupied by American troops, almost three years after the
devastating and infamous Bataan Death March.
1923 ~ Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut
On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the
ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.
1951 ~ Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations
In a statement focusing on the situation in Korea, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin charges that the United Nations has
become "a weapon of aggressive war." He also suggested that although a world war was not inevitable "at the present
time," "warmongers" in the West might trigger such a conflict.
1959 ~ Castro sworn in
On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that
forced right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba's armed forces
after Batista was ousted on January 1, replaced the more moderate Miro Cardona as head of the country's new
provisional government.
1968 ~ Tet Offensive results in many new refugees
U.S. officials report that, in addition to the 800,000 people listed as refugees prior to January 30, the fighting during
the Tet Offensive has created 350,000 new refugees.
1983 ~ Brush fires ravage South Australia
Brush fires rage across South Australia on this day in 1983, burning thousands of acres, killing 75 people and injuring
another 800. There were 24 major fires in total across the region, in addition to scores of smaller ones.
Henry and Clement Studebaker founded H & C Studebaker, a blacksmith and wagon building business, in South Bend,
Indiana. The brothers made their fortune manufacturing during the Civil War, as The Studebaker Brothers
Manufacturing Company became the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn carriages.
1862 ~ Capture of Fort Donelson
General Ulysses S. Grant finishes a spectacular campaign by capturing Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River in
Tennessee. This battle came ten days after Grant's capture of Fort Henry, just ten miles to the west on the Tennessee
River, and opened the way for Union occupation of central Tennessee.
1878 ~ Silver dollars made legal
Strongly supported by western mining interests and farmers, the Bland-Allison Act-which provided for a return to the
minting of silver coins--becomes the law of the land.
1894 ~ John Wesley Hardin is pardoned
Infamous gunslinger John Wesley Hardin is pardoned after spending 15 years in a Texas prison for murder. Hardin,
who was reputed to have shot and killed a man just for snoring, was 41 years old at the time of his release.
1945 ~ Bataan recaptured
On this day, the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines is occupied by American troops, almost three years after the
devastating and infamous Bataan Death March.
1923 ~ Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut
On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the
ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.
1951 ~ Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations
In a statement focusing on the situation in Korea, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin charges that the United Nations has
become "a weapon of aggressive war." He also suggested that although a world war was not inevitable "at the present
time," "warmongers" in the West might trigger such a conflict.
1959 ~ Castro sworn in
On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that
forced right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba's armed forces
after Batista was ousted on January 1, replaced the more moderate Miro Cardona as head of the country's new
provisional government.
1968 ~ Tet Offensive results in many new refugees
U.S. officials report that, in addition to the 800,000 people listed as refugees prior to January 30, the fighting during
the Tet Offensive has created 350,000 new refugees.
1983 ~ Brush fires ravage South Australia
Brush fires rage across South Australia on this day in 1983, burning thousands of acres, killing 75 people and injuring
another 800. There were 24 major fires in total across the region, in addition to scores of smaller ones.
| Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. |
| A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule. ~ Michael Pollan, author, journalism professor (b. 1955) |
| Sometimes our problems seem so big and imposing ... because we focus on them so intently ... and with strong intent... we see them so clearly. Imagine if you will... looking at some of our best positive possibilities... with the very same level of intensity and focus. Our past seems so real to us because we know so much about it... as a result our past often commands much of our attention. Consider for just a moment all the possibilities and what would happen if we could put our full... undivided attention on the present... on the valuable and creative things we are able to do in the present. Whatever we focus our attention on grows more and more influential in our life. The things we focus upon are the things we act upon... In turn... every action has real consequences. Our life is what we choose to make it... the time to make those choices is right now. What we do with the moment at hand is more important... by order of magnitude... than any of our past disappointments ~ as well as any present difficulties. Each day offers us opportunities for us to make a difference. Each day offers us the chance to transform nagging problems... into magnificent opportunities. We are able.. right now... to choose any thought... choose any action...any path. This time, we can choose the very best.. and truly make it real. |
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