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| February 7, 2010 |
| The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove... than the hunger for bread. ~ Mother Teresa |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... Thanks to Bozo News Hawk Suzanne Williams for tipping us off to today's Bozo. From Fort Worth, Texas comes the story of Bozo criminal Jerald McClothin who is now under arrest and charged with nine burglaries in and around the metroplex. McClothin would kick in the back door of the residence and ransack the home of valuables. At his last robbery, Bozo McClothin left behind a very important piece of evidence... an unpaid traffic ticket with his name and address on it. |
| Another movie based on a true story, this one came out in 2000. It's about a legal fight over contamination of ground water and the effects the contamination has on the local residents. The movie's star received an Oscar. What movie is it? Fire Down Under Sharing the Secret Something's in the Water Erin Brockovich |
| The true story of the first major battle fought by US forces in Vietnam. Released in 2002, it details the Battle of Ia Drang. The US forces were led by LTC Hal Moore, played by Mel Gibson. Based on a book by Joseph L. Galloway and Hal Moore, what is the name of this movie? The Green Beret Platoon The Deer Hunter We Were Soldiers |
| Mel Gibson flick. This one came out in 1997 and co-stars Julia Roberts. It's about a taxi driver who thinks the CIA and NASA are trying to kill the president using a space-based earthquake generator. What's the name of this movie? Lethal Weapon Air America Forever Young Conspiracy Theory |
| " liminal " PRONUNCIATION: (LIM-uh-nl) MEANING: adjective: 1. At an intermediate state. 2. At the threshold of consciousness. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin limen (threshold). USAGE: "Jolted is funny and smart and fast paced. And it's written with real love for that fascinating liminal creature called the young teenager, for whom the sky is always just about to fall." Tim Wynne-Jones; Electrifying; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Sep 13, 2008. " |
1775 ~ Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Imaginary Speech”
In London on this day in 1775, Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Imaginary Speech” in defense of American courage.
Franklin’s “speech” was intended to counter an unnamed officer’s comments to Parliament that the British need not
fear the colonial rebels, because “Americans are unequal to the People of this Country [Britain] in Devotion to Women,
and in Courage, and…worse than all, they are religious.”
1812 ~ Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi
On this day in 1812, the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the
Mississippi River, actually making the river run backward for several hours. The series of tremors, which took place
between December 1811 and March 1812, were the most powerful in the history of the United States.
1904 ~ The Great Baltimore Fire begins
In Baltimore, Maryland, a small fire in the business district is wind-whipped into an uncontrollable conflagration that
engulfs a large portion of the city by evening. The fire is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette in the
basement of the Hurst Building. When the blaze finally burned down after 31 hours, an 80-block area of the downtown
area, stretching from the waterfront to Mount Vernon on Charles Street, had been destroyed. More than 1,500
buildings were completely leveled, and some 1,000 severely damaged, bringing property loss from the disaster to an
estimated $100 million. Miraculously, no homes or lives were lost, and Baltimore's domed City Hall, built in 1867, was
preserved.
1915 ~ Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins
On this day in 1915, in a blinding snowstorm, General Fritz von Below and Germany’s Eighth Army launch a surprise
attack against the Russian lines just north of the Masurian Lakes on the Eastern Front, beginning the Winter Battle of
the Masurian Lakes (also known as the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes).
1971 ~ Operation Dewey Canyon II ends
Operation Dewey Canyon II ends, but U.S. units continue to provide support for South Vietnamese army operations in
Laos. Operation Dewey Canyon II began on January 30 as the initial phase of Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese
invasion of Laos that was to commence on February 8. The purpose of the South Vietnamese operation was to
interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail, advance to Tchepone in Laos, and destroy the North Vietnamese supply dumps in the
area
1979 ~ The "Angel of Death" dies
Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps, dies
of a stroke while swimming in Brazil--although his death was not verified until 1985.
1984 ~ First human satellite
While in orbit 170 miles above Earth, Navy Captain Bruce McCandless becomes the first human being to fly untethered
in space when he exits the U.S. space shuttle Challenger and maneuvers freely, using a bulky white rocket pack of his
own design. McCandless orbited Earth in tangent with the shuttle at speeds greater than 17,500 miles per hour and
flew up to 320 feet away from the Challenger. After an hour and a half testing and flying the jet-powered backpack and
admiring Earth, McCandless safely reentered the shuttle.
1990 ~ Soviet Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power
The Central Committee of the Soviet Union's Communist Party agrees to endorse President Mikhail Gorbachev's
recommendation that the party give up its 70-year long monopoly of political power. The Committee's decision to allow
political challenges to the party's dominance in Russia was yet another signal of the impending collapse of the Soviet
system.
1992 ~ European Union established
After suffering through centuries of bloody conflict, the nations of Western Europe finally unite in the spirit of economic
cooperation with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty of European Union. The treaty, signed by ministers of the
European Community, called for greater economic integration, common foreign and security policies, and cooperation
between police and other authorities on crime, terrorism, and immigration issues. The agreement also laid the
groundwork for the establishment of a single European currency, to be known as the "euro." By the time the Maastricht
Treaty took effect in 1993, it had been ratified by 12 nations: Great Britain, France, Germany, the Irish Republic,
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Since then, Austria, Bulgaria,
Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
and Slovenia have also joined the union. The euro was introduced into circulation on January 1, 2002.
1999 ~ King Hussein of Jordan dies
On February 7, 1999, King Hussein bin Talal, the 20th century's longest-serving executive head of state dies, and his
son Prince Abdallah bin Hussein ascends to the Jordanian throne.
2002 ~ President George W. Bush announces plan for “faith-based initiatives”
On this day in 2002, President George W. Bush announces his plan to federally fund “faith-based initiatives.”
In London on this day in 1775, Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Imaginary Speech” in defense of American courage.
Franklin’s “speech” was intended to counter an unnamed officer’s comments to Parliament that the British need not
fear the colonial rebels, because “Americans are unequal to the People of this Country [Britain] in Devotion to Women,
and in Courage, and…worse than all, they are religious.”
1812 ~ Earthquake causes fluvial tsunami in Mississippi
On this day in 1812, the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the
Mississippi River, actually making the river run backward for several hours. The series of tremors, which took place
between December 1811 and March 1812, were the most powerful in the history of the United States.
1904 ~ The Great Baltimore Fire begins
In Baltimore, Maryland, a small fire in the business district is wind-whipped into an uncontrollable conflagration that
engulfs a large portion of the city by evening. The fire is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette in the
basement of the Hurst Building. When the blaze finally burned down after 31 hours, an 80-block area of the downtown
area, stretching from the waterfront to Mount Vernon on Charles Street, had been destroyed. More than 1,500
buildings were completely leveled, and some 1,000 severely damaged, bringing property loss from the disaster to an
estimated $100 million. Miraculously, no homes or lives were lost, and Baltimore's domed City Hall, built in 1867, was
preserved.
1915 ~ Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins
On this day in 1915, in a blinding snowstorm, General Fritz von Below and Germany’s Eighth Army launch a surprise
attack against the Russian lines just north of the Masurian Lakes on the Eastern Front, beginning the Winter Battle of
the Masurian Lakes (also known as the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes).
1971 ~ Operation Dewey Canyon II ends
Operation Dewey Canyon II ends, but U.S. units continue to provide support for South Vietnamese army operations in
Laos. Operation Dewey Canyon II began on January 30 as the initial phase of Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese
invasion of Laos that was to commence on February 8. The purpose of the South Vietnamese operation was to
interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail, advance to Tchepone in Laos, and destroy the North Vietnamese supply dumps in the
area
1979 ~ The "Angel of Death" dies
Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps, dies
of a stroke while swimming in Brazil--although his death was not verified until 1985.
1984 ~ First human satellite
While in orbit 170 miles above Earth, Navy Captain Bruce McCandless becomes the first human being to fly untethered
in space when he exits the U.S. space shuttle Challenger and maneuvers freely, using a bulky white rocket pack of his
own design. McCandless orbited Earth in tangent with the shuttle at speeds greater than 17,500 miles per hour and
flew up to 320 feet away from the Challenger. After an hour and a half testing and flying the jet-powered backpack and
admiring Earth, McCandless safely reentered the shuttle.
1990 ~ Soviet Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power
The Central Committee of the Soviet Union's Communist Party agrees to endorse President Mikhail Gorbachev's
recommendation that the party give up its 70-year long monopoly of political power. The Committee's decision to allow
political challenges to the party's dominance in Russia was yet another signal of the impending collapse of the Soviet
system.
1992 ~ European Union established
After suffering through centuries of bloody conflict, the nations of Western Europe finally unite in the spirit of economic
cooperation with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty of European Union. The treaty, signed by ministers of the
European Community, called for greater economic integration, common foreign and security policies, and cooperation
between police and other authorities on crime, terrorism, and immigration issues. The agreement also laid the
groundwork for the establishment of a single European currency, to be known as the "euro." By the time the Maastricht
Treaty took effect in 1993, it had been ratified by 12 nations: Great Britain, France, Germany, the Irish Republic,
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Since then, Austria, Bulgaria,
Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
and Slovenia have also joined the union. The euro was introduced into circulation on January 1, 2002.
1999 ~ King Hussein of Jordan dies
On February 7, 1999, King Hussein bin Talal, the 20th century's longest-serving executive head of state dies, and his
son Prince Abdallah bin Hussein ascends to the Jordanian throne.
2002 ~ President George W. Bush announces plan for “faith-based initiatives”
On this day in 2002, President George W. Bush announces his plan to federally fund “faith-based initiatives.”
| A Special World A special world for you and me A special bond one cannot see It wraps us up in its cocoon And holds us fiercely in its womb. Its fingers spread like fine spun gold Gently nestling us to the fold Like silken thread it holds us fast Bonds like this are meant to last. And though at times a thread may break A new one forms in its wake To bind us closer and keep us strong In a special world, where we belong. ~*~ Sheelagh Lennon ~*~ |
| I have never gone to sleep with a grievance against anyone. And, as far as I could, I have never let anyone go to sleep with a grievance against me. ~ Abba Agathon, monk (4th/5th century) |
| Everyone tends to be more critical of the people and things we know best. While that is only natural... and a common action.... we are most often our own biggest critic. Being somewhat critical is only natural... after all... who do we know the best?... Who are we most familiar with..? "Ourselves." Most of us are far more critical of ourselves... critical of our thoughts... our actions.. our bodies...than of anyone or anything else in our world. To a certain degree... this criticism is useful and necessary because it gives us the control we need over our impulses and behavior... that nagging little voice keeps us on the straight and narrow. The flip side of this argument is that too much self criticism causes us all to often to sell ourselves short. With too much self criticism we discount ideas... dismiss thoughts and second guess our works... just because they are ours. If we could only find that happy medium and think of ourselves as we do someone else for whom t we have the highest respect. We are just as worthy as that person. Consider this... The mere fact that we are able to recognize... admire and respect certain qualities in another person, means that we possess those same qualities too. We possess those same qualities that we admire in someone else... in a way that is uniquely us. Sooooo... today and everyday ~ Believe in yourself. Respect yourself. Everything we hold dear and value, is embodied within our thoughts.... our ideas... our actions. We can't allow ourselved to be sold short by our own self-familiarity. Let yourself be the best you can be.! |
| Another movie based on a true story, this one came out in 2000. It's about a legal fight over contamination of ground water and the effects the contamination has on the local residents. The movie's star received an Oscar. What movie is it? A. Fire Down Under B. Sharing the Secret C. Something's in the Water D. Erin Brockovich |
| The true story of the first major battle fought by US forces in Vietnam. Released in 2002, it details the Battle of Ia Drang. The US forces were led by LTC Hal Moore, played by Mel Gibson. Based on a book by Joseph L. Galloway and Hal Moore, what is the name of this movie? A. The Green Beret B. Platoon C. The Deer Hunter D. We Were Soldiers |
| Mel Gibson flick. This one came out in 1997 and co-stars Julia Roberts. It's about a taxi driver who thinks the CIA and NASA are trying to kill the president using a space-based earthquake generator. What's the name of this movie? A. Lethal Weapon B. Air America C. Forever Young D. Conspiracy Theory |