Rooster "Cock-A-Doodle-Do"
"Oak-He-Doe-$he"
History January 19 …
… 0570, born Mohammed Islamic prophet (Koran)
… 1806 Britain occupies the Cape of Good Hope
… 1809, born, Edgar Allan Poe, lived only forty years as an American writer, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short-story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre. The literary merits of Poe's writings have been debated since his death, but his works have remained popular and many major American and European writers have professed their artistic debt to him.
… 1833 Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland
“Annabel Lee”
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of annabel lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
She was a child and I was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my annabel lee;
With a love that the wingéd seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud by night,
Chilling my annabel lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me—;
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud, chilling
And killing my annabel lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful annabel lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful annabel lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
… 1840, United States explorer Charles Wilkes claims part of Antarctica for the United States.
… 1853, Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premiered in Rome.
… 1871, 1st Negro lodge of US Masons approved, New Jersey
… 1919, "Tidal wave" of molasses 15 meters high x 25 meters wide kills dozens, Boston
… 1940, born Mary Mills LPGA golfer
… 1943, born, Janis Joplin brought her powerful, bluesy voice from Texas to San Francisco’s psychedelic scene, where she went from drifter to superstar.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=135
… 1944, the federal government relinquished control of the nation's railroads following settlement of a wage dispute.
… 1949, Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians signs a contract worth $30,000, making him the highest paid pitcher in the big leagues to date.
… 1952, PGA approves allowing black participants
… 1953, Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary
… 1955, a presidential news conference was filmed for television for the first time, with the permission of President Eisenhower.
… 1963, born Adele Peterson LPGA golfer
… 1966, Indira Gandhi, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, becomes prime minister of India.
… 1969, Joanne Carner wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
…1970 UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist
… 1970, President Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court; however, the nomination was defeated because of controversy over Carswell's past racial views.
… 1981, the United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.
… 1983, Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia
...1984, California Supreme Court refuses to allow quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia to starve herself to death in a public hospital, she appeals and is later granted the right to die
… 1993 Israel recognizes PLO as no longer criminal
… 2004, John Kerry won Iowa's Democratic caucuses, while John Edwards placed second; Howard Dean, who finished third, delivered a fist-pumping, bellowing concession speech.
Missing in Action
1967 ASHBY DONALD R. SR. NEWPORT NEWS VA
1967 BRADY ALLEN C. NORFOLK VA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 EHRLICH DENNIS MICHAEL POMPTON PLAINS NJ
1967 JAYROE JULIUS S. GEORGETOWN SC 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 KRAMER GALAND D. NORMAN OK 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 YARBROUGH WILLIAM P. JR. ABILENE TX PROBABLY DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85
1968 JOHNSON WILLIAM D. ROCKY MOUNT NC
1968 MURRAY PATRICK PETER ST PAUL MN REMAINS RETURNED 04/10/86
1968 WALLACE HOBART MCKINLE JR SHARON WV
1974 KOSH GERALD E. 01/31/74 RELEASED HONG KONG
The New York Times
Death Toll From Tsunami Reaches at Least 226,000
By REUTERS
Published: January 19, 2005
Filed at 9:56 a.m. ET
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - The global death toll from the Asian tsunami shot above 226,000 Wednesday after Indonesia's Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of tens of thousands of people previously listed as missing.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-quake.html?hp&ex=1106197200&en=85cf1643207f0e37&ei=5094&partner=homepage
5 Car Bombs Rock Baghdad in Effort to Disrupt Elections
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/19/international/middleeast/19cnd-iraq.html?hp&ex=1106197200&en=0fff63703cb3bf5e&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Rice Endorsed by Senate Panel to Be Next Secretary of State
By DAVID STOUT
Published: January 19, 2005
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 - Condoleezza Rice was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to be the next secretary of state, but only after some spirited exchanges signaled that Iraq will be a divisive issue in President Bush's second term.
The 16-to-2 vote by the panel cleared the way for Ms. Rice to be confirmed by the full Senate, in all probability in time for the inaugural celebrations on Friday that will mark the start of Mr. Bush's second four years in the White House.
… On Ms. Rice's nomination, all 10 Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee voted in favor, as had been expected. Six of the panel's eight Democrats also voted in favor, with only Senators Barbara Boxer of California and John Kerry of Massachusetts in opposition.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/19/politics/19cnd-rice.html?ei=5094&en=4c80c9855308a881&hp=&ex=1106197200&adxnnl=1&partner=homepage&adxnnlx=1106171845-cJlkdrRyDpqCM/lbw0mrkA
Israel to Resume Limited Security Contacts With Palestinians
By GREG MYRE
Published: January 19, 2005
GAZA, Jan. 19 - Israel agreed today to resume limited security contacts with the Palestinians, a move suggesting the two sides were seeking to pull back from a potential showdown in the Gaza Strip, at least for now.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/19/international/middleeast/19cnd-mideast.html?hp&ex=1106197200&en=e8c905725c10ca00&ei=5094&partner=homepage
The Los Angeles Times
Bacteria Found in Airline Drinking Water
By Mary MacVean, Times Staff Writer
Drinking water on 29 of 169 passenger airplanes tested late last year was contaminated with bacteria — a worse result than several months earlier, the federal government said in a report today.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-011905water_lat,0,6911512.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Inaugural May Include Rare Visitor: Snow
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The forecast for President Bush's second inauguration includes the possibility of snow.
Flakes were falling in Washington today, with the National Weather Service anticipating an inch or two accumulation, meaning there could be snow on the ground for Thursday's ceremonies.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-011905inaugural_wr,0,5225982.story?coll=la-home-headlines
California Executes Confessed Murderer
SAN QUENTIN — Last-minute court appeals rejected and clemency vigorously denied by the governor, Donald Beardslee was executed early this morning, 24 years after he confessed to the slayings of two Bay Area women.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-execute19jan19,0,4899107.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Rice Wins Backing for Senate Confirmation
By Paul Richter and Richard B. Schmitt, Times Staff Writers
WASHINGTON — Voicing displeasure over the administration's handling of the core issues of prisoner abuse and the Iraq war, Senate Democrats today forced delays in the confirmation of Atty. Gen.-designate Alberto R. Gonzales and Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-011905rice_lat,0,5780103.story?coll=la-home-headlines>
Justices Ponder Nuissance of Cell Phone Towers
By David G. Savage, Times Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today debated the nuisance of cell phones — not their irritating habit of ringing at the wrong time, but rather the need for hundreds of cell phone towers to transmit their signals.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-011905scotus_lat,0,6203310.story?coll=la-home-headlines>
Bush's Sad Reality
Do you plan to watch any of the inaugural events?
Yes
21% 31879 votes
No
79% 120974 votes
Total: 152853 votes
WE PLAN TO BE PROTESTING IN THEM.
January 20, 2005
Rooster "Cock-A-Doodle-Do"
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History...
… 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain. (It returned to Chinese control in July 1997.)
… 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
… 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is formed.
… 1930, born Buzz Aldrin, United States astronaut, aerospace engineer, author, and pilot. On July 20, 1969, Aldrin became the second human being to set foot on the moon. He served as the pilot of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, the capsule that descended to the surface of the moon.
… 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Jews.
… 1954, "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," a play by Herman Wouk based on part of his novel "The Caine Mutiny," opened on Broadway.
… 1986, the United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
… 1986, Britain and France announced plans to build the Channel Tunnel.
Michael Moore Today
Michael Worries About The Students Being Safe. You know, there was a protest not long ago where the military rolled a tank into a peaceful demonstration in LA. We don't need nor want another Kent State. I have no doubt that this president is so hated that every law enforcement officer has orders to shoot to kill. Add to that the reality of SUPPOSED terrorists crossing the Mexican borders (although to me they look like one family. The two men have the same last name. The two women are probably their spouses. They are probably making their way to family/friends/support system somewhere.) and there is a bit of a toxic mix out there. Not just students but everyone needs to be aware today when 'interfacing' with legal authority today. Things are just a mess in this country. Bush is a hazard to every living person's health. But, Michael is a very vigilant man. This is his way of not only supplying support but insuring safety. He's something. When the rest of the country couldn't careless about these kids, Michael Moore is at his best. Thanks, Mike.
STUDENTS:
If you're planning on protesting the inauguration, send your stories and pictures to photos@michaelmoore.com as quickly as possible so we can post them!
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
Text Messages to Mobilize Inauguration Protesters
By Robert MacMillan / Washington Post
About 400 demonstrators who plan to protest President Bush's inauguration Thursday will take their cues from a higher power -- the cellular airwaves.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1031
The Jakarta Post
Thousands flee homes as floods paralyze Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Panic, fatigue and confusion were etched on Wagino's face, a resident of Kalibata in East Jakarta whose house on the Ciliwung river bank was swept away in Wednesday's floods.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20050120.@01&irec=0
Singapore gives help in to Acehnese in 'Asian way'
Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Meulaboh, Aceh
It came as no surprise when the trucks full of soldiers with familiar faces passing along the main streets of Meulaboh on the west coast of Aceh were greeted by waving children and adults yelling "Singaporeans, Singaporean soldiers have arrived".
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20050120.A03&irec=5
Both debtors and creditors are 'loose with money'
Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post
"Go to hell with your aid," Sukarno, the country's first president once said in a speech in the 1960s to provoke anti-American sentiment among the Indonesian people. At that time he refused any assistance from western countries although millions of people were reportedly starving.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20050120.A01&irec=1
The Daily News (Sri Lanka)
President launches US$3.5 billion recovery drive in Hambantota :
Let's join hands and rebuild the Nation from the ashes of tsunami
From Ranil Wijayapala and Mohamed Niyaz in Hambantota
President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in a historic ceremony yesterday launching the US$3.5 billion recovery drive from Siribopura in Hambantota said the tsunami tragedy should be a new beginning to rebuild our nation by joining hands irrespective of caste, creed or political affiliation in a massive united effort in overcoming this unprecedented catastrophe, the worst in our history.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/01/20/new01.html
Donors to reconstruct all damaged schools, universities and training colleges
The Ministry of Education has finalised the list of schools damaged by the tsunami and the private sector led donor who will initiate repairs and reconstruction. The Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministry and the donors are being signed this week.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/01/20/new02.html
Dangerous ambivalence
When a comprehensive and objective history of the tsunami terror comes to be written, a special chapter may have to be devoted to the heroism, courage and humanity of the Lankan law enforcement authorities.
We need to place on record that the charitableness and valour of the Lankan Army, Navy and Police, in particularly the North-East, has done the Lankan State proud and proved the impartiality and fair - mindedness of the latter.
… But where was the LTTE when all this and more was happening? The Tigers have now emerged from their watery dugouts, may be, to cry "foul" at the Lankan State's initiatives aimed at reviving the North-East but were conspicuous by their absence when the people of the North-East were crying out to be assisted and saved. The North-East citizenry has seen this duplicity and is already contrasting the LTTE's negative role with the glowingly positive role played by the Lankan law enforcers.
Having thus lost credibility, the best the LTTE could do now is to join-up with the Government in bringing normalcy to the North-East. However, the LTTE seems to be having other agendas on its mind.
… Under the guidance of President Kumaratunga, the Government, on the other hand, is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to re-build the devastated areas of the North-East. As indicated by us yesterday, even a fleet of vehicles has been sent by the Government to the North to be of assistance in the LTTE's reconstruction effort.
However, the LTTE seems to be jealously guarding what it considers is its territory. Food convoys are being waylaid and State assistance in other forms are returned to sender. Nor is the LTTE ceasing the recruitment of child soldiers. Organisations such as UNICEF and Human Rights Watch have reported a stepped-up child soldier recruitment drive by the LTTE to, perhaps, replenish its combat cadres which were considerably wittled down by the tsunami.
Needless to say, this is no way to make peace with the Lankan State. The LTTE seems to be talking peace but readying for war. It is following a Janus-faced policy while loudly proclaiming a reconciliatory course with the Government. Such dangerous ambivalence wouldn't help the cause of peace. We call on the LTTE to grow-up and be responsible.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/01/20/editorial.html
Sydney Morning Herald
Iceberg appears to run aground
January 20, 2005 - 6:25PM
The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground, posing more problems to scientific bases on Antarctica and penguin colonies, where tens of thousands of chicks face starvation, scientists say.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Iceberg-appears-to-run-agrounds/2005/01/20/1106110869146.html
Rice admits errors, but says Iraq invasion justified
By Michael Gawenda, Herald Correspondent in Washington
January 20, 2005
Condoleezza Rice testifies before the Senate foreign relations committee during her confirmation hearing as Secretary of State.
Photo: AP
On day one of her confirmation hearing, Condoleezza Rice, George Bush's choice for Secretary of State, defended the war in Iraq and said it remained America's great task to spread democracy and freedom throughout the world.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Rice-admits-errors-but-says-Iraq-invasion-justified/2005/01/19/1106110815110.html
Singapore to pull troops out of Aceh
January 20, 2005 - 9:29PM
Singapore is pulling most of its military personnel out of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province as aid efforts switch from emergency relief to longer-term reconstruction work, the city-state's defence ministry said.
Forces from the wealthy island republic have concentrated on the shattered town of Meulaboh on Aceh's west coast, which was among the areas hardest hit by the December 26 earthquake and devastating tsunami.
"The initial rescue and relief operation is over, and now we are moving into the new stage of reconstruction," Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said Thursday as he toured Meulaboh. "It's time to turn it over to private groups."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Singapore-to-pull-troops-out-of-Acehs/2005/01/20/1106110877100.html
Move Australian embassy now: ALP
The Howard government must fast-track the relocation of Australia's embassy in Baghdad and detail any threats to others around the world, the federal Opposition said today.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/After-Saddam/Move-Australian-embassy-now-ALP/2005/01/20/1106110858484.html>
Australians injured in Iraq blast
Two Australian Defence Force personnel were injured in a car bomb explosion outside Canberra's embassy in Baghdad yesterday, an attack Australian officials said appeared to have been directed at the defence force barracks next door.
The bombing took place at 7.05am Baghdad time and is believed to have killed three Iraqi passers-by and injured seven others who were outside the embassy, which is located in a fortified compound.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/After-Saddam/Australians-injured-in-Iraq-blast/2005/01/19/1106110815712.html
Severe storm warning for areas around Sydney
January 20, 2005
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Sydney and surrounding areas, including the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains.
… Wind gusts of up to 124 kmh were recorded at Yanco, in the Riverina, just before 1pm (AEDT), while strong winds and hail caused roof damage in Canberra and Orange.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/After-Saddam/Move-Australian-embassy-now-ALP/2005/01/20/1106110858484.html
UN adopts tsunami aid resolution
January 20, 2005 - 2:40PM
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution urging the international community to maintain its support for tsunami victims beyond the present emergency relief so the affected countries can rebuild the lives of millions of survivors.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/UN-adopts-tsunami-aid-resolutions/2005/01/20/1106110860604.html
Indonesia expects toll to rise 50%
January 20, 2005
The Indonesian tsunami death toll is likely to soar to 150,000 and Aceh province will need three to five years to rebuild, the government in Jakarta says.
"As of now, we know that there are over 100,000 dead and 40,000 missing," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told a conference of donors in Jakarta. "There are about 500,000 homeless people in the emergency camps and thousands of tsunami orphans."
Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry had put the number of missing as of Tuesday at 12,070 but Haniff Asmara, the secretary of the disaster control force in Aceh, said 89,832 bodies had been retrieved and another 60,000 bodies were expected to be recovered over the next four weeks.
"Perhaps we will never know the exact scale of the human casualties," Dr Yudhoyono said.
… The organisation's spokesman, Chris Lom, said a convoy of 40 trucks returning from Banda Aceh, the aid distribution hub for Aceh, to the North Sumatran capital of Medan had been forced to stop overnight, midway through its journey, because of floods.
The convoy, which was supposed to make the journey in 24 hours, was stuck somewhere near the border between Aceh and North Sumatra.
"Flooding is a bigger problem than security," he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Asia-Tsunami/Indonesia-expects-tsunami-toll-to-rise-50/2005/01/19/1106110815042.html>
New warnings as bird flu kills six
January 20, 2005 - 2:25PM
Health experts are bracing for a repeat of last year's bird flu outbreak after the deaths of six people in Vietnam in the last three weeks.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/New-warnings-as-bird-flu-kills-sixs/2005/01/20/1106110859691.html
The New York Times
Two Killed as Construction Crew Ambushed in Iraq
By EDWARD WONG
Published: January 20, 2005
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 20 - A Briton and an Iraqi security guard were killed and a Brazilian man working for one of South America's largest construction companies was kidnapped in a roadside ambush north of the capital on Wednesday, an American military spokeswoman and a British security company saidtoday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/international/middleeast/21cnd-iraq.html?hp&ex=1106283600&en=dcc8ab10cf5fe67d&ei=5094&partner=homepage
U.S. Forces Winding Down Tsunami Relief Effort
By JOHN O'NEIL
Published: January 20, 2005
The admiral in charge of the American relief effort for regions hit by last month's tsunami said today that he will begin handing the work over to local governments and aid groups, and that he expects to wind up the military effort by late February.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/international/worldspecial4/20cnd-relief.html?hp&ex=1106283600&en=123465b9dd6c0cce&ei=5094&partner=homepage
FBI adding 10 more Chinese names to those being sought in Boston terror threat
By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Writer January 20, 2005
WASHINGTON -- The FBI on Thursday added the names of 10 Chinese to the list of those being sought for questioning about a possible terror plot targeting Boston.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/01/20/fbi_adds_10_names_to_those_being_sought_in_boston_terror_threat/
FBI probes killing of contractor in Iraq
By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Writer January 20, 2005
WASHINGTON -- The FBI is investigating the fatal shooting in Iraq of a U.S. contractor who had accused Iraqi military officials of corruption.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/01/20/fbi_probes_killing_of_contractor_in_iraq/
History
January 21…
… 1966, Beatle George Harrison and Patricia Ann Boyd marry after meeting on the set of A Hard Day's Night.
… 1861, Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, and four other Southerners resigned from the U.S. Senate.
… 1942, Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded "One O'Clock Jump" in New York for Okeh Records.
… 1950, former State Department official Alger Hiss, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss, who always maintained his innocence, served less than four years in prison.)
… 1977, President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
… 1997, Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for the first time in history to discipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
1919 Sinn Fein proclaims parliament of Free Ireland
1977 Italy legalizes abortion
Missing in Action
1966 EGAN JAMES T. JR. MOUNTAINSIDE NJ
1967 BAUGH WILLIAM J. PIQUA OH 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 1998
1967 CONLEY EUGENE O. AKRON OH
1967 HOGAN JERRY FRANKS TUSCALOOSA AL
1967 KERNS ARTHUR W. EL PASO TX ARMY PFOD 12/23/66 SAIGON VICINITY GRID XS820960 DIA=AWOL ARMY=PFOD REFNO 2058
1967 SPOON DONALD R. MOUND CITY MO 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 COALSTON ECHOL W. JR. MEMPHIS TN
1968 ELLIOTT JERRY W. GREENVILLE MS
1968 HILL BILLY D. FALLON NV
1968 KIMSEY WILLIAM A. JR. RELIANCE TN
1968 RAMSAY CHARLES J. NEWARK NJ RADIO CONTACT LOST
1973 CHRISTOPHERSEN KEITH A. SOUTH ST. PAUL MN OVERBOARD CVA61 SEARCH NEG
1973 PARKER CHARLES L. JR. SAN DIEGO CA OVERBOARD CVA61 SEARCH NEG
1973 WIEHR RICHARD D. MANKATO MN OVERBOARD CAV61 SEARCH NEG
SpongeBob SquarePants is:
Promoting the acceptance of homosexuality - 10% - 17202 votes
Promoting tolerance and diversity - 17% - 28030 votes
Absorbent, yellow and porous - 72% - 119008 votes
Total: votes - 164240
Tough to sell homophobia to people who feel secure.
Michael Moore Today
Hundreds decry Bush in Evanston
By Sue Laue / Chicago Tribune
Several hundred Evanston Township High School students walked out of classes Thursday to protest President Bush's policies.
"Bush went to Iraq for no reason. There are no weapons of mass destruction. He lied," said Katlen Castillo, a 16-year-old sophomore.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1060
'Out of class, in the moment'
By Bronson R. Hilliard / Colorado Daily
At 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning - about the time President George W. Bush was taking the oath of office at the inauguration in Washington, D.C., - Travis Moe and about 100 of his fellow Boulder High School students were making protest signs and their way toward the intersection of Canyon and Broadway.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1061
Protest fills downtown Seattle streets
Seattle Times
Inauguration Day in Seattle featured a student walkout, rallies and marches, with demonstrators protesting the war in Iraq and the entire "Bush agenda" on issues from tax cuts and Social Security to gay marriage and abortion.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1062
Smiles for the family, a fiery warning for the world
By Julian Borger / Guardian
George Bush began his second presidential term yesterday with a call to American action abroad, committing the US to the spread of global democracy and "ending tyranny in our world".
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1053
MICHAEL, fifty years ago was WWII. What does that tell you?
The Boston Globe
Radiation Sensors Deployed as Boston Probes Threat
By Greg Frost January 21, 2005
BOSTON (Reuters) - Police carrying radiation detectors patrolled Boston's subway system on Friday after the FBI added another 10 names to a list of people it wants to question over a reported "dirty bomb" plot in the city.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/01/21/radiation_sensors_deployed_as_boston_probes_threat/
Police probe allegation against Bill Cosby
January 21, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- A female acquaintance of comedian Bill Cosby has made an allegation against him that has prompted a police investigation in Pennsylvania, the entertainer's attorney said Thursday.
Attorney Walter Phillips said he spoke Thursday with authorities in Pennsylvania who told him they have begun an investigation. He would not discuss the specifics of the allegation -- which he called "utterly preposterous" -- but said it amounts to, at the most, "inappropriate touching."
http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2005/01/21/police_probe_allegation_against_bill_cosby/
The Jakarta Post
Tsunami damage to environment put at US$675 million in Indonesia
KOBE, Japan (Agencies): The United Nations Environment Programme on Friday estimated damage from Asia's tsunami disaster to Indonesia's environment would amount to US$675 million.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050121201941&irec=0
Govt sets up 10 spatial planning teams for Aceh, Nias Island
JAKARTA (Antara): The government has established 10 working teams in charge of preparing general frameworks for the spatial planning of nine regencies of Aceh province, and Nias Island, which were devastated by the tsunamis on Dec. 26.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050121190043&irec=2
THEY SHOULD consider beach renourishment, offshore protections for early breakwater and the very least breakaway stilted foundations that allow buildings to stand while water rushes under them.
GE donates giant water purifier for Aceh tsunami victims
WASHINGTON (AFP): Top U.S. multibusiness company General Electric has dispatched a giant water purifier system to Indonesia for providing potable water to earthquake and tsunami-hit victims in restive Aceh province, officials said on Thursday.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050121170457&irec=6
The Price of Preemies
And other news from the techno-frontier.
By William Saletan
Updated Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, at 10:55 AM PT
You and I are cultural and political creatures living in an age of science and technology. From sexuality to liposuction to surveillance to cloning, we're being overrun by technologies full of implications about who we are and how we should live. The purpose of Human Nature is to expose and discuss those implications. In the weeks to come, what you'll find here is a steady diet of news updates and quick takes, coupled with longer columns exploring some topics more thoroughly.
Let's start with a few updates.
PREEMIES
Item: Most premature babies who survive to age six have disabilities.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Outlet: Associated Press, Jan. 6
Gist: Eighty percent of 6-year-old children who were born between the 22nd and 25th weeks of pregnancy (the current lower limit) have disabilities, and 46 percent have severe or moderate disabilities (cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, hearing loss, vision problems, etc.).
Implication drawn by the researchers: "Parents need to go into this situation with their eyes wide open and with an open dialogue with their doctors as to what they should do."
Translation: Pull the plug.
Other implications: According to the AP, "The rate of premature births in the United States has crept up in recent years, in part because of a rise in multiple births and older mothers." So think twice about IVF, ladies.
Let's do a Cheney Observer
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