Rooster "Cock-A-Doodle-Do"
"Oh-Key-Doe-$he"
History…
… 1478, born, Sir Thomas More lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)
… 1764, born, Ann Radcliffe London, Gothic novelist (Mysteries of Udolpho)
… 1804, born, John Deere, inventor
… 1812, born, Charles Dickens, English novelist.
English novelist Charles Dickens was born on this day in 1812. This privately maintained Web page has a biography, a bibliography, electronic texts of selected novels and short stories, and other resources.
http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dickens.html
… 1812, 8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid MO; this is the last of Midwest quakes
… 1817, born, Frederick Douglass, antislavery leader, Maryland, 1st high ranking black in US government
… 1817, Leroy Pope Walker US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861)
… 1818, 1st successful US educational magazine "Academician" begins (New York NY)
… 1867, born Laura Ingalls Wilder, American writer, famous for a series of historical novels for children known collectively as the Little House books. Laura Ingalls was born near Pepin, Wisconsin. She trained to be a teacher and taught for several years before marrying farmer Almanzo Wilder in 1885. After enduring a series of hardships, they moved to Missouri in 1894 and settled on Rocky Ridge Farm near Mansfield.
… 1870, born, Alfred Adler Austria, psychiatrist (Inferiority Complex)
… 1885, born, Sinclair Lewis, novelist
… 1932, born, Alfred M Worden Jackson MI, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15)
… 1947, Arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine
… 1964, The British rock group the Beatles arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to begin their first United States tour.
Introduction; Early Years; Global Fame; Later Years and Breakup
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761558541
… 1958, Michele Drake La Jolla CA, playmate (May, 1979)
… 1965, US begins regular bombing & strafing of North Vietnam
… 1971, women in Switzerland won the right to vote.
… 1974, Grenada becomes independent of the British Commonwealth.
… 1974, Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters
… 1976, Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdottir Miss Iceland-Universe (1996)
… 1978, Ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert
… 1979, Neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years)
… 1986, Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country, ending 28 years of his family's rule.
… 1988, Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic
… 1889, Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in San Francisco
… 1990, Karachi police kill 22 anti-nationalistic demonstrators
… 1990, USSR Communist party agrees to allow opposition political parties
… 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide sworn in as Haiti's 1st elected president
… 1992, Mike Tyson testifies in his rape trial
… 1993, Pebbles Flintstone & Bamm Bamm Rubble wed
… 1993, Tammie Green wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic
… 1994, 21st American Music Award Whitney Houston wins
… 1994. Howard Stern stops a would-be jumper on the George Washington Bridge
… 1994, Jim Nabors undergoes a liver transplant
… 1997, US & Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21
… 1998, 18th Winter Olympics games open at Nagano Japan
… 1999, Jordan's King Hussein died of cancer at age 63; he was succeeded by his eldest son, Abdullah.
Missing in Action
1965 DICKSON EDWARD A. WYOMING PA EJECTED N/PARA-SEAT
1966 CRAYTON RENDER LA GRANGE GA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV INJURED ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 BRANDE HARVEY G. LONG BEACH CA 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 HANNA KENNETH SCRANTON SC OVERUN AT SF CAMP
1968 HOLT JAMES W. HOT SPRINGS AR OVERUN AT SF CAMP
1968 LINDEWALD CHARLES W. JR. LA PORTE IN OVERUN AT SF CAMP
1968 MC MURRY WILLIAM G. SCOTTSDALE AZ 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 MORELAND JAMES L. ANAHEIM CA OVERUN AT SF CAMP
1968 PHILLIPS DANIEL R. PHILDELPHIA PA OVERUN AT SF CAMP
1968 SMITH MAYNARD LEE TROY KS 08/74 REMAINS RECOVERED
1968 THOMPSON DENNIS L. PORTLAND OR 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1969 DELEIDI RICHARD A. EL CAJON CA
All Africa
Tree Thieves Invade Forests
The Nation (Nairobi)
February 4, 2005
Posted to the web February 4, 2005
Oscar King'ori And Simon Siele
Nairobi
The few remaining forests in semi-arid Isiolo District have been invaded by people who are felling rare trees.
Illegal loggers are cutting down valuable
http://allafrica.com/stories/200502040040.html
The Los Angeles Times
Breaking Ranks to Shun War
An Army sergeant who refuses to return to Iraq seeks a discharge as a conscientious objector. He may instead face a court-martial.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-objector7feb07,1,1465137.story?coll=la-headlines-nation
Bush's Deficit Plan Is All in the Math
The budget strategy to halve the shortfall by 2009 relies on how and what things are counted.
At least technically it will.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-budget7feb07,0,5106433.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Ronald Brownstein:
Washington Outlook
Bush's Social Security Equation Comes Up Short on Money, Trust
Is it already time for the White House to unveil Plan B on Social Security?
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-outlook7feb07,1,5454791.column?coll=la-headlines-nation
Ronald Brownstein:
Washington Outlook
Bush Forges Weak Links to Legacies of Democratic Predecessors
Probably the last Democratic president who held views roughly similar to President Bush's was Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century. Cleveland embodied the resistance to activist government that dominated the Democratic Party through its first century and fuels the GOP today.
But the unlamented Cleveland isn't one of the predecessors Bush and his allies are enlisting to sell his initiatives at home and abroad. Instead, they are trying to link Bush's agenda with Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.
In each case, to put it mildly, the connection is a stretch. In fact, in each instance, the Bush team is citing the Democrats to sell policies that reverse the strategies those presidents pursued. It's as if General Motors were using a testimonial from Ralph Nader to sell an updated Corvair.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-outlook31jan31,1,4741916.column?coll=la-headlines-nation
Former GI Claims Role in Goering's Death
By Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer
It was one of the most baffling mysteries of the World War II era.
How did convicted war criminal Hermann Goering manage to poison himself as U.S. soldiers prepared to hang him?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goering7feb07,0,7916046.story?coll=la-home-local
400 Jobs to Be Cut at UCLA Healthcare
Ailing medical system anticipates layoffs to reduce costs. Officials blame financial woes on a spike in the care of indigent patients.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla7feb07,0,3158294.story?coll=la-home-local
DISPATCH FROM ROCKY FLATS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, COLO.
An Idyllic Scene Polluted With Controversy
A 6,000-acre refuge set to open in two years faces protest from critics who say nuclear weapons production has left the site contaminated.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-refuge7feb07,0,1890571.story?coll=la-home-nation
Homecoming Is Sweet Despite Smell of Sulfur
Residents returning to a Japanese island off-limits since a volcanic eruption in 2000 wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-homecoming7feb07,0,762650.story?coll=la-home-world
EXACTLY and this is not new. The USA has been talking about 'Mini-Nukes' since the illegal and immoral invasion into Iraq. Does anyone in the State Department actually think "Do as I say and not as I do will get them anywhere?" NO !! If anything it only reignite The Cold War and escalation into "Never, Neverland."
In his State of the Union speech, President Bush declared that he will contain the budget deficit and pursue peaceful diplomacy to end the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea. But Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's insistence on reviving a wasteful and dangerous nuclear program undermines both goals.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-nuclear7feb07,0,6943448.story
I am looking forward to the Shi'ite Majority Government now taking shape in Iraq. It is my estimation one of the first majority legislations will be to extricate themselves from the USA invasion which nearly destroyed Najaf and the Cleric al Sadr to return to Iraqis finding their place in their own security. Allah knows, al Sadr didn't do such a bad job of securing Najaf and the Mosque. He just didn't have tanks to fight back with. It was an incredible task those foot soldiers did against the USA War Machine, holding their ground until 'Sistani' returned. Magnificent men and small arms. Incredible. Pure will. The new legislature should be setting their agenda and making plans. It all seems very clear to us even without purple fingers.
Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 30 People
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents struck at Iraqi police forces with a suicide bomb, a car bomb and mortars in the cities of Mosul and Baqouba on Monday, killing at least 30 people as they pressed their campaign to undermine the nation's fledgling security forces.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top13feb07,0,1759436.story
Haaretz
Rice: U.S. to appoint 'security coordinator,' will take active role
By Haaretz Staff and Agencies
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday vowed active U.S. involvement in Middle East peace-making, saying Washington would dispatch a high-level "security coordinator" to the region and send more than $40 million in immediate aid to the Palestinians.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/536784.html
IDF arrest female suicide bomber in West Bank
By Haaretz Service
Israeli Defense Forces troops arrested near the West Bank town of Jenin on Monday a woman, Aysha Samchat, member of the Islamic Jihad, suspected of intending to carry out a suicide bombing against Israeli target.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/537199.html
Ultra-Orthodox leader instructs MKs to back referendum bill
By Haaretz Service
A key ultra-Orthodox sage has instructed Degel Hatorah MKs to back a bill specifying a referendum on the disengagement plan, thus dealing a new blow to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's fragile coalition, Israel Radio reported Monday.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/537221.html
CIA agrees in principle to disclose Nazi records
By Reuters
WASHINGTON - The CIA, under pressure from Congress, has agreed in principle to release new documents detailing its ties to former Nazis who aided U.S. Cold War espionage against the Soviet Union, officials said yesterday.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/536787.html
Unrest again in the Likud
By Yossi Verter
The Netanyahu-Shalom-Livnat axis has exchanged feelers on coordinating their views as the votes on the evacuation and budget grow near, and members of the Likud Central Committee are working to convene a meeting for a vote on a referendum.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/536838.html
Michael Moore Today
CBC Exposes Fox's O'Reilly and Coulter
for the Liars They Are!
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
These ARE the Neocons. What do they value? Economies before Human Life at any cost !! It is a lot more than just dirty politics. FOX is the Anti-American Station. FOX is counter culture to decency.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/_media/oreilly5th.mov
http://www.michaelmoore.com/_media/Coulter.mov
Iraqis Protest Said Voting Irregularities
Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of Iraqis shouted slogans and waved Iraqi flags Sunday outside Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone to protest alleged irregularities they say prevented tens of thousands of people in Mosul from voting in last weekend's landmark elections.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1316
Egyptians abducted as Iraqi communities stake rival claims
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Gunmen abducted four Egyptian telecoms engineers in Baghdad, heightening the fears of foreigners, as Iraq's divided communities staked out their demands in the aftermath of the country's historic election.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1318
The Boston Globe
TRIPLE CROWN
http://www.boston.com/
Celtics find .500 a satisfying number
Perseverance pays off as Pierce sets the pace
By Peter May, Globe Staff February 7, 2005
MINNEAPOLIS -- It was impossible not to notice the vast emotional gulf between teams with exactly the same records. The 24-24 Boston Celtics left the Target Center feeling confident, proud, and together. The 24-24 Minnesota Timberwolves left the same building with a hangdog look, wondering what is happening to what was supposed to be another special season.
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2005/02/07/celtics_find_500_a_satisfying_number/
Packers fan wears jersey for 408 days
February 6, 2005
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- David Witthoft is making very good use of his Christmas present.
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/02/06/packers_fan_wears_jersey_for_408_days/
Rice: Sharon, Abbas Accept Invite to White House
February 7, 2005
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would visit the White House for talks in the spring.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/02/07/rice_sharon_abbas_accept_invite_to_white_house_1107778863/
A story of rescue and honor
Exhibit will mark brothers' effort
By Lisa Cornwell, Associated Press February 7, 2005
CINCINNATI -- As the Nazis took power in Germany and the world turned its back on Jewish refugees, four brothers who ran a cigar factory in the Philippines worked quietly to help 1,200 Jews flee to Manila.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/02/07/a_story_of_rescue_and_honor/
NATO troops find human remains amid plane wreckage
By Stephen Graham, Associated Press Writer February 7, 2005
KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO troops scouring the wreckage of an Afghan airliner atop a snowy mountain peak on Monday found human remains amid the debris but no sign that any of the 104 people on board survived the disaster, a spokesman said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/02/07/nato_troops_find_human_remains_amid_plane_wreckage/
Kennedy sticks to war criticism
Says withdrawal is needed to show Iraqis they 'own the country'
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff February 7, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy went before a national television audience yesterday to defend his call for the Bush administration to set a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/02/07/kennedy_sticks_to_war_criticism/
Why would the Northeast States ever expect a dime from DC when they stand their ground politically against the regime that is there. I would think The Blue States would have learned their lesson from New Hampshire years ago and prepared for it. The oddest aspect is to realize how The Red States are fighting things like Outlying Landing Fields while The Blue States are gutted.
Navy to cut orders; job losses seen
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff February 7, 2005
WASHINGTON -- The Navy has dramatically scaled back plans for new warships and submarines in a move expected to lead to major job losses in one of New England's largest manufacturing sectors, according to senior Pentagon officials and naval specialists.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/02/07/navy_to_cut_orders_job_losses_seen/
How ridiculous is this?
Woman demoted for Iraq mud-wrestling party
By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press Writer February 7, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Military officials have demoted a female member of a National Guard military police unit for indecent exposure after a mud-wrestling party at the Camp Bucca detention center in Iraq.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/02/07/woman_demoted_for_iraq_mud_wrestling_party/
The lure of Bay State technology
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff February 7, 2005
When overseas buyers go shopping for acquisitions in Massachusetts, they often set their sights on the state's innovative high-tech and life sciences start-ups.
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/02/07/the_lure_of_bay_state_technology/
The Gulf News
Clerics reform extremists through online dialogue
AP
Riyadh: Saudi clerics have succeeded in reforming the ideas of over 250 extremists through a dialogue on the Internet.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150870
New anti-terror strategy launched
By Nirmala Janssen, Correspondent
Kuwait City: Kuwait announced yesterday a new anti-terror strategy and launched a fresh attempt to counter extremist ideology.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150871
Plan to use ice-cream truck bombs uncovered
AP
Kuwait City: An Interior Ministry official confirmed a report that militant suspects captured in recent police raids confessed to planning to use ice-cream trucks packed with explosives to attack US military convoys travelling to Iraq.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150885
ALL IN THE FAMILY !
Barghouti's son among hundreds of prisoners to be freed
AP
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz has agreed to free the son of prominent Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti as part of an upcoming prisoner release, Israeli security officials said yesterday.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150889>
Qatar and Iran to boost economic and cultural ties
By Barbara Bibbo', Correspondent
Doha: Qatar and Iran are setting up a joint technical committee between their news agencies and tourism authorities, the Qatari News Agency said.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150876
Promoting true image of Islamic world
By Sunil K. Vaidya, Bureau Chief
Muscat: Oman's endeavours have been to correct the misperceptions regarding the Islamic world and at the same time promote the Sultanate as a tourist destination in the Middle East, according to a top government official.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150877
Arabic a hurdle in fighting terrorism
Agencies
Riyadh: Information that could help catch terrorists risks falling between the cracks because only about ten countries are able to handle messages submitted by Middle Eastern states in Arabic, the head of Interpol said.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150882
Go to the root cause of terrorism
It is imperative that we look beyond and comprehend it totally
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150895
Power politics is the way of life in Iraq
By M.J. Akbar
One of the more interesting facts about democracy in its current, refined manifestation is that elections have turned from a comparative sprint to a laboured marathon. And the reasons differ.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=150899
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