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History…
1264 Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany
1858 Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
1861 US Army abolishes flogging
1861 US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
1864 Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
1884 Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
1901 Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1914 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave. & E. 105th St, Cleveland)
1921 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)
1923 1st American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
1924 Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts
1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1937 Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup
1945 Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan)
1953 Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom
1954 Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern & 15 pioneers
1957 "American Bandstand," goes on network TV (ABC)
1957 WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions
1960 Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) gains independence from France
1962 Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illeagally leaving S Afr
1963 Britain, US & USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
1964 Beatles record "Leave My Kitten Alone"
1964 US begins bombing North Vietnam
1966 Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march ( OUCH ! )
1966 Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" & "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
1967 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) & Radio London close down
1969 Mariner 7 flies past Mars
1972 Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin"
1973 USSR launches Mars 6
1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group the Runaways
1981 Pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers who struck 2 days ago - THIS IS FAR TOO MUCH STRESS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. THEY SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL THEY HAVE RECOURSE. THEY HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES IN THEIR HANDS. PEOPLE IN NUMEROUS PLANES, PEOPLE ON THE GROUND IF THEY CRASH. THIS IS A TOTALLY BAD IDEA.
1984 Joan Benoit (US) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2h24m52s)
1985 Chic White Sox Tom Seaver wins #300 over Yanks at Yankee Stadium
1985 Flexible-wing glider altitude record (214,250') set by Larry Tudor
1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets the 5k woman's record (14:37.33)
1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings & paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pa
1991 Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20¬") in Malm” Sweden
Missing in Action
1964 ALVAREZ EVERETT SANTA CLARA CA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1964 SATHER RICHARD C. POMONA CA CRASH NO PARA/BEEPER REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85
The Jersulem Post
UK Muslims warned police about bomber
One of the trustees of a London mosque said Friday that he warned police in 2003 about a group of extremists that included one of the suspected July 21 subway bombers.
Toaha Qureshi, a trustee of the Stockwell Mosque in south London, said Hamdi Issac, also known as Osman Hussain, was among a group reported to police for "inciting racial and religious hatred in the community" and intimidating mosque management.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123208394244
Netanyahu: Pullout will endanger West
By CAROLINE GLICK
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu believes that in the aftermath of Israel's upcoming departure, "Gaza will be transformed into a base for Islamic terrorism adjacent to the coast of the State of Israel."
In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, Netanyahu said the terror threat that would develop in a post-withdrawal Gaza would be a danger not only for Israel but for the Western world in general.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121937114
Burial of Jewish terrorist sparks debates
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to prevent Eden Natan Zada (also known as Eden Tzuberi) from being buried in any military cemetery, saying he is "not worthy of being buried next to fallen soldiers."
The security establishment was debating where to bury Zada on Friday afternoon.
The shooter in Thursday's deadly attack in Shfaram, Cpl. Zada, had been listed as AWOL since mid-June. He was to be buried in the military section of Rishon Lezion's cemetery on Friday. Zada's family was given the option of holding such a funeral, or a regular civilian one, and opted for the low-key military burial.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121934718
Terror threats cause ships to reroute
Four Israeli ships were redirected on Friday after receiving a warning from Transportation Minister Meir Shetreet of security risks in Turkey.
The ships, carrying thousands of vacationers, were intended to dock in the port-city of Alania, Turkey.
Shetreet was informed of the intentions of terrorist organizations to attack Israelis in the region and ordered the ships to change course.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123208393354
Solar project could advance 'green' fuel
The production of nonpolluting hydrogen fuel could be facilitated by innovative solar technology successfully tested on a large scale at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Scientists say it also promises to expedite the storage and transportation of hydrogen.
The chemical process behind the technology was originally developed at Weizmann on a scale of several kilowatts. It was then scaled up to 300 kilowatts in collaboration with scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, Institut de Science et de Genie des Materiaux et Procedes – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, and the ScanArc Plasma Technologies AB in Sweden. The project is supported by the European Union's FP5 program.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121935674
Qurei: Today Gaza, tomorrow Jerusalem
The Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank is a step towards liberating Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei declared on Thursday.
Addressing thousands of Palestinians during a rally organized by the ruling Fatah party in Gaza City, Qurei said no Palestinian would ever give up one inch of Jerusalem. "The process of national struggle will continue until we reach Jerusalem and celebrate there and in the West Bank," he said.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936378
Editor's Notes: 48 hours
By DAVID HOROVITZ
On Wednesday, the army takes a group of Israeli journalists into Gush Katif on what might be described as "the IDF's farewell tribute to the Gaza settlers" tour. It culminates in a briefing by a leading military officer, who describes the "impossible mission" of evacuating thousands of reluctant Jews along a single narrow road, while accommodating thousands of clamoring local and foreign journalists, in the pervasive shadow of Palestinian terrorism.
Leading the trip for most of the day is Erez Katz, a smart, earnest, slender colonel who has served on and off in Gaza for years and who is all too able - as we make the four-km. drive from the Kissufim border crossing across the Strip to the entrance to Gush Katif - to detail the relentless list of shootings and killings every few yards that cost the lives of this Gaza family, that IDF colleague.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1123121936401
Michael Moore Today
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
CNN: "We've asked Mr. Novak to
take some time off."
CNN suspends Robert Novak for on-air outburst
By Steve Gorman / Reuters
LOS ANGELES - CNN issued a public rebuke to syndicated columnist and political analyst Robert Novak and asked him to "take some time off" after he uttered a profanity and walked off the set during a live broadcast on Thursday.
The on-air outburst by Novak, 74, came when the conservative commentator was interrupted by liberal political strategist James Carville during a discussion of the upcoming U.S. Senate race in Florida on CNN's "Inside Politics" show.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3569
Just now on CNN’s Inside Politics, in the midst of a ho-hum discussion about Katherine Harris’ Senate race:
Novak: Just let me finish what I’m going to say, James, please. I know you hate to hear me —
Carville: He’s got to show these right-wingers that he’s got a back bone, ya know? Wall Street Journal editorial page is watching. You show ‘em you’re tough…
Novak: You know I think that’s bullshit. And I hate that. Just let it go.
Novak removes his microphone and walks off the set.
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/04/breaking-novak-explodes-live-on-cnn/
Novak Apologizes for Swearing on CNN Air
By David Bauder / Associated Press
NEW YORK - Robert Novak apologized Friday for swearing on the air and walking off a CNN set, but said it had nothing to do with the federal probe sparked by his revelation of a CIA officer's name in a 2003 column.
"I apologize for my conduct and I'm sorry I did it," he said in an interview.
CNN has pulled him off the air indefinitely. Novak said "I'll follow their guidance" on when he returns.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3577
The Boston Globe
Russian vessel tries to tow stranded sub
By Yevgeny Kulkov, Associated Press Writer August 5, 2005
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia --A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 625 feet down on the Pacific floor Friday. A Russian vessel attempted to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts.
It was unclear whether there was enough oxygen aboard the mini-sub to keep the crew alive long enough for remote-controlled vehicles to reach them from bases in San Diego and Britain.
A Russian rescue vessel snagged the mini-submarine with a cable and was trying to drag it to shallower waters, Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Viktor Fyodorov told NTV television Saturday by telephone.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/05/us_britain_to_aid_trapped_russian_sub/
THIS DRILLING IN GEORGIA IS A HUGE MISTAKE. THERE IS AN UNSTABLE 'GEOLOGICAL FAULT' OFF SHORE EASTERN USA. When that is disturbed by drilling there will be tsunamis. This is complete stupidity. A survey was already done in 2000.
Exploration on Georges Bank OK'd
Critics say oil, gas survey could disrupt fishing grounds
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff August 5, 2005
WASHINGTON -- A provision tucked into the energy bill approved by Congress last week calls on the government to conduct a survey of potential oil and gas drilling at sites along the entire US coastline, including Georges Bank off the coast of Nantucket.
The measure directs the Department of Interior to conduct an ''inventory and analysis of oil and gas resources" beneath the outer continental shelf, the relatively shallow areas beginning about 3 miles off the nation's coastline. That includes Georges Bank, a vast underwater plateau that stretches from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia and has been among the world's most fertile fishing grounds.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/05/exploration_on_georges_bank_okd/
States sue over power plant water rules
August 5, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Six Northeast states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its rules on power plants' water use will cause fish kills and other environmental harm.
The EPA published regulations in July 2004 outlining how power plants nationwide can use water from bays, rivers, lakes, oceans and other waterways for cooling.
Critics of the plants say they take in too much water and that the warm water they discharge harms aquatic life unable to adjust to drastic temperature changes.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/08/05/states_sue_over_power_plant_water_rules/
Alcoholism
Alcoholism Treatment
NEW YORK An expert on alcoholism treatment says nature and nurture go hand in hand in treating the disorder.
Mark Willenbring says about 60 percent of alcohol dependence is genetic. The remaining 40 percent is environmental. Willenbring says three drugs are now on the market that can help people who are trying to stop drinking. He says other medications are on the way.
Willenbring is Director of the Treatment and Recovery Research Division of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health.
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3630849
Job may help drunk's wife
Jul. 23, 2005 12:00 AM
Dear Abby: I have been married about 16 years, but there is something I can't handle anymore. My husband, "Karl," drinks every day. He insists he doesn't have a problem, but I think his problem is severe.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0723abby0723.html
Deputy admits driving drunk, gets probation
He'd been out celebrating his birthday
By VANESSA McCRAY
Record-Eagle staff writer
TRAVERSE CITY - A Leelanau County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to six months probation.
Mark Elsworth Stevens, 45, entered the plea Friday at his arraignment.
"I let down myself, my community and my department," Stevens said during the court proceeding.
Stevens, the county's "Deputy of the Year" in 2002, was arrested July 13 after a day of drinking and celebrating his birthday. A Michigan State Police trooper stopped Stevens on Cass Road in Traverse City after spotting the off-duty deputy speeding in his personal vehicle and crossing lanes without signaling.
A blood-alcohol test administered at the Grand Traverse County Jail following Stevens' arrest resulted in a reading of .22, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08, police records show.
http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/jul/23deputy.htm
At least she asked for permission to get drunk
BY JOHN ROSEMOND
balance1020@aol.com
Q: I have a very interesting problem and I am not sure how to handle it. My 15-year-old honor student, an all-around good kid, recently asked her father and me if we would allow her to get drunk in our home. She says she wants to know what it feels like.
After some questioning we discovered that several of her friends were allowed to do this in their homes and have told her how great it was. Now she wants to try it as well. We're thinking that if we let her do it, she'll be less likely to drink irresponsibly later because it will no longer be a big deal.
A: Huh? This is an ''interesting'' problem? I'm sorry, but I'm at a loss as to why you think letting your daughter drink to the point of drunkenness in your home will make it less likely that she will drink outside of your home. You obviously didn't hear what your daughter said. Her friends told her getting bombed was great! Do you think those kids aren't going to get bombed again? Taking another example: Do you think that if you permitted your daughter have sex upstairs, in her bedroom, while you were downstairs reading or watching television, that she would be less likely to become sexually active?
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/family/parenting/12194779.htm
Drunk gets jail for death
KITCHENER, Ont. -- A drunk driver who dashed an expectant couple's dreams in a head-on crash was sentenced yesterday to two years less a day in jail.
The collision in Kitchener caused the death of a fetus being carried by 30-year-old Deeann Vangrootel.
Wilson Quiriple, 33, of Petersburg pleaded guilty in Ontario Court to two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm and other offences in relation to an earlier crash.
In a victim impact statement, Vangrootel and her husband, Luc, 36, described how the death of their unborn son, whom they named J.J., has devastated them.
During sentencing, Justice Michael Epstein prohibited Quiriple from driving for five years after his release.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2005/07/23/pf-1144581.html
Alcoholism is curable, doctors say
New drugs hold promise for chronic alcoholics
By Robert Miller
THE NEWS-TIMES
For the past 40 years, counseling — either one-on-one or in group sessions — has been the accepted way to treat alcoholism.
But today, doctors are working on a new model, one that accepts that alcoholism is a disease and can be treated with medication as well as talk.
http://news.newstimeslive.com/story.php?id=73279&category=Local
DRUNK CUT TAIL OFF HIS GOLDISH
Aug 4 2005
Cruel son: I was bored
By Dean Herbert
A CRUEL drunk cut off his goldfish's tail then threw the maimed creature back in its tank.'
Kenneth Grindlay's horrified mum came home to find the fish floating helplessly in the water and a bloody pair of scissors lying on the kitchen worktop.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15815405&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=drunk-cut-tail-off-his-goldish--name_page.html
Drunk at birth of 9 babies
04aug05
A WOMAN suspected of killing nine of her newborn children told police she gave birth to them in secret, but can't remember how they died because she was always drunk during labour.
The 39-year-old, identified only as Sabine H, was arrested this week on suspicion of manslaughter after police found nine bodies in flower pots and a fish tank in a village near the Polish border.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16143336%255E663,00.html
Emotional Courtroom Face-Off In Drunk Driving Death
(New York-WABC, August 3, 2005) — It was an emotional courtroom face-off in Queens today. The mother of a boy killed by a drunk driver finally had her say and before being sentenced, John Wirta had to listen.
Eyewitness News reporter Carolina Tarazona is live in Kew Gardens with the story.
Both families addressed John Wirta - both of them expressing their anger their resentment and sorrow. They made it very clear that because of him their lives will never be the same.
Monique Dixon, who lost her 11-year-old son Vesean last October came face to face with his killer this morning. John Wirta was sentenced at the Queen's County Criminal Court to 60 days in jail, nearly three yeas of probation, fifteen days of communtiy service and a $1000 fine.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_080305_wirtasentencingNOON.html
Scarsdale Parents Fight Drunk Bash Charges
Aug 3, 2005 11:05 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (GREENBURGH, N.Y.) The Scarsdale parents accused of allowing a teenage New Year's Eve party at their home turn into a drunken bash are fighting the charges.
Attorneys for Paul and Christine Taxin say the police had no right to enter their home. The defense is working to suppress any evidence gathered by Greenburgh Police when they went to the Taxin's home on New Years's Eve after getting neighbor complaints.
They are making their argument in Greenburgh Town Court.
http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_215113703.html
'I'm a moron' says drunk driver
EDITORIAL - whtimes@archant.co.uk
03 August 2005
A CARPENTER described himself as a "moron" after police found him drunk behind the wheel of a van, a court heard.
Darren Plummer had good reason for his verdict on his behaviour. He had lost a close relative because of a drunken motorist.
And after his arrest he told officers "Moron! I deserve this."
The 23-year-old from Bunnsfield, WGC, went on: "My cousin died because some **** like me pulled out on him, but I still went out and drunk drove."
http://www.herts24.co.uk/content/whtimes/news/story.aspx?brand=whtonline&category=news&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=newswhtimes&itemid=WEED03%20Aug%202005%2010%3A46%3A43%3A663
Blocked access to EC dangerous
By THE BG NEWS STAFF
August 02, 2005
Today the BG News is running a story about the limited availability of EC in Ohio emergency rooms.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio found that if a woman is ill-fated enough to pick a hospital ER that does not give EC, she might not be able to get the drug in time for it to be effective.
Let's assume that it's a Friday night. A college woman is out at Uptown in Bowling Green, partying with friends. She is not usually sexually active, so she is not on birth control. But tonight, she ends up going home with some guy and has sex with him. Although she was aware and willing at the time, she isn't sure if a condom was involved.
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/08/02/42f13eae0d311
Globe and Mail
Israeli police prepare for riots
Shfaram, Israel — This northern Arab town was deep in mourning on Friday as it buried four townspeople shot by a Jewish soldier opposed to Israel's impending Gaza Strip pullout.
Mourners heaped flowers and lit candles Friday on a makeshift altar fashioned from window frames ripped from the bus where 19-year-old Eden Natan-Zada opened fire, killing the driver and three passengers, and wounding more than 20.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wmide0805/BNStory/International/
Investigators download info from jet's black box
Air France's flight 358 landed beyond the normal touchdown zone on runway 24L at Toronto's Pearson international airport before it skidded into a creek bed and exploded into flames, lead investigator Réal Levasseur confirmed at a press conference Friday.
Mr. Levasseur said later Friday that key data from the plane's two black boxes was successfully downloaded in France.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.w2crash05/BNStory/National/
Russian rescue vessel trying to tow trapped mini-sub
Vladivostok, Russia — A Russian mini-submarine carrying seven sailors snagged on a fishing net and was stuck 190 metres down on the floor of the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
A Russian vessel attempted to tow the stranded sub to shallower waters as the United States and Britain rushed unmanned vehicles there to help in rescue efforts.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wruss0805/BNStory/International/
Canadian no-fly list part of travel security reforms
While Canadian officials insist there is no credible threat against Canada Transportation Minister Jean Lapierre announced a review of security at the country's airports, train stations, seaports and subways.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.w2security0805/BNStory/National/
Ottawa plans review of transportation security
Ottawa — Ottawa will today unveil a sweeping review of security at Canada's airports, train stations, seaports and subways, less than a month after a series of terrorist attacks on London's transit system killed 56 people.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050805.wxsecurity05/BNStory/National/
I always loved horses as a kid.
Clearing up after the horses in Marsa
A court heard that a number of meetings are to be held with all the parties concerned to seek a solution regarding the cleaning up of horse droppings in Marsa.
During the case against the local council mayor and executive secretary, who are accused of failing to clean up the animal droppings, presiding magistrate Jacqueline Padovani Grima was informed that a number of meetings are due to be held to solve this problem and identify who should be responsible for the expenses incurred in the cleaning up process.
Marsa local council had filed a judicial protest demanding funds to clean up the excrement – a process which they said would cost Lm10,000 a year. At the previous sitting, the magistrate ordered the local council to carry out this duty at the government’s expense.
“If everyone puts their heads together, a solution will be found,” she said, adding that it is not acceptable for everyone to point fingers and avoid the responsibility of cleaning up after the horses.
The case was deferred until September by which time, hopefully, the government, police, local council and the Health Department will have come up with a solution.
http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=19084
Horses to help crack down on drunk and disorderly behaviour in North Wales
Jul 23 2005
Rhodri Clark, Western Mail
MOUNTED police are patrolling the streets of a Welsh town this weekend in an attempt to cut drink-related crime.
North Wales Police is bringing horses from Greater Manchester Police to Wrexham this weekend and next.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=15770929&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=horses-to-help-crack-down-on--drunk-and-disorderly-behaviour-in-north-wales--name_page.html
Starved horses rescued in Morriston
By DEBORAH BALL
Sun staff writer
July 23. 2005 6:01AM
MICHAEL C. WEIMAR/The Gainesville Sun
Pretty Woman, a 3-year-old thoroughbred, and six other horses were rescued Thursday from a Morriston farm by the Horse Protection Association of Florida.
MICANOPY - Seven horses settled in at their new home Friday afternoon at the Horse Protection Association of Florida farm after being rescued Thursday from a Morriston property where officials say they were starved and neglected.
When Morgan Silver, executive director of the horse rescue association, first saw the horses, she said they were skin and bones and their coats were covered with rain rot, a bacteria-like condition in horses that causes scabs to form on the horses's coat.
Silver said the horses were not being fed regularly by their owner, Jacqueline Wright.
Wright could not be reached for comment Friday night.
Levy County Sheriff's deputies contacted Silver on Wednesday after a neighbor complained to deputies that the horses were being starved and neglected, Silver said.
Silver determined the horses were not being cared for properly.
She said Wright was reluctant, but voluntarily gave the horses to the association.
"These horses were tied to trees and five of them were virtual skeletons," Silver said. "The owners are elderly and were financially unable to care for the horses. I'm not sure they'll all make it."
Capt. Chuck Bastak, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said no charges have been filed and that deputies were waiting to see how the horses recuperate until they decide if they will file charges.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050723/LOCAL/50723006/1078/news
Ag officials urge vaccination for horses
MONTPELIER, Vt. Horses should be vaccinated against West Nile virus, get a booster shot a few weeks later and more booster shots annually after that.
That reminder from Vermont state agriculture officials comes after a horse in East Corinth was found to have come down with the mosquito-borne virus.
It is the first reported case of West Nile virus in a horse in Vermont since 2003.
Humans also are susceptible to the virus. Health officials urge guarding against mosquito bites by wearing long sleeves and pants, using insecticide and getting rid of standing water around the yard to deny mosquitos a place to breed.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3631143
New stalls start their own crisis
MARTIN HANNAN
READERS will be aware that I occasionally ask you to bear with me. This week, because I am in the midst of investigating a serious matter affecting racing, I must ask you to follow my account over two weeks.
Part 1 here charts the run-up to what I believe is a situation that risks injury, even death, to horses, jockeys and stall handlers, and mention of the last-named group indicates that I am tackling the thorny issue of Britain's dud starting stalls.
As anyone who follows racing will know, our starting stalls are embroiled in a crisis.
They are supposed to be foolproof and guaranteed to keep horses and jockeys safe, and to open in unison. But they are anything but foolproof, and when a respected trainer such as Mick Channon writes to Racing Post demanding change in no uncertain terms, the sport is in trouble.
http://sport.scotsman.com/racing.cfm?id=1675042005
Northern California Yearling Sale Will Have 249 Horses
by -
Date Posted: 8/4/2005 11:35:05 AM
Last Updated: 8/4/2005 11:35:05 AM
The California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (CTBA) has catalogued 249 horses for the Northern California yearling sale. The auction is scheduled for Aug. 16 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, beginning at 11 a.m. (PDT).
Last year, for the sale's inaugural edition, 185 horses were catalogued.
According to the CTBA, this year's group includes 18 yearlings out of stakes-winning mares and 15 with stakes-winning siblings.
http://auctions.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=29353
Pryor horses overcome foal losses of 2004
By MIKE STARK
Of The Gazette Staff
Nature has a way of putting all things to the test.
Last year, it was the Pryor Mountain wild-horse herd's turn. Only one of 28 foals survived, mostly because of hungry mountain lions on the hunt.
This year, the herd bounced back. Nearly every mare capable of getting pregnant got pregnant. Of the 35 foals produced, 28 have survived, enough to make up for the 2004 losses.
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"The herd responded," said Linda Coates-Markle, wild-horse manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Billings.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/04/build/state/35-pryor-horses.inc
BLM plans to round up, sell wild horses
By Associated Press
August 4, 2005
DURANGO - The Bureau of Land Management plans to round up about two-thirds of a mustang herd in Spring Creek Basin north of Dove Creek in an effort to preserve the ecosystem.
The agency scheduled a hearing for Monday in Dolores on its plans. The BLM wants to reduce the herd from about 90 horses to around 35.
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3976203,00.html
Wild Horses Teach Humans about God
Starlight event in Rapid City features Wild Horse Ministries
By Bob Ellis
Dakota Voice
You’ve probably heard it said that having a little horse-sense is a good thing. Well, Paul Daily and Wild Horse Ministries of Trout, Louisiana gives new meaning to the expression.
Daily was in Rapid City the evening of August 3 at a “Starlight” event at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, hosted by South Canyon Baptist Church of Rapid City. Wild Horse Ministries was recommended to Pastor C. Richard Wells by a fellow pastor and friend in San Antonio, Texas who has Daily come for a presentation every year.
http://www.dakotavoice.com/200508/20050804_2.asp
LOOK-OUT: HORSES TO FOLLOW
AFRAD
Winner at Goodwood on Wednesday
Nicky Henderson, trainer
"Kieren (Fallon) said that the Cesarewitch was the obvious race to go for.
"As you can imagine it was a bit experimental stepping up in trip by more than a mile, but he did look as though he wanted to go further last time over a mile and a half."
COLORUS
Winner at Southwell on Monday
Richard Fahey, trainer
"He has plenty of speed, but he is fat and takes a bit of getting fit. He is in the Gimcrack and we hope to get him there, we also have Playtotheaudience in it as well, and we would not be against running two, after all it is York!"
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=racing/05/07/29/RACING_Lookout.html
Wild Horses and Burros Need Your Help -- From the BLM, Groups Say
Distribution Source : U.S. Newswire
Date : Wednesday, August 03, 2005
To: National Desk
Contact: Chris Heyde of the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, 703-836-4300; Robin Lohnes of the American Horse Protection Association, 202-965-0500; Ripley Forbes of the American Humane Association, 703-294-6690; Lisa Weisberg of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 212-876-7700 ext. 4552
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, the American Horse Protection Association, the American Humane Association, and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals:
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Welling woman charged with abusing horses
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By Bob Gibbins, Press Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 3, 2005 10:24 AM CDT
WELLING - Cherokee County prosecutors charged a Welling woman Monday with depriving two horses of food, water and shelter.
A warrant was issued for Regina Richards Bird, 46, on the felony count of cruelty to animals. Authorities allege Bird, between July 12 and 22, deprived a gray gelding horse and bay gelding horse, or allowed them to be deprived, of food, drink and shelter while pastured at 23532 E. 830 Road in Welling without necessary foliage.
http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/top_stories/awelling.txt
Swine, horses, goats champs named at fair
Grand champions in swine, horses and goats have been named at the Morgan County Fair as the fair moved into its final full day today and the annual livestock sale scheduled Thursday night.
Skyler Seewald of Brush was named grand champion in market swine with Tyler Amen of Fort Morgan winning reserve grand champion.
In the horse judging Jenna Florian of Snyder captured grand champion in senior English horse, Kari Castor of Weldona reserve grand champion, Trista Karas of Fort Morgan junior grand champion and Nicole Karas of Fort Morgan junior reserve grand champion.
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164~8312~2994326,00.html
Sydney Morning Herald
US helps Russian mini-submarine rescue effort
The US Navy will provide an unmanned rescue vehicle to help retrieve a Russian mini-submarine trapped off the Pacific coast with seven crew members on board, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said on Friday.
The mini-submarine was trapped on the sea floor off the Pacific Coast after becoming caught on a fishing net, navy officials said.
Captain Igor Dygalo said in remarks broadcast on Russian television that a US plane will fly to a base in San Diego, California, to pick up a robotic rescue vehicle and then deliver it to the accident site off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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I can understand some of these measure but where civil liberties are at stake as with The Patriot Act it seems there are Zealots on the loose.
Terror redefines our freedom
By Louise Dodson and Joseph Kerr
August 6, 2005
Sydney's new evacuation plans which were announced by the NSW Premier at the Botanical Gardens.
Photo: Wade Laube
A national identity card, a ban on inflammatory language, and longer detention of terrorist suspects without charge will be considered at a national summit on terrorism announced by the Prime Minister.
Warning that the states would have to accept greater financial responsibilities for fighting terrorism, John Howard said yesterday he had written to the premiers inviting them to the summit.
The meeting will be held next month to assess the need to beef up security and counter-terrorism arrangements following last month's London bombings, which killed 56 people and wounded 700. The NSW Government yesterday announced its own plans for evacuating central Sydney in the event of a terrorist attack.
Mr Howard signalled that civil liberties may have to be redefined in the battle against terrorism. "The most important civil liberty I have and you have is to stay alive and to be free from violence and death," he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/terror-redefines-our-freedom/2005/08/05/1123125908789.html
Next step critical as Saudi princes jostle for position
By Sandra Mackey
August 6, 2005
The House of Saud has negotiated the royal succession. Crown Prince Abdullah, de facto ruler since King Fahd was felled by a stroke in 1995, has been confirmed as the new king and his brother, Prince Sultan, is anointed as second in line.
But an uneventful transition now doesn't tell us much about the future.
On the death of the 81-year-old Abdullah, the House of Saud will, in all probability, face a long-delayed showdown over who in the next generation will become Guardian of the Two Holy Places.
The winner could well determine not only Saudi Arabia's future but the stability of the Persian Gulf.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/next-step-critical-as-saudi-princes-jostle-for-position/2005/08/05/1123125905777.html
Corby lawyer: I didn't bring my gun
August 5, 2005 - 4:30PM
Claims that Schapelle Corby's pistol-packing lawyer tried to take a gun into a meeting with Justice Minister Chris Ellison have taken relations between the two men to a new low.
Labelling Senator Ellison's claims a lie, flamboyant lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea says he left his pistol in his car before yesterday's meeting with Australian officials in Jakarta.
Ironically, the meeting between Corby's legal team and Senator Ellison was called to resolve a long-running row over the level of Australia's assistance for Corby's appeal.
Senator Ellison today said Hutapea had tried to take a gun into the meeting, but was stopped because to do so would have been "entirely inappropiate".
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/08/05/1123125884600.html?from=top5
UK to deport advocates of terror
August 5, 2005 - 9:44PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced new deportation measures against people who foster hatred and advocate violence, a month after terrorist bombings killed 52 people and four suspected suicide bombers.
Clerics who preached hate and websites or book shops that sponsored violence would be targeted.
Foreign nationals could be deported under the new measures.
Blair said his government was prepared to amend human rights legislation if necessary if legal challenges arose from the new deportation measures.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/UK-to-deport-advocates-of-terror/2005/08/05/1123125905646.html
Politics
Democrats block China bill easing way for CAFTA
Tue Jul 26, 2005 5:12 PM ET
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked a Republican bill on Tuesday aimed at boosting support for a free trade agreement with Central America by addressing trade concerns with China.
Republicans hoped a victory on the bill would build momentum for a vote this week on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, by persuading trade-wary Republicans from industrial states like Pennsylvania and Michigan to support the trade pact. But Democrats attacked the bill as a cosmetic attempt to tackle serious trade problems with China.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-07-26T211254Z_01_N26190640_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-TRADE-CONGRESS-USA-DC.XML
‘I Rise To Speak On Nepal’
By UWB on July 30th, 2005 in Xtra
US Senator Patrick Leahy’s statement on Nepal to Congress. Full Text.
July 28: I rise to speak about the situation in Nepal, which has received too little attention by the Congress. I will not take the time to discuss in detail the history of this tiny country wedged between China and India. Suffice it to say that not only is Nepal among the world’s least developed countries, it is also facing a ruthless Maoist insurgency and a political crisis instigated by King Gyanendra which together threaten to turn Nepal into a failed state.
http://www.blog.com.np/index.php?p=764
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