Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (October 30th):

Scorpio (October 23rd to November 21st)

1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo’s finest works, was exhibited to the public for the first time.

1604: William Shakespeare’s Othello was staged for first time.

1611: William Shakespeare’s The Tempest made its debut.

1755: An earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, killed 60,000 people.

1765: American colonists were furious over the new British Stamp Act, termed taxation without representation and, ultimately, a major cause of the revolution.

1800: U.S. President John Adams and his family moved into the newly built White House as Washington became the U.S. capital.

1871: Birthdays: Journalist and novelist Stephen Crane.

1878: Birthdays: Argentine politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carlos Saavedra Lamas.

1880: Birthdays: Sports writer/poet Grantland Rice; Polish author Sholem Asch.

1889: Birthdays: Canadian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Philip Noel-Baker.

1918: The Hapsburg monarchy of Austria-Hungary was dissolved. Vienna became the capital of Austria and Budapest the capital of Hungary.

1920: Birthdays: Journalist James Kilpatrick.

1922: Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey became a republic.

1926: Birthdays: Actor Betsy Palmer.

1932: Birthdays: Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Arbour.

1935: Birthdays: Golf Hall of Fame member Gary Player.

1938: Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in horse racing’s match of the century.

1942: Birthdays: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt.

1944: Birthdays: Musician and politician Kinky Friedman.

1950: Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into the Blair House in Washington in an attempt to assassinate U.S. President Harry Truman.

1957: Birthdays: Country singer Lyle Lovett.

1958: Birthdays: Actor Rachel Ticotin.

1963: Birthdays: Rock drummer Rick Allen.

1972: Birthdays: Actor Toni Collette; Actor Jenny McCarthy.

1986: A warehouse fire in Basel, Switzerland, triggered massive chemical pollution of the Rhine River in Switzerland, France, West Germany and the Netherlands.

1990: McDonald’s, under pressure from environmental groups, said it would replace plastic food containers with paper.

1991: The Russian Congress of People’s Deputies granted Boris Yeltsin sweeping powers to launch and direct radical economic reforms in Russia.

1993: The European Community’s treaty on European unity took effect.

2008: Vietnam’s heaviest rains in 20 years triggered dangerous flooding through parts of the country. At least 24 people died in the deluge. The top British Special Forces commander in Afghanistan resigned to protest what he called lack of proper equipment for combat troops. Maj. Sebastian Morley blamed chronic underinvestment.

2009: The way was cleared for Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to begin a second five-year term after his runoff opponent Abdullah Abdullah withdrew, claiming it wouldn’t be a fair election. Karzai had barely missed winning re-election outright in the controversial initial vote. CIT Group Inc., a major source of credit for small and mid-size U.S. businesses, filed for bankruptcy in a move that analysts said could cost American taxpayers $2.4 billion.

2010: Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican, went on trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges. Defense lawyers said he was being persecuted for good politics. A Somali-American, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, was elected prime minister of Somali and took over the U.S.-backed government battling Islamic insurgents.

2011: World population has topped the 7 billion mark, a U.N. report said, doubling the total of 1968. The U.N. Population Fund predicted 8 billion by 2025. Syria said it had reached agreement with the Arab League on ending violence sparked by anti-government protests that demanded reforms or President Bashar Assad’s ouster.


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Quotes

“Sex is the poor man’s polo.” – Clifford Odets

“You can observe a lot just by watchin’.” – Yogi Berra

“If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” – Eubie Blake, who lived to be 100

“First keep peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.” – Thomas a Kempis

“Be humble for you are made of Earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.” – Serbian proverb


Stephen Crane (1871-1900) US writer:

A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.”

“Every sin is the result of collaboration.”

“You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you; But you can plant a standard Where a standard never flew.”

“A man feared that he might find an assassin; Another that he might find a victim. One was wiser than the other.”

“He wishes that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage.”


barrack

PRONUNCIATION: (BAR-uhk, the first syllable is the same as in barrel)

MEANING:
1. verb tr., intr.: To shout in support: to cheer.
2. verb tr., intr.: To shout against: to jeer.
3. noun: A building used to house soldiers.
4. verb tr., intr.: To provide with accommodation.

ETYMOLOGY:
For 1 & 2: Perhaps from Northern Ireland dialectal barrack (to brag). Earliest documented use: 1885.
For 2 & 3: From French baraque, from Italian baracca or Spanish barraca (hut, tent). Earliest documented use: 1686.

USAGE:

“Raphael Clarke said: Every kid wants to play for the team they barrack for.” – Lyall Johnson; Clarkes Praise the Saints; The Age (Melbourne, Australia); Nov 23, 2003.

“During the debate, then Socred leader Rita Johnston and NDP leader Mike Harcourt were barracking away at each other about corruption.” – Ross Howard; TV Debate; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); May 16, 1996.

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Trampoline

PRONUNCIATION: (TRAEM-peh-leen)

MEANING: noun: A unit of athletic equipment comprising a piece of resilient cloth or netting stretched across a frame and used for acrobatic jumping and tumbling.

ETYMOLOGY: From Italian trampolino “trampoline”, in turn from trampoli “stilts”. Apparently the semantics are from the common acrobatic performance above everyone else. Italian trampoli is derived from Middle German trampeln “stomp, trample”.

USAGE: “If you go to work for the company that Dennis works for, you’re putting your career on a trampoline.”


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