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On This Day:
Friday November 10, 2006

This is the 314th day of the year, with 51 days remaining in 2006.

Fact of the Day: phonetic alphabet

This is the standard list of words used to identify letters of the alphabet unambiguously in police and maritime communications, air traffic control, and military contexts. It is also called the NATO alphabet, named after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which standardized it. A - Alpha, B - Bravo, C - Charlie, D - Delta, E - Echo, F - Foxtrot, G - Golf, H - Hotel, I - India, J - Juliet, K - Kilo, L - Lima, M - Mike, N - November, O - Oscar, P - Papa, Q - Quebec, R - Romeo, S - Sierra, T - Tango, U - Uniform, V - Victor, W - Whisky, X - X-ray, Y - Yankee, Z - Zulu.

Holidays

• Feast day of St. Leo the Great, St. Justus of Canterbury, St. Aedh MacBrice, St. Theoctista, and St. Andrew Avellino.
• Switzerland: Rebenlichter.

Events

• 1493 - Christopher Columbus discovered Antigua during his second expedition.
• 1775 - The Continental Marines were organized by the Continental Congress.
• 1801 - Tennessee became the first U.S. state to outlaw dueling.
• 1871 - American journalist Henry Morton Stanley met David Livingstone at Ujiji in Africa, and is reported to have said "Dr Livingstone, I presume."
• 1885 - Paul Daimler, son of German engineer Gottlieb Daimler, became the first motorcyclist when he rode his father's new invention for six miles.
• 1928 - Emperor Hirohito took the throne of Japan as the 124th Japanese monarch.
• 1951 - Direct-dial, coast-to-coast telephone service began as Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, New Jersey, called his counterpart in Alameda, California. The 10-digit North American Numbering Plan for area codes was introduced.
• 1954 - The Iwo Jima Memorial was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
• 1969 - "Sesame Street" debuted on PBS television.
• 1970 - The Great Wall of China, created in the third century BC, was opened to visitors.
• 1975 - The freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior.
• 1978 - The Badlands National Monument was established as a national park and preserve.
• 1983 - Microsoft released Windows, an extension of MS-DOS with a graphical user interface.
• 1989 - Bulldozers began demolishing the 28-year-old Berlin Wall.
• 1995 - Nigeria's military regime hanged Ken Saro-Wiwa, the author and playwright, and eight other activists in the city of Port Harcourt.
• 2001 - The World Trade Organization (WTO) approved China's membership.

Births

• 1484 - Martin Luther, German religious leader, founder of Protestantism.
• 1730 - Oliver Goldsmith, Irish-born British playwright.
• 1925 - Richard Burton, Welsh actor.
• 1925 - Richard Burton (Jenkins), British stage and movie actor.

Deaths

• 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Union political leader and Communist Party official.
• 2001 - Ken Kesey, American author ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,") member of the Merry Pranksters, and prominent figure of the hippie movement of the 1960s.

Net-Stalking Is Fun

Here’s a great game. Fill in the answers for me, and let’s see how well you know me.

(2 Points) My name:
(1 Point) My last name:
(5 Points) Take a stab at my middle name:
(3 Points) Who am I in love with:
(2 Points) Where did we meet:  
(2 Points) What kind of car do I drive:
(2 Points) Where do I work:
(3 Points) What am I afraid of:
(2 Points) Do I smoke:
(3 Points) Do I drink:
(2 Points) Do I have any siblings:
(2 Points) How many:
(1 Point) Do I like 'em:
(4 Points) What's one of my favorite things to do:
(2 Points) How many piercings do I have:
(3 Points) What's my favorite type of music:
(4 Points) Am I shy or outgoing:
(3 Points) Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
(2 Points) What’s my favorite color:
(3 Points) Name something I hate:
(4 Points) Name a talent I have:
(4 Points) Do I have any pets:
(2 Points) Who am I dating right now:
(5 Points) What's my favorite song
(5 Points) What is the color of my room:
(5 Points) What is my worst habit:
(5 Points on creativeness) If I were stranded on a desert island, what would I bring:

I'll reply with your score once it's graded.

80-85 Points: Stalker Extraordinaire!
70-79 Points: Hard-Working Stalker
40-69 Points: Decent Stalker
20-39 Points: Stalker-In-Training
00-19 Points: Crappy Stalker or New Stalker

Dance White Boy Dance

"Dance White Boy Dance" on Google Video
You know, I'd seen this a while back, but I hadn't seen it in its entirity...I am so glad my friend Lacey sent this to me. I laugh every time I watch it!

Discovery of DOOM...ok, not really.

Boy did I ever open up a can of worms the other day. Mom and I were at Books A Million, just casually strolling around, when we saw a section devoted to the National Audubon Society...Now, most of you will not understand the significance of this find. I for one did not know that the Audubon Society (maythestarsevershineuponthem) had made other guides, though it stands to reason why they would. Many years ago, Chibi’s mom, my former tutor, gave me a copy of The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals when she noticed my interest in the different rocks and minerals (and the book itself of course). That book became an invaluable source when creating my world and is still used as a reference to this day. The book was so complete in its information that I really had no need for any other books about the subject (even though I still like collecting them). Learning that there are other books of this caliber on other subjects that interest me (especially, but not limited to, the books on Weather, The Night Sky, Trees both East & West, and Mushrooms.) has of course increased my Guides Wish List extremely. This is partially due to the fact that Books-A-Million had a big price tag on their copies..and partially because I believe you can find almost anything on Amazon and perhaps even get it cheaper than anywhere else ^.^

Other than this...I have nothing left to say. Well, there’s plenty to say, but at the moment, I’m too tired to do so. So...goodnight.

 

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Your Vocabulary Score: A+

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