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SALUTE!

 

 

[tomkow6]

Good morning, Tonk! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!!

[tomkow6]

Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky

Part 1 of 3

Paraskevidekatriaphobia - Fear of Friday the 13th

 

Friday 13th is unlucky for some. The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52 percent. Staying at home is recommended.

Paraskevidekatriaphobics — people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th — must be pricking up their ears just now, buoyed by evidence that their fears may not be so irrational after all. However, it's unwise to take solace in a single scientific study (the only one of its kind, so far as I know), especially one so peculiar. I suspect it has more to teach us about human psychology than it does about any particular date on the calendar.

The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations dating from ancient folklore. Their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. Folklorists say it's probably the most widespread superstition in America (and no doubt in other parts of the world, as well) — some people won't go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date.

So, how many people at the turn of the millennium still suffer from this phobia?  According to Dr. Donald Dossey, a therapist specializing in the treatment of phobias and credited with coining the term "paraskevidekatriaphobia," as many as 21 million do in the United States alone. If that figure is correct, something like eight percent of Americans are still in the grips of an old superstition.

Exactly how old is difficult to say, because tracking down the origins of superstitions is an imprecise science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork.

 

[tomkow6]

[SouthernHawk]

Good Morning Tomkow6. Good morning to our military and good morning to the whole Canteen crew. Going to be a great day at camp today.

Warm up exercise for today . . . . .

Top 5 reasons that women prefer Military men for husbands:

5. They already know how to cook.

4. They know how to sew.

3. They know how to clean.

2. They look GOOD in a uniform.

And the Number One Reason . . . .

1. THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW TO TAKE ORDERS !

[Valin]

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[Valin]

On This Day In History



Birthdates which occurred on June 13:
40 Gnaeus Julius Agricola Roman general; conquered Wales, No. England
823 Charles II (the Bald) king of France (843-77), emperor (875-77)
1396 Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
1752 Fanny Burney England, author (Camille, Evelina)
1773 Thomas Young proponent of the wave theory of light
1786 Winfield Scott American army general/presidential candidate
1821 Albert duc de Broglie, France, premier (1873-74, 1977)
1831 James Clerk Maxwell physicist, formulated electromagnetic theory
1859 Sydney Webb, England, writer/wife of Beatrice Potter
1865 William Butler Yeats Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923)
1881 Lois Weber 1st US woman film director (What Do Men Want?)
1892 Basil Rathbone Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes)
1893 Dorothy L Sayers England, novelist (9 Taylors)
1894 Mark van Doren Ill, author (The Happy Critic)
1897 Paavo Johannes Nurmi Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1924)
1899 Carlos Ch vez Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfon¡a India)
1900 Ian Hunter S Africa, actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood)
1903 Harold "Red" Grange "Galloping Ghost" of football (Illinois Bears)
1911 Albert Cleage famous African
1911 Luis W Alvarez physicist (Nobel-1968)
1912 Mary Wickes St Louis Mo, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc)
1913 Ralph Edwards Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life)
1915 J Donald Budge US tennis player (1st to hold world's 4 major titles)
1918 Ben Johnson Foraker Okla, actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger)
1920 Knut Nordahl Sweden, soccer players (Olympic-gold-1948)
1926 Paul Lynde Mt Vernon Ohio, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched)
1935 Christo Bulgaria, artist, wrapper (Running Fence)
1940 Bobby Freeman SF, rocker (Do You Want to Dance)
1941 Robert Forester Rochester NY, actor (Banyon, Nakia)
1941 Tom Hallick Buffalo NY, actor (Search)
1943 Edward Skorek Poland, volleball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
1944 Joe Amato NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991)
1945 Ronald J Grabe NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, STS 30, STS 42)
1947 Peter Holm boyfriend of Joan Collins
1951 Richard Thomas NYC, (John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda)
1962 Ally Sheedy NYC, actress (St Elmo's, Short Circuit, Maid to Order)
1963 Bettina Bunge Switz, tennis player (Virginia Slims of Calif 1983)
1963 Catarina Lindqvist Sweden, tennis player (Swedish Open 1986)
1968 Deniece Peterson rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)
197- Charlie Rivera singer (Menudo)
1971 Broderick nonuplets Sydney Australia (7 of 9 survived infancy)
1986 Ashley Olsen actress (Full House)
1986 Mary Kate Olsen actress (Full House)

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Deaths which occurred on June 13:
323 -BC- Alexander the Great dies of fever at Babylon
574 John III, Italian Pope (561-74), dies
939 Leo VII, Italian Pope (936-39), dies
1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns
1946 Edward Bowes radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71
1961 Ben Jones Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79
1962 Sir Eugene Goossens composer, dies at 69
1972 Clyde McPhatter singer of the drifters, dies of a heart attack
1977 Tom C Clark former Supreme Court Justice, dies in NY at 77
1979 Darla Hood actress (Little Rascals), dies
1982 King Khalid of Saudi Arabia, dies at 69
1986 Benny Goodman the clarinet playing King of Swing, dies in NY at 77
1987 Geraldine Page actress (Blue & Gray), dies at 62

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Reported: MISSING in ACTION

1966 BURKART CHARLES W. SELKIRK NY.
1966 GIERAK GEORGE G JR. SPRINGFIELD NY.
[HIT TARGET NO TRACE]
1966 GLANVILLE JOHN T JR. MANDHAM NJ.
[HIT TARGET NO TRACE]
1966 KERR EVERETT O. BELMONT MA.
1966 LURIE ALAN P. CLEVELAND OH.
[02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV, ALIVE IN 98]
1966 LAMBTON BENNIE R. INDIANAPOLIS IN.
[HIT TARGET NO TRACE]
1966 PYLE DARREL E. COMPTON CA.
[02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV " DECEASED-KILLED IN PLANE CRASH, ALASKA, 1974"]
1968 CARTER JAMES D. CLARKSTON MI.
[REMAINS RETURNED 1993 AND IDENTIFIED 09/95]
1969 STORY JAMES C. BERWYN IL.
1969 WARD NEAL CLINTON COLLEGE STATION TX.
1972 FULTON RICHARD J. CHANDLER AZ.
[03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV]
1972 HANSON GREGG O. ROSELLE IL.
[03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV. ALIVE IN 98]

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.

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On this day...
432 -BC- Origin of Metonic Cycle
1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
1611 John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
1774 Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1777 Marquis de Lafayette lands in US
1789 Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington
1798 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
1836 US patent #1 (after 9,957 unnumbered patents), for locomotive wheels
1837 1st Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio
1855 The opera "Les Vˆpres Sicilenne" is produced (Paris)
1863 Samuel Butler publishes 1st part of "Erewhon," Christchurch, NZ
1866 House passes 14th Amendment
1871 Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
1873 J C Watson discovers asteroid #132 Aethra
1879 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #198 Ampella
1886 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC
1888 Congress creates the Department of Labor
1889 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming
1890 Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out & named
1895 Emile Levassor wins 1st Paris-Bordeaux-Paris auto race (24 kph)
1898 Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital
1900 China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
1905 NY Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chic Cubs, 1-0
1907 Lowest temp ever in 48 US states for June, 2øF in Tamarack Calif
1910 Pilot Charles Hamilton makes 1st 1-day round-trip from NY to Phila
1910 William D Crum, a SC physician, appointed minister to Liberia
1913 Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
1918 Philles & Cards tie 8-8 in 19 innings
1921 Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8
1924 Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win
1927 Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC
1930 22 people killed by hailstones in Siatista Greece
1933 1st sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady NY)
1933 Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized
1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1349 Bechuana
1935 James T Braddocks beats Max Baer for HW boxing champ
1937 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns
1940 Paris evacuated before the German advance
1942 1st V-2 rocket launch, Peenemnde, Germany; reached 1.3 km
1944 Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks
1946 1st transcontinental round-trip flight in 1-day, California-Maryland
1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3)
1948 Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th
1955 Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans France
1957 Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
1966 Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights
1967 Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice
1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins the Rolling Stones
1969 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2111 Tselina
1970 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
1970 Beatles' "Long & Winding Road," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
1971 NY Times began publishing "The Pentagon Papers"
1971 Perth Observatory discovers asteroids #1806 Derice & #1978 Patrice
1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2604
1973 Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8+ years (LA Dodgers)
1975 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2219 Mannucci
1977 Convicted assassin James Earl Ray recaptured [?]
1980 Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall"
1980 Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation
1980 UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
1981 39 Unification church couples wed in Germany
1981 Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
1981 Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"
1982 Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69
1983 Pioneer 10 becomes 1st man-made object to leave Solar System
1986 Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
1986 Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta's triple-play
1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe complete
cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina
1988 Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, & go on to win the AL East
1988 George Harrison releases "This is Love"
1988 US Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist
1989 Detroit sweeps Los Angeles, for the NBA championship
1990 Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya
1990 Wash DC mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term,
1991 NHL owners present contract to players (leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike)

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Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Yemen Arab Rep : Reform Movement Day
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

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Religious Observances
RC : Mem of St Anthony of Padua, patron of lovers, poor

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Religious History
1525 German Reformer Martin Luther, 42, married former nun Katherine von Bora, 26. Their 21-year marriage bore six children. Kate outlived her husband (who died in 1546) by six years.
1742 English founder of Methodism John Wesley wrote in his journal: 'Oh, let none think his labor is lost because the fruit does not immediately appear.'
1816 Birth of Edward F. Rimbault, the English church organist who composed the hymn tune to which is sung 'O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice.'
1876 The Presbyterian Church in England merged with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, in creating a more uniform representation of the Reformed faith in the British Isles.
1897 Birth of Reuben Larson, missionary pioneer who in 1931 (along with Clarence W. Jones) co-founded the World Radio Missionary Fellowship. Since 1969, WRMF has been headquartered in Opa Locka, Florida.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.

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Thought for the day :
"Never stand between a fire hydrant and a dog."

[Valin]

Don't do this!!!


Fake cop busts real cop -- uh, oh
By CHRISTINE VENDEL
The Kansas City Star
Jun. 12, 2003

Jackson County prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with impersonating a police officer after he allegedly tried to pull over a real police officer who was driving to work.

"Out of all the people to try to pull over, he picked a police officer," said police spokesman Capt. Rich Lockhart.

Clifford P. Holloway, 30, of south Kansas City, was arrested late Tuesday after police say he led them on a chase, crashed his blue Ford Crown Victoria into a utility pole, then ran to his home in the 11400 block of Lister Drive.

Police found a gold badge, a police scanner, a list of police radio frequencies, a night stick, handcuffs and other police paraphernalia in Holloway's car, according to court records.

Holloway was charged with felony resisting arrest. He also faces misdemeanor charges for false impersonation of a law enforcement officer, careless and imprudent driving, leaving the scene of a vehicle accident, and driving with a suspended license.

He was being held Wednesday night in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Police did not know whether Holloway had tried or had successfully pulled over other motorists in the past.

Holloway was a licensed security guard in the mid-1990s in Kansas City. But he lost his license in January 1996 after several incidents of "poor judgment and abuse of authority," according to files at the Board of Police Commissioners Private Officers Licensing Section.

Section employees wrote Holloway a letter in 1996 telling him that he exceeded his authority when he pursued prowlers onto public streets, causing a multicar pileup.

He also was chastised for telling a person accused of injuring a child to leave a motel, handcuffing a relative of the child, and pointing a handgun at a crowd of bystanders.

The incidents helped lead to his indefinite suspension, records show. The Licensing Section wrote Holloway another letter in May 2000 telling him to stop working as a unlicensed security officer. Records show that the section had learned that he was still working as a security guard without a license and had been identifying himself as a police officer.

Holloway also was wanted on six city bench warrants for animal control violations.

Police said they did not know the man's motive for trying to pull over the off-duty officer. But the officer, Matthew Bandler, said he suspected that the man "liked to pretend he was a police officer."

Court records gave this account of the incident:

Bandler was driving to the Metro Patrol Division station in his red pickup truck about 10:25 p.m. Tuesday when a car ahead of him pulled to the shoulder of northbound U.S. 71 near 85th Street.

As Bandler's truck passed the stopped car, the driver shined a spotlight in Bandler's face. The car then pulled in behind Bandler's truck and the driver activated a flashing blue light on the dashboard.

Seeing no police markings on the car -- and because Missouri law requires police vehicles to use red lights -- Bandler did not pull over. Instead, he slowed down to get the license plate number of the car. But the car slowed down too, and did not pass Bandler.

Bandler called dispatchers on his cell phone. An on-duty officer then tried to pull Holloway's car over, but it sped away. The officer noted that the driver was wearing a gold badge on a chain hanging from his neck.

Holloway, Bandler and the officer exited and turned onto southbound U.S. 71, reaching speeds of 95 mph. The chase wound along Red Bridge Road to Grandview Road to Blue Ridge Boulevard. Officers placed spikes in the roadway and flattened three tires.

The suspect lost control of his car and struck a utility pole. He ran through several back yards and was caught in front yard of his home.

"I wasn't scared," Bandler said. "I was more curious as to `What was this guy thinking?' I'm just glad it happened to me, as a police officer, because who knows what his motives were?"

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To reach Christine Vendel, police reporter, call (816) 234-4438 or send e-mail to cvendel@kcstar.com.

[darkwing104]

Good Morning FReepers. It's payday and I got my coffee.

[LaDivaLoca]

What a fun thread, Tom!

A good evening to my fellow Canteeners,
our Military, Veterans, Allies and your families

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Sorry if already posted. From Air Force Link:

Second F-16 crashes in Arizona this week

6/13/2003 - LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon based here crashed June 13 at about 9:30 a.m. on the Barry M. Goldwater Range about five miles south of Gila Bend.

Capt. Scott Arbogast, an instructor pilot assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron here, safely ejected from the aircraft.

The mishap marks the second Luke F-16 crash this week at the Goldwater Range. On June 10 at about 5:15 p.m., Capt. David O’Malley, an instructor pilot with the 310th Fighter Squadron, safely ejected from his aircraft before it crashed about 15 miles south of Gila Bend.

Both pilots were flying air-to-ground training missions at the time of their mishaps.

Arbogast was taken to the hospital at Luke for examination and was reported in good condition. He has more than 1,100 flying hours in the F-16.