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>Update on Butterscotch

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June 17, 2009

>Em didn’t make an appointment to take Butterscotch to the vet. With the kids careful and attention and doctoring the bleeding stopped, has not started again. Hopefully we will not have another blood bath. She is still planning on taking him to the vet, his ears need to be cleaned, and he might have an infection, but later after she gets the money together.

So he is enjoying the increased attention. The hallway up the stairs still needs cleaning. The boys then I scrubbed until our arms were ready to fall off. It is really hard to get rid of blood.

Tomorrow is work and Friday is the FRAY! I will leave you with this ~ On This Day ~

On June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman. She flew from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.

On June 17, 1882, Igor Stravinsky, the Russian composer, was born.

Read more at ~The New York Times~

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June 13, 2009

>On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, ruling that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights prior to questioning by police.

~The New York Times~

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>~ On This Day ~ and Miscellanea

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June 12, 2009

>Pedicab Safety Rules Were Never Put Into Effect
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
An accident that seriously injured a pedicab driver in New York highlighted the lack of city enforcement.

~The New York Times~

I knew these things were dangerous!

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On June 12, 1987, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”

~The New York Times~

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>~ On This Day ~ and miscellanea

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June 11, 2009

>Shooting at Holocaust Museum Kills a Guard
By DAVID STOUT
An 88-year-old white supremacist is suspected of opening fire in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
~The New York Times~

Some people don’t get mellow with age. They just get crankier.

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On June 11, 1942, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a lend lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.

~The New York Times~

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>~ On This Day ~ and miscellanea

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June 10, 2009

>Poll Finds Paterson Deeply Unpopular
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and DALIA SUSSMAN
New Yorkers expressed little confidence that Gov. David A. Paterson could bring new jobs to the state, reduce property taxes or deal with a serious crisis.

~The New York Times~

Yeah, I should say so, especially those who work for him. It stops just short of saying he’s a freaking idiot.

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On June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire.

~The New York Times~

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June 9, 2009

>On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s attack on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

~The New York Times~

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June 8, 2009

>On June 8, 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

~The New York Times~

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>~ On This Day ~ and miscellanea

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June 7, 2009

>~ QUOTATION OF THE DAY ~

“I tell her, ‘All your life you were afraid to talk.’ I don’t want to live that way.”
– SERGEI KANEV, an investigative reporter in Russia, on his mother’s warning that his job is too dangerous.

~The New York Times~

~ On This Day ~

On June 7, 1929, the sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome.

~The New York Times~

Saturday, June 6, 2009 — 6:34 PM ET

Summer Bird Wins the Belmont Stakes

Summer Bird, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, won the 141st Belmont Stakes on Saturday, denying the jockey Calvin Borel a sweep of the Triple Crown.

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>~ On This Day ~ and miscellanea

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June 6, 2009

>Paterson and Unions Agree on Limits for New Pensions
By DANNY HAKIM
A compromise between Gov. David A. Paterson and unions limits benefits for future state employees in an attempt to control ballooning costs for retirees.

~The New York Times~

Big freaking deal, this is a joke.

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On June 6, 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

~The New York Times~

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>Breaking News Alert

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June 5, 2009

>Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Friday, June 5, 2009 — 8:34 AM ET
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345,000 U.S. Jobs Lost in May; Unemployment Rate Jumps to 9.4%

The economy shed 345,000 jobs in May, a sharp reduction in the pace of job losses, the government reported on Friday in its monthly employment report.

The unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 percent, its highest point in a quarter-century, and economists said the job losses were likely to pile up through the rest of the year. But the letup in the pace of losses fanned hopes that the plummeting job market was showing sustained signs of stabilizing.

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