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Show Sunday, February 17, 2008 a HERALD-- DAILY TODAY IN HISTORY DMYlONE European Union leaders deToday is Sunday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2008. There are clared their solidarity with 318 days left in the year. the United States, warning Saddam Hussein that Iraq Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 17. 1801. the House faced one "last chance" to s of Representatives broke arf disarm peacefully but calling electoral tie between ThomaS war a last resort. Baltimore Jefferson and Aaron Burr, , Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler died of heatstroke at a Fort electing Jefferson president;,. Burr became vice president. Lauderdale, Fla., hospital On this date less than 24 hours after comIn 1864, during the Civil plaining of dizziness during a War, the Union ship USS Hou- - spring training workout. An satonic was rammed and sunk estimated 40 million viewers ' in Charleston Harbor, S.C, by tuned in to the finale of Fox's the Confederate reality show "Joe Millionaire," submarine HL Hunley, which in which Evan Marriott chose also sank. v Zora Andrich. ? In 1865, Columbia, S.C, One year ago: Senate Repubburned as the Confederates . licans foiled a Democratic bid evacuated and Union forces ' to repudiate President Bush's moved in. (It's not clear which deployment of 21,500 additionside set the blaze.) al combat troops to Iraq. SecIn 1897, the forerunner of retary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, Baghdad. At Camp Pendleconvened its first meeting, in ton, Calif., Marine Lance CpL Robert B. Pennington was senWashington. In 1904, the original two-ac- t tenced to eight years in milversion of Giacomo Puccini's itary prison for his role in the 4 kidnapping and killing of an opera "Madama Butterfly" was poorly received at its Iraqi civilian. Former French premiere at La Scala in Milan, ': Cabinet minister Maurice Pa- ; ' WARNING: SOME MATERIAL NOT SUITABLE FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE Let's get this party started right hand-cranke- d This classic Dave Barry column was originally published April 21, 2002. clowns, even though feM( and bounce around and have a lot of fun, unless they find things are more terrifying to small children than a clown the bouncy castle to be even at close range. Stephen King more terrifying than the rental PARENTING TOPIC doft-nbased an entire novel on this , r TODAY'S a birthday concept. My daughter LOVED the ; I Another fun thing that Jwo-- y bouncy castle. That was the your child. s do not enjoy is orga- good news. The bad news The first thing you must nized activities. Most was, the rental company set it decide, when planning a birthare happiest when they up at 8 a.m., six hours before k 3 day party for a are free to wander around in the party started. Once my is: Should you invite the a V way. So it daughter realized there was a Because a child that can be quite a chore to herd a bouncy castle in her yard, she age can put a real damper on group of them together for or- had to be inside it, bouncing, a party. And probably your at all times, and she felt very ganized birthday fun. But you child doesn't really understand must do this, or the terfors strongly that there had to be a that he or she is turning two. will have won. .'.if parent in there bouncing with One of the best things about When our daughter turned her. So by the time the guests small children is that they have derstand the concept of time, two, we had a big party at bur started arriving, my wife and no clue how time works. My house. That was over a month I had spent about three hours unless they are my wife. (Just daughter believes kidding!) (Not really!) But most ago, and we're still finding apiece bouncing our IQs down have no idea into the low teens, which is cake frosting in unexpected thafitory thing that has ever what "two years old" means, happened, including her birth places. Our house was filled why we thought it would be and the formation of the solar and would not notice if you with fun to give art supplies to two-yea-r running, olds. I'm surprised we system, occurred "yesterday." held their birthday party after falling, yelling, crying, poop,; I have a friend named e ing, etc., each with at least one didn't let them drive the car. they went to bed. who made excellent use adult in pursuit, trying to orgaOf course, we also gave Another option of this phenomenon when her is to wait until your child is nize the child. I honestly didn't them cake, because this is children were small. If they invited to some OTHER know who most of these chilmandatory at birthday parties, wanted to do something that, birthday party, and dren were, or how they found even though historically there for whatever reason, they is no known case of any out about the party. Maybe ; when you get there, tell your couldn't do, Helene, rather child that the party is actually the internet. All I know is, the ever actually eating than argue, would tell them for him or her. ("Look, Jason! organized activity we had for ' so much as a single molecule of Your name is written right them was: art. Yes! We invited birthday cake. In fact, as far as they could do it on "Tuesday." If her kids wanted to go swimsmall children to our house never I ian tell, twoyear-old- s here on the cake! Of course, the foregoing eat ANYTHING. I think they and DELIBERATELY GAVE ming, and it was January, Helene would say: "We'll go THEM PAINT. .; nourish themselves via some,,,. suggestions are intended in a I believe the reason we did kind of photosynthesis-lik- e swimming On Tuesday!" And purely humorous vein. (Not really!) Unless you are a Bad Par- this is that our brains had been process that involves the direct they were satisfied, because ent, you must throw a birthday turned into coleslaw by the they had a definite answer, absorption of Play Don. even though it actually had no party for your In conclusion, holding a m bouncy castle. A bouncy castle is a big rubber inflatable thing meaning. (Airport f light-in- f or- - and you must invite other birthday party for mation monitors are based on is both fun and easy. All and THEY MUST that you can rent for birthday the same principle.) HAVE FUN, even if they don't parties, weddings, congresyou have to do is follow, a few sional hearings, etc. The idea is simple steps! I will cover these want to. This is why so many Unfortunately, as people on Tuesday.. grow older, they come to un- birthday parties feature rental that children can climb inside d ear-old- ; ..." Dave Barry In 1933, Newsweek was first published by Thomas J.G Martyn under the title "News-Week- ." In 1947, the Voice of Amer- ica began broadcasting to the Soviet Union. In 1964, the Supreme Court, in Wesberry v. Sandersruled that congressional districts within each state had to be i roughly equal in population. In 1972, President Nixon departed on his historic trip to China. In 1988, Lt. Col. William Hig-- : gins, a Marine Corps officer serving with a United Nations truce monitoring group, was kidnapped in southern Lebanon. (He was later slain by his captors). Ten years ago: President Clinton, preparing Americans for possible air strikes against Iraq, said military force is never the first answer "but sometimes it's the only answer." A jury in Fort Worth, Texas, convicted former Naval Academy midshipman Diane Zamora of killing a romantic rival. He-len- low-stre- 's " d -- News of the Weird of the 10 best selling a combination in Japan in 2007 weapon and MP3 music player (that holds 150 songs). (2) In originally composed, and serialized, on cell phones, November, Bergdorf Goodman thumbed out by women who ;." : in New York City revealed that had never written novels, for-- t it was offering showings of readers who mostly had never ? the Guerlain cosmetic house's "KissKiss Gold and Diamonds" before read one. The genre's dominating plotlines are affairs lipstick, which retails for of the heart, and its characteri$62,000 (housed in an stics, obviously, are simplicity gold tube containing 2.2 carats of diamonds). of plot and character and brevity of expression (lest authors' sore thumbs and readers' tired i Science on eyes bring down the industry). the cutting edge Said one successful cell phone n News: Latest writer, for a January dispatch in The New York Times, her The 4th Texas Court of Ap- audience doesn't read works peals in January affirmed a .' lower court decision that monby "professional writers" be- cause "their sentences are too keys and chimpanzees have no legal right to file lawsuits difficult to understand." against an animal preserve for In Apeldoorn, mistreatment. Entrepreneurial spirit! Netherlands, however, one I The New Lucky Restau- - v prominent member of the i rant has been around since the ' family is full of human nature: 1950s in Ahmadabad, India, ' Sibu, an orangutan at the Primate Park, has so far serving diners among the gravestones located at various rejected all overtures to mate with other orangutans and points around the tables. No instead appears smitten with one is certain who was buried blond female zookeepers, esunder the restaurant, accordpecially those with tattoos, acing to a December Associated Press dispatch, but Indians cording to an October Reuters aren't much spooked by the dispatch. I To learn how cockroaches experience. Said a retired professor: "Graveyards in India socialize, a research team from Free University of are never scary places. We Brussels created tiny robots don't have a nice literature of horror stories, so we don't programmed to act like cockhave much fear of ghosts." The roaches, doused them with the proper pheromones, and restaurant's main concern is set them free within crowds that waiters know the floor of cockroaches to see if they plan and don't trip over the ankle-hig- h could influence behavior. monuments. While some of the robots It's the "holy grail" of coaxed real cockroaches to beers, said a Boston pub manager, but, still, only 60,000 cas- follow them into an unshaded area (away from a dark area es a year of Westvleteren are that most normally prefer), brewed because the Belgian deTrappist monks with the centurie- nearly half of the robots, fell under s-old to refuse spite expand programming, recipe the "spell" of the real ones and their business (and even get headed for the darkness. on the phone to harass Westvleteren is sold only at the monastery Leading economic gate, by appointment, with indicators a limit, at It was not only banks in a price that's reasonable for the U.S. that freely loaned retail beer, but anyone who will pay money over the last few gets it from a 10 times that much. Producing years, but also those in India, and not surprisingly, many more, said Brother Joris, to a of their debtors have recently Wall Street Journal reporter in November, "would interfere run into trouble making payments. Indian banks, inexpewith our job of being a monk." rienced at collecting from so Furthermore, said Brother Jomany defaulting consumers, ris, referencing the Bible, you can't have it, possibly you often prefer to hire "goondas" do not really need it." (thugs) to settle debts the Life's Necessities: (1) In way, according to dart-firin- -- g Five Ape-Huma- .; ul ). "If a January Wall Street Journal beat report. Though iron-ba- r January, Taser International introduced the Taser MPH, (Zamora and her former U.S. Air Force Academy cadet David Graham, are serving life sentences in the slaying of Adrianne Jones.) An Iranian crowd cheered as U.S. wrestlers carried the Stars and Stripes into an international meet in Tehran. The U.S. women's hockey team won the gold medal at Nagano, Japan, defeating Canada by Chuck Shepherd ings are frowned upon, some bankers say it's their only recourse because of the numb-inglslow pace of the Indian legal system. Recurring themes woman jumped to her death from a department store roof in Tokyo in November and, as sometimes happens with such suicides, she landed on a pedestrian (who was hos- Weird" exist without alcohol? two inebriated men in separate cars, driving by the Carpet Classic Floor Studio in Highland Township, Mich., lost control at the same time, and both smashed into the store. (2) Christopher Dougherty, 22, the subject of a "drunk pedestrian" poiice call in Kingsport, Tenn., on Oct. 14, was tracked to a Hardee's restaurant, where he was facedown in a plate of gravy. (3) Tina Williams was arrested in St. Augustine, Fla., on Super Bowl Sunday, charged with DUI and failure to have her daughter seat belted or in a car seat. However, a case of Busch beer was safely buckled up in the front seat. Undignified Deaths: (1) A y Would "News of the pitalized in serious condition). (2) At least five people choked to death in Japan over New Year's, as usual, from eating the extremely sticky "niochi" rice cakes that are a staple of the holiday. (3) In OgdenT Utah, in December, a (1) On Nov. 18, 3-- Five years ago: fatally run over by a motor home. It was unclear whether the first pass over her was fatal, but the driver behaved as others have: After feeling a thumping sound, he said, he stoppedand backed up to see what he had hit, thus driving over the body a second time.: EUGENIA Weirdo-America- Latest alarming headlines n ance, Dane County Court Commissioner Todd Meurer set bail Readers' choice at $1,400 and issued a ruling he said he never imagined hav1(1) In Chaparral, N.M., in December, a loaded .357 ing to make: As a condition of release, should Ballard make Magnum was being traced bail, Meurer ordered him to by two men onto a pattern to defecate only in toilets. create a custom tattoo design, but somehow, the gun went off. Both men were hit by the same bullet, one in the hand and the other in the arm. (2) A man from IA man in Des Vernon, British Columbia, Moines, Iowa, who was trying a unclog his septic tank in the was arrested in January and afternoon of Christmas Eve, charged with robbing a CIBC lost his balance and fell in, bank. He had left his companion in the getaway head first with his legs stick-- , car listening to the radio, but ing up. He remained in that when the alleged robber got in position for about an hour unwith the stash, they discovered til his wife saw him and called for help. that the car would not start because the radio had drained the battery. The pair were Visit Chuck Shepherd daily at http:NewsoftheWeird. captured in a nearby bakery, where they had fled, as law blogspot.com or www. enforcement was plentiful in NewsoftheWeird.com. Send your Weird News to the area since the CIBC bank is located in a building with a WeirdNewsTipsyahoo.com or P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, Mounted Police station. ' Website for News and Information in Central Utah. 1 Jordan is 45. Larry, the Cable Guy is 45. TV personality Rene Syler is 45. Actor-comedia- n Movie director Michael Bay is 44. Singer Chante Moore is 41. Rock musician Timothy J. Mahoney (311) is 38, Actor Dominic Purcell is 38. Actress Denise Richards is 37. Rock n Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) is 36. Actor Jerry O'Connell is 34. Country singer Bryan White is 34. Actress Kelly Carlson is 32. Actor Jason Ritter is 28. TV personality Paris Hilton is 27. Actor Joseph Gordon-Leviis 27. Thought for Today: "Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the last; and fast as it is driven from one field unfurls it in another." Helen Hunt Jackson, Amer). ican author singer-musicia- tt (1831-1885- The Associated Press 2008 make reforms or to get things done. You will have an open invitation that you should act upon quickly. 4 stars LIBRA (Sept. 22): t. Don't let your emotions get the better of you. Stick to your beliefs without making a by compromising your posi- big deal out of what you want to do. As soon as you are too tion, you will miss out on opportunities. Your numbers are open or accommodating, others will take advantage of 12, 17,28,29,37,46 ARIES (March 19): you. 2 stars SCORPIO (Oct. Emotional matters will sur21): face if you aren't careful what Follow your heart, your dreams and your desires and you say at home. Take the refuse to let any negative inday to pamper yourself and fluences take hold. Now is not play with friends. Working on something that will benefit the time to give in. You have too much to lose and so much you professionally will help to gain. Deception is apparoccupy your mind. 2 stars TAURUS (April 20): ent, so don't make promises. The more receptive you are SAGITTARIUS (Nov. to what others say and do, the further ahead you will get. A 21 ): You may be able to fool project or hobby that interests most people but someone will you can be taken a step closer be on to what you are doing. Be careful not to stretch the to where you see it going. A truth or to take advantage of serious look at a relationship you are in or considering will someone who is in a vulnerable position. Act fairly and ' lead to a decision. 4 stars GEMINI (May 20): honestly. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. Attend a conference or trade 19): You'll be pulled in different show or engage in conversadirections. Your emotions will tion with someone who has cause you to waffle; give in to great ideas or similar intersomeone who wants your unests. Don't let an older indidivided attention. Think about vidual discourage you from pursuing your dreams. Follow your relationships with others and which are worth keeping. your heart. 3 stars CANCER (June 3 stsxs 22): AQUARIUS (Jan. 18): Change is in the works and, You must take action, set the like it or not, you must carry on and follow through. Once stage and be the one to make the plans and follow through. you have put things behind you, you will benefit from the You will get what you want and make a lasting impression alterations made. You will with your friends, colleagues learn something new about and loved ones. 3 stars yourself and your habits. 3 PISCES (Feb. risk 20): If you let your jealousy or temis evident so protect your per take over, you will miss interests if you want to come out on something good. Love out unscathed. Don't be fooled is in the picture, so take a passionate approach and you by someone's boasting. Take will get altogether different attitude about a results than if you are pushy pytyig" your Own money or ' reputation on tne line. 6 stars and demanding. 5 stars - VIRGO (Aug. 22): Set the standard and speak of Eugenia's Web sites: your findings, ideas and inten- astroadvice.com for tions. It won'tabe long before fun, eugenialast.com for someone joins your fight to confidential consultations LEO (July wait-and-s- 1 Jim Brown is 72. Actress Mary Ann Mobley is 69. Actress Brenda Fricker is 63. Actress Rene Russo is 54. Actor Richard Karn is 52. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 46. Basketball player Michael SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, StcLTS L 1 is 73. Football 22-Ja- FL 33679. 1 singer-songwrit- c. Least competent criminals I LAST, Happy Birthday: There should be lots of changes this year. Once you accept the inevitable, you will excel. Look for new beginnings and show your worth and you will find peace in your new direction. This is a year to move on and, I (1) "Jilted Lesbian Rugby Player Killed Herself After Brutally Beating Lover Who community Had Webcam Affair" (Daily Mail (London)). (2) "Man, 75, I Police in Madison, Wis., believe they ended the spree of Hurt While Riding Pet Bufvandal defecations in an apart- falo" (MSNBC.com version of ment house on Schroeder Road an Associated Press story). (laundry room, hallways, items (3) "Boy Glues Hand to Bed to of clothing) with the January Avoid School" (MSNBC.com arrest of Ronnie Ballard, 19. version of an Associated Press At Ballard's first court appearstory). The Country Johnny Bush HOROSCOPE woman was accidentally - Twenty-on- e people were killed in a stampede at the crowded E2 nightclub in Chicago. -- n UXd I rr. W d 1 : pon, convicted of complicity in I crimes against humanity for his role in deporting Jews during World War II, died near Paris at age 96. : Today's Birthdays: Bandleader Orrin Tucker is 97. Actor Hal Holbrook is 83. Mystery writer Ruth Rendell is 78. Singer Bobby Lewis is 75. Comedian Dame Edna (AKA Barry Humphries) is 74. 'f Italy. -- 22): A |