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Jour-nalis- ' : of Afghanistan for example means “home of the Afghan people” Mor to Jan 1 20001 there was major con- cam about T2K" BiHons of dolars were spent In preparation for charters to come yet nothing happened Who should be held responsible for aB the wasted effort? —Ashok Kumar Columbus Ga The media: They broadcast alarms on a subject about which they knew little However if anyone takes them to task they’ll argue that nothing happened because everyone was prepared That isn’t a good argument Even where people weren't prepared nothing happened This is a fine example of a provable ' goof Unfortunately most media blunders aren’t nearly so obvious ' v ’’ ' ' : What song b sung by mom people than any other? —Candy Watty Baltimore Md ' In the English language the “Happy Birthday” song is considered to be sung most often Written by Mildred and Patty Hill in 1 893 it was first called “Good Morning to All” and was intended as a welcome song for schoolchildren ' The sisters didn't obtain a copyright until 1933 so the lyrics (but not the melody in this case) are covered by copyright law until 2010 You may sing the song to your husband at home but you may not wrest the microphone from JLo at Madison Square Garden and sing it to him in public unless you pay a royalty Nor may waiters sing it to him in your neighborhood restaurant: That’s a performance This is why some restau- rants twist the lyrics to a farm that’s more acceptable — and more interesting! ' On the date of the vernal and autumnal equinox the published times of sunrise and sunset are not exactly 12 hours apart as you'd assume That occurs a few days earlier (spring) or later (fall) Is this be- cause sunrise occurs when one rim of the Sun— rather than its canter— appears at the horizon and the reverse for sunset? —Jim Keavney Norwalk Conn SAGS 24 OCTOBER S 200S PMADC MAGAZINE ' |