February 9th - Today is the 40th day of the year, with only 325 days remaining in 2006.
February Flowers - Violet, Primrose
February Birthstone - Amethyst (Sincerity)

Federal Narcotics Prohibitions Act Anniversary
In 1909, the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics, the Federal Narcotics Prohibitions Act, was passed by the U.S. Congress.


"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
FIRST QUARTER - Feb 5   6:28 a.m.
FULL MOON - Feb 13   4:44 a.m.
LAST QUARTER - Feb 21   7:17 a.m.
NEW MOON - Feb 28   0:32 a.m.


NEW DRUGS THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE
ANTI-TALKSIDENT: A spray carried in a purse or wallet to be used on anyone too eager to share their life stories with total strangers.
BUYAGRA: Injectable stimulant taken prior to shopping. Increases potency and duration of spending spree.
COMPLIMENTRA: In clinical trials, 82 percent of middle-aged men administered this drug noticed that their wives had a new hairstyle. Currently being tested to see if its effects extend to noticing new clothing.
DIRECTRA: A dose of this drug given to men before leaving on car trips caused 72 percent of them to stop and ask directions when they got lost, compared to a control group of 0.2 percent.
DUMEROL: When taken with Peptobimbo, can cause dangerously low IQ, resulting in enjoyment of country music and pickup trucks.
EMPTY NESTROGEN: Suppository that eliminates melancholy and loneliness by reminding you of how awful they were as teenagers and how you couldn't wait till they moved out.
FLIPITOR: Increases life expectancy of commuters by controlling road rage and the urge to flip off other drivers.
MEN-GAY: A rub-in ointment that enables single women to identify who to cross off the dating pool.
MIRRORCILLIN: A 5cc dose enables a woman to walk past mirrors for up to four hours without pausing once.
PEPTOBIMBO: Liquid silicone drink for single women. Two full cups swallowed before an evening out increases breast size, decreases intelligence, and prevents conception.
RAGAMENT: When administered to a husband, provides the same irritation as ragging on him all weekend, saving the wife the time and trouble of doing it herself.
ST MOM'S WART: Plant extract that treats mom's depression by rendering preschoolers unconscious for up to two days.


ACTING -
1914 Gypsy Rose Lee (Rose Louise Hovick) Seattle WA, actress/burlesque entertainer [D: 04/26/70]
1943 Joe Pesci, Newark NJ, actor (Half Nelson, Goodfellas)
1945 Mia Farrow (Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow), LA CA, actress (Rosemary's Baby)
1949 Judith Light (Judith Licht), Trenton NJ, (Angela-Who's the Boss, Law & Order: SVU)
1955 Charles Shaughnessy, London England, actor (Shane-Days of Our Lives, Maxwell-The Nanny)
1985 David Lee Gallagher, Queens NY, actor (Phenomenon, Simon-7th Heaven)

ARTISTIC -
1928 Roger Mudd, Washington DC, news anchor (NBC Evening News, Meet the Press)
1944 Alice Walker, Eatonton GA, novelist (Pulitzer Prize-Color Purple, Meridian)

HISTORIC -
1748 Luther Martin, Metuchen NJ, one of United States' Founding Fathers [D: 07/08/1826]
1773 William Henry Harrison, Charles City County VA, (Whigs) 9th President (March 4-April 4, 1841) [D: 04/04/1941]
1814 Samuel Tilden, New Lebanon NY, politician/philanthropist for NY Public Library [D: 08/04/1886]
1909 Dean Rusk, Cherokee County GA, US Secretary of State (1961-69) [D: 12/20/94]

MUSIC -
1909 Carmen Miranda, Portugal, samba singer/actress (Down Argentine Way) [D: 08/05/55]
1914 Ernest Tubb, Crisp TX, guitarist/singer (I'm Walking the Floor Over You) [D: 09/06/84]
1939 Barry Mann, Brooklyn NY, songwriter (Sometimes When We Touch, Who Put The Bomp)
1942 Carole King [Klein], Brooklyn NY, pianist/singer/songwriter (Tapestry)
1963 Travis Tritt, Marietta GA, country vocalist (Country Club)

SCIENCE -
1923 Norman E Shumway, Kalamazoo MI, pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon
1950 Andrew N Meltzoff, developmental psychologist
1960 Peggy A Whitson, Mt Ayr IA, PhD/astronaut (International Space Station)

SPORTS -
1907 Aubrey "Dit" Clapper, Ontario Canada, NHL HoF (Bruins) [D: 01/21/78]
1934 John A Ziegler Jr, Grosse Pointe MI, 4th NHL president (1977-92)
1961 Charles Shaughnessy, Charleston WV, 1st base (Padres, Phillies) All-Star Game in 1991-1993


1825 After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
1861 American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
1900 Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup.
1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in the United States.
1943 After forcing the remaining Japanese to be evacuated the night before, American authorities declared Guadalcanal secure.
1955 US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO.
1960 Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1964 First appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers).
1965 The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
1969 World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes first commercial flight.
1971 Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2001 The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
MORE EVENTS

SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Ashoura - Comoros, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia
Ashura - Algeria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates
Ashura (Martyrdom of Imam Hussain) - Afghanistan
Feast of St. Maron - Lebanon
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Ashoura - Muslim / Islamic


PROZAC, CIPRO TO BE COMBINED IN ONE PILL
News of Antibiodepressant Comes Hours After 'Very Scary' Powdered Donut Shuts Down Toledo

Hoping to create a pharmaceutical that will treat both anthrax and mass hysteria, the U.S. has begun production of a new pill that combines the antidepressant Prozac with the antibiotic Cipro, Homeland Defense Czar Tom Ridge announced today. The medication, tentatively called Ciprozac, should be available next week, Ridge said.

"A pill a day keeps the worries -- real or imagined -- away,'" Ridge told reporters as he popped one of the tiny lavender pills into his mouth.

"By God, I feel better already!" Ridge added cheerfully.

The decision to start mass-producing Ciprozac came hours after the appearance of a "very scary" powdered donut in Toledo, Ohio created widespread panic and resulted in the entire city being shut down.

The terrifying, suspiciously powdered donut was discovered on the counter of a downtown Toledo donut shop, according to observers familiar with the donut.

When a customer at the donut shop noticed that the donut was "unattended," he immediately phoned the police.

A ten-block area surrounding the frightening donut was immediately cordoned off, and workers across town were immediately sent home.

A hazmat squad swept in and removed the donut, which is now being tested by the Center for Disease Control. But all around Toledo, citizens' nerves were clearly still rattled.

"I know it was just a donut," said Sheila Roden, 32, waiting on line at a Buy-Rite pharmacy to fill a newly-minted prescription for Ciprozac. "But who knows? Next time, it could be a cruller."


The 1960's were when hallucinogenic drugs were really big. And I don't think it's a coincidence that we had the shows then like The Flying Nun. - Ellen DeGeneres


NARC, NARC: Drug joke. (Wicked-Good Dictionary)

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