January 11th - Today is the 11th day of the year, with only 354 days remaining in 2006.

International "Thank You" Day
Begin the New Year by saying "Thank You" to friends, relatives, special people, teachers, organizations, or companies who have helped make a different in your life. International Thank You Day is the ideal opportunity to recognize and demonstrate the extent of your gratefulness to the people who make your days what they are.


"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
FIRST QUARTER - Jan 6   6:56 p.m.
FULL MOON - Jan 14   9:47 a.m.
LAST QUARTER - Jan 22   3:14 p.m.
NEW MOON - Jan 29   2:15 p.m.


BUMPER STICKERS
- A friend in need ... can be a real pain in the butt.
- Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
- Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
- How can I miss you if you don’t go away?
- I may be schizophrenic, but at least I'll always have each other.
- Keep your words soft and sweet 'cause you never know when you'll have to eat 'em.
- Life is like a shower - one wrong move and your in hot water.
- Pride is what we have. Vanity is what others have.
- Some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill.
- The best way to succeed in life is to start from scratch and keep scratching.
- The hardest thing in life is to do nothing - 'cause you never know when your finished.
- We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.


ACTING -
1908 Lionel Stander, Bronx NY, actor (Max-Hart to Hart) [D: 11/30/94]
1930 Rod Taylor, Sydney Australia, actor (The Birds, Time Machine)
1960 Stanley Tucci, Peekskill NY, actor/director (Shall We Dance, The Terminal)
1963 Jason Connery, London England, actor (Robin of Sherwood)
1972 Marc Blucas, Butler PA, actor (Riley Finn-Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
1972 Amanda Peet, NY NY, actress (Julie-Syrianna, Marin-Something's Gotta Give)

ARTISTIC -
1922 Tony Charmoli, Minnesota, choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrew)

HISTORIC -
1755/57 Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, first US Secretary of Treasury ($10 face) [D: 07/12/1804]
1807 Ezra Cornell, Westchester County NY, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University) [D: 12/09/1874]
1815 Sir John A MacDonald, Glasgow Scotland, (C) first PM of Canada (1867-73) [D: 06/06/1891]
1921 Juanita M. Kreps, Lynch KY, former US Secretary of Commerce
1925 Grant Tinker, Stamford CT, chairman and CEO of NBC
1934 Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, Shawinigan Quebec, (L) 34th PM Canada '93-2003
1974 Rosenkowitz sextuplets, Cape Town South Africa (First known to survive infancy)

MUSIC -
1942 Clarence Clemons, Norfolf VA, rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E St Band)
1946 Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen], Ashland KY, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
1958 Vicki Peterson, Burbank CA, guitar/vocals co-founder (Bangles-Manic Monday)

SCIENCE -
1814 James Paget, Yarmouth England, surgeon (disease of Paget) [D: 12/30/1899]
1906 Albert Hofmann, Baden Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD)
1924 Roger Guillemin, Dijon France, 1977 Nobel prize for medicine (neurohormones)

SPORTS -
1896 Paddy Driscoll, Evanston IL, NFL infielder/coach (Chicago Cubs) Hall of Fame '65 [D: 06/28/68]
1952 Ben Crenshaw, Austin TX, golfer ('84-Masters, '88-World Golf Cup)


1672 Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society.
1693 Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy.
1785 Continental Congress convenes in New York City NY.
1787 William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
1913 First sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City NY).
1922 Insulin first used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada).
1935 Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu HI to Oakland CA.
1963 First discotheque opens, The Whiskey-a-go-go in Los Angeles CA.
1973 Trial of the Watergate burglars begins in Washington DC.
1984 Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family.
1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229).
1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo NY (WKBW).
1993 Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics.
MORE EVENTS

SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Constitution Day (Kosrae) - Micronesia
Dia de los Maestros - Panama
Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice) - Albania
Hostos Day - Puerto Rico
Independence Manifesto - Morocco
International Thank-You Day - International
National Unity Day - Nepal
Republic Day - Albania
Sir John A. Macdonald's Birthday - Canada
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Id al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) - Muslim / Islamic


THE OFFERING
A hat was passed around a church congregation to take up an offering for the visiting minister. Presently it was returned to him...embarrassingly empty. Slowly the parson inverted the hat and shook it meaningfully. Then raising his eyes heavenward, he exclaimed, "I thank you, Lord, that I got my hat back from this congregation."


Have you ever noticed that they put advertisements in with your bills now? Like bills aren't distasteful enough, they have to stuff junk mail in there with them. I get back at them. I put garbage in with my check when I mail it in. Coffee grinds, banana peels... I write, "Could you throw this away for me? Thank You." - Andy Rooney


KEN A HORA: A gleeful rejoice which means "Thank God". Usually used when Jewish parents find out their children aren't going to marry that poor, unemployed gentile. - Stan Kegel

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