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Sept 17, 2011 11:03:46 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Sept 17, 2011 11:03:46 GMT -5
Charles Percy, former US Senator (R-Ill., 1966--84), boy wonder business executive at Bell & Howell Co., former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee whose views put him at odds with conservatives and Pres. Richard Nixon, died at age 91 of Alzheimer's disease in Washington, D.C. with former Pres. Eisenhower His son-in-law is West Virginia's Senator Jay Rockefeller. Sen. Jay Rockefeller said, "His insistence on a balanced perspective in his public life, (calling himself "fervently moderate"), helped us understand it is both possible and preferable to live in a world without partisanship." He was the sponsor of a resolution calling for a special prosecutor in the Watergate scandal and became a critic of the Vietnam War. He rankled the Reagan administration by opposing the nomination of Earnest Lefever as head of the State Department's human rights program. Lefever had said he wanted the job only so he could dismantle the program. Percy often said that like Dwight D. Eisenhower he was "a conservative on money issues but a liberal on people issues." Unfortunately, today there are few like him. I wonder what he thought of his Republican party today. R.I.P. Sen. Percy. You served your country well.
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Sept 17, 2011 11:16:37 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Sept 17, 2011 11:16:37 GMT -5
Kara Kennedy Allen, the only daughter of Sen. Edward Kennedy, died at age 51 of a suspected heart attack while at a health club in Washington, D.C.
She was a lung cancer ssurvivor (diagnosed in 2002) who was in remission for a few years. She kept a very private life, serving on boards for her family-related nonprofits and working as a TV producer (Evening Magazine at WBZ-TV, Boston). She married Michael Allen, a professional sailor, in 1990 and was the mother of two teenagers, Grace Kennedy Allen, age 17, and Max Greathouse Allen, 15. She is survived by her mother, Joan Kennedy and yournger brothers Edward Jr. and Patrick. Kara Kennedy Allen.
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Sept 17, 2011 11:31:43 GMT -5
Post by susala on Sept 17, 2011 11:31:43 GMT -5
How sad for Kara Kennedy Allen and her family.
I don't remember Senator Percy. I didn't follow politics much when I was working but he sounds like someone for whom I might have voted.
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Sept 17, 2011 15:26:51 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Sept 17, 2011 15:26:51 GMT -5
He was the type of Republican politician that led me to be a registered Republican. I changed to Democrat when Reagan became president and I voted Democratic. His type no longer exists in the GOP. I asume that others were like me and switched parties or became independents. Maybe if we had stayed, the GOP wouldn't have become so right winged and the Democrats remained more progressive.
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Sept 18, 2011 8:17:24 GMT -5
Post by susala on Sept 18, 2011 8:17:24 GMT -5
I don't know, Peg. I think the religious nuts had already extablished a beach head in the GOP by then. Leadership in both parties made mistakes and the voters were either too busy trying to make a living or too busy enjoying their largesse to pay much attention. I expect I'll be living in the cultural equivalent of the 19th century if I make it another twenty years.
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Sept 18, 2011 8:18:17 GMT -5
Post by susala on Sept 18, 2011 8:18:17 GMT -5
Eleanor Mondale passed away a day or so ago from cancer. I believe that she was only fifty-one as well.
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Sept 18, 2011 12:18:49 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Sept 18, 2011 12:18:49 GMT -5
Eleanor Mondale, TV entertainment reporter, Minneapolis radio show host & daughter of former Vice Pres. Walter Mondale, died at age 51 of brain cancer at home in Minnesota. Besides her parents, she is survived by her third husband, rock musician Chan Poling, and two brothers, Ted and William.
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Sept 23, 2011 20:14:23 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Sept 23, 2011 20:14:23 GMT -5
Former Ravens tackle Orlando Brown dead at 40 Police and fire officials say former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando "Zeus" Brown has been found dead at his Baltimore home. He was 40. The cause of death isn't known. Fire spokesman Battalion Chief Kevin Cartwright says firefighters were called about 11 a.m. Friday because Brown was unresponsive at his home near the Inner Harbor. Cartwright says Brown was dead when firefighters arrived. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said firefighters called police, a routine procedure in such cases. He said there were no signs of trauma or suspicious activity.
Brown began his career with the Cleveland Browns in 1993 and played twice for that team, as well as the Ravens, ending his NFL playing days in 2005. He started 119 of his 129 games. Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who signed Brown as an undrafted rookie in Cleveland in 1993, released a statement saying, “Orlando improved as a player as much as anyone I have ever seen, as he went from being a defensive lineman at South Carolina State to becoming one of the game’s top offensive tackles.”
Brown was sidelined by an accident on Dec. 19, 1999, while playing for the Browns in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. When the referee Jeff Triplette tossed his flag, weighted with BBs, it struck Brown in the right eye, missing his helmet’s face guard. Brown walked off the field, but furious, he returned and shoved Triplette to the turf. The league suspended him indefinitely for assaulting Triplette but lifted the suspension after it was found that the flag had temporarily blinded Brown. The Browns released him in 2000. He in turn sued the NFL for $200 million, saying the flag incident prematurely ended his career. According to reports, he settled for a sum between $15 million and $25 million in 2002. R.I.P. Orlando Brown.
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Oct 5, 2011 19:31:12 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 5, 2011 19:31:12 GMT -5
R.I.P. Steve Jobs, former CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc., who created the personal computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone, has died at age 56 from a years-long and highly public battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve," Apple said in a statement announcing Jobs' passing. "His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts." R.I.P. Steve Jobs,
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Oct 5, 2011 20:12:28 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 5, 2011 20:12:28 GMT -5
R.I.P. Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, the co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ex-truck driver and paster of Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., died at age 89 at a Birmingham hospital.
During the fight for civil rights he was bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested during the civil rights era. In Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 book "Why We Can't Wait," King called Shuttlesworth "one of the nation's most courageous freedom fighters ... a wiry, energetic and indomitable man." Mayor William Bell ordered city flags lowered to half-staff until after Shuttleworth's funeral. Bell, who is black, said he would not be mayor if not for leaders like Shuttlesworth. "Dr. Shuttlesworth means so much to this city and his legacy will continue for generations," he said.
Shuttlesworth remained active in the movement in Alabama even after moving in 1961 to Cincinnati, where he was a pastor for most of the next 47 years. He moved back to Birmingham in February 2008 for rehabilitation after a mild stroke. That summer, the once-segregated city honored him with a four-day tribute and named its airport after him. His statue also stands outside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. R.I.P. Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
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Oct 8, 2011 10:17:59 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 8, 2011 10:17:59 GMT -5
R.I.P. Al Davis, principal owner of the Oakland Raiders, age 82. He was one of the towering figures of the NFL over the last 50 years, who took a struggling fanchise in the upstart American Football League, and instantly reversed the team's fortunes. He became general manager and head coach, going on to be named the AFL's Coach of the Year in his first season in 1963. In 1966, he briefly became commissioner of the AFL, and his aggressive approach in competing head to head with the NFL was one of the reasons why the two leagues merged. At that time, Davis settled into a new role as managing general partner of the Raiders for the rest of his ife. Under his guidance, the Raiders won Super Bowls XI, XV and XVIII. In 1992, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame - the only person to serve as a personnel assistant, scout, assistant coach, head coach, general manager, commissioner and team owner. He will be remembered as one of the greatest contributors to the game of football that the sport has ever seen. R.I.P. Al Davis.
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Oct 8, 2011 11:17:08 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 8, 2011 11:17:08 GMT -5
R.I.P. Wangari Maathai, Africa's first female winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, died at age 71 late Sunday in a Nairobi hospital following a battle with cancer.
Kenya's former president called her a mad woman. Seen as a threat to the rich and powerful, Wangari Maathai was beaten, arrested and vilified for the simple act of planting a tree, a natural wonder, Maathai believed could reduce poverty and conflict. Former elementary students who planted saplings alongside her, world leaders charmed by her message and African visionaries on Monday remembered a woman some called the Tree Mother of Africa. Maathai believed that a healthy environment helped improve lives by providing clean water and firewood for cooking, thereby decreasing conflict. The Kenyan organization she founded planted 30 million trees in hopes of improving the chances for peace, a triumph for nature that inspired the U.N. to launch a worldwide campaign that resulted in 11 billion trees planted.
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Oct 17, 2011 9:15:44 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 17, 2011 9:15:44 GMT -5
R.I.P. Dan Wheldon, 2-time Indy 500 winner, who died of 'unsurvivable injuries' followng a 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway yesterday. Race car drivers always know the worst can happen whenever they get behind the wheel. On Sunday, it happened to one of IndyCar's biggest and most popular stars, Dan Wheldon. He died after his car became ensnared in a fiery 15-car pileup, flew over another vehicle and hit the catch fence just outside turn 2 in a season-ending race
"Things happen in this kind of racing," said Wade Cunningham, also caught up in the wreck. "It's so close. Not much room for error. I was near the front of what caused all this, so I'm not thrilled about it. At this point, whose fault it was is kind of immaterial." With the speed — close to 225 mph during practice — and a crowded 34-car field, a big worry was aggressive driving early in the 200-lap race. The green flag had barely stopped waving when disaster struck. Chaos started when two cars touched tires and almost no one had time to react. Within seconds, several cars burst into flames and debris covered the track nearly halfway up the straightaway. Some points of impact were so devastating workers had to patch holes in the asphalt. Wheldon, driving from the back of the field for a chance at $5 million, was in the middle of the pack when he drove into a tangle of cars careening off each other in every direction. Unable to avoid the massive wreck unfolding before him, Wheldon clipped another car and went hurtling through the air, his car bursting into flames as it flew into a fence. After just 11 laps, the race was over. Two hours later, track officials announced that Wheldon was dead. He was 33. R.I.P. Dan Wheldon.
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Oct 17, 2011 17:59:30 GMT -5
Post by susala on Oct 17, 2011 17:59:30 GMT -5
RIP Waangari Maathai
She was a spectacular leader!
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Oct 17, 2011 18:02:08 GMT -5
Post by susala on Oct 17, 2011 18:02:08 GMT -5
I don't follow racing very closely although I do keep up with Danica Patrick's career. Still, I wonder why people do it. This man was only thrity-three. What a horrible loss for his wife and children.
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Oct 17, 2011 18:05:12 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 17, 2011 18:05:12 GMT -5
What I find surprising is that there aren't more deaths. At 220 mph in an open cockpit, there's not much protection when things go wrong.
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Oct 18, 2011 8:20:42 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 18, 2011 8:20:42 GMT -5
R.I.P. Carl Lindner Jr., billionaire principal owner of the Cincinnati Reds, philanthropist and financier, died at age 92 in Cincinnati.
Financier Carl Lindner Jr., who used his experience running the family dairy store to build a business empire whose reach included baseball, banks and bananas, died Monday night. He was controlling partner and CEO of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team in the 1999 deal that ended Marge Schott's 15-year reign as owner. He was chairman of Cincinnati-based American Financial Group with more than $17 billion in assets. In 2009, Forbes magazine estimated his personal wealth at $1.75 billion, placing him among the 400 richest Americans. His financial support for the University of Cincinnati and other charies eaned him his reputation as a philanthropist. "He's got to be one of the most generous guys in Cincinnati," friend Richard Farmer, chairman of Cincinnati uniform maker Cintas Corp., said in 1993. "I don't know of any positive thing that's happened in Cincinnati that Carl has not been a part of." Lindner's three sons, by second wife Edyth Bailey, all followed him into the family business. Carl H. Lindner III, 58, is president of Great American Insurance Co. S. Craig Lindner, 56, is president of American Annuity Group and senior executive vice president of American Money Management. Keith Lindner, 52, is vice chairman of Chiquita Brands International Inc. R.I.P. Carl Lindner Jr.
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Oct 18, 2011 8:25:06 GMT -5
Post by bluesky on Oct 18, 2011 8:25:06 GMT -5
Yes RIP.
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Oct 22, 2011 7:46:41 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Oct 22, 2011 7:46:41 GMT -5
R.I.P. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz, heir to the Saudi throne, died at age 85 after an illness in New York City.
The death of the crown prince, half brother of the ailing Saudi King Abdullah, opens questions about succession. He has been described by Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clintoni as "a strong leader and a good friend to the United States over many years, as well as a tireless champion for his country." According to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable from January 2010, Sultan had been receiving treatment for colon cancer since 2009. Many of his duties had been informally shifted to other princes, most notably to his son Khaled who led Saudi and Arab forces during the 1991 war to remove Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army from Kuwait. Prince Khaled, who is assistant defense minister, is also the owner of influential pan-Arab daily al-Hayat. The most likely candidate for the throne after Sultan is Prince Nayef, the powerful interior minister in charge of internal security forces. After Sultan fell ill, the king gave Nayef an implicit nod in 2009 by naming him second deputy prime minister, traditionally the post of the third in line. Anyone who rises to the throne is likely to maintain the kingdom's close alliance with the United States. But there could be internal differences. Abdullah has been seen as a reformer, making incremental changes to improve the position of women, for example, and to modernize the kingdom despite some backlash from the ultra-conservative Wahhabi clerics who give the royal family the religious legitimacy needed to rule. Nayef, for example, is often seen as closer to the clerics. Abdullah is aged in his late 80s and underwent back surgery earlier this month but has been pictured since then in apparently good health. Unlike in European monarchies, the line of succession does not move directly from father to eldest son, but has moved down a line of brothers born to the kingdom's founder Ibn Saud, who died in 1953. R.I.P. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz
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Nov 4, 2011 0:34:49 GMT -5
Post by Flying Horse on Nov 4, 2011 0:34:49 GMT -5
R.I.P. Matty Alou, MLB outfielder (San Francisco Giants, 1960-65, Pittsburgh Pirates, NY Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland A's, San Diego Chargers), died at age 72 of complications due to diabetes in his native Dominican Republic. (Matty Alou, center, with brothers Jesus & Felipe) He was once part of an all-Alou outfield for the San Francisco Giants with his brothers Felipe and Jesus. A two-time All-Star, Alou became the 1966 National League batting champion with the Pirates when he hit .342. "Although he played for six different teams, Matty remained a part of the Giants family as a longtime employee and will be forever linked with his brothers, Felipe and Jesus,— as the first all-brother major league outfield, the Giants said. Alou was a career .307 hitter with 31 home runs, 427 RBI, 1,777 hits and 236 doubles in 15 major league seasons. R.I.P. Matty Alou.
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