Tuesday June 14, 2011

Historical Events

• 2011 Syrian uprising
• 2011 Syrian uprising. Security forces expand an operation in the northern part of the country as part a crackdown against protests.
• Iraq war:
• According to 'Time Magazine,' a Federal Grand Jury has been investigating claims of war crimes by the US Central Intelligence Agency regarding Abu Ghraib prison's torture in 2003.
• At least seven people are killed and 17 others injured in a series of attacks against Baquba.
• Canada recognizes the rebel National Transitional Council of Libyan as the country's legitimate ruler. The Canadian House of Commons voted to extend its mission in Libya for three and a quarter months. (CBC),
• The Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence in Pakistan has taken into custody Central Intelligence Agency informants, who were involved in the raid on Osama Bin Laden.
• Published is a new diary of Che Guevara's time in the Cuban Revolution, 1956 to 1958.
• According to the UN, Gaza's unemployment rate was 45.2% at the end of 2010.
• Air Canada services are disrupted when Canadian Auto Workers employees go on strike.
• After the eruption of the Nabro Volcano in Eritrea, East Africa has been subject to airspace restrictions.
• Aftershocks from the Christchurch earthquake of 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand kill an elderly man. Additional buildings will be destroyed. (New Zealand Herald).
• Two people are killed in Nairobi, Kenya when a building falls.
• The outbreak of E. coli O104.H4 in Germany 2011 results in the death of the first child. There were 36 deaths in Germany and one Swedish.
• Arizona fires
• Due to a wildfire in Coronado National Memorial, small communities close to Sierra Vista, Arizona have been evacuated.
• The Wallow Fire is the largest wildfire ever recorded in Arizona.
• After the destruction of all remaining land mines, the United Nations declared Nepal exempt from landmines.
• The United States has issued a travel warning about terrorist activity in the Philippines
• A former juror, who admitted to having contacted a defendant via Facebook, was convicted of contempt. This is the first such case in the United Kingdom.
• Brazil's Amazon Basin has seen another land activist killed. Five activists were also shot to death in the last month.
• David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, has announced major changes in plans to reform the NHS in England. He admits that there have been mistakes by the government but insists it hasn't made a "humiliating U-turnampquot.
• Iraq War: Time reports that a Federal Grand Jury has been investigating claims of war crimes by the US Central Intelligence Agency in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, 2003. (Time Magazine) A series of attacks against the Baqubah town resulted in 17 deaths.
• Arizona fires: A wildfire that began in Coronado National Memorial forced the evacuation of small communities near Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Arizona Daily Star). The Wallow Fire is the most destructive wildfire in Arizona's history.
• The two largest teaching unions in the UK, the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers, have voted to strike over pension changes. On 30 June, they are expected to walk off. They may be joined by other public sector workers on that day.
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Who died on June 14, 2011?

• Romano Comincioli
• Asad Ali Khan
• Augusto Ramírez Ocampo

Other June 14th famous deaths

• Kurt Waldheim

  Austrian President 1986-1992, lawyer and diplomat, who served as the fourth Secretary General of the United Nations 1972-1981.

• Rory Gallagher

  Irish singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (Taste) (d. 1995).

• Henry Mancini

  American musician, conductor, composer, writer and arranger who created memorable, elegant melodies and songs such as "Moon River" from...

• Salvatore Quasimodo

  Italian writer, a poet and translator who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1959.

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Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Gemini

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Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer

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Chinese Zodiac

Rabbit

The day of the week was Tuesday.

June 14th marks the 164th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2011.

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June 2011 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
2. Pitbull - Give Me Everything
3. Katy Perry - E.T.
4. Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
5. Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne - Motivation
2. Miguel - Sure Thing
3. Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away
4. Big Sean Featuring Chris Brown - My Last
5. Chris Brown - She Ain't You

Top #5 Rock songs

1. Foo Fighters - Rope
2. Seether - Country Song
3. Rise Against - Help Is On The Way
4. Incubus - Adolescents
5. Mumford & Sons - The Cave

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Romeo Santos - You
2. Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull - Ven A Bailar
3. Don Omar - Taboo
4. La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas - Te Amo y Te Amo
5. Espinoza Paz - El Culpable

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.05
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• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $24.30
• General Electric GE: opens at $18.53
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $163.87

Exchange Rates

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