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Here’s what happened in October 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details

• October 2 – Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton announces he will seek the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
• October 8 – The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia.
• October 11
  • In Russia, the KGB is replaced by the SVR.^{[citation needed]}
  • Iraq disarmament crisis: The U.N. Security Council passes Resolution 715, which demands that Iraq “accept unconditionally the inspectors and all other personnel designated by the Special Commission”. Iraq rejects the resolution, calling it “unlawful”.
• October 11–October 13 – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleges that Thomas sexually harassed her while she worked for him.
• October 12 – Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by its Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll.
• October 14 – The Bulgarian right wing opposition celebrates the end of the rule of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
• October 15 – United States Senate votes 52–48 to confirm Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States.
• October 16 – George Hennard guns down 24 people in Killeen, Texas before killing himself.
• October 20
  • The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments.
  • The Harare Declaration lays down the membership criteria for the Commonwealth of Nations.
• October 27
  • The first free parliamentary elections are held in Poland.
  • Turkmenistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
  • The Minnesota Twins win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
• October 28–November 4 – The 1991 Perfect Storm strikes the northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada, causing over $200 million of damage and resulting in 12 direct fatalities.
• October 29 – The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
• October 31–November 3 – The Halloween Blizzard, as part of the 1991 Perfect Storm, hits the Upper Midwest of the United States, causing around $100 million of damage and killing 22.

Here’s what happened in September 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details

• September 2 – The United States recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• September 3 – In Hamlet, North Carolina, a grease fire breaks out at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant, killing 25 people.
• September 5–September 7 – At the 35th Annual Tailhook Symposium in Las Vegas, 83 women and seven men are assaulted.
• September 5 – The Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union self-dissolves, replaced by Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union andState Council of the Soviet Union
• September 6
  • The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states.
  • The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia‘s second-largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.
• September 8 – The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
• September 9 – Tajikistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• September 17 – North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
• September 19 – Ötzi the Iceman is found in the Alps.
• September 20–September 21 – In Sandy, Utah, several patients are held hostage and a nurse is killed in the Alta View Hospital hostage incident.
• September 21
  • Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
  • The Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence of German tongue (Orden der Schwestern der Perpetuellen Indulgenz deutscher Zunge, “O.S.P.I.”) is founded in Heidelberg by Erzmutter (Archmother) Johanna Indulgentia Tara Maria Benedicta O.S.P.I.
  • AFL Grand Final: Hawthorn Hawks defeat West Coast Eagles by 53 points at Waverley Park, the final score 20.19.139 – 13.8.86.
• September 21–September 30 – Iraq disarmament crisis: IAEA inspectors discover files on Iraq’s hidden nuclear weapons program. Iraqi officials confiscate documents from UN weapons inspectors, refusing to allow them to leave the site without turning over other documents. A 4-day standoff ensues. Iraq permits the team to leave with the documents after the UN Security Council threatens enforcement actions.
• September 22 – The Huntington Library makes the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time.
• September 30
  • Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed from power.
  • A tornado destroys parts of Itu, a city in southeastern Brazil, killing 16 and leaving 176 injured.

Here’s what happened in August 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details

• August 4 – The Cruise Liner MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa and all 571 passengers on board are safely evacuated.
• August 6 – Tim Berners-Lee announces the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup.
• August 7 – Shapour Bakhtiar, former prime minister of Iran, is assassinated.
• August 8 – The Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built at the time, collapses.
• August 17 – Strathfield Massacre: In Sydney, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots 7 people and injures 6 others before turning the gun on himself.
• August 19 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is put under house arrest while vacationing in the Crimeaduring a coup. The attempted coup, led by Vice President Gennady Yanayev and 7 hard-liners, collapses in less than 72 hours.
• August 20 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Estonia declares its independence from the Soviet Union, and more than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union’s parliament building protesting the coup that deposed President Mikhail Gorbachev.
• August 21 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Latvia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• August 23 – The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or “Super Nintendo”) is released in the United States.
• August 24 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Ukraine declares independence from Soviet Union.
• August 25
  • Student Linus Torvalds posts messages to Usenet newsgroup comp.os.minix about the new operating system kernel he has been developing.
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Belarus declares independence from Soviet Union.
• August 27 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Moldova declares independence from the Soviet Union.
• August 29 – Maronite general Michel Aoun leaves Lebanon via a French ship into exile.
• August 30 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
• August 31 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan declare independence from the Soviet Union.

Off to see the Nurse tomorrow for my pre-trip inoculations.

The things I do for a good cause

I’m well into my training programme now and have been looking around for some energy bars to take with me on the trek.

As a diabetic I obviously can’t use many of the traditional brands as they are loaded with sugar/glucose.

I’ve found a company in the States called “ExtendBar” who have a range of Low Gi products which look ideal.

I contacted them to see if they could supply me but while they don’t ship outside of the USA/Canada they are available in the UK through Amazon.

This may be useful for other diabetics

You can check out their website at www.extendbar.com

Here’s what happened in July 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details

• July 1 – The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague.
• July 7 – The Brioni Agreement ends the 10-day war in Slovenia.
• July 10 – Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected president of Russia.
• July 11 – A solar Eclipse of record totality occurs, seen first in Hawaii then enters Mexico with the path directly crosses Cabo San Lucasand Mexico City seen by 20 million inhabitants, and finally ends in Colombia in South America.
• July 22
  • Boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with the rape of Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington 3 days earlier, inIndianapolis, Indiana.
  • Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin, apartment. Police soon find out that he is involved in 6 more murders.
• July 24 – The government of India announces its New Industrial Policy, marking the start of India’s economic reforms.
• July 31
  • Warsaw Treaty Organization officially dissolved in accordance with a protocol calling for a “transition to all-European structures”.
  • The United States and the Soviet Union sign the START I treaty limiting strategic nuclear weapons.

Congratulations to Michelle Fripp who has won the £100 prize.

Her Balloon was found by Will & Jake O’Mahoney in Pottersbury, Northants.

They will be receiving a thank you gift for returning the tag.

Here’s the winning tag and receipt:-

Into the second week of a 16 week fitness programme leading up to my trek in October.

Here’s the plan

Thanks to everyone who supported this event.

I raised £320 towards my charity trek fund.

It was a beautiful day and at times the sky seemed to be full of yellow balloons heading off to who knows where.

I’ll announce the £100 winner on 25th June once the return slips are in

What a fabulous day we had.

A huge thanks to everyone that took part and a special mention to Dean and his team at Manor Of Groves for being such fantastic hosts.

Congratulations to the the Prizewinners:-

Len Greaves – Champion

Robin Trott- Runner Up

Len Greaves- Longest Drive

Matthew Burgess- Nearest the Pin

Dave Pickard- Mr Blobby

I managed to raise a massive £1,216 towards my charity trek

WOW !!