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Fast facts: EMILY REID/Arizona Daily Wildcat Groundskeeper Ruben Alvarez assists the wind in blowing tree trimmings off the sidewalk yesterday outside the Park Student Union. In music, a hemidemisemiquaver is a sixty-fourth note. In October 1993, the deliberately tasteless "Beavis and Butthead," MTV's top-rated animated series, was attacked for allegedly inspiring a 5-year-old child to start a fatal fire. In response, MTV agreed to run the controversial show in a later timeslot, and the writers agreed not to use references to fires in the future. The running time of the average American TV sitcom, with its commercials removed, is 22 minutes. In the 1950s, TV and film star collie Lassie's salary was $5,000 a week. In the Abbott and Costello "Who's on First" routine, the pitcher's name was Tomorrow. In the 1997 blockbuster comedy sci-fi hit "Men in Black," actor Chris O'Donnell was first offered the role of agent "J"; after O'Donnell turned it down, it was accepted by Will Smith.

 

On this date: In 1815, Napoleon entered Paris after escaping from Elba and began a 100-day rule. In 1865, Michigan authorized workers' cooperatives. In 1890, the General Federation of Womens' Clubs was founded. In 1914, the first international figure skating tournament was held in the United States in New Haven, Conn. In 1930, Clessie Cummins set the diesel engine speed record of 129.39 kilometers per hour. In 1990, the Los Angeles Lakers retired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's basketball jersey (No. 33).

 

Quotable... "The economy, bolstered by a marked swing in inventory investment, is expanding at a significant pace. Nonetheless, the degree of the strengthening in final demand over coming quarters - an essential element in sustained economic expansion - is still uncertain." - A statement from the Federal Reserve about why it left national interest rates unchanged for the first time in 11 months.