10-18-11



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TODAY’s “Geez”                                                                                            .
  • 1767 - Boundary between MD & PA, Mason Dixon line, agreed upon
  • 1922 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) forms
  • 1968 - Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas
  • 1969 - Federal gov't bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners

 ♪♪ Happy Birthday To:♪♪                                                                   .                     

Free Rambling Thoughts                                                                              .
I think it is time for a new law: No Congressperson Left Behind. Each person representing part of America will be tested twice a year. The test will check their knowledge of American History, the US Constitution, Math, Writing, and Reading. Each state will then receive the results of their delegation’s scores. The tests will be administered in the House and Senate Chambers with only those taking the tests and a few proctors will be present. All tests, except the writing portion, will be multiple choice. The test will be written by the testing companies that already exist. The tests will be machine graded, except for the writing test. The writing test will be graded on a 1-5 scale by a team of writers from various universities. There will be three separate versions of the tests: High School Grad, 4 year college degree, and degree above Bachelor’s. Writing scores will be based on the amount of education a congressperson has. Any necessary make up tests will be given on the Monday following the original test. No Congressperson is exempt from any test. The test will be given in separate sittings each morning during the first week of February and the last week of September. Results will be available within four weeks of the test. Any congressperson receiving a score low score will be automatically placed in tutoring classes that will be held during regular legislative sessions which may mean individuals will not be able to participate in introducing bills, hearing or participating in any floor debates, and in some cases voting on bills. All tutoring costs will be deducted from the Congressperson’s salary. Anytime a Congressperson is interviewed on TV, a bottom of the screen banner will provide all viewers with their test scores. All official printed material coming from a congressperson’s office will include the scores. Audio interviews will have to include their scores either before or after the interview.  Any congressperson scoring low on three consecutive tests or five tests during their tenure will be ineligible to run for office in the next four elections. And finally, any bill that passes in either chamber of the congress will include the Yeah/Nay votes as part of the law, and will list the voter’s scores.

It was another great fall day here in Flag. I ran some errands, got some stuff for my trip and got busy putting stuff out for packing.

Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)                                                 .
1.    The Suidae family is made up of what animals?
2.    A markhor is what type of animal?
3.    What type of insect has the best eyesight?
4.    What form was the Egyptian god Sobek?
5.    A cow's stomach has how many chambers?
6.    How many humps does an African camel have?
7.    Who are the queen bee's closest servants in a beehive?
8.    What is the animal with the Latin name "syncerus caffer"?
9.    A Quagga is an extinct animal that was a distant cousin to which animal that exists today?
10.  What does a carpophagus animal feed on?
11.  Which animal has rectangular pupils?
12.  What kind of animal mates only once for 12 hours and can sleep for three years?
13.  Do mosquitoes have teeth?
14.  A typical mayfly lives for how many days?

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase do these suggest?                           .


Hmmmmm                                                                                                       .
  • World population: 1 billion reached in 1804
  • 2 billion mark in 1927
  • 3 billion in 1959
  • 4 billion in 1974
  • 5 billion in 1987
  • 6 billion in 1998
  • 7 billion any day now in 2011

Somewhat Useless Information                                                                     .
  • The name pumpkin originated from "pepon" – the Greek word for "large melon."
  • In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.
  • Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
  • Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.
  • The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.
  • Pumpkins are fruit and they contain potassium and Vitamin A. Pumpkins are 90 percent water.

Yeah, It Really Happened                                                                               .            
Fresh from beating human contestants on television’s “Jeopardy,” IBM’s Watson supercomputer system has been hired by health insurer WellPoint Inc. to help diagnose medical problems and authorize treatments for its 34.2 million members. (Associated Press)

Guffaw…or at least smile                                                                               .
The old man approached a young stranger in the post office and asked, "Sir, would you address this postcard for me?"
The man gladly did so, and then offered to write a short note for the old fellow.
Finally the stranger asked, "Now, is there anything else I can do for you?"
The old man thought a moment and said, "Yes, at the end could you add, Please excuse the sloppy handwriting."

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found                                                                        .     

Daybook Information                                                                                    .
…Happening This Week:
16-22
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week / Kids Care Week / National Save For Retirement Week / Teen Read Week / National Chemistry Week / YWCA Week without Violence / National Character Counts Week / National Food Bank Week / National Forest Products Week / National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week / Freedom From Bullies Week / Freedom of Speech Week /Medical Assistants Recognition Week / National School Bus Safety Week



TODAY IS                                                                                                         .
  • No Beard Day
  • National Chocolate Cupcake Day
  • Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity (to remind of aborted babies)
  • World Menopause Day

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  • Azerbaijan: Independence Day (1991 from USSR)
  • Canada Persons Day (1929-women became ‘persons’ in law)
  • US: Alaska: Alaska Day (Transfer from Russia to US--1867)

Today’s Events                                                                                                .
ARTS
1855 - Franz Liszt's  "Prometheus," premieres
1904 - Gustav Mahler's 5th symphony premieres in Cologne
1967 - Walt Disney's  "Jungle Book"  is released
ATHLETICS
1873 - Columbia Princeton Rutgers & Yale set rules for collegiate football
1924 - Notre Dame beats Army 13-7, NY Hearld Tribune dubs them (4 Horsemen)
1960 - Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)
1968 - Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29 ft. 2½ in.) in Mexico City Olympics: current record 1991-29 ft. 4in in Tokyo)
1974 - Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks
BUSINESS
1878 - Edison makes electricity available for household usage
1892 - 1st commercial long-distance phone line opens (Chicago-NY)
EDUCATION
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1540 - de Soto arrives at the Mobile Indian village of Mabila, in present day Clark County, Alabama. When in the village, Tascaluca disappears into a building. The Mobile Indians, under Chief Tuscaloosa (Tascaluca), attack de Soto's invading army. In the bloody conflict, as many as 3,000 Indians will be killed by the armored Spaniards. Approximately 20 Spaniards would be killed, and 150 wounded, including de Soto, according to their chroniclers.
1683 - Representatives of Pennsylvanians will purchase several sections of land from the Delaware
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1945 -  Nazi war crime trial opens in Nuremberg
1977 - W German commandos liberate Boeing 737, 86 hostages at Mogadishu
2007 - After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured
RELIGION
1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock
SCIENCE
1356 - Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland
US POLITICS
1898 - American flag raised in Puerto Rico

Today’s Birthdays                                                                                          .
ARTISTS:  (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1906 - James Brooks, US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island)
1961 - Wynton Marsalis,  jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) is 52
1947 - Laura Nyro, Bronx singer/songwriter ( Eli's Coming, Stoney End)
1595 - Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder 
ATHLETES
- Mike Ditka, coach/tight-end (Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961) is 72
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
- Chuck Berry, rocker ( Roll over Beethoven) is 85
1933 - Peter Boyle, actor (Joe, Candidate, Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Pam Dawber, Detroit, actress (Mindy-Mork & Mindy, My Sister Sam) is 60
- Erin Moran, actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi) is 52
- Zac Efron TV actor will be 24
1920 - Anita O'Day, vocalist/actress (Outfit, Zigzag, Jazz on a Summer Day)
1926 - George C Scott, actor (Patton, Bible, Taps, Hardcore)
1934 - Inger Stevens, Swedish actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter)
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgium actor (Kickboxer, No Retreat) is 51or 53
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
1921 - Jesse Helms, (Sen-North Carolina)
1939 - Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin (JFK)
1919 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau, (L) 15th Canadian PM
SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
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Today’s Obits                                                                 .
1931 - Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, dies at 84
1973 - Walt Kelly, US comic strip artist (Pogo), dies of diabetes at 60
1893 - Lucy [Blackwell-]Stone, US abolitionist/feminist, dies of stomach cancer at 75
1982 - Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies at 97
1541 - Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland dies of severe stroke at 52

ANSWERS                                                                            
Trivia Quiz
1.     The Suidae family is made up of what animals?
a.     Pigs
2.     A markhor is what type of animal?
a.     Wild goat
3.     What type of insect has the best eyesight?
a.     Dragonfly
4.     What form was the Egyptian god Sobek?
a.     Crocodile
5.     A cow's stomach has how many chambers?
a.     4
6.     How many humps does an African camel have?
a.     One
7.     Who are the queen bee's closest servants in a beehive?
a.     Drones
8.     What is the animal with the Latin name "syncerus caffer"?
a.     Cape Buffalo
9.     A Quagga is an extinct animal that was a distant cousin to which animal that exists today?
a.     Zebra
10.  What does a carpophagus animal feed on?
a.     Fruit
11.  Which animal has rectangular pupils?
a.     Goat
12.  What kind of animal mates only once for 12 hours and can sleep for three years?
a.     Snail
13.  Do mosquitoes have teeth?
a.     yes
14.  A typical mayfly lives for how many days?
a.     One

Wuzzle
A light mist
Engagement ring
Not by a long shot

Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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