Feb 14, 2013


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 07/ Day: 44    
Today: H   40°L 1° Averages: H  44° L 19° Records: H   68°(1977)L -18°(1905)
Wind: ave:   6mph; Gusts:  18mph  Ave. humidity:  63%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:
"Stars & Stripes" arrives in foreign port for 1st time (France)—1778
1,000,000th vehicle traverses the NY Midtown Tunnel—1941
13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY—1980
1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV—1962
1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel) —1949
1st Spanish arrive at what eventually becomes Needles, California—1776
1st state labor union legislation; NJ legalizes unions—1883
1st train load of fruit (oranges) leaves LA for east—1889
6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway—1952
Aretha Franklin records "Respect"—1967
First of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System are placed into orbit—1989
IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson—1924
James Knox Polk becomes first serving US President to have his 
      photograph taken (by Matthew Brady) —1849
Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House—1971
St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed—1929
United Parcel Service forms—1919
US Dept of Commerce & Labor forms—1903

     Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   
Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
 
Another sunny day and actually warmed up a little to a balmy 40 by afternoon. Now I’m dealing with ice on the sidewalk. As the snow melts and drips onto the sidewalk from the roof, it forms a nice skating rink. Thank goodness for ice melt.
 
As expected, while the President poured out a litany of suggestions to improve our country, the ‘other side’ of the aisle is saying he is wrong. I do hope they accept his challenge to ‘let them vote’ on many of his ideas. While many can be cantankerous in the media, few have the intestinal fortitude to actually place their vote where their mouth is. So many seem to use scare tactics to avoid having to actually vote on a bill. Too many appointments and bills are stalled with the threat of a filibuster while others die in committee because the chair won’t let them out of committee. It’s time for some real states people to stand up and vote.
Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)
Hidden Word
Hidden in each of the sentences below are the numbers 1 to 10 in words.
The attendance at the local football match exceeded last weeks by many thousands.
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!
Total Lunar Eclipse to be Broadcast on Local Public Radio
Picture of the Day: Uganda
   Late afternoon on the NIle in Uganda
Harper’s Index:         
Percentage of murders of Pakistani women in 2011 committed by the victim’s husband or brother: 38
Unusual Fact of the Day:
Fish can taste with their fins and tail as well as their mouth.
Joke-of-the-day:
“How are you getting on with your exams?” “Not bad. The questions are easy enough – it’s the answers I have trouble with!”
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
FINDING WHERE TO PUT YOUR MOUTH ON A CLARINET
To find the correct place to put your mouth on a clarinet reed, put a piece of paper between the reed and the mouthpiece. Where the paper stops is the correct place for your mouth.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Zoo officials in Taiwan are turning to an odd point of interest to draw visitors during the winter season: animal poop. The Taipei Zoo, seeking to capitalize on renewed interest in animals after the release of the 3-D movie "Life of Pi," directed by Taiwanese-born filmmaker Ang Lee, said it will dissect and explain the contents of animal poop three times per week for any zoo visitors interested in the smelly demonstration. The movie depicts a young Hindu boy who survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a lifeboat for 227 days. Several animals join him on the surrealist journey. As for how that translates into dissecting poop, zoo officials explained the display has a pointed demographic similar to the movie, Central News Agency said Sunday. "Somehow the poo topic is very stimulating for boys from 5 to 9 years old. They could be our target audience during winter vacation," project manager Lin Jun-lan said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Valentine's Day was named for two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine who were associated with romantic love in the middle ages.
  • St. Valentine's Day was declared an official holiday in 1537 when England's King Henry VIII declared it for the first time.
  • Elaborate handmade love messages, cards and gifts for Valentine's Day became popular during the 17th century.
  • The name Valentine comes from the Latin word valor, meaning worthy.
  • The greeting card association estimates that approximately one billion valentine's are sent annually world-wide, making it the second highest card sending holiday, behind Christmas.
  • February 14th was long associated with fertility and love even before St. Valentine lived. It was the day that birds traditionally chose their mates. 

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week

Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
10-16
Celebration of Love Week
Children of Alcoholics Week

Jell-O Week
Love a Mench Week
National Pancake Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week

International Flirting Week

National Green Week
12-14
World AG Expo: 12-14
13-19
World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week
14-21
National Condom Week

National Nestbox Week
NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week

Today Is                                                                      
Ferris Wheel Day
Frederick Douglass Day
Library Lovers Day
National Condom Day
National Donor Day
National Have A Heart Day
National Heart to Heart Day
League of Women Voters Day
National Women's Heart Day
National Call In Single Day
Pet Theft Awareness Day
Race Relations Day
Quirky Alone Day
Valentine’s Day
World Marriage Day
(World) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
~Arizona Admission Day (1912-48th state)
~Oregon Admission Day (1859-33rd state)

Today’s Events through History  
"Ben Hur" 1st shown on television—1971
$3.6 million heroin seizure in NYC—1959
1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA) —1872
1st US textile machinery patent granted—1794
Apple parer patented by Moses Coats—1803
Arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms—1958
Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that 
     conflicts with the Constitution is void—1803
Congress creates the office of Indian Inspector—1873
Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut—1985
League of Women Voters forms in Chicago—1920
Northern Illinois University shooting: a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall 
     of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in 24 casualties; 
     6 fatalities (including gunman) and 18 injured—2008
Spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first 
     spacecraft to orbit an asteroid—2000
US Congress begins using voting machines—1899
Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points—1966

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 90’s
Hugh Downs, TV journalist (20/20, Concentration) is 92
In their 70’s
Florence Henderson, actress/singer (Carol-Brady Bunch) is 79
In their 60’s
Carl Bernstein, Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate) is 69
Raymond Joseph Teller, magician (Penn & Teller) is 65
JoJo Starbuck, American ice skater , actress (Big Chill, Impulse) is 62
In their 50’s
Meg Tilly, actress, novelist is 53
In their 40’s
Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback (NE Patriots) is 41
Remembered for being born today
Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!" (1894-1974)
Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor (1818-1895)
George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel) (1859-1896)
Woody Hayes, [Wayne], college football coach (1968 coach of the year) (1913-1987)
Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" (1838-1914)
Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) (1766-1834)
Thelma Ritter, American actress (1902-1969)
Vic Morrow, American actor (1929-1982)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
James Cook, British explorer killed by Native Hawaiians—1779—at 50
Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned—2003—at 6
St. Valentine marking Valentine’s Day—270 
William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General—1891—at 71
Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter—2012—at 86
Pelham G Wodehouse, English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim)—1975—at 93

Answer: Hidden Word
The atTENdance at the local football match exceeded last weeks by many thousands.
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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