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Almanac: Flagstaff: Week: 25/ Day: 168 Today: H 80°…L 46°
Wind: ave: 18mph; Gusts: 34mph Ave. humidity: 36%
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Quote of
the Day
Today’s
Historical Highlights
5
arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate…1972
Anti-English
uprising in Ireland…1579
Battle
between Moslems & Christians in Cairo, 14 killed…1981
Battle
of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)…1775
Battle
of Rosebud/Battle Where Girl Saved Her Brother…1876
Bureau
of Indian Affairs established…1824
China
becomes world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power…1967
College
Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT…1901
Marx
Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in NY…1937
Mumtaz
Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband spends more than 20 years
building
her tomb, the Taj Mahal…1631
OJ
Simpson/LA cops chase his Ford Bronco for 1½ hours…1994
Russian
ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev defects to west in Frankfurt…1961
Supreme
Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools…1963
♫ Today’s
Birthdays: ♫
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
My Free
Rambling Thoughts
Had an unwanted angioedema episode today…started out differently, but took my pills when I realized what it was and ended up not being too bad. Just a discomfort I don’t enjoy.We did have a very informative discussion on the Euro. It is a very complicated issue with such a simple concept…a United States of Europe….same currency…easier trade with countries…trading friends don’t start wars with each other. The idea started after WWII and the part about not going to war has worked very well. The rest still needs a lot of time.The financial advisor drama took a turn. Last night my advisor and one of her friends were talking privately. Today the friend called me for an update. Seems the lady that was ‘buying’ the business has been skimming about $1200/month for about a year from the profits the company receives. According to the story, that lady has ‘disappeared’ with lawyers and PD on her trail. I have a call in for my former financial advisor to call me. I called her cell and hope that she will return my call. Whatever happens, my investments are safe.
Game Center (answers
at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
What word does not belong to the group below?
Why?
Earth CD's Clock Venus DVD's Watch
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Hmmmm
Hell hath no fury like the lawyer of a woman scorned.
Ok, then?
Harper’s Index
Percentage of the world’s supply of donkey cheese that tennis player Novak Djokovic intends to buy: 100
Picture of the Day: Iran
Unusual Fact of the Day
After going into heat, an un-spayed female ferret can actually die if she does not mate. She will remain in heat until she mates, and if she does not, the excess estrogen will cause anemia and eventual death.Joke-of-the-day
After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form what remedial action was taken, and the pilot reviews the gripe sheets before the next flight.Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor!Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints and problems as submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution recorded by maintenance engineers.(P = the problem logged by the pilot.)(S = the solution and action taken by the engineers.)
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.
P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
PETTING A HORSE
Rub a horse's face and ears as gently as you would pet a cat.
Yeah, It Really Happened
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Authorities in New York state said a man was holding his 8-month-old daughter when he was arrested for allegedly selling heroin. Suffolk County police said officers conducting surveillance saw Tyreek Langs, 23, carrying the baby in his arms Thursday in Central Islip when he approached another person and allegedly sold heroin, WCBS-AM, New York, reported Friday. "The child was content, the child is being held by the father and he's approaching the buyer to complete the narcotics transaction with the child in his arms," Suffolk County police Lt. James Rooney said. "To him, it looked like the usual course of business, the way the officers observed him." Langs had a quantity of heroin on him when he was arrested, police said. The baby was released into the custody of her great-grandmother. Child protective services were notified of the incident, police said.
Somewhat Useless Information
- Ancient Chinese artists would never paint pictures of women’s feet.
- At the age of 26, Michelangelo began sculpting his monumental statue of David. He finished it seventeen months later, in January, 1504.
- Currently the world's tallest building is the Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Petronas Towers measures 1,483ft.
- During a severe windstorm or rainstorm the Empire State Building may sway several feet to either side.
- England's Stonehenge is 1500 years older than Rome's Colosseum.
- Evard Ericksen sculpted “The Little Mermaid” statue which is located in Copenhagen harbor.
- First occupied by John Adams in 1800, the White House has witnessed one presidential wedding, five first-family weddings, 11 births, and seven presidential funerals. Recent additions include John F. Kennedy’s swimming pool, Richard Nixon’s bowling alley, and Bill Clinton’s running track
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
13-20
Nursing
Assistants Week
16-22
16-22
Meet A Mate Week
Old Time Fiddlers Week
Universal Father's Week
Old Time Fiddlers Week
Universal Father's Week
Today Is
·
Eat Your
Vegetables Day
·
Ride To Work Day (Motorcycles)
·
Stewarts Root Beer Day
·
Watergate
Day
·
World Day To Combat Desertification and
Drought
^^
·
Iceland: Independence
Day (1944 from Denmark)
Today’s Events through History
"Barney
Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres…1919
Golda
Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister…1956
Indian
Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon - the Nez Perce defeat the US Cavalry
at
White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory…1877
Riots
in East Germany for reunification…1953
Sir
Francis Drake lands on coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it "New
Albion"
reports the Indians to be "people of a tractable, free
and loving nature, without
guile or treachery."…1579
Today’s Birthdays
In their 70’s
Newt[on] L Gingrich, (Rep-R-G, 1979- /Speaker
of House 1995-97)is 70
Barry Manilow, singer/pianist (Mandy, I Write
the Songs) is 70
In their 60’s
Joe
Piscopo, comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials) is 62
In their 50’s
Greg Kinnear, actor and TV
personality is 50
In their 40’s
Dan Jansen, speed skater (Oly-gold-1984, 88,
92) is 48
Jason Patric, film, television and stage actor
is 47
In their 30’s
Venus Williams, tennis star is 33
Remembered
for being born today
Edward I, King of England (1272-1307) subdued
Wales, expelled Jews [1239-1307]
Red Foley, Blue Lick Ky, country singer (Mr
Smith Goes to Washington) [1910-1968]
Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia,
composer (Rite of Spring) [1882-1971]
Today’s Historical Obits
Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all
boats)…malpractice…1961…at 40
Cyd Charisse, American dancer and actress…2008…at
82
Rodney King, beaten by LA cops…drowns..2012…at
47
Jack Parsons, rocket-fuel pioneer and renegade
occultist…chemical explosion…1952…at 37
Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America)…respiratory
arrest…1986…at 79
Answer: Brain
Teasers
Earth
The rest of the words all involve something that spins clockwise. CD's/DVD's spin clockwise in machine.Clock/Watch have hands moving clockwise.Venus rotates clockwise on its axisEarth is not unique. All of the planets in our solar system, except for Venus, rotate anti-clockwise on their axes.
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.
§ And That Is All for
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