8-17-14

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Flagstaff Almanac: Day: 229 / Week: 34 
August Averages: 78° \ 50°
Today:
    Average Sky Cover: 40%
    H 80° L 55° Ave. humidity: 66%
    Wind: ave:   1mph; Gusts:  12mph 
    Average High: 80° Record High:  88° (2002)
    Average Low: 49° Record Low:  38° (1979)
         
Quote of the Day
Historical Highlights for Today
1577 - Peace of Bergerac: Political rights for Huguenots
1590 - John White returns to Roanoke, NC finds no trace of those left there 3 yrs earlier
1788 - Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded
1870 - 1st ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington
1870 - Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)
1891 - 1st public bathhouse with showers opens in NYC (People's Bath)
1903 - Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U & begins Pulitzer Prizes
1938 - 1st aircraft owned by Forest Service in service (Oakland)
1946 - George Orwell publishes "Animal Farm" in the United Kingdom
1952 - "Fallout" 1st used (NY Times)
1960 - Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow
1979 - Monty Python's "Life of Brian" premieres
1982 - The first Compact Discs (CDs) were released to the public in Germany
1988 - US Republicans nominate George W H Bush for President
2012 - Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are jailed for two years
2013 - 18 people are killed in conflict between Boko Harem and Nigerian military
  Birthdays Today:   
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today below
My Rambling Thoughts   
Kinda a lazy day after watching movies until almost 2a last night. Cleaned up the back room a little more and the deck. Such a nice day outside, it was hard not to just sit out there all afternoon. Decided to do the blog early, so I can enjoy the late afternoon from the deck.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
I am around long before dawn.
But by lunch I am usually gone.
You can see me summer, fall, and spring.
I like to get on everything.
But when winter winds start to blow;
Burr, then it's time for me to go!
What am I?
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
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Paraphernalia 4 the Brain :     
Africa Facts…
In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
**New**Brain Facts…
The brain receives 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of total body glucose utilization, despite accounting for only 2% of a person’s weight (about 1.4 kilograms).
Brief History…
The Gospels were written by Apostles.
Many people, if not most, assume the gospels were written by the Apostles of Christ.  The gospels were written by men that were not present at the events described, although John claims to have been a disciple.  Scholars say that John having been a disciple is highly unlikely and do not take the claim seriously.  Plus, the gospels have inconsistencies between them (such as the Romans placing a “scarlet cloak” on Jesus or a “purple cloak,” or if the Lord‘s Prayer was given to a throng at the Sermon on the Mount or just to the disciples alone).  There are dozens of such contradictions.  It is amazing how many avowed Christians do not know these things.  The Gospel of John, especially differs from the other 3.  Plus, the gospels were written in Greek, while the language of Jesus and the Apostles was Aramaic.  (How many Christians believe the original Gospels were written in Latin or Hebrew?  A lot.)
Common Sayings from the Bible…
The Blind Leading the Blind
He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides . If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." Matthew 15:13-14
Computer Facts…
The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
Flagstaff, AZ History…
25 YEARS AGO
AZ Supermart in Tempe has purchased the Bayless and A J Market stores.
City Administrative Assistant John Roberts reports that the city has adopted 134 acres in and around Thorpe Park.
This Forest Service land has been used under a special permit given special legislation. The cost to us was $11,500 for the survey.
Harper’s Index
Number of mine-resistant trucks the Army plans to donate to domestic law enforcement and foreign governments: 12,400 
Language Facts…
'?' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
Rules of Thumb…   
PLANNING A HIKE
To estimate your hiking time, figure one hour for every three miles plus one hour for every 2,000-foot increase in elevation.
Superstitions…
Once a wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it.
Unusual Fact of the Day…
The third right arm of a male octopus is more than an arm— it’s his reproductive organ.
Joke-of-the-day
During a dinner party, the hosts’ two little children entered the dining room totally nude and walked slowly around the table. The parents were so embarrassed that they pretended nothing was happening and kept the conversation going. The guests cooperated and also continued as if nothing extraordinary was happening.
After going all the way around the room, the children left, and there was a moment of silence at the table, during which one child was heard to say, “You see, it is vanishing cream!”
Yeah, It Really Happened
CORSICANA, Texas (UPI) - A Texas teen was able to hide out in a Walmart in Corsicana for more than half-a-week without anyone forcing him to roll-back or roll-out. The 14-year-old was able to spend four days in the Walmart without being detected after building himself two hiding spaces. He put one in the baby aisle and the other hide-out was behind stacks of paper towels and toilet paper. "You never expect that you're at Walmart and someone has been living there for four days. That's crazy," Walmart customer Myrna Aguilar told CBS 11 News. The boy was able survive off of food he stole from the store and guzzle juice via a hole he cracked in the back wall of the drink aisle. He even had a makeshift bed and a fish from the pet department. In order to avoid being noticed when he was in plain sight, the boy would change his clothes periodically. He also wore diapers to avoid using the restroom at the store. Trash eventually led to the boy being discovered, but he was released into the custody of relatives and Walmart does not plan on filing charges.
Somewhat Useless Information   
When the Slinky first hit the shelves of Macy's department store in New York City in 1949, the toy was so popular that they had to be removed from the store's shelves because the crowds of people were creating a fire hazard.
Slinkys have been used as a makeshift radio antennae for soldiers during the Vietnam War, and as therapeutic tools for stroke victims.
In 1999 the Slinky appeared on a U.S. postage stamp.
Richard James, inventor of the Slinky, did not name the new toy. His wife, Betty, found the word in the dictionary - it took her two days of searching before she found the right word to describe the toy.
Slinky was taken aboard a NASA space shuttle to test the power of a Slinky in zero gravity.
All of the following Slinky toys have really been made: gold-plated Slinkys, felt-covered Slinky Pets with animal faces and tails, even a Slinky board game called the Amazing Slinky Game.
Check Your Calendar
Observances This Week:
14-24
Little League Baseball World Series
15-21
National Aviation Week
Today Is  
Black Cat Appreciation Day 
Meaning of "Is" Day
National Thrift Shop Day 
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Independence Day (Gabon-1960-from France)
Independence Day (Indonesia-1945-from Netherlands)
                                                      
Today’s Events through History  
1858 - 1st bank in Hawaii opens
1883 – 1st performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
1933 - Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game
1958 - World's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able, explodes at T +77 sec
1973 - Lee Trevino's 1st hole-in-one
1998 - Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with Lewinsky.
Birthday’s Today                                                        
Maureen O'Hara [Fitzsimmons], Irish actress and singer is 93
Robert De Niro, actor (Taxi Driver) is 70
Sean Penn, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is 53
Remembered for being born today
Davy Crockett, Frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo), (1786-1836)
Samuel Goldwyn, [Shmuel Gelbfisz], movie producer (MGM) (1879-1974)
Marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement (1887-1940)
Mae West, New York, film\stage actress and singer) (1893-1980)
Francis Gary Powers, US spy (1959 U-2 incident) (1929-1977)
Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Kanghi Duta), Sioux musician-actor (1936-2007)
Glenn Corbett [Glen Edwin Rothenburg], actor (Route 66) (1933-1993)
Historical Obits Today                                                           
Rudolph Hess, Nazi (46 years in Spandau Prison), suicide, 1987, @93
Ira Gershwin, lyricist, 1983, @86
Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia, 1786, @74
Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, heart attack, 1990, @72
Jose de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, 1850, @72
Barney Phillips, actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), cancer, 1982, @68
Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), cancer, 1979, @67
Brain Teasers                                         
The dew!

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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