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Flagstaff Almanac: Day: 250 / Week: 37 
September Averages: 73° \ 42°
Today:
    Average Sky Cover: 50%
    H 68° L 52° Ave. humidity: 57%
    Wind: ave:   9mph; Gusts:  17mph 
    Average High: 76° Record High:  89° (1977)
    Average Low: 44° Record Low:  35° (1970)
           
Quote of the Day




Historical Highlights for Today
1191 - Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf - Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf
1813 - "Uncle Sam" was 1st used to refer to US (Troy Post of NY)
1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY
1914 - NY Post Office Building opens to public
1921 - Atlantic City, NJ, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
1936 - Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation
1963 - American Bandstand moves to California, & airs once a week on Saturday
1975 - Manuel Orantes upsets #1 seed Jimmy Connors to win US Open
1980 - John McEnroe & Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest US Open finals
1986 - Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team to have a play reviewed by instant replay, 
1996
 - Rap artist Tupac Shahur shot multiple times in drive by shooting in Las Vegas, dies 6 days later

1998 - Google is founded by  two students at Stanford University
2005 - First presidential election was held in Egypt.  
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  Birthdays Today:   
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today below
 


My Rambling Thoughts   
Laundry is done. Stuff is laid out for the trip. Batteries charged and ready. Memory sticks erased and ready for new pics. This is the first trip I’ve taken where I leave town on Monday. Feels different. Oh well, ready for the adventure…almost.
While reading the Saturday paper there was an ad for luggage at Tuesday Morning. I made it over there to find that the actual sale begins tomorrow…but found a nice inexpensive carry on. The one I have been using has seen much better days. It has traveled the world and is pretty bunged up and a little dirty. One can’t just throw it in the washing machine to clean it up.
I am still debating what clothes to take…average temps have been in the high 60’s during the day, with rain every day. I don’t want to be cold, but I don’t want to be overheated. Guess layering is the answer, but that means more clothes. I’ll decide as I load up the main suitcase and the carry on tomorrow.
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Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
The following three (3) clues are the definitions of words that have been jumbled below and turned into anagrams. Your job is to correctly unravel the anagrams and then place them next to their proper definition. Good luck!

1. hanging cloth used as a blind. 
2. a strong English ale. 
3. destined or inevitable.

Jumbled anagrams:
1. car unit 
2. rub not
3. nice rat


Found on You Tube with some relevance to today




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Paraphernalia 4 the Brain :     
Brain Facts…
When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.

Computer Facts…
In October 1997, when Internet Explorer 4.0 was released, some Microsoft employees left a giant "From the IE team... We Love You" on Netscape's lawn.

Flagstaff, AZ History…
75 YEARS AGO
Three new residences are being built: a 26-by-40-foot English design for W. E. Caffey on North Beaver just north of the hospital; a 5-room native stone with a 2-car garage for R. H. Price also on North Beaver; and a 3-room home of native rock plus a 2-car garage at 420 W. Aspen by Wid. Raudebaugh.

Fun Facts…
Robin Williams was reportedly an avid gamer who played games such as Call of Duty, Zelda, Portal, and Battlestations Pacific. His daughter Zelda was named after the video game.

Harper’s Index
Average amount of higher education tax credits received by families making less than $25K a year: $930
By families making more than $100K a year: $2490 

Language Facts…
The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."

Rules of Thumb…   
SOFTWARE TRAINING
When training people to use new software, be consistent with mouse or keyboard methods. If a mouse is the preferred method for the majority of tasks, don't confuse trainees with keyboard shortcuts.

Unusual Fact of the Day…
It took three people to compose “The Hokey Pokey." Roland Lawrence “Larry” LaPrise, Charles Macack, and Taft Baker wrote the tune in 1949 to entertain tired skiers at nightclubs in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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Joke-of-the-day
Mr. Marlow was strolling through the country when he saw a stable with the most beautiful horse he ever laid eyes on. It was seventeen hands high and white, with rippling muscles and a fine, flowing mane. Mr. Marlow struck a deal to buy it from the owner who did, however, pass on one key piece of information.
"We are a religious family, Mr. Marlow, and we've instilled those values in our horse. To get him to gallop you must say 'Thanks God' to get him to stop you must say 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven,"
Settling into the saddle, Marlow said "Thanks God," and the animal took off. They rode for miles; suddenly they were coming up to a cliff. Unfortunately, Marlow couldn't remember the phrase to make the animal stop and tried every Biblical passage he could think of until, just a few feet from the edge of the cliff, he shouted, " Our Father Who Art in Heaven! The animal stopped instantly. Shaking and perspiring, Marlow reached into his pocket and pulled out a handkerchief. "Thanks God," he said as he mopped his brow...


Yeah, It Really Happened
RANCHI, India (UPI) - An 18-year-old woman in India landed a loyal husband when she married a dog in a bid to rid herself of an "evil spell" identified by village elders. Mangli Munda, 18, who lives with her family in a Jharkland village, married a stray dog dubbed Sheru in a traditional Hindu ceremony as a means of lifting a curse that village elders said would cause the death of any man she married, Barcroft TV reported. "The village elders told us that we should organize the wedding as soon as we can," said the girl's father, Sri Amnmunda. "We had to make sure that the evil spell is destroyed." Munda said the ceremony was not exactly her dream wedding. "I am not happy with this marriage," Munda said. However, she said she is happy the wedding -- which is not legally binding -- will allow her to search for a human husband. "Every girl dreams of marrying a prince," she said. The family said Sheru might not be Munda's soul mate, but he will now have a place in their home as a family pet.

Somewhat Useless Information   
The Merv Griffin Show's director was Dick Carson, Johnny Carson's brother.
Gilligan's first name on Gilligan's Island was Willy. The skipper's name was Jonas Grumby.
Sixty percent of the U.S. television viewing audience watched the last episode of M*A*S*H in 1983.
Jay North, star of TV's Dennis the Menace, was also the voice of Bam-Bam Rubble.
Nancy Reagan appeared in Diff'rent Strokes to tell kids to "Just Say No."
In 1986, in the very last scene of Search for Tomorrow, after 35 years on the air, Stu asks Jo what she is searching for. "Tomorrow," she replies.

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Check Your Calendar
Observances This Week:
1-7
International Enthusiasm Week
National Nutrition Week

National Payroll Week
National Waffle Week
Self-University Week 
7-12

Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
National Assisted Living Week
International Housekeepers Week 
Suicide Prevention Week


Today Is  
Google Commemoration (Founded) Day-1998
Grandma Moses Day
Grandparent's Day - first Sunday after Labor Day
National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
Neither Rain nor Snow Day
Pet Rock Day
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Independence Day (Brazil-1822-from Portugal)
                                                            
            Today’s Events through History  
1957: An Act of Congress gives the Chilkat Indians mineral rights to their lands near Klukwan. They are one of only a very small number of Alaskans with this provision
1970 - Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado
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Birthday’s Today                                                        
Garrison Keillor, humorist (Praire Home Companion) is 73
Gloria Gaynor, disco singer (I Will Survive) is 65
Peggy Noonan, author (What I Saw at the Revolution) is 64
Corbin Bernsen, actor (Arnie Becker-LA Law) is 60
Devon Sawa, actor is 36
Evan Rachel Wood, actress, model is 27

Remembered for being born today
Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anna Boleyn (1533-1603)
Grandma Moses [Anna Maria], primitive painter (1860-1961)
Elia Kazan, Constaninople, director (Streetcar Named Desire) (1909-2003)
Daniel K. Inouye, politician (US Senator), (1924-2012)
Buddy Holly [Charles Holley], musician (Peggy Sue), (1936-1959)
John Phillip Law, actor (Barbarella, Love Machine)
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Historical Obits Today                                                           
Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire cancer, 1997, @66
Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), drug overdose, 1978, @31
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Brain Teasers                                         
1. car unit: Curtain 
2. rub not: Burton
3. nice rat: Certain

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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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