10-10-14

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Flagstaff Almanac: Day: 283 / Week: 41 
October Averages: 63° \ 31°

    Holiday Observances Today:
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
International Newspaper Carrier Day
National Angel Food Cake Day

National Handbag Day
Naval Academy Day
Tuxedo Day-first worn in 1886

World Day Against The Death Penalty
World Egg Day 
World Homeless Day 
World Mental Health Day
World Porridge Day 

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American Indian Heritage Day (AL)
Double Tenth Day (Taiwan)
Independence Day (Fiji-1970-from UK)

Native American's Day (SD)
Oklahoma Historical Day (OK)
Thanksgiving (Canada-since 1957)    

Quote of the Day



Historical Highlights for Today
1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean
1802 - 1st non-Indian settlement in Oklahoma
1845 - Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis
1889 - Barnard College is founded
1899 - IR Johnson patents bicycle frame
1904 - Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC
1933 - 1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter & Gamble, goes on sale
1954 - Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after withdrawal of French troops
1959 - Pan Am begins regular flights around the world
1973 - US Vice President Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns
1974 - The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) and its political wing the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP)founded at the Spa Hotel in the village of Lucan near Dublin
1979 - Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone)
1991 - US cuts all foreign aid to Haiti
2013 - Alice Munro is awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for literature  
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  Birthdays Today:   
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today



My Rambling Thoughts   
An interesting weather day here. Awakened about 4am to heavy rain. It was still raining when I got up about 6a. Then it stopped. Sun sorta came out around noon.
I spent much of the day redoing both bedrooms. Changing things around. Getting out some different bed coverings, washing the coverings I have been using all summer and storing them. Now I am ready for fall/winter.
I mentioned I was following the Navajo Nation election issue, where a young Navajo, who came in second on the primary ballot was taken to ‘court’ to determine his eligibility to run, since he freely admitted he didn‘t speak fluent Navajo but said he was learning. Today that court ruled that he does not speak fluent Navajo. That may mean he can’t run for President. Rumor says he will appeal the ruling. According to many Dine’ on FB, the ruling is not being taken well. There are so many parents who were in the boarding school system purposely did not teach their children Navajo so the children would not have to suffer the indignations the parents felt. Now that decision is carrying consequences beyond the children not being able to converse with their grandparents.  As many have said, ‘it ain’t over yet.’
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Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
What, when you need it you throw it away,
but when you don't need it you take it back?


Found on You Tube with some relevance to today



           
OK Then…


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Paraphernalia 4 the Brain:     
Age Facts…
After age 30, the brain begins to lose about 50,000 neurons per day - shrinking the brain .25% each year.
           
Brain Facts…
Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
           
Computer Facts…
80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
           
Flagstaff, AZ History…
100 YEARS AGO
The Forest Service exam will be held in Flagstaff on Oct. 19 and 20 for the position of Assistant Forest Ranger. It pays between $900 and $1,200 per year.
           
Fun Facts…
There's a man named Raffi Stepanian who mines diamonds and gold from New York City sidewalks, making over $600 in one week.
           
Harper’s Index…
Chance that a teenager in a NYC jail has a history of traumatic brain injury: 1 in 2
           
Rules of Thumb…   
CATCHING A SWARM OF BEES
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon; a swarm of bees in July is hardly worth a fly.  

Unusual Fact of the Day…
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days!         
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Joke-of-the-day
Little Johnny was at football practice one day and the coach said 
"Who here thinks they can jump higher than the goal posts"
Immediately little Johnny said, "Ooh me sir me"
The coach then said, "But Johnny you are the worst in the team!"
Then Johnny said, "I know, but goalposts can’t jump!"
           

Yep, It Really Happened
WUHAN, China (UPI) - A Chinese military reserve training session was interrupted when the reservists were told to sit down and more than 100 pairs of pants ripped simultaneously. Chinese media reports indicate about 4,500 reservists were participating in the training session Sept. 8 at a university in Hubei province and the group was instructed to sit in unison, leading more than 100 reservists to tear their pants in unison. The tearing was accompanied by an audible ripping sound, witnesses said. The pants, standard issue camouflage for the Chinese military, cost about $15 each, considered a high price for pants in China. The incident has been raising questions in Chinese media about the country's military's combat-readiness if their pants are prone to failure.
           
Somewhat Useless Information   
Why does Ronaldo have no tattoos?
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team, has no tattoos in contrast with many other footballers. Why?
Truth is that he frequently gives blood and getting a tattoo would render him unable to do so for six months!
Moreover, another fact that you may miss about Ronaldo is that he does not drink alcohol as his father died due to alcoholism and it reminds him of his dad’s death.           
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Never give rabbits a full body bath
Did you know that it is very dangerous to give rabbits a full body bath, as it could put them into shock?
Truth is that there have been rabbits that have died from a full body bath.
Although rabbits may like to swim, they can’t stand being submerged in water, and the shock of it can be fatal.
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Which remained New Delhi’s main airport till 1962?
Did you know that the main airport in New Delhi till 1962 was Safdarjung Airport, which was established during the British Raj as Willingdon Airfield?
Safdarjung Airport started its operations in 1929 being India’s second airport and was used extensively during the World War II.
After 1962 the main airport shifted to Palam Aiport as Safdarjung Airport could not support the new bigger aircraft.
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Check Your Calendar
Observances This Week:
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4-H Week 
No Salt Week 
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta  
Fall Astronomy Week 
World Space Week 
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Emergency Nurses Week 
Fire Prevention Week
International Post Card Week 
Great Books Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mystery Series Week
National Carry A Tune Week
National Midwifery Week 
National Work From Home Week
Nuclear Medicine Week
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Customer Service Week 
Drive Safely Work Week 
Financial Planning Week
Kids' Goal Setting Week
National Health Care Food Service Week
National Metric Week
National Physician’s Assistant Week
Spinning & Weaving Week  
World Dairy Expo
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Take Your Medicine Americans Week           
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            Today’s Events through History  
1846 - Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell
1868 - 1st written account of a Canadian football game
1920 - Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie
1965 - The Supremes appear on Ed Sullivan Show
1976 - Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33
1991 - Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy
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Birthday’s Today                                                        
Peter Coyote [Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon], actor (ET) is 73
David Lee Roth, rock singer (Van Halen-Jump) is 60
Mario Lopez, actor/TV host (A C Slater-Saved by the Bell) is 41
Dale Earnhardt Jr, American NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver is 40
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Remembered for being born today
Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) (1731-1810)
Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (Rigoletto), (1813-1901)
Helen Hayes, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra) (1900-1993)
Abu Jihad, Founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (1935-1988)
Daniel Pearl, American journalist (1963-2002)
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Historical Obits Today                                                           
Scott Carpenter, astronaut, stroke, 2013, @88
Alex Karras, NFL player, kidney failure, 2012, @77
William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Alaska), 1872, @71
Orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), heart attack, 1985, @70
Redd Foxx (John E Sanford), comedian (Sanford & Sons), heart attack, 1991, @68
Yul Brynner, [Taidje Khan], actor (King & I), cancer, 1985, @65
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian novelist, poet and dramatist, 1875, @58
Christopher Reeve, actor (Superman), cardiac arrest, 2004, @52
William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor (Little Rascal), heart attack, 1980, @49
Eleanor Rigby, a real person (Beatle’s song tells story), 1939, @44
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Brain Teasers                                         
An anchor    
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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 contains mistakes and sadly once 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 Now…§


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