11-8-14

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Almanac: Week: 45 \ Day: 312 
November Averages: 51° \ 22°



Holiday Observances Today:
Abet and Aid Punsters Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Dunce Day
National Parents as Teachers Day
X-ray Discovery Day-1895
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Admission Day (Montana-1889-41st)
           
Quote of the Day



Historical Highlights for Today
 1864 - Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as American President
1892 - Grover Cleveland (D) elected 24th US President
1904 - American President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)
1932 - Franklin Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd President for 1st time
1960 - JFK (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) to become 35th US president
1988 - George W H Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for presidency
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1519 - 1st meeting of Montezuma II & Cortés in Tenochtitlan, Mexico
1602 - The Bodleian Library at Oxford University is opened
1731 - In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st US library
1789 - Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky)
1880 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made US debut at NY's Booth Theater
1910 - William H. Frost receives the 1st U.S. patent for electrical insect destroyer
1939 - Failed assassination attempt on Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich
1950 - 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War
1966 - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California
1979 - ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" (later "Nightline")
1981 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1984 - Anna Fisher becomes 1st "mom" to go into orbit
1987 - IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, North Ireland, 11 killed
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  Birthdays Today:
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today



My Rambling Thoughts
Another really nice weather day…not a cloud in the sky, warm temps, little wind…and the next few days are to be the same. NICE!
The city water workers are still working on whatever broke/leaked at the end of our units. This is like day 4 with no end in sight. They cover everything in the late afternoon, come back the next day with more stuff and do more digging. If they are still around Monday, I’ll talk to them to figure out what is going on.
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Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the average oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).

1) This is an automobile's domesticated animal.
2) This is a group of wolves, much like stone or bronze.
3) This is an alcoholic beverage that is made from a part of a fish.
4) This is a volume's military partner.   

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today



           
OK Then…
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Paraphernalia 4 the Brain:     
Dog Facts…
—George, the world's largest dog, weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
—Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!

Facebook Facts…
—Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind and best sees the shade of blue.
—In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!

Flagstaff, AZ History…
75 YEARS AGO
Members of the local Lumber and Saw Mill Workers Union #2772 employed by the Arizona Lumber and Timber Co. in the wage bracket of 50 cents per hour or less volunteered to assess themselves last spring for two weeks following an increase in pay for the purpose of promoting local timber products. The sum came to $868. 

Gender Facts…
—According to Harris Interactive, 70% of men and 57% of women shower daily.
—According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.

Harper’s Index…
—Percentage change since 202 in the average annual income of a recent college graduate: -8 
—In the average debt load from student loans: +70   

Internet Facts…
—Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
—45% of all online gamers are female, and women over the age of 18 are the industry's fastest growing demographic.

That’s Outrageous from Reader’s Digest…
Coworkers of a NYC court stenographer guessed he was having a rough day after he’d handed in a transcript. He had purportedly typed I hate my job, I hate my job over and over again. The man was fired for misconduct.

Rules of Thumb…
USING YOUR NOSE TO AVOID CONTAMINATION
If a material has any "scent" - it's "outgassing" and cannot be used for space applications where cleanliness is important.  

Unusual Fact of the Day…
During childbirth scenes in movies and sitcoms, infant actors are smeared with cream cheese and red jam for an authentic "just born" look.
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Joke-of-the-day
A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. I welcome you into the family,” said the man. “To show you how much we care for you, I am making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn the operation.”
The son-in-law interrupted. “I hate factories. I can’t stand the noise.”

“I see.” replied the father-in-law, “Well, then you’ll work in the office and take charge of some of the operations.”
“I hate office work,” said the son-in-law. “I can’t stand being stuck behind a desk.”
“Wait a minute,” said the father-in-law. “I just made you half owner of a money-making industry, but you don’t like factories, and won’t work in an office. What am I going to do with you?”
“Easy,” said the son-in-law. “Buy me out.”
           
Yep, It Really Happened
NYC
A pair of what appeared to be skinned goat heads were found dangling from a street light at a busy Park Slope intersection in New York, police said.
At least one witness called 911 after spotting the bloody animal heads attached to a piece of twine hanging above Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue - sparking a police investigation.
The skulls dangled in the wind until shortly before noon, when a staffer from a nearby car service company carried a ladder to the pole and knocked them down with a stick.
That's what they call a New York Pinata. 
Some wondered whether it was Santeria, a Halloween prank or voodoo.
"Maybe it's some of those wackos who go for Santeria or voodoo," said local resident Louis Katenzakes. "It's the occult. They do rituals. They kill animals."
The sighting wasn't the first example of animal body parts discovered in the area. In March, severed goat heads and rooster heads were found in Prospect Park.
Other locals said they were unmoved.

"It's New York. I've seen the towers come down, so beyond that, nothing really stings that bad," said J. Sapp, who works in the area.
           

Somewhat Useless Information
Ten quotes by Mark Twain!
—It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
—The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
—Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
—The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
—If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
—Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.
—Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
—The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.
—Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
—Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.          
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Check Your Calendar
Observances This Week:
National Radiologic Technology Week; Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: 2-9 
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week; National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week: 3-9 
Dear Santa Letter Week: 7-13  

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Today’s Events through History
1701 - William Penn presents Charter of Privileges
1900 - Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published
1910 - 1st Washington State election in which women could vote
1933 - FDR creates Civil Works Administration
1942 - Operation Torch; US & British forces land in French North Africa
1946 - Jean-Paul Sartre's "La Putain Respecteuse" premieres in Paris
1965 - "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV
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Birthday’s Today
Morley Safer, TV newscaster (60 Minutes) is 83
Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer (Chuck E's in Love) is 60
Leif Garrett, singer/actor\teen trob is 53
Gordon Ramsay, British chef and reality television personality is 48
Tara Reid, model\actress is 39
Jack Osbourne, English television star is 29

Remembered for being born today
Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (1431-1476)
Edmund Halley, English astronomer (comet of Halley) (1656-1742)
Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (1836-1911)
Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author (Dracula) (1847-1912)
Frank Speck, Brooklyn Anthropologist (Algonquin Tribes) (1881-1950)
Margaret Mitchell, author (Gone With the Wind), (1900-1949)
Frank McGuire, basketball coach (w-550 games in 30 college seasons) (1914-1994)
Esther Rolle, actress (Good Times)(1920-1998)
Jack Kilby, Nobel laureate (handheld calculator, integrated circuit), (1923-2005)
Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], singer (Tennessee Waltz), (1927-2013)
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Historical Obits Today
Bil Keane, cartoonist (Family Circus), 2011, @89
Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers), 1978, @ 84
John Milton, English poet (Paradise Lost), kidney failure, 1674, @65
John Doc Holliday, gambler and gunfighter, TB\alcoholism, 1887, @36
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Brain Teasers Answers
 1) car + pet = carpet
2) pack + age = package
3) fin + ale = finale
4) liter + ally = literally     

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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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