3-29-15

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Almanac: Week: 14 \ Day: 088 
March Averages: 50°\23°
86004 Today: H 71°\L 30° Average Sky Cover: 5% 
Wind ave:   9mph\Gusts:  21mph
Ave. High: 53° Record High:  70° (1971) Ave. Low: 25° Record Low:  10° (1944)
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Observances Today:
Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day
Knights of Columbus Founders Day
National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day
Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day--1848
Texas Loves The Children Day
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Observances This Week:
28-4/5
…Nano Days
…National Protocol Officer's Week
…National Week of the Ocean

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Quote of the Day 

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US Historical Highlights for Today
1638 - 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)
1797 - The MOHAWK treaty is signed at Albany today by 5 Indians, including
 Joseph Brandt. All of their lands in New York are ceded for $1000
1799 - New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state
1806 - Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known
as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway
1867 - Congress first approves building of Lincoln Memorial
1882 - Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men
1890 - Fire destroyed an entire business block in Flagstaff.
1928 - Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (NYC)
1943 - Meat( 784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's), butter & cheese rationed
 in US during WW II
1945 - Movie star Jimmy Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few
 Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years
1951 - Julius & Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of spying
1959 - "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres
1961 - 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, allowing Washington DC
 residents to vote in presidential elections
1971 - 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre
1988 - US Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras
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Today’s World Events through History
1461 - Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses)
1549 - The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded
1798 - Republic of Switzerland forms
1804 - Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti
1961 - After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge
1989 - I M Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris
1998 - Vasco da Gama Road bridge opens in Lisbon, Portugal as the longest
bridge in Europe
2004 - The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban
smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants
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Birthdays Today:
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today


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My Rambling Thoughts
Windy at times, but a nice day here.
Had a great phone conversation with my brother. He is doing great.
One of our hardware stores had a big home event today. Spent about an hour looking at all the displays. Got some ideas, saw a few people I know, had a free hot dog too.
Enjoyed some time on my deck as the weather is Grrrrrrrrreat! It was snowing in NYC while I was talking to my brother.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Each of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of fruit. The other word is that fruit with one of the following changes: a letter added anywhere (apple applet), a letter deleted anywhere (orange range), or a letter changed anywhere (cheery cherry). There is no rearrangement of the other letters. No fruit is used more than once.

1) This is a devilish fruit.
2) This is a crippled fruit.
3) This is a happy fruit.
4) This is a criminal fruit.
5) This is a large fruit.
6) This is a tardy fruit.
7) This is a sullen fruit.
8) This is an up-to-date fruit.
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit.
10) This is a popular dance among fruit.
11) This is a complaint by a fruit.
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit.

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Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
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…Education Facts…
~ Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
~Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.

…Flagstaff, AZ History…
75 YEARS AGO--1940
~An intensive study of our geologic conditions for suitable places for water storage is being conducted by Dr. A. A. Stoyanow of Arizona University. It is his opinion the Switzer Mesa site is unsuitable. The major part of the mesa is limestone. Water dissolves limestone then escapes into the joints, fissures, crevices and sinkholes.
~The O. K. Rubber Welding Co. opened at 501 W. Santa Fe Ave. this week. They are equipped with the very latest in electric rubber welding equipment and can handle tires of any size, including truck and tractors. Plus they can repair rubber articles of all sorts. Managers are J. R. Terrance of Texas and Earl Beeker of Washington State.
~The Coconino Sun's new Model 8 linotype machine has arrived. With the battery of 3 outstanding machines the SUN is now able to handle a full battery of printing needs for our newspaper and for our printing customers.

…Harper’s Index…
39 ~number of people killed by gang and drug violence in Utah since 2010
46 ~killed by Utah police

…Memory Facts…
~ Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
~We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.

…Strange State Laws…
~ In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. 
~ In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.


…Unusual Fact of the Day…
The USA PATRIOT Act is an acronym that stands for "Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism."
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2 jokes for the day
I wanted to learn how to drive a stick shift. 
But I couldn't find a manual.

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night, and went to sleep. 
Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. 
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." 
Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars." 
"What does that tell you?" Holmes asked. 
Watson pondered for a minute: 
"Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all-powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?" 
Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. 
"Watson, you idiot. Somebody has stolen our tent!"  

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Yep, It Really Happened
FREMANTLE, Australia
An Australian woman was denied bail after she allegedly squirted breast milk on a police officer's head, arms and clothes. Authorities said Erica Leeder, 26, of Calista, Western Australia, was being searched Tuesday at the Fremantle police station after being arrested on an unspecified warrant. Police said Leeder, who was nude from the waist up during the search, grabbed her own breast and squirted milk onto the forehead, arms and clothes of the female officer conducting the search. Leeder appeared Wednesday in Fremantle Magistrate's Court on a charge of assaulting a public officer. She was denied bail and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to her next court appearance March 31. The magistrate said a previous conviction for assaulting a police officer factored into the decision to deny bail. The Western Australia Police Union said the assault charge from Tuesday's incident was partially due to the possibility of spreading disease from the breast milk.         
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Somewhat Useless Information
~ Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns. It is a basic survival instinct to react with suspicion to a "person" with a painted smile and unsmiling eyes, but people with this phobia are terror-stricken when they see this circus staple.
~ Dendrophobia is the fear of trees. People with this phobia usually have strange stories about why they are terrified of a particular type of tree.
~ Nyctophobia is an irrational fear of nighttime or the dark. An adult (the fear is common among children) may understand that there is nothing to be afraid of, but he or she still experiences heightened anxiety when the lights go out.
~ Tryanophobia is an exaggerated fear of injection with a hypodermic needle. This phobia has a history in genetic memory. Thousands of years ago, the people who avoided being stabbed in general were the most likely to survive.
~ Astraphobia is a paralyzing fear of thunder and lightning. The reaction often causes a rapid heartbeat or labored breathing.
~ Cacophobia is the fear of ugliness. Sufferers actually have intense panic attacks around unattractive people or things.

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Birthday’s Today
88 - John McLaughlin, TV commentator (McLaughlin Group)
76 - Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature)
72 - Eric Idle, England, comedian/actor (Monty Python)
72 - Vangelis, [Papathanasiou], composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire)
59 - Kurt Thomas, US, gymnist (Olympics), actor (Gymkata)
51 - Elle MacPherson, Austrailian super model and actress (Sirens)
47 - Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer
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Remembered for being born today
John Tyler, Virginia, 10th Pres 1790-1862@71 
Cy [Denton True] Young, baseball pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911), 1867-1955@80  
Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady 1875-1944@69 
James E Casey, founder (United Parcel Service) 1888-1983@95
Harold Spencer Jones, Eng. Astronomer more accurate determination of the
distance between the Earth and the Sun 1890-1960@70 
Phil Foster, Brkln, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne & Shirley) 1913-1985@72
Eugene McCarthy, Watkins Minn, Sen-Minn, Pres. candidate) 1916-2005@89 
Man o' War, thoroughbred racehorse (winner of 20 of 21 races) 1917-1947@30
Pearl Bailey, Newport News Va, singer 1918-1992@72
Sam Walton, Kingfisher Oklahoma, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart) 1918-1992@74
Billy Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of Pres Carter 1937-1988@51
Karen Anne Quinlan, famous comatose patient (right to die case) 1954-1985@31 
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Historical Obits Today
John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company-1848@84
Anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist-1970@84
Paul [G J von] Henreid, Austrian actor (Laszlo-Casablanca)-1992@84
Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer-2006@74
Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer), brain tumor-2005@67
Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), murder?\
suicide?-1794@50
Robert Falcon Scott, British pole explorer, in Antarctica-1912@43
Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), brain tumor-1991@40
Georges Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), meningitis-1891@31
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Brain Teasers Answers
1) demon lemon
2) lame lime
3) merry berry
4) felon melon
5) big fig
6) late date
7) glum plum
8) current currant
9) banana bandana
10) mango tango
11) grape gripe
12) pear spear

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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.
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