Oct 24


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Oct  24, 2018 Week: 43 \ Day: 297
86004 Today: H 51° \ L 45° \ Average Sky Cover: 80% 
Wind:   8mph\Gusts:  -mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 79°[1959]   Record Low:[1975]
Oct Averages: 63°\31°

Today’s Quote

Quality is everyone's responsibility.
W. Edwards Deming


Harper’s Index

1
Number of the 10 largest US public transit systems
that saw an increase in use last year

90
Projected percentage increase in energy consumption
from cooling appliances by 2050


Observances This Week
17-24
Food & Drug Interactions and Awareness Week

20-27
INVICTUS Games
Asexuality Week
 Link  Link
Freedom From Bullies Week
Kids Care Week
National Character Counts Week

National Business Women's Week  Link
National Chemistry Week

National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Link 
National Forest Products Week
National Friends of Libraries Week
National Pharmacy Week 
National Save For Retirement Week Link 
National Teen Drivers Safety Week Link 
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 
Link  )
National Massage Therapy Week
 Link 
National Respiratory Care Week 
Link
Pastoral Care Week 
Link 
Pro Bono Week 
 Link
Rodent Awareness Week

22-28
Freedom of Speech Week Link   

23-31
Red Ribbon Week Link  
Disarmament Week
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week

24-11/11
World Origami Days


Observances for Today
Feast of Good & Plenty
Food Day Link
National Bologna Day
United Nations Day  
Unity Day 
 Link
World Development Information Day


Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International Historical Events 
1200’s                                         
1260 The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

1800’s                                         
1836 Earliest American patent for a phosphorus friction match by Alonzo Dwight Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts

1861 First US transcontinental telegram is sent (from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.)

1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia

1900’s                                         
1911 Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years.

1929 "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%

1931 George Washington Bridge linking New York City and New Jersey dedicated, opens the next day

1933 Langston Hughes' "Mulatto" premieres in NYC

1939 Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (Wilmington, Delaware)

1945 Charter of United Nations comes into effect

1962 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released

1989 American televangelist Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud

2000’s                                         
2002 Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, D.C.

2009 First International Day of Climate Action, organized with 350.org, a global campaign to address a claimed global warming crisis.


My Rambling Thoughts
Rain, rain, and more rain. No complaining, just reporting.

I seldom buy lottery tickets. The last time was when there was that huge jackpot a few years ago. Today I bought tickets for the Mega Millions and the Powerball. Figure I will win both, but I’m not greedy, so will be happy winning either one. As the commercial sez: You can’t win if you don’t play. Haha.

Learned a great deal about my CPAP set-up today. The company has changed techs 3 times since I started using it. The first guy would call me every so often to tell me it was time for a new mouthpiece, or other new stuff. The second guy never called. I’ve been using the current mouthpiece about 8 months. The thin layer of rubber has worn out, meaning air leaks out. I called to see when I could get a new one. The lady said bring it in and we’ll give you a new one. So, I did. Then I learned I was supposed to change the facepiece every month. Then I asked about the Oxygen concentrator. I have had it for 3 years and it’s been 2 years since the guy came to check it. Turns out it should be checked every year and get new filters. He will be here Thursday.  And yes, I’m looking for a new provider. This a locally owned business franchise and they make their money from insurance company payments. Seems like they should be more on top of things.

Interesting that all the news outlets, including ‘Fox’ are now using the word ‘lie’ when reporting on 45. It has taken all of them a long time to use the word. Sadly, I think they have waited too long. As I see it, the media  should just stop covering his remarks, his rallies, and only transmit full-blown press conference and addresses to the American people. I’m tired of living this reality horror show.


Birthdays Today
@-  indicates age at death

90’s
@90Antonie van Leeuwenhoek,
Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1723)

80’s
@84John Tuzo Wilson,
Canadian geologist (contributions to plate tectonics), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1993)

@83Bob Kane,
American comic artist and Batman co-creator, born in NYC, New York (d. 1998)

81Bill Wyman,
England, rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb)

80F. Murray Abraham,
American actor (All the President's Men and Amadeus), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

70’s
@74David Nelson,
American actor, director, and producer (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in NYC, New York (d. 2011) colon cancer

71Kevin Kline,
actor (Sophie's Choice, Big Chill), born in St. Louis, Missouri

50’s
58Bradley Darryl B.D. Wong,
American actor (M. Butterfly, Law & Order), born in San Francisco, California

@57Moss Hart,
playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1), born in The Bronx, (d. 1961) heart attack

30’s
32Drake [Aubrey Drake Graham],
Canadian actor and rapper (Hotline Bling), born in Toronto, Ontario

20’s
@28The Big Bopper, [Jiles Perry Richardson],
American musician, born in Sabine Pass, Texas (d. 1959) plane crash


Historical Obits Today

90’s
@952015 Maureen O'Hara [FitzSimons],
Irish-American actress and singer (Miracle on 34th St, The Quiet Man)

@922005 Rosa Parks,
American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger

80’s
@892017 Robert Guillaume [Williams],
American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King, Sports Night, Benson, Soap)

@892017 Antione "Fats" Domino,
American rhythm & blues star of the early rock ’n’ roll era (Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday)

@831922 George Cadbury,
British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (Cadbury)

@831869 Joseph Jackson Lister,
British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens

@83±1997 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausen,
longest personal name

70’s
@732016 Bobby Vee (Robert Thomas Velline) ,
American pop singer (Night has a Thousand Eyes), Alzheimer’s

@701991 Gene Roddenberry,
creator (Star Trek), cardiac arrest

@701852 Daniel Webster,
US Secretary of State (1841-43, 1850-52), politician and lawyer

60’s
@641842 Bernardo O'Higgins,
Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule, cardiac problems

50’s
@531972 Jackie Robinson,
1st African American baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), heart attack


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