Veterans Day 11/11/13



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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 46/ Day: 315   
Today: L 23°…H 60°… Ave. humidity: 49%
Wind: ave:   5mph; Gusts:  21mph  
Average Low: 23° Record Low:  7° (1950)
Average High: 52° Record High:  73° (1973)

Quote of the Day

Today’s Historical Highlights
1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC)…1868
1st episode of "Rocky & His Friends" airs…1959
Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect, WW I hostilities 
     end at 11.00 am…1918
Chrysanthemums are introduced to England from China…1790
Highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street…1714
 Irish House of Commons passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of 
   Buggery" (Sodomy)…1624
Iroquois Indians in NY kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre…1778
Massachusetts passes 1st US compulsory school attendance law…1647
U.S. Route 66 is established…1926
Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction…1987
Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle ("Jeep")…1940

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
A good Sunday. High clouds in a few places in a blue sky, just a little breeze. Warm…who could ask for anything more?
 
Veterans Day is honor all who served in the military to fight for America. Thanks to my dad for all he did in WWII, and to the many other vets who helped keep us free.
 
Watching the pictures from the Philippines are frightening. The President of the Philippines says that many first responders couldn’t respond because they were themselves in severe danger. Scary.
 
Cardinals and Broncos both won…of course the Broncos game was not televised in our little mountain town, but internet machine came through for watching the game.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Diagramless is a special form of crossword puzzle. It is the same, just you have no idea where the black squares are, you have to use the answers to the clues and the numbers of them to figure that out.
Can you figure this diagramless out?
It is just a small, 4x4 grid, and there are two black squares.
Across Clues: 1. Water Sport 5. Best Grade 6. __ top of; above 7. Place of relaxation 9. Water Level
Down Clues:
1. Opposite of future 2. Oxygen 3. Fill by putting on 4. Opposite of off 8. 3.14 10. Vowel between C and H

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…Texas
  • One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office.
  • The Bluebonnet is the official song staof beer at a time while standing.
  • Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.
  • It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo  of the state flower.
  • It is illegal to sell one’s eye.
  • A program has been created in thefrom the second story of a hotel.
  • It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.
  • A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
  • Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.
  • The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
  • Abilene--It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplate that attempts to control the weather.
  • When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
  • It is illegal to take more than three sips ce within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.
  • Austin--Wire cutters cannot be carried in your pocket.
  • Beaumont--Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.
  • Borger--It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.
  • Clarendon--It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.
  • Dallas--It’s illegal to possess realistic dildos.
  • El Paso--Urinating on the streets is illegal. /Appearing in public places wearing a “lewd dress” is prohibited.

OK Then…
 
Harper’s Index 
  • Percentage change since 1996 in the number of US children living in poverty: +12
  • In the number receiving cash aid from the US government: -60

Unusual Fact of the Day
Thought to be the original fast-food, Genghis Khan and his hordes carried around flat patties of ground up mutton under their saddles to eat on the go.

Joke-of-the-day
Two Cows are talking through a fence.
One cow says to the other, "You know, I'm really worried about this Mad Cow Disease."
The other cow says to him, "I wouldn't be too worried about it. It can't affect us chickens."  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
MAIL-ORDER SALES
The best months to sell something by mail are September, November, and January. Of those, September and January are best.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
TRELLEBORG, Sweden - Workers at a Swedish school said officials gave them approval to switch from traditional round meatballs to meat cubes. Cafeteria workers at Soderslstt High School in Trelleborg said constantly rolling thousands of meatballs by hand was both time-consuming and potentially injury-causing due to the strain it put on their wrists, The Local.se reported Thursday. Kitchen staff chief Anna Malmberg said workers were given the go-ahead to cut the mince into small cubes instead of having to roll it into balls. "One of the students told us they were the ugliest meatballs he'd ever seen, but the tastiest ones," Malmberg told the Trelleborgs Allehanda newspaper.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
How heavy is information and what is the weight of all the electrons in motion that make up the internet? All digits like e-mails, documents, video clips or webpages are not only mathematical entities, but also tangible ones and are embodied and manipulated as voltages in electronic circuits. The Internet weighs 50 grams, which is equivalent to the weight of a strawberry!

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
7-13: Dear Santa Letter Week / Pursuit of Happiness Week
10-16:   Geography Awareness Week / National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
11-15:  National Young Reader's Week
11-17: National Global Entrepreneurship Week /  World Kindness Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        Death/Duty Day
·        World Orphans Day
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·        Angola: Independence Day (1975 from Portugal)
·        Canada: Remembrance Day
·        Japan: Origami Day
·        Poland: Independence Day (1918 from Russia, Prussia, Austria)
·        US: Veterans Day
·        US: Washington Admission Day (1889; 42nd state)

Today’s Events through History  
Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown solder, Arc de Triumph…1923
Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award…1981
Yasser Arafat is confirmed dead by the Palestine Liberation Organization, of 
     unidentified causes…2004

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Stanley Tucci, American actor and director is 53
Demi Moore, [Guynes], Roswell NM, actress (Ghost, GI Jane) is 51
Peta Gia Wilson, Australian actress and model is 43 
Adam Beach, Canadian Saulteaux, actor is 41
Leonardo DiCaprio, actor (Luke-Growing Pains, Romeo & Juliet) is 39

Remembered for being born today
Abigail Smith Adams, 2nd 1st lady [1744-1818]
Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist [1743-1828]
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Russia, novelist (Crime & Punishment) 1821-1881]
George S Patton, US general (Sicily/Italy/Normandy) "Old Blood & Guts" [1845-1945]
Pat O'Brien, Milwaukee, actor (Knute Rockne, Angels with Dirty Faces) [1899-1983]
Alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin [1904-1996]
Kurt Vonnegut Jr, author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan) [1922-2007]
Jonathan Winters, comedian (J Winters Show, Mork & Mindy) [1925-2013]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Yasser Arafat, co-founder Palestine Liberation Organization, revolutionary 
     and Nobel…??...2004…@75
Typhoid Mary, carrier of the typhoid disease…pneumonia…1938…@69
H. R. Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon)…cancer…1993…@67
Jerome Kern, US composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane)…stroke…1945…@60
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher…fall…1855…@42
Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection…hanged…1831…@31

Brain Teasers
Here are the answers to the rows.
Row 1 - POLO, Row 2 - A-ON, Row 3 - SPA-, Row 4 - TIDE
Here are the answers to the columns:
Column 1 - PAST, Column 2 - O-PI, Column 3 - LOAD, Column 4 - ON-E

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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11/10/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 46/ Day: 314   
Today: L 26°…H 61°… Ave. humidity: 41%
Wind: ave:   5mph; Gusts:  21mph  
Average Low: 23° Record Low:  5° (1946)
Average High: 53° Record High:  71° (1973)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
"Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV…1969
1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room…1908
1st observance of National Book Week…1919
1st Women's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston)…1891
Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works)…1911
Artist Peter Max pleads guilty to tax fraud & time served…1997
Charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University)…1766
Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English…1674
Gottlieb Daimler's motorcycle, world's 1st, unveiled…1885
Henry Morton Stanley uses the immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?'…1871
Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington…1954
Nobel for literature awarded to Pearl Buck (Good Earth)…1938
Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner…1950
UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism…1975
US table tennis team arrived in China…1971

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays


My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Clear blue sky. Nice fall day for a walk around the neighborhood. And now that things are so much brighter, it is even better. I can now see better without my glasses than with them. So cool.
 
As I headed out on my walk, I was a little surprised to see a Navajo Hand Trembler on the front sidewalk doing something for my neighbors. Several people were around her and she was quietly doing her thing. I have seen this done many times on the Rez, but it was kinda nice to see it happening here in Flag. Sorry that the residents are having a problem, but hopefully they found the answers they were looking for.
 
Good talk with my brother and his wife as we try to set up Christmas travel. They are doing well and excited about getting together for the Holidays. Unfortunately Laura’s sister and brother-in-law are calling it quits after 2 kids and about 15 years together. Laura says it is very amicable and they will have houses a couple of blocks from each other. Kids, K and 4th, seem OK, but are way too young to really understand what is going on. We always spent many hours at their house over the holidays, so we’ll see how it works out this year. Those two kids, along with a few others have always made Christmas more exciting.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Where can you finish reading several books before you finish even one sentence?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…
  • In Hawaii you will be fined for riding in the back of a passenger car without a seatbelt, however you can ride in the bed of a pickup truck with no safety equipment
  • You may only have one alcoholic drink in front of you at a time
  • Billboards are outlawed.
  • All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.
  • Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.

OK Then…
 
Harper’s Index 
  • Inflation adjusted amount by which tuition and fewws at the average public research university have increased since 1988: $18,500
  • Percentage o fthat increase attributable to administrative costs: 40

Unusual Fact of the Day
Curly ad-libbed his first “woo-woo-woo!” He used it when he forgot his lines.

Joke-of-the-day
Some boy scouts from the city were on a camping trip. The mosquitoes were so fierce, the boys had to hide under their blankets to avoid being bitten. Then one of them saw some lightning bugs and said to his friend, "We might as well give up. They're coming after us with flashlights.  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
HOW MUCH SHELF SPACE 6 GIGS WOULD TAKE
600 gigabytes of data will fill about six floors of an academic library.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
25-year-old John Knight was driving his Volvo station wagon down Church Street through San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood at about 10:30 in the morning when he came across a strange scene.
A heavyset woman stood wrapped in a blanket, surrounded by medical personnel. 
Suddenly, the woman whipped the blanket off and threw it at the medics, revealing that she was completely naked, Knight said. Then she turned around and noticed Knight, still stopped and now shocked behind the wheel, about 50 feet away.
"She walks directly to me," he said. "She walks up the hood of my car and she begins stomping on my windshield, completely naked."
The woman, who Knight estimated to weigh about 250 pounds, cracked his windshield with the first stomp. She got a couple more in before plainclothes officers pulled her off and hand-cuffed her as she screamed, Knight said. 
Apparently the woman had stripped on a commuter train earlier in the morning for no good reason, and it was pure coincidence that Knight pulled up to that intersection at that exact moment.
"They (the insurance company) didn't really know what to make of it." Knight said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • When Margaret Thatcher died in April 2013, there was a song which got to the top 10 UK charts. 
    • The song was ‘Ding dong the witch is dead’! However, the sales uptick was not a coincidence, as it was partly organized  by a 4, 000 members Facebook page.
  • The famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe was taken to the Washington Medical College in 1849, after he was found in  on the streets of Baltimore delirious, “in great distress, and… in need of immediate assistance”, as Joseph W. Walker, said. The night before he dies, he repeatedly calls out the name “Reynolds”, without being known to whom he was referring. Moreover, his final words were “Lord help my poor soul’, according to several sources.
  • Can you think of a random Doritos flavor? In Japan supermarket aisles you will probably find it, as there are 26 different flavours of Doritos that cannot be found in other countries. These flavors are: crispy salmon, corn soup, heart shaped, seaweed, winter cheese, seafood italiana, fresh basil and smoked fresh ham italiana, yuzu, winter crab, garlic, teriyaki chicken, sesame chicken, tacos, savory butter, steak, mayonnaise, fondue, fried chicken, butter and soy sauce, cheese and almond, salty, sausage, tuna mayo, wasabi mayo, coconut curry.
  • Jian Feng from China successfully sued his wife for giving birth to an ugly daughter by accusing her of infidelity and that he could never be the father of such an unattractive child. Once the DNA test proved that he was indeed the father of the ugly daughter, then his wife revealed a big secret: Before they met she had undergone about $100,000 worth of cosmetic surgery in South Korea. Finally, the judge agreed ordered the ex-wife to fork over $120,000!


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
7-13: Dear Santa Letter Week / Pursuit of Happiness Week
10-16:   Geography Awareness Week / National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
Today Is                                                                      
·        Area Code Day (1947)
·        Guinness World Records Day
·        International Tongue Twister Day
·        Marine Corps Birthday (1775)
·        Sesame Street Day
·        Windows Day (Microsoft)
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·        Panama: First Shout for Independence (1821)

Today’s Events through History  
Failed palace revolution in France against Richelieu…1630
France ends forced worship of God…1793

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel laureate is 71
Dave Loggins, singer (Please come to Boston) is 66
MacKenzie Phillips, actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time) is 54

Remembered for being born today
Martin Luther, Eisleben Germany, founded Protestantism [1483-1546] 
Claude Rains, London, actor (Invisible Man, Casablanca) [1889-1967]
Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen) [1907-1980]
Richard Burton, South Wales, actor (Cleopatra, Virginia Woolf) [1925-1984]
Roy Scheider, actor (Jaws, French Connection, Marathon Man) [1932-2008]
Russell Means, Native American activist [1939-2012]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer…2010…@91
Jack Palance (Volodymyr Jack Palahniuk), actor…2006…@87
Norman Mailer, novelist (Executioner’s Song)…2007…@84
Miriam Makeba, South African singer/anti-apartheid activist…heart attack…2008…@79  
Chuck Connors, US NBA/baseballer/actor (Boston Celtics)…cancer…1992…@71
Stringbean (David Akeman), country singer/banjoist (Hee Haw)…murdered…1973…@58
Cornstalk, Shawnee chief…murdered…1777…@57ish

Brain Teasers
Prison. You'll have plenty of time to read plenty of books during a prison sentence.
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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