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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 237
/ Week: 35
August
Averages: 78° \ 50°
Today:
Average Sky Cover: 10%
H 72°… L 52°… Ave. humidity: 71%
Wind: ave:
6mph;
Gusts: 16mph
Average High: 78° Record High: 88° (1985)
Average Low: 48°
Record Low: 36° (2002)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
325 - Council of
Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the
Holy Trinity
1537 - The Honorable Artillery Company, the oldest
surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.
1609 - Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope
to Venetian lawmakers
1689 - Montreal taken by Iroquois
1814 - British forces destroy Library of Congress,
containing 3,000 books (War of 1812)
1868 - Acting
Governor Hall of Colorado telegraphs to the military that 200 Indians are
"devastating southern Colorado."
1886 - 1st international polo meet (US vs England)
1910 - Yellow Cab is founded
1944 - Gen De Gaulle returns to Paris/walks Champs
Elysees Paris
1952 - Puerto Rico becomes a US commonwealth
1960 - 17th summer Olympics opens in Rome
1967 - Beatles go to Wales to study transcendental
meditation w Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
2012 - Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977,
enters interstellar space
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
Great weather day here…warm, little breeze, beautiful time to read
the Sunday paper on the deck. Can’t beat it.
Watched my Sunday news programs. One of my former students is
going to grad school in SF, and posted that she was too far south to have any
problems with their earthquake.
Last night’s discussion group was one of the best we have had. I
have heard the term ‘maghreb’ tossed around for years, but didn’t really know
what it was. Now I know. It is a region in NW Africa that was named back when
the Moors were in the area and in Spain. Now it is 5 countries…Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Western Sahara. As with so much of the world, when
conquerors came in, they drew lines to make countries. It is a tribal area,
Muslim, very poor, and not really that stable. Slavery is still prevalent,
women’s rights are almost unheard of, and not a very bright future. Western
Sahara isn’t even a real country and is fought over by Morocco and Algeria.
There are lots of Muslim splinter groups, mostly Sunni, that have ideas to
better the area, but basically little happens. While the discussion was very
enlightening about the area, we don’t have answers but did realize that the US and
western influence is not welcome in the area.
The Brits are sure that they are almost ready to name the Brit who
beheaded the American journalist last week, simply from the voice on the video.
They quickly narrowed down that he grew up in N. London and believe that by
looking at passports and airport surveillance video they will figure out
exactly who he is. WOW!
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
What
is the next animal in this series:
Quail, Weasel, Emu, Raccoon, -?-
Choose from:
Yak
Turkey
Bumblebee
Ostrich
Tiger
Eland
Quail, Weasel, Emu, Raccoon, -?-
Choose from:
Yak
Turkey
Bumblebee
Ostrich
Tiger
Eland
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
OK Then…
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Africa
Facts…
More than 30 African nations have more cell phones than land
lines.
Brain
Facts…
Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly distracted
have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
Computer
Facts…
In 1989, a British company made a laptop with a graphical user
interface, a 60 hour battery life, SSD storage, and a touchpad.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
75 YEARS
AGO
Park officials learned this week that President Roosevelt has
signed a bill ordering 43 acres of the Tuzigoot Ruins near Clarkdale be set
aside as a national monument.
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Babbitt’s is offering prizes to the first three homebuilders to
complete first-class residential homes of quality materials. 1st Prize, a 2
piece living room suite in stone cut mohair worth $185, 2nd Prize, a 4-piece
bedroom suite in fashion flow bleached walnut worth $132, 3rd Prize, a 6-piece dining
room suite with a walnut buffet table and 4 matching chairs worth $79. All
materials must be purchased from Babbitt’s and the cost exclusive of the lot
must be at least $3,000.
Harper’s
Index
Portion of US kindergartners who are the children of single
mothers: 2/5
Language
Facts…
Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people
now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
Rules of
Thumb…
TRAVELING ON FOOT
There is a simple
test for checking your pace: If you can't keep it up, hour after hour, it is
too fast.
Superstitions…
Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South
Carolina)
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
The
Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the Canadian and Vermont border.
The actors perform in Canada while most of the audience sits in the United
States. There is even a painted line running through the building.
Joke-of-the-day
Ah! Yes, love is
blind, and marriage is and eye opener!
Yeah, It
Really Happened
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (UPI) - A South Carolina woman was arrested
Monday for allegedly beating a man in his 60s, after the man drunkenly passed
gas in her face. Witnesses told police that 33-year-old Jessica Cerney was
asleep on her couch in her Myrtle Beach residence when 64-year-old Darrell
McNight entered the home and farted in her face. "[McKnight] came into the
house intoxicated and 'passed gas' is [Cerney's] face while she was laying on
the couch," according to the police report obtained by the Smoking Gun. In
the initial report, the names of both parties were omitted. "[Cerney]
walked outside to get away from [an] intoxicated [McKnight] but [McKnight]
walked out also. The two were arguing over the incident and [McKnight] walked
toward [Cerney] cursing in a "threatening manner." [Cerney] stated
that she pulled her arms down and when McKnight bent down she struck him in the
face approximately three times with a closed fist." McKnight had to be
taken to the hospital for treatment to a swollen right eye while Cerney, unless
she develops a case of delayed pinkeye, did not suffer any injuries. Both
parties were issued citations for fighting. It is unclear if they knew each
other prior to the incident.
Somewhat Useless Information
The
maximum speed limit you'll see on US highway signs depends on the state. In
Iowa, New Mexico, and North and South Dakota, 75 mph is posted on some
stretches of interstate highways. But in Hawaii, 60 mph is the maximum
statewide, and in the District of Columbia, 55 mph is still the law.
The criteria vary from state to state, but as a rule, each area works closely with the Department of Natural Resources to review reported automobile/deer accidents. A "Deer Crossing" sign is generally erected whenever a deer has been hit within the previous 12 months.
Forty-nine states participate in the "Adopt a Highway" program. The lone holdout is Vermont, whose anti-billboard laws prohibit the necessary road adoption signage.
In 2004, the Federal Highway Administration approved the use of a new font, Clearview, on federal road signs after tests showed that drivers found Clearview easier to read than the current Highway Gothic font.
The large blue signs on freeways indicating that there's a Shell station or a McDonald's at the next exit are called "interstate logo boards." A business must meet strict criteria, such as restrooms, telephones, no cover charge, and so on, in order to get its name posted.
The Federal Highway Administration has adopted certain shapes for the various types of road signs in hopes that drivers will recognize them reflexively. A round sign indicates a railroad crossing; a pentagon stands for a school crossing; and diamond-shaped signs alert us to a particular potential hazard.
The criteria vary from state to state, but as a rule, each area works closely with the Department of Natural Resources to review reported automobile/deer accidents. A "Deer Crossing" sign is generally erected whenever a deer has been hit within the previous 12 months.
Forty-nine states participate in the "Adopt a Highway" program. The lone holdout is Vermont, whose anti-billboard laws prohibit the necessary road adoption signage.
In 2004, the Federal Highway Administration approved the use of a new font, Clearview, on federal road signs after tests showed that drivers found Clearview easier to read than the current Highway Gothic font.
The large blue signs on freeways indicating that there's a Shell station or a McDonald's at the next exit are called "interstate logo boards." A business must meet strict criteria, such as restrooms, telephones, no cover charge, and so on, in order to get its name posted.
The Federal Highway Administration has adopted certain shapes for the various types of road signs in hopes that drivers will recognize them reflexively. A round sign indicates a railroad crossing; a pentagon stands for a school crossing; and diamond-shaped signs alert us to a particular potential hazard.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
24-30
Today
Is
Kiss and Make Up Day
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
National Whiskey Sour Day
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
National Whiskey Sour Day
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Independence
Day (Uruguay-1825-from Brazil)
Today’s
Events through History
1986 - A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st
major league home run
1988 - Serious fire destroys historic center of
Lisbon
1991 - Carl Lewis runs 100m in 9.86 seconds
Birthday’s
Today
Monty
Hall, Winnipeg, TV game show host (Lets Make a Deal) is 92
Sean
Connery, Edinburgh, actor (James Bond) is 84
Regis
Philbin, Bronx, talk & game show host is 83
Tom
Skerritt, actor (Ryan's Four) is 81
Rollie
Fingers, relief pitcher (Athletics, Cy Young-1981) is 68
Gene
Simmons, [Chaim Witz], rock guitarist (KISS-Beth) is 65
Elvis
Costello, [Declan Patrick McManus], rock vocalist is 60
Tim
Burton, film director (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands) is 56
Billy Ray
Cyrus, country singer (Achy Breaky Heart) is 53
Blair
Underwood, actor (Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident) is 50
Claudia
Schiffer, super model (Elle, Rolling Stone) is 44
Blake
Lively, actress (Gossip Girl) is 27
Remembered
for being born today
Michael
Rennie, actor (Klatuu-Day the Earth Stood Still) (1909-1971)
Walt
Kelly, cartoonist, creator (Pogo) (1913-1973)
Van
Johnson, actor (Brigadoon) always wore red socks (1916-2008)
Don
Defore, actor (George-Hazel) (1913-1993)
Mel
Ferrer, actor (Longest Day) (1917-2008)
Richard
Greene, composer/actor (Adv of Robin Hood) (1918-1985)
George C
Wallace, Gov-Ala/Pres candidate (1919-1998)
Althea
Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in major event (1927-2003)
Historical
Obits Today
F William
Herschel, German astronomer (discovered Uranus), 1822, @83
Neil
Armstrong, astronaut, surgery complications, 2012, @82
Michael
Faraday, English scientist, 1867, @75
David
Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian, cancer, 1776, @65
Ghengis
Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, 1227, @65
Truman
Capote, author (In Cold Blood), cancer, 1984, @59
Friedrich
Nietschze, philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra), stroke, 1900, @55
George
Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated, 1967, @49
John
Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary, killed, 1945, @27
(namesake of John Birch Society, not affiliated with it)
Brain Teasers
Turkey
The series alternates between bird and mammal, but at the same time, the animals begin with the letters from the top row of a QWERTY keyboard. Thus "T" is the next letter, and the only bird in the list that begins with a "T" is "Turkey".
Also, "Yak" would be next in the series after Turkey... extra points if you noticed!
The series alternates between bird and mammal, but at the same time, the animals begin with the letters from the top row of a QWERTY keyboard. Thus "T" is the next letter, and the only bird in the list that begins with a "T" is "Turkey".
Also, "Yak" would be next in the series after Turkey... extra points if you noticed!
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.
§ And That Is All for
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