This is Week 44 of 2010►Day 305 with 60 days left.
Flagstaff Weather: H—58°; L—27°; RH—70%; sky—clear and wind—0 mph
QUOTE FOR THE DAY— Queen Beatrix (Bilderberg Group Member)
It is difficult to re-educate people who have been brought up on nationalism to the idea of relinquishing part of their sovereignty to a supranational body.
FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Here we go, the next two months will fly by and it will suddenly be 2011. The weather was good for the kids, it was a little chilly but there was no wind and it was dry. The little kids starting coming to my decorated and noisy house about 4:30. As expected, by 8:00 everything was over. The little ones really enjoy Halloween, and thanks to Act II popcorn, I got popcorn balls, individually packages this year. I had about 60 kids come by. I’m not real sure about the adults who go trick or treating and I had a few. I’m not talking teenagers, I’m talking 30 something’s. Both ladies were in costume, so I guess they never grew up. All in all, it was a good night.
No matter what happens on Tuesday, this country will survive. If the Tea Party wins big, they will have to answer to the American people. If the Republicans win, it’s the same for them. If the Dems pull off a miracle and keep both houses, they too will have to answer to the country. I am so tired of the negative ads, the lies, and the ads with no substance, I say just get it over with. We will survive and find answers to our many, many problems. Let’s just do it.
Not a good day for my football teams, but at least the poor games made it easier to decorate. Cards lost by 3, Denver should have just stayed in the locker room. Good thing I’m not a diehard fan for either team.
HOLY MACKEREL: 1950▬Two Puerto Rican nationalists attepted to assassinate President Harry S Truman at Blair House, Washington, DC (where the Truman’s were living during a three-year renovation of the White House). One of the gunman and one White House policemen were killed.
JEOPARDY PUZZLE—(1984 games)(answers below) US Geography
$200-It's "where the wind comes sweeping down the plain"
$400-State whose counties include Crockett, Zapata & Pecos
$600-One of two states ending in "T"
$800-Historic pass at junction of TN., KY., & VA., associated with Daniel Boone
$1000-Mountain range that surrounds city of Atlanta
SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION—
→After attacking the meat-packing industry in his eye-witness novel 'The Jungle', Upton Sinclair ate a diet of only rice and fruit for many years.
→Although Americans eat about the same amount of calories (3,400 a day) as they did in 1910, the average weight has increased due to lack of exercise.
UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM
New York--Citing cases dating back as far as 1928, a judge has ruled that a young girl accused of running down an elderly woman while racing a bicycle with training wheels on a Manhattan sidewalk two years ago can be sued for negligence.
The ruling by the judge, Justice Paul Wooten of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, did not find that the girl was liable, but merely permitted a lawsuit brought against her, another boy and their parents to move forward.
The suit that Justice Wooten allowed to proceed claims that in April 2009, Juliet Breitman and Jacob Kohn, who were both 4, were racing their bicycles, under the supervision of their mothers, Dana Breitman and Rachel Kohn, on the sidewalk of a building on East 52nd Street.
At some point in the race, they struck an 87-year-old woman named Claire Menagh, who was walking in front of the building and, according to the complaint, was “seriously and severely injured,” suffering a hip fracture that required surgery. She died three weeks later.
Her estate sued the children and their mothers, claiming they had acted negligently during the accident.
In a response, Juliet’s lawyer, James P. Tyrie, argued that the girl was not “engaged in an adult activity” at the time of the accident — “She was riding her bicycle with training wheels under the supervision of her mother” — and was too young to be held liable for negligence.
In legal papers, Mr. Tyrie added, “Courts have held that an infant under the age of 4 is conclusively presumed to be incapable of negligence.” (Rachel and Jacob Kohn did not seek to dismiss the case against them.)
But Justice Wooten declined to stretch that rule to children over 4. On Oct. 1, he rejected a motion to dismiss the case because of Juliet’s age, noting that she was three months shy of turning 5 when Ms. Menagh was struck, and thus old enough to be sued.
Mr. Tyrie “correctly notes that infants under the age of 4 are conclusively presumed incapable of negligence,” Justice Wooten wrote in his decision, referring to the 1928 case.
“Juliet Breitman, however, was over the age of 4 at the time of the subject incident. For infants above the age of 4, there is no bright-line rule.”
A LITTLE LAUGH
Students at school were asked to write about the harmful environmental effects of oil on fish. One 11-year old wrote, "When my mom opened a tin of sardines last night it was full of oil and all the sardines were dead."
FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’
Jon Stewart gave an unexpected eloquent speech at the end of the rally—it is a little long, but really says a lot. CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
GREY MATTER PICTURE
This is a close up of what object?
SOME CALENDAR INFORMATION
¤ November Observances ¤
American & National Diabetes Month • American Indian Heritage Month (National Native American Heritage Month) • Aviation History Month • Diabetic Eye Disease Month • Epilepsy Awareness Month • Family Stories Month • Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month • International Drum (Percussion) Month • Lung Cancer Awareness Month • Military Family Appreciation Month • National Adoption Month • National AIDS Awareness Month • National Alzheimer's Disease Month • National Family Caregivers Month • National Georgia Pecan Month • National Home Care & Hospice Month • National Impotency Month • National Inspirational Role Models Month • National Life Writing Month • National Long-term Care Awareness Month • National Marrow Awareness Month • National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness & Appreciation Month • National Novel Writing Month • National Peanut Butter Lovers Month • National Pet Cancer Awareness Month • National Pomegranate Month • National Roasting Month • National Scholarship Month • Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month • Sweet Potato Awareness Month • NoSHAVEmber (US - Beard Month or Movember (Australia - Moustache Month ) • Prematurity Awareness Month • Vegan Month
¤ Weekly Observances ¤
27-11/3: World Hearing Aid Awareness Week
1-7: Intimate Apparel Market Week
Give Wildlife A Break Week
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Give Wildlife A Break Week
National Patient Accessibility Week
World Communication Week
7-13: National Nurse Practioner's Week, Pursuit of Happiness Week, National Rad Tech Week , Fraud Awareness Week, Dear Santa Letter Week, National Young Reader's Week, World Kindness Week
14-20: American Education Week, Geography Awareness Week, National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week, National Global Entrepreneurship Week
19-25:National Farm-City Week
21-28: National Bible Week, National Family Week, National Game & Puzzle Week, National Teens Don't Text and Drive Week, Better Conversation Week, Church/State Separation Week
¤ Today’s Observances ¤
Plan Your Epitaph Day
All Saints' Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Da
National Authors' Day
National Family Literacy Day
World Vegan Day
Algeria : Revolution Day (1954) National day
Antigua and Barbuda: Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1981
Antigua : State Day (1981)
Bulgaria: Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival
Celtic : Samhain; beginning of year & most important holiday
Karnataka: Karnataka Formation Day (A state in India with 57+ million residents)
Mexico: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration.
San Marino: Commemoration of the Dead
Togo: Memorial Day
Vietnam : Revolution Day (1963)
Virgin Islands : Liberty Day
¤ Hit Songs on this date ¤
1899...Curse of the Dreamer / Dan Quinn (Original not available)
1909...I've Got Rings on My Fingers / Blanche Ring CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1919...I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles / Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
1929...Tip Toe Through the Tulips / Nick Lucas CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1939...South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) / Gene Autry CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1949…That Lucky Old Sun / Frankie Laine CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1959…Mack the Knife / Bobby Darin CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1969…Suspicious Minds / Elvis Presley CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1979…Pop Muzik / M CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
1989…Listen to Your Heart / Roxette CLICK HERE TO VIEW!
¤ Today’s Births ¤
╬ THE ARTS
Bill Anderson (James William Anderson III), 73, country singer (Still, From This Pen)
Stephen Crane US, novelist/poet (Red Badge of Courage), born in 1871
James J Kilpatrick, columnist (60 Minutes), born in 1920
Lyle Lovett, 53, singer
Barry Sadler, songwriter, singer: Ballad of the Green Berets, born in 1940
♦♦Actors♦♦
Jenny McCarthy, 38, model, actress (Scary Movie 3)
Betsy Palmer, 84, actress (“I’ve Got a Secret,” “Knots Landing,” “The Today Show”), born Patricia Bromek
╬ ATHLETICS
Gary Jim Player, 75, former golfer, born Johannesburg, South Africa
Fernando Anguamea Valenzuela, 50, former baseball player, born Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
╬ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
Benvenuto Cellini, sculptor/goldsmith/writer (Perseus), born in 1500
Larry Claxton Flynt, 68, publisher
Sir Benjamin Lee Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor, credited with bringing Guinness to US, born in 1798
╬ POLITICS
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, 70, Chief Justice of India
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize , born in 1878
╬ SCIENCE & RELIGION
Crawford Williamson Long, surgeon/pioneer (use of ether), born in 1815
¤ Today’s Obituaries ¤
Noah Beery Jr, in California, actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot), @ 81 in 1994
James Broderick, actor (Doug-Family), cancer @ 55, in 1982
Paul Frees, animation voice (Bullwinkle), heart failure @ 66 in 1986
Norman Krasna, writer/director, heart attack @ 74 in 1984
Man O' War, race horse @ 30 in 1947
¤ Today’s Events ¤
╬ THE ARTS
1965▬1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
╬ ATHLETICS
1936▬Rodeo Cowboy's Association founded
1950▬1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper)
1966▬NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
╬ BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1864▬Money orders were sold by the U.S. Post Office
1940▬1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa
1945▬1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson
1947▬1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
1971▬The first Eisenhower dollar coins were put into circulation by the U.S. Mint.
╬ INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1634▬Tensions in Massachusetts have been raised because Niantic Indians have killed a boat captain named John Stone. Rather than having a war, the Niantics, and their allies the Pequots, conclude a peace treaty with the Massachusetts government.
1770▬Spanish and Opata Indians forces, led by Bernardo de Gálvez, are on a punitive expedition directed toward the Apache. They reach the site of the village only to discover that the Apache have gone. They continue their search during the night.
╬ POLITICS (US)
1943▬Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area
1990▬Rhetoric escalates as Bush likens Saddam to Hitler
╬ POLITICS (International)
1922▬Ottoman Empire abolished
1936▬Mussolini describes alliance between Italy & Germany as an "axis"
1993▬European Union comes into existence
╬ SCIENCE & RELIGION
1870▬US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)
1894▬Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris
1932▬Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program
1939▬1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed
1939▬1st jet plane, Heinkel He 178, demonstrated to German Air Ministry
1952▬Fusion occurred for the 1st time on Earth
GREY MATTER ANSWERS
↔ JEOPARDY
$200-It's "where the wind comes sweeping down the plain": What is Oklahoma?
$400-State whose counties include Crockett, Zapata & Pecos: What is Texas?
$600-One of two states ending in "T": What is Vermont or Connecticut?
$800-Historic pass at junction of TN., KY., & VA., associated with Daniel Boone:
What is Cumberland Gap?
$1000-Mountain range that surrounds city of Atlanta: What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
↔ PICTURE
inside a clothes dryer
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