Sep 22. 2012

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Flagstaff Almanac…  

Week: 38 / Day 266 : Today: High   77°…Low 41°

Records: High  84 °(1943)…Low 23°(1955)

Averages: High  71°…Low 40°

Wind: average:   2mph;  Gusts:  22mph

Today’s average humidity:  44%

Quote of the Day…

Today’s  Historical  Highlights…

2011 - CERN scientists announce their discovery of neutrinos breaking the 

            speed of light

1997 - Elton John releases Diana tribute "Candle in the Wind 1997"

1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to Supreme Court

1973 - Henry Kissinger, sworn in as America's 1st Jewish Secretary of State

1958 - KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting

1950 - Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner)

1817 - John Quincy Adams becomes Secretary of State

1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army returns to Edinburgh

1656 - All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)

♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪.. 

How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts…   

I rearranged my bedroom today, moving the bed away from the window, in preparation for colder temperatures. That also meant moving all the bedroom furniture.  Located some dust bunnies that have been enjoying their existence under the bed…they are no more. What a shock. Both the Dems and the GOP have been scammed. Turns out there are many ‘look alike’ sites on the internet machine that are taking donor’s money. Scammers have bought up site names and made them look just like a Dem or GOP fundraising site. The guy may get off since there is tiny tiny print at the bottom of the website that says none of the money goes to Federal candidates. The old saying ‘buyer beware’ has now changed to ‘contributor watch out’. LOL…Paul Ryan sent to talk to AARP convention…not a bright move.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

What is the rhyming answer?

Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)

indubitable (7,5)

Rebus…

Can you figure out what this means?

Lifestyle  Substance…     

Do you remember this?

Read This Headline Carefully!!

Quarter of a million Chinese Live On Water

Do you know what this word means?

What is this not so common name of a common object?

 Zuchetto  (pronounced zoo-ket-oh)

Gorilla:

Great Scenes in Musical Movie History…:

The Babbitt and the Bromide…Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

Harper’s Index…         

Number of discrimination complaints received for the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) commission in 2011: 99,947

Unusal Fact of the Day…

The 1980 movie Chariots of Fire was the first movie in nearly fifty years to win an Oscar for Best Picture without winning any of the five other "major" awards (Best Actor, Actress, Director, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress).

Found on You Tube… 

The Rhino is my favorite animal in Africa. Mesmerizing is all I can say.

THIS VIDEO IS VERY GRAPHIC AND MAY BE DISTRUBING TO MANY.  The Problem of Poaching is REAL.

Rhino Poaching: An African Tragedy. A Global Responsibility!

Joke-of-the-day…

A young girl came home from a date looking sad. She told her mother, “Charles proposed to me a few minutes ago.” “Then why are you so sad?” her mother asked. “Because he also mentioned he was an atheist. Mom, he doesn’t believe there’s hell!” Her mother replied, “Marry him anyway. Between the two of us, we’ll show him how wrong he is.”

Rules of Thumb…   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

GETTING PAID…When dealing with notorious non-payers, always charge twice as much as the job will actualy cost, then get half the money up front.    

Yeah, It Really Happened…

• Mark Lucas Thompson of Alum Creek, West Virginia was charged with animal cruelty and petit larceny in an incident involving his neighbor's pygmy goat. 

• Police arrested Thompson in May of last year after neighbors found him in his room standing next to the dead goat and dressed in women's clothing. It was determined that he was high on bath salts when he 'kid' napped the goat and allegedly sexually assaulted it. 

• However Circuit Court Judge James Stucky recently ruled that Thompson will not be held criminally responsible for the incident. The decision came after several mental evaluations. Thompson will instead get six months of treatment at a mental hospital.  

Somewhat Useless Information…   

 The first consumer protection law ever written was enacted over beer by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria in 1516. It was a purity law limiting the ingredients of beer to barley, hops and water.

American beer is made partially by rice, unlike the beers of other countries. This was invented to give American beer a lighter taste and tap into the market of women buyers.

Calendar Information…        

Happening This Week:

15-22: National Singles Week / Pollution Prevention Week / Build A Better Image Week / Deaf Awareness Week / National Clean Hands Week  / National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week / Prostate Cancer Awareness Week / Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week / Tolkien Week / Turn Off Week / Balance Awareness Week / Constitution Week / National Love Your Files Week 
22-29: Banned Books Week / National Dog Week / National Keep Kids Creative Week / Remember to Register to Vote Week / International Women's E-Commerce Days

Today Is…                                                                      

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day

American Business Women's Day

Car Free Day

Dear Diary Day

Elephant Appreciation Day

Hobbit Day

Kids Day (Kiwanis Clubs)

Ice Cream Cone Day

International Day of Radiant Peace: International Day of Peace

National Centenarian's Day

National Hunting and Fishing Day: Fish Amnesty Day

National White Chocolate Day

R.E.A.D. in America Day

World Rhino Day—stop the poaching!

~Mali: Independence Day (1960 from France)

Today’s Events Through History…  

2000’s

2003 - David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the 

            Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon

1900’s

1993 - Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game

1990 - Saudi Arabia expels many Jordanian & Yemeni envoys

1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in SF

1964 - "Man from U.N.C.L.E," premieres on NBC-TV 

1957 - "Maverick" premieres

1915 - Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in US, opens in NO LA

1915 - Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class

1908 - Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

1800’s

1861 - Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians

1851 - The city of Des Moines, Iowa was incorporated as Fort Des Moines

1700’s

1711 - French troops occupy Rio de Janeiro

1711 - The Tuscarora Indians, under Chief Hencock, join the Coree, Pamlico, 

             Machapunga, and Bear River Indians in an attack on the white settlements 

             on the Trent and Pamlico Rivers in North Carolina.

1600’s

1692 - Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in US (Salem Mass)

1500’s

1528 - Having completed five boats, two days ago, Panfilo de Narvaez loads the 

            remaining 242 men of his expedition and leave to search for his sailing ships. 

            They have been pursued by Apalachee Indians for some time. Most of 

            Narvaez' force is lost at sea. Cabeza de Vaca lands on Galveston Island, in 

            Texas, on November 6, 1528.

1400’s

1499 - Switzerland became an independent state

Today’s Birthdays…                                                           

In their 50’s

Scott Baio, actor [Chachi -- Happy Days ]and television director is 52

Debby Boone, Hackensack NJ, singer (You Light Up My Life) is 56

Bonnie Hunt, actress, comedian, writer, director is 51

Joan Jett , singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll) is 52

In their 60’s

 Mark A P Phillips, British ex of princess Anne is 64

In their 70’s

Lute Olson, University of AZ basketball coach is 78

In their 80’s

 Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager (LA Dodgers) is 85

Remembered for being born today

Babette Deutsch, US poet (Animal vegetable mineral) b.1895

Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII b.1515

Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka Ind, actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder) b.1901

Gilbert E. Patterson, American minister and presiding bishop of the 

       Church of God in Christ b.1939

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced

       Gregorian calendar b.1694

Joseph Valachi, American gangster; 1^st to publically announce Mafia exists b.1903

Today’s Historical Obits…                                                           

Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America)—1989--at 101

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer-- an infectious disease—

      1554—at 44

Eddie Fisher, American singer (Debbie Reynolds and Liz Taylor)—2010—at 82

Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British—1776--at 21

Gordon Jump, actor [WRKP]-- pulmonary fibrosis—2003—at 71

Dorothy Lamour, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio)—1996--at 81

Marcel Marceau, French mime artist—2007—at 84

Shaka kaSenzangakhona, South African Zulu king—assisinated—1828—at 41

Dan Rowan, actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in) lymphoma—1987--at 65

George C. Scott, American actor [Patton]-- aortic aneurysm—1999—at 71

Answers…                                                                                                                                            

Do you know what this word means?

The skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy. The color of the zucchetto (which means pumpkin in Italian) denotes rank. Cardinals traditionally wear red, bishops and abbots wear violet, priests black and the Pope has a white one

What is the answer?

Without doubt

Rebus

Oversees travel

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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