Sep 6, 2012


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Flagstaff Almanac…  
Week: 35 / Day: 250 Today: High   78°Low 49°
Records: High   89°(1945)Low 31°(1961)
Averages: High  76°…Low 46°
Wind: average:   3.4mph;  Gusts: 17mph
Today’s average humidity:  66% Nice Afternoon rain

Quote of the Day…

Today’s  Historical  Highlights…
1997 - Princess Diana's funeral
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
1995 - Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood
1991 - The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, 
            which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924
1972 - Summer Olympics resume in Munich Germany after massacre
1969 - "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1166 performances
1963 - Church bombed in Birmingham AL, kills 4 African-American girls
1963 - Major league baseball’s 100,000th game [Indians-Senators]
1958 - Mary Ann Mobley (Miss), 21, crowned 31st Miss America 1959
1954 - US plane shot down above Siberia
1949 - Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes
1941 - All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star
1938 - Wilhelmina celebrates 40th anniversary jubilee as Dutch queen
1923 - Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 25 year jubilee
1914 - Battle of Marne; Germans prevented from occupying Paris
1901 - Pres William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American 
            Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later
1899 - Carnation processes its 1st can of evaporated milk
1886 - Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO) award
1866 - Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention
1863 - After 59 day siege, confederates evacuate Ft Wagner, SC
1861 - A Yamparika Chief and another Comanche sign a treaty with Union 
            representative at Fort Wise, Colorado.
1839 - Cherokee Nation forms
1839 - Great fire in NY
1716 - 1st US lighthouse built (Boston)
1690 - King Willem III escapes back to England
1689 - Two hundred Indian survivors of King Philip's War have found refuge with the 
            local Indians around Cochecho (modern Dover), New Hampshire. Boston wants
            the Indians back in Massachusetts. Local settlers have signed a treaty with the 
            local Indians. In what local legend calls a mock battle, forces under Richard 
            Walderne (Waldron) surround the local and refugee Indians. They remove the 
            200 refugees and march them back to Boston. In Boston, most of the Indians 
            are killed or become slaves.
1628 - Puritans land at Salem, from Mass Bay Colony
1522 - Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip
1997 - Princess Diana's funeral
1995 - Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
1972 - Summer Olympics resume in Munich Germany after massacre
1963 - Church bombed in Birmingham AL, kills 4 African-American girls
1963 - Major league baseball’s 100,000th game [Indians-Senators]
1941 - All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star
1914 - Battle of Marne; Germans prevented from occupying Paris 
1899 - Carnation processes its 1st can of evaporated milk
1866 - Frederick Douglass is 1st US black delegate to a national convention
1839 - Cherokee Nation forms
1628 - Puritans land at Salem, from Mass Bay Colony

   Happy Birthday To: ♪.. 
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts…   
I took a nice walk this morning, enjoyable before the afternoon rain.

Until today, I just assumed that the US Embassy in Israel was in Jerusalem. It isn’t. That helped explain the mess at the Democratic convention. It turns out the US Embassy is in Tel Aviv because the US doesn’t feel Jerusalem is safe enough. The President of the US has to review this decision every 6 months to determine if it is still necessary to keep the Embassy out of the capital. This has been going on since 1995. The Embassy has been in Tel Aviv since 1949. So I learned something again today. Watching the Dem Convention, changing the platform by a voice vote was certainly not what the Dems hoped for. Sure didn’t sound like a 2/3 voice vote to me, even after three voice votes. I figure this isn’t over…I’m sure there will be something else ahead about the vote….or at least there should be.

I watched the Dem speeches last night. I’m glad that Michelle loves her husband, but loving your wife doesn’t make you a good president. She is a very good speaker. I need to hear a plan.
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)
argument over a mere trinket (6,8)
Rebus…
Can you figure out what this means?

Lifestyle  Substance…     
Do you remember this?

Read This Headline Carefully!!
Drunk Drivers Paid $1,000 in 1984
Do you know what this word means?
What is this not so common name of a common object?
Hemidemisemiquaver
Mosques—…

First version/hit version…:

An absolutely perfect song for its circumstances. Named for the movie that it appeared in, it could not be sung by anyone else other than Boy George (If you haven’t seen the movie I won’t spoil it for you). The plaintive singing sets up perfectly the mood of the film as key plot points play out. At least this is what a lot of people think but the song was around for almost 30 years before the movie was named after the song and not the other way around. While emotional in its own way, I’m sure you’ll agree it has a very different feel that the more well-know 1992 version.

Harper’s Index…         
Percentage of its profits that GE paid in federal taxes in the past decade: 2.3
Unusal Fact of the Day…
The top three areas of coupon distribution are household cleaning products, pet foods, and frozen foods.
Found on You Tube… 
Cabaret Original 1966 Broadway Cast
Joke-of-the-day…
A defendant in a lawsuit involving large sums of money was talking to his lawyer. "If I lose this case, I'll be ruined." "It's in the judge's hands now," said the lawyer.
"Would it help if I sent the judge a box of cigars?"
"Oh no! This judge is a stickler or ethical behavior. A stunt like that would prejudice him against you. He might even hold you in contempt of court. In fact, you shouldn't even smile at the judge."
Within the course of time, the judge rendered a decision in favor of the defendant. As the defendant left the courthouse, he said to his lawyer, "Thanks for the tip about the cigars. It worked!"
"I'm sure we would have lost the case if you'd sent them."
"But, I did send them."
"What? You did?" said the lawyer, incredulously.
"Yes. That's how we won the case."
"I don't understand," said the lawyer.
"It's easy. I sent the cigars to the judge, but enclosed the plaintiff's business card."  
Rules of Thumb…   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
DETERMINING YOUR FRAME SIZE--You can determine your body frame size by wrapping your thumb and index finger around your wrist. If the thumb extends past the index finger, you have a small frame; if the thumb and index finger just meet, you have an average frame; and if the thumb and index finger do not meet, you have a large frame.  
Yeah, It Really Happened…
SAN FRANCISCO - California-based financial company Visa said its survey indicates the "Tooth Fairy" left an average $3-per-tooth for U.S. children this year. Jason Alderman, Visa's senior director of global financial education, said the company's telephone survey of 2,000 U.S. adults indicates the amount of money left by the "Tooth Fairy" this year increased 15 percent over the average from 2011. "The Tooth Fairy may be the canary in the economic coal mine. She's showing signs of life by leaving 40 cents more per tooth this year," Alderman said. "This is not only good news for kids, but an ideal teachable moment for parents to engage their children in thinking about how to budget their windfall by saving a portion." The survey, conducted July 13-17, had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.               
Somewhat Useless Information…   
  • The first Avon Lady was no lady at all. It was David McConnell, a book salesman who gave small bottles of perfume to housewives who would allow him inside their homes to listen to his pitch. He soon realized that there was a market for door-to-door cosmetic sales, particularly in rural areas.
  • On February 26, 1996, Elizabeth Taylor appeared on four different CBS sitcoms as a promotion for her then-new perfume, Black Pearls: Can't Hurry Love, High Society, Murphy Brown, and The Nanny.
  • The first fragrance marketed exclusively for males was Estee Lauder's Aramis, which was launched in 1964.
  • In the seventeenth century, most gentlemen kept perfume in the heads of their walking sticks. A quick whiff would ward off the nasty street smells of that era.
  • Charisma Carpenter, who found fame first as a cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers and then on TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was named after an Avon perfume (much to her alleged dismay).
  • In 1979, Shelley Hack was tapped to replace Kate Jackson on Charlie's Angels based solely on her high profile as the spokesmodel for Revlon's Charlie perfume.

Calendar Information…        
Happening This Week:
1-7: National Nutrition Week / Self-University Week / International Enthusiasm Week
2-8: National Waffle Week
3- 7: National Payroll Week
4-8: Play Days
6-8:Popcorn Festival

Today Is…                                                                      
Fight Procrastination Day
Another Look Unlimited Day—get rid of surplus to charity
~Bulgaria: Unification Day (1885)
~Pakistan: Defense of Pakistan Day (1965 against Indian invasion)
~Swaziland: Independence Day (1968 from Great Britain)

Today’s Events Through History…  
1900’s
1995 - Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood
1991 - The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, 
            which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924
1969 - "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1166 performances
1958 - Mary Ann Mobley (Miss), 21, crowned 31st Miss America 1959
1954 - US plane shot down above Siberia
1949 - Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes
1938 - Wilhelmina celebrates 40th anniversary jubilee as Dutch queen
1923 - Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 25 year jubilee
1901 - Pres William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American 
            Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later
1800’s
1886 - Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO) award
1863 - After 59 day siege, confederates evacuate Ft Wagner, SC
1861 - A Yamparika Chief and another Comanche sign a treaty with Union 
            representative at Fort Wise, Colorado.
1839 - Great fire in NY
1700’s
1716 - 1st US lighthouse built (Boston)
1600’s
1690 - King Willem III escapes back to England
1689 - Two hundred Indian survivors of King Philip's War have found refuge with the 
             local Indians around Cochecho (modern Dover), New Hampshire. Boston 
             wants the Indians back in Massachusetts. Local settlers have signed a treaty
             with the local Indians. In what local legend calls a mock battle, forces under 
             Richard Walderne (Waldron) surround the local and refugee Indians. They 
             remove the 200 refugees and march them back to Boston. In Boston, most of 
             the Indians are killed or become slaves.
1500’s
1522 - Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip

Today’s Birthdays…                                                           
Under 30
Pippa Middleton, English socialite is 29
In their 30’s
Justin Whalin, SF California, actor (Jimmy-Lois & Clark, Charles in Charge) is 38
In their 40’s
Dylan Bruno, American actor (Numb3rs) is 40
Rosie Perez, actress (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump) is 48
In their 50’s
Jeff Foxworthy, comedian, TV host is 54
Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist, ABC, is 50
Michael Winslow, Spokane WA, actor/comedian (Police Academy) is 54
In their 60’s
Jane Curtin, Cambridge Mass, actress (SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate & Allie) is 65
Swoosie Kurtz, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters) will be 68
In their 70’s
 David Allan Coe, country musician (Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy) is 73
Jo Anne Worley, Lowell Indiana, comedienne (Laugh-in) is 75

Remembered for being born today
Jane Addams, Cedarville, Illinois, pacifist/social worker/feminist (Nobel 1931) b. 1860
John Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter b. 1766
Joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy b. 1888

Today’s Historical Obits…                                                           
Tom Fogerty, rocker (Creedence Clearwater), AIDS—1990-- at 48
Madeleine L'Engle, American author [young-adult fiction, Newbery Meda
      l- A Wrinkle in Time –2007—at 88
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, wife of Thomas Jefferson—a few months 
       after childbirth—1782—at 32
Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, heart attack--1995--at 52
Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), emphysema—1984--at 70
Answers…                                                                                                                                            
Do you know what this word means?
A musical note played for one-64th the duration of a whole note, or semibreve. Shorter notes are very rarely used, although Beethoven employed the semihemidemisemiquaver (half the length of a hemidemisemiquaver) in the first movement of his piano sonata op.13, the PathÈtique
What is the answer?
Bauble squabble
Rebus
Jack-in-a-box
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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