Oct 16, 2012

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Flagstaff Almanac:  

Week: 42/ Day: 290    Today: High   70°…Low 32°Records: High   78°(1991)…Low 19°(1966) Averages: High  62° Low 32°Wind: average:   6mph; Gusts:  18mphToday’s average humidity:  66%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s  Historical  Highlights:

10 Nazi leaders hanged as war criminals after Nuremberg trials—1946
Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Gamal Abdel      Nasser—1970
Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah—1875
Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published—1847
Desmond Tutu, black Anglican Bishop, wins Nobel Peace Prize—1984
Disney Company founded—1923
Mao Tse-tung & 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March—1934
Natl Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed      services—1942
Portland, Maine burned by British—1775
US forces reach 200,000 in Persian Gulf—1990

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

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

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

So the second debate is just around the corner. I watch Candy Crowley every Sunday and find her interesting. She got a comeupins from both sides about her role, as part of the agreed upon rules. Not sure how she will handle it. She does get to pick the questions for the town hall setting, but it sure sounds like she sees her role as much more than that. Looking forward to an interesting town hall.

 

After our discussion group, it seems like there is a lot in the news about outer space. Today, an amateur astronomer found a planet that is revolving around two suns, just like in Star Wars. So much out there we know so little about.  

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)

one who supervises the physician's exam (6,7)

Anagram Sentences:

What are the missing words?(3 letters anagrammed)

After the soup boils, I usually ___ to take the ___ off the ___ .

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Guinness World Records:

The fastest piggy back race over 1 mile (1.61 km) is 12 minutes 47 seconds and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) carrying Bipin Larkin at St. Johns University in New York, New York, USA, on 4 July 2010.

Ok, then?

Commercial Jingles you may remember:

Mr. Clean

Read This Sign Carefully!!

In a restaurant window, "Don't stand there and be hungry, come in and get fed up."

Do you know what this word means?

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

Porphyrophobia

Autumn Colors:

Great Melodies:

Quiet Village / Martin Denny 1959

Harper’s Index:         

Number of native-born Italians living in Manhattan’s Little Italy, according to the 2010 census: 0

Unusual Fact of the Day:

The only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart was “Something Stupid” by Frank & Nancy Sinatra in 1967.

Found on You Tube: 

• Desmond Tutu on leadership
• Something Stupid - Frank & Nancy Sinatra

Joke-of-the-day:

HOW TO KEEP A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY AND DRIVE OTHER PEOPLE INSANE 1. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice. 2. Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Always wear them one day after your boss does. This is especially effective if your boss is the opposite gender. 3. Put mosquito netting around your cubicle. 4. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that. 5. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN." 6. When driving colleagues around, insist on keeping your car's windshield wipers running during all weather conditions to keep 'em tuned up. 7. Reply to everything someone says with, "That's what you think." 8. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers, then cc them to your boss. 9. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy." 10. At lunchtime, sit in your parked car and point a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down. 11. Specify that your drive-thru order is "to go." 12. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

IDENTIFYING MINTS…All mints have square stems, but not all square stems are mints.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

West Palm Beach-A tow-truck operator notified police in Fort Pierce, Fla., that he pulled alongside a Jeep Cherokee and observed that the driver was naked and masturbating. A police officer who stopped the vehicle reported that when he asked Robert Casey, 49, why he was driving naked, “Casey stated he has problems with this and he is getting therapy.” The officer then found a toy pistol tied to Casey’s leg, part of which was hidden in his rectum and part tied around his genitals.

Somewhat Useless Information   

• Nebraska's state motto: Equality before the law. 

• Hawaii was the 50th state admitted to the union on August 20th, 1959. 

• The name Utah comes from the Native American Ute tribe and means people of the mountains. 

• Montana is the only state with a triple divide allowing water to flow into the Pacific, Atlantic, and Hudson Bay. This phenomenon occurs at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park. 

• Rhode Island has no county government. It is divided into 39 municipalities each having its own form of local government. 

• A treaty between the United States and Spain established the current southern border between Oregon and California. The treaty was signed in 1819.  

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

10-16

Take Your Medicine Americans Week

12-18 

World Rainforest Week

14-20

Ally Week
Earth Science WeekFall Astronomy Week
Freedom From Bullies Week
Freedom of Speech Week
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week
Medical Assistants Recognition Week National Food Bank Week
National School Lunch Week
Teen Read Week 

Today Is                                                                      

• Department Store Day

• Dictionary Day

• National Feral Cat Day 

• World Food Day

Today’s Events through History  

2 secret US military satellites launched from Cape Canaveral—1963

Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is officially inaugurated—2002

Confederacy starts selling postage stamps—1861

Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba—1962

Dutch government recognize Catholics right to organize—1852

Former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a warrant from Spain requesting his extradition on murder charges—1998

"Gordo" comic strip (by Gus Arriola) 1st appears in newspapers—1941

Joan Baez & 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland—1966

London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn—1834

Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) —1916

Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta—1973

Mohammed Nadir Khan begins coup in Afghanistan, 1200 killed—1926

Mt Palomar Observatory 1st to detect Halley's comet on 13th return—1984

Potawatomi Indians sign a treaty with the United States today. The Americans were

      represented by Lewis Cass, James Ray and John Tipton—1826

T E Lawrence (of Arabia) meets with Fasal Hoessein—1916

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 30’s

 John Mayer, pop and blues rock musician is 35

In their 50’s

 Tim Robbins, actor (Bull Durham, Shawshank Redemption) is 54

In their 60’s

Suzanne Somers, actress (3's Company, Step by Step) is 66

In their 70’s

Barry Corbin, actor (Maurice-Northern Exposure) is 72

In their 80’s

Angela Lansbury, actress (Jessica-Murder She Wrote) is 87

Remembered for being born today

David Ben-Gurion, Plonsk Poland, 1st PM of Israel (1886-1973)

Charles W Colson, Boston Massachusetts, presidential adviser 

     (Watergate figure), (1931-2012)

William O Douglas, Maine, 81st Supreme Court justice (1898-1980)

 [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (1900-1971)

William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (1795-1876)

Noah Webster, West Hartford, Connecticut,lexicographer 

      (Webster's Dictionary), (1758-1843)

Oscar Wilde, [Fingal O'Flahertie Wills], Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray), (1854-1900)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Marie Antoinette, queen of France—beheaded—1793—at 37

Barbara Billingsley, actress (June, Leave It To Beaver) —2010 —at 94

Shirley Booth, actress (Hazel)—natural causes—1992—at 94

Dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ)—surgery 

     complications—1978—at 63

Moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense— heart attack—1981—at 66

Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems)—head injury—1774—at 24

Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress—2007 —at 86

Hugh Latimer, church reformer—burned at stake—1555—at 80

James Michener, American writer [Hawaii, Centennial]—1997—at 90

Pierre Salinger, John F. Kennedy's White House Press Secretary— heart 

     failure—2004—at 79

Cornel Wilde, actor (Saadia, Comic, Beach Red, Gargoyles)— leukemia—1981—at 77

Dan Wheldon, English auto racer—race car accident—2011—at 33

Answers                                                                                                                                            

Do you know what this word means?

the irrational and persistent fear of the color purple

What is the rhyming answer?

Doctor proctor

Anagram sentence

After the soup boils, I usually opt to take the top off the pot .

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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