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Flagstaff
Almanac…
Week: 37 / Day: Today: High
67°…Low 48°
Records: High
88°(2000, 1948)…Low 29°(1988,1925)
Averages: High
74°…Low 33°
Wind: average: 10mph; Gusts:
00mph
Today’s average humidity: 49%
Quote
of the Day…
Today’s Historical
Highlights…
2004 - NHL
commissioner Gary Bettman announces a lockout of the players
union and
cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
1982 - 1st
issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc
1973
- Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1¼ miles
1971 - 1st
broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV
1959 - Soviet
Premier Khrushchev arrives in US to begin a 13-day visit
1952
- UN turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia
1942 - US
aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal
1928
- Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1857 - Timothy
Alder patents typesetting machine
1620 - Mayflower
departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims
♪ Happy Birthday To: ♪..
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Returns Tomorrow
Free
Rambling Thoughts…
The days are certainly not as warm as a few weeks ago. I guess
Fall is just around the corner. Time to start preparing for it.
Tomorrow is our discussion group meeting, which I will be
moderating. We are talking about Native Americans and my time working on the
Rez. Should be interesting. I’ve got a handout ready and a common list of
differences between mainstream culture and Natives. I hope I am able to open
some eyes to the differences and shy there is conflict between the two groups.
For anyone who has successfully worked on a Rez, they would see this as Culture
101.
Thirty countries are now protesting the US. The issues are old,
the solutions are not easy to figure out. One of the key issues seems to be
that average age of many countries...yesterday I noted that 75 African
countries have a median age of 20 or younger. Of course the leadership of those
countries are much much older. It is almost always the youth of a country that
bring about change. High unemployment rates and low literacy rates play a role
in all this. There are many more problems that deal with culture, expectations,
and history. Some idiot made news today saying that none of this would have
happened if Romney was President. Just ignorant and immature.
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)
silence a migratory songbird (4,6)
Rebus…
Can you figure
out what this means?
Lifestyle Substance…
Do you
remember this?
Read
This Headline Carefully!!
Deaf Mute Gets New Hearing in Killing
Do
you know what this word means?
What
is this not so common name of a common object?
Rowel
Whitewater
Fun…
Great
Scenes in Musical Movie History…:
Rich Man’s Frug…Sweet Charity (1969)
Harper’s
Index…
Number of countries in which births are unnaturally male-biased: 23
Unusal
Fact of the Day…
In 1939, Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle.” He came to the U.S., served in the Navy, and settled on Long Island.Found on You Tube…
Nipsey Russell comedy
Joke-of-the-day…
A biology teacher wished to demonstrate to his students the harmful effects of alcohol on living organisms. For his experiment, he showed them a beaker with pond water in which there was a thriving civilization of worms. When he added some alcohol into the beaker the worms doubled-up and died. "Now," he said,” what do you learn from this?" An eager student gave his answer.
"Well the answer is obvious," he said " if you drink alcohol, you'll never have worms."
Rules
of Thumb…
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
BUILDING WALLS OF ADOBE…The height of an adobe wall should be less than ten times its thickness unless it is stiffened by buttresses or intersecting partitions.
Yeah,
It Really Happened…
Boston--When two men entering a family grocery store in New Bedford, Mass., showed the clerk a gun and reached for cash from the register, the owner’s 80-year-old mother-in-law grabbed a box of mangoes and lobbed at least five of them at the men before one of them hit her in the head with the gun. The men fled with cash, but owner Manuel Nogueira gave chase and captured one of them. Police caught the other one.
Somewhat
Useless Information…
- In the United States, pepperoni is the overwhelming favorite addition to a cheese pizza. In Japan, seafood (eel and squid) is a popular choice, while green peas are added to the mix in Brazil. In Costa Rica, pizza pies are often topped with coconut.
- The Pizza Hut restaurant chain got its name when the first location opened in Wichita in 1957. The sign only had space for three more letters besides "Pizza," and because the restaurant building resembled a hut, the choice was a natural one.
- Modern pizza (also known as pizza margherita) is made with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil - though to represent the three colors (red, white, and green) of the flag of Italy.
- Benjamin Salisbury, who found success as son Brighton Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny, played a Domino's delivery person on a series of TV commercials in 2006, promoting the chain's short-lived Fudgem brownies.
- It's not delivery; it's DiGiornio (introduced nationally in 1996) that stormed onto the scene to become the top-selling frozen pizza in the United States. Its "rising crust" has helped the brand rise to claim nearly 20 percent of the market. Perennial favorites Red Baron and Tombstone are the next biggest brand names.
- Carmela Bitale became an unknown hero to millions in 1983 when she patented her "package saver for pizza and cakes." It's the tiny plastic stand used by pizza take-out and delivery services that helps keep the top of the cardboard box from sticking to the pizza.
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
Today
Is…
Boys'and Girls' Club Day for Kids
Big Whopper Liar Day
Felt Hat Day
Google.com Day
Greenpeace Day
International Coastal Cleanup Day
International Day of Democracy
International Dot Day
International Eat An Apple Day
Puppy Mill Awareness Day
Responsible Dog Ownership Day
~Costa Rica: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~El Salvador: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~Guatemala: Independence Day (1869 from Spain)
~Honduras: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~Nicaragua: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~El Salvador: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~Guatemala: Independence Day (1869 from Spain)
~Honduras: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~Nicaragua: Independence Day (1821 from Spain)
~UK: Battle of Britain Day (1940)
Today’s
Events Through History…
2000’s
2000 - Opening
ceremony of the XXVII Olympics in Sydney, Australia
1900’s
1989 - The
U.S. Congress recognizes Terry Anderson's continued captivity in Beirut
1978
- Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1966
- U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the
University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to the United States Congress
urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
1965 - "Lost
in Space" premieres
1963 - 4
children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham
1957 - "Bachelor
Father" with John Forsythe premieres
1951
- Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8)
1949 - "Lone
Ranger" premieres on ABC-TV
1945 - A
hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes
and 25 blimps
at NAS Richmond
1940
- Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe
1935 - Nuremberg
Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship & makes swastika
official symbol
of Nazi Germany
1904 - Wilbur
Wright makes his 1st airplane flight
1800’s
1858 - The
Butterfield Overland Mail route begins operation from St. Louis, Missouri
and
Memphis, Tennessee, through Fort Smith, Arkansas, to San Francisco,
California.
Contrary to many movie storylines, the mail is attacked by the
Apaches only one
time.
1853 - 1st
US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell
1700’s
1789 - Dept of Foreign Affairs,
renamed Dept of State
1600’s
1655 -
Esopus Indians attack New Amsterdam in sixty-four war canoes. This retaliatory
raid is for the killing of an Indian woman by a settler for stealing peaches.
It is
called "The Peach War" by many, and casualties are slight on
both sides as the
Dutch drive the Indians out of the settlement. Leaving New
Amsterdam, the
Indians attack Staten Island and the Pavonia settlements in
modern Jersey City,
New Jersey. Here the casualties are considerably higher.
Fifty settlers are killed,
and almost 100 are captured.
1616 - The
first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati,
Italy
Today’s
Birthdays…
Under 30
Heidi Montag, American reality television star will
be 26
In their 30’s
Tom Hardy,
British actor [Star Trek: Nemesis] is 35
In their 50’s
Dan
Marino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins) is 51
In their 60’s
Tommy Lee
Jones, actor (Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, Fugitive) is 66
Oliver
Stone, director (Wall St, Good Morning Vietnam, Platoon) is 66
In their 70’s
Gaylord
Perry, baseball player (1972 AL Cy Young winner) is 74
In their 80’s
Norm Crosby,
Boston Mass, comedian/double talker (Liar's Club) is 85
Remembered for
being born today
Bob
Anderson, English Olympic Fencer, renowned film fight choreographer (Star Wars,
Lord of the Rings) b. 1922
Roy Acuff,
Maynardville Tenn, country musician (Hee Haw) b. 1903
Jackie
Cooper, LA California, actor/director (Hennesey, People's Choice) b. 1922
James
Fenimore Cooper, 1st major US novelist (Last of Mohicans) b. 1789
Agatha
Christie, Torquay, Devon, mystery writer (Murder on Orient Express) b. 1890
Frank E
Gannett, Rochester, newspaper publisher (Gannett) b. 1876
Merlin
Olsen, UT, NFL tackle (Rams)/sportscaster/actor (Father Murphy) b. 1940
Marco
Polo, Venice, Italian explorer (Il Milione) b. 1254
Nipsey
Russell, American comedian b. 1918
Penny
Singleton, Phila Pa, voice (Jane Jetsons)/actress (Blondie) b. 1906
William
Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice b. 1857
Today’s
Historical Obits…
Jumbo, P.
T. Barnum's circus elephant--hit by a train—1885—at 24
Brett
Somers, Canadian-born American actress and Match Game panelist
—2007—at 83
Sarah Knox
Taylor, wife of Jefferson Davis, daughter of Zachary Taylor
—malaria—1885—at
21
Answers…
Do you know what
this word means?
The spiked revolving wheel at the end of a cowboy's spur.
What is the answer?
Hush thrush
Rebus
Too little too late
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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