7/1/13

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Almanac: Flagstaff:  Week: 27/ Day: 182   Today: H 87°…L 58°

Wind: ave:   5mph; Gusts:  22mph  Ave. humidity:  25%

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Average Low	Average High	Record Low	Record High
47°	82°	33° (2004)	91° (1990)

Quote of the Day

Today’s Historical Highlights

1st Gay Pride march in England takes place…1972

1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)…1656

1st scalps are taken by whites in "King Philip's War"…1675 

1st US postage stamps go on sale, 5 cent Franklin & 10 cent Washington, NYC…1847

1st US zoo opens (Philadelphia)…1874

1st vote on Declaration of Independence…1776

2500+ killed in London/SE England by German flying bombs…1944

257cm-mirror for Mount Wilson Observatory mounted…1917

3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis…1904

Battle of Gettysburg, Pa; Lee's northward advance halted…1863

Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market…1916

Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time)…1862

Fidel Castro nationalizes Esso, Shell & Texaco in Cuba…1960

Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco & on incomes 

     over $600 (progressive rate)…1862

PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA…1984

Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason…1535

Sony introduces the Walkman…1979

Sunglasses are invented in China …1200

Teddy Roosevelt & his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill…1898

US cartoonist Elzie Segar creates "Popeye"…1929

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   

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

My Free Rambling Thoughts   

Alas, July 1^st. Most of Flag was given a few showers…the one here was about 15 minutes. And we had Thunder…something I haven’t heard for a long time. This helped keep things cooled off a little and certainly helped wherever they hit in the forest. And we didn’t even come close to a record high…which is nice for a change. Mary has been commenting on the great temps on the Oregon coast…but looks like now it is there turn for heat. Karma.

 

Watching my Sunday news shows was very discouraging. All that violence is Egypt is very unnerving. My travel buddy, Hamdy, is heading back over there soon to visit his family. Sure hope he has a safe journey. During the last protests, his family was not involved as they live in a small village a couple of hours from Cairo. Hamdy has to land in Cairo to get home. Thankfully he has dual citizenship, so can enter and leave on his Egyptian passport so things should be OK for him. So very sad to see all the protests and the mess it is causing for their tourist industry. Today, the US said only ‘essential travel’ to Egypt was suggested. That is because of the American that was killed, but also because of the huge protests that are taking place throughout the major cities of Egypt. Democracy is so difficult.

 

So not glad to see that Congress has recessed for another couple of weeks…to go home and celebrate our nation’s founding. They didn’t have time to help out college students with their loan rates before they left town. They seem to believe that a college education is for those who have parents who can afford it with cash payments…because that is the American way. Cash up front, no credit. Sure is strange that this does not apply to the rest of the government.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)

Brain Teasers

In each equation below, part of a common name has been replaced with a definition for a word that is contained within that name. By answering the definition and completing the equation, you will find the name:  (Ric + difficult = ric + hard = Richard)

1. Put on clothes + ald 2. Fishing pole + ney 3. P+ make a mistake + y 4. Be in debt + n 5. That girl + r + adult guy 6. D + eager 7. B + lease an apartment

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

• Wolfman Jack Tribute

• Do Your Own Thinking: R. Buckminster Fuller

• 16 days of glory - Carl Lewis 100m

• First SONY WALKMAN TPS-L2 1979

Hmmmm…Oxymorons

Safe sex Safety hazard Same difference Second best Serious fun

Ok, then?

Harper’s Index    

• Cost of removing a profile form Potential Prostitutes, a user sourced photographing database of suspected ‘offenders’: $99.95

• Cost of a four-hour session at a London ‘cuddle workshop’: $46

Picture of the Day: Flagstaff…long ago

Unusual Fact of the Day

When the American Civil War broke out, the seceding Confederate states snatched up a good bit of government property. This included everything from forts to arsenals to thousands of post offices stocked full of stamps. Not wanting the enemy to profit off their goods, the Union recalled every U.S. stamp ever issued and declared them invalid for postage. Instead, people were allowed to exchange their old stamps for replacements, which the government had quickly issued.

Joke-of-the-day

Little Johnny is in art class. The art teacher asks, “what are you drawing?"
Johnny answers, “a cow eating grass,"
"Where's the grass?"
"The cow ate it!"
"Oh... what about the cow?"
"She ran away!"

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

FINDING THE PATSY

 If you're playing cards in any gambling game for over 20 minutes and have not figured out who the patsy at the table is, then it's you.   

Yeah, It Really Happened

 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police in Florida say they are looking for four women accused of drugging men they meet at bars, going to their homes, and robbing them. The suspects -- identified as Subhanna Beyah, 25; Johnnina Miller, 25; Keshia Clark, 27; and Ryan Elkins, 23 -- have allegedly drugged and stolen items from at least four men, CNN reported Friday.

Broward County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Dani Moschella said it's possible other victims "haven't come forward because they're embarrassed." "We anticipate identifying other suspects and other victims," she said.

Scott Rosen, 54, told CNN he met two of the suspects at a Fort Lauderdale bar and invited them to his home, where one of them distracted him while the other made him a drink that knocked him out. "I got drugged," Rosen said. Rosen said he woke up to find the women gone and more than $250,000 worth of his personal items had been stolen, including his handguns, diamonds and the Rolex watch he was wearing when he brought the women to his home.

"It could have been worse," he noted. "They could have shot me with my own handgun." The sheriff's department has issued arrest warrants for the women on charges of one count of grand theft each. "We really want to get these women off the street ... because they're drugging their victims, presumably," Moschella said. "We don't know how long it will be before they end up killing somebody accidentally."

Somewhat Useless Information   

• Bananas have no fat, cholesterol or sodium.

• Bananas were officially introduced to the American public at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. Each banana was wrapped in foil and sold for 10 cents. Before that time, bananas came to America on the decks of sailing ships as sailors took a few stems home after traveling in the Caribbean.

• Each banana plant bears only one stem of fruit. To produce a new stem, only two shoots - known as the daughter and the granddaughter - are allowed to grow and be cultivated from the main plant.

• In 1516, Friar Tomas sailed to the Caribbean bringing banana roots with him; and planted bananas in the rich, fertile soil of the tropics, thus beginning the banana's future in American life.

• In 2001, there were more than 300 banana-related accidents in Britain, most involving people slipping on skins.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Month:

Air-Conditioning Appreciation Days
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education & Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Dog Days
Eggplant and Lettuce Month 
Family Reunion Month 
Family Golf Month 
Freedom From Fear of Speaking Month 
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month 
Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month
International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month 
International Women with Alopecia Month
International Zine Month
Mango and Melon Month 
National Black Family Month
National Blueberries Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month 
National "Doghouse Repairs" Month
National Grilling Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Independent Retailers Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Recreation & Parks Month
National Share A Sunset With Your Lover Month 
National Wheelchair Beautification Month
Nectarine and Garlic Month 
Sandwich Generation Month
Share A Sunset With Your Lover Month 
Smart Irrigation Month
Social Wellness Month
Tour de France Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
Women With Alopecia Month
Worldwide Bereaved Parents Month

Happening This Week:

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National Education Association Week
National Unassisted Homebirth Week

Today Is                                                                      

·        Canada Day

·        National GSA Employee Day

·        Second Half of The Year Day

·        U.S. Postage Stamp Day

·        Zip Code Day since 1963—Zone Improvement Plan

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·        Canada: Canada Day (1867: Canada recognized)

·        China: Half-Year Day

·        Burundi :Independence Day (1962 from Belgium)

·        Rwanda: Independence Day (1962 from Belgium)

·        Ghana: Republic Day (1960 from UK)

Today’s Events through History  

1st burning of Protestants at stake in Netherlands…1517

Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole…1831

Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial…1941

Decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada…1871

French & Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates…1390

German Democratic Republic accepts Deutsche Mark as its currency…1990

Medicare goes into effect 1970 - Jimi Hendrix 1st recording session (NYC)…1966

Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield…1997

Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province…1873

Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth; powers are officially 

     transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish 

     Executive in Edinburgh…1999

Titus sets up batterig rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem…70

World's 1st air force established (US Army)…1907

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 90’s

Olivia de Havilland, Tokyo Japan, actress (Adventures of Robin Hood) is 96

In their 80’s

Tab Hunter, actor (Tab Hunter Show, Lust in the Dust) is 82

In their 70’s

Karen Black, [Ziegler], actor (5 Easy Pieces, Pyx) is 74

Jamie Farr, actor (Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH) is 79

In their 60’s

Dan Aykroyd, Ottawa Canada, comedian/actor (SNL, Dragnet) is 61

Daryl Anderson, actor (Animal-Lou Grant) is 62

Deborah Harry, singer (Blondie-Heart of Glass) is 68

In their 50’s

Andre Braugher, actor (Frank Pembleton-Homicide) is 51

Carl Lewis [Frederick], Birmingham Alabama, sprinter and long jumper (Oly-9 gold-84-96) 

     is 52

In their 40’s

Pamela Anderson, playmate, tv actor is 46

In their 30’s

Liv Tyler, actress; daughter of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (Stealing Beauty) is 36

Remembered for being born today

Louis Bleriot, 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel [1872-1936]

Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University [1807-1888]

Estée Lauder, New York, NY, CEO (Estée Lauder cosmetics) [1906- 2004]

Sydney Pollack, Lafayette, director (Tootsie, Presumed Innocent) [1934-2008]

Samuel D Riddle, horse owner (Man 'o War) [1861-1951]

George Sand, France, (female) novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro) [1804-1896]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Marlon Brando, actor ("The Godfather", "On the Water Front")…2004…at 80

R Buckminster Fuller, inventor/philosopher…1983…at 87

Charles Goodyear, American inventor…collapsed…1860…at 59

Margaux Hemmingway, actress (Lipstick)…suicide…1996…at 41

Karl Malden, American actor…2009…at 97

Walter Matthau, American actor…heart attack…2000…at 79

Allan Pinkerton, American private detective…stroke or malaria or gangrene…4894…at 64

Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith), disc jockey (Midnight Special)…heart attack…

   1995…at 57

Answer: Brain Teasers

1. Don + ald = Donald 2. Rod + ney = Rodney 3. P + err + y = Perry 4. Owe + n = Owen 5. She + r + man = Sherman 6. D + avid = David 7. B + rent = Brent

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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