Jan 7, 2013

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 01/ Day: 7    

Today: H   40°…L 9° Averages: H  42° L 17° Records: H   61°(1969)…L -18°(1910)

Wind: ave:   10mph; Gusts:  24mph  ave. humidity:  47%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

"GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV—1968

1st airplane bombing experiments with explosives, SF—1911

1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries) —1785

1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal—1914

Bill Clinton begins his impeachment trial—1999

Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock"—1970

Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia—1608

Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa & Ganymede—1610

Liberia colonized by Americans—1822

Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) —1714

US president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya—1986

William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice—1972

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

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

A great day in Flag…even if a little windy. Some friends stopped by and we watched some football. Good games, good company, can’t ask for more. I should have been packing, but got a few days yet.  Getting really excited about the trip to Uganda.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Hidden Countries

Find two countries in the sentence

 If an iron pipe rusts you just have to shrug and accept it. 

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

• Funniest Blooper in Game Show History

• Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks
 

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!

On a Plumber's truck: “We repair what your husband fixed."

 Picture of the Day: 1960’s TV

Bet You Didn’t Know…from History Channel

On British coins, the direction in which the reigning monarch faces alternates with each successive ruler. Queen Elizabeth II faces right.

Harper’s Index:         

• Chance that a death among US service members is a suicide: 1 in 5
• Among military-age of the general population: 1 in 20
• Portion of service members who are under the age of 25: 1/3
• Of those who commit suicide who are: 1/2

Unusual Fact of the Day:

The true formal name of the famous statue standing in New York harbor is not "The Statue of Liberty". It was named "Liberty Enlightening the World" by its sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, who fashioned the statue's likeness after his mother.

Joke-of-the-day:

A woman was waiting in the checkout line at a shopping center. Herhat brand new broom you have there, you'll be home in no time." arms were laden with a mop and broom and other cleaning supplies. By her hard glances and deep sighs, it was obvious she was in hurry and not a happy camper about the slowness of the line.

When the cashier called for a price check on a box of soap, the woman remarked indignantly, "Well, I'll be lucky to get out of here and home before Christmas!"

"Don't worry, ma'am," replied the clerk. "With a good tail wind and t

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

GETTING BACK IN SHAPE

Recovering an unused physical skill takes one month for each year of layoff.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

THAME, England - British hotel chain Travelodge UK said some of the oddest items left in its rooms include a pet python, breast implants and a bucket of live crabs. The budget chain based in Thame, England, said items in its lost-and-founds include a pet python named Monty, a winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, the prop used as Harry Potter's wand in one of the films, a diamond-encrusted iPhone, a bucket of live crabs and a set of women's breast implants, The Scotsman reported Thursday. The hotel chain said the most popular items left in their rooms include pajamas, phone and laptop chargers, teddy bears, toiletry items and electronics. The company said the 20,000 books left in its hotel rooms during the past 12 months include 7,000 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey."  

Somewhat Useless Information   

Average calories burned daily by the sled dogs running in Alaska's annual 

     Iditarod race: 10,000.

Average length of a coat hanger when straightened: 44 inches.

Average number of eggs laid by the female American Oyster per year: 500 million. Usually only one oyster out of the bunch reaches maturity.

Average number of hummingbirds required to create the weight of 1 ounce: 18.

Average number of squirts from a cow's udder needed to yield a gallon of milk : 345.

Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal.

During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times 

    its normal size.

Every square inch of the human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

1-7

New Year's Resolutions Week

Celebration of Life Week

Diet Resolution Week

Silent Record Week

2-8

Someday We'll Laugh About This Week

3-7

Women's Self Empowerment Week

5-8

Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week

6-12

Home Office Safety and Security Week

National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week

Today Is                                                                      

Harlem Globetrotter's Day
I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day
International Programmers' Day
National Tempura Day
National Weigh-In Day
Old Rock Day
Orthodox Christmas
"Thank God It's Monday" Day

Today’s Events through History  

"Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts—1934

"Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV—1967

"Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears—1929

1st photo of genes taken at U of S California by Pease & Baker—1949

1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia—1784

Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook—1896

Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor—1618

Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Illinois) —1927

Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia & Holy Roman empire—1584

Pres Harry Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb—1953

President Thomas Jefferson believes that the Indians have more land than they 

    need,if they become farmers, they will need less land. "We will with pleasure 

    furnish you with implements for the most necessary arts, and with persons who

    may instruct you how to make and use them."—1802

US recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government—1959

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 80’s

William Peter Blatty, NYC, author/director (The Exorcist) is 85

In their 70’s

Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders) is 75

In their 60’s

Erin Gray, actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers) is 63

Kenny Loggins, Everett WA, singer (& Messina-This is it, Footloose) is 65

In their 50’s

David Caruso, actor and producer is 57

Katie Couric, TV news host (Today) is 56

In their 40’s

Nicolas Cage, actor (Moonstruck, Racing with the Moon) is 49

In their 30’s

Dustin Diamond, San Jose California, actor (Screech-Saved By Bell) is 36

Remembered for being born today

Charles Addams, cartoonist (New Yorker, Addams Family) (1912-heart attack-1988)

St Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous), religious visionary (1844-TB-1879)

John Catron, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1786-1865)

Millard Fillmore, Locke NY, (Whig) 13th president (1800-stroke-1874)

Alan Napier, Birmingham England, actor (Alfred-Batman) (1903-1988)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Eileen Desmond, Irish politician—2005—at 73

Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII—cancer—1536—at 50

Lou Hoover, U.S. First Lady—heart attack—1944—at 69

Trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter)—bronchitis—1988—at 74

Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor)—1943—at 86

Answer: Hidden Countries

 If an iron piPE RUsts you just have to shrUG AND Accept it. 

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.

§    And That Is All for Now  §