Fev 10, 2013

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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 07/ Day: 41    

Today: H   26°…L 19° Averages: H  44° L 19° Records: H   64°(1996)…L -21°(1929)

Wind: ave:   15mph; Gusts:  33mph  Ave. humidity:  67%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:

"John & Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21—1951

"My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS—1956 

12 nude anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets—1535

City of Anaheim incorporates (1st time) —1870

Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co NYC) —1933

IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champ Gary Kasparov—1996

Judy Ikenberry wins 1st Us women's marathon (2:55:17) —1974

NY Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print"—1897

Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru—1824

The South Dakota "land grab" takes place . Parts of the Great Sioux 

     Reservation is opened to settlers—1890

Tom & Jerry created by Hanna & Barbera debut by MGM—1940

US citizenship laws amended all children of US parents born abroad 

     granted US citizenship—1855

USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Power to US for Rudolph Abel—1962

WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition & not a sport to gain deregulation —1989

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   

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

Free Rambling Thoughts:   

A windy winter wonderland has arrived in Flagstaff. While not a lot of snow is sticking to the ground, it has been snowing off and on all day. Part of the near white out conditions are caused by the high winds. Those winds also dropped the feels like temp down into the single digits. It was a day to stay inside. The HOA had the sidewalks shoveled by 7am, which sure is nice. It was only a couple of inches, but the guy who had cleaned the parking lot seems to believe he is helping us by removing the snow from the parking spaces in front of our units. This is fine, but he simply pushes the snow up to the sidewalk leaving a hill of ice and snow about a foot high for all to traverse for weeks. Thankfully the shovelers were able to break it down a little before it became nothing but ice.

 

Our Great Decisions group leader called today. They had a meeting while I was in Uganda, but the next one is set for the end of the month. Another lady and I will be doing something on Egypt. I have to pick up the book so I know what is going on with our presentation. Looking forward to it, since our last meeting was back in August.   Such a intellectually stimulating group to have discussions with.

Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)

Hidden Word

Hidden in each of the sentences below are the numbers 1 to 10 in words.

 Even heavyweight boxers like using soft tissues when they have a cold.

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

• Good Night Jimmy Durante 1955

• Leontyne Price "Bess, You is my Woman"

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!

At a Propane Filling Station:

"Thank heaven for little grills."

Picture of the Day: Uganda

Harper’s Index:         

Estimated percentage of North American pit-viper litters that are ‘virgin-births’: 5

Unusual Fact of the Day:

In South Africa prior to 1985, it was illegal for individuals of European ancestry and non-European ancestry to marry one another.

Joke-of-the-day:

There is a new virus going around, called "work." If you receive any sort of "work" at all, whether via email, Internet or simply handed to you by a colleague ... DO NOT OPEN IT.

This has been circulating around our building for months and those who have been tempted to open "work" or even look at "work" have found that their social life is deleted and their brain ceases to function properly.

If you do encounter "work" via email or are faced with any "work" at all, then to purge the virus, send an email to your boss with the words "I've had enough...

I'm off to the pub." The "work" should automatically be forgotten by your brain. If you receive "work" in paper-document form, simply lift the document and drag the "work" to your garbage can. Put on your hat and coat and skip to the nearest bar with two friends and order three pints of beer (or rum punch). After repeating this action 14 times, you will find that "work" will no longer be of any relevance to you and that "Scooby Doo" was the greatest cartoon ever.

Send this message to everyone in your address book. If you do NOT have anyone in your address book, then I'm afraid the "work" virus has already corrupted your life.

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

PROTECTING YOUR EYES

To protect your eyes from strain, make sure the screen is just beyond arm's length when you work on a computer.   

Yeah, It Really Happened

The following educational choices, which are real, actual classes that people pay money and get class credits for:

Zombies in Popular Media

This class at Columbia College in Chicago traces the history of zombies in movies and literature and explores how zombies relate to themes of capitalism, individuality and xenophobia.

Learning from YouTube

Professor Alexandra Juhasz of Pitzer College has said this class is a "pedagogic experiment focusing on the potentials and limits of digital-media culture." All class work, assignments and discussions must take place on YouTube.

Daytime Serials: Family and Social Roles

Students in this class watch daytime soaps, analyze their themes and study the social impact of gender roles on the family and the workplace.

Somewhat Useless Information   

The ashes of the average cremated person weigh 9 pounds.

The average adult guinea pig weighs 2 pounds.

The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

The average adult raccoon weighs 21 pounds.

The average American spends 120 hours a month watching television, the 

     equivalent of five complete days in front of the TV.

The average American will eat 35,000 cookies in a lifetime.

The average American woman spends 55 minutes per day getting showered, 

     dressed, and groomed.

The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.

The average capacity of a pelican's pouch is 12 quarts.

The average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times 

     its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids.

 Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

10-16
Celebration of Love Week
Children of Alcoholics Week
Jell-O Week
Love a Mench Week
National Pancake Week
Random Acts of Kindness Week
International Flirting Week
National Green Week

Today Is                                                                      

Chinese New Year—Year of the Snake

Losar—Tibetian-Buddhist New Year

Plimsoll Day—Samuel Plimsoll, member of the English Parliament who championed sailors' safety

Man Day—all things macho with a barrage of tattoos, stiff drinks, friendly competition, and good times

World Marriage Day

Umbrella Day

Today’s Events through History  

"The definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between his Britannick Majesty, the Most 

     Christian King, and the King of Spain is concluded at Paris the 

     10th day of February—1763

10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published—1749

Beginning of Mormon march to west US—1846

Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England—1720

England claims sovereignty over all Indians east of the Mississippi River, 

     as a part of the Treaty of Paris—1763

Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of 

     "Chattanooga Choo Choo"—1942

Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo—1879

New Delhi becomes capital of India—1931

Pres Calvin Coolidge asks for 2nd disarmament conference—1927

US Coast Survey authorized by Congress—1807

Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass—1676

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 80’s

Leontyne Mary Violet Price, Laurel Miss, opera soprano (Porgy & Bess) is 86

Robert Wagner, Detroit Mich, actor (It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart) is 83

In their 70’s

Roberta Flack, American singer is 76

In their 60’s

Greg Norman, Queensland, Australia, PGA golfer is 58

In their 50’s

In their 40’s

Glenn Beck, American radio and television host is 49

Under 30

Emma Roberts, American actress is 21

Remembered for being born today

Lon Chaney Jr, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor (1906-1973)

Jimmy Durante, NYC, long-nosed comedian (and goodnight Mrs Calabash) (1893-1980)

Boris Pickett, vocalist (Monster Mash) (1938-2007)

Howard Spring, British author/novelist/writer/critic (O Absalom) (1889-1965)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Alex Haley, US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)—heart attack—1992—at 70

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic)—1912—at 84

Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart), Welsh pirate—in battle—1722—at 40

Ron Ziegler, press secretary to Richard Nixon—heart attack—2003—at 63

Answer: Hidden Word

 Even heavywEIGHT boxers like using soft tissues when they have a cold.

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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