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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 208
/ Week: 31
July
Averages: 81° \ 51°
Today: Average
Sky Cover: 15%
H 84°… L 61°… Ave. humidity: 52%
Wind: ave: 1mph;
Gusts: 5mph
Average High: 82° Record High: 93° (1947)
Average Low: 51°
Record Low: 36° (1913)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1501 - Copernicus formally installed as canon
of Frauenberg Cathedral
1586 - Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to
England from Virginia
1789 - US Congress establishes Department of Foreign
Affairs (State dept)
1816 - US troops destroy, a Seminole fort, for
harboring runaway slaves
1865 - Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
1921 - Frederick Banting & Charles Best
isolates insulin at U of Toronto
1924 - 8th Olympic games closes in Paris
1967 - LBJ sets up commission to study cause
of urban violence
1996 - Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1
killed, 110 injured
2007 - Phoenix News Helicopter Collision: 2 News
helicopters while covering a police chase
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
Spent the day getting ready for the presentation tonight on
Israel. Every newscast adds more to the presentation. Such a complicated and
difficult situation.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain Teasers
Welcome
to Crazy Cooking Catastrophes.
Today our host has decided to mix up an Antipasto Creature Feature...
Please follow these instructions carefully to unscramble [pun totally intended]
the answer.
Cooking Tips:
Words like add, combine, stir in, sprinkle, garnish etc mean to add those
letters to the mix.
Words like remove, drain, none left over, give, etc. mean to remove those letters
from the mix.
In a bowl, combine one cup of MARMALADE with one tablespoon of OIL.
Kick MAE out of the kitchen [she's dangerous with a whisk] then whip until
frothy.
What creature will be in the bowl?
Lifestyle Substance:
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
OK Then…
Harper’s
Index
Estimated
percentage of US female CEOs who are overweight: 10
Of
US male CEOs: 65
Unusual
Fact of the Day
Bela Lugosi, famous for playing Dracula in the
1931 classic, was not fluent in English, but learned his words line for line
for the movie.
**NEW**Earth
Facts…
The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old according to scientists
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
Scapegoat
Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a
sin offering. But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented
alive before the LORD to be used for making atonement by sending it into the
desert as a scapegoat. Leviticus 16:9-10
**NEW**World
Heritage Sites…
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam--Afghanistan
The 65m-tall Minaret of Jam is a graceful, soaring structure,
dating back to the 12th century. Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue
tile inscription at the top, it is noteworthy for the quality of its
architecture and decoration, which represent the culmination of an
architectural and artistic tradition in this region. Its impact is heightened
by its dramatic setting, a deep river valley between towering mountains in the
heart of the Ghur province. Click here to learn more
People
Facts…
Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, and mothers
their weight.
Historical
Facts…
France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an
Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual
salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
Retro
Native Humor…
It was election time and a politician
decided to go out to the local reservation and try to get the Native American
vote. They were all assembled in the Council Hall to hear the speech. The
politician had worked up to his finale, and the crowd was getting more and more
excited. "I promise better education opportunities for Native
Americans!"
The crowd went wild, shouting "Hoya! Hoya!"
The politician was a bit puzzled by the native word, but was encouraged by
their enthusiasm. "I promise gambling reforms to allow a Casino on the
Reservation!" "Hoya! Hoya!" cried the crowd, stomping their
feet.
"I promise more social reforms and job opportunities for Native
Americans!" The crowd reached a frenzied pitch shouting "Hoya! Hoya!
Hoya!"
After the speech, the Politician was touring the Reservation, and saw a
tremendous herd of cattle. Since he was raised on a ranch, and knew a bit about
cattle, he asked the Chief if he could get closer to take a look at the cattle.
"Sure," the Chief said, "but be careful not to step in the
hoya."
Common
Phrase Origins…
No Spring
Chicken
Meaning: Someone
who is past his prime
History: New
England chicken farmers generally sold chickens in the spring, so the chickens
born in the springtime yielded better earnings than the chickens that survived
the winter. Sometimes, farmers tried to sell old birds for the price of a new
spring chicken. Clever buyers complained that the fowl was “no spring chicken,”
and the term came to represent anyone past their prime.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 years ago
The Sun has made arrangements with the Foster Amusement Co. to be
here next Saturday. There will be free rides for all the children who
will apply for tickets at the SUN office beginning on Monday. The Company
has a fine, new, up-to-date merry-go-round, which will be located near the
Northern Arizona Motor Co. garage on South San Francisco Street
Joke-of-the-day
After watching
the girls do line dancing, Michael thought, hey I can do this. So he got in
line and asked one of the girls, what’s the name of this dance?
"She said I
don't know; this is the line for the bathroom"
Rules of
Thumb:
RESTAURANT PRICING
Food that's fair
should be a bargain; food that's pricey should be great.
Yeah, It
Really Happened
WASHINGTON (UPI) - A new climate report by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration offers another reminder that the planet is
getting warmer.
According to The State of the Climate report 2013 edition, last year was one of
the warmest on record -- anywhere from the second to fifth hottest, depending
on which data set is used.
Thomas Karl, director of NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, likened the
latest news on the planet's health to the creeping threat of an expanding
midsection as we get older and let our bodies go.
"The climate is changing more rapidly in today's world than at any time in
modern civilization," Karl said. "We're continuing to see ourselves
put more weight on from year to year."
The planet is not only getting warmer, but -- as expected -- is surrounded by
an atmosphere increasingly composed of greenhouse gases. Atmospheric CO2
concentrations have never been higher, with global averages nearing 400 parts
per million.
"The major greenhouse gases all reached new record high values in
2013," explained Jessica Blunden, a climatologist with ERT, Inc., and one
of the report's authors.
The report also pointed out that sea levels continue to rise, sea temperatures
continue to warm, glaciers continue to shrink and permafrost continues to melt.
Somewhat
Useless Information
During
the main talks of the Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague no women were
allowed to serve food, only men over 25 have been given the privilege of
serving the working lunches at the World Forum.
The
director of the catering company justified his decision by claiming: “If 20
gentlemen are serving and three platinum blonde ladies, then that spoils the
image. The personnel needs to act in as reserved a manner as possible, and you
can’t achieve that by adding a couple of pretty, conspicuous ladies to the
mix”.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
24-27
Comic Con International
25-27
Garlic Days
Today
Is
National
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day
Walk on Stilts Day
Today’s
Events through History
1940 - Bugs Bunny debuts in "Wild Hare"
1952 - Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon
(2:23:03.2)
1991 - TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition
Birthday’s
Today
Allen Breed, inventor of 1st
automotive airbag sensor is 87
Jerry Van Dyke, actor (My Mother
the Car, Coach) is 83
Bobbie Gentry, singer/songwriter
(Ode to Billy Joe) is 70
Betty Thomas, actress (Lucy
Baines-Hill Street Blues) is 67
Peggy Fleming Jenkins, figure
skater (Olym-gold-1968) is 66
Maureen McGovern, singer (Got To Be a
Morning After) is 65
Bill Engvall, comedian “Here’s Your
Sign’ is 57
Sasha Mitchell, actor (Spike of
Bensonhurst) is 47
Remembered
for being born today
Friedrich Ernst Dorn, physicist discovered
radon emits from radium (1848-1916)
Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft
designer (1882-1965)
Leo Durocher, baseball player and
manager (Dodgers, Giants) (1906-1991)
Kennan Wynn, actor (Dr
Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor) (1916-1986)
Historical
Obits Today
Bob Hope, English-born
American actor, comedian and entertainer, 2003, @100
James
Mason, British actor (Lolita), heart attack, 1884, @75
Gertrude
Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), cancer, 1946, @72
Mohammad
Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-79), lymphoma, 1980, @60
Miguel
Hidalgo y Castilla, Mexican priest/freedom fighter, executed, 1811, @58
Brain
Teasers
Armadillo
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
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