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Almanac: Day: 224
/ Week: 33
August
Averages: 78° \ 50°Today:
Average Sky Cover: 50%
H 72°… L 55°… Ave. humidity: 44%
Wind: ave: 8mph; Gusts: 15mph
Average High: 79° Record High: 92° (1944)
Average Low: 51° Record Low: 36° (1999)
Quote of the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
3 - Venus-Jupiter
in conjunction-Star of Bethlehem
1658 - 1st American police corps forms (New
Amsterdam) 1851 - 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora
1865 - Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery
1879 - 1st National Archery Association tournament (Chicago)
1908 - Henry Ford's company builds the first Model T car
1915 - "Of Human Bondage," by William Somerset Maugham, published
1922 - Dedication of Frederick Douglas' home in Wash DC as national shrine
1928 - 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam
1935 - Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand
1936 - Demo baseball game at 1936 Olympics in Berlin, world beats US, 6-5
1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship
1955 - Pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour
1972 - Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam
1978 - ICE is launched
1984 - 23rd Olympic games close at Los Angeles, CA
1992 - Canada, Mexico, and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
Nice Monday that looked like it was going to be a hot one, but
early this afternoon the clouds rushed in, temps cooled down quickly, and there
was even a brief shower. It looks and feels like more rain is on the way.
I cleaned up my back room a lot today, still have some more work
to do. The room looks much better. The closet in that room has turned into a ‘junk’
closet and I really need to empty it, throw stuff away and put a few things
back in there. But that is for another day.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
Each
group of three definitions describes three words that are spelled the same,
except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example:
king, ring, wing.
1a) to wriggle
1b) a member of the British gentry
1c) a small forcible stream of liquid
2a) this color is a blend of red and yellow darkened by black
2b) the top of the head
2c) to cover with water
3a) more recent
3b) rubbish
3c) a written communication
4a) free from color
4b) a high-pitched plaintive cry
4c) although
1a) to wriggle
1b) a member of the British gentry
1c) a small forcible stream of liquid
2a) this color is a blend of red and yellow darkened by black
2b) the top of the head
2c) to cover with water
3a) more recent
3b) rubbish
3c) a written communication
4a) free from color
4b) a high-pitched plaintive cry
4c) although
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
Robert F. Kennedy Interview- Civil Unrest, Vietnam (Merv Griffin)
OK Then…
Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Brief
History…
Otis Invented the Elevator.
Elisha Otis, inventor of a safety device in 1854 to keep elevator
cars from free falling if the cable broke, was the founder of Otis Elevator
Company. He did not, however, invent the elevator. Forms of the elevator
were around for hundreds if not thousands of years. The Otis “Safety
Elevator” was the ticket for steel framed buildings that were reaching
multi-story heights in the 1800’s and were a big success.
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
Pride comes before a fall
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18
Computer
Facts…
The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to
be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued
People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to
2001.
Earth
Facts…
The deepest spot on Earth is under the ocean in the Mariana Trench
at 35,813 feet below sea level.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS
AGO
Lightning cracked the crossing signal system at noon on Tuesday.
The ”Train” sign is stuck up the stick until it is repaired.
Harper’s
Index
Portion of college students with symptoms of clinical depression
who are not receiving mental health services: 1/2
Language Facts…
The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the
number of paces it took the average Roman!
Rules of
Thumb…
ATTENDING A MEETING
A meeting is not
worth the trip if it will take you longer to get there than the meeting itself
will last.
Superstitions…
Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or
cure colds.
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Between
1912 and 1948, art competitions were a part of the Olympics. Medals were
awarded for architecture, music, painting, and sculpture.
World
Heritage Sites…
The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system
consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore
atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and
estuaries. The system’s seven sites illustrate the evolutionary history of reef
development and are a significant habitat for threatened species, including
marine turtles, manatees and the American marine crocodile.
Joke-of-the-day
Q: What did the
windmill say when she met her favorite movie star?
A: "Nice to
meet you. I'm a BIG FAN!"
Yeah, It
Really Happened
North Carolina police have apparently arrested a man for beating
them in a donut-eating contest.
The Elizabeth City man celebrated out-eating the police officers, only to find out that he couldn't outrun them.
24-year-old Bradley Herbert Hardison was arrested one day after he won the adult division of a doughnut-eating contest at the Elizabeth City Police Department's National Night Out Against Crime. Hardison ate eight doughnuts in 2 minutes, beating a group that included local police officers and firefighters.
Oh, the Camden County Sheriff's Office SAID they had been looking for Hardison in connection with two break-ins, but Sheriff Tony Perry admitted that nothing was taken during these "break-ins". And, of course, couldn't explain why a man would show up at a Police donut-eating contest the day after committing so-called crimes in that very same neighborhood.
In addition to the Camden County charges, Hardison is charged with felony larceny and breaking and entering, because humiliating cops at the one thing they do best (other than setting up speed traps) isn't a crime.
The Elizabeth City man celebrated out-eating the police officers, only to find out that he couldn't outrun them.
24-year-old Bradley Herbert Hardison was arrested one day after he won the adult division of a doughnut-eating contest at the Elizabeth City Police Department's National Night Out Against Crime. Hardison ate eight doughnuts in 2 minutes, beating a group that included local police officers and firefighters.
Oh, the Camden County Sheriff's Office SAID they had been looking for Hardison in connection with two break-ins, but Sheriff Tony Perry admitted that nothing was taken during these "break-ins". And, of course, couldn't explain why a man would show up at a Police donut-eating contest the day after committing so-called crimes in that very same neighborhood.
In addition to the Camden County charges, Hardison is charged with felony larceny and breaking and entering, because humiliating cops at the one thing they do best (other than setting up speed traps) isn't a crime.
Somewhat
Useless Information
Sweating
from stress and sweating to cool down are chemically different. When you sweat
because you're hot, it comes from your eccrine glands, but when you sweat
because you're stressed, it comes from your apocrine glands.
You have between 2 and 4 million sweat glands in your body. Your feet alone have about 250,000 sweat glands between them.
The name for absent sweating (or not sweating at all) is anhidrosis, which is dangerous because your body can overheat.
The more in shape you are, the more quickly and profusely your body will sweat. It does this to cool itself down so you can work out at a greater intensity for a longer period of time.
Sweat has a stinky reputation, but sweat itself doesn't actually smell. The odor comes from the bacteria on your skin instead.
Hippos' sweat is red. The colored pigment both acts a sunscreen and kills bacteria.
You have between 2 and 4 million sweat glands in your body. Your feet alone have about 250,000 sweat glands between them.
The name for absent sweating (or not sweating at all) is anhidrosis, which is dangerous because your body can overheat.
The more in shape you are, the more quickly and profusely your body will sweat. It does this to cool itself down so you can work out at a greater intensity for a longer period of time.
Sweat has a stinky reputation, but sweat itself doesn't actually smell. The odor comes from the bacteria on your skin instead.
Hippos' sweat is red. The colored pigment both acts a sunscreen and kills bacteria.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
9-16
Gay GamesNational Scrabble Week
10-16
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week
National Resurrect Romance Week
Elvis Week
Weird Contest Week
Today
Is
IBM PC Day
International Youth Day
Middle Child Day
Sewing Machine Day-1851-patent by Singer
Vinyl Record Day
World Elephant Day
International Youth Day
Middle Child Day
Sewing Machine Day-1851-patent by Singer
Vinyl Record Day
World Elephant Day
Today’s Events through History
1508 - Juan Ponce de Leon arrives in Puerto Rico
1769 - Kumeyaay Indians fight with the
Spaniards who have established the Mission San Diego de Alcala, now San
Diego, CA1877 - Thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device
1960 - Echo 1, 1st communications satellite, is launched
1962 - 1st time 2 people in space
2012 - The 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony completes the games
Birthday’s
Today
George Hamilton, (Love at 1st Bite,
Where the Boys Are) is 75
Willie Horton, American murderer
and rapist is 63Peter Krause, actor (Six Feet Under) is 49
Pete Sampras, tennis champ (14 grand slam titles) is 43
Casey Affleck, American actor is 39
Remembered
for being born today
"Diamond
Jim" Brady,
American financier (1856-1917)
Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America
the Beautiful) (1859-1929)Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton) (1876-1958)
Cecil B deMille, director (10 Commandments, Cleopatra) (1881-1959)
Marion Lorne, actress (Bewitched) (1883-1968)
Jane Wyatt, actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek), (1910-2006)
Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor (Around World in 80 Days) (1911-1993)
Marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], actress (Peggy-Life of Riley) (1917-1997)
John Derek, actor/director (10, Annapolis Story) (1926-1998)
Porter Wagoner, country singer (Y'All Come), (1927-2007)
Buck Owens, [Alvis Edgar], country singer (Hee Haw) (1929-2006)
Historical
Obits Today
Les Paul (Lester
William Polsfuss) musician and inventor, 2009, @94
Merv
Griffin, American television host and game show creator, 2007, @82 Henry Fonda, actor (On Golden Pond), heart disease, 1982, @77
William Blake, English poet/painter, 1827, @69
Eliphalet Remington, inventor, designer of the Remington rifle, 1861, @67
Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), heart disease, 1964, @56
Cleopatra VII Philopator, suicide by inducing an asp (Egyptian cobra), 30BC, @39
King Philip, [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot, 1676, @36
Brain Teasers
1) squirm, squire, squirt
2) brown, crown, drown
3) latter, litter, letter
4) white, whine, while
2) brown, crown, drown
3) latter, litter, letter
4) white, whine, while
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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