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Jan. 27, 2020 Week: 1 Day: 27
86004:
H 55° \ L 26° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Nearest lightning: 824mi.; Nearest active fire: 244mi.
Wind:
6mph\Gusts: 13mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 61°[2003]
Record Low: -13°[1979]
Jan. Averages: 43°\16° (22” days with
snow)
Today’s
Einstein Quote
It is easier to
denature plutonium
than it is to denature
the evil spirit of man
Random
Tidbits
Today,
sushi restaurants in the United States generate $2 billion in annual revenue
Sushi
chefs have one of the most difficult training of all professional chefs. They
must know how to prepare raw seafood, know which fish contain harmful
parasites, and know how to eliminate parasites. They must also know about
biochemical changes that happen after seafood is slaughtered.
Observations
This Week
Sundance Film
Festival: 23-2/2
US Nationals Snow
Sculpting Days: 25-2/2
Catholic Schools Week:
26-2/1
Clean Out Your Inbox
Week: 26-31
Meat Week: 26-2/1
National School Choice
Week: 26-2/1
Tax Identity Theft
Week: 26-30
National Medical Group
Practice Week: 27-2/1
Observations
for Today
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the
Holocaust Link
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Link and Link
National Chocolate Cake Day
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Link and Link
National Chocolate Cake Day
Thomas Crapper Day
Viet Nam Peace Day
Viet Nam Peace Day
My
Rambling Thoughts
We
had a very interesting discussion last night about Trafficking. It is very
depressing that the various countries, and states, cannot agree on important
definitions of Human Trafficking, Slavery, Child Labor, Sexual Exploitation
among others. Humans are on the top of the evolution scale, yet we carry a
marker of some kind that comes from the others in the animal kingdom: kill or
be killed. Until we can or will find a way to identify that marker and then
alter it, there will always be conflict between humans. It is a bitter pill to
swallow.
Mrs.
Sofia Yazzie passed at 105 this last week. She was a Navajo who served in WWII
in the US Army Air Corp. Until her passing she was the oldest living WWII Vet
in Arizona. After her military service she worked at Ft. Wingate Elem School, a
BIA school on the Navajo Nation. Tributes are pouring in. What an amazing life.
Shocked
and saddened by the untimely passing of Kobe Bryant, NBA super-star and his 13
year old daughter, Gigi. RIP and condolences to his wife and other children.
Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
A
merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping.
In
one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than
small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?
Historical
Events
1591
Scottish schoolmaster Dr. John Fian burned for witchcraft at Castle Hill,
Edinburgh by order King James VI. Part of the Berwick Witch trials.
1606
- The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators began for the Gunpowder Plot,
ending with their execution on January 31.
1825
US Congress approves Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way
for the forced relocation of the Eastern Indian tribes via the "Trail of
Tears"
1880
- Thomas Edison received a patent (#223,898) for his incandescent lamp.
1888
- The National Geographic Society was established.
1924
Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow
1926
Physicist Erwin Schrödinger publishes his theory of wave mechanics and presents
what becomes known as the Schrödinger equation in quantum mechanics
1944
Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Soviets after 880 days and more than 2 million
Russians killed 1945 - 60th Army First Ukrainian Front soldiers opened the
gates of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, liberating the remaining 7,000
prisoners, mostly ill and dying. In 2005 the United Nations declared 27 January
as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
1951
- Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site began with Operation Ranger.
1962
- #1 Hit: Joey Dee and
the Starliters - Peppermint Twist - Part 1
1967
- Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire
during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida.
1970
- James M. Schlatter received a patent (#3492131) for 'Peptide Sweetening
Agents' later marketed as NutraSweet.
1973
- #1 Hit: Stevie Wonder -
Superstition
1976
- Lavern and Shirley debuted on ABC.
1977
- Roots mini-series began on ABC.
1984
- Michael Jackson's hair caught fire during filming for Pepsi commercial.
2010
- Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's latest product, a tablet PC called the iPad, at a
press conference in San Francisco.
2017
Donald Trump issues executive order banning travel to the US for 7 mostly
Muslim countries and suspending admission for refugees
2019
Tornado strikes Havana, Cuba, killing three and injuring 172
Birthdays
Today
72
- Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor
@65
- Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), English novelist, poet, and mathematician
(died in 1898; pneumonia)
@65
- Troy Donahue, American actor (died in 2001; heart attack)
@60
- Jerome Kern, American composer and songwriter (died in 1945; stroke)
64
- John Roberts, American jurist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme
Court
@64
- Donna Reed, American actress (died in 1986; pancreatic cancer)
@52
- Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and
actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (died in 1972; heart attack)
@39
- Sabu, Indian-American actor (died in 1963; heart attack)
@35
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (died in 1791; fever)
Puzzle
Answer:
11
cartons total
7
large boxes (7 * 8 = 56 boxes) 4 small boxes (4*10 = 40 boxes 11 total cartons
and 96 boxes
