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Aug 29, 2020 Week: 35 Day: 242 Local: H 85° \ L 51° \ Average Sky Cover: 60%
Wind: 4mph\Gusts: 9mph Nearest lightning: 16mi.;
active fire: 59mi.
Extreme Risk of Fire Visibility: 10mi
Record: 91°[1948] Record: 37°[1956] Aug Averages: 79°\50° (9 days with rain)
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Today’s Quote
"The question isn't who is going to let me;
it's who is going to stop me."
-Ayn Rand
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Random Tidbits
The rise of fast food and the decline of cooking has
undermined family dinners and increased obesity rates.
Consumers in America spend
more money on food in restaurants than they do on food they can cook at home.
A chef's hat is officially
called a toque, which is Arabic for hat.
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A little humor
"Disorder in the Court" True statements from court records
ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember
which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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State Name Origins
The origin of the world "Mexico" is
from the Aztec word meaning "place of Mexitli," which is an Aztec
god. Other possible origins include a combination of metztli
("moon"), xictli ("center") and the suffix -co
("place") and means "place at the center of the moon." The
Spanish named the lands north of the Rio Grande "Nuevo Mexico," or
New Mexico. The name was anglicized after the area was turned over to the U.S.
by Mexico after the Mexican-American War ended in 1848.
The Empire State was named after the Duke of
York and Albany, the brother of King Charles II, in 1664. There had been a
settlement called York in England since before the Romans invaded England. The
word York comes from the Latin word for city.
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Observations This Week
World Water Week: 23-29 Link
Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Week: 26-29 Link (Moved from Sept.)
Chuckwagon Races: 29-9/6
International Bat Night:
29-30
Tour de France: 29-9/20 Link Moved from June due to COVID-19
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Observations for Today
According to Hoyle Day
Individual Rights Day Link
International Bat Night
International
Bacon Day
International Day Against Nuclear Tests
More Herbs, Less Salt Day
National Chop Suey Day
National Sarcoidosis Day: Link
National Whiskey Sour Day
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My Rambling Thoughts
A nice monsoon yesterday afternoon…loud and hard, temperature
dropped from 88 to 73 in minutes. Then about 6pm a nice female rain that lasted
about 2+ hours. Very much appreciated.
Arizona is sending 150 National Guard members to Kenosa, Wisconsin
after their governor asked for them. A tough assignment anytime, made harder by
Covid.
Flagstaff is moving toward Phase 3 of reopening the city offices.
This will provide citizens with access to most of the city offices. Most have
been closed since mid-March. I sure hope it works out.
I read an interesting perspective this morning. Still not sure how
I feel about it:
Blue lives don’t exist. Stop drawing an
equivalence between racial identity and a job. This country is so divided and so into quick slogans. Sad.
The Federal Election Commission is made up of six members, 3
Republicans and 3 Democrats. Their responsibility is to oversee all elections
for possible legal violations. During this election cycle, the Commission only
has 3 members. Without at least a 4th member, they cannot rule on
anything as a simple majority is needed for all action. Wanna guess who
appoints members of the FEC? Right, the US President.
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Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
What
do many boats, shovels, laundries, whistles, and hot showers have in common?
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Historical Events
1758 – The first American Indian reservation was established,
at Indian Mills, New Jersey.
1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction,
opening the door to electric generators.
1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patented the world’s first internal
combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
1896 – Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-Chang’s chef is credited with
inventing Chop Suey.
1898 – The Goodyear tire company was founded.
1922 – The first radio advertisement (for an apartment complex)
was broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City.
1949 – The Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, known as
First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
1958 – United States Air Force Academy opened in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1966 – The Beatles performed their last concert at Candlestick
Park in San Francisco.
1991 – Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ended all activities of
the Soviet Communist Party.
2005 (Hurricane) Katrina devastated the US Gulf Coast, from
Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people.
2012 Banana Spider venom is found to be effective in
relieving erectile dysfunction
2016 Italian coastguard says 6,500 migrants rescued at sea in 40
separate incidents in 1 day off coast of Sabratha, Libya
2017 US President Donald Trump visits flood affected Texas
2018 John McCain is only the third person to lie in state at the
Arizona state capital rotunda in Phoenix
2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin announces new retirement
ages, 60 for women, 65 for men in TV address, amid protests
2019 Discovery of world's largest child sacrifice site announced
by archaeologists with 227 victims from Chimú culture in Huanchaco, Peru
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Birthdays Today
@90 – Richard
Attenborough, English actor, and director (d. 2014)
@86 – Richard
Blackwell, American fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
82 – Elliott
Gould, American actor
@81 – John
McCain, American soldier, and politician (d. 2018)
80 – Joel
Schumacher, American director, and producer (d. 2020)
77 – Robin Leach,
English journalist; television host (died in 2018)
73 – Temple Grandin,
autistic biologist
@72 – John Locke,
English physician, and philosopher (d. 1704; asthma)
@67 – Ingrid
Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982; breast cancer)
@61 – Otis
Boykin, American inventor-pacemakers (d. 1982)
@50 – Michael Jackson,
singer (d. 2009; cardiac arrest)
@34 – Charlie
Parker, American saxophonist, and composer (d. 1955; cirrhosis)
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Puzzle Answer
Steam
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