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Sep
30, 2020 Week: 40 Day:274 Local: H 74° \ L 37° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind: 9mph\Gusts:
13mph Nearest
lightning: 1021mi.; active fire: 59mi.
EXTREME Risk of Fire
Visibility:
10mi
Record: 82°[2010] Record: 24°[1907] Sep Averages: 74°\42° (5 days with rain)
Today’s Quote
"Too
many of us are not living our dreams
because
we are living our fears."
-Les Brown
Random Tidbits
Officially, the longest war in history was
between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, which lasted from 1651 to
1986. There were no casualties.
The Anglo-Zanzibar war of 1896 is the shortest
war on record lasting an exhausting 38 minutes.
A little humor
What’s the best time to go to the dentist?
Tooth-hurty.
The dentist says my teeth are like a string of
pearls.
Each one has a hole through it!
True Things
“Aglio Kim”, a trolley-like robot which uses
artificial intelligence (A.I.), is delivering food to customers at a restaurant
in Seoul, in order to minimise human contact and help ensure social distancing.
Shortly after customers order through a touch-screen
on the table, the 1.25-meter-tall robot, developed by South Korean telecoms
company KT Corp, brings the food and uses its visual SLAM (simultaneous
localization and mapping) capabilities to avoid obstacles and navigate around
customers.
The robot can deliver food to up to four tables at
once, KT’s AI Platform Business Team leader Lee Young-jin told Reuters.
The A.I. robot is equipped with food trays which can
carry up to 30 kilograms and an LCD screen and speaker that communicate in both
Korean and English.
“Customers found the robot serving quite unique and
interesting, and also felt safe from the coronavirus,” said Lee Young-ho, a
manager at the Mad for Garlic restaurant which has tested the robot this month.
Observations This Week
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International Sand Sculpting Championships : 25-10/4 Link Cancelled due
to COVID-19 |
National
Keep Kids Creative Week: 27-10/3 |
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Banned
Books Week: 27-10/3 |
Remember:
Register to Vote Wk: 27-10/3 |
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International
Week of the Deaf: 27-10/3 |
Sea Otter
Awareness Week: 27-10/3 Link |
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National
Chimney Safety Week: 27-10/3 |
World
Hearing Aid Awareness Week: 27-10/3 |
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National
Fall Foliage Week: 27-10/3 Link |
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Observations for Today
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Ask A Stupid Question Day Link |
National Love People Day Link |
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Banned Websites Awareness Day Link |
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Blasphemy Day Link |
National Mulled Cider Day Link |
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International Podcast Day Link |
Recovery Day: 30 Link |
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International Translation Day Link |
Women's Health & Fitness Day Link |
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Wrigley Chewing Gum Day |
My Rambling Thoughts
Another
nice day, cooling down nicely. I needed a haircut, so headed out to get that done
early. Then realized I was close to the Dr. office, so called and got a flu
shot with no waiting. As I was driving home, I noticed my vehicle was dirty so
stopped at the auto carwash and got that done. I was only out and about for an
hour and a half. Now to relax until the debate tonight. Can’t miss that.
When
does the Census end? Ask Trump: Sep. 30; ask Commerce Dept: Oct. 5; Ask the
Federal Judge who ruled on it: Oct. 31. Every 10 years the census sets all
kinds of things: the number of Reps each state has in Congress; Federal funding
for schools; Federal money to states for many things. The busiest time for the census
knocking on doors is Summer. That didn’t happen with COVID. According to
reliable news sources the Administration has given no clear, valid reason for
shortening the time for the census. It started when Trump said that Citizenship
would be on the census. Courts shut that idea down. Several other attempts to
change census gathering ensued. Now people don’t even know when it ends. I for
one want to know how many humans are living in the US so the government can
make plans to fairly assist every human living here.
I’m
a tad confused: Trump pushed to get us out of NATO until every country paid
their fair share. I’m glad he was able to get other countries to pay more. Then
when it is time for him to pay his fair share in taxes, he hires a brigade of
lawyers to find loopholes in the US tax regulations, so he pays less. I wonder
if he had just paid like the rest of us if he would have come out ahead by
saving all the money he paid the lawyers. TurboTax or H&R Block might have
actually saved him money.
One
last discovery: Dawn PowerWash. Cleaning my indoor electric grill and my air
fryer has become much easier…Spray, wait, scrub lightly, clean, no soaking
necessary.
Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
I am the
beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness.
You cannot
express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses.
I am always in
risk yet never in danger.
You may find me
in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.
What am I?
Historical Events
1452
– Johann Guttenberg’s Bible was published.
1659
(fiction) Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked, Robinson Crusoe, Book
1878
1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii
1898
City of NY established
1911
– The first movie stuntman was hired as a stand-in for The Military Scout.
1946
– 22 Nazi leaders were found guilty of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials.
1947
– The first World Series game was watched by an estimated 3.9 million people,
television’s first mass audience event.
1949
– The Berlin Airlift came to an end.
1951
– The Red Skelton Show debuted on NBC.
1953 Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
1954
– The Nautilus, the first atomic-powered submarine, was commissioned by the US
Navy.
1960-
The Flintstones debuted on ABC during primetime.
1961
– The bill for Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773) was paid by Mayor Snyder of
Portland who wrote a check (to ‘Great Britain’) for $196, the total cost of all
tea lost, but with no interest. This factoid has been seen on several online
websites, but we have been unable to verify it.
1975
– The Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier title fight from the Philippines (“Thrilla in
Manila”) was sent via satellite to the U. S. and shown on HBO
1962
Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the United Farm Workers.
1980
Ethernet specifications published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital
Equipment Corporation.
1990
The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital
city of Ottawa.
1993
US General Colin Powell retires at 56
2014
A case of Ebola Virus reaches Dallas, Texas
2018
Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki's work "Juin-Octobre 1985" sells
for $65 million in Hong Kong, in one of the most expensive art auctions ever in
Asia
2019
315 billion-tonne iceberg named D28 calves from Amery ice shelf, Antarctica
Birthdays Today
89 – Angie Dickinson, American actress
@87 – Elie Weisel, activist (d. 2016)
@86 – Deborah Kerr, Scottish-English actress (d.
2007)
85 – Johnny Mathis, American singer
@72 – Ann Jarvis, American activist,
co-founded Mother’s Day (d. 1905)
@70 – William Wrigley, Jr., American
businessman, founded Wrigley Company (d,1932)
@59 – Truman Capote, American novelist,
playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984; phlebitis)
59 – Eric Stoltz, American actor,
53 – Fran Drescher, American comedic actress
49 – Jenna Elfman, American actress
@25 – Frankie Lymon, American
singer-songwriter (d.1968; OD)
Puzzle Answer
The
letter ‘S’
