Week: 46
Day: 312
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Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
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25-11/11 |
World
Origami Days |
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7-13 |
International Games Week (Libraries) Link Drowsy Driving Prevention Week Link National Radiologic Technology Week Link World Kindness Week Link |
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7-14 |
Dear Santa Letter Week Give Wildlife A Brake! Week Link Polar Bear Week |
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8-12 |
National Young Readers Week Link |
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8-14 |
Childrens' Book Week:
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Daily Observations
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Favorite Memes
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Trivia
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Several Hindi
terms, picked up from Indian Army soldiers and already circulating in the
regular, professional army, were also disseminated widely. One of those most
used at the front was "cushy" from khush ('pleasure'). Soldiers
would describe cushy, or comfortable billets, as well as cushy trenches, in
quiet sectors. The most well
known term derived from Hindi though was "Blighty", from bilati,
meaning "foreign", which, when applied by Indians to Britons, came
to be perceived by Indian Army servicemen as the term "British". |
My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts
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Another
nice fall day. Broncos
are dominating the Cowboys and it is actually on my TV. Before the Cards came
to AZ, the Cowboys had lots of AZ fans. After this game, the Cards will play.
I enjoy watching the Broncos on TV, so this is a real treat. Big Pharma
is our bi-polar friend. At times, Big Pharma produces life-saving drugs that
save lives. At times, Big Pharma charges outrageous prices that keep those
drugs from reach of many Americans. Various Health insurance companies help
those who can afford the insurance payments with their scripts. Big
Pharma will not negotiate with Medicare but does with most of the insurance companies.
Today Senator Amy Klobuchar opened a new debate point…Big Pharma has 3
lobbyists for every Senator to keep things the same. This system has to
change so that life-saving prescriptions are available to everyone. Lisa Ling,
journalist, does a great weekly program on CNN. Last week she did a deep dive
into the history and current issues with ‘Militia’. The early militia helped beat
the British. Therefore there is a 2nd amendment to defend the new
government. Today, ‘militia ‘ falls into 3 categories…1. Federal Militia, also known as National
Guard. 2. State Militia that helps states with protection from disasters,
like fires. 3. Private Militia which has no government ties. Today there are
over 150 Private Militia. Many of these militia are training to ‘protect’
citizens from either the state or Federal government. The Private Militia was
not part of the Founding Fathers concept of Militia. It is time for a change. |
Historical Events
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1519 – Cortez and his troops took
Montezuma, the Aztek Emporer, hostage, effectively taking over the nation. 1701 William Penn presents Charter of
Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania 1731 In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin
opens 1st library in the north American colonies 1889 – Montana was admitted as the 41st
U.S. state. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
unveiled the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create
jobs for more than 4 million unemployed in 1933. 1966, US President Lyndon B. Johnson
signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League
(NFL) to merge with the American Football League (AFL). 1977 Ed Koch is elected Mayor of New
York City (his 1st term) 2017 In unprecedented move, Indian
officials close all Delhi schools for rest of the week due to smog 2020 Kamala Harris makes US history as
the 1st woman and 1st woman of color to be elected to the vice presidency
(date election called) |
Birthdays Today
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@85 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer,
mathematician (d. 1742) @74 – Milton Bradley, founded the
Milton Bradley Company, (d. 1911) @64 – Bram Stoker, Irish novelist, critic,
created Count Dracula, (d. 1912; stroke) @78 – Christiaan Barnard, South African
surgeon, academic (d. 2001;asthma) 72 – Bonnie Raitt, American
Singer/Songwriter, and guitarist 55 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef,
restaurateur, and TV host /personality 50 – Tech N9ne [Aaron Dontez Yates], American
musician, record producer, actor 48—David Muir, journalist |
