7/30/13


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Almanac: Flagstaff:  Week: 31/ Day: 211   Today: H 74°…L 52°
Wind: ave:   8mph; Gusts:  20mph  Ave. humidity:  72%
* Average Low   Average High   Record Low   Record High
            51°                    82°               40° (1913)      92° (1943)
Quote of the Day



Today’s Historical Highlights
10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles…1932
1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio…1930
1st English newspaper published in Hawaii…1836
1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution…1935
City of Baltimore founded…1729
George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures (US)…1928
House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective US governing body…1619
US motto "In God We Trust" authorized…1956
Will Kellogg invents Corn Flakes…1898

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays



My Free Rambling Thoughts   
An interesting day. No rain and only a few clouds…that alone is enough change. Modern technology has certainly taken its toll on common sense. A few weeks ago I renewed a script for my eye drops that I have been using for about 5 years. There is now a generic and they were about 1/2 the price. Cool. Then I found the bottle was half the size. The pharmacy said that the Dr. had ordered a 1ml bottle instead of the normal 5ml bottle. The smallest one they had was 2.5ml so that’s what they gave me. Really, a 1ml bottle with 4 refills? No common sense. I called the Dr. this morning and they said that their program had requested a 10ml bottle. I stopped at the pharmacy to get a copy of the script, which did say 1ml. and took it to the Dr. The answer was blamed on their computer program that sends out refills. I asked about the 10ml bottle, which doesn’t exist, and she said it is a really hard program to use. So I got an old fashioned script that I will use the next time I need the drops. Just silly incompetence at the pharmacy and at the Dr.’s office.
 
Such a beautiful day to be outside, with no threat of rain. Had a nice walk, spent some time on the deck, and enjoyed the rest of the day.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed to form another word that is the answer to this teaser:
MTHEE Take letters 3 & 4 TTLERA Take letters 1 & 2 XETNDE Take letters 1 & 6 AYL Take letter 1
Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Hmmmm…Dismissals - Occupational Puns
A fisherman could be despondent. A cowboy could be deranged. A skirtmaker could be depleted. A bully could be demeaned.
Ok, then?



Harper’s Index    
  • Number of US states that have fewer abortions providers today than in 1978: 48

Picture of the Day: All Time Great Movies
     Can you name the movie?



Unusual Fact of the Day
The world's largest exporter of beef isn't the United States; it's Australia.
Joke-of-the-day
A man gets home, runs into his house, slams the door and shouts, "Honey, I just won the lottery! Pack your bags!"
The wife says, "Great! What should I pack for? The ocean or the mountains?"
He says, "I don't care! Just be out by the end of the week!"  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
THE RULE OF MARTINIS
 One is too many, two are just right, and three are not enough.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
OREBRO, Sweden - Some residents of a Swedish town said they are not amused by a 26-foot-tall sculpture of a male figure urinating into a river. The "Bad Bad Boy" sculpture, by Finnish artist Tommi Toija, was installed as part of the Orebro Open Art exhibition on the bank of the River Svartan, The Local.se reported Thursday. A 34-year-old resident who gave her name as Anna said she "really hates" the sculpture and finds its nudity and urination "provocative." However, another resident, Ebba, 62, said she was slightly amused by the work. "I think it's interesting," she said. "But I am happy it is not here forever." Toijas said there is no correct way to interpret his sculpture. "For me, it's just a guy peeing in the river, no more, no less. Some might see it as a funny thing, others might be provoked," he said. The sculpture is scheduled to be in place until Sept. 1.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • A Hungarian by the name of Erno Rubik invented the Cube in the spring of 1974. He created it as a working model to help explain three-dimensional geometry, and this led to the creation of the world's best selling toy.
  • At the peak of the Rubik's Cube craze, an estimated one-fifth of the world's population had played the Cube.
  • Rubikcubism is an avant-garde artistic movement in which Rubik's cubes are used as a medium to create art.
  • In May 2007, Thibaut Jacquinot of France became the first person to complete the Cube in less than 10 seconds in open competition. Erik Akkersdijik set the current world record for a single solve at the 2008 Czech Open with a time of 7.08 seconds.
  • In 1981, a seven-year-old Norwegian boy named Lars-Erik Anderson was one of the youngest Cube solvers. 
  • Initially, Rubik considered variations of a 2 x 2 x 2 in cube, but concluded that the simplest and most workable model was the 3 x 3 x 3 in cube. 

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
29-8/4
Single Working Women's Week
AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        National Cheesecake Day
·        Father-In-Law Day
·        Health Care Now!  Medicare's Birthday 1965
·        National Support Public Education Day
·        Paperback Book Day
^^^
·        Vanuatu: Independence Day (1980 from UK and France)

Today’s Events through History  
Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop 
     harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah…1863
Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die…1626
New Orleans's Democratic government orders police to raid an integrated Republican 
     Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150…1866
Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die…1990
Indian power grid failure leaves over 300 million without power…2012

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 80’s
Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, LA, actor (77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper) is 80

In their 70’s
Peter Bogdanovich, director/producer (Last Picture Show) is 74

In their 60’s
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austria, body builder/actor/politician is 66

In their 50’s
Delta Burke, actress (Suzanne-Designing Women) is 57
Laurence Fishburne, actor (Red Heat, School Daze) is 52
Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis is 57
Lisa Kudrow, actress (Phoebe-Friends, Romy & Michele) is 50
Ken Olin, actor (Hill St Blues, Michael-30 Something) is 59

In their 40’s
Simon Baker, actor is 44
Vivica A. Fox, actress\television producer. is 49

In their 30’s
Hilary Swank, actress (Karate Kid 4) is 39

Remembered for being born today
Emily Jane Bronte, novelist (Wuthering Heights) [1818-1848]
Henry Ford, industrialist and auto maker (Ford- model T) [1863-1947]
James Edward Kelly, US sculptor "Sculptor of American History" [1855-1933]
Casey Stengel, baseball manager (Yankees (1949-60)/NY Met's 1st) [1890-1975]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish stage and film director…2007…at 89
Joyce Kilmer, poet…on battlefield…1918…at 31
William Penn, Philosopher, Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania…stroke…1718…at 73
Buffalo Bob Smith (Robert Emil Schmidt), host Howdy Doody…1998…at 80
Maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France…illness…1683…at 44
Bill Walsh, 49er’s football coach…leukemia…2007…at 75

Answer: Movies:
Gone With The Wind [1939]
Brain Teasers
MTHEE Take letters 3 & 4 - THEME, take E,M TTLERA Take letters 1 & 2 - RATTLE, take R,A XETNDE Take letters 1 & 6 - EXTEND, take E,D AYL Take letter 1, LAY, take L Unscramble the above to get 'Emerald'.
The Emerald is a bright green gemstone and the word 'Emerald' itself comes from a Greek phrase meaning 'green gemstone'. It is believed to have healing properties and royalty always had their treasure chests filled with emeralds because of this property. The color green, widely found even in Mother Nature, imparts a feeling of freshness, vividness and clarity to the emerald.

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.
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7/29/13


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Almanac: Flagstaff:  Week: 31/ Day: 209   Today: H 75°…L 62°
Wind: ave:   12mph; Gusts:  34mph  Ave. humidity:  77%
* Average Low   Average High   Record Low   Record High
            51°                    82°              37° (1913)      92° (2002)

Quote of the Day



Today’s Historical Highlights
1st iron lung installed (Bellevue hospital, NY)…1927
1st newspaper published west of Alleghanies, Pitts Gazette…1786
1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mtns completed, Schoenbrunn, OH…1773
Ben & Jerry's & Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor Cherry Garcia…1987
Comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears…1938
FDIC bails out 1st Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion…1988
Ford became 1st US pres to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz…1975
Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris…1836
International Atomic Energy Agency forms by UN…1957
Mexican rebel Pancho Villa surrenders…1920
Pope Paul VI declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited…1968
US President Eisenhower signs into law National Aeronautics and Space Act…1958

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays



My Free Rambling Thoughts   
The weatherman started saying last week that this July was our 3rd wettest on record. Today brought yet another afternoon flash flood warning, heavy rain and a quick cool off.
 
Last might was another huge storm for about 30 minutes. We were at dinner when last night’s storm hit, and had to wait at the restaurant for about 20 minutes after we finished, just make it to the cars without being drenched. We ate at Ruby Tuesdays at the mall. When we headed for our vehicle, a guy who works there provided umbrella coverage to the two ladies. Very nice and surprising.
 
Our discussion group was excellent last night as we had read about and discussed the many scenarios of intervention into regimes that are mass killing their own citizens. First it is difficult to understand why any regime would do mass killings…sadly we only have to look at our own history. The mass killings have been going on for centuries around the world. The problem today, as always, is intervention from the outside. Historically interventions have been when there is some other kind of benefit for the intervening country….like oil, trade, or other economic gain. Stopping the mass killings has been used as a reason, but there have been so many places that no country intervened because there was really no economic advantage to the intervening country. When a government starts killing its citizens, the world watches. If the group being killed fights back it is usually defined as a ‘civil war’ and other countries do not want to intervene. If they do not, or cannot fight back, many more have to be killed before world governments start diplomacy to prevent more killings. A disappointing review of mankind.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
I break, she falls. I break, she falls. Who am I, and who is she?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Ok, then?



Harper’s Index    
  • Percentage change since 1980 in California’s spending on public universities: -13
  • On prisons: +436

Picture of the Day: All Time Great Movies
     Can you name the movie?



Unusual Fact of the Day
-40 degrees Fahrenheit and -40 degrees Celsius are identical. That's the point at which both temperature scales converge
Joke-of-the-day
Computers are like air conditioners. They work fine until you start opening windows.  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
CHECKING AN EGG
 When placed in a bowl of water, a fresh egg will sink and lie on its side. An egg that's not fresh but still edible will sink and stand partially erect on its tapered end. A rotten egg will float.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. - Guinness World Records announced a 112-year-old New York state man, Salustiano Sanchez Blazquez, is the oldest man in the world. Guinness said Blazquez, of Grand Island, who was born June 8, 1901, in Spain, became the world's oldest man following the death of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, who died June 12 at age 116. Misao Okawa, 115, of Japan, is currently the overall world's oldest living person. Guinness said Blazquez told officials he "does not feel he has accomplished anything special because he happens to be living longer than other men." Blazquez -- who enjoys gardening, crossword puzzles and nightly gin rummy games -- attributed his longevity to a daily routine that includes eating a banana and an Anacin.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  •  
    • The first American satellite in orbit, Explorer I, was launched February 1, 1958.
  • The first man-made object to circle the earth was Sputnik I, launched in 1957.
  • The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as a football field.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
29-8/4
Single Working Women's Week
AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day March 1943 to November 1945 with rationing of cheese
·        Lasagna Day
·        National Chicken Wing Day
·        National Talk in an Elevator Day
·        Rain Day

Today’s Events through History  
1st motorcycle race, Manhattan Beach, NY…1899
1st sugar plantation in Hawaii begins…1835
Episcopal Church ordained female priests…1974
Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt unsuccessful nationalist revolt against 
     British put down by police…1848
Last US Playboy Club (Lansing Mich) closes…1988
New rules of language assumed (equal rights Flemings/Walen Belgium)…1921
Olympic National Park forms…1938
Union of Orthodox Rabbis of US & Canada forms…1902
Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released…1928

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 90’s
"Professor" Irwin Corey, comedian (Car Wash) is 99
In their 80’s
Robert Horton, actor (Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena) is 89

In their 60’s
Ken Burns [Kenneth Lauren], director/producer (The Civil War, Baseball) is 60
Tim Gunn, fashion consultant, television personality is 60

In their 40’s
Stephen Dorff, actor (Blade) is 40
Martina McBride, country singer/songwriter is 47
Wil Wheaton, actor (Star Trek Next Generation-Wesley) is 41

Remembered for being born today
Melvin Mouron Belli, lawyer (SF's "King of Torts") [1907-1996]
Clara Bow, silent screen actress (It, Saturday Night Kid), [1905-1965]
Dag Hammarskjoeld, Sweden, 2nd UN Sect-General (1953-61) (Nobel) [1905-1961]
Peter Jennings, news anchor (ABC Evening News) [1938-2005]
Benito Mussolini, [Il Duce], Fascist Italian dictator (1922-43), [1883-1945]
Elizabeth Short, victim in the Black Dahlia case [1924-1947]
Alexis de Tocqueville, France, statesman/writer (Democracy in America) [1805-1859]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Raymond Massey, actor (Dr Kildare)…1983…at 86
David Niven, actor (Rugues)…ALS…1983…at 73
Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque)… mercury 
    poisoning…1856…at 46
Richard Simon, co-founder (Simon & Shuster)…heart attack…1960…at 61
Tom Snyder, television personality…leukemia…2007…at 71
Vincent Van Gogh, painter…suicide…1890…at 37

Answer:
Movies: The Godfather

Brain Teasers
I am day, and she is night.
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.
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