Ø TODAY’s “Geez”:
1876 - Bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Ø Free Rambling Thoughts…
Garrison Keillor and crew at Prairie Home Companion did their show this week live from Flagstaff AZ. Very cool. Catch it if you can.
I live in AZ and had not heard this story until I caught an article in the NY Times. I’ve been concerned about the fires in Southern AZ which seem to be growing in frequency and severity. The Forest Service and the Border Patrol have TOTALLY discounted the rumors but they don’t seem to go away. The rumor: illegals are starting the fires, either for warmth or to get away from or distract the border patrol. The rumor continues to discuss the various problems with the fires on both sides of the border. I checked the main stream press from down there, and they are not even printing the rumor. It is the right wing anti immigrants who started the rumor, print the rumor and scare people. These right wingers are claiming that the forest service and the border patrol know that the fires were started near known drug smuggling routes and that neither group will say anything about who started the fires because it would make Obama and Napolitano look bad. Spreading such fear is bad for AZ and bad for our country. If the drug smugglers are starting the fires, they must realize that it is much harder to move secretly though huge open burned area for years in the future. It makes no sense. Yes, the fires are human caused by idiots, but I think that is enough to say until someone is caught.
Ø Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Alan Roberts' special super glue was used to join what?
2. What was the name of the first home computer to be manufactured?
3. What was France's online telecom service called?
4. Which play by Capek introduced the word robot?
5. How was Trevor Baylis's revolutionary radio powered?
6. Who developed the Gaia Theory?
7. What does O stand for in the equipment NOSE which imitates the human nose?
8. Which company sold the first hand-held hair dryers?
9. Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose's invention the crescograph measures what?
10. In which islands is Bikini Atoll where the first atomic bombs were tested?
11. What was the codename of the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
12. Edward Salk developed a vaccine against what?
Ø Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Ø Hmmmmm…
Date on which ‘student loans’ first passed ‘credit cards’ among the largest sources of private debt in the US: 6/30/10Ø Somewhat Useless Information…
The CDC estimates that 3.8 million sport and recreation related concussions happen in the United States each year. Sixty percent of sport related injuries occur during practice.Ø Yeah, It Really Happened…
NEW YORK - New York police arrested a man for a third time for selling condoms bearing President Obama's image despite a court ruling in his favor. Jose Andujar, 43, was arrested Friday in Times Square for selling the Obama condoms, and police said it was his third arrest for unlicensed peddling in the past year, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
A State Supreme Court justice previously ruled Andujar does not need a vending license to sell the condoms, and his products are protected under his First Amendment right to free speech. However, police said Andujar will continue to be subject to arrest pending the outcome of the city's appeal.
Andujar uses politically themed slogans to sell his wares, including "It's the election, erection for your protection" and "It's the ultimate stimulus package for hard times."
Ø Guffaw…or at least smile…
A man consults a therapist and states, “Doc, I’m suicidal. What should I do?”
The doctor replies, “Pay in advance.”
Ø Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
What's my Line? George Gobel
Ø Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
4-11
International Clothesline Week
National Headache Awareness Week
National Sun Safety Week
National Tire Safety Week
(World) Dystonia Awareness Week
Ø TODAY IS
Festival Of Popular Delusions Day Apple II Day Children's Awareness Memorial Day Hot Air Balloon Day since first manned ride in 1783 National Cancer Survivors Day World Environment Day Denmark: Constitution Day (1849) Japan: Day of the Rice God (Centuries-old rural folk ritual revived in 1930s and celebrated with colorful costumes, parades, music, dancing and prayers to the Shinto rice god Wbai-sama.) Ø Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1956 - "Milton Berle Show," last airs on NBC-TV
1960 - "George Gobel Show," last airs on CBS-TV
1987 - "Nightline" presents it's 1st "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3:47 AM
… IN ATHLETICS
1974 - A's Reggie Jackson & Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1933 - Gold standard abolished
1940 - Netherlands rations petroleum
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1728 - DELAWARE Chief Sassoonan will address the Pennsylvania Provincial Council. He will complain of German immigrants settling on Indian lands in Tulpehocken valley. The complaint would not be resolved until 1732, when the lands were purchased from the Indians with trading goods.
1866 – Start of the formal treaty conference at Fort Laramie in southeastern Wyoming. Leaders from many tribes and bands will be present. The purpose of the treaty will be to allow passageway for trails, roads, and railroad lines across indian lands. The meeting will be postponed for almost a week, at Red Cloud's request, to allow for the arrival of additional Indians.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
70 - Titus & his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem
1257 - Kraków, Poland receive city rights
1975 - British population agrees to European Common Market membership
1984 - Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple)
1990 - S African troops plunder Mandela's dwelling
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1661 - Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge
1882 - Storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die
2003 - A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
… IN US POLITICS
1855 - Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's 1st convention
1981 - Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS)
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1882 - Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring)
…ATHLETES
Todd Burger, guard (Chicago Bears) turns 41
Bill Spiers, infielder (Houston Astros) turns 45
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1895 - William Boyd, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy)
1932 - Christy Brown, Dublin, novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days)
Kenny G, saxophonist (Duotones) turns 55
Bill Hayes, actor (Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life) turns 86
Suze Orman, American financial advisor, writer, and television personality turns 60
Mark Wahlberg actor turns 40
Pete Wentz actor turns 32
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1718 - Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker (baptized)
1898 - Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker
1883 - John Maynard Keynes, Cambridge England, economist/math/journalist
…POLITICIANS
1878 - [Francisco] Pancho Villa, Mexico, revolutionary/guerrilla leader
1901 - Anastasia N Romanova, daughter of last tsar
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1819 - John Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune)
1887 - Ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture)
1723 - Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized)
Ø Today’s Obits:
1976 - Jean Paul Getty, US oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83
1910 - O. Henry [William Sydney Porter], American author dies of cirrhosis, a complications of diabetes and enlarged heart at 48
2004 - Ronald Reagan, American radio sports announcer, western film actor, governor of California, and 40th President of the United States dies at 93
1999 - Mel Tormé, American singer ("The Velvet Fog"), composer, and actor dies at 74
1993 - Conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59
Ø ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Alan Roberts' special super glue was used to join what?
Wounds
2. What was the name of the first home computer to be manufactured?
Altair 8800
3. What was France's online telecom service called?
Minitel
4. Which play by Capek introduced the word robot?
R.U.R. [Rossum's Universal Robots]
5. How was Trevor Baylis's revolutionary radio powered?
Clockworks after being wound up
6. Who developed the Gaia Theory?
James Lovecock proposes that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings on Earth are closely integrated to form a single and self-regulating complex system, maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.
7. What does O stand for in the equipment NOSE which imitates the human nose?
Olfactory
8. Which company sold the first hand-held hair dryers?
Racine Universal Motor Company
9. Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose's invention the crescograph measures what?
Plant movements
10. In which islands is Bikini Atoll where the first atomic bombs were tested?
Marshall Islands
11. What was the codename of the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
12. Edward Salk developed a vaccine against what?
Polio
Close Up Picture
Swing
Ø …AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
