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8.23.16
Week: 34 \ Day: 236
July
Averages: 80°\49°
86004
Today: H 79° \ L 45°
Average Sky Cover: 40%
Wind
ave: 2mph\Gusts: 14mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record
High: 90°[1985]
Record Low: 24°[1968]
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Quote
of the Day
There are things
that are known and things that are unknown, and inbetween are the doors of
perception
~Aldous Huxley
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Observances
Today
Day For
The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition
Valentino
Day
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Observances
This Week
Minority
Enterprise Development Week: 18-24
National Safe at Home Week:
22-25
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US
Historical Highlights for Today
1170
Strongbow, a henchman of Henry II, arrives in Waterford at the behest of Dermot
McMurrough, an event described in the Annals of Ulster as “the beginning of the
woes of Ireland”
1784 Eastern
Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state & name it
Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it
1850 1st
US National Women's Rights Convention convenes in Worcester, Massachusetts
1869 1st
carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston
1904 Automobile
tire chain patented
1919 "Gasoline
Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune
1990 US
begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf
1995 Actor
Larry Hagman receives a liver transplant
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World
Historical Highlights for Today
79 Mount
Vesuvius begins stirring, on feast day of Vulcan, Roman god of fire (goes on to
destroy Pompeii)
1170
Strongbow, a henchman of Henry II, arrives in Waterford at the behest of Dermot
McMurrough, an event described in the Annals of Ulster as “the beginning of the
woes of Ireland”
1305 William
Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England.
1617 1st one-way streets open (London)
1924 Mars'
closest approach to Earth since 10th century
1942 World War II: last
cavalry charge in history takes place at Isbushenskij, Russia, Savoia
Cavalleria charge Soviet infantry
1960 World's
largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)
1996 Osama
bin Laden issues message entitled 'A declaration of war against the
Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.'
2011 Libyan
leader Muammar al-Gaddafi is overthrown after the National
Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the
2011 Libyan Civil War.
2015 12
year old boy trips and rips 17th-century painting "Flowers" by Paolo
Porpora worth $1.5m at exhibition in Taiwan
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My
Rambling Thoughts
I called the landlord at
8:30 about my water leak. He said he’d send a plumber. By 9:45 the plumber had
come and gone, fixing the issue. Something about the intake valve leaking. All
is now good. No damage. Guess I better use that bathroom more often.
Watching Turkey closely
after the recent bombing and our discussion of the Kurds. Such a tragedy. So
much to learn
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Brain
Teasers
(answers at the end of
post)
Word Pyramid: Natural
Wonders VI
Language
brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think
about and manipulate words and letters.
In these Word Pyramids,
the first letter is given to you (which is the first answer). Use the clues to
build the pyramid to find the answer. In each consecutive answer, a letter is
added to the previous answer. However, the answer letters might not be in the
same order. Good Luck!!
Starting letter: A
Clues:
1. sodium
2. one, some, every, or all
3. greenish blue
4. careful and shrewd
5. Grand ------
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Today’s
Trivia Hive
(answers at the end of
post)
What is the
longest-running scripted primetime TV show of all-time?
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…Harper’s
Index…
67-Percentage by which US spending on
Mother’s Day gifts exceed spending on Father’s Day gifts
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2
jokes for the day
It's in the Smile
A boy met a girl....
Girl: Every time you smile, I feel like inviting you to my place.
Boy (smiling): Why thank you... are you single?
Girl: No, I am a dentist.
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The Virtues of
Punctuality
My wife has been stressing
the importance of punctuality to me recently. I made a point of picking her up
early at the bridge club for the first time today.
You should have seen the shocked looks of the faces of the ladies when they
found out I’m alive. Apparently my wife has been referring to me as her late
husband.
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Yep,
It Really Happened
*-- Canadian Gunman was
Really Terminator Cutout --*
Police in Canada shared that an alert about a man with a gun turned out to be a
case of mistaken identity. Toronto police tweeted an update about a man with a
gun, as they reported police were on the scene with no injuries. The post was
updated about eight minutes later as police reported that the "man"
was actually a cardboard cutout of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character from
Terminator. "Grange Ave and Augusta Ave police on scene have located a
Terminator cutout holding a gun," they wrote. Police poked some fun at the
situation by ending the post with the hashtag #IllBeBack.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
The difference between
apple juice and apple cider is that apple juice is the juice of the fruit only,
and apple cider is the whole apple-skins, seeds, and all- which gives it the
fuller body and deeper color. The juice is pasteurized and the cider is not.
***
The little lump of flesh
just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus.
***
Your stomach cells secrete
hydrochloric acid, a corrosive compound used to treat metals in the industrial
world. It can pickle steel, but mucous lining the stomach wall keeps this
poisonous liquid safely in the digestive system.
***
In 1910 Alice Wells became
the 1st policewoman in the US. She was hired by the Los Angeles Police
Department. She was allowed to design her own uniform and was active in
propagating the need for policewomen elsewhere. As a result of her efforts
seventeen departments in American were employing policewomen by 1916.
***
Chuck Yeager was the first
person to break the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound. On
October 14, 1947, he flew a Bell X-1 rocket at 670 mph in level flight.
***
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
became the first human in space and the first human to orbit Earth in 1961.
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Birthdays
Today
“[ ]” indicates age at
death
[90] Richard Adler,
composer/songwriter
(Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) [d-2012]
87- Vera Miles,
American
actress (Psycho), born in Boise City, Oklahoma
85- Barbara Eden,
American
actress (Dream of Jeannie), born in Tucson, Arizona
84- Mark Russell,
political
satirist/pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York
[83] Gene Kelly,
Pitts,
dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) [d-1996]
[68] Tex Williams,
American
singer (d. 1985)
67- Rick Springfield,
Australia, (General Hospital, Jessie's Girl)
67- Shelley Long,
actress
(Diane-Cheers, Money Pit), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
46- Jay Mohr,
American
actor and comedian
40- Scott Caan,
American
actor [Hawaii 5-0]
38- Kobe Bryant,
NBA
guard (LA Lakers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[32] Keith Moon,
English
rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy), born in London, England (d. 1978)
26-
Seth Curry,
Basketball
player, Mavs
[23] River Phoenix,
American
actor (Little Nikta, Stand By Me), born in Madras, Oregon (d. 1993)
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Historical
Obits Today
@84-1723 Increase Mather,
New
England Puritan minister
@79-2006 Ed Warren,
American
paranormal investigator
@78-2005 Brock Peters,
American
actor (To Kill a Mockingbird), pancreatic cancer
@70-1962 Hoot Gibson,
silent
screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), cancer
@65-1960 Oscar Hammerstein
II,
Broadway
librettist, cancer
@35-1305 William Wallace,
Scottish
patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded at Smithfield London
@31-1926 Rudolph
Valentino,
silent
movie idol (Sheik), peritonitis
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The Simpsons
One more impressive feat
to add to The Simpsons portfolio. Beginning in 1989 and nowhere near its
ending, The Simpsons are not only the longest running cartoon of all time but
also the longest running primetime television scripted show. Period. The show
has had 27 seasons and over 589 episodes. Doh! Source: CBS News
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Brain
Teasers Answers
A
NA
ANY
CYAN
CANNY
CANYON
The Grand Canyon leaves all who experience it with a sense of wonder, magic and
awe. From its dramatic 5000 foot deep, 277 miles long, and up to 18 mile wide
gorge, to its diverse plateaus, towers and hills, the Grand Canyon is one of
the world's most stunning destinations. Rich with exceptional beauty, ancient
geological history and modern universal amazement, the Grand Canyon attracts
more than 5 million tourists each year.
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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 contains mistakes and sadly once 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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