Oct 5

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10.5.16 Week: 40 \ Day: 279

October Averages: 63°\31°

86004 Today: H 63° \ L 28° Average Sky Cover: 3% 

Wind ave:   5mph\Gusts:  17mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 80°[1991]   Record Low: 14°[1969]

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Quote of the Day

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

~Alexander Pope

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Observances Today                                                  

Balloons Around The World Day

Do Something Nice Day

International Day of No Prostitution Link

National Kale Day  Link

Pet Obesity Awareness Day Link

Walk To School Day Link

World Teacher's Day Link

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Observances This Week

1-5	Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week  Link
1-7	National Walk Your Dog Week Link
1-7	Universal Children's Week
1-10	Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Link
2-8	4-H Week Link
2-8	Great Books Week
2-8	International Post Card Week Link
2-8	Mental Illness Awareness Week
2-8	Mystery Series Week
2-8	National Carry A Tune Week
2-8	National Chimney Safety Week
2-8	National Midwifery Week Link
2-8	National Work From Home Week
2-8	Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week
3-7	Customer Service Week Link
3-7	Drive Safely Work Week Link
3-7	National Heimlich Heroes Week
3-9	Financial Planning Week
3-7	Kids' Goal Setting Week
3-9	National Health Care Food Service Week Link
3-9	No Salt Week
3-9	Spinning & Weaving Week Link
4-9	World Dairy Expo
4-10	World Space Week Link

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Today’s US Historical Highlights

Today’s World Historical Highlights

1550 Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.

1582 Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy and other Catholic countries

1665 The University of Kiel is founded.

1789 French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris

1857 The City of Anaheim is founded

1864 Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone, approx 60,000 die

1877 Chief Joseph surrenders, ending Nez Perce War

1905 Orville and Wilbur Wright's "Flyer III" flight 38.5 km in 38.3"

1924 1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in NYC Daily News

1945 "Meet the Press" premieres on radio

1945 Hollywood Black Friday: A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.

1946 1st Cannes Film Festival ends

1947 1st Presidential address televised from White House- Harry Truman

1953 Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of US

1953 The first documented recovery meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held.

1956 "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner opens in the US

1962 The Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

1963 Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour

1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC

1970 PBS becomes a US television network.

1992 1st overturn of a George H. W. Bush veto (cable bill)

2000 Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević. These demonstrations are often called the Bulldozer Revolution.

2001 Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

2001 Tom Ridge resigns as Governor of Pennsylvania to become President George W. Bush's Homeland Security Advisor

2015 Governor Jerry Brown of California signs a bill giving terminally ill patients the "right to die"

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My Rambling Thoughts

Dental appointment…replace an old filling…amazing…he used a laser with no pain shot. Took about 25 minutes and I was out and didn’t have to wait for the numbness to disappear. Sadly, it only works when metal is not involved, so the crown job next week still needs the numbing shot. Oh well.

Fall is here so spent some time on the deck, cleaning up the pine needles and getting stuff ready for winter. Still have to decide if I should plant some more bulbs in the planters. Last Spring the bulbs sent out sprouts, broke the ground and made some nice leaves…then a cold spell hit so never had any flowers. Still have some time to decide.

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Brain Teasers

(answers at the end of post)

What Words #15

Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

Below are 3 pairs of words. Find the words that fit in the middle of each pair of words to create two new words, one front-ended and one back-ended. 

Example: EVER - ______ - HORN

Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN

1. GRAND - _________ - OUT

2. QUARTER - ___________ - MIND

3. HAIR - _______________ - FIRE

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…Harper’s Index…

$7,530,000 – Amount NYC plans to pay McKinsey & Co to consult on the reform of Rikers Island.

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2 jokes for the day

What's Wrong Doc?

A man walks into the psychiatrist’s office with a zucchini up his nose, a cucumber in his left ear, and a breadstick in his right ear. 

He says, “Doctor, what is wrong with me?"

The psychiatrist replies, “You are not eating properly.”

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Financial Foresight 

I'd been working on my business degree for about a year when I finally got to take a popular finance course. I went to the bookstore to buy the text and was shocked to find out that it would cost me $96. I asked how much it was worth if I sold it back at the end of the semester.

"You'll get $24," said the clerk.

"This is insane," I protested as I wrote out the check.

"I know," replied the clerk sympathetically. "I've always thought that a person who buys a book for $96 and then sells it back for $24 should fail the course."

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Yep, It Really Happened

*-- Wacky 911 Calls --*

* A call came into 911 Emergency because two couples were going to share a hotel room and there weren't enough towels.

* A man called 911 and said: "Please connect me to Seitzerland."

* A lady called 911 because of a fight going on in a parking lot. When asked to describe the combatants, she said: "I'll try. There's one man, and he's dressed like Elvis. He's kicking another man who's laying on the ground and screaming 'You ain't nothing but a hound dog.'"

* Another person called to report he had the hiccups.

* A thirteen-year-old boy called to report he had "stuff" coming from his navel. Paramedics examined the boy and all they found was belly-button lint.

* A male complainant called and requested police call gas stations on all exits of I-95 to find out which ones were open.

* A woman called emergency to report she had seen a wild mouse in her house.

* Someone called 911 to report the parrot got out of his cage and was in a tree outside.

* A man broke up with his girlfriend and wanted police to go by her house and report to him the owners of any cars, other than hers, in her driveway.

* A man called to report he had a roach stuck in his ear.

* A guy called to ask if they delivered dope. When the person answering told him it was the Sheriff's Department, he hung up.

* Another winner called to ask when the Cinco de Mayo celebration was. (Cinco de Mayo means the 5th of May)

* A female complainant called to request a police officer come to her residence to change the battery in her smoke detector. She couldn't reach it.

* A drunk called 911 to order a pizza.

* A woman called to report that someone had trespassed on her property. When asked how she knew this, she reported that the person had trimmed her rose bushes, and she knew it was her next-door neighbor.

* A person called to find out the number to the police station.

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Somewhat Useless Information

Before World War I, Aspirin was a registered trademark of the German company Bayer. When Germany lost the war, Bayer gave the trademark to the Allies as a reparation in the Treaty of Versailles.

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Thanks to some clever marketing during World War II, Old Spice aftershave became part of the soldier's standard-issue toiletry kit and "changed the smell of things."

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Early contact lenses were made from wax molds (wax was poured over the eyes). The lenses, made of glass, cut off tear flow and severely irritated the eyes. In fact, the whole ordeal was so painful that scientists recommended an anesthetic solution of cocaine.

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On average, each person uses 54 feet of dental floss every year. That may sound like a lot, but dentists recommend the use of one and a half feet of dental floss each day. That's equal to 548 feet a year.

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In the late 1940s aerosol hair spray was a growing fad among women. The only problem was that it was water insoluble, which made it hard to wash out. This was because the earliest fixative was shellac, more commonly used to preserve wood.

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Ancient Chinese, Roman, and German societies frequently used urine as mouthwash. Surprisingly, the ammonia in urine is a good cleanser.

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How products got their name

Matchbox

The original die-cast Matchbox cars and trucks, introduced in 1953, came in containers that were the same size and style as matchboxes. It's as simple as that.

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Birthdays Today

“[ ]” indicates age at death

93- Glynis Johns, Pretoria South Africa, actress (Mary Poppins)

92- Bill Dana, Quincy Mass, comedian/actor (Jose Jimenez)

[89] Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997)

87- Autherine Lucy, Shiloh, Alabama, 1st African American to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

[81] Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1984)

[80] Peter Brown [Pierre Lind de Lappe], actor (Lawman, Laredo, Bold & Beautiful), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)

73- Steve Miller, rocker (Abracadabra, Space Cowboy), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[72] Larry Fine, [Laurence Feinberg], PA, comedian (3 Stooges) [d1975]

[71] Gail Davis, Little Rock Ark, actress (Annie Oakley) [d1997]

69- Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter (AC/DC), born in Dunston, Gateshead

65- Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist (Live Aid), born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland

[63] Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisc, TV host (Password) [d1981]

[62] Robert H. Goddard, rocket pioneer (1st liquid-fueled rocket), born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 1945)

[60] Jeff Conaway, actor (Bobby-Taxi, Loving), born in NYC, [d2011]

[57] Chester A. Arthur, American politician(R) 21st President, born in Fairfield Vermont (d. 1886)

56- Daniel Baldwin, American actor

[53] Jonathan Edwards, Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony (d. 1758)

[50] Bernie Mac, American comedian (d. 2008)

41- Kate Winslet, English actress (Titanic, Revolutionary Road)

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Historical Obits Today

@98-2001 Mike Mansfield, American politician

@84-1941 Louis D Brandeis, 1st Jewish Supreme Court Judge (1916-39)

@82-2004 Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian

@61-1880 Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer

@56-2011 Steve Jobs, American Businessman, co-founder and CEO of Apple, respiratory arrest

@45-1813 Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief (Battle of Thames), in battle

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Brain Teasers Answers

1. GRAND - STAND - OUT

2. QUARTER - MASTER - MIND

3. HAIR - BRUSH - FIRE

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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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