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January 28,
2017 Week: 04 \ Day: 28
86004 Today: H 29° \
L 3° Average Sky Cover: 0%
Wind ave: 4mph\Gusts: 27mph Visibility: 10 mi
January Averages: 43°\17°
January Records: H: 66°
(1971) L: -30 (1937)
Record High: 63°[1986] Record Low: -13°[1918]
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❆❆Quote
of the Day❆❆
Anton Chekhov
People don't notice
whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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❆❆Observances
Today❆❆
A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day
Chinese New Year
Year of the Fire Rooster
National Seed Swap Day
Thank A Plugin Developer Day Link
Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day
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❆❆Observances
This Week❆❆
19-29
Sundance Film Festival
21-29
International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link
National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week
22-28
National Handwriting Analysis Week
Clean Out Your Inbox Week
National School Choice Week Link
National Medical Group Practice Week
23-28
International Hoof-Care Week Link
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❆❆Today’s
Significant US Historical Events❆❆
◈ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
◈ 1521 Emperor Charles
V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany which lasts until May 25th.
Produced the "Edict of Worms" which dennouced Martin Luther
◈ 1547 9-year-old
Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
◈ 1624 Sir
Thomas Warner founds the first English colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.
◈ 1724 The
Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the
Great, and implemented in the Senate decree. It was called St. Petersburg
Academy of Sciences until 1917.
1754 Horace
Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity
1760 Pownal,
Vermont created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants.
◈ 1813 Jane
Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is published by Thomas Egerton in the
United Kingdom
◈ 1819 Sir Stamford
Raffles, Founder of Singapore, lands in Singapore
◈ 1820 Russian
expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev
discover the continent of Antarctica
1851 Northwestern
University (Chicago) chartered
◈ 1855 The
first locomotive runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the
Panama Railway.
1878 1st
telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)
1878 Yale
Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper
◈ 1885 Commission
for Auguste Rodin's sculpture 'The Burghers of Calais' signed by the
Municipal Council of Calais.
1887 In
a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are
reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.
◈ 1887 Work
begins on the Eiffel Tower in Paris
1902 Carnegie
Institute founded in Washington, D.C.
1909 US
military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
◈ 1911 Frenchman
Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo
1914 Beverly
Hills, Ca, is incorporated
1915 1st
US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
1915 US
Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter services
1915 US
President Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates
1916 1st
Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson
1917 Municipally
owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California.
◈ 1918 Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized
control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go
underground.
1922 Knickerbocker
Storm, Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of
life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater collapses, killing 98 patrons.
1932 1st
US state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin)
◈ 1933 The
name "Pakistan" is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali and gradually
accepted by Muslims in the Indian sub-continent who use it to push for a
separate Muslim homeland in South Asia
1934 1st
US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock, Vermont)
◈ 1935 Iceland
becomes 1st western country to legalize abortion
◈ 1944 683
British bombers attack Berlin
1945 Gen
"Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
◈ 1949 UN
Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia
1953 J
Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"
◈ 1953 19-year
old Derek Bentley is hanged in Wandsworth Prison, London, controversially
convicted of the murder of a police officer. He was pardoned on 30th July 1998.
◈ 1958 The
Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks
produced today.
1960 1st
photograph bounced off Moon, Washington, D.C.
◈ 1961 Republic
of Rwanda proclaimed
1969 Barbara
Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America
1986 25th Space
Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
◈ 1972 The
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association place "special emphasis on the
necessity for a peaceful incident-free day" at the next march on 30
January in an effort to avoid violence
1973 "Barnaby
Jones" premieres on CBS TV
1981 William
J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987)
◈ 1984 Record
295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany
1985 Charity
single "We Are the World" is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael
Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars)
1990 Super
Bowl XXIV: SF 49ers beat Denver Broncos,
55-10 in New Orleans Super Bowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
◈ 1998 Michelangelo's
"Christ & the Woman of Samaria" sold for $7.4 million
◈ 2011 Hundreds
of thousands of protesters fill the Egyptian's streets against the Hosni
Mubarak's regime in demonstrations referred to as the "Friday of Anger"
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❆❆My
Rambling Thoughts❆❆
Getting
very ready for upcoming cruise. Today got a haircut, picked up my meds, got
last minute stuff needed for a 3+ week trip, made Denver hotel reservations.
Stopped paper and mail delivery for when I leave and set up shuttle rides. I’m ready! Well that is the mental part. The
packing part right now is several stacks of stuff at various places in the
house.
Frustrated,
but guess I will learn to live with it. 10 days ago, H&R said that someone
would call me in 7-10 days about my complaint. Called this a.m. to find out
why. ‘Well the case is marked closed’ was the answer. Told them I needed a call
to find out 2 things…how they are changing their procedures so this doesn’t
happen to anyone else and what should I do to prevent a 4-month delay is doing
their job? The guy hems and ha’s and finally says someone will call me at
11:00am today. So at 11:05 I get a call.
It is the manager of the 4th office in Flagstaff. I had already
dealt with 3 of the offices. She listens to my story, I learn that the general
manager is the same guy for all stores in Flagstaff, and that the owner owns
even more in AZ and lives in Tuba City. I tell her I’m heading out of the country
and expect a call from someone VERY IMPORTANT before I leave or after I get
back. Oops, just got a call from the district manager. Lots of apologies, all
good. If I had a dollar for every person who dropped the ball, I’d be rich!
Haha
So
looking forward to no news on my upcoming trip. I am so tired of the President
saying one thing, doing another, and telling lies to the American people. News
Flash, the world does NOT revolve around you. Many of us listen and remember
what you said. You can’t say one thing in a public speech, then say something
else by the next day.
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❆❆Brain
Teasers❆❆
(answers
at the end of post)
Ever
Changing 1
Language
brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think
about and manipulate words and letters.
Using
the following hints, how can you get from the first word to the fourth word to
the seventh word?
Word 2 is a synonym of Word 1. One letter of the second word has been changed
to make Word 3. Word 3 was changed to present tense to make Word 4. Word 5 is a
synonym of Word 4. One letter was removed from Word 5 to make Word 6. Word 7 is
a synonym of Word 6.
Giant _____ _____ Bite _____ _____ Chop
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❆❆Today’s
Trivia Hive❆❆
(answers
at the end of post)
Who
originally sang the song "The Sound of Silence"?
Disturbed
Simon
& Garfunkel
The
Beatles
Bob
Dylan
80.7% taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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❆❆Harper’s
Index❆❆
2,400→Estimated number of Islamic community centers
and mosques operating as polling places in the 2016 US election
1→Number that have been removed as polling places due to
complaints
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❆❆2 Jokes
For The Day❆❆
One
friend says to another, "Did you know that the shortest sentence in the
English language is 'I am'?"
"Really?" replies the other. "What’s the longest sentence?"
“I do.”
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An
older couple was asking for a room with a king, queen or double bed. The clerk
apologized and said that the only rooms available had twin beds.
Disappointed, the man remarked, "I don't know. We've been sharing the same
bed for 44 years."
"Could you possibly put them close together?" the wife asked.
Several people nearby smiled, and someone commented, "How romantic."
Then the woman finished her request with, "Because if he snores, I want
him close enough to be able to elbow him."
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❆❆Yep,
It Really Happened❆❆
*------
I Think I'm in The Wrong Business ------*
Federal agents seized $20 million in cash from underneath a mattress in
Massachusetts in relation to a money laundering scheme. The cash was found
hidden inside a box spring mattress in a Westborough, Mass. apartment where
people had conspired to launder the proceeds of the massive TelexFree pyramid
scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha, a
28-year-old Brazilian man, was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint
with one count of conspiring to commit money laundering. Federal agents
searched the TelexFree, Inc. headquarters in 2014 when one of the founders of
the company, Carlos Wanzeler, allegedly fled to Brazil. Agents became aware of
the multi-million dollar stash after following Rocha while he acted as a
courier for Wanzeler's nephew when a cooperating witness allegedly gave him
$2.2 million in a suitcase which he later brought to the apartment.
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❆❆Somewhat
Useless Information❆❆
Common
themes occurring in different types of dreams include Animals, Anxiety,
Authority, Bad Dreams and Nightmares, Being Lost Dreams, Buildings, Colors,
Danger, Flying, Houses and Home, Places, Money, Sex, Scenery, Wars, Weather and
Work.
Animals
often represent the part of your psyche that feels connected to nature and
survival. Being chased by a predator suggests you're holding back repressed
emotions like fear or aggression.
Being chased is one of the most common dream symbols in all cultures. It means
you're feeling threatened, so reflect on who's chasing you (they may be symbolic)
and why they're a possible threat in real life.
Falling is a common dream symbol that relates to our anxieties about letting
go, losing control, or somehow failing after a success.
Houses can host many common dream symbols, but the building as a whole
represents your inner psyche. Each room or floor can symbolize different
emotions, memories and interpretations of meaningful events.
Nudity is one of the most common dream symbols, revealing your true self to
others. You may feel vulnerable and exposed to others. Showing off your nudity
may suggest sexual urges or a desire for recognition.
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❆❆Birthdays
Today❆❆
@→ indicates
age at death
@92→ Luther George
Simjian, Turkish-American Inventor (teleprompter and first self-posing portrait
camera)
@85→ Acker Bilk,
English clarinetist who was part of the traditional jazz revival of the 1950s
and 1960s, born in Pensford, Somerset (d. 2014)
82- Nicholas Pryor,
American actor (The Hunger Games), born in Baltimore, Maryland
@81→ Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle],
French novelist and performer (Gigi), born in Paris, [D 1954]
81- Alan Alda,
[Alphonso D'Abruzzo], American actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H), born in NYC, New
York
@73→ Robert Stroud,
American convict, "Birdman of Alcatraz", born in Seattle Washington
(d. 1963)
@68→ John Baskerville,
English printer (typeface inventor) [D 1775]
67- Barbi Benton,
[Klein], California, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)
@63→ Henry
Morton Stanley, Welsh journalist and African explorer (found Livingstone in Africa),
born in Denbigh, Wales (d. 1904)
@63→ Herbert Akroyd
Stuart, English engineer - inventor of the first compression ignition engine
(d. 1927)
@63→ John Banner,
actor (Sgt Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), born in Vienna, [D 1973]
58- Mo Rocca,
American writer and comedian
@48ish→ Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian
theologian and saint, born in Roccasecca, Italy (d. 1274)
@44→ Jackson
Pollock, American expressionist painter (Lavender Mist), born in Cody, Wyoming
(d. 1956)
36- Elijah Wood, American actor
(Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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❆❆Historical
Obits Today❆❆
@87-1991 Harold
"Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost
@81-1996 Jerry Siegel,
comic book writer (Superman)
@74-2016 Paul Kantner,
rock singer/guitarist (Jefferson Airplane), septic shock
@73-1939 William Butler
Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel)
@71-814 Charlemagne,
German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814)
@55-1547 Henry VIII, King of England
(1509-47), obesity
@50-1596 Francis Drake, English pirate,
Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dysentery
@46-1986 Francis R Scobee,
Wash, USAF/astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
@45-1918 John McCrae, Canadian
poet/physician/soldier, pneumonia
@41-1986 Greg Jarvis - Space
Shuttle Challenger
@40-1986 Michael J Smith,
Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
@39-1986 Ellison S
Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
@37-1986 Christa
McAuliffe, American teacher, Challenger space shuttle disaster
@36-1986 Judith Arlene
Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
@35-1986 Ronald E McNair,
Lake City SC, astr, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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❆❆Brain
Teasers Answers❆❆
Giant
to Big to Bit to Bite to Chew to Hew to Chop.
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❆❆Trivia
Hive Answers❆❆
Simon
& Garfunkel
If
you look up "The Sound of Silence" on Google, the first thing that
comes up is an alternative rock band named Disturbed and even though their
rendition of the classic rock song is pretty awesome, they definitely are not
the first band to sing this song. Simon & Garfunkel recorded the song in
1964, before Disturbed frontman, David Draiman, was even born! Don't worry,
though, Paul Simon gave his seal of approval on the cover via Twitter calling
it a "wonderful rendition" of the song. Source: Ultimate Classic Rock
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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.
☼☼☼☼…And
That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼
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