5 Aug
Weather
Expectations
Week 32
Day
217 Flag Today 89°/57°
Wind 10 mph
Gusts 11 mph
Risk of fire: Extreme Active Fire: 132 miles away
Nearest Lightning: 170 miles
away Humidity: 19%
Air Quality: Low Sunshine Breezy
July Averages: Temps: 82°\51° 9
days with rain
Today’s Observances:
Campfire
Day Link
Dolly Parton Day Link
National Oyster Day
National Electric Traffic Light Day Link
National Underwear Day Link
Weekly Observances:
International
Clown Week: 1-7 Link
National Cleanse Your Skin Week: 1-7 Link
National Minority Donor Awareness Week: 1-7
Simplify Your Life Week: 1-7
World Breastfeeding Week: 1-7 Link
International Lace Week: 2-7 Link
International
Psychic Week: 2-8 Link
National Exercise With Your Child Week: 2-8 Link
Single Working Women's Week: 2-8
Knights of Columbus Family Week: 2-8
National Farmers' Market
Week: 2-8 Link
National
Health Center Week: 2-8 Link
International
Assistance Dog Week: 2-8 Link
Stop on Red Week: 2-8 Link
Old Fiddler Days: 3-8 Link
National
Bargain Hunting Week: 3-9
Monthly Observances:
Romance
Awareness Month Link
Rye Month Link
Tomboy Tools Month (Pink Tools)
What Will Be Your Legacy Month
World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month Link
Fresh Quotation:
Today’s Reflection:
Just another nice summer day. I was happy to rad that Flag got 3.63”
of rain after months of less than 1.5”.
I ordered some groceries, did a little washing and then relaxed.
Just enjoying these great summer days. I’m stronger and better
every day.
I get that the bombing of Iran and the closing of Hurmuz would
cause gas prices to rise. What I don’t understand is why the major oil
producers had a record profit during the last month. This should not be a get
rich quick scam by the oil companies. Congress needs to investigate this and
punish those who are making millions off our backs.
Historical events
Cool to know:
The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real
life.
Wayne
Allwine and Russi Taylor were married for 18 years until Allwine's death in
2009.
Today in
Science:
Your DNA is under
constant assault. Ultraviolet light, environmental toxins, reactive molecules
made during run-of-the-mill metabolism and many other disruptors muck with the
instructions that keep life humming along. Thankfully, repair crews are at the ready.
A typical cell can acquire up to a whopping 100,000 lesions each day. “The vast, vast majority are repaired,” says Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, a translational geroscientist at the University of Copenhagen. “We have very, very efficient repair.”
That’s a good thing for
a couple of reasons. First, unrepaired or poorly repaired damage can introduce
mutations, which can contribute to cancer. And second, DNA damage seems to
be one of the main drivers of ageing.
Researchers are amassing
evidence that this type of damage underlies many of the hallmarks of ageing,
including chronic inflammation, metabolic malfunctions and protein-folding
problems1. Such damage triggers
cellular alarm bells that can promote inflammation, force cells into an
‘undead’ state known
as senescence and even kill them. These responses help the body to
grow and thrive, but they become more problematic as we age. The accumulation
of beleaguered cells over time is associated with many age-related conditions,
including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s.
That raises a question:
if DNA damage is at the root of ageing, can boosting DNA repair slow the
process, keeping people healthy for longer? For the first time, this is
starting to look like a promising approach, say researchers who study DNA
repair2.
Their new optimism comes
from studying relatively long-lived species, such as bowhead whales (Balaena
mysticetus)3 and naked mole rats (Heterocephalus
glaber)4, and looking at the genetics of human
centenarians. These studies are pointing to the existence of a great
variety of molecular maintenance workers that make for a long and healthy life.
A ‘master regulator’ of repair, discovered in 2023, also suggests that these
fix-it systems could be enhanced in unison5.
Such findings come
alongside a booming
interest in longevity more generally, propelled by biotechnology
companies, health influencers and governments overseeing ageing populations.
“If you can reduce DNA
damage, you would probably have a dramatic effect on the ageing process,” says
Paul Robbins, who directs the Nathan Shock Center on Genome Integrity and
Aging, which opened last year at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “There
are tricks that we can do. But it’s not simple.”
Picture of the Day:
Commended
entry from the “People” category – 2021 Drone Photo Awards
Title: Floating People
Description: “This image shows people in inner-tubes while they are
attending a concert on a floating stage.” Raf Willems
Today’s Birthdays:
Gavi Soccer
Player {Barcelona] 22 years old
Birthplace Los
Palacios y Villafranca, Spain
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Neil Armstrong Astronaut
[1930-2012] @82
Birthplace Wapakoneta, OH
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Patrick Ewing Basketball
Player 64 years old
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That’s
All for Now
