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October 17, 2015 Week: 42 \ Day: 290
October
Averages: 62°\32°
86004
Today: H 68° \ L 51°
Average Sky Cover: 80%
Wind
ave: 4mph\Gusts: 15mph
Ave.
High: 63° Record High: 78°[1973]
Ave. Low: 31° Record Low: 18°[1998]
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Observances
Today:
Bridge Day Link
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Mulligan Day
National Cake Decorating Day
National Pasta Day Link
UN International Day For The Eradication of
Poverty
Wear Something Gaudy Day Link
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Observances
This Week:
11-17
Take
Your Medicine Americans Week
Earth Science WeekLink
Emergency Nurses Week
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week
Mediation WeekLink
National Chestnut Week
National Food Bank Week
Veterinary Technicians Week Link
12-20
Bone
and Joint Health National Awareness WeekLink
National School Lunch Week
12-18
World
Rainforest Week Link
14-23
National
Nuclear Science Week
National School Bus Safety
Week
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Quote
of the Day
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US
Historical Highlights for Today
1855 - Bessemer steelmaking process patented
1871 - President Grant suspends writ of habeas
corpus during US Civil War
1919 - Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created
1929 - Completion of the U.S.
Magnetic Observatory in Tucson was announced. The observatory was the first
fully equipped facility for measuring atmospheric electricity in the United
States and the third in the world.
1931 - Al Capone convicted of tax evasion,
sentenced to 11 years in prison
1933 - Albert Einstein arrives in US, a
refugee from Nazi Germany
1939 - "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is
released1961 - NY Museum of Modern Art hangs Henri
Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down It wasn't corrected until December
3rd
1967 - "Hair" premieres on Broadway
1978 - President Jimmy Carter signs bill
restoring US citizenship to Jefferson Davis
1979 - Pres Carter signs legislation creating Dept
of Education
1989 - Earthquake in SF (6.9) cancels 3rd game of
World Series, kills 67
1992
- 1st World Series with non-US team, Toronto
loses 3-1 to Braves
2006 - The United States population reaches 300
million.
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World
Historical Highlights for Today
539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into
the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and
making the first Human Rights Declaration.
1346 - Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of
Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and
imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
1904 - Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its
doors
1922 - Scottish worker begins hunger march from
Glasgow on London
1957 - French author Albert Camus awarded
Nobel Prize in Literature
1971 - It is estimated today that approximately
16,000 households were withholding rent and rates for council houses as part of
the campaign of civil disobedience against internment organized by the Social
Democratic and Labour Party, Northern Ireland
1972 - The Ulster Defence Association open fire on
the British Army in several areas of Belfast
1975 - UN passes resolution saying "Zionism is
a form of racism"
1979 - Mother Teresa of India, awarded Nobel
Peace Prize
2003 - The pinnacle was fitted on the roof of
Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the
Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 50 meters (165 feet) and become the
World's tallest high rise.
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthdays Today
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Temps have dropped, rain has returned. About 10° cooler today than
yesterday. Feels more like fall.
Cleaned the upstairs curtains today and switched them around…the
office curtains are now in the bedroom and vice versa. Tried to find new curtains
today, but no luck so just switched them.
Had to laugh a little today when all the Phx stations interrupted their
regular program to discuss a huge dust storm that was approaching ‘the valley’.
I get that it is a mess, but it looked like a typical spring day in Tuba or
Kayenta.
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Brain
Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Find
out what the animals are! (for example, "To run away or escape" could
be a "flea")
1. A strong body tissue
2. Government head of a town/city
3. To sound low, husky, or grating
4. Relating to a group of singers
5. Stealin'
6. A parent's female sibling
7. A mythical curse or bond
8. A second-person pronoun
9. Thin thread-like outgrowth from the skin
10. To exist. A form of 'am' or 'was.'
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Found
on You Tube with some relevance to today
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…Amazing
Facts…
From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium
in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were
made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
Craniopagus conjoined twins Krista and Tatiana
can see through each other’s eyes.
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…Crazy
Law…
Cleveland, OH: Patent Leather Women's Shoes
In Cleveland, Ohio, a city ordinance prohibits
women from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
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…Harper’s
Index…
+51 –
percentage change since 1975 in the portion of US mothers who work outside the
home
+88 – in the
number of hours the average married US mother spends engaged in active child
care each week
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…Instagram
Photo of the Day…
natgeoPhoto by @GerdLudwig. For centuries, the
Crimean peninsula was a popular destination for relaxation and play, now
increasingly for the younger generation. The famous foam parties at Sudak’s
water park attracted thousands of excited tourists each year. Will tourism ever
be able to make a comeback following the Russian annexation?
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…Strange
Superstitions from Around the World…
14. In Denmark:
In Denmark, they save broken dishes all year long to throw at the
houses of friends and family on New Year's Eve. It's believed that the larger
the amount of porcelain, the more good luck bestowed upon friends and family
(via oddee)
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…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
To assemble the Wizard's wardrobe for The Wizard of Oz,
MGM costumers shopped at thrift stores to find clothes that projected
"shabby gentility." In an incredible coincidence, the previous owner
of the coat they purchased was Wizard of Oz writer L. Frank Baum.
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2
jokes for the day
Why was the cat afraid of the tree?
Because of the tree bark.
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While on a road trip, an elderly couple
stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they
left the restaurant and resumed their trip.
When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table. And,
she didn't miss them until after they had been driving about twenty minutes. By
then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before
they could find a place to turn around in order to return to the restaurant to
retrieve her glasses.
All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grouchy old man. He
fussed and complained and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire
return drive. The more he chided her, the more agitated he became. He just
wouldn't let up one minute.
To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant and as the woman got out
of the car and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to
her, "While you're in there, you might as well get my hat."
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Yep,
It Really Happened
Pets with
issues – A vet at Brighton UK Pet Hospital, operating on Garry, age 2, a
black and white cat with a tumor-like bulge in his abdomen, found instead and
removed a large collection of shoelaces and hairbands that might soon have cost
Garry his life…Benno, a Bulgarian Maltinois, of Mountain Home, AK, has eaten a
ridiculous series of items over his four years, but his latest meal, was 23
live rounds of .308-caliber bullets, all swallowed after Benno had partially
gnawed them. Among Benno’s other delicacies: a bra, lawn mower air filter, TV remote,
Styrofoam peanuts, drywall, magnets, and an entire loaf of bread still in the wrapper.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
When
Jimmy Pearsall hit his 100th home run in 1963, he ran the bases in the correct
order but facing backward to celebrate.
During World War II, the U.S. military designed a grenade to be the size and
weight of a baseball, since "any young American man should be able to
properly throw it."
Pitcher Jim Abbott was born without a right hand and had a 10-season baseball
career, including throwing a no-hitter for the New York Yankees vs. Cleveland
in 1993.
In 2001, San Francisco's Barry Bonds broke the all-time single-season home run
record when he hit 73. He broke the mark of 70, set by St. Louis Cardinals
first baseman Mark McGwire in 1998.
Many major league baseball players, including Moises Alou, Jorge Posada, and
Kerry Wood, have admitted that they pee on their own hands during baseball
season to "toughen" their grip."
In the mid-1800s, you could be put out between the bases by having the ball
thrown directly at you. Players were resistant when the rule was changed -
"patching," as it was known, was an important and masculine part of
the game.
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Birthdays
Today
“()” indicates age at death
(90?) - Jupiter Hammon, slave\poet, 1st African Am. to publish
poetry (d.1806)
(89) - Arthur Miller, playwright (Death of a Salesman,
Crucible) (d. 2005)
(85) - Tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor (Steve Allen Show,
Newhart) (d.2007)
85 - Jimmy Breslin, Queens columnist (NY Post, News, Newsday)
(70) - Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly
Hillbillies) (d.1973)
(69) - Robert "Evel" Knievel, motorcycle daredevil
(Snake River Canyon), (d. 2007)
(68) - Rita Hayworth, NY, [Marguerita C Casino], actress
(Gilda, Pal Joey) (d.1987)
68 - Michael McKean, actor (Laverne & Shirley, Saturday
Night Live, Spinal Tap)
67 - Margot Kidder, Yellowknife, actress (Lois Lane,
Amityville Horror)
(65) - John Paul I [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope
(d.1978)
65 - Timothy Bottoms, actor (Adam-East of Eden)
59 - Mae Jemison, MD/astronaut (STS 47) 1st African American
woman in space
58 - Dolph Lundgren, actor (Rocky 4, Masters of Universe)
57 - Alan Jackson, Newnan Ga, country singer (Here in the
Real World)
(53) - Paul Bert, French Zoologist, Physiologist\pioneer of
aerospace medicine: study of the effects of air pressure on the body, such as
altitude sickness and 'the bends', made possible space and ocean exploration
(d.1886)
52 - Norm MacDonald, Canadian comedian
47 - Ziggy Marley, reggae performer and son of Bob Marley
(45) - Montgomery Clift, actor (From Here to Eternity) (d.1966)
43 - Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III], rapper and
movie star
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Historical
Obits Today
Laura Secord,
Canadian heroine of the war of 1812-1868@93
Joey Bishop,
American entertainer, member of the Rat Pack-2007@89
Teresa Brewer,
American pop and jazz singer, neuromuscular disease-2007@76
S J Perelman, US
humorist (Around the World in 80 Days)-1975@75
Derek Bell, Irish
harpist (The Chieftans), heart attack-2002@68
Frederic Chopin,
Polish/French pianist/composer, TB-1849@39
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Brain
Teasers Answers
1. Mussel (Muscle)
2. Mare (Mayor)
3. Horse (Hoarse)
4. Coral (Choral)
5. Robin (Robbin')
6. Ant (Aunt)
7. Geese (Geas)
8. Ewe (You)
9. Hare (Hair)
10. Bee (Be)
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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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