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7.9.16
Week: 27 \ Day: 191
July
Averages: 81°\51°
86004
Today: H 85° \ L 51°
Average Sky Cover: 20%
Wind
ave: 8mph\Gusts: 20mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record
High: 94°[2003]
Record Low: 34°[1926]
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Quote
of the Day
When I have a
terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the
stars. ~Vincent Van Gogh
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Observances
Today
Bald Is
In
Body Painting Day Link
Carver Day Link
Grange Day
Martyrdom of The Bab
National Hop-A-Park Day
Wayne Chicken Day
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Flag Day (Alaska)
Independence Day (Argentina-1816-from Spain)
Youth Day (Morocco)
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Observances
This Week
National
Unassisted Homebirth Week: 1-7
Be Nice To New Jersey Week: 3-9
Freedom Week: 4-10
Nude Recreation Weekend: 4-10
Creative Maladjustment Week: 7-14 Link
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US
Historical Highlights for Today
1776 Declaration
of Independence is read to George Washington's troops (NY)
1800 Mt
Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in US
1815 1st
natural gas well in US is discovered
1842 Notary
Stamp Law passes
1869 Corncob
pipe, made from small corn kernels, invented
1872 Doughnut
cutter patents by John Blondel, Thomaston, Me
1893 Daniel
Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia
1922 Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute
1955 Bill
Haley & Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart
1958 Giant
splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock & ice into Lituya Bay,
Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain
1962 Andy
Warhol's first West Coast gallery exhibition in the Ferus Gallery of Los
Angeles
1997 Mike
Tyson is banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear
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World
Historical Highlights for Today
1401 Turko-Mongol
ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000
1852 Fire
destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal, Canada
1877 First
ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins - first official lawn tennis
tournament - men's singles only
1926 Chiang
Kai-shek appointed to national-revolutionary supreme commander
1991 South
Africa readmitted to Olympics
2011 South
Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Beautiful Friday.
Shocked is the only word I
have for the events of the past few days. I think I now know how my parents
felt during the turbulent late 60’s. They knew there were many things wrong,
but really didn’t know what to do to make it right.
The crazy in Dallas, Texas,
an open carry state, turned his rage on the police. Wonder why the NRA and 2nd
amendment people are silent? This appears to be the insanity of the 2nd
amendment, to protect from the government. Really? I sure hope not. Where are
our statesmen? Why isn’t somebody crafting a sensible bipartisan gun control
bill? Oh, it has to do with $$$ from lobbyists? It is time for change.
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Brain
Teasers
(answers at the end of
post)
Double Meanings #5
Language
brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think
about and manipulate words and letters.
|
Below are words or
phrases grouped in pairs. There is a different word that fits in the middle
of each set that can be defined by both sides. Your task is to find those
words.
Example: Flower ________ Stood Answer: Rose 1. Enclosure for animals - __________ - Writing instrument 2. Male sheep - __________ - Collide into something 3. To shove one thing inside another - __________ - A collection of miscellaneous items 4. Not specific or definite - __________ - Military officer of very high rank |
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Today’s
Trivia Hive
(answers at the end of
post)
How many people die from
alcohol abuse annually in the U.S.?
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…Harper’s
Index…
11
– Age of an Afghan ‘war
hero’ assassinated by the Taliban earlier this year
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…Instagram
Photo of the Day…
natgeotravel On
Iona, the wee island off the coast of Mull in Scotland, when we came across the
Highland "coos" ( as they are known) grazing by the roadside.
Everyone fell in love with the calf. Travel on the lLord of the Glens for
National Geographic Expeditions. Photo by @jimrichardsonng #scotland @natgeocreative
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2
jokes for the day
I Am Not Allowed, House
Rules
Patient: Doctor, doctor, I
keep thinking I'm a dog.
Doctor: Lie down on the couch and I'll examine you.
Patient: I can't, I'm not allowed on the furniture.
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The Doctor Needs A
Wrench
A woman with a minor
injury was at the hospital because her doctor said she wanted to take a closer
look at it to make sure everything was all right. The woman's husband sits
patiently in the waiting room.
After a few minutes, the doctor comes out and asks her assistant for a wrench,
which understandably concerns the husband.
Then, after a couple more moments, the doctor re-enters the room, this time
asking for a screwdriver. The husband grows worried and begins to pace in
circles. Then, a little later, the doctor bursts through the doors screaming
for a hammer and at that, the husband, in a state of frenzied fear, runs up and
asks, "Doctor, what the heck is wrong with my wife?"
"I don't know," replies the flustered doctor, "I can't get my
bag open!"
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Somewhat
Useless Information
They may be creepy, they
may be crawly, and in a very few instances they may even be deadly, but spiders
are a widely diverse and fascinating species which is which is absolutely
essential to a healthy ecosystem.
***
There are approximately
38,000 known species of spiders. Scientists believe there are probably as many
more to be discovered.
***
Spiders are found on every
continent except Antarctica.
***
An estimated 1 million
spiders live in one acre of land. The number might be closer to 3 million in
the tropics. It is estimated that a human is never more than 10 feet away from
a spider--ever.
***
Spiders are vital to a
healthy ecosystem. They eat harmful insects, pollinate plants, and recycle dead
animal and plants back into the earth. They are also a valuable food source for
many small mammals, birds, and fish.
***
The silk in a spider's web
is five times stronger than a strand of steel that is the same thickness. A web
made strands of spider silk as thick as pencil could stop a Boeing 747 jumbo
jet in flight. Scientists still cannot replicate the strength and elasticity of
a spider's silk.
***
The world's biggest spider
is the goliath spider (Theraphosa blondi). It can grow up to 11 inches wide,
and its fangs are up to one inch long. It hunts frogs, lizards, mice, and even
small snakes and young birds. The world's smallest spider is the Patu marplesi.
It is so small that 10 of them could fit on the end of a pencil.
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Birthdays
Today
“[ ]” indicates age at
death
[74] Daniel
Guggenheim,
US
(Guggenheim Museum) [d1930]
69- OJ Simpson [Orenthal James],
NFL
running back (Buf Bills), born in San Francisco, California
[67] Vince Edwards,
American
actor (Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse), born in Brooklyn, [d1996]
61- Jimmy Smits,
Bkln,
actor (Victor-LA Law, Running Scared, NYPD Blue)
52- Courtney Love,
American
muscian (Hole) and actress (People vs Larry Flynt), born in San Francisco,
California
40- Fred Aaron
Savage,
Ill,
actor (Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa)
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Historical
Obits Today
@92-2014 Eileen Ford,
American
modelling agency executive and co-founder (Ford Modelling Agency), dies from
complications of meningioma and osteoporosis
@92-1977 Alice Paul,
American
suffragist
@83-1974 Earl Warren,
governor
of California/Supreme court justice (1953-68)
@79-1992 Eric Savareid,
News
correspondent (CBS), cancer
@78-1988 Barbara
Woodhouse,
dog
trainer, stroke
@77-2002 Rod Steiger,
American
actor pneumonia
@65-1850 Zachary
Taylor,
12th
US president (1849-50), in White House, intestinal disorder
@63-1981 Allen Ludden,
TV
show host (Password), cancer
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Trivia
Hive Answers
88,000
According to the CDC,
excessive alcohol use or alcohol abuse "led to approximately 88,000 deaths
and 2.5 million years of potential life lost each year in the United States
from 2006 – 2010". One in every ten deaths among working-age adults 20-64
years old was due to excessive alcohol consumption. Maybe you're thinking since
you only drink a half-a-bottle of wine a night, we are clearly not talking about
you but if you're a lady excessive drinking is 8 alcoholic drinks a week (and
wine is considered a 5-oz pour) I know, I know. We were just as shocked. This
message has been brought to you by your friendly worker bees. Source: Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
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Brain
Teasers Answers
1. Enclosure for animals -
Pen - Writing instrument
2. Male sheep - Ram - Collide into something
3. To shove one thing inside another - Stuff - A collection of miscellaneous
items
4. Not specific or definite - General - Military officer of very high rank
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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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