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9.27.16 Week: 39 \ Day: 271
September Averages: 74°\42°
86004 Today: H 66° \
L 49° Average Sky Cover: 2%
Wind ave: 13mph\Gusts: 24mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 83°[1963] Record Low: 23°[1900]
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Quote of the Day
Try to be a rainbow in someone's
cloud.
~Maya Angelou
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Observances Today
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Ancestor Appreciation Day
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Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Link
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Google's Birthday
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National Voter Registration Day Link
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National Woman Road Warrior Day
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World Tourism Day
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True Cross Day (Ethiopia)
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Observances This Week
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25-10/1 Link
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World Hearing Aid Awareness Week
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26-30 Link
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Ally Week
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26-10/1
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Banned Books Week
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26-30 Link
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Health Information and Technology Week
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26-30 Link
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National Postdoc Appreciation Week
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27-10/3 Link
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National Fall Foliage Week
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Today’s US Historical Highlights
Today’s World Historical Highlights
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1290 Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China,
reportedly kills 100,000
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1540 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by
Ignatius Loyola confirmed by Pope Paul III in Rome
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1590 Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being
chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.
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1779 John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace
terms with Britain
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1821 Mexican Empire declares its independence;
Mexican revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw
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1864 Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed
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1892 Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company
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1900 Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd
St NYC
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1905 The physics journal Annalen der Physik
publishes Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body
Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².
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1908 Henry Ford's first Ford Model T automobile leaves the
Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan
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1909 US President Taft sets aside some 3 million
acres of oil-rich public land (including Teapot Dome, Wyoming) for
conservation purposes
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1916 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American
Indians
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1919 Democratic National Committee votes to allow female
members
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1928 The Nationalist Republic of China is recognized by the
United States.
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1937 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY)
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1938 British ocean liner "Queen
Elizabeth" launches at Clydebank, Scotland
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1950 Dr Ralph Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize
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1954 1st African American Supreme Court page is CV Bush
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1954 School integration begins in Wash DC & Baltimore Md
public schools
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1959 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his
US visit
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1960 Europe's 1st "moving pavement"
(travelator), opens at Bank station on the London Underground
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1962 Rachel Carson publishes 'Silent Spring' about the
deleterious impacts pesticide use in the US on the environment
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1964 Findings of the Warren Commission into the
assassination of President John F. Kennedy released, finds Lee Harvey
Oswald acted alone
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1979 US Congress' final approval to create Department of
Education
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1980 WHOT (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins on
1620 AM & 92.5 FM
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1988 The National League for Democracy, led by Aung
San Suu Kyi is founded in Burma (Myanmar)
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1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
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1996 The Julie N. tanker skip crashes into the Million
Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.
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2012 The Mars Curiosity rover discovers what evidence of a
fast-moving streambed-in Mars
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My Rambling Thoughts
Still
a little cool and breezy, but certainly tolerable.
Yes,
I will be watching the debate tonight. Not sure what to expect, but don’t want
to miss whatever happens.
Heard
a great line this morning regarding candidates who push lists of supporters in
their ads and in their campaigns…’only those with bad credit need a co-signer’.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
Quotes #2
Language brain teasers are those that involve
the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
In
this teaser you are to try and unscramble the set of letters in each set of
brackets to complete these quotations. Good luck!
1. We may (FMFIAR) absolutely that (OHTNGIN) great in the (DWLOR) has been
(DAECHCSOIMLP) without (NSPOAIS).
2. (ELVI) as if you (ERWE) to die (WTMOROOR). (NLREA) as if you were to (LIEV)
(ORERVEF).
3. The way to get (DSETRAT) is to (UQTI) (GLATNIK) and (NBEIG) (ODGNI).
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
What
does the word "equinox" mean?
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…Harper’s Index…
4/5 – Who think their job will still exist in its current
form
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2 jokes for the day
You
Must Admire His Honesty
His
girlfriend’s father was interviewing Young Charles.
“So,” said the father, “you want to be my son-in-law, do you?"
“No, not particularly,” said Charles tactlessly, “but if I want to marry your
daughter I haven’t much choice, have I?”
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College
Meals
College
meals are generally unpopular with those who have to eat them, and sometimes
with good reason.
“What kind of pie do you call this?” asked one student indignantly.
“What’s it taste like?” asked the cook.
“Glue!”
“Then it’s apple pie... the plum pie tastes like soap.”
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Somewhat Useless Information
In
the United States, over 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce, 67
percent of second marriages end in divorce, and nearly 74 percent of third
marriages end in divorce.
Birth order can influence whether a marriage succeeds or fails. The most
successful marriages are those where the oldest sister of brothers marries the
youngest brother of sisters. Two firstborns, however, tend to be more
aggressive and can create higher levels of tension. The highest divorce rates
are when an only child marries another only child.
Compared
to singles, married people accumulate about four times more savings and assets.
Those who divorced had assets 77 percent lower than singles.
The cost of an average wedding is about $20,000. The cost of an average divorce
is about $20,000.
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How it was discovered
In
the 1830s, natural rubber was a popular substance for waterproof shoes and
boots, but its inability to withstand freezing temperatures and extreme heat
soon left consumers and manufacturers frustrated. That led some to say rubber
had no future, but Charles Goodyear disagreed. After years of trial and error
trying to make rubber more durable, the scientist stumbled upon his greatest
discovery by complete accident. In 1839, when showcasing his latest experiment,
Goodyear accidentally dropped his rubber concoction on a hot stove. What he
discovered was a charred leather-like substance with an elastic rim. Rubber was
now weatherproof.
Goodyear
would never reap the benefits of his discovery and died $200,000 in debt. His
surname and legacy live on, however, in the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
which was named after him nearly 40 years after his death.
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Birthdays Today
“[
]” indicates age at death
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[95] Jayne
Meadows, Mrs Steve Allen,
actress (Dark Delusion)
born in Wu Chang China [d2015]
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[85] William
T. Orr, American television producer (d. 2002)
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[81] Samuel
Adams, US revolutionary and politician (Lt Gov-Mass,
1789-94), born in Boston, [d1803]
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[80] William
Clothier,
American tennis player (US Open-1906) and 1st president of tennis hall
of fame,
born in Sharon Hill, Pa (d. 1962)
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[80] Harry
Blackstone, Sr.,
American magician (d. 1965)
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[73] Hiram
R. Revels,
1st African American US Senator,
born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1901)
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[73] William
Conrad,
actor (Bullwinkle Show, Cannon),
born in Louisville, [d1994]
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69- Liz
Torres,
actress (Mahalia Sanchez-John Larroquette Show),
born in The Bronx, New York
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69- Meat
Loaf, [Marvin Lee Aday],
Dallas, rocker (Bat Out of Hell)
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68- A
Martinez (Adolfo Larrue Martinez III),
American actor (L.A. Law, Santa Barbara),
born in Glendale, California
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[66] Patrick
O'Neal,
actor (King Rat, Night of the Iguana) [d-1994]
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58- Shaun
Cassidy,
American actor/singer (Hardy Boys, Breaking Away),
born in Los Angeles
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[54] Roger
C Carmel,
actor (Harry Mudd-Star Trek, In-Laws) [d1986]
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[53] Will
Sampson,
native American actor [Cree] (d. 1987)
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44- Gwyneth
Paltrow,
actress (Pallbearer, Emma, Hard Eight),
born in Los Angeles
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[40] Agustin
I de Iturbide,
General and 1st Emperor of Mexico (1822-23),
born in Valladolid, Michoacán, Mexico (d. 1824)
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34- Lil
Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr),
American rapper
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32- Avril
Lavigne,
Canadian singer-songwriter (Complicated, Sk8er Boi),
born in Belleville, Ontario
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Historical Obits Today
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@96-1993 James Doolittle,
US air force general (Tokyo 1942)
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actor (Dr Chegley-Julia),
lung cancer
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French impressionist artist (ballerina)
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@79-2009 William Safire,
American Columnist,
cancer
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Canada/US evangelist/faith healer,
accidental od
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Canadian silver prospector,
suicide
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American Hall of Fame athlete,
colon cancer
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Brain Teasers Answers
1.
We may (AFFIRM) absolutely that (NOTHING) great in the (WORLD) has been
(ACCOMPLISHED) without (PASSION).
Hegel
2. (LIVE) as if you (WERE) to die (TOMORROW). (LEARN) as if you were to (LIVE)
(FOREVER).
M.K. Gandhi
3. The way to get (STARTED) is to (QUIT) (TALKING) and (BEGIN) (DOING).
Walt
Disney
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Trivia Hive
Answers
Equal
Night
Today
is the fall equinox, which means that in the Northern Hemisphere we are moving
into autumn and the Southern Hemisphere is switching from winter into spring.
The word "equinox" is derived from the Latin word for "equal
night." It means that today will be roughly equal parts day and equal
parts night. It also means that from this point forward the nights will get
longer so enjoy this sunshine while it lasts folks. Source: Space.com
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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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