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10.25.16 Week: 43 \ Day: 299
October Averages: 63°\31°
86004 Today: H 70° \
L 41° Average Sky Cover: 90%
Wind ave: 5mph\Gusts: 20mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 78°[1959] Record Low: 11°[1975]
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Quote of the Day
As we express our gratitude, we
must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to
live by them.
~John F. Kennedy
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Observances Today
Chucky,
The Notorious Killer Doll Day Link
International Artists
Day Link
Sourest
Day
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Observances This Week
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23-29
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Link
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23-29
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National Massage Therapy Week Link
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23-29
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National Respiratory Care Week Link
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23-29
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Give Wildlife a Brake! Week Link
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23-29
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Kids Care Week
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23-29
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Pro Bono Week Link
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23-29
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Rodent Awareness Week
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23-31
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Red Ribbon Week Link
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24-30
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Disarmament Week
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24-28
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Nuclear Science Week
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24-31
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Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week
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24-11/11
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World Origami Days
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25-31
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International Magic Week
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Today’s US Historical Highlights
♦ Today’s World
Historical Highlights
♦ 1492 Christopher Columbus' flagship the
Santa María lands at Dominican Republic
1780 John
Hancock becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts
♦ 1854 Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of
Balaclava, Crimean War), 409 die
♦ 1875 The first performance of the Piano
Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von
Bülow as soloist.
1906 US
inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion", a 3-diode amplification
valve which proved a pioneering development in radio & broadcasting
1938 The
Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as "a
degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of
young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to
hell".
♦ 1946 1st
trial against nazi war criminals (Nuremberg)
1955 Tappan
sells 1st microwave oven
1960 1st
electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC
1962 American
author John
Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
1963 Anti-Kennedy
"WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
♦ 1971 UN votes to expel Chinese
Nationalist-ruled Taiwan & admit Red China
1975 Denver
Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits
♦ 1981 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel
against cruise missile
1981 Allison
Roe (2:25:29) & Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win NYC marathon
1983 US
invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (US Wins!)
♦ 1986 International Red Cross ousted from
South Africa
1990 Evander
Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
♦ 2004 Fidel Castro, Cuba's President,
announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned by
November 8.
♦ 2012 Hurricane Sandy makes
landfall in Cuba and Haiti killing 65 people and causing over $80 million in
damage
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My Rambling Thoughts
So
it has been a week since I got my Shingles shot. Some soreness, then a nice
rash at the injection point. So I stop by the pharmacy this morning while I’m
out and about. The Pharmacist says ‘it is a live virus and you should call your
PCP to see what they suggest.’ Hmmm. I’ll see if I still have the rash.
It
is overcast with some hope for moisture later in the day. Nice! Here in the
high desert, we always like the idea of more moisture.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
I Beam And Shine
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a
question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a
requirement.
I
beam, I shine, I sparkle white
I'll brighten the gloom with my light
I'll mystify and enchant all
I'll bring out the best in you all
Goofy, bucked, green or gold
Young and charming, wise and old
Sly, cunning, empty some times
Mirthful, uplifting, within the lines
A fleeting glimpse or prolonged show
I'm sometimes sad, sometimes mean
Sometimes I'll say more than you know
Or betray what you think you've seen
Now, if you know me, tell me so
You have me too, you know!
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
Which
U.S. president enacted the federal income tax system?
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…Harper’s Index…
1/5 – Portion of the Israeli population that is Arab
1/33 – Of the workers in Israeli technology companies
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2 jokes for the day
There's
this 'not-so-bright' young woman out for a walk. She comes to a river and sees
another woman on the opposite bank.
"Yoo-hoo" she shouts, "how can I get to the other side?"
The second woman looks up the river, then down the river, then shouts back,
"You are on the other side."
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Mama
bear, papa bear, and baby bear were having a great time chasing vacationers in
a car as they were visiting Yellowstone National Park.
"Daddy?"
"Yes, Baby Bear?"
"I think we could be doing a better job of scaring these
vacationers."
"But Baby Bear," Mama Bear injected. "What more can we do?"
"Maybe we'd have more of an effect on them if we got out of this car and
started chasing them on all fours!"
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Somewhat Useless Information
The
automobile was invented in 1886. The used car lot (of 17 cars) was invented in
1897.
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The
first Rolls-Royce sold for $600, in 1906. Today they sell for more than
$200,000.
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The
tubeless auto tire was invented by a man named Frank Herzegh. He made one
dollar for it.
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The
first reported car theft in America took place in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1905.
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Whale
oil was used in automobile transmission fluids as late as 1973.
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When
used to make ethyl alcohol, an acre of potatoes will produce enough fuel to
fill 25 cars.
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Usually Mis-learned in School
Iron
maiden
You
may have heard of iron maidens and maybe you've even seen one, but the truth is
that they weren't used to torture. In fact they weren't even invented in during
the medieval period, they were created in the 18th century to attract museum
goers.
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Birthdays Today
“♦” indicates age
at death
♦ 91 Pablo Picasso,
Spanish artist (3 Dancers, Guernica), born in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain (d. 1973)
88- Marion
Ross, Albert Lea Mn, actress (Marion-Happy Days, Bkln Bridge)
♦ 83- Minnie
Pearl, [Sarah Ophelia Colley], Tenn, (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw) [d1996]
♦ 77- Klaus
Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon) [d1991]
76- Bobby
Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984)
75- Anne
Tyler, American writer (Accidental Tourist)
75- Helen
Reddy, Australian rock vocalist (I Am Woman), born in Melbourne, Victoria
♦ 68- Richard E. Byrd,
American aviator and polar explorer (1st to reach both the North Pole and South
Pole by air - disputed), born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 1957)
♦ 67- James
Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth) [d1803]
♦ 60 Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-79), born in Tehran, Iran (d.
1980)
53- Tracy
Nelson, California, American actress (Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling)
♦ 36- Georges Bizet,
French composer (Carmen), born in Paris (d. 1875)
32- Katy
Perry [Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson], American pop singer (I
Kissed A Girl, Waking Up In Vegas), born in Santa Barbara, ca
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Historical Obits Today
@82-1993 Vincent
Price, actor (Raven, Fly), lung cancer
@77-1995 Bobby
Riggs, American tennis player ("The Battle of the
Sexes", US Open 1939, 41), prostate cancer
@77-1934 Frank
Sprague, American Inventor of the first U.S. electric trolley system
@75-1961 Peter
Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker)
@72-2002 Richard
Harris, Irish actor (A Man Called Horse, This Sporting
Life) and singer (MacArthur Park), Hodgkin's disease
@67-1986 Forrest
Tucker, actor (O'Rourke-F Troop, Dusty Trail), cancer
@60-1892 Caroline
Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1892), TB
@56ish-1400 Geoffrey
Chaucer, author (Canterbury Tales)
@56-1992 Roger
Miller, country singer (King of the Road), cancer
@42-1999 Payne
Stewart, American golfer, plane crash
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Brain Teasers Answers
A
smile
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Trivia Hive
Answers
Abraham
Lincoln
President
Abraham Lincoln authorized the first federal income tax in 1861 when he signed
into law the Revenue Act. The legislation mandated a flat tax rate, along with
a 3 percent progressive scale for individuals with annual incomes over $800.
However, one year later, Congress repealed the federal flat tax and instituted
a progressive system. Source: Library of Congress.
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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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