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10.27.16 Week: 43 \ Day: 301
October Averages: 63°\31°
86004 Today: H 65° \
L 35° Average Sky Cover: 15%
Wind ave: 7mph\Gusts: 13mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 74°[1995] Record Low: 10°[1970]
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Quote of the Day
Where the spirit does not work
with the hand, there is no art.
~Leonardo da Vinci
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Observances Today
Cranky Co-workers Day
National
Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K.
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Link
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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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26-29
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International Dyslexia Association Reading Week
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Today’s US Historical Highlights
♦ Today’s World
Historical Highlights
♦ 312 Roman
Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous
Vision of the Cross
♦ 1275 Traditional
founding of the city of Amsterdam
1682 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by
Englishman William Penn
1787 Federalist letters start appearing in New York
newspapers
1795 Pinckney's Treaty [Treaty of San Lorenzo]
signed by Spain and US, establishing the southern boundary of the US and giving
Americans right to navigate the Mississippi River
1838 Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the
Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be
exterminated.
1871 Boss Tweed (William Macy Tweed), Democratic leader
of Tammany Hall, arrested after NY Times exposed his corruption.
1904 First section of New York subway - Lower
Manhattan to Broadway Harlem, opened by IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), fare
one nickel
♦ 1916 Battle of
Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son
Emperor Iyasus V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne
for Empress Zauditu.
1917 20,000 women march in a suffrage parade in New
York, US
1922 1st commemoration of Navy Day (USA)
1925 Water skis patented by Fred Waller
1938 DuPont announces its new synthetic polyamide
fiber will be called "nylon"
1947 "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho
Marx premieres on ABC radio
1954 President Eisenhower offers aid to
South Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem
1954 Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first
African-American general in the United States Air Force.
♦ 1959 Rare
Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico
♦ 1968 19th
Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico
1969 Ralph Nader sets up a consumer
organization knowns as Nader's Raiders
♦ 1982 China
announces its population at 1 billion people plus
1988 "ET" released to home video (14
million presold)
♦ 1992 Great
Britain issues postage stamp on 100th anniversary of JRR Tolkien
1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future VP) admits to
covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it
blink
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My Rambling Thoughts
Beautiful
day…again. Am not sure if this really Fall.
Turned
on my computer and saw that there was a serious accident a little over a mile
from my place. The accident happened around 6a this morning. About 10a I headed
into town to do my Wednesday shopping. Traffic was still blocked on the only
road from my place to any stores past the mall. Turns out some idiot stole an
ADOT pickup. While turning onto the ramp area to get on I-40, the pickup hit
one of those huge Swift transports in the side. It destroyed the truck, and
most likely the driver. It took me almost an additional 30 minutes to get past
the area of the accident. This intersection is a major exit for big trucks, so
they were being sent to other exits. Cops were directing traffic at 3 stop
lights down Route 66 to deal with the traffic. I did all my shopping and tried
to return home a little after noon. It took much longer than usual and the two
vehicles are still sitting at the point of the accident. On my return, Cops
were still directing traffic and few, if any know when the road will re-open. I
should be happy, as the return only took only an extra 20 minutes. Feeling
sorry for all those involved in this needless accident.
Glad
to read that the DOD has finally decided not to try and get back re-up bonus in
CA. The problem still remains for those who have already paid back some of all
of the money. Cheap comment from DOD that some of the soldiers knew they weren’t
eligible for the bonus. Yeah, right.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
What's
in a Name? 3
Some
people's names (such as "Will Power") suggest a certain personality
or career choice. Given below are some last names and professions (in no
particular order). For each last name, your task is to think of a common first
name, such that it suggests one of the given professions. Each last name and
profession must be used just once.
Example: Sonny Day would suggest a meteorologist.
Last Names: Ball, King, Major, Mee, Soares, Turner
Professions: Paleontologist, Author, Musician, Plumber, Astrologer, Lawyer
Hint:
First Names: Crystal, Dee, Dinah, Lee, Paige, Sue
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
When
did the first World Series take place?
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…Harper’s Index…
2/3 ♦ Portion of Americans in 1966 who said that they
trusted the government most of the time
1/5 ♦ Who say so today
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2 jokes for the day
A
young soldier was up before his commanding officer for a reprimand.
After going through a list of his misdemeanors the CO says, "And another
thing, I didn't see you in camouflage practice this morning."
"Thank you, Sir," the soldier replied.
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"Hi."
"Hi."
"Did you eat?"
"Did you eat?"
"Are you copying me?"
"Are you copying me?"
"I love you!"
"Yea, I ate already."
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Yep, It Really Happened
*-----
Beer; Is There Anything It Can't Do? -----*
A judge was charged with bribery after being accused of offering beer and cash
to a police officer in exchange for his wife's text messages, according to
police in North Carolina. Superior Court Judge Arnold Ogden Jones II was found
guilty of bribery and other charges in connection with the bribery attempt of
the police officer. According to the police investigation, the judge suspected
that his wife was cheating, and he wanted to get his hands on the text messages
of her cellphone. The Wayne County police officer, who is also an FBI agent,
reported that the judge offered him beer and $100 to get the text messages. The
judge vowed to seek reelection despite being convicted of bribery. The judge is
facing up to 37 years in prison and up to $750,000 in fines.
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Somewhat Useless Information
The
maximum speed limit you'll see on US highway signs depends on the state. In
Iowa, New Mexico, and North and South Dakota, 75 mph is posted on some stretches
of interstate highways. But in Hawaii, 60 mph is the maximum statewide, and in
the District of Columbia, 55 mph is still the law.
***
The
criteria vary from state to state, but as a rule, each area works closely with
the Department of Natural Resources to review reported automobile/deer
accidents. A "Deer Crossing" sign is generally erected whenever a
deer has been hit within the previous 12 months.
***
Forty-nine
states participate in the "Adopt a Highway" program. The lone holdout
is Vermont, whose anti-billboard laws prohibit the necessary road adoption
signage.
***
In
2004, the Federal Highway Administration approved the use of a new font,
Clearview, on federal road signs after tests showed that drivers found
Clearview easier to read than the current Highway Gothic font.
***
The
large blue signs on freeways indicating that there's a Shell station or a
McDonald's at the next exit are called "interstate logo boards." A
business must meet strict criteria, such as restrooms, telephones, no cover
charge, and so on, in order to get its name posted.
***
The
Federal Highway Administration has adopted certain shapes for the various types
of road signs in hopes that drivers will recognize them reflexively. A round
sign indicates a railroad crossing; a pentagon stands for a school crossing;
and diamond-shaped signs alert us to a particular potential hazard.
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Birthdays Today
“♦” indicates age
at death
♦ 91 Ruby
Dee, American actress (A Raisin in the Sun, American Gangster), born in
Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
♦ 87 Emily
Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) [1960]
77- John
Cleese, English actor and comedian (Monty Python), born
in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
74- Lee
Greenwood, American country singer (God Bless the USA), born in Los Angeles,
California
♦ 73 Roy
Lichtenstein, Pop art painter (painted comic book panels), born in NYC, New
York [d1997]
69- Terry
Anderson, AP correspondent/US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91)
66- Fran
Lebowitz, author/actress (Resident Alien)
♦ 64 Floyd
Cramer, La, hall of fame pianist (Last Date, On the Rebound) [1997]
♦ 61 Matthew
Baillie, Shotts Manse Lanarkshire, Scottish Physician (first systematic study
of pathology in 1793) [d1823]
♦ 61 John Gotti,
mafia head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York [d2002]
♦ 60 Theodore Roosevelt,
26th US President (R: 1901-09; Nobel 1906), born in NYC, New York (d. 1919)
60- Patty
Sheehan, American LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open), born
in Middlebury, Vermont
53- Marla
Maples, [Trump], Dalton Ga, actress (Will Rogers Follies)
♦ 50 James Cook,
British explorer, navigator and cartographer who was the first European to
explore much of Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, born in Marton,
Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
♦ 50- Edward Lee Howard,
American CIA Case Officer and alleged Soviet spy who defected to the Soviet
Union in 1985, born in Alamogordo, New Mexico (d. 2002)
♦ 39 Dylan
Thomas, Swansea Wales, poet (Child's Christmas in Wales) [d1953]
32- Kelly
Osbourne, English television personality
♦ 30 Sylvia Plath,
American poet and novelist (Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar), born in Boston,
Massachusetts (d. 1963)
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Historical Obits Today
@90-1990 Xavier
Cugart, bandleader
@88-1975 Rex
Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe)
@85-1977 James
M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice)
@71-2013 Lou
Reed, American musician, liver disease
@65-1505 Ivan
III, [Ivan
the Great], Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia (1462-1505)
@58-1941 Ernest
Everett Just, African-American embryologist (physiology of development,
fertilization, cell division), pancreatic cancer
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Brain Teasers Answers
Crystal
Ball - Astrologer (crystal ball)
Dinah Soares - Paleontologist (dinosaurs)
Paige Turner - Author (page turner)
Dee Major - Musician (D Major)
Lee King - Plumber (leaking)
Sue Mee - Lawyer (sue me)
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Trivia Hive
Answers
1884
The
first Word Series took place in 1884 when the Providence Grays of the National
League faced off against the New York Metropolitans of the American Association
at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The Grays took the series 3 to 0.
However, the team ultimately walked away without a trophy, as postseason games
were considered exhibitions up until 1903. Source: history.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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