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January 12,
2017 Week: 02 \ Day: 12
86004 Today: H 50° \
L 33° Average Sky Cover: 50%
Wind ave: 11mph\Gusts: 21mph Visibility: 10 mi
January Averages: 43°\17°
January Records: H: 66°
(1971) L: -30 (1937)
Record High: 59°[2002] Record Low: -20°[1963]
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❆❆Quote
of the Day❆❆
You must do the
things you think you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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❆❆Observances
Today❆❆
I Am A Mentor Link
Kiss A Ginger Day Link (Red Heads)
National Hot Tea Day
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❆❆Observances
This Week❆❆
8-14
Dating & Life Coaches Recognition Week
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week Link
10-13
No Tillage Week
11-18
Cuckoo Dancing Week
National Soccer Coaches of America Week
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❆❆Today’s
Significant US Historical Events❆❆
◈ Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
◈ 1616 Brazilian
city Belem (the entrance gate to the Amazon) founded by Captain Major Francisco
Branco
◈ 1755 Tsarina
Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University
1773 1st US public museum established (Charlestown
SC)
1777 Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Calif
◈ 1808 The
organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural
History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
1812 1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam,
from Natchez
1863 President Davis delivers his "State of
Confederacy" address
◈ 1872 Yohannes
IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in
that city in over 200 years.
◈ 1895 The
National Trust is founded in Britain.
1896 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith,
Davidson NC)
◈ 1908 A
long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
◈ 1913 After
using other pseudonyms over the years, Josef Dzhugashvili signs himself as Stalin("man
of steel") in a letter to the paper, Social Democrat
1915 US House of Representatives rejects proposal
to give women right to vote
1929 Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins,
New Orleans-Havana
◈ 1948 Mahatma
Gandhi begins his final fast
1952 University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black
student
1956 FBI arrests 6 members of the Great Brink's
robbery gang, 6 days before statute of limitations runs out
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC)
founded
1962 Operation Chopper begins, America's first
combat mission in the Vietnam War
1965 "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV
1966 LBJ says US should stay in South Vietnam
until communist aggression ends
1966 "Batman",
starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as
The Joker, debuts on ABC
1969 Super Bowl III: NY Jets beat Balt Colts, 16-7
in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB
◈ 1970 Biafran
War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS
featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1975 Chrysler Corp offers 1st car rebates
◈ 1989 Idi
Amin expelled from Zaire
1990 Civil Rights activist Rev Al Sharpton is
stabbed in Bensonhurst Bkln
1991 US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority
to wage war against Iraq
1995 Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins
in LA
1998 Nineteen European nations agree to forbid
human cloning.
◈ 2004 The
world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
◈ 2006
Turkey releases Mehmet Ali Ağca from jail after he served 25 years for shooting
Pope John Paul II.
◈ 2010 Earthquake
occurs in Haiti killing 230,000 and destroying the majority of the capital
Port-au-Prince
2014 "True Detective", a crime-drama starring Woody
Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, debuts on HBO
◈ 2015 Cristiano
Ronaldo of Real Madrid C.F. wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the best player
of the year
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❆❆My
Rambling Thoughts❆❆
All
set for my trip…turns out, until today, I was not signed up for any excursions.
Thanks to my roommate for figuring it out. I called, paid the necessary fee,
and now have reservations I was told I had 2 weeks ago.
I
did listen to the President-elect’s press conference. Not impressed and now
more worried. This man shows so many characteristics of a dictator. The next 4
years will not be congenial with the press, with the American citizens, and
probably not with any other countries.
Still
waiting for the tax people call about my taxes in 2014. Tried to call the
corporate offices, but not possible…lots of prompts that send you around the US
with no answers. Called the office to be told “the district manager will be
here when he gets here”. They sound like he is god or something. Reminded me of
a time when I was at the school where I first started teaching and had returned
years later as the ‘Acting Principal’. We had a board meeting scheduled. My
Business person came in the day before to tell me how the meetings go. First,
we are to be in the room, sitting, at least 15 minutes before the meeting
starts. When the Board enters the room we are to stand until they are all
seated. Do not speak unless spoken to. Do not raise your hand with a question,
just wait your turn. Sounded pretty strange to me, but when in Rome. So about
30 minutes before the meeting, the President of the board came to my office. We
had known each other when we both worked at the school. We had a great
conversation. I asked him about the ‘rules’ I had been given. He smiled and
said he didn’t know where those rules came from and had always wondered why
people acted that way. We agreed to enter the meeting together and I could talk
anytime I wanted to. The meeting was very successful and only a few of the
employees were nervous about the new way we held meetings.
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❆❆Brain
Teasers❆❆
(answers
at the end of post)
The
Better Sting
Language
brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think
about and manipulate words and letters.
All
answers end in sting and the whole word is obtained in the clues below.
eg: A sting that cures fatigue
answer: reSTING
1. A sting that cures hunger
2. A sting that cleans your room
3. A sting that makes you laugh
4. A sting that cooks your meat
5. A sting that spoils your tools
6. A sting that holds your attention
7. A sting that some observe in Lent
8. A sting that cooks are always using
9. A sting that browns your bread
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❆❆Today’s
Trivia Hive❆❆
(answers
at the end of post)
Who
was the first golfer to win the U.S. Masters?
32.5%
of those taking the quiz on the internet got it correct
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❆❆Harper’s
Index❆❆
150,000→Number of condoms distributed by the
International Olympic Committee for the 2012 London Summer Games
450,000→For the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
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❆❆New
Trivia❆❆
The
Haskell Opera House was deliberately built on the U.S.-Canada border. The opera
stage resides in Canada but most of the opera seats are in the U.S. Canada gets
its name from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word, kanata, meaning village or
settlement.
A polar
bear’s fur is transparent and holds no color.
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❆❆2 Jokes
For The Day❆❆
Dentist:
Little Johnny, you're not brushing your teeth very well. Do you know what comes
after decay?
Little Johnny: De 'L'?
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Morty
and Saul are out one afternoon on a lake when their boat starts sinking. Saul,
a banker, says to Morty, "Listen, Morty, I should probably tell you, I
don't swim so well."
Morty, who worked as a lifeguard when he was younger, begins tugging and
pulling on Saul, helping him float towards shore. After twenty minutes, he
begins to tire. Finally about 50 feet from shore, Morty asks, "Saul, do
you suppose you could float alone?"
Saul looks at Morty and then replies, "This is a heck of a time to be
asking for money!"
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❆❆Yep,
It Really Happened❆❆
*----
Hawaii Just Got a Little Bit Smaller ----*
An extremely rare event was caught on video when a titanic chunk of the island of
Hawaii collapsed into the ocean. And as if to prove Hawaii really is part of
America, five tourists were almost killed because they ignored a warning cordon
and walked right up to an active volcano. Estimated to be a massive 26-acre
chunk, the rock plunged into the sea as lava bubbled out and huge plumes of
smoke billowed into the air. Five tourists who were visiting the Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park at the time ducked under a security rope and escaped
just minutes before before the land gave way beneath them. The Kamokuna ocean
entry point to the national park was closed beforehand amid safety fears and
rangers said a viewing platform was lost to the sea during the collapse.
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❆❆Somewhat
Useless Information❆❆
Since
they were introduced in 1787, more than 300 billion pennies have been produced.
***
The
princess on the Indian Head penny was neither an American Indian nor a
princess. She was the sculptor's daughter, Sarah Longacre.
***
If
you have a strong magnifying glass, you can see the initials of the sculptors
who designed the pennies. Since 1959, the initials of Frank Gasparro have been
near the shrubbery to the right of the Lincoln Memorial. Pennies dated 1918 to
1958 have the initials VDB (Victor David Brenner) under Lincoln's shoulder.
***
Pennies
haven't been made of pure copper since 1864. During World War II, the U.S. Mint
helped the war effort by recycling: It melted shell casings to make pennies.
***
When
the penny was introduced in 1787, it was about twice the size of today's
version. The penny didn't reach its current size until 1857.
***
The
nickname for a U.S. cent in 1839 was "Silly Head," because people
thought the image of Miss Liberty on the front looked strange.
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❆❆Birthdays
Today❆❆
◈→ indicates
age at death
◈91→ Henny Youngman,
England, comedian (Take my wife please...) [D1998]
◈90→ Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi, Indian spiritualist (d. 2008)
87- Glenn Yarborough,
singer (Limeliters, Baby the Rain
Must Fall)
◈75→ Charles
Perrault, author (Mother Goose), born in Paris, France [D1703]
◈74→ Ray Teal, actor
(Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza), born in Grand Rapids Michigan [D1976]
◈68→ Edmund Burke,
British author (Philosophy & Inquiry)[D1797]
◈68→ Tex Ritter,
Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind) [D1974]
68- Haruki Murakami, Japanese writer
(Norwegian Wood), born in Kyoto
◈67→ Joe Frazier, Beaufort South
Carolina, HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73) [D2011]
66- Kirstie Alley,
Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
66- Rush Limbaugh,
Girardeau Missouri, American right wing radio personality
65- Ricky Van
Shelton, country musician
63- Howard Stern, Roosevelt NY,
"Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
◈62→ John
Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) [D1649]
◈53→ Hermann
Goering, Rosenheim Bavaria, leading Nazi politician and party member [D1946]
53- Jeff Bezos, American
entrepreneur and founder of Amazon.com, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
52- Rob Zombie,
American musician
◈40→ Jack London,
American writer/socialist (Call of the Wild), born in San Francisco (d. 1916)
◈39→ Swami
Vivekananda, Indian Hindu spiritual leader and a key figure in the introduction
of Yoga to the Western world, born in Kolkata, India (d. 1902)
◈32→ Ira Hayes, American
soldier (d. 1955)
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❆❆Historical
Obits Today❆❆
@85-1976 Agatha Christie, British crime
writer ("10 Little Indians")
@84-2002 Cyrus Vance, 57th
U.S. Secretary of State (1977-80)
@82-1899 Hiram Walker,
American distiller
@79-1700 Marguerite
Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame in Quebec
@70-1990 Laurence J Peter,
author (Peter Principle), a stroke
@53-2003 Maurice Gibb, guitarist of
the Bee Gees, cardiac arrest
@42-1962 Ernie Kovacs,
comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), auto crash
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❆❆Brain
Teasers Answers❆❆
1.
feasting
2. dusting
3. jesting
4. roasting
5. rusting
6. interesting
7. fasting
8. tasting
9. toasting
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❆❆Trivia
Hive Answers❆❆
Horton
Smith
Every
year, the best golfers in the world gather in Augusta, Georgia, to play in the
tournament founded by legendary player Bobby Jones - on the very course he
designed. Jones played in early Masters tournaments, including the first one in
1934, but he didn't win. The first title went to Horton Smith, who won the
title a second time two years later. Source: Augusta.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.
☼☼☼☼…And
That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼
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