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May 10, 2017
Week: 19 \ Day: 130
86004 Today: H 58° \
L 32° Average Sky Cover: 99%
Wind ave: 5mph\Gusts: 11mph Visibility: 8 mi
May Averages: 68°\34°
May Records: H: 89° (2002)
L: 7 (1915)
Record High: 82°[1932] Record Low: 19°[1953]
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‡‡Quote
of the Day‡‡
Everybody is ignorant, only on different
subjects.
Will Rogers
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‡‡Observances
Today‡‡
Bike To School
Day Link
Day of Vesak Link (Traditionally
on the Full May Moon)
Dia De La Madre
Donate A Day's Wages To Charity
National Lipid Day (Dyslipidemia)
National Night Shift Workers Day
National Third
Shift Workers Day
Occupational Safety & Health Day Link
Receptionists Day
World Lupus Day
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‡‡Observances
This Week‡‡
6-12
7-13
National Tourism
Week Link
Be Kind To Animals Week
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week Link
Drinking Water Week Link
Flexible Work Arrangement Week
Goodwill Industries Week
Hurricane Preparedness Week Link
International Clitoris Awareness Week Link
National Alcohol & Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week
National Correctional Officer's Week Link
National Family Week
National Hug Holiday Week
National Pet Week Link )
National Raisin Week Link
*National Wildflower Week
Neuropathy Awareness Week Link
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week Link
Public Service Recognition Week Link
Update Your References Week
National Hospital Week Link
Teacher Appreciation Week Link
8-12
National Etiquette
Week
8-14
National Hug Holiday
Week4
National Safety Stand Down Week (Constuction Falls) Link
Salvation Army Week
National Stuttering Awareness Week
10-16
Universal Family
Week
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‡‡Today’s
Significant US Historical Events‡‡
• Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
<§>1200’s<§>
•1267 Vienna's
church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
<§>1400’s<§>
•1497 Italian
navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New
World (disputed)
<§>1700’s<§>
1752 Benjamin
Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment
1797 1st
US Navy ship, the "United States," is launched
<§>1800’s<§>
1801 First
Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of
America (1st US foreign war)
1849 Pack
destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)
<§>1900’s<§>
1908 1st
Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)
1924 J.
Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI
1930 1st
US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago)
•1941 Adolf
Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland
1970 Bobby
Orr scores one of the most famous goals in hockey history, an overtime
goal that gives the Boston Bruins its first Stanley Cup since 1941
1983 "Laverne
& Shirley" last airs on ABC-TV
•1993 Paul
Cézanne still life painting sells for US$28,600,000 in NYC
•1994 Nelson
Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president
<§>2000’s<§>
•2016 Indian
fertility clinic announces that a 70 year old woman has successfully gave birth
to a baby boy
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‡‡My
Rambling Thoughts‡‡
Yesterday
was Cheryl’s 70th. Mary and I went to Williams to celebrate. We
visited a while, then headed for Bearizona, a wild animal rescue place. We
usually just drive through the various areas and then walk around to see the
less dangerous animals. This time we took the ‘tour bus’. It was amazing. The
place is 7 years old (we have been going every year since it opened). We
learned a whole lot about the various animals and how they got to this
sanctuary. The place has really been growing since it opened. Their visitor
count since opening is 350,000+ since opening. They just opened a very cool
cave-like restaurant. Very good food, and great wait staff. Mary and I left
Flag at 10:30 and didn’t get back until almost 4p, while it was a long day, it
was also a great day.
Got
up about 6a to a nice gentle rain. (Haven’t had any moisture since early
March). About 7:30 the rain got a lot heavier and was accompanied by thunder.
Then about 8a it was snowing. None of it stuck to the ground, but it continued
until 11a. Very suddenly, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. That lasted
a good 20 minutes before clouds covered the blue sky. No moisture with these
clouds. Life a 7000’ is always interesting.
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‡‡Today’s
Trivia Hive‡‡
(answers
at the end of post)
What
is the world's deepest lake?
Lake Baikal Lake
Superior
Lake Victoria Lake
Volta
33.6%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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‡‡Harper’s
Index‡‡
48→Percentage by which the number of international
borders with barriers has increased since 2014
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‡‡ Joke
For The Day‡‡
A
woman went into a hardware store to purchase a bale of peat moss. She gave a
personal check in payment and said to the clerk, "I suppose you will want
some identification."
He replied, without hesitation, "No ma'am, that won't be necessary."
"How come?" asked the woman.
"Crooks don't usually buy peat moss," answered the clerk.
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‡‡Yep,
It Really Happened‡‡
*-----
Another Stupid Karate Record Falls -----*
A martial artist in Pakistan added to his collection of world records by
smashing dozens of coconuts using his head. Black belt Muhammad Rashid set a
new Guinness World Record for "Most green coconuts smashed with the head
in one minute" by slamming his head down and bursting 35 coconuts. In
order to set the record Rashid was required to use his head to smash each
coconut until they began to leak milk. Video shows the martial artist as he
grabbed each coconut with both hands and sent his head crashing down with a
mighty blow until they began to burst. Rashid is the founder and president of
Pakistan Academy of Martial Arts and holds several other martial arts world
records including "Most drink cans crushed with elbow in one minute."
His new unofficial title is now "Ol' Coconut Head" Rashid.
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‡‡Somewhat
Useless Information‡‡
The
pole is thought by some to (not so subtly) represent the masculine, while the
decorations of flowers, wreaths and ribbons are thought to symbolize the
feminine. Although many scholars assert that sometimes a tree is just a tree -
the pole was not a phallic symbol, but rather a nod to the sacred nature of the
tree.
Persecution of May Day festivities began as early as the 1600s, and in 1640 the
Church ruled against the debauchery when the British Parliament banned the
traditions as immoral. A much tamer version was brought back in 1644 under the
rule of Charles II.
Some beliefs held that May Day was the last chance for fairies to travel to the
Earth.
The international distress signal, "mayday," has nothing to do with
the first of May. It derives from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come
help me."
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‡‡Birthdays
Today‡‡
@ indicates age at death
<§>80’s<§>
@88- Fred
Astaire,
tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime), born in Omaha,
(d. 1987)
@82- Pat
Summerall,
American NFL player (NY Giants) and CBS sportscaster,
born in Lake
City, Florida
(d. 2013)
@80- Gary
Owens,
American disc jockey/TV host (Laugh In, Gong Show), born in Mitchell,
South
Dakota
(d. 2015)
<§>70’s<§>
@75- Wayne
Dyer,
American psychologist and author (Universe Within You) (d. 2015)
71- Dave
Mason,
Worcester England, singer/songwriter (We Just Disagree)
71- Donovan,
Scottish musician
<§>60’s<§>
@69- Maybelle
Carter,
American country singer (Johnny Cash Show), born in Nickelsville,
Virginia
(d. 1978)
@69- Nancy
Walker,
American actress (Rhoda, McMillan & Wife), born in Philadelphia,
(d.
1992)
64-
Christopher Paul Curtis,
children’s author; 1st African American recipient of
the Newbery
Medal for children's literature
@63- David
O Selznick,
producer (Gone With the Wind), born in Pittsburgh,
(d. 1965)
<§>50’s<§>
57- Bono [Paul
Hewson],
rocker (U2-Joshua Tree), born in Dublin, Ireland
<§>20’s<§>
@26- John
Wilkes Booth,
American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham
Lincoln,
born in Bel Air, Maryland
(d. 1865)
@21- Sid
Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie],
bassist (Sex Pistols), born in London,
(d. 1979)
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‡‡Historical
Obits Today‡‡
<§>80’s<§>
@89-2012 Carroll
Shelby,
American automobile designer
@83-1818 Paul
Revere,
American silversmith and patriot who alerted the colonial militia
to
the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord
<§>70’s<§>
@72±-1977 Joan
Crawford,
actress (Mildred Pierce), heart attack
<§>60’s<§>
@68-1999 Shel
Silverstein,
American poet and composer, heart attack
@64-1774 Louis
XV,
king of France (1715-74), smallpox
<§>30’s<§>
@39-1863 Stonewall
Jackson,
Confederate general during the American Civil War, pneumonia
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‡‡Trivia
Hive Answers‡‡
Lake
Baikal Want to go for a quick dip in southern Russia and create a memory you'll
remember for ages? Just make sure your swimming skills are on point, and then
head to Lake Baikal, which is the world's deepest lake. It's more than 5,300
feet deep, and its bottom is about 4,000 feet below sea level. It's also the
world's largest lake in terms of volume - it's equivalent to the combination of
all five Great Lakes in North America. Source: Smithsonian magazine
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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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