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Week 16 Day 106 Flag Today 64°/32° Wind 8mph Gusts 9mph Active Fire: 221 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 689 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Apr. Averages: Temps: 60°\27° Moisture: 3 Days |
Weekly Observations
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11-17 Black
Maternal Health Week |
15-19 National
Blue Ribbon (Child Abuse)Week Link Link
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Daily Observations
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Boston
Marathon (128th) |
Purple
Up! Day Link |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"Optimism is a huge asset. We can always use more of
it. But optimism isn't a belief that things will automatically get better;
it's a conviction that we can make things better." — Melinda French Gates
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Today’s Thoughts
Nice day with a strong breeze.
Iran sent over 300
drones and missiles over Israel last night. Most were stopped by the Iron Dome
and help from friendly nations to Israel. Before the final bombs crossed into
Israel, Iran said it had avenged those killed at their embassy and now the
matter was closed. There was only minor damage in Israel. Today the Israel war
cabinet met but did not reach a consensus on what to do. Hopefully they decide
on peace.
Did you Know?
Did you know…part 2
Dubai is sandy. Go outside the gleaming city in the United
Arab Emirates, and you'll find plenty of towering sand dunes - a hot spot
for tourists. But when it comes to construction, Dubai cannot use desert sand,
simply because it's too smooth.
So, it imports sand. In
many countries, the demand for sand has led to illegal mining and the rise of a
"sand mafia." In 2014 alone, Dubai imported $456 million worth of sand, gravel, and stone.
Historic Events
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1947 – Jackie Robinson, became the first
African-American player in Major League Baseball when he played at Ebbets Field
in Brooklyn, for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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1989 – 96 fans were killed in The Hillsborough Tragedy
in Sheffield, England with poor crowd control planning at a soccer match
between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
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2013 – The Boston marathon Bombing killed three people
and injured 260 runners and supporters.
Birthdays with some quotes
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86 – Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress 77 – Linda
Bloodworth-Thomason, American screenwriter and producer 65 – Emma Thompson, English actress “Any
problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad
communication. Someone isn’t listening.” 62 – Tom Kane, American voice
actor 59 – Linda Perry, American
singer-songwriter “I’m
scared of the interviews…I’m scared of having to get up on stage again. I’m
scared of the critique. I’m scared right now of doing this again. But that’s
why I have to do it, I think.” 58 – Samantha Fox, English model
and singer-songwriter 41 – Seth Rogen,
Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter “You
want to create an environment where we’re fostering ideas, not rejecting
them.” 34 – Emma Watson, English actress “There’s
nothing wrong with being afraid. It’s not the absence of fear, it’s
overcoming it. Sometimes you’ve got to blast through and have faith.” |
@85 – Roy Clarke, American
musician and television personality (d. 2018) @85 – Charles Willson
Peale, American painter and soldier (d. 1827) “The
Learner must be led always from familiar objects toward the unfamiliar,
guided along, as it were, a chain of flowers into the mysteries of life.” @82 – Kim Il-sung, North Korean
general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994) @80 – John Williams, English-American
character actor (d. 1983) @77 – James J. Jeffries, American boxer
and promoter (d. 1953; stroke) @64 – Hans Conried, American voice
actor (d. 1982; heart attack) @62 – Elizabeth
Montgomery, American actress (d. 1995; cancer) @55 – Michael Kamen, American
composer and conductor (d. 2003; MS/heart attack) @67—Leonardo DaVinci (d.
1519) @43 – Bessie Smith, African-American
singer and actress (d. 1937; car crash) “I
don’t want no drummer. I set the tempo.”
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…The End for today…
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