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Week 30 Day 206 Flag Today 83°/55° Wind 6 mph Gusts 11 mph Light
Breeze Active Fire: 350 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 8 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days
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Weekly Observations
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18-25 Restless
Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week National
Moth Week
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21-27
Captive
Nations Week National
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Daily Observations
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Amelia Earhart Day Cousins Day |
National Drive-Thru Day National Tell an Old Joke Day |
Today’s Quote
“The summer looks out from her
brazen tower through the flashing bars of July.”
– Francis Thompson
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
The monsoon continues. No complaints.
Good news on the medical front. About
a year ago, my prostate cancer returned after being gone for over a decade. My urologist
has been giving me a shot every 3 months since then. The shot is working fine
for keeping my PSA in the low normal range. I saw him today and asked how much
longer I would be doing this shot. He explained that the shot suppresses but does
not cure. That was actually good news and now I know I will keep getting the shot
as long as I am still kicking. I also mentioned my sometimes urgent need to
pee. Turns out that is the Coke I drink, actually the caffeine that stimulates
my old bladder. He suggested I cut down on the Coke with caffeine and see if
that helps. He said I won’t tell you quit the caffeine as ‘we all only live once’. All in all a good visit.
1972 was 52 years ago…
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11
Israel Athletes murdered by Arab Gunman at Munich Olympics
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5
White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the
Democratic National Committee the start of the Watergate Scandal.
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The
United States and Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
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NASA’s
Space Shuttle Program is officially launched
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United
Kingdom --- Miners Strike
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16
survivors from plane crash survive and are rescued after practicing cannibalism
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Bloody
Friday 22 bombs explode in Belfast Ireland
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IRA
bomb explodes at the 16th Parachute Brigade headquarters at Aldershot
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Antiwar
demonstrations draw 100,000 demonstrators in US cities
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The
Dow Jones closes above 1000 for the first time in history
Phrases used by Old-er People that younger people might not
understand
“Sock it to Me”
This phrase was popularized by “Rowan
& Martin’s Laugh-In,” a
1960s TV show in which Goldie Hawn would often use it. It indicates readiness
for something, or “do your worst,” and is often used humorously. It became a
catchphrase at the time, symbolizing the whimsical humor of the era.
Did you Know…?
Baby Formula Has Actually
Been Around For More Than 150 Years
Baby formula - a manufactured supplement for breast milk -
is a fairly modern invention, but probably not as modern as you think: It was
invented in the 1800s.
The first supplements for
a mother's milk were other women, known as “wet nurses,” who
filled in to feed babies for wealthy mothers, or those who were unable to
breastfeed. Wet nursing began as early as 2000 BCE, and was common in Europe
and America during the 1700s. (Brunettes rather than blond or red-headed women
were preferred as wet nurses because their milk was thought to be more
nutritious.)
In the 1800s, attention
turned instead to finding substitutes for breast milk. The first option considered was milk from animals such as
cows, goats, horses, and donkeys, served fresh, heated, or diluted. Before baby
bottles and rubber nipples were invented, infants were fed via spoon, or a
container like a cow's horn covered with cloth, paper, or a sponge to serve as
a nipple.
Doctors noticed, however,
that infants fed cow's milk had a higher mortality rate and digestive problems.
In 1838, German scientist Johann Franz Simon analyzed both types and found that
cow's milk had more carbohydrates and less protein than human milk. In 1860,
German chemist Justus von Leibig created the first commercial baby food, a
powder that consisted of wheat and malt flours and potassium bicarbonate meant
to be mixed with warmed cow's milk.
In the 1870s, Nestle's
Infant Food, made from malt, cow's milk, sugar, and wheat flour, diluted with
water, was sold in the US. Other companies created their own formulas, and the
ingredients, or percentage of ingredients, changed in the following decades
based on findings from doctors and scientists about the most optimal nutrition
for babies. Other improvements included pasteurization (to kill bacteria) and
evaporation (to make milk more digestible).
In the early 1900s,
manufacturers tried making infant formula more like human milk, adding
ingredients like maltose, dextrin, calcium, phosphorous, cod liver oil, and
other animal and vegetable fats. One such product was called “Similac” because
it was supposed to be “similar to lactation.” Later additions included soy and
iron.
The number of women who
breastfeed reached a low in the 1960s when people thought formula was more
nutritious, and companies provided formula for free to new mothers in
hospitals.
In the US, the Infant
Formula Act of 1980 set standards for ingredients, testing, and manufacturing.
In more recent decades, companies have developed special formulas for infants
who are premature, lactose-intolerant, or have other medical problems or needs.
Historic Events
1866 – Tennessee became the first
state to be readmitted to the Union after the American Civil War.
1969 – After the successful Moon
landing, Apollo 11 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean
Birthdays To learn more, all blue type is active…just click
on it
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@68 – Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (died
in 1870; heart attack)
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…The End for today…
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