Jun 4

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6.4.16 Week: 22 \ Day: 156

June Averages: 79°\41°

86004 Today: H 85° \ L 47° Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Wind ave:   3mph\Gusts:  15mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 89°[1990]   Record Low: 23°[1908]

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Quote of the Day

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love

~Maya Angelou

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Observances Today                             

Applesauce Cake Day

Audacity To Hope Day

Do-Dah Parade Day (Kalamazo,Mi)

Drawing Day or Pencil Day   

Horseradish Days Link 

Hug Your Cat Day

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

Mike, The Headless Chicken Day Link

National Prairie Day 

National Trails Day  

Old Maid's Day Link

Positive Power of Humor and Creativity Days Link

The Wicket World of Croquet Day Link 

Turtle Races Day

UN International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

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Flag Day (Finland)

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Observances This Week

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Great American Brass Band Week

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International Clothesline Week 

Bed Bug Awareness Week

Black Single Parents Week 

End Mountain Top Removal Week  Link   

National Business Etiquette Week

National Headache Awareness Week Link  

National Sun Safety Week Link

Pet Appreciation Week

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US Historical Highlights for Today

1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"

1825 Unseasonable hurricane hits NYC

1871 General George Crook takes command of the Department of Arizona, today. He believes the Indians should be treated fairly, but kept under control.

1896 Henry Ford takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit

1917 1st Pulitzer Prize awarded to Richards & Elliott (Julia Ward Howe)

1917 American men begin registering for the draft

1929 George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie (Rochester NY) 1942 Capitol Record Co opens for business

1942 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II

1942 "Mrs Miniver" based on the novel by Jan Struther, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon is released in the US (Best Picture 1943)

1974 Never repeated 10 cent Beer Night at Cleveland, unruly fans stumble onto field & cause Indians to forfeit the game to Rangers with score tied 5-5 in 9th

1984 Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in the USA"

1984 DNA is successfully cloned from an extinct animal

1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary

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World Historical Highlights for Today

781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse

1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France

1769 A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history.

1783 Montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned)

1913 Suffragette Emily Davison steps in front of King George V's horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby

1940 Winston Churchill says "We shall fight on the seas & oceans"

1970 Tonga (formerly Friendly Islands) declares independence from UK

1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000.

1991 Pope John Paul II compares abortion with Nazi murders

1997 UN Security renews its "oilforfood" initiative whereby Iraq may sell $2 billion worth of oil to buy food, medicine and other necessities to alleviate civilian suffering under the sanctions imposed when it invaded Kuwait in 1990

1998 A collection of 15 documents, one from George Yeats, the other 14 hand-written missives signed by WB Yeats is sold by fine art auctioneers Christie's for over £5,500; a second collection of 12 letters, including eight signed by WB Yeats, and one by Ezra Pound sells for £5,585

2001 It is announced that a previously unknown and heavily re-worked draft of one of the closing chapters of James Joyce's epic novel, Ulysses, is set to fetch up to £1.2 million at auction in London next month.

2014 10 Nigerian generals and five other senior military officers have been courts-martialed for providing arms and information to Boko Haram

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My Rambling Thoughts

So, even at 7000’ there can be a heat wave. Today is the second day of very warm temps for us…nowhere near Phx’s temps, but it all has to do with what one is used to. I woke up about midnight, very warm. I had not opened the window in the bedroom before hitting the hay. I opened the window, walked around a little, and went back to bed. Still too hot to sleep. Finally fell asleep around 2am. All windows are now open so I can sleep tonight. A little early for any heatwave here.

I’m still waiting for Donald to make the announcement that he has always been a Democrat and this was just an exercise to show how gullible the Republican voters really are.

My sister-in-law is in China on a business trip to promote here latest designs. Very cool.

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Brain Teasers

(answers at the end of post)

A Baked Treat

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

Difficulty:

(2.46)

(Thing 1)

I, at the start, am old

Many centuries I've been told

Used by the Greeks

For counting techniques

After things were bought and sold

Later is when I became known

As an infinite figure, when shown

You've counted my spaces

Over two billion places

And still, my amount is unknown

(Thing 2)

I, too, am not young

I'm almost as old as Thing 1

I'm just a frog

On the natural log

But I can make counting fun

(Thing 1 and Thing 2)

When you combine us two

In the order of Thing 1 and Thing 2

We'll be a baked treat

That's painful to beat

Whether cherry, peach, or aloo

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…Harper’s Index…

6-Minimum number of people providing tech support for the Islamic Sate

20-Estimated number of White House aides who manage President Obama’s social-media account

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…Instagram Photo of the Day… 

natgeoPhotograph by Michael Yamashita - Torii gate welcomes visitors to Itsukushima Shrine, considered to be one of the 3 best landscape views in Japan. It's about an hour southwest of Hiroshima where President Obama made his historic visit to the Peace Park last week. #unesco #worldheritage #nationalpark #miyajima#Hiroshima @thephotosociety @natgeocreative For more on Japan check out@yamashitaphoto

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2 jokes for the day

Did You See the Arrows?

A little old lady was driving the wrong way down a one-way street and was stopped by a cop. 

“Didn’t you see the arrows?” he asked. 

“Arrows? I didn’t even see the Indians!” she exclaimed.

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Car Trouble

A chemical engineer, electrical engineer, and a Microsoft engineer are on a road trip. The car breaks down.

The electrical engineer looks under the hood and can't find anything wrong.

The chemical engineer checks the oil and fuel and can't find anything wrong.

The Microsoft engineer says, "Close all the windows, and try again."

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Somewhat Useless Information

Dr. Tony Fallone noted in 1997 that hair color is the root of a person's personality. Blondes are typically more outgoing and lively and are perceived as more feminine than women with other hair colors. According to Fallone, being blonde is not a hair color, but a state of mind.

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Nearly 2,000 years before Homer, during the time of the Proto-Indo-Europeans, blonde hair was connected to the worship of the sun and fire and to the adoration of a yellow dawn goddess.

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During the Roman era German blondes were taken captive and had their hair cut off to be made into wigs for fashionable ladies.

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But by the Middle Ages, blonde women were held with suspicion, and by the mid-14th century, depictions of Eve were consistently giving her free-flowing locks of golden blonde hair that marked her as an evil temptress.

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In Ancient Rome, women tried to dye their hair blonde with pigeon dung. In Renaissance Venice, they used horse urine.

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Hydrogen peroxide was discovered in 1818, but there was little application for it until 1867 when it was found that it could bleach hair. It quickly became popular throughout Europe and America, superseding everything else that had been used as bleach before then.

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Birthdays Today

“( )” indicates age at death

[87] Robert Merrill,

American baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera), born in Brooklyn, New York [d2004]

[81] Dennis Weaver,

Joplin Mo, actor (Chester-Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered) [d2006]

80- Bruce Dern,

Winnetka Ill, actor (Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo)

73- Joyce Meyer,

American religious leader

72- Michelle Phillips,

singer/actress (Mamas & Papas), born in Long Beach, California

[69] Rosalind Russell,

Waterbury CT, actress (Mame, Take a Letter Darling) [d1976]

[68] Charles Collingwood,

Mich, news commentator (CBS, Chronicles) [d1985]

44- Noah Wyle,

actor (Dr John Carter-ER), born in Hollywood, California

42- Russell Brand,

English comedian and television personality, born in Grays, Essex

41- Angelina Jolie,

American actress (Girl, Interrupted, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), born in Los Angeles, California

[37] Jacques Roumain,

Haitian writer (d. 1944)

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Historical Obits Today

@96-2015 Hermann Zapf,

German typeface designer (Palatino and Optima)

@88ish-1647 Chief Canonicus,

Chief of the NARRAGANSETSs when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock

@82-1992 Carl Stotz,

founder (baseball's little league)

@73-1798 Giacomo Casanova,

Italian adventurer/writer/librarian and womanizer

@72-1973 Arna Bontemps,

American poet (Harlem Renaissance), heart attack

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Brain Teasers Answers

Thing 1 is "Pi."

Thing 2 is "e," the base of the natural logarithm.

Thing 1 and 2 are, together, "Pie."

(an aloo pie is a potato pie)

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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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Jun 3

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6.3.16 Week: 22 \ Day: 155

June Averages: 79°\41°

86004 Today: H 83° \ L 42° Average Sky Cover: 10% 

Wind ave:   2mph\Gusts:  18mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 86°[1996]   Record Low: 23°[1971]

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Quote of the Day

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. ~Ansel Adams

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Observances Today                           

Chimborazo Day

National Doughnut Day Link 

Horseradish Days Link 

Mike, The Headless Chicken Day Link

Positive Power of Humor and Creativity Days Link

Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day")

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Confederate Memorial Day (KY, LA, TN)

Labor Day (Bahamas)

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Observances This Week

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Great American Brass Band Week

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US Historical Highlights for Today

1539 Having been in Florida for only a few days, today, Hernando de Soto formally claims Florida for the King of Spain.

1784 US army officially established by Congress of the Confederation

1833 Secretary of War Lewis Cass gives orders directly to the United States Marshal's office to remove white settlers, and trespassers, from CREEK lands in Alabama.

1888 "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner)

1916 US National Defense Act establishes Reserve Officers Training Corps

1921 A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado

1943 A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beat up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting the week-long Zoot Suit Riots.

1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore

1959 1st US Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, Colorado

1970 Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban

1976 Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" goes gold

1976 US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta

1977 US & Cuba talk about diplomatic relations

2014 President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe

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World Historical Highlights for Today

1083 Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St Peter's Cathedral

1620 Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

1934 Dr Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted

1946 1st bikini bathing suit displayed (Paris)

1972 A Protestant march against the creation of "no-go" areas in Londonderry ends in a bloody battle on the Craigavon Bridge. Soldiers use rubber bullets and water cannon to control the crowd when the so-called "Tartan gangs" at the tail end of the march begin to throw bottles and stones at the Army

1998 In a landmark ruling on army hearing disability cases — immediately interpreted as a disaster for soldiers with noise-induced deafness — the High Court lays down a compensation marker of £1,500 per 1% loss of hearing

2000 Cash-conscious councilors in the North refuse to sponsor Michael Flatley's Feet of Flames concert in Belfast next month

2005 'The Knight of Sainte-Hermine' by Alexandre Dumas is published in France by Editions Phébus, completed by Claude Schopp, 135 years after the author's death.

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My Rambling Thoughts

Good lunch with Mary, as Cheryl is still in CA at her grandson’s graduation. Helped Mary get some stuff set up on her new IPhone. Interestingly, at least from a techie point of view, she was at the Apple store in Phx after having a problem with her phone. They told her to use her Apple password. She used the one she thought it was, then tried two more. The Phone locked and erased everything on her phone. They couldn’t help her because she didn’t have a paper receipt that the phone was hers. So she goes to Verizon and they check out everything and say don’t worry, it’s all in the cloud. Her son buys her a new phone…he is a techie. They go to his house and discover that someone---either Apple Store or Verizon---shut down her cloud account. So she lost everything on the phone and everything she had in the cloud. So now she is rebuilding her accounts and information. A real pain to say the least.

I worked on the local NARFE website and the Chapter President is happy with it. Still have some more to do. Gotta keep the head guy happy.

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Brain Teasers

(answers at the end of post)

Game Show

Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

"Welcome back to the show. Before the break, Mr Ixolite here made it to our grand finale! How do you feel Mr.Ix?"

"Nervous."

"Okay, now to win the star prize of one million pounds all you have to do is answer the following question in 90 seconds."

"Okay, I'm ready."

"Right. In 90 seconds name 100 words that do NOT contain the letter 'A'. Start the clock!"

Can you help?

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…Harper’s Index…

1/5- Estimated portion of French citizens with radical-Islamist beliefs who grew up in Muslim families

2/5- In Catholic families

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…Instagram Photo of the Day… 

discovery.hd.

Photography by @ (Patrick Galibert). Dune Lodge,Namibia. #Namibia #Galaxy#place

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2 jokes for the day

Buying the World

Two guys are at a bar, drunk and talking nonsense.

MAN 1: I am planning on buying the world.

MAN 2: That is crazy and makes no sense what-so-ever, you can't buy the world.

MAN 1: Why not?

MAN 2: Because, I am not going to sell it to you.

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Cry Mates

One Spring afternoon, I came home to find two little girls on the steps of my building. Both were crying hard, shedding big tears. Thinking they might be hurt, I dropped my briefcase and quickly went over to them. "Are you all right?" I asked.

Still sobbing, one held up her doll. "My baby's arm came off," she said.

I took the doll and its disjointed arm. After a little effort and luck, the doll was again whole. "Thank you," came a whisper from the girl as I handed her the doll back. Next, looking into the tearful eyes of her friend, I asked, "And what's the matter with you, young lady?"

She wiped her cheeks and said, "Oh I'm okay, I was just helping her cry."

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Yep, It Really Happened

*--------- That's About Par for Florida ---------*

An enormous alligator was seen walking across the fairway at a golf course in Florida as onlookers captured video footage. Charles Helms, 56, recorded video of the massive gator at Buffalo Creek Golf Course as it made its way across the course. "He was at a pretty safe distance," Helms said of his friend David Matos who can also be seen filming the gator. "This alligator was so large he would only move slowly --about 100 feet at a time -- before having to lie down and rest so he probably wasn't in as much danger as it may have appeared. An alligator expert may refute that; I'm just going on what I have been told." Golf course employee Wendy Schofield said the gator has been seen at the course multiple times and has not been known to pose a threat to golfers. "He doesn't bother anybody and they don't bother him, he's like a mascot for the course," she said.         

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Somewhat Useless Information

Several studies show that a plant-based diet increases the body's metabolism, causing the body to burn calories up to 16 percent faster than the body would on a meat-based diet for at least the first 3 hours after meals.

Some research suggests that if a man avoids red meats, it improves the sex appeal of his body odor.

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) concludes that a vegetarian or vegan diet is healthier than one that includes meat. They note that vegetarians have lower body mass indices, lower rates of death from heart disease, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and less prostate and colon cancer.

There are several types of vegetarians. The strictest type is vegans. Vegans avoid not only meat but also all animal products. There is a debate within the vegan community about whether honey is appropriate for a vegan diet. For example, the Vegan Society and the American Vegan Society do not consider honey appropriate because it comes from an animal.

A fruitarian is a type of vegetarian in which a person eats just fruits, nuts, seeds, and other plant material that can be harvested without killing the plant.

Approximately 25 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of wheat. Around 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of meat. Many vegetarians argue that more people eating a meat-free diet would lower the strain that meat production puts on the environment.

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Birthdays Today

“( )” indicates age at death

(87) Maurice Evans,

Dorchester England, actor (Maurice-Bewitched) (d.1989)

87- Chuck Barris,

Phila, TV game show producer/host (Gong Show) 

(85) Tony Curtis, [Bernard Schwartz], actor (Some Like It Hot), born in The Bronx, New York (d.2010)

85- Raúl Castro,

18th President of Cuba (2008-) and former revolutionary, born in Biran, Holguin, Cuba

(81) Jefferson Davis,

President of the Confederate States of America (1861-65), born in Fairview, Kentucky (d. 1889)

(70) Allen Ginsberg,

American beat poet (Howl), born in Newark, New Jersey (d.1997)

(57) Curtis Mayfield,

rock vocalist (Freddie's Dead, Superfly), born in Chicago, Illinois (d.1999)

(45) Charles R. Drew,

American physician, surgeon, and pioneer of blood plasma research, born in Washington, D. C. (d. 1950)

30- Rafael Nadal,

Spanish tennis player considered the greatest clay-court player in history, born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain

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Historical Obits Today

@89-1989 Ayatollah Khomeini [Ruhollah Khomeini],

Supreme leader of Iran (1979-89)

@84-1992 Robert Morley,

actor (Around the World in 80 Days)

@83-2011 Jack Kevorkian,

American pathologist, right-to-die activist

@81-1963 Pope John XXIII [Angelo G Roncalli],

Pope (1958-63)

@73-2013 Deacon Jones,

American NFL Hall of Fame Defensive End, natural causes

@69-1975 Ozzie Nelson,

American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), liver cancer

@40-1924 Franz Kafka,

Czech writer (Trial, Amerika, Metamorphosis), TB

@361875 Georges Bizet,

French composer (Carmen), heart attack

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Brain Teasers Answers

One, Two, Three, Four, Five......One Hundred!

I just counted from 1 to 100 in ninety seconds (it is possible).

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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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Jun 2

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6.2.16 Week: 22 \ Day: 154

June Averages: 79°\41°

86004 Today: H 81° \ L 41° Average Sky Cover: 75% 

Wind ave:   7mph\Gusts:  18mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 86°[1977]   Record Low: 24°[1923]

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Quote of the Day

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. ~Soren Kierkegaard

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Observances Today                           

Leave The Office Early Day 

National Bubba Day

National Rocky Road Day

National Rotisserie Chicken Day Link

Yell "Fudge" at Cobras in North America Day

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Coronation Day (Bhutan)

Coronation Day (UK)

Republic Day (Italy)

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Observances This Week

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Great American Brass Band Week

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US Historical Highlights for Today

1763 Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.

1774 Intolerable Acts: Amendment to original Quartering Act enacted, allowed governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters not provided.

1835 P T Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US

1851 1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)

1863 Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves

1873 Construction begins on Clay St (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad

1886 Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom)

1913 1st strike settlement mediated by US Dept of Labor - railroad clerks

1919 Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg (Cornhuskers)

1920 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Beyond the Horizon)

1924 If they were not already based on treaty provisions, all American Indians become U.S. citizens today.

1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig begins his 2,130 consecutive game streak

1928 Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft

1930 Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati

1933 FDR authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House

1938 Robert and Edward Kennedy, youngest sons of the American Ambassador to London, open the children’s zoo in Regent’s Park. Children are charged sixpence to watch chimpanzees have a tea party

1952 650,000 metal workers go on strike in US

1952 Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette

1959 Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid", SF

1960 Broadway theaters close (labor dispute between owners & Actors Equity) 

1994 Indonesian censors ban Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List"

1997 Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168

2004 Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!

2015 US Congress passes new legislation to reform National Security Agency procedures, restricting gathering of phone records.

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World Historical Highlights for Today

1875 Alexander Graham Bell makes first sound transmission

1896 Guglielmo Marconi applies to patent the radio, accepted 2 July

1897 Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea

1949 - The Ireland Act is passed in Westminster, declaring the special relationship of Irish citizens to the United Kingdom and guaranteeing Northern Ireland's status within the UK

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London

1979 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a Communist country (Poland) 

1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

2015 100 volunters in Bhutan set a world record for tree planting - 49,672 in 1 hour

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My Rambling Thoughts

Cloudy day…hope some rain falls…but probably not.

Another shooting on a college campus…UCLA…this has to end. Presidential candidates need to step up now!

So Trump says the Media is biased. Really? Doesn’t he understand the role of the 4^th estate in our democracy? Or is he just a bully? In my career as an educator, I had to deal with a lot of kid bullying and even some adult bullying. It is not easy. After retiring, I have discovered I can just keep any bully out of my circle.

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Brain Teasers

(answers at the end of post)

Emotional Distress

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

I am feared by many people;

but scramble my letters

and I become hated.

What am I?

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…Harper’s Index…

13- Length in days of France’s official presidential campaign season

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…Instagram Photo of the Day…

natgeoFor #globalrunningday day an on assignment shot for @natgeo - a story on the limits of the human body. 

@joemcnallyphoto airview of start of #nyc #marathon#running #chopper #longlens

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2 jokes for the day

Which Part?

Teacher: Johnny, where were you born?

Little Johnny: Los Angeles

Teacher: Which part?

Little Johnny: What do you mean which part? The whole body was born in Los Angeles.

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The Crying Neighbor's Child

As I was going to visit a friend, I saw my neighbor’s little child at the street corner holding two dollars and crying. I asked him, ”Junior, what is the matter?”

He replied, ”My mummy gave me one dollar to buy sugar and one dollar to buy soy milk, and now I can't remember which dollar is for sugar and which dollar is for the milk.”

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Yep, It Really Happened

*-------- Sounds Like a Successful Date --------*

A Massachusetts high school student went to a doctor the day after prom to remove the boutonniere pin she accidentally inhaled before the party. Kathleen Garvey, a senior at Wellesley High School, said her prom date, Colin Emerson, was having trouble keeping his boutonniere from falling off during the bus ride to prom so she placed the pin in her mouth while adjusting the floral arrangement. A likely story. "He made some funny joke and I laughed and inhaled it but wasn't positive that's what had happened," she told local news. "I wasn't in pain or anything, and the only thing happening was I was coughing so I just assumed it went missing." The teenager said she was eventually satisfied that the pin had been lost and went to the prom, where she ate and drank without any pain or discomfort. Garvey's mother took her to the doctor the following day as a precaution, and an X-ray quickly revealed the pin's hiding place. "It went down my throat, down my trachea and in my bronchial tube right before my lung," Garvey said. Doctors were able to remove the pin with a scope and determined there was no damage to the teenager's body.         

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Somewhat Useless Information

In 1905, Einstein discovered that mass could be changed into energy and vice versa. In 1918, Sir Ernest Rutherford showed that atoms could be split. By 1942, the world had its first nuclear reactor.

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Today, 104 nuclear plants supply about 20 percent of the United State's electricity. The oldest plants have been operating since before 1979. There have been no new sites built since the Three Mile Island disaster (1979).

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Currently, nuclear waste in the United States is stored in cooling pools of water and in dry storage casks at nuclear power plants. The United States government, however, hopes to bury its waste deep underground at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Nevadans and surrounding states have protested this proposal.

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The United States has 71,862 tons of nuclear waste. Waste can stay dangerous for tens of thousands of years. The industry's nuclear pile of waste is growing about 2,200 tons a year. Some waste sites contain four times the amount of spent fuel they were designed to handle.

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The first nuclear-powered surface vessel was the Russian icebreaker Lenin. The largest nuclear powered surface ship is the 1,122-foot-long USS Enterprise, which was launched in 1960. It is the longest naval vessel in the world and has eight reactors driving four propellers. It is still active.

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The U.S.S. Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine and was put to sea in December 1954. Named after the submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, she was the first vessel to travel submerged under the North Pole, on August 3, 1958. She was decommissioned in 1980 and has been preserved as a National Historic Landmark.

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Birthdays Today

“( )” indicates age at death

(87) Thomas Hardy,

poet and novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd), born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset (d. 1928)

(80) Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry],

PA, gossip columnist (From Under My Hat) (d.1966)

(79) Johnny Weissmuller,

actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Oly-5 gold-1924, 28) (d.1984)

79- Sally Kellerman,

actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School), born in Long Beach, California

75- Charlie Watts,

drummer (Rolling Stones), born in London, England

75- Stacy Keach,

Savannah Ga, actor (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer)

(74) Marquis de Sade,

French philosopher and writer (Justine). The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name, born in Paris, France (d.1814)

68- Jerry Mathers,

Sioux City Iowa, actor (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver)

(60) Walter Tetley,

animation voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), born in NYC, New York (d.1975)

44- Wayne Brady,

American actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Columbus, Georgia

43- Wentworth Miller,

American actor

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Historical Obits Today

@94-1987 Andres Segovia,

Spanish composer/guitarist

@92-2001 Imogene Coca,

American actress

@90-2008 Mel Ferrer,

American actor, film director and film producer

@79-2012 Richard Dawson,

English-American actor, esophageal cancer

@79-2008 Bo Diddley,

American musician, heart failure

@71-1961 George S Kaufman,

playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner

@66-1927 Lizzie Borden,

American woman acquitted of the murder of her parents, pneumonia

@37-1941 Lou Gehrig,

1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS i

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Brain Teasers Answers

death

Many people fear death. "HATED" is an anagram of "DEATH".

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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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