tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79660178392944936472024-03-05T00:32:45.108-08:00Bob RichardsThe Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-85550937806174229472018-12-09T08:23:00.000-08:002018-12-09T08:41:42.546-08:00Candy Canes Banned! They Look Like "J" For Jesus!<br />
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An elementary school principal in Nebraska was suspended for telling
teachers not to have "J" shaped candy canes decorating the classroom.
Reason? The "J" looks like Jesus! Do you think she went through all
other candies to make sure there was nothing else that might offend?<br />
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Maybe if the kids promised to hold them upright that might be OK? I mean what's offensive about this? (below) <br />
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Or maybe if the kids joined them together to make a heart there would be no offense?<br />
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I read another said that they're supposed to be what they're called....CANES. They suggest candy companies made them that way so it'd be easy to hang them on things. Not sure if this school principal considered this? (below) <br />
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Makes you wonder though. If "J" looking things are banned than what about people needing real canes to help walking? Maybe we can kick them out of their hands or allow only walking sticks with no hook on the end? After all.....we certainly don't want to see people offended. :)The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-50182376708366828152016-05-07T05:50:00.000-07:002016-05-07T05:50:22.398-07:00Republicans Stunned LIke Heston In Planet of The Apes!!<br />
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<u><b>Strange Bizarre and Weird (SBW-2)</b></u><br />
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Could many Republicans be looking at the future of their party in the
same way Charlton Heston did in the movie "The Planet of the Apes" ???
You'll recall the scene where he looked up at that lone figure, the
Statue of Liberty that he saw half buried in the sand bringing him to
the shocking realization that this was his world, not some other .....and that somehow it tragically met it's demise...all he held
dear....destroyed!<br />
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Perhaps Republicans can relate to that apocalyptic.
scenario. With the rise and win of Trump all notions that things would
continue business as usual have been brought to nought and perceived
expectations came crashing down. This was to be the year when someone
like a Chris Christie or a Jeb Bush were to strut their stuff and
presumably get the nod. When it comes to Jeb, he was after all a Bush
and surely the electorate most certainly would consider it best to let
the<b> </b><span class="_Tgc"><b>dynasty</b></span> continue. His
father became President, his brother, so his turn BUT.... no. He hit
the wall. The Donald Wall! <br />
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enough! Out with the old...in with the new! The GOP is not the same and
maybe never again will be. It's ruins lay out there much like Lady
Liberty fallen over in the Heston film. Donald Trump is not considered
as a true Conservative and Republican party members in mass feel
flabbergasted. The real question they're poised with now is can they
rebuild what they considered their once grand party or surrender to
their disillusionment and question why even bother?<br />
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The party is being
morphed into something different, a beast of a different type and sort
and one wonders if the old guard even have the capability of surviving
the transformation. Their day may be done and their names may serve
only now as memorials on headstones in the political graveyards speaking
of the past. Rest In Peace?? Or will they have to settle with unrest
of a perpetually kind! <br />The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-80932339961658472342016-01-06T04:38:00.000-08:002016-01-06T04:38:24.393-08:00Oz Experts To The Rescue!<br />
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(For "Once Upon a Time" fans)<br />
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Are we all sure all these "ONCE" characters in the UW are truly dead?
I'm reading that Dorothy from Oz will be in Storybrooke in 5B and with
that being the case I'm thinking she should bring some of the
Munchkins. In the 1938, Judy Garland "Wizard of Oz" when Dorothy
killed the Witch of the East the Munchkins made sure they did their due diligence making doubly sure one is genuinely dead before pronouncing them so, as found
in this song that the Munchkins sang about the Witch being dead,<br />
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<b>"We've got to verify it legally to see if she is morally ethically,
spiritually physically, positively absolutely undeniably and reliably
dead."</b><br />
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Then the Coroner sang,<b> "As Coroner I must aver, I
thoroughly examined her and she's not only merely dead she's really
most sincerely dead."</b><br />
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So the story goes that Hook, Cora, Pan and
some others met their demise some time ago. As I say I think it'd be
good to see some "OZ" experts first verify that this is the case!The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-34005772061022319432016-01-05T05:43:00.003-08:002016-01-05T10:14:51.767-08:00Katherine & Fredrick : Great Story Line Missed?? <br />
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(For "Once Upon a Time" fans)<br />
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Was a really great storyline missed at the beginning of the series
that might have been good? I'm speaking about Katherine Noland. During
the first curse Kathrine we know didn't know who she was and had all the
false memories of her and David as being married. We saw Fredrick her
true love in a few scenes in Storybrooke in Season 1 appearing in places
where she is, although their true memories were eradicated. When EMMA
broke that curse you see everyone coming into contact with those they
knew reconnecting. David with Snow etc..<br />
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Katherine would have
sought out Fredrick and would have found him, and yet we saw nothing of
that. Some haven't liked the character of Katherine but keep in mind in
the Enchanted Forest she did seek to protect and save David's life from
both of their fathers. And David risked his life and brought Fredrick
back from being the gold stature. At that point they did become not
lovers but great friends, Once the Storybrooke curse was broken they
then had a shared experience of being used by Regina so David and her
went through quite a lot.<br />
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have thought Katherine, Fredrick, Snow and David would have got together
to compare notes to comfort each other from the shared trauma the four
of them had gone through. Maybe they all should have become great
friends and I'd say Regina should have really tried to make amends
especially to Katherine for subjecting her to the things which she did.
Who knows....maybe Katherine and Fredrick would have wanted to babysit
David and Snow's child Neal when they went to the UW, When Neal gets
older although they're not related he might have referred to Katherine
and Fredrick as almost an aunt and uncle.<br />
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The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-64271612369160411182015-10-19T16:09:00.002-07:002015-11-15T06:55:43.241-08:0014 Hilarious Things Which Could Happen In Storybrooke! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNolBsPLxj1Q_mbdu-DYNDntMVaycIQ431czRpMi7W3GP-oDrZIZTMyYzh4poxAayQ2gsp-AxktiCHnEKbv9P_ykT-UrSTvDyMm53iYK6A2doi58nkCe6-pVorX7iD5uvAnfdsFos9M1tr/s1600/imagesscreen_capturesS1E09_Hurley_Golf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNolBsPLxj1Q_mbdu-DYNDntMVaycIQ431czRpMi7W3GP-oDrZIZTMyYzh4poxAayQ2gsp-AxktiCHnEKbv9P_ykT-UrSTvDyMm53iYK6A2doi58nkCe6-pVorX7iD5uvAnfdsFos9M1tr/s320/imagesscreen_capturesS1E09_Hurley_Golf.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
14) <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">Zelena
plans to DESTROY EVERYONE'S HAPPINESS if it's the last thing see does. .
She creates hundreds of clones of herself and releases them in
Storybrooke.</span></span><br />
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13) ANTON the Giant or "Tiny" as he now has been called considers that everyone's lives in Storybooke suck! They need a stress reliever heroes and villains alike. His answer? He opens up a golf course....much like somebody else we know did in "LOST"!<br />
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12) The people of Storybrooke are shocked to discover just who was the first Dark One. Star Wars happened a long time ago in a galaxy far away but it's learned that Darth Vader Once Upon A Time paid Earth a visit as he was just passing through. <br />
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11) Mr Gold discovers his Pawn Shop was broken into and all his goods
stolen. He ends up in the mental institution in Belle's old room,
spinning what he thinks is gold but in reality it's only cotton.<br />
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10) Robin
becomes the new Sheriff, marries Regina but sells her posh house and
gives the money to the poor. Regina begins to wonder if being with Robin
was such a good idea!<br />
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9) Belle who loves books becomes a famous
author who writes a book, "Why I Just Couldn't Leave Someone Who Broke
My Heart A Million Times!"<br />
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8) Regina starts a business that does everything with apples, apple juice, apple turnovers etc<br />
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7) Emma become a hairdresser with an expertise at doing extensions. She does her mother's hair for free. <br />
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6) Astrid the Nun who was a before Nova the fairy finally decides her and
Leroy are going to be married. When the blue fairy complains they tell
her to get a REAL life and stop living in a fantasy world.<br />
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5) Henry becomes a computer geek and creates a new game program. The whole
town gets addicted to it and before they know it they've all lost touch
of reality living in this make believe world he's created! Good thing
about it the people of Storybrooke can physically stay in their town not
having to jump in body from world to world. True they might look like
zombies walking up and down the street playing his game with hand
devices BUT it's not too much different than our REAL world.<br />
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3) Dr Whale creates a drug which stops the citizens of Storybrooke from getting amnesia every 6 months. <br />
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2) The IRS find out the people of Storybrooke haven't been paying federal
taxes but when they go there to investigate Regina ships them off to a
different world. All Storybrooke now love their once hated queen!<br />
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1)
When Storybrooke becomes known to the outside world some in the country
view them as illegal immigrants who failed to enter the country through
proper channels. The same want to see everyone of them deported.<br />
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I had been reading some old posts on a web site in regard to the mystery of the television series LOST. It's quite peculiar that discussions of the series still takes place but it was a show enjoyed by many a few years back. The issue I'd like to explore is just what was the nature of the <strong>"flash sideways"</strong> universe, timeline or whatever else one might want to call it which was introduced into the story at the beginning of Season 6. I'll refer to it here as the <strong>UPPER </strong>timeline as well. It seemed to start or find it's beginning point of existence when Juliet in the last episode of Season 5 blows up the hatch or the research station with an atomic bomb no less. <br />
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Her reason for doing so was her belief that all that took place before would be changed....that Flight 815 would never have crashed and that past events of TIME would be changed, thus sparing them from the difficulties they'd been through. This last episode of Season 5 ends with a bright flash of white light to set the stage for the next Season of LOST. <u>Fast forward to Season 6,</u> 1st episode and we see the answer to the question...or so one would think watching the first few minutes. Episode 1 shows the white flash of light and presto! They're aboard Flight 815 presumably before the crash of 815 but this time the plane doesn't do so. One therefore could be quick to conclude it worked that they succeeded in their goal, that they had in effect....changed time. <br />
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That conclusion is brought into question however a few minutes later when another scene ahead reveals the residents of Lost are still back on the island. The bomb did go off and yet they were still alive albeit greatly dishevelled. So now viewers are faced with a glaring contradiction. The writers of LOST are throwing you into a quagmire of confusion. <u>As I've said I'm going to refer to them as time lines, one where the characters of LOST are continuing on their Flight 815 without crashing...the other where the bomb didn't achieve the desired end result!</u><br />
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It was the writers objective at this time, one could say to have us on the ropes! When one examines closely the first scene of what I'll call the "upper timeline" where the LOST characters are flying once again aboard the plane <u>that is before the original crash</u>, you'll see embedded in that scene a clue or key on how to unlock the mystery, however even that must be held onto to right to the end of Season 6....the very last episode.<strong> </strong><br />
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At that point the pieces of the puzzle can be seen to clearly fit together. What's the clue? Jack on board the plane goes to the rest room and is surprised to find a small abrasion on his neck, drawing blood. That's it. That's the clue which will eventually unlock the mystery. You'll notice that CLUE of the blood on Jack's neck is repeated more than once in other episodes that is<u> </u>in the flash sideways reality. You keep seeing this small amount of blood on Jack's neck in different scenes but here's one more very revealing clue in the Flash side ways....Jack looks in the mirror and raises his shirt to look at his side. He doesn't see anything but he's sensing something isn't quite right, with his side.</div>
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All right, so how does the small amount of blood on Jack's neck and something wrong with his side relate as the clues and key? One doesn't find out until the Season's grand finale, It's revealed in the fight between Jack and Locke on the island in the lower time line. Recall that they're both fighting at the edge of the cliff and Locke plunges a knife into Jack's side. He then turns him over and seeks to bring the knife down upon Jacks neck. The camera stays on this shot for considerable time where Jacks resisting but the blade does draw a small trickle of blood from his neck. <br />
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To confirm this once again you'll recall the last few seconds before Jack died....he's walking in the jungle stumbling while doing so, then a quick flash scene of him walking to greet Locke in the church, then in a flash he's back on the island falling down on the ground to die and then a quick flash to the UPPER place where he moves his body to sit down with Kate in a pew. All his actions in both realms are simultaneously taking place. Every thing is lining up. The whole time line of the flash sideways, UPPER place I've called it truly started at the time of the fight between Locke and Jack. <br />
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So in conclusion....did they bring the series to an end which was satisfying to most fans? In regard to Season 6 it was quite a unique manner or approach in story telling to say the least. The first scenes and start of <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="S">S</span>-6 was really a flash forward of what would become created.... in the last episode of Season 6. <strong>Flash forward, flash backwards flash forward, flash backwards...WOW!</strong> I wonder however if most of their fans had lost patience with the writers in not bringing any type of closure within a reasonable matter of time over the many unanswered questions. <br />
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I would say LOST was a bold attempt to do something different, something out of the ordinary. If this was their intent than I suppose one could say their goal was achieved. I did find the series entertaining however there was many themes introduced which seemed to be mere filler to keep the show afloat. Would it more than likely have been better to end it after three seasons instead of six? Perhaps so. </div>
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The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-63829180248796695782015-08-28T09:02:00.002-07:002015-08-28T09:02:30.267-07:00Teacher Late 111 Times And Keeps Their Job!!<div dir="ltr">
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This faculty member made the claim that the quality of his teaching was more important than inconsequential things like setting a good example for students to exemplify. I suppose this should be brought into consideration, after all...the last thing his superiors should want is to be is short sighted in seeing the bigger picture. It might have served them right if they lost the great talent that <u><strong>every once in awhile he was bringing to the table!</strong></u> Who knows? Perhaps his students would have dropped out of school at the dismay of not being educated by the best...the best that is according to him. Or maybe his boss is guilty of the greater wrong?<br />
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He might even provide a key to his residency so his students can actually go and drag him out of bed on those more difficult mornings. It sure isn't easy staying up all night grading papers so yes what's required is a little help from his friends. One thing for certain...he's been one of the pillars of the school according to him and he'd be sorely missed if fired. What a great role model that students can pattern after for years to come!<br />
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So would Star Trek's Mr Spock consider such a purchase logical--or rather that <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="cockamamy">cockamamy</span> humans are allowing their emotional sentiments to get the best of them once again. Apparently the blue velour jersey he wore in the 1967 Season Two, of Star Trek will be heading for the auction block this September in London, for an estimated £70,000! Reading this do you feel akin to have been blasted by a phaser on stun? Take a moment to catch your breath.<br />
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I'm guessing he'd conclude it as another wacky example of irrational human thinking so predominate in the 21st Century--a time when much of the populace could barely allow themselves even a moment away from their hand held devices and their gadgets and gizmos! Yes I'm thinking his eyebrow would be raised signalling <span class="text">inconceivable</span> bewilderment! Kirk on the other hand I'm sure would see an opportunity..."Scotty beam down a box of them blue shirts! We can exchange them for <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="dilithium"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>dilithium</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> crystals</strong>! At least then we can BOLDLY GO where we've been a few times before!"<br />
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Well here's a guy that was charged for driving down one of Toronto's highways that you must have multiple passengers in the vehicle to be on. He put a couple of manikins in the seats and believed the cops wouldn't know the difference. You could say the police saw three dummies in the car instead of two. Perhaps the police should ask as well if any local businesses have discovered any of their dummies missing--I mean who really has a few manikins on hand? Maybe they can inform them we found yours driving down the road with this other dummy but we'll have to take him to jail. The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-76123411774220680902015-07-23T12:21:00.000-07:002015-07-23T12:21:37.290-07:00Stop Teaching Math and Grammar In Schools! <span style="color: #e69138;"></span><br />
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News is reporting Russian entrepreneur, Yuri Milner is planning to invest $100 million into a project called, "Breakthrough Listen" that will seek by listening to the skies for extraterrestrial messages, similar to <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="Seti">Seti</span>. It's under consideration as well as to not only listen but also to send a message and they're gathering suggestions on just what such a message would be, and here's the thing...the best messages will share a reward of $1 million dollars! </div>
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Perhaps all should put together a potential message and submit it. Who knows...maybe your chance of having your message picked would be better than the odds of winning a lottery and consider the exhilaration you'd feel to know it was your words which were the first connecting to outsiders. Make sure you don't offend them though! You might end up on <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="XFiles">XFiles</span> as one abducted by aliens!<br />
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No. It's a <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="SIAD">SIAD</span> which is an <strong>acronym</strong> for a supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator. NASA speculates a day may come when a device like the above may be the most efficient way to transport or land robotic equipment on planets like Mars. As it enters the atmosphere the donut inflates causing drag thus a slow down in speed. <strong>Some say the <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="SIAD">SIAD</span> looks like a flying saucer or donut. </strong><br />
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Just think...for the reason that many compare UFO's to saucers and saucers look like donuts , does it not make sense that the best way to garner an interest in your UFO reports is to refer to them preferably using the last description...donuts in the air? How much more seriously for example will emergency personal such as the police take your UFO reports if you define them as flying donuts zooming around upwards. It goes without saying that they'll rush to your location with no delay to enquire of the type and kind. <br />
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Some are calling it rather ironic. An incident at the Brighton & Hove Town Hall, in the UK, caused many to raise their eyebrows and give a little snicker. It's the Green Party headquarters and apparently they had a roof fire in which solar panels are considered to be the culprit. Fortunately no one was hurt except maybe the political aspirations of the Green Party itself. Many are wondering how this will affect them in the next election...always being the ones putting forth environmental strategies of using Mother Nature's free and safe energy of the sun and wind....and yet their building catches fire and could have burned to the ground. <br />
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I find this story of particular interest for a fellow colleague of mine suggested some time ago a way of making some extra income would be to build and sell Pop Can Solar Panels one can readily see in various <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="youtube">youtube</span> videos. I was impressed but backed away concerned about the liability issues...what if we constructed them and something went faulty, and now I read this. Yes environmentalists push solar panels. Fine! I guess it'd be good to make sure however that they don't turn your green roof to one black with fire. <br />
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Imagine that I'm taking you back in time to around 1700 A.D. Apparently the Indians which frequented this area were a tribe known as the <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="Mississaugas">Mississaugas</span>. They travelled back and forth from one location to another---from Lake <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="Scugog">Scugog</span> in the north to Lake Ontario in the south and as a custom they'd do it annually. Picture in your mind a trail...as I say starting from the Lake here that is Lake Ontario to Lake <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="Scuogog">Scuogog</span>. In later years it was developed more into what it is today....a paved road. It's name? Simcoe Street. In 1700 and years prior it was merely a pathway through the woods Indians would use to carry bundles of furs to the place where Oshawa harbour is now located. From here they'd take the furs by boat to the mouth of the Credit River, in what we now call <span splc="splc" state="edited" word="Missusga">Mississauga </span> a part of the city of Toronto to the west. Around 1750 it became a little bit easier as the French established a log building in this location to serve as a trading post for the Indians. Imagine now another 40 years pass...and the French then desert the trading post. Ten more years pass by and then one day 1790 a party of six people pull up on shore. It was none other then one Captain Benjamin Wilson, his wife and two sons plus two other young men interested in starting a new life in this untamed, frontier. <br />
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If you'd ask is that where Wilson Rd got it's name you'd be correct. Seeing the log trading post that'd been deserted by the French a decade prior the Wilson family decided to use it as a temporary shelter until they built a new home. It's been said it was located between what later became known as Farewell March and Oshawa Creek and it was considered such a desirable spot for the reason there was such an abundance of fur bearing animals plus also an abundance of fish so much so that it was said when sitting in a canoe it would lift right out of the water due to the fish pushing up from underneath. No need to use a fish radar gadget like we have today---just reach in your hand and grab out a salmon...A real wild life wonderland it was in those days. In fact everything we think of as Oshawa today, from Thornton road in the west, to Taunton in the north (Taunton being an Indian name for the trail) to the city town line in the east was nothing but a totally dense forest.<br />
<br />The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-86516973561050071492015-03-22T11:28:00.000-07:002015-03-22T11:28:44.787-07:00Mercy or not For The Drunk<br />
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He was charged and the media are watching closely what the judge will have to say. Should he be shown a measure of leniency? Should he be commended for his latter actions in calling the police about his state thus being charged? Local officials state it's the first time they've had such a call being unusual to say the least. What should be done with the not so law abiding citizen? <br />
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<strong>"Hey bud! I drove all the way to your place! The least you can do is buy into one of my deals! I've got to make some money you know!"</strong> <br />
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Such were the words heard by a friend of mine who was told this from a home contractor after he gave him a quote for renovations. He was aware the quote he'd be given would be several thousand dollars but it was about twice as much as he'd considered. He countered by making it clear he wasn't interested and, "No thank you" to which the other began to dish out every thought and expression that this "free estimate" would be anything but. He got him out of the house with no problem quite easy I guess when he had a doberman dog just awaiting instructions. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1Xb3f_vsDPHp6txI6yzqmFzgncKzNOS8cA9fBbT0juMyaaDHh1jEJxDdlnbwT4f0DisSKgwk4lYl9lkyIMYW03yOrdiCen43LhPL4QSdSuTU8tX25e2ne7I0-wJqS7y4mC_gut_eMG0j/s1600/art2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1Xb3f_vsDPHp6txI6yzqmFzgncKzNOS8cA9fBbT0juMyaaDHh1jEJxDdlnbwT4f0DisSKgwk4lYl9lkyIMYW03yOrdiCen43LhPL4QSdSuTU8tX25e2ne7I0-wJqS7y4mC_gut_eMG0j/s1600/art2.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a>He left however with stating the last two things..."You won't get this deal tomorrow so you better jump at it" and secondly "I'll even knock off $200.00." Two hundred bucks?? When the bill would end up being something along the line of <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="18K">18K? </span> What's a mere 200! Mere chump change, in light of the final quote. <strong>He may as well been saying something as meaningless as "Twinkle, twinkle little star...How I wonder what you are!"</strong> <br />
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My friend and I discussed a day later how sad it'd be how others probably have fallen prey to this con man's manipulative practise. One can imagine another household where one spouse says to another, "Well yes dear we did make him get in his car and drive down the street to give us a quote...maybe we do owe him the work." NO!!!! A thousand times NO! I thought to do this blog with the hope of saving any from being scammed. Most certainly I couldn't cover every aspect that perhaps needs to be considered when employing a work group to do you a service. You can gather much information I'm sure by merely typing in on google "things to watch out for in hiring a contractor" and I'd encourage such a study. I'd like however to share a few thoughts. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oTOiQNeXu2z5KfF2Bzb_GFHetqyAoHc2bWf36zsVrNbkhlvyICX0M-CQYcu2QRmsDg5JWDaG43dsAlbRaAo1vjjXfQrWcl44_mt9ANueMq1J3WUark0VVUsgp5u4ZG6agkrL5ZH4sDj-/s1600/art3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oTOiQNeXu2z5KfF2Bzb_GFHetqyAoHc2bWf36zsVrNbkhlvyICX0M-CQYcu2QRmsDg5JWDaG43dsAlbRaAo1vjjXfQrWcl44_mt9ANueMq1J3WUark0VVUsgp5u4ZG6agkrL5ZH4sDj-/s1600/art3.jpg" height="147" width="320" /></a><strong><u>To start, REMEMBER</u></strong>, a "free estimate" means exactly was it states...FREE! It doesn't mean in any sense of the word that you should consider it means you should feel a sense of obligation to employ their service. Hearing my friends story it solidified to me the policy I usually use when talking to contractors, sales people and the like....seek to get multiple quotes at least from 2-3 others providing the same or similar service.<br />
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Of course it's not required for one to do this but if you're wanting to be in the total drivers seat when it comes to communicating with such agents it might be good to phone them first...make them aware you're going for a few quotes and have them acknowledge they're alright with this. I'm sure they'll state, "That's fine" but even when their agent comes to the door before they start measuring anything clarify it one last time...that you're getting multiple quotes and you've already made this clear before they came. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5VpLemToMaE2FeWxRfGHSkahwccuQvnGgwNVDMjEH1QDtVyWwAXjqs4mz7_ab1ZUOVKxPZriz_fK-WwgqVrJ8b56Pk6JG7owJJIHJY3qtOdQj3vGze4VHivbiaaJ-cT-qP4pZCU8_ZOf/s1600/art5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5VpLemToMaE2FeWxRfGHSkahwccuQvnGgwNVDMjEH1QDtVyWwAXjqs4mz7_ab1ZUOVKxPZriz_fK-WwgqVrJ8b56Pk6JG7owJJIHJY3qtOdQj3vGze4VHivbiaaJ-cT-qP4pZCU8_ZOf/s1600/art5.jpg" height="224" width="320" /></a>Such should put to rest some guilt trip they seek to lay upon you and all you have to state after they give you their estimate is that you now have their quote and you'll consider it when comparing it to others. If they claim you won't get it cheaper make it clear they may be right....but... we'll see, and don't be moved by the con their deal is just for today...What can you call that? SCAM! If they consider it so important to seek to circumvent your attempt to educate yourself to get the best deal, shouldn't you ask if they have your best interest at heart? Most certainly they wouldn't. Another good thought is to ask for references of their past work . They should be able to provide them as any ethical business would but also keep in mind about that....their references might be family members of the CON so you have to consider if you're getting a creditable report.<br />
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It must be acknowledged there are some rookie cut throats in the business coming in with the lowest quote but they may not have the professional talents and skills of another....the lowest quote may sadly do shoddy work and seek to raise the price later. That may be the CON coming at you from a different direction so take your time. Do your homework! Seek the counsel of close friends who have had work similar done and hopefully you'll have the pleasure of having been treated right, just and fair in a business climate that can be like the wild west. Wishing you all the best! The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-11637880356283533362015-01-25T03:55:00.001-08:002015-01-25T03:55:10.389-08:00The Lights Flashing Siren Going Marriage Proposal! <br />
How sweet! I just read a cop in Texas with a group of other officers pulled over his girl friend as she drove her vehicle. They made on she had a broken tail light plus a great many outstanding warrants for her arrest. As she began to sink down in a deep sense of melancholy her boyfriend the first cop approached the car with a wedding ring and proposed marriage! What a relief! Instead of the fear of being thrown in the slammer she could accept his proposal to live a life time together! <br />
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Perhaps next time you see the police pull someone over your thought, "Looks like the cop got that one" might take on a whole new meaning. I'll probably say henceforth, "He probably just wants to propose marriage!" It makes me wonder if people might be able to hire a cop to do this for a few bucks on the side...LIGHTS FLASHING, SIREN GOING...what a grand way to get the other's attention and to make a lasting impression for life! <br />
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One wonders what would have happened to the other if they said <strong>NO</strong>. No???? Lock he or she up and throw away the key? Perhaps she could add that she knows her constitutional rights and she has the right to remain silent? Perhaps a new fun fad would be if a cop pulls you over you jump in before they says a word and quickly inform them that you're sorry but you're already happily married? Perhaps they might laugh, and you'll create good will and they might show you mercy on your ticket---or maybe they'll instead throw your sorry self in jail tired of the worn out joke! After all...marriage to them may not be a laughing matter. LOL :)<br />
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Hope you enjoyed, "Lights Flashing--Marriage Proposal" You also might like, "Valentines Card, Flowers, Supper and Car Wash!" <a href="http://bob-richards.blogspot.ca/2014/02/valentines-card-flowers-supper-and-car.html">http://bob-richards.blogspot.ca/2014/02/valentines-card-flowers-supper-and-car.html</a><br />
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<span style="color: green;">I got to thinking about the Song "The 12 Days of Christmas" and wondered what I'd do with all those gifts. Here's my best thoughts on what I'd do getting all those crazy things! In the Christmas Carol "The 12 Days Of Christmas" I'd say it's pretty excessive exactly how many gifts the one received! I suspect the giver needed to give their head a shake and get some perspective. Some who have taken the time to count them up, for remember the number is compounded each day...if you received 7 swans a swimming on Day 7 and next day another 7...well you get the picture. It comes in total to 364 gifts! </span><br />
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"We feel particularly horrible about this," they say, "for we've learned it was your son's Birthday too! We're so sorry," they say to which my parents bring some clarification, "His Birthday? It's not his Birthday for another few months." The parents look at me and I at them and the bully shakes his head. "Doesn't matter!" the parents finally announce, "He took your boy's candy and we really want you to know how sorry we are." I'll say one thing though....<strong>I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT BULLY AGAIN.</strong> <br />
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You might also enjoy a few other blogs about my early life. You can do so by clicking on the following link---> <a href="http://bob-richards.blogspot.ca/2010/09/sweet-details-of-early-life-part-1.html">http://bob-richards.blogspot.ca/2010/09/sweet-details-of-early-life-part-1.html</a><br />
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Nov 1, <strong>1800</strong> John Adams becomes the first US president to live in White House<br />
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Nov 2nd, <strong>1783</strong><strong>-</strong> General George Washington, later 1st American President, bids farewell to his army after the American Revolutionary War<br />
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Nov 3rd, <strong>1900</strong> 1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)<br />
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Nov 4th, <strong>1841</strong><strong>-</strong> 1st wagon train arrives in California<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkWXQ9lViwYbs6q1im76ZklAAicgfxD5nxzwD-jL3sxlAIJeq4iFCvuFTZd_5jZFKEdSopzxY-Nh0SV5_6JdzHUfeRrtXROp6sNV5BRqAhUUVaGVvjkEDSuFPzbEbBBB5p0x44aMoUfjQ/s1600/nova.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkWXQ9lViwYbs6q1im76ZklAAicgfxD5nxzwD-jL3sxlAIJeq4iFCvuFTZd_5jZFKEdSopzxY-Nh0SV5_6JdzHUfeRrtXROp6sNV5BRqAhUUVaGVvjkEDSuFPzbEbBBB5p0x44aMoUfjQ/s1600/nova.png" height="244" width="320" /></a>Nov 5th, <strong>1895</strong><strong>-</strong> 1st US patent granted for auto (George B Selden) for gasoline driven car<br />
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Nov 6th, <strong>1572</strong><strong>-</strong> Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia<br />
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Nov 7th, <strong>1872</strong><strong>-</strong> Cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later<br />
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Nov 8th, <strong>1966 -</strong> Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California <br />
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Nov 9th, <strong>1904</strong><strong> </strong>1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes<br />
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Nov 10th, <strong>1951</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance<br />
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Nov 11th <strong>1911</strong><strong> -</strong> Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. <br />
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Nov 12th, <strong>1910</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon<br />
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Nov 14th, <strong>1851</strong><strong>-</strong> "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville published<br />
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Nov 15th, <strong>1920 -</strong> League of Nations holds first meeting in Geneva<br />
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Nov 16th, <strong>1901</strong><strong>-</strong> 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds<br />
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Nov 17th, <strong>1966</strong><strong> -</strong> Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)<br />
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Nov 18th, <strong>1820</strong><strong>-</strong> Antarctica sighted by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer<br />
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Nov 19th, <strong>1620</strong><strong> -</strong> Mayflower reaches Cape Cod & explores the coast<br />
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Nov 20th, <strong>1920</strong><strong> -</strong> Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson<br />
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Nov 21th, <strong>1871 -</strong> The first human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot<br />
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Nov 22th, <strong>1842</strong><strong> -</strong> Mount St Helens in Washington erupts! Yes that was in 1842.<br />
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Nov 23rd, <strong>1897 -</strong> Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love<br />
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Nov 23rd, <strong>1852</strong><strong>-</strong> Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30'. Mysterious things always happen at midnight! <br />
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Nov 24th, <strong>1434</strong><strong>-</strong> River Thames freezes<br />
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Nov 24th, <strong>1938 -</strong> National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball. Seems like it'd be easier to see to me. <br />
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Nov 25th, <strong>1817</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st sword swallower in US performs. Don't try this at home! <br />
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Nov 25th, <strong>1792</strong><strong> -</strong> Farmer's Almanac 1st published. I guess before then it was through word of mouth. :) <br />
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Nov 26th, <strong>1885</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st meteor photograph<br />
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Nov 26th, <strong>1865</strong><strong>-</strong> "Alice in Wonderland" is pubished in the USA. Wonder if people became more careful not to fall into holes. :) <br />
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Nov 27th, <strong>1870</strong><strong> -</strong> NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game"<br />
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Nov 27th, <strong>1910</strong><strong> -</strong> The first US patent for inventing the traffic lights system is issued. Wonder if people called them STOP lights or GO lights! :) <br />
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Nov 28th, <strong>1895</strong><strong>-</strong> America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH. Well...it's a start!<br />
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Nov 29th, <strong>1910</strong><strong>-</strong> The first US patent for inventing the traffic lights system is issued. What will they think of next? <br />
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Nov 30th, <strong>2004 -</strong> Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700! He should have replaced Alex Trebek! <br />
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<b></b><br />The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-28330025969850776692014-10-13T06:50:00.000-07:002014-10-23T05:34:53.736-07:00October Time Travel ! <br />
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Oct 1, 1903 - 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)<br />
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Oct 2, 1895 <strong>-</strong> 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper<br />
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Oct 3, 1978 <strong>-</strong> Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London<br />
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Oct 4, 1922<strong>-</strong> For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY)<br />
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Oct 5, <strong>1954</strong><strong>-</strong> Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern US<br />
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Oct 6, <strong>1889 -</strong> Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture<br />
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Oct 7, <strong>1931</strong><strong>-</strong> 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY<br />
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Oct 8th, 1964 <strong>1964 -</strong> Ringo Starr passes his driving test. You're curious if he had to drive down Abbey Rd??<br />
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<strong>Oct 9th, 1965 -</strong> Beatles' "Yesterday" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks<br />
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Oct 10th, <strong>1780</strong><strong>-</strong> Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean<br />
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Oct 11th, <strong>1984</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st space walk by US woman (Dr Kathryn D Sullivan)<br />
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Oct 12th, <strong>1609</strong><strong> -</strong> Children's rhyme "Three Blind Mice" published in London<br />
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Oct 13th, <strong>1792</strong><strong> -</strong> "Old Farmer's Almanac" is 1st published<br />
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Oct 14th, <strong>1908 -</strong> Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers<br />
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Oct 15th, <strong>1860</strong><strong> -</strong> 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard<br />
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Oct 16th, <strong>1950</strong><strong>-</strong> The first edition of C. S. Lewis "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is released in London<br />
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Oct 17th, <strong>1933</strong><strong>-</strong> Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany<br />
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Oct 19th, <strong>1872</strong><strong>-</strong> World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales<br />
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Oct 20th, <strong>1911 -</strong> Amundsen sets out on race to South Pole! Is that on your bucket list too?? :)<br />
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Oct 21st, 1854- Florence Nightingale was sent to the Crimean War. Sure was a light in the night!<br />
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Oct 22nd. <strong>1861</strong><strong>-</strong> 1st telegraph line linking West & East coasts completed. Time now for the North & South to begin! <br />
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Oct 23rd, 1941- Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released. Nothing dumb in making that movie! :)<br />
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Oct 24th, <strong>1901</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)<br />
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Oct 25th, <strong>1924</strong><strong>-</strong> "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published<br />
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Oct 26th, <strong>1492 -</strong> Lead pencils 1st used<br />
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Oct 27th, <strong>1916</strong><strong>-</strong> 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)<br />
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Oct 28th,<strong>1954 -</strong> Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway<br />
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Oct 29th, <strong>1966</strong><strong>-</strong> Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7°N 162°E<br />
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Oct 30th, <strong>1873</strong><strong> -</strong> P T Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (NYC)<br />
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Oct 31st, <strong>1963</strong><strong> -</strong> Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport<br />
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<b></b><br />The Bigger Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972072855472931806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966017839294493647.post-79464719486100781052014-09-07T06:58:00.000-07:002014-09-07T07:07:43.042-07:00September Time Travel <strong></strong><br />
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<strong>Sept 1st---> 1859 -</strong> A solar superstorm affects electrical telegraph service. They say not good if it happened today. :)<br />
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Sept 2nd-->1902<strong> -</strong> "A Trip To The Moon," the 1st science fiction film released. Seems like the 1st place to go for Sci-Fi. :) <br />
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Sept 3rd--> 1951<strong> -</strong> TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS. All they had to wait for 24 hours. :) <br />
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Sept 4th-->1833<strong> -</strong> 1st newsboy hired! That should have been the headline that day! <br />
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Sept 5th-->1882 <strong> -</strong> 10,000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in NYC. Maybe the 1st Occupier movement generations before?<br />
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Sept 6th--> 1716 1st lighthouse built in north America. The saving of sailors lives begins. :) <br />
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Sept 7th--> <strong>1991 -</strong> Die Laughing wins Messenger Stakes. One might think that was the last race he was in. :) <br />
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Sept 8th-->1858 Lincoln makes the statement about when you can fool people! I'm not fooling! That was the date! :) <br />
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Sept 9th-->1867 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V! A small step to the bigger step of going to the Moon! <br />
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Sept 10th-->1955 "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV. The least gunsmoke we see the better. <br />
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Sept 11th--> 1792 The Hope Diamond is stolen with other crown jewels when six men break into house used to store the jewels.<br />
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Sept 12th-->1624 1st submarine tested (London) <br />
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Sept 13th-->122 Building begins on Hadrian's Wall<br />
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Sept 14th-->1868 <strong>-</strong> Golf's 1st recorded hole-in-one <br />
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Sept 15th-->1965 <strong>-</strong> "Lost in Space" premieres<br />
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Sept 16th--><strong>1906 -</strong> Roald Amundsen discovers Magnetic South Pole<br />
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Sept 17-->1965 <strong>-</strong> "Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV<br />
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Sept 18-->1965 <strong>-</strong> "Get Smart" premieres<br />
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Sept 19-->1888 <strong>-</strong> World's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium)<br />
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Sept 20--><strong>1985 -</strong> Walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest<br />
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Sept 21-->1937 J. R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' is published<br />
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Sept 22-->1966 <strong> -</strong> Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game<br />
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Sept 24-->1895 1st round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months)<br />
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Sept 25--> 1897 1st British bus service opens<br />
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Sept 26--> 46 BC Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.<br />
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Sept 28-->1892 1st night football game played (Mansfield Pa)<br />
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Sept 29-->1916 John D Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire.<br />
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Sept 30-->1934 Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3. Oh well can't win them all! <br />
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Should a bus driver be fired who ran a red light? This was the question asked in my nearby city of Toronto on Sunday, August 2, 2014. Apparently through the week a driver for the Toronto Transit Commission did that very thing...but with somebody who just happened to be filming the incident with an I phone turned their direction. The citizen turned in the video to <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="TTC">TTC</span> headquarters and the driver, a female and mother of two children who hadn't served her probationary six months period on the job was fired. When the one taking the video discovered the driver was actually terminated he felt great remorse. His thinking was the driver might get a slap on the hand or suspension...but fired? <br />
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It upset him considerably that he sent it in and now wishes he hadn't. <span class="squiggly" splc="splc" state="new" title="To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word="TTC">TTC</span> bosses are now claiming they're inundated with calls asking the driver to be re-instated with a less of a penalty for her actions. Others claim they did the right thing in having her dismissed . My take on the issue? I'd think all things that actually occurred need weighed and considered. First it needs to be acknowledged by the driver that the infraction is no small thing. <br />
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If being caught by the police for committing this act one pays a hefty fine, and would subsequently lose demit points on their driving record.<strong><u> Looking at the bigger picture however if one were to show her mercy we could consider the facts...no one was hurt or injured. I'd say that should be the determining factor when it comes to the response by her employer. </u></strong>Yes it was wrong and reckless but as I say...thankfully and most fortunately no harm was done. My judgement on the matter? Hire her back but give her a one week suspension. I'd think you'd probably not see a repeated offence. <br />
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Aug 1, 1774 - Joseph Priestley, English theologian and chemist author discovers oxygen. Hope he was using it before then though! :)</div>
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Aug 2, 1894 - Death duties 1st introduced in Britain. Imagine someone refusing to pay! :)) </div>
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Aug 3, <strong>1492 -</strong> Columbus sets sail on his first voyage boldly going to who knows where. <br />
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Aug 5, <strong>1921, </strong>1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0. What an embarrassment to have ones loss broadcast for the 1st time. <br />
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Aug 6, <strong>1937 -</strong> Indians overturn Yankees' 7-6 win by a protest! Changing an ump's decision: MIRACLE!<br />
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Aug 7, <strong>1970, </strong>1st computer chess tournament. May the best HAL win! <br />
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Aug 8th, <strong>1709</strong> 1st known ascent in hot-air balloon. That's a step up closer to the giant leap of the Moon! <br />
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Aug 9th, <strong>1859</strong> Elevator patented. The first time stuck they really must have panicked! <br />
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Aug 10th, <strong>1948 -</strong> Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut. Wonder if some got mad at the joke. <br />
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Aug 11th, <strong>1885</strong> - $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty. Even Liberty needs something to stand on!<br />
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Aug 12th, <strong>1492</strong> Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands. Wonder if he heard the sweet sound of Canaries singing. <br />
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Aug 13th, <strong>1960 -</strong> The first two-way conversation via satellite is undertaken using Echo 1. A great name for a satellite really ; ECHO. <br />
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To the Future--> Aug 14th, <strong>2126</strong> Comet Swift-Tuttle approaches close to Earth<br />
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Aug 15th, <strong>1939</strong> -"Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater. I'd love to have one of the Yellow Bricks from the road!<br />
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Aug 16th, <strong>1955</strong><strong> -</strong> Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor! Really? An atomic reactor?<br />
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Aug 18th, <strong>1926 -</strong> Weather map televised for 1st time. Finally you get to see weather from far above! <br />
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Aug 19th, <strong>1967</strong><strong> -</strong> Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1. Betcha they didn't mind a little money as well! <br />
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Aug 20th, <strong>1896</strong><strong> -</strong> Dial telephone patented. You ask, "What's a dial telephone?" <br />
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To the Near Future--> Aug 21st, <strong>2017</strong><strong> -</strong> Next total solar eclipse visible from North America<br />
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Aug 22nd, <strong>565</strong><strong> -</strong> St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness! Do you think that's the same one there today??<br />
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Aug 23rd, <strong>1924</strong> <strong> -</strong> Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century. Would have been a great time for Martians to attack! <br />
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Aug 24th, <strong>1853</strong><strong> -</strong> 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum. You always have crums left when you eat them!<br />
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Aug 25th, <strong>1910 -</strong> Yellow Cab is founded. Wonder if they tried other colors first. <br />
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Aug 26th, <strong>1929</strong> <strong> -</strong> 1st US roller coaster built. Probably wouldn't scare small kids today!<br />
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Aug 27th, <strong>1955</strong><strong> -</strong> "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published. Shame years before were missed. They probably broke records! <br />
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Aug 28th, <strong>1963 -</strong> Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream speech" Creating a positive future!<br />
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Aug 30th, <strong>1922</strong> <strong> -</strong> Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922. Hope he wasn't hurt when they threw him!<br />
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Aug 31st, <strong>1955 -</strong> 1st sun-powered automobile demonstrated. I guess sun gong behind a cloud was a real downer. <br />
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