Weekend Trivia - Saturday
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Weekend Trivia ~ Saturday
Comments (16)There, you all did very well!! It is amazing the number of ways we can find to hurt ourselves. I don't hurt nearly as much as I thought I would today. Mostly scared, I guess. So, a la David Letterman, here are our results: 10- Ladders and stools: Falling and tripping accidents cause injuries to an estimate of 227,769 people. 9- Clothing : Children get tangled and choked in their own clothes, which causes injuries to an estimate of 245,129 people. 8- Cans and other containers: Sharp cans and shattering containers(I'm thinking glass but they don't say that) accidents cause injuries to an estimate of 248,126 people. I am sooo careful with the cat food tins - they are a recipe for disaster. 7- Desks, cabinets, shelves and racks: Falling over, cabinets knocked over and racks dropping on people causes injuries to an estimate of 262,171 people. 6- Tables: Falling off of tables, tables breaking causes injuries to an estimate of 309,252 people. Moral - don't dance on the table!! 5- Non-glass doors and panel accidents: Many accidentally slam doors on their own or other peopleâÂÂs hands and heads causing injuries to an estimate of 321,665 people. 4- Bathroom structures and fixtures: Slipping, falling and hitting our heads and back around in the bathroom is a very common home accident, causing injuries to an estimate of 330,102 people. 3- Chairs, sofas and sofa bed accidents: People routinely and repeatedly fall off of their chairs and sofas, causing injuries to an estimate of 476,109 people. 2- Beds, Mattresses, Pillows: Falling off of beds and materials and pillow cause neck and back problems injuries to an estimate of 560,129 people. 1- Stairs, ramps, landings and floor accidents: Most common home accidents happened when walking up or down the stairs. Broken hands and legs are the usual resulting injuries to an estimate of 2,324,938 people. The above was gathered from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and National Electronics Injuries Surveillance System (NESS) in 2007 - I don't imagine much has changed. So you see, you did find your way!! For all: Thanks for playing along. I am being so careful not to pull my hip again, and of course, trying to do things to help - geez. I will keep trying - see you all next week!! Nancy....See MoreWeekend Trivia ~ Saturday
Comments (28)OK, so here are the answers - sorry bout that!! 1. JFK was the youngest elected president at the time - Theodore Roosevelt was younger when he assumed office, after the assassination of McKinley. 2. He was the first person born in the 20th-century to serve as President. or he was the first Catholic president. 3. KennedyâÂÂs hat size was seven and five-eighths, the largest of any President other than William Taft (seven and three-quarters). 4. In a speech made in 1961, Kennedy was recorded as speaking at 327 words per minute, the fastest rate of public speaking in history. 5. After his death, the Canadian Government named Mount Kennedy after him. It was not only CanadaâÂÂs but North America's highest unclimbed mountain. Mount Kennedy is a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains within Kluane National Park, in Yukon, Canada. Its 4250-m to 4300-m (14000-foot) summit lies within 10 km of the Alaska Panhandle. His brother Robert Kennedy with a party of experienced mountaineers sponsored by the National Geographic Society and led by Jim Whittaker conquered it in 1965. Upon reaching the peak of the summit, Kennedy left some of his brother's PT-boat tie clips, a copy of his brother's Inaugural Presidential Address, and a John F. Kennedy medallion. So there you go - some trivial trivia about what to me is a leading figure in the 20th century. For everyone: Thanks to all for playing - see you all next week!! Nancy....See MoreWeekend Trivia ~ Saturday
Comments (13)Well, I should have been back more often with clues but everything is a struggle right now - I have strep and haven't been able to get in to see my Dr. yet - oh well, tomorrow hopefully. 1. El Nino The most dominant pattern responsible for interannual, or year-to-year, climate variability across the globe. During an El Niño event, warmer-than-normal sea-surface temperatures occur in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, while cooler-than-normal temperatures are observed in the western part of the tropical Pacific. El Niño (Spanish for "The Baby Boy" of the Christmas story) was named more than 100 years ago by Peruvian fishers who noticed the warming water off their shores around Christmas time. 2. La Nina During a La Niña event, cooler-than-normal sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) occur in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific and warmer-than-normal SSTS are measured in the western part of the tropical Pacific. During La Niña, convection over the western Pacific tends to be farther west than the climatological average, bringing heavier-than-usual and more persistent rains to Indonesia and northern Australia, among other teleconnections. Like its brother, La Niña recurs at intervals ranging from about two to seven years, with events typically lasting from one to three years. Researchers believe La Niña behavior could change with global warming, although the exact nature of this change remains uncertain. 3. Montreal Express An informal term for the pattern that results when the polar jet stream arcs from northern Siberia across western Canada, then dips southward across central and eastern North America. Along the northeast coast of North America, a similar pattern in which the cold air originates over Canada is called the Montreal Express. 4. Trade Winds - yep, that's one!! The easterly surface winds prevailing across the tropics. The trade winds, part of the Hadley circulation, got their name at the dawn of the age of oceanic sailing, when cargo traders learned to rely upon them. 5. Vortex The circulation associated with a surface low-pressure area. Vortices can range in size from dust devils to tornadoes to hemispheric patterns. Some more localized weather may be referred to as: 6. Lake Effect Think Buffalo. Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, providing energy and picking up water vapor, which freezes and is deposited on the leeward (downwind) shores. Did anyone see the pictures of the storm-front moving across Lake Ontario towards Buffalo? Truly awesome. 7. Alberta Clipper - An Alberta clipper (also known as a Canadian Clipper) is a fast moving low pressure area which generally affects the central provinces of Canada and parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Most clippers occur between December and February, but can also occur occasionally in November. 8. Panhandle Hook - A Panhandle hook is a relatively infrequent winter storm system whose cyclogenesis occurs in the South to southwestern United States from the late fall through winter and into the early spring months. They trek to the northeast on a path towards the Great Lakes region, as the southwesterly jet streams are most prevalent, usually affecting the Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada. Panhandle hooks account for some of the most memorable and deadly blizzards and snowstorms in North America, as well as tornado outbreaks in the Midwest on record. The name is derived from the region of surface cyclogenesis in the Texas and Oklahoma "panhandle" regions. In some winters, there are no panhandle hook storms; in others, there are several. 9. Nor'easter - The usage of the term in North America comes from the wind associated with many different types of storms, some of which can form in the North Atlantic Ocean and some of which form as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. The term is most often used in the coastal areas of New England. A nor’easter is a low pressure area that often passes just off the New England and southeast Canada Atlantic coastline. Winds in the left-forward quadrant rotate onto land from the northeast. The precipitation pattern is similar to that of other extratropical storms. Nor’easters can cause severe coastal flooding, coastal erosion, hurricane force winds or blizzard conditions; these conditions are usually accompanied with very heavy rain or snow, depending on when the storm occurs. 10. Colorado Low - You're right Cynthia, not a rock Mountain High - lol. A Colorado low is a low pressure that forms in southeastern Colorado or northeastern New Mexico, typically in the winter. After forming, the system moves across the Great Plains. Colorado lows produce heavy wintry precipitation, and have a general east to northeast movement, impacting regions as far north as Winnipeg and as far east as the Atlantic coast. If upper level conditions are right, the jet stream can push the low farther south, bringing wintry precipitation as far as Texas. When pushed this far south, the system is often referred to as a "blue norther". Well, thanks for playing!! May the peace of the Season be upon you and yours!! Merry Christmas - see you all next week. I'll leave you with a song. Nancy. Here is a link that might be useful: Southern Cross - CSN...See MoreWeekend Trivia ~ Saturday
Comments (12)And there you have it, Cynthia!! Though the book has been characterized in media reports as a sequel to Lee's best-selling novel, Go Set a Watchman was written in the mid-1950s, before she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, which was published in 1960. It was set aside when her editor suggested that she write another novel from the young Scout Finch's perspective. The manuscript was then lost for many years, until being rediscovered by her lawyer in the fall of 2014. It will be published as originally written, with no revisions. The phrase is from Isaiah 21: 6, "For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman; let him announce what he sees." It is referring to the fall of Babylon. Some publications have called the timing of the book "suspicious", citing Lee's declining health, statements she had made over several decades that she would not write or release another novel, and the death of her sister (and caretaker) just two months before the announcement. NPR reported on the news of her new book release, with circumstances "raising questions about whether she is being taken advantage of in her old age." Some publications have even called for fans to boycott the work. Mainstream news sources, including NPR, BBC News, and Jezebel, have reported that the conditions surrounding the release of the book are unclear and posit that Lee may not have had full control of the decision. However, historian and Lee's longtime friend, Wayne Flynt told the Associated Press that the "narrative of senility, exploitation of this helpless little old lady is just hogwash. It's just complete bunk". Flynt said he found Lee capable of giving consent, and believes no one will ever know for certain the terms of said consent. That having been said, Lee is quite deaf and suffers profound vision loss from macular degeneration. Truman Capote, then Persons, lived next door with his aunts while his mother was in New York. Like Dill, Capote had an impressive imagination and a gift for fascinating stories. Both Lee and Capote were atypical children: both loved to read. Lee was a scrappy tomboy who was quick to fight, but Capote was ridiculed for his advanced vocabulary and lisp. She and Capote made up and acted out stories they wrote on an old Underwood typewriter Lee's father gave them. They became good friends when both felt alienated from their peers; Capote called the two of them "apart people". In 1960, Capote and Lee traveled to Kansas together to investigate the multiple murders that were the basis for Capote's nonfiction novel In Cold Blood. Well, interesting subject, but a weak question. I shall have to do better next week!! For Everyone (I believe?): Thanks for playing. See you all next week. Nancy....See Morecyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
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9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoDoes it involve yoga pants? I suppose not. Frigid here today -- we're at 2°F right now with gusting winds. I just came in from blowing snow and am drinking a nice hot cup of coffee and wrapping my hands around it to warm them up. I don't know if it's my age or what, but I can't find a pair of gloves that keep my hands warm. Even in ski mittens they start to ache way too soon, especially my thumbs, of course, hanging out there all by themselves.
No need to feel too sorry for me, though. I do have a heated cab on my tractor to do the driveway and that is just the cat's meow. Too bad it can't do the walkway, front porch, and back deck.
Here's a shot from inside the tractor that I took last year.
The house in the background is where my daughter and her family live. I do the driveway all the way back.Enough digression. I'll be needing a clue or two for this one. Wondering if it has to do with food.
TM
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoOK Cynthia - just trust your instincts!! You have it!! As Anglo-Americans began to assert their control over California, they gradually broke up the large Hispanic ranches and replaced them with a more diversified farming economy. With irrigation, southern California proved an ideal environment for growing many crops, particularly valuable fruits like oranges. During the 1870s and 1880s, state railroad lines linking Los Angeles into the new system of transcontinental railways created additional moneymaking opportunities. Settlers, tourists, and health seekers all boarded trains to travel to the Pacific, where the sunny climate and beautiful scenery promised a new and better life. The healthful new California lifestyle became closely associated in the public mind with the sweet fruits that grew so abundantly in the orchards around Los Angeles. Taking advantage of the rapid transportation capabilities of the transcontinental lines, Los Angeles area orchard owners began shipping their oranges to the East in 1886. On February 14th, to be exact!!
Well, there's just nooo doubt about it!!
For Cynthia:
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Thanks for playing - now I'll see if my stars will actually paste!!
Nancy.
midnightsmum (Z4, ON)
9 years agomidnightsmum (Z4, ON)
9 years agoOK, let's try this:
Cynthia:
Hmmm...this will take some thought, and there are raspberry crepes downstairs. They win. I'll figure out how to make my stars work next week!! Thanks All!
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