30.8 Modern World
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"A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions."
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you" Jim Rohn
"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes." - ANDREW CARNEGIE
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It's time to renew the insurance on the house but I have never seen an agent or been contacted by the insurance company. That being the case, I have been meaning to switch my allegiance for a few years but never got round to doing it. I rang the existing company and have had nothing but a request to give my NIE number. I like a little customer service and there are still quite a few companies that like to give you this phenomenon. Maybe it's an age thing but I like to talk to the agent or the ladies in the office and pass the time of day. The internet is brilliant in what can be done but it doesn't really chat with you about your requirements to insure your house properly.
The weather is acting a bit strange and there are ominous rumblings of thunder. Let's see what is forecast.....
It tells me that the skies should be clear but I can see for myself that there are clouds everywhere. I can't see the mountain in front of the house for starters......
Iris's Challenge-
(1) Was born on 27 April 1959 and is a Scottish recording artist who achieved worldwide fame in the 1980s. She became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television program The Big Time
(2) She had not seriously considered a singing career until viewing the movie The Way We Were, with Barbra Streisand. This convinced her that what she wanted most was to be a singer. Her top grades in school earned her a scholarship to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and she trained there from 1975 to 1979 as a speech and drama teacher by day, while singing with a band called “Something Else”.
(3) Her first single reached a disappointing #56, her second single soared up the UK Singles Chart to #3 in 1980, the interest was so great that her first single re-entered the chart subsequently and climbed into the top 10, she went from a virtual unknown to finding herself with two songs in the top 10 at the same time.
(4) She was voted Best British Female Singer by the Daily Mirror Pop & Rock Awards in 1980, "Best Newcomer" 1980 by Capital Radio, and "Best Female Singer" 1980 by the TV Times Readers Awards.
(5) She only had one #1 hit in the U.S. which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Before 1981 was over she had a top 10 hit in both the U.S. and UK with the Academy Award-nominated James Bond movie theme. The song was nominated for the "Best Female Vocal Performance" in 1981 and Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 1982. Her U.S. success culminated in her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1981. She is the first artist to be on screen singing the title song for a James Bond film.
(6) In April this year she appeared in a celebration with Kenny Rogers the show was in honor of his 50-year music career. She currently appears at various venues throughout the world. Her concerts are usually scheduled for weekends as she states that her children are her priority right now, she has been married four times.
Exam Assistance
In the examination paper, the professor wanted us to sign a
form stating that we had not received any outside
assistance. Unsure of whether he should sign the form, a
student stated that he had prayed for the assistance of God.
The professor carefully studied the answer script and then
said, "You can sign it with a clear conscience. God did not
assist you."
Received from Tina Gardner.
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This is not my work, but I believe it is good information ...........
The truth is, sleep is just as important as breathing or eating when it comes to our survival. Asthma sufferers often relate how desperate their bodies feel when they are not receiving enough oxygen. The stress on the body felt due to insomnia is very similar, though unlike asthma it feels less urgent. This quiet desperate fatigue lasts for hours and sometimes weeks if you aren't getting the right quality of sleep. Some people forget entirely what it feels like to be refreshed. Sleep actually does more than rejuvenate our minds. All stages of cancer are fought as cells repair DNA and defenses are bolstered to terminate possibly malignant cells. Minor scrapes and wounds on the outside of the body regenerate, but more importantly internal wearing on the organs and muscles heal during this time as well. The body needs this in order to survive long-term, meaning there is no alternative to a good night's sleep.
Because so much of our thinking is long term now, we spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about the future. This worry is not part of the body's natural state. The goal of our entrainment therapy is to take the body from this unnatural state into the pre-stages of sleep which cannot be ignored. Our entrainment tools have been specially designed to guide the brain, letting it coast from the alpha down through theta and finally arriving at the much sought after delta brainwave pattern that soothes you to sleep. If you want to know what the perfect night's sleep feels like, you can find our entrainment tools at http://www.store. unexplainable.net/products/ sleep.php
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Events for 30th August
30 B.C. - Cleopatra, the seventh queen of Egypt, committed suicide.
1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow.
1645 - American Indians and the Dutch made a peace treaty at New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam later became known as New York.
1682 - William Penn sailed from England and later established the colony of Pennsylvania in America.
1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army.
1941 - During World War II, the Nazis severed the last railroad link between Leningrad and the rest of the Soviet Union.
1945 - General Douglas MacArthur set up Allied occupation headquarters in Japan.
1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.
1963 - The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.
1982 - P.L.O. leader Yasir Arafat left Beirut for Greece.
1983 - The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.
1984 - The space shuttle Discovery lifted off for the first time. On the voyage three communications satellites were deployed.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1991 - The Soviet republic of Azerbaijan declared its independence.
1992 - 15 people were killed and 31 injured in a Sarajevo market when an artillery shell exploded.
1996 - An expedition to raise part of the Titanic failed when the nylon lines being used to raise part of the hull snapped.
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toothpick; drumstick; chopstick; matchstick; skinny person
Me gusta usar los palillos en restaurantes chinos. - I like using chopsticks in Chinese restaurants.
Tu hermano es un palillo. - Your brother is so skinny.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for el palillo.
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Music Stuff August 30th
1962, The Beatles played at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime and at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester at night with Gerry & the Pacemakers.
1969, Elvis Presley had the No.1 album in the UK with 'From Elvis in Memphis'
1969, two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets 25 shillings. Celebrities who attended include Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John & Yoko, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jane Fonder, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.
1969, One hit wonders Zager and Evans No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'In The Year 2525.'
1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Lennon personally bought $60,000 worth of tickets which were given to volunteer fund-raisers.
1975, KC and the Sunshine Band No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Get Down Tonight'- No.21 in the UK.
1975, guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler, Paul Kossoff 'died ' for 35 minutes in hospital after being taken ill. (Kossoff died on 19th March 1976 of heart failure after a history of drug abuse).
1975, Rod Stewart had his fifth UK No.1 album - 'Atlantic Crossing'
1986, Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', No.13 in the UK.
1989, Billy Joel fired his manager and former brother in law Frank Weber, after an audit revealed discrepancies. Joel took Weber to court and sued for $90 million.
1994, Oasis performed a selection of new songs at London's Virgin Mega store Marble Arch.
1995, Carly Simon and James Taylor performed live together in front of 10,000 fans on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was the first time they appeared live on the same stage since 1979. The former couple played their own solo sets before combining their efforts in raising money for the local agricultural society.
2003, Stella McCartney married publisher Alasdhiar Willis on Scotland's Isle Of Bute. Guest's included Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Birthday Boys and Girls August 30th
1935, John Phillips, The Mamas and the Papas.
1939, Born on this day, John Peel, BBC radio DJ and TV presenter, John Robert Parker Ravenscroft.
1941, John McNally, The Searchers
Iris's Challenge-Sheena Easton
Music Source 1 music source 2 music source 3 music source 4
Ping list
"A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions."
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you" Jim Rohn
"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes." - ANDREW CARNEGIE
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It's time to renew the insurance on the house but I have never seen an agent or been contacted by the insurance company. That being the case, I have been meaning to switch my allegiance for a few years but never got round to doing it. I rang the existing company and have had nothing but a request to give my NIE number. I like a little customer service and there are still quite a few companies that like to give you this phenomenon. Maybe it's an age thing but I like to talk to the agent or the ladies in the office and pass the time of day. The internet is brilliant in what can be done but it doesn't really chat with you about your requirements to insure your house properly.
The weather is acting a bit strange and there are ominous rumblings of thunder. Let's see what is forecast.....
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
 30° C | 21° C |  27° C | 19° C |  29° C | 20° C |  31° C | 21° C | 30° C | 21° C |
It tells me that the skies should be clear but I can see for myself that there are clouds everywhere. I can't see the mountain in front of the house for starters......
Iris's Challenge-(1) Was born on 27 April 1959 and is a Scottish recording artist who achieved worldwide fame in the 1980s. She became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television program The Big Time
(2) She had not seriously considered a singing career until viewing the movie The Way We Were, with Barbra Streisand. This convinced her that what she wanted most was to be a singer. Her top grades in school earned her a scholarship to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and she trained there from 1975 to 1979 as a speech and drama teacher by day, while singing with a band called “Something Else”.
(3) Her first single reached a disappointing #56, her second single soared up the UK Singles Chart to #3 in 1980, the interest was so great that her first single re-entered the chart subsequently and climbed into the top 10, she went from a virtual unknown to finding herself with two songs in the top 10 at the same time.
(4) She was voted Best British Female Singer by the Daily Mirror Pop & Rock Awards in 1980, "Best Newcomer" 1980 by Capital Radio, and "Best Female Singer" 1980 by the TV Times Readers Awards.
(5) She only had one #1 hit in the U.S. which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Before 1981 was over she had a top 10 hit in both the U.S. and UK with the Academy Award-nominated James Bond movie theme. The song was nominated for the "Best Female Vocal Performance" in 1981 and Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 1982. Her U.S. success culminated in her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1981. She is the first artist to be on screen singing the title song for a James Bond film.
(6) In April this year she appeared in a celebration with Kenny Rogers the show was in honor of his 50-year music career. She currently appears at various venues throughout the world. Her concerts are usually scheduled for weekends as she states that her children are her priority right now, she has been married four times.
Exam Assistance
In the examination paper, the professor wanted us to sign a
form stating that we had not received any outside
assistance. Unsure of whether he should sign the form, a
student stated that he had prayed for the assistance of God.
The professor carefully studied the answer script and then
said, "You can sign it with a clear conscience. God did not
assist you."
Received from Tina Gardner.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is not my work, but I believe it is good information ...........
The truth is, sleep is just as important as breathing or eating when it comes to our survival. Asthma sufferers often relate how desperate their bodies feel when they are not receiving enough oxygen. The stress on the body felt due to insomnia is very similar, though unlike asthma it feels less urgent. This quiet desperate fatigue lasts for hours and sometimes weeks if you aren't getting the right quality of sleep. Some people forget entirely what it feels like to be refreshed. Sleep actually does more than rejuvenate our minds. All stages of cancer are fought as cells repair DNA and defenses are bolstered to terminate possibly malignant cells. Minor scrapes and wounds on the outside of the body regenerate, but more importantly internal wearing on the organs and muscles heal during this time as well. The body needs this in order to survive long-term, meaning there is no alternative to a good night's sleep.
Because so much of our thinking is long term now, we spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about the future. This worry is not part of the body's natural state. The goal of our entrainment therapy is to take the body from this unnatural state into the pre-stages of sleep which cannot be ignored. Our entrainment tools have been specially designed to guide the brain, letting it coast from the alpha down through theta and finally arriving at the much sought after delta brainwave pattern that soothes you to sleep. If you want to know what the perfect night's sleep feels like, you can find our entrainment tools at http://www.store. unexplainable.net/products/ sleep.php
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Events for 30th August
30 B.C. - Cleopatra, the seventh queen of Egypt, committed suicide.
1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow.
1645 - American Indians and the Dutch made a peace treaty at New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam later became known as New York.
1682 - William Penn sailed from England and later established the colony of Pennsylvania in America.
1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army.
1941 - During World War II, the Nazis severed the last railroad link between Leningrad and the rest of the Soviet Union.
1945 - General Douglas MacArthur set up Allied occupation headquarters in Japan.
1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.
1963 - The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.
1982 - P.L.O. leader Yasir Arafat left Beirut for Greece.
1983 - The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.
1984 - The space shuttle Discovery lifted off for the first time. On the voyage three communications satellites were deployed.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1991 - The Soviet republic of Azerbaijan declared its independence.
1992 - 15 people were killed and 31 injured in a Sarajevo market when an artillery shell exploded.
1996 - An expedition to raise part of the Titanic failed when the nylon lines being used to raise part of the hull snapped.
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Word of the Day
el palillo pah-lee'-yoh (noun)
toothpick; drumstick; chopstick; matchstick; skinny person
EXAMPLES
Me gusta usar los palillos en restaurantes chinos. - I like using chopsticks in Chinese restaurants.
Tu hermano es un palillo. - Your brother is so skinny.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for el palillo.
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Music Stuff August 30th1962, The Beatles played at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, at lunchtime and at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester at night with Gerry & the Pacemakers.
1969, Elvis Presley had the No.1 album in the UK with 'From Elvis in Memphis'
1969, two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle of Wight festival took place. Over 150,000 turned up over the two days to see Bob Dylan, The Band, Blodwyn Pig, Blonde On Blonde, Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band, Edgar Broughton Band, Joe Cocker, Aynsley Dunbar, Family, Fat Mattress, Julie Felix, Free, Gypsy, Richie Havens, The Moody Blues, The Nice, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, The Pretty Things, Third Ear Band and The Who. Tickets 25 shillings. Celebrities who attended include Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John & Yoko, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Jane Fonder, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.
1969, One hit wonders Zager and Evans No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'In The Year 2525.'
1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Lennon personally bought $60,000 worth of tickets which were given to volunteer fund-raisers.
1975, KC and the Sunshine Band No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Get Down Tonight'- No.21 in the UK.
1975, guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler, Paul Kossoff 'died ' for 35 minutes in hospital after being taken ill. (Kossoff died on 19th March 1976 of heart failure after a history of drug abuse).
1975, Rod Stewart had his fifth UK No.1 album - 'Atlantic Crossing'
1986, Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', No.13 in the UK.
1989, Billy Joel fired his manager and former brother in law Frank Weber, after an audit revealed discrepancies. Joel took Weber to court and sued for $90 million.
1994, Oasis performed a selection of new songs at London's Virgin Mega store Marble Arch.
1995, Carly Simon and James Taylor performed live together in front of 10,000 fans on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was the first time they appeared live on the same stage since 1979. The former couple played their own solo sets before combining their efforts in raising money for the local agricultural society.
2003, Stella McCartney married publisher Alasdhiar Willis on Scotland's Isle Of Bute. Guest's included Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Birthday Boys and Girls August 30th1935, John Phillips, The Mamas and the Papas.
1939, Born on this day, John Peel, BBC radio DJ and TV presenter, John Robert Parker Ravenscroft.
1941, John McNally, The Searchers
Iris's Challenge-Sheena Easton
Music Source 1 music source 2 music source 3 music source 4
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