Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie...........
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"A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions."
"There's no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution"
~ Unknown~
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So football is back with a vengeance and the pundits have already been proven wrong. Middlesborough were going to walk back to the Premiership and Leeds couldn't possibly lose at home to Derby........never mind, the Rugby boys made up for that disappointment! England are back with the marketing guys already hyping up the first friendly against Hungary. Not much said about the fact that the England team was awful and Capello should have had the sack. Also, do we really need a friendly right now. Get Heskey back......
The fabulous weather would seem to be back...........
This link will take you to the most amazing nature video and I will be very surprised if it doesn't move you. Please see it right to the end as you will get the best from it. Enjoy!
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smiling, cheerful, pleasant, agreeable; sunny, promising
¡Mira ese bebecito tan risueño! - Look at that smiling baby!
Mi madre siempre está risueña por las mañanas. - My mother is always cheerful in the morning.
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May I Help You?
All my husband wanted was to pay for some batteries, but
none of the clerks in the electronics store seemed
interested in helping him.
"I've got an idea," I said, and pulled a tape measure out of
my purse. I stepped over to one of the giant plasma-screen
TVs and started to measure it.
Faster than you can say high definition, a young man came
running over. "May I help you?" he asked breathlessly.
"Yes," I said. "I'd like to buy these batteries."
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In a recent People article, celebrity actor and host of The Price is Right Drew Carey shares about how he has shed 80 pounds -- and counting -- and cured his own diabetes by following a strict diet of no carbohydrates and getting plenty of exercise.
The 52-year-old former host of The Drew Carey Show explained to reporters that he got tired of being fat and seeing himself on camera. So he embarked on a plan to cut the junk from his diet and begin a daily exercise routine. After losing nearly 80 pounds in about six months, Carey also cured himself of his type-2 diabetes. Story
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Events
1356 - Edward "the Black Prince" began a raid north from Aquitaine.
1588 - The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic. The remainder of his life was spent there in exile.
1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."
1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.
1940 - The German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain.
1945 - During World War II, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan.
1963 - The "Great Train Robbery" took place in Britain. A gang of 15 thieves stole 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
1966 - Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient.
1988 - It was announced that a cease-fire between Iraq and Iran had begun.
1991 - John McCarthy, a British TV producer was released by his Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than five years. A rival group abducted Jerome Leyraud in retaliation and threatened to kill him if any more hostages were released.
1991 - The U.N. Security Council approved North and South Korea for membership.
1994 - The first road link between Israel and Jordan opened.
2000 - The submarine H.L. Hunley was raised from ocean bottom after 136 years. The sub had been lost during an attack on the U.S.S. Housatonic in 1864. The Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a warship.
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Music Stuff August 8th
1960, 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' it made No.8 in the UK. Also a UK No.1 for Bombalurina featuring TV presenter Timmy Mallett in 1990.
1960, Decca Records scrapped 25,000 copies of Ray Peterson's ‘Tell Laura I Lover Her’ because they felt the song, which recounts the last thoughts of a teenager dying from a car accident, was "too tasteless and vulgar". A cover version by Ricky Valance, went to No.1 on the UK chart a month later.
1963, The Searchers No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sweets For My Sweet'
1964, The single by The Young World Singers called 'Ringo For President' was released in the US.
1966, in response to John Lennon's remark about The Beatles being bigger than Jesus, The South African Broadcasting Corporation banned all Beatles records.
1969, the photo session for the cover of The Beatles 'Abbey Road' album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. The band then returned to the studio and recorded overdubs on ‘The End’, ‘I Want You (She's So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’.
1970, Blood Sweat & Tears started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blood Sweat & Tears 3'.
1970, Janis Joplin bought a headstone for the grave of her greatest influence Bessie Smith at the Mont Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
1981, MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with REO Speedwagon who performed in Denver, Colorado, having just released the album Hi Infidelity and the hit singles, ‘Keep On Loving You,’ ‘Take It On the Run’ and ‘Don’t Let Him Go.’
1983, Harold Melvin and members from The Bluenotes were arrested in Atlantic City on charges of cocaine possession.
1986, David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash was released from prison after serving three years for drug and weapons possession. His conviction would be overturned by a Texas appeals court in November 1987.
1987, U2 scored their second US No.1 single from their 'Joshua Tree' album with 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'.
1992, Madonna US No.1 - 'This Used To Be My Playground'.
1992, Snap! Started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' the dance group's second and last No.1 .
1998, The Spice Girls had the UK No.1 single with 'Viva Forever
2002, The UK's biggest undertakers Co-Op funeral services reported that bereaved families preferred pop songs to hymns at funerals. Top of the list was 'Wind Beneath My Wings' by Bette Midler. Other songs included 'Angels' by Robbie Williams and 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion. They also reported some unusual choices including 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' by Wham!
2007, The US National Musical Publishers' Association joined other businesses in seeking to sue YouTube claiming songwriters were not being properly compensated when their music appeared on the site. The legal action had been combined with those of several other companies, including Viacom and Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Comedy Central.
Birthday Boys and Girls August 8th
1927, Andy Warhol, pop artist and producer, the founder of the Pop Art movement. Produced and managed The Velvet Underground, designed the 1967 Velvet Underground and Nico, 'peeled banana' album cover and The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover.
1933, Joe Tex, US soul singer
1942, John David, drums, Dr Hook
1949, Airrion Love, singer, The Stylistics,
1958, Christopher Foreman, guitar, Madness
1961, The Edge (Dave Evans), guitar, U2
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."
"There's no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution"
~ Unknown~
----------------------------------------------------------------
So football is back with a vengeance and the pundits have already been proven wrong. Middlesborough were going to walk back to the Premiership and Leeds couldn't possibly lose at home to Derby........never mind, the Rugby boys made up for that disappointment! England are back with the marketing guys already hyping up the first friendly against Hungary. Not much said about the fact that the England team was awful and Capello should have had the sack. Also, do we really need a friendly right now. Get Heskey back......
The fabulous weather would seem to be back...........
sáb
30 °C | 20 °C
30 °C | 20 °C
dom
31 °C | 19 °C
31 °C | 19 °C
lun
31 °C | 23 °C
31 °C | 23 °C
mar
33 °C | 26 °C
33 °C | 26 °C
This link will take you to the most amazing nature video and I will be very surprised if it doesn't move you. Please see it right to the end as you will get the best from it. Enjoy!
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Word of the Day
risueño ree-sweh'-nyoh (adjective)
smiling, cheerful, pleasant, agreeable; sunny, promising
EXAMPLES
¡Mira ese bebecito tan risueño! - Look at that smiling baby!
Mi madre siempre está risueña por las mañanas. - My mother is always cheerful in the morning.
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May I Help You?
All my husband wanted was to pay for some batteries, but
none of the clerks in the electronics store seemed
interested in helping him.
"I've got an idea," I said, and pulled a tape measure out of
my purse. I stepped over to one of the giant plasma-screen
TVs and started to measure it.
Faster than you can say high definition, a young man came
running over. "May I help you?" he asked breathlessly.
"Yes," I said. "I'd like to buy these batteries."
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In a recent People article, celebrity actor and host of The Price is Right Drew Carey shares about how he has shed 80 pounds -- and counting -- and cured his own diabetes by following a strict diet of no carbohydrates and getting plenty of exercise.
The 52-year-old former host of The Drew Carey Show explained to reporters that he got tired of being fat and seeing himself on camera. So he embarked on a plan to cut the junk from his diet and begin a daily exercise routine. After losing nearly 80 pounds in about six months, Carey also cured himself of his type-2 diabetes. Story
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Events1356 - Edward "the Black Prince" began a raid north from Aquitaine.
1588 - The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic. The remainder of his life was spent there in exile.
1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."
1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.
1940 - The German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain.
1945 - During World War II, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan.
1963 - The "Great Train Robbery" took place in Britain. A gang of 15 thieves stole 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
1966 - Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient.
1988 - It was announced that a cease-fire between Iraq and Iran had begun.
1991 - John McCarthy, a British TV producer was released by his Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than five years. A rival group abducted Jerome Leyraud in retaliation and threatened to kill him if any more hostages were released.
1991 - The U.N. Security Council approved North and South Korea for membership.
1994 - The first road link between Israel and Jordan opened.
2000 - The submarine H.L. Hunley was raised from ocean bottom after 136 years. The sub had been lost during an attack on the U.S.S. Housatonic in 1864. The Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a warship.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Music Stuff August 8th1960, 16-year old Brian Hyland went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' it made No.8 in the UK. Also a UK No.1 for Bombalurina featuring TV presenter Timmy Mallett in 1990.
1960, Decca Records scrapped 25,000 copies of Ray Peterson's ‘Tell Laura I Lover Her’ because they felt the song, which recounts the last thoughts of a teenager dying from a car accident, was "too tasteless and vulgar". A cover version by Ricky Valance, went to No.1 on the UK chart a month later.
1963, The Searchers No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sweets For My Sweet'
1964, The single by The Young World Singers called 'Ringo For President' was released in the US.
1966, in response to John Lennon's remark about The Beatles being bigger than Jesus, The South African Broadcasting Corporation banned all Beatles records.
1969, the photo session for the cover of The Beatles 'Abbey Road' album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. The band then returned to the studio and recorded overdubs on ‘The End’, ‘I Want You (She's So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’.
1970, Blood Sweat & Tears started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blood Sweat & Tears 3'.
1970, Janis Joplin bought a headstone for the grave of her greatest influence Bessie Smith at the Mont Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
1981, MTV broadcast its first stereo concert with REO Speedwagon who performed in Denver, Colorado, having just released the album Hi Infidelity and the hit singles, ‘Keep On Loving You,’ ‘Take It On the Run’ and ‘Don’t Let Him Go.’
1983, Harold Melvin and members from The Bluenotes were arrested in Atlantic City on charges of cocaine possession.
1986, David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash was released from prison after serving three years for drug and weapons possession. His conviction would be overturned by a Texas appeals court in November 1987.
1987, U2 scored their second US No.1 single from their 'Joshua Tree' album with 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'.
1992, Madonna US No.1 - 'This Used To Be My Playground'.
1992, Snap! Started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rhythm Is A Dancer' the dance group's second and last No.1 .
1998, The Spice Girls had the UK No.1 single with 'Viva Forever
2002, The UK's biggest undertakers Co-Op funeral services reported that bereaved families preferred pop songs to hymns at funerals. Top of the list was 'Wind Beneath My Wings' by Bette Midler. Other songs included 'Angels' by Robbie Williams and 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion. They also reported some unusual choices including 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' by Wham!
2007, The US National Musical Publishers' Association joined other businesses in seeking to sue YouTube claiming songwriters were not being properly compensated when their music appeared on the site. The legal action had been combined with those of several other companies, including Viacom and Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Comedy Central.
Birthday Boys and Girls August 8th1927, Andy Warhol, pop artist and producer, the founder of the Pop Art movement. Produced and managed The Velvet Underground, designed the 1967 Velvet Underground and Nico, 'peeled banana' album cover and The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover.
1933, Joe Tex, US soul singer
1942, John David, drums, Dr Hook
1949, Airrion Love, singer, The Stylistics,
1958, Christopher Foreman, guitar, Madness
1961, The Edge (Dave Evans), guitar, U2
Music Source 1 music source 2 music source 3 music source 4
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