Eye-Catchers of the Day:
- The Top Ten Reasons The Government Shutdown Isn't All Bad (Posted by a
group of Republican Senators)
- What happens in a US debt default?
Q & A: BBC http://is.gd/gxpHEW
- Vote for the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: Rolling Stone
Magazine http://is.gd/u2PACz
- ESPN Picture Graph: 21 countries have qualified for the 2014
World Cup. 11 more will do so in Nov. playoffs
STATS OF THE DAY
- By 2020, an estimated one-fourth of American workers will be 55 or older, up from 19
percent in 2010. - The most calories for a single item at
McDonald's is the chocolate McCafe shake
with whipped cream and cherry-700 calories; the lowest caloric burger or sandwich is
theircheeseburger-300 calories. - The St. Louis Cardinals flame thrower Trevor
Rosenthal has not allowed a run in 11 career post-season appearances. - The Dodger’s Yasiel Puig is batting .600
(9-for-15) through four home postseason games, the highest home average in MLB. - ESPN:
“Justin Verlander is the first pitcher in postseason history to be the starter
in two games in which his team lost 1-0 in a single postseason.’’ - Just 45 %
of Americans were vaccinated during last year's flu season, according the
US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. - According to the Washington Post, stretching
back to 1980, the debt ceiling has been
raised 42 times. It was raised 17 times under Ronald Reagan, 4 times under
Bill Clinton and 7 times under George W. Bush. - According to the Corruption Perceptions Index
(2012) Denmark, Finland and New Zealand
tie for first place as being the least corrupt countries, based in part on
their strong access to information systems and rules governing the behavior of
those in public positions, while Afghanistan,
North Korea and Somalia are the most corrupt countries based predominantly
on their lack of accountable leadership and effective public institutions. - Former
Fox News commentator Liz Cheney has raised $1.027 million since she
announced in July her intention to challenge Mike Enzi (R-WY) for his senate
seat. Enzi, by contrast, has earned
$847,646 during that same time period.
Polls/Surveys
- Harris Interactive Poll: Dallas
Cowboys are the favorite team of adults who follow professional football.
The Green Bay Packers move up one spot to number 2 and the Denver Broncos make
one of the largest moves on the list, going up 14 spots to 3rd from
a tie for 17th in 2011. Rounding out the top five favorite football teams are
the New York Giants, up three spots from 7th to 4th, and the New England
Patriots, who drop from number 4 to number 5.
- Esquire-NBC
News survey: just 1 in 4 support
immigration reforms that would provide a path to citizenship for those who came
here illegally.
- The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll: An all-time high 74 percent of Americans
disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling Washington’s
budget crisis; 53 percent, by contrast, disapprove of Obama’s work on the
issue-21 points lower than disapproval of the Republicans.
- The
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research: Among Americans ages 50 and older who currently have jobs, 82% expect
to work in some form during retirement.
- Pew
Internet & American Life Project: As of May 2013, some 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the
internet or email. Another 85% of U.S. adults do go online.
Today in History:
October 16, 1997: The first page one color photo appears in The New York Times.
A Footnote: The first color photo believed to have appeared on page
one of a major newspaper was on October 21, 1959, when the Minneapolis Star ran an Associated Press color photo of the funeral
of General C. Marshall. On June 8, 1939, AP transmitted a half-tone color
picture of President Roosevelt and King George VI from the nation's capital.
Word Origin:
Cushy: The word “cushy'' as in “cushy job'', comes from a Hindi
word khushi, meaning “pleasant'' –a
slang expression used by the British in India.
Looking For a Good Quote?
“ The boisterous sea of liberty indeed is
never without a wave.''
-Thomas Jefferson
-Bill Lucey
October 16, 2013
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