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SOLERA DIAMOND VALLEY | AUGUST 2024 9 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Sat., Aug. 10, 1 pm, Real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal as Mollie Burkhart, a member of the Osage Nation, tries to save her community from a spree of murders fueled by oil and greed. Rated R OPPENHEIMER Fri., Aug. 2, 6 pm, Sat., Aug. 3, 1 pm. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history. Rated R LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY Fri., Aug. 30, 6 pm, Sat., Aug 31, 1pm. Set in the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a chemist is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and fired from her lab. Episode 7 & 8. This is an Apple TV+series. These are the final episodes of the season. THE BOYS IN THE BOAT Fri., Aug. 16, 6 pm Sat., Aug. 17, 1 pm. During the height of the Great Depression, members of the rowing team at the University of Washington get thrust into the spotlight as they compete for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Rated PG THE TOMORROW WAR Sat., Aug. 24, 1 pm. The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: 30 years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against deadly alien species. Rated PG-13 AUGUST MOV IES By eresa Rossetti, Resident Have you ever wondered who dreamed up any useful items we coexist within our everyday life? Sure, you probably remember that Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and Robert Fulton came up with the first successful steamboat, but these items aren't pertinent on a daily basis. How about appliances? The first electric refrigerator was invented by Fred W. Wolf in 1913. The first dishwasher to use water pressure to clean was invented by Josephine Cochrane in 1886. An earlier version was patented in 1850 by Joel Houghton, but it only had water splashing on the dishes. Which brings us to sheets. Bed sheets were invented in the 15th century, but it wasn't until the late 1950s that someone came up with a way to keep the bottom sheet on the bed while we sleep. In 1959, Bertha Berman was granted a patent for a sheet that used elastic garters to do this. These garters weren't the easiest things to attach, and sheets still came untucked. It wasn't until 1992 that Gisele Jubinville designed and patented a sheet with deep mitered edges for the mattress corners. Great news for those of us who really hated re-making the bed, including the once again untucked bottom sheet, daily. She later sold that patent for over one million dollars. Almost all mattresses are rectangular. King size is close to square but four inches longer than it is wide. While it's fairly easy to see which is the top of a flat sheet, the fitted can still drive one crazy. The manufacturer's product label placed on a corner was useless. Is it on the bottom right as you look at the bed or the bottom left? Trust me, the struggle is real. Recently, while replacing sheets that had seen better days, I noticed that some brilliant person had placed a tag on two opposing sides simply stating, "Top or Bottom!" Bless you, whoever you are. Now if someone would invent a way that they came out of the dryer already folded… but there are YouTube videos for that. Who's Bright Idea Was This?

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