DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Fun At Work Day
Fun At Work Day is all about enjoying yourself; dress up silly, partake in office-based mischief, or just crank the music up loud while you work!
Word of the Day
blandishment
| Definition: | (noun) Flattery intended to persuade. | ||
| Synonyms: | cajolery, palaver | ||
| Usage: | Not even his favorite daughter's blandishment could persuade him to submit to her whims. | ||
History
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
 | Elected to an unprecedented four presidential terms, Roosevelt guided the US through the Great Depression and World War II. He instituted the New Deal program to promote economic recovery and social reform and, as war spread in Europe, prepared for the possibility that the US would enter the war. When it finally did, he led the nation to the threshold of victory, dying in office less than a month before Germany's surrender to the Allies. | ||
St. Charles's Day
 | Charles I, crowned king of England in 1625, was illegally executed on January 30, 1649, primarily for defending the Anglican Church. His body was secretly buried in Windsor Castle, and he was widely acclaimed as a martyr. A royal decree ordered a special service on this day to be in the Book of Common Prayer from 1662 to 1859. It also ordered it to be a day of national fasting. The anniversary of this event is commemorated by the Society of Charles the Martyr with an annual service at the site of his execution in Whitehall, London. | ||
Litvinenko's Autopsy Called "Most Dangerous" Ever
 | The 2006 autopsy of murdered ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was likely the most dangerous ever conducted, a pathologist told a UK inquiry this week. Litvinenko died of multiple organ failure after drinking tea dosed with polonium-210—a highly radioactive isotope that may have been undetectable post-mortem if police had not taken the unusual move of having him tested by atomic scientists just before he died. During the autopsy, pathologists wore protective suits with hoods fed with filtered air to avoid exposure to radiation. | ||
1844 - Richard Theodore Greener became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University.
1847 - The town of Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco
1894 - C.B. King received a patent for the pneumatic hammer.
1911 - The first airplane rescue at sea was made by the destroyer "Terry." Pilot James McCurdy was forced to land in the ocean about 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.
1933 - "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.
1958 - Yves Saint Laurent, at age 22, held his first major fashion show in Paris
1962 - Two members of the "Flying Wallendas" high-wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit, MI.
1995 - Researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced that clinical trials had demonstrated the effectiveness of the first preventative treatment for sickle cell anaemia.
1998 - Elton John recieved a knighthood in British Prime Minister Tony Blair's first New Year's Eve Honours List.
If You Were Born Today, January 30
You are multi-talented and capable of practically anything once you set your mind to it. It's the finding of something to focus on that can be a problem. You need a very big project or challenging path in order to gain satisfaction. A true freedom lover, feeling caged in by anything or anyone is one of the worst feelings for you. You are very intelligent, but sometimes think a little too much which can bring on states of unnecessary worry if you are not careful. Famous people born today: Gene Hackman, Vanessa Redgrave, Christian Bale, Dick Martin, Ruth Brown.
Salt of the Bay
Photograph by Jassen T., National Geographic
“I’m fascinated and drawn to these shapes and colors at sunset,” says Jassen T., who captured this aerial image of a salt marsh in northern California’s San Francisco Bay. “It’s a very unique and photogenic area.”
knit, men's satchel style bag
knit
knit
Stella Cloth pattern by Kate Gondwana
The pattern is written to make a 25cm (10”) inner diameter / 35cm (14”) outer diameter cloth from worsted weight cotton yarn. The pattern can easily be ...
knit (many different squares towards an afghan?)
knit
Purls of Wall Street: Oh Canada, Poutine, Sideways Scarf...
This was a great summer,the whole lot of us traveled up to Quebec City and Montreal.
knit
Forest Stroll pattern by C. Puente
Inspired by a picture I once saw I created my first own pattern: “Forest Stroll” is a chunky shawl featuring tassels and braids. The shawl is knit from the bo...
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crochet
crochet, vintage
crochet, child
Shark Mittens pattern by Annette Hynes
This pattern was designed specifically for my favorite 4-year-old, but can easily be adapted to other sizes by increasing the number of stitches per row and...
crochet
Snowy Lane / Urban Winter Leg Warmers pattern by Lion...
Top your boots with these Fun Fur leg warmers when the temperature drops. Over tights or jeans, boot toppers are a chic look that you’ll love. (Lion Bran...
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crochet
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recipe
Skillet Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta
Share this: This Skillet Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta is one of my new favorite (and healthy) dinners to make in lass than 30 minutes. I’m new to this conce...
craft
puzzle!
Orange Stripe Fish Jigsaw Puzzle
Orange Stripe Fish Jigsaw Puzzle, 67 Piece Classic. Tropical fish with orange vertical
'hello' in Russian: Zdravstvuite, Preevyet
clever!
knit, men's satchel style bag
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Stella Cloth pattern by Kate Gondwana
The pattern is written to make a 25cm (10”) inner diameter / 35cm (14”) outer diameter cloth from worsted weight cotton yarn. The pattern can easily be ...
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Purls of Wall Street: Oh Canada, Poutine, Sideways Scarf...
This was a great summer,the whole lot of us traveled up to Quebec City and Montreal.
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knit
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Forest Stroll pattern by C. Puente
Inspired by a picture I once saw I created my first own pattern: “Forest Stroll” is a chunky shawl featuring tassels and braids. The shawl is knit from the bo...
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Preview by Yahoo
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crochet, child
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Shark Mittens pattern by Annette Hynes
This pattern was designed specifically for my favorite 4-year-old, but can easily be adapted to other sizes by increasing the number of stitches per row and...
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crochet
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Snowy Lane / Urban Winter Leg Warmers pattern by Lion...
Top your boots with these Fun Fur leg warmers when the temperature drops. Over tights or jeans, boot toppers are a chic look that you’ll love. (Lion Bran...
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Preview by Yahoo
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Preview by Yahoo
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recipe
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Skillet Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta
Share this: This Skillet Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta is one of my new favorite (and healthy) dinners to make in lass than 30 minutes. I’m new to this conce...
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craft
Orange Stripe Fish Jigsaw Puzzle
Orange Stripe Fish Jigsaw Puzzle, 67 Piece Classic. Tropical fish with orange vertical
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Make a collage with tiny rolled-up yarn balls.
Store and display your yarn on clothespins.
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