Thursday, February 23, 2017

Dog Biscuit Day February 23, 2017

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Dog Biscuit Day
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Every dog has its day – and this is it. Nobody seems to know the origins of Dog Biscuit Day, but every canine in the world knows the best way to celebrate it. Pets will be wagging their tails with glee when their owners serve up unusual or home-made doggy snacks to mark the occasion.
The first dog biscuits were developed in the mid-19th century by American manufacturer James Spratt. He came up with the idea after he visited Liverpool in England, where he observed stray dogs hungrily tucking into ship’s biscuits. The first Spratts biscuits were produced in London, with a secret recipe including both meat and vegetables.
Today, dog biscuits are often used in training and as rewards in the show ring. There are even special types of biscuit which clean dogs’ teeth – so giving your best friend a treat can help to keep him healthy!
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Word of the Day

spelunker 


Definition:(noun) One who explores caves chiefly as a hobby; a caver.
Synonyms:potholerspeleologist
Usage:The spelunkers were lost in the cave and worried that their minimal rations, two granola bars and a bag of salted peanuts, would not last long.

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Idiom of the Day


be shown the ropes

 — To be taught how to do or perform a job, task, or activity; to have explained or demonstrated how something is done. 

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History

Battle of the Alamo Begins (1836)

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In the 1835 Texas Revolution, the predominantly American settlers of Texas sought independence from the Mexican government. In December, they took the Alamo, an old chapel in San Antonio. When Mexican forces arrived in February, the Texians were outnumbered and unprepared to withstand the 13-day siege. Nearly all of them were killed. The loss became a rallying point for Texians, who went on to win the war.

Karl Theodor Jaspers (1883)

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Jaspers was a German philosopher and psychopathologist often identified as an exponent of existentialism, although he rejected this classification. In his magnum opus, Philosophy, he argued that the aim of philosophy is practical and that its purpose is the fulfillment of human existence. He believed illumination is achieved through the experience of "limit situations" like conflict, guilt, and suffering, which define the human condition.

Marine Snail Venom May Serve as Opioid Alternative for Pain Relief

Researchers at the University of Utah reportedly have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids. 
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1792 - The Humane Society of Massachusetts was incorporated. 

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1813 - The first U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill was founded in Waltham, MA

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1821 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries established the first pharmacy college. 

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1874 - Walter Winfield patented a game called "sphairistike." More widely known as lawn tennis. 

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1886 - Charles M. Hall completed his invention of aluminum. 

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1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirschfeld. 

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1905 - The Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, IL, by Attorney Paul Harris and three others. 

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1940 - Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" was released. 

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1954 - The first mass vaccination of children against polio began in Pittsburgh, PA. 

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1968 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) became the first player to score 25,000 career points in the NBA

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1997 - NBC-TV aired "Schindler's List." It was completely uncensored. 

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2000 - Robbie Knievel made a successful motorcycle jump of 200 feet over an oncoming train. 

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DAILY SQU-EEK


If You Were Born Today, February 23
Considerate, sensitive, and passionate, you are also determined in your work, once you've found the right path for you. Focusing on one path, however, is something that can be challenging for you, as you value variety in your work and you are multi-talented with many different interests. You possess a wonderful blend of logic and intuition, as both sides are well-developed and this means you can understand most any concept or subject. Idealistic in relationships, you must avoid the trap of expecting too little or too much from them. Famous people born today: Peter Fonda, Johnny Winter, Michael Dell, Dakota Fanning, Aziz Ansari, Emily Blunt.
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READERS INFO
FUN FACTS
1: As of November 2013, the Washington Post Database of U.S. Service-Member Casualties reports that the number of American soldiers dying in war is 1,343,812. On the other hand, the number of American citizens who died in automobile accidents between 1899 and 2012 is 3,572,812, once again showing that the most dangerous thing the vast majority of people do, despite rarely thinking anything of it, is get in a car.
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2: At the young age of 15, Jim Carrey began working full time as a janitor to support his family who were living out of a VW van at the time after his father had lost his job. In their free time, Carrey’s father helped his son put together a comedy stage act… which ultimately bombed. Despite this, over the next 13 years Carrey continued to pursue a career in comedy. He revealed in an interview with Oprah, after years of struggling along, in 1990, he reaffirmed his commitment to his dream by writing himself a $10 million check to be cashed on Thanksgiving of 1995.  Of course, he was completely broke at the time, but kept the check anyway.  In 1994, he landed his breakout role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, vaulting him into the world-wide spotlight. He followed this up with The Mask, and then one of the greatest comedy films of all time- Dumb and Dumber that same year.  His pay for the latter film put him over the $10 million earnings mark, reaching his goal just weeks before the date he’d written on the check five years before. Today, Carrey has an estimated net worth of around $150 million.

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3: In 1928, a German sailor named Franz Romer crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Lisbon, Portugal to the Virgin Islands, a trip lasting fifty-eight days.  This is nothing special, even for the early twentieth century, except for the fact that he made this trip by himself in a small kayak.
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4: Captain America may have jumped on a fake grenade to save his fellow soldiers in training, but in real life Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter actually did this… only the grenade was real.  On November 21, 2010 while in Afghanistan, a grenade was thrown into his sandbagged position.  Rather than run, he used his own body to shield the other soldier with him from the blast.  Miraculously, though severely injured, Carpenter lived and was awarded the Medal of Honor in June of 2014.
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5: A national survey on drug use and health conducted by the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) in cooperation with other organizations such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), showed that in 2010 alone 2.4 million Americans became new smokers.
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Pictures of the day
La Mousmé
La Mousmé is an oil painting on canvas completed by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Inspired by Pierre Loti's novel Madame Chrysanthème and Japanese artwork, it depicts what van Gogh called "a Japanese girl—Provençal in this case—twelve to fourteen years old." She wears an outfit from the Arles region of southern France, and her coloration is that of a girl from the region, but with a Japanese influence. The painting is now held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

4,000 YEARS OF WORLD HISTORY IN ONE EPIC CHART
4,000 Years of World History in One Epic Chart
First published in 1931, this ambitious “Histomap” by John B. Sparks attempts to distill four thousand years of world history (starting in 2000 B.C) into one glorious chart.

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thanks, Marcy
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RECIPE
cesarsway
Basic dog biscuitscan be customized to cater to your canine’s palette
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Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups whole wheat flour (substitute regular flour or oats if your dog is sensitive to wheat)
  • 1 tsp. salt (or less)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. Beef or chicken Bouillon granules (can substitute beef or chicken broth/stock)
  • ½ cup hot water
  • Bacon or chicken broth, eggs, oats, liver powder, wheat germ, shredded cheese, bacon bits
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Dissolve bouillon in hot water
  3. Add remaining ingredients
  4. Knead dough until it forms a ball (approximately 3 minutes)
  5. Roll dough until ½ inch thick
  6. Cut into slices or bone shapes (you can purchase a bone shaped cookie cutter to make shapes with)
  7. Place dough pieces on lightly greased cookie sheet
  8. Cook for 30 minutes
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CROCKPOT RECIPE

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SWEETS
Apple crunch pupcakes -A fruity treat your dog will adore
Dog eating from food bowl
Ingredients
  • 2 ¾ cups water
  • ¼ cup applesauce (unsweetened)
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1/8 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 medium egg
  • 4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup dried apple chips (unsweetened)
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Mix water, applesauce, honey, egg, and vanilla together in a bowl
  3. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well blended
  4. Pour into lightly greased muffin pans
  5. Bake 1 ¼ hours

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ADULT COLORING




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CRAFTS
Button Dish
hometalk

Time: 4-5 HoursCost: $7-10 
Difficulty: Easy
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SUPPLIES:
-buttons (I used 100)
-Elmer's glue
-Mod Podge
-balloon
-paint brush
-scissors (optional)
Not pictured:
-roll of painter's tape
-straight pin
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STEP 1: Blow up balloon

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STEP 2: Set up balloon and apply Elmer's glue
grab a roll of painter's tape to use as a stand for the balloon
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Once balloon was set up, apply a layer of Elmer's glue
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Use a paint brush to spread the glue around and then let it sit for about two hours to fully dry. The Elmer's glue created a coating on the balloon so that the buttons wouldn't slide off while applying Mod Podge.
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STEP 4: Apply Mod Podge & add buttons
Choose a slightly larger button to put in the middle of what would be the bottom of the dish in order to help it sit nicely when in use.
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Make sure every button touches another. 
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After buttons were adhered to the balloon, apply 2 more coats of Mod Podge--letting each coat dry fully before applying another.
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STEP 5: Pop balloon
Once the Mod Podge was all dry, flip balloon over so that the dish/bowl was sitting right-side-up on the roll of tape; then, using a straight pin, pop the balloon.
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After I popped the balloon, I carefully pulled it out of the dish--it pretty much peeled off on it's own but I had a few spots that I had to pull a little. I was prepared to use scissors to cut off the excess glue on the edges of the dish but I was able to just gently pull it off.
I contemplated making this dish with the designs of the buttons being on the outside but I'm glad I went with this way because of how shallow the dish ended up being--you wouldn't have been able to see the pretty designs had I flipped the buttons the other way.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way this cute little dish turned out--it's perfect for holding my wedding bands and other little things on my nightstand when they're not being worn/used.
*The time it took to create this dish was approximately 4-5 hours but that time includes drying time. This is really an easy project!

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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... art
thanks, Natalie
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PUZZLE
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Gazania Orange Jigsaw Puzzle

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WORD SEARCH

alter
around
article
avoid

boon
bumper

center
close
cloud
current
desert
dwarf

event

feel
first

guard

habit
least
lost

number

order

particular
peer
perhaps
reliable
report
roar
rose

search
small
solar
staid
stop
tidal
transit

ultra

vapor
video

water

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QUOTE
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Caesar Salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1924.-------------------- The name Pez was derived from the German word for peppermint- Pfefferminz.-------------------- Able the Cat walks like a T-Rex! His front legs were amputated after he accidentally touched a power line.

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CLEVER
Mind-bending optical illusion - 
Fritz Kalkbrenner

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Take a quick look at the boy in the photo. Are you looking at him straight on.. or do you catch glimpses of his profile? The primary image, in my mind, is looking directly at me, but quick, unfocused glances allow me to see him appearing to look off to the right side of the frame. (If you still aren't seeing it, try looking at the image from another angle).

This photo lets you see one image by focusing on the boy's face, and another image (or really another version of the same image) by focusing on the gray background. 


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Weird. But clever.:


This is an awesome profile picture.:

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EYE OPENER
thanks, Susie, west coast correspondent
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LATER!

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