Learning to read is something that most people do as children. Learning to love to read is something that can be developed at any time. Read Across America Day can be the perfect moment to fall in love with reading! There are so many ways to read now with technology making it easy to carry a book with you no matter where you go thanks to the internet. Some people just cannot forget the feel and smell of a book in hand and prefer to read their books physically. So, grab your favorite, and take time to enjoy a good book!
The National Education Association (NEA) has sponsored Read Across America Day since 1998. The NEA is an organization that works for the advancement of public education. They have been working to promote reading across the nation with events planned in schools, libraries and throughout communities. There is also a pledge that group organizers or teachers can take that will allow their plans to be posted on the NEA’s website. The hope is that this will draw more attention and attendance at the event.
It is not just teachers and librarians who are stepping up to help create another generation of book lovers, but celebrities as well. Since 1998, sport stars, actors, and other celebrities have taken time to sit and read to students and help bring the spotlight to this worthy cause.
This might be one of the easiest holidays to celebrate. You don’t need to wade through crowds at stores, spend a ton of money or have a house filled with guests. All you need to do is pick up a book and read! How and where you do it is up to you. Some places that are often thought of are in a nice warm bubble bath, a hammock, or in a cozy chair snuggled with a pet. You could try out something more public by heading to your favorite coffee shop or bookstore.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Having very short or rudimentary wings, as certain insects. | ||
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| Usage: | Some brachypterous insects evade predators by jumping short distances. | ||
Idiom of the Day
be hit for six— To be upset or overwhelmed, especially suddenly or unexpectedly. Primarily heard in UK. |
History
Battle of the Bismarck Sea Begins (1943)
This battle was an unparalleled victory for Allied air power in WWII. During the engagement, Allied planes attacked and nearly obliterated a Japanese convoy transporting thousands of troops to New Guinea. The Japanese loss of critical reinforcements and supplies changed the course of the Pacific War.
Samuel Houston (1793)
| Houston was an American statesman whose political future was seemingly derailed after his wife left him in 1829. He resigned the governorship of Tennessee, began drinking heavily, and went to live with the Cherokee. Later, he joined the Texas Revolution and became commander of the revolutionary forces. He led them to victory and was elected president of the new Republic of Texas. After Texas joined the US, he served the state first as a senator and then as governor. |
World's Only Metallic Hydrogen Sample Disappears, If It Indeed Existed in the First Place
| The world's first sample of metallic hydrogen, a form of the element that scientists have long chased only to come up empty handed, mysteriously vanished from the Harvard University lab where it was created last month as researchers sought to conduct further testing on it. |
World's only metallic hydrogen sample disappears, if it indeed existed in the first place
1861 - The U.S. Congress created the Territory of Nevada.
1866 - Excelsior Needle Company began making sewing machine needles.
1899 - Mount Rainier National Park in Washington was established by the U.S. Congress.
1900 - Composer Kurt Weill was born.
1903 - The Martha Washington Hotel opened for business in New York City. The hotel had 416 rooms and was the first hotel exclusively for women.
1908 - In Paris, Gabriel Lippmann introduced three-dimensional color photography at the Academy of Sciences.
1917 - Citizens of Puerto Rico were granted U.S. citizenship with the enactment of the Jones Act.
1925 - State and federal highway officials developed a nationwide route-numbering system and adopted the familiar U.S. shield-shaped, numbered marker.
1933 - The motion picture King Kong had its world premiere in New York.
1949 - The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II landed in Fort Worth, TX. The American plane had completed the first non-stop around-the-world flight.
1964 - "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles was released in the U.S.
1998 - Images from the American spacecraft Galileo indicated that the Jupiter moon Europa has a liquid ocean and a source of interior heat.
2016 - Oldest known land fossil (Tortotubus - 440 million years old) from Gotland, Sweden, revealed by British scientists.
1. thanks, Helen
Read Across America Day - MARCH 2
The National Education Association in 1997 moved to create
a day to celebrate reading in the United States. The following
year in 1998 the day became an official observance in the
United States encouraging reading among our youth.
March 2nd was selected as the date for this observance
because it is the birth date of Dr Seuss who wrote many
famous kids books. Read Across America Day is not an
national holiday but rather an observance.
2. March is National Crochet Month
March 16-22, 1998 was declared National Crochet Week by CGOA. Pam Oddi was President of the organization at the time. A flyer was included in the Chain Link newsletter with ideas for all members on ways to celebrate crochet during the week.
In 1999, Pam designed a bookmark (links you with the pattern) with the design, "I heart Crochet” in filet crochet. The copyright-free pattern instructions were included in the Chain Link newsletter for several years for all members, and American School of Needlework helped spread the word bout National Crochet Week and CGOA by distributing a copy of the bookmark pattern to all who ordered from their latest catalog.
In March 2000, with so much to celebrate, National Crochet Week became National Crochet Month!
Here’s their Challenge:
1. Create as many 7” x 9” rectangles as you choose for Lapghans for Warm Up America! Deadline to enter is July 1st.
2. See "Warm Up America" at www.WarmUpAmerica.org for details on preferred lapghan sizes and 4 free crochet patterns to use if desired by your group.
3. When your Chapter is finished please count and double count all your rectangles and then make a sign. Include the Chapter name (as per CGOA website) and the total number of rectangles made. Next take a picture of the sign hopefully with some Chapter Members holding it and email to Karen McKenna CGOAChapters@Gmail.com. Please include the number of CGOA members in your Chapter as winners are based on a ratio of members to number of rectangles made, this way smaller chapters can compete with larger chapters. Do not send any finished rectangles to Karen, please donate to your favorite local charity.
4. Winners will be announced on Saturday, July 28th in the Market Place at the Chain Link Conference in Chicago!
NOW HERE’S THE SURPRISE…
RED HEART IS SPONSORING CASH PRIZES!!
1St Place
Golden Hook Plaque & $75.00Cash!
2nd Place
Silver Hook Plaque & $50.00 Cash!
3rd Place
Bronze Hook Plaque & $25.00 Cash!
further information: National Crochet Month - Crochet Guild of America (CGOA)
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The Chocolate Expo
Mar 5, 2017
10 AM - 7 PM
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Garden City, NY
Willy Wonka jipped you on the golden ticket, but Oompa Loompas freak you out anyway. What now? The Chocolate Expo is an exponentially growing event that features chocolate-flavored everything. Wading through aisles of vendors and delicious opportunities, you’ll stumble upon straight up chocolate, chocolate-covered foods like bacon, pickles and twinkies, fondue mountains and anything else you can conjure up in your imagination.
further information: Home
Pictures of the day
The Magdalen Reading is one of three surviving fragments of a large mid-15th-century oil on panel altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. The panel, originally oak, was completed some time between 1435 and 1438 and has been in the National Gallery, London since 1860. It shows a woman with pale skin, high cheek bones, and oval eyelids who is identifiable as Mary Magdalene from the jar of ointment placed in the foreground, which is her traditional attribute in Christian art.
FACING THE DEEP
Switzerland
knit
MARCH FOR SCIENCE ... APRIL 22nd
thanks, Helen
knit
J Crew Hat and Gloves
knit
knit
thanks, Dawn
knit
crochet
Doggy Doo Bag Cover pattern by Donna Bondy
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Pokey Dots Throw pattern by Red Heart Design Team
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crochet
thanks, Clara
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Jackie
2SWEETS
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
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Mod Podge Fabric Jars - Crafts by Amanda
While sitting in my craft room one day, I realized that the jars holding my paintbrushes, pens and pencils were all quite plain. In fact, they were downright ugly! ...
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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... art
thanks, Helen
Making these craft stick puzzles is SO easy! All you need are some wooden sticks (popsicle sticks), Mod Podge & paintbrush, Dr. Seuss images of your choice, and an X-Acto knife! If you have a book falling apart, you could even cut out some book pages. Or, you can just find whatever image(s) you like online (that’s what I did). Then, you’ll cut your image(s) to fit the width of the sticks. The longer the image, the harder the puzzle – so keep that in mind when you’re creating and choosing images!
Figure out how many sticks you need to to fit the image exactly. This print needed 15. So, line all the sticks up so their edges are touching. Then, spread a very thin layer of Mod Podge to the back of the image. Set that side on the sticks. Then, paint a thin layer of Mod Podge over the image and the sticks. Let dry. Once fully dry, use an X-ACTO knife to cut the sticks apart!
And, that’s it! Once the sticks are cut apart, you have a simple Dr. Seuss puzzle! It’s a great quiet activity for kids to do – perfect for keeping in a baggie in your purse even!
HOMEMADE MODGE PODGE
Step 1: Gather it
You will need the following to make your own Modge Podge:
1. Stove
2. Sauce Pan
3. 1 1/2 cups Flour
4. 1/4 of a cup of granula sugar
5.1/4 tsp oil (Veggie or olive)
6. Spoon
7. Mason Jar or air tight container
8. 1 cup Water
1. Stove
2. Sauce Pan
3. 1 1/2 cups Flour
4. 1/4 of a cup of granula sugar
5.1/4 tsp oil (Veggie or olive)
6. Spoon
7. Mason Jar or air tight container
8. 1 cup Water
Step 2: Mix it
Take the Saucepan and put it on Medium to Low heat on the stove top (3 or 4)
add the 1 and 1/2 cups flour 1/4 a cup of sugar, 1 cup water, and 1/4 a tsp oil.
You should add flour and water until you get your desired consistancy as these measurements are just ideas of what you may want.
If you'd like a higher varnish you should add more oil.
add the 1 and 1/2 cups flour 1/4 a cup of sugar, 1 cup water, and 1/4 a tsp oil.
You should add flour and water until you get your desired consistancy as these measurements are just ideas of what you may want.
If you'd like a higher varnish you should add more oil.
Step 3: Stir it
Stir up all your ingredients over medium to low heat ( depending on how hot your stove top gets) for 5 to 10 minutes but make sure NOT TO BOIL the mixture.
Stir constantly until well mixed
Stir constantly until well mixed
Step 4: Store it
Take your Mason jar or other air tight container and pour the mixture in, let it cool to room temperature and seal.
PUZZLE
Palm Nut Vulture Jigsaw Puzzle
WORK SEARCH
| aircraft alloy alpine angry armor best | cavort clasp cloth compose coral cruise depot device ease engine | folly furious glides imagine irate journal judge | lathe loam magician mass mere motor notion panoply press | relax solenoid stain state toad valve virgin |
QUOTE
Nature’s Photoshop – Venus the Two Face Cat
By Sumitra
Meet Venus, a five-year-old tabby who’s become an internet
sensation for her strikingly unusual appearance – half of her
face is orange while the other is black!
The divide, right down the center of her face, seems too
perfect to be true, so much so that you’ll be tempted to
dismiss it as fake. It doesn’t help that her eyes are of
different colors as well, one green and the other blue. But
on her website, Venus insists that she is 100 percent natural.
“No makeup at all,” she says. “Not even eyeliner. In the
salon where I get my pedicures done, Photoshop and spray
paint aren’t even allowed.” And she also dismisses the idea
that she’s a Chimera – a mythical lion-goat-snake creature.
“It’s appalling, but hey, I didn’t invent the English language.”
CLEVER
VICKS Tricks
sparklypolliwog
If you thought that Vicks topical cream was just for relieving throat, chest and head congestion while you sleep, then you will be surprised with this post. My moms is always like, "Well, did you try Vicks?" I would often forget about the mentholated cream and how it really does work wonders!
The active ingredients are Camphor, Menthol and Eucalyptus oil.
Do not use in children under 2. There is a more gentler formula for babies that contains only aloe vera with fragrance of eucalyptus, lavender and rosemary (for ages 3months and up).**Also, do not rub under children's noses** Was a studying done on ferrets that suggests not doing it.
Not only has it been around for over 100 hundred years, it is the most used over the counter decongestants.
BUT, that's not all!! Here are some other uses:
Feet Uses:
2- Fungus toes can be helped if you rub on a little bit after getting out of the shower. It penetrates and kills the bacteria in less then 2 weeks!! (my mom tried and said it worked for her)
3- If you get dry, cracked feet, try rubbing Vicks on in the morning and night until it soften ups.
4- Have Athletes foot? Rub the minty rub on they dry, crusty spots twice a day.
For the SKIN:
2- Dab onto a zit to help your acne to subside and be less red.
3- Rosacea getting you down? Lightly rub Vicks onto red areas at night, just make sure not to get into your eyes.
4- Feel a cold sore coming on? Rub a dab onto suspected area.
For the BODY:
2- Sinus Headache? Without getting it into eyes, rub onto cheek bones and forehead.
3- Got a itchy bug bite? Just a dab with do ya!
4- Itchy Skin in general? Dry elbows? Use the CREAM!!
5- Dealing with something really smelly? Apply some under the nose to mask the smell.
6- Camping or in an area with Mosquito's or Ticks? Rub some Vicks on exposed areas to keep those pesky bugs away. Already gotten bitten by the Mosquito? Rub some on the bite to relieve itch.
7- Tennis Elbow? Rub some on and wrap it up.
EYE OPENER
Multimedia artist Matteo Archondis created this amazing
hyperlapse using solely images from Google Earth.
A Hyperlapse Tour of the World Shot Entirely With Images from Google Earth
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