We have to admit, when we first heard of Smart & Sexy Day, we were fairly certain it was going to be dedicated to the ‘Sexy Librarian’ motif. We weren’t entirely disappointed, but the day represents so much more than that, and perhaps the original vision we had is actually part of the problem. Smart & Sexy Day is dedicated to showing that women can absolutely be both. The epitome of intelligence and absolute heart-throbs, and that brains and beauty are a powerful combination.
Smart & Sexy Day was put out to show women that they were entirely capable of being both smart and sexy, that every part of the way you dress and present yourself is a valid expression of both femininity and capability. As part of showing the importance of these two forces combined, there is a recognition that those who have been suffering from unemployment can often find it difficult to make the right impression during an interview. After all, no matter your capability, it’s often difficult to get that job that matches your skills when you can’t dress the part in the interview. First impressions, after all, are everything in an interview.
The ACDN, the organization that started Smart & Sexy Day, works with thousands of women every year to help give them the leg up they need to become self-supportive and confident in their lives. There’s an overwhelming tendency for women who’ve fallen on hard times to continue to slide down into poverty and hardship, simply because they lack the right wardrobe and resources to rise above it. It’s not an insurmountable barrier, but it is definitely one that makes an impact on women in poverty all over the world.
Smart & Sexy Day is your time to shine, get out there in your absolute best, and if you don’t have it on your own, seek the help you need to get it. ACDN branches all over the world are there to help you meet those challenges and become a contributing member of society, able to meet the needs of your family and yourself. Often you’ll find sales at thrift-stores like Goodwill and the Salvation Army Stores that put effective interview clothing within reach. These establishments know how hard it can be to nail that perfect interview, and can provide you with the opportunity to make that final leap back into the workforce.
thanks, Maryjane
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect. | ||
| Synonyms: | conjuration | ||
| Usage: | Hagar, the witch, chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering toads, with weird effect. | ||
Idiom of the Day
I suppose (so)— An expression of vague affirmation or assent. |
History
Abraham "Al" Jaffee (1921)
| A regular contributor to Mad for more than 55 years, Jaffee is the satirical magazine's longest-running contributor, as both an illustrator and writer. Since 1964, only one issue has been published without new material from Jaffee, now in his 90s. He created some of the magazine's most popular features, such as blueprint-style inventions and his famous "fold-ins"—which he continues to draw by hand. |
Holi
Holi is a colorful and boisterous Hindu spring festival in India, also known as the Festival of Colors. This is a time of shedding inhibitions: people smear each other with red and yellow powder and shower each other with colored water shot from bamboo blowpipes or water pistols. Restrictions of caste, sex, and personal differences are ignored. Bhang, an intoxicating drink made from the same plant that produces marijuana, is imbibed, and revelry reigns. The name of the festival derives from the name of the wicked Holika. On the night before the festival, images of Holika are burned on huge bonfires.
The International Space Station May Soon Host the Coolest Place in the Universe
The International Space Station (ISS) will soon host the coldest spot in the entire universe, if everything goes according to plan. This August, NASA plans to launch to the ISS an experiment that will freeze atoms to only 1 billionth of a degree above absolute zero -
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0607 - The 12th recorded passage of Halley's Comet occurred.
1639 - Harvard University was named for clergyman John Harvard.
1781 - Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
1852 - The New York "Lantern" newspaper published the first "Uncle Sam cartoon". It was drawn by Frank Henry Bellew.
1877 - Chester Greenwood patented the earmuff.
1908 - The people of Jerusalem saw an automobile for the first time. The owner was Charles Glidden of Boston.
1930 - It was announced that the planet Pluto had been discovered by scientist Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory.
1942 - Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps became the first woman colonel in the U.S. Army.
1951 - The comic strip "Dennis the Menace" appeared for the first time in newspapers across the country.
1988 - The board of trustees off Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, chose I. King Jordan to be its first deaf president. The college is a liberal arts college for the hearing-impaired.
2003 - A report in the journal "Nature" reported that scientists had found 350,000-year-old human footprints in Italy. The 56 prints were made by three early, upright-walking humans that were descending the side of a volcano.
2012 - After 244 years of publication, Encyclopedia Britannica announced it would discontinue its print edition.
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COLORFUL FUN FACTS!
In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals.
Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.
Los Angeles’ full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”.
Donkeys kill more people than plane crashes.
A necropsy is an autopsy on animals.
Pictures of the day
Self-portrait as David with the head of Goliath, a c. 1756 self-portrait by the German artist Johan Zoffany (1733–1810). Born in Frankfurt, Zoffany trained in Italy under Agostino Masucci but found success mostly in England. Early in his career he painted portraits of the royal family, as well as leading actors and members of high society. He later made huge paintings with large casts of people and works of art, such as Tribuna of the Uffizi.
MAJESTIC HIGHLIGHT FROM THE 2016 NATIONAL BEARD AND MUSTACHE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The results are in and they’re glorious
knit - ST. PATRICK'S DAY
knit, 3 mths - 2 yrs
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Rainbow Scarf pattern by Eline Sanders
A double knit scarf using Kauni Effektgarn 8/2 in the rainbow colourway. I wrote up the recipe for pattern as it seemed to be in popular demand.
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knit
thanks, Dawn
knit
thanks, Lisa
crochet - ST. PATRICK'S DAY
crochet
crochet
thanks, Clara
crochet
crochet
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
SWEETS
thanks, Lesley
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
Re-Use Thread Tools
Make Toys via Fun In The Making
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
PUZZLE
Cat Agnese Jigsaw Puzzle
WORD SEARCH
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QUOTE
thanks, Helen
CLEVER
Freeze tomato paste in the can. Open both ends and punch out the paste. Wrap the frozen paste in foil and freeze, then slice off what you need as you need it
EYE OPENER
Shaving Kit
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Question: This old shaving kit is in such good condition that I'm not sure if it was ever even used. It still has its original box, and the bristles are clean as a whistle. When closed, you can see a moose emblem on the lid; the lid opens up on hinges to reveal the basin and brush. When was this set produced, and how much is it worth today -- especially in its incredible condition?
Answer: Before shaving cream was first packaged in aerosol cans in 1949, men needed to work up a lather in a mug using a wetted shaving brush and a bar of shaving soap. This travel outfit contains the brush and the mug, and converts to a shaving stand with a mirror in the lid. The chrome, enamel and decal decoration suggests the 1930s, an era when lodges in remote wilderness areas often lacked modern bathrooms.
A few of these shaving kits have been listed for sale on internet auction sites recently but have brought little money, probably because of their poor condition. This suggests they were mass-produced but few have survived in the condition a person would buy. Your shaving kit in its excellent state might sell for $40 to $60.
-- By Tom Hoepf, associate editor of Auction Central News
Money Bag
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Question: I wish that this canvas money bag was full of coins, but I'll settle for the history that might come with it. Measuring about 6 inches wide, it appears to be big enough to contain $50 worth of quarters. During what time period were bags like this used, and what is its current value?
Answer: In an age of electronic currency, it's easy to forget that a slang term for a wealthy person is "moneybags." The word dates to the 16th century but was in use throughout the 20th century, when coins were transported in these canvas bags. The mention of a business or a place is what usually makes a bank bag desirable. The First National Bank in Ottawa, Ill., founded June 1, 1865, was among the first banks to open after President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864, which created the U.S. National Banking System and encouraged development of a national currency backed by the U.S. Treasury. A cursory glance on eBay shows an ample supply of similar examples, keeping prices affordable at about $10 to $15 per bag.
-- By Tom Hoepf, associate editor of Auction Central News
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