Wednesday, March 22, 2017

World Water Day March 22, 2017

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate World Water Day
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It’s a sad but true fact that 783 million people around the world still do not have access to clean water. Over 2.5 million people still do not have proper access to adequate sanitation facilities. This sad lack of such basic human needs is a tragedy that people around the world are seeking to redress.
This is also why the United Nations has set up World Water Day – a day where people can focus on the many ways ordinary people can get involved in helping people reclaim some dignity, and improve their long-term health through access to clean and safe water. Other water issues such as safeguarding aquatic eco-systems are also highlighted every year on this day. We need our water in all its forms!
Water is such a precious commodity that many take for granted. World Water Day is a chance to think about those people and places where water needs are still paramount, and seek to work together to find a solution.
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Word of the Day

ninepin 


Definition:(noun) A wooden pin used in the game of ninepins.
Synonyms:skittle
Usage:He threw the ball so hard that it knocked the ninepin into the neighbor's yard.

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Idiom of the Day

have (someone's) number on it

 — To be considered the agent or instrument of one's fate, especially leading to death. 

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History

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599)

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Apprenticed to a Flemish painter at age 10, van Dyck soon came under the influence of master painter Peter Paul Rubens. In 1632, he was invited by Charles I to England, where he was made court painter and knighted. Overwhelmed with commissions, van Dyck employed a team of assistants to help complete his portraits, many of which can be seen in the Louvre, the Museo del Prado, and Buckingham Palace. 

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1457 - Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.

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1733 - Joseph Priestley invented carbonated water (seltzer). 

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1790 - Thomas Jefferson became the first U.S. Secretary of State. 

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1822 - New York Horticultural Society was founded. 

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1841 - Englishman Orlando Jones patented cornstarch. 

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1888 - The English Football League was established. 

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1894 - The first playoff competition for the Stanley Cup began. Montreal played Ottawa. 

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1895 - Auguste and Louis Lumiere showed their first movie to an invited audience in Paris. 

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1903 - Niagara Falls ran out of water due to a drought. 

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1911 - Herman Jadlowker became the first opera singer to perform two major roles in the same day at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. 

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1934 - The first Masters golf championship began in Augusta, GA

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1941 - The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began operations.

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1948 - "The Voice of Firestone" became the first commercial radio program to be carried simultaneously on both AM and FM radio stations. 

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1954 - The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan

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1956 - Perry Como became the first major TV variety-show host to book a rock and roll act on his program. The act was Carl Perkins. 

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1960 - A.L. Schawlow & C.H. Townes obtained a patent for the laser. It was the first patent for any laser. 

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1962 - Barbra Streisand opened in the Broadway show "I Can Get it For You Wholesale." 

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1977 - Comedienne Lily Tomlin made her debut on Broadway in "Lily Tomlin on Stage" in New York. 

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1997 - Tara Lipinski, at 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest women's world figure skating champion. 

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2002 - A collection of letters and cards sent by Princess Diana of Wales sold for $33,000. The letters and cards were written to a former housekeeper at Diana's teenage home.


DAILY SQU-EEK




If You Were Born Today, March 22
You radiate a wonderfully positive energy that others are often inspired by you. Your passions are great, but sometimes short-lived, as you can be quite moody and changeable emotionally. Still, you are exceptionally hard-working when enthused. You generally have many activities and projects going at once. You have an unusual and unique personality, and many of you feel the calling of something higher, craving a feeling of purposefulness. Famous people born today: Reese Witherspoon, William Shatner, Chico Marx, Matthew Modine, Will Yun Lee.

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INTERESTING FACTS

Sleeping through the winter is called "hibernation," while sleeping through hot and dry periods like summer is called "estivation."

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Queen Victoria used a tincture of marijuana to relieve period pains.

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Scholars came up with "three" for the unmentioned number of wise men who came to see Jesus because of the three gifts mentioned in the Bible: frankincense, gold, and myrrh.

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Baseball anthem "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" actually has two main verses. During the 7th-inning stretch, fans traditionally sing just the refrain. Jack Norworth had never been to an actual baseball game when he wrote the song.

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Dr. James Naismith, invented basketball in 1891. The first game was played with two peach baskets and a soccer ball.

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Pictures of the day

Moros, Zaragoza
Moros is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Spain. Located in the Sistema IbĂ©rico mountain range, the village lies on a hill, with the church and former town hall at the top, the residences in the middle, and the sheep pens at the bottom. The population of Moros has been steadily decreasing in recent decades, and was 478 in 2006.


WAVES OF FOG
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Waves of fog roll over a neighborhood in Mill Valley, California, as seen from the top of Mount Tamaulipas.
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ANNE BOTELER, COUNTESS OF NEWPORT (1612-1638),

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Sweaters for Purse Size Tissue Packets

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Van Dyck, 'Portrait of Mary Hill, Lady Killigrew' 1638

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Loopy Bath Time Mitts


….And a flat side fit for exfoliating needs.
To make your own Loopy Bath Time Mitts here’s what you’ll need:
– US size 5.5mm crochet hook
– Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn
– scissors
– yarn needle
Loopy Bath Time Mitts Pattern:

Chain 16
Flip the chain over so the back side of the crochet chain faces up.  Notice the bar on the back of the crochet chain, this is what you will be crocheting into for the first row.
Row 1: Insert hook into the bar of the second chain from the hook.  Single crochet into the back bar of each chain to the end of the row; Chain 1 and turn. (ch 1 does not count as a stitch (15 stitches))
Row 2: Crochet loop stitch into each single crochet across the row; Chain 1 and turn.
If you are unfamiliar with loop stitch, see the photo tutorial below.
Loop Stitch:
Step 1: Insert hook into the first stitch like you normally would.
Step 2: Have working yarn looped around your pointer finger with the hook in front just like I show in photo 2.
Step 3: Grab the working yarn that is resting behind your pointer finger with the crochet hook.  
Step 4: Bring the yarn through the stitch.  You will now have the yarn wrapped around your finger and two loops on your crochet hook.
Step 5: Grab the working yarn behind your finger loop with the hook, and bring through the two loops on your hook like your normally would in a single crochet.
Step 6: You’ve just completed loop stitch!
Having a hard time with loop stitch??  See this video tutorial here.
**Note:  The first row of loop stitch will be super awkward and kind of annoying but I promise it gets much much easier!!  Once you get the hang of it, you’ll find your rhythm and it’ll go much more smoothly.
Row 3: Single crochet across row; Ch 1 and turn (15 stitches)
Row 4: Crochet loop stitch across row; Ch 1 and turn (15 stitches)
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until the piece measures about 4.5 inches.  End with a single crochet row.
Making the flat side:
Single crochet across entire row into front loops only; ch 1 and turn.  (Pictured below)
(After you crochet across the row in the front loops only, you’ll see you created a little shelf of loops to crochet across for the finishing touches)
Single crochet across entire row like you normally would into both loops; ch 1 and turn.  Continue in rows until the flat side measures 4.5 inches.
1: Crochet piece should be about 9 inches long.
2: Fold piece in half and keeping the foundation end and last row end opened…single crochet in each row along the side of the work, connecting the two halves together.
3: Single crochet across exposed loops of the folded edge.
4: Single crochet down the other side of the mitt.
Cut yarn, and secure.  Weave in loose ends!
Grab your favorite bath gel and enjoy!!


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*SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641)

RECIPE
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Wonton Taco Cups

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Study Head of a Young Woman

CROCKPOT RECIPE
Slow Cooker Ratatouille from RED GOLD(R)

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Maria de Tassis by Sir Anthony Van Dyck 

SWEETS
thanks, Shelley
Verjuice is a highly acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples or other sour fruit. 
Sometimes lemon or sorrel juice, herbs or spices are added to change the flavor

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Anthony van Dyck

ADULT COLORING


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Saint Rosalie Interceding for the Plague-Stricken of Palermo

CRAFTS
Tie up a party wreath.
This is an awesome wreath that will let every guest know exactly where the party is at.
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Anthony van Dyck, by Peter Paul Rubens (1627–28)

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts

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Charles I

PUZZLE
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Dalhia Rebeccas World Jigsaw Puzzle

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Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666)

WORD SEARCH


action

beach
blend
brand

cabins
catch
confide
cottage
creeks
crowd

delicious
diet
difficult
dimension

fault
flavor
increase
intense

noonday

pervert
piano
planet
prince
read
rest
rubs

scare
seas
shock
snack
stream
sugar
then
throne
truth

worry
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Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669)

QUOTE
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Alice Bankes (1621–1683)


Mr. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson has a Master's Degree in electrical engineering.-------------------- Every hour 38.5 tons of baked beans are eaten in Britain!------------------ Greek mathematician Pythagoras had a deep dislike of beans, perhaps believing that they contained the souls of the dead.

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Studies Of A Mans Head

CLEVER
10 Tips For Landscaping On A Budget
13 Tips For Landscaping On A Budget

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EYE OPENER
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These Baby Birds Had To Move Because The Planet's Getting Too Warm

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