Ecological Debt Day is a day intended to remind people of the impact of a modern life-style on the planet. It marks the point in each Gregorian calendar year where human consumption of natural resources exceeds the earth’s ability to replace those resources that year. At a sustainable rate of consumption, Ecological Debt Day would fall at the end of each calendar year.
Calculating all the resources available on earth, and the actual resources used, is, of course, an inexact science, so the precise placement of this Day should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, it serves as a useful reminder that humans are living beyond their means.
The Day, also known as Earth Overshoot Day, is a good time to hold conservation campaigns, implement and advertise more eco-friendly ways of life, and generally work towards sustainable living.
A Photo Appreciation of Trees theatlantic
Madagascar, Morondava, Baobab Alley, a view of a Grandidier's baobab tree (Adansonia grandidieri) and a man working in the field.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) Accumulated facts, traditions, or beliefs about a particular subject. | ||
| Synonyms: | traditional knowledge | ||
| Usage: | He had taught the children something of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell, and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forget it. | ||
An aerial view of a forest in South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on October 16, 2010.
Idiom of the Day
knock (one's) head against a/the wall— To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless. |
Hannah Brown and fellow activists demonstrate against the planned clear-cutting of trees outlined in the East Bay Deforestation Plan on the University of California, Berkeley campus, in Berkeley, California, on July 18, 2015.
History
First Issue of Sports Illustrated Is Published (1954)
| The first issue of Sports Illustrated—featuring Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat—was published in 1954. The brainchild of Henry Luce, the founder of Time magazine, it became one of the most influential sports magazines in America. Though Sports Illustrated originally covered a wide range of sports, including hunting and yachting, today it focuses on major sports, such as football and baseball. |
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888)
| Lawrence was a British adventurer, soldier, and scholar popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia. He learned Arabic while on an archaeological expedition in Mesopotamia, then served in intelligence for the British army in Egypt during WWI. After conceiving a plan to support an Arab rebellion against the Ottoman Empire—a German ally—he joined the Arab forces and became a leader in the revolt, but he failed to achieve the formation of an independent Arab state. |
Daimonji Okuribi
| In Japan, the belief that the souls of the dead return to earth during the Obon Festival gave rise to the custom of lighting great bonfires to guide the souls back to heaven after their yearly visit. This custom is known as Daimonji Okuribi, the Great Bonfire Event. In the city of Kyoto, an enormous flammable structure, built in the shape of the Chinese character dai, meaning "big," is set on fire on the hill in back of the Zenrinji Temple. The character is 530 feet tall and 510 feet wide, providing a spectacular display for city residents. |
Untouched, Century-Old Fruitcake Found In Antarctica
Conservationists working to preserve artifacts in the first buildings ever constructed in Antarctica have found something extraordinary: a perfectly preserved, 106-year-old fruitcake.READ MORE:
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Untouched, Century-Old Fruitcake Found In Antarctica
1829 - The "Siamese twins," Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston, MA. They had come to the Western world to be exhibited. They were 18 years old and joined at the waist.
1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to U.S. President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
1937 - Harvard University became the first school to have graduate courses in traffic engineering and administration.
1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show" on CBS-TV.
1960 - The free-fall world record was set by Joseph Kittinger. He fell more than 16 miles (about 84,000 feet) before opening his parachute over New Mexico.
1962 - Ringo Starr was picked to replace Pete Best as the drummer for the Beatles. Best had been with the group for about 2 1/2 years.
1974 - In New York, the Ramones made their debut CBGB's .. (My Dad, a music lover, and I used to go to CBGB's .. but somehow never saw the Ramones there! lol)
1977 - Elvis Presley died at the age of 42 in Memphis, TN. He died of coronary arrhythmia.
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Current Festival Dates & Hours
- Festival Dates: August 16 ~ 20th, 2017
- Wednesday and Thursday ~ Preregistered Workshops ~9am to 4pm
- Friday ~ Preregistered Workshops 9am to 4pm & shopping at most of the vendors ~ 10am to 5pm
- Saturday ~ 9am to 5pm~ Preregistered Workshops and a Full Festival Schedule
- Sunday ~10am to 4pm ~ Full Festival Schedule
Festival Location
Each year, our Michigan Fiber Festival is held in Allegan, Michigan at the Allegan County Fairgrounds.further information: 2017 MI Fiber Festival
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Alaska International Senior Games 2017
Aug 11-20, 2017 | Fairbanks, AK
Who said sports are just for young people? Not the Alaska International Senior Games. These athletes are all over 50 and will compete in many different competitions from bocce to swimming. All seniors are invited to get in on the fun.
further information: Welcome to the online home of the Alaska International Senior Games! - Alaska International Senior Games
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Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas' Shrimad Bhagavat Mahapuran 2017
Aug 19, 21, 28 2017 | Frisco, TX
The Trails of Frisco Golf Club|10411 Teel Pkwy
This festival is all about connecting the mind, body, and soul to work together in harmony. Emulate your senses and your soul be participating in meditation and other ceremonies. Love and spirituality transcend this festival. FREE COMMUNITY YOGA CLASSES
further information: Radha Krishna Temple in Dallas | Hindu Temple in Dallas
4.
Nantucket Race Week 2017
Aug 12-20, 2017 | Nantucket, MA
You’re not much of a speed racer on land, but you mean business when your boat graces the water. Nantucket Race Week brings literally boatloads of regattas to the sea, multiple seaside parties and plenty of entertaining activities for all guests to participate in. What better time to conquer seasickness when the boat is full speed ahead?
further information: Nantucket Race Week
Dragon's Blood trees, known locally as Dam al-Akhawain, or blood of the two brothers, on Socotra island on March 27, 2008. Prized for its red medicinal sap, the Dragon's Blood is the most striking of 900 plant species on the Socotra islands in the Arabian Sea, 380 km (238 miles) south of mainland Yemen.
Ursa Major is a constellation in the northern sky. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) she-bear", standing as a reference to and in direct contrast with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. It was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, and is now the third largest constellation of the 88 modern constellations. Ursa Major is visible throughout the year from most of the northern hemisphere, and appears circumpolar above the mid-northern latitudes.
A tourist visits Sambor Prei Kuk, or "the temple in the richness of the forest" an archaeological site of ancient Ishanapura, is seen after being listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, in Kampong Thom province, Cambodia, on July 15, 2017.
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A Buddha head entwined within the roots of a tree in the ruins of the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on July 14, 2016
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Stone crosses marking the graves of German soldiers, overtaken by time and and the growing trunk of a tree in Hooglede German Military Cemetery on the centenary of the Great War on August 4, 2014 in Hooglede, Belgium.
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
Trees grow through the windshield of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial as it sits at Old Car City, the world's largest known classic car junkyard, on July 16, 2015, in White, Georgia, Many of the cars have never moved in over 30 years and in some cases, trees now grow through them, even lifting some off the ground.
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Dana
Buddha-shaped pears grow on the trees at an orchard in Weixian county, north China's Hebei province on September 19, 2009. Hao Xianzhang, a local fruit farmer, spent six years to perfect the process by growing the pears inside molds.
SWEETS
thanks, Lesley
A tree-house at the Lupe Sina Treesort Hotel on September 12, 2015 in Apia, Samoa. The Lupe Sina treehouse hotels are located in the hills of Tiavi, overlooking the south coast of Samoa and the rainforests of Upolu.
A girl walks on a disused railway track, through what is known locally as the "Tunnel of Love", in small town Kleven some 350km (217 miles) off western Kiev, Ukraine, on May 13, 2012
CRAFTS
Anna Endsley enters the Guadalupe River via a rope swing on July 15, 2014, in Gruene, Texas.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
thanks, Cindy
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Local youngsters Bella (left) and Daisy run through a forest covered in bluebells near Marlborough in southern England, on May 4, 2015. The Savernake Forest and West Woods, managed by the Forestry Commission and replanted in the 1930s to 1950s with beech trees, provide one of the most spectacular sites in Britain for seeing bluebells in the spring.
PUZZLE
Azure Marina Jigsaw Puzzle
A photo taken on May 9, 2015 in Petit Canal, in the French overseas island of Guadeloupe, shows an old slave prison where the roots of a cursed fig tree have taken over the place
WORD SEARCH
| abandon asterisk choose cling dealer deer drone every | flame flinch forest fraud ghost greed guard | heart house hurry laser leave lurch music never night | pets repeat shake steal thing trick twist | unique vapor veil weapon where young |
The mansion at Oak Alley Plantation, seen through a canopy of live oak trees along the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana.
SUDOKU ... very hard
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A tree trunk which looks like spider web grows in a park in Nanning, Guangxi, China, on 26th December, 2014.
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This tree was dubbed one of most terrifying trees in Britain as it appears to dribble slime from its gaping mouth. Located in the grounds of Stowlangtoft Hall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the 70ft tall beech looks reminiscent of the Whomping Willow tree in Harry Potter or an enchanted Disney forest. Photographed by local David Garnham, he believes the bizarre tree - which also appears to have a twisted tongue forking from its mouth - looks like nature's very own version of Edvard Munch's classic Scream painting.
An aerial view shows a tree with white branches in the Amazon rain-forest in Mato Grosso state, western Brazil, on October 2, 2015
CLEVER
Trees and roots invade Ta Prohm temple on October 4, 2009, in Angkor, Cambodia. Ta Prohm is a temple built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found with its photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings.
EYE OPENER
thanks, Pam
Volunteers are asked to knit or crochet the caps with purple, baby-friendly yarn.
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