World Asthma Day May 1, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... World Asthma Day

Millions of people all over the world suffer from Asthma, and if you’ve ever met one who suffers from it then you’re familiar with the pssst psst sound of the inhalers that make a relatively normal day to day life possible for them. World Asthma Day is dedicated to raising awareness about this pernicious disease and seeks to bring awareness and advanced asthma care to sufferers throughout the world.

History of World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day was initially established in 1998 by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). While almost all of us are familiar with the sound and visual of an inhaler for Asthma being used, not all of us are aware of the actual nature, cause, and that there are multiple types of asthma out there. The truth of the matter is asthma isn’t entirely understood, what is known is that there are multiple factors at play in the complex chemistry that creates an asthma sufferer. These include genetic interactions and elements in the environment that can change both the severity and how likely it is to respond to treatment.

The known aggravators of asthma are many and include everything from allergens, air pollution, and other chemicals that can appear in the environment that irritate the lungs. In high enough concentrations these factors can cause serious asthma attacks in sufferers and aggravate cases that are otherwise mild.

Asthma is incredibly prevalent in those areas that suffer from low air quality as a result, and those areas also tend to be those that house low-income and minority communities. As such these already disadvantaged individuals are the highest sufferers of this pernicious disease. An added factor is psychological stress, and again this element is particularly high in those living on the edge of poverty, increasing its occurrence there further.

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Word of the Day

hoagie
Definition:	(noun) A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.
Synonyms:	Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, Cuban sandwich, grinder, zep, torpedo, wedge, submarine, bomber, hero
Usage:	When I'm really hungry, I make myself a hoagie with all the trimmings.

Idiom of the Day

curse (someone or something) under (one's) breath  — To say threatening, consternated, or disgruntled remarks (toward someone or something) in a very soft or indistinct voice, such that no one else can hear or understand them clearly.

History

U-2 Crisis of 1960 Begins (1960)

After becoming Soviet premier in 1958, Nikita Khrushchev asserted a doctrine of peaceful coexistence with capitalist nations. He toured the US in 1959 and planned a Paris summit with the US, Britain, and France in 1960, but in May of that year, an American U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Khrushchev cancelled the conference, and the American pilot, F. Gary Powers, was tried in the Soviet Union and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Anna Marie Jarvis (1864)

Though she never wed or had children herself, Jarvis campaigned tirelessly for the establishment of an annual holiday honoring mothers. She began her campaign after the death of her mother, a social activist who had brought mothers together in an effort to counter the divisions caused by the Civil War. By 1914, Mother's Day had been proclaimed a US national holiday. Rather than savor her success, Jarvis soon became one of the holiday's most vehement opponents. 

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker (Worker's Day)

This public holiday in Malta is celebrated with festivities throughout the country. In Valletta, a highlight of the mass conducted by the archbishop in St. John's Cathedral is the blessing of the tools and products of laborers and craftsmen. St. Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary, was a carpenter who taught Jesus his craft. He is the patron saint of workers, laborers, carpenters, cabinetmakers, and joiners. In 1955, Pope Pius XII established the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1 as a counter-celebration to the Communists' May Day celebrations honoring workers.

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1707 - England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain. 


1883 - William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) had his first Wild West Show. 


1905 - In New York, radium was tested as a cure for cancer. 


1912 - In London's Kensington Gardens, a statue of Peter Pan was erected. 


1922 - Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect no-hit, no-run game against the Detroit Tigers. The Sox won 3-0. Another perfect game did not come along until 46 years later. 



1931 - The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened. It was 102 stories tall and was the tallest building in the world at the time. 


1941 - "Citizen Kane," directed and starring Orson Welles, premiered in New York. 


1950 - Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry called Annie Allen. 


1986 - The Tass News Agency reported the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. 


1999 - On Mount Everest, a group of U.S. mountain climbers discovered the body of George Mallory. Mallory had died in June of 1924 while trying to become the first person to reach the summit of Everest. At the time of the discovery it was unclear whether or not Mallory had actually reached the summit. 


2011 - U.S. President Barack Obama announced that U.S. soldiers had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, May 1

You are an independent, determined, and faithful person who is at once stable and restless! While you have a calm manner that soothes others simply by your mere presence, and you value security, you have a rather restless spirit and need to create some challenges for yourself in order to feel “alive”. You remain youthful throughout life, with a mischievous quality that is unmistakable. Famous people born today: 

1738 Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (1782-1819), born in Kohala, Hawaii (d. 1819)


1769 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington and British Prime Minister (Tory: 1828-30), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1852)


1852 Calamity Jane [Martha Jane Canary], American frontierswoman (Wild Bill Hickok), born in Princeton, Missouri (d. 1903)


1939 Max Robinson, 1st African American network TV anchor (ABC), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1988)



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1931 -
 

The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and 
opened on this day in 1931. It was 102 stories tall and was 
the tallest building in the world at the time. 

    

         

                                   

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1923 -

TODAY: Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, is born.

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Rochester Cocktail Revival 2018

May 1-6, 2018 | Rochester, NY 

Every May, Rochester shows its spirit for spirits during the Cocktail Revival. Over 50 tastings, seminars, competitions, parties and other events take place throughout 16 different bars over one week in Rochester to celebrate its lively craft cocktail scene. Besides being a week-long party, it’s also an opportunity for bartenders to showcase their trade, for revivalists to imbibe, and for everyone to learn more about the creativity behind craft cocktails and the bar scene as a whole.

further information: 2018 Rochester Cocktail Revival Gala

3.

North Carolina Strawberry Festival 2018

May 1-5, 2018 | Chadbourn, NC

Find your summer spirit in the strawberry capital of the world—Chadbourn, North Carolina. Besides being the longest running agricultural festival in the state, the Strawberry Festival is also a major three-day party fit for the whole family. There’s a parade, pageants, crafts, entertainment of all shapes and sizes, clowns, beauty queens, live music and more strawberry shortcake than you can imagine.

further information: Home - NC Strawberry Festival

Pictures of the day


The inaugural flight of Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre, with two Galileo navigation system satellites, on 21 October 2011. In this ongoing ESA programme, Soyuz-ST launch vehicles are operated from Guiana Space Centre, providing Arianespace with a medium-size launch capability alternative to the light Vega and the heavy-lift Ariane 5. Since 2011, the program has completed 18 missions, with another three scheduled for 2018.

ANTARCTIC ICEBERG

A colony of Adélie penguins shows up as black specks on a massive iceberg near Devil Island in Antarctica. Some 2.7 million of the birds populate the Ross Sea region.

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Winged Heart Tattoo pattern by annypurls

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FREE PATTERN: 3 french hens...

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Spring Cardigan pattern by Wendy Bernard

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Spring Flowers Mug Cosy pattern by Rosie Bill

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18 Petals Pattern

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Dish-Bottle Apron

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Versatile Circle Wrap pattern by Erika and Monika Simmons

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Baby Grace blanket pattern by Kristin Omdahl

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My crochet diamonds pillow

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Girl's Crochet Fat Bottom Bag

RECIPE

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Spinach Artichoke Dip Cheesy Bread

CROCKPOT RECIPE

Jerre's Black Bean and Pork Tenderloin Slow Cooker Chili Recipe

SWEETS

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Caramel Apples Snickers Salad

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS

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Hula Hoop Wreath

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts

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Microwave Playdough Easy & Simple Homemade Recipe

PUZZLE

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Japanese Bell Jigsaw Puzzle



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