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Celebrate World Smile Day
Sometimes all it takes to make the day better is a smile, whether it’s one someone gives to you, or one you share with another. Little acts of kindness can bring a shining smile to someone who has otherwise had a terrible day, and it can change everything that follows. Whether it’s just a simple compliment, a cheery hello, or a gift of something small to help brighten their day, World Smile Day encourages you to take action to bring a few more smiles into the world.
History of World Smile Day
It was a simple thing, a circle with a few dots and an upturned curve, but put together Harvey Ball created one of the most iconic symbols the world had ever seen, and it would quickly come to infect everything from graffiti to modern day emoji’s. We are, of course, talking about the smiley face, arguably the first emoji to enter the world. Harvey would later express concern that the sheer commercialization of his little symbol would strip it of its original intent and meaning. It was out of this concern that he created World Smile Day, a day devoted to the spreading of simple joy and love to everyone, regardless of race, gender, or geographic location.
Harvey sadly passed from this world in 2001, but the foundation he helped create, the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation, has carried forth his message of simple peace and love as the sponsor of World Smile Day every year. Whether you’re simply expressing a bit of silliness or doing a small act of kindness to help someone smile, World Smile Day is your opportunity to help brighten the world and make the world a better place through the simple power of the smile.
Women's archery at the summer Olympic Games London in 1908.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (verb) To cause to lose courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc. | ||
| Synonyms: | faze, unsettle, enervate | ||
| Usage: | The look on her father's face unnerved her, and she soon dropped her gaze and meekly waited for him to tell her what her punishment would be. | ||
A parrot hatchling is fed by hand in Dimapur, India.
Idiom of the Day
shifty-looking— Having or of an untrustworthy, dubious, or deceptive appearance. |
This is what a Saturday evening bath looked like in Spencer, Tennessee in 1939.
This Day in History
British Airship Crashes near Beauvais (1930)
In 1920s Britain, airships were envisioned as a way to make the most remote parts of the British Empire accessible. Two starkly different teams of engineers were employed to create two crafts for passenger travel, one conservative and one more experimental. However, British use of airships effectively ended when the ambitious R101 crashed in France during its maiden overseas voyage, killing 48 people—12 more than the infamous Hindenburg disaster.
Chevalier d'Éon (1728)
| The inspiration for the now-obsolete term "eonism," describing the adoption of female dress and behavior by a male, the Chevalier d'Éon was a French noble, soldier, and spy who lived first as a male and then as a female. His cross-dressing appears to have begun as part of his covert activities, but by the 1770s, rumors reached France that the Chevalier was actually a woman masquerading as a man, and he was ordered to live as a woman thereafter. |
Great Locomotive Chase Festival
| This three-day celebration in Adairsville, Georgia, commemorates the storied Civil War locomotive chase that came on April 12, 1862, after the Yankee spy, James J. Andrews, stole the Confederate engine named "The General." William A. Fuller, the conductor, set off in a handcar; in Adairsville, he boarded the locomotive "Texas" and barreled after "The General." Events of the festival include showings of the locomotive-chase movies, a grand parade, fireworks, and gospel singing. There are also such contests as three-legged races, a bean-bag toss, and a tug of war. |
Parents thought their son was nonverbal. Then a dentist helped him speak
| The Motz family of Katy, Texas, says their lives changed after a visit to the dentist's office. Mason Motz, 6, was at Dr. Amy Luedemann-Lazar's office to get teeth pulled when the pediatric dentist noticed a different issue. Mason had suffered from ... |
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1919 - Enzo Ferrari debuted in his first race. He later founded the Auto Avio Construzioni Ferrari, an independent manufacturing company.
1921 - The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. The game was between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees.
1930 - Laura Ingalls became the first woman to make a transcontinental airplane flight.
1930 - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra was heard on the air over CBS radio from Carnegie Hall for the first time
1947 - U.S. President Harry S Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis.
1962 - "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It was their first single.
1969 - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" debuted on BBC television.
1974 - American David Kunst completed the first journey around the world on foot. It took four years and 21 pairs of shoes. He crossed four continents and walked 14,450 miles.
1975 - "Cat's in the Cradle" was released by Harry Chapin.
1988 - In a debate between candidates for vice president of the U.S., Democratic Lloyd Bentsen told Republican Dan Quayle, "You're no Jack Kennedy."
1989 - The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign to end the Chinese domination of Tibet. Gyatso was the 15th Dalai Lama.
1990 - The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall opened.
If You Were Born Today, October 5
Although restless at heart, you are a person who craves stability and security. This is why you work so hard at whatever you do. Not one to expect everything to be handed to you on a silver platter, you instinctively put effort into earning your lifestyle. Versatility is an important keyword for you. Whether you satisfy your yen for new experiences through travel or "armchair travel", you are forever curious and interested in the world around you. Your values are strong and definite. Romantic relationships may be a little rocky, as you are often attracted to people who challenge you. You are romantic and passionate. Likely, your later life is significantly easier, probably because you learn to enjoy the fruits of your own labor. Famous people born today:
1829 Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (1881-85), born in Fairfield Vermont (d. 1886)
1882 Robert H. Goddard, rocket pioneer (invented and built the first liquid-fueled rocket), born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 1945)
1902 Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur(McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1984)
1951 Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist (Live Aid), born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
1965 Mario Lemieux, NHL high scoring center (Pitts Penguin, #66), born in Montreal, Quebec
1975 Kate Winslet, British actress (Titanic, Revolutionary Road), born in Reading, Berkshire, England
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) Businessman Ray Kroc was responsible for turning McDonald’s into the world’s dominant fast-food chain after buying the business for $2.7 million in 1961. He was the owner of the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until 1984.
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On this day in 1962, "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It was their first single.
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Hop Angel Brauhaus Oktoberfest 2018
Sep 28 - Oct 7, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA
Hop Angel Brauhaus|7980 Oxford Ave 
Hop Angel Brauhaus’s Oktoberfest is a fun way to celebrate Munich’s original event without leaving the United States. With meticulous attention to detail, this festival astounds guests with its authenticity of German beer culture. Eat all the wurst you can get your hands on, slip on your best German garb and dance to fun, live music while you sip on some of the most celebrated German pours.
further information: Oktoberfest 2018: Fox Among the Germans with Sly Fox
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Hop Angel Brauhaus’s Oktoberfest is a fun way to celebrate Munich’s original event without leaving the United States. With meticulous attention to detail, this festival astounds guests with its authenticity of German beer culture. Eat all the wurst you can get your hands on, slip on your best German garb and dance to fun, live music while you sip on some of the most celebrated German pours.
further information: Oktoberfest 2018: Fox Among the Germans with Sly Fox
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Columbus Italian Festival 2018
Oct 1-7, 2018 | Columbus, OH
St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church Grounds|720 Hamlet St 
Held annually on Columbus Day weekend, Columbus’ Italian Festival draws more than 30,000 visitors to the grounds of St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church. Since 1980, the festival has been a celebration of all things Italian. Offering a great variety of food from local Italian eateries, a bocce ball competition, live music, raffles and numerous cultural events, there is sure to be something for everyone.
further information: The Columbus Italian Festival – St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church Presents
Local residents gather to see Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s yellow rubber duck at a harbour in the southern city of Kaohsiung. (Last summer this duck was at our local dock. Luckily, you could see it over the heads of the crowd cause there was no parking to be had!)
Pictures of the day
Four Times of the Day is a series of four paintings by the French landscape painter Claude Joseph Vernet (1714–1789). They were painted in 1757 in Paris, and are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide. The paintings consist of four separate scenes depicting morning, midday, evening and night, a series which was created by several artists of the era including Vernet and Philip James de Loutherbourg.
Held annually on Columbus Day weekend, Columbus’ Italian Festival draws more than 30,000 visitors to the grounds of St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church. Since 1980, the festival has been a celebration of all things Italian. Offering a great variety of food from local Italian eateries, a bocce ball competition, live music, raffles and numerous cultural events, there is sure to be something for everyone.
further information: The Columbus Italian Festival – St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church Presents
Local residents gather to see Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s yellow rubber duck at a harbour in the southern city of Kaohsiung. (Last summer this duck was at our local dock. Luckily, you could see it over the heads of the crowd cause there was no parking to be had!)
Pictures of the day
Four Times of the Day is a series of four paintings by the French landscape painter Claude Joseph Vernet (1714–1789). They were painted in 1757 in Paris, and are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide. The paintings consist of four separate scenes depicting morning, midday, evening and night, a series which was created by several artists of the era including Vernet and Philip James de Loutherbourg.
REFLECTION
The earliest known photograph of Abraham Lincoln. It was most likely captured in 1846.
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Residents try to cool off at a water park in Suining, southwest China’s Sichuan province, as a heat wave hit several provinces in China last summer.
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CROCKPOT RECIPE
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The supermoon is seen over a traffic light in downtown Rome.
SWEETS ... Halloween
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French weightlifter and 1920 Olympic champion Ernest Cadine, showing off his muscles in 1923.
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS ... Halloween
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Tutorial: Halloween Finger Puppets - Lulu & Celeste
Need something quick and cute to make for your kids? Try this tutorial to make pumpkin finger puppets out of my favourite material, felt!
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thanks for the fun pics, Shelley
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Halloween
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Halloween
Recycled Jug Ghosts -
Draw faces on one side or your recycled jug.
Draw faces on one side or your recycled jug.
PUZZLE
| animal audience beast beet boost bunch burnt cuddle | danger deal denial desire drive dude empty examine excite | groceries heart human insert keyboard lettuce lover | market marvel miser need outage outside pave personality power | rights sane seat shoot signal something super tame tamp |
SUDOKU ... medium
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