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Celebrate Map Reading Week

Being able to read a map is a fundamental life skill and the basis of all outdoor activities. We want to create an annual event that encourages everyone to improve their map-reading skills!

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During Map Reading Week, Ordnance Survey and other outdoor organizations will be providing help and support with all kinds of map reading and navigation. Whether it’s planning a journey using a road map, finding an address or even creating your own map, we want everyone to share the passion for these practical art works.

Image result for Graphic artist Rodrigo Pinheiro

Roddrigo Pinheiro is the graphic designer who does digital artworks that you will discover manage to mix two worlds that are totally different, both temporally and thematically. The first is that of classical art, so the Botticelli, Leonardo, Van Gogh, and many others one. The second is the most contemporary of fashion and street wear. He changes the faces of models with those of the greatest protagonists of paintings and frescoes. So we find a perfect hipster style Van Gogh having a coffee in a bar and the Girl with the Pearl Earring and the Mona Lisa taking a picture in the street.

Word of the Day

sabotage

MEANING:

verb tr.: To disrupt, damage, or destroy, especially in an underhanded manner.
noun: An instance of such subversion.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French saboter (to walk noisily, to botch), from sabot (wooden shoe). Earliest documented use: 1910.

NOTES:

The popular story of disgruntled workers throwing their sabots into the machinery to jam it is not supported by evidence. Rather, it’s that the workers typically wore sabots.

USAGE:

“Could MazeHunter be used by US companies to sabotage the attacker’s computer?”
Nicholas Schmidle; Digital Vigilantes; The New Yorker; May 7, 2018.

Idiom of the Day

Close to home -

Meaning - A comment which is true and makes you uncomfortable is close to home.

Example - Tom's comment about his friend's unethical activities was quite close to home. He looked embarrassed.

This Day in History

1647 - Alse Young (Achsah Young or Alice Young), a resident of Windsor, CT, was executed for being a "witch." It was the first recorded American execution of a "witch."

1926 - Bronze figures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer were erected in Hannibal, MO.

1937 - In California, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened to pedestrian traffic. The bridge connected San Francisco and Marin County.

1957 - "That'll be the Day" b/w "I'm Looking For Someone To Love" by the Crickets was released.

1964 - Eleven boys were suspended at a Coventry, England, school for having a hair style like Mick Jagger.

1968 - After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired.

1969 - Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida.

1986 - Mel Fisher recovered a jar that contained 2,300 emeralds from the Spanish ship Atocha. The ship sank in the 17th century.

1989 - Stevie Wonder was given the Badge Of Solidarity from the Polish Labor Movement in Warsaw.

1995 - In Charlottesville, VA, Christopher Reeve was paralyzed after being thrown from his horse during a jumping event.

2010 - Universal Studios reopened its back lot. The area had been destroyed by a fire two years before.

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, May 27

Life is always an adventure for you because you are extremely curious, inquisitive, and always open to learning from your experiences. You are very friendly, giving, and naturally charming. You instinctively know that change is a natural part of life and learning, and try to keep positive. You need a lot of mental stimulation in order to stay interested in projects and work. Famous people born today:

1332 Ibn Khaldūn, North African Islamic scholar, philosopher and historian (Muqaddimah), born in Tunis (d. 1406)

1837 "Wild Bill" Hickok [James Butler], American cowboy and scout, born in Troy Grove, Illinois (d. 1876)

1907 Rachel Carson, American marine biologist, conservationist and writer (Silent Spring), born in Springdale, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)

1922 Sir Christopher Lee, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit), born in London, England (d. 2015)

1923 Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State(1973-77) and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, born in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany

1965 Pat Cash, Australian tennis player(Wimbledon 1987), born in Melbourne, Victoria

READERS INFO

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1936 -

It was on this day in 1936.

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Texas and Neighbors Art Competition 2019

May 18 - June 15, 2019 | Irving, TX

Irving Arts Center|3333 N MacArthur Blvd

This annual, multi-day festival brings together top artists from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Each year, a juror is selected to evaluate work from the contributing artists. Artists can place in multiple categories from colored pencil to oil-based.

further information: Texas & Neighbors

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Georgetown Festival of the Arts 2019

May 24 - Jun 2, 2019 | Georgetown, TX

The Georgetown Festival of the Arts is a classical music festival that has a different theme each year. The festival features the music of well-known composers and offers a number of live performances. Usually a four-day celebration, this festival draws locals as well as visitors from out of town. The festival also sponsors events that take place prior to the festival such as workshops or performances.

further information: Festival of the Arts

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Cosmic Reunion Music & Art Festival 2019

May 25 - 28, 2019 | French Village, MO

Astral Valley|10298 Koester Springs Rd

Camping, Live Music, Interactive Art Installations, 100+ Educational Workshops, 230+ Beautiful Acres to Explore, Trails, Caves, Creek, Free Craft Vending, Mind Blowing Theatrical Performances by World Renowned Artists, Tasty Culinary Treats, Gifting Culture, Drum Circles, Cosmic Camps, Art Grants, Contests & Much Much More!

further information: Cosmic Reunion Music & Art Festival

Pictures of the day

George Washington Carver (1860s–1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor. Born into slavery in Diamond, Missouri, he was raised by his master Moses Carver after being emancipated, having been separated from his parents as an infant during a kidnapping incident. After college, Carver became a professor at Tuskegee Institute, where he developed techniques to improve soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life. Carver spent years developing and promoting products made from peanuts, although none became commercially successful. Apart from his work to improve the lives of farmers, he was also a leader in promoting environmentalism. Carver received numerous honors for his work, including the NAACP's Spingarn Medal. In an era of very high racial polarization, his fame reached beyond the black community; he was widely recognized and praised in the white community for his many achievements and talents. In 1941, Time magazine dubbed Carver a "black Leonardo". This picture of Carver was taken around 1910 and is in the collection of the Tuskegee University archives.

Amazing Map Uses GPS Locations

to Show How Territorial Wolf Packs Are