DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate No Diet Day

No Diet Day represents a journey of nearly half-way into the year, and nearly half a year from our New Year’s Resolutions. For those who have held fast to them, this often means that they have endured five months of careful consideration of their diets. After all, Summer is nearly upon us and the past six months have typically been used to drop off enough weight to leave them looking fantastic in their Summer clothes. Such dedication deserves recognition and reward, and that’s why No Diet Day exists. On this holiday adherents are free to let themselves loose from the shackles of their diet and enjoy one day of glorious freedom.

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History of No Diet Day

There has been a movement in recent years to shed the shame typically associated with being less than Hollywood perfect. The photo-shopped images found in fashion and beauty magazines have been marked as a direct cause of a rising instance of eating disorders among the youth. Too long has health been associated with unrealistic body types and unhealthy, dangerous fad diets. No Diet Day has been pushed forward with the intention of promoting healthy life styles at all body types. This holiday has been found to be most promoted in those countries that have feminist movements going strong.

Bodies can be beautiful at all shapes and sizes, with both the svelte look of the athletic beach nut and the more Grecian and Rubenesque body types merely exemplifying the natural body type. Considering that the failures of dieting often result in yoyo-ing weight, with all of the weight lost being regained in almost every case within 5 years. To combat these incredibly unhealthy habits organizations all over the world have been engaged in forcing the fashion industry to label those images that have been modified, or outlawing the use of photo-shop altogether.

thanks for the pics, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Word of the Day

legionnaire

Roy Zimmerman

MEANING:

noun: A member of a legion (a group of soldiers or former soldiers).

NOTES:

Originally, a legion was the basic unit of the ancient Roman army, typically about 5000 soldiers. Today, the word is used in a number of senses. It can refer to any large military force. Various veterans’ organizations call themselves legions, such as the American Legion or The Royal British Legion. Finally, a legion can mean a multitude, a very large number of people, things, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin legere (to gather). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leg- (to collect), which also gave us lexicon, lesson, lecture, legible, legal, select, cull florilegium (anthology), subintelligitur (something that is not stated but understood), prolegomenon (an introduction to a text), lignify(to turn into wood), and lection (a version of a text in a particular edition). Earliest documented use: 1595.

USAGE:

“We got the enemy in our sight, we say let’s take him out.
We vomit violent rhetoric like drunken legionnaires.
To the victims of this tragedy we send our thoughts and prayers.”
Roy Zimmerman; Thoughts and Prayers; 2018.

Idiom of the Day

Fling yourself into -

Meaning - Doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

Example - Flinging himself into the exercise routine is the reason for his good physique.

This Day in History

1840 - The first adhesive postage stamps went on sale in Great Britain.

1851 - The mechanical refrigerator was patented by Dr. John Gorrie.

1889 - The Universal Exposition opened in Paris, France, marking the dedication of the Eiffel Tower. Also at the exposition was the first automobile in Paris, the Mercedes-Benz.

1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox.

1941 - Bob Hope gave his first USO show at California's March Field.

1946 - The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.

1957 - U.S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage".

1959 - The Pablo Picasso painting of a Dutch girl was sold for $154,000 in London. It was the highest price paid (at the time) for a painting by a living artist.

1965 - Keith Richards began writing the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" in a Florida hotel room.

1977 - Dolly Parton made her New York singing debut.

1981 - A jury of international architects and sculptors unanimously selected Maya Ying Lin's entry for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

1994 - The Channel Tunnel officially opened. The tunnel under the English Channel links England and France.

2002 - "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its first weekend.

2005 - In Augusta, GA, a statue of James Brown was unveiled. The bronze life size statue was to commemorate Brown's musical accomplishments.

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, May 6

You have a strong business sense and are tuned in to the value and worth of things. Most of you are good with money. Security and stability are things that drive you and are behind many decisions you make in life. You are amorous, curious, attractive, intuitive and possess strong presence. Famous people born today:

1856 Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and father of psychology, born in Freiberg, Austrian Empire (d. 1939)

1895 Rudolph Valentino, Italian sheik and actor (Eagle), born in Castellaneta, Italy (d. 1926)

1915 Orson Welles [George], American actor(Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1985)

1931 Willie Mays, American baseball centerfielder (Giants, NY Mets), "Say Hey Kid" (660 HRs, MVP 1954), born in Westfield, Alabama

1953 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1997-2007), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

1961 George Clooney, American actor (ER, Batman, The Descendants), born in Lexington, Kentucky

1981 Xie Na, Chinese television host and actress(Happy Camp), born in Deyang, Sichuan

READERS INFO

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May 6, 7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the rate can reach about 30 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet Halley, which has known and observed since ancient times. The shower runs annually from April 19 to May 28. It peaks this year on the night of May 6 and the morning of the May 7. The thin crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for what should be a good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

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1943 -

AYN RAND'S 'THE FOUNTAINHEAD' IS PUBLISHED

Rand’s most famous novel launched the popular

and controversial philosophy of Objectivism.

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Vintage Market Days 2019

May 10 - 11, | Queen Creek, AZ

Schnepf Farms|24610 S Rittenhouse Rd

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Vintage Market Days is THE place to find original art, antiques, vintage clothing, handmade treasures, seasonal plantings and baked goods in Central Denver. Held several times a year in various communities, this three-day event is an opportunity to discover and support the talents, treasures and passions of local vendors.

further information: Vintage & Vino Market | Queen Creek, AZ | VintageandVinoAZ.com

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Rochester Cocktail Revival 2019

June 3 - 9, 2019 | Rochester, NY

Every year, 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: RCR 2019

Pictures of the day

Hydra is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, commonly represented as a water snake. The largest of the 88 modern constellations, it stretches more than 100 degrees across the sky. Its southern end abuts Libra and Centaurus, while its northern end borders Cancer. It was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Despite its size, Hydra contains only one moderately bright star, Alphard, designated Alpha Hydrae, which is an orange giant of magnitude 2.0, 177 light-years from Earth. Other stars include Beta Hydrae, a blue-white star of magnitude 4.3, as well as Gamma Hydrae, a yellow giant of magnitude 3.0. Hydra contains three Messier objects: M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, located on the border with Centaurus; M68, a globular cluster near M83; and M48, an open cluster at the western end of the constellation. This illustration was produced around 1823 and comes from Urania's Mirror, a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards. Along with Hydra, the chart also depicts the constellations of Noctua (obsolete), Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniae (now Sextans), Felis (obsolete), Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica (now Antlia), Argo Navis (obsolete) and Pyxis Nautica (now Pyxis).

In Your Face

yourshot tpoy nature hm4 gross The Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest

Caribbean reef sharks are usually shy so I placed my camera on a rock where I know they frequent and used a remote trigger to click away as they came in and bumped my camera around.