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World Theater Day
The theater has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment since the Greeks, and the acting industry today is a hard but potentially prosperous career. If you have ever been in theater or seen a live show, you know how fun theater can be. It may seem like a dying industry due to the movie industry taking its role, but for those who love the art of theater, then you should know about World Theater Day! Let’s find out about this special holiday and celebrate it!
History of World Theater Day
Initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), each year theaters across the world celebrate the value and importance of theatre, and this holiday acts as a wake-up call for governments, politicians, and institutions to see its value to society and for economic growth. ITI also host a yearly message, spoken by a chosen famous theater performer, to share their reflections on the art of theater and its future. The first of those messages were spoken by Jean Cocteau in 1962.
This message is translated into over 50 languages, read for thousands of spectators, and printed in hundreds of newspapers. It also spreads the message by broadcast to all corners of the world through their institutions. Because ITI has over 90 centers throughout the world, the institute also encourages colleges, schools, and theater professionals to celebrate this holiday as well.
The date of this holiday also corresponds with the opening of the Theater of Nations season in Paris. The goals of this holiday, according to ITI, is to promote theater in all corners of the world, bring awareness to the value of theater in all its forms, to help promote local theater communities on a broader scale, and to share the love of theater with others.
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Joke of the Day
CLEVER TODDLERS
Two students were talking about their childhood.
"I was a very clever toddler. By the time I was ten months old, I could already walk."
"You call that clever?" the other said. "I managed to trick my parents into carrying me until I was three!"
"I was a very clever toddler. By the time I was ten months old, I could already walk."
"You call that clever?" the other said. "I managed to trick my parents into carrying me until I was three!"
Word of the Day
horse sense
MEANING:
noun: Common sense.
ETYMOLOGY:
From horse, from Old English hors + sense, from Latin sensus (faculty of feeling). Earliest documented use: 1832.
NOTES:
Why horses in this idiom, as opposed to, say, foxes? Perhaps it’s the association of horses with the country and the sound practical judgment shown by an unsophisticated country person. Or maybe it’s allusion to a horse’s sense in staying out of trouble. Also, in Jonathan Swift’s 1726 satire Gulliver’s Travels, Houyhnhnms is a race of horses endowed with reason, contrasted with Yahoos (boorish humans). Compare the term horsefeathers (nonsense).
USAGE:
“‘There’s so much more to it than that, just dealing with personalities in the room, reading the room, conversations, and then just good, old-fashioned horse sense.’”
Bruce Miles; Maddon Wants More for Established Managers; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois); Aug 23, 2019.
Idiom of the Day
Bruce Miles; Maddon Wants More for Established Managers; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois); Aug 23, 2019.
WE’LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE COME TO IT
To deal with something when it happens rather than worrying about it before
Person A: “What if there’s bad traffic on the motorway?”Person B: “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it“.
Person A: “What if there’s bad traffic on the motorway?”Person B: “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it“.
This Day in History
1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
1860 - The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn.
1912 - The first cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, DC. The trees were a gift from Japan.
1931 - Actor Charlie Chaplin received France’s Legion of Honor decoration.
1945 - Ella Fitzgerald and the Delta Rhythm Boys recorded "It’s Only a Paper Moon."
1955 - Steve McQueen made his network TV debut on "Goodyear Playhouse."
1976 - Washington, DC, opened its subway system.
1985 - Billy Dee Williams received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1998 - In the U.S., the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence.
2007 - NFL owners voted to make instant replay a permanent officiating tool.
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DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, March 27
You are self-willed and sometimes forceful or blunt in your expression. In some ways, you are a go-getter and certainly ahead of your time. Your manner tends to command respect, but also hides a sensitive and reflective nature. For the most part, you need to work under your own direction. As determined and independent as you are, you very often put loved ones' needs first. Famous people born today:
1845 Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist who discovered X-rays (Nobel 1901), born in Lennep, Rhine Province (d. 1923)
1899 Gloria Swanson, American actress (Sunset Boulevard, Queen Kelly) and producer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1983)
1963 Quentin Tarantino, American director and screenwriter (Pulp Fiction), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1971 Mariah Carey, American singer (Love Takes Time, Hero), born in NYC, New York
1975 Fergie Duhamel, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas), born in Hacienda Heights, California
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READERS INFO
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MARCH 28, 1969 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower died of congestive heart failure. Eisenhower had a distinguished military career and served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 until 1961. Eisenhower had a long history of military service, beginning with his graduation from West Point in 1915. During World War I, he served stateside training troops for combat. After the war, Eisenhower served on a variety of military assignments under several military generals including Fox Conner in the Panama Canal Zone and Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. Between these assignments, Eisenhower attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College where he graduated first in his class in 1926. After Pearl Harbor and the United States' entrance into World War II, he served at the War Department working on military plans for the Pacific and against Germany. Eisenhower played an important role in several key military operations during World War II including Operation Torch in North Africa, the invasion of Sicily and Operation Overlord on the beaches of Normandy. In December 1943, Eisenhower was named the supreme allied commander in Europe. He launched the Normandy beach invasion on June 6, 1944, which lasted until August. On Dec. 20, 1944, he was promoted to general of the Army, a rank equal to field marshal, which is used in many European countries. After the war, Eisenhower was appointed to be the military governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Allied-occupied Germany. In 1945, he took the position of chief of staff of the Army in Washington, D.C., and served in that role until 1948. Later, he served as president of Columbia University and, in 1951, as the first supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe. On May 31, 1952, he retired from active military service. He then ran for president using the famous slogan "I like Ike," and was elected to two terms as president. During his presidency, Eisenhower authorized the Interstate Highway System and NASA, signed the armistice to end the Korean War, and he sent troops to Little Rock, Ark., to enforce school desegregation following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Eisenhower created the official White House chief of staff position, and Camp David is named after his grandson. Eisenhower died at the age of 78 and was interred in a small chapel on the grounds of his presidential library in Abilene, Kan.
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WEAVING
1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
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DAILY SQU-EEK
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Dwight D. Eisenhower died of congestive heart failure. Eisenhower had a distinguished military career and served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 until 1961. Eisenhower had a long history of military service, beginning with his graduation from West Point in 1915. During World War I, he served stateside training troops for combat. After the war, Eisenhower served on a variety of military assignments under several military generals including Fox Conner in the Panama Canal Zone and Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. Between these assignments, Eisenhower attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College where he graduated first in his class in 1926. After Pearl Harbor and the United States' entrance into World War II, he served at the War Department working on military plans for the Pacific and against Germany. Eisenhower played an important role in several key military operations during World War II including Operation Torch in North Africa, the invasion of Sicily and Operation Overlord on the beaches of Normandy. In December 1943, Eisenhower was named the supreme allied commander in Europe. He launched the Normandy beach invasion on June 6, 1944, which lasted until August. On Dec. 20, 1944, he was promoted to general of the Army, a rank equal to field marshal, which is used in many European countries. After the war, Eisenhower was appointed to be the military governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Allied-occupied Germany. In 1945, he took the position of chief of staff of the Army in Washington, D.C., and served in that role until 1948. Later, he served as president of Columbia University and, in 1951, as the first supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe. On May 31, 1952, he retired from active military service. He then ran for president using the famous slogan "I like Ike," and was elected to two terms as president. During his presidency, Eisenhower authorized the Interstate Highway System and NASA, signed the armistice to end the Korean War, and he sent troops to Little Rock, Ark., to enforce school desegregation following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Eisenhower created the official White House chief of staff position, and Camp David is named after his grandson. Eisenhower died at the age of 78 and was interred in a small chapel on the grounds of his presidential library in Abilene, Kan.
FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS
It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on the 18th February 1979.
So far, this is the only known time in history that it snowed in the Sahara! Unsurprisingly, the snow melted away very quickly.
So far, this is the only known time in history that it snowed in the Sahara! Unsurprisingly, the snow melted away very quickly.
Octopuses have four pairs of arms.
The six of an octopus’ tentacles serve as arms, while the other two are their “legs.” They use six tentacles just to eat!
The six of an octopus’ tentacles serve as arms, while the other two are their “legs.” They use six tentacles just to eat!
The Twitter bird actually has a name – Larry.
The name comes from Larry Bird, who is a famous Hall of Fame basketball player. The species of Larry the Bird still remains a secret!
The name comes from Larry Bird, who is a famous Hall of Fame basketball player. The species of Larry the Bird still remains a secret!
Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
The original name was quite a mouthful. It translates to “town of our lady the Queen of Angels of the River Porciuncula.” Now, Los Angeles is just “The Angels.”
The original name was quite a mouthful. It translates to “town of our lady the Queen of Angels of the River Porciuncula.” Now, Los Angeles is just “The Angels.”
Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.
Along with many other reasons! Due to superstitions, they thought it protected them from bad eyesight (or even blindness), seasickness, and drowning.
PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY
Along with many other reasons! Due to superstitions, they thought it protected them from bad eyesight (or even blindness), seasickness, and drowning.
PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY
Thomas Willing (1731–1821) was an American merchant, a
delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress, and
the first president of the First Bank of the United States. After
studying abroad in England, he returned to Philadelphia in
1749, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits, in partnership
with Robert Morris. They established the firm Willing, Morris
and Company in 1757. This exported flour, lumber and tobacco
to Europe while importing sugar, rum, molasses, and slaves
from the West Indies and Africa; their partnership continued
until 1793. Despite voting against the Declaration of Independence
as a member of the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, he
later contributed £5,000 to the revolutionary cause. This picture
is a 1782 oil-on-canvas portrait of Willing by American artist
Charles Willson Peale. He is depicted here in front of shipping on
the Atlantic Ocean, the source of his wealth and status. He holds
in his hand a snuff box, an emblem of his business interests and
patriotism; it bears a profile of his close friend George Washington
and contains powdered tobacco, one of his most profitable
exports. The painting is now in the collection of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City.
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knit
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knit
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knit
Knit Pattern of the Day:
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SWEETS
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Easter
PUZZLE
SUDOKU ... easy
QUOTE
CLEVER
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Tina
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SWEETS
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No-Bake Energy Bars - 2 ingredients
rachaelrayshow
Ingredients
2 cups pitted Medjool dates
About 1/2 cup hot water (If dates are not soft, soak them overnight in just enough water to cover)
2 cups organic oats
Preparation
Pulse water and dates in a food processor to a thick, smooth paste; use a little water to thin if necessary. It should be the consistency of a thick jam. Add the oats and pulse until blended. Press mixture into the bottom of a glass pan to about 1/2-inch thick and chill. Once chilled and firm, cut and serve.
COOKBOOK FRIDAY
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Easter
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Egg-celent Chalk Art
Come spring, kiddos everywhere are anxious to pull out the chalk and show off their creativity. Bring that artistry inside and watch little chicks decorate eggs again and again.
Come spring, kiddos everywhere are anxious to pull out the chalk and show off their creativity. Bring that artistry inside and watch little chicks decorate eggs again and again.
Use two coats of chalkboard paint ($9; walmart.com) to create eggs you can draw on with chalk or colored pencils!
PUZZLE
| begin blame bliss blot boast brief choir clash court crisis | despair dying earnest evict fetters furry | mellow military mirror never orally orgasm | parka people perky pine price priss raider reject rodeo romance | skid state tend toast torrid virtue vision |
SUDOKU ... easy
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
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EYE OPENER
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
History is a novel whose author is the people. -Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (27 Mar 1797-1863)
OPTICAL ILLUSION
This is known as the "Stepping Feet" illusion.
Despite what it may seem, the yellow and blue blocks are moving at constant speed.
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