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Celebrate Learn About Composting Day
You know what’s irritating? The cost of potting soil, and the smell of rotting vegetables in your garbage can. In fact, it’s also irritating that there’s no good use for eggshells or old coffee grounds, or is there? All of these ingredients (and much more!) can be added to a compost bin to create a delightful and nutrient rich mulch that can go into our gardens! Not only will it reduce the amount of food waste in your house, it will also give you a way to enrich your garden through composting! Learn About Composting Day is dedicated to spreading information and awareness about this fun, green, and money-saving activity!
History of Learn About Composting Day
Who would have thought that the waste from your kitchen could turn into rich nutrients for the food in your backyard? Learn About Composting Day shows you how those ingredients (and more things you may be surprised to learn about!) can help accelerate your garden by filling it with nutrient rich mulch! Tired of raking leaves from your front yard and bagging them up for garbage day? Wish there was something you could do with all those newspapers once you’re done reading them? You can! These can all go into your composting bin!
For those who don’t know, composting is the practice of taking certain types of waste that occur in our homes every day, and putting them into a compost bin to steadily decompose. With the right mixture of ingredients, which can range from wood ash, to grass clipping, eggshells, even hair and fur, you can create a powerful and rich nutrient mix that will have your plants growing bigger than ever!
All you have to do is create a simple compost bin, or just a pile of organic material, and come out to stir it once a month with a shovel. During the winter you only have to turn it over every three or four weeks, since it doesn’t have the heat from the sun to speed decomposition.
In Italy, museums were allowed to reopen for the first time since early March, but few were able to receive visitors immediately as management continued working to implement social distancing and hygiene measures.
Joke of the Day
Star Wars Characters
My son Luke loves that we named our children after Star Wars characters.
My daughter Chewbacca not so much.
My daughter Chewbacca not so much.
Two graduating NYU students in New York City's Washington Square Park.
Word of the Day
heterography
Memorial plaque on the tomb of “Shakspeare”, Stratford-upon-Avon
MEANING:
noun:
1. A spelling different from the one in current use.
2. Use of the same letter(s) to convey different sounds, for example, gh in rough and ghost.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek hetero- (different) + -graphy (writing). Earliest documented use: 1783.
NOTES:
The idea of heterography is a recent phenomenon, relatively speaking. Earlier, when English was mainly a spoken language, it was a free-for-all, spelling-wise. Any spelling was fine as long as you could make yourself understood. Each writer spelled words in his own way, trying to spell them phonetically. Shakespeare spelled his own name in various ways (Shaxspear, Shakespear, and so on).
If you read old manuscripts, you can find different spellings of a word on the same page, and sometimes even in the same sentence. Spelling wasn’t something sacrosanct: if a line was too long to fit, a typesetter might simply squeeze or expand the word by altering the spelling.
If the idea of to-each-one’s-own spelling for the same word sounds bizarre, consider how we practice it even today, in the only place we can: in our names. Look around you and you might find a Christina and a Cristina and a Kristina and many other permutations and combinations.
With the advent of printing in the 15th century, spelling began to become standardized. By the 19th century, most words had a single “official” spelling, as a consensus, not by the diktat of a committee.
Today if you write “definately” and someone points out that you’ve misspelled the word, just tell them you’re a practitioner of heterography.
USAGE:
“Rather than a note on orthography, this might better be characterized as an explanation of unavoidable heterography. ... Where alternate spellings might be more familiar to some readers, I have listed them in parentheses.”
Carolyn J Dean; A Culture of Stone; Duke University Press; 2010.
1. A spelling different from the one in current use.
2. Use of the same letter(s) to convey different sounds, for example, gh in rough and ghost.
If you read old manuscripts, you can find different spellings of a word on the same page, and sometimes even in the same sentence. Spelling wasn’t something sacrosanct: if a line was too long to fit, a typesetter might simply squeeze or expand the word by altering the spelling.
If the idea of to-each-one’s-own spelling for the same word sounds bizarre, consider how we practice it even today, in the only place we can: in our names. Look around you and you might find a Christina and a Cristina and a Kristina and many other permutations and combinations.
With the advent of printing in the 15th century, spelling began to become standardized. By the 19th century, most words had a single “official” spelling, as a consensus, not by the diktat of a committee.
Today if you write “definately” and someone points out that you’ve misspelled the word, just tell them you’re a practitioner of heterography.
Carolyn J Dean; A Culture of Stone; Duke University Press; 2010.
A museum attendant at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
Idiom of the Day
- Separate sheep from the goats
Meaning: Examining a group of people and deciding their suitability
A museum employee fills a bottle at a fountain next to the 3rd century marble statue known as Marforio, at Rome's Capitoline Museum.
This Day in History
1790 - Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."
1848 - WIsconsin became the 30th state to join the United States.
1910 - An airplane raced a train from Albany, NY, to New York City. The airplane pilot Glenn Curtiss won the $10,000 prize.
1951 - C.F. Blair became the first man to fly over the North Pole in single engine plane.
1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.
1962 - Buck (John) O’Neil became the first black coach in major league baseball when he accepted the job with the Chicago Cubs.
1999 - Space shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
2001 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin could use a cart to ride in tournaments.
2015 - The Obama administration removed Cuba from the U.S. terrorism blacklist. The two countries had severed diplomatic relations in January of 1961.
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If You Were Born Today, May 29:
You are an “idea person” with a sharp mind and a gift for gab. You are exceptionally passionate and quite idealistic about love, which can lead to ups and downs in your love life. You exude strength of character, although sometimes your harder outer “shell” can hide a person with many soft corners inside. Famous people born today:
1736 Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary and Founding Father famous for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, born in Studley, Colony of Virginia, British America (d. 1799)
1903 Bob Hope [Leslie Townes Hope], British born American entertainer, born in London, England (d. 2003)
1906 T. H. White, English novelist (England Have My Bones) and author of the King Arthur novels,, born in Bombay, British India (d. 1964)
1910 Dorothy Hodgkin, British chemist who developed protein crystallography, 3rd woman to win a Nobel Prize (1964), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1994)
1914 Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet (d. 1986)
1917 John F. Kennedy, 35th US President (1961-1963) and Senator (D-Mass), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
1958 Annette Bening, American actress (Grifters, Bugsy, American Beauty), born in Topeka, Kansas
1975 Melanie Brown [Mel B], English singer "Scary Spice" (Spice Girls), born in Leeds, England
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1790 - Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1999 - Space shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
2001 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin could use a cart to ride in tournaments.
2015 - The Obama administration removed Cuba from the U.S. terrorism blacklist. The two countries had severed diplomatic relations in January of 1961.
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May 29th is officially “Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day”.
Put A Pillow On Your Fridge Day is celebrated on the 29th of May each year, in Europe and the U.S. This strange holiday spans back to the early 1900’s, where families would place a piece of cloth in their larders. It’s celebrated in Europe and the U.S.A to bring luck & wealth to the household. The day is all about prosperity, good fortune, and having bit of fun along the way.
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May 30, 1967 -
Put A Pillow On Your Fridge Day is celebrated on the 29th of May each year, in Europe and the U.S. This strange holiday spans back to the early 1900’s, where families would place a piece of cloth in their larders. It’s celebrated in Europe and the U.S.A to bring luck & wealth to the household. The day is all about prosperity, good fortune, and having bit of fun along the way.
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TODAY: In 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de soledad) is published.
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May 31, 1819 -
Walter "Walt" Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892)
American poet Walt Whitman is best known for his collections Leaves of Grass and Drum-Taps. His 1865 poem "O Captain! My Captain!" was written on the occasion of the death of Abraham Lincoln.
Whitman dropped out of school at the age of eleven and, to
support his family, working as a law office assistant and a
newspaper apprentice.
Whitman dropped out of school at the age of eleven and, to
support his family, working as a law office assistant and a
newspaper apprentice.
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Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Mattia Santori, spokesperson of Italy's 'Sardines' movement, at a crowdfunding event called "6000 piantine" (6000 plants) to raise money for neighborhood summer theatres and local cultural initiatives.
FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS
The common cold comes from camels.
Mattia Santori, spokesperson of Italy's 'Sardines' movement, at a crowdfunding event called "6000 piantine" (6000 plants) to raise money for neighborhood summer theatres and local cultural initiatives.
Scientists studying a deadly disease transmitted from camels also found camels contain the pathogens from which the common cold was born. Camels are able to transmit diseases to humans and this is where they believe the common cold originated.
Scientists studying a deadly disease transmitted from camels also found camels contain the pathogens from which the common cold was born. Camels are able to transmit diseases to humans and this is where they believe the common cold originated.
Captive pandas sometimes fake pregnancies.
Pandas sometimes carry on showing symptoms synonymous of early pregnancy after noticing their preferential treatment, such as private accommodation, air conditioning and extra food. Bonus fun fact: In captivity, giant pandas can live up to 35 years old, but only 15 years in the wild.
Pandas sometimes carry on showing symptoms synonymous of early pregnancy after noticing their preferential treatment, such as private accommodation, air conditioning and extra food. Bonus fun fact: In captivity, giant pandas can live up to 35 years old, but only 15 years in the wild.
Most Korean people don’t have armpit odor.
Only 0.006% of the Korean population have the ABCC11 gene, which is the cause of armpit odor. As a result deodorants are rarely sold in Korea.
Only 0.006% of the Korean population have the ABCC11 gene, which is the cause of armpit odor. As a result deodorants are rarely sold in Korea.
People with brain damage can suffer from “joke addiction”.
A study by neurologists showed that some patients who suffered from brain trauma and have developed damage on the right-hand side of their brain have a compulsive obsession to tell jokes which they find hilarious, whilst not finding other peoples’ jokes funny.
A study by neurologists showed that some patients who suffered from brain trauma and have developed damage on the right-hand side of their brain have a compulsive obsession to tell jokes which they find hilarious, whilst not finding other peoples’ jokes funny.
There is a sea slug that is part animal and part plant.
The Elysia Chlorotica, a green sea slug, is the first animal ever discovered to create chlorophyll like a plant. This makes it capable of photosynthesis, meaning it is part animal and part plant.
The Elysia Chlorotica, a green sea slug, is the first animal ever discovered to create chlorophyll like a plant. This makes it capable of photosynthesis, meaning it is part animal and part plant.
Visitors at the Galleria Borghese Museum in Rome.
Visitors view the permanent collection at the Capitoline Museum in Rome.
Pictures of the day
Visitors at the Galleria Borghese Museum in Rome.
Pictures of the day
On 29 May 1790, Rhode Island ratified the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to do so. It was a controversial decision, which occurred only after the United States had threatened a trade embargo against the state for non-compliance, with Rhode Island not having acceded to the Constitution almost three years after it was drawn up in 1787. This picture is a historical depiction of Rhode Island's coat of arms, as illustrated by American engraver Henry Mitchell in State Arms of the Union, published in 1876 by Louis Prang. It was adopted by the state's General Assembly in 1881 and came into effect on 1 February 1882. The legislation stated: "The arms of the state are a golden anchor on a blue field, and the motto thereof is the word 'Hope'". A similar design appears on the seal of Rhode Island and other symbols of the state.
"Bouquet of Tulips" by Jeff Koons
A monumental work in bronze, stainless steel and aluminum polychrome ten meters high and eight wide, that pays respect to the victims of the 2015 terrorists attacks in Paris
Teachers, parents and administrators at an outdoor photographic tribute to the graduating seniors of James Madison High School in Brooklyn.
knit ... Father's Day
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A visitor looks at the statue of the She-Wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome, in Rome's Capitoline Museum.
Knit Pattern of the Day:
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crochet
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George Washington University graduate Catalina Perez (R) receives a paper copy of her diploma from neighbor Paula Lytle as they keep a social distance at a surprise graduation party in Washington. RE
crochet
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crochet
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RHYTHMIC: Crochet Top
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Bianca Baby Blanket
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Quarantine Cooking Recipes
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A child wearing a protective face mask to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus reads a book in a bookstore in Beijing.
Quarantine Cooking Recipes
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Two graduates celebrating on an empty 7th Avenue in Times Square.
RECIPE
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CROCKPOT RECIPE
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SWEETS ... Crockpot
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Father's Day
PUZZLE
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QUOTE
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Visitors view "Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix", a 1805-1808 marble sculpture by Antonio Canova at the Galleria Borghese.
CROCKPOT RECIPE
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Outside Mills High School in San Mateo, California
SWEETS ... Crockpot
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Visitors look at marble heads from the first century A.D. in Rome's Capitoline Museum.
COOKBOOK FRIDAY
An attendant stands in a room at the Galleria Borghese Museum in Rome.
ADULT COLORING
Paul Gauguin
Rectangles designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus line a city-sanctioned homeless encampment at San Francisco's Civic Center.
FUN
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A visitor walks past a copy of "Portrait of a Young Woman, La Fornarina", a 1518-1520 oil on wood by Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael, at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
CRAFTS
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An NYU graduate in New York City.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Father's Day
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A visitor views a marble bust in the permanent collection at the Capitoline Museum.
PUZZLE
Pakistani student Varsha Thebo, 27, attends her online graduation ceremony in her bedroom at the International Student House at Georgetown University.
WORD SEARCH
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Visitors admire the "The Dying Gaul", Roman marble statue from the first century B.C., in the Capitoline Museum.
SUDOKU ... very hard
solution:
Graduates from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School in Aventura, Fla.
QUOTE
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The Galleria Borghese was one of the few museums able to receive visitors immediately as management continued working to implement social distancing and hygiene measures.
Cruise ships on Weymouth Bay in Abbotsbury, United Kingdom.
CLEVER
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Torrey Pines High School graduating student Phoebe Seip (18, center), and her sisters Sydney (22, left) and Paisley, 6, watch President Obama deliver a virtual commencement address from their home in San Diego
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A visitor views "John the Baptist", a 1610 oil on canvas by Italian painter Caravaggio, at the Galleria Borghese Museum.
Personnel from the Capitoline Museum in Rome are framed by the head and the hand belonging to the fourth century bronze colossal statue of Constantine.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. -John F. Kennedy, 35th US president (29 May 1917-1963)
Graduating Masters students from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation celebrate on campus in New York.
OPTICAL ILLUSION
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WHAT DO YOU SEE FIRST?
answer:
I didnt see it either and dont even want to write the first thing I thought this was! ;-)
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