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Celebrate World Heart Day
World Heart Day is part of an international campaign to spread awareness about heart disease and stroke prevention. This is the perfect day to quit smoking, get exercising and start eating healthy – all in the name of keeping your ticker in good working order, and improving the health and well being of people the world over.
Learn about World Heart Day
The World Heart Federation have found that heart disease and strokes are the world’s leading cause of death, killing 17.1 million people every year – that’s more than victims of cancer, HIV and AIDS and malaria.
Overeating, lack of exercise, unhealthy diets and high blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels are all factors which can trigger heart disease and threaten our own lives, and those of loved ones. Heart Day was set up to drive home the message that heart problems can be prevented.
History of World Heart Day
The aim is to improve health globally by encouraging people to make lifestyle changes and promoting education internationally about ways to be good to your heart. This lesson is becoming increasingly relevant as reports of obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity in children and young people become more and more common.
Events take place to promote healthy hearts. Charities and other organisations coordinate walks and runs, health checks, public talks, shows and exhibitions to name a few of the interesting and informative events which mark the day. So on Heart Day, get involved, eat your fruit and veg and get outside; both you and your heart will feel the benefits.
World Heart Day is celebrated every year. It was created by the World Heart Federation. The first World Heart Day took place back in 2000. Since then, in 2012, leaders from around the globe committed to the reduction of worldwide mortality from non-communicable diseases by 25 percent by 2025.
Did you know that almost half of the NCD deaths happen because of cardiovascular disease? This makes it the biggest killer across the world. Therefore, World Heart Day is the perfect platform for the community to come together in the battle against cardiovascular disease and lower the worldwide disease burden.
Flying Stone Statue in Cairo
It flu over his head.
"Leaning" - a Statue by Emil Alzamora.
WORD OF THE DAY
sticky-fingered
If you have fingers that are permanently stuck together, well, beaks work too
MEANING:adjective: Given to stealing.
ETYMOLOGY:From stick (to fasten or attach), from Old English stician (to pierce) + finger, from Old English. Earliest documented use: 1855.
NOTES:Lime is another word for something sticky or slimy. Birdlime is used to catch birds. From lime we got the term lime-fingered, alluding to someone whose fingers easily adhere to stuff belonging to others, in other words, someone prone to stealing. Eventually the terms sticky-handed and sticky-fingered entered the language.
USAGE:“Rare book thefts occur all the time. ... Some sticky-fingered collectors covet them simply to add luster to their shelves.”
Marc Wortman and Christopher Sotomayor; The Case Of The Purloined Books; Vanity Fair (New York); Apr 2021.
Marc Wortman and Christopher Sotomayor; The Case Of The Purloined Books; Vanity Fair (New York); Apr 2021.
"Force of Nature II" An amazing statue exemplifying the ferocity of Mother Nature's wrath.
IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does 'Bear fruit' mean?
Meaning: If something bears fruit, it produces positive results.
Meaning: If something bears fruit, it produces positive results.
"Circus Act" Between Coconut Palm Trees
DAILY SQUEEK
If You Were Born Today, September 29
Altruistic and concerned, you are a person with a cause. Though likable and friendly, there is an impersonal aura about you. You are sensitive, and you abhor injustice of any kind. Security drives most of what you do. Incredibly perceptive, you can size up a situation (or a person) very quickly. Your love life is important to you, but so are your platonic friendships. You have a strong presence and heaps of personal magnetism – qualities that help you immensely towards achievement and success. Famous people born today:
1901 Enrico Fermi, Italian-American nuclear physicist, gone fission, fermium (Nobel Prize 1938), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1954)
1904 Greer Garson, British actress (Mrs Miniver), born in East Ham, Essex (d. 1996)
1913 Trevor Howard, English actor in over 70 films (Brief Encounter, Superman, The Third Man), born in Kent, England (d. 1988)
1931 Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress (La Dolce Vita) and Miss Sweden 1950, born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2014)
1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, American rock and roll piano player and singer ("Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"; "Great Balls Of Fire"), born in Ferriday, Louisiana
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
If You Were Born Today, September 29
Altruistic and concerned, you are a person with a cause. Though likable and friendly, there is an impersonal aura about you. You are sensitive, and you abhor injustice of any kind. Security drives most of what you do. Incredibly perceptive, you can size up a situation (or a person) very quickly. Your love life is important to you, but so are your platonic friendships. You have a strong presence and heaps of personal magnetism – qualities that help you immensely towards achievement and success. Famous people born today:
Beavers have transparent eyelids that act as goggles when they swim.
Elephants are a keystone species. They create pathways through impenetrable underbrush, shape entire ecosystems by creating pools in dried river beds, and spread seeds as they travel.
Africa is the only continent with land on the prime meridian and the equator, as well as the only continent with land in all four hemispheres.
A Car and its Parking Space
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Through the efforts of Robert Peel, England's first professional police force, London's Metropolitan Police (often called Scotland Yard), was founded; it became a model for future police departments in various other countries, including the United States.
2.Sept 30th - International Translation Daythanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty
Launched in 1953, International Translation Day is about making the world a slightly smaller place by breaking down the language barriers of the world one translator at a time. Many events are held to mark this day, as well as many seminars and talks on the power of translation.
Launched in 1953, International Translation Day is about making the world a slightly smaller place by breaking down the language barriers of the world one translator at a time. Many events are held to mark this day, as well as many seminars and talks on the power of translation.
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COFFEEthanks, Ella
PICTURES OF THE DAY
TRIPLE CRESCENT MOONS ORBITING SATURN
Bold eagle (Germany)
knit
thanks, Helen
knit
thanks, Helen
crochet
thanks, Sharon
crochet
thanks, Jessica
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"Floating Giant Tap" - Note that the water flows down smoothly without splashing. That's because a transparent tube takes the water to the tap and it flows out through the outer side of the tube.
Giant Clothespin
CROCKPOT RECIPE
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
“Soft corn tortillas make a perfect vehicle for this tofu ‘chorizo,’ which is so good you’ll find a lot of other uses for it too. Make it as soft or as crisp as you like, but use a nonstick pan for the best results; cast-iron is a good second choice.”—Mark Bittman
Makes eight 6-inch corn tortillas / 4 servings
Time: 20 to 45 minutes, depending on the desired texture
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small red onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1½ pounds firm tofu (1½ blocks)
1 red bell pepper, chopped (optional)
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 limes, 1 halved, 1 quartered
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
¼ cup chopped scallions, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Heat the oven to 400°F. Stack the tortillas on a large square of foil and wrap them loosely.
2. Put the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic; sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Crumble the tofu into the pan with your hands. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the skillet occasionally, and adjusting the heat as necessary, until the tofu browns and crisps as much or as little as you like it, anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes.
4. When the tofu is almost ready, put the tortillas in the oven.
5. Add the bell pepper to the pan if you’re using it. Sprinkle the mixture with the chili powder; stir, and cook, continuing to scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the pan until the mixture is fragrant, less than a minute. Squeeze the juice of the halved lime over all, garnish with cilantro and scallions, and serve with the tortillas and lime quarters.
More ideas
• For a little more kick without being too fiery, try 1 or 2 poblano chiles instead of the bell pepper.
• Substitute 3 cups well-drained cooked or canned black or pinto beans for the tofu. (If you’re using canned beans, rinse them before draining.)
• Use tempeh instead of tofu. It will be tangier and slightly more dense, closer to the texture of ground meat.
• Small whole wheat tortillas are good, here, too. Soften them the same way as described above.
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