Thursday, May 19, 2016

Notebook Day May 19, 2016

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Notebook Day

There’s a holiday coming to town, and its one that will definitely be one to take note of, as it strives to fill the world with anecdotes and commentaries and memoirs. There likely isn’t a one of us that hasn’t tried journaling at some point in their lives, especially as teenagers. Remember all that cringe worthy poetry? Yep, probably still moldering away in a journal somewhere, just waiting to embarrass you with the soppy angst-ridden days of youth.
2016 say the inauguration of Notebook Day, and sought to speak to the world about the importance of journaling and what it can do to help us. As we’ve mentioned, we know all the things we journaled about before, most of us kept one as a kid, and all the poetry we read in English class often filled us with inspiration to write our own. As we encountered the challenges of youth, especially first love, the journal began being filled with angry thoughts, deep emotions, and the general process of trying to figure out who we were and what the world would make of us. Time has come to reveal that journaling is a vitally important process that can have profound psychological effects on the one keeping it.
Grab yourself a notebook and bust it open, start writing down all the thoughts and worries of your day and see them put into a form that makes them manageable.

Word of the Day

cowpuncher 


Definition:(noun) A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
Synonyms:cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke
Usage:The only time the cowpuncher was not on horseback was when he was repairing the fence around the estate.



Idiom of the Day

fire-breathing

 — (used as a modifier before a noun) Particularly ardent, vehement, or excoriating in speech or behavior. Likened to a dragon or other creature able to shoot streams of fire from its mouth.


History

Marilyn Monroe Sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" (1962)


In 1962, US President John F. Kennedy's birthday was celebrated with a lavish party at Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the event, Monroe took the stage and delivered a sultry version of "Happy Birthday," substituting "Mr. President" for Kennedy's name, a gesture that has served to fuel the persistent rumors that she and Kennedy had engaged in an affair. 

Johns Hopkins (1795)


Hopkins, a US merchant and financier, worked with an uncle as a wholesale grocer before going into business with his brothers in 1819. As he continued to prosper, his interests diversified into banking, insurance companies, steamship lines, and railroads. In his will, he set aside $7 million—the largest philanthropic bequest in US history at the time—for the founding of a free hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland.

Malcolm X's Birthday


Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an outspoken leader in the black nationalist movement of the 1960s. He converted to the Muslim faith while serving time in prison, and, upon his release, began touring the country on behalf of the Nation of Islam. During most of his career, Malcolm X advocated violence (for self-protection) and had a reputation for fanaticism and racism; however, he changed his outlook after his pilgrimage to Mecca. He was assassinated at a rally in Harlem shortly after.

Mother Goose Calls the Cops to Help Save her Gosling


When her baby was in trouble, a mother stopped at nothing to get help and went straight to the police for assistance. That's a pretty run-of-the-mill story until you find out that mother in question was a goose.
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 1857 - The electric fire alarm system was patented by William F. Channing and Moses G. Farmer. 

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1906 - The Federated Boys' Clubs, forerunner of the Boys' Clubs of America, were organized. 

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1911 - The first American criminal conviction that was based on fingerprint evidence occurred in New York City. 

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 1926 - Thomas Edison spoke on the radio for the first time. 

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 1928 - The first frog-jumping jubilee held in Calaveras County, CA. 

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 1974 - Erno Rubik invented the puzzle what would later become known as the Rubik's Cube. 

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 2003 - Hundreds of Albert Einstein's scientific papers, personal letters and humanist essays were make available on the Internet. Einstein had given the papers to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in his will.




DAILY SQU-EEK




If You Were Born Today, May 19 

 You possess a regal manner, an exceptionally sharp intellect, and great independence. Others frequently turn to you for advice, and you make a gentle and effective leader. You follow your own belief system and are passionate about what and who you believe in. Your intuition is top-notch. Famous people born today: Andre the Giant, Pete Townshend, Malcolm X, Nora Ephron, Polly Walker, Sam Smith.




Picture of the day
Azimuthal equidistant projection
The azimuthal equidistant projection is an azimuthal map projection in which all points on the map are both proportionately correct distances from the center point and at the correct azimuth (direction) from the center point. Distances and directions to all places, however, are true only from the center point of projection. This projection has been used for the flag of the United Nations, for the USGS National Atlas of the United States of America, and for large-scale mapping of Micronesia, among others.


Picture of stars over a dead tree in Dead Vlei, Namibia

In the Dead of Night

Photograph by Michael Kovler, National Geographic 
The skies are in constant movement over the stillness of Dead Vlei in Namibia. Dead Vlei, meaning “dead marsh,” is a clay pan studded with the remnants of trees that died hundreds of years ago. The star trails are a fitting backdrop to a landscape that looks otherworldly even in the light of day.



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QUOTE
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. - John Wooden




Air Force veteran James Rice creates motorcycle sculptures using nothing but bent spoons! -------------------- China’s Giant Panda Protection and Research Center pays someone an annual salary of $32,000 to cuddle pandas 365 days a year! -------------------- Ketchup was once sold as a patented medicine called Dr. Miles Compound Extract of Tomato.




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Nine Kings in one photo
Nine Kings in one photo, 1910, gathered in London for the funeral of King Edward VII.

Civil War Major General Amrbose Burnside, whose unusual facial hair led to the coining of the term
Civil War Major General Ambrose Burnside, whose unusual facial hair led to the coining of the term “sideburns”

With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1942
With nylon stockings scarce, women would paint their legs so it looked like stockings, 1942

Bobby Fischer playing 50 opponents simultaneously ,1964
Bobby Fischer, the American chess prodigy, playing 50 opponents simultaneously, 1964. He won 47, lost one and drew two.

A 17 year-old Pele on a street of Sweden before the 1958 World Cup color
A 17 year-old Pele on a street of Sweden before the 1958 World Cup color

founding of tel aviv
Building parcel lottery, 1909. About 100 people participated to divide a 12 acre plot of sand dunes that would later become Tel Aviv.

Photograph taken from the ship
The iceberg that sank the Titanic. Photograph taken from the ship “Prinz Adalbert, ” 1912

775 confirmed kills in one picture, 1945
775 confirmed kills in one picture, 1945

Living Portrait of Woodrow Wilson, 1918, Camp Sherman Ohio, 21,000 officers and men
Living Portrait of Woodrow Wilson, 1918, Camp Sherman Ohio, 21,000 officers and men
A terrier shows off its catch after a 15 minute rat hunt in British trenchesa
A terrier shows off its catch after a 15 minute rat hunt in British trenches, 1916

Even if you were born after this picture was taken, the materials you're made from are still on the frame of this picture.
Even if you were born after this picture was taken, the materials you’re made from are still on the frame of this picture, at least in some form. Michael Collins, the astronaut who took this picture, is the only human, alive or dead, who isn't in this 1969 picture since matter cannot be created nor destroyed

Theodore Roosevelt simply wrote an “X” above one striking sentence: “The light has gone out of my life”, 1884.
Theodore Roosevelt simply wrote an “X” above one striking sentence: “The light has gone out of my life”, 1884. the day his wife and mother died

David Rothman was in his work clothes and Albert Einstein was dressed for the beach when they posed on this rock at Horseshoe Cove in Nassau Point in the summer of 1939.
David Rothman was in his work clothes and Albert Einstein was dressed for the beach when they posed on this rock at Horseshoe Cove in Nassau Point in the summer of 1939.

NASA scientists with their board of calculations, 1961.
NASA scientists with their board of calculations, 1961.

This was a way for testing helmets back in 1912.
This was a way for testing helmets back in 1912.
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  1. PattyMay 19, 2016 at 2:01 PM

    I never could keep those stocking seams straight...and I wouldn't be any good at painting 'em on straight either. Kind of like that optic 'ghan--at least it doesn't move or spin:)

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